Podcasts about paying attention

You're tired. More tired than your schedule seems to justify. More mentally cluttered than you'd like. And part of the reason — a significant part — may have nothing to do with how much you're doing and everything to do with how many things you're leaving unfinished and undecided. I explore what happens in the mind and nervous system when decisions go unmade, conversations go unhadad, and open loops keep cycling. Because unresolved things don't go dormant. They run in the background — quietly consuming the same cognitive and physiological resources you need for everything else. This episode makes a compelling case for decisiveness not as a productivity strategy, but as a genuine act of self-care. Making a decision — even an imperfect one — is one of the most caring things you can do for your own nervous system. You either progress or you learn. Either outcome is better than the cost of staying stuck. Ready to go deeper? Grab my book, The Consistency Code: A Midlife Woman's Guide to Deep Health and Happiness, at https://theconsistencycode.com #GraceAndGritPodcast #MidlifeWomen #DecisionFatigue #MidlifeHealth #WomenOver40 #BrainHealth #NervousSystem #TheConsistencyCode #MidlifeWellness #WomensHealth #CognitiveLoad #Menopause #SecondAct #WomenOver50 #OpenLoops  

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In this episode, Adam Torres interviews Barbara Bickham, Founder & General Partner of Trailyn VC, as part of the Milken Global Conference Series. Barbara shares insights on investing in overlooked deep tech founders, discusses the evolving AI landscape, and explains how Trailyn VC supports entrepreneurs building innovative solutions in emerging technology sectors. Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule. Apply to be a guest on our podcast: https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/ Visit our website: https://missionmatters.com/ More FREE content from Mission Matters here: https://linktr.ee/missionmattersmedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, ⁠Adam Torres⁠ interviews ⁠Barbara Bickham⁠, Founder & General Partner of Trailyn VC, as part of the Milken Global Conference Series. Barbara shares insights on investing in overlooked deep tech founders, discusses the evolving AI landscape, and explains how Trailyn VC supports entrepreneurs building innovative solutions in emerging technology sectors. Follow Adam on Instagram at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/⁠ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule. Apply to be a guest on our podcast: ⁠https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/⁠ Visit our website: ⁠https://missionmatters.com/⁠ More FREE content from Mission Matters here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/missionmattersmedia⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Duggan and Intern Girl are LIVE at Brando's Chicken Cutlets in North Andover with special Guests Billy Griffin owner of Brandos' Methuen School committee member Nick DiZoglio, former Methuen School Committee member Kristen Maxwell, and Special Guest Co-Host Attorney Doug Mercurio. It was a VERY heated discussion about food, the Methuen School scandals, and pretty hefty disagreement between Duggan, Maxwell and DiZoglio! 

It was a fascinating show as Essex County Sheriff Kevin Coppinger joined Tom Duggan to discuss what a Sheriff actually does, how prisoners are handled who are awaiting trial vs. those who have been convicted, what was it like to run a prison system under Covid? How does the Sheriff's Department handle corruption and MORE! VERY Educational interview! 

Brian Shortsleeve is a candidate for governor of Massachusetts and had a LOT to say about his primary opponent as well as current governor Maura Healey and the flood of corruption under her reign of terror as the head of Massachusetts Government. 

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June 4, 2026The Trump administration's promise to dismantle the liberal consensus got him elected, but the effects of his plans are starting to be widely felt, Tariffs are destroying foreign markets for US agricultural products, The war on Iran is sending the price of fuel and fertilizer soaring, Secretary of Agriculture Brook Rollins was grilled by the House Agriculture Committee, New World screwworm, a parasite that had been eradicated is back after the Trump administration cut funding for control and prevention, Oil reserves are at their lowest level in 22 years, Many of the known funders for Trump's ballroom have received lucrative contracts from the federal government, Democrats are calling out the corruption in the administration which siphons taxpayer money into the pockets of the wealthy, At a Texas rally for James Talarico the democratic candidate for governor, the crowd shouted “lock him up!"Watch today's recording here: https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ-Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeYou can also find me:Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe

Do you want to save money on your mortgage renewal? Dave does! And so do all borrowers! Mortgage renewals, although a normal part of owning a home, can be confusing. While banks often make promises of lower interest rates, determining what is actually the best rate for you requires you to pay attention. On episode #484 of “Let's Talk Money with Dave and Reb”, the co-hosts go through commonly asked questions around mortgage renewals and encourage listeners to give themselves lots of time to look at their options and make the best, and most informed choice available to them. Tune in and listen to today's episode sponsored by Ardron Landscapes. If you are thinking of transforming your outdoor space Ardron Landscapes is your trusted local expert serving Kemptville, Winchester, Merrickville, and the surrounding areas. They specialize in beautiful, long-lasting outdoor features — from natural stone interlock and retaining walls to elegant water features, landscape lighting, and fiberglass pools. Go to ardron.ca to learn more. To order Reb's book Cultivating Trust Expanded Edition: Finding God's Hope and Freedom for Your Finances, go to https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1998412164/ref=sr_1_3?crid=XUVAMAN0TFEY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.8x0mkzEbAurMet_Q02DjC1uI9_HBqWQlnPySUgf62Ik9smNv5IQUJVSYBOXp4dhvsmfU3vzJivqJWwrvkTfyLe4uDWay18JChGQ1QWENY4FXHjdhLEkWMLQT8BHP9Lz18vRbIHFrvkyO6ocnHFx7rS2jtZ7WVzmIhw0U7cFRtGtRdvaw7gj3W2qigq_7EBTDZBOEfMVxxeuk405kn921-o-irE3XdWX2KrJ8e0G9W1usTiTi2j-EANx4MC_ygttzlzwj_1qmQC8MCk5LxF6jXTDr1ETe1v3O1q5o0rO4H2g.pybaC103ktXcDYR0puZtPXOBpswpMjPmU0vYc-KTAnc&dib_tag=se&keywords=cultivating+trust&qid=1732127878&sprefix=cultivating+trust%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-3. #morethanenough #finances #money #financialfitness #save #mortgage

Canada's police are becoming deadlier and less accountable, but are still getting more and more money.El Jones and Desmond Cole explore why police violence, surveillance and budgets keep expanding, while basic services and supports are getting starved.We need 500 new regular supporters to join us and help build journalism for transformation. Can you help us reach our target?Support people-powered journalism with $5 a month.The Breach Show is our podcast featuring sharp analysis on politics and social movements in Canada. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Iheartradio, Youtube Music or your favourite service._______________________________________________________________Want to see more videos like this? Become a sustaining member at https://breachmedia.ca/support-us/ An hour of your wages each month will fuel independent and progressive journalism, free of corporate agendas – and never behind a paywall.______________________________________________________________Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBreachMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreachcommunity Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breachmedia.ca Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreachmedia

A fast-growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has crossed borders, raising alarms far beyond Central Africa. This time, the virus is a strain with no approved vaccine or treatment. As cases rise and governments scramble to respond, can the outbreak be contained before it spreads further? In this episode: Catherine Soi (@cate_soi), Al Jazeera Correspondent Episode credits: This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé and Sarí el-Khalili with Spencer Cline, Tamara Khandaker, Jana Dabliz, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Tamara Khandaker. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Rick Rush mixed this episode. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhemm. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

Tune in to Robert T. Howard, Esq., Co-chair of the Health Law Community Steering Committee, as he moderates a dynamic conversation with panelists Remi Mehner, Esq. and Amaru Sanchez, Esq., counsels in Akin's Health Care and Life Sciences practice, as they discuss the topic Food is Health/Medicine: Why Health Lawyers Should Start Paying Attention to Food Policy. This conversation introduces the concept of how nutritional interventions are being used to prevent and treat diet-related chronic diseases, and why this is relevant to those working in the health law and health policy space. The discussion opens with an overview of the concept of food is medicine, including key terms. Next the panelists inform the listeners about why health lawyers should start paying attention to food policy. The panel discusses actions and signals in the governmental landscape that indicate the importance and timeliness of this discussion. The panelists then discuss funding models, including federal, state, and private sector funding. Lastly, the panelists discuss food law and food policy developments that health lawyers should have on their radar.Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar, its Board of Governors or co-sponsoring Communities and organizations.Thank You to our Sponsor!Posh is the 24/7 call answering service designed for legal professionals of all kinds. Save time and win business with an AI receptionist and team of live agents always at the ready. Capabilities include customized client intake, appointment scheduling, call screening and transferring, English- and Spanish-fluent receptionists, legal integrations, and much more. Simply set your availability and instructions, and Posh handles the rest. Get a free trial at posh.com/law or call 833-GET-POSH.

What if life is guiding you every step of the way? In this episode, I share a surprising discovery during our home renovation. However, it reminded me that signs synchronicity and divine guidance are often closer than we think. We'll explore intuition choice and why paying attention may change everything.

Series: Short and Sweet: Habakkuk, Part 1 Title: Is God Paying Attention? Pastor: Doug Colby Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-4 https://www.venturamissionary.com/

Today Tom talks about the Annual Taste of Methuen and this year's winner Quality Catering, as well as the controversy from last year's  event, a possible race hoax in Lawrence as a backwards swastika is painted on city hall and someone hacks into the City Council live feed using racial slurs, an THEN Tom's guest Lissy Rivas from Despierta Lawrence goes at it with Intern Girl!

It's a hodgepodge show today As Tom talked about gun rights, Intern Girl has a beef with my Lissy Rivas, what is the standard for libel and slander, the democrats do NOT care about education! the myth of class size, Methuen's continuing education failures continue to get rewarded, why Mike Minogue cannot win the governor's race in Massachusetts, Steve Gillis may be getting sued, illegal aliens and MORE! 

Tuesday, May 26th:SEC and Big 12 Spring Meetings This Week *Texas A&M's Mike Elko on CFB Playoff Expansion (Trey Wallace/Video)*Greg Sankey on SEC Being “Lone Wolf” with 24-Team CFB Discussion (Brett McMurphy)*Sankey Reflecting on Mixing Changes of “Old School” to “New Era” (BPortnoy15) *Sankey on SEC Committed 100% to SEC Championship Game (David Ubben)*Sankey on Paying Attention to what CFB Fans Want with Playoff (Trey Wallace/Video)NCAA Baseball Tournament Field Set*NCAA Sixteen Regional Sites (NCAA Baseball) (Smoaky Nuggets) *UH Targeting Lamar Baseball Coach Will Davis (Kendall Rogers)*Women's Softball College World Series Bracket (ESPNW/Image) 0:40:00-CFB Budge's Top 10 Big 12 Takeaways (CF_Budge/Image/Discussion)1:00:00-Shehan Jeyarajah, CBS Sports1:25:00-Phil Bennett, Former Longtime CFB Coach1:45:00-Craig Smoak's “Off the Radar”2:05:00-John McClain, Hall of Fame Columnist2:25:00-Super Chats/Wheel/Quizzes/PollsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The MMQB's Albert Breer joins Afternoon Drive on The Fan. He talks about what he's hearing regarding Myles Garrett's future with the Browns, other deals that could happen in the NFL, the latest with Brendan Sorsby's situation, and more.

Against a backdrop of ongoing global economic uncertainty, Vietnam has managed to maintain relatively strong macroeconomic stability, supported by infrastructure investment, resilient domestic consumption, and controlled inflation. Our financial markets have also shown notable resilience despite persistent external pressures from geopolitics, energy volatility, and shifting global capital flows.However, beneath these positive signals lie growing challenges, including rising construction costs, labor shortages, elevated housing prices and interest rates, as well as increasing risks tied to energy security and climate change.As global volatility continues to intensify, what strategic priorities should Vietnam focus on to strengthen economic resilience while sustaining long-term growth momentum?---Listen to this episode on YoutubeAnd explore many amazing articles about the pioneers at: https://vietcetera.com/vn/bo-suu-tap/vietnam-innovatorFeel free to leave any questions or invitations for business cooperation at hello@vni-digest.com

Thomas Lowe Fleischner invites us to see clearly and feel deeply the living world around us, while recognizing the vital link between our well-being and the health of the Earth.

Steak and Sandra discuss their recent air travel experiences before diving into a recap of a simulated NBA playoff series. They evaluate the rising draft stock of Aday Mara and explore potential trade scenarios for Jaylen Brown. The segment concludes with a look at the upcoming Atlanta Falcons schedule. 01:14 - Travel Vibe Discussion 04:20 - NBA Playoff Recap 06:48 - NBA Draft Prospects 12:40 - Jaylen Brown Rumors 16:22 - Falcons Schedule Tease

Ken and Lima field calls on the LeBron debate before pivoting to the Browns, where Ken makes the case that all the buzz around sixth-round pick Taylen Green is not hype for hype's sake but a symptom of real desperation to fix an offense that has been holding back one of the top five defenses in the NFL. Mary Kay Cabot weighs in with cautious optimism that Green could actually see the field early in short-yardage situations if he cleans up his turnover issues, which Ken takes as validation that this is a legitimate conversation worth having. Ken also points out that the AFC North is more beatable than it has been in years, with questions surrounding Aaron Rodgers, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, and the Ravens post-Harbaugh, making the urgency to fix the offense right now even more acute. The bottom line from Ken is blunt: every year you waste without a quarterback is another year you're burning down a great defense that will not last forever.

In this episode of The Caring Economy, Toby Usnik sits down with Hazel Ann Felder, a Gen Z storyteller and strategist whose work bridges fashion, business, and social impact. Hazel shares how being adopted from China and growing up across the U.S., Singapore, and the U.K. shaped her sense of identity, leadership, and belonging. The conversation explores her podcast Clearly Becoming, her perspective on career transitions and personal evolution, what frontline retail and brand work taught her about human behavior, and why Gen Z is approaching ambition, work-life balance, and AI differently from the generations before them. Hazel also reflects on networking, mentorship, and what it means to build a career while still figuring yourself out.

THE MOTHER TRUCKING GIVEAWAY, ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION?

We spoke to Tom Gleisner ahead of the new season of Have You Been Paying Attention and played a special pre-show quiz, which unfortunately proved why Tommy won't be appearing on the show. Let's just say he got a little distracted...Subscribe on LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcasts/carrie-and-tommySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HUGE news as DOJ sues CO over gun laws. Is Virginia Governor watching? Does it matter to her and the state Dems that shoved dozens of gun control bills down residents throats under threat of similar action by Harmeet Dhillion and DOJ Civil Rights Division? VCDL President Phillip Van Cleave discusses with co-host Parkland Father, Ryan Petty

Methuen Councilor Yanilda Santos is not guilty of Drunk Driving, and political hack Dan Shibilia continues to defame her. Massachusetts State Rep. Francisco Paulino lets loose on controversial topics like abortion, Education funding, Special Ed. Artificial Intelligence, His rift with the Lawrence Mayor, and MORE!

Do you want to move from just reading the Bible to truly understanding and "digging" into its depths?In this opening session of the Rooted Conference, Pastor Daniel Batarseh shares the foundational "Tool Belt" for deeper Bible study. This isn't just a session on how to teach; it's a practical workshop on how to study the Word of God for yourself, so that the word of Christ can "dwell in you richly" (Colossians 3: 16).In this session, you will learn:The Goal of Study: Understanding Bible study as a critical part of the Great Commission and personal discipleship.Reading Systematically Why reading from Genesis to Revelation is essential for creating a "mental map" of Scripture.The Power of Thinking: Why revelation comes to "thinkers," not just readers, and how to meditate on what you read.Asking the Right Questions: 8 specific questions to ask any text to unlock its original meaning and modern application.The Compatibility Principle: How to use clear passages to interpret unclear ones and the importance of parallel passages.The Art of Observation: Paying attention to details like time markers, locations, and repetition (the Bible's internal highlighter).Pastor Daniel also leads a live "homework" session using Genesis 18, demonstrating how to apply these tools to see the beauty of God's character in the details of the text.

Two travelers walk miles with a stranger, their eyes somehow unable to recognize who he is… until suddenly, they do. Like a Magic Eye image, beauty and meaning are often already present; sometimes we just need to soften our gaze to recognize it.   LINKS:  Current Conversations | Connect | YouTube |  Coming Up TRANSCRIPT: "The Road Is Already There: Waking Up to Beauty" Opening:: The Magic Eye Show Magic Eye… bring a couple ppl up to “race”... ask what their “trick” is… Do you all know what this is? Maybe if you're like me, you also know the particular frustration of standing in front of one of these and seeing absolutely nothing. Just noise. Just chaos. Everyone else around you is gasping and pointing — I see it, I see it — and you're standing there thinking: there is nothing there. This is a scam! And then — maybe — something shifts. You relax your eyes. You soften your gaze. You stop trying so hard to find it. And suddenly, almost against your will: there it is. A dolphin. A spaceship. A whole three-dimensional world that was present the entire time, completely invisible until you stopped straining to see it. The image was always there. You just needed a DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING. That's the story we're sitting with today. The Story: Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13–35) It's the same day as the resurrection. Two of the people who had been learning from Jesus are walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus — about seven miles away (from here to downtown Hopkins, or here to the State Fair). One is named Cleopas, and he's traveling with another person the author of this book leaves out… They are walking away. Away from the city where everything fell apart. Away from the site of the execution. Away from the tomb and the wild, confusing reports the women brought back that morning that nobody quite knew what to do with. They're processing. Talking through the wreckage. And a stranger falls into step beside them along the road. The stranger asks what they're talking about. And they stop — looking downcast — and say: are you the only person in Jerusalem who doesn't know what happened? There's something almost darkly funny about that. They proceed to explain the whole story to Jesus. He listens. Then he walks them through the scriptures, reframing everything. They reach Emmaus as evening falls. The stranger acts as if he's continuing on — and they say: stay with us. It's getting late. He stays. They sit down to eat. He takes the bread, blesses it, breaks it, gives it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished. They turn to each other: weren't our hearts burning within us while he talked to us on the road? They had been walking with him the whole time and couldn't see it. Until the bread broke, and their eyes softened, and there it was. What They Were Walking Away From I want to sit with this story and look at it through the lens of liberation for a moment, because it matters who these people are and what they were carrying. Cleopas says to the stranger: we had hoped he was the one who would redeem Israel. The Greek word there — lytrōo — means to liberate from an oppressive situation. To set free. These weren't abstract spiritual hopes. They were political hopes. They had hoped this was the one who would break the power of Rome, dismantle the systems of domination, set the occupied people free. And instead he was executed, in an extremely public, humiliating way Rome had devised specifically to crush movements and make examples of leaders. So they're walking away not just from grief, but from the particular grief of crushed political hope. The grief of people who believed change was possible and watched it get squashed. That is not a distant or unfamiliar grief. Many of us carry some version of it. And the story doesn't say: get over it. Go back. Pretend it didn't happen. The story says: a stranger joins you in it. Listens to you talk through it. And eventually — in the act of sharing a meal with an unexpected guest — something you couldn't see before comes into focus. Paying Attention as a Practice Robin Wall Kimmerer (botanist, writer, member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation) has spent her life arguing that attention is not PASSIVE. It is an act. A PRACTICE. A form of reciprocity. In her framework, drawn from Indigenous ways of knowing, the world is already speaking. Already offering gifts. The question is not whether beauty and meaning are present — they are. The question is whether we have learned, or been willing, to receive them. She writes that paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world — receiving its gifts with open eyes and open heart. This is exactly what the Emmaus story is about. The beauty — the presence — was already there on the road. It had been there for seven miles. In this story, the disciples' eyes were, as Luke puts it, kept from recognizing him. Not because the presence was absent. Because something in their grief, their exhaustion, their framework kept them from seeing what was right in front of them. The Magic Eye image was already there. Their gaze just hadn't softened yet. And here's the liberationist move in Kimmerer's thinking that connects directly to this story: the practices that train us to notice beauty, to receive gifts, to recognize interconnection — those practices are not luxuries for people who have the time and leisure to be contemplative. They are, she argues, acts of resistance against systems that profit from our disconnection. A culture that keeps us distracted, anxious, consuming, competing — that culture depends on us not noticing the gifts that are already here. Not recognizing each other. Not seeing the fire that was already burning on the shore. Defiant attention is a revolutionary act. The Meal As the Moment Notice where recognition happens in this story. Not during the stimulating conversation while they were on the road — though something was stirring (weren't our hearts burning?). Not through an argument or a proof. Not through a performance of power. Recognition happens at a table. When food is distributed and shared. When a stranger is invited to stay and then becomes the host. This is how the writer of Luke tells the entire story of Jesus. Over and over, the pivotal moments happen around food. The outcast is seen at a dinner party. The lost son is welcomed home with a feast. The thousands are fed with what seemed like not enough. And now: Jesus, once again in their presence, is recognized in the breaking of bread. From a womanist perspective, [[every table can be a SACRED SPACE.]] It is where bodies gather. Where hunger is acknowledged. Where the work of sustaining life happens. Where people who might otherwise stay strangers become known to each other. And in this story, it's a table in an ordinary house in an ordinary village, with two grieving, exhausted travelers who thought to offer hospitality to someone they didn't yet recognize. The beauty was in the ordinary. The coming back to life was in a meal. The recognition was in the distribution of food. What This Asks of Us… So what does it mean to live with a softened gaze — especially right now, in a world that gives us a thousand reasons every day to harden? Here's what I think: it doesn't mean ignoring the hard things. These disciples didn't ignore them. They talked about them for seven miles. They named the execution. They named the dashed hope. They named the confusion & chaos. Soft gaze is not the same as averted gaze. You can see the wound clearly and refuse to let the wound be the only thing you see. What Kimmerer points to, and what this story enacts, is something like this: the world is more beautiful and more interconnected than the loudest voices in our culture want us to believe. The story of scarcity, isolation, and meaninglessness is not the whole story — and insisting on that, quietly and stubbornly, in the way we pay attention and share meals and recognize each other, is a form of resistance. What would it mean to be defiant in our insistence that beauty is real? That connection is real? That everything actually is interconnected? That a stranger on the road might be carrying something we need? The disciples had to invite the stranger to stay before their eyes opened. Hospitality preceded recognition. They didn't know who he was when they said come in, stay with us, it's getting late. They just knew the evening was coming and there was room. Closing Practice One practice this week… Soften your gaze once — deliberately — at something you usually rush past on the way to something else. A person. A tree. A meal. A moment with someone you love. A moment with a stranger. The view out a window you stopped noticing. Don't try to extract meaning from it. Don't analyze it. Just let it be there. Let yourself receive it… And notice: was something already present that you hadn't been still enough to see? The road is already there. The stranger is already walking beside you. The bread is about to break. You already have eyes to see it…! May it be so.

Paying Attention! with Tom Duggan Today Tom and Intern Girl chatted at the beginning of the show about the $9.6M defecit in the Methuen schools upcoming state rep race between Francisco Paulino and Councilors Celina Reyes and Ana Levy, the pettiness of Methuen Mayor Beauregard whining about councilors missing a special meeting after he missed three in a row, Lawrence mayor Brian DePena fighting in court to disburse the 400 abandoned properties in the city through the LRA which is a separate entity from the city ...Then the geniuses behind the SeVmar brand, SeVmar restaurant, Jocelyn's at SeVmar Tom's guest Jocelyn and Kelvin Severino. 

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by: Jerome K. Jerome Something to Do with Paying Attention by: David Foster Wallace The Leopard by: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa Rendezvous With Rama by: Arthur C. Clarke

Many people don't know this, but heart disease is the leading cause of death in women. In 2023, 1 in 5 women died from heart disease. Gwyneth sits down with Tara Narula, MD, a board certified cardiologist  and ABC News chief medical correspondent to talk about some of the lesser-known factors that can make women at-risk for heart disease – and the steps that we can take to protect our heart health. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vintage has long been critical to wine, scotch, cheese and other types of food, beverage, collectibles and so on. But vintage also counts in real estate investing. Dave Welk, managing director of acquisitions at Origin Investments, explains why. (04/2026)

Vintage has long been critical to wine, scotch, cheese and other types of food, beverage, collectibles and so on. But vintage also counts in real estate investing. Dave Welk, managing director of acquisitions at Origin Investments, explains why. (04/2026)

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Matt and Michael explore the tension between artificial and authentic in the age of AI. Opening with mortality and fatherhood, they spiral through technology's disconnecting effects, the nature of reality, and what it means to live meaningfully. Key themes include AI's impact on art and relationships, the sexualization of culture, the failure of modern education, and predictions about cultural revival. Cheers y'all

China is ramping up pressure on its neighbors, expanding its presence, and testing U.S. alliances — all while the world looks away. In this episode, naval warfare expert Brent Sadler explains what's happening, why it matters, and how this slow-moving crisis could become a major global conflict. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.- - -Ep. 2741- - -Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3- - -Today's Sponsors:Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text 'WIRE' to 83848 to learn more.Hello Fresh - Go to https://HelloFresh.com/morningwire10fm now to Get 10 Free meals + Free Nutribullet® Ultra Plus+ 2-in-1 Compact Kitchen System ($189.99 value) on your 3rd box.- - -Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacymorning wire,morning wire podcast,the morning wire podcast,Georgia Howe,John Bickley,daily wire podcast,podcast,news podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on The People Centric Podcast, we talk about our inner voices and the role they play in how we show up at work.   We all have that voice in our head. Sometimes it pushes us forward. Sometimes it holds us back. And sometimes it is hard to tell if we should listen to it or question it.   We explore what these inner voices sound like, where they come from, and how they can shape our decisions, confidence, and interactions with others. We also talk about the difference between helpful awareness and unhelpful noise.   From the employee perspective, we discuss how to recognize when your inner voice is supporting you or getting in your way. From the manager perspective, we talk about how inner voices show up in leadership and decision making. And from the executive perspective, we explore how self awareness can help leaders respond more thoughtfully instead of reacting automatically.   Learning when to listen and when to challenge your inner voice can change how you experience work.   Have questions about this topic? Want to ask for advice from our team? Have a topic suggestion? Just want to say Hello? Do it! We love hearing from you and here is how you can get us:   Website: www.peoplecentric.com/contact Direct Email: podcast@peoplecentric.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peoplecentricUS YouTube: @PeopleCentricUS

  Ali Damron discusses practical strategies for managing nervous system sensitization, anxiety, and emotional regulation. She emphasizes the importance of acceptance, slowing down, and teaching the brain safety to build resilience.  Nervous system sensitization and regulation Fight or flight response and how to manage it Practical techniques for emotional resilience  sound bites "Fight or flight doesn't always look like a panic attack." "Reassurance often doesn't work when you're in threat mode." "Drop the pressure to fix everything; just be present." Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Nervous System Sensitization 02:49 Understanding Fight or Flight Response 05:51 The Impact of Stress on the Body 09:03 Navigating Anxiety and Emotional Processing 11:55 Changing Your Response to Anxiety 14:41 Slowing Down to Regulate Your Nervous System 17:54 Paying Attention to Pleasant Sensations 20:48 Personal Story of Grief and Resilience 23:39 Finding Hope and Solidarity in Healing  resources David Kessler's books on grief - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=David+Kessler Ali Damron's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ali_damron/ Ali's Resources:  Consults with Ali  BIOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough 10% off using code ALIDAMRON10 www.alidamron.com/magnesium Master Your Perimenopause Course + Toolkit "Am I in Perimenopause?" Checklist.  What Hormone is Imbalanced? Quiz! Fullscript (Get 10% off all supplements) "How To Balance Your Hormones For Better Sleep, Mood, Periods and Energy" Free, On Demand Training Website  Ali's Instagram Ali's Facebook Group: Holistic Health with Ali Damron     

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China has emerged as a big player in biotechnology, and major drugmakers and investors are catching on. WSJ reporter Peter Loftus tells us how China surged ahead in the biotech race, and why big pharma sees it as an opportunity. Plus, WSJ reporter Kate Clark introduces us to the whiz kids who dropped out of college to pursue their AI dreams—and are getting investors to pay their bills. Belle Lin hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Observatory Podcast, Scott and LaRae Wright explore an unexpected but powerful topic: hearing aids—and the deeper awareness they bring. What begins as a conversation about sound and technology quickly expands into a reflection on perception, presence, and how much of life we move through without truly noticing.Scott shares his experience of wearing hearing aids and the surprising realization of how much he had been missing—not just physically, but in awareness. Together, they unpack how tuning into subtle details can shift your entire experience of the world, relationships, and even your inner dialogue. This episode is a reminder that sometimes the smallest adjustments create the biggest shifts in how we experience life.Timestamps[00:00:18] Scott introduces the topic: hearing aids and unexpected awareness[00:01:05] The moment Scott realized he wasn't hearing everything[00:03:12] First experiences wearing hearing aids and noticing new details[00:05:40] Sounds that were always there—but never noticed[00:08:22] Awareness vs. assumption in everyday life[00:11:03] How perception shapes experience and relationships[00:14:45] The connection between listening and presence[00:18:12] Subtle awareness and internal dialogue[00:21:30] Expanding awareness beyond physical hearing[00:24:18] Applying the lesson: where else are we “not hearing”?[00:27:05] Final reflections on awareness and attentionNoteable Quotes“I didn't even realize how much I wasn't hearing until I started hearing it.” – Scott Wright [01:12]“It's amazing how many things are happening around us that we're just not aware of.” – Scott Wright [05:48]“When you start to actually listen, everything changes.” – Scott Wright [14:52]“It's not just about hearing better—it's about being more present.” – LaRae Wright [15:10]“Where else in our life are we not really listening?” – Scott Wright [24:25]Relevant linksSubscribe to the podcast: Apple PodcastProduced by NC Productions. 

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Kevin Wildes walks through three moments in sports where people clearly weren't paying attention — from a strange Red Sox game, to Francisco Lindor's game mishaps, to Todd Monken missing the coach's picture. So what's going on? He wants your take. Watch all six reasons Wildes came up with, rank them in the comments, and add your own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16–5:10+ We will be made glorious like Jesus.+ We will be at home with Jesus.Most people, if they had really learned to look into their own hearts, would know that they do want and want acutely something that cannot be had in this world. There are all sorts of things in this world that offer to give it to you, but they never quite keep their promise. The longings which arise in us when we first fall in love, or think of some foreign country, or first take up some subject that excites us, our longings which no marriage, no travel, no learning, can really satisfy. I am not now speaking of what would be ordinarily called unsuccessful marriages, or holidays, or learned careers. I'm speaking of the best possible ones. There was something we grasped at, in that first moment of longing, which just fades away in the reality. I think everyone knows what I mean.” – C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. “Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for those desires exist. A baby feels hunger: well, there is such thing as food. A duckling wants to swim: well, there is such thing as water… If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. If none of my earthly pleasures satisfy it, that does not prove that the universe is a fraud. Probably earthly pleasures were never meant to satisfy it, but only to arouse it, to suggest the real thing.” – C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. John 17:24 NIV+ We will be rewarded by JesusRevelation 20:11–15 NIVColossians 2:13–141 Corinthians 3:10–15 NIV

A $3 trillion market is beginning to crack. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has sounded off, saying there are “cockroaches” in the system. Investors are pulling billions of dollars out of the market, and real estate could be affected in a massive way. This is the private credit crisis explained.  When big investors go to buy or build, they don't always take money from a bank; instead, they get loans from the private credit market—lenders who operate outside of the traditional lending apparatus. But over the past four years, commercial real estate has seen values tank, income drop, and demand shrink for everything from office to multifamily and more. And the people who lend their money to private credit are starting to get nervous. Billions of dollars have already been pulled out of the market, with many investors going on “bank run” style withdrawal sprees. But, this isn't only a commercial real estate problem—residential real estate could be affected if enough money leaves the systems. So what happens next? Will real estate prices fall even further as a result? Are we on the brink of a credit crisis mirroring the 2008 subprime bubble? We're breaking it all down in this episode.  In This Episode We Cover Private credit explained: who's lending the money and what is being leveraged “Cracks” begin to form, and why investors are pulling billions of dollars out of the system Riskier commercial real estate debt that could trigger a “debt spiral” of serious proportions Why residential real estate is not completely safe if commercial real estate starts to fall further The one thing worrying experts the most about this hidden credit crisis And So Much More! Links from the Show Join the Future of Real Estate Investing with Fundrise Join BiggerPockets for FREE Join us at the BiggerPockets Conference October 2-4 in Orlando. Buy tickets Sign Up for the On the Market Newsletter Find Investor-Friendly Lenders On the Market 410 - The First Domino? Investors Pull Billions as Real Estate Bank Runs Return Dave's BiggerPockets Profile Grab the Book, "Recession-Proof Real Estate Investing" Check out more resources from this show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BiggerPockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/on-the-market-411 . Interested in learning more about today's sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertise@biggerpockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices