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This EP features Catherine Tomkies. Catherine has a practice at the Bosworth Clinic in Oxford England.  She has many experiences throughout her career, most interestingly as a physiotherapist each year at the Wimbledon fortnight.Among her other varied experiences, she's worked as a part-time teaching fellow on the Masters in Sports Physiotherapy at the University of Bath, Birmingham. She covered the 2022 Commonwealth Games 3 on 3 basketball and beach volleyball.  And she worked at a tennis academy in London under the coaching legend Allan Jones for 3 years.She has 2 children with her wife Jo Pierce, a Physiotherapy Lecturer at Oxford Brookes. This is a great chat about the life of a dedicated practitioner and balancing the demands of sports with life as a mom.If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. You can find all things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-lym-lab-starter/Please take the time to visit and connect with our sponsors, they are an essential part of our success:www.VALD.com

Send us a Text Message.Brook  was raised up close to Oxford England and hit the stage at 11 years old and he was off and running from there. Tune in and hear his exciting story of an English Lad who found his voice!! Y'all check Brook out on his website all links are there!!www.brookellingworthmusic.comSupport the Show.The David Bradley ShowHost: David Bradleyhttps://www.facebook.com/100087472238854https://youtube.com/@thedavidbradleyshowwww.thedavidbradleyshow.com Like to be a guestContact Usjulie@thedavidbradleyshow.comRecorded at Bradley StudiosProduced by: Caitlin BackesProud Member of CMASPONSERSBottled Water and Sweet Tea provided by PURITY DairyABlaze Entertainment

Join me as I discuss with Pete King and Dick Smith, from Oxford England, why and how they power meters in rowing. We discuss the brand they use. How they use the data to determine seating in the coxless four. How they use the data to understand strengths and areas for improvement. Pete and Dick are two members of the Wallingford coxed four that won the masters title at the Head of The Charles regatta in 2017 and set a new course record in 2018. They are part of the highly successful Wallingford crew that have won multiple National and International masters rowing titles. For more information and to subscribe to my newsletter, go to ⁠⁠www.whchambers.com⁠⁠ and subscribe.

What should busnisses do to ensure alcohol is not draining productivity? Duncan Bhaskaran Brown shares his view. CEO, Alc Aware, Alcohol Awareness Expert, Speaker, Author of "Real Men Quit" and "Get Over Indulgence". https://www.bhaskaranbrown.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncanbhaskaranbrown

Welcome back to another wild ride with Stuart 'The Wildman' Mabbutt and partner in podcast crime, William ‘The Waffler' Mankelow. In today's episode, they dive deep into two listener questions that have them pondering the mysteries of life, politics, and the great outdoors. The first comes from Alan in Northway, Oxford England, his question is:  “In October 2023 Rishi Sunak, UK Prime Minister, cancelled the Birmingham to Manchester leg of the new HS2 fast railway (what's the point then of the leg that is to be built from London to Birmingham), and also dropped or altered a lot of policies that could help reduce the effects of climate change in the UK. In the run up to a general election, this all looks like an aim to gain more votes. This stuff has an impact on humanity well into the future, so is it time for the big decisions like this to be made by a larger coalition, and not just one political party and one leader?”I ask is it right legally or ethically for the agreed timeline for the UK to meet Net Zero to seemingly be changed at will by the PM. While discussing Alan's questions, William takes us on a journey through the stages of big projects and questions the management of HS2, while Stuart wonders if politicians are fit for setting long-term policies, or for just playing the short-term game. Is HS2 a vote winner, or is Rishi Sunak's replacement the real show-stealer? The second listener question is brought to us by Vandana in India, and her question is as follows: - “It's said the human species has 250,000 years of genetics running through its veins. Our universal appreciation for the beauty of the natural world comes from those genetics as we came from caves and the land. If the appreciation is genetic then can the ability to so easily remove ourselves, lose awareness of, and not connect with the natural world be genetic too? If it is, then we are seemingly being pulled away from and pulled towards at the same time. Is it in our genetics to get the balance right?” Off the back of this question, Stuart challenges you to dig deep – what's fueling your nature vibes? Genetic predisposition, upbringing, or a mix of both? And William's got a remedy for any nature-phobia – get outside, explore those green spaces, and let Mother Nature work her magic on your soul. Join us in breaking down barriers for Stuart! Your support not only provides him with an all-terrain wheelchair for outdoor workshops, but also creates a sanctuary for him to start working from again. He's engaged around 20,000 clients with nature over the years. Let's make a difference together and help him engage 1000's more. Check out the fundraiser here: justgiving.com/crowdfunding/wildmanonwheels What do you make of this discussion? Do you have a question that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by sending an email to ⁠thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com We like to give you an ad free experience. We also like our audience to be relatively small and engaged, we're not after numbers. This podcast's overall themes are nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, sustainability, and social justice. Help us to spread the impact of the podcast by sharing this link with 5 friends ⁠https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view⁠ , support our work through Patreon ⁠https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside⁠. Find out all about the podcast via this one simple link: ⁠https://linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

In 2010 Chris Bruerton left a teaching job he loved at Burnside High School in Christchurch, to pursue his dream of becoming a professional singer in the UK.

Sometimes students riot, maybe because of tuition hikes, or because a coach got fired for a sex abuse scandal, or because their team won a game, or because their team lost a game, or because the university became integrated, or because the government is moving into authoritarianism, or because the government already was authoritarian but is getting worse, and sometimes because the pub gave them bad wine. In the last case, around 100 people might just end up dead. Welcome to Oxford, 14th Century! The St. Scholastica Day Riot lasted for days, some of the students were scalped, university buildings were looted, there was a whole bunch of bell ringing, and the king got involved. Worst student riot ever. Hands down.

This week I have the indomitable Michele Hughes to guest who runs the "Timeless and Ageless" podcast where she interviews leading experts in anti-ageing to entrepreneurship to health and fitness.  Michele has tapped into the extraordinary knowledge of so many exceptional achievers and continues to learn and develop herself and share with her audiences. We both share a passion for longevity, anti-aging, entrepreneurship and learning from the best in the world and in this interview Michele shares her valuable insights. BIO Michele Hughes has 25 years of luxury real estate development experience primarily in resort locations like Las Vegas, Hawaii, Aspen, Baja, Idaho and San Francisco. She created a hospitality division of her real estate development company where many VIP/Celebrities selected her properties for their private vacations. Throughout her successful career Ms. Hughes has been an active spokesperson and volunteer for worthy causes. She is experienced in the media having both produced and anchored TV/Radio shows in Aspen and San Francisco that focused on good news media with inspiring interviews showcasing celebrities and ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Michele has accomplished many of her goals exemplifying her commitment to well being in her life. Currently she is the host of the longevity focused Ageless and Timeless podcast featured on the Muscle and Fitness digital platform and United Broadcasting Network . City Sports Magazine featured her as a busy top executive role model for Fitness and Health. Arthur Ashe's National Junior Tennis League, The Regional Olympics Committee, The Buck Center on Anti Aging, Dr Barry Sears and Dr Stephen Sinatra's venture called The Zone Cafe, are advisory positions Ms. Hughes has held. Michele is a member of the most prestigious women's leadership organization called the International Women's Forum and she has received Glamour Magazine's award twice for their annual article  featuring The Top Ten Business Women.  A huge believer in philanthropy, Ms. Hughes has given her time and resources to numerous charities and causes such as the United Way, Wilcox Hospital, and Jazz Aspen. Ms. Hughes has a BA degree in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, an MA degree from Hofstra in NY, the core curriculum for an MBA at Golden Gate in SF and graduate study at Oxford England. Michele is an avid athlete and fitness enthusiast. She is single and divides her time between her home in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.   Health Optimisation and Life Coaching with Lisa Tamati Lisa offers solution focused coaching sessions to help you find the right answers to your challenges. 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This week let's talk about a unique masters program - and the one I did - The Bread Loaf School of English. Quick Details: Summer Program out of Middlebury College M.A. In English, but almost all participants are teachers, so there's a teaching angle! Campuses in Vermont, Oxford (England), and California Unique Classes and Activities (Opera, "Discovering the Imagination," and my Independent Study on Travel writing were three of my personal favorites...) Learn more here: The Bread Loaf School of English   Go Further:  Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join our community, Creative High School English, on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram.  Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a friend, snagging a screenshot to share on the ‘gram, or tapping those ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ to help others discover the show. Thank you!   

Politics turns people into very nasty humans. It's designed that way. Our Quote of the CENTURY lays it out for those with eyes to see and ears to hear. Oxford England's move towards total control. And Josiah Baker with the Mises Caucus of the Libertarian Party comes on the show to discuss what the New LP is all about.

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and Andy discuss: Using business for His kingdom's purposes.Living the scriptural tenants in regards to your finances.Learning through our errors.Investing and giving on your assets (not just your income).  Key Takeaways: When things are hard, that is when you grow and learn, either through the pain of regret or the pain of discipline. We get to choose.Relationships take time and are always changing. You have to help them grow, including your relationship with God.We are tasked with the wise allocation of limited resources. For God they are unlimited, in our hands, there are limitations.Working with other resource partners can help ministries grow across communities at a greater rate than ever before.  "God created his world in such a way that those who take initiative are blessed, and God called his people to take initiative." —  Andy Weigel Episode Reference: Generous Business Owner Episode: Dale Stockamp: Living the Parable of the Talents About Andy Weigel: Andy has been involved in commercial real estate brokering, investment, development, and management his entire career. After earning his business degree at Pepperdine University in 1987, Andy began in leasing and sales at the George Elkins Company in Palm Desert and by the age of 24 was General Partner in the largest full-service real estate company in the Coachella Valley with 70 sales associates in commercial, residential, and property management services. In 1994, he began investing in investment properties – single tenant NNN, grocery-anchored retail, hospitality, and land. After earning his Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and Certified Property Management (CPM) designations, Andy served the Southern California Chapter of the Institute for Real Estate Management (IREM) as the chapter President in 2007. He also served on the board as an Executive Director for one of the largest Evangelical Free churches in the nation. A year studying in Heidelberg Germany, together with extensive cross-cultural mission engagement has led Andy into nearly 50 countries over the years. Andy has serves on the Board of Director for a unique partnership model that mobilizes people, prayer, and resources into some of the most challenging parts of the world. Assignments have included advocating for Ravi Zacharias International Ministry at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA) in Oxford England, the Lausanne Global Resource Mobilization Task Force, and currently with the Pakisitan Partnership Initiative. Andy also serves as the chief catalyst and chairman for Mission Increase Inland Valleys, a strategic resourcing model that helps ministry leaders grow thru teaching, training, and coaching in their donor/champion relationships. Andy lives in Murrieta with his wife of 28 years, Sandy, and their boys Joshua (20) and Jared (18). Connect with Andy Weigel:Website: https://realty-trust.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-weigel-ccim-cpm-6b4b2827  Connect with Jeff Thomas:Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-upEmail: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdvFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisorsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisors/

Today on a chilling episode of real ghost stories online that some say has caused them to feel less bloated, a sense of higher self esteem, self-confidence, and good will… all with the nasty side effect of uncontrolled projectile diarrhea.  A military family finds a new him near Oxford England and begins to settle into their new life, only to discover that their new home has a mind of its own, or a will to remove the living? Just how long will the survive in this seemingly possessed environment?  We'll find out, today, on real ghost stories online.  If you have a real ghost story or supernatural event to report, please write into our show or call 1-855-853-4802! If you like the show, please help keep us on the air and support the show by becoming an EPP (Extra Podcast Person). We'll give you a BONUS episode every week as a "Thank You" for your support. Become an EPP here: http://www.ghostpodcast.com/?page_id=118 or at or at http://www.patreon.com/realghoststories Watch more at: http://www.realghoststoriesonline.com/ Follow Tony: Instagram: HTTP://www.instagram.com/tonybrueski TikToc: https://www.tiktok.com/@tonybrueski Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tony.brueski

Season 5 – Gap Year: UK Episode 4 (Full episode) Just outside of London, there's a city that breeds the world's best authors and most intelligent individuals: Oxford. So Jamin and Hilarie decided to hop off the train for a quick whistle stop, with plans to bottle up some of the brainpower from Oxford University. Come with them as they uncover the natural habitat of writers like J.R.R. Tolkien (author of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings), C.S. Lewis (author of The Screwtape Letters and A Grief Observed), Lewis Carroll (author of Alice in Wonderland) and more. Walking the streets of Oxford, you'll find places like The Eagle and Child (nicknamed The Bird and Baby), a pub where C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien met regularly. It's clear that thoughtful thinking is welcome and fairytales have made their home here. Subscribe to Travel FOMO in two different ways: (1) See their adventures on YouTube and (2) Follow audibly from wherever you listen to podcasts. Why? Because they're traveling to 18 different countries in the coming year, and you won't want to miss it. Travel FOMO is hosted by a husband and wife duo, Jamin and Hilarie Houghton. Learn more about them at www.travelfomopodcast.com. Follow us on social media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/travelfomopodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/travelfomopodcast TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@travelfomopodcast

Advocacy traverses our nation's boundaries.  Listen as Barrister Paul O'Grady explains the Irish court system and his comparison to our system in the US.

Robert P. French was born in Oxford England in 1944. Early on he developed a love of working with computers. As you will learn, he lived within 40 miles of the first 5 computers in the world.   He obtained his first software job in 1963 and never looked back. Well, not back, but as you will learn, he did find new directions along the way that greatly advanced his career and took him along different life paths.   Today he is the author of, thus far, seven books in the acclaimed Cal Rogan series. Robert's life story is fascinating and by any standard unstoppable.     About the Guest: Robert French is a software developer, turned actor, turned author. He is the writer of the seven (so far) Cal Rogan Mysteries, crime thrillers about a drug-addicted ex-cop who fights his way from living rough on the streets to being a much-sought-after PI. The series, set in Vancouver, Canada, reflects the best and worst of the city. He is passionate about having the right words on the page and with every new book, his goal is to make it better than the previous one. Robert was born in Oxford, England and was brought up in the East End of London. His fascination with computers was born from his love of science fiction, especially Asimov's I Robot books. At age 26 he emigrated from the UK to Canada “for a couple of years” and his been here ever since. At age sixty, he started a transition to writing and after many false starts he published his first book seven years later. His loves are his family, science, language, certain elements of philosophy and craft beer       About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app.   Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.     Transcription Notes UM Intro/Outro  00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i  capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson  01:22  Welcome to unstoppable mindset. And today. Wow, this is a fascinating way to introduce someone we have a software developer turned actor turned author. I don't know what to say to that except Robert French. Welcome to unstoppable mindset.   Robert French  01:38 Thank you very much, Michael, I'm delighted to be here.   Michael Hingson  01:42 We're going to have to get into this software developer and all of that. Robert and I have had some interesting discussions, among other things, talking about computers. Robert was born in 1944. I was born in 1950. But when Robert was was born, and for a while there were a total of five computers in the world. And they were all within 40 miles of where you were born in England, right?   Robert French  02:07 That's correct. Yeah. Yeah, they were to Bletchley Park,   Michael Hingson  02:12 ah, probably used for decoding or something.   Robert French  02:16 That's right. Yes, they were under the care of the famous Alan Turing.   Michael Hingson  02:21 Right. And, of course, we've got a few more computers in the world than that today. But I remember when Robert and I were talking, I pointed out how both of us grew up in a time when a disk crash was really a disk crash. This were these large 16 inch platters that you would place into a disk drive and the heads would flow over the disks a tiny, microscopic amount above the disk. But if something messed up, and the head dropped onto the disk drive, it tore it up, and it made a wretched noise.   Robert French  03:02 Yes, and all your data was lost?   Michael Hingson  03:07 was immediately and totally lost. Absolutely. It's, it's pretty amazing. Well, tell me a little bit about about you and growing up and so on and how you got into the whole business of software development and such.   Robert French  03:23 Well, yeah, it was interesting. I was born in the East End of London, which is like the dodgy End of London. I was born actually in Oxford, but brought up in the East End of London, which is the kind of dodgy End of London. And my parents sacrificed quite a lot to send me to a good school, where I became fascinated with mathematics and wanted to become a mathematician. Then I started reading science fiction. And the idea of computers came up and I got fascinated with the whole idea of computers. I made a decision. That's where I wanted to place my career. Rather than being a mathematic mathematician and working in kind of esoteric arts. I thought I'd rather do something practical with computers. And so I became a computer programmer and did that for for a lot of years, almost 50   Michael Hingson  04:30 I remember Isaac Asimov's UNIVAC   Robert French  04:35 I actually worked for the company UNIVAC at one point in my career. Yes, I do.   Michael Hingson  04:42 It's one of my favorite Isaac Asimov stories. And I heard about it long before I actually was able to read it because it finally got put in a in a readable form for me, was the ultimate question. You're familiar with that?   Robert French  04:55 Yes, yeah.   Michael Hingson  04:56 And and of course It was it was, what was well, what was the question? I was trying to remember. Oh, it had to do with entropy. When entropy doesn't expand anymore, or when does it? Yeah, first, when does entropy reversing think it was. And, and the story goes that there was the UNIVAC and it progressed and became more powerful. And eventually it lived in hyperspace, and was an all encompassing computer. And every time anyone asked the question about whether entropy could be reversed, the computer always answered, I don't know, I don't need insufficient data to know the answer to the question. And finally, at the very end, the computer said, I have the answer. And the answer to the question was let there be light.   Robert French  05:51 Yes, that's the nice a great story. A couple of other as in life stories have inspired me. But one is his robot series. Yeah, the AI robot. That was one of the things that made it made me want to be a programmer. He vastly underestimated the time it would take for artificial intelligence to emerge. He missed it by about 50 years, but still pretty good. But another one that really interested me and inspired me was I forgotten the name of the the actual book, but it was about the planet Aurora, where people didn't ever didn't meet in person. But they projected images of each other holographic images of each other. So if you wanted to go for a walk in the woods with a friend, they would walk in their words, you would walk in yours, and each of you would have a holographic image of the other one walking with you. And in some ways, that was the precursor of the internet.   Michael Hingson  07:02 Sure. Yeah. Sure, well, and in with iRobot, and the series, of course, the three laws of robotics, he is very, very creative and clever about what robots could do and couldn't do. And then of course, there were a few times that the laws got circumvented. And it turns out it was human error and turn instructions to the computers or to the robots and so on.   Robert French  07:28 Yeah, the the three laws of robotics, it's interesting that there are lots of discussions these days in the world of artificial intelligence, about the whole issue of how do you control artificial intelligence, and how you might put the three laws of robotics into into effect. So a lot of people are concerned about artificial intelligent intelligence running amok.   Michael Hingson  07:55 Right. Well, and, and just the whole lack of discipline and a lot of what we do today, of course, today, yeah, everyone wants everything immediately. And they want everything and they want their so called freedom, and they don't recognize, which is what the laws of robotics at least addressed. They don't recognize their own responsibility to freedom.   Robert French  08:14 Mm hmm. Yes. So there's the old adage, you have no rights without duties.   Michael Hingson  08:23 Correct. So you got into software development, love to learn a little bit more about that.   Robert French  08:28 When I started on, obviously, mainframe computers, it was this was in my first job was, I started my first job on January the 11th 1963. And the first computer I worked on was, of course, a mainframe because they were all mainframes. And I worked for years on mainframes, I emigrated from England, to Canada in 1971. The original plan is I'd go to Canada for a couple of years and work and then maybe go back to England and now 51 years later, I haven't gone back to England, or not to live anyway. And, you know, I graduated through the mainframes worked on many computers, then worked on PCs and I had one of the early luggable computers, which was an Osborn computer. And I just worked on mainly I did some, I had during my career I had some jobs in marketing and in in product management, but and in but mainly I still my love was always developing software. I just I loved working on the development of piece of software and then what seeing people use it being happy with it. That was that was a great motivator for me?   Michael Hingson  10:01 Well, of course, you've seen so many different kinds of advances much, not just the whole physical issue of computers and so on, going from the big huge things that were programmed by patch boards that you would just plug into slots and systems that we talked about. Well, I, I was a student in Palmdale High School, and was a lab assistant for our physics professor. And one day, he asked me to take some time. And he had these big patch boards, he said, Just take all the wires out of the patch board, which was a major struggle into themselves. Because there was a lot of fun. But, but computers have progressed physically. So now of course, one of those patch boards wouldn't even be of small fraction of what goes on a chip.   Robert French  10:56 Oh, no. When I think back to the mainframe days IBM's I think last large commercial computer was the 371 58. Yeah, I believe my iPhone is orders of magnitude more powerful than that machine, which cost $2 million, or there abouts.   Michael Hingson  11:22 I remember at UC Irvine, we had an IBM 360. And we had a PDP 10.   Robert French  11:29 Yeah, they were great machines, those PDP 10 machines, as long as you didn't cut your fingers on the paper tapes. Yes.   Michael Hingson  11:38 And as long as you were careful about putting the duct tape in the right way, yes. Well, so now of course, the other part about computers is how software has advanced. And as you said, the iPhone is magnitudes more powerful than the 370. And we we started hearing even in the mid 70s, about computers learning what we now call artificial intelligence, I worked with Ray Kurzweil, as he was developing the original Kurzweil breathing machine. And the thing about the breathing machine was that it also did learn and you could start scanning a page with the computer, of course, scanning was totally different than you have to build up a page of text, line by line with a camera, literally scanning each line then moving down a little bit and scanning the next part until you got a whole page as opposed to just taking a shot. But as it scanned and as you read, the machine really did learn something about the text and the print and re had done the what at that time, were probably very simple, but still steps to allow the machine to learn to read better is the more you read a book.   Robert French  13:04 Hmm, yeah, he because while he's a genius, you're lucky to have worked with   Michael Hingson  13:09 him. And of course, he went on and did other things after he sold Kurzweil Computer Products. But it still was very creative and clever to be able to have a machine, even then, that learned and as a user of the machine and then helping with the original testing and evaluation. As I read books with it, it was clearly obvious that it learned as it went along, it literally would read pages better the more I read, when I could go back and read a page that I had read and just see how much better it was after reading several pages.   Robert French  13:41 Yeah, it's amazing, isn't it? And now, of course,   Michael Hingson  13:44 it's a whole different ballgame in terms of what artificial intelligence does and can do, and its availability. But it's interesting to see how things are improving and getting better over time. And it will be fun to to really see what happens as machines learn and so on. I'm not a fan of Ray Kurzweil singularity necessarily. I'm not sure that we're going to marry the brain and artificial intelligence together, although problem will try but I don't know whether that will be a good thing or not. But I guess we'll see.   Robert French  14:19 Yeah, yeah. Well, certainly, even if one can't map the brain and download it to a computer, I could still see a possibility of a brain being connected to a directly connected to a computer and living inside a robot. Sure. So which is a pretty scary thought.   Michael Hingson  14:49 What were some of the last projects you did in terms of software development?   Robert French  14:54 The last the last major project that I did was a A system that would create would put all of an organization's manuals, online and searchable. So the basic idea was, hospitals were a target market for us. The basic idea was that you could take all of your manuals as PDFs, and word documents, and JPEGs, and whatever you really wanted. And you put them all into our system, you just upload them to our system and create a structure for a set of for all of the manuals of your organization. And you could search all of the manuals in very sophisticated ways more flexible, even than Google searching. Yes, you could say things like, I want to find a document that has the word, heart, and catheter within five words of each other. And it would instantly present that document or documents to you. And it had all sorts of built in security. So you were only allowed to search for what you needed. But it meant that anyone in our hospital had access to all the documents that exists all the manuals that existed in that hospital. At that time, it was I it was a problem finding manuals, you know, people would spend an hour searching for a particular manual to do a procedure. So that was the last big project that I worked on.   Michael Hingson  16:42 And you said that the manuals typically were in like JPEG format or something like that.   Robert French  16:47 Usually they will Word or PDF. But you know, sometimes they would have JPEGs that were associated with the Word documents or the PDF documents. Of course, they couldn't search the JPEGs.   Michael Hingson  17:03 Well, I was wondering about that, of course, today. Now, even more people are demanding that the documents are accessible. The Google, of course, had the large library of millions of books that didn't inherit it, and they would put them up as pictures. And it took a court fight to get Google to agree and slash be compelled to put the documents up as accessible documents.   Robert French  17:31 Hmm. Yeah, that's I didn't know about that. That's, I'm glad that I'm glad the court said that.   Michael Hingson  17:38 It's all about inclusion, of course. And well, they are and, and other organizations are beginning to work on that. Now, of course, in this country, it's not quite as stringent in Canada yet. But in this country of within the last month, the government has said that the Americans with Disabilities Act does apply to websites, because a lot of times lawyers have been making the case or trying to make the case while the ADA was passed before the internet. So how can websites be held accountable and responsible for being accessible? Clearly, the ADEA doesn't apply. And a number of us have said, well, of course it does. Now, of course, the government has finally said, Yes, it does. But Congress still needs to stiffen the laws. And that will be another story.   Robert French  18:24 Yeah, yeah. Well, first getting Congress to move is not always easy.   Michael Hingson  18:31 Yeah, well, it says bad is will can entropy be reversed? And maybe the ultimate question will be the same, will have the same answer. So you worked with that until you were 60. So what was that? 2003 years or so?   Robert French  18:54 Yeah, yeah, it was about the company fails to get its last. Its last financing because of the burst of the tech bubble in 2003. And that's when that's when I started to think about other options.   Michael Hingson  19:13 So what other option Did you decide upon to reverse your entropy? Difficult? Or maybe to see entropy and larger growth? Yes. I don't think that most people probably understand that that whole joke and it's a physical basically, the laws that entropy can't be reversed. And things are constantly expanding like the universe is constantly expanding. And you know, it's like Murphy's Law, which is if anything can go wrong, it will route around and then there's no tools commentary on Murphy's Law which was Murphy was an optimist. But But then the other one, which is the commentary on Murphy's law that says once you open a can of worms, you can only put the words back in a bigger can. So yeah. So maybe it should be continued to expand for?   Robert French  20:07 Well, just on this subject of entropy, it's probably one of the worst understood words by the general public. But what? Well, it was interesting. You know, whenever a company folds, the first thing that you do is start looking for contracting work, which is what I did, I got on the phone and started calling people. And this particular day, it was in March of 2003, I had finished talking to a bunch of people and I put down the phone. And I opened a Word document, because I'd had this idea in my head for quite a while. And it was about a strange plague hitting the Earth. It was kind of an apocalyptic sort of tale. And I started writing, this was about three in the afternoon, I started writing, and I just kept on writing. And suddenly, it was no one in the morning or something. And I just written for eight hours. And I'd written 1000s of words. And I thought, wow, this is the most fun I've had for a such a long time. And that's how it all started. That book, I kind of ran out of steam on. So I started a different book. And the second book was going nowhere. So I started a book about an assassin. And it just wasn't that book became boring. Though, I did use the opening chapters in another book that in one of my Cal Rogen books. Then finally I got an idea for a kind of a business thriller. But I had said in an area in which I had some experience, I were somebody I know was was conned by a, a venture capital company, or will they call themselves a venture capital company somewhere to novel based on that. And I actually finished it, it was the first thing I actually finished completely. And I was I was quite happy with it. I thought it was pretty good. So I sent out query letters to I think it was 70 Publish literary literary agents, and a bunch of publishers and got back 70 rejection letters and other things. Yes, exactly. And this was before the day that you could submit submit via the Internet. The publishing was really quick, I was really slow to adopt technology. So as luck would have it, I booked myself into a Writers Conference. And I thought, well, this book is good. I mean, it's just I don't know how to market it. That's the problem. So I went to the Writers Conference. And the first day was the all the all the all the sessions were about the art of the art of writing. And   Robert French  23:27 I went, took those those courses, and realized the marketing wasn't the problem. The book was the problem. And I it was just that I didn't really understand how to write a book. I, I assumed because I was an avid reader, that I would be a natural writer. But as luck would have it at that conference, I met an editor who gave me a 37 page report on the book. And I decided that the book was a non starter. But through that, through that editor, she she was wonderful. And she mentored me through my first real book. And it all started because I was doing it contract in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, which is the dodgy area of town. And every day I'd walked past this alley to get to the to the the office I was working in. And this alley was full of drug addicts. And I remember saying to my editor whose name was Lisa. I said, Gosh, I go past this alley every day. And I keep thinking, how awful would it be to wake up in that alley, which was just awful, just terrible place? And she said, Well, who would wake up in an alley like that? And I said, Well, if it were a lawyer, yeah, that would be kind of ironic. And if it were a businessman, we interesting but then I thought well if you're a cop That would be great. And so I have this idea of a cop waking up in a alley full of drug addicts covered in blood. And Lisa asked me a bunch of questions. And the first my first novel, which is called junkie, started to come together in my head. And she mentored me through that novel and the second one, and that's grown into a series of seven books now,   Michael Hingson  25:26 are they self published, or traditionally published,   Robert French  25:29 this self published, I tried going the traditional publishing route, I got some interest, but I think my age was working against me, because publishers are more interested in people who are younger than I am. And who will have lots of books in them. So anyway, I, I learned about self publishing and took a bunch of courses and went that route. And now I think if a publisher came to me, and made me an offer, unless it was a really good offer, I don't think I'd be interested.   Michael Hingson  26:06 But you, you now have seven books. So you've clearly established a track record, in the fact that you keep writing them. I'm sure it's in part because you want to, but I would also suspect that you had success with   Robert French  26:19 them. Yeah, yeah. I've had some success with them. And, you know, somebody asked me, When are you going to stop writing? I'm 77. Now. So they asked me, When are you going to stop writing? And I paraphrase Charlton Heston and said, when they prize the computer out of my cold, dead hands, so I'm just gonna keep doing it. And one of the main reasons I do it is, over the years, I have established a mailing list of people who are fans of my my books, and the feedback I get from those people is just wonderful. It's this, I've met so many wonderful people through this mailing list. And they are the people that that keep me going. When I have bad times. It's those people who make me feel that I can still do this.   Michael Hingson  27:20 Do you publish through Amazon? Or where do you how do you publish?   Robert French  27:24 Amazon? Yeah, I went, I decided to go exclusive with Amazon. Because when I when I was publishing through Amazon, and Kobo, and Apple and Google, Barnes and Noble, I did an experiment with a couple of books and made them exclusive to Amazon. And they just did so much better. So I decided to go exclusive with Amazon on all the books. Can you   Michael Hingson  27:55 answer those when you're publishing through Amazon? I assume it's Kindle Direct Publishing? Yeah. Can't Can't you also make the books available from Amazon through other distribution channels and so on?   Robert French  28:09 Yes, you can. Yes. And Amazon will do that, too. Also, Amazon. Another reason for being with Amazon is that they also do the books in paperback, and in hardcover now. So I've got all of my books are in paperback and in large print. So that's, that's one of the things that Amazon does, which I like.   Michael Hingson  28:36 So have any of them been also produced in audio?   Robert French  28:41 Not yet, I really want to do them in audio. But I have a particular problem in doing them in audio, because the books are written in first person, present tense, from the point of view of multiple characters. So some chapters will be written from the point of view of a woman's, for example, and some even from a child. And then they'll say, there'll be saying, man standing here waiting for cow, and he's late again. So I need a woman actress to voice those, those chapters. So it means that in order to do audiobooks, I need to put together a team. Well, I did have a stint of acting. So I do know a bunch of actors. So I will do that at some point. But and hopefully soon, but right now, I'm just so busy that I can't devote the time to it.   Michael Hingson  29:41 I'm thinking though that with the fact that you're going through Amazon, it would be interesting to see if you could raise a discussion within Bada bing published through audible which is owned by Amazon because ANA has has produced they have done what they call audible originals, and they're very capable and Do oftentimes use more than one person to deal with a   Robert French  30:05 book. Oh, I didn't know that.   Michael Hingson  30:08 Oh, there's a lot of that.   Robert French  30:11 So because my thought was that I would know how to edit audio and video, I thought of assembling the actors and getting them to read the chapters and then editing it into an audible book, which, you know, Amazon will let you do that. So they're called Amazon, audible originals. Did you say, well,   Michael Hingson  30:36 audible originals are books that are not traditionally published elsewhere, but published through audible. Do you use Audible at all?   Robert French  30:46 No, I don't. I'm not a I'm not an audio book.   Michael Hingson  30:49 That's fine. We want to and it doesn't violate the laws of robotics. But But in your case, I'm sure it would be called an audible original because it's not published anywhere through traditional publishing, although the your books are so either way, though, they they do produce audio books, and oftentimes have at least two people reading it, if not more. I remember one that I read last year, you've seen the movie Alien? Yes. Yeah. Okay. So there's a book called Alien shadows, which is another one where, oh, what's the Gorny weavers character's name? Yeah. And the cat? Yeah. Are, are they actually they were in suspended animation. And they're brought out of suspended animation for something and they ended up fighting aliens again. And there are like about 10 different actors that are dealing with all the different characters. So I really think that it would be interesting to explore whether audio audible could do it and would do yeah, I'll certainly look into that. Thank you. I would, I would think that would make a lot of sense to do. I do a lot of audio reading on airplanes. But nowadays, mostly not opposed to Braille. Because I believe that Braille is still the basic means of reading and writing that I have. My wife and I read books together. So we pipe them through the house. So whatever we're doing, there's a book going, usually TV, but a book. She's learned how to listen to audio, and not fall asleep. So she That's great. Yeah, it's it's really wonderful when a number of actors do it. And there are some actors that can do a number of voices. But I understand what you're saying for your book. But I would definitely explore audio through audible and see what you could do.   Robert French  32:52 Yeah, I will definitely do that. Thank you,   Michael Hingson  32:55 it would make a lot of sense to do. Well, so you, you were an actor, while software developer, actor and then reader tell me more about that. Yeah,   Robert French  33:05 I, my first one, my first job when I was five, I wanted to be a cowboy. But my first job that I wanted to do is I wanted to be an actor. And my father probably quite rightly, taught me out and said, you know, with your mathematical ability, you should do something else. And actually, to some extent, he was instrumental in pointing me towards computers, or encouraging me towards computers should I say, but I always liked acting. I was in every school, my every play my school ever produced. And after school, I did a few acting, few plays and musicals. So in my 50s, I thought I'd like to try acting. So I took a tour course and went for auditions and found myself getting lead roles pretty quickly in local theater. And then I kind of realized I needed a better acting, a better acting coach. So I took lessons from Larry Silverberg, who was a wonderful, wonderful teacher, and he was in Seattle, and twice a week I would drive down to Seattle and do courses with Larry, and then I'd started doing a few movie things. Then, I just kind of realized that acting no matter how good an actor you are, in in the world of movies, it's they're always looking for a look. And I didn't have one plus or didn't have the one they wanted. Plus the the The movies that are made in Vancouver are all three American audiences almost all, and they needed people with American accents. And although I can do an American accent, it's just not very good. So that so I decided that pursuing that as a profession was not a good idea. So I continued acting in local theater for a while. But once I started writing that just completely overtook, took all my spare time. So that's when I stopped acting.   Michael Hingson  35:36 It's always radio for the BBC or the CPC.   Robert French  35:39 Yeah. I wouldn't mind doing radio. Yeah.   Michael Hingson  35:45 So you, so what's your next book,   Robert French  35:48 The next book is was in inspired by a podcast that I listened to, I'm a bit of a podcast addict. And it was about a, an amazing, but quite evil woman who ran this cryptocurrency scam. And I thought that would be an interesting part of a book. And so that's, that's the next book in the Cal Rogen series that I'm starting to write. Plus, I've got another series of books on the on the development stage. And my protagonist has a 12 year old daughter. And so the next series of books will be her as a detective in the year 2040 2045, when she's grown up, because in the current series, she's got five years old. So I'm very interested in what the near future holds for us with robotics and artificial intelligence and the social issues that we're facing and social media and cryptocurrencies and all of those things. So I'm very excited about writing books set credit, five years in the future.   Michael Hingson  37:10 Have you ever read any of the books by JD Robb the in depth series?   Robert French  37:14 I haven't No, no.   Michael Hingson  37:17 So JD Robb, who is nor Roger, yeah, Roberts, has written a whole series there, the Eve Dallas series, and I think they're now 54 or 55 books. And they start out in like 2058, I think, or 2057. And are very, they're fun to read. There are some steamy parts, but that's okay. They have absolutely captured what both me and my wife's attention. So she doesn't even want to read those piped through the house. She wants to read those on her own, but she wants the audio version. So we're both now on book number 20 in that series, but they're fun. And I'm sure that your take will be different. And that's a good thing. So it's a wonderful series to write. But she has been very successful with that.   Robert French  38:05 Oh, that's great. Oh, definitely. I knew I knew that Nora had started writing books under the JD Robert, I didn't know anything about them. So I will check out to the Eve Dallas series.   Michael Hingson  38:20 They're all they're all something in depth. And they're fascinating the characters evolve and grow. And the whole series has been very fascinating to observe character, character development, and because she's done with them, but I'm anxious to read yours as well now, so definitely get them out there and also get them out in audio, that'll be a lot of fun for a lot of people, for sure. Actually, something that you might think about is there is a the Library of Congress has the National Library Service for the Blind and print impaired. And I'm sure there is an equivalent in Canada. They also use their own readers to record books, and it might be worth reaching out to them to see if they might be interested. I've not seen any that they individually record that have several actors, but nevertheless, it's a fascinating thing, but I would still think audible would be the best way.   Robert French  39:19 Hmm, yeah, I will definitely look into that audible originals idea. That'd be great.   Michael Hingson  39:26 Well, tell me more about sort of your view about self publishing as opposed to traditional publishing and the differences in the values and so on.   Robert French  39:34 Well, I'm not a huge expert in traditional publishing. There. I know people who are both traditionally published and self published and generally prefer the self publishing side of, of their, their work. traditional publishing is going through some huge upheaval Almost, and they're very, they've been very slow to react to the ebook market. And they, they just don't seem to have got it. Their books, the one of the key things about the ebook market is books should be cheaper when they're ebooks than in on paper. But frequently, the traditional publishers will have the ebook and the paper book at the same price. And it seems like they're trying to grab all the money they can out of the marketplace before it's lost to them. So now, they might well be wrong. But that's, that's a bit how I see it. If somebody came to me and said, I wanted to be an author, which way should I go, I would say if you're going to choose go with self publishing, you have more control you make you make more money and midlist author with with a publishing house, doesn't make a heck of a lot of money. But a midlist author, on KDP, with Amazon can make a very nice living. So I would I have become a big fan of self publishing.   Michael Hingson  41:27 And the more you learn how to market, the better you will be and the more successful you will be in it is true that with self publishing, you have to do more of your marketing. But even in the regular publishing world today, authors aren't usually selected that can't bring their own marketing skills and marketing presence to a book. They want you to have significant social media presence, newsletters, blogs, Facebook, and social media outreach and so on, that you again, bring yourself much less what they might do,   Robert French  42:10 huh? Yeah, gone are the days when you signed a deal with a publisher, went back home and started writing the next book. And they did everything?   Michael Hingson  42:20 Yeah, very much. So. So tell me about your writing process, your style, and so on.   Robert French  42:25 Yeah, it'sa bit weird,   Michael Hingson  42:27 which you talked a little bit about it, but   Robert French  42:30 goes with goes with my personality. I don't do a lot of planning of a book, I tend to write by the seat of my pants as a pantser, as they say, so I'll get an idea for a book. And I'll kind of do a mind map of where I think it's going and what it's going to what it's going to be like, and who's going to be in it. And just, I don't even always know how it's going to end. But once I've kind of got got it settled in my gut, I just start writing. And I write and things happen. And now of course, I have a cast of characters who are in most of the books, and when they show up, they know, I know what to do with them. And it's it's a lot, it's a it's a lot of fun. And I frequently surprised myself, you know, I'll be writing thinking that this chapter is going to end a certain way. And then somebody will say something, and it will trigger something in my mind, and the chapter will go in a quite different direction. Now this can be difficult, because you can write yourself, it's write itself into a corner. And sometimes it takes a while to get out of it. But I always think if I can surprise myself, I can surprise my readers. So it seems to work for me. And I really like working this way. I did one time just for fun. Think about planning out of book, The wet. Some people know they know how many chapters it's going to be what's going to happen in each chapter. And I started to do that and my head exploded. I just couldn't to couldn't do it. So sorry.   Michael Hingson  44:24 Your characters are beginning to tell the story.   Robert French  44:28 That's right. That's absolutely right. Yeah, yeah. Sometimes you ask a question. And I'll think, hey, what would be an interesting answer to that question that I just wrote down? And that might send something in a completely different direction. The other thing is sorry, gone. No, go ahead. But the other thing is that one of the things that I learned from the literary agent and author Don Masse is With every book should have tension on every page. And so when I'm not fixed in what has to happen in the chapter, I can make tension appear on a page by somebody giving a an odd answer or asking a question that nobody's got the answer to. And all those things create tension, but they're sometimes drive the story in a different direction. So that that works really works for me.   Michael Hingson  45:35 Does it sometimes surprise you when that happens? Oh, yeah. Oh,   Robert French  45:38 yeah. I'm constantly surprised. Sometimes, you know, at the end of a day of writing, I'll, I'll look at what I've written and say, Wow, that was good. But different.   Michael Hingson  45:52     Robert French  45:57 Oh, yes. Yes. Oh, yeah. Yeah,   Michael Hingson  46:01 probably must be depressing. After a while   Robert French  46:03 it is. I'm subject to depression as well. And sometimes writer's block will be one of the triggers. But I usually get writer's block, because I've let the storyline go in a really interesting direction. And have a really unexpected, you know, I've been working towards an expected result. And I thought, No, this unexpected result with much better, and then sometimes takes me a long time to re gather the strands of the story with this new element in it. And, you know, that can take, you know, a couple of days to work out. But yeah, it's except when I'm in a long period of depression, writer's block may last a day or so how do you get over it? What happens? Well, in the, in the short term writer's block, eventually, something will click, you know, at some, you know, sometimes I'll wake up in the morning and think something, wow, that might work in the book. And so that will happen. When I get into, you know, a long, longer period of depression, that writer's block becomes semi permanent. And what gets me out of that is, I'll end up going to my doctor, and he'll getting some medication. So   Michael Hingson  47:31 until you allow yourself to relax and start to just really think about it again. Yeah, listen to your characters.   Robert French  47:39 Yeah, yeah. In a recent depression, something happened that helps quite a lot, is I woke up in the morning, and I was still half asleep. And I had this image of two women standing over looking down over the dead body. And I built a whole chapter in my mind about it. And as soon as I got up, I actually wrote down first 500 words of the chapter. And it was indicative of being in a depression because it was very, very dark. But I thought, you know, if I didn't make it quite so dark, it could actually be an interesting start to a story. So things like that help stuff pops into your mind. And you think, Wow.   Michael Hingson  48:30 Well, I'm looking forward to checking out some of the books certainly, and I can't end this without asking you, what kinds of thoughts and observations and advice you might have for people who want to write. Yeah, it's   Robert French  48:45 interesting that you're out, you should ask that I've just finished a guest blog post for a blogger in United Kingdom. And the title is what to do for an aspiring writer. And my advice would be that if you're don't think that you just you're just going to be a writer, the chances are, you're going to be a publisher too, and you're going to need to be good at it and good at marketing too. But the thing that will distinguish you over the long term is good writing. So if you don't have experience in writing don't do what I did. Don't assume because you're an avid reader that you're going to be a good writer. I spent I didn't waste but I used up quite a few years writing when I could have done a lot better. So make sure you're good. Writers Conference is a great thing to go to for aspiring writer, because they have courses which are given by actual published successful authors on how to write. You can meet agents, you can meet editors, you can meet publishers. But take as many courses as you can, on the craft of writing, read as many books as you can on the craft of writing, and just become a very, very good writer. Because at the moment, self publishing is what is the Wild West, but that's not going to last forever. And the good writers will be the ones who stay in and, and rise to the top, they've still got to be a good marketer and publisher. But I think the key is to become a very, very good writer. And if you if you can go to somebody I know went to a conference, they met one of their favorite authors, and asked me author if they would become their mentor. And they say, yes. So that's, that's something that is always worth doing. Because if you have a mentor, I was lucky that Lisa, my editor became my mentor. And, you know, I could call her anytime and ask her any question about writing? And she would, she would tell me, so a mentor is really good if you can get one. Do you work with an agent today? I don't work with an agent. Now. Now, it's all self publishing. It's all self publish. Yeah, but I do use Edison's   Michael Hingson  51:29 and there's a lot of value in editors, good editors are going to help you really bring out what is important and relevant about not just telling you how to rewrite something or whatever, I remember when we did thunder dog, we had a wonderful editor. And Chad said up front, I'm not going to try to rewrite this book, this has to be you and your story and your style. But what I need to do is to help you enhance it, to make it something that people will want to read and will connect with them. And he had some great suggestions about transitions and so on in the book. I don't know whether you if you read thunderdog, or not.   Robert French  52:13  Yeah, it's no, it's on my list.   Michael Hingson  52:15 Well, one of the things that we do in Thunder dog is we start off with something that happened on September 11. And then we transition back to things in my life that that are relevant to that and taught me something that I could then use to that event. And then at the end of the chapter, we go back to that event, finish it and then go to the next chapter and do the same thing. And Chad said, Well, the problem is, I get lost with the transitions. I don't know where I am, I'm suddenly somewhere else. The transitions are not very good. That's a fair comment, as opposed to, well, you got to you got to rewrite all of this and all that. He said, The transitions aren't good. So we we I actually spent a weekend working on the transitions. Once he taught me what that meant. And the transitions became, I think one of the better parts of the book, and others have said the same thing. And that's, that's one of the things that an editor should do is really help good writers become even better writers?   Robert French  53:14 Mm hmm. Absolutely. I had a, I had an experience with an editor. On my third book, Lisa, was involved in a couple of other projects. And she couldn't be my editor for that book. And so I found another editor who was really, really wonderful. And the book I mentioned about the assassin that never went anywhere, the first chapter of that book was great. And I used it in the new book. And it was a long, long chapter. And it was a it was a flash forward. So you know, after that chapter, it flashed back 14 days to see how one got to that situation. And the editor said that chapter is way too long. And so I broke it up into three different chapters, and flashed, flashed back after each chapter. And it really, really worked. And just, you know, but just to know that the chapter was too long, that's all she had to say, to make me fix it, which was really great and actually had a lot of other really good comments as well, where somebody was acting out of character, you know, would that person really do that? And I thought they probably wouldn't. So,   Michael Hingson  54:48 yeah, that's that's the sign of a good editor. Oh, she was great. Yeah, yeah. Well, if people want to reach out to you and learn about the books and other things like that, how do they do that?   Robert French  54:59 They thing to do is to go to Robert P French.com. That's my website. And if you first page is a list of my books, the book junkie is the first book in the series. And if you click on that, I'll send you a free copy of the first book. So so if anyone's interested in following up, that's the way to do it.   Michael Hingson  55:28 And is that that's the best way then to contact you, as opposed to email or something like that.   Robert French  55:33 But yeah, on my website, just click contact, and then then my email addresses, then people can email me,   Michael Hingson  55:40 and they can learn all about any social media that you happen. So   Robert French  55:43 yeah, I've got Facebook. So Robert P French offer?   Michael Hingson  55:49 Well, I really appreciate you coming on and giving us your insights and demonstrating that you, you took up challenges that came in your life, and you work through them, and even with depression, and so on that comes up, you're able to, to eventually get past it. So don't don't stop doing that. You don't want to depressed, Robert around.   Robert French  56:11 No one does.   Michael Hingson  56:13 But we're really glad that you you came here and you're talking with us. And I appreciate it very much. And so people can go to Robert P french.com. And get all the information and I hope they buy your books. Well,   Robert French  56:25 thank you very much. And thank you very much for inviting me onto the podcast. I really appreciate it. And just as an aside, I didn't after our first conversation I did have I did go to accessibe.com. And it was really very interesting. So I'm glad you made that connection for me.   Michael Hingson  56:49 Well, I hope that you'll use it to to get to work on your website, if you haven't yet. I certainly will. Yes, it works. Well. Yeah, I was very impressed with the demo. Well, thanks for being here. And I want to thank all of you who listened today, I learned a lot and enjoy talking with authors. It's fun to compare notes. And it's also fun to talk about the good old days of computers and such things. So thanks very much for for doing that, Robert. And again, thank all of you for listening. 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This is another Good Life episode where I share with you moments in time that make me smile—moments from my good life! And today, I'm taking you with me to my happy place, Oxford, England! Since I'm blind and can't enjoy visual pictures of my trips, I take “audio pictures,” which are simply audio recordings of a special place, moment, or memory that I want to capture. Then I'm able to take that voice memo with me, listen to it over and over, and picture it in my mind's eye. As I listen to these recordings and recall the moments I want to cherish, I'm also reminded of the goodness of God and His presence in my life. You'll get a glimpse of God's goodness too as you listen in, and I pray they help you see how you can live the good life too. SHOW NOTES: 413podcast.com/goodlife3

Molly Maine is a fine art painter who moved to Paris to study painting and drawing at Studio Escalier, an art school in Montmartre. In her studio in Montmartre, she makes autobiographical paintings that use imagery of interior and exterior spaces, reflection, still life, and portraiture.A Californian by birth, she attended Sarah Lawrence College in New York where she majored in art and literature. Though interested in art since childhood, it was while copying from Botticelli's “La Primavera” at the Uffizi during a study abroad program in Florence Italy, that she became interested in figurative painting and drawing. After graduation, she worked as an artist and scenic painter in Portland Oregon. In Oregon she was awarded a yearlong fully funded painting residency from the Calligram Falcon foundation. Molly has since lived Oxford England and Paris France where she pursues her interest drawing and painting from live models as well as from paintings and sculptures at the Louvre.  margaretmaine.comSupport the show

This week we are joined by John Iannarelli ESQ CSP ®FBI Special Agent (Ret.) to discuss "Cybersecurity For Business". John Iannarelli aka FBI John served as an FBI Special Agent for 20 years, during which he was a SWAT team member and participated in the investigations of the Oklahoma City bombing, the 9/11 attack, the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and the Sony hack. Among his many FBI assignments, John served as the FBI's National Spokesperson, on the Cyber Division Executive staff, and was as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge overseeing all Criminal, Cyber and Counterintelligence investigations. He was recognized with the FBI's Director Award for Distinguished Service. A former San Diego Police Officer and attorney with international studies at Oxford England, John is admitted to the practice of law in California, Maryland, and Washington DC. In addition, he is the recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Computer Science in recognition of his contributions to the field of cyber investigations. John was also an NFL Security Representative responsible for ensuring public safety throughout the football season and the Super Bowl. John is the author of five books, including Why Teens Fail and What to Fix, a parents' guide to protecting their children on the Internet and other dangers, and How to Spot a Terrorist Before It's Too Late. His just released 5th book, Disorderly Conduct, examines the lighter side of law enforcement and the humorous moments during his FBI career. John is a frequent on-air contributor for the national news media and has been profiled in Forbes. He provided live on-scene coverage from Las Vegas of the Mandalay Bay mass shooting attack as it occurred. An engaging and entertaining keynote speaker, John is a National Speakers Association Certified Speaking Professional (CSP®) known for sharing his intriguing insights combined with his superb sense of humor. He has presented to Fortune 500 companies, domestic and international audiences, the United Nations, and the Vatican, where he has personally met on several occasions with Pope Francis. To learn more visit https://fbijohn.com or email John@FBIJohn.com Please visit our website to learn more https://indiebooksintl.com Marketing With A Book Podcast Episode 72 Recorded 6/21/2022

In today's episode we continue where we left off from our last conversation, and look to provide additional specific details and information for Canadians seeking to flee the stark socio-economic realities this country is presently facing, and will face over the next several decades. We will also examine strategies and tactics to safely preserve and move your wealth out of this country. Today we are very fortunate to once again host Maryann Pousette Gebauer. Mrs Gebauer is a former investment advisor with Nesbitt Burns and Scotia McLeod where she managed multimillion dollar portfolios. Mrs Gebauer earned a BSc from UBC and an MBA from McMaster University. Presently she is an independent financial consultant in investment, finance, and international relocation. Mrs Gebauer provides investment advice with an expertise in navigating political change and global trends with a focus on asset retention and diversification. She has thoroughly studied the World Economic Forum and Great Reset agenda. Two recent years in Oxford England and membership at the Oxford Union provided exposure to countless lectures and meetings with world leaders, corporate heads, academics, and experts. Mrs Gebauer relies on a large roster of international economists, historians, investment and technocracy experts to guide her. To learn more about Mrs Gebauer, please visit her telegram channel: https://t.me/maryannscoops

I was born in Oxford England in 1961. At school I was more on the creative side that the academic, and successfully competed in many sports. It wasn't until I grew older that I became more interested in other subjects. Over the years I have had various jobs, and have worked abroad in various countries.

While at Magdalen College in Oxford, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis had become friends in 1926. Lewis, then an atheist, credits Tolkien with convincing him of the validity of Christianity. Lewis became one of the most influential Christian writers of our time and wrote the Chronicles of Narnia series in 1950 through1956. Tolkien's Hobbit and Lord of the Rings series published from 1937 to 1955. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://haveagather.com/2022/05/11/cheers-from-oxford-england/ Link to Lewis poem and photos of Addison's Walk: https://middleearthnews.com/2014/05/20/addisons-walk/ Travel planning links: https://www.visitbritain.com/gb/en/england/central-england/oxford and https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/england/oxford --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/regular-girl-devos/support

In today's episode we resume our investigative series centered on the stark economic realities that we presently face. Today we will explore what is on the socioeconomic horizon for Canadians, and preparing for the coming storm. We will examine investment strategies to protect and insulate your wealth from the present hyper-inflationary period, and greedy government hands. Prudent and carefully thought out decisions made now will have a profound impact on your future. Maryann Pousette Gebauer is a former investment advisor with Nesbitt Burns and Scotia McLeod where she managed multimillion dollar portfolios. Mrs Gebauer earned a BSc from UBC and an MBA from McMaster University. Presently she is an independent financial consultant in investment, finance, and international relocation specialist. Mrs Gebauer provides investment advice with an expertise in navigating political change and global trends with a focus on asset retention and diversification. She has thoroughly studied the World Economic Forum and Great Reset agenda. Two recent years in Oxford England and membership at the Oxford Union provided exposure to countless lectures and meetings with world leaders, corporate heads, academics, and experts. Mrs Gebauer relies on a large roster of international economists, historians, investment and technocracy experts to guide her. To learn more about Mrs Gebauer, please visit her telegram channel: https://t.me/maryannscoops

“The growing morning birdsong of early spring on the green outskirts of Oxford, England, 23rd February 2022.” 

Join host Mikaela Nishida ‘21, a mathematics major, as she interviews Hutch Fann ‘21, a philosophy, politics and economics major, about his junior year abroad in Oxford, England at Oxford University: St. Edmund Hall. Mikaela and Hutch meditate on Oxford's unique academic structure, making friends abroad, and the best late-night snack spots. Keywords: academic year abroad, tutorials, local engagement, Oxford University: St. Edmund Hall, student apartment, (flats) Transcript: https://pomona.box.com/s/eio6uc4xj5l7ok1gwhh3ofwj754zjxen

Dr. K. Craig Boatright is one of the best and most respected orthopedic spine surgeons in the country. He currently practices medicine in and around the Lowcountry of South Carolina (Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, and Beaufort) where he has resided since 2008. Dr. Boatright has helped many a golfer return to playing golf, and enjoying life, without having to have surgery. In fact, he only uses surgical means as a last resort. Why should you listen? Not only is he one of the smartest people you will ever meet, but his resume is also second to none; Emory University – Magna Cum Laude, Oxford University – Rhodes Scholar, Harvard University Medical School, University of Washington – Residency, Emory University – Fellowship. Once you listen to him you will have a great understanding, tremendous amount of respect and know why he is one of the most revered and sought after orthopedic spinal surgeons in the country.

In this episode, the once mild mannered Dr. Alexander exposes his true nature as a fierce lion and speaks his truth about what is happening with the global response to the wuhan flu. DO NOT MISS THIS! In today's program we continue our series on the conservation of humanity, examining the wuhan flu covid-19 scamdemic, and the tyrannical and nonsensical reaction by governments across the planet. Specifically we will be presenting a potential recovery plan, a pathway forward, to move beyond this pathetic chapter in human history. Dr. Paul E. Alexander, PhD, expertise and teaching of epidemiology (clinical epidemiology), evidence-based medicine, and research methodology (former Assistant Professor at McMaster University in evidence-based medicine); former COVID Pandemic advisor to WHO-PAHO Washington, DC (2020) and former senior advisor to COVID Pandemic policy in Health and Human Services (HHS) Washington, DC, US government; worked/appointed in 2008 at WHO as a regional specialist/epidemiologist in Europe's Regional office Denmark (nations involved in assigned WHO's project were Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Poland), worked for the government of Canada as an epidemiologist for 12 years, appointed as the Canadian in-field epidemiologist (2002-2004) as part of an international CIDA funded, Health Canada executed project on TB/HIV co-infection and MDR-TB control (involving India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Afghanistan); employed from 2017 to 2019 at Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Virginia USA as the evidence synthesis meta-analysis systematic review guideline development lead/trainer; education: graduate studies at University of Oxford England, University of Toronto Canada, McMaster University Canada, York University Canada; completed a short certificate program at Johns Hopkins Baltimore, USA, in bioterrorism (medical and public health aspects following the deployment of a biological weapon (weaponized pathogen such as small pox, plague, botulism, tularemia etc.) on a city such as Baltimore; also lectured and informed routinely by Dr. Donald Henderson who headed eradication of small-pox and developed expertise post the certificate program); awarded Governor General Medal of Canada for academics; doctoral studies and post doc completed under supervision of Dr. Gordon Guyatt, co-founder with Dr. Dave Sackett of the field of 'evidence-based medicine (EBM)'; currently independent academic scientist and consultant. Dr. Alexander appeared previously on the program in Episode #81, I encourage listeners to tune in to that excellent and informative episode if they have not already done so. I would like to dedicate this episode to Uncle Val Hogland, who recently passed away in Jamaica. He will be greatly missed by all his family and friends. Rest in peace Uncle Val, and God bless you. Dr. Alexander is a frequent contributor to the American Institute for Economic Research (www.aier.org) where many of his excellent detailed reports can be viewed. Some examples are as follows: https://www.aier.org/article/14-months-later-a-pathway-forward/ https://www.aier.org/article/lockdowns-are-no-substitute-for-focused-protection/ https://www.aier.org/article/the-dangers-of-masks/

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Beth Swift who is a Phd Candidate at the University of Oxford in Oxford England. She is in her final year of her DPhil/Phd program or doctorate program in womens reproductive health and her research looks at contributions to PCOS, endometriosis, and fibrosis. She's been able to work with residents of the Cyprus, a small island in the Middle East, to gather data and present the first health statistic on this population. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ariel-castro6/message

In today's program we continue our series on the conservation of humanity, continuing our exploration of the wuhan flu covid-19 scamdemic. We will be dissecting the pack of lies which have been peddled globally by public health agencies, governments, mainstream media, and the mainstream medical community. Joining us today is Dr. Paul Elias Alexander. Dr. Alexander received his bachelor's degree in epidemiology from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, a master's degree from Oxford University, and a PhD from McMaster University's Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact. Dr. Paul E. Alexander, PhD, expertise and teaching of epidemiology (clinical epidemiology), evidence-based medicine, and research methodology (former Assistant Professor at McMaster University in evidence-based medicine); former COVID Pandemic advisor to WHO-PAHO Washington, DC (2020) and former senior advisor to COVID Pandemic policy in Health and Human Services (HHS) Washington, DC, US government; worked/appointed in 2008 at WHO as a regional specialist/epidemiologist in Europe's Regional office Denmark (nations involved in assigned WHO's project were Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Poland), worked for the government of Canada as an epidemiologist for 12 years, appointed as the Canadian in-field epidemiologist (2002-2004) as part of an international CIDA funded, Health Canada executed project on TB/HIV co-infection and MDR-TB control (involving India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Afghanistan); employed from 2017 to 2019 at Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Virginia USA as the evidence synthesis meta-analysis systematic review guideline development lead/trainer; education: graduate studies at University of Oxford England, University of Toronto Canada, McMaster University Canada, York University Canada; completed a short certificate program at Johns Hopkins Baltimore, USA, in bioterrorism (medical and public health aspects following the deployment of a biological weapon (weaponized pathogen such as small pox, plague, botulism, tularemia etc.) on a city such as Baltimore; also lectured and informed routinely by Dr. Donald Henderson who headed eradication of small-pox and developed expertise post the certificate program); awarded Governor General Medal of Canada for academics; doctoral studies and post doc completed under supervision of Dr. Gordon Guyatt, co-founder with Dr. Dave Sackett of the field of 'evidence-based medicine (EBM)'; currently independent academic scientist and consultant. Dr. Alexander is a frequent contributor to the American Institute for Economic Research (www.aier.org) where many of his excellent detailed reports can be viewed. Some examples are as follows: https://www.aier.org/article/14-months-later-a-pathway-forward/ https://www.aier.org/article/lockdowns-are-no-substitute-for-focused-protection/ https://www.aier.org/article/the-dangers-of-masks/

Our guest this episode is Alice Wroe, the Augmented and Virtual Realities Lead at the Atlantic Institute in Oxford England. The Atlantic Institute connects the seven Atlantic Fellows programs, building a global community of courageous leaders who address systemic causes of inequity. Alice is also the founder of Herstory, a project using art and culture to engage people with women's history. She has worked at the intersection of art, technology and social justice for leading institutions including Magic Leap, U2, and The Gates Foundation. We discuss being an accidental technologist, the experience of meeting a Digital Human for the first time, how AR and VR could be used to elevate our humanity, and the role artists play in preventing technology from becoming boring and dangerous. You can read more about Alice and her work below Atlantic Institute and Atlantic Fellows HerStory Please don't forget to subscribe/rate/review on Apple podcasts to help the show get discovered!  

Ep. 6: Happy Wednesday! Today's episode is another Abroad Series, this time focusing on Oxford, England! In this episode I sit down with Jordan Lopez, a recent grad who spent the spring semester of her freshman year studying abroad in Oxford, the literary capital of the world! We talk all things home stays, travel around the UK, weather, pub life, and even Albert Einstein. Did you know that Oxford is only 40 minutes from London? If you ever find yourself abroad in England, be sure to add a visit to Oxford to your list!Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicole.rosania/The Abroad Blog: https://theabroadblog.comMy links: https://theabroadblog.com/explore/Jordan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordann_lopez/

Olivia Bardo is a senior English major with minors in Politics and Gender Studies at Messiah University. She realized her calling to pursue social justice while reading the works of Edwidge Danticat. Since then she has sought to equalize spaces through arts and humanities. Her works appear in The Porch, The American Academy of Poets, Meniscus Journal, and elsewhere. She grew up with infusions of nondenominational and Baptist traditions and is now in the process of deconstructing her faith. She resides in northeastern Pennsylvania. To read Olivia's full essay, visit clerestorymag.comFollow us on:Instagram: @clerestorymagTwitter: @clerestorymagFacebook: facebook.com/clerestorymag Support our work:BookshopBonfire

Join Ashleigh as she walks through the University Parks, in Oxford, England! *** Outside World is a podcast all about showcasing the sounds outside your door. At a time when we're staying inside a whole lot more, this is a show to bring your ears back to the outside, even when your body can't. Each week will showcase a new soundscape to soundtrack your own everyday. If you're interested in getting involved, you can! Record a 10-15 minute voice memo on your phone of your outside world. It could be as you walk your neighbourhood, capturing the sounds of nature from your backyard, or even just with your window open. Remember to mention your name and where you're from at the beginning, and once your done, send it and a photo from where you are to miks@mikseveritt.com. New episodes will be released every Monday morning! Follow Miks on Twitter (twitter.com/mikseveritt) and Instagram (instagram.com/mikseveritt). More information about the show at mikseveritt.com/outsideworld Enjoying the show? Make sure you're subscribed and tell your friends. You can also leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Rachel Margaret McLean (1971–1991) was a British student at St. Hilda's College in Oxford, England, when she was murdered by her boyfriend, John Tanner, a day after they became engaged. In the aftermath, Tanner concocted ruses in an attempt to allay suspicion, and elaborated a series of lies in an attempt to confuse the crime investigation and outwit the police.

Show Notes PB&J Catchpole Interview https://picturebookstagang.wordpress.com/ PB&J: Interview with Lucy and James Catchpole Episode summary:  Ale chats with Lucy and James Catchpole of the Catchpole Agency of Oxford England.  Lucy and James are a married team of disabled literary agents who represent Picture books and YA Fiction.  They can be found on Instagram, @thecatchpoles where… Continue reading PB&J Episode 7: Catchpoles Interview

When a young man is found lying unconscious and motionless in a field just outside Oxford (England, that is) it's time for Rhod to sit down in his garden (back yard) with the author of this fiction. The Boy In The Field is Margot Livesey's ninth novel and her first and last (we hope) to be released in Covid time.

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Reverend Dr. Joseph Nathaniel Cousin, Sr., (D.Min.) was born on June 21, 1973, the fifth son of Bishop Philip and Mrs. Margaret Joan Cousin. Reverend Cousin has four brothers, Philip Jr., Steven, David, and Michael all of which are pastors in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Reverend Cousin is married to the former Carisalyn Nicole Williams and they have one beautiful daughter Miriam Joy and one son Joseph Nathaniel, Jr. Reverend Cousin graduated from Hampton University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science. In 1998, he graduated from The Boston University School of Theology with a Master of Divinity Degree. Reverend Cousin also holds a Doctoral Degree from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy. He has also done further study at Oxford University, in Oxford England in conjunction with the Oxford Round Table. Additionally, in 2009, Reverend Cousin was blessed to represent emerging African American leaders in Israel, through an endeavor sponsored by Project Interchange and the American Jewish Committee. Reverend Cousin has also served on the General Board of The AME Church, as Vice-Chair of the Credentials Committee of the General Conference for both the 2012 and 2016 sessions, as a member of the General Conference Commission, and as the Dean and Chair of the Board Of Examiners Of The Michigan Annual Conference. Reverend Cousin began his pastoral ministry in 1997, at Bethel A.M.E. Church, in Schenectady, New York. He was later appointed to Mount Zion A.M.E. Church, in Norristown, Pennsylvania. After a fruitful tenure at Mount Zion, he was appointed to Morris Brown A.M.E. Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In November 2004, he was appointed to Bethel A.M.E. Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan. During his tenure at Bethel God blessed the church with many accomplishments: In June of 2017, after serving almost 13 years with the Bethel Ann Arbor Church Family, Pastor Cousin was appointed to lead The Allen Temple Woodstock. Since arriving at Allen Temple, the Lord has blessed Dr. Cousin tremendously through both church growth and through community involvement. Among the mire notable achievements is the establishment of the Cherokee County chapter of the NAACP. Pastor Cousin is humbled and honored to serve the marvelous people of Allen Temple, and believes that God has many more wonderful blessings in store—and that God will allow him to continue the great vision and legacy that God has instilled within the church. Pastor Cousin believes that the best is yet to come, and is extremely excited about what is doing—and going to do. Pastor Cousin finds joy in preaching, teaching, and providing multi-faceted ministries for God’s people, and is truly blessed as God continues to smile upon and bless his ministry.

In Episode 3 I chop it up with my good friend Raymond Pelekamoyo. He is A Serial Entrepreneur currently doing bits in Oxford England. In this Episode we touch on the struggles of identity as a Zambian living in the UK and much more. Really insightful takeaways from this Podcast.

Oncologists are now weighing the benefits of treating cancer patients against the risk of exposing them to SARS-CoV-2. David Kerr, MD, DSc, of University of Oxford (England) talks with podcast host David H. Henry, MD, of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, about how to treat colorectal cancer patients in the COVID-19 era. Dr. Kerr cowrote an article on MDedge Hematology/Oncology that outlined recommendations for treating colorectal cancer patients during the pandemic. In this episode, Dr. Henry and Dr. Kerr review those recommendations and compare notes on U.K. and U.S. practices. Disclosures: Dr. Henry reported having no financial disclosures relevant to this episode. Dr. Kerr has founded three university spin-out companies: COBRA Therapeutics, Celleron Therapeutics, and Oxford Cancer Biomarkers. *  *  *   For more MDedge Podcasts, go to mdedge.com/podcasts Email the show: podcasts@mdedge.com Interact with us on Twitter: @MDedgehemonc David Henry on Twitter: @davidhenrymd Ilana Yurkiewicz on Twitter:@ilanayurkiewicz  

April 12th, 2020 - Dr. Jacobs Talks with Sport Therapist, Gary Bloom in Oxford, England by Dr. Andrew Jacobs

Dr. Pandwe Gibson  Website:https://ecotechvisions.com/ LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecotech-visions-7768491a1/ Twitter: twitter.com/ecotechvisions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ecotech_visions/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecotechvisions Dr. Pandwe Gibson is the President and Founder of EcoTech Visions. A business Maker incubator focused on deepening the innovative ecosystems to include light manufacturing and production firms. EcoTech Visions brings innovation down to the middle core of the community, while addressing environmental challenges, systemic poverty, and start up growth by capitalizing on the green collar economy. As an educator, serving in the public school sector, Dr. Gibson co-founded ReNEW- the first Charter Management Organization (CMO) in the Southern United States. As director, the organization doubled in growth from 6 schools in one year, 11 schools the second year, and 16 the following year. During the last 5 years, the focus has shifted from social service to corporate. In an effort to increase scalability and sustainability by supporting a variety of businesses to grow from the “Mom and Pop” phase to midsize companies. She has over 10 years of experience growing companies. Her knowledge spans research and development, sustainability, operations, Human Resource management, business development, impact investment, social entrepreneurship, and millennial business practices. Throughout her career she has had tremendous success with designing effective organization models for rapid growth and on average increasing market share by 20%. Dr. Gibson has a Bachelor of Arts from Scripps College, a Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning from Claremont Graduate University, a Master in Leadership from Harvard Graduate School an MBA from Sloan MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and a PhD from Claremont Graduate University. She has lived, studied, taught and worked internationally at notable universities such as the University of Logon in Accra Ghana, and Oxford University in Oxford England.  In this episode, we discuss: How to take something from one to many Finding growth in crisis Relationships are everything Rising above challenges Supply chain innovation How technology brings innovation Leadership and innovation tips

Michael is the youngest Canadian / American male (dual citizen) and #265 person on record to visit all 193 UN nations. Taking him just over 6 years, (72 months) to visit all 193 countries, documenting his journey on his channel Global Degree. Michael truly earned his Global Degree as he connected with people and experienced local traditions in every country he visited. Upon completion of his Global Degree Michael gave a TED Talk in Oxford England about passport accessibility.

Isaiah Hankel received his doctorate in Anatomy & Cell Biology and is an expert on mental focus, behavioral psychology, and career development. His work has been featured in The Guardian, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur Magazine. Isaiah’s previous book, Black Hole Focus: How Intelligent People Can Create a Powerful Purpose for Their Lives, was published by Wiley & Sons and was selected as Business Book of the Month in the UK and became a business bestseller internationally. Isaiah has delivered corporate presentations to over 20,000 people, including over 300 workshops and keynotes worldwide in the past 5 years. Isaiah grew up working on a sheep farm in the Pacific Northwest of the US before going on to get his doctorate. Isaiah went on to become the founder and CEO of Cheeky Scientist®, a career training company that specializes in helping PhDs transition into corporate careers; he is also the director of Hankel Leadership®. Through these ventures, Isaiah has consulted on career development, employee management, entrepreneurship, focus, and motivation at several Fortune 500 companies. He has been invited to speak at top institutions including Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, University of Chicago, University of Oxford England, the Marie Curie Institute France, and the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. You connect with him at his website. Favorite Success Quote “Take responsibility for your own life and never give that responsibility to other people” Key Points 1. Everything Is Your Fault Read that sentence again and internalize it. Everything in your life is your fault. Good. Bad. It doesn’t matter. It’s your fault. And that’s a good thing… If everything is your fault or, should we say, your responsibility, then you have control over everything in your life. When you take 100% responsibility for everything in your life and everything not in your life you are the only one who has the power to change things. Now I don’t know about you… But I would sure as hell prefer taking an uncomfortable amount of responsibility for my results than allowing someone else to determine my levels of achievement and success. Accept that everything is your fault. Unless you internalize this truth you will constantly give you power away and fail to reach the goals you have set. 2. Align Your Values with Your Daily Actions  One of the first steps to achieving the life that you want is defining the values that will drive you towards your dreams. Your values (should) determine how you conduct yourself, how you handle business, and how you treat others. This is not a matter to leave to chance or shirk off with a dismissive “It’s not really that important”. Living a life that is congruent with your values means the difference between living your biggest dreams and ambitions and wallowing away in mediocrity. When you have clearly thought through values that you have defined, written down, and committed to living in your day to day life, every decision becomes easier. You no longer have to debate decisions constantly in your head. You can simply analyze your options, refer back to your values, and make the decision that is most in line with your #1 priority. I challenge you to sit down after this interview has concluded and really think about your values. What do you value? What forces do you want driving and shaping your life? What outcomes are truly important to you and which ones are merely societally incepted b.s. that is incongruent with your deepest identity? When you can answer this question and authentically live it, life and all of the amazing experiences within it, are yours for the taking. 3. Your Most Valuable Asset is Your Mental Energy  People will often (mistakenly) tell you that your most precious resource is your time. They are wrong. Time is NOT your most valuable resource, mental energy is. Let me prove it… Multiple peer-reviewed studies have shown that your mental energy or “Willpower” is a finite resource. Much more finite than the #hustle generation wants to admit. The most commonly referred to research suggests that we only have 90-120 minutes per day of peak mental energy levels. And we only have about 5 hours a day of mental energy levels greater than 80%. Let’s do the math for a moment… If you live in a developed country, you have about 20,000 days or roughly 500,000 hours of life to live after the age of 18. However, of those 500,000 hours, your mental energy levels will only be at optimal  (80%+) levels for 145,000 of them! When you apply the laws of supply and demand you will quickly realize that your mental energy is worth about 300% more than your time! Crazy paradigm shift, huh? So now you understand why mental energy is your most precious resource. The question remains… What do we do about it? If you want to be a high performer then you must learn to work with your biology, not fight it. Dr. Hankel recommends that you shift your work schedule so that you tackle your most important tasks roughly 2-3 hours after waking. This is when your mental energy will peak and this will allow you to allocate your best focus time to important tasks. He further recommends taking frequent breaks throughout the day, working in 50-90 minute chunks, and using mental “Slump time” (typically 2-4 p.m.) to manage your most unimportant or simple tasks. 4. Prioritize Sleep More than You Think that You Should The great hustlers and movers of the world have done us all a disservice. They have glorified an unbalanced and unhealthy lifestyle that can lead to an early grave. You will often hear “Gurus” telling you to sleep only 4 hours a night, to draw inspiration from your dreams, to push through your exhaustion and just “Do IT!”. But they are all wrong. Unless you are one of the rare individuals with the DEC2 mutation you, quite literally, cannot function at optimal levels on less than 7.5 hours of sleep. (6 is a bare minimum) While you are sleeping your brain restore and repairs itself, allowing you to attack the next day with your mental energy firing on all levels. As we’ve already established, time isn’t your most valuable resource. Mental energy is. This means that the hours you “lose” sleeping you are actually “investing” in restoring your mental energy and operating at the peak capacities of which you are capable. 5. Everyone Should be an Entrepreneur  There is a common misconception that entrepreneurs are born not made. As technology continues to advance and the landscape of the workforce continues to change more and more people are realizing that “Part Time Entrepreneurship” is not only a worthwhile endeavor, it’s downright necessary. Company loyalty and pensions are a thing of the past. This is the era of the freelancer and the side hustler. If you want to “Make It” in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, then you must develop your innate entrepreneurialism and find unique ways to generate income and create freedom in your life. Every single person reading this should keep their day job and start a side hustle. It will give you income, options, and most importantly freedom. You don’t have to be born with special skills and abilities, you simply need to find something that the market needs and provide it in a systematized and automated way.

Oxford England Transplant and all around awesome human and skateboarder Alex Moul sits down unexpectedly and records a podcast when coming to pick up stickers one day for his Backyard Bandits crew. We have a great chat, and I was stoked to learn more about Alex than I ever knew, and hope you'll enjoy learning too. Police Academy 4 lured him into skateboarding, who would've known, and he launched into the public eye with, some major magazine coverage at the age of 12 . I've just crossed paths with him so many times but never really knew his story, and he has a good one. Hope you enjoy it and his awesome soulful attitude.We laugh about the common questions we got from our dads when we got our first free skateboards, I question I am sure many parents of sponsored skaters ask. Some things never change no matter then generations. I think you will enjoy this one, I certainly enjoyed recording it.

Isaiah Hankel received his doctorate in Anatomy & Cell Biology and is an expert on mental focus, behavioral psychology, and career development. His work has been featured in The Guardian, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur Magazine. Isaiah’s previous book, Black Hole Focus: How Intelligent People Can Create a Powerful Purpose for Their Lives, was published by Wiley & Sons and was selected as Business Book of the Month in the UK and became a business bestseller internationally. Isaiah has delivered corporate presentations to over 20,000 people, including over 300 workshops and keynotes worldwide in the past 5 years. Isaiah grew up working on a sheep farm in the Pacific Northwest of the US before going on to get his doctorate. Isaiah went on to become the founder and CEO of Cheeky Scientist®, a career training company that specializes in helping PhDs transition into corporate careers; he is also the director of Hankel Leadership®. Through these ventures, Isaiah has consulted on career development, employee management, entrepreneurship, focus, and motivation at several Fortune 500 companies. He has been invited to speak at top institutions including Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, University of Chicago, University of Oxford England, the Marie Curie Institute France, and the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. You connect with him at his website. Favorite Success Quote “Take responsibility for your own life and never give that responsibility to other people” Key Points 1. Everything Is Your Fault Read that sentence again and internalize it. Everything in your life is your fault. Good. Bad. It doesn’t matter. It’s your fault. And that’s a good thing… If everything is your fault or, should we say, your responsibility, then you have control over everything in your life. When you take 100% responsibility for everything in your life and everything not in your life you are the only one who has the power to change things. Now I don’t know about you… But I would sure as hell prefer taking an uncomfortable amount of responsibility for my results than allowing someone else to determine my levels of achievement and success. Accept that everything is your fault. Unless you internalize this truth you will constantly give you power away and fail to reach the goals you have set. 2. Align Your Values with Your Daily Actions  One of the first steps to achieving the life that you want is defining the values that will drive you towards your dreams. Your values (should) determine how you conduct yourself, how you handle business, and how you treat others. This is not a matter to leave to chance or shirk off with a dismissive “It’s not really that important”. Living a life that is congruent with your values means the difference between living your biggest dreams and ambitions and wallowing away in mediocrity. When you have clearly thought through values that you have defined, written down, and committed to living in your day to day life, every decision becomes easier. You no longer have to debate decisions constantly in your head. You can simply analyze your options, refer back to your values, and make the decision that is most in line with your #1 priority. I challenge you to sit down after this interview has concluded and really think about your values. What do you value? What forces do you want driving and shaping your life? What outcomes are truly important to you and which ones are merely societally incepted b.s. that is incongruent with your deepest identity? When you can answer this question and authentically live it, life and all of the amazing experiences within it, are yours for the taking. 3. Your Most Valuable Asset is Your Mental Energy  People will often (mistakenly) tell you that your most precious resource is your time. They are wrong. Time is NOT your most valuable resource, mental energy is. Let me prove it… Multiple peer-reviewed studies have shown that your mental energy or “Willpower” is a finite resource. Much more finite than the #hustle generation wants to admit. The most commonly referred to research suggests that we only have 90-120 minutes per day of peak mental energy levels. And we only have about 5 hours a day of mental energy levels greater than 80%. Let’s do the math for a moment… If you live in a developed country, you have about 20,000 days or roughly 500,000 hours of life to live after the age of 18. However, of those 500,000 hours, your mental energy levels will only be at optimal  (80%+) levels for 145,000 of them! When you apply the laws of supply and demand you will quickly realize that your mental energy is worth about 300% more than your time! Crazy paradigm shift, huh? So now you understand why mental energy is your most precious resource. The question remains… What do we do about it? If you want to be a high performer then you must learn to work with your biology, not fight it. Dr. Hankel recommends that you shift your work schedule so that you tackle your most important tasks roughly 2-3 hours after waking. This is when your mental energy will peak and this will allow you to allocate your best focus time to important tasks. He further recommends taking frequent breaks throughout the day, working in 50-90 minute chunks, and using mental “Slump time” (typically 2-4 p.m.) to manage your most unimportant or simple tasks. 4. Prioritize Sleep More than You Think that You Should The great hustlers and movers of the world have done us all a disservice. They have glorified an unbalanced and unhealthy lifestyle that can lead to an early grave. You will often hear “Gurus” telling you to sleep only 4 hours a night, to draw inspiration from your dreams, to push through your exhaustion and just “Do IT!”. But they are all wrong. Unless you are one of the rare individuals with the DEC2 mutation you, quite literally, cannot function at optimal levels on less than 7.5 hours of sleep. (6 is a bare minimum) While you are sleeping your brain restore and repairs itself, allowing you to attack the next day with your mental energy firing on all levels. As we’ve already established, time isn’t your most valuable resource. Mental energy is. This means that the hours you “lose” sleeping you are actually “investing” in restoring your mental energy and operating at the peak capacities of which you are capable. 5. Everyone Should be an Entrepreneur  There is a common misconception that entrepreneurs are born not made. As technology continues to advance and the landscape of the workforce continues to change more and more people are realizing that “Part Time Entrepreneurship” is not only a worthwhile endeavor, it’s downright necessary. Company loyalty and pensions are a thing of the past. This is the era of the freelancer and the side hustler. If you want to “Make It” in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, then you must develop your innate entrepreneurialism and find unique ways to generate income and create freedom in your life. Every single person reading this should keep their day job and start a side hustle. It will give you income, options, and most importantly freedom. You don’t have to be born with special skills and abilities, you simply need to find something that the market needs and provide it in a systematized and automated way.

In this episode, Donna talks about her study abroad experience in Oxford, England after living there for 3 weeks!

Brains all the way from Oxford England in the United Kingdom is Life Coach and author Sarah Ross. She is here to remind all of us of "Your Reason to Breathe" and how precious life is when you are On the Edge #WomenfromAroundtheWorld

Meet your fellow traveller, Joel Dunham, a husband and father who's about to learn that sometimes existential questions don't wait to be asked. Sometimes they come hurtling out of the dark like a sleepy lorry driver crossing the centerline, eleven miles out of Oxford, but directly en route... to the Gray Line. Find "Redeye" by G. Norman Lippert at Audible.com https://www.audible.com/pd/Redeye-Audiobook/B01I1W51KW --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegrayline/support

Oxford is home to the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Today, there's plenty to see and do on a visit to Oxford University, from punting on the River Cherwell to marveling at historic colleges and important artifacts. More info about travel to Oxford: https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/england/oxford

Oxford is home to the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Today, there's plenty to see and do on a visit to Oxford University, from punting on the River Cherwell to marveling at historic colleges and important artifacts. More info about travel to Oxford: https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/england/oxford

A lil hello from one of my heroes!

As Pres. of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, (the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention) & 1 of the largest seminaries in the world, Dr. Mohler has been recognized by such influential publications as Time Magazine & Christianity Today as an American evangelical leader. In fact, Time.com called him the “reigning intellectual of the evangelical movement in the U.S.” In addition to his presidential duties, Dr. Mohler hosts 2 programs: “The Briefing” a daily analysis of news & events from a Christian worldview; & “Thinking in Public” a series of conversations with leading thinkers. He also writes a popular blog & a regular commentary on moral, cultural & theological issues coined “an articulate voice for conservative Christianity at large” by The Chicago Tribune. Dr. Mohler’s mission is to address contemporary issues from a consistent & explicit Christian worldview. Dr. Mohler has been quoted in multiple leading. Newspapers such as: The NYTimes, The WSJournal, USA Today, The Wash. Post, The Atlanta Journal/Constitution & Dallas Morning News. He has also appeared on such national. news programs as CNN’s “Larry King Live” & “AC360,” NBC’s “Today Show” & “Dateline NBC,” ABC’s “Good Morning America,” “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” on PBS, MSNBC’s “Scarborough Country” & Fox’s “The O’Reilly Factor.” Not too shabby! As a theologian & an ordained minister, Dr. Mohler has served as pastor & staff minister of several So. Baptist churches. BTW-he came to the presidency of So. Seminary from service as editor of The Christian Index, the oldest of the state papers serving the So. Baptist Conv. A native of Lakeland, FL., Mohler was a Faculty Scholar at FL. Atlantic Univ. before receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree from Samford Univ. in Birmingham, AL. He holds a master of divinity degree & Dr. of philosophy (in systematic & historical theology) from So. Seminary. He has pursued additional study at the St. Meinrad School of Theology & has done research at Univ. of Oxford (England). His writings have been published throughout the U.S. & Europe, & he has received numerous awards & recognition such as: the Edwin Meese III Originalism & Religious Liberty Award from the Alliance Defending Freedom (2015), Christian Standard Bible award from Lifeway Christian Resources (2017), Award for Biblical Counseling Achievement from The Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (2015) M.E. Dodd Denominational Service Award from Union Univ. (2009), and a Doctor of Laws degree from Bryan College (2016). He is an author of several books, including: We Cannot Be Silent: Speaking truth to a culture redefining sex, marriage, & the very meaning of right & wrong (Thomas Nelson); Conviction to Lead: 25 Principles for Leadership That Matters (Bethany House); Culture Shift: Engaging Current Issues with Timeless Truth(Multnomah); and Words From the Fire: Hearing the Voice of God in the Ten Commandments (Moody). From 1985 to 1993, he served as Associate Editor of Preaching, a journal for evangelical preachers, and is currently editor-in-chief of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology. He has contributed to over 100 other published works. A leader within the So. Baptist Convention, In 2000, Dr. Mohler served on a blue-ribbon panel that made recommendations to the So. Baptist Conv. for revisions to the Baptist Faith & Message, the statement of faith most widely held among So. Baptists. He currently serves as chairman of the So. Baptist Conv.’s Council of Seminary Pres.’s. If all that was NOT enough, Mohler has lectured or given addresses at institutions such as: Columbia University- the University of Virginia- Wheaton College Samford University Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Univ. of Richmond Mercer Univ.- Cedarville Univ. Beeson Divinity School- London School of Theology Reformed Theological Seminary The Master’s Seminary- Geneva College- Biola University- Covenant Theological Seminary Cumberland School of Law- Regent Univ. School of Law- Colorado Christian Univ. Grove City College- Vanderbilt Univ. and the historic Chautauqua Institution, among many others. Dr. Mohler is listed in Who’s Who in America & serves on the bds. of several organizations including World News Group, & previously served on the bd. of Focus on the Family. He is a member of the Council for Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, serves as a council member for The Gospel Coalition, & is a teaching fellow for Ligonier Ministries. In addition, he is a co-founder of Together for the Gospel. He is married to Mary, & they have 2 children, Katie and Christopher. In 2015 Dr. and Mrs. Mohler welcomed their first grandchild, Benjamin, born to Katie & her husband Riley.

Lindsay and Isaiah discuss iterating through mistakes and failures in business. Join Isaiah, Lindsay, and all your favorite guest in the AMB Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Isaiah: Isaiah Hankel received his doctorate in Anatomy & Cell Biology and is an expert on mental focus, behavioral psychology, and career development. He grew up working on a sheep farm in the Pacific Northwest of the US before going on to get his doctorate. Isaiah went on to become the founder and CEO of Cheeky Scientist®, a career training company that specializes in helping PhDs transition into corporate careers. He has been invited to speak at top institutions including Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, University of Chicago, University of Oxford England, the Marie Curie Institute France, and the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. https://cheekyscientist.com https://twitter.com/cheekyscience https://www.instagram.com/cheekyscience/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/cheeky-scientist https://www.facebook.com/mycheekyscientist https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3HURHIN1Qw5tsoT8_PE0CA

Lindsay and Isaiah discuss iterating through mistakes and failures in business. Join Isaiah, Lindsay, and all your favorite guest in the AMB Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMBcommunity/ About Isaiah: Isaiah Hankel received his doctorate in Anatomy & Cell Biology and is an expert on mental focus, behavioral psychology, and career development. He grew up working on a sheep farm in the Pacific Northwest of the US before going on to get his doctorate. Isaiah went on to become the founder and CEO of Cheeky Scientist®, a career training company that specializes in helping PhDs transition into corporate careers. He has been invited to speak at top institutions including Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, University of Chicago, University of Oxford England, the Marie Curie Institute France, and the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. https://cheekyscientist.com https://twitter.com/cheekyscience https://www.instagram.com/cheekyscience/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/cheeky-scientist https://www.facebook.com/mycheekyscientist https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3HURHIN1Qw5tsoT8_PE0CA

Isaiah Hankel received his doctorate in Anatomy & Cell Biology and is an expert on mental focus, behavioral psychology, and career development. He is the founder and CEO of Cheeky Scientist®, a career training company that specializes in helping PhDs transition into corporate careers; he is also the director of Hankel Leadership®. Through these ventures, Isaiah has consulted on career development, employee management, entrepreneurship, focus, and motivation at several Fortune 500 companies. He has been invited to speak at top institutions including Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, University of Chicago, University of Oxford England, the Marie Curie Institute France, and the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.Check out The Science of Intelligent Achievement | https://amzn.to/2EBLuYaConnect with Dr Isaiah Hankel: https://www.isaiahhankel.com/  https://cheekyscientist.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/isaiah_hankel/Twitter | https://twitter.com/isaiahhankelFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/isaiahhankelphdYoutube | https://www.youtube.com/user/isaiahhankelphdConnect with Kyle Kingsbury on:Twitter | https://bit.ly/2DrhtKnInstagram | https://bit.ly/2DxeDrk Get 10% off at Onnit by going to https://www.onnit.com/podcast/ Connect with Onnit on:Twitter | https://twitter.com/Onnit     Instagram | https://bit.ly/2NUE7DW Subscribe to Human Optimization Hour Itunes | https://apple.co/2P0GEJuStitcher | https://bit.ly/2DzUSypSpotify | https://spoti.fi/2ybfVTY  

Davidji is an internationally recognized stress-management expert, corporate trainer, meditation teacher, and author of a number of critically acclaimed and Bestselling booksIn December 2015, Davidji was named a Trailblazer in Yoga & Ayurveda by Spirituality & Health Magazine (http://spiritualityhealth.com/100trailblazers). Early this year, I discovered Davidji through a meditation app and was instantly take by his voice, which has been dubbed the ‘velvet voice of stillness’. I’ve been listening to some of his guided meditations ever since. So when Davidji agreed to come onto the 1% Better podcast to talk about his how journey, from corporate world to a life of purpose, fulfilment and happiness, I was more than delighted. We recorded it over skype and video and I could see Davidji was in a much more lush surroundings on the west coast of the US than I was as you can hear the birds signing!Some of the key topics we cover during the conversation are summarized below. It’s certainly one of my favourite shows as I can relate in many ways to his journey. I hope you enjoy the show. A breakdown of what we talk about with timings detailed below.Timings & Topics:1min – The velvet voice of stillness and how this came to be2min – Earliest Memory – the divine principle of rebirth – keep dying to the past, reinventing ourselves is key. Davidji’s Mother dying at an early age. Getting the book Ulysses by James Joyce. Advise to keep journeying. 4min – Growing up & early formed values? – grew up in New York. Effort & Focus drilled into him from birth. Always been driven and had a vision. Not necessarily seeking money but wanting to be the best version of himself. 6min - Started to question his purpose & reason for being. 9/11 was a big impact on his view of the world. In the wake of this, everything Davidji believed turned out not to be true. He started to question the purpose? What will be his legacy? What is this all about? 10min – Was there a first tool or first step? •Started to meditate in College – getting hit with a bamboo stick when a though came in! •Over the years, practiced different forms of meditation, some lasting longer than others!•More in corporate world, the practice then dropped away. 14min – Corporate world 20 years ago to now? •Mindfulness in general, not just in work, has come a long way in 10 years•Example of Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson, Steve Jobs all meditate •Working with the Dublin Gardaí (police force) last year 17mins – Deciding to leave the Corporate World & becoming the COO at Deepak’s Centre•Left the Job and went to Oxford England with Deepak Chopra and learned meditation techniques – he realized after a few days meditation, he felt joy and lightness for the first time in years. •Then headed to India in search of the guru and answers •Went to Deepak in California and approached him about becoming part of the centre leveraging his business skills •Every day, he them became a teacher of meditation and working in the centre’s business •Finding the blend here and working in the centre for 10 years.•In 2012, Davidji decided to move out on his own and start on a new journey with these skills25min – Quid Pro Quo & The Perfect Job •An energetic exchange in every relationship is key •Be willing to serve at a certain level and be ready to receive it back 27min – Intuition & Big Picture? •Our ability to take a step back and realize it’s not all about the step right now! •Meditation helps you connect with stillness and see how the bigger picture fits into•Daily meditation has helped Davidji see the world coming at him in slow motion 31min – The Sweet-spot, the space between our thoughts & the Gap •You are not your thoughts •We have 60-80000 thoughts per day! •We are not our physical body•Then who are we? We are the space between our thoughts – this is the place we can then truly find peace – This is the key! •When you meditate, the more you get into the gap•Cultivating our ability to witness – accessing beyond space and time! •When you come back into the real world, you bring a small bit of this back•Our next words and thoughts are just that little bit more reflective •Bringing more purpose and stillness into the moment 38min – Ego comes up & how you can control this? •Look at your ego – a sense of self•That moment you have the impulse to respond – this will give you time back•Do you have the patience to wait until the mud settles? – Lao Su?41min – 21-day meditation technique and challenge with Steve Covey•How this took off and grew •Years later how this took another turn •Making 21 days into the 40-day challenge •The 40 days of transformation program for the last 5 years45min – Does meditation work for everyone?•Anyone can meditation and you can do it anywhere •Be more mindful doing activities •Pattern interruptions will help you be a better version of yourself 49min – Yoga Chitta Vritti Nirodha•Explaining a mantra •You will still have thoughts •Oneness is the progressive quieting the fluctuations of the mind!50min – Book recommendations •Man’s search for meaning – Victor E. Frankl oWe can’t avoid suffering but we can choose how we want to cope with it! •Sacred Powers – Davidji •The Mothman Prophecy with Richard Gere •Steven Covey – 7 Habits of Highly successful people 1% Better Takeaways:•Keep journeying •Practice what you chose every day! Everything needs a daily practice •Taking a 21-day challenge & a 40 day challenge Connect with Davidji:•www.davidji.com

Davidji is an internationally recognized stress-management expert, corporate trainer, meditation teacher, and author of a number of critically acclaimed and Bestselling booksIn December 2015, Davidji was named a Trailblazer in Yoga & Ayurveda by Spirituality & Health Magazine (http://spiritualityhealth.com/100trailblazers). Early this year, I discovered Davidji through a meditation app and was instantly take by his voice, which has been dubbed the ‘velvet voice of stillness’. I’ve been listening to some of his guided meditations ever since. So when Davidji agreed to come onto the 1% Better podcast to talk about his how journey, from corporate world to a life of purpose, fulfilment and happiness, I was more than delighted. We recorded it over skype and video and I could see Davidji was in a much more lush surroundings on the west coast of the US than I was as you can hear the birds signing!Some of the key topics we cover during the conversation are summarized below. It’s certainly one of my favourite shows as I can relate in many ways to his journey. I hope you enjoy the show. A breakdown of what we talk about with timings detailed below.Timings & Topics:1min – The velvet voice of stillness and how this came to be2min – Earliest Memory – the divine principle of rebirth – keep dying to the past, reinventing ourselves is key. Davidji’s Mother dying at an early age. Getting the book Ulysses by James Joyce. Advise to keep journeying. 4min – Growing up & early formed values? – grew up in New York. Effort & Focus drilled into him from birth. Always been driven and had a vision. Not necessarily seeking money but wanting to be the best version of himself. 6min - Started to question his purpose & reason for being. 9/11 was a big impact on his view of the world. In the wake of this, everything Davidji believed turned out not to be true. He started to question the purpose? What will be his legacy? What is this all about? 10min – Was there a first tool or first step? •Started to meditate in College – getting hit with a bamboo stick when a though came in! •Over the years, practiced different forms of meditation, some lasting longer than others!•More in corporate world, the practice then dropped away. 14min – Corporate world 20 years ago to now? •Mindfulness in general, not just in work, has come a long way in 10 years•Example of Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson, Steve Jobs all meditate •Working with the Dublin Gardaí (police force) last year 17mins – Deciding to leave the Corporate World & becoming the COO at Deepak’s Centre•Left the Job and went to Oxford England with Deepak Chopra and learned meditation techniques – he realized after a few days meditation, he felt joy and lightness for the first time in years. •Then headed to India in search of the guru and answers •Went to Deepak in California and approached him about becoming part of the centre leveraging his business skills •Every day, he them became a teacher of meditation and working in the centre’s business •Finding the blend here and working in the centre for 10 years.•In 2012, Davidji decided to move out on his own and start on a new journey with these skills25min – Quid Pro Quo & The Perfect Job •An energetic exchange in every relationship is key •Be willing to serve at a certain level and be ready to receive it back 27min – Intuition & Big Picture? •Our ability to take a step back and realize it’s not all about the step right now! •Meditation helps you connect with stillness and see how the bigger picture fits into•Daily meditation has helped Davidji see the world coming at him in slow motion 31min – The Sweet-spot, the space between our thoughts & the Gap •You are not your thoughts •We have 60-80000 thoughts per day! •We are not our physical body•Then who are we? We are the space between our thoughts – this is the place we can then truly find peace – This is the key! •When you meditate, the more you get into the gap•Cultivating our ability to witness – accessing beyond space and time! •When you come back into the real world, you bring a small bit of this back•Our next words and thoughts are just that little bit more reflective •Bringing more purpose and stillness into the moment 38min – Ego comes up & how you can control this? •Look at your ego – a sense of self•That moment you have the impulse to respond – this will give you time back•Do you have the patience to wait until the mud settles? – Lao Su?41min – 21-day meditation technique and challenge with Steve Covey•How this took off and grew •Years later how this took another turn •Making 21 days into the 40-day challenge •The 40 days of transformation program for the last 5 years45min – Does meditation work for everyone?•Anyone can meditation and you can do it anywhere •Be more mindful doing activities •Pattern interruptions will help you be a better version of yourself 49min – Yoga Chitta Vritti Nirodha•Explaining a mantra •You will still have thoughts •Oneness is the progressive quieting the fluctuations of the mind!50min – Book recommendations •Man’s search for meaning – Victor E. Frankl oWe can’t avoid suffering but we can choose how we want to cope with it! •Sacred Powers – Davidji •The Mothman Prophecy with Richard Gere •Steven Covey – 7 Habits of Highly successful people 1% Better Takeaways:•Keep journeying •Practice what you chose every day! Everything needs a daily practice •Taking a 21-day challenge & a 40 day challenge Connect with Davidji:•www.davidji.com

Join us Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. PST and 7:00 p.m. EST for a live show with host Denise Messenger. Dr. Christopher Metzler is our guest and will be talking about the U.S. opiate epidemic. Educated at The University of Oxford in Oxford England and Columbia University, Dr. Metzler obtained a Ph.D. in International Legal Philosophy from The University of Aberdeen. A former faculty member at Cornell University, he too, stood as Senior Associate Dean of Applied Management Degrees at Georgetown University. Today, he is a Senior Fellow at the Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine Institute of Emerging Health Professions — home of The Sidney Kimmel School of Medicine. A non-Executive Chairman in the global healthcare enterprise, Dr. Metzler’s business portfolio spans wide in the medical and Management Consulting fields, where he stands CEO of Gordium HealthCare, City Place Pharmacy, Next Generation Labs, JMI Consulting, Medicine on Wheels, 911 Urgent Care, FHWFIT, MelixMJ and others. Author of The Construction and Rearticulation of Race in a “Post-Racial” America(2008), Dr. Metzler’s forthcoming works include Divided We stand: The Quest for America's Soul(Post Hill Press, 2018). In the charitable sphere, he serves on the boards of The America Red Cross and The ARC. He also works tirelessly at All Saint’s Soup Kitchen in Fort Lauderdale, FL providing meals, clothing and other assistance to the homeless. You asked for it and we deliver.    

Isaiah Hankel received his doctorate in Anatomy & Cell Biology and is an expert on mental focus, behavioral psychology, and career development. His work has been featured in The Guardian, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur Magazine. Isaiah’s previous book, Black Hole Focus, was published by Wiley & Sons and was selected as Business Book of the Month in the UK and became a business bestseller internationally. Isaiah has delivered corporate presentations to over 20,000 people, including over 300 workshops and keynotes worldwide in the past 5 years. Isaiah is the founder and CEO of Cheeky Scientist, a career training company that specializes in helping PhDs transition into corporate careers; he is also the director of Hankel Leadership. Through these ventures, Isaiah has consulted on career development, employee management, entrepreneurship, focus, and motivation at several Fortune 500 companies. He has been invited to speak at top institutions including Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, University of Chicago, University of Oxford England, the Marie Curie Institute France, and the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Isaiah grew up working on a sheep farm in the Pacific Northwest of the US before going on to get his doctorate. After receiving his doctorate, Isaiah started and successfully exited several other technology-based companies, and then went on to be formally trained in the fields of behavioral economics, behavior psychology, and online marketing. Isaiah’s blue-collar background, white-collar corporate training, and academic credentials allow him to work with a wide range of organizations and connect meaningfully with all types of individuals and institutions. https://www.isaiahhankel.com/ https://www.facebook.com/isaiahhankelphd/ Buy his books here-->The Science of Intelligent Achievement  and Black Hole Focus hey... don't forget us www.LifestyleLocker.com www.facebook.com/LifestyleLocker www.instagram.com/drjoshhandt www.twitter.com/drjoshhandt      

Frank Webster is Property Management royalty. His career spans over 30 years with Oxford based Property Management company FindersKeepers, one of the UK's most revered Property Management company. Frank recently spent time in New Zealand and we took the chance to catch up with him and discuss all things Property Management. In this two part podcast, we look at comparisons between NZ and Uk plus we discuss the future of industry.

Click the link for Two Free Chapters to Isaiah's new book "The Science of Intelligent Success"  https://www.isaiahhankel.com/the-science-of-intelligent-achievement Isaiah Hankel received his doctorate in Anatomy & Cell Biology and is an expert on mental focus, behavioral psychology, and career development. His work has been featured in The Guardian, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur Magazine. Isaiah’s previous book, Black Hole Focus, was published by Wiley & Sons and was selected as Business Book of the Month in the UK and became a business bestseller internationally.  Isaiah has delivered corporate presentations to over 20,000 people, including over 300 workshops and keynotes worldwide in the past 5 years. Isaiah is the founder and CEO of Cheeky Scientist, a career training company that specializes in helping PhDs transition into corporate careers; he is also the director of Hankel Leadership. Through these ventures, Isaiah has consulted on career development, employee management, entrepreneurship, focus, and motivation at several Fortune 500 companies. He has been invited to speak at top institutions including Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, University of Chicago, University of Oxford England, the Marie Curie Institute France, and the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Isaiah grew up working on a sheep farm in the Pacific Northwest of the US before going on to get his doctorate. After receiving his doctorate, Isaiah started and successfully exited several other technology-based companies, and then went on to be formally trained in the fields of behavioral economics, behavior psychology, and online marketing. Isaiah’s blue-collar background, white-collar corporate training, and academic credentials allow him to work with a wide range of organizations and connect meaningfully with all types of individuals and institutions. How a wake-up call makes you quickly re-define your life and what actually matters in your life. Defining real success for yourself The distinction between fake and intelligent achievement and how clarity is key. Fake Success is built on a shaky foundation. If you life gets rocked a little bit it falls away. In Real Success you are doing things for the right reasons which puts you more in touch with who you really are. Keeping up with someone else's goals is an example following after fake success. We can be influenced by the goals of others that we surround ourselves with.  It is important to align your goals with who you really are and your true identity. Mental Energy is your most valuable asset, not time, money, or relationships. The Science of dealing with negative and manipulative people. How to understand and identify manipulators in our life. Strategies to keep yourself from distractions and unwanted drama. The Science behind why engaging with negative energy takes your performance levels. Why and how we can set better boundaries  Why you should say always say no first. Why 50 % of your relationships may be fake. How to identify the people that are holding us back in our life and surround ourselves with those who support us. Why its important to set aside time by yourself during your peak mental energy hours. How to fight for, protect, and surround yourself with good mental energy. How and Why you may need to take a relationship fast. When confused about the people you surround yourself with, step away for a bit so you can see your relationships more clearly. Communication and taking responsibility is key in developing good relationships. Sometimes you just need to take a brief time-out when it comes to relationships. Why its so important to seperate yourself from those who drain your mental energy. The positive people generally don't come into your life until the negative ones are gone. Why you should eliminate the people who undermine, constantly cut you down, and ultimately drain your energy. How to take a two-step gut check. How to create a power network. How being with people that give you energy actually help you to create more and be more productive in your life Good competitive energy actually may sharpen you to do better and be better. Why you don't always want to be the smartest person in the room. Why your life is your fault. How to lose the victim mentality. You don't control what happens to you, but you can control how you respond to it.

Your New Co-Host Teaching the art of the Relationship Fast:Dr. Isaiah Hankel is an expert in mental focus, Behavioral Psychology, and career development. Consultant to multiple Fortune 100 companies and Ted Talk alumni with his talk on Mental Focus, Isaiah has given hundreds of seminars all around the world. He has shared the stage with Gary Vaynerchuk, Shaq, and some of the biggest names in sports, entertainment, and media. He has started 3 multi-million dollar, multinational businesses and his first book, Black Hole Focus was an international business bestseller. His new book The Science of Intelligent Achievement teaches the scientific process of finding success through your most valuable assets. Today we discuss the art of the Relationship Fast and what is Isaiah Hankel all about. Plus you'll learn about his new book The Science of Intelligent Achievement: How Smart People Focus, Create and Grow Their Way To Success! Isaiah grew up working on a sheep farm in the Pacific Northwest of the US before going on to get his doctorate. Isaiah went on to become the founder and CEO of Cheeky Scientist®, a career training company that specializes in helping PhDs transition into corporate careers; he is also the director of Hankel Leadership®. Through these ventures, Isaiah has consulted on career development, employee management, entrepreneurship, focus, and motivation at several Fortune 500 companies. He has been invited to speak at top institutions including Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, University of Chicago, University of Oxford England, the Marie Curie Institute France, and the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. On This Episode You Will Hear: [spp-timestamp time="00:30"] Introduction [spp-timestamp time="11:20"] Protecting our mindset from family and friends. [spp-timestamp time="29:37"] Evaluating your mental energy levels. [spp-timestamp time="43:40"] Focus on your strengths and outsource your weaknesses. [spp-timestamp time="44:45"] Self-awareness. [spp-timestamp time="59:20"] Final Words   How Smart People Focus, Create, And Grow Their Way To Success. - Isaiah Hankel [spp-tweet tweet="Take a Relationship Fast and Learn The Science of Intelligent Achievement! @IsaiahHankel "] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXLc9qFLDdM] Links and Resources: IsaiahHankel.com (http://isaiahhankel.com/) Isaiah Hankel Ph.D. on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/isaiahhankelphd/) Isaiah Hankel on Twitter (https://twitter.com/isaiahhankel) Isaiah Hankel on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/isaiah_hankel/) Isaiah Hankel on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaiahhankel) Free Audiobook: Black Hole Focus (https://www.isaiahhankel.com/black-hole-focus-audiobook) Book: Black Hole Focus on Amazon: (http://amzn.to/2z2zKOf) NEW Book: The Science of Intelligent Achievement (https://www.isaiahhankel.com/the-science-of-intelligent-achievement) Pre-Order on Amazon: The Science of Intelligent Achievement: How Smart People Focus, Create and Grow Their Way to Success (http://amzn.to/2BEvLK8) People Mentioned: Tom Rath author of StrengthsFinder 2.0 (http://amzn.to/2BtTtWA) Final Words: Your biggest obstacle is yourself. Action Steps: Please Subscribe and Submit an iTunes Show Rating & Review (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/livethefuel/id1150969758?mt=2) . The more reviews, the more people can find us. We love 5 Stars too! Join our private Facebook Group community called THE FUEL TANK (http://livethefueltank.com/) . Visit our  Resources (https://livethefuel.com/resources)  page and a reminder to “Keep Living The Fired Up Epic Life!”    

Bio of Dr. Hankel:   Isaiah Hankel received his doctorate in Anatomy & Cell Biology and is an expert on mental focus, behavioral psychology, and career development. His work has been featured in The Guardian, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur Magazine. Isaiah's previous book, Black Hole Focus, was published by Wiley & Sons and was selected as Business Book of the Month in the UK and became a business bestseller internationally.  Isaiah has delivered corporate presentations to over 20,000 people, including over 300 workshops and keynotes worldwi​​de in the past 5 years.    Isaiah is the founder and CEO of Cheeky Scientist, a career training company that specializes in helping PhDs transition into corporate careers; he is also the director of Hankel Leadership.   Through these ventures, Isaiah has consulted on career development, employee management, entrepreneurship, focus, and motivation at several Fortune 500 companies. He has been invited to speak at top institutions including Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, University of Chicago, University of Oxford England, the Marie Curie Institute France, and the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Isaiah grew up working on a sheep farm in the Pacific Northwest of the US before going on to get his doctorate. After receiving his doctorate, Isaiah started and successfully exited several other technology-based companies, and then went on to be formally trained in the fields of behavioral economics, behavior psychology, and online marketing.    Isaiah's blue-collar background, white-collar corporate training, and academic credentials allow him to work with a wide range of organizations and connect meaningfully with all types of individuals and institutions.   https://www.facebook.com/mycheekyscientist/ https://cheekyscientist.com/   Dr. Hankel's book, Black Hole Focus: http://amzn.to/2yApJYh   Dr. Albert's episode of the Pharmacy Podcast, on the Medical Science Liaison: http://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4974092/height/360/width/640/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/backward/no-cache/true/   Dr. Albert's book on the MSL, The Medical Science Liaison: An A to Z Guide: http://amzn.to/2yAK3ZK See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travel Hour host Matthew Stevenson speaks with Edward Mortimer—the well-respected journalist, author, and diplomat who is now a distinguished fellow at All Souls College in Oxford, England—about Israel, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, and Iran, and the chances for peace in the Middle East.

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Tim Prüsener ist ein 'serial entrepreneur', der in die USA ausgewandert ist um nach seinem MBA seiner Passion zu folgen, ein eigenes Unternehmen aufzubauen. Mittlerweile führt er eine erfolgreiche Online Marketing Firma und ist der Co-Founder von REX Experience, einer Firma, die Menschen und Firmen hilft in den USA Fuß zu fassen. Des Weiteren ist er der Regional Chair der German American Business Association und engagiert sich als Vorstandsmitglied bei DiscoverPB, den beliebtesten Ort San Diegos, Pacific Beach, für Touristen und Unternehmen noch erfolgreicher zu machen. Sein Interesse beruflich in den USA tätig zu werden, wurde schon früh geweckt. Als Austauschschüler verbrachte er als 17jähriger, auf Grund eines Basketballstipendiums, ein Jahr in Miami bei einer erfolgreichen Unternehmerfamilie. Später, während diverser Praktika und Auslandssemester, unter anderem in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Oxford (England), Las Palmas (Spanien) und San Diego (USA), lernte er die Vielfalt verschiedener Unternehmenskulturen kennen. Die dreijährige Tätigkeit bei einer deutschen Bank, kam ihm zusätzlich bei seinen kaufmännischen Entscheidungen zu Gute. Dein Pitch:  Wir helfen Firmen sich online richtig zu positionieren. Wir treffen uns mit unseren Kunden, um deren Business Model und Verkaufsprozess zu verstehen und Stärken und Schwächen zu analysieren. Wir nutzen diese Informationen, um eine Onlinestrategie zu entwickeln, die das Branding des Unternehmens widerspiegelt und den Verkaufsprozess unterstützt. Dein schlimmster Moment als Unternehmer?  Wir haben ohne viel Geld angefangen. Ich war an einem Punkt angelangt, an dem ich nicht wusste, wie ich in der nächsten Woche die Miete zahlen sollte. Durch mein Netzwerk habe ich einen Unternehmer kennengelernt, der meine Fähigkeiten erkannt hat und mir einen Job als Marketingmanager seiner Firma angeboten hat. Ich bin nur Teilzeit eingestiegen, um meine eigene Firma weiterführen zu können. Nach 4 Monaten bin ich wieder Vollzeit in meine Firma zurückgekehrt. Es hat ausgereicht, um meine Firma und mich, über den finanziellen Engpass zu helfen. Dadurch ist mir klar geworden, wie wichtig ein gut funktionierendes Netzwerk ist. Wie hast Du es geschafft, Deine Leidenschaft zu finden?  Ich wollte schon immer mein eigenes Ding machen und unabhängig sein. Mein Traum war es, meine eigene Firma zu haben und meine Erfahrungen anderen zu vermitteln. Meine Tätigkeit gibt mir Einblick in viele verschiedene Unternehmen. Ich habe den Job gefunden, der es mir erlaubt, anderen beim Aufbau ihrer Firma zu helfen und Strategien zu entwickeln. Vom Branding bis zum Verkauf von Produkten oder Dienstleistungen. Was war der wichtigste Schritt, der Dich zum großen Erfolg gebracht hat?  Mein Wissen und das Gelernte in die Tat umzusetzen, sich durch nichts entmutigen zu lassen und konsequent mein Ziel zu verfolgen. Es wird immer Menschen geben, die dir glaubhaft machen wollen, dass es einen einfacheren und sichereren Weg gibt. Wenn du von deiner Sache fest überzeugt bist, dann tu es einfach, egal was andere sagen und lasse dich nicht von deinem Ziel abbringen. Deine Lieblings-Internet-Ressource?  HipChat! Wir arbeiten viel im Team. Designer, PR Berater, Webentwickler, SEO Experte und Projektmanager müssen immer zusammen arbeiten und Prozesse abstimmen. Daher arbeiten wir alle in einem Großraumbüro. Manchmal kommen noch Foto- und Videographen dazu und da kann es schon mal lauter werden. Wir haben ein Chatprogramm eingeführt, um den Tonpegel zu senken. Selbst wenn mir jemand gegenüber sitzt, wird nur via Chat kommuniziert. Zusätzlicher Vorteil: Ich werde nicht in meinem Workflow unterbrochen und kann auch später antworten. Außerdem können wir so einfach kleine Datensätze hin und her schicken. Trello Grundsätzlich habe ich noch keine Projektmanagement Plattform oder Software gefunden, die mich vollends überzeugt hat. Aber Trello gibt die Möglichkeit, auf einfache Art und Weise, Aufgaben zu verteilen. Link zur Ressource:  https://www.hipchat.com/ https://trello.com/ Websiten überprüfen: https://www.semrush.com/   Buchempfehlung:  The Path to Love, Deepak Chopra https://www.amazon.com/Path-Love-Deepak-Chopra/dp/B007CK77VG/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=   Kontaktdaten des Interviewpartners:  e. tim@iCatch-Marketing.com e. tim@rexexperience.com w. www.iCatch-Marketing.com w. www.rexexperience.com t. 001 (619) 402-5899 iCatch Marketing LLC 1135 Garnet Ave, Suite 13 San Diego, CA 92109 USA +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   Mehr Freiheit, mehr Geld und mehr Spaß mit DEINEM eigenen Podcast. Erfahre jetzt, warum es auch für Dich Sinn macht, Deinen eigenen Podcast zu starten. Jetzt hier zum kostenlosen Podcast-Workshop anmelden: Podcastkurs.com   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

This installment of _ My Welcome Table _ sees Jessica B. Harris exploring Oxford, England.

With constant news topping the headlines about the Zika virus, a synthetic biology company out of Oxford England, Oxitec, has been getting some good press. For over ten years now, Oxitec has been developing their genetically engineered mosquitos as a way to lower virus spreading mosquito populations.

"Under the greenwood tree / Who loves to lie with me / And turn his merry note / Unto the sweet bird’s throat, / Come hither, come hither, come hither. / Here shall he see / No enemy / But winter and rough weather." (As You Like It, 2.5.1-8) Pack the picnic basket. Grab a blanket. Don't forget the bug spray. Shakespeare under the stars is a long-standing tradition in America—and elsewhere in the English-speaking world and beyond. Rebecca Sheir, host of our Shakespeare Unlimited series, talks with scholars and theater artists about the social and cultural forces that came together to create outdoor Shakepeare festivals. (Hint: The tradition starts a lot sooner than you might think!) Among those featured in this podcast: - Libby Appel is former Artistic Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. - Charlotte Canning is a professor in the theater and dance department of the University of Texas at Austin. - Michael Dobson is director of the Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham in England. - Frank Hildy is a professor of theater at the University of Maryland. - Scott Kaiser is the head of voice and text at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. ----------------------- From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. Produced for the Folger Shakespeare Library by Richard Paul; Garland Scott, associate producer. Edited by Gail Kern Paster and Esther Ferington. We had help gathering material for this Shakespeare Unlimited episode from Esther French. Thanks to Nick Moorbath at Evolution Studios in Oxford England and Eddie Wallace at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The music was composed and arranged by Lenny Williams.

Most listeners will be familiar with C.S. Lewis and his works of both theology and fantasy because he has had so much influence, particularly on people who have become Christian through his works. In this broadcast, Fr. Gabriel introduces the wider circle of his friends, known as the Inklings, a group that met in the 1930s and 1940s at the Eagle and Child Pub in Oxford England for discussion of their literary pursuits and interests. Fr. Gabriel also includes a few readings from the wonderful Screwtape Letters (1942).