Podcasts about play pretend

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is SAM LANE! Sam is an animator, storyboard artist, writer, and director. They are the creator of the Adult Swim Small Let's Play Pretend and storyboarded on the shows Jellystone and Strange Planet!In this episode, VEE and Sean talk to SAM about STUDYING EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION, WORKING ON I HEART ARLO, PITCHING AN IDEA, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guest!SAM! ► https://www.samlaneart.com/ ► https://www.instagram.com/sam_lane_art/ ► https://vimeo.com/flotsamlane■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■0:00 Intro1:03 Art school8:02 First job14:16 Pitching32:56 Personal projects51:10 Questions1:08:36 Rejections1:11:23 Creative block

In this engaging conversation, I interview the owner of Playful Heart Parenting, Mia Wisinski. She discusses  the transformative power of playfulness in parenting. Mia shares her journey of founding Playful Heart Parenting, emphasizing the importance of silliness and creativity in family life. She discusses various techniques, such as storytelling and improv games, that can help parents connect with their children and alleviate stress. The conversation also addresses the challenges of motherhood, including overstimulation and burnout, and offers practical advice for incorporating playfulness into daily routines. In this conversation, Mia discusses the significance of playfulness in parenting, emphasizing that laughter and silliness are essential not only for children but also for parents. She shares personal anecdotes and practical tips for incorporating play into daily routines, highlighting the emotional benefits of such interactions. The discussion also touches on research supporting playful parenting and the impact it has on family dynamics. Mia offers resources and tools for parents looking to embrace a more playful approach.Mia's Info Below:IG:https://www.instagram.com/playfulheartparenting?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==Join Mia's Weekly Newsletter:https://playfulheartparenting.kit.com/profileLittle Moments for Big Laughs:https://playfulheartparenting.kit.com/0b78fc669cBooks referenced:"Playful Parenting" by LawrenceCohen "Attachment Play" by Aletha SolterAs always, if you like my show please leave a review! You can connect with me below! I would love to hear from you!SOCIALS: IG: Heygirlhey_withbecca TikTok: Heygirlheyp0dcastCONNECT WITH ME:E-mail: Heygirlheywithbecca@gmail.com"Girl, You Got This Affirmation" Deck for sale! More Info on IG for purchase!Swag available: "A Mom Tribe is a Vibe" tote bags! DM or email me for more information! 

An All New Episode! Nate kicks things off by premiering the new theme song in full before sitting down with singer/songwriter Ciara Grace. The talk about living in the same suburbs and graduating from the same high school, growing up in a musical household, how writing songs about a break up birthed her new album, Write It Down, coproducing the album with her father, 2x GRAMMY® Award-winning producer/engineer Glenn Barratt (Melody Gardot, Shirley Ceasar), having the performance bug at an early age, finding her voice as a musician and deciding to create an album, playing these songs live, her songs "Play Pretend" and "Don't Love Me Now," the album release plan, her early influences, horses, Facebook Marketplace, her next EP, how working on the album has influenced her songwriting, and juggling a music career while going to college. Then, Ciara tries on the Jawntlet!Ciara Grace websiteCiara Grace InstagramCiara Grace TikTokCiara Grace YouTube Subscribe to the Y!TMJ Newsletter! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ytmj/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ytmj/support

This episode's focus is the dress-up area and dramatic play.  We'll talk about the powerful developmental support that comes from preschoolers dressing up and playing pretend. Show Notes: https://notjustcute.com/podcast/episode68

Alex Sampson came by to talk about debut EP "Blurry Vision", growing up in a small town in Canada and Play Pretend! Stream "Blurry Vision" ►► https://alexsampson.lnk.to/blurryvision You can always leave us a voicemail - (262) 515-9224! Info on Beyond Sleep Here Follow Us On Social! TikTok Twitter Instagram Facebook Follow Zach Follow Dan Follow Cameron Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Sampson came by to talk about debut EP "Blurry Vision", growing up in a small town in Canada and Play Pretend!Stream "Blurry Vision" ►► https://alexsampson.lnk.to/blurryvisionYou can always leave us a voicemail - (262) 515-9224!Info on Beyond Sleep HereFollow Us On Social!TikTokTwitterInstagramFacebookFollow ZachFollow DanFollow Cameron

James Guttman looks at the lies we tell others about who we are. When it's good, when it's bad, and why being honest actually makes you more relatable. Follow Us On Facebook and Follow James Guttman on Instagram. Also, be sure to read the blog that started it all - Hi Blog! I'm Dad.

In this amazing episode we speak with Jel and Mr. Yote. Music recs: Strawberry Shortemper: Bottled Oxygen https://strawberryshortemper.bandcamp.com/album/bottled-oxygen Decuma: Let's Play Pretend https://decuma.bandcamp.com/album/lets-play-pretend Dug Yuck & Babelfishh: Cold Labor https://vivivii.bandcamp.com/album/cold-labor Serengeti: Ajai II https://kennydennis.bandcamp.com/album/ajai-ii DJ 0.000001: Recombinant Shangaan https://nyegenyegetapes.bandcamp.com/album/recombinant-shangaan-mixtape Mr. Yote doesn't make rap songs; he has been constructing a rap universe.  Yoteland is a magical, musical world of wizards, goblins, and ghouls.  With his sidekick Yungeth Dre, the producer/MC/graphic artist gives us a glimpse at the methods to his madness.  http://yoteland.bandcamp.com Jel, beat-maker extraordinaire of Themselves, Subtle, Glass Cutters, etc., has remained one of hip hop's most well-respected producers since the late 90s.  In our discussion he covers his formative years in Chicago to later developments in the Bay Area, sharing tales of his days with the Anticon collective, overcoming creative stagnation, and he announces some exciting future projects.  https://jelsmusic.bandcamp.com In the bonus episode we spend an additional half-hour with Jel, your host shares some dicey thoughts and personal stuff, and we've got a slew of additional music recommendations including Raiden X, Algernon Cornelius, Seina Sleep, JUNE!, Celestaphone, Blue Lanternz, Nosaj & Steel Tipped Dove, Robcrooks, Ugggy, Mestizo, Another Planet, and Nappy Nina.  For $3 get this hour-and-a-half-long episode plus all our past bonus episodes including exclusive interviews with Doseone, Pedestrian, Mike Ladd, Billy Woods, and many more, at http://patreon.com/weirdrap. The continuing Great Adventures Of Kounterclockwise is brought to you by MC/producer/screenwriter Deacon Burns.  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZPnW-PHzA7W_-uaCzZOr-gO-k65pJXbt Please check out http://weirdrap.com, and rate/review at http://weirdrap.com/rating.

It's Spooky Season, Everybody! ...which basically means it's Fall...and it's October at the same time. But hey! Candy and Monsters, right?! Lindsey made us do a little homework where we had to pick our top 5 Scary Movies. 2 that are a lil' silly, 2 that are actually scary, and 1 that's our all time favorite. We share our answers and some from our listeners, too. This was fun! Other topics in Episode 161 include Green Costumes, does this movie even exist?, William Wonka, Films vs Movies, cramps IRL, corncob fingernails, Sam Neill's Vineyard "Event Oh-Wine-zon", LOAB - the AI ghost, The GRIMACE Team, Bathroom Sushi, and becoming a Meridian Consultant. Join us, won't you? This episode is sponsored by ✨Magic Mind✨ and the #14DAYSOFMAGIC event. Head to https://magicmind.co/pages/14daysofmagic to get all the details, and enter SPOOKY14 at checkout for 20% off your order of Magic Mind. And if you want to use the hashtag 14DAYSOFMAGIC, each view = money to help save the Rainforest! The Amazon Rainforest produces more than 20% of the world's TOTAL oxygen. That percentage is decreasing by the day as deforestation continues to be a major problem, and the wonderful humans at Magic Mind are pitching in to make sure we can enjoy the Rainforest (and delicious, clean oxygen) for a long time. ❤ Haunted Hotline Do you have any questions regarding the paranormal, personal experiences with a talking possum, time travel, are warlocks good at card tricks, or literally anything at all? If so, call/text our Spooky Hotline: 803-816-2667 (BOOS) We'll use your voicemail/text on our show. It'll go straight to voicemail, so, no worries, there will never be any weird phone conversations. We promise! Cool Internet Websites Shareable show link: https://pnc.st/s/spooky-spouses Lindsey's website: https://www.kelprabbit.com/

2:00 - State Rep Amen Brown stops in to discuss his speech given today at the impeachment hearings, his backstory, his motives, and what to do going forward to save the city. 2:15 - Money Melody 2:20 - Why are people propping up this pretend Mayor with radical ideas to be our Senator?  2:30 - We need more money to blow on God knows what in addition to letting Krasner's master plan “work” 2:40 - Anthony DiRenzo returns from the hearings to share what he recorded and get a sense of what was going on as a media member. 2:50 - Finally we take your final calls on the side topic and Krasner 3:00 - Lightning Round!

The Christian tradition talks about the concept of “original sin,” which becomes the basis for why our western tradition's leading man—Jesus— had to die in such a dramatic way for the story to have real forward momentum. As scholars of the biblical story of Jesus, some have chosen to focus on the suffering he endured in the peri-crucifixion period. The psychological pain— how much it would suck to know one was forsaken by God when he's your dad—was understood as the bad part. Others focused on a more corporeal “snuff porn” take on His crucifixion. Both groups agree, this experience—“The Passion”— sucked. This is Jesus —in some version of “the Summer of 33 AD's SAW prequel”— dying for our sins. And Lo, our sins were thusly forgiven. Not ones to waste a “safe-harbor” loophole, health care regulators and politicians have replicated this “thou art forsaken” experience with a growth trajectory the envy of every YC grad.Crucifixion is a grim business. It reminded the enemies of Rome of the price of disobedience. Even the involuntary schlepping of the horizontal beam of a cross on one's way to one's execution was the “co-insurance” of its day. The almost-crucified were expected to bear the burden and spare the Centurions. But there's an important point about crucifixion, which makes it a palatable option when compared to the suffering of “the patient journey” in psychiatric illness: the crucified know the suffering will end. It'll be a couple of days, and then …you get to not have to feel that way anymore—predictably. Not that death is a good outcome for the crucified, but you generally had a good sense of where things were going, and the intent of the parties involved. As Shakespeare notes In Macbeth (Act I, Scene II):If I say sooth, I must report they wereAs cannons overcharged with double cracks, so theyDoubly redoubled strokes upon the foe:Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds,Or memorize another Golgotha,I cannot tell.But I am faint, my gashes cry for help.This is, of course, an allusion in the beginning of the play to the place—Golgotha—where Jesus was crucified. Even in one of the bloodier Shakespearean tragedies, this is not understood as a scene to re-create. Ignoring the lessons of history is as reliable as play writes cautioning against it, however. In our modern health care system we have done so, and added the indignity of getting snail mailed a bizarre parody of a bill called an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) at the end. To wit:Explanation of Crucifixion: (EOC)The Following is Not a BillCrucifix Procedural Terminology (CPT) Code: C666Dx Code: M33.2 (Messianic Personality Disorder)Place of service: GolgothaBilled amount: 100 silver. Allowed amount: 50 silver. 20% Co-insurance: 10 silver. Your plan rendered: 40 silver. You may still render unto Caesar: 50 silver.And you thought The Passion was bad? Imagine going through hell and back—literally—and this is in your papyrus inbox!It is at this point that I would also like to get credit for being able to quote Macbeth in two separate mental health think pieces! To suffer in silence or worse, loudly but unheard, is tragic. To be denied care that might be helpful when in the pit of despair? This is The Passion of the psychiatrically suffering. I'm presenting the hypothesis that people are forsaken because…it makes a complex balance sheet work. It a trespass against us. The experience of care for under-treated depression or misdiagnosed schizophrenia is horrifying. The fee-for-service insurance system is a system of unoriginal sin — in our case it's a cynical implementation of an attempt to limit the optics of profits. This is done with centurion-stoic disregard for unintended consequences. The business model profits on suffering. This would predict “more suffering.” And it does. And we do.Now, if you were thinking: “Dr. Muir is a little messianic” with this glib comparison of psychiatric care and crucifixion of the Lord Christ, consider: The crucified were often stabbed or had their limbs broken to hasten their painful death …as a service. That mercy—harsh though it may have been— is only a fantasy for those suffering under the current standards of care. 45,000 people kill themselves every year in the US because they would, in a dark enough moment, rather die than live as their illness dictates. In Rome, the passing throngs mercy killed people left to die by asphyxiation. Yep. It is with a grim sense of irony I note: this is still a common way for vulnerable people—often mentally ill—to die at the hands of the state. In the US, instead of help, we trust those in despair to just kill themselves already. For scale, the number of completed suicides annually is more every single year than we've ever had in a research study on suicide or depression. Jesus had to wonder why he was forsaken. Those suffering now get that answered for them every time they seek care. They are “not a good fit for the practice.” Our cruel Caesar? I am speaking, of course, of the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) for private health insurance. Even that name probably tells regular folks nothing about what I'm talking about, and that's kind of the point. It is so boring you might have already had a false positive on a sleep-latency test just reading those words. Try it: Medical Loss Ratio. Medical Loss Rat-snooooore. It's like counting sheep.And yet, I will argue, the incentives created by this system lead to the prolonged and predictable suffering of millions. Decades of despair, overdose, and death is it's due. The MLR insures—get it?!— suffering on a scale that would make Rome's Professional Crucifiers Association blush. To make this less boring I'm going to use a metaphor. To avoid being cool, I'm going to use a really dad one. It also lightens this article up quite a bit, which, after opening with Mel Gibson's torture porn obsession, is a welcome palate cleansing sorbet. Or, in this example, ice cream:The Passion (Fruit Scoop) of the Ice Cream Serving SizeI have twin six-year-olds. If there was a regulation around how much ice cream they could consume, and it followed the same math as the MLR, this would be a Sunday conversation with my kiddos:“Trent, Quinn, come here. It's time to have some ice cream. All of the adults have had a conversation, and we've decided it would be inappropriate for you to have the appearance of too much ice cream. So daddy has a rule—Quinn, put that spoon down— about the amount of ice cream you can have.“You can't stop us from eating as much ice cream as we want!”— Trent, lobbying effectively. “You are correct, young man. Practically speaking, I can neither limit the amount of ice cream you're going to want nor can I keep you away from eating as much ice cream as you're going to. I mean, I could. That would be good parenting. I could make adult rules for the total amount of ice cream, or create other regulatory standards. But I'm not gonna do that. Because I don't want to hear you complain, or in grown-up language, lobby. What I can do is cynically control for other people thinking I'm a terrible father. So I'm going to limit both of you could be eating…only 20% of the ice cream in your bowl.““But how much total ice cream can we have that fractional amount of?“ Quinn asks, with frankly, disturbingly mature verbiage.“So that's the thing, you can ask for any total amount of ice cream you'd like. In fact you can ask for incrementally more ice cream every time. Every bowl can have as much as ice cream as you can spoon out. But you can only complete 20% of any given bowl.”“Is there any limit on total number of bowls?” asks Trent, with growing suspicion. After all, we had the “things that are too good to be true” talk just last week!“There will not be any limit on number bowls. This is America!” I respond, patriotically.My children work out that asking for more ice cream is THE correct answer to allow maximal gorging on 20% of that amount. “Maybe keep in mind how permissive I am now when you are choosing old folks homes one day?” I mutter. “That would be undue influence!” says Trent, who clearly has been learning to read at a pace that I have not understood until just now.I trust this is likely to be both the first and, God willing, the last time that twin 6-year-olds were used to explain the medical loss ratio. In their childish innocence, they highlight the fundamental problem: if you can only ever make a 20% profit margin, and you still want to increase profits, you need to increase both premium costs and what you spend on care. Or, as Trent later put it,… “Daddy… My tummy really hurts… But can I have some more? If I have some of your Pepto-Bismol daddy, I can accomplish a little bit more ice cream eating!”Kids, at least those who are being scripted by their physician parent with a healthcare economics axe to grind, say the darnedest things!The Frontier Psychiatrists is a reader-supported publication. To receive new hot takes, and support our work, become a paid subscriber. Or a free one, if you are not trying to virtue signal.Let's Play Pretend!Blue Cross, United, Cigna, Aetna (BUCA for short) Anthem, Magellan, Oscar, Elevance, Evernorth, Optimus Prime—and other carrier names following that pattern will pretend to want to save money all day long. The fiction of “controlling costs” never gets old. It's how the justifying random denials story is told. There may be some segments of the market where it makes sense to save. But overall, any contention that actually reducing cost is what is going to happen is fictional at best and fraudulent at worst. Prior Authorization? It exists to increase total cost through kicking cans down the road till people are sicker—sick enough to need the really expensive care!The Worst Shareholder Meeting Ever Imagined (BUCA edition)Dear shareholders—amazing news: we cut costs by 7%. Please enjoy our 20% profit margin of 7% less spending. Keep in mind under a 1% drop in the share price of UHC erases on the order of $4.5b from shareholder accounts. That is more than the market cap of any 2 startup unicorns below #15 on the top 100 list combined.More spending in healthcare is simple. More sickness has to be treated with more care …expensively. This is the familiar trend:Now before we have to dive down some awful rabbit hole of how the different parts of the UnitedCaremarkNorth Borg interact with each other, I'm going to take as a premise that even if you don't believe my argument, please accept the premise: anything that increases cost is good. As promised:Imagine… a mental health system that would only make cost go up over time? Dorothy, you got this: Basic principles would include:* Everything should require prior authorization—more incoherent roadblocks are better.* The more effective the treatment, the less accessible it must be.* Long wait times are a feature, not a bug.* Financial incentives should drive great doctors away from innovation and insurance panel participation.* Acquisition of endless non-innovation in start-ups keeps founders from disruption.* Relentless focus on low acuity.* Diagnostic clarity is to be avoided, both in practice and in the public discourse.* They can always hurt you more.* Don't talk about Fight Club.* Have the prior two rules be borrowed. See what I mean? Non-innovation!Moving the paradox forward…to profits!Now, there are constraints on the above system. One could not simply pay for everything that anyone asked for, because it would increase the cost of doing business so quickly that they would have unpredictable and massive losses. You need to have an infrastructure of dynamic approval and denial of claims in order to perfectly hit the 20% profit margin that you are allowed. Sometimes you need to deny more claims, and sometimes you need to deny less, or you would become too profitable and by law they have to return billions. At the beginning of Covid, this nightmare scenario almost occurred – the very expensive care that is most of elective healthcare in America got shut off overnight, and in the middle of a pandemic, major insurance companies like United healthcare ran the risk of having so much more money come in as premiums that they would have to pay it all back. Citing a remarkable exploration of the structure of Optum and United healthcare:Hospital finance colleagues reported an immediate and substantial drop in medical claims denials from United and other carriers in the summer and fall of 2020. United's quarterly profits dutifully and steeply declined in the subsequent two quarters, because its medical expenses sharply rebounded. The rise in United's medical expenses helped the firm avoid premium rebates to patients required by provisions of the ObamaCare legislation passed in 2010. The firm did voluntarily rebate about $1.5 billion to many of its customers in June, 2020.This is where the ability to dynamically deny claims or increase the cost for the company by essentially becoming more permissive on what they let through the gate came in to play: the IT infrastructure was able to dynamically adjust so that it paid out many many more claims than it might have otherwise! And now, all of a sudden, the cost of doing business went up so much, that all those extra revenues from Covid premiums unspent became strategically spent on the various business lines that they also own. No real money (less than 1 months profits) had to be returned to the consumer, and shareholders got the returns they were expecting. Costs have to go up every year, and because there are multiple companies in the space, they essentially have to go up somewhat uniformly across all of the companies. That way premiums for everybody go up some semi-palatable amount every year. You can theoretically comparison-shop between one plan and another but it's a little bit like the best colleges and universities list. It can tilt backwards and forwards between Harvard, Princeton, and Yale but no one has to worry that UMass will knock them out of the running for the top three spots. The Breaking of the Fellowship: The End of Part One.So this has been Part One of my argument. I do not believe there's a sinister plot afoot. I believe there is a much more unsettling and sinister reality which is that the incentive that is driving the balance sheets of our major payers forces them inevitably in a direction, whether anyone knows it or not, that leads to higher costs, more sickness, more dysfunctional systems, and higher premiums. Rinse, repeat, every year, without end until we are all broke and dead. Thank you for reading all the way up to the end of part one of my thrilling series of what I imagined to be two parts: The Passion of the Medical Loss Ratio. In the next installment of this piece, I will review the impact on the mental health system specifically, and highlight instances where I suspect the most parsimonious explanation for why things aren't any good is the above rationale. We will stress test the assumptions, and we will look at fascinating/horrible edge cases. So consider this part the Old Testament, and the next will be the New. I'm hoping I can pull it off in just the Old Testament/New Testament Substack format — Otherwise I can get in some real trouble making this a trilogy!Heaven forbid.—O. Scott Muir, M.D. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefrontierpsychiatrists.substack.com/subscribe

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrats both, protested the Supreme Court's recent Dobbs decision on abortion, standing in the street in front of the Court building. When they ignored police orders to stop blocking traffic, they received a polite escort away from the scene. Oddly, AOC and Omar both walked with their hands behind behind their backs, as if in handcuffs. Why would dignified Members of Congress mime manacles for a pretend perp walk? Bill Whittle, Stephen Green and Scott Ott create 260 new episodes of Right Angle each year, fueled by our Members. When you join them, you unlock access to exclusive connection features of our site, and backstage content. Try it for 30 days for just $9.95, if you don't love your new conservative patriot friends, cancel the monthly membership fee for a full, rapid and cheerful refund. Click the big green button at https://BillWhittle.com If you liked this episode and want to express our affection with money, click the big blue button to make a one-time or recurring donation. Thank you.

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Matt Lowell, front man of indie rock band Lo Moon spoke to me about his spark Kurt Anderson's book Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire.  This is a rare episode about a non-fiction work. Exciting, right? And we're gonna get a little political here, which is EQUALLY if not more exciting, right?What defines American exceptionalism? How was that concept developed in the first place?  Matt and I ponder the best and worst bits of being an American and speculate about a path forward for our nation.Links:Lo MoonFantasyland

Ali Angel is breaking into the soul scene with her self titled EP, so far the songs "Play Pretend" and now just released cover of Al Green's "I Am A Ram" are taking spotify by storm. This episode timed right for her cover to be ready for the Superbowl Tailgate parties. She is inspired by Prince, James Brown, and all the good stuff from the 1970s, and she is bringing it back with style. We talked about her being the "Splitz Kween", the anxiety of that dead time hour of the end of the week, and some toxic relationship music. (WE all need that too right?) She has been getting plenty of play on spotify with no real catalog to back it up til now. Enjoy her music, she is a lot of fun to listen to. soundcloud website instagram facebook #iamram #splitskqeen #bonjourkweens #rams #aliangelmusic #gonzojournalism #aliangel #larams #superbowltailgate

It's Episode 5!!! And in this episode we chat with indie pop artist Abbie Ozard! Tune in to hear Abbie tell us about her recent EP "Let's Play Pretend", as well as the inspiration behind her hit "True Romance". Join us as we discuss all things TikTok, Christmas songs, and even football!

Discover today a simple yet effective tutoring tool that is really important in ensuring your students are comfortable, relaxed and successful in their field, whatever it is you teach, this technique will help you. Neil discusses how ‘playing pretend' can encourage your students to relax, how eliminating their fears of failure can help with their confidence and why imagination can become reality.   KEY TAKEAWAYS A simple yet effective way of helping to teach your students is by playing ‘play pretend'. It gets the need to be right out of the way, along with their ego and allows students to go inside themselves to find the answer. If a student does not know what they are doing, simply ask them to pretend that they are able to. It does not matter how good or bad they are since they are only pretending. They always pretend to be better than they consciously play, the fear of failure or embarrassment is gone and they can access their resources much better. This strategy works with students of all ages who have been convinced they have “no talent”, no sense of rhythm, no musical ability. These are all the other limiting beliefs they were handed down from well-meaning people who didn't realise the damage inflicted by a flippant remark or judgemental comment. As a tutor of anything, be it math, music, science, languages etc, this is one teaching tool that is really important to the success of your students. If a student can't get to what they need via conscious pathway, they can usually imagine a better way.   BEST MOMENTS “the fear of failure or embarrassment is gone and they can access their resources much better.” “perhaps pretend that their fingers were made of mist or smoke” “This works great for them.” “This is one teaching tool you really don't want to leave home without.”   VALUABLE RESOURCES Listen to The Tutor Podcast on the Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tutor-podcast/id1369191372)! Build Your Online Course Week 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-online-course/id1369191372?i=1000477109724 Course Planning Week 2: Who Am I?: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-online-course/id1369191372?i=1000477109724 Who are They? (Know Your Punters): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/who-are-they-know-your-punters/id1369191372?i=1000478984529 Read the Weird Things Guitarists Do book by Neil Cowmeadow, which is available now on Amazon. Link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Weird-Things-Guitarists-Do-Misconceptions/dp/1519026579/ Contact Neil via this website - com!   ABOUT THE HOST Neil Cowmeadow is a maverick peripatetic guitar teacher from Telford with over 19 years' experience in the business of helping people. Learn how to start, grow and love your business with Neil's invaluable advice and tips without the buzzwords and BS! CONTACT METHOD info@neilcowmeadow.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Cathy reads our scripture Melanie tells the story of how the different festivals described in Leviticus were an invitation into God's redeeming play Our scriputre story was illustrated by: Maria, Stella, Asher S., Ethan S., Ezra S., Isabella, Mira and Ruby

This is an exclusive to the podcast, not in the book or published anywhere else. Found it digging around my email. Hope all three of you enjoy.

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"The December edition of Spotlight on the City highlights some of the best bands and solo musicians that I encountered on the podcast in 2020. The show covered 11 cities and their unique and vibrant music scenes.  Tune in as we discover music from places like New Orleans, Louisiana, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Lexington, Kentucky,  Youngstown, Ohio and more! Support your local musicians

"The December edition of Spotlight on the City highlights some of the best bands and solo musicians that I encountered on the podcast in 2020. The show covered 11 cities and their unique and vibrant music scenes.  Tune in as we discover music from places like New Orleans, Louisiana, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Lexington, Kentucky,  Youngstown, Ohio and more! Support your local musicians

On the sixteenth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman has a conversation with 16-year-old rising Canadian artist Anna Sofia. At just 16, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has garnered critical acclaim, millions of streams and legions of dedicated fans. Earlier this year, Anna released her debut "Self Aware Bitch" EP, which received critical acclaim from Ones To Watch, Affinity Magazine, That Buzzing Sound, and accumulated over 3 million cumulative streams. Recently, Anna unleashed her sophomore effort with the "Broken Perfection" EP. Lead by stand-out track "Don't Play Pretend," this new EP is another glimpse into the stunning potential of Anna Sofia, who effortlessly go from creating a gorgeous, sparse indie vibe in "Either Way," to a blissful pop track in "Happy For You." Working with long-time collaborators Jeff Hazin and Frank Dukes (who has worked with Drake and Taylor Swift), Anna Sofia has been earmarked as "the one to watch."

Dear Artist, if you're laying on the couch staring at your piano, guitar, sketchbook, DJ controller, dancing shoes, paintbrushes, whatever you use to creatively express yourself and your body is not moving and you feel sooooo unmotivated because adulting is killing your creativity...let's remember there is a little kid inside of you who just wants to play. See if this helps. LOVE, cha / come find me: chawilde.com @chawilde

Welcome Back to another episode of the Michel Matters Podcast! This episode we start off by recapping the last two weeks before we dive into our Current Matter involving Jessica Krug, Georgetown University Professor who had been impersonating being a black woman. We follow that up with our Michel Matter where we discuss people playing pretend and "flexing on the gram". We get into why people feel the need to put on for social media and how we try our best to stay out of it. Last but not least we highlighted our Small Business Spotlight on the Pod - Circle House Coffee. Check it out! Small Business Spotlight - Circle House Coffee http://circlehousecoffee.com/ https://www.instagram.com/circlehousecoffee/ Support The Podcast Through Our Sponsors: Honey Pot Co 20% Off: thehoneypotfeminin.refr.cc/jackiemichel Audible FREE 30 Day Audible Trial : www.audibletrial.com/MichelMatters LOLA (100% hypoallergenic cotton feminine care) $5 OFF Your First Subscription: trylo.la/x/WOFyil Instacart $10 OFF + FREE DELIVERY: inst.cr/t/yQ6pCexnW Get Upside 15 CENTS PER GALLON CASH BACK ON GAS: upside.app.link/NFK62 Intro Song - Eddy Rock x That Just Might Work @eddyrock twitter.com/@eddyrock239 instagram.com/eddyrock239 Follow Us: michelmatters.wixsite.com/home shop.spreadshirt.com/michel-matters/ www.instagram.com/michelmatters Jacques Michel - www.twitter.com/coach_jox www.instagram.com/jhmichel Jackie Michel - www.instagram.com/jackieimichel www.instagram.com/barereverie

Play pretend is based in drama. Imagine you are on a talk show and being interviewed because you are really, really famous. Tell your life story and reveal the secret to your success to your audience.    

Learn from Julie Cotton on how to Inspire People to Play! by using Performing and Healing Arts to support people in living Joyful Lives full of vitality and freedom. Specifically using Improv Comedy, Massage, Movement (dance yoga martial arts) and Meditation as interactive exercises to give people visceral experiences that bring them (back) to life! Julie Cotton is the Chief Fun Officer of Next Level Improv and the Inventor of Improv Against Normality Family Friendly Card Game. Julie has 35+ years of Play Pretend and Make Believe- with lots of letters and certificates to show for it

What is the one skill that the top 20% of sales professionals have that many others seem to lack? Imagination. Your imagination, creative thinking, and problem-solving skills are crucial for meeting and exceeding your sales goals. And while many people believe that your imagination disappears as you age - I believe it behaves more like a muscle that simply needs to be exercised regularly to avoid deterioration. In today’s lunchbreak training, I discuss how your imagination impacts your sales results. I discuss why sales professionals should practice role-playing techniques to find innovative and imaginative solutions to difficult challenges. I also share a few mind-stretching exercises to strengthen your imagination muscle as well as four actionable strategies you can use this week to improve your role-playing and sales results.   “Your imagination is like a muscle - it atrophies with disuse, but it gets bigger and better with ongoing use.” - Steve Bookbinder   This week on Food For Thought Lunchbreak: The importance of imagination and role-playing when faced with difficult sales challenges Mind-stretching exercises to strengthen your imagination muscle What sales professionals can learn from improv actors Delivering a compelling rationale to your customer How to make more services cost less to meet your customer’s budget Brainstorming creative ideas to help your customer gain approval from their boss   4 Steps to Stretch Your Powers of Imagination: Schedule time to conduct mind-stretching exercises. Schedule time to play these mind-stretching exercises again within the next three weeks. Challenge yourself to think of one more exercise. Keep up the learning and development momentum.   It’s Time to Get More Sales Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Food For Thought Lunchbreak with Steve Bookbinder. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us an honest review. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and share your favorite episodes on social media. And for more great content, news, and information on sales and marketing, be sure to visit the DM Training website. Food For Thought Lunchbreak with Steve Bookbinder is produced by Auxbus. You can create your own great podcast - faster and easier - at Auxbus.com

Don't wanna be your hero. I just wanna be your friend. Enjoy! www.instagram.com/kmusiceveryday www.twitter.com/kmusiceveryday KMEM 155 Tracklist: 1. Bradystreet - Pastelle feat. Hash Swan 2. Sinho - 너와 내가 함께할 때면(With. Small Kidd) (Prod. By Add Blessed) 3. Sim2 - Up Down feat. Baylee, Acyblu, BOiTELLO 4. Sumin, Zion.T - Dirty Love 5. FR:EDEN - Tonight 6. B JYUN. - Break 7. Chillin Homie - Canine Tooth 8. Klutch - 어른 9. IndEgo Aid - I.E.O.2 [prod. Ooskah] 10. Nieah - Flexx Your Mind (BET) 11. Nafla - burn 12. Jambino - Broken Memory 13. Hyukoh - Help (Jetlag Remix) 14. Hash Swan - 나는 과연 너를 15. Bassagong - Good Night (prod. by Chilly) 16. abasketoflemon - 파도타기(sErf!N)(Feat.바다) 17. Kid Milli - Levitate 18. Ahn Byeong Woong - I'm Not A Boy 19. Uneducated Kid - Past feat. Paul Blanco 20. The Soju Queen - Drink If I Don't U feat. Malmiking 21. Futuristic Swaver - Every Night 22. Yuzion - You Wanna Die feat. Futuristic Swaver

According to some Christians it is better for a kid to be left in foster homes and orphanages than being adopted into a home with loving parents. Corona virus, according to Ricky Baby Wiles aka “Dick Nose,” is a plague to purge sins for “Trans gendering little children.” The White House, our Government representative of … Continue reading "Is God The Devil – 117 Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend."

Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend. We have dubbed Rick Wiles the poster child for Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend because the bull shit and hate mongering, he promotes to his followers and to the world.  Ricky baby is promoting a civil war in the US if his Orange idle/cash cow is dethroned. A good rule … Continue reading "Is God The Devil – 113 Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend."

So apparently the impeachment of Trump is a Jew coup according to Christian evangelicals, listen to crazy Rick Wiles talk about it. Though we do try to avoid the repetition of talking about sexual abuse, it is also our duty to point out how God is actually the devil and his chosen people are doing … Continue reading "Is God The Devil – 109 Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend."

Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend We listen to a video from Steve Anderson justifying the murder of homosexual people. We are convinced that Steve Anderson is suffering from the denial of accepting his sexual orientation. Apparently one of Trump’s so-called spiritual advisors is preaching that God mandates people give their money to Fat Pat Robertson … Continue reading "Is God The Devil – 105 Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend."

“Pirate Field” by Sam Payne on Camelot (6:24) “Zombie Boy” by Ocatvia Sexton on Appalachian Haint Tales (5:59) “Cinderella and the Three Bears” by Willy Claflin on Maynard Moose Live at the National Storytelling Festival (5:38) “The Young Slave” by The Acting Company (9:27) “I'm Sean Connery” by Syd Lieberman on AKA Syd Lieberman (9:54) “Skeleton Dance” by Anne Rutherford on Tales that Go Bump in the Night (3:20)

What is the one skill that the top 20% of sales professionals have that many others seem to lack? Imagination. Your imagination, creative thinking, and problem-solving skills are crucial for meeting and exceeding your sales goals. And while many people believe that your imagination disappears as you age - I believe it behaves more like a muscle that simply needs to be exercised regularly to avoid deterioration.   In today’s lunchbreak training, I discuss how your imagination impacts your sales results. I discuss why sales professionals should practice role-playing techniques to find innovative and imaginative solutions to difficult challenges. I also share a few mind-stretching exercises to strengthen your imagination muscle as well as four actionable strategies you can use this week to improve your role-playing and sales results.       “Your imagination is like a muscle - it atrophies with disuse, but it gets bigger and better with ongoing use.” - Steve Bookbinder       This week on Food For Thought Lunchbreak:   The importance of imagination and role-playing when faced with difficult sales challenges Mind-stretching exercises to strengthen your imagination muscle What sales professionals can learn from improv actors Delivering a compelling rationale to your customer How to make more services cost less to meet your customer’s budget Brainstorming creative ideas to help your customer gain approval from their boss     4 Steps to Stretch Your Powers of Imagination:   Schedule time to conduct mind-stretching exercises. Schedule time to play these mind-stretching exercises again within the next three weeks. Challenge yourself to think of one more exercise. Keep up the learning and development momentum.         It’s Time to Get More Sales   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Food For Thought Lunchbreak with Steve Bookbinder. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us an honest review. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and share your favorite episodes on social media.   And for more great content, news, and information on sales and marketing, be sure to visit the DM Training website.   Food For Thought Lunchbreak with Steve Bookbinder is produced by Auxbus. You can create your own great podcast - faster and easier - at Auxbus.com

Episode 101 Why Adults shouldn’t Play Pretend. We answer a question and explain the concept of Is God the Devil. We give commentary on the Mormon prophet’s speech and point out how the misuse of the word truth is used to manipulate people and intoxicate them with dogma. Praying in school or in places of … Continue reading "Is God The Devil – Episode 101."

Drew Brees supports an anti LGBTQ group called Focus On The Family / Focus on the hatred. Christians burning Harry Potter books and if you ask us we would say they are burning the wrong book of fiction. Mixed race couples are being discriminated against with the use of the term “religious freedom” better defined … Continue reading "Is God The Devil – 97 Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend."

Preston's Multiple Stop Shop fills you up with the legendary fantasy league of Ghetto James and what a good team looks on paper.

David helps DINAH understand why children like to pretend to be things that they are not by listening to a story about a child who has some very unusual breakfast requests. WRITTEN BY: Bridget Foley DINAH: Brittany Cox DAVID: David SCORED BY: Ryan Ricks SOUND DESIGN AND MIX BY: David Gallander "WHAT PENGUINS HAVE FOR BREAKFAST" WRITTEN BY:Bridget Foley NARRATED BY: Bridget Foley, Stephen and Haven SONG BY: Bridget Foley and Kat Hjelte

Soo… We find some articles that include congress inviting a pastor to come play pretend, religious organization doing a 180 on their moral code and churches getting desperate to find members. This and more on this week’s episode of Is God The Devil. We are on the iTunes Google-play or your preferred podcast app. Remember … Continue reading "Is God The Devil – 93 Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend."

Apparently, sin is causing earthquakes and climate change, plus Democratic Christians want to make the Bible illegal? Also, a priest decides to make it rain to end corruption but not with money, for education but with holy water from a helicopter. This and more reasons Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend.

This week we listen to a confused Christian woman present misguided information to dissuade equality, A pastor tells men to rape their wives, and the creationists and the flat earthers accuse each other of junk science. This and more on this week’s episode of Is God The Devil.  We are on the iTunes Google-play or … Continue reading "Is God The Devil – 85 Why Adult’s Shouldn’t Play Pretend."

Today, let's play pretend! Instead of meditation and visualization, we are going to play pretend! A freeing way to shift your perspective in stressful times!

The Pope decides that sex abuse should be reported to church officials and not the law, Hmmm what could possibly go wrong there? A Christian law maker thinks vaccines are sorcery and we discuss people believing in anything, I.E playing pretend, is unnecessary in the information age. This and more on this week’s episode of … Continue reading "Is God The Devil – 82. Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend."

Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend. Part two of our interview with Alley. Alley tells us about her experience being in the mission field and the attempts by the church to bring her back into the make-belief of the religion. Alley also reveals the church’s public service efforts seem to be more for appearance than actual … Continue reading "Is God The Devil – 79 Interview part 2"

Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend. This week we have a special guest join the show. What happens when a Mormon Missionary realizes a quarter way through a mission, they do not believe in their religion anymore? Our friend, Alley, joins the show and shares her experience. Listen to part 1 of Alley’s story. We are … Continue reading "Is God The Devil – 78 Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend."

This week we listen to a low life pastor spreading ignorance while openly denouncing his own religion and spreading hate form the pulpit, adding that loving your neighbor is a bad thing. We also find Kazoos are an effective weapon in shutting down hateful Christian thinking. We are on the iTunes Google-play or your preferred … Continue reading "Is God The Devil – 74 Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend."

Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend. This week we listen to preachers discuss the need to take money from their congregations so they can avoid the “Drug Filled Demons in coach.” Also, more information on purity culture destroying lives and a family kills their kids for not memorizing the Bible verses, More reasons we believe God … Continue reading "Is God The Devil Episode 70"

Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend. A priest in Idaho adds his bodily fluids in the communion wine and was caught saying that he wanted to kill and rape children. A christian man wrote his principles on why women should suffer during sex and uses the Bible to support his argument. And our unofficial Secretary of … Continue reading "Is God The Devil Episode 62"

Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend. Playing pretend will not protect your from arrows. Arrows are real Skygod is not. Also, we discuss a person that thinks abortion and video games is causing gun violence when actually the Christian religion and puritan culture is the root cause of all gun violence. Remember to like share and … Continue reading "Is God The Devil Episode 58"

Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend. We talk purity balls that exist for the sole purpose of reducing young women to Cum Dumpsters. Also a family research council ask their members to pray for the right to harm L.G.B.T.Q people and a Conservative elected official lays out his plans for a Holy War. Join us for … Continue reading "Is God The Devil Episode 54"

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Why Adults Shouldn’t Play Pretend. We talk about how playing pretend is influencing decisions when it comes to  governmental nominations. We read articles on how religious delusion can cause symptoms similar to meth addiction and how apparently Confederate soldiers fought dinosaurs in the Civil War. Click to Join the conversation. Please like, share and follow.

Some stuff in your game is more real than other stuff. What does that even mean? Why talk about it? If we don’t want to get mired in what exactly […]

Stories since the beginning of time have been thrilling us by having characters take on false identities. In this episode we look at one legendary song and two folktales that show us the GOOD and BAD consequences of pretending to be someone we're not. Major thanks to Christopher Wallace, Aaron Shepard, and O. Henry for their contribution to the legacy of stories.

Last time, the gang went to the strangest place in the world, and chose not to be eaten and digested in blissful ignorance for hundreds of years. Roland has also suffered the worst string of misfortune ever, and is still sans a house. Lejune’s off to scout for more horrible denizens of the island, and leaves Roland behind to babysit.  Again. We also learn about 18th Century gun safety! And St. Cat Robbelson is adorable as ever. It is just another day in Lejune’s Home for Displaced Umbra. PLAYERS Charlie – Roland. An apprentice of Niklas and student of Christian.  Lives in LeJeune’s Home, but it looking to move out. Hannah – Sekme.  Sekme, a strange child with a penchant for chance. Besides their luck, however, he has no other extraordinary talents. Mandaz – Nanette. An easily-scared cleptomaniac who likes her new friends and really wants to fit in. Nate – Paskal.  An aspiring writer whose history has left him paranoid. The post LeJeune’s Home – “Let’s Play Pretend” appeared first on The Drunk and The Ugly.