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In this sixty-fifth installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, we visit units 1214 and 1216 East Delaware street, a duplex in a not-so-great part of town in some city in the southern American midwest. Something is really not right with one of the tenants. And the property manager, Bernie, curiously seems to know a lot more about what's going on than he should. For Merch and everything else Bad Magic related, head to: https://www.badmagicproductions.com Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scared to Death ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We start with the kind of childhood where entertainment meant going outside and finding out what could hurt us. We remember trampolines, lizard catching, dirt piles, snowball fights, snow forts, King of the Hill, and the roughhousing that occasionally produced injuries but somehow failed to produce a formal investigation. Parenting and grandparenting give us a different view of the same activities, especially now that we’re the people responsible for keeping the children alive. From there, we get into animals, crawfish mounds in yards, and the lessons kids pick up from being around nature. We talk about childhood toys and the things we once considered valuable, along with feeding animals and the encounters that made the outdoors its own education. Then we take everything we learned about sharing space as children and apply it to adults, which is where the system begins to break down. Traffic, parking, music in public, motorcycles, noise, approachability, and cultural differences all raise the same question: how much of public behavior is governed by actual rules, and how much depends on everybody choosing to not be jerks? By the end, we’re comparing the social cues of adulthood with the much simpler negotiations of childhood, when a dirt pile, or a snow fort could settle the agenda. After jumping on trampolines we traded King of the Hill for a much more complicated game with no clearly marked hill.

Healthcare consumers are changing faster than the systems trying to reach them. In this episode of What Just Happened?!, BPD's Emily Baker, VP of Innovation, and Stephanie Wierwille, EVP of Strategy & Innovation, unpack new findings from The Patient Next Door, our latest consumer research report. We cover how rising costs are changing care decisions, AI is moving the front door of healthcare, and what it all means for health systems trying to stay relevant.Download The Patient Next Door here: https://bpdhealthcare.com/what-we-think/guides/the-patient-next-door/

The Steve Harvey Morning Show for Monday September 14th, 2026: Steve Harvey's Morning Inspiration | Show Open - Cast Intros | Nephew Tommy's Run That Prank Back - "The Gift" | Ask The RTLO & Junior | Trending & Entertainment News| CDs Are Back | Stream Watching Rules For Couples | Nephew Tommy's Prank - "Bed Bugs" | Strawberry Letter - "He Was Next Door With The Neighbor's Sister" Pt. 1-2 | Junior's Sports Talk | Social Media Advice | Ozempic Causing Male Baldness? | Would You Rather | Steve Harvey's Closing RemarksSupport the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Strawberry Letter, heard on The Steve Harvey Morning Show, Monday, September 14th, 2026. Subject: "He Was Next Door With The Neighbor's Sister"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey, Neighbor! This is just a little message from The Peaches to explain why the men are missing. Collin turned 13 this week, which is kind of a big deal around here. Does your family do anything special as a right-of-passage for the young members? Contact the Comedian's family by emailing nextdoor@johnbranyan.com

Introduction What does an insurer actually own after a few years of buying AI one use case at a time? Feathery co-founder Zack Khan argues that the answer decides whether AI ever produces more than incremental gains, because a workflow you cannot change without filing a vendor ticket is a workflow you are renting. Fresh off a $30 million round led by Portage, with Allstate and Erie both in as strategic investors, Khan walks host Joshua R. Hollander through what it takes to put workflow control in the hands of the operating teams themselves. Guest Bio Zack Khan is Co-Founder of Feathery, the AI operating and decisioning system for financial services. He started as a software engineer building complex forms at Robinhood and Nextdoor alongside co-founder Peter Dun, then became the fifth employee at Hightouch, where he led marketing as the company grew toward a $3 billion valuation. Khan and Dun founded Feathery in 2021 as a developer-focused form builder and grew it into a platform that now serves more than 300 firms, including Tokio Marine, Hiscox, Baldwin Group, and Hylant, orchestrating submission intake, virtual inspections, quoting, and benefits workflows across carriers, MGAs, and brokers. Feathery ran profitably before raising its $30 million round in July 2026. Key Topics -Vendor-led vs. team-owned workflows - Why the last generation of insurance software put every change behind a vendor ticket, and what changes when underwriting and operations teams define workflows in natural language instead. -Copilot licenses vs. step changes - Giving everyone a copilot produces small gains; redefining one workflow end to end took a carrier from an eight-hour time to quote down to fifteen minutes. -Orchestrate rather than replace - Feathery's agent, Robin, works across existing rating engines, AMSs, and even legacy desktop applications, automating the data entry instead of ripping out the system. -Rules where you want them, judgment where you need it - Deterministic guardrails handle rating inputs, while objective-driven agents handle tasks like checking a virtual inspection for a pool or a tree touching the roof. -The Baldwin Group benefits example - Custom employee benefit guides that took 20 to 30 or more hours to build now generate in minutes, across 10 to 15 assets and multiple languages, and the team's hours moved to consultative work. -What a platform actually is - Khan's test is control: if you cannot apply your own business logic to your own workflow without a vendor ticket, you bought a point solution. -Start in specialty lines - Fast-growing lines with less tech debt and less red tape are where AI transformation finds its first champions inside a large carrier. Notable Quotes "An actual platform gives you control. If you don't have fundamental control over the actual experience, and you're applying your own firm-specific business logic to your workflow, that is a point solution." "If your rating engine is working great, it's just the annoying part is typing data into it. You don't rip out the whole rating engine; you just automate the data entry part of it." "Some of our customers have gone from an eight-hour time to quote to less than fifteen minutes responding to producers. That's the stuff that actually will impact your bind ratio." "For AI to truly have the impact you want, you need to redefine the workflow, think about the end-to-end ideal process that you want your best underwriter, your best claims adjuster, your best producer to be following." Resources Guest: Feathery: https://www.feathery.io/ Zack Khan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zackkhan101/ Host & Organization: Joshua R. Hollander on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuarhollander/ Horton International (USA): https://www.horton-usa.com/ Insurtech Leadership Podcast (LinkedIn Showcase): https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/insurtech-leadership-show Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe on your favorite platform and leave a review. The Insurtech Leadership Podcast is available on YouTube, Podbean, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

Are you hiding behind your preschool dream because marketing yourself feels awkward, scary, or way outside your comfort zone?If so, you should listen in to today's Preschool All Stars story!Jasmine Cason Wright had struggled with shyness her entire life, left a stressful teaching job, and even abandoned her preschool dream once because putting herself out there felt terrifying.After rejoining Preschool All Stars, Jasmine stopped waiting for perfection, and she started marketing through videos, ClassDojo, flyers, and Nextdoor—and signed up six students for her summer program!Want to know how she did it? Listen in to learn:Why posting her flyer alone got almost no response—but showing parents behind-the-scenes videos suddenly had people DMing her asking how to enroll!How one simple ClassDojo post got Jasmine her very first signup—and why she kept marketing even when weeks passed without another student!The surprising Nextdoor post that brought a complete stranger to her home for a preschool tour—and turned into an enrollment that same day!Please rate and review us at Apple Podcasts. (We hope we've earned your 5 stars!)GET MY FREE RESOURCES FOR YOUR PRESCHOOL JOURNEY:❤️ Get my FREE “Start Your Preschool” book (+ $7.95 s&h)❤️ Watch my FREE "How to Start a Local or Online Preschool" Workshop❤️ Join my Preschool All Stars membership to get mentorship, support, friendship, and training for every step of your preschool journeyFOLLOW ME ON MY MISSION:

Happy Labor Day, Neighbor! Andrew is on the podcast... John's microphone is trash... and ASMR is the name for that tingly sensation that runs down your spine when you get your head checked for lice. This episode also features several funny Kid Quotes from the week. AND, Later: If you have ADHD, it's basically the same as having a superpower! Contact the Comedian's Family by emailing nextdoor@johnbranyan.com

A lot of people dream about “extra income,” but they get stuck on one question: what do I actually buy, and where do I sell it? I'm joined by Aaron LaPedis, award-winning author of The Garage Sale Millionaire and How To Become A Garage Sale Millionaire, to break reselling down into simple moves you can repeat, even if you're starting with almost no money. Aaron explained why eBay is built for selling (especially when you use completed listings to price realistically) and why Facebook Marketplace and Nextdoor can be gold for buying when sellers need items gone. We also talked about what tends to flip well, from collectibles and comic books to “brand new in box” finds, plus why packaging can make or break a price. If you've ever wondered whether estate sales are worth it, he shares how to handle the crowds and how serious buyers get an edge. We also swapped notes on AI for resellers: using ChatGPT to write listings faster, using photo search to identify mystery items, and using barcode scanning apps like BookScouter to avoid bad buys. Along the way, Aaron made a strong case for valuing your time like a business owner, not a bargain hunter, and he opens up about the bigger picture: hustle, health, family, and what “success” actually costs. Send us Fan MailBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Can you mention a brand in your novel? Use the title of a song? Quote a movie? And what exactly is the difference between copyright, trademark, fair use, and public domain? In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell break down some of the intellectual-property questions indie authors encounter while writing, publishing, and building their businesses. Angela and Cassie are authors, not attorneys. This episode provides general educational information to help authors recognize when intellectual-property questions may arise. It is not legal advice. If you have a specific question about your book, publishing business, or use of someone else's material, consult a qualified attorney. sound bites "You can't disparage a brand in your story." "You need permission to use song lyrics." "Fair use is a legal defense, not a right." Watch on YouTube: Listen on Spotify: Listenon Apple Podcast:

A Corporate Time — Episode Notes Episode: "Best of ACT: August 31 – September 4" Hosts: Tom & Dan | Guest: Ross McCoy, Tuddle (Patrick), Brian Idol Sponsors / Ad Reads The Pinball Dudes (thepinballdudes.net): Cold-open ad read for Andrew's pinball machine rental business — sets up and rotates machines in lobbies, homes, and businesses; also books private events (birthday parties, etc.). Based in Jupiter, FL, one of the largest Stern dealers around; Andrew delivers, sets up, and teaches customers to play. Phone: 321-591-1062. Segment Rundown Show open / social plugs — Welcome to A Corporate Time, live on Twitch and YouTube; plug to follow @TomAndDanLive on all social platforms and subscribe to the YouTube channel for extra content. Ross McCoy joins, fantasy football draft recap — Comedian Ross McCoy is in studio; the guys recap their online fantasy draft (ESPN graded it an F) and lament that it wasn't done live, unlike a group of kids they saw drafting in person at a restaurant. The gray dog-poop-bag saga begins — Someone left a tied dog-poop bag in front of the studio's French doors in Baldwin Park; Dan is furious about the entitlement, identifies the bag as light gray/taupe, and vows to hunt down whoever's carrying a matching bag. Poop-bag standoff and shame tactics — Ross suggests a yard sign like ones he's seen ("the poop fairy doesn't live here"); talk turns to flyers or a Nextdoor post to publicly identify the culprit. Dan insists he'll never touch the bag himself. Would money change his mind? — Hypothetical debate over what dollar amount would get Dan to throw the bag away himself; he holds firm even at $9,000–$10,000. Concrete Mike calls in with a revenge plan — Phone-in regular Concrete Mike suggests identifying the dog owner, following them home, and leaving his own bagged waste on their porch in retaliation — "bag for a bag." What excuse would be acceptable? — The hosts debate what explanation (a genuine emergency, an apology note) might excuse the offender; conclude no amount of money would work, only a real emergency — tying into a broader gripe about declining everyday consideration. Dog poop etiquette debate — Discussion of whether bagging poop and tossing it in bushes counts as littering (Dan says yes), how to handle loose stool cleanup, and Dan noting his own dog never goes outside her own yard. "I only poop at home" — Tangent on people, including Tom's sons, who avoid public restrooms entirely. Nose-blowing vs. "snorting," and the mustache dilemma — Dan admits he's a lifelong nose-snorter, complicated by bad seasonal allergies and his mustache; considering shaving if the heat continues into a hot September. Jumbo jet flyover video at a South African rugby stadium — The guys watch and discuss a viral video of jets flying extremely close over a packed stadium through pyro smoke, debating whether the proximity is pilot skill or automated collision-avoidance technology, referencing past aviation tragedies. Tuddle (Patrick) joins via Zoom from Oak Hill — Longtime radio friend and stunt performer "Tuddle" checks in; catches up on the old Tom & Dan Airbnb (sold the remaining furniture back to the owner) and a new relationship he's in. Dating advice and "love bombing" — Talk of overthinking texts, "love bombing" vs. "love vacuuming," and ribbing Tom about his one-relationship track record. Tuddle's radio origin story: first hookup, 1999 — Tuddle recounts his producer days at The Crow in Daytona Beach, meeting a woman through an amateur strip contest at the Pink Pony, and an encounter on his program director's couch during a work trip while his bosses slept nearby. More stories from Tuddle's radio days — A hookup during a Fort Myers syndication trip (including having to inflate an air mattress by mouth) and a brief mention of a later fling with a former local news personality. Old-school radio intern/staffer culture — Nostalgia for 1990s–2000s radio, where junior staff ran errands and did off-the-books favors for hosts in exchange for airtime; Tuddle recalls an in-studio incident that got a colleague, Jimmy, suspended. Ellis Rad YouTube shoutout — Plug for Ellis Rad's YouTube channel, which archives old radio station tapes, jingles, and broadcasts. Listener voicemail: Stern reruns vs. the "best-of" model — Caller Ben ("Ben with the white hair") complains that SiriusXM's Howard Stern reruns are padded with unfunny staff-produced bits instead of continuous classic show audio. The hosts explain radio's "airtime as payment" practice for unpaid staffers, noting their own podcast benefited from similar free plugs early on. Kittens, cats, and an animal control ticket — Tuddle got an $85 ticket from Edgewater Animal Control for feeding stray cats living under his house; recounts the confrontation with the officer (a "police academy" jab may have sealed the ticket) and his plan to fight it. Dad's old-school animal stories — A string of stories about Tuddle's father dealing with yard cats, possums, and a stubborn pig when Tuddle was a kid, contrasted with how sheltered his own kids are today. Pig milk trivia — Discussion of why pigs aren't milked commercially (fast, irregular release, temperament) despite pig milk being calorie-dense; a listener named Crystal adds detail via chat that sows release milk in 15-second bursts. Tuddle wraps up — Floats producing a prerecorded segment for when the hosts are on break; mentions the Edgewater mayoral race and a political sign controversy involving a candidate named Diesel Depew. Weird Job Wednesday: NWA National Heavyweight Champion Brian Idol — Wrestler Brian Idol joins via Zoom for the recurring "Weird Job" segment; discusses growing up idolizing Hulk Hogan and later becoming friends with him and an ambassador for the Hulk Hogan Foundation. Breaking into wrestling — Idol describes the unconventional path he took (left home at 16, years of grinding) versus recommending newcomers attend a proper wrestling school, like the one he runs. Social-media fame vs. wrestling fundamentals — Compared to stand-up comedians who blow up online first; Idol says fundamentals still matter most, though pop-culture crossover can open doors. How dangerous wrestling rings really are — Idol explains most local rings are wood and steel with cheap carpet padding, not "trampolines," and describes the physical toll on wrestlers' bodies, citing Hulk Hogan's spine damage from years of leg drops. Trained by Sabu — Idol names Sabu (alongside RVD) as his primary trainer, calling him a quietly all-time-great of the business. The "fake guru" and fake-wrestler phenomenon in Tampa — Idol riffs on viral dating-app grifters and fake WWE wrestlers he's run into around Tampa/Orlando, including one who claimed to be at NXT for over a year before quietly admitting he'd been let go. NWA's TV deal and making it in the business — Idol notes the NWA's deal with Comet and upcoming placement on the Charge Network, reflecting on how small the percentage of pro wrestlers actually earning a living wage really is. A day in the life of a pro wrestler — Gym four to five days a week, frequent weekend travel for shows, and being recognized in public, like at his local Publix. Baby face vs. heel, and the title's history — Idol confirms he plays a baby face on-screen (more of a heel in real life) and discusses the National Heavyweight Championship's lineage, once held by Roddy Piper, Paul Orndorff, and Ted DiBiase, and its connection to his ring name's namesake, original champion Austin Idol. Working for Billy Corgan — Idol praises Corgan's stewardship of the NWA's legacy, describes their friendship and musical collaborations, and recalls touring as an on-stage act during Smashing Pumpkins and Green Day shows at venues including Madison Square Garden and Fenway Park. How wrestling storylines get decided — Idol compares it to a TV writers' room, with Corgan as the main creative force, and says wrestlers earn spotlight through reliability and work ethic. Character vs. real self — Idol relates to the blurred line between wrestling persona and real identity, referencing Hulk Hogan's court testimony, and says he'd choose the wrestling life over anything else despite the sacrifices. Is there a middle-class tier in wrestling? — Idol says most wrestlers are either scraping by or making real money, but he's built a sustainable middle path by also running a wrestling school and renting out rings. Plugging FCW Wrestling Academy and wrap-up — Idol plugs his wrestling school in Pinellas Park (training alongside Natalia Markova and Mike Mondo), mentions two upcoming reality shows airing on Comet, and shows off an NWA-branded lunchbox featuring his own face before signing off. Post-interview banter and sign-off — The hosts riff on Idol's confidence, thank Miguel Cologne for booking the segment, and close out with a bit about a "lobster boy and bearded woman" wedding happening near the studio on Halloween. Key Dates / Plugs Mentioned Halloween: A "lobster boy and bearded woman" wedding happening near the studio; the hosts jokingly consider attending. Coming soon: A new reality show featuring Brian Idol premiering on Comet (no specific date given). Ongoing/plug: The Pinball Dudes (thepinballdudes.net, 321-591-1062) — pinball machine rentals for homes, businesses, and events. Ongoing/plug: Follow Tom & Dan on Twitch, YouTube, and all social media (@TomAndDanLive). Ongoing/plug: Ellis Rad's YouTube channel — archival old-school radio recordings. Ongoing/plug: FCW Wrestling Academy (fcwwrestling.com), Pinellas Park, FL — Brian Idol's wrestling school. Ongoing: NWA airing on Comet, soon moving to the Charge Network. Notable Guests/Callers Ross McCoy — Comedian, in-studio guest for the show's opening segment. Tuddle (Patrick) — Longtime radio friend and stunt performer, joined via Zoom from the Oak Hill/Edgewater area. Concrete Mike — Phone-in caller with revenge advice for the poop-bag saga. Ben ("Ben with the white hair") — Voicemail caller weighing in on Howard Stern's SiriusXM rerun format. Brian Idol — NWA National Heavyweight Champion, joined via Zoom for the Weird Job Wednesday segment.

Charlie Madge to be neighbors

Why hasn’t The Sound of Music been remade? That question makes us ponder the rules that determine which Hollywood properties can be recycled indefinitely and which apparently must remain untouched. Movie scenes and celebrity anecdotes keep complicating the distinction between cultural treasure and something people simply like for no good reason. Someone made proposal that Dolly Parton needs to be a saint, a proposal that's problematic on it's own terms but doubly probIematic when the proposition comes from an atheist. If canonization worked by popular vote, celebrities would arrive with ready-made constituencies, because fame has a way of turning reputation into evidence of virtue. Popular celebrities are assigned virtues by their fans. The focus widens to another cultural achievement: convincing people to buy things that are readily available for free. Water, dirt, coffee, and other everyday products become examples of what happens when marketing convinces us to pay a premium price for bargain level items. By the time the Hollywood Walk of Fame enters the discussion, movies, sainthood, products, and celebrity status are all running on surprisingly similar rules. A classic film can become too revered to remake, Dolly Parton can accumulate saintly credentials through public affection, and water or dirt can acquire value through presentation—while Hollywood puts famous names into the sidewalk and lets everybody walk on them.

When you move into a small flat in a new town, just how much can you really know about your neighbours?Melanie Sturton had only recently left home to work and study when she moved into a flat in Aberdeen. She could have had no idea that someone living nearby would ultimately play a part in a terrible crime. Melanie was murdered, and in this episode I look at the shocking circumstances of the killing, the investigation and the trial.I release new episodes of the UK True Crime podcast every Tuesday and Friday - this weekend, as a bonus episode I interview top crime reporter and podcaster Martin Brunt, so please join me for this on Sunday and for the next episode on Tuesday.Listen to 'The INSTASCAMMER' from the fabulous Kacey, host of the Cult Vault Podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-instascammer--7247429Find out more about me, Adam Lloyd, & UK True Crimehttps://uktruecrime.comSupport me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrimeBuy Me a Coffeehttps://buymeacoffee.com/uktruecrimepodcastWatch my YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@Adam-uktruecrime/videosJoin UK True Crime Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Degens Andy S and Brandon Bombay prove the juice is worth the squeeze as they talk about the ultra-2000s comedy, 'The Girl Next Door.' Bombay starts it off by recalling how when he was a little kid he would stare out the window hoping to see someone saying, and eventually his wish sort of came true. Then the boys discuss a film that is packed with incessant needle drops, and is dripping with 2004-ness to the point you can smell the Axe body spray and envision the FHM write up about the movie.They ponder why Elisha Cuthbert, who was on the verge of superstardom, never became a bigger star — and if her reluctance to be nude on film played a part. Obviously, the movie borrows heavily from the '80s teen romp masterpiece, 'Risky Business,' and shares more DNA with that project besides the plot. Both are cases of a cast that would go onto bigger things with the lead Emile Hirsch flirting with Oscar glory in the late 2000s, Paul Dano becoming one of the most respected character actors in Hollywood, and Timothy Olyphant — who steals the show here — becoming a bonafide A-lister. Perhaps you had to be there, but 'The Girl Next Door' is a perfect time capsule for its era. 

1. LoCash Joins the ShowWelcome LoCash to 99.5 QYK.Talk about their new upbeat single and why it's a great fit for country radio.Mention QYK being one of the first stations to play the song.2. Chris & J.R. Are NeighborsChris talks about J.R. recently moving into his neighborhood.J.R. is described as a great neighbor who respects Chris's downtime.Funny conversation about J.R. stopping by and their wives being best friends.3. LoCash at DaytonaLoCash performed before the race at Daytona.Chris describes the unique experience of performing with fans sitting on the track.The huge crowd and NASCAR atmosphere made it one of their favorite shows.4. Country Music + NASCARTalk about the natural connection between NASCAR fans and country music.Chris shares how much he enjoyed the Daytona race and the incredible crowd.5. New Music & Tampa ConnectionLoCash's new single follows “Hometown Home” and “Wrong Hearts.”Shoutout to their Tampa Bay Rays custom version.Chris and Preston send love to Tampa and sign off with “Go Rays!”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Richard Prasse has had strange neighbors before. None of them were anything like Eliza Munoz. Beautiful, mysterious, and surrounded by a seemingly endless procession of late-night visitors, Eliza quickly becomes an irresistible distraction for the lonely medical resident living next door. But when curiosity draws Richard across the hallway at exactly the wrong moment, he discovers that the sounds coming from Eliza's apartment aren't evidence of an unusually active love life. They're evidence of something hungry. Soon Richard finds himself trapped between attraction and terror as the woman he can't stop thinking about reveals a side of herself no human being was ever meant to see. And when another dangerous figure from Eliza's past appears, Richard realizes that his neighbor may not be the only monster in the building.Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

Richard Prasse has had strange neighbors before. None of them were anything like Eliza Munoz. Beautiful, mysterious, and surrounded by a seemingly endless procession of late-night visitors, Eliza quickly becomes an irresistible distraction for the lonely medical resident living next door. But when curiosity draws Richard across the hallway at exactly the wrong moment, he discovers that the sounds coming from Eliza's apartment aren't evidence of an unusually active love life. They're evidence of something hungry. Soon Richard finds himself trapped between attraction and terror as the woman he can't stop thinking about reveals a side of herself no human being was ever meant to see. And when another dangerous figure from Eliza's past appears, Richard realizes that his neighbor may not be the only monster in the building.Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chillingtalesfordarknights/

In this episode, we sit down with Nirav Tolia, co-founder and CEO of Nextdoor and a longtime Silicon Valley entrepreneur who previously co-founded Epinions, which became Shopping.com.We discuss the lonely reality of being a CEO, building and rebuilding companies through failure, why Nirav returned to Nextdoor after years away, navigating fear and self-doubt as a leader, and how established technology companies can adapt in the age of AI. We also get into his time on Shark Tank, working alongside Mark Cuban and Kevin O'Leary, and what stepping away from Silicon Valley taught him about business and life.If you're interested in entrepreneurship, startups, leadership, Silicon Valley, AI, Shark Tank, building companies, or understanding what it's really like to lead a business through its hardest moments, this episode is for you.This episode is supported by Sydecar, HEX, Wispr Flow, Granola, Beehiiv, KalshiSydecar: https://sydecar.io/partners/trailblazersbeehiiv: https://www.beehiiv.com/splash?utm_campaign=trailblazers-2026-Partnership&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=trailblazers&utm_term=podcast-14&stripe_campaign_code=TRAILBLAZERS30 (or use code “trailblazers30” for 30% OFF)Granola: http://granola.ai/trailblazers *Granola is the official notetaker of Trailblazers! Check out the episode show notes here: https://notes.granola.ai/t/55838edb-522f-4468-a139-fad215bab7ca-00b881l8Kalshi: http://Kalshi.com/r/trailblazersWispr Flow: https://ref.wisprflow.ai/trailblazersHEX: http://hex.ai/trailblazers

If John Wilson and Jack Carr lost everything and had to start a plumbing company from scratch, what would they actually do?In this episode of Owned and Operated, John and Jack break down exactly how they'd build a plumbing business from $10,000 to $1 million in revenue using everything they've learned as home service operators.They compare two different paths: staying extremely lean by subcontracting work and proving demand before spending money, or hiring early and building the operation one truck at a time. They cover how they'd land their first customers, where they'd spend their first marketing dollars, when they'd hire, what jobs they'd target, and how they'd build toward four productive trucks.John also explains why he'd eventually use a small acquisition to accelerate the business, including examples of companies he's previously acquired with very little cash down.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━In This Episode━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• How to start a plumbing company with $10,000• Getting your first customers without a big marketing budget• Subcontracting vs. hiring your first plumber• Why John would prioritize revenue before investing• Using Facebook, Nextdoor, referrals, and LSAs to generate leads• The plumbing jobs Jack would target first• When to add your first truck and technician━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Connect━━━━━━━━━━━━━━John Wilsonhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbwilson1/Jack Carrhttps://x.com/thehvacjack Owned and Operatedhttps://www.ownedandoperated.com/━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Sponsors━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Service ScalersGet more high quality leads with marketing built for home service companies. Book a free strategy call with Service Scalers and see what's driving real jobs: https://os.servicescalers.com/go/oao_podcast/referral/podcast YelpLooking for more qualified leads beyond Google? See how contractors are using Yelp to reach homeowners who are ready to book and diversify their lead generation. Learn more: https://business.yelp.com/campaign/ownedandoperated/ Send Us Mail!More Ways To Connect with O&OJohn's Podcast YouTube ChannelOwned and Operated Newsletter Bonus Videos From JohnLeave a ReviewJohn Wilson, CEO of Wilson CompaniesJack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC

Send us a text and let us know what you think!Roses & Weeds is a rising Texas country duo built on friendship, authenticity, and a shared love of storytelling through music. Great friends and next door neighbors Tarren Keelie, and Caleb Moses the duo blends classic country roots with blues-soaked soul to create a sound that feels both timeless and fresh.Since releasing their debut single, “Leave Your Lovin' On,” Roses & Weeds has earned radio airplay across Texas and beyond, charted on Texas country radio, and gained recognition as finalists for New Vocal Duo of the Year at the Texas Regional Radio Music Awards. Their follow-up single, “It's You,” is moving quickly up the Texas Charts. Support the show

In this episode of The Tech Jawn, we discuss...Meta's $17 billion settlement with the states, AI-generated CSAM being considered free speech, communities fighting against data centers, and whether Netflix is trying to become your cable company. We've got all of this and more for you in episode 242 of The Tech Jawn.Hosts:Robb Dunewood – @RobbDunewoodStephanie Humphrey – @TechLifeStephTerrance Gaines – @BrothaTechLinks:Meta Settled With The States — CNBCAI Generated CSAM Considered Free Speech — The Washington PostTrump to Communities Fighting Data Centers: Have Fun Being Poor — GizmodoIs Netflix Trying to Become a Cable Company? — TechcrunchSupport The Tech Jawn by becoming a Patron – https://thetechjawn.com/patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome, Neighbor! John is a big fan of Comedian Brian Reagan, and it turns out he can teach us something about apologetics. And speaking about off-the-cuff interactions between Christians and non-believers, a woman who wants to be famous for her chalk drawings decided to put a Nice Christian on blast this week. So a Not Nice Christian showed up. (Cue the Peaches.) LATER: Awkward Atheists don't know what "kindness" looks like, but we have even more examples of social awkwardness. Help us reform the Group Text Ettiquette, Neighbor! Contact the Comedian Next Door at nextdoor@johnbranyan.com and let us know if you click "thumbs up" in a group thread, even AFTER THE ADMIN SAID NOT TO RESPOND TO THE TEXT.

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Welcome, Neighbor! John is a big fan of Comedian Brian Reagan, and it turns out he can teach us something about apologetics. And speaking about off-the-cuff interactions between Christians and non-believers, a woman who wants to be famous for her chalk drawings decided to put a Nice Christian on blast this week. So a Not Nice Christian showed up. (Cue the Peaches.) LATER: Awkward Atheists don't know what "kindness" looks like, but we have even more examples of social awkwardness. Help us reform the Group Text Ettiquette, Neighbor! Contact the Comedian Next Door at nextdoor@johnbranyan.com and let us know if you click "thumbs up" in a group thread, even AFTER THE ADMIN SAID NOT TO RESPOND TO THE TEXT.

We dive into the NextDoor and local Community apps and try to spice up the comments and posts from our neighbors.

We go rummaging through the cultural attic, starting with TV theme songs from the ’80s and ’90s—the kind that apparently occupied permanent brain space while more practical information was evicted. That leads us to movies, music, horror franchises, familiar actors, and the peculiar nostalgia that makes an old theme song instantly recognizable decades later. Then somebody famous dies, and the internet demonstrates that grief is also a competitive event. We get into the rush to update Wikipedia, the speed of celebrity death reporting, and the emotional connection people have to entertainers they knew only through screens and speakers. From there, we turn to pets in stores and other public spaces, where the old rules of pet etiquette seem to be undergoing negotiations. We also take on modern art and the argument over whether it reflects cultural decay, confuses the purpose of art, or simply gives everybody something else to argue about. Finally, we arrive at dental visits and appointment scheduling, because everyday life remains a dependable source of comedy without requiring a screenplay.

Robinhood says it wants to be everything to investors—but its fastest-growing attractions look a lot like a casino. Don and Tom examine prediction markets, options, crypto, payment for order flow, and the uneasy fit between fiduciary advice and a brightly lit door to speculation.They explain why gamification and enormous transfer bonuses can be especially dangerous for inexperienced investors. If the goal is long-term wealth rather than entertainment, a boring, diversified custodian still beats a platform built to monetize trading excitement.Then they answer questions about using bonds during a retirement downturn, combining CD ladders with target-date funds, the trap behind eye-popping mortgage REIT dividends, and better ways to give money to grandchildren.1:03 — Robinhood and its merry band of revenue streams3:00 — Vlad Tenev explains the financial supermarket5:36 — A fiduciary office beside a casino door8:28 — Monetizing speculation instead of investing13:14 — Using bonds when retirement begins in a downturn21:06 — CD ladders and target-date funds23:36 — The truth behind 17% REIT dividends27:28 — UTMA, UGMA, 529s, and gifts for grandchildrenQuestions? Comments? Click!

 Her tenant's house caught fire from NEXT DOOR. Two months after closing. Insurance company owed her $390,000... and fought her every step of the way.

We go rummaging through the cultural attic, starting with TV theme songs from the ’80s and ’90s—the kind that apparently occupied permanent brain space while more practical information was evicted. That leads us to movies, music, horror franchises, familiar actors, and the peculiar nostalgia that makes an old theme song instantly recognizable decades later. Then somebody famous dies, and the internet demonstrates that grief is also a competitive event. We get into the rush to update Wikipedia, the speed of celebrity death reporting, and the emotional connection people have to entertainers they knew only through screens and speakers. From there, we turn to pets in stores and other public spaces, where the old rules of pet etiquette seem to be undergoing negotiations. We also take on modern art and the argument over whether it reflects cultural decay, confuses the purpose of art, or simply gives everybody something else to argue about. Finally, we arrive at dental visits and appointment scheduling, because everyday life remains a dependable source of comedy without requiring a screenplay.

The White House and Republicans roll out their strategy for staving off a Democrat wave in the midterms, Pennsylvania's Democrat governor pushes to radically rewrite the state's health code – with alarming new police powers, and a horrifying murder case involving an illegal immigrant suspect shakes one of the safest communities in the country. Reporting from Mary Margaret Olohan, Meg Brock & Luke Rosiak. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.- - -Ep. 3058- - -Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3- - -Today's Sponsors: Fast Growing Trees - Visit https://FastGrowingTrees.com to get 20% off yout first purchase when using the code WIRE at checkout. Quince - Upgrade your everyday. Go to https://Quince.com/WIRE for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text WIRE to 83848 to make TWICE the impact for freedom today. - - -Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacymorning wire,morning wire podcast,the morning wire podcast,Georgia Howe,John Bickley,daily wire podcast,podcast,news podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Data centres are popping up in backyards, town halls are erupting, and a new kind of populism may be quietly forming—one that cuts across left and right in ways we haven't seen since 2016. Mark, Liddy, and Daniel explore what the AI infrastructure boom actually looks like on the ground, why ordinary people are pushing back, and what the church's response to an increasingly extractive world might simply be: showing up, staying local, and getting on with it where you are.➡️ For subscriber chats and resources, head to ⁠rebuilders.co⁠

This is a very eduational episode in which we share the many things we learned recently. Lakes (and rivers) with funny names? We got that! Fun facts about toads? We've got that, too! THEN: We discuss the perils of learning to drive a vehicle with a standard transmission, and at some point Luke shares his anxiety about grass that's too long. AND: We make a recommendation for a video almost-guaranteed to teach your toddlers their letter sounds! LATER: We actually get down to a little business and talk about the necessity of mockery as part of a human's education. And speaking of education, do you know what 4-year-olds were learning in Shakespeare's day?!?! Contact the Comedian's family at nextdoor@johnbranyan.com

This is a very eduational episode in which we share the many things we learned recently. Lakes (and rivers) with funny names? We got that! Fun facts about toads? We've got that, too! THEN: We discuss the perils of learning to drive a vehicle with a standard transmission, and at some point Luke shares his anxiety about grass that's too long. AND: We make a recommendation for a video almost-guaranteed to teach your toddlers their letter sounds! LATER: We actually get down to a little business and talk about the necessity of mockery as part of a human's education. And speaking of education, do you know what 4-year-olds were learning in Shakespeare's day?!?! Contact the Comedian's family at nextdoor@johnbranyan.com

Nextdoor thread erupts over Seattle homeless camps under Mayor Katie Wilson. King County just saw its highest number of overdose deaths in a week since the start of Summer. A judge has ruled in favor of the Trump Administration and given it the go ahead to conduct paint tests on the Eisenhower Building in their efforts to beautify the nation’s capital. A tech CEO asks why Seattle City Council votes are almost always unanimous, even after warnings. // Big Local: The Tacoma Little League World Series team won its first game 2-0. A Kitsap County 15-year-old has received a prosthetic arm courtesy of a high school campaign. // You Pick the Topic: A Pizza Hut with a retro 80s aesthetic has customers flocking to it from hours away.

This riff session is different. We explore the deconstruction of faith among contemporary Christian artists, the nature of truth in religion, and the cultural shifts affecting Christianity today. We analyze how modern spiritual beliefs diverge from traditional doctrines and what that means for believers and skeptics alike. Avowed 'Atheists' aren't really relevant in theological conversations anymore. The atheists have revealed the emptiness of their religion. The 'New Atheist' is the deconstructed Christian. Topics Deconstruction of faith among Christian artists The concept of Jesus as the light and vessel for truth The cultural and theological reasons behind faith abandonment The exclusivity of Jesus as the only way to God The influence of secular and other religious beliefs on Christianity The role of organized religion and its changes over history The importance of defining terms like 'Christian' and 'follower of Jesus' The impact of political and social issues on religious identity

When I handed an adoptee a paper with his biological siblings' names, he burst out laughing. Turns out his long-lost brother was his neighbor!After connecting with an AncestryDNA cousin match looking for his biological family, I spent hours piecing together census records and city directories to identify his biological parents. But nothing prepared either of us for the moment he read the name of his oldest brother.In this episode of Stories That Live In Us, I share the incredible story of an AncestryDNA match that led right next door, how my sister's college roommate fit into the puzzle, and the delicate balance of navigating unexpected genealogy discoveries when one side welcomes you with open arms and the other turns away. Push play to hear how DNA testing brings hidden family connections to light!〰️

This riff session is different. We explore the deconstruction of faith among contemporary Christian artists, the nature of truth in religion, and the cultural shifts affecting Christianity today. We analyze how modern spiritual beliefs diverge from traditional doctrines and what that means for believers and skeptics alike. Avowed 'Atheists' aren't really relevant in theological conversations anymore. The atheists have revealed the emptiness of their religion. The 'New Atheist' is the deconstructed Christian. Topics Deconstruction of faith among Christian artists The concept of Jesus as the light and vessel for truth The cultural and theological reasons behind faith abandonment The exclusivity of Jesus as the only way to God The influence of secular and other religious beliefs on Christianity The role of organized religion and its changes over history The importance of defining terms like 'Christian' and 'follower of Jesus' The impact of political and social issues on religious identity

Sideshow Bob returns once again in what may be his best appearance since the "golden era". There was something truly sinister about his ploy here that took us back to the vibe of "Cape Feare", which was also helped by the Face Off parody.We discuss THAT gruesome visual, the Simpsons' cast on Herman's Head, why there's too many "filler" gags this season, spoiling Harry Potter, our love of Down Periscope and more.Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/fourfingerdiscountListen on Spotify - spoti.fi/4fDcSY0Listen on Apple Podcasts - apple.co/4dgpW3ZCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Goin' Down To South Park - spreaker.com/show/goin-down-to-south-parkThe Movie Guide with Maltin & Davis - themovieguidepodcast.comThe One About Friends - spreaker.com/show/the-one-about-friends-podcastTalking Seinfeld - spreaker.com/show/talking-seinfeldSpeaKing Of The Hill - spreaker.com/show/speaking-of-the-hill-a-king-of-the-hill-The Office Talk - spreaker.com/show/the-office-talk-podcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast--5828977/support.

AI is forcing us to rethink a question most organizations have avoided for years: what is uniquely valuable about human work when intelligence itself is no longer scarce?Tatyana Mamut, CEO of Wayfound and former CPO of Nextdoor, joins me to explore AI adoption through a lens that goes beyond software. Drawing on her background in anthropology, economics, organizational design, and product leadership, Tatyana explains why the real challenge is designing the rules, tools, norms, incentives, and relationships that shape how humans and AI agents work together.We get practical about what this means at both an individual and organizational level. We explore the human capabilities that become more valuable as AI takes on more routine mental work, why fear leads companies into bad AI decisions, how poorly designed incentives can push agents toward unexpected behavior, and why the subject-matter experts closest to the work need to become responsible for managing the agents operating alongside them.Key TakeawaysHuman comparative advantage is changing: As AI takes on more mental work, people need to rethink where their uniquely human value comes from.Develop taste, judgment, relationships, and performance: Tatyana sees these as practical areas where people can complement AI rather than compete with it.AI adoption is an organizational design problem: Success depends on redesigning rules, tools, norms, incentives, and accountability around the technology.Goals and guardrails can still produce the wrong behavior: An agent may follow its objective while still acting against the organization's intent, as Tatyana's refund example shows.Subject-matter experts need to become agent managers: The people closest to the work must be able to monitor, correct, and improve the agents operating in their domain.Additional InsightsOrganizational culture can be consciously designed: Tatyana frames culture as the interaction of rules, tools, and unwritten norms that shape behavior.Relationships become more valuable as outreach gets automated: When AI increases the volume of generic communication, trust and genuine relationships become more important.AI can generate options, but humans still decide what matters: Judgment becomes critical when the challenge shifts from what can be done to what is worth doing.Small failure rates compound across multi-agent systems: Edge cases that seem minor with one agent can become more significant as agents are connected into workflows.Building an agent and managing one are different jobs: Engineering can help create the agent, but functional owners must take responsibility for its ongoing performance.Episode Highlights00:00 - Episode RecapTatyana frames the AI shift as a deeper question about what it means to create value as a human when intelligent systems increasingly share responsibility for thinking and decision-making.02:10 - Guest Introduction: Tatyana MamutI introduce Tatyana Mamut, CEO of Wayfound and former CPO of Nextdoor, whose experience across anthropology, organizational design, and product leadership shapes her approach to human and AI systems.05:06 - From Economics to AnthropologyTatyana explains how the failure of economic models to predict events such as Russia's 1998 economic collapse pushed her toward studying the mental models and social institutions that shape human behavior.08:07 - Designing Culture Through Rules, Tools, and NormsTatyana breaks organizational culture into practical components, showing how formal rules, available technologies, incentives, status, beliefs, and unwritten norms interact to shape behavior.13:16 - The Multi-Sapiens WorkplaceTatyana argues that AI is forcing people to reconsider their comparative advantage as humans as intelligent systems begin participating in higher-level thinking and decision-making.18:42 - Four Human Capabilities to DevelopTatyana identifies taste, judgment, relationships, and performance as four areas people can strengthen as AI absorbs more routine mental work.23:32 - Why Human Relationships Matter MoreBarry and Tatyana discuss how automation can remove administrative work while making authentic relationships, lived experience, trust, and storytelling increasingly valuable.27:21 - Fear Is the Enemy of ProgressTatyana explains how fear can push organizations either to rush into AI using outdated assumptions or retreat when the technology does not behave like traditional software.29:11 - AI Agents Need Different SupervisionTatyana describes why AI agents require governance and oversight based on organizational context, including goals, rules, norms, and definitions of what good performance looks like.31:32 - The Incentive ProblemThe conversation turns to how model behavior and organizational goals interact, including Tatyana's view that sycophantic behavior can create unexpected feedback loops in production agents.32:34 - When an Agent Breaks the Intent of the RuleUsing a customer service example, Tatyana shows how an agent trying to maximize case closure and customer satisfaction can suggest a refund even when its guardrails tell it not to.38:59 - Escaping Endless Pilot ModeBarry explores why uncertainty can keep organizations trapped in experimentation rather than allowing AI systems to move into real operating environments.40:10 - Who Owns the Agent After Deployment?Tatyana argues that the functional experts closest to the work need direct responsibility and visibility once an AI agent is operating in production.44:41 - Treat AI Agents Like New EmployeesTatyana compares engineering teams to recruiters who can help bring an agent into the organization, while the business owner remains responsible for coaching, compliance, and ongoing performance.46:14 - Closing ReflectionsBarry closes by reflecting on the emerging skills leaders and individuals will need as they learn to manage systems in which humans and AI agents increasingly work together.FAQsQ1. What human skills become more valuable as AI takes on more work?Tatyana highlights four areas: taste, judgment, relationships, and performance. Her argument is that AI may generate options, perform routine mental work, and help with administration, but humans still create value by deciding what is good, what is worth doing, whom to trust, and how to motivate or persuade other people.Q2. What does Tatyana Mamut mean by a “multi-sapiens workplace”?She uses the phrase to describe a workplace where humans are no longer the only entities carrying out higher-level thinking and decision-making. In that environment, organizations need new rules, tools, and norms for determining how humans and AI systems work together and where responsibility sits.Q3. Why does Tatyana say AI adoption is an organizational design challenge?Because deploying an AI system changes more than the technology stack. Organizations also have to consider incentives, governance, supervision, communication, accountability, cultural norms, and who has the authority to evaluate and correct an agent's behavior.Q4. Why do AI agents need supervision even when they have guardrails?Tatyana explains that an agent can technically pursue its assigned goal while still behaving in a way the organization did not intend. Her customer service example shows an agent suggesting a refund because doing so could resolve the case and improve customer satisfaction, despite instructions designed to prevent refunds.Q5. Who should manage AI agents after they are deployed?Tatyana argues that responsibility should move toward the subject-matter experts who understand the work the agent performs. Engineering or IT may build and deploy the system, but salespeople should oversee sales agents, finance teams should oversee finance agents, and other functional experts should have direct access to monitor, correct, and improve their agents.Useful ResourcesTanyana Mamut on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tmamut/ Wayfound - https://www.wayfound.ai/ Artificial Organizations - https://geni.us/artificialorgs Nextdoor - https://blog.nextdoor.com/ Claude - https://claude.com/ Salesforce -

Send us Fan MailThis week, Becker Shareholder Kathleen “Katie” Berkey, AICP, sits down with Donna DiMaggio Berger and explains how she helps clients deal with all sorts of issues related to their property. As Mark Twain once said, “Buy land, they're not making it anymore,” and truer words have never been spoken. Land remains invaluable and there is often a developer looking to build, renovate, or demolish any given property. When a project like this commences, it can bring a host of headaches and trouble to those living next door.Katie Berkey is a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in City, County, and Local Government Law and is a certified Professional Planner by the American Institute of Certified Planners. Katie is the only practicing professional to hold both credentials in Southwest Florida and one of eight statewide. She represents clients in zoning, land use, and planning matters and represents clients in local government administrative matters before city and county commissions, councils, and boards. Katie has been recognized by various publications and organizations as one of the best lawyers in America, a Florida Rising Star, a member of the Legal Elite, a Legal Up & Comer, one of the Top 40 Under 40, and Woman of the Year!Conversation highlights include:How can volunteer boards, managers, and association residents stay alert to possible land use changes in their vicinity?How to determine if a proposed new development presents an incompatible commercial use with the existing neighborhood?What are typical deal points in a shared use agreement with a developer?How prevalent is the NIMBY (Not in My Backyard) mindset?What kind of next-door development do people fear the most?Why do local building departments often cite the association for certain violations when it might be the owners who created the violation without the association's knowledge or consent?Who should attend a municipal or county Code Enforcement hearing with an attorney?What can be done when a city wants to repave streets in a community or enforce traffic violations but is requiring an onerous indemnification agreement from the association?BONUS: Katie discusses various valuable resources for working moms and discusses her work with the Mother's Milk Bank of Florida.Related Links:Article: “‘NIMBY' to ‘YIMBY'” – FCAP Managers Report Article: Mind the Invisible Lines: Easements Every Board Encounters Online Class: Board Certification: Condo/Co-Op 4-HourOnline Class: Board Certification: HOA 4-Hour

Luke made corn, neighbor! You want some? John's ventriloquist friend has a creepy puppet. And the Three Pigs Origin Story is worth telling again! THEN: One of the grandkids is old enough for Driver's Ed! LATER: John wants to talk about something he read on his newsfeed. But everything on his newsfeed is about Ex-vangelicals or AI. So we tease him for that. Contact the Comedian's family at nextdoor@johnbranyan.com

We cover a lot of important ground in this episode, assuming your definition of “important” includes pets behaving like tiny freeloading roommates, rock musicians attempting to communicate with the International Space Station, and comedians discovering that technically any location becomes a comedy club if somebody puts a microphone in it. We talk about the strange bargain of pet ownership, the glorious excess of rock concerts, and what happens when comedy escapes the controlled environment of an actual comedy club. Along the way, we get into audience interaction, stories from onstage and backstage, and the mysterious way music can unite a room full of strangers without requiring anyone to understand what the drummer is doing. Our conclusion: music really is its own language, performers should enjoy themselves when they play, and most shows are just “a show.” Unless something goes terribly wrong. Then you have a story.

Hey, Neighbor! John performed in another prison, but it was a Women's Prison this time. The female inmates have a few things in common with male inmates, but there are some amusing differences as well... NEXT: could your daughter be headed for prison? We have some questions to consider, including "Does she wear her shoes in public, or insist on running around barefoot?" LATER: John reads another Divorce Announcement from somebody who refuses to step down from ministry. Of course, the minister and his wife will remain Good Friends, after their divorce. Contact the Comedian's Family at nextdoor@johnbranyan.com

This is our 100th riff session! To celebrate, we're including this sentence announcing our 100th riff session! The conversation starts with an unexpectedly serious debate over the difference between tin whistles, recorders, and the people who insist on using the correct musical terminology, revealing that musicians have an entire vocabulary devoted to preventing anyone from casually calling the wrong instrument a flute. That attention to detail quickly collides with stories about orchestras, concert etiquette, and the realization that some instruments carry far more cultural prestige than others, despite all of them ultimately requiring someone to blow into them. From there, the focus shifts behind the curtain of television and concert auditions, where the advertised search for raw talent turns out to involve a surprising amount of pre-screening, strategic casting, and carefully managed storytelling. Then into memories of buying concert tickets before everything moved online. Waiting in line becomes its own form of live theater, producing strange conversations, questionable life decisions, and the shared optimism that standing outside for hours is perfectly reasonable if it eventually leads to decent seats. The same perspective extends to modern stage productions, where even legendary bands rely on lighting, effects, and carefully engineered spectacle that is seems to treat music as kind of an afterthought. The discussion eventually drifts back to childhood, when entertainment required little more than a box containing pickup sticks, a Spirograph, or some other object that encouraged creativity instead of software updates. Those toys become reminders that entire afternoons could disappear without batteries, Wi-Fi, or downloadable content, even if the rules occasionally ended with someone insisting everyone else was playing incorrectly.

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We know Luke is funny, Neighbor, but we just can't remember what he said...AND, have you noticed how nice the Peaches is being to her husband today? LATER: This is an abrupt shift to a heavy topic. A high-profile murder case is being tried right now, involving a mother who strangled her three young kids. How has the public perception of murderous mothers changed in our lifetime? And why are we so determined to call evil "mental illness" instead? Contact the comedian's family at nextdoor@johnbranyan.com

To listen to the entire episode (ad-free) join me over on Patreon here: https://tinyurl.com/iseemfunepisode20 Hey, I Seem Funners. Tried to find some arguments in the Next Door App digest and ended up losing my mind and proving that I'm a sociopath.I've attached the photos below that was in the Next Door app post - the mouse who ate this orange. Terrifying. You see why I want no quarter for these fiends!Have fun!xo, jenSHOW NOTESTo find out about all things Jen click here https://jenkirkman.bio.link and you can find out how to:Take a somatics movement class with Jen on ZoomJoin Jen's online co-working communityListen to Jen's other podcast about ADHD/AuDHDRead Jen's SubstackBrowse Jen's merchandiseGet discounts on fun stuff with Jen's affiliate partnersGet on Jen's “Can't Live Without List” NewsletterGet Jen's comedy album OK, Gen-XFind all of Jen's socials like Tik Tok, Instagram and You TubeBook Jen on Cameo!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's pod, David, Jason and Natalie head to see the Odyssey and the drama that ensued during a 70MM screening. Also, Jason settles some beef with Natalie over a brand deal, David reviews the new Avengers trailer and the gang calls a fan in Kenya to get ready for their trip to Africa. Listen to Jason's latest pod here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2DoSRHTxbylPoxBasUpfvc?si=R-4_Wpm9TSiSelEovpYAng   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.