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The sermon presents Apollos as a gifted yet incomplete believer whose eloquence and deep knowledge of Scripture were transformed by humble discipleship under Aquila and Priscilla, who corrected his incomplete understanding of Christ's redemptive work. Though well-versed in the teachings of John the Baptist and skilled in rhetoric and biblical scholarship, Apollos lacked personal faith in Christ until he was taught the full gospel of salvation through the Spirit. His subsequent ministry in Corinth, marked by powerful public defense of Christ from the Scriptures, demonstrates how God uses even flawed individuals when they are open to correction and growth. The narrative underscores the vital roles of encouragement, humility, and partnership in the body of Christ, illustrating how every believer—regardless of background or gifting—contributes to the advancement of God's kingdom. Ultimately, Apollos' journey calls the congregation to examine their own faith: are they merely knowledgeable in religious matters, or do they truly know Christ personally and live with fervent devotion?

With the church at Corinth becoming arrogant and prideful after Paul left, he writes to them making fun of their attitude and he contrasts it with himself and the other apostles as being made a spectacle to the whole world by God. He says they are like a Greek play in the local theater, out there for the whole cosmos to see. But then he compares them to prisoners of war which is rough, opposite of what the church at Corinth is like. He could possibly be referring to The Lachish reliefs which were recently found and put in a British museum. They are carvings in Ninevah showing Sennacherib defeating Judah and taking prisoners back to Ninevah. You can read about it in 2 Kings 18-19. Paul is telling the church to learn some humility and quit the division that is going on between them.

The church at Corinth was concerned with who baptized them, which minister of the gospel they liked the best, and this was stirring up jealousy, strife, contention, arguments, and all of this was leading to division. Paul explains to the church that he, along with Peter, Apollos, and any other teacher that came to the church to speak, is nothing. They are all laborers that have a job—to plant and water seed. That's it. That's all we can do! We plant seed, we water seed, but we cannot make seed produce fruit! Only God can do that! Therefore, he is telling the church in Corinth, these people you are dividing over are not important at all. The one who is important is Jesus and you should be focusing all of your time and energy on him!

Jeffrey Mercier knows what it's like to rebuild from the ground up. In this powerful episode of Live Well, Earn Well, Jeffrey—founder of ARC Develop LLC and known online as Orator of Divinity—shares how he went from addiction, chaos, and self-destruction to becoming a men's transformational coach who helps men heal deep father wounds, reclaim their identity, and live with discipline, purpose, and integrity. We talk about why so many men feel lost, angry, or checked out… and how unhealed wounds, shame, and a lack of strong male role models show up in families, relationships, business, and leadership. Jeffrey breaks down what personal responsibility really looks like, why you're not responsible for where you started—but are responsible for what you do next—and how learning to "fail well" became one of his greatest skills as an entrepreneur. If you work with men, love a man, or are a man who's ready to stop running from your past and start building a future you're proud of, this conversation will give you both hope and practical perspective. In this episode, we explore: Why father wounds and absent role models quietly shape identity, choices, and behavior How men often try to fill an inner void with money, status, numbing, or distraction The difference between reacting from instinct vs. living with intention and purpose What personal responsibility actually means—and how it becomes the turning point Jeffrey's journey through addiction, failed businesses, and ego… to servant leadership The power of strong male mentors and why young men desperately need them How coaching and community can help men step out of shame and into strength     Connect with Jeffrey (Orator of Divinity): Instagram & YouTube: @OratorOfDivinity Facebook: Jeffrey R. Mercier Before you go, be sure to download Terri Levine's Life-First Business Book — your guide to building a business that supports your life instead of consuming it.

I hope you enjoyed this episode, send me a text message with your thoughts and suggestions for future episodes, LSJoin Host, Leroy Smith on this episode of Lessons From Leroy, as he does his second interview with DC Antonelli, Tedx speaker, Author of "Do What Makes You Love Yourself", Orator, Creator of the YESiverse,  and an all around great guy with amazing life nuggets!Listen and Enjoy!Thank you for listening!  Send comments and episode suggestions to: info@lessonsfromleroy.com or Leroy@lessonsfromleroy.com

Paul was dealing with a lot of stuff with the church at Corinth but one thing in particular he was wrestling with was the local philosophers. These philosophers were engrained in the Corinthian culture, especially with the rich. These philosophers would come to town with their fancy speeches trying to persuade young men to become their followers so they could teach them their ways and they too, could sound educated and impress the crowds. They would charge the rich families a fortune to send their children to their school. Paul says to the church at Corinth, “I came to you with a simple thought...the gospel, and I let the Holy Spirit do his thing.”

. Cicero's Rhetorical Attack on Clodia (7)In the late Republic, the orator Ciceroengaged in a bitter feud with the wealthy and influential Clodia. During the trial of Caelius, Cicero launched a devastating character assassination, branding Clodia the "Palatine Medea" and accusing her of prostitution and murder. Southon emphasizes that because women were barred from speaking in court, Clodia was defenseless against these public insinuations. Cicero even edited his own speeches before passing them to history to ensure his version of events remained the dominant narrative, regardless of the truth of his claims. (8)

Paul tells the church at Corinth the power is in the cross of Christ. He says to the Greeks the cross is foolish and they refuse to believe while to the Jews, the cross is foolishness and they seek a sign to prove that it is true. This is nothing new for this was going on when Jesus was there among them performing miracles. There are so many people today trying to gain power, doing whatever they can to climb the ladder to get power. All they have to do is look to the cross and the gospel yet, they reject it. Sure they will climb the ladder and have power, even a lot of money, but like Jesus said, “What is your soul worth? You can gain the whole world and lose your soul.” Then what? When we take our last breath, none of that power will help us. When we cross into eternity, the only thing that will matter is Jesus and whether we had a relationship with him or not.

On this date in 1798, Flat Mouth arrived at the North West Company Pembina post.

Dan reflects on the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most consequential Americans of the 20th century, along with his impact and legacy as reflected in the power of his words and rhetoric.Also, unconfirmed reports state convicted Mesa County clerk Tina Peters was assaulted in prison and is now in solitary confinement. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R, CO-4) posts on X with details, as we reach out to her for further comment.

Guest: Ronald White. After the war, Chamberlain became a celebrated orator, using his rhetorical skills to preach reconciliation between North and South. Drafted by Republicans, he served four terms as Governor of Maine, focusing on economic reconstruction and railroad expansion. However, his private life was marred by constant pain from his internal war wounds; he often had to work lying down and could not sit erect. This physical suffering, combined with his absences, strained his marriage to Fanny, who struggled with depression and the isolation of their life during his political years.1863 GETTYSBURG

The third installment of our Charles Sumner episode covers how, two days after Charles Sumner delivered an incendiary speech before the senate, Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina came into the Senate chamber and attacked Sumner at his desk. Research: "Sumner, Charles (1811-1874)." Encyclopedia of World Biography, Gale, 1998. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A148425674/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=95485851. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025. “Roberts v. City of Boston, 5 Cush. 198, 59 Mass. 198 (1849).” Caselaw Access Project. Harvard Law School. https://case.law/caselaw/?reporter=mass&volume=59&case=0198-01 “The Prayer of One Hundred Thousands.” https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/PrayerofOneHundredThousand.pdf Alexander, Edward. “The Caning of Charles Sumner.” Battlefields.org. 3/6/2024. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/caning-charles-sumner Beecher, Henry Ward. “Charles Sumner.” Advocate of Peace (1847-1884) , MAY, 1874. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27905613 Berry, Stephen and James Hill Welborn III. “The Cane of His Existence Depression, Damage, and the Brooks–Sumner Affair.” Southern Cultures , Vol. 20, No. 4 (WINTER 2014). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26217562 Boston African American National Historic Site. “Abiel Smith School.” https://www.nps.gov/boaf/learn/historyculture/abiel-smith-school.htm Boston African American National Historic Site. “The Sarah Roberts Case.” https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-sarah-roberts-case.htm Child, Lydia Maria. “Letters of Lydia Maria Child.” Houghton, Mifflin and Company. 1883. https://archive.org/details/lettersoflydiam00chil Commonwealth Museum. “Roberts v. The City of Boston, 1849.” https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/commonwealth-museum/exhibits/online/freedoms-agenda/freedoms-agenda-8.htm Frasure, Carl M. “Charles Sumner and the Rights of the Negro.” The Journal of Negro History , Apr., 1928, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr., 1928). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2713959 Gershon, Livia. “Political Divisions Led to Violence in the US Senate in 1856.” JSTOR Daily. 1/7/2021. https://daily.jstor.org/violence-in-the-senate-in-1856/ History, Art and Archives. “South Carolina Representative Preston Brooks’s Attack on Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts.” U.S. House of Representatives. https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1851-1900/South-Carolina-Representative-Preston-Brooks-s-attack-on-Senator-Charles-Sumner-of-Massachusetts/ Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site. “An Era of Romantic Friendships: Sumner, Longfellow, and Howe.” https://www.nps.gov/articles/an-era-of-romantic-friendships-sumner-longfellow-and-howe.htm Lyndsay Campbell; The “Abolition Riot” Redux: Voices, Processes. The New England Quarterly 2021; 94 (1): 7–46. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/tneq_a_00877 Mahr, Michael. “Sumner vs. Cane.” National Museum of Civil War Medicine. 5/24/2023. https://www.civilwarmed.org/sumner-vs-cane/ Meriwether, Robert L. “Preston S. Brooks on the Caning of Charles Sumner.” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine , Jan., 1951, Vol. 52, No. 1 (Jan., 1951). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27571254 Mount Auburn Cemetery. “Charles Sumner (1811-1874): U.S. Senator, Abolitionist, & Orator.” https://mountauburn.org/notable-residents/charles-sumner-1811-1874/ National Park Service. “Charles Sumner and Romantic Friendships.” https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/charles-sumner-and-romantic-friendships.htm Potenza, Bob. “Charles Sumner.” West End Museum. https://thewestendmuseum.org/history/era/west-boston/charles-sumner/ Ruchames, Louis. “Charles Sumner and American Historiography.” The Journal of Negro History , Apr., 1953, Vol. 38, No. 2 (Apr., 1953). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2715536 Senate Historical Office. “Senate Stories | Charles Sumner: After the Caning.” United States Senate. 5/4/2020. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/senate-stories/charles-sumner-after-the-caning.htm Sinha, Manisha. “The Caning of Charles Sumner: Slavery, Race, and Ideology in the Age of the Civil War.” Journal of the Early Republic , Summer, 2003, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Summer, 2003). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3125037 Sumner, Charles. “Barbarism of Slavery.” 6/4/1860. https://dotcw.com/documents/barbarism_of_slavery.htm Sumner, Charles. “Freedom National; Slavery Sectional.” 8/26/1852. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Freedom_National;_Slavery_Sectional Sumner, Charles. “The equal rights of all.” Washington, Printed at the Congressional globe office. 1866. https://archive.org/details/equalrightsofall00sumn Tameez, Zaakir. “Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation.” Henry Holt and Co. 2025. United States Senate. "The Crime Against Kansas.” https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Crime_Against_Kansas.htm United States Senate. “REPORT.” 5/28/1856. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/SumnerInvestigation1856.pdf United States Senate. “The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner.” https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Caning_of_Senator_Charles_Sumner.htm Various, “Southern Newspapers Praise the Attack on Charles Sumner,” SHEC: Resources for Teachers, accessed October 31, 2025, https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1548. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I greet you in Jesus' precious name!It is Saturday morning, 29th November 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go straight to the Gospel of John 7:44-46 (Amplified Version): ”Some of them wanted to arrest Him (that's Jesus), but no one laid hands on Him. Then the guards went [back] to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why did you not bring Him [here with you]?” The guards replied, “Never [at any time] has a man talked the way this Man talks!” Oh, what an orator! You know what an orator is? I looked up the Oxford dictionary - "a person who is good at public speaking”. Well, who was the greatest orator of all time? His name is Jesus Christ! When the High Priest's soldiers were told to go and arrest Him and they heard Him speaking, they couldn't touch Him. They said, ”We have never ever heard a man speak like this before.”I've got a book, it's called ”Speeches That Changed The World”, and it's got the most famous speeches, right from the beginning, right up until now, all kinds of speeches, good ones, bad ones, ugly ones. We just think of Abraham Lincoln. He said, ”Government of the people, by the people, for the people.” Then we look at Winston Churchill during the Second World War, he said, ”Blood, toil, tears and sweat. We shall fight on the beaches, but we will never give up.” Prime Minister Nehru, at the Independence of India said, ”At the stroke of the midnight hour, India will awake.” Then we think of John F Kennedy. He said, "Ask not what your country can do for you. Rather ask what you can do for your country.” But I want to tell you about my friend, Jesus Christ. He spoke to me, almost audibly, through a man, not even a preacher, we're talking about laymen. They came to our little church and started to tell us about Jesus, and it was like my eyes were opened for the first time and Jesus said, ”Come to me, all of you who labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls”Today, listen to the greatest speaker who has ever lived upon the earth. He saved my soul. He can save your soul today if you will open your spiritual ears and listen to what He wants to tell you.Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day.Goodbye.

The second installment of our episode on Charles Sumner picks up in the wake of his controversial antiwar speech. He next argued a school integration case before the Massachusetts supreme judicial court. Research: "Sumner, Charles (1811-1874)." Encyclopedia of World Biography, Gale, 1998. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A148425674/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=95485851. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025. “Roberts v. City of Boston, 5 Cush. 198, 59 Mass. 198 (1849).” Caselaw Access Project. Harvard Law School. https://case.law/caselaw/?reporter=mass&volume=59&case=0198-01 “The Prayer of One Hundred Thousands.” https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/PrayerofOneHundredThousand.pdf Alexander, Edward. “The Caning of Charles Sumner.” Battlefields.org. 3/6/2024. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/caning-charles-sumner Beecher, Henry Ward. “Charles Sumner.” Advocate of Peace (1847-1884) , MAY, 1874. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27905613 Berry, Stephen and James Hill Welborn III. “The Cane of His Existence Depression, Damage, and the Brooks–Sumner Affair.” Southern Cultures , Vol. 20, No. 4 (WINTER 2014). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26217562 Boston African American National Historic Site. “Abiel Smith School.” https://www.nps.gov/boaf/learn/historyculture/abiel-smith-school.htm Boston African American National Historic Site. “The Sarah Roberts Case.” https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-sarah-roberts-case.htm Child, Lydia Maria. “Letters of Lydia Maria Child.” Houghton, Mifflin and Company. 1883. https://archive.org/details/lettersoflydiam00chil Commonwealth Museum. “Roberts v. The City of Boston, 1849.” https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/commonwealth-museum/exhibits/online/freedoms-agenda/freedoms-agenda-8.htm Frasure, Carl M. “Charles Sumner and the Rights of the Negro.” The Journal of Negro History , Apr., 1928, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr., 1928). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2713959 Gershon, Livia. “Political Divisions Led to Violence in the US Senate in 1856.” JSTOR Daily. 1/7/2021. https://daily.jstor.org/violence-in-the-senate-in-1856/ History, Art and Archives. “South Carolina Representative Preston Brooks’s Attack on Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts.” U.S. House of Representatives. https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1851-1900/South-Carolina-Representative-Preston-Brooks-s-attack-on-Senator-Charles-Sumner-of-Massachusetts/ Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site. “An Era of Romantic Friendships: Sumner, Longfellow, and Howe.” https://www.nps.gov/articles/an-era-of-romantic-friendships-sumner-longfellow-and-howe.htm Lyndsay Campbell; The “Abolition Riot” Redux: Voices, Processes. The New England Quarterly 2021; 94 (1): 7–46. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/tneq_a_00877 Mahr, Michael. “Sumner vs. Cane.” National Museum of Civil War Medicine. 5/24/2023. https://www.civilwarmed.org/sumner-vs-cane/ Meriwether, Robert L. “Preston S. Brooks on the Caning of Charles Sumner.” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine , Jan., 1951, Vol. 52, No. 1 (Jan., 1951). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27571254 Mount Auburn Cemetery. “Charles Sumner (1811-1874): U.S. Senator, Abolitionist, & Orator.” https://mountauburn.org/notable-residents/charles-sumner-1811-1874/ National Park Service. “Charles Sumner and Romantic Friendships.” https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/charles-sumner-and-romantic-friendships.htm Potenza, Bob. “Charles Sumner.” West End Museum. https://thewestendmuseum.org/history/era/west-boston/charles-sumner/ Ruchames, Louis. “Charles Sumner and American Historiography.” The Journal of Negro History , Apr., 1953, Vol. 38, No. 2 (Apr., 1953). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2715536 Senate Historical Office. “Senate Stories | Charles Sumner: After the Caning.” United States Senate. 5/4/2020. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/senate-stories/charles-sumner-after-the-caning.htm Sinha, Manisha. “The Caning of Charles Sumner: Slavery, Race, and Ideology in the Age of the Civil War.” Journal of the Early Republic , Summer, 2003, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Summer, 2003). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3125037 Sumner, Charles. “Barbarism of Slavery.” 6/4/1860. https://dotcw.com/documents/barbarism_of_slavery.htm Sumner, Charles. “Freedom National; Slavery Sectional.” 8/26/1852. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Freedom_National;_Slavery_Sectional Sumner, Charles. “The equal rights of all.” Washington, Printed at the Congressional globe office. 1866. https://archive.org/details/equalrightsofall00sumn Tameez, Zaakir. “Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation.” Henry Holt and Co. 2025. United States Senate. "The Crime Against Kansas.” https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Crime_Against_Kansas.htm United States Senate. “REPORT.” 5/28/1856. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/SumnerInvestigation1856.pdf United States Senate. “The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner.” https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Caning_of_Senator_Charles_Sumner.htm Various, “Southern Newspapers Praise the Attack on Charles Sumner,” SHEC: Resources for Teachers, accessed October 31, 2025, https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1548. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first installment of the deeper examination of Charles Sumner's life begins with his early years, including his close relationships with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Samuel Gridley Howe. Research: "Sumner, Charles (1811-1874)." Encyclopedia of World Biography, Gale, 1998. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A148425674/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=95485851. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025. “Roberts v. City of Boston, 5 Cush. 198, 59 Mass. 198 (1849).” Caselaw Access Project. Harvard Law School. https://case.law/caselaw/?reporter=mass&volume=59&case=0198-01 “The Prayer of One Hundred Thousands.” https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/PrayerofOneHundredThousand.pdf Alexander, Edward. “The Caning of Charles Sumner.” Battlefields.org. 3/6/2024. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/caning-charles-sumner Beecher, Henry Ward. “Charles Sumner.” Advocate of Peace (1847-1884) , MAY, 1874. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27905613 Berry, Stephen and James Hill Welborn III. “The Cane of His Existence Depression, Damage, and the Brooks–Sumner Affair.” Southern Cultures , Vol. 20, No. 4 (WINTER 2014). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26217562 Boston African American National Historic Site. “Abiel Smith School.” https://www.nps.gov/boaf/learn/historyculture/abiel-smith-school.htm Boston African American National Historic Site. “The Sarah Roberts Case.” https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-sarah-roberts-case.htm Child, Lydia Maria. “Letters of Lydia Maria Child.” Houghton, Mifflin and Company. 1883. https://archive.org/details/lettersoflydiam00chil Commonwealth Museum. “Roberts v. The City of Boston, 1849.” https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/commonwealth-museum/exhibits/online/freedoms-agenda/freedoms-agenda-8.htm Frasure, Carl M. “Charles Sumner and the Rights of the Negro.” The Journal of Negro History , Apr., 1928, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr., 1928). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2713959 Gershon, Livia. “Political Divisions Led to Violence in the US Senate in 1856.” JSTOR Daily. 1/7/2021. https://daily.jstor.org/violence-in-the-senate-in-1856/ History, Art and Archives. “South Carolina Representative Preston Brooks’s Attack on Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts.” U.S. House of Representatives. https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1851-1900/South-Carolina-Representative-Preston-Brooks-s-attack-on-Senator-Charles-Sumner-of-Massachusetts/ Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site. “An Era of Romantic Friendships: Sumner, Longfellow, and Howe.” https://www.nps.gov/articles/an-era-of-romantic-friendships-sumner-longfellow-and-howe.htm Lyndsay Campbell; The “Abolition Riot” Redux: Voices, Processes. The New England Quarterly 2021; 94 (1): 7–46. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/tneq_a_00877 Mahr, Michael. “Sumner vs. Cane.” National Museum of Civil War Medicine. 5/24/2023. https://www.civilwarmed.org/sumner-vs-cane/ Meriwether, Robert L. “Preston S. Brooks on the Caning of Charles Sumner.” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine , Jan., 1951, Vol. 52, No. 1 (Jan., 1951). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27571254 Mount Auburn Cemetery. “Charles Sumner (1811-1874): U.S. Senator, Abolitionist, & Orator.” https://mountauburn.org/notable-residents/charles-sumner-1811-1874/ National Park Service. “Charles Sumner and Romantic Friendships.” https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/charles-sumner-and-romantic-friendships.htm Potenza, Bob. “Charles Sumner.” West End Museum. https://thewestendmuseum.org/history/era/west-boston/charles-sumner/ Ruchames, Louis. “Charles Sumner and American Historiography.” The Journal of Negro History , Apr., 1953, Vol. 38, No. 2 (Apr., 1953). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2715536 Senate Historical Office. “Senate Stories | Charles Sumner: After the Caning.” United States Senate. 5/4/2020. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/senate-stories/charles-sumner-after-the-caning.htm Sinha, Manisha. “The Caning of Charles Sumner: Slavery, Race, and Ideology in the Age of the Civil War.” Journal of the Early Republic , Summer, 2003, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Summer, 2003). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3125037 Sumner, Charles. “Barbarism of Slavery.” 6/4/1860. https://dotcw.com/documents/barbarism_of_slavery.htm Sumner, Charles. “Freedom National; Slavery Sectional.” 8/26/1852. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Freedom_National;_Slavery_Sectional Sumner, Charles. “The equal rights of all.” Washington, Printed at the Congressional globe office. 1866. https://archive.org/details/equalrightsofall00sumn Tameez, Zaakir. “Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation.” Henry Holt and Co. 2025. United States Senate. "The Crime Against Kansas.” https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Crime_Against_Kansas.htm United States Senate. “REPORT.” 5/28/1856. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/SumnerInvestigation1856.pdf United States Senate. “The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner.” https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Caning_of_Senator_Charles_Sumner.htm Various, “Southern Newspapers Praise the Attack on Charles Sumner,” SHEC: Resources for Teachers, accessed October 31, 2025, https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1548. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus Tullius Cicero's Rise, Corruption Trials, and the Catiline Conspiracy Professor Josiah Osgood profiled the Roman "new man" orator Marcus Tullius Cicero and his dramatic rise through corruption trials and political intrigue. Cicero established his career by solving the murder case of Roscius and prosecuting corrupt Sicilian governor Verres for theft. His career climaxed with the suppression of the Catiline Conspiracy, elevating him as a patriot. However, Cicero made a grave political error by executing conspirators without trial, a move opposed by Julius Caesar. 1450 VIRGIL READING THE AENEID

Marcus Tullius Cicero's Rise, Corruption Trials, and the Catiline Conspiracy Professor Josiah Osgood profiled the Roman "new man" orator Marcus Tullius Cicero and his dramatic rise through corruption trials and political intrigue. Cicero established his career by solving the murder case of Roscius and prosecuting corrupt Sicilian governor Verres for theft. His career climaxed with the suppression of the Catiline Conspiracy, elevating him as a patriot. However, Cicero made a grave political error by executing conspirators without trial, a move opposed by Julius Caesar. 1500 AENEID

Marcus Tullius Cicero's Rise, Corruption Trials, and the Catiline Conspiracy Professor Josiah Osgood profiled the Roman "new man" orator Marcus Tullius Cicero and his dramatic rise through corruption trials and political intrigue. Cicero established his career by solving the murder case of Roscius and prosecuting corrupt Sicilian governor Verres for theft. His career climaxed with the suppression of the Catiline Conspiracy, elevating him as a patriot. However, Cicero made a grave political error by executing conspirators without trial, a move opposed by Julius Caesar. 1583 LIVY

Marcus Tullius Cicero's Rise, Corruption Trials, and the Catiline Conspiracy Professor Josiah Osgood profiled the Roman "new man" orator Marcus Tullius Cicero and his dramatic rise through corruption trials and political intrigue. Cicero established his career by solving the murder case of Roscius and prosecuting corrupt Sicilian governor Verres for theft. His career climaxed with the suppression of the Catiline Conspiracy, elevating him as a patriot. However, Cicero made a grave political error by executing conspirators without trial, a move opposed by Julius Caesar. 2593 ROMAN WOMEN

Dr. Keith Plummer, dean of the School of Divinity, preaches from Acts 16 and brings attention to an often forgotten detail that teaches us the importance of humility in the Christian life

Last week marked the 60th anniversary of the Nga Manu Korero secondary schools' speech competition. It's Aotearoa's most prestigious Maori speech competition designed to celebrate diverse young voices and the enduring power of orators. 14-year-old Pou Ariki Hemara-Daniels was there defending his national title, and once again he won the Sir Turi Carroll junior English category. Pou Ariki spoke to Jesse.

Join as we discuss how Moshe turned out to be great speaker after all.Send any questions, comments, or critiques to podcasts@torahinmotion.orgIf you would like to partner with us to create more thoughtful and accessible jewish content, visit torahinmotion.org/donate, or email us at info@torahinmotion.org.You can find more thoughtful Jewish content at torahinmotion.org 

Today for the Fourth of July, we learn about the life of Frederick Douglass, the abolitionist born into slavery who famously asked, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"We present our Full Bio conversation with Yale historian David Blight, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom.Frederick Douglass, Part 1: Douglass's early life as an enslaved person and how he learned to readFrederick Douglass, Part 2: How Douglass escaped slavery and fled to the NorthFrederick Douglass, Part 3: How Douglass's views on slavery evolved in the 1830's and 1840'sFrederick Douglass, Part 4: Douglass's first wife, Anna, their five children (four of whom lived to adulthood), and his long and turbulent friendship with German feminist and abolitionist Otillie AssingFrederick Douglass, Part 5: His allegiance to the Republican Party, including his working relationship with Abraham Lincoln, and why Andrew Johnson was so dismissive of DouglassFrederick Douglass, Part 6: The reaction to Frederick Douglass's death in February of 1895 as well as why Douglass's second marriage to a woman named Helen Pitts became one of the biggest scandals in 19th century America

On this date in 1895, Red Thunder was in jail awaiting trial. Though no one had been killed, sensational reports of a so-called “Turtle Mountain War” stirred fear. Canadian troops mobilized along the border, but the U.S. declined to send forces, saying the Chippewa had legal rights in the area and the situation was exaggerated.

The Columbia Workshop ||The Fall of the City || Broadcast: April 11, 1937Written by Archibald MacLeish, is the first American verse play written for radio. The 30-minute radio play was first broadcast April 11, 1937, at 7 p.m. ET over the Columbia Broadcasting System (today CBS) as part of the Columbia Workshop radio series. The cast featured Orson Welles and Burgess Meredith. Music was composed and directed by Bernard Herrmann. It is an allegory on the rise of Fascism.Cast of characters:House Jameson as Studio Director; Orson Welles as Announcer; Adelaide Klein as Dead Woman; Carleton Young as 1st Messenger; Burgess Meredith as Orator; Dwight Weist as 2nd Messenger; Edgar Stehli as Priest; William Pringle as General; Guy Repp, Brandon Peters, Karl Swenson, Dan Davies, and Kenneth Delmar as Antiphonal ChorusProduction:This section possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed.The play was broadcast live from the drill hall of the Seventh Regiment Armory in Manhattan, New York. The site was chosen for the acoustic properties needed for the production. The principal director was Irving Reis who was also the producer. Music was composed and directed by Bernard Herrmann, music director of the Columbia Workshop. William N. Robson was responsible for crowd supervision; Brewster Morgan was editorial supervisor; and the stage manager was Earle McGill.The production involved the construction of a soundproof isolation booth for Welles. Two hundred extras were used for the crowds, drawn from New York University students, New Jersey high school students and boys clubs.To simulate a crowd of 10,000, Reis recorded the sounds of the extras during rehearsals, including their shouts. During the actual performance, these recordings were played at four different locations in the Armory; the recordings were played at slightly different speeds to give the effect of a larger crowd.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:::: :This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

TVC 688.4: Randy West, Wink Martindale's announcer on five game shows for the Family Channel, talks to Ed about Wink's career as a spoken-word recording artists (including “Deck of Cards,” “Heavenly Child,” and “I Stand for Everyone”). He also shares a funny story about Wink and Mary Steck, the cue card lady on Trivial Pursuit, that gives you a window into who Martindale was a person. Wink Martindale passed away on Tuesday, Apr. 15, 2025 at age ninety-nine.

Biographical Bytes from Bala #042, section 3 Henry Armitt Brown became the finest orator of his generation, frequently compared to Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. His life was cut short only weeks after his greatest triumph. 

Tinā is another crowd-pleasing Kiwi Samoan film, like Three Wise Cousins, Sione's Wedding and The Orator. Directed by Miki Magasiva (TV's The Panthers), it stars the great Anapela Polataivao as a grieving Mum who forms a choir at an exclusive – and very white – school in Christchurch.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Çdo mëngjes zgjohuni me “Wake Up”, programi i njëkohshëm radio-televiziv i “Top Channel” e “Top Albania Radio”, në thelb ka përcjelljen e informacionit më të nevojshëm për mëngjesin. Në “Wake Up” gjeni leximin e gazetave, analiza të ndryshme, informacione utilitare, këmbimin valuator, parashikimin e motit, biseda me të ftuarit në studio për tema të aktualitetit, nga jeta e përditshme urbane e deri tek arti dhe spektakli si dhe personazhe interesantë. Zgjimi në “Wake Up” është ritmik dhe me buzëqeshje. Gjatë tri orëve të transmetimit, na shoqëron edhe muzika më e mirë, e huaj dhe shqiptare. 

What Is This Episode - Top of Show . GLADIATOR II OSCARS PROFILE REVIEW: . Spoiler-Free Review: Review Scores, Our Gladiator I Memories - 2:15 Viewing Experiences - 9:33 That Guy Looks Familiar - 14:02 Performances - 16:40 The Denzel Debate - 18:33 . Production Values - 24:28 The VFX Issue - 28:45 Over/Under: 8 Noms - 30:46 . SPOILER WARNING - 33:55 . Spoiler-Filled Review: Tyson vs Paul II - 34:48 Caesar's Palace - 38:45 Ups and Downs - 41:06 JUST SHOOT EM! - 47:02 He IS an Orator - 51:38 . FINAL GRADES - 56:50 . . WHAT'S NEXT/LEAVE US 5 STARS/WORDS OF WISDOM - 1:01:52

In this webinar, Winston Brady, Kellie Scripter, and Matt Ogle conducted a model seminar for teachers over the opening chapters of Quintilian's "On the Education of an Orator." They presented and model best practices for seminar teaching and the kinds of habits, disposition, and overall love of learning teachers need to encourage in their students. That way, students and teachers alike can get the most out of reading these significant texts.Quintilian lived from 35 to 100 AD and wrote an influential treatise on education, the aptly-titled "On the Education of an Orator." The work is one of a precious few on education and teaching from the ancient world and covers a wide variety of topics to equip a Roman boy to become an orator, a student "not (merely) blameless in morals only" but also equipped with "every excellence of mind."The work is subsequently ideal for classical educators to read to remind ourselves of the goals of classical education and how we can bring out the very best in our students. 

Author, orator & entrepreneur Scott Galloway stops by to talk with Adam about financial literacy, how anyone who tells you to “follow your passion” is probably already rich, why men who do something physical for work tend to have better mental health, how the education system is biased against boys, and why men should always pay on dates. Scott also lists the top three qualities women find attractive in men, why boys struggle so much more in single-parent households, and the goals behind his large financial donations to UCLA & UC Berkeley. Then, Jason “Mayhem” Miller joins the show to read the news including stories about pets in China earning money by “working” in cafes, Elon Musk suing the California Coastal Commision after they denied him clearance to launch more rockets, and a TikTokker who filmed herself tearing down Greek flags outside a NJ restaurant after confusing them for Israeli flags. For more with Scott Galloway: ● PODCASTS: The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway & Pivot Podcast ● BOOK: Algebra of Wealth - A Simple Formula for Financial Security ● INSTAGRAM & X: @profgalloway ● TWITTER/X: @profgalloway ● WEBSITE: profgalloway.com Thank you for supporting our sponsors: ● http://ForThePeople.com/Adam or Dial #LAW (#529) ● http://OReillyAuto.com/Adam

Preview: Scopes Trial: Comment by author Brenda Wineapple, "Keeping the Faith," regarding the celebrity politician William Jennings Bryan, the Boy Orator of the Platte River, now in the last days of his life as he arrives in Dayton, Tennessee for the Scopes trial debating the theory of evolution in light of those who believe in a literal reading of the Bible. More in coming weeks. 1925 William Jennings Bryan

The OG gets a flat tire as he goes round-and-round South Philly.  He also proclaims that he's only going to female doctors and then yells at Pablo for making false accusations.  Vinny is enamored on how mechanically inclined Geoff is and then he yells at Pablo.  Pablo deflects to the NOIL Podcast to some avail.  There is a very special Pure Heel Pablo Pronounces and the boys semi-calm down to answer some GG Questions. https://jmtstore.com

Comedian Andy Haynes joins the program to share his encyclopedic knowledge of global affairs. Magnus Zeller's "The Orator": https://collections.lacma.org/node/254670 Ted Kooser's "The Urine Specimen": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?volume=143&issue=2&page=15 Watch Andy's special "The Coward of Gramercy": https://youtu.be/jsm_1HhG8Cc?si=drC1HzGkP2Dorstl Produced by G34 Productions. Filmed at Grove 34 in Astoria, Queens.

We're so lucky to have some great guests with us today to discuss pursuing the path less traveled, thriving as a creative professional and so much more.  The panelists are also content partners.  Content partners help Voyage in so many ways from sponsoring our mission, spreading the word about the work we do and collaborating with us on content like this.Bill Marmor | Film/Video EditorIntro: Film editing is like doing puzzles, but all the pieces look the same.CanvasRebel Story: https://canvasrebel.com/meet-bill-marmor/Website: www.rexedit.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/billmarmor/R.S. Veira | Author, Filmmaker, Orator, & DreamerIntro: I'm a storyteller, and my mission is to create original, provocative, and inspiring content that plants the belief in the minds of my audience that their dream can be their reality.Voyage Story: https://voyagela.com/interview/meet-r-s-veira-of-marina-del-rey/Website: www.rsveira.comOther: Film website: www.meetingmsleigh.com Production Company website: www.dwmprod.comAlexander Pineiro | Actor, Writer & ProducerIntro: Multi-hyphenate creative artist and business owner working as a writer, producer & actor.CanvasRebel Story: https://canvasrebel.com/meet-alexander-pineiro/Website: http://www.apsuavestudios.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeIDSGWMYqsFADHPXk7mdhwInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/apsuaveLilach Mendelovich | Audition Coach & TeacherIntro: Audition coach & teacher, helping actors create bookable auditions with consistency and confidence.Voyage Story: https://voyagela.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-lilach-mendelovich-of-north-hollywood/Website: www.lilachcoaching.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/auditioncoachlilach/Harker Jones | Author and ScreenwriterIntro: I write screenplays, revealing truths through humor and horror.CanvasRebel Story: https://canvasrebel.com/meet-harker-jones/Website: https://harkerjonesla.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harker_j/

On this day in 1920, the Socialist Party of America nominated Eugene V. Debs as its presidential candidate.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we examine the meaning, role and interpretations  of the Cornerstone with WB Dan Johnson, Grand Orator of Wisconsin.

Join in on a very important discussion between Gabe and Toby as they hit a key point of our issues in Prodigal America. Sign up for The FLF Conference 2024 (Prodigal America) https://flfnetwork.com/prodigal-america/ Missions Conference 2024 in Moscow. ID https://www.christkirk.com/missions-2024/

Join in on a very important discussion between Gabe and Toby as they hit a key point of our issues in Prodigal America. Sign up for The FLF Conference 2024 (Prodigal America) https://flfnetwork.com/prodigal-america/ Missions Conference 2024 in Moscow. ID https://www.christkirk.com/missions-2024/

In this gripping episode of "History For Weirdos," we dive into the shadowy world of espionage during the American Civil War to spotlight a figure whose audacity and heroism remain largely unsung: Abraham Galloway. Born into bondage but never shackled by it, Galloway's daring escape from slavery was just the prelude to a life of defiance, espionage, and unwavering fight for freedom. As a spy for the Union, Galloway ventured deep into Confederate territory, risking everything to bring critical intelligence back to the North. But who was this enigmatic figure, and why has history largely forgotten his extraordinary contributions? Beyond his exploits as a spy, Galloway emerged as a formidable force in the fight for civil rights, becoming one of the first African Americans elected to the North Carolina legislature during Reconstruction. This episode not only uncovers Galloway's pivotal role in shaping the outcome of the Civil War but also celebrates his enduring legacy as a pioneer in the struggle for equality. Join Andrew and Stephanie as they unravel the story of Abraham Galloway, a true hero whose life challenges our understanding of courage, resistance, and the fight for justice in the darkest of times. - Thank you for listening Weirdos! Show the podcast some love by rating & subscribing on whichever platform you use to listen to podcasts. - Your support means so much to us. Let's stay in touch

Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born political leader, publisher, journalist, and orator who played a pivotal role in the Black Nationalist and Pan-African movements during the early 20th century. As the co-founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in 1914, Garvey advocated for the economic, political, and cultural empowerment of people of African descent worldwide.  However, most of the success of the legend of Marcus Garvey should be also attributed to his two wives, Amy Ashwood Garvey and Amy Jacques Garvey. They both played significant roles in his life and career. Research for this week's episode: http://tinyurl.com/55fhnvrx Aisle Tell You What is a weekly podcast that shares the weddings, marriages, and romances of Black figures throughout time. We bask on these relationships not to be messy but to remind you of the passion in our past and to humanize the people we put on pedestals. Basically, it's all love… Black History. Aisle Tell You What is brought to you by Hueido. Hueido is a media brand that adds color to Black weddings and marriage from yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Join Patreon http://tinyurl.com/PatreonATYW  Say thank you / donate https://tinyurl.com/5e9b7rtd Grab merch https://tinyurl.com/shopaisletell Email Aisle Tell You What at aisle[at]hueido.com All other links you want https://msha.ke/aisletell

It's time to meet the third Cappadocian Father! Basil's friend Gregory is a brilliant orator, dedicated theologian, and Father of the Church. He'll change the course of history forever...but first, he has to stop loafing around on his dad's farm and get a job. Learn how in this episode!

Biden loves Iran even though they fund Hamas and who is Mike Johnson?

Biden loves Iran even though they fund Hamas and who is Mike Johnson? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep377! The West Coast showed up HEAVY this week on the WORLD EXCLUSIVE front - Invisibl Skratch Piklz / Beat Junkies don D-STYLES laced us with a joint from our longtime friend J-SCIENIDE - this is a forthcoming bonus cut on the deluxe version of D and J's “The Periodic Tables of Excellence”. “Slovakia” drops this Fr 10/13, the deluxe vinyl can be copped now at FAT BEATS. If that ain't enough, our brother in bourbon, SIR VETERANO dropped off a trunk rattler from FLII STYLZ - “WIN WIN” set off the infamous 3rd set and it was all but over with from then on. Last but not least - don't forget our new book is out now - hit SOUTHERNVANGARD.BANDCAMP.COM for the goods - a cool $20 gets you a book, signed #KOOPART print and sticker! Do we have to say it - yeah, we do - YOU WAAAAALCOME!!!!! #SmithsonianGrade #WeAreTheGard #YouWaaaaalcome // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on all platforms #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mixshow #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK /-----/ Recorded live October 8, 2023 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on all platforms #SmithsonianGrade #WeAreTheGard twitter/IG: @southernvangard @jondoeatl @cappuccinomeeks /-----/ Pre-Game Beats - Camoflauge Monk / Big Ghost Ltd Talk Break Inst. - "Black Champions" - Kev Brown & Dre King "Slovakia" - J Scienide X D-Styles "This Is Hip Hop (Like Yeah)" - Eddie F x Erick Sermon ft. Jarren Benton "Prior Knowledge" - CERTAIN.ONES "Living" - OG Hanus X Watkinz Da General "Go Brooklyn" - Torae & Marco Polo Talk Break Inst. - "Luxurious Art" - Kev Brown & Dre King "The Orator" - Cymarshall Law & Slimline Mutha "Ciphur Cinema" - Ciphurphace "Elephante" - Hannibal Stax & PF Cuttin "The Boom" - Beneficence & Jazz Spastiks ft. Skyzoo "Work Hard" - King Jus "It Was Me (Car Chase)" - Butcher Brown "Keep Buffalo a Secret" - Supa Kaliente ft. L-Biz (prod. IM'PERETIV) Talk Break Inst. - "Foot On The Pedal" - Kev Brown & Dre King "Win Win" - Flii Stylz X Sir Veterano "They Spit On Jesus" - Elcamino ft. Fuego Base (prod. ILL Tone Beats) "Set It Off" - Eto & BodyBagBen ft. Daniel Son "The Turnbuckle" - Pro Dillinger & Snotty "Mood Music" - RIM & Don Carrera ft. Drall & Bub Rock "Street Chemistry" - Royal Flush & Sean Price ft. Grafh (prod. Little Vic) "Light The Corners Of Ya Mind" - Ty Farris Talk Break Inst. - "No Escapism" - Kev Brown & Dre King

Kyle Adams is the Deputy Director of Athletics post for the Hornets.Under the position, Adams is tasked with providing leadership on student-athlete welfare, risk management; NCAA, conference and Title IX compliance, in addition to recruiting, student-athlete and community engagement, among other things.Adams most recently served as Principal and Chief Strategist of  itsBIGGERthantheball, LLC, a leadership development entity that helps equip coaches, educators, and organizations with the necessary resources, dexterity, and awareness in providing transformative learning experiences for the next generation of leaders. Through itsBIGGERthantheball, he has provided consulting and facilitated team-building workshops multiple colleges, including Maryland Eastern Shore, College of Charleston, University of Delaware,  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania and East Stroudsburg University, among others.  Adams has also worked in conjunction with Georgia Southern University Coaching Education, University of Washington's Center for Leadership in Athletics -Master of Education in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership (IAL) program, and the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University.Adams brings more than two decades of coaching and higher education student development experience, most recently serving as Head Girls' Basketball Coach at the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pa., , Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, as well as Delaware State University and North Carolina Central University. He has also served as Head Women's Basketball Coach at his alma mater, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.Adams also has extensive experience in student diversity and advocacy while serving as Director of the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at the University of Rio Grande to his new position. In March of 2022, he spearheaded and hosted an alumni event entitled HERstory Cannot Be Erased: The Celebration of the 1982 Cheyney State Lady Wolves and their historic run as the FIRST and ONLY HBCU to compete for the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship game. The event attracted over 200 people, including alums, politicians, stakeholders, and community partners In 2015, Adams was distinguished as one of the 30 Head Coaches across the country to participate in the Center for Coaching Excellence on the campus of Columbia University by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) selected Adams to participate in the ACE (Achieving Coaching Excellence) leadership development program at NCAA Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2014. Adams has experience conducting basketball clinics internationally, working with Bahamas Elite Basketball Clinic, Nassau, Bahamas and Southwest Summit Clinic, and Educational Workshop, Ontario, Canada. He served as a skill development trainer for the Disney biopic Rise, based on the real-life experiences of NBA champion and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and his family.He recently published his first book, Discarding the Mask: The Soul Sacrifices of a Coach, and hosts the itsBIGGERthantheball podcast with Coach Kyle Adams.Adams graduated from Cheyney University with a B.A. in Psychology and holds a M.Ed. in Athletic Coaching and Leadership from the University of Rio Grande.He is a life member of the Cheyney University National Alumni Association, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), and the Epsilon Pi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chefranjohn/support

When the United States was founded in 1776, its citizens didn't think of themselves as “Americans.” They were New Yorkers or Virginians or Pennsylvanians. It was decades later that the seeds of American nationalism—identifying with one's own nation and supporting its broader interests—began to take root. But what kind of nationalism should Americans embrace? The state-focused and racist nationalism of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson? Or the belief that the U.S. Constitution made all Americans one nation, indivisible, which Daniel Webster and others espoused? Today's guest is Joel Richard Paul, author of Indivisible: Daniel Webster and the Birth of American Nationalism. We look at the story of how Webster, a young New Hampshire attorney turned politician, rose to national prominence through his powerful oratory and unwavering belief in the United States and captured the national imagination. In his speeches, on the floors of the House and Senate, in court, and as Secretary of State, Webster argued that the Constitution was not a compact made by states but an expression of the will of all Americans. As the greatest orator of his age, Webster saw his speeches and writings published widely, and his stirring rhetoric convinced Americans to see themselves differently, as a nation bound together by a government of laws, not parochial interests. As these ideas took root, they influenced future leaders, among them Abraham Lincoln, who drew on them to hold the nation together during the Civil War.

The qualities that made Franklin Roosevelt great weren't things that he was born with but arguable the things that he had to learn in the hardest years of his life. Many thought of Roosevelt as the quintessential political natural. But the essential Roosevelt traits – his strategic ability, his gifts as an orator, his understanding of suffering and his own ability to ease it – were all born in the seven years he spent trying to recover from the effects of polio. To understand what made FDR a great president in a time of cascading global crises, you have to look at the lessons he took away from the greatest crisis of his own life.Today's guest is Jonathan Darman, author of “Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President.” We explore his searing struggle with polio, and how he emerged from illness with a strength and wisdom that propelled him towards one of the most consequential and ambitious presidencies in U.S. history. FDR's bout with polio transformed him into a leader with the compassion and courage to lead and motivate Americans through the Great Depression and World War II.Before polio, FDR was a handsome, vain, shallow politician who expected that things would always come easy to him because, up to then, most things always had. “He had a youthful lack of humility,” said his friend (and future Labor Secretary) Frances Perkins, “a streak of self-righteousness and a deafness to the hopes, fears, and aspirations which are the common lot.” Getting polio and losing the use of his legs at age 39 upended his plans for a future that had always seemed certain. It forced him to develop new skills – oratorical presence, strategic thinking, a sense of timing. It also helped him discover what suffering is really like and his own unique ability to ease it in others. “I would like to think that he would have done the things he did without his paralysis,” Perkins later said, “but . . . I don't think he would have unless somebody had dealt him a blow between the eyes.”FDR's experience taught him the practical necessities that people most require when they are experiencing adversity. For FDR, these necessities included clear, honest, detailed communication about the path ahead and ways to accurately measure progress; support systems that foster a sense of dignity, purpose and community; experts who provide advice but also promote a sense of partnership and autonomy in one's own recovery; and the ability to sustain optimism while also staying focused on what is achievable and real