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This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on May 20. It dropped for free subscribers on May 27. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below:WhoNathan McGree, Owner and General Manager of Tyrol Basin, WisconsinRecorded onApril 29, 2024About Tyrol BasinClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Nathan McGreeLocated in: Mt. Horeb, WisconsinYear founded: 1958Pass affiliations: Indy Pass and Indy+ Pass – 2 days, no blackoutsClosest neighboring ski areas: Blackhawk Ski Club (:21), Devil's Head (:46), Cascade (1:00), Christmas Mountain Village (1:02)Base elevation: 860 feetSummit elevation: 1,160 feetVertical drop: 300 feetSkiable Acres: 40Average annual snowfall: 41 inchesTrail count: 24 (33% beginner, 25% intermediate, 38% advanced, 4% expert)Lift count: 7 (3 triples, 2 ropetows, 2 carpets – view Lift Blog's inventory of Tyrol Basin's lift fleet)Why I interviewed himWhen you Google “Tyrol,” the expanse of Italian and Austrian Alps from which this Wisconsin bump draws its name, the robots present you with this image:That is not Wisconsin.According to On The Snow, Tyrol Basin recorded two inches of snowfall during the 2021-22 ski season, and 15 inches the following winter. I don't know if these numbers are accurate. No one runs, like, the Southern Wisconsin Snorkel Dawgs Facebook group as a secondary verification source. The site pegs Tyrol's average annual snowfall at 30 inches. That's not even a powder day at Alta. Indy Pass offers a more generous 51. A site called “GottaGoItSnows.com” lists four feet (48 inches), but also offers, as its featured photo of the ski area, this grainy webcam screenshot, which appears to feature two mis-wired AI bots about to zigzag into one another:But it doesn't really matter what Tyrol Basin's average annual snowfall is, or how much snow fell in either of those two winters. The ski area logged a 114-day season during the 2021-22 campaign, and 124 over the winter of 2022-23. That's an outstanding season, above the NSAA-reported industry averages of 110 and 116 days for those respective campaigns. It's a particularly respectable number of ski days when a season pass starts at $199.99, as it did last year (McGree told me he expects that price to drop when 2024-25 passes go on sale in July).No one offers 114 days of skiing on two inches of natural snow by accident. You need what the kids (probably don't) call “mad skillz ya'll.” Especially when you offer a terrain park that looks like this:What's going on here? How can a snow-light bump 28 miles west of Madison where snowsportskiing ought to be impossible offer nearly four months of something approximating winter? That the answer is obvious (snowmaking) doesn't make it any less interesting. After all, put me at the controls of a $106-million Boeing 737, and I'm more likely to crash it into a mountain than to safely return it to the airport – having access to technology and equipment is not the same thing as knowing how to use it (not that I have access to an airplane; God help us). Tyrol Basin is the story of a former diesel mechanic who ended up owning a ski area. And doing a hell of a nice job running it. That's pretty cool, and worth a deeper look.What we talked aboutCoping with a crummy Midwest winter; climate change resilience; a beginner-area expansion; the legend of Dave Usselman; how to create an interesting ski experience; a journey from diesel mechanic to ski area owner; the hardest thing about running a ski area; why ski area owners have to live it; “during winter, it's a hundred-day war”; why owning a ski area is “a lot like farming”; evolving into a year-round business; why mountain biking isn't happening at Tyrol; why season pass prices will decrease for next ski season; how snowtubing roiled a Wisconsin town; how a dairy barn became a ski chalet; expansion potential; the hardest part about building terrain parks; high-speed ropetows; the lost ski area that McGree would like to revive; $2 PBRs; and the Indy PassWhy I thought that now was a good time for this interviewRoughly six years ago, a 33-year-old former diesel-mechanic-turned-haunted-house-purveyor cashed out his retirement account, mortgaged his house, and bought a ski area.“I have no ski-business background whatsoever,” Nathan McGree told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel at the time. Perhaps an alarming statement, but he followed that with what may be the pithiest five sentences I've ever read on how to successfully run a small ski area:“In order for this place to function well, it needs an on-the-ground owner who is involved in everything,” he said. “I'm the bookkeeper, I'm helping make snow and I can groom the slopes, too. In the past, the general manager would have had to go to the four owners who fought among themselves and were incredibly stingy when it came to running and investing in this place.“Now, if we need a sump pump or something like that, Andy Amacher, my assistant general manager, and I make a decision and go to Menards or wherever and just get it. The old owners are out of the picture entirely now.”McGree immediately cut new glades and added more night-skiing lights. He cranked the snowmaking dial to 11. Since then, he's built a tubing hill, added more runs, refurbished the chairlifts, and added a new carpet. Sometimes there's even a halfpipe – an enormously expensive and complex feature that even the largest ski areas rarely bother with these days.Constant improvement and commitment to a great product. If there are two things that will keep fickle skiers with plenty of other options (the larger Cascade and Devil's Head ski areas are just a touch farther from Madison than Tyrol), it's those two things. That McGree understood that on Day Zero helped. But it didn't guarantee anything. Running a ski area is hard. Because of the weather and because of the equipment and because of the costs and, especially, as McGree discovered, because of (a small but irritating percentage) of the professional complainers who show up to ski/hate-post on StreamBook. But you can make it easier, in the same way you can make anything easier: by thinking ahead, fixing things before they're broken, and embracing creativity over rigidity - and doing all that with a focus that seems unreasonable to observers.Places like Steamboat and Palisades Tahoe and Jackson Hole and Vail Mountain and Killington are run by something approximating armies: marching soldiers numbering sometimes in the thousands, highly organized and with well-defined roles. But there are hundreds of ski areas across America with no such resources. Highly skilled and capable as they may be, the people running these places summersault through the season with no clear expectation of what the next day will bring. Like Batman, they have to drop in with a loaded utility belt, ready to grapple with any quirk or mishap or crime. Ski areas like Teton Pass, Montana; Great Bear, South Dakota; or Granite Gorge, New Hampshire. And Tyrol Basin, where, six years in, McGree has earned his cape.Questions I wish I'd askedTyrol Basin has a pretty cool four-week kids' program: at the end of the sessions, the ski area gives participants a free season pass. I'd liked to have talked about that program a bit and how many of those kids kept showing up after the lessons wrapped.Why you should ski Tyrol BasinTyrol Basin's trailmap undersells the place, presenting you with what looks to be a standard clear-cut Midwestern bump:In reality, the place is amply treed, with well-defined runs etched into the hill (a feature that McGree and I discuss on the podcast):Trees help, always. I am not a huge fan of bowl skiing. Such open spaces make big mountains feel small. That's why I asked Big Sky GM Troy Nedved whether the resort would continue to keep a six-pack running up Powder Seeker (after moving the tram), when it only served two marked runs, and he was like “Bro there's like more skiable acreage in that bowl than there is in Wisconsin” and I was like “oh.” But trees make small mountains feel big, cutting them up like chapters in a book. Even better when the trees between have been gladed, as many of Tyrol's have. With such an arrangement, it can take all day to ski every run. This circa 2015 trailmap, in my opinion, better displays the ski area's depth and variety (even though there are now more runs):It's a fun little ski area, is my point here. More fun than maybe it looks glancing at the stats and trailmap. And if you don't care about trees (or there's no snow in the trees), the park scene is lights-out (and lighted at night). And the ski area is on the Indy Pass, meaning that, if you're reading this newsletter, there's a better-than-average chance that you already own a pair of lift tickets there.I realize that the majority of readers who are not from the Midwest or who don't live in the Midwest have no interest in ever skiing there, and even less interest in what skiing there is. But there's a reason I insist on recording a half-dozen or so pods per year with operators from the region, and it's not simply because I grew up in Michigan (though that's part of it). Skiing the Midwest is a singularly uplifting experience. This is not a place where only rich people ski, or where crowds only materialize on powder days, or where mountains compete in the $10-million chairlift arms race. Skiing at Tyrol Basin or Caberfae Peaks or Giants Ridge is pure, illicit-drugs-grade fun. Here, skiing is for everyone. It's done regardless of conditions or forecast, and with little mind to the 60-year-old chairlifts with no safety bars (though Tyrol's three triples are modern, and all have bars; the majority of lifts throughout the Midwest are of an older vintage). Skiing is just Something To Do In The Winter, when there is so little else other than tending to your Pet Rectangle or shopping or day-drinking or complaining about the cold. It's a joyous scene, and I wish everyone could see it at least once.Podcast NotesOn Afton Alps and Welch VillageMcGree skied Afton Alps and Welch Village as a kid. Both offer large, sprawling footprints on tiny vertical drops (350 and 360 feet, respectively), that are incredibly fun to ski.On CascadeI mention Cascade, which is Tyrol's larger competitor and roughly equidistant (in another direction), from Madison. The mountain hits 450 vertical feet in comparison to Tyrol's 300, and 176 acres to Tyrol's 40. As with all ski area stats that I cite, these stats are either lifted from the ski area's website (Cascade), or taken from a reliable secondary source (in this case, the Indy Pass website for Tyrol). I hosted Cascade GM Matt Vohs on the podcast last year. Like Tyrol, it's a pretty cool operation:On tubing dramaJust as a reminder that NIMBY-ism isn't confined to the Mountain West, we discuss the zealous opposition to Tyrol's tubing operation. Per Channel 3000 in 2018:Some community members don't agree with a plan to install lighting on the tubing hill and are pushing against official approval of a conditional use permit.A Dane County panel postponed its decision after listening to at least five residents speak out against the lighting. Marc Brody, of the Town of Vermont, was one of them. He told the panel that McGree was unclear about what the plans are and said the proposed lighting would cause significant light pollution.Tyrol eventually built the tubing hill, which, if it didn't save the business, at least reinforced it. When I last checked, the town was still standing.On “Matt Zebransky's video about high-speeds versus fixed-grips”McGree mentions Matt Zebransky, who runs midwestskiers.com. Specifically, he references this enlightening video, which illustrates the counterintuitive but irrefutable fact that fixed-grip quads move exactly the same number of skiers per hour as detachable quads (typically 2,400 at full capacity):And here's Zebransky's 2019 interview with McGree:On that chaletThis circa-late 1800s converted dairy barn is one of the cooler chalets (Midwest code for “baselodge”), anywhere in America:On Skyline Basin, Wisconsin McGree's ambition is to purchase and rehabilitate the lost Skyline Basin ski area, which sits around 90 minutes north of Tyrol. A 1974 Ski magazine article listed a 335-foot vertical drop, with a double and a triple chair (McGree intimates that only the triple is standing, and is likely unusable). Here's a circa 1999 trailmap, which is delightful:Don't confuse this with the lost Skyline ski area in Michigan. That's in Grayling, only an hour north of where I grew up. It has great intermediate pitch and an improvisational, eclectic trail and lift network, but no snowmaking. This just doesn't work in Michigan anymore (unless you're Mount Bohemia). The green line is a chairlift, and all the red lines are ropetows:Skimap.org says this trailmap dates to 2011, but the place really only ran intermittently since the 1990s, when I last skied there. I took these photos of the ragged-but-intact operation in July 2022. Last I checked (with the current owner), the place is still for sale. It sits directly off an expressway and would be a fun project for someone with $20 million to blow:The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 36/100 in 2024, and number 536 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

A new California bill now in affect will allow you to have open alcohol containers in public, Mark Larson and Leland Conway crack open a few PBRs and fill you in on the rest.

The terrorists are out here killing Americans while they play baseball and drink PBRs! They killed that coach from Friday Night Lights! How much do they hate America? Nicco is joined by Pratima Mani, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, to discuss the 2007 film The Kingdom and how it's a patchwork of post 9/11 action film racism.

Zhiang Chen, California Institute of Technology The intricate and dynamic nature of fault zones and fragile geological features has long fascinated geoscientists and researchers. Understanding these geological phenomena is crucial not only for scientific exploration but also for hazard assessment and resource management. Recently, the convergence of robotics and machine learning has given rise to a transformative practice called automated geoscience. This practice utilizes robotics to automate data collection and machine learning to automate data processing, liberating geoscientists from labor-intensive activities. Focusing on rock detection, mapping, and dynamics analysis, I present the applications of automated geoscience in fault zone mapping and fragile geological feature analysis. To explore the influence of rocky fault scarp development on rock trait distributions, I have developed a data-processing pipeline using UAVs and deep learning to segment dense rock distributions. This application provides a statistical approach for geomorphology studies. Precariously balanced rocks (PBRs) offer insights into ground motion constraints for hazard analysis. I have designed offboard and onboard methods for autonomous PBR detection and mapping. After mapping, I delve into PBR dynamics with a virtual shake robot simulating the dynamics of PBRs in overturning and large displacement processes with respect to various ground motions. The overturning and large displacement processes provide upper-bound and lower-bound ground motion constraints, respectively. Moving forward, I am integrating automated geoscience into broader studies on fault zone mapping and fragile geological feature analysis. My aim is to push this interdisciplinary research direction, offering potential advancements in hazard monitoring and prospecting.

A short but sweet last episode... in this apartment! The Allston boys move on to a bigger and better apartment, but still manage to find time to discuss the upcoming Shine, LeBron James, and the legend of the Azores Real Estate diver. Last one for a while, but WHO KNOWS.

The utility landscape today is filled with more goals competing for attention and funding than at any time in history, and the regulatory processes that are compelling utilities to make progress towards those targets are constantly ramping up the pressure. But similar to how technology for utilities is advancing, getting more complex, and unlocking new possibilities, the regulatory mechanisms at play are also widening in scope, methodology, and outcomes. One particular area of interest for modern utility leaders is the advancement of Performance Incentive Mechanisms, or PIMs. PIMs are part of the broader world of performance based regulations (PBRs), and utilities are seeing them gain prominence and favor with their local regulators and public utilities commissions. The web of regulatory frameworks that utilities have had to navigate has always been a complicated one, but more so than ever it can be tough to keep track. In this episode of the podcast, Karl Rábago is featured to help make sense of it all. Karl has spent over 30 years in the utility sector, making impressions via time at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Department of Energy, AES, Austin Energy, the Rocky Mountain Institute, and more. He brings that experience to chat with podcast host Jason Price and producer Matt Chester about what he's seeing in today's regulatory landscape and why PIMs are gaining traction. Key Links Karl Rábago's Energy Central Profile: https://energycentral.com/member/profile/karl-r%C3%A1bago Link to Create Your Own Profile on Energy Central: energycentral.com/user/register Did you know? The Energy Central Power Perspectives Podcast has been identified as one of the industry's 'Top 25 Energy Podcasts': blog.feedspot.com/energy_podcasts

Soren Bryce, Faye Webster, Early James and the Latest, B.B. Palmer, Abe Partridge, Kerr Carzell, Daniel Sharp, Hunter Burrell, Gabriel Bass, Shawn James, Erika Wennerstrom, Anna Hope, Ham Bagby, and King Kai and the Heretics are featured. Enjoy! Rate and review the show.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/porch-talk/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on Get Offset, Emily talks about gigging the night before losing an hour, Andrew talks about smoking meat, and the two talk about DRAMA. Watch The Pedal Movie: http://thepedalmovie.com/ Like the podcast? Support us on Patreon for some sweet perks! We have merch, including additions to our For Fuzz Sake lineup! Get some, get SOME. Outro song is “Little Pink Room” by Michelle Sullivan and the All Night Boys (feat. Emily on guitar) Support Get Offset by... Shopping on Reverb.com: https://reverb.grsm.io/getoffset7407 Shopping on Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/GetOffset Shopping at Perfect Circuit: https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/8-12626-262719-9759  Subscribing on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getoffset Shopping our Merch: https://getoffsetpodcast.com/shop/ Saving 7% on Your DistroKid Account for the First Year: http://distrokid.com/vip/getoffset Leaving us a review on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple

Creating a brand for yourself has a lot of responsibilities. Whether it's keeping up with content, staying consistent online, updating our websites, or with SEO... it's a lot, right? Well, did you know that there is a way to get help with all of these things and more, under one roof? On this episode of the Book Your Dream Clients podcast, I'm chatting with Caitlin, the founder of Thermosa Studios, all about how to level up your business without the overwhelm of searching for the right help. She is a true visionary who thrives on doing all of the hard work for you. Caitlin is the founder, CEO, and overall awesome-sauce visionary behind Thermosa Studios. After living the struggles of a business founder, she decided to combine all of her powers into one amazing service for other business owners. Thermosa Studios does everything businesses need to level up their website, SEO, marketing, and online presence. Cookie cutter #girlboss entrepreneurs just don't jive with Caitlin's sarcastic humor, sweatshirt attire, or ever flowing PBRs. Which is why she doesn't work with just any business - you have to be unique, weird, or uniquely weird. Caitlin's Links: Website: https://thermosastudios.com Courses:  https://thermosa-academy.thinkific.com/

Lyrics: Nice to see you. Pour me an ale! Christmas at the pink 4-letter folk get 3-word cocktails Christmas at the pink Grab a seat. Let's assemble! Sanctuary in the purple temple Santa dance with Mrs. Claus Christmas at the pink 10 PBRs and I'm getting dizzy Elves get top shelf when Santa is pissing 3 more shots and Rudolph missing Here we are together now Christmas at the pink Work today I disavow My boss the goddam fink Got no money for the kids' presents Steak sandwiches for all us peasants Wild turkey at the bar Christmas at the pink 10 PBRs and I'm getting dizzy Elves get top shelf when Santa is pissing 3 more shots and Rudolph missing Buy us a round Mr. Scrooge it costs you just a few bits Welcome home now. You're with the misfits It's a wild party now Christmas at the pink Had too many PBRs Puking in the sink Stumbling on the checker board 4am and the barkeep roared Made it up to last call Christmas at the pink At the Pink on Christmas Eve (Christmas Eve) No goodbyes before I leave (Before he leaves) Buy my friends another round (Another Round) It ain't easy in this cold ass town While enjoying your holiday bender Be sure to buy a shot for your bartender Smokin' weed on the patio grab a shot and whoa-whoa Christmas at The Pink Come in and grab a drink Christmas at The Pink Friends we'll always be Written by Tamol/Grabianowski/Miller/Snake ================= Find us at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/squarepod Twitter: @squarepodbuff IG: SquarePodcast Jim: @JamesTamol Ryan: @darealryansteel Riy: @GFY -We have shirts! If you're Buffalo Rad, get them here: https://the-squares-radpack-store-2.creator-spring.com

Murph, Maj, and Tino welcome on Brendan Walsh @pbrendan and share their thoughts on the New York Football Giants.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Episode 67 of the Thirst for Knowledge podcast! In today's episode James, Justin, and Seth continue their journey back in time with the fifth episode of the Nostalgia series.  Listen in as the gang re-visit college and discuss nostalgic video games, cringey college essays, partying, James's journey with Flat Stanley, the freshman 15, the scam that is the college experience, internships, Guitar Hero, paying for PBRs in quarters, and much more. Thanks for listening and be sure to review, rate, and subscribe! TFK : Instagram | Facebook | Twitter

Today my guest is Cori Brago, a foodie butcher-turned-merchandiser-turned-angler/mentor/killer fundraiser, and boy mom, and amazing human. This one’s an interesting counterpoint to last week's episode with Laurie Watt. Laurie had a feeling she couldn’t shake that made her keep seeking more in the outdoors. It’s not like she was miserable in her life, she was happy, but knew that was some small part of her that was unfulfilled, and she decided to go for it.Cori’s story is also about finding healing and happiness in the outdoors, although her journey has been significantly darker and way less fun. Both of these amazing women shine an 1100 lumen headlamp on the fact that we can let a lot of things, even stupid, mundane things, create seemingly insurmountable hurdles for us in adventuring, trying new things, scratching the itches that we have to be a little more fulfilled - the key term there being ‘seemingly’. Cori’s story is a call to action. She reminds us that taking back agency in our own lives is important. That very often we can recast the stories we don’t like in our lives. That sometimes the things that limit us are partially created in our own minds.Cori Brago has not only rewritten her own story, but through her involvement with The Mayfly Project, is going all in to guide and mentor others to see the value and potential in their own stories. And of course, the value of hooking that first rainbow trout.Look for Cori lighting up Instagram with announcements about the upcoming 25 on the Fly virtual fishing tournament to benefit The Mayfly Project, happening May 22nd and 23rd. Grab your fishing bestie, throw some PBRs in those waders and sign up here or over at TheMayflyProject.com.A few more fun links from our convo:50/50 On The WaterRasputitsa (VT gravel ride)Edison (NJ) Fly Fishing ShowWatch Cori teach Eeland Stribling (@blacksteveirwin) how to tie a Gurgler!Skida headbands (VT)Orvis Ultralight Floating Fly Box

Musician Darren Welch is a key stitch in the fabric of the KCMO music scene for the past 30 years as a crooning bassist of The Hearers, In The Pines, DracoMagnet and Amputato while also busying himself in the world of curating vintage gear flea-markets first at CowTown MallRoom, then Holy Cow, a DIY mixed store/venue setting with live music, PBRs and sangria, at Midwestern Music with Matt Kessler of the PedalJets in the CrossRoads, and now with Found Sound, his vintage gear and paraphernalia shop on Grand Ave in KC with partner Cole Wheeler. 

Welcome back to another episode of BWB! On this episode I virtually journey out of the Midwest and sit down with Portland's own Old Cross. We talk about how the trio got together, go over their latest release "Daggers", and tell some fun stories along the way. "Daggers" is their sophomore LP and they have definitely found their sound on this one. Perfect for any fan of early 2000's punk!! This is another long one but you will be entertained the whole time. You can find "Daggers" as well as their first EP "Old Cross" on all streaming sites. So grab your jean jacket, some allergy meds, and a couple PBRs and enjoy the ride!! This episode features the songs "Rotting" and "Hangman" from the album Daggers. You can find Old Cross music here: oldcross.bandcamp.com and music videos here oldcrossband.com As always you can find Beers With Bands Merch here: beerswithbands.bandcamp.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beers-with-bands/message

Rodgers' belt is back as the Packers keep rolling in the NFC with the help of some PBRs over the Panthers into a big game vs. the Titans.

This week: we review shiny new 2020-flavoured musical albums from Khruangbin, Beans and GUM. Also: Jazz Club (nice), kitchen salmonella, fake profoundity, Americans have bad taste in music, homer picks, 80s lifts, kicking into the wind, Life on Mars, never get enthusiastic about anything, Beck on deck, emotional instability, playlist bombing, making out, Doc Badly Remembers Bios, Doc Badly Reads Press Releases, Doc Badly Does Maths, ironic PBRs, forgotten* NIN classic album eps, revising Meat Loaf’s arithmetic, starting the lawnmower, the Batsmans’ Union, canned balls, twitter is occasionally good, the Washington Racial Slurs, cancelled candy, black lives continue to matter despite old angry white men arguing to the contrary, the old-timey quaintness of The Decision, following indecisive Frenchmen around with a camera and some ironic discussion of our audio quality (we’ll sort it next week, promise.) Next week: a recent classic from Tax The Heat plus new albums from Dream Wife and Pabst. Current and recent review albums are in our album review playlist on Spotify, along with our full archive of earlier review albums from 2020 and our long-awaited mixtape of our favourite tracks from therein. Our full list of all the new and classic albums we've reviewed on the pod and Beeso's kids playlist are also available elsewhere on the internet. BALLS and tripping balls are available on their own RSS feeds, as well as being found together on Omny Studio,Spotify and Apple Podcasts (feel free to subscribe, rate and review) - and your unvarnished reckons are always welcomed via Twitter, Facebook and email. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

As we know, Medicare is health insurance mostly for those age 65+. Medicaid, on the other hand, is a health insurance program intended to cover the medical bills for those of all ages who are poor.It is paid for in large part by the Feds but administered by each of the states individually. Examples are Medical in California and Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS pronounced "access").This exciting episode is preceded by a short discussion of sporty boats, including WWII PTs (patrol torpedo), Viet Nam era PBRs (patrol boat, river) and newer jet boats. It is then concluded with a stimulating round of "Stump the Insurance Expert"!  Inspired by "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2020; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers.Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.comSend questions & love notes: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com

You plumberjacks better enjoy this short phenomenon while it lasts because shockingly, right now if you resemble the walrus in Fantasia who gobbles up helpless baby oysters and you have a beard, women can potentially find you sexy. And that shit hasn't happened since…well, it's never happened. Maybe that's not accurate. I mean, the Vikings were beardacious, but I'm pretty sure they lived off pollock and mead, which was a lot leaner than your modern equivalent; the triple bypass burger irrigated with a rack of PBRs. The Rotund Look hasn't been in vogue since the Baroque period when girth was a sign of wealth and status. And that's because there was such a huge class dichotomy that having curves validated your leisurely life of aristocracy and that you weren't toiling in the dirty fields surviving on cabbage soup. So, for you Gen Z video game addicts who can't spell the word metabolize, you might want to smoke fewer shitty pre-rolls, cut down the hours on the controller, and pull your quarantined ass out the door by the elastic waistband for a couple laps around the track. Because by the time you finally enter the dating scene at 28, this fad will have gone the way of the dinosaur, the Delorean and Resident Evil 6. Guess what, you win the game, Ok? I present you with the distinguished title of Burger King and you may now take the hand of the fair lady, Dairy Queen. Eventually, this bizarre trend will turn the corner and skinny, depressed, strung out grunge rocker looking fucks like me will once again have our day, only to become the recipient of your belly flopping ass beaching us onto the side of the pool. Man, my buddy Davey Dabs is gonna pin me down and fart on my face for writing this.

Good morning, RVA! It’s 41 °F, and the rain has moved on outta here. Today expect sunshine at some point and temperatures right around 60 °F. This might be our coolest day for a while.Water coolerAs of this morning, the Virginia Department of Health reports 391 positive cases of the coronavirus in the Commonwealth, and nine people in Virginia have died as a result of the virus. VDH reports 35 cases in and around Richmond (Chesterfield: 11, Henrico: 20, and Richmond: 13). This is the biggest single-day increase in reported positive cases so far, and it’s important to remember just that: These are folks that have been tested and have had those test results reported by VDH. “391” should not be taken as a direct measure of the amount of COVID-19 cases in Virginia! There are, most likely, many, many people who are not in high-risk groups and weren’t tested or simply never developed major symptoms (an especially sneaky part of this particular virus that aids in transmission). When looking at these numbers each day, please keep in mind that both reported positive cases and deaths are only indirect measure of the extend of the virus in Virginia. For comparison: Georgia has 1,387 reported cases and 47 deaths, while Maryland has 423 reported cases and four deaths.The Richmond Police Department has released their guidelines for dealing with folks violating the Governor’s new rules on social distancing. If you need a refresher on those rules, you can find it here, but, basically, no gatherings over 10 people and a bunch of non-essential businesses need to close as of last night. First: Even if you think you’re being helpful, do not call 911 if you see a business out of compliance or a gaggle of springbreakers at Texas Beach with their PBRs. Please use RPD’s non-emergency number instead (804.646.5100). To handle noncompliant businesses, springbreakers, or corona truthers, the RPD will first give a warning to the responsible parties, then issue a Class 1 misdemeanor, and then “contact supervision for assistance and proceed with criminal charges, if appropriate.” Maybe this is naive, but I’ll be surprised if anyone is actually charged with a misdemeanor for violating the Governor’s executive order.I tried to find more info on this, but failed. RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras says the school district will use “a combination of reallocated money from our budget and RVA philanthropy” to buy 10,000 computers for students who need them? He says we’ll have more details soon, so I guess I’ll just have to wait!Michael Martz at the Richmond Times-Dispatch has an update on a rehabilitation center in Henrico that accounts for three of Henrico’s 20 reported COVID-19 deaths. I think this piece is worth reading. While this is the most serious outbreak in our region that I’m aware of, the folks involved from the County, the Richmond/Henrico Health District, and the regional hospitals do sound like they’re taking the situation very seriously. The precautions and logistics and preparations described by Martz make me feel a bit of optimism—a strange and unfamiliar feeling!Ali Rockett, also at the RTD, writes through the Governor’s press briefing yesterday(2:00 PM daily!), and says that state parks are closed at night and that Chesterfield will “begin removing the rims from basketball courts; nets from tennis, pickleball, and volleyball courts; and soccer and lacrosse goals throughout the county’s park system.” I rode my bike through Bryan Park the other day and all of the soccer fields were closed. This is serious business, people! Playing team sports is the opposite of social distancing!Yo, this is messed up. From Roberto Roldan at VPM: “Three employees told VPM they were fired from Richmond bowling alley River City Roll because they declined to work a crowded event two weekends ago…The company asked employees to sign a liability waiver, which VPM obtained, to work the St. Patrick’s Day event. It said ‘I have been made aware of any and all health concerns in regards to Coronavirus (COVID-19). I understand my employer, River City Roll, is not to be held liable if I contract COVID-19.’ Some Employees who did not sign the waiver and didn’t show up to work were fired.”The federal stimulus bill passed the Senate last night, and will head to the House for a vote on Friday at 9:00 AM. Here’s one of the better explainers I’ve found of what’s in the bill, from @yfreemark (with a transportation slant).The Commonwealth Institute has put together a good post about some of the newly-created resources for folks impacted by the coronavirus. Unlike the federal stimulus check which should just show up in the mail (for most documented folks who are In The System, at least), a lot of these new or expanded programs require folks to sign up, apply, or take some sort of action. If you know anyone who could take advantage, please make sure they do! And maybe help them with the forms—via the telephone, of course.BREAKING NEWS FROM THE RVA OSPREY CAM: Somehow the birds got ahold of a Kroger employee’s apron and have incorporated it into their nest. Marqi, if you’re looking for your apron and name tag, I have some bad news for you.This morning’s longreadGrieving the Losses of CoronavirusThis piece in the NYT resonated with me, especially the idea that we’re all grieving, and some of us are grieving not over the loss of life or loved ones but over the loss of normalcy.There’s a term to describe the kind of loss many of us are experiencing: ambiguous grief. In ambiguous grief, there’s a murkiness to the loss. A typical example could be a person whose spouse has dementia: you’re still married but your spouse no longer recognizes you. (Your partner is alive but “not there.”) Another might be the inability to get pregnant. (You’re grieving the loss of a child you haven’t yet had.) With Covid-19, on top of the tangible losses, there’s the uncertainty about how long this will last and what will happen next that leaves us mourning our current losses as well as ones we haven’t experienced yet. (No Easter, no prom, and what if this means we can’t go on summer vacation?)If you’d like your longread to show up here, go chip in a couple bucks on the ol’ Patreon.

Good morning, RVA! It’s 40 °F and rainy. Looks like the rain will continue throughout the day and into the afternoon. After we get through today’s wet forecast, we’ve got two wonderful-looking days ahead of us.Water coolerAs of this morning, the Virginia Department of Health reports 290 positive cases of the coronavirus in the Commonwealth, and seven people in Virginia have died as a result of the virus. VDH reports 35 cases in and around Richmond (Chesterfield: 10, Henrico: 14, and Richmond: 11).Alright! RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras got some guidance from the Virginia Department of Education (which you can read for yourself right here (PDF)) about how to handle students, graduations, and curriculum in This Most Unusual Time. Since it’s from the State, this applies across the Commonwealth, but there is some flexibility in the guidance. Your mileage may vary with how different school districts decide to go about implementation. The gist: high school seniors will receive their diplomas, GPAs are kind of a question mark, and students will not be held back. That last one though comes with some caveats. Here’s Kamras again, “That said, we will need to provide a plan for how students will learn the content they would have otherwise been exposed to this spring. That could take the form of online learning and/or physical packets now, additional instructional time this summer, a longer 2020–21 school year, and/or other measures.” Sounds like those of us trying to quickly figure out homeschooling will have even more to learn over the next couple months. If you’ve got questions—in general or about your specific situation—you can submit them to RPS here.Mayor Stoney wants you to know that no gatherings of 10 people means no Spring Breaking at the river! C. Suarez Rojas at the Richmond Times-Dispatch has this great quote from the Mayor: “If folks are at Texas Beach with a bunch of PBRs, then obviously we’re going to provide some guidance that they should disperse.” Did you hear him? Disperse! Don’t make him close the parks, y’all! He’ll do it, he’ll turn this park right around if you don’t chill, socially distance, and stay the heck home. P.S. Please never, ever bring glass bottles to the river. Thank you.City Council diffused some of my anxiety about how they can continue to meet and pass legislation during this emergency while apparently not being allowed to meet—in person or otherwise. From my inbox: “In light of the current situational context, Richmond City Council is currently working to delineate processes and procedures for holding electronic public meetings, and will share the meeting schedule and method for public involvement once finalized.” OK! That seems like progress! Chesterfield, because they’re Chesterfield, has already figured out their processes and proceduresand that includes streaming (and I assume archiving) meetings on YouTube. This is way better than relying on Facebook (but still not as good as the County owning the content on their own website). Also, one update specific to ORD. 2020–092 : Council is, at this point, committed to “adopting in mid-April an ordinance extending the filing deadline for applications and certifications for tax relief for the elderly and the permanently and totally disabled to mid-May.”Henrico, because they are Henrico, has already started the process of updating (aka slashing) their proposed FY21 budget—the one that was just introduced weeks ago—in light of the coronavirus’s anticipated impact on the economy. Tom Lappas at the Henrico Citizen has the early news, including this sobering quote from the County’s budget director: “[The revised budget will be] more conservative than you’ve probably seen from Henrico County…This is going to be a year unlike any we have seen in the past.” They go on to say that the County will consider adjusting the budget every 90 days, which seems smart. At this point, no one knows what tax revenue will look like in June, and it seems super risky to put together a yearlong budget based on enormous, unknowable question marks. Heck, even tomorrow seems enormous and unknowable.Looks like late last night—or, rather, early this morning—the federal government came to agreement on a $2 trillion stimulus package. Details are sketchy at the moment, but it does sound like a lot of folks will get $1,200 checks in the coming days. Congress looks to pass the legislation today, so I’m sure we’ll learn more about the specifics soon.Some how I forgot to include this huge news from a couple days back: RRHA CEO Damon Duncan will resign after a “60 to 90-day transition.” Micheal Paul Williams at the RTD has some thoughts, including this bummer of a paragraph: “Friday, he pledged to stick around to help the agency and residents through the COVID-19 pandemic, but this virus does not respect deadlines or timelines. An inexperienced board will have to find a new leader during a global crisis…”Beautiful RVA has offered to build raised garden beds—at no cost—for folks facing food insecurity during the coronavirus crisis. I know most of the folks reading this newsletter are not, at this moment, facing food insecurity, so please make sure that Beautiful RVA’s resources go where it’s needed most. In fact, if you’re especially stoked on this project and would like to help, go donate a couple of bucks so Beautiful RVA has the cash on hand to build as many raised beds as needed. It costs between $75–100 to build one bed, let that information guide your donation amount! If you’ve got your own raised beds but feel like you need some help getting more out of it, check out some of these resources put together by Beautiful RVA’s Duron Chavis.NBC12’s Andrew Freiden has a neat thread on Twitter about the green screen he’s got in his garage?? Despite social distancing and lockdowns, the weather must go on! Love it.Waffle House has closed 365 restaurants. When Waffle House starts closing, you know things are serious.This morning’s patron longreadHow South Korea Flattened the CurveSubmitted by Patron Blake. What can the U.S. do to start flattening the curve like South Korea? Probably not by pretend everything is fine starting April 12th, I’ll tell you what!Leaders concluded that subduing the outbreak required keeping citizens fully informed and asking for their cooperation, said Mr. Kim, the vice health minister. Television broadcasts, subway station announcements and smartphone alerts provide endless reminders to wear face masks, pointers on social distancing and the day’s transmission data. The messaging instills a near-wartime sense of common purpose. Polls show majority approval for the government’s efforts, with confidence high, panic low and scant hoarding. “This public trust has resulted in a very high level of civic awareness and voluntary cooperation that strengthens our collective effort,” Lee Tae-ho, the vice minister of foreign affairs, told reporters earlier this month. Officials also credit the country’s nationalized health care system, which guarantees most care, and special rules covering coronavirus-related costs, as giving even people with no symptoms greater incentive to get tested.If you’d like your longread to show up here, go chip in a couple bucks on the ol’ Patreon.

Randy Kennedy of Sportstalk 99.5 talks about Tuberville and Ladd Stadium, an interview with former Mobile tv newsman Dave Straker, Virgil had too many PBRs, Reagan Girl's Motley invitation, Tuskers counts to 5, plus Chris from Loxley and more.

Brooklyn-based Bad Luck takes an afternoon in the middle of their East Coast headlining run for a quick chat at The Looking Glass. After a late night of PBRs and vegan Thai green curry, we learn about the second coming of the band and where they are now.  While on the verge of hitting record for a live performance, we decide that it would be too risky for Dominick's voice. With a show later that night at The Masquerade, we play it and opt for the classic interview and tone zone combo.

Get your brain to wrap your mind around this: we have another YEAR of presidential campaigning ahead of us in the US. That's enough to drive ANYONE to the PBRs, not that Amie and Tami need the excuse! This week the topic is politics, and the subject is ghosts, and honestly? In both cases no one can ever tell if you're not wearing undies. We get pretty on the outside and trashy on the inside when we discuss the haunted AF Minneapolis City Hall, and the personally possessed home of a small town politician who may have just been hitting his kids maybe? Idk. But I DO k that Dances With Wolves is a fine movie to paint a wall to. Stick around for the Up Ghost and Personal that has both of us HOLLERIN. It's party time, mother fuckers/thirsty bitches! . Theme Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ . Artwork: Laura de Mooij www.instagram.com/disneybabydoll/

A visionary executive and experienced senior revenue and strategy leader in the commercial airline business offers insight into what has turned the aviation industry on its head again  and again over the last 30 years… Marty St. George, EVP of Commercial and Planning for JetBlue Airways, joins John Matson and Bess Chapman in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. Note that Bess Chapman is interviewing Marty St. George only in the capacity as a podcast host – she also works for JetBlue Technology Ventures, a subsidiary of JetBlue.In the episode: Marty’s history with JetBlue and the Airline industry JetBlue focus cities and outlook on growth The fascination with bankruptcy and what he’s learned from it Changing with the times and evolving to meet demand; From down turn to profits, low cost to premium How customers will always dictate and pick what business model suites them JetBlue training; everyone from baggage handlers to vice presidents share the experience The future of the Airline industry Maintaining the upstart attitude at a larger scale An anecdote about Mint, and a “missed” business opportunity The 5 core values of JetBlue and the secret sixth White Leather 90s What JetBlue is doing to future proof for recessions The business vs leisure argument; which is more important A love for building networks and the competitive nature it brings out Data, from the new ways aircraft manufacturers are collecting it inflight to the need for protection The mass amounts of data that are available to due regulations The need for airlines to be more customer focused, and restructuring CRMs Viewing JetBlue as a service business and not an operator Overseeing JetBlue ventures; outside the box solutions from outside heads Wouldn’t it be great to have a solution for Air-Traffic Control and the weather? Identifying a business problem, and finding the means to properly address it The future of JetBlue, 1 year, 5 years, and 10 years down the road, and what Marty thought JetBlue would be doing now, 10 years ago Hush Puppies and PBRs, a guide to outlasting “hipness” Doubling down on successes Improved Airline safety and JetBlue’s brand new 220 aircraft Marty’s love for all things Boston, Necco, The Patriots, The Sox, and the small city charm

Tater tots, sex, passion, raw lobster, and a sweaty AF Tom Hardy. This and more as the boy's discuss Tom Hardy's newest film forary, Venom. Crack open two PBRs at the same time, and pop in them earbuds, because this is an instant classic.      Contact: almostaccuratepod@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/almostaccuratepod Instagram: @almostaccuratepod Twitter: @accuratealmost       

“I knew my life was in the balance… I promised myself if I lived, life would be different and I would stop chasing happiness.” We will all likely face a life-altering moment when it is least expected. Michael O’Brien was cycling when his happened, and what followed became the cornerstone of his life’s mission today. Michael was nearly killed over 17 years ago, and what he has done since then to turn things around, and become the positive influence he is now is the basis for my episode today. That and a six pack of PBRs! “The message I preach is resilience and a lot of gratitude. Gratitude for what we still have and can do, and resilience is just get back up again.” Resilience. Tenacity. Optimism in the face of being in a really bad place. Michael has been there, and emerged a much stronger man than he was pre-crash. This episode will resonate with you, as you will hear us talk about recovery, and how to change how we all look at life, and family, friends and work. “We all have the voices in our head that hold us back… when that happens, what I do is grab a PBR… Pause. Breathe. Reflect on the story we tell ourselves. Then try to reverse engineer the result that we want.” OK, we didn’t actually drink a six pack of Pabst Blue Ribbons (insert product placement residual here). What Michael did instead was to teach us all how to take a break from our stressful and hectic lives, and do a PBR, (Pause, Breathe, Reflect) which you will learn how to do. We talk about leadership, empathy, business success, along with a gratuitous book promo! Make sure to hear about this and much more! Happy Listening! “If folks could lead with a bit more empathy, we would solve a lot more problems in the corporate world.” “Great cultures, whether at work or personal, start with great relationships... a great relationship is born out of great conversation.”   Some Topics we talk about in this episode: Introduction - 0:56 Michael’s “Last Bad Day” - 4:58 Current Coaching Philosophy - 16:22 One Degree of Flexion - 22:50 Advice for Others Who Have Been Through Trauma - 24:50 Current Coaching Demographic - 30:12 Empathy and Business Success - 33:30 “Hit Your Mark!” - 40:42 What Legacy Do You Want to Leave? - 48:58 Micro Mindfulness - 55:18 Wrap-up and Takeaways - 57:34     How to get involved Be sure to connect with me on Social Media @MarkMoyerCoach and go to my website, www.markmoyer.com to get access to the tips and strategies that my coaching clients get directly. If you’re looking for ways to Make Your Mark, send me an email Mark@MarkMoyer.com and I’ll get you going right away.   If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave me a quick review on iTunes. Your reviews and ratings will help me reach more people with ways to make their mark in life!

In this episode, I talk to my dear friend Dan Staton, owner and founder of Crossfit Spokane Valley and Elkshape.com.  Dan is a Crossfit Game's athlete, world-class and has just launched the highly successful Elkshape Podcast.  

Part 4 is an additional video to the 3D round tripping series and this will cover the workflow on how to create the PBR textures in Maya as opposed to Flame. So unlike the previous videos where the substance PBRs were created and applied in Flame before sending the FBX to Maya, part 4 will show you how to start in Maya 2018.1 and enable the ShaderFX materials and apply the StingrayPBS material to a model. You can set the physical based properties like Roughness and Metallic and these will be applied to the Shader node when the FBX is imported into Flame. You also have the ability to apply EXR images as textures maps that will embedded in the FBX and correctly applied in Flame. Finally, this video continues the trend of maintaining a scene-linear workflow, so ensure you set both Flame and Maya to work in Scene-linear Rec709/sRGB.

Joe O'Brian joins, past guest and friend of the show, Grant McClintock to talk about winning the Random Band Challenge, the new band and album release party. Yes, we covered a lot in this episode, drank several PBRs and enjoyed the intoxicating hum of the White Stallion Bistro.

Tim and Noah talk sex, love, and R&B over PBRs and a bottle of Passion Weisse by Night Shift Brewing.

In this episode Laura and Matt Schroeder, of the band Black Orchid, join us for a few PBRs at the Antelope Club in downtown Indianapolis. Not only do we learn the ins and outs of one of the city's most popular bands but we also discuss the band's network of musicians that work together to bring some amazing talent to the stage. 

"As true to himself as Gus Moon can seem, when pick hits string and he pulls that first lyric up from his gut, he transforms. A Gus Moon show is as much a séance as it is a musical experience, as he melds personal experience, troubled characters, and often more-troubling narratives into many of his songs. He becomes the persona of the songs, like an actor might embody a role. It’s powerful. His mouth is a channel where several voices erupt, recalling the brokenness of their bad loves and the triumphs of their picking up the shards. Other songs are much more topically bright, but there’s always some sort of balance in his songs between the darkness and the light. A balance reflected in his voice. Just enough polish to know it’s been taken care of; just enough scratch to know it’s seen its share of heartache." -Patrick Barcus, National Road Magazine That's so funny. That's exactly what I was going to say! Gus joined us for a few PBRs recently. Always a pleasure to see a huge talent that also has a huge personality. Gus is a great guy, on stage and off. 

This episode comes with a disclaimer and a heartfelt apology. Rarely has our wonderful host had far to many PBRs to host an episode. But in this episode.... yea. Long banking day, this was episode six recorded within 8 hours. Our limit is now known. Our host did make it through, unlike 1 co host.  So the apology goes to John Payne of Mad Hatter Shows. John promotes some of the biggest comedy shows in the mid west. And he came to this episode completely sober. Sorry, brother. We owe you a better episode. Special thanks to the band Presomnia for co hosting. 

In this episode...a few too many PBRs and Jameson shots (brforehand). Also two thirds of Davey & the Rhythm Kings. Davey on guitar / lead vocals and Ron on drums. Of course the show went long and had to be cut for time purposes. A DATRK's show is and amazing time. Blue trio that's not exactly what you would expect, it's so much better.

Grandpa Cecil is still here in the apartment with me, but at least Other Grandpa is gone and my good buddy Reed stopped to hang out. We cracked a few PBRs and talked about his time w/ Paste Magazine as well as the Guided By Voices show in Birmingham. Then we have a listen to my pre-recorded interview with Nick Lowe AND Doug Gilllard and, well, wow. Also...I felt a little weird for a minute there. You'll probably know what I mean.

Over a few PBRs, we talk to the head brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery about all things beer: Big breweries and their craft offshoots, the differences between East and West Coast styles, and where polka music comes into play (hint: it does).  This episode of Burnt Toast is sponsored by Casper.com. Right now get $50 towards any mattress purchase by going to Casper.com/TOAST This episode is also sponsored by Audible.com. To get a free audiobook of your choice go to Audible.com/TOAST 

Over a few PBRs, we talk to the head brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery about all things beer: Big breweries and their craft offshoots, the differences between East and West Coast styles, and where polka music comes into play (hint: it does).  This episode of Burnt Toast is sponsored by Casper.com. Right now get $50 towards any mattress purchase by going to Casper.com/TOAST This episode is also sponsored by Audible.com. To get a free audiobook of your choice go to Audible.com/TOAST 

So Monday night was pretty awesome. You know...if we do say so ourselves. In case you missed the memo (and shame on you if you did), our "IT in The D" live internet radio show went live at 9pm on Monday night. We had some great in-studio guests, a couple phone calls, and just a great time was had by all. The best part?  This coming Monday's shaping up to be even better... UPDATE: scroll down to the bottom to catch the links that will let you listen to this episode of the IT in The D show The evening began with some pre meeting Pabst Blue Ribbons, food, and wrestling talk strategic planning over at Third Street Saloon.  If you haven't been to Third Street Saloon yet, you absolutely should.  AWESOME little place, and it's an extremely safe bet that you will find us there every Monday night before we go on the air.  If you DO go, get the "SMOG" meat pie.  Trust me. The three of us met up, along with Russ Dotson (a recruiter from Brightwing who attends our events, and was one of our in-studio guests that night) , to just basically make sure our brains were all in synch. Which, of course, had nothing to do with the conversation that actually took place. From wrestling to Tazmanian Devil impressions (don't ask - long story), we chatted about anything and everything but the show that night.  In fact, we were a little worried that we were riffing and cracking each other up so much that we should have just been recording that conversation and playing it back on the air because we'd be out of material... ...but that was hardly a realistic concern.  You know us.  We can talk for hours and Hours and HOURS and still not even be close to "empty". And so, meat pies consumed and PBRs downed, it was time to make our way over to the studio, just a few minutes up the road.  After, of course, a quick stop across the street from the bar we were at to grab some snacks for while we were in studio. And beer.  Don't think for two seconds we didn't grab more beer.  What spinach is to Popeye, beer is to us. We arrived a little on the early side, and then proceded to climb Mt Everest walk up the four flights of stairs to where the studio is.  Got ourselves situated, shook off some last minute jitters, and then made our way into the studio and took our spots.  Which looked pretty much like you'd expect it would... If you want to come on the air with us, keep reading down... At 9:00pm on the dot (I know, I know...us starting something "precisely" on time is a bit shocking...good thing we're not the ones running things here), we began. The sounds of "The Eighties" by The Killing Joke hit the airwaves...and we were rolling. The Imperial March kicked in...and we adjusted our mics, and we were off and live and ohmygod this is crazy... But we did it. And from the feedback we've gotten, both during the show (yes, "thank you" to all of the people who sent us tweets, text messages, and all sorts of other distractions during the show...jerks...lol... ) as well as afterwards, it seems like it came across as well as we hoped it would. Thanks again for coming in, Wolfgang! At 9:30, we took a break and brought J Wolfgang Goerlich in studio with us to talk about his upcoming Security BSides conference that's taking place this weekend.  While tickets are all sold out (so it was a bit of a tease, sorry), they are live streaming all of the speaker sessions and talks. If you're in or around the security field, or just have an interest in it, you really do want to pay attention to these guys. They'll have everything from a lockpick village setup to hands on hacking demonstrations and even a scavenger hunt to test your skills against 500 or so of your peers in the industry.  Physical security and cyber security.  Password cracking.  Even stuff designed specifically for kids to help them be more aware and protected in today's digital world. We chatted about some security basics,