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In this ep we talk the merits of Jiggly Puff in Smash Bros, Olympic breakdancing, Trump helicopter story, Borderlands movie bombs, Amanda Bynes still strugglin, Tori Spellings wild Charlie Sheen story, Nelly arrested after hitting jackpot at casino, Paula Dean back in hot water, woman pepper sprays Uber driver for no reason and much more! Email here: tokyoblackhour@gmail.com Check us out Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/TokyoBlackHour/ Check out the Youtube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX_C1Txvh93PHEsnA-qOp6g?view_as=subscriber Follow us on Twitter @TokyoBlackPod Get your apparel at https://tkbpandashop.com/ You can also catch us Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Spotify Check out Every Saturday Morning here https://www.everysaturdaymorning.fun Check out the new hip hop mix here https://youtu.be/ohfFYcsrjU8?si=ZOAiY6ngONNow77t
The Reunion Series goes to Nashville and features Paula K. Parker. She was Paula Dean in the Class of '74. Now an author, she shares her faith journey and talks about the deep influence of growing up in Sherman, Texas. Visit www.paulakparker.com to see all the books Paula has written.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.
This week on Out & About, Trish shares some BIG news and Nana gives Trish the best Christmas gift ever. 0:00 intro 2:00 Trish's big news 7:00 New workout 15:00 Nana's gift 24:00 Finer things club 32:00 Surviving Barstool 46:00 Trying to get a celebrity guest Go to https://BEISTRAVEL.com/ABOUT for 15% off your first purchase Go to properwild.com/barstool to try Proper Wild 30% Off.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/outandabout
In this episode we discuss MEAT with a lawyer, Tapas order shaming, the bus lady whose got it together, Miranda Lambert, water park mishaps, bad customer service, Haunted Mansion commercial, Paula Dean, curly mustaches, butt slapping, Dance Moms, Yung Gravy, Lebron James, Kelsey Ballerini, flying bras, and Cardi B is a drama queen.
The Little Mermaid made history and nearly half one billion dollars in the box office for Disney and people are still supporting Paula Dean ten years after her thoughts of black people came to light. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lukescjpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lukescjpodcast/support
Stefani Pollack is a full-time writer, recipe developer, and entrepreneur who serendipitously entered the baking world when two friends needed cupcakes for their wedding. She has millions of readers and fans between her blog Cupcake Project and her instagram. She's worked with brands like Wilton, Cake Boss, Paula Dean, Kitchen Aid and more, and now she's created the biggest virtual baking event of the year called The Bake Fest- the ultimate online baking class extravaganza taught by the world's top baking professionals. You can get your tickets at thebakefest.com using code theoutofhomebaker15 for a sweet discount! Check out my other resources for more content! The Out of Home Baker My Youtube Channel Hobble Creek Bakery --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-is-sweet/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-is-sweet/support
Ed Lopez, owner of the Station in Downtown Trenton, gives Frank and Christina an update of the Station's opening. The Station will be open from 5 to midnight THIS Friday (First Friday - May 5 - Cinco de Mayo). Ed also talks about his time with Gordon Ramsey and Paula Dean, and accepts Frank's rap challenge. An Interview with Ed LopezFile Size: 35278 kbFile Type: mp3Download File Be sure to follow Ed on Inst [...]
Last night was the worst night of my life... backstabbing and utter betrayal. I thought Mike Pence was a good guy? I thought Nick Cage was my bestie? I thought WRONG. How am I going to steal back the Declaration of Independence? Come and listen to this ongoing story. Also, does Paula Dean's Restaurant have a gluten-free menu? Yes, the menu itself is gluten-free, but the food is not. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anthony-holcomb/support
www.TheMasonAndFriendsShow.com https://thejuunit.bandcamp.com/releases serious? moving things. almost hurt. secret plane, independence day 2? east palestine, shitty moves., shady shit? murder dude. dead nanny? rich pricks, can't finish the movie, Oprah baby dick cream, looking young, Own factory, fresh, bangin in the butler, who's forskin? Ricki Lake? Paula Dean fucking? sandwich needed. Buttered up, no normal lube,. goofy shit, the music of this episode@ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/47vZODzdzjdzR96QVnBfRZ?si=63f2f4a55ba94e1c support the show@ www.patreon.com/MperfectEntertainment
Our adventure in The Hostess City of the South continues! We went to Mrs. Wilkes for some down-home cooking, only to be intimidated by lines around the corner on mulltiple days. Eventually, we made it and well, ONE of us thought the country cookin' was worth the wait. It didn't matter, though... it was just one of a hundred stops we made as we continued to eat our way through every block of Savannah over a 3 week span. We dig into the real story behind Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and unearth some of the more salacious details about it you might not know. In the end, we made every minute we spent in our Victorian house count... and even began to shop around for one of our own. More to come on that next week, too. Finally, we come face-to-face with some of the most vile serial killers and cults at Graveface Musem. Were they more scary than Paula Dean's desserts? You gotta listen to find out. Maps of our visits, links to YouTube clips and our social media all lives here. #emptynest #fulltank
Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the magic of dreams. Tangents include: Cube pillows; C-Pap machines; shape shifting; THE TING TINGS; Paula Dean; butter; baby orcas; dog dreams; actor's nightmare; "smudging"; palo santo. Ross forgets his "pop filter" so there are a lot of popped p's.Notes:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/life-refracted/202012/what-are-your-dreams-telling-youhttps://www.healthline.com/health/palo-santo-benefitshttps://www.verywellmind.com/understanding-your-dreams-2795935https://www.google.com/search?q=paula+dean&oq=paula+dean&aqs=chrome..69i57j46i10i512j46i512j0i10i512l2j46i10i512j0i10i512l3.1988j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#imgrc=iCYOmyFY-_tdHMTING TINGS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1c2OfAzDTISupport the showContact us: contactSLH19581980@gmail.com
Special Guest this Week Ms. Cat aka Big Purrr A City Divided: Trae the Liar v. Z-Ro (5:00) Aries Spears and Tiffany Haddish: Dark Comedy goin to Far or the Hard Truth (23:00) Stacey Dash Black Card revoked...she aint DMX was dead (34:00) Paula Patton aint no Paula Dean...black card revoked (35:40) Cooking Etiquette/ Can't Eat Everybody Cookin (37:00) Shay called in to explain cooking with Feet (45:00) Larsa Pippen now regrets divorcing Scottie, but dating Marcus Jordan (54:00) Farah Gray and Pressha (1:02:00) Growin while Dating (1:06:00) #justicefortaylor #4kingspodcastent --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4kingspodcastent/support
Ad Free Episodes: https://tmgstudios.tv Who is hungry?! Cody and Noel have crash landed their spaceship on Hunter's farm… and it's weird. This week they are visited by Gordon Ramsay, Paula Dean, and a few more surprise guests. Let's eat! If you listen on Apple Podcasts, go to: https://apple.co/tmgstudios Merch: http://tmgpod.com TMG Studios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tinymeatgang TMG Studios IG: https://www.instagram.com/realtmgstudios/ TMG Studios Twitter: https://twitter.com/realtmgstudios HUNTER https://www.youtube.com/c/MeatCanyon https://meatcanyon.store/ https://twitter.com/meatcanyon https://www.instagram.com/meatcanyon/ https://www.tiktok.com/@meatcanyonyt?lang=en CODY http://youtube.com/codyko http://twitter.com/codyko http://instagram.com/codyko https://www.tiktok.com/@codyko?lang=en NOEL http://youtube.com/thenoelmiller http://twitter.com/thenoelmiller http://instagram.com/thenoelmiller https://www.tiktok.com/@notnoelmiller?lang=en
This week's highlights include the Texas Gooch, rumors, and Paula Dean friendships. Best Of The Morning Shag with Shags and Trevor 5:30am to 10:00am on 96.7 KCMQ Classic Rock in Mid-Missouri
This episode marks the one year anniversary of Paula Dean's bastard child. You won't believe the mess she has got herself into this time. Apologies were made words were said but we still now deep down that she makes the best damn cookies you ever have in your life. Check us out now and subscribe! Check out some of the content in this episode Good Evening News : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ7xTkBC14I Tommy G: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGf5cSRsyXo CTS Luh Wick x T4 - Smash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j9Maz_ysVY&t=0s
If you remember a dream, even if it is strange, does it mean something? We think the answer is yes. Today Mama Dawn deciphers a dream that could be a dream or a possible astral projection event. Lexi's finds a Dream to Decipher that has the Dream Team in it...unfortunately that does not me your humble hosts, and Tasha's dreamer gets frustrated at their lack of ability to body serf at a water park. Do these dreams mean something...you bet, listen in to get the details.Email us your dream at Deadtotheworldpodcast@gmail.comFollow us @Dead to the World PodcastLike/Subscribe so you don't miss an episodeWe would also love a rate and reviewThank you Dream Team!
Ed Lopez hangs in the studio this week on Trenton Waves to talk about his time on Master Chef (Season 11) with Chef Gordon Ramsey and Paula Dean, his plans to put Trenton back on the map with his new restaurant, The Station, and possibly install a Twister board in his bootie bar. An Interview with Ed LopezFile Size: 63189 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]
Welcome to season three of the Three Letters Podcast! We're switching things up, and dispensing with the awareness day format to bring in a variety of sexual health folks to chat. This episodes guest is the lovely and luscious Alex Hall from the Bottom's Digest. If you aren't already familiar with Alex, or the Digest, imagine if Paula Dean, Barefoot Contessa or Martha Stewart had a cooking show where they made food just for bottoms! That's the Bottom's Digest in a nutshell! Alex and the Digest aspire to fill you up…with food that won't drag you down when you're in the mood. Join us as Alex and I get to the bottom of makes a recipe “bottom friendly”, and why you shouldn't go without dinner for that top you just met on Grindr. We also talk about the need for sex education, how to clean your peach, the importance of educating your top, social media censorship, and why Barefoot Contessa is and always will be a gay icon. Like, subscribe now to joint he conversation! Ren Morrill (Host) - Ren is The Three Letter Podcast's creator and host. He is a Maine native with a life long passion for HIV. He works for Frannie Peabody Center as the prevention program coordinator. He also serves as the co-chair of Pride Portland's HIV Advisory Board.Alex Hall - Hall was born and raised in Houston where he grew up cooking Mexican and Cajun dishes with his friends and family. family. Alex learned to cook from southern women, like his mom, grand mother, and gay icons like the Barefoot Contessa. Alex aims to use his food to impress the pants off someone, and bring you dish that keep you in the mood! Alex currently resides in Chicago. You can find him as “The Bottoms Digest” on Instagram, TickTock, YouTube, and Twitter.https://www.thebottomsdigest.com/https://futuremethod.com/https://www.instagram.com/doctorcarlton/?hl=enhttps://www.uberlube.com/https://www.cheekycharity.org/
Hey, how are those resolutions going so far? Have you resolved to listen to The Hour every week? We're starting it off strong with a bunch of anti-vaxxers having it their way at a Burger King, and their way is locked up in a jail, but don't worry they all got one surprise onion ring. A guy gets caught in Iowa on his way to from crazy town to Washington where he says he was going to “fight evil.” Ann Arbor residents can smoke pot, take mushrooms, but put the glue away, because sniffing it will get you a fine and some jail time. Thieves in Canada make off with 22 tons of butter, or as Paula Dean calls it, a day's supply. Finally, a grey squirrel goes on a rampage in Wales before it was humanely caught and then murdered. Should Should auld acquaintance be forgot? Maybe, but don't forget about The Hour.
The Reverend and the Reprobate interview comedian Josh Phillips whose stand up has been featured on Comedy Central and HBO. Josh tells the Rev and the Rep about how his friend Blake Clark (Slinky Dog from Toy Story) got him started in comedy, that one time he was a zombie on the Walking Dead, and how he got caught on camera taking food from a Paula Dean buffet. Follow Josh: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComedianJoshPhillips Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshfromoakridge/ Follow the Rev and Rep: https://linktr.ee/revreppodcast
On this week's episode, Mari and Jeff break down their shared viewing of The Green Knight, plus they discuss Dave, The White Lotus, the Fear Street Finale, BOOKS, hot boys and their hot-boi-films, and they answer the question: have we forgiven Paula Dean? They also watched 1978's monumental film, The Deer Hunter, and boy, was it a doozy... Mari and Jeff discuss the odd creative team and confusing writing story behind the movie, the Meryl Streep origin story, if a young Robert DeNiro is hot, the role of RITUALS in this film, and why it needed to be an hour shorter.
Kenny finished Mare of Easttown and hates us. Mariah Carey introduced a line of Irish Cream, Paula Dean demands her show back and McDonalds to introduce a sweet treat. Lots of news from Bravo's Real Housewives: Dallas isn't coming back and the All-Stars 2 cast released and we're excited!
This week Ken welcomes real life married couple, improv royalty, and hosts of the Generation Gap podcast Rachel Rosenthal and Sam DeRoest. Ken, Rachel and Sam discuss icky years, age differences, American Idol, how artificial "reality" talent shows are, Ken seeing Kelly Clarkson have Lady GaGa open for her at a Grammy Party, Bel Biv Devoe, live shows, from Justin to Kelly, William Hung, Clay Aiken, Reuben Studdard, Crystal Lite, Oregon, Dale Earnhardt, Kenan Thompson, The Secret of My Success, Wall Street, Broadway, Nathan Lane, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, musicals, Carrie: The Musical, Jeff Goldblum, Curb Your Enthusiasm, grid confusion, The Wedding Planner, CB4, Shakespeare in the South, Patrick Stewart: Cowboy, The Bachelorette Alaska, seeing plays in London, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Brendan Fraiser, The Town, putting a whole town in your rearviews, getting the VIP Disney hook up from Chelsea Nobel's cousin, Everybody Loves Raymond, the horror of 24, why torture is ineffective, No Way Steve, how great America's Funniest Home Videos is, the time a bird suicided on Fabio's Face, Paula Dean being knocked out by a frozen turkey, 1990's Dick Tracey, Madonna shooting blanks, The Portland Timbers, Airplane, classic comedy, championship hockey, Survivor, The MTV Movies Awards, Elvis, Spongebob Squarepants, The Wire, Jessica Alba as Dark Angel, and being absolutely confused by Pokemon and Power Rangers.
On this episode of Former Student, we sit down with former student, Caroline Martin (C/O 2007). We cover a lot of ground in this one. Paula Dean, desk induced ankle scars, talking smack on the math department (again), concerts at The Fred, Paul Rudd and pretty much everything in between. Plus, we finally got our first sponsor! As usual, please feel free to share this with every person on your phone and email contact list.
Investigative celebrity author Dylan Howard is a journalist/author who is one of the most feared journalists in Hollywood. He’s known to have unprecedented access to facts. Dylan has cracked open scandals that have brought down the careers of Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, Paula Dean, and many others. Described by New Yorker magazine as “a tabloid prodigy” and AdWeek as “the king of Hollywood scoops,” Howard is also the author of numerous best-selling books including "Diana: Case Solved, Royals at War," The Untold Story of Harry and Meghan's Shocking Split with the House of Windsor," and his latest "Dirty Sexy Money: The Unauthorized Biography of Kris Jenner." Below, he gives the latest insights from his close inside sources regarding Prince Harry and Meghan, Prince William, and the rest of the British Royals, before the upcoming memorial service for Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh.
NY Times best-selling celebrity author Dylan Howard chats about the latest inside reports regarding Tiger Woods, Meghan and Harry and the upcoming Oprah interview, and the latest on the Kardashians. Are Kim and Kanye dating others yet? Dylan has a just-released sizzling new book about the Kardashians, Dirty Sexy Money: The Unauthorized Biography of Kris Jenner. He’s written fascinating books about the inside scoop on some of Hollywood’s triple-A list superstars. His 2020 book, Royals at War: The Untold Story of Harry and Meghan's Shocking Split with the House of Windsor, was am explosive exposé. As a man with unprecedented access to the facts and a reporter who is one of the most feared journalists in Hollywood, investigative reporter Dylan Howard has cracked open scandals that have brought down the careers of Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, Paula Dean, and numerous others.
Real Bride Stefanie Paganini shares her journey from an unexpected proposal to an oceanside destination wedding. An acclaimed chef, she also gives her culinary expertise for couples planning their menus. Get to know Stefanie: Stefanie joined the family business after attending the Pastry Arts Diploma Program at ICASI, the International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute where she did her externship in the test kitchen of Family Circle Magazine in New York City. She has held many titles at LPSC, Inc. including Marketing Director and Chief Legal Counsel. She is currently the Executive Director of The International Culinary Arts & Sciences Institute. Stefanie teaches a number of classes in the recreational program at the school as well. Stefanie also does free-lance work as a food stylist including for Dr. Agatston creator of the South Beach Diet, Athens Foods, Ohio Magazine, Driscoll Berries, VitaMix Blenders, and the Fabulous Food Show 2007 through 2015, and for the Food Network Stars including Guy Fieri, Martha Stewart, Paula Dean, Duff, Bobby Flay, Sandra Lee, Giada De Laurentiis, Martie Duncan, Ann Thorton and TLC’s Curtis Stone. She has done stage cooking demonstrations with Top Chef’s Leeann Wong, James Beard Award Winner Andrew Carmelini, and PBS cooking host Giuliano Bugialli. Stefanie was a contestant on the Food Network’s second season of Sweet Genius. She had a monthly cooking show on Time Warner Cable’s NEON channel entitled Dinner and Drinks. She has appeared on local television programs including, Studio 3, Channel 3 Noon News, and Fox 8 News in the Morning, and Live on Lakeside. Stefanie is a regular guest host on local television programs as well including Good Company, Live on Lakeside, Fox 8 News in the Morning, and WVIZ/PBS Cooks. She has been featured in articles in both the Plain Dealer and the News Herald. She was a weekly guest on WDOK’s Trapper Jack in the Morning, and was often a guest co-host. Most recently, she has hosted a radio program on WCPN Ideastream called “Zest for Life”. Follow Stefanie on Facebook, and the Loretta Paganini School of Cooking on Facebook as well! This has been a production of Evergreen Podcasts. A special thank you to Executive Producers David Moss, Gerardo Orlando, Production Director Brigid Coyne and Audio Engineer Eric Koltnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode Lil Bearie, Dom, and Louis talk about @gaysovercovid, @homegrownterrorists, Trump, Paula Dean, and our own behavior that we look at canceling. Hear us talk about whether or not Cancel Culture is helpful and if Cancel Culture needs to be cancelled.
Pete Kline is back in the fold and it goes as you expect it would. We thought we were going to talk about serious things happening and we did...for 3 minutes. Then we started talking about dildos, cheap lube, Paula Dean, Elon Musk, sports, and did we mention dildos? It was all fun and games, until Pete sent gay porn to his mom. Seriously. You need to sponsor the show for a lousy stinking dollar a month at www.patreon.com/bedasso.
The Midnight Train Podcast is sponsored by VOUDOUX VODKA.www.voudoux.com Ace’s Depothttp://www.aces-depot.com BECOME A PRODUCER!http://www.patreon.com/themidnighttrainpodcast Find The Midnight Train Podcast:www.themidnighttrainpodcast.comwww.facebook.com/themidnighttrainpodcastwww.twitter.com/themidnighttrainpcwww.instagram.com/themidnighttrainpodcastwww.discord.com/themidnighttrainpodcastwww.tiktok.com/themidnighttrainp And wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Subscribe to our official YouTube channel:OUR YOUTUBE"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."--Nelson Mandela Today on the Midnight Train we're going to get personal with some of you out there. We're going to talk about things that will hit close to home for some. Things that will make some of you uneasy and maybe squirm a bit. Some of you may get triggered. Some may just turn us off, completely. We're discussing the top fears and phobias around the world. We've found the top ten fears around the globe and added a couple more fun ones and weird ones for you and a special one Moody added at the end, just for me. So sit back, grab your emotional support animal, your weighted blankets...perhaps a barf bag, and let's see what makes you fuckers tick while listening to me ruin words! Thanks moody! First up we have trypophobia. Biological revulsion and culturally learned fears are the primary causes of Trypophobia, which is the extreme and irrational fear of holes. While this fear might seem irrational to ‘normal’ people, the mere sight or thought of holes can set off a panic attack in the Trypophobe. Common things that can trigger trypophobia include:Holes or pebbles in concreteAir holes in a slice of breadPatterns in the frosting of a cake or pieThe head of a lotus flowerThe holes in an old hockey maskSkin problems like sores, scars, and spotsSpotted animalsShower headsLEDs in traffic lights Holes seem disgusting and gross to the sufferer and s/he goes to all lengths to avoid it. Recently American horror story used this phobia to market one of their upcoming seasons and it worked wonderfully by getting people discussing the poster/ads all over the internet. It's seems like a strange phobia but it's is actually very prevalent in society. Celebs such as Kendell jenner and Sarah paulson ( who's phobia actually inspired the American horror story usage of the phobia) have admitted to having this fear. And it seems around 16% of people admit to having this phobia. But, some scientists are now saying, maybe it's not a phobia after all.That's because, well, it might be rational - and rooted in disgust rather than fear. Trypophobia is poorly understood, and not recognised by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). So researchers at Emory University set out to study the fear response in relation to clusters of holes. But they found that the pupillary response - the involuntary movement of the pupils in the eye - was closer to disgust than the pupillary response to fear. "Some people are so intensely bothered by the sight of these objects that they can't stand to be around them," explained Stella Lourenco, the Emory University psychologist whose lab conducted the study. "The phenomenon, which likely has an evolutionary basis, may be more common than we realise." Previous research conducted in 2013 concluded that the response may be related to the speckled patterns of dangerous animals, such as snakes. But in January 2017, a different explanation was put forward. Researchers at the University of Kent proposed that a pattern of holes, like those that can be found in a lotus pod or honeycomb, arouse our aversion because they resemble parasite infestations, infectious diseases, and decomposition."We're an incredibly visual species," said lead author of this latest study, Vladislav Ayzenberg. "Low-level visual properties can convey a lot of meaningful information. These visual cues allow us to make immediate inferences - whether we see part of a snake in the grass or a whole snake - and react quickly to potential danger." Phobia or not… Many people seem to be affected by this… Are you? 9: Picture the following: you're sitting back settling in for the next few hours. You have a drink, adult or otherwise, a little snack, a good book. A few minutes later you look out the window to see you're 30,000 feet in the air above the countryside cruising along at 500 miles per hour. Crammed into a big metal tube with a hundred or two other people, babies crying, fat guy next to you, crabby flight attendant, drunk pilot…. Sorry I digress. If this is a less than appealing situation for you, the actual flying part anyways, you may have the next phobia on our list. We're talking aerophobia here! Aerophobia is the fear of flying which affects nearly 6.5% of the world’s population. The phobia is usually associated with other fears including Agoraphobia (fear of being unable to escape) and Claustrophobia (fear of small and restricted spaces). Naturally, the fear affects the person’s professional and personal life as air travel is nearly impossible for him/her. The mere thought of an upcoming flight can cause intense distress in the sufferer including nausea, panic attacks, etc. The alcohol and Xanax industry love this phobia. Aerophobia can also mean an irrational fear of fresh air or drafts of air. Again this is a very common fear, the 6.5% seems a bit low to us. Many celebrities are afraid of flying which sucks cus they fly...a fucking lot. Some include Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, R. “pee on young girls” Kelly, Sandra bullock, Colin Farrell, among others. Long time Monday night football announcer and video game namesake John Madden hated flying so much that he had his own personal bus that he would take to his Monday night gigs and wherever else he needed to travel. Breaking Benjamin frontman Benjamin Burnley had to sail from the US to the UK due to his fear of flying. He stated, “It’s just something I’m really not comfortable with. I’d rather die some other way.” Movies and tv shows often play on this fear to cause unease in the audience. Twilight Zone and Final destination are a couple of the more known examples! For comedy you have the classic Airplane and the classic Airport disaster movie series from the 70s. Also...Alive… Don't watch that before a flight! So what do you guys think… Flying...go or no go? 8: Are you a clean freak? Everything must be clean, sanitized, washed out whatever else, constantly? Constantly using baby wipes and hand sanitizer. Don't think the 5 second rule is a real thing? You may suffer from number 8 on the list. Mysophobia is the irrational fear of germs! If you're like Moody and lick doorknobs to keep your immune system up to snuff you'll be fine, if not… Well sucks for you cus there are germs literally every fucking where. Mysophobia is often closely related to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Many people suffer from both OCD as well as Mysophobia, as a result of which they might indulge in excessive bathing or hand washing. The unhealthy fear of germs causes the phobics to also fear contamination of food or exposure to bodily fluids from those around them. Mysophobia might lead to many complications since the person goes to extreme lengths to avoid all kinds of social situations. Contrary to popular belief, Jeff didn't have mysophobia, he just hates people. Isolation is a common symptom of this phobia. The condition might also give rise to other phobias such as Agoraphobia as well as various anxiety disorders. Howie Mandel, Cameron Diaz, Donald Trump, and Howard Hughes are a few of a bunch of celebrities that suffer from this condition. If you're a mysophobic, we recommend staying away from movies like Cabin Fever, Outbreak, and 12 Monkeys! Not to mention Germ Z from 2013, 28 Days Later, Contagion, The Stand, and if you wanna get crazy you can combine germs and aliens and you have The Andromeda Strain. So listeners… Do you get down and dirty or do you prefer a nice sanitized life? 7: Ever got stuck in an elevator? Did you freak the fuck out? Ever had an mri and have a panic attack? You may be experiencing claustrophobia number 7 on our list of things to fuck with your head. 5-7% of the world population are said to suffer from this phobia. Claustrophobia is a situational phobia triggered by an irrational and intense fear of tight or crowded spaces. It can be triggered by things like being locked in a windowless room, being stuck in a crowded elevator, or driving on a congested highway. Claustrophobia is one of the most common phobias. If you experience claustrophobia, you may feel like you’re having a panic attack, although claustrophobia isn’t a panic disorder. For some people, claustrophobia may disappear on its own. Others may need therapy to manage and cope with their symptoms. Symptoms of claustrophobia appear following a trigger for the phobia, such as being in a closed room or a crowded space. What you consider a small space can vary depending on the severity of your phobia. When experiencing symptoms of claustrophobia, you may feel like you’re having a panic attack. Symptoms of claustrophobia can include: sweatingtremblinghot flashesfeeling intense fear or panicbecoming anxiousshortness of breathhyperventilationrapid heartbeatchest tightness or painnauseafeeling faint or lightheadedfeeling confused or disorientatedThese symptoms can be mild or severe. Little is known about what causes claustrophobia. Environmental factors may play a big part. People typically develop claustrophobia during childhood or in their teenage years. Claustrophobia could be related to dysfunction of the amygdala (/əˈmɪɡdələ) which is the part of the brain that controls how we process fear. The phobia can also be caused by a traumatic event. Dave Grohl plays in arenas, good thing as he has claustrophobia. Uma Thurman, Woody Allen, Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds, The Beebs( Justin bieber), and rocker Liam Gallagher are all claustrophobic as well. I bet Uma Thurman loved the coffin scene in Kill Bill. Speaking of movies to avoid if you're a claustrophobic… You may want to steer clear of The Descent (amazing movie), Buried (with Ryan Reynolds of all people), Devil, Phone Booth, and anything involving bunkers like 10 Cloverfield Lane. Then you have the likes of Panic Room, Green Room, the hole, and the cube. How many of you guys like being stuck in small spaces? Moody gets stuck in small spaces all the time… But that's cus he's… Well… You know. 6: Do you find yourself inexplicably afraid of Thor? If so you may be like the 2-5% of the world population that suffers from astraphobia or alternately brontophobia. This is the fear of thunder and lightning. It can affect people of all ages, though it may be more common in children than adults. It’s also seen in animals. Many children who have this fear will eventually outgrow it, but others will continue to experience the phobia into adulthood. Astraphobia can also manifest in adults who didn’t have it as children. Being caught in a thunderstorm or preparing for extreme weather conditions can create reasonable levels of anxiety or fear. In people with astraphobia, thunderstorms cause an extreme reaction that can be debilitating. For people with this phobia, these feelings may be overwhelming and feel insurmountable. Astraphobia is also called: astrapophobiatonitrophobiabrontophobiakeraunophobia Astraphobia is a treatable anxiety disorder. Like many other phobias, it’s not officially recognized by the American Psychiatric Association as a specific psychiatric diagnosis. In people without this phobia, news of an impending storm may lead you to cancel or relocate outdoor plans. Or if you find yourself in a lightning storm, you may seek shelter or move away from tall trees. Even though the chances of getting hit by lightning are slim, these actions represent an appropriate response to a potentially dangerous situation. A person with astraphobia will have a reaction that goes beyond these seemingly appropriate acts. They may have feelings of panic, both before and during a storm. These feelings can escalate into a full-blown panic attack, and include symptoms such as: all-over body shakingchest painnumbnessnauseaheart palpitationstrouble breathingOther symptoms of astraphobia may include: sweaty palmsracing pulseobsessive desire to monitor the stormthe need to hide away from the storm, such as in a closet, bathroom, or under the bedclinging to others for protectionuncontrollable crying, particularly in childrenThe person may also understand that these feelings are overblown and irrational without the ability to curtail them. The only two celebrities we could find with this phobia are the human skeleton herself, Madonna and Rafael nadal. She's afraid of thunderstorms, and food maybe. She's a nut job. And he… Well… He plays tennis. At any rate if you suffer from this you may want to avoid movies like Twister, the day after tomorrow, any of the Thor movies, and The Perfect Storm. Also skip these bangers: super cyclone, weather wars, polar storm, final storm and airspeed. 5: Dogs or cats? It's the age old debate! If you you say dogs… Well done. If you say cats… Well you're wrong… and you may have cynophobia. The fear of dogs is another popular fear. Cynophobia comes from the Greek words that mean “dog” (cyno) and “fear” (phobia). A person who has cynophobia experiences a fear of dogs that’s both irrational and persistent. It’s more than just feeling uncomfortable with barking or being around dogs. Instead, this fear may interfere with daily life and trigger a number of symptoms, like trouble breathing or dizziness. Cynophobia affects some 7 to 9 percent of the population. It is formally recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). Cynophobia falls under the “animal” specifier. Around a third of people who seek treatment for specific phobias have an irrational fear of either dogs or cats. Researchers estimate there are more than 62,400,000 dogs living in the United States. So your chances of running into a dog are relatively high. With cynophobia, you may experience symptoms when you’re around dogs or even when you’re just thinking about dogs. Symptoms associated with specific phobias are highly individual. No two people may experience the fear or certain triggers in the same way. Your symptoms may be physical, emotional, or both. Physical symptoms include: trouble breathingrapid heart ratepain or tightness in your chestshaking or tremblingdizziness or lightheadednessupset stomachhot or cold flashessweating Emotional symptoms include:panic or anxiety attacksintense need to escape situations that trigger feardetached feeling from selfloss of controlfeeling you may pass out or diefeeling powerless over your fearChildren have specific symptoms as well. When exposed to the thing the child fears they may: have a tantrumcling to their caregiverOr cry For example, a child may refuse to leave a caregiver’s side when a dog is around. Nearly 36% of sufferers seek treatment for Cynophobia and the majority of these are also known to be afraid of cats. The extreme fear of dogs is actually even more debilitating than the fear of spiders and the fear of snakes due to the fact that dogs are commonly present in most residential areas. Nearly 75% of Cynophobes are women, though the fear also affects men. One of those men was the king of pop… Michael Jackson himself. Sharing his fear are: Bobby Brown, cus damnit it's his prerogative(correct spelling, blew my mind), and Woody Allen. Pretty sure Woody Allen has every one of these by the way. If you're a cynophobe we would strongly recommend skipping the movie Cujo. Also should probably skip Man's Best Friend, The Breed, and everyone's favorite Frankenweenie. You may also want to take a flyer on Marley and Me, Adventures of Milo and Otis, Beethoven, Balto, Turner and Hooch and Air Bud. Fuck Air Bud. Guys there is a metric shit ton of dog movies… So you know be warned. 4: Do you feel uneasy in a big crowd? Hate going to concerts? Big festivals and sitting events freak you out? Are you anxious when you find yourself in wide open spaces? There's a good chance you could be agoraphobic. Agoraphobia is a type of anxiety disorder in which you fear and avoid places or situations that might cause you to panic and make you feel trapped, helpless or embarrassed. You fear an actual or anticipated situation, such as using public transportation, being in open or enclosed spaces, standing in line, or being in a crowd. The anxiety is caused by fear that there's no easy way to escape or get help if the anxiety intensifies. Most people who have agoraphobia develop it after having one or more panic attacks, causing them to worry about having another attack and avoid the places where it may happen again. People with agoraphobia often have a hard time feeling safe in any public place, especially where crowds gather. You may feel that you need a companion, such as a relative or friend, to go with you to public places. The fear can be so overwhelming that you may feel unable to leave your home. Agoraphobia treatment can be challenging because it usually means confronting your fears. Typical agoraphobia symptoms include fear of: Leaving home aloneCrowds or waiting in lineEnclosed spaces, such as movie theaters, elevators or small storesOpen spaces, such as parking lots, bridges or mallsUsing public transportation, such as a bus, plane or trainThese situations cause anxiety because you fear you won't be able to escape or find help if you start to feel panicked or have other disabling or embarrassing symptoms. In addition: Fear or anxiety almost always results from exposure to the situation. Your fear or anxiety is out of proportion to the actual danger of the situation. You avoid the situation, you need a companion to go with you, or you endure the situation but are extremely distressed. You experience significant distress or problems with social situations, work or other areas in your life because of the fear, anxiety or avoidance. Your phobia and avoidance usually lasts six months or longer. Maybe Jeff is actually agoraphobic… Probably just hates people still though. It doesn't seem like many celebrities would be able to be celebrities and have agoraphobia, maybe that's why most of the ones we've found are artists and poets, with a couple actors mixed in. Writer Philip K. Dick who's novels were adapted into awesome sci-fi movies like, total recall, blade runner, a scanner darkley, and minority report was extremely agoraphobic. Same can be said of fellow writers Emily dickinson, Shirley Jackson (The Haunting of Hill House), and sci-fi writer H.L. Gold. Artist Edvard Munch of The Scream fame suffered as well. Musician Brian Wilson, actress Kim Basinger, tv chef and noted racist who loves butter Paula Dean, and everyone's favorite child actor Macaulay Culkin also all suffer from agoraphobia. Just remember, just cus you hate people doesn't mean you're agoraphobic! 3: Do you get shakey on top of a ladder? Do you loath doing roofing? Tightrope walking over Niagara falls a no go? Sounds like you suffer from acrophobia, the fear of heights! Acrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear or phobia of heights, especially when one is not particularly high up. It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space and motion discomfort, that share both similar causes and options for treatment. Most people experience a degree of natural fear when exposed to heights, known as the fear of falling. On the other hand, those who have little fear of such exposure are said to have a head for heights. A head for heights is advantageous for those hiking or climbing in mountainous terrain and also in certain jobs such as steeplejacks or wind turbine mechanics. By the way, A steeplejack is a craftsman who scales buildings, chimneys, and church steeples to carry out repairs or maintenance. Steeplejacks erect ladders on church spires, industrial chimneys, cooling towers, bell towers, clock towers, or any other high structure. People with acrophobia can experience a panic attack in high places and become too agitated to get themselves down safely. Approximately 2–5% of the general population has acrophobia, with twice as many women affected as men. Traditionally, acrophobia has been attributed, like other phobias, to conditioning or a traumatic experience. Recent studies have cast doubt on this explanation. Individuals with acrophobia are found to be lacking in traumatic experiences. Nevertheless, this may be due to the failure to recall the experiences, as memory fades as time passes. To address the problems of self report and memory, a large cohort study with 1000 participants was conducted from birth; the results showed that participants with less fear of heights had more injuries because of falling. More studies have suggested a possible explanation for acrophobia is that it emerges through accumulation of non-traumatic experiences of falling that are not memorable but can influence behaviours in the future. Also, fear of heights may be acquired when infants learn to crawl. If they fell, they would learn the concepts about surfaces, posture, balance, and movement. Cognitive factors may also contribute to the development of acrophobia. People tend to wrongly interpret visuo-vestibular discrepancies as dizziness and nausea and associate them with a forthcoming fall. A traumatic conditional event of falling may not be necessary at this point. Another possible contributing factor is a dysfunction in maintaining balance. In this case the anxiety is both well founded and secondary. The human balance system integrates proprioceptive, vestibular and nearby visual cues to reckon position and motion. As height increases, visual cues recede and balance becomes poorer even in normal people. However, most people respond by shifting to more reliance on the proprioceptive and vestibular branches of the equilibrium system. We're not sure which one of these causes Matt Damon to be afraid of heights… But he is… well… a pussy. Also suffering from acrophobia are Sheryl crow, toby Macguire, Liam Neeson, and maybe Sly Stallone but that hasn't been confirmed. There are many movies that you should probably avoid if you have this phobia, including Cliffhanger, the Walk, Man On A Wire, and a bunch of scenes from the mission impossible movies and die hard films, Not to mention the classics Vertigo and High Anxiety! 2: This next fear is a very common one. Bunch of scaredy cats out there that can't deal with creatures that don't have any legs. That's right… worms… oh wait… Sorry wrong notes… Snakes!! Number two on our list slithers right into your hearts. It's known as ophidiophobia, and it affects nearly a third of the adult human population… That's crazy… a third of the adult human population!!! So Moody ran the numbers and came up with roughly 1.8 billion people give or take, that's for people in the world over the age of 15. Most people with Ophidiophobia can lead normal lives as they do not have to confront the object of their fears under normal circumstances. However, for people with severe Ophidiophobia, the mere mention, or an image of a snake in books or on TV can lead to an intense fear response, the reactions of which can even include heart attacks and death. Snakes are fascinating creatures that have always had myths associated with them. These myths are the major reason why humans fear them. This and the fact that some snakes are deadly and venomous and can lead to deaths have probably led to Ophidiophobia. Some causes are: Ignorance and lack of education is one of the most common reasons why humans fear snakes.Traumatic episodes in the past such as accidently stepping on a snake or being bitten, hissed at or otherwise threatened by snakes might have led to one’s Ophidiophobia.Seeing or witnessing an incident wherein another person, a close friend or family member was hissed at, or bitten by a snake can also lead to the fear of snakesMedia reports and TV shows can also lead one to believe that snakes are always dangerous leading to Ophidiophobia.Genetic traits, family history with ophidiophobic persons etc can also lead other family members to have an intense fear of snakes.Evolution is another reason behind this phobia. Many evolutionary psychologists explain Ophidiophobia as a ‘disgust response’ to snakes that have always been associated with death, disease or poison. The American Psychiatric Association has described the following symptoms of Ophidiophobia which can be categorized as mental, physical or emotional: Uncontrollable anxiety especially when one is about to be exposed to snakesFeeling that one must do anything to avoid snakesScreaming, crying or experiencing the difficulty to breathe, or trembling or shaking violently when one encounters snakes, their pictures or images on TV etc.Feeling anxious or experiencing increased heart rate when taken to locations where snakes may be present. Ophidiophobia can affect a person’s normal life especially when he/she avoids zoos or friends’ homes where there are pet snakes. Ophidiophobics refuse to leave their homes in places that have a high snake population. Now it's safe to say that a bunch of our listeners are afraid of snakes given the numbers, but as stated you're obviously not alone. You keep good company as Matt Damon makes another appearance on our list alongside Justin Timberlake and his one time gal Brittney spears. As far as movies go there's the obvious… All those muthafuckin snakes on that muthafuckin plane! Also there's the one about that tiny snake called anaconda. You should take a flyer on Jaws Of Satan, King Cobra, Piranahconda, and Python. Also skip Hiss, Venom(not the superhero flick) and Vipers. And who could forget the cinema masterpiece Mega python vs. Gatoroid!!! At any rate there's a shitload of movies to avoid if you hate snakes… So good luck. 1: that brings us to number 1…. The big numero uno. They're creepy… They're crawly… They're sometimes hairy… sometimes venomous, some eat bugs… some eat birds… Some are barely visible while some are as big as dinner plates.. That's right… Spiders! Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders! Arachnophobia means more than being scared of spiders and other forms of arachnids. It is an intense, paralyzing fear where someone actively avoids contact with spiders. This fear extends beyond meeting an arachnid in real life. Even mentioning or seeing pictures of spiders can trigger a fear response in people with arachnophobia. Although someone may fear a spider’s appearance, research suggests many people primarily fear how they move. Arachnophobia is an extreme fear of spiders and other arachnids. It is one of the more common types of phobias. Arachnophobia, like many phobias, often develops during childhood.A specific phobia is an irrational fear of something unlikely to cause danger.This fear extends beyond meeting an arachnid in real life. Even mentioning or seeing pictures of spiders can trigger a fear response in people with arachnophobia. Although someone may fear a spider’s appearance, research suggests many people primarily fear how they move. CausesSpecific phobias, such as arachnophobia, tend to develop in childhood. Although there is no single trigger for arachnophobia, there are theories that suggest why it might develop. Some of these are: EvolutionaryEvolutionary theory suggests people develop arachnophobia due to an evolved preparedness in dealing with potential threats. One study tested this to see if arachnophobia is inherent in our nature. Researchers presented a group of 6-month old infants with images of flowers, birds, spiders, and snakes. Upon seeing the pictures of spiders and snakes, the infants’ pupils dilated, which indicated their fear responses had activated. Social theoriesAnother theory is that people’s fear of spiders is learned. For example, the media often depicts spiders as scary and potentially dangerous. In addition, if a person grows up in an environment where their parents are scared of spiders, this may become a learned behavior, and the child could also develop the same fear. Past experienceIf a person has a previous unpleasant or traumatic experience with a spider, this may cause arachnophobia to develop. SymptomsThere are several symptoms that accompany arachnophobia, and they are typically similar to those of a panic attack. Some of the physical signs include: dizzinessnauseasweatingshakingincreased heart ratefaintingbreathing difficultyA person with arachnophobia may also show some of the following behaviors: avoiding situations where spiders may be, such as television shows, forests, or shedsoverestimating the chances of encountering a spiderrunning, screaming, or crying if they see a spiderbecoming so scared, they freeze in place. Y'all being afraid of funny little things that you can squish with a shoe are silly.. But then again you're in good company! Justin Timberlake is back again, Halle Berry makes an appearance, Johnny Depp is afraid of spiders… Among other things, Rafael Nadal is afraid of a ton of shit including Spiders, and there are more but that list would probably take awhile. You know who's not afraid of Spiders… John Goodman… And really the only movie worth mentioning here would be the fucking mother of all spider flicks… arachnophobia. I mean are there any others? I mean there are but whatever. Ok fine… Don't watch the following if you're spiderly challenged: 8 legged freaks, the 2013 modern classic Big Ass Spider, Lavalantula and it's phenomenal sequel 2 Lava 2 Lantula( yes those are real), Ice Spiders, 1958s Earth vs. The Giant Spider, Tarantula, and possibly the most frightening movie involving Spiders… Charlotte's Web. Also, some crazy shit! scientists have recently discovered that spiders have started moving into cars and houses at an alarming rate since the Covid 19 pandemic began. According to a recent Harvard study, you are 78% more likely to have a spider crawling on or around you at this very moment as opposed to one year ago. The study also says that most of you probably looked around and feel like a complete asshole for believing my bullshit! I’m a liar… but that felt good. Sorry, not sorry. Well there it is… The top ten fears and phobias around the world. But you know us… That's not good enough around here. We gotta find some of the strangest fears and phobias. Let's give you a quick run down of some of the craziest ones. There's going to be a bunch of fun words for Me to fuck up plus, apparently Mr Moody put a treat at the end for me. Oh boy. Ablutophobia is the fear of bathing, washing, or cleaning. At least you'd know who has this one…. Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. While the phenomenon has happened to everyone at one point or another, people with arachibutyrophobia are extremely afraid of it. The severity of arachibutyrophobia varies from person to person. Some with this condition may be able to eat small amounts of peanut butter while others will avoid eating peanut butter or anything with the consistency of peanut butter altogether. Nomophobia is the fear of being without your mobile phone. People with nomophobia experience excessive anxiety about not having their phone with them, their battery being low or their phone being out of service. Regardless of the circumstances, not being able to use their phone causes people with nomophobia to become panicked and experience extreme symptoms of anxiety. Optophobia is a fear of opening one’s eyes. This fear can be extremely debilitating, as it is hard for an individual to carry out daily activities without opening their eyes. People with optophobia may prefer to stay indoors or in dimly lit areas. This phobia is usually associated with a generalized anxiety disorder. Like so many other phobias, this fear is usually the result of a traumatic incident. Omphalophobia is a fear of belly buttons. People with omphalophobia will avoid seeing or touching belly buttons, even their own. They might even put a bandage over their belly button to avoid looking at it. They will sometimes avoid places where belly buttons might be exposed, like the beach. Pogonophobia is a fear of beards. This usually stems from an alarming incident with a bearded person. It could also arise from a person not liking that a beard hides someone’s face. People with pogonophobia will avoid people with beards and may even have anxiety when looking at a picture of someone with a beard. They usually will not be friends with someone who has a beard and will feel extremely nervous when talking to someone who does. Vestiphobia is a fear of clothing. For many people, this manifests as a fear of a specific garment. For others, it might come from a fear of tight-fitting clothing that causes them to feel restrained. In other cases, it is a fear of all clothing. Vestiphobia can arise from an allergy to a specific type of fabric or a traumatic event associated with a certain piece of clothing. For example, there have been cases where former soldiers develop a fear of military clothing.Eisoptrophobia is a fear of mirrors, sometimes also referred to as spectrophobia or catoptrophobia. People with this fear are unable to look at themselves in a mirror. This fear may also extend to any reflective surface. This fear may stem from superstitions about mirrors. For instance, a person may be afraid of breaking a mirror as they believe it will cause them bad luck. Others may fear that they will see something supernatural in a mirror, such as a ghost. In some cases, eisoptrophobia develops from low self-esteem, where a person is ashamed of their physical appearance and therefore does not want to see it in a mirror. In some cases, it can lead to depression. Then there's good ol phobophobia. Phobophobia is a fear of phobias. This can be described as free-floating anxiety, where a person spirals in a circle of anxiety from fearing fear itself. In that respect, it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Phobophobia is commonly co-diagnosed with other types of specific phobias and is often associated with anxiety disorders. People with phobophobia will often avoid social situations or other situations that can lead to anxiety. When extreme, it will greatly interfere with an individual’s everyday life. And finally we get to Moody’s gift to me and my favorite phobia of all time:Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is a fear of long words. Ironically, it is also the longest word in the dictionary. Another name for this phobia is sesquipedalophobia. This phobia is thought to develop from being embarrassed by pronouncing long words incorrectly. This may occur while reading aloud in front of the class as a child. The phobia can also be common in people with dyslexia. Fuck you, Moody!!
Cisco and Falzon Hour Broadcast in Politics Call in to speak with the host: Cisco Acosta, Mark Falzon, and guest (845) 262-0988 Join us tonight, at 9:00 pm eastern time, with our guest, COVID-19 INVESTIGATIVE AUTHOR: Dylan Howard, author of COVID-19: The Greatest Cover-Up in History—From Wuhan to the White House. As a man with unprecedented access to the facts and a reporter who is one of the most feared journalists in Hollywood, investigative reporter Dylan Howard has cracked open scandals that have brought down the careers of Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, Paula Dean, and numerous others. Described by the New Yorker magazine’s Jeffrey Toobin as “a tabloid prodigy” and AdWeek as “the king of Hollywood scoops,” Dylan also brought to light: the hate-fueled audiotapes of Oscar-winning actor/director Gibson blasting former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva; the scandal-plagued death of screen darling Farrah Fawcett; the naming of the mother of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s love child; the demise of star-on-the-rise politician Anthony Weiner; and the Tiger Woods sex scandal. He also broke the story of the A-list high-stakes poker scam that was later made into the Oscar-nominated film Molly’s Game. Topics for discussion: China coverup of Covid, The future of Covid, and the impact of Covid on the world.. Show Writer: Doreen Finkle Show Sponsor: Studentsforabetterfuture.com
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Reality television is a true den of iniquity and a trash wasteland. So of course we are going to talk about the 2001 movie Series 7: The Contender. Along the way we take many, many detours through reality television, one host's gambling stories and finally land on whether or not Paula Dean's restaurant was good. I can't explain it either. Check out caffeineandsleepingpills.com to see all our stuff and get in touch with us here: projectgenxpod@gmail.com YouTube Twitter @projectgenxpod Instagram: projectgenxpod Parler: projectgenxpod
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We examine the change in Peter as he transitions to a spirit-filled leader and performs a smack-down on the Sanhedrin. We also check in with Paula Dean as she appears on the show Jeopardy.
Labor Day in Branson... what kind of crowd to expect. What's NEW to see and eat at the Branson Landing! Were going to make a couple of suggestions for you in this episode. Unfortunately, we missed the grand opening of "Paula Dean's Family Kitchen" at the Landing. Like the eager beavers we are, WE arrived 2 days to soon for its opening. We will tell how we made that error. BUT because of that error we found a NEW restaurant to bring to you. The Mellow Mushroom Pizza. Also, its Steve's first time at the Titanic Museum. Plus, there is a few places coming soon to the Branson area you might wanna see. Listen to Two Tenderfoot Tourists podcast! Find us also on Stitcher, Google music, Apple podcast, Castbox and Spotify, just to name a few. Twotenderfoottourists.com YouTube video from our channel. https://youtu.be/4lCP70rOpJg Find us on: Facebook , Instagram and Twitter Subscribe to us on Android or on iTunes Check out our YouTube channel HERE! TwoTenderfootTourists.com
As a man with unprecedented access to the facts and a reporter who is one of the most feared journalists in Hollywood, investigative reporter Dylan Howard has cracked open scandals that have brought down the careers of Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, Paula Dean, and numerous others. We talked extensively about Ghislaine Maxwell, her late father Robert Maxwell and their connections with Epstein and various intelligence agencies. Will she suffer the same fate as Epstein or will she name names? Will the Deep State do what it does best and insure that the truth will never be disclosed? We also talked about Michael Jackson and his many skeletons lurking in closets all over. An interesting interview. Howard’s sense for news saw him rise to become the undisputed most powerful gossip editor in the world, publishing dozens of salacious tabloid magazines each week, including Us Weekly, The National Enquirer, Star, In Touch, Life & Style, RadarOnline.com, and more.
As a man with unprecedented access to the facts and a reporter who is one of the most feared journalists in Hollywood, investigative reporter Dylan Howard has cracked open scandals that have brought down the careers of Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, Paula Dean, and numerous others. We talked extensively about Ghislaine Maxwell, her late father Robert Maxwell and their connections with Epstein and various intelligence agencies. Will she suffer the same fate as Epstein or will she name names? Will the Deep State do what it does best and insure that the truth will never be disclosed? We also talked about Michael Jackson and his many skeletons lurking in closets all over. An interesting interview. Howard’s sense for news saw him rise to become the undisputed most powerful gossip editor in the world, publishing dozens of salacious tabloid magazines each week, including Us Weekly, The National Enquirer, Star, In Touch, Life & Style, RadarOnline.com, and more.
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In this fast past episode, host Jake Nicks sits down with Paula Dean for a quick Q&A session. Paula Deen is a TV personality, cooking show host and restaurant owner. In this episode, Paula talks about her divorce, how it sparked change in her life ("desperation is the mother of inspiration"), and how she took a skill that she was proficient in and built an empire around it. If Paula could go back to her 18 year old self, she would advise herself to not put pressure on yourself to know what to do for the rest of your life. Check Jake out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakejnicks/?hl=en Check Paula out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pauladeen_official/?hl=en
This week we bring in Unsuspecting Victim Anthony to review recent release The Hunt which he calls "Kill Bill meets The Hunger Games with a dash of racism". Segments: Debate Question (03:58): What are you saying online that will get you hunted? Movie Review (16:25): The Hunt (2020) Sequel Pitch (60:49) Final Cut (64:25): Movie review scores from hosts and guests Connect with us: Texas Podcast Massacre is a labor of love for us longtime horror fans. If you love horror films or are even an Unsuspecting Victim, you can connect with us at texaspodcastmassacre.com, tweet us @TXPodMassacre, like us on Facebook, email us at texaspodcastmassacre@gmail.com, see our photos on Instagram, watch our music videos on YouTube. Please rate and review us on all of your favorite podcast platforms like iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Google Play, Spotify, and TuneIn Radio. If you like the show tell your friends, and if you don't, then tell your enemies!
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02112014You could read the show notes from The Malliard Report's many recorded podcasts as lots of people do but you'd be shortchanging yourself. For the best of what the show has to offer you really need to listen to the recorded shows as increasing numbers of people are doing. You'll get more information, more details and just more of everything you want to know.From the far beyond to the close to home, Jim Malliard, the host of “The Malliard Report,” entertains his audience with insightful interviews with a variety of interesting guests from all walks of life, including celebrities like Loyd Auerbach or New York Times Best Selling Author Jim Defelice.Jim explores the back story, the hidden story, the things others host's are afraid to touch. From the secrets of the paranormal to Paula Dean to the Government Spying on us, no topic is too taboo for Jim to ignore. The Malliard Report brings it all to you. Full bore. Jim says Bring it on, bring it on, nothin' we can't handle.There's the show and then there's the show notes which give brief details for those on the run who really don't have time to listen. But again, you are short changing yourself if you only read the show notes. Just listen to a few shows and you'll be convinced that the show is your best bet.In 2014, The Malliard Report was downloaded over 135,000 times! Up from 56,600 in 2013. Listeners come from all walks of life and are from all across the world, but share the common interest of paranormal events and activities. We have an average of 110 live listeners across different networks during each show. The Malliard Report has not gone unnoticed by critics. It's ranked within the coveted top 4,000 shows on Stitcher and is closing in quickly on the top 100 of its category . Off the air, the interactions with fans doesn't stop there! Our social media reach expands to 60,000 people that fit the perfect avatar of a customer and fan.What are you waiting for? The show notes are good but listening to the recorded live shows is even better. Set aside some time and pick a show. Gather your friends, have a listening party, ask questions, come up with your own theories, and share them on an upcoming show. Take a few minutes and I'm sure once you listen to a few shows you'll want to join our growing audience of dedicated and committed fans. We have the information that you've always wanted to know. We ask the questions others are afraid to ask and get the answers others are afraid to say. We are The Maillard Report. Listen today.Original Show NotesThe Malliard Reportlive calls about UFO- UFOs were the very first interest that Jim had in the Paranormal, from watching shows like the X-Files when he was young.- M.U.F.O.N.: The Mutual Unidentified Flying Objects Network- Was a crash at Area 51 reversed engineered? Area 51 has now been declassified.- Do Astronomers have deep space photography of UFOs?Caller Celestial shares her story on a UFO sighting from her backyard in Florida.- The West Coast, New Mexico and Colorado have the most UFO sightings in the United States, according to online maps.- Jim shares some facts from Educating Humanity: From 1948-1969 the United States Air Force worked on Project Blue Book where they looked into 1200 reports on UFOs, out of those 1200, 600 could not be explained.- Are our Governments keeping UFOs a secret from us? How many members of the government have the information and what keeps them from sharing it?- Are we as a society ready to know if we are not alone in this universe?Caller Lindsay from the UK tells us about a UFO viewing spot 10 miles outside her town with a phenomenon called "Longdendale Lights" that were responsible for WWII plane crashes giving the area the nickname "UFO Alley"- UFO Stories from History.- Has dialogue really opened up enough for us to be comfortable having open discussions on UFOs? What's the future of UFOs, will they become more prevalent as we start to accept them?The Malliard ReportSponsor-http://spiritvox.bigbeardaudio.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themalliardreport.com
The Girlfriends - Shelley MacArthur, Shauna Montgomery & Whitney Lasky
This week, Shelley and Whitney talk about life as hockey moms and celebrate the Chicago Blackhawks. Also this week, reaction to Paula Dean, the man’s role in the home and trading places with a dog. Plus Celebrity Dish on Kim/Kanye’s baby name & much more! The post The Girlfriends – Shauna Misses Out appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.
Hey guys, on today's episode Me, Tom, and Kellee finally worked out our kinks and got an episode finished. Tom was being a little ass hat and wasn't being cooperative. We had a surprise guest phone call, from our Army friend Mitchy. Who will be guest starting on next time's episode... Hopefully. We covered a little news this time about Aaron Hernandez, and Paula Dean. Then we found out that Tom is secretly a closet serial killer.
It's "Soapbox Wednesday"! Join Shy Rosalind as she donates her two cents on hot topics of the week. Kim and Kayne's new arrival, Summer tv guilty pleasures, Edward Snowden and Paula Dean.
Kid, JMac, MAP, Silverback and Dimples McDonna in on this episode of the GDS. Topics include tempting The MAP with B&C Pizza, JMac tells the tale of the lonely piece left on his oven which leads into various ladies wishing they were that piece. The MAP gets us up to date on all the places he's banged at his new home, a number of poop related stories is revealed including Silverbacks church camp poop caper, Dimples McDonna's locked in the school craziness and believe it or not the Kid didn't even play a poop sound effect. We briefly discuss Madmen and how the Kid still attempts to live in that world. Dimples mother skills get called out but quickly are defended and we talk southern speak for a bit and tell Siri to get her shit together so she can understand english. Go freakin' Deep. 0:00 Intro - The MAP, Dimples, JMac, Silverback 1:30 BC Pizza The real happy ending 2:00 The Ending to B&C usually isn't happy 2:20 Dimples on your oven cardboard 3:00 Like a Dirty Paula Dean 3:25 Paula Abdul 4:00 Pumped for America's Got Talent 5:40 The MAP get us up to date 6:00 Did you initiate all the rooms of the new house 7:00 Newlyweds - sex over the motorcycle 8:00 My name is Dimples Silverback vs JMac 8:25 Did you just call me Paula Dean 8:30 Five days of no pooping 9:00 Church camp poop story 11:00 You better keep your bloody rags for us 12:00 The first time you bled across a wall 14:00 I got locked into the shitter…. at school 15:25 Getting left by yourself 16:00 My mom worked at a convenience store 17:00 Madmen 18:30 Mom of the year 19:45 Examples of good mothers 20:00 Dimples defends herself - Bob comes to her defense 21:00 As far as my Kid knows she loves me. 21:15 JMac talking to Dad about TVs 22:00 MAP's Dad's text messages 23:00 Changing reality 24:00 Dimples Accent - Oodles of Noodles 25:00 Southern Language 26:00 Siri needs to get her shit together 27:00 Wafflehouse and two cars 28:00 When you waking up 29:00 I'm late for work if I'm refreshed 29:30: Outro
Pride 48 is this weekend! Be sure to listen in at http://pride48.com and join in the chat room. Our show starts at 4am EST and goes for 1.5 hours. If you miss it, don't worry. We'll be recording it. But please be sure to check out the other podcasters that are participating as well! We went out this past weekend and saw MIDGETS!! They were wrestling. It was awesome and we talk about it. RJ also spotted Paula Dean and Ugly Betty there. Apparently celebrity look-alikes love midget wrestling as well. Chris getting hit on and a few more things are talked about.We are proud to announce we finally got a local band to play on our show! The band is called Kaos Katalyst and they're from our area. We play their song "Let's Go", which totally rocks! They're having a CD release party next month in Rockford, IL. More details will be released, as well as more songs played by them, the closer it gets to the release date. You can check them out at http://www.myspace.com/kaoskatalyst.Links mentioned in this episode:Dork Forest (podcast): http://dorkforest.comKaos Katalyst (local band): http://www.myspace.com/kaoskatalystSModcast (podcast): http://smodcast.comMusic in this episode:Kaos Katalyst - Let's GoThere are 6 total videos from the midget wrestling show available on our YouTube page. A big and special thank you to Sherry for taking the video and posting it to our YouTube page! Thank you Sherry![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukYkKE_i98Y]
Its nice to see you here today on this beautiful spring day, and I hope youre all thankful for trees. If I were to ask you a question about one of the prevailing philosophies in our world, in our culture, today-we talked about world views, and we talked about evolution in the past-yet this philosophy is probably the underlying philosophy that evolution results in. This permeates our culture everywhere. If I were to ask you the question: what do Hugh Hefner, drug addiction, beer advertisements, and about half of our music and movie themes have in common, would I have any takers? What do you think? What do all those things have in common? One basic theme is that were to live for pleasure. When I was a kid growing up-I dont think this is around anymore-was you only go around once in life, so you gotta grab for all the gusto you can. See, you guys still remember that. It was a great advertisement, and, friends, thats the way it is in our culture. Whether you sell toothpaste or cars or whatever it is today, thats the predominant theme. This toothpaste, this nail polish, this lipstick, this car will make your life more exciting! It will give you pleasure! You will enjoy life and be happy in a way that you would not if you didnt buy this! Right? And so as we think about that, does anybody know the word that that philosophy entails-that we ought to live for pleasure? Anybody know what that is? Its called hedonism, and it goes all the way back to the Greeks and many, many moons ago-3,500 years ago. That was one of the huge philosophies, We should do everything that we do for pleasure. Thats very much our culture: if it feels good, do it. Why should I deny myself? Were here to have a good time, and the better time we can have, the earlier we can have it, the better. Now, having said all that, let me ask you a question: so, should we live for pleasure? Think about that for a second, and while youre thinking about that, our wonderful tech team-who was awesome in the first service, by the way-just mad props to you guys. I was jumping all over creation, and they were following me, but were gonna stick Revelation 4:11 up on the screen in the old King James because it says it in a way that some of the newer translations dont. If I were to ask you that question as Christians, a lot of times our immediate response would be, No, we should not live for pleasure. Well, I have news for you. Listen to this verse: You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power, for Youve created all things and for Your… what? Pleasure, …they are and were created. Why does God say He does everything He does? He enjoys it. It gives Him pleasure. He likes it! He likes it-thats why God does what He does. He enjoys it, and, friends, heres the interesting thing as we think about that verse, a couple thoughts: number one, what are you here to do? Rick Warren talked about The Purpose Driven Life. Well, what is your purpose in life? Youre here, according to that verse, to please God. I mean it is the basic foundation of your character. Youve been designed to please somebody else other than yourself. Well talk about that a little bit more in a minute. The second thing is that because you were made in the image of God, you were made to enjoy things. You were made for pleasure. In fact, the predominate motivating factor in your life is pleasure. Why? Because you were made in Gods image. Pleasure is not necessarily wrong in and of itself. The focus is-and well talk about it a bit when we look at Moses-how long that pleasure lasts. In fact, the problem with sin is that nobody ever said sin wasnt fun, right? If they say sin isnt fun, theyre lying to you. The problem with sin is, what? The pleasure that you get from that doesnt last. God offers eternal pleasure, eternal joy, and eternal rewards-in fact, eternal glory. God calls us as individuals made in His image to live for those eternal and long-lasting choices, so as you look at that verse that says, God made everything for His pleasure, that is inherit in that. Then theres the paradox. Philosophers call it the paradox of hedonism-that, like our Founding Fathers said it the Declaration of Independence-you choose to pursue happiness… You know, were endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights. Among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. If you choose to pursue happiness and pleasure in and of itself, you find something amazing. This paradox says that you wont find it. If you forget God, you forget everybody else, and pursue pleasure, youre doomed to a life of misery and sorrow. I think of Ernest Hemingway who pursued a life of pleasure. He was a mans man. He was everything that guys are supposed to be according to our worlds culture and ended up killing himself with his shotgun because…life was meaningless. After hed done everything and pursued every pleasure imaginable, there was no reason to go on living. He killed himself. Alexander the Great, of course, weeps at the age of 31 that theres no more worlds to conquer. The paradox is that happiness, pleasure, and joy are byproducts. In fact, in our culture, to please somebody else or to please others, thats often set in a bad connotation or context, right? If I were to say, you should please others-now Im not talking about being a people pleaser in the sense that I wont stand up for right or wrong. Thats not what were talking about because pleasing God comes first. Paul says that were to please our neighbors for theyre good to edification. The amazing thing is God says, Thats the way to real pleasure for ourselves. Thats what you were designed to do. When you please God and please others, something amazing happens. You find pleasure; you find joy; and you find blessing and happiness in ways that you would not otherwise. Were gonna delve in to that a little bit deeper here. Lets turn to the Book of Hebrews, or we can look at the verses up on the screen. Hebrews 11:24-26 (page 1192 of pew Bibles), I want to look at three groups of people-Moses, martyrs and the Messiah. There you go; theres three Ms for you. To begin with-Moses. Look at what it says about Moses. It says, By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, he refused to be known as the son of Pharaohs daughter. Well hold it there for just a second because I want you to think about this: in our culture, we dont think much when we read those words; we kind of gloss over them. It doesnt seem that big of deal. Friends, if Moses were in our culture today, he would have everything that our culture says is cool. He would have money absolutely coming out his ears. Egypt was the world power at the time. Egypt had a culture that no one else had. They had civilization advancements in ways that other people did not. They had the best architecture, the best buildings, the best riches, the best luxuries. You name it, Egypt had it. Not only is Moses living in that culture, but he is one of the big Kahunas. Hes one of the top dogs. In fact, hes in line as the sun of Pharaohs daughter to end up possibly taking the throne himself and being worshipped as God some day. That would be very big in a lot of circles, right? You see our movie stars, sports stars, music stars; in fact, its interesting, we dont call it American Idol for nothing, do we? Theres a lot of idolatry that goes on-a lot of worship. People long to be worshipped; they long to be exalted. They want everybody to recognize them. Notice me, and interestingly Moses gave all that up. He said he didnt count it as a big deal. It wasnt important to him. Lets go on to the next verse. Look at what he says, He chose to be mistreated… You have wealth, luxury. You have wealth, luxury-I mean he drove the Rolls Royce of chariots, and he chose to give it all up to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. Look at that last line. I talked about this earlier, but, friends, if someone tells you sin isnt fun, theyre lying. If sin wasnt fun, would it be a temptation? No. But whats the problem? Look at that verse. Whats the problem with sin and its pleasures? It doesnt last. Its only for a short time. I wont go in to it, but one of the most well-known studies, psychological cultures, a Stanford marshmallow study, you look that up some time. Ive talked about it before, but that challenges us that the thing that is most essential for success anywhere is the ability to delay our gratification, to put it off for the future. Its interesting that God is interested in teaching us to wait, isnt He? The process of maturity, in fact, is learning how to wait. Thats the essence of prayer. God encourages us in prayer by saying yes sometimes. Sometimes He says yes very quickly. Any of you who have prayed very long know that God often tells you to…wait. I always say God answers every single prayer ever asked. Sometimes He says yes; sometimes He says no; sometimes He says…wait, but He always answers. But, friends, thats what Gods trying to teach you-to wait. Thats where maturity comes, and that's the essence of real growth. Moses chose to suffer affliction with the people of God rather than to enjoy short-term pleasure. Heres the interesting reason why: it says he regarded the disgrace for the sake of Christ as greater value than the treasures of Egypt-because he was looking ahead to his reward. God is an unbelievable motivator. He knows how to encourage people. God challenges you to live the Christian life, why? Look at the words there, …because there are things of greater value… and …because you are looking ahead to, what? Reward. Thats the essence of the Christian life. God tells us, Take the mature look. Look ahead toward reward. In fact, Jesus talked about this often. He assumed that you would do things that were for your good, in your best interest. Thats why He said, What does it profit a man or a person if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul? What does Jesus assume you will live for in that verse? Profit. Hes saying, Look, take the longest look. Do the most profitable thing. Invest in eternity. Thats the wisest choice. Lets look at the next group of people. If you didnt comprehend this, this would make no sense at all. He talks about the martyrs. Before this, he talks about a group of people who say miraculous things happen. They won amazing battles, you know-David and Goliath type stuff; Gideon defeats a massive army with 300 men; women receive back their dead raised to life again, and then he stops, and he changes. He says there was one group of people that had all kinds of amazing things happen to them, but theres another group of people who were tortured, and they refused to be released. Why did they do that? So that they might gain a better resurrection. Why would you choose to go through suffering, heartache, and pain? The answer is for better a resurrection. They were looking for future rewards, future joy, and future happiness. In fact, you know that in this life, theres a basic principle. We talk about easy come, easy go. The other side of the coin is often also true. The more something costs you, the more youve been through, the greater the rewards will be and the more joy you have-the more ecstasy, the more excitement that you will have when you reach those rewards. I think about the first state championship I ever won, a private school state championship with a group of girls that just made an unbelievable team. Those young ladies worked really, really hard. In fact, later on, when I went to public schools and even in college, I had kids gripe about doing not even a tenth of what girls in fourth grade did for me at that school because they thought it was too much, too hard. Yet, because wed been able to develop the culture in that school, girls would walk in in fourth grade, start every single practice with passing 1,000 balls from this little two foot by three foot rectangle on a wall. They never thought a thing of it. That was just the culture. You watched those girls work and work and work and work and listen and do what you said. Finally, it was the final point of that last game in the title game we won. I remember taking my clipboard and throwing it all the way up to the top of the gymnasium; and it was exciting, and it was fun to watch the girls get awards and metals, be all state, and raise trophies. It was exciting and exhilarating, and they still talk about that today. And it mattered, and it meant so much, why? Because they had put so much in to it, and they recognized that. Friends, that is the basic pattern. God says the more something costs you, the more youre going to enjoy it. Why will Jesus Christ enjoy eternity more than anyone else? Because it cost Him more than it cost anybody else. He will be the happiest, most joyful, most exhilarated, most exalted, most glorified person in the entire universe. Why? Because no one ever suffered in the way He did. Thats why theres a group of young men. In fact, theyre the brothers of Joshua Harris. About ten years ago, Joshua Harris wrote a book called, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, that made the rounds in Christian culture. He has two brothers that go around, do seminars and challenge young people their age to do hard things. Why would they do that? Why do hard things? Because they realize theres an inherent benefit of doing really hard things. It makes life more meaningful. It makes life more exciting, more exhilarating because theres a joy to reaping the benefits of doing hard things. The last thing, as you look at that, we want to focus on Christ-look at the words of Christ in Hebrews 12:1-2. If you doubt what I was saying about pleasure and reward, look at Jesus. If I were to ask you this morning why Jesus died, theres actually a multitude of reasons or one of my favorite words, a plethora, or reasons. There are a lot of reasons Jesus died. He died to pay for our sins. He died to satisfy divine justice. He died to please the Father, but Hebrews 12:1-2 (page 1193 of pew Bibles) says it this way, Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author or the starter and perfecter or finisher. Hes talking about a race-start and finish, of our race who for the joy set before Him endured the cross scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of God. Now, dont gloss over that. Why did He do all that? For the…what? Say that again. For the… A couple of you get it. He did all of that for the, what set before Him? Youre getting there-joy, joy. Try it once more. He did it for the joys. Is it just me, or…? Lets try it one more time, okay? It says, Look to Jesus, who… for the what? Joy. Oh, were getting better. I must have woken everybody up. …set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of God. Why did Jesus do what He did? The same reason God created the world. For pleasure, for joy. That saw Him through-the knowledge of what He was going to receive. In fact, Psalms says it this way: After He did his work for God, He sat down at the right hand of God thereafter expecting that His enemies who were going to be made His footstool. Thatd be something exciting to look forward to. Jesus is the example of that for us as we think about eternity. Matthew 25:23 says that someday well stand before God and hear our Master say to us, Well done, good and faithful servant. Youve been faithful over a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your Masters happiness, or the old King James, Enter into the joy of the Lord. What does He say Heaven is going to be? A place of joy and happiness. Whats the reward for following God? Its joy; its happiness. Likewise, as we group these things together, I challenge you, friends. We think back in the very beginning of the Bible, we see this in Genesis 15. One of the very first ways that God reveals Himself to mankind to Abram in Genesis 15 is by saying, After this, the Word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, Do not be afraid, Abram. Im your shield and your very great… what? [Congregation says, Reward.] Hey, you guys are getting better. …your very great reward. Thats reward! And its interesting-God reveals Himself this way in the very first Book of the Bible, and also almost the last thing God says in the Book of Revelation is this: Jesus says, Behold, Im coming soon. My…reward is with Me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. The beginning and the end-God says, Im here to reward. Have you ever wondered why 2,000 years after Jesus lived, died and rose again, He has followers the world over who are still willing to die for Him? Because Jesus gets what many bosses dont get. Have you ever had a boss that you worked for that never noticed you till you did something wrong? Had a few of those? Its like you go day after day after day, and they ignore you and they ignore you and they ignore you until low and behold, you mess something up or do something wrong and boom! They jump all over you and let you know that you really messed up! Is God that way? I dont think so. In fact, as you talk about this principle, one of my favorite passages-Hebrews 11:6, lets look at this verse (page 1192 of pew Bibles). Look what it says about God, …without faith it is impossible to please God… Notice what were here to do-please God. Whats the benefit of that? I end up finding pleasure myself. Thats the paradox. Its like knowing God. Jesus said knowing God was eternal life. The amazing thing is the more you know about God, who else do you discover? Yourself in ways you never would have otherwise. The same thing is here. He says, …without faith, it is impossible to please God. He who comes to God must believe two things about God. Number one, he must believe that God exists, and number two, what do you have to believe about God to please Him? You have to believe that He really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really likes rewarding people. Have you ever thought that way about God? He really likes rewarding people. Thats what that says. In fact, He says if you dont believe that about God, you cant please Him. Now that should challenge you. Its why Jesus reveals His Father in Heaven as the One who says, I saw you give that person a cup of cold water. I saw you give that person a seat. I saw you let them cut in line ahead of you. I saw you let them go ahead of you. Im going to reward that. Hes not like our bosses that ignore us until we do something wrong. In fact, God is the One who-He may not reward you immediately, but He doesnt forget anything. The smallest thing, He notices all of it, and you can bank on it that there will be a reward for it someday. That also challenges us in our personal lives. If youre here this morning, Im assuming that you want to be like Christ. If youre a follower of God, what does that mean? That should mean that you really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really like rewarding people too. How many people cross your path day after day after day that do things for you and you never say thank you? Young people, how many meals has your mom fixed for you? How many loads of laundry has she done for you? How many times has she driven you in a car? How many times has your mom and dad put a roof over your head and done a number of unknown things for you, and you never say thank you? You see, to be like Christ is to continually reward and notice the good that other people do. That makes you very much like Him. If youre in charge of people, do you regularly praise them for their efforts, tell them thank you for their efforts, and notice the good things that they do? Honor people around you. That's the image of Christ, and thats the image of God. He calls us to be that way. As we look at the subject of pleasure and joy, Ill have you notice the flip side of the coin too. So should we only do things because of reward? Well, theres a balance. Lets look at 1 Timothy 6:17 (page 1177). He says, Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Notice why God says He gives us everything. For what? For our enjoyment. I just read an article by a preacher this week who said, Drink orange juice to the glory of God. Paul says, Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all of the glory of God. So how do you drink orange juice to the glory of God? You start by telling Him thank you for the orange juice, right? And if its good for you because it gives you vitamins, minerals and nutrients in your body-its the temple of the Holy Spirit-well, that might be a good reason to drink orange juice. Maybe you can share some orange juice with somebody, but then youre on the right track. Youre thinking, Why do I do things? Even the smallest things, am I doing it to please God? Am I doing it to please and bless others? If so, Im going to reap the reward of that as well. But you and I know that there is also a blessing from giving. Do we just do things for rewards? In Acts 20:35, Paul quotes the words of Jesus. He says, You know the grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, who though He was rich yet for our sakes, He became poor, and he says, He taught us that its more blessed to give than to receive. As you look at that Passage, Its more blessed to give than to receive, what do you notice? Whats the motivation for giving in that verse? Its more blessed. Any of you who have done things for other people, what happens in return when you give or are generous with other people? You feel good, right? In fact, were talking about sin and motivation. I think all the psychological studies about that are interesting. There is a pleasure that you get from sin. In fact, one article I read said that were simply telling you what preachers have said for a couple thousand years, which is even though its fun to sin, its even more enjoyable to do good things. When you do good for others, how do you feel? You feel better; you feel good. There is a blessing; there is a joy inherent in giving to others and reaching out to others; and, lets put it this way: if I were to talk about Martha Steward or Rachel Ray-see, ladies, this is not a Sports Illustration-or Paula Dean. I had to get the Dean part in there. These ladies are famous; theyre well-known. Do you think they profited from being able to cook and all those things? Sure. Theyre famous. They have a lot of money. Theyre very well-known, and theyve been very blessed. Theyve had incredible rewards for doing what they were doing. Now heres the interesting thing: what if you were to take away all those rewards? No TV programs, lose most of your wealth, all the fancy cars, mansions, and all those things, do you think theyd still keep on cooking? What do you think? I think so. Why? Because they like it. It gives them pleasure. It gives them joy, and that's the balance that were talking about. As children of God, we are to live for eternal rewards, eternal glory, and eternal pleasure, but there are blessings even in this life. Jesus said, No man who has left Father, Mother, Sister and Brother and houses the lands for My sake in the Gospel who wont receive in the life to come eternal life, but also in this life a hundredfold. Whats He talking about? That you and I know that even if there were no rewards, no blessings, no benefits, no crowns, no trophies, no mansions-as children of God, would you continue to do what you do, walk with God, bless others and please Him? Would you? Yes. Why? Because you enjoy it. Because when you trust in Christ, He puts His Spirit in you. He puts His very DNA in you, and it is your nature. Its your heart to bless others, to minister to others, to do good to others, to reach out to others. Thats who you are, and there is a joy that comes with that. There is a delight that comes with that. If you ask me why I get up in the morning and read my Bible or spend time with God in prayer or sing praises to Him, Id say, Well, do I hope to be rewarded for that some day? Well, the answer is yes, but what happens right here and now? As I open up the Word of God, seek Him, and spend time with Him in prayer and praise, what happens? My hearts warmed. My hearts filled. I feel His presence; I feel His pleasure; I feel His joy, and I crave that. It brings us back again and again and again and again as we feel the warmth of His presence. We feel His blessings, and we feel His closeness. We hear Him speak to us in interesting ways. He lets us know that He is ours and we are His. Justin and I were talking before the first service this morning about waking up sometimes in difficult times and a verse will be running through your head or a song is running through your head and how God gives you [that] almost specifically just to let you know that He cares. I said, Yeah, about a month ago, I woke up… Ive never even seen the musical, but I had the song from the movie Oliver running through my head. Im like, Whats that doing in there? It was the song, Consider Yourself One of the Family. [It goes something like this:] Consider yourself at home. Consider yourself part of the family, and consider yourself one of us. Im like, Why cant I get that out of my head, and why should I wake up and as soon as my feet hit the floor, thats what pops in my head? That makes no sense. Well, I got up, went into my office, opened up my Bible, sat down, and I was reading from Romans 9. The first words that popped into my vision were the place where it should be said that you are not My people, there you will be called My people, and the place where it says, Youre not my children, there that we will be called the children of the Living God. Its like the Lord whispered in my ear, Hey, Jerry, just wanted you to know-glad youre in My family. Glad youre one of us. Im like, Wow! I spent like two or three days walking around going, Consider yourself at home. Consider yourself part of the family. I was like, God, Youre cool! And Gods saying, Just letting you know I care. Its that joy that you get from being in His presence that brings you back time and time and time and time again-even if there were no rewards. Its why on this side of the coin, Jesus tells the story of the servant. He says he goes and works for his master all day long. Hes plowing fields, and he comes home after a 14, 15-hour work day.Does the master tell him thank you? He said I dont think so. [Rather, he says something like,]Fix me supper. He fixes his master supper, and after that does the master tell him thank you? No. Jesus said, In the same way, when youve done everything Ive asked you to do, say, Hey, were unprofitable servants. All weve done is our duty. Whats He talking about? Hes talking about this whole attitude that theres a joy of serving Him. Theres a joy of walking in His presence. Theres a joy of blessing others that would drive us to do it, would make us do it, would encourage us to do it, the Spirit of God was in us-even if there wasnt a reward given. Does that make sense? So theres this balance. I do it because its who I am. Yet on the other side, God is so incredibly gracious that He offers us rewards for doing the things that we ought to be doing anyway. Isnt that unbelievable? Im going to share one last thought with you and then wrap it up. In Isaiah, it says it a different way. Ill throw out one line quickly to think about, Isaiah 43:7 (page 718 of pew Bibles), God says, …everyone who is called by My name, whom I created for My glory, who I formed and I made. Heres a different way of saying it. Instead of saying, I created everything for my pleasure, God says, I created you for My glory. I could ask the same question: should we live for glory? Well, the answer to that is yes-if youre made in the image of God. An amazing thing happens. Again, theres the paradox of if you lose your life, you find it because when you decide to live for Gods glory, what happens? Like Jesus prays in John 17, Father, glorify them with the glory that I had with You before the world was. Its like the God who says I wont share my glory with anybody else, He says, If we live for His glory, hell share His glory with us. That's mind-boggling. Just like pleasure, to talk about glory and say it a different way, we see people live for glory, right? Whats the problem with the glory that the people of the world live for? It doesnt last, right? Paul talks about those people who really get it. Theyre willing to go through suffering. Theyre willing to go through heartache. Theyre willing to go through pain. Why? Because he says, I realize that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared the… glory which will be revealed in us. And our light affliction, he says, …which only lasts a minute produces a far more exceeding and eternal weight of…glory. Thats why you do what you do-for pleasure, for glory. Thats why you do what you do-for pleasure, for glory. And again, heres the thing: when I live for Gods pleasure and Gods glory, what happens? I find that God gives me pleasure, and God gives me glory in ways that I would never have known. In fact, I love the words in Romans 2:7 (page 1113 in pew Bibles) where God challenges us. Listen to what He says, To those who by persistence in doing good… If you get up every day and think about who can I do good to today? Who can I serve today? Who can I minister today? If you think that way, look what Paul says youre thinking about. If you wake up every day thinking about God, others, and doing good, what are you really looking for? Youre really looking for the immortal triad: glory, honor, and immortality. God stands back and applauds people that do that. He says, When you wake up and you wonder how you can please Me, and you serve others and bless others, youre living for real glory. Youre living for real honor, and youre living for real immortality. Isnt that amazing? Thats what God offers to us. Ill wrap this up by looking at Matthew 5. Friends, the byproduct of that, of reaching out and blessing other peoples lives, is joy. Matthew 5 (page 958), he says, Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God. He says, Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. Whats the motivation in all of those things? He says, Do these things. Mourn over sin. Be a peacemaker. Show mercy, why? So that you will be blessed, or truly genuinely happy. Thats what the word blessed means. Its the Greek word makarios. It just means happy. Jesus assumes that youre motivated by happiness, but again, that paradox, you dont get happiness by pursuing it. Its a byproduct of other things. When you seek to be a peacemaker, what do you find? Happiness. And the greatest of all-the pinnacle of Christianity-when you return good for evil, what are you doing? Youre being most like your Father in Heaven. Youre laying up rewards in Heaven. Youre investing in Heaven because on this earth, it doesnt make a whole lot of sense to return good for evil, does it? But God notices, and He sees-and notice the end of that verse-and He says this: Blessed are you when people persecute you, hate you, revile you and say all kinds of evil against you falsely. Whats the motivation? He says, For great is your reward in Heaven. Yet, even on this earth when you do those things, what happens? In your heart of hearts, when you return good for evil, how do you feel? There is a joy; there is a knowledge; Gods Spirit answers with your spirit because you know that you did the right thing. You know you did the honorable thing. You know that youre investing in eternity, and theres a joy that comes from choosing to follow God. I challenge you this morning in an age of hedonism, in a culture that worships pleasure to live for pleasure yourself, to live for Gods pleasure and the pleasures of others because thats when you will find true pleasure, true joy, true reward, and true glory. Amen? Father, I thank You for Your Word. I pray that You would challenge us this morning to live for the things that really last and the things that really matter. Help us to be people who seek to glorify and please You and put others ahead of ourselves, knowing thats the path to true happiness, true joy and real rewards. Thank You that we can pray. In Jesus name, Amen.