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The 1st full Saturday slate of college football is here and Tim McKernan and Anthony Stalter are back in The Spread Zone breaking down their picks for the weekend.Anthony looks to bounce back after an 0-3 Week 0, while Tim comes in off a 2-1 week. Starting Thursday night, they look into Coach Prime's return to Atlanta, and how you can bet on Mizzou as they kick off the season against Arkansas Pine Bluffs. Plus, a showdown on the west coast as Oregon takes on Boise St., Kane Kiffin's LSU debut against Dabo Swinney's Clemson Tigers, Wisconsin and Notre Dame meeting at the not so frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, and more. Plus, does the expanded playoff change how bettors should approach massive spreads against overmatched opponents? And could a rough Week 1 loss already turn up the heat on Dabo Swinney at Clemson?LEGAL DISCLAIMERWe provide information about sports betting for entertainment purposes only. Please confirm gambling regulations in your state of residence. To participate in sports gaming, you must be 21 years of age or older and be physically present in a state where sports betting is legal. If you or someone you know has a sports betting or gambling problem, please call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit www.ncpgambling.org for more information and further assistance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How do you solve a problem like SCOTUS? Kate kicks off our Hot Supreme Court Reform September series with the New York Times' Jamelle Bouie. They dig into the ins and outs of expanding the Court: what the process could look like, the argument for making the entire federal judiciary bigger, and how to avoid an FDR-style fail.Take the Strict Scrutiny survey.New Strict merch available here.You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at crooked.com/strict_cleGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: Crookedcon.comBuy Melissa's book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern ReaderBuy Leah's book, Lawless, now out in paperbackFollow us on Instagram, Threads, and BlueskyFor a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com

Fox Sports' lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt is back with his weekly picks episode where he previews all of the biggest matchups of the week and makes his picks against the spread. He kicks things off with his Big Noon Saturday game on FOX as defending champion Indiana starts their quest for a repeat against North Texas. He then makes his pick in the much-anticipated debut for Lane Kiffin at LSU as he takes on Dabo Swinney and Clemson. Klatt breaks down the ranked matchup between Trinidad Chambliss-led Ole Miss and #24 Louisville as well as #2 Oregon's early-season test vs Boise State. He wraps up the show with his picks for #19 SMU's trip to Florida State and an intriguing matchup between new head coaches as UCLA takes on Cal.The Joel Klatt Show live show from Ann Arbor next Thursday, September 10th ahead of Oklahoma-Michigan has sold out – thank you to all of the fans that reserved a ticket! Don't worry if you weren't able to get a ticket: we will be doing a special livestream of that show on The Joel Klatt Show's YouTube page starting at 7:00pm Eastern! Chapters 🏈0:00 - 1:36 Intro1:37 - 7:41 North Texas at Indiana7:42 - 12:08 Clemson at LSU12:09 - 15:08 Louisville vs. Ole Miss15:09 - 18:02 Boise State at Oregon18:03 - 20:38 SMU at Florida State20:39 - 23:38 UCLA at Cal23:39 - 27:06 Week 1 Picks Recap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsLine college football experts Emory Hunt, Tom Casale, and Mike McClure share their Picks and Predictions for Week 1 of the college football season! From the marquee matchups to the top betting opportunities on the board, hear their favorite plays, key insights, and predictions before kickoff.Check out the SportsLine YouTube channel for more college football picks, predictions, and best bets all season long!(0:00) Clemson vs. LSU(6:47) Boise State vs. Oregon(11:20) Louisville vs. Ole Miss(14:35) Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame(17:40) SMU vs. FSU(22:03) Week 1 Underdogs and Parlays(31:03) Week 1 Best Bets(40:35) FCS and Group of 6 Bets

Today I've got AHEE back on the podcast — Chris Adams. He came up through audio engineering and synthesis, and he's spent years pulling dubstep, trap and future bass into one sound, with releases on Bassrush, Subsidia, Circus Records and Wakaan, and support slots for Excision, Subtronics, Shpongle and Liquid Stranger. He also puts a lot of producer knowledge out for free on YouTube, which I respect. Last time we spoke he'd moved onto a farm outside Portland, Oregon. He's still there, still has the chickens. Most of this one is about his new DJ/VJ rig. Instead of DJing with WAVs and MP3s he's DJing with MOVs, running them through Rekordbox with the CDJs as a MIDI controller, so the audio and the visuals come off the same file and the faders crossfade both at once. He turned the camera around and walked me through the whole thing, including where the visuals come from, which is mostly CapCut and InShot on his phone, layering up gifs and old commissioned artwork into what he calls hyper collages. We also get into having far more finished music than you can ever put out, why he's releasing it as the Bass Quest EPs instead of albums, the forty eight albums he made in four years at college, and why he started Zot Records. And then there's a long detour into UFOs, including the time he stepped out of his body onto a ship while holding a field recorder, and what his mate said when he stepped back in. AHEE Links https://soundcloud.com/ahee https://www.instagram.com/iamahee https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNFPGqrCztLAlfTKIJ1uKQ https://www.facebook.com/aheemusic/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1gbDc1TANALgP8lLvO5UEf?si=mXUO8maBRzCa2RD3INNfJw https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ahee/688432748 https://www.twitch.tv/iamahee https://www.aheebass.com/ Mr. Bill's Links 

Oregon's 2026 season is finally here, and the Autzen Audibles crew is breaking down everything you need to know before the Ducks take the field against Boise State.On this edition of the Autzen Audibles Podcast, DuckTerritory.com's Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil deliver their complete pregame and prediction show ahead of Saturday's season opener between No. 2 Oregon and Boise State at Autzen Stadium.Matt and Erik dive into their biggest keys for Oregon on both sides of the football and what they'll be watching closely as the Ducks get their first opportunity to show what this highly anticipated roster can do.What does Dante Moore and the Oregon offense need to accomplish to take control of the game? Which areas of Boise State's defense could the Ducks look to attack? On the other side of the football, the guys discuss the challenges Boise State could present Oregon's defense and what needs to happen for the Ducks to keep the Broncos from hanging around.The show closes with Matt and Erik making their offensive and defensive MVP predictions for Oregon before putting their final score predictions on the record.It's the final breakdown before kickoff as Oregon begins a season filled with national championship expectations.(8:45) - When Oregon has the football(24:26) - When Boise State has the football(36:20) - Our game predictions

College football is finally here! Trent Condon and Andrew Downs kick off the inaugural episode of The Committee by breaking down the biggest storylines heading into Week 1. The guys discuss Iowa's unresolved quarterback situation, the massive roster turnover at Iowa State, and what to expect from the start of the Jimmy Rogers era. They also look beyond the state of Iowa, breaking down Oregon's championship hopes, Dante Moore, Big Ten and Big 12 contenders, and some of the biggest national storylines heading into the season with committee members Spencer McLaughlin and John Kurtz. With college football officially back, Trent and Andrew debate which teams are ready to make a run, which programs have something to prove, and what to watch for as Week 1 gets underway. The Committee, presented by Bud Light. Only on Iowa Everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The weather pattern known as El Niño is still gathering strength, and climatologists say it could be one of the biggest on record. The phenomenon is caused by rising surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. The weather pattern is expected to bring big impacts to Oregon come winter. State Climatologist Larry O’Neill says that’s likely to mean warmer and wetter weather. He joins us to tell us more.    

Oregon lawmakers passed the Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (RMA) in 2021. It was the first law of its kind, putting much of the responsibility to reduce waste on producers and manufacturers. California, Washington, Colorado and a handful of other states have now passed similar laws. The Oregon law took effect July 1, 2025 and the state began collecting fees from producers to expand recycling infrastructure. A recent report highlighted Oregon’s progress in the first year, including dozens of new producer-funded collection sites, 36,000 new recycling carts and $30 million dollars to improve and modernize recycling facilities.    The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors sued the state to block the law shortly after it went into effect, but a federal judge has now rejected those arguments and upheld the constitutionality of Oregon’s law. We talk about what’s next with Dan Leif, policy implementation director at The Recycling Partnership, a nonprofit helping municipalities all over the country create and implement these kinds of laws.   

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross-talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss the Colorado and Georgia Tech game and the teams' trends when being underdogs and favorites. After missing out on Kenyon Sadiq, could the Broncos be in line to draft this year's Oregon tight end? Zach and Phil dive into the Broncos, and Zach shares a shocking stat about how many drops receivers have with Bo Nix throws over the past two seasons. Does this give Nix an out for lower-than-desired passing stats? Are Que Robinson and Jonah Ellis ready to take the next step as pass rushers for the Broncos? We hear from Sean Payton on the rotation of rushers outside of Jonathon Cooper and what Payton likes about Robinson. Could JK Dobbins take home the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year Award this season if he's able to stay healthy for the entire season? Who would be Dobbins' competition for the award this season? 

Acclaimed debut author Kevin C. Morris spoke with us about exploring the Alaskan coastline in search of a mysterious island, his query and publishing journey, and the resultant novel UNTAMED COAST.  Kevin C. Morris is an engineer, and journalist (with 20 years of long-form writing under his belt), as well as a recreational pilot, boat captain, and entrepreneur based in Portland, Oregon. His genre-bending debut novel, Untamed Coast, spans three timelines: 1938, the 1980s and 2017, all set along the rugged Alaskan coast, and described as “an atmospheric novel perfect for fans of McConaghy's Wild Dark Shore, Moore's God of the Woods, Lawhon's Frozen River, and Heller's The Guide. New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn said of the book, “Untamed Coast is a bold, intricately plotted debut unfolding against the beauty and danger of the Alaskan wilderness. . . . The timelines coil, the intrigue mounts, but it's Kevin C. Morris's vivid evocation of Alaska's savage beauty that truly shines…” Kevin spends his summers navigating the Inside Passage to Southeast Alaska—a rugged landscape that fuels both his adventures and his fiction. [Discover The Writer Files Extra: Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox at writerfiles.fm] [If you're a fan of The Writer Files, please click FOLLOW to automatically see new interviews. And drop us a rating or a review wherever you listen] In this file Kevin C. Morris, Milena, and I discussed: The story behind the Radioville mystery that inspired the book How the novel was won at auction after multiple rewrites Why his agent found his original query “kind of awful” and how he recovered Where Morse code became a part of the plot and the structure of the novel The wildness and beauty of the Alaskan coast as a character And a lot more! Show Notes: ElevenReader is a new, award-winning audio app for iOS, Android, Web kevincmorris.com  Untamed Coast: A Novel by Kevin C. Morris (Amazon) Kevin C. Morris on YouTube Kevin C. Morris on Facebook Kevin C. Morris on Instagram Milena Gonzalez | Writerhttps://www.instagram.com/kevincmorrisauthor | Reader | Book Reviewer diary_of_a_book_babe on Instagram Kelton Reid Instagram Kelton Reid on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A row of coal next to skid steer inside the Navajo Transitional Energy Co. coal yard in New Mexico. (Photo: Gabriel Pietrorazio) The Trump administration has just approved a plan that could let the Navajo Nation dig up more than 500 million tons of coal by extending the life of a New Mexico mine over the next century – until the year 2136. KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio has details. The U.S. Interior Department says denying this permit would be at odds with President Donald Trump's “Unleashing American Energy” agenda. It could also destabilize the Navajo Nation economy. The tribally owned Navajo Transitional Energy Co. fuels the aging Four Corners Power Plant. That lease is set to expire in 2041, but the U.S. government notes the next coal buyer is unknown. The United States argues those financial factors outweigh a slew of environmental and other harms posed by the expansion – including the relocation of nearby families. Jason Smith and Kremena Doust with some of their horses on the Warm Springs reservation in central Oregon, July 30, 2026. (Courtesy James Smith Ranch) While the Bench Fire in Oregon has been largely contained, its effects are still being felt. A ranching couple on the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon needs help caring for their cattle and wild horses after the fire destroyed their grazing land. Brian Bull of Underscore Native News and KLCC reports. Jason Smith and Kremena Doust say they were preparing to do a live auction and photo shoot with their horses on July 25, but they canceled once they realized the Bench Fire was burning fast through their area. Smith: “It run like 14 miles in one day, y'know. It made it from our westerly range where we run our cattle and horses, clear to our front door.” Doust: “It was intense, it was orange. It was like pretty high in the sky.” Smith: “There were a bunch of fires, just south of the reservation there. And they looked like they were comin' our way big time, y;know.” The flames almost came up to their doorstep, but a highway created a natural break that spared their home. They say at least 80% of their grazing district was consumed by fire, leaving between 400 to 500 wild horses and their cattle without food. So now Smith and Doust are trying to raise funds to help buy emergency feed for their animals and offer the horses for adoption by good homes. Doust: “So if we can take care of that through community support and grants, that would be a game changer.” Smith: “The biggest thing is feed right now, though.” Doust: “Right now, immediately feed. Absolutely.” Mares, yearlings, and studs are all available on the ranch’s website for adoption. Doust said she is also trying to set up a nonprofit. Photo: Spirit Lake Nation. (Courtesy Spirit Lake Nation-Mni Wakan Oyate / Facebook) Two North Dakota Tribes are renewing their legal fight over a state legislative map they say weakens the voting power of Native people. The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Spirit Lake Tribe, and individual Native voters moved Friday to file an amended complaint challenging North Dakota’s 2021 legislative districts. The Tribes originally won their case in 2023, when a federal judge ruled the map violated the Voting Rights Act by denying Native voters an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice, but in May, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated an appeals court ruling in the case and sent it back for further consideration following another voting rights decision. The Tribes now argue the map also violates the U.S. Constitution because it was drawn with discriminatory intent and improperly divided Native voters. Spirit Lake Chairwoman Lonna Jackson-Street says the Tribes have fought the map for five years and are prepared to prove their case again. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Thursday, September 3, 2026 — Osage school closure delivers blow to tribe’s language revitalization

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Welcome back to the Sorry to Interrupt podcast! Sean and Will return for their 4th episode of their 2026 College Football Preview series as this time they visit the Big Ten which boast the last 3 National Championships. The guys give their biggest storylines heading into the season including Michigan's culture change, Penn State ushering in the Matt Campbell era, a big year at USC, and a loaded top of the conference featuring OSU, Oregon, and (oh yeah) the defending champion Hoosiers. Lastly, the guys give out their preseason awards and predict which teams will make the CFP. Everyone enjoy the pod and stay tuned for Episode 5 as we get you all set for the start of the season!

The 1st full Saturday slate of college football is here, and Tim McKernan and Anthony Stalter are back in The Spread Zone breaking down their picks for the weekend.Anthony looks to bounce back after a 0-3 Week 0, while Tim comes in off a 2-1 week. Starting Thursday night, they look into Coach Prime's return to Atlanta and how you can bet on Mizzou as they kick off the season against Arkansas Pine Bluffs. Plus, a showdown on the West Coast as Oregon takes on Boise St., Lane Kiffin's LSU debut against Dabo Swinney's Clemson Tigers, Wisconsin and Notre Dame meeting at the not-so-frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, and more.Plus, does the expanded playoff change how bettors should approach massive spreads against overmatched opponents? And could a rough Week 1 loss already turn up the heat on Dabo Swinney at Clemson?LEGAL DISCLAIMERWe provide information about sports betting for entertainment purposes only. Please confirm gambling regulations in your state of residence. To participate in sports gaming, you must be 21 years of age or older and be physically present in a state where sports betting is legal. If you or someone you know has a sports betting or gambling problem, please call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit www.ncpgambling.org for more information and further assistance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"Know that you can destroy anything here that you don't need."This episode was recorded live with eleven guest artists at Ulna Art Studio in Portland, Oregon.Writer/narrator: Lettie Jane RennekampMusician: Sanae YamadaProducer: Breesa CulverEngineer: Jason PowersEpisode artwork: Marsha MackIf you enjoyed the show, consider leaving us a tip or buying Overflow bonus eps and sticker packs at coff.ee/linetime.We love to see what you make. Share your drawings on Instagram and tag us @linetimepodcast or email artwork, feedback, and special requests to linetimepodcast@gmail.com.This episode was made with support from RACC. Long live public arts funding!And finally: Sanae made an album to soundtrack your creative work. Room Tone (Music from Line Time) is available now on Bandcamp.Support the show

PLucas Sherraden hosts Andrea Guest on the Built How Podcast, exploring her journey from radio marketing to becoming a successful real estate team owner in Portland, Oregon. With 15 years in the industry, Andrea shares her experiences in building a real estate business, the challenges of hiring the right team, and balancing growth with personal development. Discover her insights on leveraging effective systems, managing egos, and the importance of patience and self-awareness in achieving real estate success. Additionally, Andrea introduces her new venture, Real Estate Runner, designed to optimize agents' time and efficiency. Connect with Andrea at https://www.findoregonproperty.com/ ---------- Be sure to leave a rating and review and don't forget to go to www.builthow.com and register for our next live or virtual event. Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network

An active shooter leaves multiple fatalities in Minnesota and two officers with gunshot wounds; Michigan loses its only Rural Emergency Hospital despite federal aid and an Oregon expert says less efficient cars mean worse health and higher costs.

The wait is over, we reach the peak of our AP Preseason Top 25 breakdown by crowning the Elite Top 4: #4 Notre Dame, #3 Georgia, #2 Oregon, and #1 Ohio State! We analyze their national title blueprints, roster depth, and championship paths. Plus, we preview the monster Week 1 games kicking off Labor Day weekend—including Clemson at LSU, Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin at Lambeau Field, and Louisville vs. Ole Miss.

The Ducks Confidential podcast, hosted by The Oregonian/OregonLive's Aaron Fentress and former UO and NFL tight end George Wrighster, host of the Unafraid Show, previews the Oregon Ducks' season opener on Saturday against Boise State, mocks USC's first-game home attendance and makes the case that Oregon's 2026 defense could become the greatest in program history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The hype train for Ohio State wide receiver Devin McCuin (Ryan Day said what?) and cornerback Jay Timmons is not slowing down as we get closer to Saturday's season opener against Ball State. Quite the contrary. If anything, the excitement for McCuin and Timmons continues to build throughout the WHAC and across Buckeye Nation. McCuin and Timmons are, of course, the main topic of discussion on today's show. But Dave Biddle and Matt Baxendell also discuss expectations for Legend Bey, why Julian Sayin is a polarizing figure for some national analysts, our expectations for the Buckeyes' defense this year and more. That is coming your way on the Wednesday 5ish. (2:00) - Intro (2:47) - Jay Timmons is a dude (6:48) - So is Devin McCuin (12:02) - New field turf at Ohio Stadium (13:27) - Ball State (15:22) - Expectations for Legend Bey (17:33) - Why is Sayin a polarizing figure for some? (30:30) - Oregon replacing both coordinators (36:53) - Last day of 60% off Bucknuts subscription

Week 1 of the college football season is here and Greg McElroy gives you the most in depth previews you will find anywhere! Are there too many distractions for LSU when Clemson comes to town, can Auburn get off to a fast start with new HC Alex Golesh, and is Notre Dame ready to live up to the hype with a test against Wisconsin? Is Miami ready to pick up where they left off on a Friday night at Stanford, will Oregon and USC start fast and can Colorado get a road win at Georgia Tech? We have old PAC 12 rivalries renewed and what to watch for with Indiana, Alabama, Texas and Ohio State.  This is what we have been waiting for! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How can you redesign your author business for the publishing environment that actually exists, rather than the one you wish you had? And how do you decide which marketing efforts will still bring readers to your books in ten years' time? Tracy Cooper-Posey shares her solar sail theory after more than 25 years as an author. In the intro, reviving your backlist [The Indy Author]; AI as a medium [Tim O'Reilly]; How to Write, Publish, and Market Short Stories – Joanna Penn. ProWritingAid Storyteller sale: Thursday, 3rd September until September 13th 2026 — 25% off all annual licenses as well as Story Critique credits. Today's show is sponsored by ProWritingAid, writing and editing software that goes way beyond just grammar and typo checking. With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with writing software, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. Check it out for free or get 15% off the premium edition at www.ProWritingAid.com/joanna This show is also supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn Tracy Cooper-Posey is the multi-award-winning author of over 200 novels and works of nonfiction, science fiction, fantasy, romance, and historical fiction under three pen names. Her books for authors include The Indie Author Survival Guide and The Productive Indie Fiction Writer. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. Show Notes Learning to write again after chemo, one sentence at a time What enshittification means, and why it is the environment rather than you The hallmarks of an indie author business that persists over time The solar sail theory of long-term discoverability Why social media and paid ads have such a short half-life How to find and reduce the operational drag on your business You can find Tracy at ProductiveIndieFictionWriter.com or StoriesRulePress.com. Transcript of the interview with Tracy Cooper-Posey Jo: Tracy Cooper-Posey is the multi-award-winning author of over 200 novels and works of nonfiction, science fiction, fantasy, romance, and historical fiction under three pen names. Her books for authors include The Indie Author Survival Guide and The Productive Indie Fiction Writer. So welcome back to the show, Tracy. Tracy: Hi, Jo. It's great to be back. Jo: Yes. So you were last on the show in October 2023 talking about The Productive Indie Fiction Writer, and we went into depth then. So give us a bit of an update on your author business and also your life. Because it has been a bit of an up and down. Tracy: Yes, it's been a very interesting three years, because I had just gone into remission with cancer when we were talking last. Now I'm out of remission again and facing treatment in the next few weeks. My husband got cancer and went through treatment, and he's cured. So life has been pretty interesting. All that has made me do a lot of deep thinking about the indie author business and my own business and writing in general. So I'm still here. I'm still publishing, 200 plus books now. I had to learn how to write again. But the writing has shifted a lot towards science fiction and fantasy, including cosy science fiction now, which is the new genre that's just creeping in. All three pen names have been Aurealis Award finalists, which is nice. I'm still continuing the nonfiction work, which is something that you said the last time that we spoke. You said, “Now that you've written one, it's likely you'll write more nonfiction.” And I did. Jo: You did. They're excellent books. Just on that, you mentioned cosy sci-fi. For anyone who might not know, where is that genre? What's in that genre of cosy sci-fi? Tracy: It's not really officially a genre yet. It started off with cosy fantasy, which was where the cosy started. Actually, technically it started with cosy mystery, and everyone understands cosy mystery. The body and the murder are off stage. There's a lot of tea drinking. There's lots of friends, and it's all very polite and mannered. You're focusing more on the emotions and the feel, and they've picked up that cosy aspect of mystery and put it on fantasy. So you get books like, I think the primary one is Legends and Lattes. It's about an orc that's running a coffee shop because they got sick of fighting, and the adventures that they have trying to run their coffee shop. So if you pick up that same cosy sensation and put it on science fiction, that's cosy science fiction. But it's so new that it doesn't have a category on Amazon or anything like that. Cosy fantasy does now. Amazon just created a cosy fantasy category a while ago. But cosy science fiction is so new that people are still arguing over which books are cosy science fiction and which are not. Jo: Oh, that's interesting. You're incredibly prolific. You always have been. You mentioned there that you had to learn how to write again after cancer. What do you think happened, and how did you relearn? Because there are people listening who go through these similar things. Tracy: I think a lot of what happened was, well, life just became incredibly complex and challenging, and just getting through a day of pain took a lot of the energy, what they call the spoons. I didn't have the spoons to write anymore. Also you get chemo brain, which is the really interesting one. When I was going through chemo, I would look at a spreadsheet and just couldn't figure out how it worked. It just didn't make sense to me, so I had to hand over the finances and everything to Mark, which was rather interesting. The way I got myself back into writing again was, it was such an alien idea that writing wasn't even on my radar from day to day. I just didn't have the energy or the concentration to do it. So I started off really, really small. The first thing I did was read a lot of favourite books from other authors just to remember why I loved reading. Then I started reading my own books that I had written, just to remind myself of what I used to love about my own work. Then I just cracked the manuscript one day and read as far as I had written and thought, “Okay, what's the next sentence?” And that's the only thing that I would let myself do, was just write the next sentence. That's it. So I wrote the next sentence, and sat there and thought, “Do I want to write the next sentence?” On that particular day, no, I didn't. But I just kept opening the manuscript and looking and thinking about the next sentence, and eventually I wrote a few more. I think it was that coming back to the manuscript over and over with no pressure, just look at it, can you get the next sentence written? Very slowly I started building up, and now I'm pretty much back to the speed that I was at before the diagnosis. Jo: So I guess we could think about it in the same way that your body is physically recovering, your mind is also recovering. It almost feels like people want to disconnect the two. If you get a physical injury, that shouldn't affect your brain. But as you mentioned, having chemo, that in itself is difficult and has impacts on your brain. So if people think about it more as an injury you have to come back from, rather than day one you're back in, I guess. Tracy: Yes. It's really a rehabilitation-style process, and I think the key is you've got to take all pressure off yourself. I know that, for me in particular, because I was such a workhorse, I could feel this stress because I just wasn't getting things done. Once I gave myself permission to just take as long as it takes and just keep coming back to it, that helped enormously. It still took time for that rehabilitation process to actually work. There's a lot of forgiving yourself, and it has to be a gentle process, I think, because situations like cancer and chemo and whatever the situation is that's pulled you away from your manuscript, they're big life events, and there is a lot of stress involved with them both physically and mentally. So you have to give yourself time. Jo: Yes, it's so important. Okay, well, also in these last three years, as you said, you've got back to writing, and one of the books you have also written is The Anti-Enshittification Field Manual for Indie Authors. You also use Cory Doctorow's enshittification concept around the mature indie author industry. So just talk about what that term [enshittification] means? We think it is now established in the industry, in terms of what is going on there. How do we recognise it and adjust? Tracy: It's a very interesting term. The first time I heard it I raised my brows a bit. I was thinking, “Well, that's a bit cheeky.” The more you think about it, the more appropriate the name is. Basically, Cory Doctorow's idea is that any platform, so for the sake of this discussion, let's say Amazon, starts out serving its users extremely well because it needs them. When everyone first got into indie publishing, Amazon was open doors and you could just publish a book and it would sell, because they would push the book and they would do everything they could to make sure that readers saw your book. Then slowly and increasingly, the platform extracts value from those users for somebody else's benefit, usually shareholders, and ultimately for itself. You can track this process where it starts off really great for the users and then slowly shifts so that it becomes a less than stellar experience for the users. For indie authors, we're particularly exposed because our business sits on top of these platforms. So recognising that a lot of the platforms that we use now have enshittified, excuse me, or are in the process of doing that, that really helps. Because I think for years we were treating everything as a separate problem. We were worrying about organic reach, we were worrying about advertising becoming more expensive. There's subscription creep, there's deteriorating customer service, algorithm changes. Visibility was increasingly pay to play, and it's so much more than that now. The platforms keep removing features or changing the terms. Individually it just looks like a mess, but as soon as you put them together and say, “Oh, I understand now. The platform is enshittifying,” you can see the structural pattern. It actually applies to so many platforms and services. Once you see it, well, for me in particular, that was an enormously positive realisation, because until I saw the pattern, I thought I was failing, and nothing I was doing seemed to work anymore. Once I understood the environment itself had changed, I could stop trying to fix myself and start redesigning the business for the environment that actually exists. Jo: Yes, and that is the point. Redesigning your business for the environment that exists. Because what you mentioned there, I feel like some people still think that organic reach exists. I guess some people will say, “Oh, well, at the moment you can still put a video on, say, TikTok, and it might find an audience there.” Are people still building an audience in these newer platforms? But I think that's the point, isn't it? I guess Substack would be another one. Although we already see that heading in the same direction, with various things. As soon as you go in there thinking, “Yes, I'm going to get organic reach,” even if there is any, it follows this way, doesn't it? Tracy: It does. And this is what's so great about it, is once you recognise this pattern, you see it everywhere, and you can actually track a new platform through that process, and you can anticipate that, okay, maybe we're going to get organic discovery right now, but that's going to diminish. That way you're not disappointed, and you're all set up for when that happens. That means that you can reduce your dependency on these platforms and not expect them to behave like they did in 2011. Jo: It's interesting, though, with Amazon, for example, we've definitely seen that as authors. But on the other side, as a customer, as a reader particularly, I used to find a lot of books on Amazon directly. I'm almost entirely now finding books elsewhere, often through AI, actually, often through Claude. Tracy: Yes, exactly. Jo: And then going on Amazon to maybe get the book. It feels like for readers it's changed too, right? Tracy: Exactly. I mean, indie authors are particularly vulnerable because their entire business is built on these platforms, but this applies to everyone. It's not just indie authors. As you say, it's readers. They're noticing too that the decay of these platforms is starting to impact them as users. I'm exactly like you. I tend to buy my books from Kobo, but I will buy my books from anywhere, and I learn about those books from a dozen different places. I don't rely on just one platform anymore. It's really great once you understand this because then you can build an independent mindset that lets you flex around issues. Jo: Yes, and obviously we like to dwell on the positives here. So given that this is just a reality of the market and various platforms— What are the hallmarks of an indie author business that is more likely to persist over time given the reality of this? Tracy: Okay. Well, I think that the biggest part of it is, as I mentioned before, it's the mindset. Recognising these patterns is really a big one, recognising where a platform is in the process. Also developing a very independent mindset. I mean, we've been saying we're indie authors since 2011, but we were still really relying on those platforms to provide most of our business. I think these days the new indie author is much more independently minded. Even though you're using the platforms, and we're all using them, you develop a flexibility. You understand the industry, and you're making plans ahead of it, so you've got the flexibility there, and the business thinking, which really helps. You deal with any problems that come up. Every time there's an algorithm change, you're not going to wake up in the morning and just go through mourning because half your income has disappeared. You're ready with alternatives, and you've got different things that you can try. So that mindset, that thinking about and recognising patterns and how the industry is going, is critical. Once you've got that in place, then there's a huge number of strategies that you might want to incorporate. This is the thing, every indie author's business is different. We're all in different situations. I have health challenges, someone else may have a day job. I write a lot of books. Someone may be only able to produce a couple of books a year. We're writing in different genres. If you're writing literature, that's different from the sort of science fiction that I write. So the business and how it responds to the conditions out there is going to be different as well. So what you do as an author and for your business will be different. There's a lot of strategies that you can try and see which are most effective for you. One of the biggest, for instance, is something that you say a lot too, diversify your income. Have a durable backlist. Work to get your backlist built up. Direct sales is another strategy that I would say is almost mandatory for every indie author these days. I know a lot of indie authors are going, “Oh, but I've only got two books.” Doesn't matter. If you can sell from your site using just a PayPal link, that's direct sales, and that works. That gives you a lot more independence and agency. Owning your reader relationships, making sure that you keep the readers close, I think that's another critical one. Making sure that you're resilient for the platform so you can adjust when there's changes. And on and on. There's a lot of things that you can do to adapt. Jo: Yes. I think it's interesting just thinking about when you said, for example, direct sales is good for every indie author. I would say every indie author who wants to have a long-term business—and I think that's a really key thing. Because I feel like it's still important to have a difference between people who are writing primarily as a hobby or are not looking for the financial income that you and I think about. So I think that's one thing. I totally agree with you that just having a PayPal button or even selling some physical copies at a local fair or something, that all counts. I think it almost proves something and gives you that more independent mindset. It's like, “Yes, I can actually do this.” That is such a powerful reframe rather than, “I cannot do anything except upload my book on Amazon.” Tracy: Yes. And actually, funny you should mention the live markets, because we experimented over the last year with attending a few live markets and selling books, and there is a genuine power, a little thrill that you get when you sell a book, and you can sign it on the spot for them, and the reader is right there and you're face to face. That process is suddenly not this anonymous process, where you find that you've sold a book overnight and you've got no idea who it is that bought it. That person's right there in front of you, so you can sign the book for them and you have a little exchange. It's really empowering to build that independence into your business. Jo: Yes, and then you also mentioned the durable backlist. Do you think that having books in multiple genres, including nonfiction, is part of how you can make a living? As in, I think people often think, “Oh, maybe if I just write 20 books in one series.” I mean, maybe that works in some genres. I guess thrillers, actually, that can sometimes work, but you do so many things. Is it the 80/20 rule, that 20% of your books make 80% of the income, or does it literally vary from year to year? Tracy: Well, it does swing from year to year. But yes, generally the 80/20 rule holds. It's different from year to year, which 20% is making the 80% of the money. As I mentioned, I'm moving into science fiction and fantasy more, because that's actually more successful for me right now than the romance is. The other thing is, I think it really comes down to the individual author too. Some authors do very well just doing the one genre or even just the one series, and for them it's great. I always worry that that's putting all your eggs in one basket. I think, though, to counter that vulnerability, if you're just doing one series or one genre, go wide. Sell as wide as you can, and that gives you a bit of a hedge against vulnerability. It's a different situation for every author, and it's very hard for me to say, “Well, here's a 15-step list that'll give you all the answers,” because that 15-step list doesn't exist anymore, if it ever did. Just because everyone's business is so different. You need to do a lot of experimenting, I think, and find what works for you. That sounds like I'm waving off the answer, but I'm really not. You really do have to figure it out for yourself. If you do adopt that experimental mindset and say, “Okay, I'm going to do this for six months and track my statistics and see if there's any results there worth pursuing.” Jo: See what happens. Yes, and it's interesting you've also moved more into the nonfiction. Let's get into your solar sail theory, because I've followed you on and off since we met, like a decade ago. Tracy: It was 10 years ago. Jo: I know. It's crazy. It's really crazy. For those listening, we met in Oregon, at the Oregon Workshops with Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch. I've been reading your blog pretty avidly around this solar sail theory, which I love, and now you're talking about writing science fiction, I can appreciate it more. What is your solar sail theory and some of the ways to build it? Tracy: Okay, so solar sail theory is a theory in science. Well, I was going to say science fiction, but there's solid science behind it. Solar sails are a way, they think, because it's never been proven yet, of propelling a spacecraft. You have this huge sail, like kilometres wide, and what it does is it captures photons. Photons are basically light. So when the light hits the solar sail, it gives it a minuscule amount of push, but there's no friction in space, so that push just keeps the ship going and going. So when you've got kilometres of sail, all the photons hitting that can bring a ship up to enormous speeds, like a fraction of light speed, which sounds small if you're not used to science, but a fraction of light speed is enormously fast, and these solar sails can bring a ship up to those sorts of speeds. So you can cross to the next star without needing faster-than-light travel or warp speed or something like that. Put that theory over the top of the indie publishing industry and you suddenly get a very interesting way of thinking about the industry, and it helps you make decisions. So it's not a prescription. Again, it's not a 15-step, here's how to conquer the universe. It's a decision matrix. It helps you figure out what's going to work for you. Whatever strategy or tactic it is that you're thinking about doing, you can ask the question, does this extend my sail? So does it leave something behind that can continue to make me discoverable? So for instance, a 30-second radio advertisement probably is not going to leave anything behind that'll let readers discover you, because once it's aired, it's gone. On the other hand, a podcast interview like this. The podcast interview that I did with you three years ago, I'm still getting people finding me and finding The Productive Indie Fiction Writer three years later because of that. So that's extending the sail, and it's just a little tiny push, like a photon. Blog posts also, they surface indefinitely, so readers can find them 10 years later. And because you're the host of your own podcast, all your podcast interviews and the website, they're also creating surface area, so people keep finding you years later. Also guest articles, and a book in a library. Your entire back catalogue is all part of the solar sail. Jo: I know people listening are going, “But what about social media?” Tracy: Yes. Social media is a tricky one because it's such a short half-life. I think on Facebook, if anyone sees your post at all, after two hours it's basically gone. They never see it unless they actually go to your account, and they need to have heard of you in order to go to your account and see the post. So that makes social media not really a good solar sail builder. It has other uses, and as long as you understand that it does have this very short half-life, then you can use it for the things that it's good at. Jo: Yes, the same with paid ads, for example. Paid ads are the same as social media. Perhaps a quicker push, but as you say, the half-life is quicker. Tracy: Yes. Exactly. Paid ads come and go. There's nothing out there that'll let the reader find you in a couple of years' time. So they're very short term. A lot of people can build their business on these short-term things. They spend thousands of dollars on paid ads each month, and that works for them, but if they stop doing it, then their business halts. It comes to a grinding halt. Whereas if you're building your solar sail, it's a long-term way of setting up your business, so it just keeps ticking on. Jo: Your series of posts on the solar sail, which are also in The Indie Author Survival Guide, they are nonfiction, useful things. So what about for the fiction side? What do you suggest people do around content marketing? Tracy: Well, it all applies to both fiction and nonfiction. I usually write, because The Productive Indie Fiction Writer is addressing fiction authors, this does all apply to fiction as well. As I was saying, your book catalogue, because you're on Amazon, and Barnes & Noble, and Kobo, and Apple, and maybe Google as well, all of those pages are part of your sail. Your own site, all the book pages on your own site are part of the sail. There's different ways to do it, but the common one is you have this standard sail out there that helps readers find you. You coax them to come to your site, and there you try to capture them as readers. So that usually means your email list. Some people use Substack now. There are other alternatives I'm sure I haven't thought of, but email seems to be the principal one. Then you can build that relationship with the readers over the long term. The solar sail just brings all those readers to you so that you can develop that relationship and keep the readers close. For fiction authors, I think this is critical. This helps you build independence from the retail platforms. Jo: Yes, it is interesting. I would put podcasting and YouTube in particular. So I had someone, they were in my Patreon, and they said, “I'm no longer subscribed to your email list because I hear from you in Patreon and on the podcast.” I was thinking about my own behaviour, and for the podcast that I am a hardcore fan of, I'm not on their email list. I was thinking it is because my relationship with those people is more auditory, I guess. The same with YouTubers. People end up subscribing to your YouTube channel. Then the problem still is, if I stop podcasting today, then I can't contact those people again. Except that I know lots of podcasters who stop podcasting and then maybe two years later they just pop on with an update episode. And people are like, “Oh, I never unsubscribed from you on my feed.” So that can appear years later. I definitely still agree that the email list is primary. But if you're somebody listening and you're a more audio or video person, I think we can probably think about the relationship with people on these different dimensions. Tracy: Yes, and some people definitely prefer the audio. I'm utterly text-based myself. I prefer to read. But yes, podcasting, apart from anything else, is a way of keeping contact with the readers, and they can email you in return. So it is a two-way process, so you can develop that relationship. So if that works for you, that is a good alternative. The other thing is too, of course, every episode that you've recorded and put on a webpage is also building your sail. So more and more people are finding you. So podcasting is interesting. If you're guest posting on someone else's blog, that's a somewhat time-consuming way, but it does build up your sail as well. Jo: The only problem with that, I would say, as someone who used to have guest posts, is it's still my website. When it came to auditing my website, about five years ago—and the thing is, because my website's been around since 2008, I had some people guest posting in the early days—and I was like, “This should not be here anymore.” So I am able to get rid of people's things when they're on my site, in the same way that Amazon can take down your book or whatever. Tracy: Yes, and that's where the anti-enshittification process comes in. That's where developing that independent mindset comes in. One of the questions that you need to ask is, how permanent is this? What happens if it goes away? Tat's why blogging on your own site is probably a stronger and better decision than guest blogging on other people's sites, because they have control of that. Jo: Yes, absolutely. So there's so much in these books. These are all excellent books. I feel like you know so much after decades in the trenches, and I love that you're putting out everything in these books. I did want to ask you one specific thing, because obviously we're increasing the size of our sail. But if we have massive amounts of drag, so we have sea anchors or whatever we want to call it in our metaphor, we have to sort that out too. So in The Indie Author Survival Guide, you have a section on protecting the margins. So I wondered if you would talk about the specific ways to think about what is operational drag and how can we reduce it? Tracy: Well, we just actually hit the perfect example. Guest blogging has more drag than blogging on your own site does, because you don't have control over it, so it can disappear. It requires maintenance. It takes your time. So drag is basically anything that is going to slow you down once you've built up speed, coming back to the solar sail theory. The sail will keep you moving, but because we're not working in a vacuum anymore, we're not in space, there are things that can slow you down. Particularly for mature author businesses, we accumulate all this cruft. For instance, Barnes & Noble recently changed their website so that all the URLs for a book changed, and that doesn't sound like a big deal, but I've got 200 books. So suddenly the links didn't work pointing to Barnes & Noble for every book. So the Books2Read universal book links had to be changed for all 200 books. Jo: Oh, I did know that and I haven't done it. Tracy: This is the thing, is when you've only got five books, it's like 10 minutes' worth of work, no problems, and you just move on. When you've got 200 books, that's suddenly a big deal. I only found out accidentally that they had changed them, and once I had confirmed that every single link no longer worked, it was suddenly a massive project. There's also the money drag. Everything these days is software as a subscription. Even Microsoft Office, you've got to pay the fee every year. It works well in theory, because you're getting updated software all the time, but you have a dozen of those or two dozen, suddenly you're spending a lot of money every year for software that once upon a time we used to pay a flat fee for and that was it. So it pays to go through and figure out what expenses you can get rid of or diminish, or can you find a cheaper version. There's advertising. Some advertising just isn't worth spending the money on. If you're doing pay-per-click advertising, you need to monitor it all the time, so that's a time sink that you're blowing money on, technically, because your time is money. There's also, you may not be managing it quite as well as you could, so you're actually burning more money because the ads are not working as effectively as they could. More drag. You need to go through every aspect. There's time drag, repetitive tasks. For instance, Mark and I have, for about, I think we're coming up on 11 years now, we track our sales. Every morning we sit down and go through every platform and record the sales for that day in a spreadsheet so that we can do analysis. It's a good way to spend time because it's got extreme uses. There's a lot of little tasks that you might do, especially if you've been working in the business as long as I have. All these little tasks will build up, and suddenly you forget why you're doing them. Or the conditions have changed and it's not worth doing them anymore. They may not be providing the value that they once used to. So you have to go through and make sure that you're reducing the drag on your business as much as possible so that you can keep moving. Jo: Yes. I had two more extra ones there. You mentioned the things that we do that perhaps we don't need to do anymore. If people are outsourcing, if you have virtual assistants, if you are paying for some kind of service outside your own time, sometimes you can have that going and then when you think, do I need that anymore? So I know some people still do pay for turning posts into social media or making book trailers. That's a good one. Or there's things that people are paying for, and then you might realise that you don't need that service anymore, or you don't need everything that that social media manager is doing anymore. So realistically looking at the benefits of what you're getting. Tracy: Yes, constant review. Jo: Yes. Constant review. Then the other thing I was thinking is a mindset drag. So right now, as we're recording this, in the author community, there's this witch hunting going on around AI usage. Tracy: Yes. Jo: It's the latest thing that's causing massive drama. I feel like it's almost mindset drag to get dragged into some of this drama, and it saps the energy. That can really pull on your boat, on your solar boat. Tracy: Well, actually, I've found that, and this is all part of the indie author mindset, and it's also part of the anti-enshittification process too. I did a lot of research on AI. I did a lot of reading. I listened to a lot of different discussions about it, and then I formed my own policy. What's my policy for AI? What's my policy around AI and its use and so forth? I find that once I had developed that policy for myself, suddenly there's not as much mental drag with all the AI discussions and the witch hunts and all the drama that's going on around it, because I know where I'm sitting and I'm quite comfortable with my position. So I think for a lot of people, it can become very emotional and draining if you still haven't figured out where you sit on the spectrum of AI use. But that's actually how I tackled it, because I was getting very tired of all the dramas. It is draining, and it worries you. So I deliberately went out and did a lot of research and reading, and figured out where I stood, and that made a huge difference for me. Jo: Yes. And again, that's something to look at on your schedule. So maybe in a year's time you re-look at things again and change your decision. I think the same thing with the traditional versus self-publishing versus wide versus KU, and you could just go on. There are pros and cons in every single direction, right? At the end of the day, it's almost the decision fatigue that's stopping you. Or you could say, again, our solar boat has to go in a particular direction. You can't go in every direction at the same time. You just have to make a decision, right? Tracy: Yes. I think being as informed as possible about the industry is one of the big ones. I've spent a lot of time doing a lot of reading, not just about indie publishing over the last few years, but everything to do with publishing and also everything to do with business, because we are in business. That's a bit of a cliché, that a lot of indie authors, their eyes just glaze over when they hear that you're in business. There are aspects of running a business that we just don't get taught as indie authors or as creatives that I think we should be teaching each other or getting each other to learn, because it's basic business survival. Things like pricing, that is an enormously complex business topic, pricing. Most of us are, “Well, what's everyone else doing? Okay, I'll do that.” That's how they make their decisions. There's a lot more to it than that, and it's very complex. We don't have to get a PhD in business management, but I think a little bit more awareness about basic business principles would serve all of us much better. Jo: Yes, there's always so much to learn, but I actually think you've done a really good job with your books. I mean, The Indie Author Survival Guide is a great place to start. They're super, super useful. I do want to talk about—as we come to an end—you've been doing this a long time, as have I, and we've both got some battle scars along the way. You do end your books with hopeful realism, which I like. Now, I'm definitely more of an optimist than you, but I feel like hopeful realism is a good place. So how can people cultivate that feeling of hopeful realism around the business? Tracy: I don't know. Are you more of an optimist than me? Anyway. Well, let's see, because for me, all the book writing and all the research and all the reading that I've been doing over the last few years have given me back a lot of optimism that I didn't have. As I was saying, it was feeling as though I couldn't do anything right. So learning that it wasn't just me that's the problem gave me back my confidence. So that's where the hopeful realism and the optimism came in. So hopeful realism, okay, it comes from understanding, from agency, and from choice. If you understand the industry as it actually exists, not the way you wish it did, and you understand the forces acting on your business and where you sit within them, that helps enormously. Just having that knowledge there, you can see what's going on, you understand what's going on. It's not all a mystery, and you're not scratching your head wondering what to do next. Because of that understanding, you get agency. You're not helpless. When circumstances change, you can respond. You can make decisions instead of simply having things happen to you, and all of that gives you choice. You can go out and research and find out what your options are, and you can choose the best option for you. If that doesn't work, you can go and try something else. So you've got a lot of choices, and you've got things that you can do. You're not helpless. So hopeful realism, I think, is pretty optimistic. Jo: Brilliant. So where can people find you and your books online? Tracy: If you're interested in my nonfiction, the best place to find me is at The Productive Indie Fiction Writer. If you want to find out more about my fiction, the best place to find that is to go to StoriesRulePress.com. My three pen names are there, and also Mark, my husband, who is a writer as well. And shortly, I think, another member of the family's going to be joining us as well. So it's a very family affair on Stories Rule Press. Jo: Well, thanks so much for your time, Tracy. That was great. Tracy: Thank you very much. I'm thrilled I was able to come back and talk again. Thanks, Joanna. The post How To Redesign Your Author Business For The Environment That Actually Exists, With Tracy Cooper-Posey first appeared on The Creative Penn.

Decades before the term “transgender” was coined, Alan Hart became one of the first trans men in the United States to undergo a medically-assisted transition. In part one of this two-part series, we delve into Alan's life before he transitioned. Remember, kids, history hoes always cite their sources! For this episode, Kristin pulled from: “Trailblazing transgender doctor saved countless lives,” by Leo DeLuca for Scientific American “Homo-sexuality and its treatment,” by J. Allen Gilbert for the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease“Alan Hart” by Morgen Young for Oregon Encyclopedia“This Kansas-born transgender doctor made a lifesaving tuberculosis breakthrough,” by Jacob Smollen for KCUR“Alan L. Hart: An innovative pioneer in radiology and transgender rights,” by Athena Reich and Katharine A. Colbert for PubMed Central“Dr. A. Lucille Hart wore male attire,” The Capital Journal, Feb. 1918“Intern unmasked as girl graduate of Oregon school,” The Oregon Daily Journal, Feb. 1918“Dr. Hart does work in male attire,” Albany Democrat, Feb, 1918“Dr. Hart explains change to male attire,” Albany Democrat, March 1918“Mrs. Robert Bamford dies at age of 78,” Albany Democrat-Herald, Feb. 1921“R.A. Bamford, aged 88, dies, pioneer of 61,” Albany Democrat-Herald July 1924“Manifesting Manhood: Dr. Alan Hart's transformation and the embodiment of sex in early 20th century sexology,” by Colin P. CloseAre you enjoying An Old Timey Podcast? Then please leave us a 5-star rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts!Are you *really* enjoying An Old Timey Podcast? Well, calm down, history ho! You can get more of us on Patreon at patreon.com/oldtimeypodcast. At the $5 level, you'll get a monthly bonus episode (with video!), access to our 90's style chat room, plus the entire back catalog of bonus episodes from Kristin's previous podcast, Let's Go To Court.

The 1st full Saturday slate of college football is here, and Tim McKernan and Anthony Stalter are back in The Spread Zone breaking down their picks for the weekend.Anthony looks to bounce back after a 0-3 Week 0, while Tim comes in off a 2-1 week. Starting Thursday night, they look into Coach Prime's return to Atlanta and how you can bet on Mizzou as they kick off the season against Arkansas Pine Bluffs. Plus, a showdown on the West Coast as Oregon takes on Boise St., Lane Kiffin's LSU debut against Dabo Swinney's Clemson Tigers, Wisconsin and Notre Dame meeting at the not-so-frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, and more.Plus, does the expanded playoff change how bettors should approach massive spreads against overmatched opponents? And could a rough Week 1 loss already turn up the heat on Dabo Swinney at Clemson?LEGAL DISCLAIMERWe provide information about sports betting for entertainment purposes only. Please confirm gambling regulations in your state of residence. To participate in sports gaming, you must be 21 years of age or older and be physically present in a state where sports betting is legal. If you or someone you know has a sports betting or gambling problem, please call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit www.ncpgambling.org for more information and further assistance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oregon opens the 2026 season Saturday afternoon against a familiar opponent in Boise State, and the latest edition of the Autzen Audibles Podcast goes Behind Enemy Lines to get Duck fans caught up on everything surrounding the Broncos.Matt Prehm and Erik Skopil are joined by Bronco Nation News publisher B.J. Rains to discuss where Boise State stands entering the new season and what Oregon should expect when the Broncos arrive at Autzen Stadium.The conversation begins with the bigger picture surrounding Boise State, including how the program's move to the Pac-12 has impacted excitement, perception and expectations around the school. Rains also weighs in on whether the conference change could ultimately provide Boise State with a cleaner path toward the College Football Playoff.On the field, the discussion turns to veteran quarterback Maddox Madsen, who returns as a multi-year starter after also facing Oregon during the 2024 season. Rains explains the confidence surrounding Madsen and the role he is expected to have within Boise State's offense.The podcast also examines the Broncos' long tradition of standout running backs and where Dylan Riley and Sire Gaines could fit into this year's offense.Defensively, Rains identifies potential game-changing players, discusses Mana Tuioti's expected role and breaks down where Boise State appears strongest — and where questions remain.Finally, the group discusses what needs to go right on both sides of the ball for Boise State to have a legitimate chance of pulling off an upset in Eugene.(0:47) - What's the perception and excitement level of moving to the Pac-12?(2:14) - Does the move to the Pac-12 help Boise's chances for playoffs?(4:49) - QB Maddox Madsen's impact(7:14) - Boise State's RBs(11:38) - Defensive names to know(14:30) - Strengths and weaknesses on Defense(16:23) - Mana Tuioti(18:37) - Keys to the game for Boise State(21:53) - What are you hoping to see beyond a win?

Isaac and Suke are in and the guys are discussing the weather and why the app is lying to us. Later, the guys chat about Lane Kiffin and LSU potentially getting kicked out of the SEC. Naomi Osaka had an interesting outfit today, and that led Isaac and Suke to discuss who the most influential athletes of all time are. The guys discuss what the worst loss in Oregon football history is, in the news, the club, and much more!

Hour 3 opens up with Isaac and Suke talking about the worst all time losses for the University of Oregon football team and then the guys warn fans to not overreact if Oregon doesn't look great in week 1. The guys then discuss Washington's outlook this season, and if the Huskies have a chance to make a run this season. The guys end the hour talking about the new owner for the Los Angeles Angels.

The largest known source of lead emissions is leaded aviation fuel, most commonly used for small aircraft in small, regional airports. A new study from Oregon State University has found that this fuel leads to more lead pollution in surrounding urban areas and neighborhoods, which can affect human health through poor air quality and soil contamination. The study looked at air quality surrounding regional airports near Hillsboro and Troutdale, two of the top three lead-emitters in Oregon.   Alyssa Shiel, an associate professor in the college of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at OSU, has been studying lead and heavy metal contaminates for nearly a decade. She joins us to share her findings and what concerns they raise.  

John Canzano talks with former Oregon, Nebraska, and Washington State AD Bill Moos. Jon Wilner joins to talk about Oregon-Boise State game... plus, Cal-UCLA and Stanford-Miami. Subscribe to this podcast. Read JohnCanzano.com so you don't miss a thing. Support our sponsors -- The Wall (ByTheWall.com) and Gresham Ford (www.GreshamFord.com). Jamba -- Life is better blended. First Call Heating and Cooling... FirstCallHeat.com Watch the "BFT: Unfiltered" show on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@JohnCanzano

John Canzano talks with former Oregon, Washington State, and Nebraska AD Bill Moos. Subscribe to this podcast. Read JohnCanzano.com so you don't miss a thing. Support our sponsors -- The Wall (ByTheWall.com) and Gresham Ford (www.GreshamFord.com). Jamba -- Life is better blended. First Call Heating and Cooling... FirstCallHeat.com Watch the "BFT: Unfiltered" show on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@JohnCanzano

Steve Smith and Dave Anderson welcome Cris Valverde, a longtime pro from Portland, Oregon, back to the GreatBase Tennis Podcast to talk about his son taking a gap year at the Ave Maria program before college. The conversation opens light, touching on teaching your own spouse and staying humble in the profession, before moving into a broader discussion on mentorship, onboarding new coaches, and the never-ending pursuit of learning that Steve and Dave believe separates good teachers from great ones.The back half of the episode dives into the difference between coaching and teaching, with stories about pros like Tennys Sandgren and John Isner who admit they never learned to volley despite reaching the top levels of the game. Steve and Cris close with reflections on honesty, free access to their content through greatbasetennis.com, and the importance of respecting the teachers and history that built the sport.

USC Trojans face a make-or-break season as Lincoln Riley's high-priced era demands Playoff results. With fifth-year senior quarterback Jayden Maiava, a powerful offensive line, and a dynamic freshman class featuring Mark Bowman and Trent Mosley, the pieces are in place—but can USC conquer its history of late-season collapses and defensive lapses? Is this finally the year the Trojans outmuscle Big Ten powerhouses like Ohio State, Indiana, and Oregon? Brian Smith breaks down USC's strengths in the trenches and skill positions, while questioning their secondary depth and resilience under pressure. Key discussion points include Maiava's turnover tendencies, the impact of freshmen starters, and how a tougher schedule could either forge a contender or expose old weaknesses. Are the Trojans ready to shed their “soft” reputation and return to college football's elite? Tune in for sharp analysis as the playoff-or-bust stakes reach a fever pitch in Los Angeles. Support us by supporting our sponsors! Poncho Outdoors Go to https://ponchooutdoors.com/LOCKEDON and enter your email to get $10 off and free shipping on your first order. KALSHI For a limited time, download the Kalshi app and use code [LOCKEDON] to get $10 when you trade $10. Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast. Wayfair Patio season is here and these deals won't last! Head to https://wayfair.com right now to get your outdoor space ready for way less. Wayfair. Every style. Every home. LARINECO Give Larine a try. Right now, Larine Co is offering our listeners up to 50% off at https://BUYLARINE.com/LOCKEDONCOLLEGE. Odoo Great organizations win because operations matter. And that's why you should get Odoo. Try for free today at https://Odoo.com/lockedon. 5-Hour ENERGY Bring on the sweetness with Cotton Candy 5-hour ENERGY®️ shots—available online now at https:/5hourENERGY.com or on Amazon. Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Join all the action at https://FANDUEL.COM to play Daily Dingers and make your free pick on who's hitting a homer this MLB season. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expire in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's finally football season.Tyson and Justin open with the most important question of Week 1: What exactly is perfect college football weather? From there, they make their Oregon predictions, debate whether Dante Moore can improve his draft stock and whether this is the year Dan Lanning finally gets over the hump — while unpacking the strange burden of Oregon's decades-long “can't win the big one” history.Plus: how to fix the Autzen Stadium intro video, why USC's empty seats somehow became Oregon-Washington internet warfare, saying goodbye to summer sports, the absurdity of food-delivery fees, a completely unnecessary re-litigation of Moneyball and the very specific joy of getting a table for NFL Sunday brunch.Happy football season, everybody.Follow The I-5 Corridor Traffic Report wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. For more from The I-5 Corridor, visit i5corridor.com.

Wildlife officials say invasive snapping turtles have been found in the Rogue River, where they threaten native turtles, salmon and other wildlife.

Peter Newman, British Deputy Consul General, visited Ashland, SOU, OSF and JPR on his tour of southern Oregon to mark the 180th anniversary of the Oregon Treaty.

Ben and Dom relive North Carolina's upset of TCU in Dublin and try to predicts the future for college games in Europe. Then it's time to preview all the biggest games in Week 1: Colorado at Georgia Tech, Boise State at Oregon, Clemson at LSU, Wisconsin v Notre Dame at Lambeau, Louisville v Ole Miss at Nissan Stadium and SMU at FSU. Got questions? Hit up ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tweetsfromben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@domcorbsNFL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠collegedazepod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/tweetsfromben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/domcorbsNFL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/thencshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thencshow/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kamala Harris told supporters the midterms are being rigged and to make the vote "too big to rig" — language that would have gotten a conservative channel demonetized two years ago. Larry O'Connor walks through what the Supreme Court actually allowed on Post Office ballot delivery, and the difference nobody on cable will explain: an absentee ballot you request because you're traveling, ill or in the military, versus states like California, Oregon and Colorado mailing live ballots to everyone on a stale voter roll. Then Scott Jennings takes apart a CNN panelist arguing that Trump is trying to stop people voting — while the host interrupts him and lets her finish. Trump's own words on turnout are in there too, and they say the opposite of what the panel claimed. Plus the California man arrested for registering and voting illegally, who was texting a federal agent about his midterm plans while he did it. Check out the latest news from Heartlander News: https://heartlandernews.com/Become a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Silver Bulletin's Blake Biscardi is joined by Conner Smith of Buckeye Huddle for a massive College Football season prediction show.In this episode, Blake and Conner share their full CFP brackets, including their 2026 National Championship picks. They also predict the Power 4 Conference Championship games and discuss which teams just missed out on playing for hardware.Is the Big Ten still the premier conference in college football? How far will Ohio State and Georgia go? Does the SEC have multiple contenders? Make or break year for Texas, Oregon and Notre Dame? How will Miami and Indiana respond after stellar 2025 seasons. Is there a dark horse team to watch? Biscardi and Smith each provide their takes for what they're watching for this season of which they believe they hold the script. Find out each of their predictions and more as Week 1 of the College Football season approaches. Read more: tsilverbulletin.com

Boise State plays at Oregon on Saturday and we dive into several angles ... Will Boise State QB Maddux play better against the Ducks than he did in 2024 - he answers that question in a Tuesday press conference, can LB Boen Phelps (the Green Dot Guy) lead a defense that can stop the Ducks (Bob's report in Bronco Focus), Boise State has 58 players (more than half the roster) who have never appeared in a FBS game, Ducks reporter Aaron Fentress (Oregonian, Ducks Confidential podcast) on his thoughts from Eugene, Vandals coach Thomas Ford on a season-opening loss and Thursday's game against UtahSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Week 1 of the college football season is here and Greg McElroy gives you the most in depth previews you will find anywhere! Are there too many distractions for LSU when Clemson comes to town, can Auburn get off to a fast start with new HC Alex Golesh, and is Notre Dame ready to live up to the hype with a test against Wisconsin? Is Miami ready to pick up where they left off on a Friday night at Stanford, will Oregon and USC start fast and can Colorado get a road win at Georgia Tech? We have old PAC 12 rivalries renewed and what to watch for with Indiana, Alabama, Texas and Ohio State.  This is what we have been waiting for! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What feast days do we celebrate in the month of September? There are quite a few to remember, especially for Our Lady. Brenda and Brian start your day on The Morning Blend from Mater Dei Radio.Subscribe to the Morning Blend on your favorite podcast platform.Find this show on the free Hail Mary Media App, along with a radio live-stream, prayers, news, and more.Look through past episodes or support this podcast.The Morning Blend is a production of Mater Dei Radio in Portland, Oregon.

Tom and Noelle Crowe are back with another American Catholic History lesson. Today they tell you about Vince Lombardi.Subscribe to the Morning Blend on your favorite podcast platform.Find this show on the free Hail Mary Media App, along with a radio live-stream, prayers, news, and more.Look through past episodes or support this podcast.The Morning Blend is a production of Mater Dei Radio in Portland, Oregon.

We take this episode out to the northwest and head up to Oregon with Lolo she's a content creator, cultivator and so to be podcast host of The Lie with Lolo. In this episode we discuss here journey throughout the industry and her experiences as well as her plans with starting her podcast!! #golf #oregon #518 #podcast #albany #interview #golfapparel #ppp #live #reels #trend #wecandoitshop

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop- Executive Director Curt Macysyn welcomes back Brian Rickmann, School Bus Driver for Beaverton School District in Oregon and the 2026 NSTA School Bus Driver International Safety Competition (SBDISC) Type D and Bill Loshbough Grand Champion. As part of NSTA's Back-to-School Series, Brian shares his journey into student transportation, discusses what motivates him to continually raise the bar for safety, and reflects on successfully defending his championship title. Curt and Brian explore the preparation, training, and mindset required to compete at the highest level, the value of state and local school bus rodeos, and the important role school bus drivers play in safely transporting students each day. Looking ahead to the 2027 competition in Austin, Brian offers advice for first-time competitors, discusses the challenges of returning as a champion, and encourages drivers to embrace opportunities for professional growth that ultimately benefit the students and communities they serve. Become a podcast subscriber and don't miss an episode of NSTA: The Bus Stop - NSTA Vendor Partners should reach out to us to take advantage of our comprehensive advertising package that reaches your target audience - student transportation professionals!Support the show

When a woman is found murdered in her mobile home, police make two shocking discoveries - her husband may not only have been the killer, but he may have also killed his first wife 31 years before. And after an Oregon man is shot dead, the case takes an unusual twist when one of the investigating detectives has an affair with the chief suspect - the dead man's wife.This Episode is sponsored by BetterHelpBetterHelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/COLDCASE to get 10% off your first month.Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive.Quince: Download the Quince app for app exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com/coldcase for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

College football Week 1 is finally here, but before we dive into our full preview and picks later this week, we're looking at the bigger questions that could start shaping the season as soon as the games kick off. Which performances should actually make us feel better about a contender, and what would qualify as an early warning sign even with all the usual disclaimers about overreacting in September? We start with Keelon Russell taking over at Alabama, then work through some of the most interesting new looks around the country. How quickly can Lane Kiffin put LSU together after an aggressive offseason? What should we be watching from Oregon's new coordinators? Can Darian Mensah immediately unlock another level for Miami, and just how much is riding on DJ Lagway working out at Baylor? We also dig into Notre Dame's revamped collection of skill players and what Wisconsin might be able to tell us about a team with national championship aspirations. Plus, Dan ingests alarming amount of cold brew, we identify a few under-the-radar Week 1 hinge points and somehow end up discussing the appropriate hair-dye threshold for independent podcasters. Sign up to play our pick'em game at Verballers.com.Support the show!: https://www.patreon.com/solidverbalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus episode, Leah and Melissa break down the Supreme Court's decision to let Trump move forward with plans for a White House ballroom, despite lower courts finding that the project cannot proceed without congressional authorization and appropriated funds. They also discuss a whistleblower's allegations that the federal government is defying court orders on voting by mail, and new reporting from Jodi Kantor on the Supreme Court's secretive policies governing when the justices' papers and internal records will be made public. Take the Strict Scrutiny survey. New Strict merch available here. You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at crooked.com/strict_cle Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: Crookedcon.com Buy Melissa's book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader Buy Leah's book, Lawless, now out in paperback Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky For a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com 

On Tuesday's   Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett  is joined by John Canzano, BFT Unfiltered to talk college football, Brad Adam, Mariners TV on the state of the team and Sportspit “LITE” with Matt “Stretch” Johnson. Puck opens the show scratching his head at the play and focus all season long from Julio Rodríguez.  John Canzano from JohnCanzano.com  stops by to discuss the start of the college football season, the fall of West Coast football and can it ever come back?  Does Washington State stand a chance this week against UW and what about Boise State at Oregon? Brad Adam from Mariners TV is in a Boston park joining Puck and his 19 year old daughter, Hayden, is on camera duty!  The Mariners have hit rock bottom and can they get up with the schedule getting easier?   What has been lost in the season with the struggles from Cal, is that Julio has had a major disappointing season for their 25 year old centerfielder.  Can he ever become a top five player in the game?Puck then plays a portion of Tuesday's SportsPit with Matt “Stretch” Johnson, in which the full show available is only available to listen to if you are a Puck's Posse member.  You can join today at PuckSports.com.   The boys discuss how this season has been the most disappointing in Mariners history for them. “Hey, What the Puck?”   Offseason critical for Julio (1:00) Puck (8:43) John Canzano (34:15) Brad Adam, Mariners TV (46:20) SportsPit LITE with Matt “Stretch” Johnson (54:54) “Hey, What the Puck!?”