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Crimehub: A True Crime Podcast
The Mushroom Murders: Inside the Erin Patterson Case

Crimehub: A True Crime Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2026 38:44


Four relatives gathered for a quiet family lunch—but within days, three were dead and one was fighting for his life. At the center of it all was a homemade beef Wellington, a lethal dose of death cap mushrooms, and a host who walked away untouched. What followed was a trail of hidden evidence, shifting stories, and one of Australia's most shocking murder trials. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: You don't need anyone's approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.com/crimehub Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Financial Symmetry: Cluing You In To Financial Opportunities Missed By Most People
5 Misconceptions That Could Derail Your Retirement, Ep #261

Financial Symmetry: Cluing You In To Financial Opportunities Missed By Most People

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 22:31


Planning for retirement can feel overwhelming, especially as you approach the transition from earning a paycheck to relying on your savings. The early phase of retirement brings unique challenges, and it's no surprise that there are plenty of misconceptions that can lead you astray. In this episode, we break down five of the most prevalent retirement myths, share insights from working with clients, and offer practical guidance to help you make confident, personalized decisions for your future.   1. "I'll Spend Less In Retirement Than When I Was Working"   This is one of the most widespread assumptions—and financial media often reinforces it by suggesting you'll only need 70-80% of your pre-retirement income. However, the reality is often quite different. In early retirement, spending typically increases as retirees suddenly have more time for activities, hobbies, and travel that were perhaps squeezed out during their working years. Parental obligations can linger, with adult children sometimes relying on financial assistance well into their late twenties or thirties. Unexpected repairs, long-postponed home improvements, or even a burst of "retirement honeymoon" spending are common. Recognizing these patterns, and planning for them, can help set more realistic expectations for your retirement budget.   2. "I Don't Have Time to Recover from a Market Downturn Anymore"   It's natural to become risk-averse as retirement nears; no one wants to see years of savings diminished by a bear market. Today's retirees are living longer than previous generations—often enjoying 25, 30, or even 35 years in retirement. This expanded timeline means you still have the potential (and perhaps the need) to ride out stock market fluctuations and recover from downturns. Avoiding growth assets altogether in favor of perceived "safety" may actually represent a different kind of risk: the erosion of purchasing power due to inflation.   3. "I'll Only Spend Interest and Never Touch My Principal"   This "live-off-the-interest" approach may have worked in an era of higher interest rates, but it's limiting in today's environment. We advocate for a total-return strategy: you draw from a mix of interest, dividends, and capital gains as appropriate. This helps maximize your spending potential and accounts for variable needs and market fluctuations. Clinging to the old mindset of never spending principal may feel safer, but it can artificially constrain your quality of life and generosity toward loved ones or causes you care about.    4. "I Shouldn't Retire Before 65 Because of Health Insurance"   Many people believe they must keep working until Medicare eligibility at 65 due to concerns about the high cost and complexity of health insurance. While the Affordable Care Act and COBRA have shifted the landscape, these options are often misunderstood or overlooked. Model retirement scenarios and run cost estimators to see if pre-65 retirement is out of reach or if it might be achievable—perhaps with an added planned expense for private insurance or by using available subsidies. Make decisions based on personalized numbers, not generalizations or fear. Sometimes, paying for private health insurance can be a worthwhile trade-off for earlier retirement and the memories made with family and friends.   5. "I Don't Need to Worry About Long-Term Care—I'll Just Stay in My Home"   It's tempting to imagine that aging in place solves long-term care needs, but the reality is that nearly 80% of retirees require some form of long-term care eventually. Whether it's in-home assistance or moving to a residential community, the costs are significant—often $80,000 per year or more, and potentially much higher for round-the-clock or specialized care. Failing to plan for these expenses may burden loved ones and potentially result in less-than-desired care options. Medicaid is not a reliable fallback for most financially secure retirees.   Outline of This Episode   01:53 Why early retirement often brings increased spending  05:26 Rethinking life expectancy reality 06:44 Discussing financial planning strategies 09:25 Misconception about living off interest 13:22 Financial plan modeling: test scenarios to see if earlier retirement is feasible 17:13 Importance of clarifying care intentions before a crisis arises     Resources & People Mentioned   7 Common Misconceptions about Retirement Planning | CCRRBC Inheritocracy by Eliza Filby About the Affordable Care Act | HHS.gov Medicare Finances: A Perspective on the 2026 Trustees Report       

Dave & Jenn in the Morning
Kids Are Never Too Old for... Parental Support 07/20/26

Dave & Jenn in the Morning

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 2:37 Transcription Available


Dave talks about their son Tyler (college student/football player) playing in a men's basketball leage lournament and how they went to watch him play. 

Legal Talk Network - Law News and Legal Topics
Parental Alienation in Divorce: What Attorneys (and Parents) Need to Know with Attorney Adam Little | Confessions of a Divorce Assassin

Legal Talk Network - Law News and Legal Topics

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026


Parental alienation isn't just a buzzword. It's a real problem that can completely change the dynamics of a family going through divorce. Family law attorney and divorce mediator Adam Little discusses what parental alienation looks like, why it can be so difficult for courts to distinguish from ordinary family conflict, and what can happen when allegations get out of hand. Together, they examine the warning signs attorneys and parents should recognize, the role of expert witnesses and child advocates, and the evidence that can strengthen or undermine a case. Their conversation explores the legal, emotional, and practical realities behind these high-stakes custody disputes, along with the difficult decisions courts face when a child's best interests are at stake. Subscribe to Confessions of a Divorce Assassin: https://play.megaphone.fm/yddxa_zfqjimbgjtoqzijw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Les Grandes Gueules
La responsabilité du jour - Alexis, cheminot : "On n'a pas besoin de l'État. Il y a déjà le contrôle parental. Les parents disent qu'ils ne savent pas faire alors qu'ils regardent des tutos pour savoir comment se maquiller le

Les Grandes Gueules

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 1:50


Aujourd'hui, Bruno Poncet, cheminot, Laura Warton Martinez, sophrologue, et Charles Consigny, avocat, débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

#AutisticAF Out Loud
Autistic Noir: They Called It "Immaturity." They Missed Every Red Flag

#AutisticAF Out Loud

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 28:55


Cold openWelcome to the Treatment Funhouse…First room. Guy in a jumpsuit, “We gotta strap ya in.” He waves at a chair. “Safety,” he says in a bored voice.So you sit. You really want… something… different in your miserable life.[Brief music]Suddenly he snaps manacles on your wrists. Then behind you he grabs a blowtorch…[music]IntroThis is AutisticAF Out Loud, Season 7, episode 1. Today, I find moments of joy… after some brutal ones.Like Leonard Cohen sang in Suzanne, “among the garbage and the flowers.”I'm Johnny Profane. Startled awake. Taking a new direction. And writing a neurodivergent autobiography… out loud.Content note: Mentions abuse, trauma, suicidality... and dark humor.Just one autistic elder's voice. Raw.3 fragments from my free archive, autisticaf.me… I'll tell you more at the break.[music]Welcome to the Treatment FunhouseBeing trapped in the medical model of autism for decades?Imagine an elaborate carnival funhouse… the kind that's a maze. You gotta find your way out. But…This one's got a horror theme.The sign outside… “23 Mirrored Rooms That Will Change Your Life… Forever!”Never saw that before.So you stand in the long wait line. That, naturally, doubles back on itself. Many times.Finally, you belly up to the barker's ticket window. Start to scan the price board.“125 bucks?” You cry out.“You wanna change yer life, kid? Whatchya think it would cost?”So you sigh. You think…You need… different. You fork over.First room. Guy in a jumpsuit, “We gotta strap ya in.” He waves at the chair. “Safety,” he says in a bored voice.So you sit. You really want… well, something… different in your miserable life.Suddenly, he snaps manacles on your wrists. Then behind you, he grabs a blowtorch.You see this scene reflected in all the mirrors. In detail. Enhanced by all your grisly memories.You protest. “What the actual fuck.”“Trust me. This is the latest research. Sure as hell gonna change your life.” That smile. Thin. Cold. Professional. “We got paying customers outside. Lined up. Waiting to get inside. You in… or out.”You reflect on your miserable life. You nod.Then he slowly, methodically works you over. A light burn here. Another there. Starting at your feet. Working upwards.You scream. You cry. You plead. You evade. You bargain. Not a word out of Jumpsuit Guy.And… the only way you can block out the terror reflected in those mirrors?Close your eyes…He finishes. He unshackles you. Helps you up as you tremble. Guides you efficiently to the door.“Next room. Room of Knives. Yer gonna love it,” he laughs.“Just 22 to go.” Leans in… conspiratorially. Whispers in my ear…“Wait til the Meds room. Everybody talks about the Meds Room.”Beat.“If you make it there.”musicInterludeOkay, then. A fun little… metaphor. Now… some dark reality. Family… and professionals… tossed off what I was going through in my late teens as “immaturity.” Something I'd age out of. Totally ignoring all the red danger flags of the coming disaster.Quick side note. Some folks wrote you couldn't read articles. Multiple platform problems… demands you subscribe… pestering friends, even if they used a“free” link.I heard ya . So, I built my free personal archive at autisticaf.me. No paywall. No ads to piss ya off. All free & shareable… on me.You'll find more pieces like this next one… there. — The Autistic Treatment Funhouse, Room of ExamsThey Called It Immaturity. They Missed Everything.Content note: This is the tough one I mentioned. With the brutal flowers.Look, first of all… This is not the beginning of a poor-me story.This is a story of how I found moments of joy… and darkness… in my autistic life. Like Leonard Cohen sang in Suzanne, “among the garbage and the flowers.”But I found dark humor... every where.1972 was a hell of a summer… Room 1I first sought a diagnosis at 19. Following suicide attempt #1.I was driving after dark. Which I wasn't supposed to do… new family rule.See, I'd damaged our car the week before, making a hasty turn into our driveway near Jumping Deer Road in Katonah. Hit the damn stone wall on the way in.This was Westchester County, NY. Local code only allowed a nano break between the 18th-Century stones guarding our yard. Colonial heritage or something… masking slave labor.I'm in the doghouse. With parents already skeptical about letting me go to college. Not “mature” enough.Yet, when the hood and fender are finally fixed? They drop me off on a muggy, hazy June night. Out in the boonies at the old Amawak Service Center on Route 202.“Pick it up and bring it home. No side stops.” Then they instruct me, “Be… careful.” Rolling their collective 4 eyes.I pull out, then wait. The light's gotta change at the 4-lane intersection with Route 35 before I can head home.The light turns green. I go into a weird space in my head. There's… there's some reason I shouldn't turn left… yet… But I watch myself shrug, flick my signal switch, and turn. Right into two lanes of accelerating traffic coming right at me.Don't remember much more. Just the red, don't-turn-yet-idiot arrow. Staring at me brightly… through the windshield that used to be there.I survived. That classic, white 1965 Mustang… didn't. Barely street legal, 271-horse V8 under the hood. Maybe the most collectible American car of all time.A hand-me-down gift to our family from my father's father. Who bragged, “I had to jew the dealer down from 5 grand,” back when he bought it new in '65. A lot of money then.Um, things got tense at home.“You are responsible for your own actions. You are the cause here.”Parental meeting time.“Uh, I don't know what happened.” I couldn't stand these “meetings.” So many in my childhood. This was maybe the worst of all.“I don't know. It… it... just happened.”Making my parents even more furious. These were avid Ayn Rand readers. And my grandfather? He slept beside an orderly nightstand. Mein Kampf tucked tightly in its tidy drawer. My dead father's voice echoes coldly in my mind still. “You are responsible for your own actions. You are the cause here.” But, I stumble on. Making things worse… in my way.“Something's wrong. I don't know what. I'm having horrible visions. Hitting people with the car as I drive by. Hitting their bodies… bones…” I trail off. Into stony silence, I say, “And now something weird happened. I think… I think… maybe I should see a doctor…”Next thing I know, I'm sitting in front of a Westchester County caseworker. Cuz my parents felt a psychologist or private therapist cost too much.I had no idea what I was feeling… much less why.The intake experience was horrific.I felt… badgered.She called it… delicately. “Maybe the accident looked like an attempt to… maybe… harm yourself?” But she continued with a sledgehammer.“I know you have a secret you want to tell me.” Rinse, repeat… Rinse, repeat…I wanted so badly to please her. But had no idea what I was feeling… much less why.Worse yet? There were things I didn't want to tell her. Darker than the physical or sexual abuse she was probably check-listing. Things a traumatized kid might do… himself.I never went back. I told my parents I was uncomfortable talking to her.My dad rocked back in his dark, maple, Early American dining room chair. “Fine. That's your choice.”He paused. Looking directly at my mother as he said to me, “I can see you won't speak to this counselor. I see no reason to look for another for you to talk to. Your decision.”And that was that.We were all dying for freedom.Finally at 63, a psychologist specializing in autism gave me another name, Alexithymia.He said a lot of autistics can know something is wrong. But not know what. And baptized me, Autism Spectrum Disorder… with a side of ADHD.2016 was a good year. A damn fine year.But 1972 was a summer from hell.The last US troops shipped home, fleeing Viet Nam. Palestinians massacred Israelis at the Olympics. My father died that August. The week after he molested me for the last time.We were all dying for freedom.[music]Cuz… if you don't know us… how ya gonna love us.InterludeOkay. Here's the last frag I toss… today. Let's end with joyful moments. Among the dark. Let's end with survival.See, I'm giving you these fragments of my life…Cuz… if you don't know us… how ya gonna love us.And this is part of me, too…[music]I Don't Think I Had a “Personality” as a KidI was busy finding Infinity in a burnt-off ant leg…This one brings home the stakes.The moments of joy along the way… that drew a line under what could have been. Not if they fixed me. But maybe what all of our children could be.If we just listen to them. And support what they say they need.“What are you doing…?”My mother's voice was sharp.I'm lying spreadeagled on the backyard grass, face down.“I've called you three times.” Annoyed. “WHAT are you doing…?”I don't know it in Second Grade… But I have difficulties shifting attention when I'm lost in thought…I try to focus my ears…Then think back,review my short-term memory,and replay the last few moments.Trying to hear and translate anything she might have said while I'm in my private thought bubble…Already at 7, this process of “rehearsing” or “rewinding the tape” to interpret what's going on? It's an automatic, constant routine when I'm around… well, people.Checking for verbal mistakes, missed cues… Just trying to understand, what's going on…?So I'm still trying to sort it out,choose words carefully to explain,clearing my throat,moving my sleeping tongue,loosening my jaw,getting ready to speak…“HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!”“Umm… Nothing…?” Close as I come to a lie at that age.I've been lying in the grass for an hour or so, exploring with my new magnifying glass.See, there was this great hobby shop in Johnson City. It had all kinds of cool science “toys.” And I had saved my 50-cent allowance for weeks to buy a “Real, hand-held, magnifying glass  —  made with ALL-METAL handle!!”I was entranced.Examining grass leaves, dew drops, and…Ants.Dozens of ants. One after another.Legs.Antennae.Mandibles.Eyes.Guiltily burning off the occasional leg with focused sunlight…Endless fascination…I was in the flow…“Okay. Whatever you are doing…” I wait for the command I know will end my timeless bliss… “Stop doing it. It's time for lunch.”I sigh. Roll over.And. Trudge. In.Hardly sounds like abuse, right…..??Imagine that last, delicious dream you're enjoying as you drowse in a warm snuggly bed… when you don't have to get up…My autistic joys are hard to explain to another person.Pretty much ANY non-autistic person.And trying to… drags me into Deep Philosophical Waters…Imagine that last, delicious dream you're enjoying as you drowse in a warm snuggly bed on a lazy Saturday morning when you don't have to get up…And someone screams, “GET UP!”Eyes pop open. Instantly. You're so startled, for a minute… you have no idea where you are, what you're doing, the time of day, the season…Now… imagine that… if you can…Every. Damn. Day. Many, many, MANY times a day… Every single day of your childhood.Torture.Being startled out of the flow? It's like that.Capisce? Ya dig? Feel me?That's as close as I can think of to explain my moments of autistic flow.Or, better yet, my autistic joys.That same joy you seeon an autistic kid's faceas he dances endlesslyin a sprinkler in the sun…If I had to guess, this is precisely what Being in the Moment, in the Now, maybe even Zen Satori…Mean.Gradually as I aged, these blissful moments became fewer and fewer…Now, that's all preamble to what I really wanna talk about…Here's the deal on Flow…I think that's where I spent most of my time as a young kid.When I wasn't interacting with family, a few schoolmates, parents, one teacher a year… the few humans I let into my life back then.And that time alone… Endlessly exploring, learning, feeling, being… was…Wordless delight.Gradually as I aged, these blissful moments became fewer and fewer… further and further and further apart… nearly gone…First, I was forced into a school system… That I was clearly not wired for.Rigid.Lockstep.Regimented.Regulated.BORING.No Free Time.To simply… explore.Later, of course, it got MUCH worse. Jobs, relationships, finances… Life in Modern Adult America.Like when I founded Unix World magazine. I was so high on the concept and the joy of process… My inner vision won us awards our first year. Western Publishing Association Best New Publication and Best Issue. Beating out Macworld and PC World.Yeah. We won awards. A couple months after I was fired from my own mag. Fired because… in my autistic mind… the game was Create the Most Amazing Publication… Ever.But the whole time, the world was shouting that it was Make the Most Money You Can… Right Now.Snake eyes. I lost.My natural state, left alone to my own devices? Wandering from moment to moment of… fascination.Now, I have some personal speculation to get off my chest.First… I don't think I had a native personality when I was a kid…At least not as bell-curve average humans understand a personality.My natural state, left alone to my own devices? Wandering from moment to moment of fascination. No motivations. No intentions. No (verbal) thought…So… I was either happy exploring in the fields… or with my chemistry set in the basement… or catching polliwogs in Spring pools…Or I was forced to don my “personality.”In other words,the language,facial expressions,body language,polite responses,social lies,and predictable actionsthat humans think of as “personality”…and that social contact demands.Which is so natural for most humans, they aren't even aware of it.Even though they must have it from me… to feel safe.But, for me, “personality” was likebeing dragged out of my comfy pajamas,forced intothe worst, most cumbersome, restrictive, awkward, embarrassing winter coat,ear muffs,muffler,heavy snow boots,and mittensyour mother ever stuffed you intoto shove you onto that bus to kindergarten…And “personality” still is suffocating. Today. In my 70s. Ten years after diagnosed as autistic and ADHD.Especially, “fun times”… They're the real killers.Parties.Intimate conversations…Shudder... Family holidays? So nightmarish, I wrote the 7-page narrative poem sneaking my mother's creepy g-d on high.These are all times I must adopt my “personality.” You know, to survive. No matter how much “fun” they're supposed to be.What pros call “masking”? Really nothing more than exhausting habits of behavior & speech. That I must shroud myself in. Like an embalmed mummy. Just so it's easy for other humans… to feel “comfortable” around me.Not an essential Self. Just, ya know, “personality.”Certainly not me. Nothing comfortable about it.I'm going to hazard a guess.Which may be narcissistic delusion… Flow seems awfully close to what the Buddha described as experiencing “no-self” vs. the “conditioned mind.”From at least age 2 on, I clearly remember lucid dreaming and long periods of time spent without verbal thought of any kind. Just perceiving, in awe and wonder…EVERYTHING.Until I had to interact with humans. Any humans. Even those I was required… to “love.”And donning the “personality”? The joy collapsed. Fast as a quantum waveform when you try to measure it. Not into pain…Collapsing into an all-absorbing effort.Intellectualizing every word,gesture,tone of voice of my own…Then interpreting all those of each and every human I was with at the time…and THEN determining precisely the right word,tone of voice,facial expression,and body attitude to project back…all at the same timeTo avoid being in trouble.Because I was… Bad.And I had to protect everyone around me from that.Every. Single. Second…And even at a young age, a growing sense of the need to protect others…From me.Because I was different. Because I hurt people without understanding. Because I acted as if I were “arrogant”… etc., etc.Like two divorces. Cuz I could be amazing for 3 to 6 months. Caring. Fun as hell. Then fall into deep depressions and work burnouts. Cuz I couldn't handle that much intimacy. Hell, that much time alone with another human…Because I was… Bad.And I had to protect everyone around me from that.Every. Single. Second… That I am with another human.Except very young children. And of course, animals… Since I was… 4 years old.Now since diagnosis, I found a few tricks.In 2019 when I first started writing about my autism, I was all about lists. Trying to “help” others. Took me a year or two to realize we are… every one of us autists… different. Different lives. Different needs and goals. Different survival skills.So I'm only an “expert” on my own life. Even if I am the only expert on that there is.Your mileage certainly will vary.But for me? My autistic life is not about “getting better.” Or fixing me. It's about knowing who I truly am. And what I truly need. Doing what I can to meet those needs.Then being… me.So I moved to the Country…Living in the trailer across the courtyardFrom my third, loving wifeWhere I can reduce sensory overload.Reduce the number of humans I talk with To only folks I feel comfortable around.And stopped failing at jobs I was never built to do.But I… now… can pursue those things that have brought me joy since childhood.Spending unstructured, unmeasured time on any of my passions…walking in the wildest Nature I have access to,baking bread,fermenting pickles,gardening,deep-focus while replaying a favorite movie… that seventh time,illustrating,writing,playing music,researching world events….so, so many others.When I pursue a “special interest”… alone? Sometimes it's nearly orgasmic… In fact, I've redefined my understanding of my passions.They're not a forbidden pleasure. A shameful quirk. Something I “waste time on” when there's nothing more important to do.They are my gateway to Bliss, Satori, Oneness… Maybe even whatever God is… or Isn't…I'm not talking toxic positivity. My autistic joys aren't some advanced spiritual state I've achieved in my 70s. And now, suddenly… I'm here to tell you how to make everything okay. And talk you into buying your 5th NEW self-help system on the way out the door.But my joys are moments of love and happiness sprinkled through most of my days. Between meltdowns and burnouts. And some average life.They are my reason for Being.There are just NOT 7 Easy Things that Successful Autistics Do…That Will Change My Life Forever.There's just living complex… and in the end… wild autistic life.being old & autistic ain't so bad.losing inhibitions.some of which protected me from…Life.freedom turns out to be pain…and joy…in superposition.until maybe they annihilate you.Notes from the bardobefore the bardoI learned a lot that Spring afternoon on the lawn in Johnson City.I saw Infinity in a burnt-off ant leg.And, eventually… I went for it.[music]OutroNow you know. So... there ya go.This project is consuming me. In that good, auDHD passionate way. Cuz your response keeps me going.If it meant something to you… I bet you know someone else it will mean something to. Share it.Everything's free at autisticaf.me. For everyone. On me.Stay weird.Stay fierce.Stay alive. * If this 3 fragments grabbed you… binge them all in order here: The Book: Frag by Frag.Click to get the next frag in your inbox free. Plus a PDF of my chapbook. To support my work, consider a paid subscription.These fragments are from my upcoming autobiography, Autistic Noir: My Life is My Art, arriving Fall 2026.I'm building a book out loud. Fragment by fragment. Just like I lived it.The Next ActDon't trust a corporate algorithm's decision about whether you get to see the next excerpt or not.Join my Substack for free… and the next fragment comes straight to your inbox. And you get a free digital download of my complete poetry chapbook.* Unlock the next act for free.Why I Write My AutobiographyI'm only an expert on my own life. Born 1953, diagnosed at 63. Your mileage will vary.Individual minority voices speaking truth out loud? They build bridges to mainstream readers. Think Malcolm X. Think Maya Angelou, Think Janet Mock's Redefining Realness.This Fall, I hope to deliver that kind of impact, that power with My Autistic Life is My Art. For our neurodivergent community.Since 2019 I've published a quarter of a million words. Over half the size of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.Gotta be a pony somewhere in that shit. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit johnnyprofaneknapp.substack.com/subscribe

#TeamPXY On Demand
Parental Confidential

#TeamPXY On Demand

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 10:02


PXY Mornings w/ Moose and Breezy! 7AM Hour: The ultimate either or for a family. This man has to decided between moving away from his family for his dream job or staying with his wife and kid for the time with his family.

The Best of Azania Mosaka Show
Parenting and Parents: Parental favouritism and navigating accidental favouritism

The Best of Azania Mosaka Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 23:12 Transcription Available


Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Jogini Packery a Qualified counselling psychologist and Head of SACAP (The South African College of Applied Psychology) about parental favouritism and navigating accidental favouritism, while most parents strive to love and treat their children equally, many families experience situations where one child may receive more attention, understanding, leniency, or praise than another sometimes unintentionally. 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja is broadcast live on Johannesburg based talk radio station 702 every weekday afternoon. Relebogile brings a lighter touch to some of the issues of the day as well as a mix of lifestyle topics and a peak into the worlds of entertainment and leisure. Thank you for listening to a 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja podcast. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 13:00 to 15:00 (SA Time) to Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/2qKsEfu or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/DTykncj Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Incubadora
#083 - Episodio 83 - Journal Club 58: Vitamina K, Metanálise PCA, Bananas para disfagia, Saúde Mental Parental

A Incubadora

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2026 70:53


Send us Fan MailNeste episódio, Mariana e Marôla oferecem uma visão abrangente dos avanços e desafios atuais na neonatologia, destacando estudos recentes, discussões sobre práticas clínicas e estratégias de apoio à saúde mental dos pais. A conversa combina atualizações científicas com reflexões sobre a aplicação prática no contexto brasileiro.Relevância da profilaxia com vitamina K e o ressurgimento do risco de sangramento na infância - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2851525Novas evidências sobre o manejo do canal arterial em prematuros e implicações para protocolos clínicos - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2834481?utm_campaign=articlePDF&utm_medium=articlePDFlink&utm_source=articlePDF&utm_content=jamapediatrics.2025.1025Uso inovador do purê de banana como espessante seguro para lactentes com disfagia - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41372-026-02765-zEstratégias de suporte psicológico e intervenções para a saúde mental dos pais na UTI neonatal - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2851361?utm_campaign=articlePDF&utm_medium=articlePDFlink&utm_source=articlePDF&utm_content=jamapediatrics.2026.2546Participe do CINEO 2026, que acontece em Brasília, DF nos dias 26, 27 e 28 de Novembro e venha nos conhecer pessoalmente. A Incubadora é o Podcast oficial do evento. Inscreva-se agora em: cinco.com.br Não esqueça: você  pode ter acesso aos artigos do nosso Journal Club no nosso site: https://www.the-incubator.org/podcast-1Lembrando que o Podcast está no Instagram, @incubadora.podcast, onde a gente posta as figuras e tabelas de alguns artigos. Se estiver gostando do nosso Podcast, por favor dedique um pouquinho do seu tempo para deixar sua avaliação no seu aplicativo favorito e compartilhe com seus colegas. Isso é importante para a gente poder continuar produzindo os episódios. O nosso objetivo é democratizar a informação.Se quiser entrar em contato, nos mandar sugestões, comentários, críticas e elogios, manda um e-mail pra gente: incubadora@the-incubator.orgEvidência, cuidado e contexto brasileiro - esse é o nosso roteiro.

Crimehub: A True Crime Podcast
Left Behind on Austria's Highest Mountain: The Grossglockner Case

Crimehub: A True Crime Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2026 41:17


When Kerstin Gurtner followed her boyfriend up Austria's highest mountain, she trusted him to lead her safely through the storm. Hours later, she was left alone in the freezing dark—164 feet from the summit—and a court would be forced to decide whether his choices were tragic mistakes or a crime. Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: You don't need anyone's approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.com/crimehub Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Writer: Samantha Davis * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment, Success & Money
Raising Rich Kids: The Secrets to Building Generational Wealth for Your Family | Sarah Megginson

The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment, Success & Money

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2026 38:51


Most of us spend years trying to figure out money - what to do with it, how to invest it, how to make it work harder. But imagine if someone had taught you the fundamentals when you were a child.   Because here's what I've seen over the years - the families who build lasting generational wealth don't just accumulate assets. They pass on the mindset, the habits, and the financial literacy that lets the next generation take it even further.   So what if we could give our kids that advantage? What if we could raise children who grow up genuinely confident about money, investing, and building wealth - instead of spending their adult years trying to unlearn bad money habits?   And don't worry if you don't have children yet or are not planning to have children. There'll be lots in today's show to help you with your money habits.   My guest today - Sarah Megginson is one of Australia's most recognised personal finance experts, with over 20 years of experience in property, finance and investment journalism.  Her new book is called "How to Raise Rich Kids: Build Lasting Wealth for Your Children" - and it's a genuinely practical guide for any parent who wants to get this right, whether they feel totally on top of their own finances or are still working it out themselves.   In this episode I'm speaking with Sarah Megginson about raising financially confident kids and why money habits start earlier than most parents realise.   We unpack how children absorb money attitudes from home, and why your own behaviour shapes their financial future.   We discuss practical ways to teach budgeting, saving, and decision-making through everyday moments like shopping and family conversations.   We also look at how digital money, credit, and buy now, pay later can confuse young people without proper guidance.   Finally, we explore why the real legacy is not just wealth, but financial intelligence, confidence, and family values.   Takeaways   • Early money lessons at home shape children's habits long before adulthood. • Open conversations about money reduce fear and build financial confidence. • Children learn budgeting faster when they help compare real prices. • Digital spending removes friction, making impulse purchases easier to justify. • Buy now, pay later can hide debt from young people's awareness. • Parental stress around money often becomes children's emotional money blueprint. • Passing on financial intelligence matters more than handing over assets. • Involving kids in decisions builds responsibility and long-term confidence. • Reframing "we can't afford that" teaches values, not scarcity. • Regular family money talks help prevent silence, shame, and poor financial choices.   Links and Resources:   Answer this week's trivia question here - https://www.propertytrivia.com.au/ •        Win a hard copy of Negotiate Influence Persuade. •        Everyone wins a copy of a fully updated property report – What's ahead for property for 2026 and beyond.   Michael Yardney – Subscribe to my Property Update newsletter here     Sarah Megginson's Book How to Raise Rich Kids -  https://www.amazon.com.au/How-Raise-Rich-Kids-Children/dp/1923390244   Get a bundle of eBooks and Reports at: www.PodcastBonus.com.au      Get the team at Metropole to create a Strategic Property plan for your needs. Click here and have a chat with us.   Also, please subscribe to my other podcast Demographics Decoded with Simon Kuestenmacher – just look for Demographics Decoded wherever you are listening to this podcast and subscribe so each week we can unveil the trends shaping your future.   About The Michael Yardney Podcast | Property Investment And Wealth Creation Australia   The Michael Yardney Podcast is one of Australia's leading property investment podcasts, helping investors understand the Australian property market and build long-term wealth through strategic property investing.   Each week we explore: • Australian property market updates• Property investment strategies in Australia• Melbourne property market trends• Sydney property market forecasts• Brisbane property investment opportunities• Capital growth property strategies• Property cycles in Australia• Negative gearing and tax strategy• Interest rates and their impact on property• Buyer's agent insights and investment planning   If you're serious about building a high-performance property portfolio and creating financial freedom through real estate, this podcast will give you the clarity and strategy you need.   Learn more at:https://propertyupdate.com.auhttps://metropole.com.au

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories
I Work the Night Shift at a Diner. There's a Customer No One Else Can See

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2026 27:55


Most nights at the diner are the same: loud teens, greasy food, and aching feet. Then she appeared in Booth Six — beautiful, charming, and completely invisible to everyone but me. Huge thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: Sign up now and get 10% off at ⁠betterhelp.com/dns⁠. Shopify: You don't need anyone's approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.com/dns Author:  Jake Bible Check out Jake's latest collection of stories, They All Bleed: Ten NoSleep Stories, Volume Two https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G96H432Y * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.  #drnosleep #scarystories #horrorstories #doctornosleep #creepypasta #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Family Discipleship Podcast
#147 - Raising Capable Kids with David Thomas

The Family Discipleship Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2026 37:42 Transcription Available


Every parent wants to raise confident, resilient kids—but it's hard to know when to step in and when to step back.Adam and Chelsea sit down with counselor, author, and longtime parenting expert David Thomas to discuss his new book Capable. Together they explore why so many kids today struggle with confidence and resilience, how well-meaning parents can unintentionally stand in the way of growth, and why allowing children to experience manageable challenges is one of the greatest gifts we can give them.Use code FDP and get 30% off of "Storing Up Treasure" by Kyle Bjerga at thegoodbook.com today!Use code FDP to get 30% off all the Do Great Things for God books at thegoodbook.com or get 40% off when you buy the whole series.Follow Us:Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteEditing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Wooisms
Episode 259: Parental Paranoia

Wooisms

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2026 78:45


This week Woo and Big Hes are back they get right to it. They open up sounding like true Unc's in the game, just gripping about this new generation. They also talk about getting healthy at 40. Switching gears they discuss the lost of Nolan Wells and also a local teenager on his birthday which prompts Woo and Hes to discuss Parental Paranoia. Don't forget to download the NspireU on Air App, go to Contentville and catch all the new episodes each and every week. Why??? It's the Wooisms Way.

The Chuck ToddCast: Meet the Press
Interview Only w/ John Morgan - Can The Law Succeed Where Politics Fails?

The Chuck ToddCast: Meet the Press

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2026 55:00 Transcription Available


John Morgan — founder of Morgan & Morgan, one of the largest personal injury firms in the country & author of "Life is Luck: Lessons From a Paperboy and How to Improve Your Luck" joins the Chuck Toddcast for a wide-ranging conversation about civil litigation, the failures of government regulation, and his plan to launch a third party in Florida. Morgan makes the case that civil litigation has grown precisely because government has failed to regulate — social media is a genuine threat to human wellbeing (especially for children), monopolies are squeezing consumers, and processed foods, he argues, are the new tobacco: extremely harmful and ripe for legal reckoning. He offers a candid, colorful assessment of his former firm member RFK Jr. — "smart and crazy," a man who falls down some rabbit holes but also champions legitimate causes — and walks through the thorny reality that vaccine makers enjoy total indemnity while sovereign immunity exists in some form in all 50 states. Morgan is refreshingly honest about the ethics of his own industry, arguing that ads gloating about settlement numbers are a mistake because the real goal of a settlement is to give someone back something they lost, not to celebrate a payday. The heart of the conversation is Morgan's plan to launch a new third party in Florida called "Common Ground," rooted in his conviction that the two-party system itself is what's fundamentally broken in America. Morgan argues that moderates should function as the tiebreakers in a polarized system — that picking up just a few seats could turn an uncommitted moderate bloc into a genuine fulcrum of power in Congress — and explains why he'd rather build something new than partner with the existing Forward Party. He handicaps Florida's political landscape with an insider's candor: Byron Donalds likely wins the governorship but it'll be close, the Charlie Crist party-switch playbook never worked, and he's genuinely unsure whether voters can find David Jolly credible after his own party change.. Morgan laments that too many people now enter politics for the pension and salary rather than public service, criticizes DeSantis for appointing cronies as university presidents, and argues age limits are overdue because government should be about the future and very few politicians remain effective past 70. Along the way he explains why he thinks Texas Democrats fielded a more viable ticket than Florida's (James Talarico, he says, simply has "it"), why Andy Beshear won in Kentucky, why charter schools are about money rather than choice, and why DeSantis's property tax proposal could become a Brexit-style case study in voters making decisions that make no sense once the consequences arrive. Get John's book here https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Life-is-Luck/dp/B0H2K52H4G/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LF7S7OGAT46F&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CaRKVB4mHJGTS0bVFd7ONcU6YfsmpGl_tDncLiWRzCNecvHPOVtdrMbXsFl_LNyLxyW8nLRxXL3j5wdKGrHq7hSKazupgR14cC3u74xjkQpTUw2_xdJsVkC21K2kobaEZpdGZJsOkB5HdKgNBvyzjcb0eh8sdqhprrTbUo_1Fss.iLY1CiUpIpHB0Z1TbM0GJH2COy5EqaDcd3D_ItY0mfg&dib_tag=se&keywords=John+Morgan+life+is+luck&qid=1784135091&s=books&sprefix=john+morgan+life+is+luck%2Cstripbooks%2C177&sr=1-1 Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/chuck. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. Refresh your wardrobe with Quince. Go to https://Quince.com/chuck for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Link in bio or go to https://getsoul.com & enter code TODDCAST for 30% off your first order. Timeline: 00:00 John Morgan joins the Chuck ToddCast 00:45 What is most difficult about nationalizing a law firm? 01:45 When screening for good lawyers, it’s obvious who stands out 03:00 Lawsuits always seem frivolous until it happens to you 03:45 Ads that gloat about settlement numbers are a mistake 04:15 The goal of settlements is to give back something that was lost 05:00 Thoughts on private equity using civil litigation to hedge? 06:15 Involvement in cases against big tech companies 06:45 Social media is a threat to human wellbeing, especially children 08:30 Civil litigation has grown as government has failed to regulate 10:00 Monopolies are squeezing consumers 10:30 Processed foods are like tobacco, extremely harmful 11:00 RFK Jr. was a member of the firm, he’s smart and crazy 12:15 RFK falls down some BS rabbit holes but also has good causes 12:45 Vaccine makers have total indemnity 13:30 Sovereign immunity exists in some fashion in all 50 states 14:00 What’s your process for vetting science? 15:30 Will be launching a third party in Florida - The Common Ground 17:30 Other wealthy people have considered starting third parties 20:00 The two party system is what is broken in the country 20:30 Why not partner with the Forward Party? 22:00 Moderates should be the tiebreakers 23:30 A few uncommitted moderates could be a swing vote in congress 24:15 All you need to do is pick up a few seats to act as a fulcrum 25:45 It’s likely that Donalds wins in Florida, but it will be close 26:30 Why didn’t the Charlie Crist move work for Florida Democrats? 27:45 Can voters find David Jolly credible after changing parties? 29:30 More people are getting into politics for a pension & salary 30:30 People are going into politics for the wrong reasons 31:45 DeSantis appointed his cronies to be university presidents 32:30 Still deciding on whether to support Donalds or Jolly 34:00 Vindman doesn’t have a chance at winning 35:00 Texas Dem ticket is more liberal, why is it more viable than Florida’s? 35:45 James Talarico is very formidable, he has “it” 38:00 Andy Beshear won because Bevin turned on public school teachers 38:45 Charter schools aren’t about choice, they’re about money 39:30 Parental involvement is the best indicator of school performance 40:45 How would you message against DeSantis’s property tax proposal? 41:45 Americans are less interested in “us” and more interested in “me” 42:15 Implementing the property tax proposal will be like Brexit 44:30 Voters can make decisions that make no sense 45:15 Had the itch to run for office, but unlikely to do it 45:45 Government is for the future, should be age limits for elected officials 47:00 Very few elder politicians remain effective past 70 years oldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Chuck ToddCast: Meet the Press
Full Episode - How Lindsey Graham Should Be Remembered + Can The Law Succeed Where Politics Fails?

The Chuck ToddCast: Meet the Press

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2026 164:50 Transcription Available


Chuck Todd devotes much of this episode to a rich, personal reflection on the death of Senator Lindsey Graham at 71 — a figure who can only be understood if you separate the ideologues from the pure politicians, because Graham was unambiguously the latter. Graham always wanted to be in the middle of the Republican Party, treated his Senate seat as something as precious to him as a spouse, and was a genuine political creature who could nonetheless work with everyone, partnering with both Trump and Obama across his career. Chuck shares personal memories — interviewing Graham alongside John McCain, the two of them giving outsized attention to the Steele Dossier; Graham losing his parents in his 20s and raising his 13-year-old sister; even reassuring Chuck’s own wife about her worries over Trump — and argues that Graham, for all his capitulations, actually served as one of the few moderating forces on Trump. He lays out the very real political fallout: Todd Blanche's confirmation as Attorney General is now in serious jeopardy, Graham leaves a massive vacuum in the GOP conference, and his South Carolina seat could actually be competitive for Democrat Annie Andrews if the Republican primary lurches far enough to the right. From there Chuck draws a series of parallels between American and British politics — Labour returning to power on a promise of competence and stability, Nigel Farage (like Trump) trying to convert political fame into personal wealth, and the satirical candidate "Count Binface" holding up a mirror to a political culture that has become pure theater — musing, only half-jokingly, that America could use its own Count Binface. Chuck closes on a sober note about the U.S.-Israel relationship, which he believes is heading for a real retreat: he recalls how close the region came to a two-state peace two decades ago, how the collapse of that moment allowed radicalism to escalate on both sides until each could argue the other doesn't want peace, and points to Rahm Emanuel's recent speech in Israel — warning that Israel must articulate a vision for what comes after the war or risk isolating itself from younger and moderate Americans — as the sound of someone trying to save a political center that vanishes the moment people conclude moderates don't have answers. Then, John Morgan — founder of Morgan & Morgan, one of the largest personal injury firms in the country & author of "Life is Luck: Lessons From a Paperboy and How to Improve Your Luck" joins the Chuck Toddcast for a wide-ranging conversation about civil litigation, the failures of government regulation, and his plan to launch a third party in Florida. Morgan makes the case that civil litigation has grown precisely because government has failed to regulate — social media is a genuine threat to human wellbeing (especially for children), monopolies are squeezing consumers, and processed foods, he argues, are the new tobacco: extremely harmful and ripe for legal reckoning. He offers a candid, colorful assessment of his former firm member RFK Jr. — "smart and crazy," a man who falls down some rabbit holes but also champions legitimate causes — and walks through the thorny reality that vaccine makers enjoy total indemnity while sovereign immunity exists in some form in all 50 states. Morgan is refreshingly honest about the ethics of his own industry, arguing that ads gloating about settlement numbers are a mistake because the real goal of a settlement is to give someone back something they lost, not to celebrate a payday. The heart of the conversation is Morgan's plan to launch a new third party in Florida called "Common Ground," rooted in his conviction that the two-party system itself is what's fundamentally broken in America. Morgan argues that moderates should function as the tiebreakers in a polarized system — that picking up just a few seats could turn an uncommitted moderate bloc into a genuine fulcrum of power in Congress — and explains why he'd rather build something new than partner with the existing Forward Party. He handicaps Florida's political landscape with an insider's candor: Byron Donalds likely wins the governorship but it'll be close, the Charlie Crist party-switch playbook never worked, and he's genuinely unsure whether voters can find David Jolly credible after his own party change.. Morgan laments that too many people now enter politics for the pension and salary rather than public service, criticizes DeSantis for appointing cronies as university presidents, and argues age limits are overdue because government should be about the future and very few politicians remain effective past 70. Along the way he explains why he thinks Texas Democrats fielded a more viable ticket than Florida's (James Talarico, he says, simply has "it"), why Andy Beshear won in Kentucky, why charter schools are about money rather than choice, and why DeSantis's property tax proposal could become a Brexit-style case study in voters making decisions that make no sense once the consequences arrive. Finally, Chuck hops into the ToddCast Time Machine to break down the messy build up and coalitions involved in the Spanish civil war, and what lessons modern America can take from it. He also answers listeners’ questions in the “Ask Chuck” segment and make a proposal for a change to the baseball Hall of Fame. Get John Morgan's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Life-is-Luck/dp/B0H2K52H4G/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LF7S7OGAT46F&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CaRKVB4mHJGTS0bVFd7ONcU6YfsmpGl_tDncLiWRzCNecvHPOVtdrMbXsFl_LNyLxyW8nLRxXL3j5wdKGrHq7hSKazupgR14cC3u74xjkQpTUw2_xdJsVkC21K2kobaEZpdGZJsOkB5HdKgNBvyzjcb0eh8sdqhprrTbUo_1Fss.iLY1CiUpIpHB0Z1TbM0GJH2COy5EqaDcd3D_ItY0mfg&dib_tag=se&keywords=John+Morgan+life+is+luck&qid=1784135091&s=books&sprefix=john+morgan+life+is+luck%2Cstripbooks%2C177&sr=1-1 From the opening whistle to the final kick. Bet on a match and get bonus bets for every goal scored at Fanduel.com Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/chuck. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. Refresh your wardrobe with Quince. Go to https://Quince.com/chuck for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Link in bio or go to https://getsoul.com & enter code TODDCAST for 30% off your first order. Timeline: 00:00 Chuck Todd’s introduction 04:15 Senator Lindsey Graham dead at 71 04:45 Reactions to Graham are filtered through one’s personal politics 05:30 There are ideologues and there are politicians. Graham was the latter 06:45 Graham always wanted to be in the middle of the Republican party 09:00 Graham’s senate seat was as important to him as a spouse 11:15 Certain people are just political creatures, like Graham and Cruz 12:45 Graham was able to work with everyone on both sides of the aisle 13:30 Graham worked with both Trump and Obama 15:30 Conspiracy theories are swirling about Graham’s death 16:15 There needs to be a thorough autopsy to put conspiracies to rest 17:30 Chuck interviewed Graham & McCain, they mentioned the Steele Dossier 18:15 Graham and McCain gave the most attention to the Dossier 20:30 Graham’s parents died in his 20s, he raised his 13 year old sister 22:30 Chuck had Graham as a dark horse candidate for 2008 23:15 Graham was aware of the rumors and never addressed them directly 24:30 The real world impact on politics from Graham’s passing 25:00 Todd Blanche’s confirmation is now in serious jeopardy 25:30 Graham leaves a massive vacuum in the GOP conference 28:00 Graham kept Trump from fully going down the fascist road 29:15 Unlike Trump, Graham sees Putin as a threat & backed Ukraine 31:15 Impact on the South Carolina elections 32:00 There will be lots of Republicans looking to jump into the primary 33:15 If primary goes super right-wing, Democrat Annie Andrews has a shot 35:15 Graham reassured Chuck’s wife after expressing worries about Trump 37:45 Graham knew if he had gone hard on Trump, he’d lose his senate seat 38:45 There are parallels between U.S. and U.K politics 39:45 Labour came back into power promising competence and stability 40:45 Nigel Farage, like Trump… is trying to turn political fame into wealth 42:30 “Count Binface” has been challenging Farage as a satirical candidate 43:30 The man who made UK politics theatrical, now facing a theatrical challenge 44:00 The U.S. could really use a “Count Binface” to hold up a mirror 45:15 What if we accepted the premise of politics as entertainment? 46:00 Should we host a political reality show on an island 47:15 Governing experience has become a liability in American politics 48:00 Media rewards performance more than competency 50:15 There is going to be a retreat in the American-Israeli partnership 50:45 20 years ago we were very close to peace & two state solution 52:45 When moderation & compromise fail, radicalism takes its place 54:00 There was a serious chance for peace two decades ago 54:30 After both sides walked away, the radicalism escalated 56:15 The extremes can now argue the other side doesn’t want peace 57:00 Rahm Emmanuel travels to Israel to give speech 58:00 Rahm says Israel must provide vision for what comes after war 59:15 Rahm warns Israel risks isolating itself from younger & moderate Americans 1:00:45 Rahm sounds like someone trying to save the political center 1:02:00 Moderation disappears when it feels like moderates don’t have answers 01:12:30 John Morgan joins the Chuck ToddCast 01:13:15 What is most difficult about nationalizing a law firm? 01:14:15 When screening for good lawyers, it’s obvious who stands out 01:15:30 Lawsuits always seem frivolous until it happens to you 01:16:15 Ads that gloat about settlement numbers are a mistake 01:17:00 The goal of settlements is to give back something that was lost 01:18:15 Thoughts on private equity using civil litigation to hedge? 01:18:45 Involvement in cases against big tech companies 01:19:15 Social media is a threat to human wellbeing, especially children 01:21:00 Civil litigation has grown as government has failed to regulate 01:22:30 Monopolies are squeezing consumers 01:23:00 Processed foods are like tobacco, extremely harmful 01:23:30 RFK Jr. was a member of the firm, he’s smart and crazy 01:24:45 RFK falls down some BS rabbit holes but also has good causes 01:25:15 Vaccine makers have total indemnity 01:26:00 Sovereign immunity exists in some fashion in all 50 states 01:26:30 What’s your process for vetting science? 01:28:00 Will be launching a third party in Florida - The Common Ground 01:30:00 Other wealthy people have considered starting third parties 01:32:30 The two party system is what is broken in the country 01:33:00 Why not partner with the Forward Party? 01:34:30 Moderates should be the tiebreakers 01:36:00 A few uncommitted moderates could be a swing vote in congress 01:36:45 All you need to do is pick up a few seats to act as a fulcrum 01:38:15 It’s likely that Donalds wins in Florida, but it will be close 01:39:00 Why didn’t the Charlie Crist move work for Florida Democrats? 01:40:15 Can voters find David Jolly credible after changing parties? 01:42:00 More people are getting into politics for a pension & salary 01:43:00 People are going into politics for the wrong reasons 01:44:15 DeSantis appointed his cronies to be university presidents 01:45:00 Still deciding on whether to support Donalds or Jolly 01:46:30 Vindman doesn’t have a chance at winning 01:47:30 Texas Dem ticket is more liberal, why is it more viable than Florida’s? 01:48:15 James Talarico is very formidable, he has “it” 01:50:30 Andy Beshear won because Bevin turned on public school teachers 01:51:15 Charter schools aren’t about choice, they’re about money 01:52:00 Parental involvement is the best indicator of school performance 01:53:15 How would you message against DeSantis’s property tax proposal? 01:54:15 Americans are less interested in “us” and more interested in “me” 01:54:45 Implementing the property tax proposal will be like Brexit 01:57:00 Voters can make decisions that make no sense 01:57:45 Had the itch to run for office, but unlikely to do it 01:58:15 Government is for the future, should be age limits for elected officials 01:59:30 Very few elder politicians remain effective past 70 years old 02:02:30 Thoughts on the interview with John Morgan 02:03:00 ToddCast Time Machine - July 17th, 1936 02:03:30 Start of the Spanish civil war 02:04:15 Why does Spain’s civil war stand out in history? 02:05:30 The war wasn’t simply a fight between left and right 02:06:00 1930s Spain had every divide imaginable 02:07:00 Political violence became common, political center got smaller 02:07:45 The left wing coalition that won was barely united at all 02:08:45 Military units in Morocco revolted, then coup spread to Spain 02:09:30 Franco eventually united a fascist coalition with military command 02:10:15 The left’s internal divisions became one of Franco’s advantages 02:11:30 Civilians became part of the battlefield and were targeted 02:13:00 George Orwell’s writing came directly from his experiences in Spain 02:14:15 The fascist wing won the war and Franco ruled until 1975 02:15:00 Pluralism only emerged after decades of authoritarian rule 02:16:30 The transition out of authoritarianism came from exhaustion, not agreement 02:18:00 Sharing power with opponents is preferable to violence 02:19:15 Book recommendations for learning more about the Spanish civil war 02:20:15 Ask Chuck 02:20:30 How can we get back to lasting governance and progress? 02:26:00 Could Trump run as VP or speaker then ascend back to the presidency? 02:29:15 Why do prominent political interviews not have aggressive follow ups? 02:35:45 Who was the best pitcher of this generation that’s retiring? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Empower The City Podcast
Parental Honor | Pastor Jeff Rouse

Empower The City Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2026 53:28


The weekly podcast of Empowerment Ministries Christian Center, led by Dr. Gregg S. Magee, Sr.

Cocktails and Gossip
217. Melissa @YourBishTherapist joins us for gossip with a side of psychology

Cocktails and Gossip

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2026 71:00


We're so excited to welcome Melissa from @YourBishTherapist to the pod this week. Before we get into it, Amanda has an apology and clarification regarding a statement she made on the podcast last week. We ask Melissa about her thoughts on Kenny and Lindsay from In the City and learn about parental wounds and how they can contribute to the way people act everyday. Melissa has a surprising opinion on West and his lack of empathy. Parental wounds come up again as we discuss The Valley and break down the cast's motivations and behaviors, including what might be causing Nia to seemingly blindly support Danny at every turn. Kristen Doute may be struggling with postpartum depression, and Luke's not handling it in an ideal manner. Melissa can be found on Instagram, Youtube and Patreon at YourBishTherapist. For people who may be struggling with postpartum depression, call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA.    This week's episode of Cocktails and Gossip is brought to you by our sponsors: -Homeserve: Join the millions of customers who trust HomeServe. For 50% less your first year, go to HomeServe.com/Gossip -Nutrafol: See visibly thicker, stronger, faster growing hair in 3–6 months with Nutrafol. Get $10 off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you visit Nutrafol.com and enter promo code GOSSIP d -Quince: Make your summer wardrobe feel easier. Go to Quince.com/COCKTAILS for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. 

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories
I'm a Night Guard at a Museum. The Olmec Heads Started Speaking to Me | Part 2

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 31:27


A lonely night guard at a storm-battered anthropology museum hears stories whispered from the ancient artifacts—but one voice, buried inside a colossal Olmec head, is louder and darker than all the rest. As the “thunder” outside grows closer, Alberto realizes it isn't a storm at all…it's the body of an ancient stone god coming to reclaim its head. Huge thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: Sign up now and get 10% off at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠betterhelp.com/dns⁠⁠. Shopify: You don't need anyone's approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at ⁠shopify.com/dns. ⁠ Author: Dave Kavanaugh * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.  #drnosleep #scarystories #horrorstories #doctornosleep #creepypasta #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crimehub: A True Crime Podcast
23 Days of Terror: The D.C. Sniper Attacks

Crimehub: A True Crime Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 36:42


Get early access to ad-free episodes with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of⁠⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment.

Radio Medium Laura Lee
"Trust Your Parental Intuition: Protect Kids in the AI Digital Age"

Radio Medium Laura Lee

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 5:53 Transcription Available


Have you ever had a gut feeling that something wasn't right with your child—but couldn't explain why? That inner knowing may be your greatest parenting tool. In this eye-opening episode of Radio Medium, Laura Lee welcomes Dr. Debra Bolt, clinical psychologist, child development researcher, and Product Manager of Clinical AI at Aura Parents, for an essential conversation about protecting children in today's rapidly evolving digital world. Together, they explore the hidden emotional, mental, and spiritual impact of AI-powered apps, digital role-playing, online predators, self-harm language detection, and the growing challenges parents face in balancing safety with trust. Laura and Dr. Bolt discuss how parental intuition and practical technology can work together to recognize warning signs early while strengthening communication and connection within the family. Whether you're a parent, grandparent, caregiver, educator, or someone who believes in the power of intuition, this episode offers compassionate guidance, expert insight, and actionable tools to help keep children safe while honoring their emotional well-being. You'll walk away feeling more informed, empowered, and confident in trusting both your instincts and your child's journey.

The Gee and Ursula Show
Hour 2: Are You Snubbing Your Kids and Partner?

The Gee and Ursula Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 36:44


GUEST: Stacy Willoughby, President of Chelan Valley Hope on wildfire preparedness and help for families affected // Parental phone attachment can lead to anxiety in children // SCENARIOS!

Bill Handel on Demand
Vatican Excommunicates Breakaway Group | Parental Accountability

Bill Handel on Demand

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2026 24:48 Transcription Available


(July 09, 2026) A sad kind of convenience… less interaction with other people. Vatican excommunicates breakaway group, in biggest schism in 156 years. ‘Please Control Your Children’: California restaurateur charges parents when their kids run wild; parental accountability.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories
I'm a Night Guard at a Museum. The Olmec Heads Started Speaking to Me | Part 1

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2026 35:18


Listen to the full story now without waiting with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of Dr. NoSleep Premium: ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/drnosleep⁠⁠ – Cancel anytime. No commitment. Are you still drinking that stale, store-bought coffee? Check out ⁠⁠NoSleepCoffee.com⁠⁠ to get 20% off fresh, same-day roasted coffee delivered straight to your door. Just use promo code NOSLEEP20 at checkout for 20% off your first order! Huge thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: Sign up now and get 10% off at ⁠betterhelp.com/dns⁠. Shopify: You don't need anyone's approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.com/dns. Author: Dave Kavanaugh * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.  #drnosleep #scarystories #horrorstories #doctornosleep #creepypasta #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

allmomdoes Podcast with Julie Lyles Carr
RAISING THEM WELL: Away Game with Ed Uszynski (From the Archives)

allmomdoes Podcast with Julie Lyles Carr

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2026 41:36 Transcription Available


We're in our summer series, 'Raising Them Well'. And you may be in the thick of getting all your kids' fall activities and sports on calendar. But what if it's time to look at all that through a fresh lens?Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3S6THOU Takeaways:The youth sports landscape has dramatically changed over the years.Parents often feel overwhelmed by the demands of youth sports.The shift from play to performance has led to a more competitive environment.Parental identity can become intertwined with children's performance.The youth sports industry is a multi-billion dollar complex.Many parents feel pressured to ensure their children succeed in sports.Character development is as important as athletic performance.Most kids quit sports by their teenage years due to pressure.The lessons learned in sports can impact life beyond the field.Parents should focus on their children's growth rather than just performance.Discipleship in parenting is crucial for guiding children.Character development should be prioritized over performance in sports.Parents should expect more from youth sports experiences.It's important to model faith and community involvement for children.Coaches may not always have the best interests of families in mind.Parents can and should make choices about their children's activities.It's okay to leave a sports team if it's not a good fit.Youth sports should be fun and not a source of stress.Families should communicate and pray together about sports commitments.There are resources available to help parents navigate youth sports.Sound Bites:"We need help.""This is to enhance our kids' lives.""Where do you think that comes from?""The clock is ticking.""We should expect more for our dollar.""I really am my child's primary discipler.""You can fire the coach."Chapters:00:00 Introduction to the Youth Sports Landscape02:54 The Shift from Play to Performance06:48 Understanding the Youth Sports Industrial Complex08:36 Parental Identity and Expectations12:01 The Pressure of Performance and Its Consequences16:39 Life Lessons Beyond the Field19:45 Discipleship in Youth Sports21:56 Balancing Passion and Priorities25:13 Navigating Youth Sports Commitments30:04 The Importance of Family Dynamics33:48 Course Correction in Youth Sports36:59 Resources for Parents in Youth SportsKeywords:youth sports, parenting, extracurricular activities, performance pressure, sports industry, parental expectations, youth sports culture, character development, sports parenting, sports ministry, youth sports, parenting, discipleship, character development, family dynamics, sports commitments, decision making, youth athletics, sports culture, faith and sports

Integrative Wellness Radio
The Healthiest Adults Are Raised as Black Sheep

Integrative Wellness Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2026 18:29


Your kids aren't "bad" for challenging norms; they're authentic. Discover why allowing your children to be their true selves, even if it means being a "black sheep," is crucial for their well-being and your family dynamic. This episode unpacks the hidden costs of conformity and the power of genuine self-expression. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Let your kid be the black sheep 00:34 The discomfort of authenticity 01:16 Dr. Nicole's black sheep childhood 01:42 Challenging illogical rules 02:30 The impact of suppressing authenticity 03:00 Parental hypocrisy and its effects 03:55 The importance of leading by example 04:40 Why kids need to challenge 05:15 The cost of conformity 06:00 Embracing unique paths LINKS

The Belonging Project
Supporting Working Parents: What Every Manager Needs to Know

The Belonging Project

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2026 11:46


Most managers want to support working parents. Few have ever been shown how.What happens after an employee becomes a parent can shape their confidence, career progression and sense of belonging for years to come. Yet many managers are left to navigate these conversations without any real guidance.In this episode, leadership and career growth coach Fiorenza Rossini explores how managers, leaders and organisations can better support working parents, by creating the conditions for them to continue growing and thriving, instead of lowering expectations.Drawing on her experience coaching professionals through career transitions, leadership development and the identity shift that comes with parenthood, Fiorenza shares practical insights for anyone leading a team.In this episode, you'll learn:* The common assumptions managers make after an employee becomes a parent* Why career development conversations shouldn't stop after parental leave* How to create a greater sense of belonging for working parents* Simple leadership practices that help retain and develop talented people* Questions every manager can ask to better support working parentsWhether you're a manager, team leader, HR professional, senior leader, or a working parent yourself, this episode will help you rethink what effective leadership looks like during one of life's biggest transitions.“Perhaps the most valuable thing that any manager can do is replace assumptions with curiosity.”, says Fiorenza.

Tony Evans' Sermons on Oneplace.com
Reclaiming Your Parental Authority

Tony Evans' Sermons on Oneplace.com

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2026 25:00


Parenting isn't just about raising children, it's about leading them God's way. Dr. Tony Evans shares how biblical authority brings stability and purpose to the home.

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories
I Own a Remote Cabin Outside Area 51. Big Mistake...

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2026 26:41


A washed-up Vegas hustler thinks he's found the perfect tourist trap when he wins a remote cabin just outside Area 51—but the crews keep quitting, the walls keep making noises, and something is moving beneath the floor. When a pizza delivery kid is dragged into the basement by clawed gray hands, Billy “Big Brass” Williams realizes his alien-themed rental might be sitting on top of the real thing. Huge thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: Sign up now and get 10% off at ⁠betterhelp.com/dns⁠. Shopify: You don't need anyone's approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.com/dns Author:  Jake Bible Check out Jake's latest collection of stories, They All Bleed: Ten NoSleep Stories, Volume Two https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G96H432Y * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.  #drnosleep #scarystories #horrorstories #doctornosleep #creepypasta #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SCP Foundation Stories
We Tried to Steal Death | SCP-8361

SCP Foundation Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2026 26:44


A silent heist crew breaks into a museum to steal an Aztec death idol, only to discover the object is protected by the SCP Foundation—and by something far stranger than security cameras and armed guards. When a rival crew blasts through the wall and people start dying, the thieves learn the idol's real power: within its reach, death may not be permanent. This story is derived from ⁠The SCP Foundation Database⁠ and is released under Creative Commons Sharealike 3.0.⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ ⁠⁠⁠ Author:  Jake Bible Check out Jake's latest collection of stories, They All Bleed: Ten NoSleep Stories, Volume Two https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G96H432Y * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.  #thescpexperience #scp #scpfoundation #scpencounters #securecontainprotect #scpstories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nudge
Will the UK's social media ban backfire?

Nudge

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2026 26:54


The British government recently announced a ban on all social media usage for children up to the age of 16.  But will the ban work?  Today on Nudge, I explore the psychology of restrictions, bans and friction.  Warning: this show is restricted to those aged 16 or over.  --- Become an FSB member: https://get.fsb.org.uk/nudge/ Use code NUDGE for 10% off your FSB membership.  Unlock the Nudge Vaults: https://www.nudgepodcast.com/vaults Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.nudgepodcast.com/mailing-list  Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phill-agnew/  --- Today's sources:  Driscoll, R., Davis, K. E., & Lipetz, M. E. (1972). Parental interference and romantic love: The Romeo and Juliet effect. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 24(1), 1–10. Freedman, J. L. (1965). Long-term behavioral effects of cognitive dissonance. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 1(2), 145–155. Mazis, M. B., Settle, R. B., & Leslie, D. C. (1973). Elimination of phosphate detergents and psychological reactance. Journal of Marketing Research, 10(4), 390–395. Spence, C., & Wang, Q. J. (2017). Assessing the impact of closure type on wine ratings and mood. Beverages, 3(4), 52. Zellinger, D. A., Fromkin, H. L., Speller, D. E., & Kohn, C. A. (1975). A commodity theory analysis of the effects of age restrictions upon pornographic materials. Journal of Applied Psychology, 60(1), 94–99. Zhang, K., Allard, T., & Bagchi, R. (2025). The token-effort effect: Trivial redemption effort increases price promotion effectiveness. Journal of Marketing.

Tony Evans' Podcast
Reclaiming Your Parental Authority

Tony Evans' Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2026 25:00


Parenting isn't just about raising children, it's about leading them God's way. Dr. Tony Evans shares how biblical authority brings stability and purpose to the home.

Lectionary Lab Live
Lectionary.pro for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 10, Year A

Lectionary Lab Live

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2026 38:31


This guide covers the readings appointed in the Revised Common Lectionary for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10), Year A, falling on July 12, 2026.The Gospel turns a new corner this morning. For six Sundays we have been reading through Jesus' words to his disciples — the sending discourse of Matthew 10 and the closing invitation of Matthew 11. Today we move from instruction to story.Matthew 13 opens what is sometimes called the parables chapter, where Jesus shifts into the long, slow, indirect work of telling stories about the kingdom of heaven. The Parable of the Sower is the first of these stories — and, fittingly, it is a story about how words like these actually land.The Matthew sending discourse is complete. The next several weeks will move through parables — the sower, the wheat and tares, the mustard seed, the pearl, the net. The shape of Jesus' teaching shifts from imperative to image, and the shape of our preaching may shift with it.The Old Testament tracks both lead naturally toward the Gospel, in different ways. * Track One brings us deeper into Genesis with the family of Jacob and Esau — twins struggling in the womb, parents picking favorites, a birthright traded for a bowl of stew. * Track Two brings us Isaiah's beautiful image of rain and snow that do not return to the heavens without watering the earth, paired with Psalm 65's celebration of God's lavish care for the soil. * The Epistle moves into Romans 8 — one of the high points of the New Testament — opening with the famous declaration: there is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.The ReadingsGenesis 25:19–34First Reading (Track One) — Jacob and EsauSummaryTwo movements in one passage. * In the first, after years of barrenness, Rebekah conceives twins. They struggle so violently in her womb that she goes to inquire of the Lord, who tells her two nations are inside her — two peoples destined to be divided, with the elder serving the younger. The twins are born: Esau first, ruddy and hairy; then Jacob, with his hand grasping Esau's heel. * The second movement skips ahead to their adulthood. Esau is a skilled hunter, his father's favorite. Jacob is quieter, more domestic, his mother's favorite. One day Esau comes in from the field famished. Jacob is making stew. Esau demands some, and Jacob makes him swear to sell his birthright first. Esau swears, eats, and goes on his way. The narrator's verdict is blunt: thus Esau despised his birthright.Key Ideas for Preaching* The struggle inside Rebekah's womb is named long before the brothers can do anything to cause it. The text suggests that some of what shapes our lives starts before we have any agency in it. How might your congregation hear this without flattening it into determinism — recognizing the conditions we did not choose, while still taking seriously the choices we now make inside them?* The oracle that “the elder shall serve the younger” reverses the standard social order. God's choosing does not follow the rules of human inheritance. Where does your congregation still quietly assume that God's blessing tracks with rank, age, status, or success — and how might this reversal interrupt that?* Esau trades his birthright for a single meal. He gets what he wants in the moment and loses what would have been his future. Where in your congregation has the urgency of the immediate crowded out what people will later wish they had kept?* The parents pick favorites. Isaac loves Esau; Rebekah loves Jacob. Genesis does not pretend that this family is healthy. What might it mean to read these stories with both reverence for what God is doing and clear eyes about what is going wrong?Significant Cautions* Do not make Jacob the hero or Esau the villain. The text is more honest than that. Jacob is a calculating manipulator; Esau is impulsive and short-sighted. Both will need grace.* “The elder shall serve the younger” has been used in some traditions to claim that Christianity has replaced an older covenant. That is a misuse. The text is about this specific family, not a doctrinal program.* Esau's loss of his birthright has sometimes been preached as a warning about losing your salvation through carelessness. That is more than the text says. It is a moral judgment about despising what was given, not a soteriological warning.* Parental favoritism is destructive. Do not preach this story in a way that normalizes it or treats it as a charming family quirk.Psalm 119:105–112The Psalm (Track One) — A Lamp to My FeetSummaryA short section of the longest psalm in the Bible. Each stanza of Psalm 119 begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and each stanza is a meditation on God's word and law. This section opens with one of the most famous lines in the psalms: “your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” The psalmist commits to obey God's righteous ordinances. He acknowledges that his life is constantly in danger — “I hold my life in my hand continually” — but does not forget the law. The wicked have laid snares, but he has not strayed. He has taken God's decrees as an inheritance forever.Key Ideas for Preaching* A lamp is a small, focused light — enough to take the next step, not enough to see all the way down the road. What does it mean for your congregation to have a faith that gives them light enough for the next step rather than visibility of the whole journey?* The psalmist names that his life is “continually in his hand” — meaning, in continual peril. The psalm does not pretend that following God spares us from difficulty. What does it look like for your people to keep walking faithfully in a season when nothing feels safe?* The psalmist takes God's decrees as an inheritance “forever.” This is the same language Jacob and Esau will fight over in today's Genesis. How might your sermon set these two inheritances side by side — what we receive from God, and what we trade away?Significant Cautions* The piety of Psalm 119 can sound boastful out of context. Read in full, the psalm is more a series of vows and longings than self-congratulation. Be careful not to use a line from it to humble-brag from the pulpit.* “Your word” should not be flattened into “the Bible says” in a way that closes down honest inquiry. The psalmist's relationship to God's word is a long love affair, not a system of proof-texts.Isaiah 55:10–13First Reading (Track Two) — As the Rain Comes DownSummaryThe closing of Isaiah's great chapter of invitation. The verses for today open with one of the most beautiful images in the prophets: as the rain and snow come down from the heavens and do not return without watering the earth…. The chapter closes with extravagant joy: you shall go out in joy and be led back in peace; the mountains and hills shall burst into song; all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Where the thornbush stood, the cypress will grow; where the brier was, the myrtle.Key Ideas for Preaching* The image is one of the most natural and concrete in the prophets: rain comes down, waters the earth, makes things grow. The word of God works the same way, the text says — patiently, naturally, without immediate visible effect, accomplishing what it sets out to do. What does it look like for your congregation to trust God's word the way they trust rain to do its work?* The closing image of mountains singing and trees clapping is one of the most joyful pictures of God's restoration in the prophets. The whole creation joins the celebration. How might your sermon let your congregation feel the size of the joy the prophets imagined — not just our private gladness, but a joy that mountains and trees join?* Where the thornbush stood, the cypress will grow. The text imagines not just restoration but improvement — what was harsh giving way to what is beautiful. Where in your congregation's life or your community's life has thornbush been growing for too long, and what would it look like to keep hoping for cypress?Significant Cautions* “God's word will not return empty” has been used as a triumphalist confidence — as if any sermon, or any evangelistic effort, is guaranteed success. The text is about God's faithfulness, not our methods. Be careful with this verse.* The closing imagery is poetic and visionary. Do not turn it into a literal prediction of what is about to happen. Isaiah is helping his people imagine; let your people imagine, too.Psalm 65:(1–8), 9–13The Psalm (Track Two) — You Visit the EarthSummaryA psalm of thanksgiving for God's provision through the natural world. The opening verses (which the lectionary makes optional) celebrate God's awesome works — silencing the roaring of the seas and the tumult of the peoples. The main section then turns to the soil itself. God visits the earth and waters it. God provides grain. God softens the ridges and blesses the growth. The wagons of God overflow with abundance. The pastures of the wilderness drip with goodness; the hills gird themselves with joy; the meadows are covered with flocks; the valleys are decked with grain. They shout and sing together for joy.Key Ideas for Preaching* The psalm imagines God as a farmer working the land — visiting, watering, softening, blessing. This is a wonderfully embodied picture of God's care for the world. Where in your congregation has the picture of God become too abstract, and how might this earthy image steady it?* The earth itself is described as joyful. The hills gird themselves with joy. The meadows shout. The valleys sing. The praise of God in this psalm is not just human; it is cosmic. How might your sermon include the praise of the creation as part of the worship of your people?* The psalm pairs naturally with Isaiah and with the Parable of the Sower. The whole day is, in a sense, about good soil — about what makes things grow, about the patience of fields and the joy of harvest. What does it mean for your people to take their place inside that picture?Significant Cautions* The agricultural imagery can fall flat in urban congregations or for those without much connection to growing things. Take a moment to translate where needed — to help people who have not held soil feel what the psalm is celebrating.* If you use the optional opening verses, do not let their language about God forgiving transgressions become a transactional reading. These are people overflowing with thanks, not making a payment.Romans 8:1–11The Epistle — No CondemnationSummaryAfter the long, painful description of the inner war in Romans 7, Paul opens chapter 8 with one of the great thunderclaps of the New Testament: there is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ has set us free from the law of sin and death. What the law could not do, God did by sending the Son. The selected verses describe two different orientations of life: * the mind set on the flesh, which is hostile to God, and * the mind set on the Spirit, which is life and peace.The passage closes with the promise that if the Spirit of God dwells in you — and Paul insists it does — then God who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies as well.Key Ideas for Preaching* “There is therefore now no condemnation.” That is the gospel in seven words. After the heaviness of Romans 7, Paul does not say there is now some condemnation, or only a little, or condemnation managed by your performance. He says no condemnation. Where in your congregation are people still walking around as if some part of them were under condemnation, and what would change if they took Paul at his word?* Paul describes two different mindsets — flesh and Spirit. He is not talking about the body. He is talking about whether we live oriented around our own self-defended life or around the life of God breathed into us. How might your sermon help your people tell the difference in their own daily lives?* The closing verse is one of the most physically hopeful in the New Testament: God will give life even to our mortal bodies. The Christian hope is not escape from the body but its raising. What might it shift in your congregation to hear that the resurrection includes the body, not just the spirit?Significant Cautions* “Flesh” language in Paul has often been used to denigrate the physical body and bodily life. That is not what Paul means. Flesh in Paul is closer to the self-organized-against-God, not the body. Say so clearly.* “No condemnation” should not be flattened into “anything goes.” Paul is naming what is true about your standing before God, not endorsing every choice you might make.* The “if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ” line has been used to test other people's salvation. Paul's whole flow of thought is reassurance, not threat. Keep the assurance in the foreground.* The Spirit language has sometimes been used in ways that exclude people who do not have particular emotional or charismatic experiences. The Spirit's work is wider than what feels like the Spirit at any given moment.Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23The Gospel — The Parable of the SowerSummaryThe crowds press in on Jesus, and he gets into a boat to teach them from offshore. He tells the story of a sower who goes out to sow. Some seed falls on the path and is eaten by birds. Some falls on rocky ground, springs up quickly, and withers without root. Some falls among thorns and is choked. Some falls on good soil and yields a remarkable harvest — thirty, sixty, even a hundred times what was planted. Let anyone with ears listen. The lectionary skips the section in which the disciples ask Jesus why he speaks in parables, and goes directly to his interpretation. Each soil represents a kind of reception. The path is the one who hears without understanding; the seed is snatched away. The rocky ground is the one who receives joyfully but, having no root, falls away under pressure. The thorns are the one whose hearing is choked by the cares of the world and the lure of wealth. The good soil is the one who hears, understands, and bears extravagant fruit.Key Ideas for Preaching* The sower in the parable scatters seed everywhere — on path and rocks and thorns and good soil alike. He does not check the ground first. This is one of the most striking pictures of God's lavishness in any parable. Where in your congregation has there been a quiet calculation about who is worth speaking the word to, and how might this image interrupt it?* The four soils are types of hearing, not types of people. Anyone might find themselves in any of the four conditions, depending on the season of their life. Where in your congregation are people in danger of being preached at as “the rocky ground” or “the thorns,” when in fact they are people whose conditions have changed and could change again?* The yield from good soil is extravagant. Thirty, sixty, or a hundred times what was planted is wildly more than ancient agriculture typically produced. The parable is not just about which soil is best; it is about the surprising abundance of what even one good response can produce. What does it look like to preach hope about what one faithful hearing can yield over time?* Jesus' interpretation calls out “the cares of the world and the lure of wealth” as a particular kind of choking thorn. He is not condemning attention to daily life; he is naming what happens when those concerns become the whole horizon. Where in your congregation's life has the daily slowly become the whole, and how might today's parable invite a recalibration?* The parable is the first in a long string of parables in Matthew 13. It is, in a sense, a parable about parables — about how images and stories actually land in people. What does it mean to preach a sermon that takes seriously how it itself will be heard?Significant Cautions* The four soils are easy to use diagnostically — “which soil are you?” — in a way that produces anxiety. Be careful with this. The parable is not a personality test, and the soils are conditions that change with the seasons of a life.* The parable has been used to blame failure to flourish on the hearer rather than on the conditions. Some hearts are stony because life has been stony to them. Be gentle.* “The cares of the world and the lure of wealth” can quickly become a preacher's broadside, especially against people in financial stress. Jesus' point is about what choosing to be absorbed by these does to a soul, not a condemnation of anyone living with real economic pressure.* The “evil one snatches” language has been sensationalized in some preaching traditions. Keep it where Jesus keeps it — as part of an explanation, not as a dramatic centerpiece.Thematic ConnectionsThe Gospel is the natural center for the day, and it is the first of a series of parables that will fill the next few weeks. Matthew is asking us to slow down, to listen to stories, to receive the kingdom of heaven through images rather than instructions.On Track One, Genesis gives us a family in which inheritance is despised and grasped — Esau trading his birthright for a meal, Jacob calculating his way into a position God had already promised him. The Psalm names God's word as a lamp to the feet — a small, faithful light. Read alongside the Gospel, the Genesis story poses the question of what we do with what is given us. Esau let his birthright go for a stew. The path, the rocks, and the thorns let the word go for similar reasons. The good soil holds what has been received and lets it become a harvest.On Track Two, Isaiah and Psalm 65 both celebrate the natural processes through which God's purpose works. Rain comes down. The earth softens. Seeds grow. The whole creation eventually joins the praise. The pairing with the Parable of the Sower is beautiful: the patient, ordinary, often invisible work by which the word of God accomplishes what it sets out to do. The harvest is real, even when we cannot see the seed underground.Romans 8 sits inside the day as a steady ground. There is no condemnation. The Spirit of God is at work in those who belong to Christ. The various soils of the Gospel, the family dysfunction of Genesis, the slow growing of Isaiah — none of these has the final word. The final word belongs to the Spirit who gives life even to our mortal bodies.The parables of the kingdom (chapter 13) begin here. The shape of Jesus' teaching shifts from imperative to image, and the shape of our preaching may shift with it. The Parable of the Sower is a particularly fitting place to start, because it is a story about how stories like these actually land. If your congregation has been on the long Matthew arc with you, this is a natural place to invite them into a new way of listening.And ain't that grand?Thanks for reading Lectionary Lab 2.0! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lectionarypro.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories
10 Rules for Surviving the Night Shift at a Haunted Lighthouse | Part 3

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2026 27:25


Alone on the night shift at a haunted lighthouse, Auggie must follow ten unbreakable rules to survive the ghosts, the hungry fog, and the deadly secrets that lurk after midnight. hen his obnoxious boss Jimbo and a group of drunk friends break the most important rule and get trapped inside, the long night turns into a brutal fight for survival where every voice lies, every light deceives, and only one can make it to dawn. Are you still drinking that stale, store-bought coffee? Check out ⁠⁠NoSleepCoffee.com⁠⁠ to get 20% off fresh, same-day roasted coffee delivered straight to your door. Just use promo code NOSLEEP20 at checkout for 20% off your first order! Huge thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: Sign up now and get 10% off at ⁠betterhelp.com/dns⁠. Shopify: You don't need anyone's approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.com/dns Author:  Jake Bible Check out Jake's latest collection of stories, They All Bleed: Ten NoSleep Stories, Volume Two https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G96H432Y * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.  #drnosleep #scarystories #horrorstories #doctornosleep #creepypasta #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fitness Confidential with Vinnie Tortorich
Reclaim Kids from Tech with Dr. Lisa Strohman - Episode 2822

Fitness Confidential with Vinnie Tortorich

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2026 88:20


Episode 2822 - Vinnie Tortorich speaks with Dr. Lisa Strohman about AI, social media breeding loss of empathy, and the need to reclaim kids from tech. https://vinnietortorich.com/2026/07/reclaim-kids-from-tech-episode-2822 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast Vinnie's workout videos are available to purchase! Choose from a 2-day, 4-day, or 6-day workout–or buy all three at a discount! TO PURCHASE VINNIE'S WORKOUT VIDEOS, CLICK THIS LINK: https://vinnietortorich.com/workout Reclaim Kids from Tech NOTE: This discussion speaks about various violent crimes. Parental discretion is advised for children. Dr. Lisa Strohman is a clinical psychologist, attorney, and author. Distractions have increased, especially as cell phone cameras have improved. (3:00) In addition, social media is a major challenge. At the same time, most people don't understand how AI actually works. (17:30) This raises an important question: What are we giving up for convenience? Critical thinking skills are being diminished. Writing by hand activates the brain's neural pathways; in contrast, AI encourages a more passive state of the brain. Dr. Strohman researched the Columbine tragedy in 1999. (34:00) Concerning trends show signs of increased narcissism, reduced empathy, and lower levels of oxytocin (a key bonding chemical). (36:00) As a result, many kids raised on tech and social media place less value on other humans, and certain apps make this worse. News spreads instantly, and memories of current events fade quickly as the next story replaces them. (47:00) Negative interactions are increasing; let's refocus on teaching how to be good humans. Society leans heavily on tech because it's easy; however, that's not necessarily a good thing. (1:05:00) Remaining Vigilant Safety settings on social media and other platforms are largely an illusion. (1:08:00) Dr. Strohman's team participated in a product liability case against Meta, involving the grooming of minors. (1:10:00) Pornography changes the brain in a harmful way. Another key point is that ads are deliberately targeted at children as young as 8, unless parents are extremely vigilant about filtering. Other high-profile violent cases are discussed. Again, parental discretion is strongly advised. (1:18:00) Dr. Strohman is working to restore control to the parents. "Harmless tech" is not harmless. Dr. Lisa Strohman's website is https://drlisastrohman.com/ Anna's products are now linked to PureVitamin Club's website. Look under the "Food and Snacks" section to purchase them there, too. https://purevitaminclub.com/collections/food-and-snacks Vinnie hopes to add other products as well, all of which will be health-related. The NSNG® VIP GROUP IS NOW CLOSED AGAIN AS OF SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH Anna's next cookbook, Eat Happy Cocktail Hour, is filled with cocktails, mocktails, and appetizers and is available for pre-order right now. If you pre-order, you'll get bonus goodies! You can preorder from a wide variety of booksellers at https://eathappycocktailhour.com/ Save your receipt from wherever you preorder, you'll need it for your bonuses! Physical Release Date is October 2026 You can book a consultation with Vinnie to get guidance on your goals. https://vinnietortorich.com/phone-consultation-2/ More News Serena has added some of her clothing suggestions and beauty product suggestions to Vinnie's Amazon Recommended Products link. Self Care, Beauty, and Grooming Products that Actually Work! https://www.amazon.com/shop/vinnietortorich/list/3GPVU29UHHPMY?ref_=aipsflist Don't forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days of Our Lives on the Peacock channel. "Dirty Keto" is available on Amazon! You can purchase or rent it here.https://amzn.to/4d9agj1 Please make sure to watch, rate, and review it! Eat Happy Italian, Anna's second cookbook, is available! You can go to https://eathappyitalian.com You can order it from Vinnie's Book Club. https://amzn.to/3ucIXm Anna's recipes are in her cookbooks, on her website, and on Substack —they will spice up your day! https://annavocino.substack.com/ PURCHASE DIRTY KETO (2024) The documentary launched in August 2024! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's fourth documentary in just over five years. Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. Additionally, the more views it receives, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! 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SCP Foundation Stories
Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me! | SCP-7097

SCP Foundation Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2026 24:37


A gossip-obsessed anomaly trapped inside a fruit fly knows every secret in the Foundation—and she's willing to use them all to escape. But when her blackmail turns a simple containment breach into a blood-soaked disaster, everyone around her learns the same horrifying truth: some secrets are deadlier when they're spoken out loud. This story is derived from ⁠The SCP Foundation Database⁠ and is released under Creative Commons Sharealike 3.0.⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ ⁠⁠⁠ Author:  Jake Bible Check out Jake's latest collection of stories, They All Bleed: Ten NoSleep Stories, Volume Two https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G96H432Y * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.  #thescpexperience #scp #scpfoundation #scpencounters #securecontainprotect #scpstories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Daily Poem
Richard Armour's "Parental Pride"

The Daily Poem

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2026 2:44


Today's poem takes a well-meant jab at the things we say about babies. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

Crimehub: A True Crime Podcast
200 Bodies Found: Is Houston's Bayou Butcher Real?

Crimehub: A True Crime Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2026 26:00


Dozens of bodies have surfaced in Houston's bayous, and officials insist there is no evidence tying them together. But as the numbers rise and answers remain scarce, residents are asking the same chilling question: is something—or someone—using the water to hide the truth? Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account with a $5 bonus investment. Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠acorns.com/crimehub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Acorns app to get started. Shopify: You don't need anyone's approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.com/crimehub Whatnot: Download ⁠Whatnot⁠ in the app store today and get free shipping on your first order. Author: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content intended for mature audiences. Parental guidance is advised for children under the age of 18. Listen at your own discretion. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimepodcast #crimehub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories
10 Rules for Surviving the Night Shift at a Haunted Lighthouse | Part 2

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2026 27:50


Listen to all 3 parts now with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of Dr. NoSleep Premium: ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/drnosleep⁠⁠ – Cancel anytime. No commitment. Huge thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: Sign up now and get 10% off at ⁠betterhelp.com/dns⁠. Shopify: You don't need anyone's approval to make a living. Build your own business with a free trial at shopify.com/dns Author:  Jake Bible Check out Jake's latest collection of stories, They All Bleed: Ten NoSleep Stories, Volume Two https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G96H432Y * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.  #drnosleep #scarystories #horrorstories #doctornosleep #creepypasta #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Streetwise Hebrew
#450 Trust Me

Streetwise Hebrew

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2026 11:05


So how many times have you heard the sentence, "סמוך עליי, trust me, everything will be okay"? Guy explains the סמוך culture. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Lismoch al mishehu – To trust someone, to count on someone – לסמוך על מישהו Tismoch alai, smoch alai – Trust me (m.) – תסמוך עליי, סמוך עליי Tismechi alai, smechi alai – Trust me (f.) – תסמכי עליי, סמכי עליי Tismechoo alai, smechoo alai – Trust me (pl.) – תסמכו עליי, סמכו עליי "Yalkoot ha-kzavim" – Tall tales collection – ילקוט הכזבים Al tid'ag, smoch – Don't worry, count on me – אל תדאג, סמוך Tarboot ha-smoch – The 'smoch' culture – תרבות הסמוך Shkivot smicha – Push-ups – שכיבות סמיכה Samchoot – Authority – סמכות Samchoot horit – Parental authority – סמכות הורית Mismach – Document – מסמך Simoochin – Evidence, reference – סימוכין Lehasmich mishehu – To authorize someone to do something – להסמיך מישהו Hasmacha – Authorization, certification – הסמכה Moosmach – Authorized, licensed – מוסמך Achot moosmechet – Registered nurse – אחות מוסמכת   Playlist and Clips: Jane Bordeaux – Tismoch Alai (lyrics) Static & Eden Ben-Zaken – Ha-peshah ha-mooshlam (lyrics) Shemtov Levy – Yachol Lihyot She-zeh Nigmar (lyrics) Lahakat Ha-Gadna – Smoch al ha-doda Shkivot Smicha Michal Daliot – Samchoot – Authority Achot moosmechet – Registered nurse Makor Rishon newspaper about the book yalkoot ha-kzavim Ep. no. 23 HEB about the imperative Ep. no. 24 HEB about yihiye beseder, it will be just fine Ep. no. 30 HEB about hafif

The WorldView in 5 Minutes
Trump: Democrat Party is embracing Communism; Marriage in decline; China to add 435 ships to Navy by 2030

The WorldView in 5 Minutes

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2026


It's Tuesday, June 30th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson and Timothy Reed China to add 435 ships to Navy by 2030 China's control of the high seas is on the rise.  Global Times reports that China's shipbuilding industry produced 16 million tons of ships last year — an increase of 46% year over year.  China is handling 57% of the global shipbuilding annually. By contrast, the United States retains around 0.04% of the global shipbuilding capacity at present.  Currently, China is producing the equivalent dead weight in ships of 160 aircraft carriers per year. China's military plan is to add 435 ships to their naval capacity by 2030 in addition to their current fleet of 395 ships. United States Naval Institute News has reported that America has 291 battle force ships in operation -- exactly the number it had in 2004.  The Pentagon has revealed that China has targeted a fleet of nine aircraft carriers in nine years from now to compete with the 11 carrier fleet of the United States. China's GDP is 7.3% vs, America's GDP of 2.2% In God's providence, China has improved its Gross Domestic Product by 7.3% per year over the last 20 years.  By contract, the United States has averaged a GDP improvement of just 2.2% per year over the same timeframe. This year, the International Monetary Fund is forecasting a 4.4% Gross Domestic Product bump for China and a 2.3% bump for the United States. China builds 3 million drones and increases nuclear warheads by 77% China's drone production is approaching three million per year now. By contrast, the U.S. military is producing 120,000 drones per year, with a plan to increase to about 1 million per year in the next year or two. China's nuclear warhead buildup continues as well -- now at 620 warheads which is up from 350 in 2020. That's a 77% increase which would put the nation with 1,100 nuclear warheads in five years. The United States and Russia have each deployed 1,770 nuclear warheads. Job 12:9 and 23 asks the question: “Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?  ... He makes nations great, and destroys them; He enlarges nations, and guides them.” White House affirms parents, opposes Johnson Amendment The White House Religious Liberty Commission issued its final report over the weekend. The report noted that “parents bear primary responsibility for the formation of their children. … This principle is deeply rooted in American law, tradition, and constitutional understanding. However, witnesses testified that government actors have frequently infringed upon the fundamental rights of parents to raise their children in accordance with their beliefs. Parental rights deserve greater clarity and stronger protection.” The report also recommended “federal legislation repealing the Johnson Amendment.” The commission called this ”an unconstitutional restriction on the religious speech of houses of worship and faith-based non-profits.”  The commission was particularly concerned about “physicians, nurses, pharmacists, administrators, patients, and religious healthcare providers regarding conscience conflicts involving abortion, sterilization, assisted suicide, gender-related interventions, vaccine mandates.” Trump: Democrat Party is embracing Communism Last Friday, President Donald Trump spoke on religious liberty to the Faith and Freedom Coalition. He warned that the Democrat Party is turning towards communism. Listen TRUMP:  “I looked at some of the people that got elected the other night in New York. These are people that want to destroy our country. They hate our country. They hate our people. They hate the Democrat Party. “The Democrat Party is in big trouble. This isn't stopping with New York. These are not social 'Dumocrats.' These are hardcore, godless communists. They don't believe in God. This is the most serious threat to our country since its existence, in my opinion.” Homosexual pride marches in San Fran, New York City, and Ukraine Pride comes before a fall. And the month of June featured more pride events around the world. Indeed, 56,000 people participated in San Francisco's homosexual pride march over the weekend, and news reports indicate more than a million showed up on Sunday for New York City's event. Plus, 5,000 people showed up at last week's homosexual pride march in Kiev, Ukraine. That's the largest turnout since the start of the war. Ukraine has been celebrating homosexuality with these events since 2013.   Meanwhile, since June 2012, Moscow banned all homosexual pride events for a hundred years. The largest homosexual pride event in Asia occurs in Taipei, Taiwan each year — attracting some 150,000 people.  And the Chinese government shut down Shanghai homosexual pride marches in 2020.  How sexual perversion is affirmed in corporate America Here In the United States, the pro-homosexual Human Rights Campaign lost 65% of its Fortune 500 company participants in its Corporate Equality Index for 2026. Companies like Target, Amazon, Walmart, and Verizon agreed to forego all external benchmarking. However, the companies continue to provide the same level of benefits to their homosexual employees. Specifically, 93% offer gender-identity non-discrimination policies. That's about the same as the last two years. Marriage in decline Marriage is on the decline in America. Today, only 46% of adults are married, down from 72% in 1960. Incredibly, 29% of older adults have never married. That's up from 7% in 1960.  This may be a first in human history. Hebrews 13:4 declares this: “Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.” Oregon withdraws $90,000 fine against counselor who didn't affirm perversion And finally, Frank Canepa, a Catholic counselor from Oregon, won a legal victory after being persecuted for his Judeo-Christian beliefs, reports the Daily Citizen. Canepa was fined almost $90,000 for not affirming sexual perversion. One of his clients, whom he had been helping professionally for two and a half years, brought up homosexual relationships 44 times and finally demanded that he personally bless her homosexual relationship which he refused to do. Sadly, the state of Oregon seeks to prohibit people of faith from sharing their convictions with those who are homosexual.  But Jonathan Scruggs of Alliance Defending Freedom stated, “The government can't target counselors for their views and force people to say things that go against their core convictions.”  Thankfully, Oregon was forced to withdraw the outrageous fine. Close And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, June 30th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories
10 Rules for Surviving the Night Shift at a Haunted Lighthouse | Part 1

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2026 29:53


Listen to all 3 parts now with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of Dr. NoSleep Premium: ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/drnosleep⁠⁠ – Cancel anytime. No commitment. Are you still drinking that stale, store-bought coffee? Check out ⁠⁠NoSleepCoffee.com⁠⁠ to get 20% off fresh, same-day roasted coffee delivered straight to your door. Just use promo code NOSLEEP20 at checkout for 20% off your first order! Huge thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: Sign up now and get 10% off at ⁠betterhelp.com/dns⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at shopify.com/dns. Author:  Jake Bible Check out Jake's latest collection of stories, They All Bleed: Ten NoSleep Stories, Volume Two https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G96H432Y * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.  #drnosleep #scarystories #horrorstories #doctornosleep #creepypasta #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SCP Foundation Stories
The Old Man Fed Me to His Garden | SCP-307

SCP Foundation Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2026 27:52


When a hardened procurer delivers a sealed SCP specimen to a reclusive former Foundation insider in a crumbling Gothic mansion, he expects a straightforward payday and a quick exit. Instead, he unleashes something far worse than he imagined: a carnivorous, intelligent vine with a hunger that won't be denied—and a host who finds endless entertainment in watching it feed. This story is derived from ⁠The SCP Foundation Database⁠ and is released under Creative Commons Sharealike 3.0.⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ ⁠⁠⁠ Author: Jake Bible * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.  #thescpexperience #scp #scpfoundation #scpencounters #securecontainprotect #scpstories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories
[BONUS] I Built a Pillow Fort for the Girl I Babysit… And She Vanished Inside

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2026 7:52


Listen to the full bonus story including over 90 more with a 7-day FREE TRIAL of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. NoSleep Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Just go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/drnosleep⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to join. Cancel anytime. No commitment. A babysitting job turns into a nightmare when a harmless pillow fort opens into a dark tunnel that should not exist. Now Ben has to find Mia before whatever is crawling through the cushions finds them both. Author: James Gullickson * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.  #drnosleep #scarystories #horrorstories #doctornosleep #creepypasta #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories
There's a Strange Door in Our Basement That I've Seen Before

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 27:48


When a message from a long-lost friend arrives in the middle of the night, Dan is pulled back toward something he and his old friends swore never to speak of again. But as buried fear starts creeping into his home, he realizes the past may not be finished with them after all. Huge thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: Sign up now and get 10% off at ⁠betterhelp.com/dns⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at shopify.com/dns. Author:  Jake Bible Check out Jake's latest collection of stories, They All Bleed: Ten NoSleep Stories, Volume Two https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G96H432Y * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.  #drnosleep #scarystories #horrorstories #doctornosleep #creepypasta #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SCP Foundation Stories
We Punch Sharks | SCP-4416

SCP Foundation Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 27:22


A mutated great white shark unlocks something violent in Gabe, sending him down a spiral of obsession, rage, and impossible memories. But when he finds others like him gathering on the shore, he realizes too late that their anger may be exactly what the anomaly has been feeding on. This story is derived from ⁠The SCP Foundation Database⁠ and is released under Creative Commons Sharealike 3.0.⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ ⁠⁠⁠ Author:  Matt Doggett * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.  #thescpexperience #scp #scpfoundation #scpencounters #securecontainprotect #scpstories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Catholic Current
Is There a Muslim “Rape War” in Britain? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 6/26/26

The Catholic Current

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 51:00 Transcription Available


Fr. Robert McTeigue examines a shocking new parliamentary report alleging decades of organized sexual exploitation of young women in the United Kingdom. How did police and government officials fail to stop it, and where do we go from here? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help prepare you for Sunday Mass. Warning: This episode contains mature subject matter. Parental discretion is advised.   Show Notes Britain's Greatest Betrayal The Rape Gang Inquiry Report REVEALED: Starmer let 13,000 suspected rapists off as British girls were systemically raped by Pakistani rape gangs over 30 years: Rape Gang Inquiry Report Dare we admit there's a war against Christians? What the Media Won't Tell You About Britain's Anti‑Christian Attacks "This is a civilizational failure!" – Britain's Strictest Headmistress Authorities In Britain Are Trying To Criminalize Christian Street Preaching Daily Readings - Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. Kathy
The Role of Fear in Parenting: Navigating Parental Worries - ReAir

Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. Kathy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 9:52


In this episode of the Celebrate Kids podcast, we delve into the significant concerns parents have regarding their children's mental health in today's digitally connected world. Host discusses a recent Pew Research Center report revealing that 40% of U.S. parents are extremely worried about their children struggling with anxiety or depression, surpassing fears related to physical dangers such as kidnapping or substance abuse. Dr. Kathy explores the impact of these worries on parental behavior and the importance of focusing on the light amidst the darkness. Join us as we unpack the balance between natural parental fears and the hope found in a supportive, faith-based perspective.

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories
I Bought a Haunted Office Building—There's a Killer in the Backrooms

Dr. NoSleep | Scary Horror Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2026 26:42


A missing employee leads a ruthless CEO and his sister into an abandoned office building where the hallways shift, the dead still work, and something wearing a cheap zombie mask is waiting for its next boss. But inside this cursed corporate maze, firing someone may be impossible — and quitting may be deadly. Are you still drinking that stale, store-bought coffee? Check out ⁠⁠NoSleepCoffee.com⁠⁠ to get 20% off fresh, same-day roasted coffee delivered straight to your door. Just use promo code NOSLEEP20 at checkout for 20% off your first order! Huge thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: Sign up now and get 10% off at ⁠betterhelp.com/dns⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at shopify.com/dns. Author: Matt Doggett * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.  #drnosleep #scarystories #horrorstories #doctornosleep #creepypasta #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pete and Sebastian Show
Parental Power & Sleep Hacks

The Pete and Sebastian Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 58:17


Much to Sebastian's amazement, Pete is still an active user of Whiteout to customize his cards. Sebastian is the king of pool play with characters and scenarios. The guys debate the merits of disciplining their kids and when Sebastian's son will be able to physically take him. Sebastian spies Andy Richter in the studio next door doing his show. Pete's got his show prep in front of him as he explains his new healthy lifestyle choice. With Pete's computer crashing, Sebastian discusses the office snack situation, upcoming events and what he needs to experience to be a part of the SiriusXM family. Pete's computer is back up and running as they wonder if they are too old for tattoos. Pete's sleep routine might drive him crazy but his wife is making it mandatory. Sebastian's unable to socialize while watching his son play soccer as he's too focused on the game. We wrap the show with old timey phrases that we are embarrassed to use. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.