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646. We talk to Dr. Thomas Smith about his series of Red String novels, set in 19th century Mississippi River and Central Louisiana. His first novel in the series is Just a Piece of Red String: Antebellum Voodoo and Vengeance. In antebellum Natchez, Mississippi, and the bustling city of New Orleans, cousins Sawyer Dundee and Solomon Witcher come into manhood, each charting a dramatically different course. While Sawyer remains in Natchez to run the family business, the charismatic Solomon seeks his fortune, chasing legendary buried treasure and trying his luck at cards in New Orleans. Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today! This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Swanton. Natchez Stories. "36. Story of a Bison." While traveling about a hunter was overtaken by darkness and thought, “I will camp for the night and go home next morning.” Near by was something which he took to be a tree pulled up by the roots, and he thought, “I will make a fire there.” So he leaned his gun up against it and hung his shot pouch on it. But really it was a bison and what he hung his shot pouch on was the horn. It got up and ran off bellowing, carrying the shot pouch. After it got a long distance away it threw it off. This week in Louisiana history. October 4, 1792. Under Gov. Carondelet, the first theatre opened in Louisiana on St. Peter St., N.O. This week in New Orleans history. In 2008, William Jefferson sought re-election to the United States House of Representatives. Seven Democrats challenged him for the seat in the Democratic primary. In the October 4, 2008 Democratic primary, opposition to Jefferson was split among six contenders. Jefferson's 25% total was enough to give him a plurality and to send him into the runoff primary This week in Louisiana. World Championship Gumbo Cook-Off Bouligny Plaza 100 West Main Street New Iberia, LA 70560 October 11-12 Spoons at the ready! Also known as the Super Bowl of Gumbo, the World Championship Gumbo Cook Off is a free two-day event showcasing the best local gumbo chefs in New Iberia. Each year, dozens of cooking teams and thousands of enthusiasts gather to see who will take home trophies for each category and earn ultimate bragging rights. After filling up on gumbo, stroll down New Iberia's Main Street. Take a walking tour of the historic buildings, or pop into local art galleries, boutiques, antique shops and more for some retail therapy. Postcards from Louisiana. Street Poet Michelle Schocht. Listen on Apple Podcasts. Listen on audible. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. Listen on iHeartRadio. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook.
The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin offers hundreds of field trips each year that bring members face-to-face with some of the state’s natural wonders. WPR’s Beatrice Lawrence went along on a recent trip to Nelson Dewey State Park along the Mississippi River to witness a swarm of 3,000 bats put on a show as they returned to their homes at dawn.
If you've had trouble getting a COVID shot lately, you're not alone. People in Louisiana are running into a new obstacle when it comes to getting themselves or their kids vaccinated: confusion about who can get the shot and whether they need a prescription.As the Gulf States Newsroom's Drew Hawkins reports, pharmacies are creating their own rules — and they aren't consistent.The Port of New Orleans is moving forward with its plan to build a grain transfer facility on the Mississippi River in the Lower Ninth Ward.The facility will unload organic grain imported by the company Sunrise Foods. Norfolk Southern is also reactivating train tracks in the neighborhood to transport the grain. Last week, protestors gathered in front of the Sanchez Community Center, where the Port was holding an informational community meeting about the project. The coastal desk's Eva Tesfaye tells us more. A key ingredient of New Orleans' cultural identity is its food. And for locals, food is much more than sustenance. It's a cornerstone of the community, with recipes and stories passed down through generations.Charity Qalutaq Blanchett found this to be true when she first arrived in New Orleans, and was reminded of the relationship between food, land and people in her home state of Alaska. She founded the non-profit Dipping Spoon Foundation in 2019, which helps empower the next generation of indigenous youth to become culinary rock stars and food systems leaders through cultural identity.She joins us for more on her organization and finding community in New Orleans as a Black and Yup'ik woman. ___Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Alana Schreiber. Our managing producer is Alana Schrieber. Matt Bloom and Aubry Procell are assistant producers. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman.You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at noon and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, Google Play and wherever you get your podcasts. Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!
Get the lowdown on how Steve Lopez earned the win in the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals Championship Presented by Phoenix Boats on the Mississippi River. A local to a degree, Lopez had plenty of previous experience he was able to rely on to stay steady during a tumultuous tournament.
Historian and author David Nicandri joins Clay in the LTA Airstream in Olympia, Washington, for a conversation about lingering mysteries of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The first question was why Meriwether Lewis' journal remained silent when he finally reached the Pacific Coast, which was the primary purpose of his transcontinental expedition. It was a dereliction of duty for the leader of the expedition to fail to write about reaching the Pacific after 18 months of gruelling travel. Clay and David attempt to make sense of Lewis' silence. The second mystery they tackled concerns the enduring appeal of the Lewis and Clark story after 230 years. There are several dozen interpretive centers for Lewis and Clark, none for Zebulon Pike, who was exploring the Mississippi River drainage at the same time, and none for John C. Fremont, a generation later. Why? This episode was recorded September 9, 2025.
Laura channels the timeless wit and wisdom of Mark Twain—not only as the legendary author and humorist, but as a soul continuing his purpose on the other side. His message reminds us to lighten up, discover the gold within our own stories, and allow our voices to shine with creativity and truth.Mark Twain (born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835–1910) grew up along the Mississippi River in the small town of Hannibal, Missouri. His childhood surrounded by riverboats, storytelling, and the colorful characters of a frontier town would later inspire his most famous works, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.He showed us that humor is more than entertainment—it's a powerful tool for truth and transformation, capable of opening minds, dissolving prejudice, and inspiring change.For more information about Laura and her work you can go to her website www.healingpowers.net or find her on X @thatlaurapowers, on Facebook at @realhealingpowers and @mllelaura, and on Instagram, TikTok and Insight Timer @laurapowers44.
From locker rooms to lock-ups, college football has had its fair share of shady characters. In this week's episode, Karl and Vinnie dig through the history of NCAA to discover who is the creepiest college football player of all time! Plus, we've got a brand-new Karl's Cop Cam and a fresh Scum Parade you won't want to miss.The score is currently Vinnie 4 - Karl 3 – Guest 4 visit thecreepoff.com to vote and decide this week's winnerCheck out this week's scum parade stories here: American Airlines passenger Ketty Dilone duct-taped to seat for attacking flight attendant, threatening crew during bizarre midair outburst: fedsJaquon Timothy, Peoria, IL man shoots ex girlfriend to prove love for new gfTerrified two day-old baby girl 'hurled to her death in gator-filled Mississippi River because father did not want her' | Daily Mail Online'La Diabla' Martha Aguilar arrested for alleged baby trafficking, organ harvesting ringsWant more of the madness? Support the show on Patreon, Supercast & Backed.by to snag exclusive merch and get an extra bonus episode every week!Don't forget you can leave us a voicemail at 585-371-8108You can follow our Results girl Danni on Instagram @Danni_Desolation
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.comOh sure, everyone's go-to for imperial collapse tends to be Rome, but what broad lessons are there to be gleaned from every single other civilizational implosion, from Mesopotamia to the Mayans to the forgotten pyramid builders along the Mississippi River? Such is the intriguing set-up for Goliaths Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse, the…
Adventure, laughter, and teamwork filled the day as 18 students who are blind or low vision joined State Services for the Blind and Wilderness Inquiry for a canoe trip on the Mississippi River. For many, it was their first time on the water, but with guidance, encouragement, and life-long memories being made, students and parents alike built confidence and new friendships. Alongside paddling, they shared stories, spotted eagles, and even braved a downpour together—proof that nothing could dampen their spirits. This canoe trip is just one of many activities SSB offers. From camping and snowshoeing to peer meetups, picnics, and cooking classes, these events help students grow independence, build connections, and explore the outdoors in safe and exciting ways. Parents gain peace of mind knowing their children are supported while discovering new skills and friendships. Opportunities like this show students they can live, work, and succeed while embracing adventure. To find out more about the services provided at State Services for the Blind, and what they can do for you, contact Shane DeSantis at shane.desantis@state.mn.us or call Shane at 651-385-5205. Links of interests: The Spectacle Newsletter Youth Services at SSB Full Transcript: Thanks for listening!
New tariffs shock countries reeling from Trump's chaotic trade war; Slow federal permitting process delays NY clean energy projects; Plastic pellet pollution threatens Mississippi River, Gulf Coast wildlife; WA celebrates National Public Lands Day Saturday.
The human interventions intended to make Louisiana's coastline habitable and productive over the past century have contributed to the region's most existential threats. Without redress, displaced river sediment, compromised wetlands, and land subsidence will increasingly expose the state to extreme storm surge and sea level rise. In 2007, following the devastating impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana adopted its Coastal Master Plan. More than 100 projects have been approved under the plan, including the $3 billion Mid Barataria Sediment Diversion. The largest project of its kind, the diversion was designed to regenerate 40 square miles of barrier wetlands by allowing the leveed river to flood the Barataria Basin. Construction began in 2023, but it was ultimately canceled by Governor Jeff Landry in July of 2025 due to financial and environmental objections. The arc of this project, from its design through its cancellation, exemplifies how complicated and divisive collective decision-making can become in the age of climate change. Projects scaled to meet major resilience issues are rarely able to serve the conflicting priorities, values, and interests of all stakeholders equally—and trade-offs can bring conflict at every step. The Water Institute CEO Beaux Jones and award-winning environmental journalist Boyce Upholt both return to the podcast—this time for a joint conversation about the dilemmas in Mississippi River management, conflicting interests and negotiations in coastal resilience, and what it all means for Louisiana's future. Relevant Articles and Resources Subscribe to receive the Southlands Magazine and newsletter here! Learn more about the 10X Convergence and attending “'It's a tragedy': Current, former state officials spar over scuttled coastal project” (The Current LA, August 2025) “What scrapping a $3 billion coastal project means for Louisiana's future” (The Washington Post, July 2025) “Proponents of Mid-Barataria diversion warn against abandoning wetlands” (Louisiana Illuminator, May 2025) Mississippi River 100 (The Water Institute) Relevant Ten Across Conversations Podcasts Past and Future Resilience Along the Mississippi with Boyce Upholt Want to Understand the Future of U.S. Climate Resilience? Look to the Gulf Coast Mississippi River Mayors Coalesce to Address Shared Climate Risks CreditsHost: Duke ReiterProducer and editor: Taylor GriffithMusic by: Emanuel Wilde and Johan GlössnerResearch and support provided by: Kate Carefoot, Rae Ulrich, and Sabine Butler About our guests Beaux Jones is the president and CEO of The Water Institute. Prior to joining the Institute, Beaux was environmental section chief of the Louisiana Department of Justice, where he represented the state on a variety of matters ranging from environmental and coastal law to criminal and appellate law. He previously was an environmental and coastal lawyer for the firm Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer. Beaux also served on the BP spill litigation team with the Louisiana State Attorney General. Boyce Upholt is the founding editor of Southlands Magazine and the author of The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi. His award-winning environmental reporting has appeared in The Atlantic, National Geographic, and The New Republic, among others.
Why do we get saltwater intrusions in the Mississippi? Are they becoming the new normal? We try to get some answers with Clint Willson, the director of the LSU Center for River Studies.
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Along the banks of the Mississippi River in Wabasha, Minnesota, stands the Anderson House Hotel—a place where the past never seems to rest. Opened in 1856, it is Minnesota's oldest hotel, and for almost 170 years, guests have walked its halls, often leaving with stories they cannot explain. One of the most enduring mysteries is the spirit known only as Sarah. Her story is unclear, her history uncertain—but her presence is undeniable. Guests and staff alike have reported the sensation of being watched, the sound of footsteps when no one is there, and the fleeting glimpse of a woman who vanishes before she can be approached. And she may not be the only one who lingers. For years, the Anderson House was famous for its cats, beloved companions that once padded through its guest rooms. Though the living cats are long gone, many visitors still claim to hear phantom purrs in the dark, feel the weight of something curling at the foot of the bed, or see shadows shaped like cats darting through the halls. Tonight, we step inside the Anderson House Hotel with partner Becky Shaw to uncover its history, its hauntings, and the mysteries that still prowl its corridors. This is Part Two of our conversation. For more information, visit their website at theandersonhousehotel.com. #HauntedHotel #AndersonHouse #RealGhostStories #HauntedMinnesota #TrueHaunting #GhostCats #HauntedHistory #ParanormalStories #GhostEncounters #TheGraveTalks Love real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:
Along the banks of the Mississippi River in Wabasha, Minnesota, stands the Anderson House Hotel—a place where the past never seems to rest. Opened in 1856, it is Minnesota's oldest hotel, and for almost 170 years, guests have walked its halls, often leaving with stories they cannot explain. One of the most enduring mysteries is the spirit known only as Sarah. Her story is unclear, her history uncertain—but her presence is undeniable. Guests and staff alike have reported the sensation of being watched, the sound of footsteps when no one is there, and the fleeting glimpse of a woman who vanishes before she can be approached. And she may not be the only one who lingers. For years, the Anderson House was famous for its cats, beloved companions that once padded through its guest rooms. Though the living cats are long gone, many visitors still claim to hear phantom purrs in the dark, feel the weight of something curling at the foot of the bed, or see shadows shaped like cats darting through the halls. Tonight, we step inside the Anderson House Hotel with partner Becky Shaw to uncover its history, its hauntings, and the mysteries that still prowl its corridors. For more information, visit their website at theandersonhousehotel.com. #HauntedHotel #AndersonHouse #RealGhostStories #HauntedMinnesota #TrueHaunting #GhostCats #HauntedHistory #ParanormalStories #GhostEncounters #TheGraveTalks Love real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:
This week's deep dive unpacks the relentless surge of nearshoring at the U.S.-Mexico border, where year-to-date trade has surpassed the $507 billion mark, cementing Mexico's place as the number one U.S. trade partner. We examine how logistics firms like Uber Freight are heavily integrating customs, brokerage, and transportation services to digitalize the “black hole” at the border and navigate the growing complexity of USMCA rules and new tariffs. We shift from land to air to analyze how the U.S. policy ending the de minimis exemption for small parcels from China is hammering global carriers. This single change trimmed FedEx's Q1 operating income by $150 million and created a projected $1 billion fiscal year headwind, forcing the company to cut its Trans-Pacific capacity by 25% and redeploy assets to the profitable Asia-to-Europe lane. Finally, we explore the domestic physical limits currently squeezing the supply chain, including the severe crisis on the Mississippi River where drought-driven low water levels are forcing capacity cuts and causing barge rates to jump nearly 50% . We also discuss the immediate pressure on the new Federal Highway Administration administrator, Sean McMaster, to prioritize the persistent lack of critically needed truck parking capacity across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode of What the Truck?! delivers a packed lineup of industry insights and big-name guests. After a quick sponsor spotlight on Verizon Business, Harris dives into the headlines—covering FMCSA's English proficiency testing concerns, the latest State of Freight report, President Trump's approval of an $85B Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger, and shipping disruptions on the Mississippi River.The first guest, Scott Cornell, VP of Transportation at Travelers and a veteran cargo theft expert, breaks down the surge in cargo theft, particularly a 96% spike in metal thefts driven by copper demand. He explains thieves' methods, from straight theft at truck stops to sophisticated double-brokering scams, and shares prevention and recovery strategies for brokers and carriers.Later, David Galbraith, VP of Global Brand and Marketing at Mack Trucks, joins to discuss brand legacy, driver engagement, and marketing innovation. With decades of experience across automotive and tech, Galbraith explains how Mack is blending its heritage of toughness with forward-looking sophistication and comfort—highlighted by initiatives like the Mack Hotel campaign and the “Driven by Heroes” platform celebrating truck drivers as essential workers. Watch on YouTube Visit our sponsor Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts #WHATTHETRUCK #FreightNews #supplychain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode of What the Truck?! delivers a packed lineup of industry insights and big-name guests. After a quick sponsor spotlight on Verizon Business, Harris dives into the headlines—covering FMCSA's English proficiency testing concerns, the latest State of Freight report, President Trump's approval of an $85B Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger, and shipping disruptions on the Mississippi River.The first guest, Scott Cornell, VP of Transportation at Travelers and a veteran cargo theft expert, breaks down the surge in cargo theft, particularly a 96% spike in metal thefts driven by copper demand. He explains thieves' methods, from straight theft at truck stops to sophisticated double-brokering scams, and shares prevention and recovery strategies for brokers and carriers.Later, David Galbraith, VP of Global Brand and Marketing at Mack Trucks, joins to discuss brand legacy, driver engagement, and marketing innovation. With decades of experience across automotive and tech, Galbraith explains how Mack is blending its heritage of toughness with forward-looking sophistication and comfort—highlighted by initiatives like the Mack Hotel campaign and the “Driven by Heroes” platform celebrating truck drivers as essential workers. Watch on YouTube Visit our sponsor Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts #WHATTHETRUCK #FreightNews #supplychain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
* We'll get an update from State Senator Pat Connick about issues some people are having with the Belle Chasse bridge tolls * The Rubber Duck Derby is this coming weekend! * The Army Corps of Engineers is building another underwater sill to stop saltwater intrusion in the Mississippi
The Army Corps of Engineers is building another underwater sill to stop saltwater intrusion in the Mississippi. We get the details from Ricky Boyett, Chief of Public Affairs for the Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans division
This week's deep dive unpacks the relentless surge of nearshoring at the U.S.-Mexico border, where year-to-date trade has surpassed the $507 billion mark, cementing Mexico's place as the number one U.S. trade partner. We examine how logistics firms like Uber Freight are heavily integrating customs, brokerage, and transportation services to digitalize the “black hole” at the border and navigate the growing complexity of USMCA rules and new tariffs. We shift from land to air to analyze how the U.S. policy ending the de minimis exemption for small parcels from China is hammering global carriers. This single change trimmed FedEx's Q1 operating income by $150 million and created a projected $1 billion fiscal year headwind, forcing the company to cut its Trans-Pacific capacity by 25% and redeploy assets to the profitable Asia-to-Europe lane. Finally, we explore the domestic physical limits currently squeezing the supply chain, including the severe crisis on the Mississippi River where drought-driven low water levels are forcing capacity cuts and causing barge rates to jump nearly 50% . We also discuss the immediate pressure on the new Federal Highway Administration administrator, Sean McMaster, to prioritize the persistent lack of critically needed truck parking capacity across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pack your bags, Queens—we're heading to Memphis! In this episode, we hit the road to the Home of the Blues and stop at the National Civil Rights Museum, one of the most powerful and moving places we've ever visited. Along the way, we're diving deep into Jordan Peele's modern horror masterpiece, Get Out, a film that explores the Black experience in America through razor-sharp satire and bone-chilling scares.While in Memphis, we soaked up the local flavor—sampling BBQ, sipping brews at local breweries, and strolling along the mighty Mississippi River. But the heart of our trip was learning, reflecting, and connecting the themes of Get Outwith the history and lessons we encountered at the museum.It's an episode full of laughs, road trip shenanigans, delicious eats, and important conversations. So buckle up, press play, and join us for a road trip that's equal parts fun and thought-provoking!
After a week of peppering Crew Members with Mississippi River questions, we've finally put our fascination with that body of water to bed. Chicago’s best morning radio show now has a podcast! Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and remember that the conversation always lives on the Q101 Facebook page. Brian & Kenzie are live every morning from 6a-10a on Q101. Subscribe to our channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@Q101 Like Q101 on Facebook HERE: https://www.facebook.com/q101chicago Follow Q101 on Twitter HERE: https://twitter.com/Q101Chicago Follow Q101 on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/q101chicago/?hl=en Follow Q101 on TikTok HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@q101chicago?lang=enSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the late 1890s a US congressman argued that the United States had the right to seize Cuba because he believed it was made of silt that had washed out of the mouth of the Mississippi River which made it literally US soil. That story inspired Puerto Rican Jewish poet Aurora Levins Morales to apply for a writing residency in New Orleans, and to travel the length of the river from Minnesota to the Gulf Coast, doing "poet research." In Silt: Prose Poems (Palabrera Press, 2019) she follows the pathways of water across the natural and social landscapes of the Mississippi River and the Caribbean Sea, tracing the real residues of their relationship, and turning that long story into a kind of prayer, for our waters, our planet and our lives.In this conversation, Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera, Joanna Cifredo de Fellman (יוחנה סיפרדו פלמן) and Aurora Levins Morales discuss Silt in the context of contemporary Puerto Rico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Louisiana loses a football field's worth of land every 100 minutes to coastal erosion. Franziska Trautmann, co-founder of Glass of Full, tells the story of how she and her boyfriend stumbled upon a genius solution to save the region's natural barrier against hurricanes – by tapping into New Orleans' party culture.
In the late 1890s a US congressman argued that the United States had the right to seize Cuba because he believed it was made of silt that had washed out of the mouth of the Mississippi River which made it literally US soil. That story inspired Puerto Rican Jewish poet Aurora Levins Morales to apply for a writing residency in New Orleans, and to travel the length of the river from Minnesota to the Gulf Coast, doing "poet research." In Silt: Prose Poems (Palabrera Press, 2019) she follows the pathways of water across the natural and social landscapes of the Mississippi River and the Caribbean Sea, tracing the real residues of their relationship, and turning that long story into a kind of prayer, for our waters, our planet and our lives.In this conversation, Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera, Joanna Cifredo de Fellman (יוחנה סיפרדו פלמן) and Aurora Levins Morales discuss Silt in the context of contemporary Puerto Rico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/poetry
In January 2024, 52-year-old Mathew McGrath went missing from Carleton Place, Ontario. For four months his family searched desperately, until his body was discovered in the Mississippi River that May. The coroner ruled his cause of death as drowning, but the manner was left undetermined. Police stated no foul play was suspected and considered the case closed.For Mathew's sister Melissa, the search for answers has never ended. In this episode, she shares memories of her brother's life and her ongoing concerns about the contradictions and unresolved questions that surround his disappearance and death.If you have any information about Mathew's case, please contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122 or share what you know anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
Dave Kranz creator of the WeFishASA podcast would like you to listen to this week's episode. Dan Johnston Director of sales from St. Croix talks about fall turnover. Ott DeFoe part of the USA Bass team Gold medal winning team talks about winning in Africa. Steve Lopez tells us how he won Major League Fishings Tackle Warehouse Championship on the Mississippi River in Wisconsin.
At its peak around 1712, New France was a vast territory in North America that stretched from Newfoundland to the Rocky Mountains and from Hudson Bay down to the Gulf of America. This immense territory was divided into five main colonies: Canada, Acadia, Newfoundland, Hudson Bay, and Louisiana—encompassing the vast interior of today’s United States, including the Mississippi River valley. However, French settlement was sparse, making New France an enormous zone of influence rather than a densely populated area. New France’s government under the French Crown consisted of a Sovereign Council consisting of three major officials: a Governor General, an Intendant and a Bishop, and a number of minor officials, including five councilors, an attorney-general and a clerk. The Sovereign Council was to be the sole governing authority in the colony and the intermediary between the king in France and his overseas subjects in New France. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/5xVV5kg8UBc which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. New France books available at https://amzn.to/3nXKYzy Frontenac books available at https://amzn.to/3HS4eZp French King Louis XIV books at https://amzn.to/3HGyVkr ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM Source: Challenge & Survival: The History of Canada by Herstein, Hughes, Kirbyson (Prentice-Hall).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Grains move higher, led by wheat; dry weather pulling corn and soy yields lower, and reducing Mississippi River levels; trade talks bring optimism for potential grain deals.
Mayors from up and down the Mississippi River are gathering in the Twin Cities this week for their annual conference. The event, organized by the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative, brings together local leaders from 107 cities across 10 states that border the river.It marks the first time these mayors have met in person since federal funding cuts reduced support for disaster mitigation and assessment, which are tools many river communities rely on as they face more frequent flooding, drought and other climate-related threats.Colin Wellenkamp, the executive director of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative, and Red Wing Mayor Gary Iocco joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about what's on the agenda for mayors who lead cities along the Mississippi River corridor.
CPH is excited to announce Season 5 of The Past, the Promise, The Presidency. This season will feature brief interviews with historians about their newest books, ranging in topic from religious freedom to technology theft; from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River; from global diplomacy to Texas football.This week's conversation features CPH Assistant Director Ashlyn Hand, who will be giving a book talk on Thursday, September 18th, at 6 pm in SMU's McCord Auditorium (Dallas Hall 306). Dr. Hand is the author of Prioritizing Faith: International Religious Freedom and U.S. Policy Choices (1993-2017), which compares the varied approaches to promoting freedom of conscience abroad during the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations. Prioritizing Faith shows how evolving bureaucratic dynamics, agenda-setting processes, and strategic shifts at the presidential level interact and change U.S. policy. Dr. Hand is interviewed by CPH Associate Director Brian Franklin and CPH student research assistant Kennedy Moore. Ashlyn Hand joined SMU's Center for Presidential History in the fall of 2022. She received her Ph.D. from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin in 2021, where she was a graduate fellow at the Clements Center for National Security. Prior to joining the team at CPH, she was a fellow with the America in the World Consortium, completing a pre-doctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins SAIS (2020-2021) and a postdoctoral fellowship at Duke University (2021-2022). Ashlyn's work has been published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution, the Journal of Church and State and Foreign Policy.Ashlyn is the Assistant Director for Advancement and Partnerships at the Center for Presidential History and is the Program Director for the Article II Society. She is a Lecturer in Political Science, teaching classes on American politics and U.S. foreign policy.Brian Franklin is the Associate Director of the SMU Center for Presidential History and an adjunct Lecturer in the Clements Department of History and the University Honors Program. Dr. Franklin's research focuses on the religious, political, and regional history of the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries. His current manuscript America's Missions explores the role of Protestant mission societies in shaping the early American republic. He teaches courses on Texas History and American History.Kennedy Moore is a junior at SMU, and is double majoring in public policy and music with a minor in public policy and international affairs. Kennedy is a President's Scholar, Pre-law Scholar, and Meadows Scholar. At SMU, Kennedy is involved in Hegi Board Fellows, Meadows Chorale, the Tower Center's premier undergraduate research journal The Dialogue, and works at SMU's Center for Presidential History. Kennedy is interested in educational equity and national defense. She aspires to work for a federal agency to research and create policies to protect our education system and recenter citizens' voices in policy.
In Missouri, authorities have finally identified a man whose body was discovered in the Mississippi River south of St. Louis back in 1994. In Franklin Park, Illinois, just west of Chicago, ICE officers say they fatally shot Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez after he allegedly tried to evade arrest by driving his car at officers, dragging one of them. In New York City, authorities have apprehended a suspect in a brutal double homicide involving an elderly couple whose home was set on fire. Nearly 25 years after four bodies were discovered in New Hampshire's Bear Brook State Park, one of the young girls has now been identified.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feeder and live cattle futures found solid support to start the week on Monday while the grains and oilseeds were mixed to lower to start the week. We discuss reaction to Friday's WASDE report, cattle volatility and more with John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing. More online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com. As U.S. harvest ramps up over the next few weeks, we continue to have building drought concerns in parts of the eastern Corn Belt and mid-south that are affecting Mississippi River levels and more. What does this finish to the growing season mean as harvest nears? Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us to discuss that and more in our Weekly Weather Update. Learn more at https://www.ag-wx.com. Brett Leahr, AgriGold agronomist based in Illinois, joins us for a late season update from central Illinois and how things are shaping up heading into the heart of harvest season. He also discusses the importance of considering genetic diversity when placing your seed order for 2026. Learn more online as well at https://www.agrigold.com.
The Mississippi River. The Big Muddy. The Great River. When musician JW Francis left the river's source in northern Minnesota and started heading for the sea, he'd had about two hours in canoeing to his name and little idea of what to expect. What he learned and the people he met left a mark on his creativity and perspective. Support comes from Oboz Washington Discover Pass: Get your Pass at discoverpass.wa.gov Ka'Chava Go to https://kachava.com and use code DIARIES for 15% off your next order. Diaries+ Members-- Their support is powering the Diaries- thank you! You can join today. And Then What actions Submit your comment about the Roadless Rule Grand Canyon Trust's form is specific to Utah and Arizona Outdoor Alliance's form works for all of the US Explore Roadless Areas Near You See if your Rep has co-sponsored Roadless Area Conservation Act (2025)
It's This Week in Bourbon for September 12th 2025. Heaven Hill officially opens its doors at Heaven Hill Springs, Jos. A. Magnus & Co. has announced the return of its Private Cask Program, and Freddie Noe announce the launch of Booker's, The Reserves 2025.Show Notes: HHS buries report linking alcohol to cancer, drawing criticism from industry watchdogs. Heaven Hill opens $200M Springs Distillery in Bardstown and releases a special commemorative bourbon Purple Toad Winery & Distillery joins the KDA as a new Craft member, using innovative techniques to repurpose winemaking byproducts Speed Art Museum to auction rare whiskeys and custom single barrels to benefit educational programs Von Payne Spirits buys historic Louisville building to create The Von Payne Castle distillery and tasting experience Jos. A. Magnus & Co. brings back its exclusive Private Cask Program with a very limited number of 10-year-old high-rye bourbon barrels Buffalo Trace Distillery to launch a traveling tasting tour featuring rare expressions and city-specific merchandise Blue Note Bourbon re-releases its limited-edition Honey Rye Cask expression. 15 STARS launches its award-winning Artisan Collection, a limited-production blend of 15 and 12-year-old bourbons Ingram Distillery releases Uncharted Kentucky Wheated Bourbon, a new whiskey aged on the Mississippi River in 100% recycled glass New Era Whiskey releases its first three cask-strength, single-barrel bourbons honoring Kentucky landmarks Angel's Envy releases two new limited-edition Distillery Series expressions, a Two-Grain Bourbon and a Peated Cask Rye Middleburg Barrel Company debuts 1787 Provenance Bourbon, a new brand founded by Viyas Sundaram with a unique re-aging process Heaven Hill releases the 2025 edition of its Grain to Glass Wheated Bourbon Whiskey, made with a high-wheat mashbill from local farms Jack Daniel's introduces the 2025 Heroes Selection, a Single Barrel Barrel Proof whiskey chosen by and for military veterans Woodford Reserve unveils Sweet Oak Bourbon, the 21st release in its Master's Collection, aged in rare Chinkapin oak barrels Booker's releases its highly-anticipated The Reserves 2025, a limited-edition bourbon finished in tequila barrels for the first time in Beam history Support this podcast on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Elsberry is a Mississippi River community that has seen both trials and triumph. From its early days as a railroad community to its growing downtown businesses, Elsberry's story is a testament to small town perseverance and preservation.
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Don't miss this one, it's the final Clunn-Clusion & Jake's Take of the season. 4-time Bassmaster Classic Champion, the legendary Rick Clunn returns to the show and shares just a few of his many Clunn-Clusions on the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series. But that's not all! We are also joined by Bassmaster videographer, Jake Latendresse with the ultimate Bassmaster behind-the-scenes show, Jake's Take from the Mississippi River where he shared the boat with Trey McKinney & Tucker Smith.
Alex Kolker is a coastal scientist with the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium.During the Covid-19 lockdown, while others baked sourdough bread, Alex was studying satellite images of the Mississippi River Delta. As an oceanographer, geologist, and climate scientist, he is interested in how the Louisiana coastline loses land, and also how it builds that land back. As he examined the images, Alex noticed a channel connecting the Mississippi River to Breton Sound and Quarantine Bay. Over the course of about a year, he says, the tiny cut had widened into a veritable river. Neptune Pass, as it's called, carried more than four times as much water as New York's Hudson River.That water contained sediment, which was building land. Alex started noticing islands forming in Quarantine Bay. This rapid land-building process was the opposite of what's happening in much of Louisiana, which has lost 2,000 square miles in the past century.After listening to Alex's interview, stay tuned for a bonus preview of our conversation with Prasanta Subudhi, a professor of plant genetics at Louisiana State University.Prasanta grew up near India's Bay of Bengal, in a village surrounded by rice fields. From a young age, the crop fascinated him. He considered careers in medicine and engineering, but rejected them both in favor of rice genetics.Prasanta came to the United States to do research at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. In 2001 he joined the faculty at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Here, he's been trying to answer a big question: How do we keep growing rice and feeding a hungry world even as the climate changes?Thanks for listening to A Peace of My Mind's podcast. For photos, videos, and additional content, visit our website and follow us on Instagram.
Don't miss this one, it's the final Clunn-Clusion & Jake's Take of the season. 4-time Bassmaster Classic Champion, the legendary Rick Clunn returns to the show and shares just a few of his many Clunn-Clusions on the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series. But that's not all! We are also joined by Bassmaster videographer, Jake Latendresse with the ultimate Bassmaster behind-the-scenes show, Jake's Take from the Mississippi River where he shared the boat with Trey McKinney & Tucker Smith.
Heute steigen wir in die Fußstapfen von Tom Sawyer und Huckleberry Finn. Mit dem Floß lassen wir uns über den Mississippi treiben, besuchen Memphis und New Orleans und genießen eine Nacht in der Natur. Freust du dich schon auf ein Lagerfeuer unterm Sternenhimmel? Na dann los! Wir, das sind Nale und Balto, möchten dich auf eine Reise schicken, damit du so die Sorgen des Tages hinter dir lassen kannst. Unsere Geschichten sollen dir dabei helfen, zur Ruhe zu kommen und langsam in einen verdienten und erholsamen Schlaf zu gleiten. Wir wünschen dir eine gute Nacht, schlaf schön! Konnten wir dir beim Einschlafen helfen? Hast du eine Idee, wo die nächste Reise hingehen soll? Dann schreib uns gerne an geschichtenzumeinschlafen@julep.de. Wir freuen uns sehr, von dir zu hören! ***GzE Sternwarte*** Unterstütze unseren Podcast, höre alle Episoden ohne Werbung und freu dich auf viele weitere Vorteile unter www.steadyhq.com/gze ✨ Vielen Dank für deine Unterstützung! ***Werbung*** Informationen zu unseren Werbepartner:innen findet ihr unter: https://linktr.ee/einschlafen Vielen Dank an unsere Partner:innen, die es uns ermöglichen, euch weiterhin beim Einschlafen zu helfen. Host: Nale und Balto Text: Anja Lehmann Musik: Milan Lukas Fey Produktion & Schnitt: Martin Petermann Eine Produktion der Julep Studios
Matt is joined by Steve Lopez following his MLF Invitational Championship win on the Mississippi River out of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Jody White from MLF also joins the show to break down the week on the river.
Special Patreon Release: Wisdom from a Homeschooling Dad with Steve Lambert Luke 6:40 (NI) "The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher." *Transcription Below* Questions and Topics We Discuss: What are some wonderful aspects of your lifestyle that are not available to families who are not home educating their children? What are some common questions you get about homeschool and what truth do you have to replace the myths? How long will prep take for the homeschooling parent and what does a typical schedule look like? Steve Lambert has worn many hats in his 73 years: Pastor, author, speaker, stock broker and more. Together, he and his wife Jane Claire Lambert created and publish "Five in a Row" homeschool curriculum which has been a reader's choice favorite for nearly 30 years. They began homeschooling their children in 1981 and their seven grandchildren were homeschooled as well. Five in a Row Website Thank You to Our Sponsors: Chick-fil-A East Peoria and Savvy Sauce Charities Connect with The Savvy Sauce on Facebook, Instagram or Our Website Gospel Scripture: (all NIV) Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” Romans 3:24 “and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:25 (a) “God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood.” Hebrews 9:22 (b) “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.” Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:11 “Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.” John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Romans 10:9 “That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Luke 15:10 says “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” Romans 8:1 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” Ephesians 1:13–14 “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession- to the praise of his glory.” Ephesians 1:15–23 “For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.” Ephesians 2:8–10 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God‘s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.“ Ephesians 2:13 “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.“ Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” *Transcription* Music: (0:00 – 0:08) Laura Dugger: (0:09 - 1:37) Welcome to The Savvy Sauce, where we have practical chats for intentional living. I'm your host, Laura Dugger, and I'm so glad you're here. I want to say a huge thank you to today's sponsors for this episode, Chick-fil-A East Peoria, and Savvy Sauce Charities. Are you interested in a free college education for you or someone you know? Stay tuned for details coming later in this episode from today's sponsor, Chick-fil-A, East Peoria. You can also visit their website today at Chick-fil-A.com/EastPeoria. I'm excited to introduce you to my fascinating guest, Steve Lambert. Steve has a unique perspective, as he has worn various hats, such as pastor, author, speaker, stockbroker, and more. But today, we're going to hear various stories of how God has been faithful in calling he and his wife, Jane, to homeschool, and also publish homeschool curriculum called Five in a Row. Regardless of our family schooling choice, these stories will build up our faith and remind us who we get to turn to in all things. Here's our chat. Welcome to The Savvy Sauce, Steve. Steve Lambert: (1:37 - 1:39) Good morning. It's great to be with you, Laura. Laura Dugger: (1:40 - 1:53) Well, you are a part of a multi-generational homeschooling family. So, will you begin our time by taking us back to that initial decision that you and your wife made to home educate your children? Steve Lambert: (1:54 - 3:31) Sure, I'd love to. We made that decision back in 1981. I'm sure probably you and many of your listeners were not even born in 1981. But my wife came to me and she said, "So, hypothetically, what would you think if…” and my response was something like, "That cannot possibly be legal." Because at that point, we knew no one who homeschooled. We never met a homeschooler. I don't, you know, it was just completely foreign to my understanding. But I began to pray about it. And as I did, I felt like the Lord said, "You're accountable for how you raise your children." And I thought, well, if I'm accountable, then I ought to have some idea of how they're being raised. Because, frankly, in a classroom, 95% of their lives are spent there in the classroom. And they get home on the activity bus at 5:15 and eat dinner and go up and do their homework. And that's the end of the day. And so, I thought, alright, maybe that's a good plan. Now, parenthetically, let me add that it wasn't until a couple of years later, I felt like the Lord spoke to me and said, "And your children are accountable for how they turn out," which was profoundly important to me at the time. Because we've all known great families who produce train wrecks for kids. And we've known some train wreck parents who produce great kids. But we're accountable for how we raise our kids. And I thought, if I'm going to have to sit for the final exam before the Lord of Heaven, I'd like to at least have some input in some part and at least know how they were raised. So, that was beginning in 1981. Laura Dugger: (3:32 - 3:43) That is incredible, because you had no idea. I'm even getting goosebumps just thinking now of where your family is at from that decision. And could you catch us up to speed? How many children do you have? Steve Lambert: (3:44 - 4:25) We had two daughters. We kind of left that in the Lord's hand. And that's what we ended up with. And my wife would have loved to have more, but we ended up with two daughters. And between them, they have six daughters and one grandson. So, we have seven grandkids. Several of them are through homeschooling now, college or career. The youngest at this point is six. So, they're third-generation homeschoolers, which I think speaks to the validity of the homeschooling option for many people. You know it's worked successfully when your children want to homeschool their children rather than running as far away from homeschooling as they could possibly get. Laura Dugger: (4:27 - 4:38) Well, and even going back then to 1981, you were questioning at that point, is this even legal? So, catch us up. At that time, were there any legalities that you were up against? Steve Lambert: (4:40 - 8:42) Then, like now, it really does depend on the state where you reside. And Missouri has always been fairly homeschool-friendly. That said, within about a year after we began, our oldest daughter had been in public school in K-1 and had been in a private Christian school for one semester of second grade before we began the decision to homeschool. And someone, presumably a family member I suspect, turned us into Family Services for Educational Neglect Child Abuse. So, we had that dreaded knock at the door, and DFS came and had to inspect the children, make sure that they weren't bruised or harmed in any way, and then begin kind of the prosecutorial process against us. But eventually they realized they really didn't have much say, so they turned the case over to the superintendent of schools. And we happened to live in the same district where Jane and I had become high school sweethearts. So, we hired an attorney, and we went and had a meeting with the superintendent of schools. I often tell the story and describe him as being an older gentleman. Now, in reality, compared to me today at age 73, he was probably only 60. He was a young fellow of about 60. But when you're 30, that seems pretty old. And he had a couple of PhDs in education and administration, and he said, "You know, I strongly disagree with the choice you've made," but unfortunately, we had had our daughter tested using standardized testing just prior to that, and he compared her test scores after a year of homeschooling with her test scores when she had been in his public school classrooms, and she had improved significantly in every subject area. So, he said, "I'm not going to cause you any problems, but I still think you're making a serious mistake." And the footnote to that story was lived out less than a year later when my phone rang, and it was the superintendent of schools. And he said, "Mr. Lambert, can I speak with you frankly?" And I thought, oh boy, here we go. He said, "I don't know if you're aware of this, but we're having some problems in public education." And I said, "No, not, I can't believe that. Really, doctor?" And he goes, "No, we really are. Test scores are declining. Parents are unhappy. Faculties are unhappy. Administrations are unhappy. Students are unhappy. And I put together a blue-ribbon panel of educational experts for six weeks this summer to discuss how can we reface and reimagine education in our district. And you seem to have a very unique perspective on education, Mr. Lambert. Would you consider being a part of that panel?" And I said, "I would." And so, I went to the first meeting. They all introduced themselves and they all had lots and lots and lots of letters after their name. One was the director of curriculum development, another the director of elementary testing, another the director of high school counseling. And finally, I introduced myself and said, "Hi, I'm Stephen Lambert. I'm a homeschool dad." And every head in the room turned to look at me sitting in the back because up until that point, as far as I know, none of those men and women had ever seen a homeschooler and lived to tell about it. So, they began the journey. The first night of the discussion and the person in charge of the summer series said, "You know, we can all make a long list of things that are wrong with public education, but let's not start there. Let's start on a positive note as we explore this difficult topic. Number one, responsibility for educating children rests with the state." And I raised my hand and I said, "That's not right." And he said, "What do you mean that's not right?" And I said, "No, the responsibility for raising and educating children rests with their parents and only insofar as they choose to delegate some or all of their authority to you, does the state have anything to say about it?" And he said, "Let's take a brief recess." So, it's probably just as well that I didn't tell him that God told me that because that would have made his head explode completely. But anyway, that was 40 years ago. So, lots of water under the bridge since then in public education, I'm sorry to say has not gotten better, but instead it's gotten worse. Laura Dugger: (8:44 - 9:07) Well, and I think within that, you've even brought up some questions that people have about homeschooling families when you first were talking about the standardized tests. So, do you get these questions? A lot of times, do your children have any friends? Did they grow up socialized or how did they compare to their peers? Those types of things that there may be an underlying myth. Steve Lambert: (9:09 - 11:20) Oh, for sure. Those are the common questions. I was so ignorant of homeschooling in 1981 that I didn't even notice. I didn't even know the word socialization. I was too ignorant to even know that, but I did know friendship. And in fact, I prayed and I asked the Lord, I said, "How are my kids going to have friends if they're homeschooled?" And as you and some of your listeners may understand, I felt like the Lord spoke to me, not audibly, but in a sense that I clearly understood his heart. And he said, "Do you want friends for your children?" And I said, "Yes, Lord, of course I do more than anything." And he said, "And so friends come from being in the midst of people." And I went, yes. And then I paused and I could sense him kind of waiting on me. And I said, "Don't they?" And I felt like the Lord said, "No, if you want friends for your children, ask me. I'm the author of friendship." And he reminded me of David and Jonathan, for example. He said, in my imagination, at least he said, "This very night, I can hear the prayers of tens of thousands of people around the earth who are surrounded by people, but who are contemplating suicide this very night because they're so lonely. Friends don't come from being in large groups. Friends come from heaven, ask me." And so, that became a prayer. And neither of our children, none of our grandchildren have ever lacked for friends, lots of friends, close and intimate friends through sports, through music, through their church connections. And it really has turned out to be true that friendship, whether you're an adult, a child, or a teen, if you're lacking friends in your life right now, getting involved in more and more people and more and more busyness isn't necessarily the answer. Just stop and ask the Lord, "Lord, I'm lonely. I need some friends in my life. Would you bring me some?" And our daughter's first close friend, after I prayed that prayer was a number of months later. It was a little girl who had immigrated all the way from South Africa. Her father had immigrated to the United States after becoming a believer to attend a Bible college and then came to Kansas City to attend a seminary. And his daughter became my daughter's best friend, but she came from halfway around the globe. And since then, there've been so many that we couldn't count them all. Laura Dugger: (11:22 - 11:49) Wow. Steve, that is such a powerful and encouraging parenting tip, really just in every phase that we know where to turn and that God is the one who actually has the power to make these prayers answered. So, thank you for sharing that. What would you say are some wonderful aspects of your lifestyle that were not available to families who were not home educating their children? Steve Lambert: (11:50 - 14:20) You get to see your kids come to life, to discover who they are and why they were made and to watch them learn to read and to watch them explore and discover God's amazing creation in the world around them. You can travel with your kids. If you're homeschooling, you can take them wherever you go and you can have school in the car or school in the park or school at the lake. My kids, instead of reading about some of the national parks and reading about some of the great museums in America, we went and we saw them firsthand and in the process we got to see them begin to blossom and figure out who they were and why they were created. We're seeing with all that's happening today, a struggle that really so much boils down to children and teenagers and young adults having absolutely no idea who they are and they're questioning everything from their gender to their faith, to philosophy, to finances, to all those kinds of ecological issues. They really have no idea who they are and it's because in the classroom, nobody ever teaches them. You know, it says in Luke 6:40, "that a student is not greater than his teacher, but when he is fully trained, a student will be like his teacher." Discipleship is really about teaching and if you're not disciplining your children, somebody is. And in a public-school classroom, the wisdom of Dr. Luke suggests that your children will grow up to be just like their teachers and that's exactly what we're seeing in today's culture. So, if you want to have some input, if you want to see your children blossom, I mean, there's nothing more exciting than seeing your children learn to read for the first time and it's not that difficult. I mean, I often tell parents if you were trapped on a desert island, just you and your child, could you teach them to read? Well, sure you could. You take a stick and you make the letter A in the sand and you'd say, this is an A and then this is a B and this is the number two and this is the number three. There's nothing more rewarding at the end of life. And I can say this at age 73, I can say this without any reservation. The single most important thing you can do is to trust your life to Jesus. The second most important thing you can do is find somebody who's like-minded and marry them and make that marriage work through thick and through thin. And the third most important thing you'll ever do is raising your children and watching them become the men and women God created and take their place in a dying culture. Laura Dugger: (14:22 - 14:42) And you have years of wisdom journeying through being a homeschooling dad. And so, again, I would love to hear more about your journey. So, if we go back to 1981, I'm assuming that all of the curriculum was not available that we have available today. And so, how did you and your wife practically live this out? Steve Lambert: (14:44 - 22:14) Well, you're right, Laura. There wasn't any of the curriculum, which in many respects was a blessing. To be honest, there's so much material out there today. It's a little overwhelming. If you go to some of the larger homeschool conventions, you can find as many as seven or 800 vendors there, each telling why their particular curriculum is the one that you ought to choose. But back then there were no choices. And in fact, we contacted a couple of Christian curriculum publishers and asked to buy their materials. And they said, "No, we can't sell you because that would upset our Christian school customers because they had the exclusive right to this material." And so, we began with a old set of world books and a stack of children's reading books. And I think we did go to the yard sale, and we found an American history book that was published, I think in 1943. And so, it was somewhat incomplete because it didn't explain who won World War II. It just kind of ended in the middle of the war, but we began that journey. And what we discovered was that God consistently brought us the tools, the resources, and the people that our children needed. I would come home on certain days and I'd find Jane kind of crying in her bedroom and the girls crying in their bedroom. And because they were, we were trying to replicate school at home. And that's completely the wrong direction. Well, it turns out we didn't want school at home. We wanted homeschooling, which is an entirely different proposition. And so, on that journey, Jane began to pray. And she said, "Lord, this is not what I had in mind for our children. I did not imagine that we would be fighting and arguing over. You will do your homework. I won't. You can't make me. Yes, I can. How can I teach my children?" And he said, "Why don't you read to them?" And she said, "Well, I do read to them, but how can I teach them?" And he said, "Why don't you read to them?" She said, "No, no, I understand. I love to read to them, but how do I teach them?" And he said, "Why don't you read to them?" And so, after the third time, they began focusing more on reading aloud. And that just naturally led to the entire world around us. It doesn't really matter what you're reading. God gave educators and parents a secret weapon, and it's called curiosity. And so, if you can engage that curiosity and you read them a story, it doesn't matter what three bears, and suddenly they want to know more about bears. And how does this hibernation thing work and where do they live? And do we have any near our home? And can you find bears? And what's the difference between a black bear and a grizzly bear? And how long do they live? And what do they eat? And suddenly you become the guide rather than the opposing force. Suddenly you begin to sit on the same side of the desk with your students and you go on a learning journey together, because particularly in those early years up to middle school, really the only lessons, the lesson that you really need to teach children is to fall in love with learning. If they learn that you're home free, because they will self-direct and self-educate right on through high school, graduate school, they'll be lifelong learners. But if you reduce education to nothing more than carrots and sticks and dangling promises and threats, they will quickly learn that learning is not fun. And we just need to get through this as quickly as we can so that we can get on with life and the things that are truly important. And if you doubt that, I often tell parents who are contemplating homeschooling, if you doubt that, just look in the mirror, go back and just think about, for example, your fifth grade social studies exam. Tell me who the Norman Conqueror was. When did the Norman Conquest take place? How did that change European history? And you'll say, wow, I remember. I've heard of the Norman Conqueror, the Norman Conquest, but honestly, I don't remember it yet. Why not? Because honestly, I just learned it long enough to take the test. And then I forgot. And your kids are just like you. Many attribute Einstein with the saying that doing the same thing the same way and expecting some sort of a different result is insane. So, it stands to reason if you teach your kids the same way you were taught to memorize names and dates and highlight pages and books for Friday's quiz, they'll end up with the same results. They won't particularly be interested in learning. They won't remember 99% of all the things that you checked off your checklist that you covered with the children, but they don't remember any of it. So, through reading, that opened the door for the girls to begin to ask questions. And suddenly, like I said, instead of being in that tug of war, where as a parent or a teacher, you're trying to force children to memorize and regurgitate long enough to take a test, you suddenly become a resource person and you take them to the library and you take them to the natural history museum and you take them to the art gallery and you take them on nature hikes in the woods. And one question always begets ten more. I remember that when my oldest daughter, her firstborn was about two or three and she was getting ready for bed and in the bathtub and she said, "Mama, can I ask you a question?" And my daughter said, "No." She said, "Please, mama, just one question." She said, "No, honey, you've already had your 472 questions for today. Mama's exhausted. Finish your bath. Let's go to bed. You can ask a question tomorrow." She said, "Please, mama, please. Just one more question." She said, "All right, one more question. And then it's bedtime." She goes, "Okay. So, like, how does electricity work, mom?" So, that curiosity that God gave those children is the spark that makes homeschooling, not only a joy, but makes it infinitely doable. Whether you dropped out of high school or whether you have a doctorate in education, if you can keep that curiosity alive, your kids are going to be great. And let me add one other thought. We live in a world, the dean of a medical school, school of medicine at a university told me not too long ago, he said, "Do you realize that the body of knowledge of the human body doubles every year?" We learned more in 2022 about the human body than we had learned in all of history through 2021. And he said, we get the best and the brightest, the top one tenth of 1% who come here to medical school. And there's no way they can possibly keep up with the amount of new knowledge that's being developed. And if you ask someone who has a doctorate in any subject, the most tempting question to ask is, so you must know pretty much everything there is to know about that. And if they're even remotely honest, the first thing they'll say to you is, "Oh no, no, no, no. The farther we explore, the deeper we get, the more we realize we haven't even scratched the surface. There's so much we don't understand. The more we learn, the more we realize how much we yet have to learn." And so, that's an infinite loop of getting children to begin to manage their own education. We've said for years, you know, he got the best education money could buy, or they gave him the best education. You can't give a child an education. They're education resistant. The child has to learn to want to know, to be hungry and thirsty to know more about the world that God created around them and how it works. And homeschooling is a wonderful vehicle to make a lifetime learning out of your son or your daughter. 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And so, I love how you're addressing that with lifelong curiosity that we will continue learning our whole life. But you also mentioned this word, if parents are considering homeschooling, you said it's so doable. And when you're talking about Jane hearing from the Lord, read to your children, I find that so encouraging. That's my favorite activity to do with our girls. That was the impetus for your family launching Five in a Row. Is that right? Steve Lambert: (28:24 - 32:17) That is right. Over a period of time, Jane certainly did math mechanics in a math workbook, and she used some specific structured approach to phonics to teach reading. But other than that, it was largely an open palette in which reading helped direct the course of education. And that became something that many of her homeschool friends as the years went by found enviable. They said, "You know, how does that work?" And she said, "Well, you just read aloud to your children, and then there's opportunities in an illustrated book to talk about the illustrations, the perspective, vanishing point, type of colors, the difference between watercolor and gouache, complementary colors on the color wheel, history, where did our story take place, what's it like, where is it on the map, what do people eat there?" And they said, “Yeah, we don't get that.” So, she began to just really as kind of a love gift for a few girlfriends, began to write some lesson plans to go with some popular children's books. And one thing led to another, and that was in 1994. So, this is our 29th year in publication, and I think Five in a Row has won pretty much every award that's out there, from Reader's Awards, Magazine Awards. It's more than 100,000 families, 600,000 children have used Five in a Row in the last 29 years, and virtually no advertising. It's almost exclusively by word of mouth, from a veteran homeschool mom pulling aside a young mom who just spent $1,300 on a massive stack of curriculum and is completely overwhelmed just three weeks into September, to say, you know what, we tried that, and we tried this, and we tried this other program, and we spent a lot of money. And then an older mom told me about Five in a Row , let me show you how it works. And suddenly that changes everything for so many of these young moms. Most of the problems that new homeschoolers are facing simply are not issues at all. And the crazy part is that there are some things they ought to be worrying about, but they don't know enough yet to worry about the correct areas. But both the obvious and the more subtle areas, God has answers. If he's invited you to go on the homeschool journey, he has something amazing in mind for your family. There are very few born homeschoolers, very few 15- or 16-year-old adolescent young women tell their school counselor, "You know what, I'd like to spend my life living in a two-income world on a single income and stay locked up with little people all day long without any peer support and have my mother-in-law and my sister-in-law think I'm crazy." That's not on most young women's radars, but it begins, for most families, the same way it began for our family. Hypothetically, honey, what would you think if, as the finger of God, the same God that said, let the waters be parted, the one that said, Lazarus, come forth, the one that said, let there be light, says, "Why don't you homeschool your kids?" And so, you become what we often call accidental homeschoolers. It suddenly occurs to you something that you swore you would never, ever do. But the good news is the one who invited you is faithful. Love is a powerful motivator. We all have stuff, and God has tried to make us deal with our stuff for years, and we've been resistant in many cases. So, he invites us to the covenant of marriage so that we'll have a living witness to remind us of our stuff. Honey, why do you always wait to the last minute? Honey, why do you get so upset? And if we're still stubborn, then he invites us to have children so that we have several living witnesses. But if we remain stiff-necked, finally he invites us to homeschool with children. And this way we have a house full of living witnesses all day long that say, "Mama, how come this and why do you do that?" And suddenly we begin to grow in ways we never thought possible through the medium of homeschooling. It strengthens marriages. It grows us up in Christ. It causes us to deal with our stuff. It's amazing what it does for our children. Laura Dugger: (32:18 - 32:44) It does seem like progressive sanctification, how the Lord has built that in within the family. And I just appreciate how you've gone before us. And so, if someone's feeling nudged in this direction, can you paint a picture, even using Five in a Row curriculum, what kind of prep would that require for the homeschooling parent? And what kind of schedule would their day look like? Steve Lambert: (32:46 - 39:39) Homeschooling is essentially tutorial education, and that's always been the realm of kings and the super wealthy who hired an individual tutor for their children. Because of homeschooling, our children can have a tutor. And tutorial education is so inherently efficient that even if you're terrible at it, your kids are going to do pretty darn well. So, when we start out, we're tempted to emulate the classroom. So, we think, well, my daughter's six. She was going to go into first grade, so we need to start at 7:45 in the morning and we need to go until 3:45 in the afternoon with 20 minutes for lunch. Nothing could be further from the truth. You can work with a kindergarten or first grader; 90 minutes a day is probably overkill. So, it's something that anybody can do in their schedule, at least in those early years. And it works best when it works for you and for your children. If your kiddo is a late-morning sleeper, trust me, they're not going to be at their best at 7:45. Don't let them sleep until 9:30. That's okay. You'll realize, for example, when you have teenagers, that they don't come to life until sometime after 11:00 p.m. That's when they want to come into your bedroom and ask you important life questions when you're struggling to try to get to sleep. So, first of all, you work with your children's schedule to some degree. You work with the schedule that works for you. And you work where it works for you. If you're sick or if you're dealing with morning sickness and pregnancy, homeschool's going to happen in the bed today, kids. Come on, gather around. We're going to read a story. If it's a nice day, homeschooling is going to happen at the park today. We're going to go on a nature hike. We're going to look at trees and wildlife and streams and rocks and waters. And we're going to learn to take our paints with us. And we're going to learn to paint the sky the way the illustrator did in our story this week that we're reading in Five in a Row. When Jane began, she actually would take the girls to a cemetery nearby where everything was beautifully mowed and there were beautiful trees and lakes. So, Five in a Row is built around the concept of reading a classic children's book, which Jane has selected thoughtfully and curated. And you read it for five days in a row. And so, on the first day, you're going to read the story aloud. And the children just want to know how did the story ended, what happened? A very surface, cursory reading of the story, really thinking only about the plot. But, you know, as you go back and watch a movie the second or the third time or read a book sometimes or play the second or third time, you discover there's a whole lot more beneath the surface. So, the first day they look at, on Mondays they do social studies. So, they look at the setting of the story. Where did it take place? How did people live in the 17th century? How did people live today in Japan or Australia? How did people live along the Ohio River in the 1800s? What sort of foods did they eat? What was their language like? Let's find it on a map. Let's learn more about it and maybe plan to cook a meal from that region or that period of history later in the week for the family. And you can make that as complex as you want. You can have the children make shopping lists and invitations and invite Grandma and Grandpa and help cook the meal and learn liquid and dry measure and cups and quarts and all of that and put a towel over their arm and serve the meal to Grandma and Grandpa and tell them about what they learned about Spain or Italy or France or Canada this week. So, now you've read the story and you've learned something about what's going on in the story. So, Tuesday, we go back and we read it a second time. This time we look at language arts, so new vocabulary words that came up in our story this week, new creative writing techniques that maybe there was a cliffhanger that made us want to turn the page and read and see what was next or maybe the author was really great at asking questions or writing dialogue or opening sentences that create curiosity. And so, we learned some of those techniques, and we can try them ourselves. And even a four- or five-year-old can dictate while Mom writes down their story, and they can illustrate it later and share it with Dad. And then on Wednesday, we look at the art. So, what did the artist teach us? What medium did they use? Was this charcoal? Was it pen and ink? Was it watercolor or gouache? Was it oils or pastels? How did they draw the water? Look, they drew reflections on the water. It's not just blue paper, is it? You can see the same colors in the water that were on the shore on the opposite side. You know what, kids? Let's get out your colored pencils or your crayons or your pastels. Let's try drawing water more realistically the way the illustrator taught us in our story today. And maybe learn something about famous artists who had similar styles of Degas or Renoir or Van Gogh or whoever. Thursday, we do applied mathematics, which is not the same as math. You're going to be doing math for 15 to 30 minutes every day in a sequential approach. But this is about learning, you know, the difference between a square and a rectangle. Well, they have four sides, but what's the difference? They're not all equal on the rectangle, are they? We're going to learn, like I said, how many pints in a quart, how many quarts in a gallon. And then on Fridays, we do science lessons. So, there's lots of opportunities in every children's book to learn more about why does the sky look blue? Why is the grass green? Why do some things float when you put them in the water and some things sink? And all of a sudden, you're at the kitchen sink with a stopper in it. You fill it with water, and you've gotten a penny and a cork and a birthday candle and whatever is in the kitchen junk drawer. And suddenly, the kids are learning about buoyancy, and they're testing things, and they're predicting their answers, learning more about the world of science and creation. So, typical day, long story short, for a beginning homeschooler with a kindergarten-aged child, probably going to be 15, 20 minutes maybe for phonics, 15 to 20 minutes for math, which at that level is simply learning the digits and haven't even thought about adding yet. And then another 30 open-ended minutes, 30 minutes to 90 minutes for exploring Five in a Row or whatever it is that you're reading that day. And for some days, that might turn into two hours. In fact, there are some days where it turns into all the way to bedtime and continues over the next two days. If you're learning about the solar system, and suddenly that catches their attention, and they want to go to the planetarium nearby, and they want to borrow their uncle's telescope, they eat, sleep, and drink astronomy for the next two or three days. And frankly, that's not an interruption in the curriculum. That's the answer to a prayer. God, please help my children grow curious. Help them nurture their love of learning. Cause them to want to learn. And sooner or later, we're going to learn about astronomy anyway, but all too often, it's while the kids are fascinated by a bug that just crawled in the room. And so, the smart mom puts astronomy on the shelf for the moment and learns about insects. Or vice versa. You're trying to learn about insects, and they're staring out the window looking at moons still visible in the western sky that hasn't set yet. So, helping children learn in the proper season is another key to making it all work. It's so flexible, and it's so simple. Laura Dugger: (39:41 - 40:33) Guess what? We are no longer an audio-only podcast. We now have video included as well. If you want to view the conversation each week, make sure you watch our videos. We're on YouTube, and you can access videos or find answers to any of your other questions about the podcast when you visit thesavvysauce.com. Well, that flexibility sounds so freeing and attractive, and as you explain it, it just sounds like such a lovely educational experience. And yet, I know a lot of homeschooling parents fear is that when their children graduate from the home, they wonder if they've done enough and how they'll perform out in, quote, the real world. So, what was your experience as you and Jane launched your first child to college? Steve Lambert: (40:35 - 46:24) Well, we actually sent our first one to college a week after she was 16. And to be honest, I wouldn't recommend that again for a variety of reasons. She had a four-point-something or other GPA in college beginning at just barely 16. But being academically ready and being emotionally ready are two different things. And so, probably, if for no other reason, we missed out on two more years of just exploring and learning together in home education. But when she went, she was the top of her class pretty much in every subject. Almost every study done of homeschool students by private industry and government suggests that students, on average, score about 20% higher if they were home-educated in every subject except math, where they're about the same, than their public school peers. And it's now been more than 20 years since Harvard set out, and they kind of were one of the earliest ones to create full-time recruiters for homeschool students because universities and the marketplace are looking today for homeschoolers. They realize that these kids are the leaders today. I saw a study of a small private university, I think in the Carolinas, if I recall, and they only had 3,000 students on campus, of which 90 were homeschooled, so 3% of the student body. But of the 12 elected student leadership positions, student advisor to the dean, senior class president, whatever, 11 of the 12 were homeschool students. So, even their peers recognized that these were the leaders in their community. And we now live in a world where nobody seems to want to work. Everywhere you go, there's help-wanted signs. And we've seen so many stories from friends and customers whose children were homeschooled who said it's a tremendous opportunity right now in the marketplace if you just show up and you're just semi-dedicated to actually doing the job. I interviewed a guy, well, he actually came up to ask me questions after I spoke, in Chicago, as a matter of fact. And he was the head of human resources for a large Fortune 50 company, and he said he had, I don't know, a quarter of a million employees. And so, I asked him, I said, so this is in May, you're out recruiting, I assume. And he says, “Yeah, I've got six recruiting teams crisscrossing American college campuses trying to recruit new employees.” And I said, “So you're obviously looking for the highest-grade point average or highest graduating class position and competing for those students.” He said, “No, not at all.” And I said, no? I said, “So IQ or SAT score?” He goes, “No, none of that.” I said, “Why?” He said, “Let me tell you something.” He said, “The average new hire costs us $70,000 to train. And this has been 15 years ago. So, it's probably 170,000 a day. And no matter what your discipline, whether you're in sales, marketing, quality control, engineering, whatever, we're gonna spend the first year teaching you how we do it here, not how you learned it in college. If we aren't successful in our recruiting, our company will go bankrupt. This is our largest single expense is personnel.” And we have learned over the years that graduating class position or grade point average or SAT score IQ is totally irrelevant when it comes to determining who'll be successful in the company and who won't. And I was a little taken aback and I said, “Well, if it's not any of those things, then you just throw darts at resumes?” He goes, “No, no, no.” He said, “We can accurately identify these students in the most cases.” I said, “So what do you look for?” And he said, “Well, you're gonna laugh.” I said, “Maybe.” He said, “First and foremost, by far and away, the ability to get along and work well with others.” He said, “If you can't, you're gonna get cross ways of your boss or another employee and either quit or get fired in the first six months. The second is to be able to complete a job, see it through to completion and meet the deadline. And number three, if you're really, really golden, the ability to work within the constraints of a budget. Those are the things that are successful, whether you work for our company or whether you're an entrepreneur or whether you're a homemaker, whatever you do in life.” So, with that in mind, I've spoken all over the country and encourage parents. These are things that we need to be working on. There are things that are not being worked on in the classroom. So, look for opportunities to hand more of the education off to your students, let them plan what do I wanna study for the next two days, the next two weeks, the next two months? Where am I gonna get the resources to discover that by the time they're in high school? I'm gonna give you a budget to work with. There's $200, you can buy some resources, tools that you think would be useful in the process. Where do we need to be in project management to start the process? Where should we be by the end of week two? Where should we be by the end of the month? These are the skills that employers are looking for and so many parents have told us that their kids have just rocketed in the marketplace. My final question to this guy was, so are you finding bright young men and women who can do the job? He goes, there's never been brighter, more thoroughly educated young men and women who can do the job. He said, the problem is I can't find any who will do the job. I can't find people who will do even four hours work for eight hours pay. They wanna go to Starbucks, they wanna be on their cell phone, they wanna be on Facebook, they wanna be talking to their friends, taking care of their online banking, paying bills. And so, character comes first. And if we teach our children their purpose and their place in this world, if we help them find and discover their giftedness and their aptitudes and invite them along those pathways and we increasingly turn more and more of that education over to them in the high school years where they begin to take responsibility for their own education, we're going to end up with not just capable but outstanding young men and women who can quickly take their place in our culture and rise to the very top because frankly, there's very little competition. Laura Dugger: (46:26 - 46:36) Wow. Well, Steve, is there anything else that we haven't yet covered? Any scriptures or stories to share that you wanna make sure we don't miss? Steve Lambert: (46:37 - 50:16) The thing we want people to take away from all of that is not that the only way to raise your kids is to homeschool or that God doesn't approve of anything else. The point is, listen to God and do what he said, but don't put your fingers in your ears because he often calls us to things that we really maybe didn't wanna hear and obedience is better than sacrifice. One of my favorite stories, when our oldest daughter started to college, she went through placement counseling that summer and the placement counselor said, "You know, I don't think I've..." That was in 1991. He said, "I don't think I've ever had a student who was homeschooled." So, that's pretty interesting. And she said, "Okay, great." And there were 30,000 students at this college and she was not only at that point, as far as we know, the only or first homeschooler, but she was also the youngest, having just turned 16 that in the middle of August. And so, when she began, one of the prereq classes that every incoming freshman had to take was public speaking. And she realized much to her horror that her public speaking teacher was the guy who had helped with her placement counseling earlier in the summer. And she really didn't want anybody to know she'd been homeschooled, but she said there were returning GIs from Operation Desert Storm. There were empty nest moms coming back to finish the degree. There were pre-med students. There were student athletes. There were just every kind of student in that class because everybody had to take public speaking. And he said, the very first day, the teacher said, "I'd like for everybody to give a six-minute speech on Monday. That's the best way to do this is just to jump in on whether or not you think we ought to be involved in nation building. Except for you, Ms. Lambert, and I'd like for you to give six-minute speech on what it was like to be homeschooled." And she slunk down below her desk and tried to disappear into the floor. And she said, "Dad, what am I gonna do?" I said, "Well, just get up and tell them." So, she did. And she said, you know, as far as I can tell over the course of that semester, she said every single person in that class, whether they were 18 or 58, found me somewhere on the campus in the quadrangle at the library, the cafeteria, in the parking lot, and said in one way or another, their own words, "You're so lucky your parents cared enough about you to be involved in your education. I'm jealous. I'm envious. I wish my parents had been." She said, but the one that killed me was a girl who was 18, had just graduated from a prestigious high school the previous May. And she began to tell her story. And she said, "When I began high school four years ago, my goal was to become valedictorian of my graduating class. I've never been at a sleepover. I've never been to a, you know, skating party or, you know, movies. All I've done is study for four years. And she said, I was in AP classes all the way through and my GPA was like 4.7887. And there was this guy and his was 4.78779. And he and I competed every year in every class. And it came down to the final test and the final class and the final semester. And I beat him by two points." And so, last May, she said, my dream came true. And I stood on the football field and I gave the commencement address, the valedictorian address to 4,000 of my peers, their parents, civic leaders, laity, community leaders of faith. And both of my parents were too busy to attend. She said, "I wish my parents cared and had been as involved in my education as yours were. You're very lucky." And she said, "Dad, it just killed me to hear her story." And I said, "I don't have any answers, honey, but our joy was raising you girls and seeing you become the people that God intended you to become." Laura Dugger: (50:18 - 50:43) Wow, Steve, that is so powerful. And what an incredible charge to leave each of us with to go and do likewise. And as we wind down our time together, you are already familiar that we are called The Savvy Sauce because savvy is synonymous with practical knowledge. And so, as my final question for you today, what is your Savvy Sauce? Steve Lambert: (50:45 - 51:59) Read aloud, read often, read to your spouse, read to your kids. Jane and I continue, we've been together now 57 years, and we still read aloud to one another every single day. I read aloud to my kids still on occasion, my grandkids still, my daughters are in their 40s. My grandkids, but that was the joy. And that's the thing that when all else fails, when your relationship is struggling, when your homeschool day is falling flat on its face, get a great book and snuggle together with your kids and read out loud. It's in that process that their imaginations are birthed, their angst is quieted, and disagreements between spouses can suddenly be pushed aside because suddenly you're facing sorrow and you have a sword in your hand or you're coming down the Mississippi River on a riverboat or whatever it is that you, it unlocks doors that sometimes we didn't even know were locked. So, that's the Savvy Sauce that's worked for us. Read aloud, read often, and don't let a day go by that you don't read to your children, even when your kids are 18. And if you have little ones, read to the little ones and I guarantee you the high schoolers will come around and listen to every day. Laura Dugger: (52:00 - 52:23) I love that so much. That is wonderful. And I have very much appreciated your insights and wisdom that you shared with us today. So, thank you for the legacy that you and Jane have been building for years. Thank you for being a faithful and intentional father and husband. And thank you so much, Steve, for being my guest. Steve Lambert: (52:24 - 52:29) Laura, it's been my pleasure. I've appreciated the opportunity. Thank you for what you do. God bless you. Laura Dugger: (52:29 - 55:45) Thank you. One more thing before you go. Have you heard the term gospel before? It simply means good news. And I want to share the best news with you. But it starts with the bad news. Every single one of us were born sinners, but Christ desires to rescue us from our sin, which is something we cannot do for ourselves. This means there is absolutely no chance we can make it to heaven on our own. So, for you and for me, it means we deserve death, and we can never pay back the sacrifice we owe to be saved. We need a Savior. But God loved us so much, he made a way for his only son to willingly die in our place as the perfect substitute. This gives us hope of life forever in right relationship with him. That is good news. Jesus lived the perfect life we could never live and died in our place for our sin. This was God's plan to make a way to reconcile with us so that God can look at us and see Jesus. We can be covered and justified through the work Jesus finished if we choose to receive what He has done for us. Romans 10:9 says, “That if you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” So, would you pray with me now? Heavenly Father, thank you for sending Jesus to take our place. I pray someone today right now is touched and chooses to turn their life over to you. Will you clearly guide them and help them take their next step in faith to declare you as Lord of their life? We trust you to work and change lives now for eternity. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. If you prayed that prayer, you are declaring him for me, so me for him. You get the opportunity to live your life for him. And at this podcast, we're called The Savvy Sauce for a reason. We want to give you practical tools to implement the knowledge you have learned. So, you ready to get started? First, tell someone. Say it out loud. Get a Bible. The first day I made this decision, my parents took me to Barnes & Noble and let me choose my own Bible. I selected the Quest NIV Bible, and I love it. You can start by reading the book of John. Also, get connected locally, which just means tell someone who's a part of a church in your community that you made a decision to follow Christ. I'm assuming they will be thrilled to talk with you about further steps, such as going to church and getting connected to other believers to encourage you. We want to celebrate with you too, so feel free to leave a comment for us here if you did make a decision to follow Christ. We also have show notes included where you can read scripture that describes this process. And finally, be encouraged. Luke 15:10 says, “In the same way I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” The heavens are praising with you for your decision today. And if you've already received this good news, I pray you have someone to share it with. You are loved and I look forward to meeting you here next time.
Listen to the SF Daily podcast for today, September 08, 2025, with host Lorrie Boyer. These quick and informative episodes cover the commodity markets, weather, and the big things happening in agriculture each morning. Frost was noted on crop quality in the northern Midwest, and drought conditions have led to draft restrictions on the Mississippi River, affecting harvest and fertilizer transportation. The U.S. and Japan agreed on a trade deal, with Japan increasing corn, soybean, and bioethanol purchases to $8 billion annually. Speculators reduced net short positions in corn and soybeans, while hedge funds increased short positions in wheat. Cattle futures showed weakness, with cash prices fluctuating, and box beef prices declined. The September WASDE report will be issued on Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Russ Hosmer, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, certified life coach, former national-champion bodybuilder, and founder of Constant Progression, an online life coaching and personal development platform serving clients worldwide, joins Discover Lafayette to discuss his mission to help others reach their full potential. Russ grew up in New Jersey, just outside of New York City. At 17, his parents retired and moved to Alabama. He studied at Jacksonville State University and worked in health club turnarounds: “We found the gyms and the health clubs that were in the red, and we brought them into the black. We got the management together, the business side of it, and got them better and rolling.” Russ was a bodybuilder alongside business: “I was a state champion when I was a teenager… top five in the national championship. I was a national champion twice. Two times. Two years in a row as the first one to ever do that.” That era cemented discipline: “I was blessed. I was doing what I love… when you do that, you don't ever work a day in your life.” Choosing the Marines, Special Operations, and What Service Really Looked Like “My family is Marine Corps. My grandfather was a WWII veteran and my brother was a Marine… it was almost like, well, I have to do that.” He enlisted on a whim, calling it “probably the greatest decision of my life.” Boot camp at Parris Island: “They start drilling leadership principles into you the day you get there… It's a transformation process. It's the title,, being a Marine. So you have to earn it.” After graduating top of his class in the School of Infantry, he went to amphibious reconnaissance / special operations: “We're like 1% of the Marine Corps.” Operational reality: “Less than 1% of the Marine Corps see combat. We do more hospitable missions than we do combat missions. It's urban warfare, small unit tactics. We don't actually fight other countries like uniform military. it's a different world we live in.” He traveled extensively: “I was in 37 countries in three years. I was deployed a lot. But I volunteered because that's what I wanted to do.” PTSD, Loss, and a Five-Year Turning Point Russ is candid: “I do have severe PTSD… I didn't know I had it for years. Then all of a sudden, it was really bad.” Compounding events:“I lost my corporate job during COVID. I had been a senior executive of a Fortune 500 company for twenty years. Then my dad died, and my mom died, then my older brother died." It left him “in a very dark place, kind of lost." "I decided, you know what? I need to help people overcome the PTSD, get the resilience and the mindset, and learn how the mind works and how the body works. And why is this happening?" On the rate of veterans committing suicide, Russ says, “They say it's 22 a day. There's a lot more than that. They don't have help, they think it's a sign of weakness. But you admitting it and talking about it, that's a sure sign of strength.” From a five-year journey, he created Constant Progression: “We're always looking to be our best self. We're all on that journey of constant progression.” Training the Marines & A Vanderbilt Recovery Study That “Changed Everything” After instructing at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Russ became a Physical Training Advisor for the Eastern Recruiting Region—“anything east of the Mississippi River… the whole East Coast.” His remedial programs “went before Congress and they actually enacted those into standard operating procedures… now a part of the Marine Corps training standards.” Russ helped run a muscle recovery study with Vanderbilt University to reduce injuries and attrition: “We had a lot of lower body extremities' injuries, especially with the female recruits… hip fractures and femur fractures, tibia fractures… kids nowadays… they don't eat well.” Findings touched hydration, chow hall practices, food quantity by body weight, and training tweaks (including pull-up progression): “The best way t...
Jordan interviews, Drew Smith, who is a hydrologist & Deputy Chief, Watershed Division at the Corps of Engineers. There are some many questions, misconceptions, and down-right good information to have when it comes to the big river. Join us for this episode as we bust some myths, learn a lot, and discover once again why the Mississippi River is such a special place. Check it out!
While I'm at Dragon Con, here's an old Patreon episode about Tennessee water mysteries, including some spooky sightings of what were probably bears, and some mystery fish! Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. As this episode goes live, I should be at Dragon Con, so I decided to go ahead and schedule an old Patreon episode to run instead of trying to get a new episode ready in time. It's about some water mysteries in my home state of Tennessee, although I actually just moved away from Tennessee to Georgia. Tennessee is in the southeastern United States, a long thin state divided into three geographical sections. East Tennessee borders the southern Appalachian Mountains, Middle Tennessee is on the Cumberland Plateau, and West Tennessee borders the Mississippi River. The only natural lake in the state is Reelfoot in northwestern Tennessee, a shallow, swampy body of water formed in the early 19th century. Before 1811, instead of a lake a small river flowed through the area, a tributary of the Mississippi. In earlier accounts, Reelfoot River is called Red Foot River. Most of the residents of the area at the time were Choctaw, although white settlers lived in the small town of New Madrid near the bank of the Mississippi. From December 1811 through February 1812, a series of earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone changed the land radically. There were three main quakes and innumerable smaller ones, ranging from an estimated 6.7 for the smallest quake to a possible 8.8 for the largest. In the initial quake and aftershocks on 16 December 1811, chimneys collapsed, trees fell, and fissures opened and closed, projecting water or sand high in the air. Boats on the Mississippi capsized as huge waves crashed from bank to bank. A woman named Eliza Bryan, who lived in New Madrid, wrote an account of the quakes: On the 16th of December, 1811, about 2 o'clock a.m., a violent shock of earthquake, accompanied by a very awful noise, resembling loud but distant thunder, but hoarse and vibrating, followed by complete saturation of the atmosphere with sulphurous vapor, causing total darkness. The screams of the inhabitants, the cries of the fowls and beasts of every species, the falling trees, and the roaring of the Mississippi, the current of which was retrograde for a few minutes, owing, as it is supposed, to an eruption in its bed, formed a scene truly horrible. From this time on until the 4th of February the earth was in continual agitation, visibly waving as a gentle sea. On that day there was another shock…and on the 7th, at about 4 o'clock a.m., a concussion took place so much more violent than those preceding it that it is denominated the ‘hard shock.' The Mississippi first seemed to recede from its banks, and its waters gathered up like a mountain… Then, rising 15 or 20 feet perpendicularly and expanding, as it were, at the same time, the banks overflowed with a retrograde current rapid as a torrent. A riverboat captain reported in another account that his boat was caught in a ferocious current on the Mississippi, crashing across waves he estimated as six feet high, or 1.8 m. He also reported whirlpools that he estimated were 30 feet deep, or 9 m. He saw all the trees on either bank fall at once. The December quake was so large it was felt across North America, from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Then, only five weeks later, it happened again, followed by the third major earthquake on 7 February. Only 15 miles, or 24 km, from the epicenter, the land dropped 20 feet, or 6 m, and created a basin that immediately filled with water. Reelfoot Lake was formed, Tennessee's only natural lake. Reelfoot is a state park these days, popular with boaters, fishers, hunters, and birdwatchers. The only cryptid sighting I could find took place in the Glass community near Obion, within ten miles, or 16 km, of the lake. A man who grew up in Glass reported in 2009 that a bipeda...
Matt is joined by Bruce Stanton, Vice President and General Manager of PRADCO, to talk about the upcoming Bass Fishing Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary and the release of five commemorative lures from Heddon, Norman, and Cotton Cordell signed by Bass Fishing legends Rick Clunn, Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Bobby Murray, and Larry Nixon. CHECK OUT THER LURES HERE:https://www.bassfishinghof.com/limite...In the second half of the show, Matt is joined by two-time Elite Series Champion, Pat Schlapper, following his impressive victory last week on the Mississippi River to close out the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series. Finally, 2025 Elite Series Rookie Of the Year, Tuck Smith, joins BTL to break down how he got the job done in his first season on the Elite Series.
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