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Mike Johnston was living the dream. His band was signed to a major label. He was touring the world, playing for thousands of adoring fans, and making good money. But something was missing. He didn't know what, until a friend told him how happy he looked when he was teaching drums, rather than performing. That's when he figured out he has an "educator's soul." So he stepped back from the band and taught drums full time. It was exhausting, and this income potential was capped by the hours in the week. To make up for a lesson, he recorded a session and dumped it onto a fledgling website called "YouTube." That's where everything changed. Today, Mike's drum instruction videos reach millions of curious enthusiasts and dedicated musicians. He uses YouTube and his website to teach exponentially more people than he could possibly address with in-person lessons alone. Back in 2006/2007, he risked his entire career to build drum education the way *he* wished he could learn. The big unknown was whether others wanted it, too. (Narrator: They did.) This week, Matt sits down with Mike to discuss the fascinating evolution of online music lessons, where he gets his inspiration for new lessons, why he never watches other drum lesson videos, and why he's not afraid of AI taking his job. Check out Mike's Lessons to learn more: https://www.mikeslessons.com/ This show is made possible by listener support: https://www.patreon.com/influencepod Join our Discord community! https://discord.gg/influencepod Call the show and leave a message: (347)-871-6548 Email me with guest & trivia suggestions! influencepod69@gmail.com (NOICE) Follow me:
A total eclipse is as rare as an incredible episode of this show. Both happened this week! Taylor and Fr. Anthony start the show by sharing a few things in their lives/parishes that are going really well, and a few that could use work. Then, Taylor gets Fr. Anthony ranting about his favorite topic: THE MOON! With the rare eclipse happening this week, Taylor asks our good priest if his thoughts on the moon have changed. (Narrator: They haven't) Finally, Taylor has an observation from his lived experience that MIGHT contradict some popular theology. He talks through it with Fr. Anthony to see if he's crazy or the other people are! Subscribe/Rate Never miss out on the craziness of each episode by hitting the subscribe button RIGHT NOW! Help other people find the show by taking a few moments to leave a review in your podcasting app. Thanks! YouTube Check out the show and other exclusive videos on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/fortecatholic Connect
- A tough weekend for St. Louis sports fans- Was the offense more concerning than the pitching?- Are the Blues playoff hopes all but dead?- What's Trending- Mo: Our starters will eat innings…Narrator: They did not eat innings- What do we make of Bannister's lineup change?- The Final Four is set- Should we be concerned about the offense or give credit to the Dodgers' pitching?- The Gauntlet- Do fans have a fair point in criticizing Marmol's decision making this weekend?- What Happens First?- The Lineup Game- What positives can we take away from the weekend?- Sports Six-Pack- Beat the Streak & Biggest Question of the Day- Bet the Board & 3 Stars of the Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- A tough weekend for St. Louis sports fans - Was the offense more concerning than the pitching? - Are the Blues playoff hopes all but dead? - What's Trending - Mo: Our starters will eat innings…Narrator: They did not eat innings - What do we make of Bannister's lineup change? - The Final Four is set - Should we be concerned about the offense or give credit to the Dodgers' pitching? - The Gauntlet - Do fans have a fair point in criticizing Marmol's decision making this weekend? - What Happens First? - The Lineup Game - What positives can we take away from the weekend? - Sports Six-Pack - Beat the Streak & Biggest Question of the Day - Bet the Board & 3 Stars of the Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With Tim out this week, the crew tries to figure out who is driving the ship. (Narrator: They don't figure it out.) So much to discuss this week from the latest releases like Suicide Squad, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, and Persona 3 Reload AND all the exciting news from Sony's recent State of Play. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/currentgen/message
Narrator: They did not, in fact, make this one short. Featuring lengthy discussions of comic book adaptations and B trying and failing to think of the word 'deconstruct.' We hope you enjoy, and thank you for your time.
Groups Move “In Time” to Music Narrator: How do soldiers march? They march together. **Sergeant Major: **“Left! Right! Left! Right! Left! Right! …” *(cont.)* Narrator: They're moving “in time”. Together, they step with their left foot.* *Together, they step with their right foot. Then their left, then their right, then … ah! You get the idea! 他們同時做一樣的動作,一起同時踏出左腳,然後右腳。 When people walk with friends, sometimes they walk in time. “Left! Right! Left! Right!” No one tells them to move in time! They don't think about it! It's natural. 當人們跟朋友走在一起,有時候會很自然地踏出相同步伐。 When you dance, you move in time to the music. That's natural too. You don't think about it … you dance, baby! 跳舞的時候,你也會自然地跟著音樂的旋律跳。 Scientists in Switzerland had some questions. How does music make people in big groups move? Does music make these people move together, in time? 瑞士科學家想知道,為甚麼音樂會讓一群人動作同步呢? They did a study. But they didn't want to study people dancing! They wanted to look for smaller natural movements. So they used classical music. 他們做了研究,為了捕捉到更小的動作,他們使用古典音樂。 They found some amazing things! Groups moved together, in time, without thinking about it!Their hearts beat in time!They breathed in time! 他們發現音樂會讓一群人下意識同步動作,連心跳跟呼吸頻率也一樣! Music moves us! We move together, in time! We do this naturally! How cool is that?! Vocabulary 人在走路或是舞蹈時,很自然地會跟同行的人或是音樂同樣節奏。 1. group 團體 Are you going to the party tomorrow? 你去不去明天的派對? No, it's my line dancing group's night. 不了,明天是我的排舞團體之夜。 2. dance 跳舞 When did you join that group? 你幾時參加那個團體的? A month ago. 一個月前。 I need to exercise more, and I like dancing.我需要運動,又喜歡跳舞。 3. music 音樂 But what's line dancing? 但是排舞是什麼? Well, people dance to music facing the same direction. 大家跟著音樂跳,面對同一個方向。 4. want 想要 I want to learn it, too.我也要學。 Come with me tomorrow. 明天跟我一起來。 It's a lot of fun.很好玩的。 Do you love dancing? 一起來讀單字。 group團體 dance跳舞 music音樂 want想要 Quiz 1. What is moving “in time”? a. Moving fast b. Moving clocks c. Moving together 2. Where was this study done? a. Switzerland b. Scotland c. Sweden 3. What did this study look for? a. Dance movements b. Walking in time c. Small natural movements Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. c
You can buy this book now on amazon - clicking the below link: https://amzn.to/3lJvqPh You can buy the beautiful Pig Palace by using the below link: https://amzn.to/40BhpBT Summary: Peppa's friend Suzy comes to visit and shows her photo when she was little. Peppa thought she is being silly and is not the actual photo of suzy and that is when she confirms the same with mummy pig and was told the story of how she got into this new house and they had George. Please enjoy this read along. book. You can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook & Spotify for our latest episodes. Facebook: http://bit.ly/3ZmoDsn Instagram: http://bit.ly/40G9yTt Transcript: Narrator: Peppa is waiting for her best friend, Suzy Sheep. Peppa Pig: Hello, Suzy. Suzy: Hello, Peppa. Narrator: Suzy Sheep has come to play with Peppa. Narrator: Peppa loves Suzy. Narrator: Suzy loves Peppa. Narrator: They are best friends. Mummy Pig: Peppa, why don't you and Suzy play in your bedroom? Peppa Pig: Yes, Mummy. Narrator: George wants to play, too. Narrator: Peppa and Suzy love playing in Peppa's bedroom. Narrator: So does George. Peppa Pig: No, George. This game is just for big girls. Peppa Pig: Go and play with your own toys. Narrator: Peppa and Suzy want to play on their own. Peppa Pig: I'm a tiny little fairy princess. Peppa Pig: I'm going to wave my magic wand and turn you into a frog. Narrator: George doesn't like playing on his own. Narrator: George wants to play, too. Peppa Pig: No, George. I'm playing with Suzy. Peppa Pig: You have to play somewhere else. Narrator: George wants to play with Peppa. He feels a bit lonely. Mummy Pig: George, I need some help. I'm making chocolate chip cookies. Mummy Pig: Someone needs to lick out the bowl. Narrator: George likes helping Mummy make cookies, but he likes playing with Peppa more. Suzy: I want to be a nurse. Peppa Pig: I want to be a doctor. Suzy: But who's going to be the sick person? Peppa Pig: George! Narrator: Peppa and Suzy love playing doctors and nurses. Narrator: So does George. Narrator: Peppa listens to George's chest. Peppa Pig: Now, George. Take a big breath in, then cough. Peppa Pig: I think your heart's a bit loose. Peppa Pig: I'll put a plaster on it. Suzy: Open wide, please. Narrator: Suzy takes George's temperature. Suzy: Oh, dear. You're very very hot. Suzy: I think you have to stay in bed for three years. Narrator: Daddy Pig has come to find George. Daddy Pig: Oh, no. What's wrong with George? Peppa Pig: Don't worry, Daddy. It's only a game. Peppa Pig: George is our patient. Daddy Pig: Oh, I see. Daddy Pig: Can the patient have a visitor? Peppa Pig: Just for a little while. Peppa Pig: He might get tired. Peppa and Suzy: Cookies! Mummy Pig: Yes, they're for George. They're his medicine to make him feel better. Daddy Pig: Um, excuse me, doctor. Can you help me? I have a sore tummy. Daddy Pig: That tickles. Peppa Pig: I can hear it rumbling. Peppa Pig: I think you're hungry, Daddy. Daddy Pig: Well, I think I need lots of cookies to make me better. Mummy Pig: And me. Peppa Pig: And me. Suzy: And me. #peppapig #peppapiginenglish #peppainenglish #learningtoshare #readaloud #kids #kidsbooks #peppapig --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/funwithanayra/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/funwithanayra/support
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Cat and Chrissy take you through what's happening in South Orange and Maplewood this week, with a calendar rundown, the rewind, what to look forward to this week, a special Spooky Season version of Three Things To Know, and we totally stay on topic. (Narrator: They didn't stay on topic.) In this episode, we learn the difference between Jason and Michael Myers and solve all your Halloween costume problems — if you're a twin.
Sorry for the short hiatus but we're back with one last Single Barrel episode: Christmas Movies! Join John and Anthony as they dish out their top 5 Christmas movies. Are they all great? Certainly not. Are they all good? Also no. But they're at least Christmas movies. (Narrator: They weren't.) We've got new episodes (almost) every Monday so be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified each week. Follow us on Facebook and leave us a message, Tweet at us @TMDpod, follow us on Instagram @TMDpod or email us at thememorydistillery@gmail.com. Finally, check out https://www.tmdpod.com/ - just because it's our website, and we like it a lot. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thememorydistillery/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thememorydistillery/support
From the depths of early season garbage comes the sequel no one wanted and you didn't ask for - "Q2"! We try our best to talk about this episode in a way that does not fill our you with dread, misery, and lots of jokes about an extra greasy John de Lancie. (Narrator: They failed.)
Thanks for still listening! On today's walk, we bring our daughters along for a very special Father's Day walk, we do get to talk about Loki a little bit, and the girls have very insightful comments about us as Dadz. (Narrator: They didn't.) Also thank you to our wives who got us matching track jackets with our logo on the back! Special thanks to Retro Duck for the sweet threads,and check them out at retroduck.com. Look for pictures on our Facebook page. Speaking of Facebook, come have a chat with us over there. Also, maybe support our beer buying habits by become a supporter using the link below. Enough jibber jabber, let's get walking. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/walkin-dadz/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/walkin-dadz/support
This week, Ryan and Brian open with puzzles, talk about puzzles, and actually it's all quite surprising the amount of proper puzzle content. It's almost like 299 episodes in, they figured out what to do. (Narrator: They didn't.) There's a new contest crossword, which you can download at http://bit.ly/fmi299con, and you should check out our twice-weekly Twitch stream at https://www.twitch.tv/nextdoorcomics on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. We shout out the names of our patrons on the first new episode of each month! Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 Google Play link: https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com) / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Google Voice (315-510-9892) We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, soup, trivia, words
We spend 2 hours trying to get to the bottom of the age old question: who is on the OKC Thunder roster? [Narrator] They didn't.
There's so much about this season that Dallas Stars fans would rather forget. This podcast will remember it for you. Wes and Robert have many, many takes on everything from John Klingberg to their great-grandmothers' cookie apothecary jars, and they share them in a 'cast that's all about using the right ingredients at the right time...which, coincidentally, is one of the challenges the Stars face as they prepare to Return to Play. In this episode: reflections on the Lindy Ruff era, and how it echoes into Bowness hockey, a good talk about who are the Stars' biggest rivals, and who are just the teams we really, really want them to beat, how the right combination of tournament veterans and stupid kids could propel the Stars to postseason success, and why no one should sleep on Tyler Seguin. CD, DVD, or LP? Discuss. (Narrator: They did not buy the rights to “It's Now Or Never.”)
There’s so much about this season that Dallas Stars fans would rather forget. This podcast will remember it for you. Wes and Robert have many, many takes on everything from John Klingberg to their great-grandmothers’ cookie apothecary jars, and they share them in a ’cast that’s all about using the right ingredients at the right time...which, coincidentally, is one of the challenges the Stars face as they prepare to Return to Play. In this episode: reflections on the Lindy Ruff era, and how it echoes into Bowness hockey, a good talk about who are the Stars’ biggest rivals, and who are just the teams we really, really want them to beat, how the right combination of tournament veterans and stupid kids could propel the Stars to postseason success, and why no one should sleep on Tyler Seguin. CD, DVD, or LP? Discuss. (Narrator: They did not buy the rights to “It’s Now Or Never.”)
Twenty seconds to wash your hands? That's too long. If only there were a faster, but still hygienic way to do this... This episode is not explicit. Written and performed by Kendon Luscher https://www.buzzsprout.com/815707 TRANSCRIPT Man: Ugh... Washing my hands takes too long. I wish there was a better way! And by better, I only mean faster. Narrator: I can help. Have you heard of Disposable Hands? Man: I have not. Narrator: They're the hands you can throw away. Man: So no more washing my hands? Narrator: No more washing your hands. Man: Thanks, Disposable Hands!
Rob Stringer writes sci-fi sitcom podcast, Oblivity. He’s also one half of ‘musicians’ Nik and the Sputz, and their alter-egos, Auctioneers – an Oxford-UK-based duo. @robdmstringer They smell blood NARRATOR:They smell blood, he’d heard. He flattened the peeling corners of the wet sticking plaster on his elbow, and shivered. The coastline was still an unimaginable distance away. He curled his toes over the edge of the rotting raft that floated on polystyrene blocks, anchored to the seabed by slick, weed-choked chains, and risked a glimpse. Spectres circled beneath the surface. Each a streamlined torpedo of deathless hunger. Dizzy, he looked back towards the scattered bodies, and spotted his brother’s blue and white windbreak. He slowed his breathing, adjusted his goggles, and stretched his arms out ahead of him. Show notes: Written and voiced by Rob Stringer, creator of sci-fi sitcom podcast Oblivity. Listen for cybernetic rodents and crème de menthe. www.oblivitypodcast.com @oblivitypodcast
You knew it was going to be one of those nights when Bo grabbed Smallwood, then talked up the need for giving Chubb more touches. Yes, the Fantasy Football Party-goers have the collective juvenile mindset of prepubescent teenage boys, but at least they refrained from making a Curtis Enis joke. (Narrator: They didn’t.) But double-entendres aside, the FFP podcast is chock full of everything you could possibly need to school your fantasy league and fill your DFS coffers with lots and lots of do-re-mi. In this episode alone you had our personal regrets from Week 5, all the news that matters to your fantasy-addled brain, and 50/50 teams that allow the Party-goers some friendly competition while cluing you in on players who might be available to adequately fill a bye-week hole or otherwise fix a busted lineup. And then there was Magsh bearing down in the face of a Cubs collapse and a Bears bye; 2V pontificating on the proliferation of points and how it should (or—spoiler alert—shouldn’t) affect your future plans; and Bo battling through the fit of giggles and a bevy of stiff drinks to go hard after his Smallwood/Chubb stack while packaging a bunch of junk together to combat the lightning rod of… well, you know where this is going and it will only end poorly. As Anthony Weiner once said, “I’ll text it to you.” While you're listening, please enjoy the labors of our show sponsors: JL Beers - your home for the FF Party podcast each and every Wednesday night, as well as great burgers and a veritable plethora of delicious tap beers. Alas, it has been decreed that it is NOT socially acceptable to lick your plate after polishing off the loaded fries. Zone Coverage - visit zonecoverage.com/Subscribe to ensure you get everything our new media host has to offer. FantasyLabs - use promo code 50OFF to save 50% on a trial subscription at a site that provides you with the tools to be a DFS kingpin--or at least pick up some walkin' around money. FantasyDraft – If you like football, and you like money, then have we got a party for you! Compete against the entirety of the FF Party team for cash prizes and the possibility for other gifts (like maybe a Zubaz gift certificate). The link is located below. If you’re a FantasyDraft first-timer, click the other link to pick up a little side bonus with your first deposit. Either way, scratch your DFS itch with the fine folks at FantasyDraft! Like Skittlepox, it’s not contagious; we promise. Zubaz - use the NEW promo code FFPARTYSEPT to save 15% off your order at zubaz.com and be both stylin' and profilin' at your fantasy draft or auction. We've got links! Join the FF Party Listener League at FantasyDraft and win yourself some scratch! Click here: https://t.co/5ua0Yj0JAD. And if you're a FantasyDraft newbie, we're here to put even more dough in your pocket: https://www.fantasydraft.com/contests/?r=FFParty&p=NFLFree$4All#modal=register&mRP=l&mRR=l You can also follow the show and its hosts on Twitter: @TheFFParty @Bo_Mitchell @MplsMaggio @jtuvey The FFP's 50/50 lineups for Week 4: Bo: Blake Bortles Cory Grant Donte Moncrief Wendell Smallwood Philip Dorsett Nick Chubb CJ Uzomah Ryan Succop Jets D 2V: Derek Carr Theo Riddick Jalen Richard Dede Westbrook Keke Coutee Mike Williams Austin Hooper Caleb Sturgis Panthers DST magsh: Joe Flacco Nyheim Hines Ty Montgomery Taywan Taylor Geronimo Allison (INJURY ALT: Marquez Valdes Scantling) Ryan Grant Ben Watson Cowboys defense Cairo Santos
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are in our third in a series of episodes about 1994's X-COM: UFO Defense. We talk about our plans of attack for the game, whether the game is reacting to our plans, and how sim games make an argument. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Who even knows anymore? Podcast breakdown: 0:31 Game discussion 39:19 Break 39:45 Feedback/email Issues covered: Tim's death of dysentery, Tim's approach and Brett's approach, reserving time for opportunity fire, how time units scale, ranking soldiers and hierarchy, mastery of sims, taking down a much larger UFO, is it dynamically scaling?, algorithms and tables, board game systems, complexity from simplicity, how a simulation makes an argument, visibility of rules and systems, how X-COM promotes anxiety, lack of telegraphing, wasting a player's time, the RNG and drama, strategy and planning and percentages, entertainment vs anxiety, do aliens panic?, flocking/herding/schooling behaviors, learning the AI's rules, looking forward to a modern version, exploits vs learning behaviors, empowerment of setting a trap, naming your troops and telling stories about them, streaming's impacts on games development, increasing player customization as a means of authoring, MOBAs as streaming games, shooters having difficulty crossing over, randomness in games, rewarding success because of the possibility of failure, RNG and the level layout, accessibility vs complexity and depth, transparency and mystery, over-indexing on accessibility working against aesthetics, diving deeper into games, thinking ahead to making a sim game of my own. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Oregon Trail, Ken Levine, Pandemic, Sim City, Mario vs Rabbids, Sid Meier, Randy Quaid, Johan Huizinga, Pac-Man, Clint Hocking, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Ubisoft, Super Mario World, Final Fantasy IX, Dan Hunter, The X-Files, Julian Gollop, RebelStar Raiders, Laser Squad, Dark Souls, Guernsey College (of Further Education), No One Lives Forever, Warcraft, Edge of Tomorrow, Player Unknown's BattleGrounds, Minecraft, Nuclear Throne, Vlambeer, Forza, Overwatch, Lucas Rizoli, D&D, Invisible Inc, World of Warcraft, Spelunky, Bjorn Johannson, Firaxis, GTA III, Recettar, Receiver, Surgeon Simulator, Reed Knight, Trespasser, Jurassic Park, Far Cry, Civilization, Michael Sew, Hitman 2, Hitman 2016. BrettYK: 1 TimYK: 45 Next time: Finish the game? (Narrator: They will not finish the game.) Links: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/07/05/no-one-will-sell-no-one-lives-forever-so-lets-download-it/ @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com
Narrator: This is Science Today. Sustainable dining is a huge deal on college campuses and the University of California, Santa Barbara is no exception. In fact, for years they’ve been taking an innovative approach towards reducing food waste that incorporates some behavioral psychology. Jill Horst, director of dining services, describes how they dealt with all the half-eaten apples they were noticing in their tray returns. Horst: 9:17 It wasn’t because the apple wasn’t good, but the apple was so large. 9:27 So …we decided, well they have different sized apples, so why don’t we take a look at what would be the best size apple that somebody could consume without any waste? Narrator: They found that a five to six ounce apple was the proper portion. And while the change resulted in much less waste in the dining hall, it wasn’t without some initial push back from students. Horst: “Uh, what happened to the apples? These are, like mini apples”. But we never took anything away, we just sized things the right way. How do you educate them and why are you doing this? And you have a bunch of half-eaten apples as a display to say, this is why we’re doing that. It really resonated with them. Narrator: For Science Today, I’m Larissa Branin.
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSThird U.S. doctor with Ebola lands in Nebraska Why Ebola is proving so hard to contain The world is ‘losing the battle' to contain Ebola, health official warns JUDY WOODRUFF: In West Africa, doctors are fighting the world’s most deadly Ebola outbreak with makeshift hospitals, a handful of vehicles and a few brave volunteer health workers. Meanwhile, terrified villagers and city-dwellers alike can only watch helplessly as their loved ones succumb to the disease. Tonight’s episode of “Frontline” on PBS takes an intimate and harrowing look at all this on the ground in Sierra Leone. In the following scene, “Frontline” cameras travel with a group of health workers who go to remote villages, searching for Ebola’s victims. NARRATOR: They’re heading to a village where Ebola has already killed an old man. Everyone they encounter, even those who look healthy, could be infectious. The team used to wear protective clothing, but the suits terrified the villagers, who ran, hid and sometimes even attacked them. Manjo now relies on keeping his distance from everyone he meets. MANJO: My name is Manjo, and this is Ishata (ph) from the World Health Organization. NARRATOR: A young woman is clearly unwell. MANJO: What’s wrong with you? NARRATOR: Kadiatu Jusu (ph) is 25 years old, the mother of four children. WOMAN: Do you have a fever? WOMAN: Yes, I have temperature, diarrhea and I’m vomiting. NARRATOR: Her husband, Fallah (ph), is a farmer. He’s 35. It was his father who died two weeks ago. Ishata Conteh (ph) can see Kadiatu is almost certainly infected. WOMAN: She actually fits into the case definition, because she was the one taking care of the old man, feeding him, cleaning where the old man was vomiting, and there was direct physical contact. MANJO: I’m going to spray this area. NARRATOR: Manjo disinfects Kadiatu’s home with chlorine. Everything she touched could have been contaminated. Ishata notes the names of everyone who’s been in close contact with Kadiatu. Her children and husband are at the top of the list. WOMAN: Seventeen. All these 17 people here. If anyone gets a fever or the cough or feels like they have malaria or pain all over their body or is vomiting or going to the toilet a lot, any of those symptoms, you must call us. They are all at risk. We need to monitor them for the next 21 days. WOMAN: She, too, is going with the same thing. NARRATOR: Fallah can’t risk touching his wife to say goodbye. JUDY WOODRUFF: And that’s from a “Frontline” episode airing tonight. As we reported earlier, the number of Ebola deaths in this latest outbreak now tops 2,300. To find out what the U.S. is doing to combat the deadly epidemic, I’m joined by Nancy Lindborg. She’s assistant administrator at the United States Agency for International Development, which has been heading up the government’s response to this growing crisis. Nancy Lindborg, thank you for joining us. Again, how typical would you say that scene is that we just watched? NANCY LINDBORG, U.S. Agency for International Development: I think that scene was, unfortunately, very typical, and what we’re seeing is an unprecedented outbreak that is occurring across West Africa, but particularly focused in countries that are only recently emerging from decades of civil war. So they had very fragile health systems to begin with. And they also have practices that are enhancing the spread. You heard about the burial practices that involve touching the dead. So we are working on a strategy across the U.S. government that involves USAID, Centers for Disease Control, and DOD, State Department to work with the global community and countries on the ground to help stop the transmission, to expand treatment, and to stand up greater capacity at the local level to do exactly what you saw, be able to address this. JUDY WOODRUFF: It’s clear that this is an epidemic that is much worse than was thought just a few — a matter of certainly a few months ago, even a few weeks ago. What is the U.S. responsibility in all this? At this point, there is not an Ebola patient in the U.S., except those who have been transported to the U.S. from West Africa. But what is the U.S. responsibility in this? NANCY LINDBORG: Our responsibility as a global leader is to do what we can to contribute to that stopping of the transmission and the provision of the treatment and helping these countries stand up better systems. We’re working closely with the global community, and this is really going to take an all-hands-on-deck kind of approach. We just announced this morning a $10 million contribution to the African Union as they mobilize a continent response. They have mobilized 100 health workers who are going in and will provide the logistical support for them to be successful. This will — we know what it takes to stop this. We also know that it will take significant ramping up by all the various partners, and it will probably take several months to get this under control. JUDY WOODRUFF: Ten million dollars, is that enough at this point? Is that just a drop in the bucket? I mean, how do you compare that to the challenge out there? NANCY LINDBORG: That’s — that was just to support the African Union mobilization. USAID has committed about $100 million. We have got additional commitments from the Department of Defense. They’re bring in diagnostic labs, a field hospital. We’re bringing in almost a daily airlift of supplies, the protective personal gear that you saw people wearing, the backpack sprayers, household kits, so that households have what they need to take care of loved ones and keep themselves safe, food, a whole variety of supplies. JUDY WOODRUFF: What — is the U.S. able to understand and to — I mean, is — do you now have a list somewhere that says, OK, here are all the things that are needed, and we’re going to provide these things, or are you still figuring this out as you go along? NANCY LINDBORG: We have a very clear strategy that we’re pursuing, in coordination with the World Health Organization, with the local countries and their health systems and with our partners, the Europeans and the African Union. There is — it’s stop the transmission, expand the treatments, and set up local systems, and also help the home health care strategy, so that people are not continuing to handle the dead the way that they do and to — and practice the kind of daily health practices that can change forever the way this is transmitted. JUDY WOODRUFF: But that means getting more people on the ground to spread the word, doesn’t it? NANCY LINDBORG: Absolutely. Absolutely. Well, both to spread the word and to help with the setting up of the treatment facilities. JUDY WOODRUFF: And as you — as you — at this point, is this a matter of resources, or is it a matter of time, people? What is it that’s needed the most to bring this raging epidemic under control? NANCY LINDBORG: It’s really all of the above. It’s surging in the supplies. It’s surging in the people who are trained to have the very rigorous protocols required to provide the treatment. It’s activating all the ways that we can provide the information to people in the communities. We are — we have surged about 100 people into the region of USAID. JUDY WOODRUFF: Americans? NANCY LINDBORG: Of American, USAID, CDC, Department — the DOD, all parts of the U.S. government on the ground to get us moving ahead and further identify how to plug in, how to activate a coordination system on the ground. JUDY WOODRUFF: How much are you concerned? What are the odds, the chances that Ebola could spread to the United States? NANCY LINDBORG: You know, part of what we have done is brought in a lot of those thermometers that you saw the health workers using, and set up the kind of screening that is done at the airports, so that there’s that additional control. There’s — we always want to be concerned about global epidemics, but this — this is controllable and this is — what we have seen is, as it’s spread to places like Senegal, that they have the systems to do the tracing, the treatment, and they’re able to keep it from spreading. Ultimately, there needs to be strengthening of the health systems, so that when these kinds of cases appear, there can be the kind of immediate response that keeps it from becoming the kind of really terrible outbreak that we’re seeing right now. JUDY WOODRUFF: An enormous task. Nancy Lindborg with the U.S. Agency for International Development, we thank you. NANCY LINDBORG: Thank you. The post U.S. offers support to fragile, West African health systems to combat Ebola appeared first on PBS NewsHour.
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSThird U.S. doctor with Ebola lands in Nebraska Why Ebola is proving so hard to contain The world is ‘losing the battle’ to contain Ebola, health official warns JUDY WOODRUFF: In West Africa, doctors are fighting the world’s most deadly Ebola outbreak with makeshift hospitals, a handful of vehicles and a few brave volunteer health workers. Meanwhile, terrified villagers and city-dwellers alike can only watch helplessly as their loved ones succumb to the disease. Tonight’s episode of “Frontline” on PBS takes an intimate and harrowing look at all this on the ground in Sierra Leone. In the following scene, “Frontline” cameras travel with a group of health workers who go to remote villages, searching for Ebola’s victims. NARRATOR: They’re heading to a village where Ebola has already killed an old man. Everyone they encounter, even those who look healthy, could be infectious. The team used to wear protective clothing, but the suits terrified the villagers, who ran, hid and sometimes even attacked them. Manjo now relies on keeping his distance from everyone he meets. MANJO: My name is Manjo, and this is Ishata (ph) from the World Health Organization. NARRATOR: A young woman is clearly unwell. MANJO: What’s wrong with you? NARRATOR: Kadiatu Jusu (ph) is 25 years old, the mother of four children. WOMAN: Do you have a fever? WOMAN: Yes, I have temperature, diarrhea and I’m vomiting. NARRATOR: Her husband, Fallah (ph), is a farmer. He’s 35. It was his father who died two weeks ago. Ishata Conteh (ph) can see Kadiatu is almost certainly infected. WOMAN: She actually fits into the case definition, because she was the one taking care of the old man, feeding him, cleaning where the old man was vomiting, and there was direct physical contact. MANJO: I’m going to spray this area. NARRATOR: Manjo disinfects Kadiatu’s home with chlorine. Everything she touched could have been contaminated. Ishata notes the names of everyone who’s been in close contact with Kadiatu. Her children and husband are at the top of the list. WOMAN: Seventeen. All these 17 people here. If anyone gets a fever or the cough or feels like they have malaria or pain all over their body or is vomiting or going to the toilet a lot, any of those symptoms, you must call us. They are all at risk. We need to monitor them for the next 21 days. WOMAN: She, too, is going with the same thing. NARRATOR: Fallah can’t risk touching his wife to say goodbye. JUDY WOODRUFF: And that’s from a “Frontline” episode airing tonight. As we reported earlier, the number of Ebola deaths in this latest outbreak now tops 2,300. To find out what the U.S. is doing to combat the deadly epidemic, I’m joined by Nancy Lindborg. She’s assistant administrator at the United States Agency for International Development, which has been heading up the government’s response to this growing crisis. Nancy Lindborg, thank you for joining us. Again, how typical would you say that scene is that we just watched? NANCY LINDBORG, U.S. Agency for International Development: I think that scene was, unfortunately, very typical, and what we’re seeing is an unprecedented outbreak that is occurring across West Africa, but particularly focused in countries that are only recently emerging from decades of civil war. So they had very fragile health systems to begin with. And they also have practices that are enhancing the spread. You heard about the burial practices that involve touching the dead. So we are working on a strategy across the U.S. government that involves USAID, Centers for Disease Control, and DOD, State Department to work with the global community and countries on the ground to help stop the transmission, to expand treatment, and to stand up greater capacity at the local level to do exactly what you saw, be able to address this. JUDY WOODRUFF: It’s clear that this is an epidemic that is much worse than was thought just a few — a matter of certainly a few months ago, even a few weeks ago. What is the U.S. responsibility in all this? At this point, there is not an Ebola patient in the U.S., except those who have been transported to the U.S. from West Africa. But what is the U.S. responsibility in this? NANCY LINDBORG: Our responsibility as a global leader is to do what we can to contribute to that stopping of the transmission and the provision of the treatment and helping these countries stand up better systems. We’re working closely with the global community, and this is really going to take an all-hands-on-deck kind of approach. We just announced this morning a $10 million contribution to the African Union as they mobilize a continent response. They have mobilized 100 health workers who are going in and will provide the logistical support for them to be successful. This will — we know what it takes to stop this. We also know that it will take significant ramping up by all the various partners, and it will probably take several months to get this under control. JUDY WOODRUFF: Ten million dollars, is that enough at this point? Is that just a drop in the bucket? I mean, how do you compare that to the challenge out there? NANCY LINDBORG: That’s — that was just to support the African Union mobilization. USAID has committed about $100 million. We have got additional commitments from the Department of Defense. They’re bring in diagnostic labs, a field hospital. We’re bringing in almost a daily airlift of supplies, the protective personal gear that you saw people wearing, the backpack sprayers, household kits, so that households have what they need to take care of loved ones and keep themselves safe, food, a whole variety of supplies. JUDY WOODRUFF: What — is the U.S. able to understand and to — I mean, is — do you now have a list somewhere that says, OK, here are all the things that are needed, and we’re going to provide these things, or are you still figuring this out as you go along? NANCY LINDBORG: We have a very clear strategy that we’re pursuing, in coordination with the World Health Organization, with the local countries and their health systems and with our partners, the Europeans and the African Union. There is — it’s stop the transmission, expand the treatments, and set up local systems, and also help the home health care strategy, so that people are not continuing to handle the dead the way that they do and to — and practice the kind of daily health practices that can change forever the way this is transmitted. JUDY WOODRUFF: But that means getting more people on the ground to spread the word, doesn’t it? NANCY LINDBORG: Absolutely. Absolutely. Well, both to spread the word and to help with the setting up of the treatment facilities. JUDY WOODRUFF: And as you — as you — at this point, is this a matter of resources, or is it a matter of time, people? What is it that’s needed the most to bring this raging epidemic under control? NANCY LINDBORG: It’s really all of the above. It’s surging in the supplies. It’s surging in the people who are trained to have the very rigorous protocols required to provide the treatment. It’s activating all the ways that we can provide the information to people in the communities. We are — we have surged about 100 people into the region of USAID. JUDY WOODRUFF: Americans? NANCY LINDBORG: Of American, USAID, CDC, Department — the DOD, all parts of the U.S. government on the ground to get us moving ahead and further identify how to plug in, how to activate a coordination system on the ground. JUDY WOODRUFF: How much are you concerned? What are the odds, the chances that Ebola could spread to the United States? NANCY LINDBORG: You know, part of what we have done is brought in a lot of those thermometers that you saw the health workers using, and set up the kind of screening that is done at the airports, so that there’s that additional control. There’s — we always want to be concerned about global epidemics, but this — this is controllable and this is — what we have seen is, as it’s spread to places like Senegal, that they have the systems to do the tracing, the treatment, and they’re able to keep it from spreading. Ultimately, there needs to be strengthening of the health systems, so that when these kinds of cases appear, there can be the kind of immediate response that keeps it from becoming the kind of really terrible outbreak that we’re seeing right now. JUDY WOODRUFF: An enormous task. Nancy Lindborg with the U.S. Agency for International Development, we thank you. NANCY LINDBORG: Thank you. The post U.S. offers support to fragile, West African health systems to combat Ebola appeared first on PBS NewsHour.