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Greetings Friends,I am returning from a 10-day stay at my former home—Great Vow Zen Monastery. While I was there I had the opportunity to co-lead a sesshin (weeklong silent meditation retreat). The sesshin's theme was The Light of the Ancestors.Yunmen said to the assembly of practitioners, “Everyone has a light. When you look for it, its dark, dark, hidden. What is this light that everyone has?”What is this light that everyone has?I find this to be a wonderful question. One I carry around with me, dropping it into my heart-mind as I walk through the glenn, as I meet seeming strangers at the grocery store or read the news, when I am talking to friends or family members, when I look in the mirror, meet a client or talk to my cat.What is this light that everyone has?Can I “see” it?During the sesshin we practiced opening to the help and support of the Zen + Buddhist ancestors. In the tradition I am a part of we can trace our lineage back generation by generation to the time of Shakyamuni Buddha. To do this awakens a sense of wonder and awe, its about 83 generations over the last 2500 years. We have a name for each generation. At the monastery we would chant this list of names everyday, saying the names of the ancestors in an act of gratitude for their generosity and practice.Having spiritual ancestors reminds me that my life and practice are deeply supported. It also reminds me that people have been doing this for a long time, since before the time of the buddha. We could imagine that perhaps throughout all time people have sat in some form of silent contemplation and awakened to their true nature.They too had support from their ancestors, which included other humans as well as the mountains, great earth, open sky, plants, animals and flowers.This is true for us too. Who supports your life and practice? What lineages of healing and awakening are you a part of? What qualities are you cultivating in your own spiritual journey that your ancestors, mentors, friends and family members, or the natural world embody?Maybe instead of imagining a line going back to our early ancestors, we could imagine trees with deep roots and many branches, or circles of support.Yesterday, my partner Kennyo and I went for a hike in Mohican State Park, a fertile forest of hemlocks in a more hilly part of Northeastern Ohio. Returning to the forest feels like a homecoming, like going to church, each foot step felt like a prayer or a remembering. As we met and greeted many other humans making their way to the waterfall I felt a kinship with them. We may all go to the forest for different reasons but I think on some level we are transformed, we are healed.Our ancestors are part of us, they speak through tree and star, through rushing river and wind. Through the stary sky and the life force that animates us.Our life is a shared life. We too our ancestors to this earth and all who live here and for all the future generations. May we take this responsibility seriously, may we remember that we are not alone.In the audio above I offer a short talk and then a guided practice for opening to the support of the ancestors, asking for their help and opening to their awakened hearts.I'm curious to hear from you:* What is your experience of opening to the help of ancestors and guides?* Have you considered or learned about any of your spiritual ancestors?* What qualities are you cultivating in your dharma practice or in your life?* Why do you go to the forest or into the natural world?Summer Read— The Hidden Lamp: Stories from 25 Centuries of Awakened WomenJoin me starting on the Summer Solstice, Friday June 20th for a summer read. Every two weeks we will read one of the koans from the Hidden Lamp as well as the commentary. We will spend two weeks reflecting on the koan and commentary and bringing it into our own lives. I will offer dharma talks during my weekly Monday night practice, and there will be opportunities to share your practice here through the comments section and live on Monday nights.I will publish a reading schedule soon. If you would like to participate, consider purchasing a copy of The Hidden Lamp or checking it out from the Library.…I'm Amy Kisei. I am a Zen Buddhist Teacher, Spiritual Counselor, Astrologer and Artist. I offer 1:1 Spiritual Counseling sessions using IFS and somatic mindfulness. I also offer astrology readings. Check out my website to learn more. I currently live in Columbus, OH and am a supporting teacher for the Mud Lotus Sangha.I currently have a couple of spaces open in my Spiritual Counseling practice for the Summer.And my books are open for June if you would like to book an astrology reading. It's quite an interesting year astrologically and I do natal readings as well as solar return and year ahead readings.Below you can find a list of weekly and monthly online and in-person practice opportunities.Weekly Online Meditation EventMonday Night Dharma — 6P PT / 9P ET Join weekly for drop-in meditation and dharma talk. We are currently exploring Dogen Zenji's Instructions for Zazen.Feel free to join anytime. Event lasts about 1.5 hours. ZOOM LINKZen Practice opportunities through ZCOGrasses, Trees and the Great Earth Sesshin—August 11 - 17, in-person at Great Vow Zen Monastery (this retreat is held outdoors, camping is encouraged but indoor dorm spaces are available)In-Person in Columbus, Ohio through Mud Lotus SanghaInterdependence Sesshin: A Five Day Residential Retreat Wednesday July 2 - Sunday July 6 in Montrose, WV at Saranam Retreat Center (Mud Lotus is hosting its first Sesshin!)Weekly Meditations on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amykisei.substack.com/subscribe

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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Northeastern Ohio to discuss the senseless murder of Julian Myles Wood, and how authorities could have prevented it. Julian's killer, Bionca Ellis, had several warrants out for her arrest - yet no one wanted to keep her locked up... not when she asked, nor when she confessed to an alleged murder in California... not even when she flat out told the authorities that she wanted to commit cannibalism.  Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast #truecrime Source Material: https://www.wkbn.com/news/ohio/senator-jd-vance-calls-for-judge-to-resign-after-julian-woods-death-i-team/ https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/mother-and-3-year-old-son-hurt-in-stabbing-at-north-olmsted-giant-eagle-parking-lot-suspect-in-custody https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/watch-bionca-ellis-in-court-for-pre-trial-hearing-after-allegedly-fatally-stabbing-julian-wood https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/watch-bionca-ellis-in-court-for-pre-trial-hearing-after-allegedly-fatally-stabbing-julian-wood https://nypost.com/2024/06/12/us-news/suspect-who-stabbed-3-year-old-boy-to-death-outside-grocery-store-was-released-from-jail-just-three-days-earlier/ https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/suspect-in-north-olmsted-toddler-stabbing-death-had-run-in-with-police-in-california https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/this-could-be-a-capital-murder-case-i-dont-think-thats-appropriate-arraignment-for-bionca-ellis-delayed https://fox8.com/news/i-team/julian-woods-suspected-killer-claims-shes-killed-before/ https://nypost.com/2024/06/10/us-news/julian-wood-accused-killer-smirks-in-court-as-she-is-charged/ https://nypost.com/2024/06/04/us-news/woman-stabs-boy-3-in-random-attack-at-ohio-grocery-store/ https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/julian-wood-giant-eagle-stabbing-north-olmsted-dad-court-statement-bionca-ellis-suspect-arraignment-monster/95-323f6ea9-3d7c-400d-9dd4-7a81587b7750 https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/memory-line-julian-wood-double-stabbing-north-olmsted-giant-eagle/95-59fea16f-e8dc-4055-86a3-8be9e57ee8a2 https://www.newsweek.com/video-shows-suspect-following-mom-boy-grocery-store-before-fatal-attack-1910228 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13515371/Julian-Woods-killer-Bionca-Ellis-smirks.html https://www.gofundme.com/f/north-olmsted-tragic-loss-of-3-year-old-julian-wood-fund https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/9-am-bionca-ellis-to-appear-in-court-for-pre-trial-hearing-after-allegedly-fatally-stabbing-julian-wood https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bjmyklnos0bagpudi11l2/Bionca-Ellis-Indictment.pdf?rlkey=m91hfyi1mifgp9aa5wvngnvjd&e=1&st=z895capa&dl=0 https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/police-release-video-of-murder-suicide-at-north-olmsted-store-sunday-but-many-questions-still-unanswered https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/shooting-at-north-olmsted-giant-eagle-sunday-morning https://obits.cleveland.com/us/obituaries/cleveland/name/julian-wood-obituary?id=55280319 https://www.ripepi.com/obituary/julian-juju-wood https://fox8.com/video/public-pays-tribute-to-julian-wood/9767886/ https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/family-of-slain-3-year-old-julian-wood-makes-statement-about-horrendous-killing https://www.ccprosecutor.us/bionca-ellis-indicted-stabbing-3-year-old-and-mother-giant-eagle/ https://www.cleveland19.com/2024/06/05/north-olmsted-tragedy-share-message-support-with-wood-family/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008171203526 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYoWK3IyNtk https://www.ripepi.com/obituary/julian-juju-wood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYoWK3IyNtk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8bWQ0L-bMk https://www.themirror.com/news/julian-wood-911-call-killed-530224 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqUF5qPMJlY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFyfkiVaLEQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl2d42lJPzE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C2VsSxU0oQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PoToumf4a4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4SegeYgQXo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al8pT9vU2kY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj-B8z3ifSI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXIIjSceLyA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyI2gVPIg7Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwz7SEXPFDU https://twitter.com/JDVance1/status/1800902480190124153 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82m79aih12w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssRZDOJpu6Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhrqjGvw558&t=61s https://www.facebook.com/H6Photo

   1978 the Waterproofing company where DiCello worked folded on a Friday afternoon. DiCello's over-the-weekend scramble prompted a new business venture: Ohio State Waterproofing. With a shoestring budget, a basement waterproofing system that would prove to be years ahead of its time, and dogged determination to make the home services company succeed, DiCello was well on his way to building the industry-leading provider of basement waterproofing services.Early on, the Company's vision was week to week, with the main objective to generate enough revenue to make payroll for its three employees. Fourty-six years later, DiCello has grown the Company, establishing Ohio State Waterproofing as the number-one provider of waterproofing services in Northeastern Ohio, and operating 13 EverDry Waterproofing franchises throughout the United States.To date, the Company has installed more than 100,000 successful waterproofing and foundation repair systems.In an industry laden with fly-by-night contractors, Ohio State Waterproofing has established itself as the professional and dependable solution for basement water issues. The Company invested in R&D efforts, refining and then patenting its Multi-Step waterproofing system in 1984. Today, it remains the only system on the market that attacks water issues from inside and outside the home. DiCello worked with vendors to ensure quality product procurement, and in the process, developed patented concrete mixes and other products that are incorporated into the exclusive waterproofing system. Quality is it's benchmark: Ohio State Waterproofing guarantees it's work for the life of the home-a point that differentiates the Company from its competitors.

Jim had a very scary week...TLDR = 4 tornadoes confirmed in Northeastern Ohio (2 more confirmed since I recorded) and no power or internet. Plus, a lot of great Campfire classics! --MICHIGAN PARACON-- Get your tickets now: https://saultstemarie.com/events-calendar/michigan-paranormal-convention/ POLICYGENIUS Policygenius makes it easy to get life insurance done (and done right). Save time and money, and give your family a financial safety net with Policygenius. Head to https://policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save. BETTERHELP This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try. Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/JIMHAROLD and get on your way to being your best self. HARRY'S Harry's is a better way to shave! Don't settle for the status quo. Blaze your own trail with Harry's. Get started with a $13 trial set for just $3 at https://harrys.com/CAMPFIRE -- For more information on our podcast data policy CLICK HERE

Many investors over the years have built portfolios of single-family rentals that have ultimately enabled them to quit their jobs and build legacy income for their families. Single family homes in the right neighborhoods can always attract good renters and some stay for many years with not a lot of management required. Dustin Heiner, Founder of Master Passive Income, has built a portfolio of single families in Northeastern Ohio, Houston, Tennessee and  Phoenix since 2006 and never sells a home. Dustin also offers a FREE Real Estate investing course online at masterpassiveinvesting.com. 

This week, Drewby and Yergy head out to Northeastern Ohio to discuss the chilling case of Shannon Graves, a beautiful young woman who was killed after she found herself in a love triangle. her then boyfriend, Arturo Novoa, had been carrying on a secret relationship with a single mom named Katrina Layton, who had been plotting to murder Shannon for weeks. But it's what the pair did AFTER the killed Shannon that was even more horrific... With the help of their friend, Andrew Hermann, Shannon's body was dismembered in Katrina's garage, partially dissolved in acid, and then stored in a freezer.  Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Join Our Facebook Group: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/kCCzjZM #themiserymachine #podcast #truecrime Source Material: https://www.facebook.com/share/SZaTgeboA37jPEZz/?mibextid=LQQJ4d  https://www.schiavonefh.com/notices/Shannon-Graves/guest-book  https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/shannon-graves-obituary?pid=186468434  https://www.wfmj.com/story/35860219/missing-youngstown-woman-left-behind-dog-cell-phone-and-car  https://www.oxygen.com/buried-in-the-backyard/crime-news/shannon-depaul-murdered-found-dismembered-in-freezer?amp  https://www.wfmj.com/story/37493013/man-convicted-of-murdering-youngstown-woman-found-in-freezer  https://nypost.com/2017/08/01/boyfriend-of-missing-woman-hid-corpse-in-freezer-as-new-girlfriend-moved-in/  https://casetext.com/case/state-v-novoa-6  https://www.vindy.com/news/local-news/2020/01/woman-faces-prison-time-for-failing-to-live-up-to-promises/  https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/another-defendant-pleads-guilty-to-charges-in-youngstown-murder-dismemberment-case/amp/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/msihlenfeld925 https://vindyarchives.com/news/2019/jun/14/judge-mans-scheming-freezer-case-barbaric/  https://www.mahoningmatters.com/news/local/article262578692.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHfKmvjtMDtXpBs3nSPdNJiJIxifWKsjf7nxPgJdIAW-0Y1tam7VgUjBRGA_aem_AVUo7KLUa1BRFq8sddpgZ8wJmApMFIHh1pBpW3xcPAZwBo4JXXoB8V1dP2st9Fc-bUk  https://www.wfmj.com/story/41581250/another-defendant-in-shannon-graves-murder-case-pleads-guilty  https://heavy.com/news/2017/08/arturo-novoa-katrina-layton-girlfriend-ohio-youngstown-body-freezer-shannon-graves-missing-found/amp/  https://www.vindy.com/news/local-news/2021/10/killer-to-get-new-sentence/  https://www.wfmj.com/story/35860219/missing-youngstown-woman-left-behind-dog-cell-phone-and-car  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4750138/amp/Charge-Man-hid-girlfriend-freezer-lived-impostor.html  https://www.facebook.com/Deadtillthebeginning https://www.facebook.com/arthur.nova.568

Let’s Get Those Coats For Kids! 3/6/24 On this edition of THE SETH WILLIAMS SHOW, Seth and Chris talk with Scott from Oddfellows to discuss a big Coats For Kids benefit that is upcoming. Tony Musachio will be checking in from another great location in Northeastern Ohio. The Seth Williams Show is part of The […]

On this edition of THE SETH WILLIAMS SHOW, Seth and Chris talk with Scott from Oddfellows to discuss a big Coats For Kids benefit that is upcoming. Tony Musachio will be checking in from another great location in Northeastern Ohio. They also talk about the new bill to make the COVID vaccination providers liable for damages. Tony Musachio checks in from Valley Pizza. The Seth Williams Show is part of The CMS Network, which airs on Wowza TV on Roku! The Seth Williams Show airs live from 4-6pm Eastern on Mondays and Wednesdays at TheSethWilliamsShow.com, CMStv.net and CMSradio.net. Follow the show at www.thesethwilliamsshow.com. **NOTE: Everything said here, and on every episode of all of our shows are 100% the opinions of the hosts. Nothing is stated as fact. Do your own research to see if their opinions are true or not.** Support THE SETH WILLIAMS SHOW at https://odysee.com/@thesethwilliamsshow:4 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cmspn/message

Take a listen and you'll quickly learn why students of Eastern Heights Elementary were selected by Disney Musicals in Schools and Cleveland's Playhouse Square to bring a Disney classic to life:  "101 Dalmations!" These young actors demonstrate their paw-some talent as they easily slip right into character on this episode of Petey Podcast. This is the first-ever on-stage production of Eastern Heights Elementary School because the school hasn't had an existing drama club--until now, that is! Eastern Heights is the only school in Lorain County, Ohio,--and one of only a handful of schools in Northeastern Ohio--to become a 2023-2024 recipient of the Disney Musicals in Schools program. This remarkable project is a collaboration with Cleveland Playhouse Square to create sustainable theater programs in schools. In March, the "101 Dalmations" crew will showcase their talents on stage at Playhouse Square, and again with a full production in April at the Elyria High School Performing Arts Center. You're in for a treat with this show--woof, woof!It's a great day to be a Pioneer! Thanks for listening. Find Elyria Schools on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube!

On this episode of THE SETH WILLIAMS SHOW, Seth and Chris talk about Seth falling down at work. They then talk about Chris speaking next week at a college in the UK about being a burn survivor. This leads to a strong talk about surviving a life-changing experience, and how sharing that can help other people. Plus Tony Musachio stops by from another great restaurant in Northeastern Ohio...Plus it's cold outside! The Seth Williams Show is part of The CMS Network, which airs on Wowza TV on Roku! The Seth Williams Show airs live from 4-6pm Eastern on Mondays and Wednesdays at TheSethWilliamsShow.com, CMStv.net and CMSradio.net. Follow the show at www.thesethwilliamsshow.com. **NOTE: Everything said here, and on every episode of all of our shows are 100% the opinions of the hosts. Nothing is stated as fact. Do your own research to see if their opinions are true or not.** Support THE SETH WILLIAMS SHOW at https://odysee.com/@thesethwilliamsshow:4 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cmspn/message

Today, I'm really pleased to welcome my good friend Celeste Elliott to the show! Celeste Elliott is a Medium and a Spiritualist Minister with the Church of the Living Spirit, and the host of the Blog Talk Radio show, Wake Up to Spirit. Celeste was born and raised in Northeastern Ohio. She grew up in and around the metaphysical and Spiritualist community and studied mediumship in traditional development circles and workshops. She is a year-round resident of Lily Dale and a Registered Medium on the grounds. In the off-season she travels to serve churches, teach, and demonstrate Mediumship. (To learn more about Lily Dale, visit lilydaleassembly.org) Celeste and I get into what Lily Dale is and how to get in there, what Mediumship is and is not, my personal experience with Celeste's mediumship, and what the term “Spiritualist” actually means. SUPPORT:  Purchase an online mediumship reading at any time or Join Celeste any Friday evening from November-June at 7pm Eastern for an online development class at celesteelliott.com. You can also visit Celeste in person at Lily Dale, NY if you're ever in the area. FOLLOW: You can find Celeste online at her website celesteelliott.com, on Instagram @celestemelliott, TikTok @celestethemedium, and Facebook @celeste.elliott.338. LISTEN: Tune in to the Wake Up to Spirit every Thursday morning at 10am Eastern blogtalkradio.com/wake-up-to-spirit-with-celeste-elliott --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegirlfriendgod/message

The Prodigal has returned. Lake Milton is a beautiful State Park in Northeastern Ohio where fishing, water skiing and boating are plenty. It's also the hometown of @SkiptownJames and the subject of today's episode. We explore what made growing up in Lake Milton great, the hard times it's endured and what this gorgeous locale needs most... residents. We have tons of content on our YouTube Channel you can't find here. You can find us on the social media flavor of your choice here, too!   #emptynest #fulltank

Arslanian Brothers, the name you can trust! In the summer of 1959 on break from a full football scholarship at Michigan State University, a young Ted Arslanian was sent by his father to help his uncle in Philadelphia in the carpet cleaning business. Ted fell in love with the idea of starting his own carpet cleaning business back in Cleveland and convinced his dad to help him set up shop in a warehouse in Cleveland's Southeast Side neighborhood. His father painstakingly agreed to allow Ted to leave Michigan State and begin the business——Arslanian Brothers Carpet Cleaning! Well over 60 years later and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses cleaned, Arslanian Brothers continues to proudly serve Northeastern Ohio. Furniture, grout and tile——even blinds along with area rug cleaning and repairs are expert trademarks of the Arslanian Brothers Carpet Cleaning Company! Ted Arslanian President/Founder.

Chair of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security David Joyce and new member of the same Juan Ciscomani join Hugh to talk about funding the needs of the Border Patrol and other key agencies. Plus Ben Domenech's debut as a Friday round-up guest and Sonny Bunch on “Air” —a fine flick in theaters now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many investors over the years have built portfolios of single family rentals that have ultimately enabled them to quit their jobs and build legacy income for their families. Single family homes in the right neighborhoods can always attract good renters and some stay for many years with not a lot of management required. Dustin Heiner, Founder of Master Passive Income, has built a portfolio of single families in Northeastern Ohio, Houston, and Phoenix since 2006 and never sells a home. Dustin also offers a FREE Real Estate investing course online at masterpassiveinvesting.com.

It's always a 'favorite' moment when I can talk to + learn from + share with my teacher + friend Richard Gartner.   Someone recently described him as 'part engineer and part poet'. I think that's apt. And I think that's why I love our interactions so much. I learn. And I'm inspired. So it's my pleasure to share this conversation with you today. Richard is from Pittsburgh, PA and is Frameworks Yoga. He teaches at studios throughout Western PA and Northeastern Ohio.  And he has a library of online offerings enjoyed by folks around world. {I'm not the only one who loves practicing with him!}In this conversation, Richard shares his thoughts on yin + yang. He provides some ideas towards his upcoming workshops at Studio 108 which focus on yin practices for the lymphatic system and for rest.   You'll learn. And you'll be inspired. Find Richard's work at www.frameworksyoga.comAnd  @FrameworksYoga  And register for his March 26th workshops at www.studio108.net

A massive earthquake devastates Tukey and Syria, killing more than a thousand people so far. Also, new details on Chinese surveillance balloon shot down by U.S. military. Plus, new evacuations ordered as concerns mount in Northeastern Ohio over a potential explosion at the site of a train derailment. And, a recap of the star-studded Grammy's last night, with heavy hitters like Beyoncé, Adele, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, and more in attendance. 

Your "meaning network" of neurons includes the subjects (like math wizzes) and relationships (like friendships) that are important to you. In this episode, Andrew and David talk about helping folks find the "why?" that intrinsically motivates them to do something. TRANSCRIPT 0:00:02.5 Andrew Stotz: My name is Andrew Stotz and I'll be your host as we continue our journey into the teachings of Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Today I am continuing my discussion with David P. Langford, who has devoted his life to applying Dr. Deming's philosophy to education and he offers us his practical advice for implementation. Today's topic is tapping into meaning to release intrinsic motivation. David, take it away. 0:00:28.7 David Langford: Thank you, Andrew, and good to be back. 0:00:32.3 AS: Good to see you. 0:00:34.1 DL: So we have been on this journey of five elements of intrinsic motivation and these are the ones that, through my research at least, are the most important elements if you want to see intrinsic motivation emerge. Why are we doing that? Because Dr. Deming was the one that really made it clear that you have to have intrinsic motivation and stop extrinsically motivating people. So that's why we're concentrating on, what are these elements? So the first element was the element of control or autonomy in a situation. The second element was cooperation and we talked about the support network that's necessary and the previous podcast was all about the challenge and today we're talking about the meaning. How did... That meaning is the fifth element to tap into. So in every human brain there is a preponderance of cells in your meaning network. Some of it is... Some of it you're born with, some of it you acquire through life, but it's what... It's the cells that are activated when you get a sense of meaning about, why are we doing something or why are we here, what's happening? 0:02:04.0 DL: And the more we can tap into that network with people and tap into their meaning network, we start to see more intrinsic motivation emerge and therefore more joy in learning and work emerge and therefore a higher level of workmanship that often comes out of that same thing. 0:02:23.3 AS: And when you say meaning network, sometimes when I think of network, I think of a network of people, but you're talking about a neurological network. 0:02:30.5 DL: Yeah, we're talking about the actual neurons in your brain that form the network of meaning behind your life. It's... Sometimes we're just born with a preponderance of cells in certain areas, like I have five children and one of them was just born with the gift of mathematics and that's just the way it was. And another one was just born with his gift of music and another one... On and on. And those are just there at birth. And I don't think we had anything to do with it until we started to uncover that, oh, wow, this meaning... This has a lot of meaning for this individual. In other ways, you can also acquire a meaning network over time. That's for myself and probably for you too, Andrew, that the meaning in network now includes Deming, and the work of Deming, but that had to become an acquired kind of thing. So when people go through that process of learning about it, sometimes they say, my brain hurts because you are readjusting the actual neurons and the network of neurons in your brain that taught you to think about something. 0:03:50.9 DL: So if you had a network of neurons for management and maybe even went to college like I did or university, got a master's degree in management, et cetera, it taught you to think in a certain way. And Deming's work actually, sometimes trashes all of that or sometimes just causes you to have to think in a whole different way. And so then you have to start to readjust your meaning network. So it's been a lifelong interest for me to figure out, well, how do we get more of that to happen? So probably the very first element I want to talk about is relevance. So when you're trying to get somebody to do something, whether it's just work or we're talking about learning in schools, et cetera, is there a relevance? Why are we doing this? Kids don't ask, why is the sky blue or things like that just to make you mad and make your life miserable. They're actually trying to seek meaning in their life and try to understand what's going on. So the tool we often use is five whys. When you're starting to work through something, "Why do we have to do this?" 0:05:13.0 DL: And you have to answer that question and then, "Okay, then why is that so?" And then so on and so forth. And each time you ask, "Why did I say what I did in the previous why and think through stuff?" But that actually gets people to tap into the level of meaning. I never forget I saw five whys one time on, I think it was a group of first graders or something and they'd done this five whys and on why do we have to learn to read? And they'd gone through all these kinds of things, but I'll never forget that the fifth why was we have to learn to read because if we don't, we'll be homeless and die. [laughter] So there's... 0:05:57.9 AS: Right to the point. 0:05:58.5 DL: As a group of kids. Yeah, that's pretty important, right? And so tapping into that is really important. And so when you get that kind of relevance, you also get a joy that happens in learning because you're happy about it because it's relevant to you and it's meaningful. They have the age old question, why do we why do have to learn math and people often talk about that, that, I'll probably never use this again in my whole life. 0:06:28.6 DL: And well, if you are not helping students understand the meaning behind that or tap into their own meaning network about why math is important, it's going to constantly be a struggle or other areas that sometimes we think of as boring like accounting or things like that. Certain people just look at those numbers and love working with numbers and they get a joy in that and they have relevance within that. So relevance is really important and that gets you a level of joy of learning. 0:07:03.6 AS: Right. Can we just go back one step and just describe what you mean by meaning? 0:07:11.9 DL: Well, there's a group of cells in everybody's brains, neurons called the meaning network. And these are the connections that you've made over time. And just like what is describing before that either you were born with or you've acquired over time, but it's a meaning network. And so two people can sit and listen to the same podcast or broadcast, et cetera. And one of them just thinks it's totally boring, boring and worthless. And the other one is just totally engrossed in it. And it all has to do with your meaning network and your brain and whether or not that podcast is tapping into your meaning network or challenging your meaning network. 0:07:54.2 AS: And in a classroom, what would be the opposite of tapping into the meaning network? 0:08:01.9 DL: Somebody says, "Well, why do we have to learn this?" And the teacher says, "Because I said so." 0:08:07.1 AS: Okay. It's clear. 0:08:09.7 DL: Yeah. That's not good learning. It's not gonna motivate somebody to want to learn something. It's just gonna motivate them just to avoid punishment or seek some cheap reward. And that's often why we resort to those extrinsic kinds of motivations because we don't wanna tap into the meaning network. It takes a lot more time to go in depth and to get people to really... To get a deep understanding of it. I think about my journey, understanding Deming and maybe yours is the same way. It didn't happen overnight. It took actually several years and I'm still on that journey after 40 years of really trying to understand what he was talking about and why it was important and how it applies in my life, et cetera. So that's tapping into that meaning network. 0:09:01.6 AS: And you said something that sometimes people don't want to tap into their meaning network. Maybe that's an interesting thing to understand. Why is it at times, maybe each of us don't want to tap into it? Or there's some people that may say, I never want to tap into that. 0:09:16.2 DL: Well, we get caught up into just running things, and making stuff happen without wanting to think about, why are we doing this? And when you do that, then you end up just resorting to getting people to do stuff. And if you don't do this, I'm just going to make your life so difficult you wish you would have, which is not good management. 0:09:41.2 AS: So for the listeners and the viewers out there if you find yourself just running in circles, doing a bunch of stuff and realizing that there's no meaning to it, maybe that's the time to stop and listen and let's continue on about bringing this... You talked about relevance, continue on... 0:09:58.0 DL: Yeah. So another way you could tap into the meaning network is just to concentrate on the quality of the work. And that leads us to a pride of workmanship. And when you're concentrating on the quality of it, instead of just production or just getting through it, you get a whole different level of thinking about something and you tap into a level of relevance that is not normally there. 0:10:32.1 DL: So like in school, if I give them this... If I gave an assignment and we were just talking about math and they say, "Well, you have to do these 30 problems." Well, if we talk about how to do that in a quality way, we start to tap into a pride of workmanship with that. So what would that mean to do this in a quality way? Well, the numbers have to be lined up and sometimes kids will say things, well, it should be neat. Well, we might have to define, what does neat mean? What would it look like if it was neat? But you're tapping into a level of relevance and understanding that's deeper than just do this to get through it. So we can go on to the next chapter which really means there's not much meaning to that, right? It's more of a survival, just get through it and get onto the next thing. 0:11:19.4 AS: And I'm thinking about in the corporate sphere, Deming talked about quality in the eyes of the customer and develop... The process, improving the quality of work and then seeing the customer being satisfied or achieving their goals through it just like with a student to see them achieve their goals... There is true joy in and meaning to what you're doing. 0:11:46.3 DL: Yeah. Well, just before we came on, you were showing me some feedback that you had from your students, which are ultimately your customer in your college class, et cetera. And you were really excited about the feedback. Well, it had a lot of meaning to you about the quality of what they were trying... That they got out of that experience, et cetera, and how they were relating it back to you. And it made you feel very proud of the work that you'd done with them. 0:12:12.1 AS: Well, it's raised the question, why the hell would we not be having meaning in everything that we're doing? 0:12:22.6 DL: Yeah, that's a good question. Why do people do that? Well, a lot of times they just do it just to get through it. Like I said, not enough time and I don't have time to concentrate on meaning. And well, if you don't concentrate on that, then you're going to get whatever it is you get, right? You're going to just get poor quality work and they're going to have to figure out how to motivate people. And these people aren't motivated. But Deming also talked a lot about constancy of purpose, right? And that's tapping into the meaning network. So when you're developing a constancy of purpose, whether that's with a corporation, a classroom, a whole school, a school district, whatever it is, why do we exist? Why are we here? And you're really making that explicit and getting people to align what they do every day to the constancy of purpose. Well, in schools you end up with getting a lifelong learning going then because you have a deeper purpose for going to school other than just to get a grade or just to get through it. 0:13:27.7 DL: I remember asking a group of fourth graders one time I said, "Why do you go to fourth grade?" And one of the kids said, "So we can go on to fifth grade." [laughter] Well, if that's the surface level that you're concentrating on, that's actually the kind of workmanship you're going to get in pride that you're gonna get in the people going through it because they know that you don't care either. Right? Just a step going to the next thing. 0:14:00.4 AS: And when Dr. Deming talked about cleaning a table and he gave the example that you really can't have someone properly clean a table unless they know what the table is going to be used for, is that part of the meaning of understanding the final... 0:14:12.1 DL: Yeah, that's tapping into the meaning network? What are you going to use this table for? Are you going to operate on it? Oh, well, it's certainly not clean enough for that right now. It's going to eat off of it. That's a whole different purpose that you're using for that. So yeah, that's a really good example about tapping into people's meaning network about things and then you get a higher level of quality and commitment out of people when you're actually just creating the environment for that. The other thing is vision. The more you concentrate on the vision of where you're going, what's happening and it ties into constancy of purpose about why do we exist and what we're doing too. But when you have vision, you're tapping into people's prefrontal lobe in their minds about looking towards the future. What are we trying to accomplish? Where are we going with this? And we may not be there today, but this is where we're headed and this is what we're tapping into. So there's a number of ways that come out of a lot of different research about what, makes a good vision. Number one, it's usually always leader initiated. So it doesn't necessarily mean that the person with the formal position is initiating it, but you can be a leader and not necessarily have a formal position. You just, you're seen as somebody who's very knowledgeable about a situation and therefore you start to become a leader within that. 0:15:49.1 AS: And that the good vision is leader initiated concept is contrary to some people that think about, "Oh, well I want empowerment. I want my employees involved and all of that." And when I heard Dr. Deming talk about that this is the responsibility of the leaders, I realized that, yeah, my leaders in my company, were just dumping it down on me. "Well, you tell us?" 0:16:14.8 DL: Yeah. And that's really an escape mechanism because then if it doesn't work, it's your fault instead of our fault. Whereas, where if it's leader initiated and we work together to constantly revise and revisit the vision and it's sort of a living document is what I call it, that it's constantly, it's not the thing where you go in a room and you come up with a vision statement and then you put it under glass on the hallway and then you don't visit it again until you get a new leader again. That's not what we're talking about. We're talking about something that's lived on a daily basis about the vision of what it is we're trying to accomplish. And in that, it's also has to be shared and supported, right? And one of the ways you get it shared and supported is involving people in the making of a vision rather than having a board meeting and coming up with a vision and then trying to disseminate that to everybody. 0:17:12.4 AS: Right. 0:17:15.3 DL: It has to be comprehensive and detailed, a vision. So it has to have enough detail so that everybody in the organization or everybody in a classroom can see how their part relates to that vision of what it is we're trying to accomplish. And finally, it has to be positive and inspiring that I really want to do this. I really... 'Cause it's just... It's really inspiring. It's not simple, but when John F. Kennedy said, "We're gonna put a man on the moon by 1969, by the end of the decade," well, that was very positive, inspiring. Did anybody know how to do that? No, not really. And we were really behind in making that happen, but it was leader initiated. He initiated that and this is what we're going to have. And it became shared and supportive and it became very comprehensive and detailed about how we're going to make it happen. And sure enough, the country made it happen. So that's a good example of what vision can do for you. 0:18:20.5 AS: So there's relevance, there's vision... 0:18:22.7 DL: Yeah. Relevance and then the quality of what it is you do and then purpose and vision. And the last element that I'd like to share is a way that you can tap into the meaning network is to leave a legacy. Where the work means more than just the immediate result or you're trying to improve society or you're thinking about passing the torch to the next generation. This leaving of this legacy, I think is really important. When I started to tap into this was the high school where I first started and was working with Deming, some interesting things happened. The English teacher tapped into this and she would take kids over to the pioneer home where it had all the elderly people there that were in the state of Alaska at the time of statehood. And so every year she'd take kids over and they would meet with these elderly people and the people would tell stories about all the way back to 1900 and 1920 and what life was like in Alaska. And then it was their job to write up these stories. They put all these stories into a book and then bind the book for that year. So that's an example, leaving a legacy. That's much different than... Because those kids could look back at that legacy for the rest of their lives. 0:20:01.7 DL: That "I was a part of that." I helped document something that was going on or the science class had a project where every year they would take one square kilometer of the ocean floor and then kids would work to get scuba diving skills. And at the end of each year, then they would go down and they would clean up that one section of the ocean floor. And then other kids would be on the surface and, take the junk to the dump and everything and pass it on. But that's leaving a legacy that "we did this and cleaned this up" and that's passing it on to the next generation. So if you think about... It can be so simple as a fourth grade class passing on a legacy to a third grade class that's coming up and meeting with them and talking about what you do in fourth grade and being excited about that and having a vision about how great it's gonna be to be in fourth grade and what you're going to do. So I'll never forget my oldest son when he was going into first grade and we were talking all summer long about, I may have shared this story, I don't know, but we were talking all summer long that, oh, first grade is going to be so great, you're going to learn to read and you're going to be so excited, et cetera. 0:21:24.4 DL: And so we picked him up after the first day of school thinking he's gonna be all excited about stuff. He said, "How was first grade?" And he burst into tears. And we said, "What's going on is... Did you get in trouble or something or something happened at school or whatever?" And he just shook his head and he said, "I didn't learn to read." But the vision and the meaning network was incredibly strong with him going into first grade. It's just that we had neglected to explain it's going to take more than one day to reach that vision of that. But obviously in our family, reading was very important and it was very stressed. And he could see his siblings reading and all those things are part of tapping into that meaning network. 0:22:19.6 AS: The legacy is a fascinating one. And I think it's a challenge for anybody listening or viewing, what legacy are you leaving? A lot of times we just get so busy in what we're doing and we forget about that. I'll tell the quick story of when I had to go through a few different rehabs when I was a young guy because of addiction to drugs and alcohol. And the third rehab that I went into was a long-term treatment center. They only had 12 beds there and one bed opened up. It was in Northeastern Ohio. And so I went into that treatment center and when I arrived, I arrived for the graduation ceremony of the outgoing student and they had a toolbox which was an open box with a handle on it. And he stood up in front of everybody and, said he was graduating and all the things that he gained from this. And then he emptied out his toolbox and he handed it to me and he said, here's your empty toolbox. Good luck at filling it with the symbols of the intangible tools and physical tools that you develop over the next seven months. And then when I graduated, I took my tools out of the box and I gave that empty box to the next person. And yeah, it's just like... 0:23:33.8 DL: Great example. 0:23:35.1 AS: It's connection with the future. 0:23:39.4 DL: And obviously that tapped into your meaning network because you remembered it. 0:23:45.6 AS: Here we are 40 years later. 0:23:46.0 DL: They want to know what kind of experiences tap into the meaning network? Well, it's usually the ones that you remember, right? Because the other experiences, your brain just quickly gets rid of the connections because it has no meaning. 0:24:01.7 AS: So I want to wrap up and also review the five points or the five elements that you've brought up. Maybe you can just run through them briefly if we're at the end of talking about meaning. 0:24:16.6 DL: Yeah. So these aren't the only factors for intrinsic motivation, but the ones that have never failed me over the last 40 years, whether I'm working with US military or colleges and universities or a kindergarten class or a corporation, I always go back to these five and usually you'll find some fault there that people don't feel like they're supported or there isn't a high level of cooperation or they don't feel like they have the autonomy to be able to make decisions in an organization or there's a lack of challenge, that work is not challenging, or there's a lack of meaning that the organization or whether that's a classroom, a school, a company or whatever is not really tapping into that meaning network and really emphasizing purpose and vision and what it is we're trying to accomplish here and how are we leaving a legacy and passing that on. So it's the interaction of those five factors. That's the key. 0:25:27.1 AS: Right. So maybe I'll summarize... I'm gonna attempt to summarize what I think was a pretty substantial discussion today. The first thing that I got from it was why are we even talking about intrinsic motivation? As you said, Dr. Deming said, stop doing all this extrinsic motivation and start focusing on intrinsic motivation. And basically, we talked about this final point meaning, which triggers the meaning network, which is the thing that we tap into. You talked about relevance and if something is relevant to a person, then it brings more meaning. And that means, think about asking, we talked about the five whys and understanding that and just running things and running activities and doing lots of stuff without meaning becomes, well, meaningless. We also... 0:26:29.2 DL: Right. [chuckle]. 0:26:30.3 AS: Yeah. We talked about quality and the focus on quality and seeing the outcome too of that great focus on quality and the joy in work that that brings. We talked about purpose and vision about constancy of purpose and that brings meaning as opposed to constantly shifting directions. And you said that vision basically about where we're going taps into people's minds about looking forward and starting to think about that. 0:26:57.4 AS: And you mentioned a few things that I thought were really good about what makes good vision and good vision is leader initiated, it's shared and supported, it's comprehensive and detailed and it's positive and inspiring. And I think that last part really is a part that gets me excited when I look at the things that I'm involved with. And then finally, you talked about leaving a legacy and I think that just speaks for itself. Anything you would add to that summary? 0:27:24.4 DL: No, that's a really good summary. So I will pretty much guarantee people that if you're struggling with the level of quality you're trying to achieve or your people don't seem like they're motivated, you might want to take a look at these five areas of intrinsic motivation and see what you need to change in the organization to see intrinsic motivation emerge because it's always there. It's built innately within us. And if we're not intrinsically motivated, you don't learn to eat, you don't learn to talk, you don't learn to survive in the world before you ever get to work or school. So it's there in individuals, you just have to find ways of managing to uncover it. 0:28:11.1 AS: I don't know about you and I don't know about the listeners and the viewers out there, but I can tell you just this discussion was inspiring in itself. So David, on behalf of everyone at the Deming Institute, I wanna thank you again for our discussion. For listeners, remember to go to Deming.org to continue your journey. And listeners can also learn more about David at langfordlearning.com. This is your host, Andrew Stotz, and I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from Dr. Deming and it really applies in what we're talking about today. "People are entitled to joy in work."

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Munch gives updates on the roadways as a huge winter storm drills Northeastern Ohio. Munch welcomes Fred Greetham to talk all things Browns. Bill Livingston joins the show to talk hoops ahead of the NBA All Star game.

Scott Reddig is CEO of Christian Care Ministry, the non-profit which administers the Medi-Share program. Medi-Share is designed as an affordable alternative to health insurance for the Christian community, which employs more than 700 employees at their Melbourne, FL headquarters and in Colorado Springs. Scott is a graduate of The Ohio State University and served 31 years in the property and casualty insurance industry, serving as Chief Actuary with three different companies and Chief Operating Officer for Guide One Insurance, one of the largest insurers of churches in the country.   I'm excited to have Scott on the podcast this week to share about leading Christian Care Ministry during the pandemic, and how his experience as an actuary helps him evaluate, manage, and advise on financial risks. We discuss how Medi-Share works, why it's different from health insurance, and how members unite to care for their community when they need medical help. Scott also shares his leadership philosophy and emphasizes the importance of transparency in gaining the trust and buy-in of your team.   “What has actually always been more important to me in any organization I've been in is to generate that conversation … that might really tell me the full story and help me do a better job of anticipating the future and help manage my organization through a lot of ups and downs.” - Scott Reddig   “What's interesting about Medi-Share is, it's really a community first. It's a community of Christians that come together, and they promise each other to be there to share burdens, i.e., medical needs medical expenses when they arise.” - Scott Reddig   “Transparency means I will take any question, and everything's fair game.” - Scott Reddig    This Week on The Wow Factor: Scott's experience's growing up in Northeastern Ohio and why he became interested in sports and music from a young age What Medi-Share does and how the COVID-19 impacted their business practices Why Medi-Share isn't the same as health insurance The two key ways that the Medi-Share program responds to health needs How the Medi-Share program is governed by member-voted guidelines which define what is and is not eligible for sharing. The joy that the call handlers and healthcare management teams find in supporting and praying for their community How transparency informed Scott's leadership during a challenging time. How they leverage technology and social media to help and inform others How the pandemic brought home the generosity and commitment of their members What excites Scott about the future of the Christian Care Ministry How they reward members who take care of their health and why understanding wellness is a form of stewardship   Scott Reddig's Words of Wisdom: I would emphasize transparency. It is my wiring as a leader, but I've really learned from past experiences, good and bad, and tried to apply them in my current role. We're open and real with our folks, which is essential to have your team's confidence.   Connect with Scott Reddig: Medi-Share Website Scott Reddig on LinkedIn Medi-Share on Facebook Medi-Share Instagram Medi-Share Twitter Christian Care Ministry LinkedIn   Connect with The WOW Factor: I Like Giving: The Transforming Power of a Generous Life by Brad Formsma Words of Wisdom Website Brad Formsma on LinkedIn Brad Formsma on Instagram Brad Formsma on Facebook Brad Formsma on Twitter    

Brian McMillin and his father run Feisty Brood Meadery, located in Northeastern Ohio. They began this journey after making a batch for a wedding, and the archaic process of brewing honey wine has taken the craft beverage space by storm. Brian has been brewing mead in the US and Australia for over 15 years and brings his expert knowledge to the flavors he creates. He oversees the daily operations of the meadery as well as developing bottling equipment, point of sale signs, paddles, racks, website, and labels. He lives close to the foundation of the meadery and with his do-it-yourself attitude, he is taking the meadery to new heights. In this episode with Brian McMillin Are you looking for a unique beverage to drink? Where can you find a beverage varietal that offers both delicate sweet or classic dry notes? Brian McMillin is producing high-quality mead that is taking the craft beverage movement by storm. He has scaled his brand beyond his Ohio hometown to ship 11 different varietals across America. He has brewed various flavors of mead to meet your personal preference — the only restriction is your imagination.  In this episode of Legends Behind the Craft, Drew Hendricks sits down with Brian McMillin of Fiesty Brood Meadery to discuss one of the oldest fermented beverages known to man: mead. Brian explains the process of brewing the different honey wine varietals, how he overcame several challenges during production, and the steps he is taking to educate and enhance his offered nectar varietals. Are you ready to dive into this honey mead episode?

On Sunday, December 19, 2021, The Cleveland Clinic and five other major health care institutions in Northeastern Ohio took out a full page ad in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the largest newspaper in the region. Simple and stark, the page was blank, save for the word—HELP—written in bold black letters. Today the health care system of the region is nearing its breaking point with over 1700 hundred healthcare givers in the area out either with COVID-19 and its variants or in quarantine from having been exposed. Ohio is one of six states accounting for more than half of the nations' recent COVID hospitalizations.  Over 55% of Ohioans are unvaccinated and it is mostly unvaccinated people filling the hospitals there. In the first year of the pandemic we presented the story The Great Amish Pandemic Sewing Frolic, centered in this same part of Ohio.  When we saw the word HELP we thought it was time to reprise this story and shine a light on a time in the pandemic when people pulled together to help keep one another safe. The story begins In April 2020. The pandemic is roaring, PPE is scarce and the supply chains are breaking down. A New York Times headline catches our eye: “Abe Make a Sewing Frolic” — In Ohio The Amish Take on the Coronavirus. This isolated, centuries-old, self-reliant community was rising to the occasion and collaborating with the outside world to fill the PPE needs of the massive Cleveland Clinic and beyond. Artist Laurie Anderson helps narrate this story produced by The Kitchen Sisters, Outskirts Productions, designer Stacy Hoover, and producer Evan Jacoby.

Sermon from the Rev. Barbara Ballenger for the First Sunday of Advent. Today's readings are: Jeremiah 33:14-16 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 Psalm 25:1-9 Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net: https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearC_RCL/Advent/CA... Let us pray. In our family, we are the relatives that travel home. We have always tended to live several hours away from the family core, and so rather than being the ones that host Thanksgiving or Christmas, we're the ones that drive - in our case to all the way to Northeastern Ohio. Now, when we lived in Rochester, New York, we made the arduous trek through Erie, PA every December - for which we should get a special family medal. When we lived in Baltimore MD, the six hour trip home could sometimes become 12 hours because of the curse of The Pennsylvania Turnpike. And as any of you know when you are traveling with young children on such journeys that are long and boring year after year you search for those signs that will help them to know that the journey is nearly over. Are we there yet? "No, but look, it's the Sapp Brothers Coffee Pot. That means we're near Clearfield, we only have an hour to go." And there it would be rising up out of the mountains of Central Pennsylvania , as a sign that we were almost done with that trip home from Cleveland back to State College where we lived at the time. Now apparently that coffee pot is a landmark from Omaha to Pennsylvania and it will lead you if you follow it to a truck stop. I appreciated it more as a sign that better coffee lay ahead if we were only patient. Regardless, it was a sign of hope on a long car trip home. Signs are essential to the upkeep of hope - especially in the long journey that we're on with God. That's because a big part of the life of faith is waiting - waiting for delivery from exile, waiting for an end to oppression and injustice, waiting for the Messiah to arrive, the Kingdom to Come, waiting for Christ to return. Today's Scriptures are a good example - they acknowledge that longing of God's people. "The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah," promises Jeremiah. "Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith," writes Paul to the dear community of the Thessalonians; the first community he founded. "Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near," Luke's Gospel quotes Jesus as saying, after he enumerates the various things that will happen before God's glory is fully revealed. Advent is a season that relishes waiting - waiting for a coming Christmas that we know has already arrived. Waiting for a second coming of which we know not the time or the place. To help us through, God sends signs that acknowledge our longing. Burning Bushes and 12 plagues. Oil that does not run out. Transfigurations. The Scriptures also offer us prophetic performances and veiled apocalyptic imagery like we have in today's Gospel. And people of faith are notorious for misreading them. God's signs are characteristically inexplicit in their timing, and when made into predictions, they invariably let us down. There is an art to reading God's signs. Now, when my husband Jess and I met in college and began to spend lots of time together, we often found ourselves looking for someplace to eat. We'd leave a class wondering which of the half dozen dining establishments in Kent, Ohio, would we choose that day. Let's follow the signs, Jess would say. A fallen branch on the sidewalk would suggest we go left. A crumpled piece of notebook paper sent us forward. A shadow pointing a certain way would steer us in another direction. Inevitably we'd end up at Wendy's. I would not say that this was God's will. Divine signs don't work like that. Now the Apostle Paul, on the other hand, was very good at reading God's signs. I think he saw them everywhere, especially in the communities of faith that he helped to found. Listen to his delight in the Thessalonian community that he is separated from and longing for: "How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you?" he writes to them. They are the sign that Paul turns to in order to endure the long slog of his work as an apostle. They give him hope as the Body of Christ in action in real time. The Thessalonians are not perfect - he knows that their faith is lacking in places. But that doesn't limit his joy. They are enough for him, because they speak to the presence of Christ among the faithful, even as they await Jesus' coming in glory. Here is the true power of God's signs; of Christ's promises. They answer some of our most persistent questions, though not the one we usually find ourselves asking. More often than not, we cry out with the psalmist, "How long O Lord?" And we think what we want is a day and a time. But the questions that God answers are: Are you still with us, Lord? Will everything be OK? And to those questions God answers: "stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." The Kingdom of God is at hand. Redemption is drawing near. God is with us. This is what God's signs reveal as we journey from the now of God's will to the not yet of God's promises. Because God knows that it hardly helps us to know how much time it will be exactly before our longing ends, when it's the present moment that feels like an eternity and seems so hard to endure. Often when things are very near their completion, time seems to slow down and stand still. I remember this from when I was in labor with my kids, and in that last week before they were born, everything just stopped and the inevitable seemed like it was never going to happen. Waiting for news - good or bad - can feel like this. Keeping vigil at a death can feel like this. And then in an instant everything changes, and the end begins. So we can't really trust our sense of time, and the impatience we find ourselves in because of it, but we can acknowledge our longing for the fullness of God's love to be revealed, for the return of Christ in glory, for the new world coming. And at the same time, we can relish the evidence of it along the way. And very often it is not in the earthquakes or the roaring of the seas that God's presence is signified, as much as it's in communities of faith, like Paul's dear Thessalonians or our faith community here. God's signs abound here. Quotidian maybe, but astonishing to me all the same - the compassionate listening, the waiting by the bedside, the checking in on one another, the sharing at morning prayer, the ability to forgive or to try something new. These too are God's signs. They answer the questions: Are you still with us, Lord? Will everything be OK? And in these signs God answers:" I am here. I am with you. And all will be well." Amen. Permission to podcast/stream music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-701187 and CCLI with license #21234241 and #21234234. All rights reserved. Video, photographs, and graphics by the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 St. Martin's Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19118. 215.247.7466. https://www.stmartinec.org

Judge Gayle Williams Byers, a black female judge in Northeastern Ohio, and Tom Hodson, Spectrum host and legal analyst, break down the impact of the Kyle Rittenhouse acquittals on the judicial system, on the black community and on the future of peaceful protest. While both respect the sanctity of the jury's verdicts, they highlight advantages in the trial process that were given to Rittenhouse. They discuss the judge's behavior and some of his rulings along with the inherent racism and white privilege that permeate our judicial process across the country. Judge Byers states that if Rittenhouse had been black that the verdicts would probably be much different, and he would have been convicted instead of released. She recounts the fear that these verdicts have caused black parents who worry about their children and their relationships with both police and militia-type people armed with high powered weapons. Hodson expresses concerns that the verdicts will weaponize people who are anti-peaceful protests and put future protestors at risk for violent retribution. Both claim that the verdicts and the weaponization of anti-protestors will result in a “chilling effect” on free speech and the constitutional right to peacefully protest. Judge Byers and Hodson both express fear that Rittenhouse will become the new “poster boy” for the alt-right and militaristic fascist groups in the country and that violence will increase, as a result.

Council Representative Dave Kos shares the history of “Boo by the Woods: Trail of Haunted Tales” and details about this year's event. Script:  Avon Lake Homecoming Parade: Saturday, October 2, at 10:30 a.m. The parade begins at Bleser Park and ends at Avon Lake High School.   Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club Meeting: Thursday, October 7, 1:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Avon Lake Public Library. Avon Lake's own Dave Dibble will talk about "Wildlife in Avon Lake" and share his experiences on wildlife data collection for Ohio Department of Natural Resources.   Representative Gayle Manning Town Hall Meeting: Thursday, October 7, 7:00 p.m. This town hall will be held at the Avon Lake Public Library.  56th Annual Band-A-Rama: Saturday, October 9, 12:00 p.m.   This eventl will be held at the Avon Lake Public Library. This year's show will bring in musicians and spectators from all across Northeastern Ohio.   Ozone Garden Dedication: Thursday, October 14, at 12:45 p.m. Children's Department of the Avon Lake Public Library   Notes: Please visit www.Avonlake.org/events for more details on upcoming events and meetings.

Two narcotics officers in Columbus face federal drug charges; doctors in Northeastern Ohio say COVID-19 is on the increase among the unvaccinated; hospitals and restaurants struggle with staff shortages; Amazon is hiring in the Toledo area.

Barbara Barnes was a sweet young girl in Steubenville, Ohio. One day, on a walk to school, she disappeared. What officers would find next would shock all of Northeastern Ohio.

Greg and Cami Goucher are happily married with a blended family of five kids. They live in Northeastern Ohio and love to travel. They understand the challenges and complexities of life, including divorce, job loss, legal battles, not to mention buying and selling a home. If you're looking for a solution to your real estate issues, their team is here to help you. Their team is flexible, very easy to work with, and has a proven track record of making win-win deals for both the seller and buyer. What you'll learn about in this episode: How Cami went into full time real estate investing in March 2020, following Greg who went full time in December 2019 How Greg and Cami became part of the Wicked Smart community in February of 2019 and hit the ground running How the Gouchers dealt with their rapidly scaling business, how they divided up the work, and why leaving their J-O-B was crucial What advice the Gouchers have to offer for anyone considering leaving their careers to make the jump to full time real estate investing but are afraid of the transition Why the support, education and encouragement the Gouchers have received from the Wicked Smart community has been instrumental in their success How ACAA (Action, Critique, Adjust, Action) has been a powerful tool that has helped the Gouchers build their business the right way Why consistency in the actions you take and how you use your time is vital, and why your “why” should be your guide What steps and morning rituals Greg and Cami follow every single day to set themselves up for success How learning about “stacking” has been transformative for Greg and Cami, and why it is important to listen to your gut Resources: Listen to Greg and Cami Goucher's previous podcast appearance in episode 148: https://smartrealestatecoachpodcast.com/podcasts/family-cast-06/ Additional resources: Follow Chris and Zach on Club House to learn even more about deal structures and how to get 3 paydays from your real estate investments. If looking to secure some lines of credit for your business, check out Fund and Grow – Visit our Resource page at https://www.smartrealestatecoach.com/resources Schedule a FREE Strategy Call: SmartRealEstateCoach.com/action Register for our free masterclass: www.SmartRealEstateCoach.com/mastersclass Real Estate on Your Terms by Chris Prefontaine SmartRealEstateCoachPodcast.com/webinar SmartRealEstateCoachPodcast.com/ebook SmartRealEstateCoach.com/QLS Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast Sponsor: Paul G. Dion CPA, CTC

We close the gap between our previous explorations of the National Hockey League's former California Golden Seals and Minnesota North Stars with a deep dive into the two-year curiosity that bridged between them - the unforgettably forgettable Cleveland Barons.   Episode 111 guest and WKKY-FM/Geneva (OH) radio jock Gary Webster ("The NHL's Mistake By the Lake: A History of the Cleveland Barons") returns the 'cast - this time to go deep into the baffling prelude, chaotic operations, and historically debatable termination/relocation of a franchise that was seemingly snakebitten even before its hasty arrival in Northeastern Ohio in the summer of 1976.   Named for a decades-old, nine-time minor league AHL championship-winning team that preceded it until 1973 - which itself had been replaced by the struggling "major league" Crusaders of the wobbly World Hockey Association - the Barons came close to folding in both of its two NHL seasons, despite the frantic efforts of two separate ownership groups, a brand-new state-of-the-art arena, and at least one league bailout.   Along the way, attendance was meager, media coverage was scant, and on-ice play was woeful - the perfect ingredients for an episode sure to please!

Charles Miller Sr. Has always loved plants and the green industry since he got his first experience in 9th Grade. This is where he attended Warren City Schools 9th Grade Horticulture Program under Richard States. During his Junior and Senior year, He attended The Horticulture program at Trumbull County Joint Vocational School under Raul Kemp. During senior year and upon graduation, He worked for Hawley Landscape and was mentored by the late Lynn Hawley until his passing. In 2008, He attended the Landscape Design and Arboriculture program at Kent State University - Salem. He operates the Lorain, OH location. Charles Miller Jr. (15 yrs old) Is working out of the Warren, OH location. He plans on Attending the Horticulture Program at TCTC (previously TC JVS where Charles Sr. attended) and Kent State University Salem upon graduation from Highschool. Until then, He is being taught and mentored by his dad, Charles Miller Sr.   We look forward to serving our clients in Northeastern Ohio. "We Create Your Personal Paradise"

In Northeastern Ohio, there's a place that has a reputation for cryptid sightings. That place is Atwater Township. Atwater Township is in Portage County and is surrounded by miles and miles of woods and swamps. Tonight's guest, Melanie, grew up in Northeastern Ohio and when she was a kid, she used to spend her days exploring the woods and swamps around her home. After her mom would lace up her tennis shoes and send her out the door, she'd stay out until she had to come home for dinner. Wanting to pass her love of nature on to her grandkids, she used to take them on what she called deer rides, through the country, around dusk. One evening, while taking her granddaughter for a deer ride, they encountered a creature that they didn't even know existed. That night, they should have called it a Dogman ride, instead of a deer ride. You'll find out why, if you listen to tonight's show. If you'd like to check out the new Bigfoot show I collaborated with the U.S. Bigfoot Patrol to produce, called My Bigfoot Sighting. Here's a link to Episode 1 of the show… https://youtu.be/-VUHNkHYVwc To find out how to listen to Dogman Encounters commercial-free, please visit https://DogmanEncounters.com/Podcast If you'd like to help support the show, by buying your own Dogman Encounters t-shirt, sweatshirt, tank top, or coffee mug, please visit the Dogman Encounters Show Store, by going to https://Dogman-Encounters.MyShopify.com If you've had a Dogman encounter and would like to speak with me about it, whether you'd like to keep your encounter confidential or be interviewed on a show, please go to https://DogmanEncounters.com and submit a report. If you've had a Sasquatch sighting and would like to be a guest on Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio, please go to https://BigfootEyewitness.com and submit a report. Thanks for listening!

D-Man breaks down President Biden's first news conference as President of the United States. D-Man talks about the crisis on the southern United States boarder. Callers weigh in on Joe Biden's conference. D-Man welcomes Betsy Kling, Chief Meteorologist for 3 News, to talk about an incoming wind storm to Northeastern Ohio. D-Man transitions to the sports world.

Meredith Reese is a Case Manager for a women's facility for addiction services in Northeastern Ohio.   We talk about black representation, and the lack of it, in certain sectors of society in the United States. I ask her for her opinion on the social atmosphere, politics and race relations in Ohio. 

Code-switching is the ability of a person to switch between languages or dialects to meet communication needs. It also is the alteration of clothes, hairstyles and music from one environment to another to be accepted. Code-switching is something that white culture demands of blacks. In short, to be acceptable and not “other”, the white establishment demands that African Americans shed some of their racial being to navigate a white world. Inclusion means becoming like whites in speech and mannerism. Many whites see a person’s blackness in looks and culture to be alien and “less than.” Therefore, African Americans are faced with code switching daily. What is an acceptable way of speaking, looking or acting among their family members and friends may not be acceptable to a predominant white culture or the “professional world” that still judges people by white criteria. “It is difficult situation. Black people are not allowed to be black people in white spaces without adapting to white ways of speaking, dressing and acting,” says Patrice Willoughby, Managing Director and Head of Diversity and Inclusion for the Signal Group, a Washington D.C. firm that offers counselling in strategic communication, public affairs, and government relations. Willoughby joins Judge Gayle Williams Byers of the S. Euclid Municipal Court on this week’s Spectrum Podcast to discuss the racism associated with code switching. She was the former Chief of Staff for the late House member Stephanie Tubbs Jones and the former Executive Director of the Congressional Black Caucus. Judge Gayle Williams Byers is the first black female judge of her trial court in Northeastern Ohio. Both say that younger blacks are less accepting of code-switching and are demanding to be included in society “as they are.” Many people assert that the only way to have “diversity” is to have people be themselves and not try to react to other’s norms. Code switching also puts extra stress on blacks to be able to adapt equally to both white culture and their black heritage. That stress can lead to health issues and emotional problems.

Are African American female public office holders treated differently than their white counterparts by local media? Two black female judges answer that questions with a resounding: YES. In our continuing in-depth conversations about race and racism, WOUB’s Spectrum Podcast talks with two first-time African American female judges from Northeastern Ohio, who bring to the bench a wealth of legal experience. Both were asked if they perceived any different treatment from local news media than is given to their white counterparts. Both provided situation upon situation where white judges were praised for activities that black judges were criticized for doing. These stories even include situations of disparate treatment by news media between how white and black judges handle court matters during the pandemic or follow guidelines from the state Supreme Court. The unfounded inferences often are that black female judges are lazy, dishonest, “shifty” and cannot be trusted to follow appropriate legal guidelines. None of those accusations have been made over the same period of time of white judges of equal legal stature. In fact, it is alleged by our two judges, that white judges are not only not criticized but they are praised for the same activities for which the black judges are denigrated. Hear the stories of Judge W. Mona’ Scott, the first black female judge elected to a full term on the Cleveland Municipal Housing Court and Judge Gayle Byers Williams, the first black female judge of the S. Euclid Municipal Court. Judge Scott came to her court from experience in private legal practice and stints with the Cleveland City Prosecutor’s Office and the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office. She has had a diverse legal career expanding two decades with experience in family law, civil litigation, criminal prosecution and criminal defense work. She is a long-time proponent of social justice causes. Judge Byers first became judge in the S. Euclid Municipal Court in 2012. Prior to that she served over a decade as an Assistant Prosecutor in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Judge Byers also is a Fellow at the National Judicial College located on the campus of the University of Nevada-Reno. It is the premier educational arm of the judiciary, helping to train judges from across America and around the globe.

African American children are often told by the white establishment that “education” is the way to obtain equality yet, at the same time, black children are not given equal educational opportunities. They are told to get a quality education at the same time their schools are underfunded, have old textbooks, and have overly stretched teachers, says Ray Freeman, vice-president of the Warrensville Heights School Board in Northeastern Ohio. The “achievement gap” is evident, according to Freeman and Judge Gayle Williams Byers of the South Euclid, Ohio Municipal Court. Black students with the same years of schooling do not perform overall as well as whites. But, it’s not the black child’s fault. They are told to succeed but not given the tools to succeed. Freeman adds. They are short-changed in many different ways on their educational experience. Freeman is a midwestern regional member of the National School Board Association and travels the country visiting schools, especially in impoverished neighborhoods. He says the achievement gap is nationwide and not just regional. Black children just are not given equal opportunities for success, Freeman and Byers note. Often black children are given low expectations by whites for academic acumen equal to their white counterparts. There also is the expectation of the pipeline to prison for many black men instead of academic success. Black young men and young women are not “expected” by white culture to have equal academic prowess to whites, says Freeman. But he contends that is so wrong. Therefore, black students are not given many of the same opportunities. Freeman and Byers are firm believers that co-curricular activities in predominately black schools are lacking. Little is offered beyond sports. Freeman suggests that there should be an array of co-curricular opportunities in black schools that would spark academic interests and a desire to succeed. He says that these activities are just as important as the rigor in the academic classrooms.

In 2012, Gayle Williams Byers was elected to become the first black judge for the South Euclid Municipal Court in Northeastern Ohio. She came to the job with a wealth of experience after being a Congressional staffer on Capitol Hill and after spending nearly a decade as an Assistant Prosecutor in Cuyahoga County (Cleveland-area). However, despite her election win, her experience and the honor of being the first female black judge in her court, she confronted forms of overt and covert racism from the start. Over the past eight years, it has been one racial insult or slight after another being generated by the white power establishment in her community. Repeated efforts have been made to intimidate her, question her character, and to minimize her powerful position. “If I, as judge, get treated in a racist manner, I can only imagine what happens to the average black person in the streets,” Judge Byers says. “We need to have a real and meaningful conversation about race as it permeates all aspects of society.” South Euclid is a racially diverse community with about 50 percent of the population being African American and other people of color. However, the Mayor, police chief, city law director and five of the seven council positions are filled by whites. The first racial incident happened to Judge Byers about six months after taking office when the police chief, law director and some members of council met with the judge to discuss one of her rulings with which the police chief disagreed. The chief started his presentation by saying to the white group: I’m not here to “lynch” the judge, according to Judge Byers. Judge Byers took great umbrage at the lynching reference. She said she had an immediate and intense reaction that the white chief of police would utter those words to a black female judge to minimize her and her elected position as head of the local judicial system. She remembers digging her fingers in the arms of her chair. This was only the beginning of one incident after another. Despite being chosen by the electorate for a second term, she has been falsely accused of not knowing her place, dishonesty, laziness and other racial tropes by white office holders. They even installed ceiling cameras in her jury room without any consultation with her about the sanctity of jury privacy. Even though she receives national honors and accolades for excellence, she still must fight racial battles with her own city administration. For example, Judge Byers has been selected as the only Judicial Fellow to the National Judicial College, a prestigious judicial position. Yet, that honor has been besmirched and marginalized by whites in power. Judge Byers calls on white allies to become anti-racists. She says it is not enough to say you are not racist. Instead, you have to fight racism by being ANTI-RACIST. Hear Judge Byers tell her story on this week’s Spectrum Podcast. This will start a series of serious conversations about racism in American.

Louis Lee is the Producer and host of the Playing N Traffic show https://bit.ly/2An2pRD, a venture he started in 2016. He’s been in the automotive game for over 30 years and has owned and operated one of the top auto transport companies in the USA. He has transported cars for some of the hottest entertainers and top car builders in the industry. Playing N Traffic Show https://bit.ly/2An2pRD Louis also owned and operated a large repo company in Northeastern Ohio. He is an automotive enthusiast whose passion for cars led him to create a unique website and mobile based magazine titled All Ends Magazine, https://bit.ly/2YpO2Ur , covering many aspects of the automotive industry. Louis is on a mission to bring you the most exciting automotive news coverage possible.  r With a deep affinity for the automotive industry and a popular show Playing N Traffic, Louis brings many talented automotive folks from welders to mechanics to builders of custom wild rides front and center to inspire others while highlighting their unique under hood offerings . As someone that has seen many different sides to the automotive business , we spend time together discussing his journey working the transport of some highly prized vehicles , as well as his days of working the repossession business. 

The Cleveland Strangler, Anthony Sowell, was a disturbed man. Follow us to Northeastern Ohio to discuss his many evil crimes.Don't forget to follow and subscribe to Evil Transgression on the platform you listen to us on.We also love to see new reviews on Stitcher and Apple Podcasts. (Hint Hint)Check out our Shop for all your Evil Transgression gear.Our Links Are HEREEmail us!

Greg and Cami Goucher are happily married with a blended family of five kids. They live in Northeastern Ohio and love to travel. They understand the challenges and complexities of life, including divorce, job loss, legal battles, not to mention buying and selling a home. If you're looking for a solution to your real estate issues, their team is here to help you. Their team is flexible, very easy to work with, and has a proven track record of making win-win deals for both the seller and buyer. What you'll learn about in this episode: How Greg spent more than 20 years in trucking and Cami spent nearly the same amount of time in nursing before they got started with the Smart Real Estate Coach How Cami and Greg first got started working with Chris and learning his real estate strategies, and how real estate was the ideal strategy for their blended family How Greg and Cami transitioned from their longtime careers to working in real estate, and what challenges they faced making the jump How Greg and his former boss made a mutual decision to part ways when Greg realized his focus needed to be on real estate How being part of the Wicked Smart community helps give Greg and Cami accountability and serves to inspire them to succeed What major realizations Greg and Cami have made since they decided to go into real estate investing full time How Greg and Cami keep their written plan on their bedside table and frequently revisit and review it to maintain focus on their goals What daily habits and disciplines Greg and Cami follow to help put them in the right mindset and focus What advice Greg and Cami would offer and what strategies they would recommend to new investors just starting out Resources: Website: www.mingoproperties.com Greg and Cami's Recommended Reading List: The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone: https://amzn.to/2Tpbu1K If You're Not First, You're Last by Grant Cardone: https://amzn.to/39a2RyU Sell or Be Sold by Grant Cardone: https://amzn.to/2PC74U4 First Entrepreneur by Edward G. Lengel: https://amzn.to/2vuSt61 Additional resources: 31 Day-Billionaire Video Program: https://smartrealestatecoach.com/billionaire/ Website: www.SmartRealEstateCoachPodcast.com/webinar Website: www.SmartRealEstateCoachPodcast.com/termsbook Website: www.SmartRealEstateCoachPodcast.com/ebook Website: www.SmartRealEstateCoach.com/QLS/

It's Friday and no one can believe it. Anyway, in this week's episode of Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident, Dave and Chris decide to record in the same room for once dammit to discuss the Northeastern Ohio crime blotter, yelling at strangers from moving cars, their upcoming trip to Portland and all sorts of other shit most people can't handle. Also, a call to the Pride of Bensonhurst himself, YngDave.  Speaking of, if you live in the Portland, OR area, we will be doing a live taping of our other podcast So... You're Canadian as part of the Ha Ha Harvest Festival on Saturday, November 30 @ 2pm! Tickets are available here.  Songs in this week's episode: "I'm Gone" by Valley Lodge Bed music by Ikebe Shakedown. Buy Dave's incredible new book Parking The Moose! Looking for access to EVERY episode of Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident pre-2018? You can find those over at our Patreon! We have t-shirts and patches and other stuff besides those two things. You'll also become a member of Dave's street gang, The Dangerous Snakes Who Hate Bullshit.  Join our incredible weekly newsletter. This is basically the greatest newsletter you'll ever sign up for. Chat with listeners at Dave Hill's Facebooking Incident. Everyone is making out here and stuff. It rules. Please listen to our other podcast Dave Hill: History Fluffer. It's totally different from this one and it smells great. Also please listen to our other other podcast So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill on the Maximum Fun Network. 

When people think of colleges, the names that come to mind are very often those of large public universities. But how many teens can handle attending schools with populations larger than their own hometowns? You’d be surprised! Amy and Mike invited The Ohio State University Admissions Counselor Keith Lofton to expand upon the benefits of attending a large public university.  What are five things you will learn in this episode? Are students typically overwhelmed by the size of a huge university? How does it feel to attend a school that cultivates a powerful culture or school spirit? What are the advantages of attending college at a large public university? What kind of student thrives at a large public university? Are select opportunities for honors students typically available at this type of school? MEET OUR GUEST Keith Lofton is an admissions counselor at The Ohio State University.  He lives in the Cleveland area and works from The Ohio State University Cleveland Recruitment Center, servicing 9 counties in Northeastern Ohio.  Keith is a graduate of The Ohio State University and has seen his alma mater, a land grant institution in Ohio and one of the nation’s largest public universities, transform from a non-selective to a highly selective institution over the past decade. The Ohio State University is now one of the most competitive institutions in the state of Ohio and the nation. Keith has served in Undergraduate Admissions as the Cleveland representative for the past seven years and has worked to help get students to and through Ohio State University since 2001.  Find Keith at https://www.osu.edu/ ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page.

For decades, Arizona's five C's – copper, cattle, cotton, citrus and climate – served an important role in how its economy was perceived. But as the Grand Canyon State's technology ecosystem continues to heat up, Romi Dhillon thinks the five C's should be updated to better reflect Arizona's tech-focused future: capital, content, community, capabilities, and community carry. Romi is no stranger to bringing big ideas to the table. He is the founder and managing director of the Arizona Founders Fund and prior to raising the fund, he worked with Infusionsoft on the company's Series C and D capital raises. But his background in venture capital started long before that.  In this interview, Romi shares how a mix of serendipity, luck and strategy helped him get his foot in the door of the VC world. He also explains why deep research and 1,300 hours of networking played such a critical role in the success of Arizona Founders Fund, and provides key advice for entrepreneurs looking to set themselves apart and make impactful connections with investors.     What sparked your interest in venture capital? I didn't take the traditional path to venture capital. I was recruited out of my MBA at Thunderbird in 2009 for an internship in Utah, which opened the door to work in a VC fund. It wasn't necessarily for any other reason other than serendipity and luck. Prior to that, about seven years earlier, I had completed my masters at Columbia and had aspired to work at the State Department in Washington, D.C. or overseas. I started to realize there was going to be a considerable amount of writing involved, especially when working in the foreign service, and I didn't enjoy writing that much. I knew that if I was going to have a happy career, writing couldn't really be a part of it, which meant that working in the foreign service wasn't the right place for me to go. When I stepped away from that, I began working in entrepreneurship on the operations side in a small family business in Northeastern Ohio. That's how I started my entrepreneurial journey. What motivated you to take that leap of faith and start Arizona Founders Fund? I worked in Utah's startup community from 2009 until about 2012 – before Utah was as frothy as it is right now. Right about the time that I stepped away from Utah and moved to Arizona to work at Infusionsoft was when Utah kind of found its J-curve. I was working at Infusionsoft and we raised a series C from Goldman Sachs and a series D from Bain Capital. Infusionsoft was growing really, really fast, but I was also noticing what was happening in Utah and how any entrepreneur could take 10 steps in any direction and have some pretty incredible conversations with supporters and mentors, thought leaders, and investors. That's when I thought, "Why isn't that happening in Arizona?"  Startups were leaving Silicon Valley. The housing costs were skyrocketing due to the tech boom. There was traffic and congestion, and it was an expensive place to start a company. I thought that Arizona was interesting, but Arizona was a conundrum in its separate way. This is still a place where the Secretary of State's website lists the old five Cs of the Arizona economy – cattle, citrus, cotton, copper and climate. It's the five ways they thought Arizona was different from every other state. But these were from the 1950s and I thought it was time to create the new five Cs: capital, content, community, capabilities, and community carry (how a relationship between a business and its community is continuously strengthened through its mutual commitment).    What was your experience coming to a new community and starting Arizona Founders Fund?  It depends on which day you caught me. Some days I may have felt I hit the ground running and there were other days where I spent a lot of time waiting for email replies. When I stepped away from Infusionsoft, I started engaging in a lean startup mindset of how to build this fund and began to interview everyone in town. There were 10 months of primary interviews and due diligence with Arizona's technology founders and investors where I interviewed 400 individuals representing 1,300 hours of discussion. I had 1,000 cups of coffee in that 10 month period and I even viewed the last 10 years of Phoenix Business Journal articles. I analyzed about 5,000 pieces of data concerning tech dealmaking in the state from 1998 to present, and spent a lot of time thinking about the Arizona market and why things were the way they were. It's one thing to identify problems, but I thought like a tech entrepreneur and tried to figure out what the solutions could be.    What was one of the biggest challenges on launching the fund and how did you overcome it? I had similar challenges other entrepreneurs have when they go from concept to idea to then making the idea real. It was creating validation and trying to figure out who could be the champions alongside with me. I think that's really the essence of the entrepreneurial spirit – let's try to solve problems by trying to figure out how we can utilize limited resources and do the most with the very least.   How have you gone about building relationships in a genuine way? One of the things I did when I was meeting with entrepreneurs or investors was make it clear why we were meeting right off the bat. I'd say, "Look, I'm here to pitch you on this opportunity. I think that you would be a great fit and I would really like to get your thoughts and advice on either investing, getting you to think about investing, or passing. And perhaps you might suggest someone else in your network who could be a fit." With entrepreneurs, I would share with them, "We're a venture capital investor. This is how we go about investing. Here are the check sizes we write. Here are the expectations that we have after we invest."    Transparency is extremely important because it's pretty obvious what a venture capital investor does. We invest in high growth, fast growth, technology companies. Sometimes just networking for networking's sake is not beneficial to us. Our work is really unscalable and takes a lot of time, so I have to be strategic in how I go about bridge building and networking.   What's one piece of advice you would pass along to fellow entrepreneurs looking to make impactful connections? I think there's a superpower that all entrepreneurs can have and it has to do with sending out follow-ups. People are networking all the time with champions, potential advisers, potential employees, customers, and even with investors or other providers of capital. I think one of the things entrepreneurs can do to separate themselves is continue to follow up with everyone who they meet. You don't want to say, "Hey, that person said I had a silly idea so I'm never going to reach out to them again." Because unless someone says, "Don't follow-up with me or remove me from your email list," the door is always open to have a potential relationship and have a positive network type of activity. My advice to entrepreneurs and anyone looking to build their network is to continually follow-up. Follow-up when you have a new insight on a market. Follow-up when you have a new thought. Follow-up with a quarterly newsletter. Follow-up with developments in your company. Follow-up as much as you can. Email is there for a reason, so leverage the power of email to send more information. I think it is really, really important and it's something that entrepreneurs can do to separate themselves from one another, from those who are very serious and  those who obsess about their company's success.

Rachael chats it up with Zero to Sixty, the mixed octet from Northeastern Ohio, made up of students/alumni from Kent State University, The University of Akron, Cleveland State University, The College of Wooster, and more, in advance of their August 17th, 2019 Competition. Originally aired August 12th, 2019. Learn more about Zero to Sixty at: https://www.facebook.com/zerotosixtyvocals.

Rachael chats it up with Zero to Sixty, the mixed octet from Northeastern Ohio, made up of students/alumni from Kent State University, The University of Akron, Cleveland State University, The College of Wooster, and more, in advance of their August 17th, 2019 Competition. Originally aired August 12th, 2019. Learn more about Zero to Sixty at: https://www.facebook.com/zerotosixtyvocals.

If you live in Western Pennsylvania, Northeastern Ohio, or Western NY, and you are looking to vacation close to home with busting the wallet, This episode is for you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/disneyandtravelchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disneyandtravelchat/support

We often focus to much on physical health but what about our mental health? We welcome Joel Ayapana from Real Revolution Radio, the number one source for inspirational podcasts, to do a deep dive into mental health. Joel has a background as a Veteran of the United States Air Force and a registered nurse, currently working as a charge nurse on a Behavioral Health Dual Diagnosis Unit in Northeastern Ohio. He has a vast and widening scope of understanding mental illness and transitioned it into creating a platform for inspiring others to reach their full potential. Includes "Les métamorphoses du vide" 613 Album by Chapelier FouSend in your quotables! It is super fun to get quotable from listeners and I love to share them on future podcasts. You can email them in, the email is sincerelyyours@writeme.com Or you can find me on Facebook and Instagram @ceceknowsitall also Twitter @sincerelycecedIf you find me on social media, send me a little note saying you listen to the podcast so it will give me the okay to accept or follow you back!Produced by CAD Signature Audio LLC

Episode 62: The Ohio BWC has expanded their Better You, Better Ohio! workplace wellness program to include employers up to 150 employees! In this interview replay, Mark Clendenin, Ohio BWC Regional Business Development Manager for Northeastern Ohio, sits down with us to talk about the ins & outs of this program aimed at helping employers promote health & wellness at their workplaces. Click here for more info!

Janice Hisle grew up in Northeastern Ohio. She enjoyed reading as a kid, so much so that she even developed her own version of the dewey decimal system for her own personal library. Janice, however, developed a love of reading one genre in particular: mystery. Janice was intrigued by the way mystery stories unfolded and...

Mark welcomes Jim Harold to the show. The Paranormal Podcast, and Jim Harold's Campfire are among the top podcasts in their categories on iTunes. Jim is dedicated to quality and creating unique and entertaining shows. It is an honor to have him on the show! Jim lives in Northeastern Ohio with his fantastic wife and two daughters. His favorite pastime is terrifying his listeners with creepy Campfire stori Jim Harold's website can be found here: https://www.jimharold.com You can buy Jim's amazing books here: https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Harold/e/B005BMH1MW Music intro: "The Olde King Doctor Blue" by Apeman Music outro: "Hunters" by Apeman https://apemaan.bandcamp.com/album/mutantala A special thank you to APS Mastering for their support. Visit www.apsmastering.com for all of your Audio Mastering needs.

Episode 40: Mark Clendenin, the Ohio BWC's Regional Business Development Manager for Northeastern Ohio, sits down with us to talk about the ins & outs of the new Better You, Better Ohio! program aimed at helping employers with 50 or less employees promote health & wellness at their workplaces. Click here to visit the Better You, Better Ohio! page from the Ohio BWC.

In honor of the start of state basketball tournaments, we discuss the cultural impact of high school sports in the Appalachian region. We bring on special guest Brett Monty to discuss how high school athletics in Northeastern Ohio are so much different than Southeastern Ohio. We also discuss brothers being bench-warmers, feeling warm at local restaurants, and (of course)our high school glory days!

Amy Bue is a BFRO investigator in Northeastern Ohio. Amy helps with the Ohio Bigfoot Conference, as well as Fathom Frontiers' Bigfoot Night Hikes and their Bigfoot Adventure Weekend--all at Salt Fork State Park. Most of here solo investigating is in Columbiana County, the setting of the famous Ohio Howl recording. Over the past few years, Amy Bue has also been traveling to Southern Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York State, and Kentucky to interview witnesses and conduct here own research. Although most of the time she gets out into the woods alone, Amy enjoys spending time with friends and fellow researchers in her group and other Ohio groups.

Chuck Conconi on how his Playgirl Magazine article about Sally Quinn landed him a gig at The Washington Post - "I wrote a piece for Playgirl Magazine and in it I basically said ... When The Washington Post proud profaned Sally Quinn died each morning on the ABC television news, it was seen in Washington . . .that God and divine retribution did indeed exist. Ironically, she liked it so I had had lunch with her and, all of a sudden, I get a call from The Post." Chuck Conconi, Legendary Our Town Journalist and Theatre Critic A Ockershausen: This is Andy Ockershausen and this is Our Town and we're talking with and going to talk with a very, very good friend of many years and a legend in journalism in Washington, D.C., Mr. Chuck Conconi. Thank you for being with us, Chuck. Chuck Conconi: Andy, thank you. I hate for you to say many, many years. I always worry about being known as a legend because legends are great stories but not often true. A Ockershausen: So many people know the name Conconi and know you but they don't know and I did not know until we started talking here today where you were born and where you went to school and this was a surprise to me. I always thought you were a native. Chuck Conconi's Italian Immigrant Parents and Ohio Coal Mines Chuck Conconi: No, I'm not a native. I grew up in a town called New Philadelphia, Ohio. My parents were ... Mother and father only had eighth grade educations. They were an immigrant Italian kind of family and I ... They all worked in the coal mines. Every male in my family, my father, my uncles, they all worked in the coal mines because when they first brought the first immigrants over from Italy, they advertised there's jobs in America when they got here. It was the coal mines and so they spent their time in the mines. I was the first, I think, male in my family to escape the mines. A Ockershausen: The coal mines in Ohio or Pennsylvania? Chuck Conconi: Oh yes, no, no, coal mines in Ohio. Around this area around New Philadelphia, Ohio. It was sort of in Northeastern Ohio but it's big coal country. Sometimes the ceilings are low, I mean some of them, what I'm saying is the roof is only like four foot so you're working bent over all the time and they worked in the ... In the old days when they carried these carbide lamps with flames in them and you always think about, God, how awful that was because you have methane that goes in the mines and boom! My father once told me, he said, "You don't know what darkness is like until something happens and it all goes. You lose all sense of up or down or sideways." A Ockershausen: Oh my God. From Business to Journalism at Kent State University Chuck Conconi: So luckily I was the first in my family to go to college. I went to Kent State University in Ohio because ... A Ockershausen: A wonderful school. Chuck Conconi: Yeah it's a wonderful school and I had no ... A Ockershausen: Is that a state school? Chuck Conconi: It's a state school. I almost flunked out. I was just an abysmal student. I didn't know what I was doing and finally ... You're going to find this hard to believe. I thought the only thing you could be is an engineer or a businessman, believe it or not, and I knew I couldn't be an engineer because my math skills were abysmal. So I thought I'll try to be a businessman. I kept flunking economics and all those courses and finally, I mean desperation, I have been in my third quarter on academic probation, my last and out the door, and I pick up the school catalog and I'm paging through it and I stumble onto something, School of Journalism. I thought I didn't know you could major in something called journalism. Believe it or not, I didn't. So I went over and the guy took a chance on me and everything clicked, changed everything in my life and I became a Dean's List student and then I went out to Northwestern Graduate School and my first working experience was in Chicago.

Join Monster X Radio hosts Gunnar Monson as he talks with Bigfoot field researcher Mike Familant. Mike has been researching Sasquatch since 2011 after his first expedition when a he and a friend experienced tree knocks and rock throws. Since then it has been his personal goal to find out what is out there. Mike also created the show 'In the Shadow of Big Red Eye'. Mike recently relocated to Northeastern Ohio from New Jersey where he works as an EMT. Gunnar Monson is a long time Bigfoot researcher. He is the lead investigator of the Tillamook Forest Research Group (TFRG). He is also the founder of The Sasquatch Coffee Company (www.squatchcoffee.com) Join Monster X Radio on Facebook (www.facebook.com/groups/MonsterX) Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/MonsterXRadio Subscribe to out YouTube channel http://youtube.com/MonsterXRadio1

The final part of DJ Professor D's musical autobiography. Includes a ridiculous rap song, some sad songs, some happy ones, and one hell of an ending: blues and all, back to Northeastern Ohio the right way.

We label people we don't understand. We label people we fear. We label people we have written off as not being worthy of our time or friendship. Labeling people makes them easier to hate. Labeling people can trick us into believing that our hate is justified. The Diversity Center of Northeastern Ohio is a human relations organization dedicated to eliminating bias, bigotry, and racism. Today's podcast is about The Center and its new film, #RethinkLabels, which brings more awareness to the way we use labels to describe other people. Please watch the powerful, 4 minute #RethinkLabels film produced by Goldfarb Weber Creative Media for The Diversity Center. https://youtu.be/0WJlDvNzNN0 Share it with your children. Discuss it. Listen to what your kids have to say about labels. Have a look at a two-day lesson plan for reducing bias and stereotypes in the classroom. Together we can help build communities where all people are connected, respected, and valued. About The Diversity Center (@Diversity_NEO) The Diversity Center's story beings in 1927, when leaders from different faiths met in Cleveland in response to organized campaigns of hatred spreading across America. Today, through ongoing programs for young people and adults, it carries out its mission to build communities where all people are connected, respected, and valued. Annie speaks with Tony Weber, CEO of Goldfarb Weber Creative Media, about the making of #ReThinkLabels and the role we all have in making our communities more equitable places for everyone. Learn more at http://www.diversitycenterneo.org Copyright © 2009-2018 Annie Fox and Electric Eggplant. All Rights Reserved.

There's a lot of great Celtic music in Canada. Today, I want to introduce you to some of the hottest indie Celtic bands to cross the Canadian border to be heard around the globe with awesome Celtic music from The Fretless, NUA, Coole Park, Bonhomme Setter, Duncan Cameron, Kailyarders, Dust Rhinos, Sora, Chrissy Crowley, Madd Paddy, Jesse Ferguson, Rant Maggie Rant, The Irish Rovers, The Rolling Kings, Gillian Boucher, Bodh'aktan, The Malarkeys, Heather Dale, The Sheridan Band, Oona McOuat, Cod Gone Wild, Brad Reid, The Mudmen, Bang on the Ear, Keelhaul, Searson, Ennis, Hawp. If you enjoy this podcast, then please rate the show on iTunes or your favorite podcatcher. Then subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your guide to the latest Celtic music and podcast news. Subscribe today to download 34 Celtic MP3s for free. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. And remember to Vote in the Celtic Top 20. Vote once for each episode and you can help me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2016 episode.   Today's show is brought to you by Patrons of the Podcast Every successful podcast requires a lot of time, and money. I spend many hours searching for new bands, picking music, recording, and even advertising shows. Thankfully, 150 kind and generous Celtic music fans pledge $1 or more per episode to cover the costs of producing this podcast. Whenever we hit a Milestone, you get an extra-long episode. We hit a Milestone in February which is why you're getting 2-hours of Celtic Canadain music today. You can Become a Patrons of the Podcast and help us hit the next Milestone which will feature 2-hours of Celtic Women.   Notes: * Each week, 150 people pledge $1 or more per episode to help pay for the production of the podcast. Whenever we hit a Milestone, you get an extra-long episode of Celtic music. You can Become a Patrons of the Podcast and help us hit the next Milestone which will feature 2-hours of Celtic Women. Special thanks to our newest Patrons: Dave and Patrick Huge shoutout to our Celtic Superstars: Peter Tilghman, Bryan Brake, Chris, Ockham's Razor, John Sharkey White, II, Theresa Sullivan, Brendan Nix, John Bilderback, Rian P Kegerreis, samual hill, Johnny Berry, Shawn Cali * With the demise of Live365 at the end of January, Celtic Roots Radio moved to a new home online. You can still listen 24/7 at http://celticrootsradio.fastcast4u.com. Find details at http://www.celticrootsradio.com/ * This week, I launched the New Celtic CDs show on Facebook. This is a short, 3-5-minute or so Facebook Live event where I share what new Celtic CDs were released in the past week. My goal is to do the show on Mondays. But I'm not yet sure of the time. You can subscribe to my Facebook Live feeds on Facebook. If you miss the live stream, fear not, the video will be saved to the Facebook page. Go to facebook.com/celticpodcast to subscribe. And of course, I will still be doing a second show to highlight bands in the latest episode on Thursdays. * You can get your very own 2016 Irish & Celtic Music Podcast t-shirts through our Celtic Music Store. Follow the link in the shownotes, or better yet, follow the link in the Celtic Music Magazine, when you subsribe and you'll save 10%. And if you already have a shirt. Take a picture and send it in. * I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK: Call 678-CELT-POD to leave a voicemail message. That's 678-235-8763. What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can email a written comment to music@celticmusicpodcast.com along with a picture of what you're doing while listening to this podcast, or from one of your trips to one of the Celtic nations. Steve Rausch sent in a voicemail. John from Northeastern Ohio sent a voicemail. Becky Collier emailed: "I've had the app a few weeks & just now starting to listen & enjoy. It's great! Thanks for what you do. I'm not really sure how this works...you ask for at least $1 per episode...so how is it to be paid? I probably missed something...lol." Stephen Warta sent a picture and an email: "I have listened to your podcast on and off for the last 5 or so years. I always loved Celtic music and your podcast makes it really easy to hear a great variety of music that is hard to find otherwise. I have been traveling in South America for the past three months, and your podcasts provide awesome tunes for the long, lonely roads. Attached is me over looking Ushuaia and the Strait of Megellan in the southern end of Argentina. I was listening to "2 Hours of Celtic Fiddle Music" while climbing that mountain. Thanks for all you do."   This Week in Celtic Music 0:43 "Dirty Harry" by The Fretless from The Fretless Vancouver, British Colombia 5:33 "Happy Cammy Drammy Birthday" by NUA from BOLD Toronto 9:27 "Lower the Sails" by Coole Park from Water Journeys Toronto 13:27 "Man of the House" by Bonhomme Setter from Obia Quebec 18:19 "The Mickey Dam" by Duncan Cameron from The Whistling Thief Sudbury, Ontario 22:13 CELTIC MUSIC NEWS 23:12 "Maritime Girl" by Kailyarders from King of the Jolly White Rock, B.C 26:22 "Rocky Road to Dublin" by Dust Rhinos from I Should Behave Winnipeg, Manitoba 31:29 "Piper" by Sora from Scorpion Moon Calgary 35:24 "Stepdance Set" by Chrissy Crowley from Last Night's Fun Cape Breton 38:24 "The Roving Journeyman" by Madd Paddy from Arrived Toronto 44:16 "Byker Hill" by Jesse Ferguson from The Butcher Boy Cornwall, Ontario 48:15 "Mayor Harrisons Set" by Rant Maggie Rant from Rant Maggie Rant Stratford, Ontario 58:13 "All For Me Grog" by The Irish Rovers from Drunken Sailor Nanoose Bay 1:02:25 "P Stands for Paddy" by The Rolling Kings from Raise a Class St. John's, Newfoundland 1:05:48 "Lorraine's Dream" by Gillian Boucher from Elemental Broad Cove (Inverness Co.), Nova Scotia 1:10:16 "Du Rhum, Des Femmes" by Bodh'aktan from Au diable les remords Montreal 1:12:41 "The Old Wild Boar" by The Malarkeys from Bloody Brillaint Kelowna, BC 1:16:00 "Health to the Company" by Heather Dale from My Celtic Heart Toronto 1:21:47 "Run Around With Me" by The Sheridan Band from No Bar's Too Far St Thomas, Ontario 1:25:40 "This Is A Prayer" by Oona McOuat from Honey & Holy Water Salt Spring Island, British Columbia 1:31:06 "Black and Tans" by Cod Gone Wild from Cod Gone Wild Vernon, BC 1:34:38 "The Lame Duck" by Brad Reid from The Conunundrum Halifax 1:37:54 "Dirty Old Town" by The Mudmen from The High Road Alvinston, Ontario 1:42:38 CELTIC FEEDBACK 1:46:44 "Donkey Riding" by Bang on the Ear from Pubs, Pints & Pipes Glengarry County, Ontario 1:49:13 "Skipping to Dublin" by Keelhaul from A Maritime Tradition Vancouver 1:51:36 "Friday Night" by Searson from Live Ottawa Valley, Ontario 1:54:55 "Sing You Home" by Ennis from Lessons Learned St John's Newfoundland 2:00:47 "The Shieldhill Lady" by Hawp from Storm and Calm Canning, Nova Scotia The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to iTunes or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. You can post feedback in the shownotes at celticmusicpodcast.com.

Hi, I'm Mike Sevilla, and I'm a Family Physician in Northeastern Ohio. I've been podcasting for a decade, and in this episode, I reintroduce myself and talk about my personal and professional background. Thanks for tuning in!

Gruesome Hertzogg & John GillingKristina was born and raised in Northeastern Ohio. She is the youngest of three sisters and the first in her family to work in entertainment. She began her work in theater at age 7, working with a local community theater program. After several years working in community theater, she began studying both film and theater acting through a series of ... See full bio »

Gruesome Hertzogg & John GillingKristina was born and raised in Northeastern Ohio. She is the youngest of three sisters and the first in her family to work in entertainment. She began her work in theater at age 7, working with a local community theater program. After several years working in community theater, she began studying both film and theater acting through a series of ... See full bio »

Aired Sunday, 16 August 2015, 2:00 PM ETAllayah, speaks with modern day mystic and seeker, Joel Ayala Ayapana about his spiritual journey journaled in The Book of Positive Light and how these messages can facilitate the readers own rememberances of the heart.About Guest Joel Ayala AyapanaJoel Ayala Ayapana is a Veteran of the United States Air Force. He has been practicing within the specialized nursing field of Behavioral Health as a Registered Nurse for nearly twelve years, within the Cleveland Metropolitan area, in Northeastern Ohio. His inspirational work through the application and instruction of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Positive Psychology, Quantum Mechanics, and Heart-Centered Research Based Science towards populations among vast and widening socioeconomic scope, the mentally ill, homeless, victims of substance abuse, anxiety disorders, and depression has earned him several awards and recognitions within the field of nursing. Additionally, throughout all of his spiritual travels, he has received initiations and blessings from a number of prominent spiritual teachers.He is, additionally, a motivational speaker, a Reiki practitioner, a Kundalini Yoga enthusiast, a Light Worker, numerologist, a philosopher, an alchemist, a seasoned traveler, marathon runner, and former Host of his highly-acclaimed Radio Talk Show, Quantum Mindfulness Radio, on the BBS Radio Network: Currently, Joel Ayala Ayapana is the Host of his NEW Podcast Radio Talk Show – Awakening Paradigms – on WebTalkRadio.net And will be launching his NEW online “Talk Radio” radio station – REAL REVOLUTION RADIO: http://goo.gl/7luvmC

This episode is a must listen if you like mountain bike racing because it's filled with mile-by-mile details! Mark gives you a first-hand account of the recent Mohican 100 in Loudonville, Ohio. Nearly 600 racers toed the line for the 100k and 100-milers and the action proved to be good as always. Listen in and get yourself pumped for your next race!   If you are a race director or racer who would like to hear your race report on an episode of The Last Aid Station, please contact Mark at Mark@Mountainbikeradio.com.    -----------------------------------------------------------   RELATED SHOW LINKS: Mohican 100    The Last Aid Station National Ultra Endurance Series Website National Ultra Endurance Series on Facebook The Last Aid Station Facebook Page Mountain Bike Radio Endurance Calendar Email Mark Email Ben BECOME A MOUNTAIN BIKE RADIO MEMBER   Race Description:  Criss-Cross four counties along a single loop, climb more than 11,000 feet, and go toe to toe with the top pros on this legendary ultra-endurance loop in Northeastern Ohio. The Mohican 100 features both a 100 mile and a 100 kilometer option with five fully stocked aid stations plus self-serve water stops.   2015 Video Highlights, Press Coverage and Photos: Race Results Race photos By Butch Phillips Photography Video Interviews and Highlights from Dirtwire.TV Loudonville Times Pre-Race Coverage Richland Source Race Coverage Cycling News Race Coverage MTB Race News Coverage Dirtwire.TV Mohican Mini Movie

On Wednesday’s episode of Mixed Race Radio, Steve Riley (mixedracestudies. org) will join me to discuss some upcoming events and performances occurring all over the world. Whether you are in Chicago, Los Angeles, or Philadelphia, PA, there are things to do, places to go and people to meet.If you are hosting an event or need someone to “go-with”, join us and share, share, share.We’ve got updates from Laura Kina, Lisa Jones (Topaz Club), and Steve Riley. Oh yeah……If you reside in the Republic of Georgia, we’ll let you know where to go to get a mulatto spray tan….Yes, I said it!!!You see we have a lot to discuss so please feel free to join us by dialing in or joining our chat room.And don’t forget to tell a friend.Also, we want to use this time to say “Thank You” to everyone who continues to follow us. You may have noticed that our site is missing a few episodes from the past few weeks. For anyone who doesn’t know, I’ve been broadcasting live from Northeastern Ohio since early January and Mother Nature continues to express her authority over all things by sending -35 degree temps and record snowfalls our way. Needless to say, when pipes burst, fire alarms begin to sound and therefore radio shows cannot be recorded. So, thank you for your continued support.As long as Mother Nature allows, we will continue to bring you episodes that showcase some amazing people and even more amazing movements.Keep the emails and phone calls coming.WON’T YOU JOIN US?

On Wednesday’s episode of Mixed Race Radio, Steve Riley (mixedracestudies. org) will join me to discuss some upcoming events and performances occurring all over the world. Whether you are in Chicago, Los Angeles, or Philadelphia, PA, there are things to do, places to go and people to meet.If you are hosting an event or need someone to “go-with”, join us and share, share, share.We’ve got updates from Laura Kina, Lisa Jones (Topaz Club), and Steve Riley. Oh yeah……If you reside in the Republic of Georgia, we’ll let you know where to go to get a mulatto spray tan….Yes, I said it!!!You see we have a lot to discuss so please feel free to join us by dialing in or joining our chat room.And don’t forget to tell a friend.Also, we want to use this time to say “Thank You” to everyone who continues to follow us. You may have noticed that our site is missing a few episodes from the past few weeks. For anyone who doesn’t know, I’ve been broadcasting live from Northeastern Ohio since early January and Mother Nature continues to express her authority over all things by sending -35 degree temps and record snowfalls our way. Needless to say, when pipes burst, fire alarms begin to sound and therefore radio shows cannot be recorded. So, thank you for your continued support.As long as Mother Nature allows, we will continue to bring you episodes that showcase some amazing people and even more amazing movements.Keep the emails and phone calls coming.WON’T YOU JOIN US?

Preparing for tax season is a year long ongoing process for start up and established business owners.  Joins us as Mrs. Renea Baylor gives us tips and tools to help us develop solid strategies that prepare us for the tax season. Entrepreneur | Innovator | Business Leader Mrs. Baylor is more than an Entrepreneur, she is The Rainmaker Entrepreneur! She has surpassed most of her childhood dreams, with her ability to become the extension of her community and the success of her clients she assist every day. Over the past few years her business grew as did her name recognition in the Northeastern Ohio region. In her first three years in business she retained over 2,000 individuals and businesses an unheard of number for an accounting firm with only one sales person – Mrs. Baylor! She has 15 years as a successful Business Owner with 4 offices located throughout the Great State of Ohio; A Multimillion dollar business developer and advisor; including 25 years in the accounting, taxation, auditing, and business advisory field; *A National Certified NX Level Business Plan Instructor

Preparing for tax season is a year long ongoing process for start up and established business owners.  Joins us as Mrs. Renea Baylor gives us tips and tools to help us develop solid strategies that prepare us for the tax season. Entrepreneur | Innovator | Business Leader Mrs. Baylor is more than an Entrepreneur, she is The Rainmaker Entrepreneur! She has surpassed most of her childhood dreams, with her ability to become the extension of her community and the success of her clients she assist every day. Over the past few years her business grew as did her name recognition in the Northeastern Ohio region. In her first three years in business she retained over 2,000 individuals and businesses an unheard of number for an accounting firm with only one sales person – Mrs. Baylor! She has 15 years as a successful Business Owner with 4 offices located throughout the Great State of Ohio; A Multimillion dollar business developer and advisor; including 25 years in the accounting, taxation, auditing, and business advisory field; *A National Certified NX Level Business Plan Instructor  

  Special Guest: Dr. Rani Whitfield: Dr. Whitfield, “Tha Hip Hop Doc” or “H2D”, engaged in a twelve-month campaign, five days a week during the evening drive on WEMX Max 94.1 FM. His commercials, aptly titled the “Hip Hop Medical Moment,” became a main draw that spawned the attention of his fellow Baton Rouge natives. Breast cancer, breast-feeding, hypertension, HIV and any other health topic that affects the Black community, became the subject on a given night.   Special Guest: Charles Modlin, MD, FACS, is a Kidney Transplant Surgeon, Urologist and Founder and Director of the Minority Men's Health Center of Cleveland Clinic's Glickman Urological Institute. Dr. Modlin is not only the sole African American transplant surgeon in Northeastern Ohio, but he represents one of only 17 African American transplant surgeons in the entire United States. Check out the link: http://www.menshealthmonth.org/week/