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Nick Jeffery and John Granger continue their Q&A conversations about Rowling-Galbraith's Hallmarked Man (if you missed the first discussion, click here to catch up). As usual, the pair promised to send links and notes along with their recorded back and forth for anyone wanting to read more about the subjects they discussed. Scroll down for their seven plus one questions and a bevy of bonus material they trust will add to your appreciation of Rowling's Strike 8 artistry and meaning. Cheers!Q1: What is the meaning of or artistry involved with Pat Chauncey's three fish in the Agency's fish tank, ‘Robin,' ‘Cormoran,' and ‘Travolta/Elton'?Mise en Abyme (Wikipedia)In Western art history, mise en abyme (French pronunciation: [miz ɑ̃n‿abim]; also mise en abîme) is the technique of placing a copy of an image within itself, often in a way that suggests an infinitely recurring sequence. In film theory and literary theory, it refers to the story within a story technique.The term is derived from heraldry, and means placed into abyss (exact middle of a shield). It was first appropriated for modern criticism by the French author André Gide. A common sense of the phrase is the visual experience of standing between two mirrors and seeing an infinite reproduction of one's image. Another is the Droste effect, in which a picture appears within itself, in a place where a similar picture would realistically be expected to appearSnargaloff pods (Harry Potter Wiki)“It sprang to life at once; long, prickly, bramble-like vines flew out of the top and whipped through the air... Harry succeeded in trapping a couple of vines and knotting them together; a hole opened in the middle of all the tentacle-like branches... Hermione snatched her arm free, clutching in her fingers a pod... At once, the prickly vines shot back inside and the gnarled stump sat there looking like an innocently dead lump of wood“— The trio dealing with the Snargaluff plant in sixth year Herbology classSnargaluff was a magical plant with the appearance of a gnarled stump, but had dangerous hidden thorn-covered vines that attacked when provoked, and was usually best handled by more than one person.Juliana's Question about the Oranda Goldfish:did anyone else notice - I confess to only noticing this on my second re-read of THM- that Travolta, Pat's third fish, dies?What do we think about this? Could this mean Mr. Ryan F. Murphy dies…? Or could it just be foreshadowing of the fact that him and Robin don't end up together? I think the fish symbolism was quite humorous and delightful paralleling such a deep and intricate plot. Just wanted to know if anyone noticed this tinge of humor towards the end of the book… As for the fish theory, Pat's three fish in the tank: Strike, Robin and the third, she calls, Travolta — ironically, named after a “handsome” man. I'm thinking JKR meant Travolta, the fish to symbolize Murphy…What I was referring to in my original comment: the three fish = the love triangle between Ellacott/Murphy/Strike. I was asking: since Travolta died in Chapter 113, do we think this foreshadows Murphy either dying physically, or just that Robin and Murphy do not end up together?John's ‘Fish and Peas' Response:It's a relief to learn that Travolta's most famous role wasn't a character named Ryan Murphy that everyone in the world except myself knows very well. Thank you for this explanation!There's more to your idea, though, I think, then you have shared. Forgive me if you were already aware of this textual argument that suggests very strongly that these Oranda goldfish have been an important part of Rowling's plan from the series from the start. In brief, it's about the peas.In Part 2, Chapter 3, of ‘Cuckoo's Calling,' Robin and Matt are having their first fight about Strike and the Agency. The chapter ends with an odd note that this disagreement has blemished the Cunliffe couple's engagement.“She waited until he had walked away into the sitting room before turning off the tap. There was, she noticed, a fragment of frozen pea caught in the setting of her engagement ring.” (73)Your theory that the fish bowl is an embedded picture of the state of Robin's feelings for Murphy and Strike, a Mise en abyme of sorts, is given credibility in the eyes of this reader by the appearance of frozen peas as the cure for the dying Cormoran goldfish. It is hard for a Rowling Reader to believe that these two mentions of frozen pea fragments were coincidental or unrelated, which means that (a) Rowling had the office Oranda goldfish scene-within-the-scene in Strike 8 foreshadowed by the Strike 1 tiff, and (b) therefore of real significance.There is another pea bit, of course, in ‘Troubled Blood' at Skegness, a passage that links Robin's heart or essence with peas.Strike was still watching the starlings when Robin set down two polystyrene trays, two small wooden forks and two cans of Coke on the table.“Mushy peas,” said Strike, looking at Robin's tray, where a hefty dollop of what looked like green porridge sat alongside her fish and chips.“Yorkshire caviar,” said Robin, sitting down. “I didn't think you'd want any.”“You were right,” said Strike, picking up a sachet of tomato sauce while watching with something like revulsion as Robin dipped a chip into the green sludge and ate it.“Soft Southerner, you are,” she said, and Strike laughed. (807-808)If you tie this in with the fish symbolism embedded in Rowling's favorite paintings and the meaning of ‘Oranda,' this is quite a bit of depth in that fish bowl -- and in your argument that the death of Travolta signifies Murphy is out of consideration.You're probably to young to remember this but Travolta's most famous role will always be Tony Manero in ‘Saturday Night Fever,' the breakout event of his acting career. Manero longs for a woman way out of his league, attempts to rape her after they win a dance contest, she naturally rejects him, but they wind up as friends.Or in a book so heavy in the cultish beliefs and practices of Freemasonry, especially with respect to policemen that are also “on the square,” maybe the Travolta-Murphy link is just that the actor is, with Tom Cruise, as famous (well...) for his beliefs in Scientology as for his acting ability.So, yes, it's fun, your ‘Peas and Fish' theory, but there's something to it.Check out this note on ‘Peas' in the Strike novels from Renee over at the weblog: https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/hallmarked-man-placeholder-post-index/comment-page-1/#comment-1699017 The fish symbolism embedded in Rowling's favorite painting: https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/p/rowlings-favorite-painting-and-what And the meaning of ‘Oranda:' https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/rowling-twixter-fish-and-strike-update/Follow-Up by Julianna:I'm not sure what exact chapter this is in, but let's also not forget that on Sark, Strike procures a bag of frozen peas to soothe the spade to his face injury. I also want to add that he has used frozen peas before, to soothe his aching leg too, but I could be wrong about that…I cant remember where I've read that, so it might not be true….Lastly, after reading Renee's comment, I have to say, that now I do believe that the peas might have been an ongoing symbol for Strike (a la…the pea in the engagement ring) and…stay with me here….peas are potentially, what save Cormoran, the goldfish, from dying.“The black fish called Cormoran was again flailing helplessly at the top of the tank. ‘Stupid a*****e, you've done it to your f*cking self'.” And the very last line of the book being: “Then pushed himself into a standing position ear and knee both throbbing. In the absence of anything else he could do to improve his present situation, he set off for the attic to fetch the empty margerine tub…and some peas.” (Chapter 127).My point being: this could be a way of Rowling saying, that Strike saves himself from himself…another psychological undertone in her stories. (Lake reference: Rowling has pulled herself up out of poverty ‘by her own bootstraps' we say.) Thoughts? Thanks for induldging me here, John! I am enjoying this conversation. Apologies for the grammar and potentially confusing train of thoughts.And from Vicky:Loving the theories and symbolism around the peas and fish! Just had a thought too re John quoting the Troubled blood scene. Robin calls mushy peas by a familiar term “Yorkshire caviar”. Caviar is of course fish eggs, and poor Robin, Yorkshire born, spends much of THM agonising over the thought and pressure of freezing her eggs. Giuliana mentioned the frozen peas Strike puts on his swollen face after the spade hit...maybe this is foreshadowing to their intimate and honest dinner conversation later with Robin baring her heart to Strike about her ectopic pregnancy griefQ2: Why didn't the Strike-Ellacott Agency or the Metropolitan Police figure out how the murderer entered the Ramsay Silver vault to kill William Wright the first time they saw the grainy surveillance film of the auction house crate deliveries?Tweet UrlFrom ‘The Locked Room Lecture' (John Dickson Carr) It's silly to be disappointed in a border-line absurd Locked Room Mystery such as Hallmarked Man because improbability is close to a requirement in such stories:“But this point must be made, because a few people who do not like the slightly lurid insist on treating their preferences as rules. They use, as a stamp of condemnation, the word ‘improbable.' And thereby they gull the unwary into their own belief that ‘improbable' simply means ‘bad.'“Now, it seems reasonable to point out that the word improbable is the very last which should ever be used to curse detective fiction in any case. A great part of our liking fofr detective fiction is based on a liking for improbability. When A is murdered, and B and C are under strong suspicion, it is improbably that the innocent-looking D can be guilty. But he is. If G has a perfect alibi, sworn to at every point by every other letter in the alphabet, it is improbable that G can have committed the crime. But he has. When the detective picks up a fleck of coal dust at the seashore, it is improbable that such an insignificant thing can have any importance. But it will. In short, you come to a point where the word improbable grows meaningless as a jeer. There can be no such thing as any probability until the end of the story. And then, if you wish the murder to be fastened on an unlikely person (as some of us old fogies do), you can hardly complain because he acted from motives less likely or necessarily less apparent than those of the person first suspected.“When the cry of ‘This-sort-of-thing-wouldn't-happen!' goes up, when you complain about half-faced fiends and hooded phantoms and blond hypnotic sirens, you are merely saying, ‘I don't like this sort of story.' That's fair enough. If you do not like it, you are howlingly right to say so. But when you twist this matter of taste into a rule for judging the merit or even the probability of the story, you are merely saying, ‘This series of events couldn't happen, because I shouldn't enjoy it if it did.'“What would seem to be the truth of the matter? We might test it out by taking the hermetically sealed chamber as an example, because this situation has been under a hotter fire than any other on the grounds of being unconvincing.“Most people, I am delighted to say, are fond of the locked room. But – here's the damned rub – even its friends are often dubious. I cheerfully admit that I frequently am. So, for the moment, we'll all side together on this score and see what we can discover. Why are we dubious when we hear the explanation of the locked room? Not in the least because we are incredulous, but simply because in some vague way we are disappointed. And from that feeling it is only natural to take an unfair step farther, and call the whole business incredible or impossible or flatly ridiculous.” (reprinted in The Art of the Mystery Story [Howard Haycraft] 273-286)Q3: Hallmarked Man is all about silver and Freemasonry. What is the historical connection between South American silver (‘Argentina' means ‘Land of Silver'), the end of European feudalism, and the secret brotherhood of the Masons?How Silver Flooded the World: And how that Replaced Feudalism and the Church with Capitalism and Nation-States (‘Uncharted Territories,' Tomas Pueyo) In Europe, silver also triggered the discovery of America, a technological explosion, and a runaway chain of events that replaced feudalism with capitalism and nation-states. If you understand this, you'll be able to understand why nation-states are threatened by cryptocurrencies today, and how their inevitable success will weaken nation-states. In this premium article, we're going to explore how Europe starved for silver, and how the reaction to this flooded the world with silver. ,See also Never Bet Against America and Argentina Could be a Superpower, both by Pueyo.‘Conspiracy Theories associated with Freemasonry' (Wikipedia)* That Freemasonry is a Jewish front for world domination or is at least controlled by Jews for this goal. An example of this is the anti-Semitic literary forgery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Adolf Hitler believed that Freemasonry was a tool of Jewish influence,[12] and outlawed Freemasonry and persecuted Freemasons partially for this reason.[13] The covenant of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas claims that Freemasonry is a “secret society” founded as part of a Zionist plot to control the world.[14] Hilaire Belloc thought Jews had “inaugurated” freemasonry “as a bridge between themselves and their hosts”[15]* That Freemasonry is tied to or behind Communism. The Spanish dictator Francisco Franco had often associated his opposition with both Freemasonry and Communism, and saw the latter as a conspiracy of the former; as he put it, “The whole secret of the campaigns unleashed against Spain can be explained in two words: masonry and communism”.[16] In 1950, Irish Roman Catholic priest Denis Fahey republished a work by George F. Dillon under the title Grand Orient Freemasonry Unmasked as the Secret Power Behind Communism. Modern conspiracy theorists such as Henry Makow have also claimed that Freemasonry intends the triumph of Communism[17]* That Freemasons are behind income taxes in the US. One convicted tax protester has charged that law enforcement officials who surrounded his property in a standoff over his refusal to surrender after his conviction were part of a “Zionist, Illuminati, Free Mason [sic] movement”.[18] The New Hampshire Union Leader also reported that “the Browns believe the IRS and the federal income tax are part of a deliberate plot perpetrated by Freemasons to control the American people and eventually the world”[19]Umberto Eco's The Prague Cemetery, a Freemasonry Novel (Wikipedia)So much for the link between Freemasonry and Baphomet worship!‘The Desacralization of Work' (Roger Sworder, Mining, Metallurgy, and the Meaning of Life)Q4: Ian Griffiths is the Bad Guy of Hallmarked Man. His name has definite Christian overtones (a ‘Griffin,' being half-eagle, half-lion, King of Heaven and Earth, is a symbol of Christ); could it also be another pointer to Rowling's mysterious ‘Back Door Man,' Harry Bingham, author of the Fiona Griffiths series?Troubled Blood: The Acknowledgments (Nick Jeffery, November 2020)In both Silkworm and Career Rowling/Galbraith's military advisors are thanked as SOBE (Sean Harris OBE?) Deeby (Di Brookes?) and the Back Door Man. Professor Granger has identified the Back Door Man as a southern US slang term for a man having an illicit relationship, but beyond this is so far unidentified.Any thoughts on her dedications or acknowledgements? Any new leads for the elusive Back Door Man? Please comment down below.Harry Bingham's website, June 2012“My path into TALKING TO THE DEAD was a curious one. I was approached by a well-known figure who was contemplating working with a ghostwriter on a crime thriller. I hadn't read any crime for a long time, but was intrigued by the project. So I went out and bought about two dozen crime novels, then read them back-to-back over about two weeks.”Could Rowling have hired a (gasp) “ghost writer”? Or was it just “expert editorial assistance” she was looking for, what Bingham offers today?Author's Notes in The Strange Death of Fiona Grifiths (Publication date 29th January 2015, before Career of Evil):“If you want to buy a voice activated bugging device that looks like (and is) an ordinary power socket, it'll set you back about fifty pounds (about eighty bucks).”This is the same surveillance device used in Lethal White, but interestingly is not used in Bingham's book. (Nick Jeffery)Moderators Backchannel List of Correspondences between Cormoran Strike series and Bingham's Fiona Griffiths mystery-thrillers (John Granger):(1) A series that has an overarching mystery about which we get clues in every story, one linked to a secret involving a parent who is well known but whose real life is a mystery even to their families;(2) A series that is preoccupied with psychological issues, especially those of the brilliant woman protagonist who suffers from a mental illness and who is a student of psychology;(3) A series that is absorbed with death and populated by the dead who have not yet passed on and who influence the direction of the investigation more or less covertly (”I think we have just one world, a continuum, one populated by living and dead alike,” 92, This Thing of Darkness), a psychic and spiritual realm book that rarely touches on formal religion (Dead House and Deepest Grave excepted, sort of);(4) A series that, while being a police procedural because the detective is a police officer, is largely about how said sergeant works around, even against the hierarchy of department authority and decision makers, “with police help but largely as an independent agent;”(5) A series that makes glancing references to texts that will jar Rowling Readers: “All shall be well” (284, Love Story with Murders), she drives a high heel into a creepy guy's foot when he comes up to her from behind (75, This Thing of Darkness), Clerkenwell! (103, The Dead House), a cave opening cathedral-like onto a lake, the heroine enters with a mentor, blood spilled at the entrance, and featuring a remarkable escape (chapter 34, The Dead House), etc, especially the Robin-Fiona parallels....(6) A series starring a female protagonist who works brilliantly undercover, whose story is about recovery from a trauma experienced when she was a college student, who struggles mostly with her romantic relationships with men, a struggle that is a combination of her mental health-recovery progress (or lack of same) and her vocation as a detective, who is skilled in the martial art of self-defense, and who is from a world outside London, an ethnicity and home fostering, of all things, a love of sheep;(7) A series with a love of the mythological or at least the non-modern (King Arthur! Anchorites!)Q5: Can you help us out with some UK inside jokes or cultural references of which we colonists can only guess the meaning? Start with Gateshead, Pit Ponies, and Council Flats and Bed-Sits!* Gateshead (Wikipedia)J. B. Priestley, writing of Gateshead in his 1934 travelogue English Journey, said that “no true civilisation could have produced such a town”, adding that it appeared to have been designed “by an enemy of the human race”.* Pit Ponies (Wikipedia)Larger horses, such as varieties of Cleveland Bay, could be used on higher underground roadways, but on many duties small ponies no more than 12 hands (48 inches, 122 cm) high were needed. Shetlands were a breed commonly used because of their small size, but Welsh, Russian, Devonshire (Dartmoor) and Cornish ponies also saw extensive use in England.[2] In the interwar period, ponies were imported into Britain from the Faroe Islands, Iceland and the United States. Geldings and stallions only were used. Donkeys were also used in the late 19th century, and in the United States, large numbers of mules were used.[6] Regardless of breed, typical mining ponies were low set, heavy bodied and heavy limbed with plenty of bone and substance, low-headed and sure-footed. Under the British Coal Mines Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 50), ponies had to be four years old and work ready (shod and vet checked) before going underground.[15] They could work until their twenties.At the peak of this practice in 1913, there were 70,000 ponies underground in Britain.In shaft mines, ponies were normally stabled underground[16] and fed on a diet with a high proportion of chopped hay and maize, coming to the surface only during the colliery's annual holiday.* Council Flats (Wikipedia)Q6: What are Rowling Readers to think of Robin's dream in chapter 22 (174 )when she's sleeping next to Murphy but dreaming of being at Ramsay's Silver with Strike and the showroom is filled with “cuddly toys instead of masonic swords and aprons”?* ‘Harry's Dreams:' Steve Vander Ark, Harry Potter LexiconQ7: The first bad news phone call that Robin takes from her mother Linda in Hallmarked Man is about the death of Rowntree. What is the connection between Robin's beloved Chocolate Labrador, Quakers, and Rowling's Golden Thread about ‘What is Real'?‘Troubled Blood: Poisoned Chocolates' (John Granger, 2021)‘Troubled Blood: The Secret of Rowntree' (John Granger, 2021)I explained in ‘Deathly Hallows and Penn's Fruits of Solitude‘ why Penn's quotation is a key to the Hogwarts Saga finale, how, in brief, the “inner light” doctrines of the Quakers and of non-conformist esoteric Christianity in general inform the story of Harry's ultimate victory in Dobby's grave over doubt and his subsequent ‘win' in his battle against death and the Dark Lord. I urge you to read that long post, one of the most important, I think, ever posted at HogwartsProfessor, for an idea of how central to Rowling's Christian faith the tenets of Quakerism really are as well as how this shows itself in Deathly Hallows.What makes the historical chocolate connection with the Quakers, one strongly affirmed in naming the Ellacott dog ‘Rowntree,' that much more interesting then is the easy segue from the “inner light” beliefs of the Christian non-conformists to the effect of chocolate on characters in Rowling and Galbraith novels. The conscience of man per the Quakers are our logos within that is continuous with the Logos fabric of reality, the Word that brings all things into existence and the light that is in every man (cf., the Prologue to St John's Gospel). Our inner peace and fellowship, in this view, depend on our identification with this transpersonal “inner light” rather than our ephemeral ego concerns.What is the sure way to recover from a Dementor attack, in which your worst nightmares are revisited? How does Robin deal with stress and the blues? Eat some chocolate, preferably a huge bar from Honeydukes or a chocolate brownie if you cannot get to Hogsmead.Access, in other words, the Quaker spiritual magic, the “inner light” peace of communion with what is Absolute and transcendent, a psychological effect exteriorized in story form by Rowling as the good feeling we have in eating chocolate. Or in the companionship and unconditional love of a beloved Labrador, preferably a chocolate Lab.Christmas Pig: The Blue Bunny' (John Granger, 2021)“Do you just want to live in nice houses?” asked Blue Bunny. “Or is there another reason you want to get in?”“Yes,” said Jack, before the Christmas Pig could stop him. “Somebody I need's in there. He's called DP and he's my favorite cuddly toy.”For a long moment, Jack and Blue Bunny stared into each other's eyes and then Blue Bunny let out a long sigh of amazement.“You're a boy,” he whispered. “You're real.”“He isn't,” said the panic-stricken Christmas Pig. “He's an action figure called—”“It's all right, Pig,” said Blue Bunny, “I won't tell anybody, I promise. You really came all the way into the Land of the Lost to find your favorite toy?” he asked Jack, who nodded.“Then I'll be your decoy,” said Blue Bunny. “It would be an honor” (169).The Bunny's recognition here of Jack as a messiah, sacrificial love incarnate, having descended into existence as a Thing himself from Up There where he was a source of the love that “alivens” objects, is one of, if not the most moving event in Christmas Pig. Note the words he uses: “You're real.”Rowling has used the word “real” twice before as a marker of reality transcending what we experience in conventional time and space, the sensible world. The first was in what she described as the “key” to the Harry Potter series, “lines I waited seventeen years to write” (Cruz), the end of the Potter-Dumbledore dialogue at King's Cross….In a Troubled Blood passage meant to echo that dialogue, with “head” and “backside” reflecting the characters inverted grasp of “reality,” Robin and Strike talk astrology:“You're being affected!” she said. “Everyone knows their star sign. Don't pretend to be above it.”Strike grinned reluctantly, took a large drag on his cigarette, exhaled, then said, “Sagittarius, Scorpio rising, with the sun in the first house.”“You're –” Robin began to laugh. “Did you just pull that out of your backside, or is it real?”“Of course, it's not f*****g real,” said Strike. “None of it's real, is it?” (Blood 242, highlighting in original).The Bunny's simple declaration, “You're real,” i.e., “from Up There,” the greater reality of the Land of the Living in which Things have their awakening in the love of their owners, clarifies these other usages. Dumbledore shares his wisdom with Harry that the maternal love which saved him, first at Godric's Hollow and then in the Forest, is the metaphysical sub-stance beneath, behind, and within all other reality. Strike gives Robin a dose of his skeptical ignorance and nominalist first principle that nothing is real but surface appearance subject to measurement and physical sensation, mental grasp of all things being consequent to that.Christmas Pig‘s “real” moment acts as a key to these others, one evident in the Bunny's response to the revelation of Jack's greater ontological status. He does a Dobby, offering to die for Jack as Jack has done in his descent into the Land of the Lost for DP, a surrender of self to near certain death in being given to the Loser he considers an “honor.” He acts spontaneously and selflessly as a “decoy,” a saving replacement in other words, for the “living boy” as Dobby did for the “Boy Who Lived.” The pathetic distraction that saved the DP rescue mission in Mislaid despite himself, crying out in desperation for his own existence, has metamorphized consequent to his experience with Broken Angel and in Jack's example, into a heroic decoy that allows Jack and CP to enter the City of the Missed.The Blue Bunny makes out better than the House-elf, too, and this is the key event of the book and the best evidence since the death of Lily Potter, Harry's defeat of Quirrell, and the demise of the Dark Lord that mother's love is Rowling's default symbolism for Christian love in her writing. The Bunny's choice to act as decoy, his decision to die to his ego-self, generates the life saving appearance of maternal love and its equivalent in the transference attachment a child feels for a beloved toy. The Johannine quality of the light that shines down on him from the Finding Hole and his Elijah-esque elevation nails down the Logos­-love correspondence.EC: All through Hallmarked Man Robin is saying to herself, “I think I love Ryan, no, really, I know I love him…,” which of course is Rowling's way of signaling the conflict this character has in her feelings for Strike and for Murphy. What is that about?* See ‘The Hallmarked Man's Mythological Template' for discussion of the Anteros/Eros distinction in the myth of Cupid and Psyche as well as the Strike-Ellacott novels Get full access to Hogwarts Professor at hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

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Coming up at 4 pm today on the Rod Arquette Show on Talk Radio 105.9 KNRS, Scott Brown, Chair of the Competitiveness Coalition and a former U.S. Senator joins Rod for a conversation about his recent piece in the New Hampshire Union Leader about how life under Joe Biden is more costly for everyone but those at the top.  Plus, Utah Commissioner of Public Safety Jess Anderson joins Rod to give us an update on the Panguitch Dam situation after cracks were found in the dam and officials feared the dam breaking and causing flooding in the area.  See below for a full rundown of today's program.Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, April 11, 20244:20 pm: Scott Brown, Chair of the Competitiveness Coalition and a former U.S. Senator joins Rod for a conversation about his recent piece in the New Hampshire Union Leader about how life under Joe Biden is more costly for everyone but those at the top.4:38 pm: Laura Hollis, educator and contributor to Townhall.com joins the program to discuss her piece about how Americans need to stop voting for a politician's intentions and instead on results.5:05 pm: Utah Commissioner of Public Safety Jess Anderson joins Rod to give us an update on the Panguitch Dam situation after cracks were found in the dam and officials feared the dam breaking and causing flooding in the area.6:05 pm: Steven Shepard, Senior Campaign and Elections Editor at Politico joins the show to discuss his piece about how recent polls show a shift in young voters who are now leaning toward Donald Trump over Joe Biden.6:20 pm: Steve Moore, an Economist at FreedomWorks, joins Rod for their weekly conversation about politics and the nation's economy.6:38 pm: Ben Weingarten, Editor of Real Clear Investigations joins the show to discuss his story about how taxpayers are footing the bill for Democrat boots on the ground this election season via voter registration campaigns.

Joe McQuaid, the longtime publisher of The New Hampshire Union Leader – the 161-year old conservative paper that has operated like a Republican party boss for many decades – joins Deep Dive to tell host and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza everything you need to know about Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, including whether or not Nikki Haley can win, if she'll get the Union Leader's endorsement, and whether New Hampshire's primacy in American politics has come to an end. Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO. Joe McQuaid is the former publisher of The New Hampshire Union Leader. Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.  Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.

Award winning journalist Nancy West joined the Wednesday program. Nancy was a long time reporter at the New Hampshire Union Leader who nine years ago founded The NH. Center for Public Interest Journalism which publishes InDepthNH.com of which she is the Executive Editor. Also with us on the show, 2024 Republican Presidential candidate Larry Elder a former radio talk show host and Fox News pundit. Elder made his first run for elected office in 2021 as a Republican candidate in the recall election of California' governor, Gavin Newsom.

Dan and Ellen talk with Nancy West, executive editor of InDepthNH.org.  Nancy was an investigative reporter during her 30-year career at the New Hampshire Union Leader. Nancy founded the nonprofit New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism in 2015. She has also taught investigative reporting at a summer program for students at the New England Center for Investigative Reporting. Ellen has a Quick Take on a recent article by Dan Froomkin in Washington Monthly. Froomkin, who is now editor of Press Watch, used to work for The Washington Post. He has been critical of owner Jeff Bezos. Froomkin is taking aim at the content management system developed by The Post under Bezos. The Post licenses this system to other news outlets around the country. That kind of market power worries Froomkin. Dan's Quick Take is on the state of journalism in Vermont, a subject we've talked about on a recent podcast. And about a good piece of media criticism. Bill Schubart, a journalist who writes a column for VTDigger, wrote a column critiquing a recent New Yorker piece by Bill McKibben on Vermont journalism. But Schubart also looked inward and wrote that Digger itself is having problems.

“Each week is definitely a new week and I think that has kept me going in my clinical role, having those interests outside of what I traditionally do.” - Dr. Kevin Pho of KevinMD   In episode 167, Dr. Jen Barna welcomes Dr. Kevin Pho of KevinMD to the podcast. Dr. Pho is a practicing, board-certified internal medicine physician, a national media commentator, co-author of the book, Establishing, Managing, and Protecting Your Online Reputation: A Social Media Guide for Physicians and Medical Practices, and an acclaimed keynote speaker. In this episode, he tells Dr. Barna about what his week usually looks like and why he thinks it's so important for physicians to have identities and interests outside of their clinical roles. He also explains why social media can be so powerful for physicians to use for many different reasons and outlines how and why it can be useful. He also shares what he has on the horizon for KevinMD and his other projects.  Dr. Kevin Pho is the owner, founder, and editor of KevinMD.com, where he also conceives and executes digital strategy, and directs technology infrastructure. It now receives over 3 million monthly page views, and exceeds 250,000 followers on Facebook and Twitter.   His commentary regularly appears in USA Today, where he is a member of its editorial Board of Contributors, as well as CNN and the New York Times. His opinion pieces highlight the challenges everyday doctors face, ranging from the primary care shortage to the epidemic of physician burnout.   Kevin understands the nuanced issues that clinicians face when they manage their online reputations, expand into the social media space, or prepare a high-stakes keynote speech. He shares his extensive experience through personalized, 1-on-1 coaching.   Kevin received his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine and practices primary care in Nashua, New Hampshire.  He was a member of the New Hampshire Union Leader's 40 Under Forty, an inductee to the Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame, recipient of the American Medical Writers Association's McGovern Award, and named a top doctor in the state by New Hampshire Magazine in 2017 through 2020. Find full transcripts of DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast episodes on the DocWorking Blog  DocWorking empowers physicians and entire health care teams to get on the path to achieving their dreams, both in and outside of work, with programs designed to help you maximize life with minimal time.   Are you a physician who would like to tell your story? Please email Amanda Taran, our producer, at podcast@docworking.com to be considered.   And if you like our podcast and would like to subscribe and leave us a 5 star review, we would be extremely grateful!   We're everywhere you like to get your podcasts! Apple iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Google, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, ListenNotes, Amazon, YouTube, Podbean   You can also find us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.    Some links in our blogs and show notes are affiliate links, and purchases made via those links may result in payments to DocWorking. These help toward our production costs. Thank you for supporting DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast!   Occasionally, we discuss financial and legal topics. We are not financial or legal professionals. Please consult a licensed professional for financial or legal advice regarding your specific situation.   Podcast produced by: Amanda Taran

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 5, 2022 is: fester • FESS-ter • verb Fester means "to generate pus" or "to become worse as time passes." // Without treatment, the wound began to fester. // The resentment between the knights festered and led to a battle. See the entry > Examples: "And even though there are many people who claim to have the solutions, I seriously doubt these challenges will be solved. I predict they will continue to fester within all organizations." — Christopher Thompson, The New Hampshire Union Leader, 24 Jan. 2022 Did you know? Fester comes from Latin fistula, meaning "pipe" or "fistulous ulcer." Fistula, in English, refers to an abnormal passage leading from an abscess or hollow organ and permitting passage of fluids or secretions. The word's use as a verb meaning "to generate pus" influenced its use as a word implying a worsening state.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 5, 2022 is: fester • FESS-ter • verb Fester means "to generate puss" or "to become worse as time passes." // Without treatment, the wound began to fester. // The resentment between the knights festered and led to a battle. See the entry > Examples: "And even though there are many people who claim to have the solutions, I seriously doubt these challenges will be solved. I predict they will continue to fester within all organizations." — Christopher Thompson, The New Hampshire Union Leader, 24 Jan. 2022 Did you know? Fester comes from Latin fistula, meaning "pipe" or "fistulous ulcer." Fistula, in English, refers to an abnormal passage leading from an abscess or hollow organ and permitting passage of fluids or secretions. The word's use as a verb meaning "to generate pus" influenced its use as a word implying a worsening state.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 9, 2022 is: yen • YEN • noun A yen is a strong desire, urge, or craving for something. // After dinner, the family went out for ice cream to satisfy their yen for something sweet. // Students with a yen to travel should consider studying abroad. See the entry > Examples: "During the spring, retirees come south to New Hampshire for day trips, including shopping at outlets, while in summer the visitors are families with a yen for outdoor activities." — John Koziol, The New Hampshire Union Leader, 14 Oct. 2021 Did you know? Although yen suggests no more than a strong desire these days (as in "a yen for a beach vacation"), at one time someone with a yen was in deep trouble: the first meaning of yen was an intense craving for opium. The word comes from Cantonese yīn-yáhn, a combination of yīn, meaning "opium," and yáhn, "craving." In English, the Chinese syllables were translated as yen-yen.

In this episode, host Patrick Hynes discusses education freedom accounts with Rep. Glenn Cordelli (R-Tuftonboro). Cordelli is a prime sponsor of HB20, a measure “establishing the Richard ‘Dick' Hinch Education Freedom Account Program.”EPISODE NOTESBedford High School has issued twice the number of failing grades this year compared to last year.According to data from the Manchester School District, 42% of kids are failing at least one class. Thirty percent have 5 or more absences. To compound matters, the data show minority kids are struggling disproportionately.  Education freedom accounts will allow Granite State families to access state funds to establish savings accounts and use the money to help parents find the best education options available for their children. Learn more here: https://educationfreedomnh.org/Read Hynes's column, “Covid exposes desperate need for education freedom accounts” in the New Hampshire Union Leader. 

Today on Boston Public Radio: We kick things off by opening lines, talking with listeners about the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Mass. Media Sue O’Connell talks about the prospective mayoral campaign of William Gross, Boston’s first Black police commissioner, First Lady Melania Trump’s reaction to the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, and a recent Supreme Court ruling restricting access to abortion pills. Beat the Press host Emily Rooney discusses a pending investigation from Mass. A.G. Maura Healey into a road rage incident involving Suffolk County D.A. Rachael Rollins, and questions around whether a Natick Town Meeting member ought to be prosecuted after photos emerged of her inside the Capitol building during the Jan. 6 insurrection. She also reads a ban-themed list of fixations and fulminations. R.I Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse talked about what’s to come for the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, and whether he thinks it’s appropriate for federal leaders to invoke the 14th amendment to censure Congressional proponents of the President’s election-related conspiracy theories. He also recounts his experience being at the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Jennifer Horn talks about the future of the Lincoln Project, and the Republican Party as a whole, post-Donald Trump. Horn is former Chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party, a co-founder of the Lincoln Project, and a columnist for the New Hampshire Union Leader. Under the Radar and Basic Black host Callie Crossley discusses criminal charges being brought against eight former Mich. state officials over their alleged roles in the Flint water crisis. She also returns to conversation about the incoming Second Gentleman, Doug Emhoff, and weighs in on a soon-to-be published thriller novel from political activist Stacey Abrams. We close out Friday’s show by talking with listeners about a new campaign launched by the Boston Globe, urging readers to make a commitment to ordering takeout at least once a week to support restaurants struggling through the pandemic.

In this special bonus episode, host Patrick Hynes dives deeper into the issues and dynamics he first addressed in his most recent column in the New Hampshire Union Leader titled, "The twin threats to the NH Advantage." The passing of House Speaker Dick Hinch of COVID-19 and divisions within the GOP House caucus present new dangers to the NH Advantage. Republicans must establish strong, commonsense leadership to endure the coming onslaught of tax increase proposals and big government threats. 

New Hampshire Union Leader sports reporter Alex Hall hops on to discuss the experience of covering youth sports in the summer of 2020, his time covering the UNH hockey team, and what it was like as a Boston Globe co-op back in the old building on Morrissey Boulevard.

In 1943, the U.S. established a camp for German prisoners of war near the village of Stark in northern New Hampshire. After a rocky start, the relations between the prisoners and guards underwent a surprising change. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll tell the story of Camp Stark and the transforming power of human decency. We'll also check out some Canadian snakes and puzzle over some curious signs. Intro: Why does Dracula go to England? The rattleback is a top that seems to prefer spinning in a certain direction. Sources for our feature on Camp Stark: Allen V. Koop, Stark Decency: German Prisoners of War in a New England Village, 2000. Antonio Thompson, Men in German Uniform: POWs in America During World War II, 2010. Michael Greenberg, Tables Turned on Them: Jews Guarding Nazi POWS Held in the United States, 2019. Felice Belman and Mike Pride, The New Hampshire Century: Concord Monitor Profiles of One Hundred People Who Shaped It, 2001. Andrew Streeb, "Measuring Ideas: The Political Segregation of German Prisoners of War in America, 1943-1946," Historical Studies Journal 26 (Spring 2009), 15-29. Jake W. Spidle Jr., "Axis Prisoners of War in the United States, 1942-1946: A Bibliographical Essay," Military Affairs 39:2 (April 1975), 61-66. Earl O. Strimple, "A History of Prison Inmate-Animal Interaction Programs," American Behavioral Scientist 47:1 (2003), 70-78. "Roadside History: Camp Stark, NH's WWII German POW Camp, Housed About 250 Soldiers," New Hampshire Union Leader, Sept. 25, 2016. Robert Blechl, "A Stark Remembrance of German POWs Storming North Country Woods in WWII," Caledonian Record, May 16, 2015. Kayti Burt, "Stark Remembers Former POW Camp," Salmon Press, March 31, 2010. "Camp Stark Is Remembered," Berlin [N.H.] Daily Sun, March 29, 2010. Royal Ford, "N.H. Woods Hold Echoes of War Village Recalls Life at Camp Stark, Where German WWII Prisoners Were Held," Boston Globe, May 12, 1995, 31. Adolphe V. Bernotas, "POW Camp in New Hampshire Was Meeting Ground," Associated Press, May 25, 1994, 29E. "Northeast POWs, Guards Reunite," Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Sept. 29, 1986, 3A. John Ellement, "Ex-German POWs and Guards Hold Reunion at N.H. Camp Site," Boston Globe, Sept. 28, 1986, 85. Michael Mokrzycki, "German WWII Prisoners, American Guards Reunite," Associated Press, Sept. 27, 1986. "Escaped War Captive Lived on Art Here," New York Times, Oct. 15, 1944. "Captured Nazi Escapes," New York Times, Aug. 27, 1944. "Two War Prisoners Escape," New York Times, June 29, 1944. Listener mail: "If You're Scared of Snakes, Don't Watch This," National Geographic, June 26, 2014. Calvin Dao, "Narcisse Snake Pits," Canadian Geographic, May 1, 2015. "Narcisse Snake Dens," Atlas Obscura (accessed July 1, 2020). "Snakes of Narcisse," Manitoba.ca (accessed July 1, 2020). Ian Austen, "This Canadian Town Comes Alive Once a Year, as Thousands of Snakes Mate," New York Times, June 16, 2019. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener David Roth. You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- you can choose the amount you want to pledge, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to The Bat Around with Stan "The Fan" Charles, Craig Heist, and Paul Valle III. We know you've got football on the brain, but spring training is right around the corner and the guys are here to keep you in the loop on all things baseball. At 10:20, long-time baseball writer Eddie Matz joins us to discuss the latest with the Orioles and the Nationals. Later we'll catch up with Mike Shalin of the New Hampshire Union Leader, plus Bill Ladson will be on once again to discuss the happenings around Major League Baseball. At 11:20 PressBox's own Gary Stein checks in to briefly touch on the Ravens game tonight as the Tennessee Titans come to town with a trip to the AFC Championship game on the line

In 2016, then-publisher Joe McQuaid and the New Hampshire Union Leader aggressively called out then-candidate Donald Trump, accusing him of insulting the intelligence of Granite State voters and then opting not to endorse a Republican for the first time in a century. So what will they do for an encore? For starters, in just a few weeks, they'll try to play kingmaker (or queenmaker) in the Democratic race. McQuaid — who's now editor at large, but will decide the paper's endorsement along with his son, publisher Brendan McQuaid — sat down with Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Democratic candidates, Trump's takeover of the GOP, and the issues that matter most to New Hampshire voters. Listen closely, and you'll hear some tantalizing clues about who might get the Union Leader's coveted nod before New Hampshire votes.

Today on "The Bat Around", Stan "The Fan" Charles, Craig Heist, and Ryan McGettigan will chat all things sport with our distinguished panel of guests. Leading off the show at 10:20 we'll be joined by Mel Antonen of masnsports.com. Then at 10:45 we'll chat with Mike Shalin of the New Hampshire Union Leader. At the top of the 11 o'clock hour MLB.com columnist Richard Justice will be on the phone to share his thoughts on the latest updates in the baseball winter meetings. Rounding out the show will be longtime caller and personal friend of Craig Heist, Bill Ladson of MLB.com at 11:25.

Mike Shalin : New Hampshire Union Leader - Hear his thoughts on the baseball winter meetings by The Bat Around

"Another great Saturday morning of baseball conversation on tap as Stan "The Fan" Charles brings you "The Bataround." At 10:20, we'll chat with BaltimoreBaseball.com's Rich Dubroff to discuss what the Orioles might and might not be doing this offseason. At 10:45, we'll catch up with columnist at the New Hampshire Union Leader, Mike Shalin. At 11:05, legendary Cleveland Indians play by play voice Tom Hamilton joins the show to discuss being named a finalist for the Ford Frick Award this year and induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. And at 11:35, MASN's Mark Zuckerman checks in to talk about all of the craziness since the Nationals won the World Series and what is next."

"Another great Saturday morning of baseball conversation on tap as Stan "The Fan" Charles brings you "The Bataround." At 10:20, we'll chat with BaltimoreBaseball.com's Rich Dubroff to discuss what the Orioles might and might not be doing this offseason. At 10:45, we'll catch up with columnist at the New Hampshire Union Leader, Mike Shalin. At 11:05, legendary Cleveland Indians play by play voice Tom Hamilton joins the show to discuss being named a finalist for the Ford Frick Award this year and induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. And at 11:35, MASN's Mark Zuckerman checks in to talk about all of the craziness since the Nationals won the World Series and what is next."

On today's episode of "The Bat Around", Stan "The Fan" Charles, Craig Heist, and Ryan McGettigan will be discussing the captivating MLB playoff race with our panel of guests. Leading off the show we'll be joined by drug counselor Mike Gimbel at 10:15, followed by Mike Shalin of the New Hampshire Union Leader at 10:45. Rockstar Mo Gaba will join at the top of the 11 o'clock hour, followed by former Major League pitching coach and current motivational speaker Rick Peterson at 11:25. Last but not least will be longtime Washington baseball fan Rock Newman at 11:45.

Mike Shalin : New Hampshire Union Leader columnist - Hear his thoughts on the Red Sox season by The Bat Around

Much to discuss on this week's episode of "The Bataround," as Stan "The Fan" Charles and Craig Heist will discuss the Orioles, Nationals, MLB Draft and much more. At 10:20, MLB.com's Orioles beat writer Joe Trezza joins the guys to discuss the week that was and the week that will be for the Birds. At 10:45, PressBox editor Luke Jackson checks in to discuss his cover story this month about the Orioles and the number one pick in Monday's draft. At 11:20, MASN's Mark Zuckerman breaks down the past week for the Nationals and at 11:35, Mike Shalin from the New Hampshire Union Leader will discuss the passing of Bill Buckner.

This week we have the full interview with Tim Beaulieu. Tim is a trustee at the Franco-American Centre in Manchester, NH, and the Event Organizer of NH PoutineFest. He was recently named to the New Hampshire Union Leader’s 40 Under Forty list. Tim discusses how he rediscovered his French-Canadian roots and dives into two upcoming events, NH PoutineFest and the Franco-American Heritage Game. Tickets for PoutineFest go on sale Saturday March 23rd. www.nhpoutinefest.com www.twitter.com/nhpoutinefest www.facebook.com/nhpoutinefest https://tinyurl.com/TB40under40 https://www.facnh.com/baseball-en-francais/ https://www.facebook.com/centrefranco

This week we have a preview of our episode with Tim Beaulieu. Tim is a trustee at the Franco-American Centre in Manchester, NH, and the Event Organizer of NH PoutineFest. He was recently named to the New Hampshire Union Leader’s 40 Under Forty list. In this clip Tim corrects Jesse on how to properly pronounce his last name and why it’s so important to him. You can follow NH PoutineFest on Twitter and Facebook (links below). www.nhpoutinefest.com www.twitter.com/nhpoutinefest www.facebook.com/nhpoutinefest https://tinyurl.com/TB40under40 https://www.facebook.com/centrefrancoamerican

This morning on The Bat Around, Stan "The Fan" Charles and Craig Heist welcome Roch Kubatko from MASNsports.com at 10:15 with thoughts on the MLB playoffs and rebuilding of the Orioles managerial staff, followed by Mike Shalin, writer for the New Hampshire Union Leader at 10:45, to discuss the Boston Red Sox and their playoff run. The top of the hour brings Joe Shuta from 2-Minute Timeout at 11:05. To close out the show is a throw-back interview with former Baltimore Oriole, "Diamond" Jim Gentile.

Good morning! In today's edition of The Bat Around, Stan "The Fan" Charles and Craig Heist give updates and opinions about baseball around the league, a mini recap on the beginning of football season and a huge debate over who should receive the Cy Young Award. At 10:25. Andrew Stetka, writer for the Eutaw Street Report and MASN, gives us insight on a new era of baseball pitching statistics impacting the game as well as the playoff race between all divisions. Mike Shalin from the New Hampshire Union Leader joins at 10:45 to discuss umpire officiating across the league after recent confrontation with Bryce Harper and Shalin's book, "The Hometown Team" detailing everything you need to know about the Boston Red Sox, pick up a copy today! Finally, sports executive and consultant, Andy Dolich is on the show at 11:35 talking about Oakland's stadium, the San Francisco fan base, and pro-sports gambling.

The Bat Around welcomes KZ to host the show today along with Brittney Everett will have a pre-recorded interview with Jim Callis from MLB.com at 10:05 followed by Stan "The Fan" Charles on the phone at 10:25. Mike Shalin, New Hampshire Union-Leader & Official Scorer Fenway Park, joins at 10:50. The top of the hour brings Adam Pohl, Bowie Bay Sox Announcer at 11:15. The show wraps up with a segment from Brooks Robinson being named a Special Assistant to the Orioles. More of a community relations position and he explains what they might have him doing and how tough it has been to watch the club this season.

Sometimes, you're in your home. The doors are locked. You're careful about who you let in... and yet tragedy finds you anyway. A huge and grateful shout-out to Dick from the True Crime Brewery podcast for his patience and feedback about this case. Promos from the Mens Rea and Asian Madness podcasts... thanks for trusting me with your voices! This episode derived significant information from the 2003 book "Judgment Ridge," by Mitchell Zuckoff and Dick Lehr. I might have reached different conclusions about the boys, but I fully admire the depth of their research and thought. Other sources include the Boston Globe, the New Hampshire Union Leader and WMUR.  Thank you for listening. Please send feedback my way, through your podcatcher of choice, on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram at IWBpodcast, or by email at IWBpodcast@gmail.com.

Stand and Craig hosted Rich Dubroff from pressboxonline.com, followed by Mike Shalin from New Hampshire Union Leader, next up is Ed Wheatley, co-author of the "St. Louis Browns", and lastly Mike Bordick from MASN sports.

"I think [kevinmd.com] it's  a tremendously powerful tool, not only to connect with and educate patients, but as the platform evolved, it was a tremendous tool for other healthcare professionals to speak up and be heard. Not only to speak to patients, but also to get their voice heard when it comes to healthcare reform" Introduction Welcome back Happy Doc Family! For our next 2-part series, we are thrilled to feature Dr. Kevin Pho. Some of you may know him through his website, KevinMD. Dr. Pho started his platform of social media in 2004 and noticed how well his posts were being interpreted as tools for patients and healthcare professionals. Thereafter, the platform known as KevinMD has risen as a very influential website that shares the voices of physicians and healthcare professionals. In addition, Dr. Pho, who is an expert and book author of social media in the physician space, gives us his perspective on the benefits of developing an online presence and how to build that presence. Enjoy this week's episode! Bio Kevin received his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine and practices primary care in Nashua, New Hampshire.  He was a member of the New Hampshire Union Leader's 40 Under Forty, an inductee to the Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame, and named a top doctor in the state by New Hampshire Magazine. Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Pho knew that medicine was a calling for him. Upon graduation, he became a certified physician in Internal Medicine. Furthermore, he became involved with being a national media commentator, co-author of Establishing, Managing, and Protecting Your Online Reputation: A Social Media Guide for Physicians and Medical Practices, and a keynote speaker. Now, his website receives over 3 million views each month and has over 250,000 followers on Facebook and Twitter. Due to Dr. Pho's successful platform in social media, he has been featured on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, CNN, New York Times, and USA Today (where he is a member of its editorial Board of Contributors). *** KevinMD action challenge: Reflect on your personal experiences and training in healthcare and medicine. In what areas are you lacking a voice, what have you wanted to express? Let us know: what do you wish we talked more about in health care? Tweet us @thehappydoc1 and please consider reading and writing a piece on www.kevinmd.com. We would love to hear your thoughts! *** Join The Happy Doc Family! Subscribe to the podcast, and join the subscriber's list on the sidebar! Facebook       Instagram      Twitter Link Link *** Sample of the conversation The moment Kevin decided to build KevinMD.com I think it was 10-12 years ago when I wrote something about a drug that was recalled and a patient actually read my blog post and noticed it the next day and said, ‘hey Dr. Pho, you know I read your blog post,” and that's when that proverbial light bulb moment came up and I said, hey other people are reading what I have to say. On losing a sense of control as a doctor A lot of physicians have lost control, not only in their practice but the doctor-patient relationship which used to be sacred. Now there are so many influences that affect that doctor-patient relationship. It could be the politicians, it could be the health insurers, it could be the drug companies. As physicians, a lot of them do feel powerless when it comes to maintaining that sacrosanct relationship. Don't accept the status quo It's important to advocate for patients, advocate for the profession, speak up against some of the hidden challenges against our medical profession. For example, burnout, suicide, and all these other third-party influences that detract that [patient-physician] relationship. It's important for us to speak out because the status quo simply isn't acceptable. Tenacity, a key to Kevin's success. I'm pretty tenacious, I don't give up. I think you have to have that trait in order to be in the social media platform space. I think that a lot of the gains when it comes to building an audience and influence is very incremental. As you know, none of this happens overnight. I think a lot of the effort that gets put in is really small victories, small gains, and I think that really fits with my personality and that I'm able to chip away…plug-in, make small improvements, keep at it for 13 years… For more of the conversation, listen to the audio!

Scott McPherson has been writing for the Future of Freedom Foundation since July 2002, and is the author of Freedom and Security: The Second Amendment and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. His political commentaries have appeared in newspapers around the country, including the Washington Times, the Milwaukee Times, the Tulsa World, the New Hampshire Union-Leader, and the Nashua Telegraph, in political journals such as Future of Freedom, Ideas on Liberty, Perspective, and Liberty Magazine, and on the websites Antiwar.com and LewRockwell.com.

Scott McPherson has been writing for the Future of Freedom Foundation since July 2002 and is the author of "Freedom and Security: The Second Amendment and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms". His political commentaries have appeared in newspapers around the country, including the Washington Times, the Milwaukee Times, the Tulsa World, the New Hampshire Union-Leader, and the Nashua Telegraph, in political journals such as Future of Freedom, Ideas on Liberty, Perspective, and Liberty Magazine, and on the websites Antiwar.com and LewRockwell.com.  Pleasee join us and call in with your questions, or comments, 646-652-4620.

  We will look at President Obama's trip to Paris to talk climate change........he has not sold the Congress or the American people on what he wants to do.......another huge failure of leadership........there are elections coming up in Venezuela and the country is in total turmoil........the GOP race and the New Hampshire Union Leader endorsement of Governor Christie.....it should help him in the NH primary coming up in 60 days......the English Channel project was started 25 years ago.......it was eventually opened for travel in 1994...........and more stories of the day........ Click to support some of our friends.... ...CLICK AUDIBLE.COM, YOUR SOURCE FOR AUDIO BOOKS! CHECK OUT MY FRIEND CARLOS GUEDES AND HIS MUSIC........ FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER......

The Scrum goes on a road trip to visit Joe McQuaid, the legendary editor of the New Hampshire Union Leader—a newspaper that has a particularly strong influence over the presidential primary season.

Are Americans not working hard enough? Jeb Bush told the New Hampshire Union Leader, “Workforce participation has to rise from its all-time modern lows. It means that people need to work longer hours and through their productivity gain more income for their families.” We call in Adam Davidson to explain how economists understand our historic lows in workforce participation. He’s a contributor to the New York Times Magazine and a founder of NPR’s Planet Money. Also, Adam Davidson is hosting a new podcast with Adam McKay called Awesome Boring. Here’s a teaser. For the Spiel, the warning signs along the road to Billy Joel Boulevard. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yesterday Jeb Bush offered his boldest solution yet for the economy. In an interview with the New Hampshire Union Leader, he said a way to get 4 percent growth is “people need to work longer hours.” As a matter of fact, most Americans are already working long hours. The average workweek for salaried workers is 47 hours. Hourly workers are putting in even more time. Contract workers, free-lancers, and temp workers are working longer hours than ever. Most part-time workers are doing more than one part-time job. The problem for most Americans isn't work hours. It's wages. Wages are still stuck in the mud. Half of Americans are earning less now than they did 30 years ago, adjusted for inflation. Almost all the economic gains have been going to the top. But Bush is against increasing the minimum wage or doing anything else that would raise Americans' pay. Jeb's Bushonomics is as bad as his brother's. What do you think?

Part Five in our 2015 New Hampshire Liberty Forum Discussions Kate and I sat down in fronty of a live audience following her presentation, Moving to the Free State with Children: A Discussion of Education Options in NH. Kate's Bio: Kate Baker is the Executive Director of the Network for Educational Opportunity, an education resource and networking organization and the first organization to implement the NH Education Tax Credit Scholarships. She was a teacher of the performing arts for almost a decade and is passionate about gifted education, charter schools and school choice. Kate is proud to serve on the Polaris Charter School Board of Trustees and has worked tirelessly, on behalf of NH children; starting schools, supporting home schoolers, teaching and empowering students and parents, and promoting options in education. She is a founder of The Greater Manchester Alliance for the Gifted, Scholars’ Academy, and the Academy for Science and Design Educational Foundation. Kate was honored to be recognized by the New Hampshire Union Leader and the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire as a “40 Under Forty″, 40 of the state’s brightest young achievers, in 2013. Kate's Presentation At Liberty Forum Planning to move your family to NH and wondering what kind of education options are available? Is private or homeschooling a viable choice for you? Kate Baker of networkforeducation.org will host an interactive discussion about NEO scholarships, private schools, charter schools, and homeschooling in NH. Look Closer: The Network for Educational Opportunity (NEO) - http://networkforeducation.org/

True North Political Solution's Ron Lanton interviews David Rochefort, R. Ph. with Eastern States Compounding Pharmacy (Eastern States Compounding) is a compounding pharmacy specializing in customized medications for individual needs.   Eastern States Compounding is the only pharmacy in the state of New Hampshire that has made compounding its exclusive business. Patients that choose Eastern States Compounding for their compounded prescriptions get the staff's undivided attention. At Eastern States Compounding compounding is not just another service, it is our ONLY service. As a specialty pharmacy, Eastern States Compounding works closely with physicians to research and develop unique treatment and therapy options. Northern New England Compounding Pharmacy's owner and chief pharmacist is David Rochefort, R. Ph. A second generation pharmacist, David graduated from the University of Rhode Island, College of Pharmacy in 1997. It was David's interest in pharmacy compounding that led him into this profession and it is what fuels his dedication to helping individual patients with individual needs. David also spends many hours a year furthering his education and has a particular interest in bio-identical hormone replacement, pain management, and hospice care. David is also a member of several professional organizations and has served on the board of directors of the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists. He was honored to receive the New Hampshire Pharmacist's Association's award for Distinguished Young Pharmacist in 2001 and in 2004 he was co-recipient of Weeks Medical Center's, Friend of Hospice Award.  He shares this award with his father Richard.  In 2007 David was honored by the New Hampshire Union Leader with its 40 Under Forty Award.  This award annually recognizes 40 up and coming people, all under the age of 40, who are making a difference in the state of New Hampshire.  Most recently we has awarded the Compounding Advocacy Award by the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists. In March 2008, Eastern States Compounding Pharmacy became the first pharmacy in New England to earn national accreditation for both sterile and compounding from the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB).  PCAB Accreditation denotes adherence to a more stringent and comprehensive standard which serves as an assurance that Eastern States Compounding has been tested against the profession's most rigorous standards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.