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This is our NEW RELEASE review podcast, ONE HOT TAKE. Alejandro González Iñárritu's Digger is enormous, strange, technically dazzling and so determined to be itself that even its misfires have a certain electricity. Synopsis: The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything. DREW TAYLOR is a reporter for The Wrap. He has written for The New York Times, Vulture, Vanity Fair, The Playlist, and Collider. He also wrote The Art of Onward, which gives an inside look at the making of the 2020 Pixar film. The book is available to purchase here. He also co-hosts a weekly podcast about animation called Fine Tooning, which is available on all podcast platforms. Twitter: @drewtailored Instagram: @drewtailored Podcast: Light the Fuse One Heat Minute Productions WEBSITE: oneheatminute.com TWITTER: @OneBlakeMinute & @OHMPods MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/en-au/stores/one-heat-minute-productions Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
What good is living longer if we're not living well while we're here? That's pretty much the whole idea behind my Wellness Wednesday show, Keeping the 'Live' in Alive! Every week I go poking around for interesting things that might help us feel better, stay stronger, keep our brains working, have more fun, connect with other humans — and maybe learn something we didn't know yesterday. And this past week? I covered everything from fat bears in Alaska to creatine, younger brains, cellular "battery swaps," cold calls and why we all need a little more adventure. Fat Bear Week Is Down to the Final Two — and I'm Following This Yes, this is actually a thing — and I love it. Every year, Alaska's Katmai National Park celebrates its brown bears as they bulk up before hibernation. People around the world follow the bears on live cameras at Explore.org and vote during Fat Bear Week. Millions of people have gotten hooked on watching these magnificent creatures catch salmon, raise their cubs and basically eat like there's no tomorrow — because for hibernation purposes, there kind of isn't. September 29, is the Fat Bear Week 2026 FINAL. The final two are Bear #89 "Backpack" vs. Bear #910. Backpack narrowly beat #164 "Bucky Dent," while #910 defeated #132 and her three cubs in yesterday's semifinals. My engineer Bob pulled up the live bear cam while I was on the air and suddenly, we were watching bears fishing for lunch during my radio show. Too bad it isn't that easy for humans to pick up some salmon for dinner. LOL HOW DO YOU WARM UP A COLD CALL WHEN NOBODY GIVES YOU A NUMBER TO CALL? Remember when you actually called somebody you wanted to do business with? Now we have LinkedIn, email, texts, DMs, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, contact forms, Calendly links — and somehow with ALL these ways to communicate, it sometimes feels harder than ever to actually connect. My conclusion? Relationships are everything. And being older has an advantage: we've had more time to put good people "in the bank." But you still must make new relationships. My advice: Be human. Be warm. Have some personality. Use somebody's name. Tell them why you thought of them. And for heaven's sake, if you're pitching somebody, include your full name, company, phone number and website! Please don't make me conduct a small FBI investigation to figure out who you are. LOL. And if somebody doesn't respond? Give them the benefit of the doubt and follow up. Your brilliant message may simply be sitting in their junk folder. A RARE GLP-1 VISION CONCERN WORTH KNOWING ABOUT One health story really caught my attention. A 66-year-old woman who had been taking Wegovy reported suddenly losing vision in one eye and was diagnosed with a rare condition called NAION, sometimes described as a type of "stroke" of the optic nerve. The possible connection between semaglutide drugs and NAION is being studied, and the show discussion noted that researchers have not established that GLP-1 medications caused this individual case. The condition has been described as a very rare potential risk, and the overall benefits of these medications may still greatly outweigh the risk for appropriate patients. Still, it's information worth knowing — and worth discussing with your own doctor, especially if you experience any sudden vision changes. CAN EXERCISE ACTUALLY HELP KEEP YOUR BRAIN YOUNGER? We know exercise helps the heart, muscles, bones and waistline. But what about your brain? I talked about new research involving postmenopausal women suggesting that regular aerobic exercise may improve executive function and measures associated with brain health. So maybe we need to stop thinking about exercise only as something we do to look younger. Maybe we should be moving to help our brains stay younger. Now that motivates me. CREATINE ISN'T JUST FOR BODYBUILDERS ANYMORE This one surprised me. I've always associated creatine with my daughter, son-in-law and people pumping iron at the gym. Apparently, I need to update my thinking. Research is increasingly looking at creatine in connection with muscle preservation, strength, healthy aging and potentially brain health. And maintaining muscle becomes incredibly important as we get older — particularly during weight loss, when we don't want to lose valuable lean tissue along with the fat. My takeaway? Creatine has officially made it onto my "I need to learn more about this" list. CELLS GIVING OTHER CELLS NEW "BATTERIES"? This may have been the coolest science story of the show. Stanford Medicine researchers have been studying how healthy cells from bone marrow transplants can transfer mitochondria — essentially the energy-producing machinery inside our cells — to unhealthy neighboring cells. Think of it as one cell saying: "Hey, your battery is dying. Here — take mine." Obviously, the actual science is a whole lot more complicated than that, LOL, but the research could have implications for certain rare mitochondrial diseases. Every time I read something like this, I'm reminded how many brilliant people are out there trying to solve problems that once seemed impossible. "MOVEMENT LONGEVITY" — NOW THERE'S A PHRASE I LIKE Jennifer Aniston has been talking about something called movement longevity — shifting the conversation about fitness away from punishment and appearance and toward something much more important: Staying capable. Strength. Mobility. Stability. Being able to get up, get out, travel, carry things, bend down, play with the grandkids and keep doing the things that make your life YOUR life. I've changed my own thinking about exercise lately. Some days I just tell myself: MOVE. Get away from the computer. Get outside. Walk. Stretch. Do something. Because the goal isn't simply looking better. The goal is staying in the game. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD AN ADVENTURE? I believe adventure belongs in the wellness prescription. There's growing interest in the connection between outdoor adventure, nature, physical challenges, social connection and our physical and psychological well-being. And adventure doesn't have to mean climbing the Matterhorn. Although one of my best friends seems to be somewhere around the world doing exactly that every time she sends me another photo. LOL. It could mean riding your bike on a trail. Going somewhere you've never been. Taking the longer drive. Making a left instead of the right you always make. Trying something that pushes you just a little beyond your comfort zone. We even talked about Survivor. Strip away the TV drama and think about what's happening: unfamiliar environments, problem-solving, teamwork, physical challenges, adapting under pressure and figuring things out with other human beings. That's a pretty good recipe for keeping your brain — and your life — engaged. THE DAILY TOAST I ended the show with this thought: Here's to never getting too old to try something new, go somewhere different or surprise yourself. You don't need to be on Survivor to have an adventure. You just need to keep saying YES to life. Here's to Keeping the 'Live' in Alive! Cheers, my friends. Onward! Debbie
Meet a NEW group of Almost Heroes as they embark on a fresh "mostly" D&D 5E actual-play adventure together! Officially Sponsored by D&D Beyond & Dungeons BoxWatch LIVE on Tuesdays @7PM PST on TwitchVideo Podcast episodes available on SpotifyJoin the Almost Heroes Discord family Follow Us: Twitter or FacebookFeaturing the Artwork of Breaking BranchMusic by Monument Studios & Wandering Planet
"I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been." — Wayne GretzkyHow do you attract opportunity into your life without having to chase it?As the founder and CEO of Arizona Land Consulting, Anita Verma-Lallian specializes in high-stakes land transactions for AI data centers across Arizona's rapidly expanding West Valley. With a portfolio exceeding $1.5 billion, and features in Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and Fortune, Anita is helping shape the physical infrastructure behind the AI revolution.In this episode:• How to spot opportunities before everyone else sees their potential.• Why the best investment is sometimes the one you don't make.• What the AI boom means—and how it's reshaping the physical world around us.• How to create success without losing sight of what matters most.Let's WIN THE DAY with Anita Verma-Lallian!_
Send us Fan MailHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Tosh Junior and George Hodges, owners of GNT Travel Pros, a Dream Vacations franchise, where they work full-time as travel advisors. During their very busy stint as relatively new travel advisors—they went through TA training in the same class as Cheryl, Shornay, and me in late-2024—they took the time to celebrate George's 70th birthday with a spectacular combination land and sea vacation so grand I had to invite my colleagues on The Joy of Cruising Podcast to talk about it. Tosh spent 30 years as a corporate IT executive, traveling the world for GE, Citrix, Atlassian, and McDonald's Corporation, among others. A Chicago native and University of Illinois graduate, he's called Fort Lauderdale home for the past 13 years. His credentials read like an operations manual — PMP, ITIL, ISO, Certified ScrumMaster, LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt, and an MBA — and he's since added a Certified Travel Advisor designation and ACC accreditation with CLIA. The through-line between the two careers is the same: complex logistics, handled so completely that the person on the receiving end never has to think about them. 30 years of leading teams also taught him the part no certification covers, which is that the job is service. George, Tosh's partner, brings the other half of the equation. After 30 years in interior design and sales at Crate & Barrel, he retired with an eye for how a space is supposed to feel and a career's worth of practice reading what people want before they've said it out loud. They don't plan trips from a desk. In the past year alone, they've sailed more than 15 cruises across nearly every major line — Icon of the Seas, Celebrity Ascent and Apex, Norwegian Luna, Star Princess, MSC World America, Carnival Celebration, Virgin's Scarlet Lady, and an Azamara sailing through the Mediterranean, to name a few. On land, they've covered the map: London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Budapest, Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Venice, Tuscany, and the Amalfi Coast in Europe; Tokyo, Seoul, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Delhi, and Dubai in Asia and the Gulf; Sydney, Rio, São Paulo, and much of Canada beyond that. That's the differentiator. When they recommend a ship, a port, a neighborhood, or a restaurant, it's because they've stood in it — whether the trip is budget or luxury, a couple or a full group. They have a particular soft spot for planning group travel, but they'll book anything, large or small.Do you have a dream car? Support the showSupport thejoyofcruisingpodcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2113608/supporters/newSupport Me https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drpaulthContact Me https://www.thejoyofcruising.net/contact-me.htmlBook Cruises http://www.thejoyofvacation.com/US Orders (coupon code joyofcruisingpodcast)The Joy of Cruising https://bit.ly/TheJoyOfCruisingCruising Interrupted https://bit.ly/CruisingInterruptedThe Joy of Cruising Again https://bit.ly/TheJoyOfCruisingAgainIntl Orders via Amazon
In this episode we focus on the UK's challenge to accelerate its energy transition and in particular the role that our world-class gas infrastructure can play. To discuss this issue I am joined by James Earl, chief executive of Future Energy Networks, the relatively new industry voice which is supported by network owner National Gas, and the four Gas Distribution Networks – Cadent Gas, Northern Gas Networks, SGN and Wales & West Utilities..James' background in the economics of energy make him well placed to explain how investment in the UK gas network can help to transform the way we decarbonise, transport and store the growing amounts of power needed to run the nation.It is an interesting and under-discussed topic. As the UK accelerates toward its Net Zero targets, the conversation around our energy future is often dominated by talk of wind turbines, solar panels, and total electrification. And while electrification is certainly critical to our decarbonised future, soaring demands due to new technologies like AI data centres, and geopolitical pressures are squeezing European energy supplies. The message from the industry is clear: a secure, affordable, and resilient energy transition cannot rely on electricity alone. Fortunately we have a mature gas network infrastructure literally beneath our feet really and waiting with the potential as a critical resource to support and boost the resilience of supplies, as a key energy storage asset and as a resource to spearhead the use of a new green gases. Lots to chat through with James as we get our heads around the potential of a whole-systems approach to energy future – let's crack on Resources Future Energy Networks website The Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) Cooking on gas - Onward report into gas infrastructure National Energy System Operator's report on Biomethane Hybrid heating systems
As we celebrate five years of Onward, we're reminded that a great church isn't simply one that gets better at doing church. A great church is growing in its love for Jesus and its love like Jesus. It's possible for our activity to increase while our affection decreases. So as we look toward the next five years, the call is simple: don't let our activity replace our affection. Jesus reminds us that love is at the heart of what makes a great church. It's time to repent, return, and pursue the kind of love that produces the life of Jesus in us and through us. Scriptures: Revelation 2: 2-5, Matthew 22: 37-40,
This is our NEW RELEASE review podcast, ONE HOT TAKE. The monsters are tactile, weird and genuinely disgusting, and Cregger lets them stay disgusting instead of cutting away. Hays and Ryan Holladay's score does the synth-pulse thing that Carpenter invented, but the intelligence is in the placement. Synopsis: A hapless courier tasked with delivering a package to a remote hospital. He soon finds himself caught in the middle of an outbreak and must fight through hordes of mutated creatures to survive. DREW TAYLOR is a reporter for The Wrap. He has written for The New York Times, Vulture, Vanity Fair, The Playlist, and Collider. He also wrote The Art of Onward, which gives an inside look at the making of the 2020 Pixar film. The book is available to purchase here. He also co-hosts a weekly podcast about animation called Fine Tooning, which is available on all podcast platforms. Twitter: @drewtailored Instagram: @drewtailored Podcast: Light the Fuse One Heat Minute Productions WEBSITE: oneheatminute.com TWITTER: @OneBlakeMinute & @OHMPods MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/en-au/stores/one-heat-minute-productions Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
This piece feels like a goodbye. It's emotional and pensive with a slow rhythm and ethereal voice. It's a letting go. Someone is going. Onward into the light. Towards the angels and the celestial planes. Where gold radiance shines. Don't be afraid. They're happy now. They're looked after. It's going to be alright. ★ Support this podcast ★
3:27:15 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Conan O’Brien, celebrities, bus, Bodega, art supply store, Magazine Cafe, a feeling from the past, I shouldn’t have done it but I did, Push The Onsug Random Radio Button, Pink Floyd, pumpkin seeds incident, Alka-Seltzer locked away, Harken candy bar, wind, Lead Onward Chromium Switch, […]
Recorded live in South Bend, we take you inside a Notre Dame game day, from the traditions and tailgates to the sights, sounds, and stories around campus. Come along as old friends, new friends, and a little Irish history make their way toward kickoff.
Send us Fan MailHello, passionate cruisers! This is Paul. I am delighted to welcome this week on The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Tosh Junior and George Hodges, owners of GNT Travel Pros, a Dream Vacations franchise, where they work full-time as travel advisors. During their very busy stint as relatively new travel advisors—they went through TA training in the same class as Cheryl, Shornay, and me in late-2024—they took the time to celebrate George's 70th birthday with a spectacular combination land and sea vacation so grand I had to invite my colleagues on The Joy of Cruising Podcast to talk about it. Tosh spent 30 years as a corporate IT executive, traveling the world for GE, Citrix, Atlassian, and McDonald's Corporation, among others. A Chicago native and University of Illinois graduate, he's called Fort Lauderdale home for the past 13 years. His credentials read like an operations manual — PMP, ITIL, ISO, Certified ScrumMaster, LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt, and an MBA — and he's since added a Certified Travel Advisor designation and ACC accreditation with CLIA. The through-line between the two careers is the same: complex logistics, handled so completely that the person on the receiving end never has to think about them. 30 years of leading teams also taught him the part no certification covers, which is that the job is service. George, Tosh's partner, brings the other half of the equation. After 30 years in interior design and sales at Crate & Barrel, he retired with an eye for how a space is supposed to feel and a career's worth of practice reading what people want before they've said it out loud. They don't plan trips from a desk. In the past year alone, they've sailed more than 15 cruises across nearly every major line — Icon of the Seas, Celebrity Ascent and Apex, Norwegian Luna, Star Princess, MSC World America, Carnival Celebration, Virgin's Scarlet Lady, and an Azamara sailing through the Mediterranean, to name a few. On land, they've covered the map: London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Budapest, Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Venice, Tuscany, and the Amalfi Coast in Europe; Tokyo, Seoul, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Delhi, and Dubai in Asia and the Gulf; Sydney, Rio, São Paulo, and much of Canada beyond that. That's the differentiator. When they recommend a ship, a port, a neighborhood, or a restaurant, it's because they've stood in it — whether the trip is budget or luxury, a couple or a full group. They have a particular soft spot for planning group travel, but they'll book anything, large or small.Do you have a dream car? Support the showSupport thejoyofcruisingpodcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2113608/supporters/newSupport Me https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drpaulthContact Me https://www.thejoyofcruising.net/contact-me.htmlBook Cruises http://www.thejoyofvacation.com/US Orders (coupon code joyofcruisingpodcast)The Joy of Cruising https://bit.ly/TheJoyOfCruisingCruising Interrupted https://bit.ly/CruisingInterruptedThe Joy of Cruising Again https://bit.ly/TheJoyOfCruisingAgainIntl Orders via Amazon
3:27:15 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Conan O’Brien, celebrities, bus, Bodega, art supply store, Magazine Cafe, a feeling from the past, I shouldn’t have done it but I did, Push The Onsug Random Radio Button, Pink Floyd, pumpkin seeds incident, Alka-Seltzer locked away, Harken candy bar, wind, Lead Onward Chromium Switch, […]
“When you pay attention to things you don't have control over, you're literally giving up your power.” — Dr. David RabinWhat happens when your morning routine stops working for you?Join me in today's minisode and let's find out...Onward,JamesPS — Join 25K+ other subscribers on YouTube
Teacher: Brandon CaudillSeries: Onward!: The Book of Philippians
In this week's sermon from Philippians 3:12–4:1, Elder Zane Seals presses the church to run hard after Christ, follow (and become) examples worth imitating, and anchor present hope in the coming glorification that awaits citizens of heaven.
What does 9/11 mean, 25 years later? This hour, we are joined by Dan Taberski, host of the podcast "9/12", which explores how 9/11 went from a day to an idea, to talk about the failure of imagination, humor and tragedy, and how we remember well. GUEST: Dan Taberski Documentary podcaster, writer, director, and producer. His podcasts include “Manifesto”, “Hysterical”, “9/12”, “Running from Cops”, and “Missing Richard Simmons,” among others Music featured (in order): Where or When (Live) – Sonny Rollins Beautiful Day – U2 Safe As Houses – The Weepies I Don’t Wanna Be Funny Anymore – Lucy Dacus The Rising – Bruce Springsteen American Tune – The Jellyman’s Daughter Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This is our NEW RELEASE review podcast, ONE HOT TAKE. My grandmother taped Looney Tunes off the TV onto three or four VHS cassettes for the grandkids, and we played them until the tape gave out. Seeing them again, in a courtroom, litigating: the tape is still running. Synopsis: After enduring years of malfunctioning products, Wile E. Coyote teams up with a local personal injury attorney to take on ACME, the manufacturer of anything and everything used by the Looney Tunes characters. DREW TAYLOR is a reporter for The Wrap. He has written for The New York Times, Vulture, Vanity Fair, The Playlist, and Collider. He also wrote The Art of Onward, which gives an inside look at the making of the 2020 Pixar film. The book is available to purchase here. He also co-hosts a weekly podcast about animation called Fine Tooning, which is available on all podcast platforms. Twitter: @drewtailored Instagram: @drewtailored Podcast: Light the Fuse One Heat Minute Productions WEBSITE: oneheatminute.com TWITTER: @OneBlakeMinute & @OHMPods MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/en-au/stores/one-heat-minute-productions Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” — Leonardo da Vinci Welcome to Episode 300!!
The Her Hoop Stats Podcast: WNBA & Women’s College Basketball
Team USA survived a rough shooting night against Italy, then throttled Czechia to finish Group Play undefeated. Now, the Americans turn their attention to Thursday's Quarterfinals as they await their next opponent. Brittany Carper and Marisa Ingemi discuss that and more.HerHoopStats.com: Unlocking better insight about the women's game.The Her Hoop Stats Newsletter: https://herhoopstats.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Teacher: Brandon CaudillSeries: Onward! - The Book of Philippians
Onward Through The Fog is a late 1960s rock music podcast. Please check out these great songs from the days of Woodstock. Artist names and song titles are in order of play... VINNILLA FUDGE- YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON, THE BYRDS-YOU AIN'T GOING NOWHERE, CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-WALKING MAN, THE ROLLING STONES-SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, THE BEATLES-HEY JUDE, LED ZEPPELIN-GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES, THE BAND-THE WAIT, STEPPENWOLF-BORN TO BE WILD, THE DOORS-HELLO, I LOVE YOU, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND-WHITE LIGHT-WHITE HEAT, JIMI HENDRIX-PURPLE HAZE, CREAM-CROSSROADS, DEEP PURPLE-HUSH, TJE WHO-PICTURES OF LILY, OTIS REDDING-SITTIN' ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY. End. Thanks for listening to Ken Steele Music.
On this fourth and final installment of “Everyone is Stupid Except For Me”, Austin enters the fray with Kevin Smith's divisive 2011 film, RED STATE. Will we finally approve or disapprove a movie in this theme, or will the Patrons have their say over all of them? Find out inside! Also: Spider-Man, The End of Oak Street, and awards plus our next theme brought to you by Cody! Go to patreon.com/SHUDcast where you can sign up for all kinds of extra goodies! 00:00 - 9:20ish - Intros: Tinder and how to make money online 9:20ish - 1:03:00ish - The other stuff we watched this time! Austin - The Odyssey Cody - The Mandalorian and Grogu, The 13th Warrior, Predator: Badlands, The Sheep Detectives, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Long Walk, Cold Storage, The Odyssey (again), Wake Up Dead Man, Remarkably Bright Creatures, Caught Stealing, The End of Oak Street, Onward, Forbidden Fruits Curtis - Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The End of Oak Street, The Martian, Twisters, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Masters of the Universe, The Devil's Mouth, Exit 8, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Troy, The Frighteners Lucas - Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Friendship, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, 300, Warcraft, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, Eyes Wide Shut, Behind the Candelabra 1:03:00ish - 1:30:00ish - RED STATE - SHUDdown and discussion! 1:30:00ish - End - “Everyone is Stupid Except For Me” Awards and our next theme and movie selected by Cody!
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.” — Viktor FranklBetween a major home renovation, tight book deadlines, and competing high-stakes priorities, my focused attention was stretched to its limit recently.In this Q&A episode, I share the exact tactical framework I used to protect my energy, regain focus, and maintain high performance through one of my most demanding seasons. I also share the core principles that keep home life grounded when professional stress hits an all-time high, as well as the best parenting advice I've ever heard.Inside this episode:• Creating Capacity Under Pressure: How to guard foundational self-care rituals, optimize focus blocks, and use No Pressure Days (NPDs) to prevent burnout.• The Perspective Reframing Question: A simple mental filter to immediately diffuse frustration—Is it a tragedy or an inconvenience?• What to Eliminate in High-Stress Seasons: Why cutting out alcohol, negative influences, and catastrophic thinking is non-negotiable for recovery.• The Playbook for Family Resilience: Why play is the primary language of children, and how to treat domestic friction as feedback rather than an attack.Onward,JamesPS — Join 25K+ other subscribers on YouTube
What if the future of physical therapy is not just more visits, more units, and more productivity pressure?In this episode of PT Breakfast Club, Tony Maritato, Dave Kittle, and Jimmy McKay start with a productivity benchmark chart comparing outpatient private practice, corporate clinics, cash-based care, hospital outpatient, sports med, and high-volume clinics.That opens up a bigger discussion about what productivity really means in PT. Is 25 visits a day automatically bad? Is one-on-one cash pay automatically better? Or does it all depend on the patient, the payer, the legal model, and the business you are actually building?From there, the conversation turns to whether cash-pay physical therapy can scale. Dave points to Onward and similar performance-based models. Tony pushes back by asking whether that solves a population-level problem or simply serves a smaller group of people who already want the service.Then the crew explores a bigger business idea: can PTs productize their expertise?Jiffy Knee created a branded surgical approach. McKenzie became a global system. Total Motion Release built a recognizable method. So why don't more physical therapists turn their clinical expertise into branded, licensable programs that other clinics can buy, use, and market?The final stretch gets spicy: Tony's “best personal trainer vs worst physical therapist” post sparks a debate about education, professional identity, licenses, and whether PTs overestimate the protective power of the degree.The takeaway: knowledge is not proprietary. Value comes from the result, the system, the delivery, and whether people actually want what you are offering.
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2026.08.20 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://www.youtube.com/live/NLKhf0tS3NE?si=p7HuFIJLQM90uPln&t=1885. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist. Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/24821/download ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
The midterms will definitively fall into one of three scenarios. Republicans began this Congress with a 220–215 House majority and hold the Senate 53–47. The environment is brutal for them: Trump's approval is at 33 percent, 70 percent disapprove of his handling of inflation and the cost of living, and the Democratic advantage on the generic ballot is getting close to eight points. But Republicans have a big money advantage, and the Senate map still requires almost everything to go right for Democrats.Scenario one is Ah, Nevertheless: Republicans retain both the House and Senate. They can lose two House seats and still hold 218, and a few candidate-specific wins, redrawn districts, or polling errors could get them there. The Senate is already a hard climb for Democrats, and all Trump has done his entire career is surprise people. But pretty much everything argues against this. The president's party usually loses seats in the midterms, Trump's approval and cost-of-living numbers stink on ice, and the battlefield is expanding into Republican territory. If the GOP holds both chambers, the story won't be that Trump beat the odds. It'll be that he is the odds. You don't bet against Big Donny T.Politics Politics Politics is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Scenario two is WINO — Win in Name Only: Democrats win the House by fewer than 10 seats while Republicans retain the Senate. This is, in my view, the most likely scenario as of August. Democrats get Speaker Hakeem Jeffries, control of the legislative agenda, committee gavels, subpoena power, and the ability to impeach by a simple majority. But with a tiny margin, every ideological bloc becomes a potential veto point. A handful of members could threaten Jeffries' speakership or stop legislation, and impeachment would be ceremonial without the Senate. Republicans keep the brake pedal while their senators become less Trump-aligned as his duck gets lamer. Democrats win the gavel, Republicans keep the brake pedal, and Jeffries ultimately pays the bill.Scenario three is My Blue Heaven: Democrats win the House by more than 10 seats and take the Senate, giving them at least 223 House seats and 51 Democratic-aligned senators. Trump's approval would need to remain in the low-to-mid-30s, affordability would need to dominate, and Democratic enthusiasm would have to survive the transition from the primaries to November. Progressives and the establishment would need to mend their fences and say, “Onward, onward, onward.” The Senate table would have to be almost entirely clean, including pickups in Alaska, Iowa, and Maine, plus a Michigan hold with Abdul El-Sayed.Ah, Nevertheless would mean Trump wriggled out of it yet again and avoided impeachment. WINO would produce a loud, hectic Democratic House that can investigate and pass bills but can't get much through the Senate. My Blue Heaven would give Democrats control of both chambers, allowing them to send legislation to Trump, multiply the investigations, and begin asking whether they have the votes to eliminate the filibuster.Those are the three paths in front of us: Republicans hold, the parties split power narrowly, or Democrats get their deliverance. It's a multi-versal ride that will only get clearer as we approach November.Chapters00:00:00 - Intro00:04:19 - Midterms Scenarios Revealed00:23:35 - Bernie Endorses Angie Nixon00:27:43 - National Debt00:31:01 - Iran00:35:16 - Kirk Bado on the Midterms01:06:41 - Wrap-up This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.politicspoliticspolitics.com/subscribe
This talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2026.08.20 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA. ******* Video of this talk is available at: https://www.youtube.com/live/NLKhf0tS3NE?si=p7HuFIJLQM90uPln&t=1885. ******* A machine generated transcript of this talk is available. It has not been edited by a human, so errors will exist. Download Transcript: https://www.audiodharma.org/transcripts/24821/download ******* For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.org ******* If you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/. ******* This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License