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Scott and I have been pouring our knowledge and experience into this podcast for over 5 years with the hope that sales professionals would be able to use this information to sell more and win at selling. And that sales leaders would be able to augment their own training with the ideas presented in our podcast. While we've spoken to many of our listeners we finally decided to let one of them share his results. So prepare to hear an echo of your own experience as Scott and I welcome sales leader Jason Talley to examine how he is Using Podcasts to Supplement Training and other idealistic impressions on Episode 675 of the Winning at Selling podcast. Our next book – The Power of Purpose by Mitch Larsonhttps://www.amazon.com/Power-Purpose-guide-discover-yours/dp/1960111280/ref=sr_1_1  Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/ Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Looking for the best motorcycle roads in Illinois? Episode 073 of Best Motorcycle Roads kicks off our Midwest Hidden Gems series with **seven secret motorcycle routes** you don't want to miss! Ride along as we explore twisty roads, historic landmarks, Native American sites, and small-town eats across Illinois — perfect for your next motorcycle road trip.Hidden Gems Covered:1️⃣ Blackjack Road (Galena to Savanna) - Driftless valleys, ridge views, Desoto House Hotel, Hanover State Park's unique plant life, and Poopies Pub for comfort food.2️⃣ Stagecoach Trail (Lena to Galena) - Curvy, hilly roads with historic stops like Wams Grove battlefield, Apple River Canyon State Park, US Grant's Home, and Galena's Dowling House.3️⃣ Rock River Run (Rockford to Dixon) - Scenic Hwy 2 ride, Castle Rock State Park's sandstone bluffs, Black Hawk statue, Ronald Reagan's boyhood home, and Basil Tree Italian Restaurant.4️⃣ Illinois River Road Scenic Byway (Ottawa to Havana) - Starved Rock State Park waterfalls, Underground Railroad sites, Reddick Mansion, Grandview Drive, Rockwell Mound, eats at Red Dog Grill and Babes on Plum.5️⃣ Great River Road (Alton to Hardin) - Lincoln Legacy Trail, Elijah Lovejoy Monument, Robert Wadlow (world's tallest man) statue, Marquette State Park's CCC-built lodges, Brussels Ferry, meals at Illinois River Rock Restaurant & Barefoot Restaurant.6️⃣ Savanna Scenic Ridge & Mississippi Palisades - Native American mounds, Havencrest Castle, Iron Horse Social Club, Manny's Pizza, Savanna Marina Cafe.7️⃣ Lowell Park Road Route (Dixon to Savanna) - Reagan's lifeguard park, historic clock towers, Mount Morris band shell, and a final loop back into Savanna.Featured Local Eats:Fried Green Tomatoes, Woodland Wonderland, Poopies Pub, Basil Tree, Red Dog Grill, Babes on Plum, Illinois River Rock Restaurant, Barefoot Restaurant, Manny's Pizza, Savanna Marina Cafe.Toolkit Tips for Riding Illinois:Use a visor cleaner for bugs - https://amzn.to/4lxBJhNKeep a cooling neck gaiter for muggy weather - https://amzn.to/4kATsExCarry a tire repair kit - https://amzn.to/3GghdDCGear up with Bohn Body Armor for protection - https://bohnarmor.comAffiliate Disclosure: This video may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.Subscribe & Stay ConnectedWebsite: https://bestmotorcycleroads.comSign up for BMR Rider Alerts: https://bestmotorcycleroads.com/rideralertInterested in Sponsoring Our Podcast?We're always looking for partners who want to reach a passionate community of motorcycle enthusiasts across the U.S. If you'd like to sponsor an episode or collaborate, visit: https://bestmotorcycleroads.com/contact-brm/

Chef Plum joins Anna and Raven to talk about the unconventional hacks for grilling! Who knew you could bake cookies on a grill! You can find Chef Plum's podcast everywhere you listen to podcasts @Plumluvfoods or on his website at ChefPlum.com! Photo Credit: Getty Images

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez told guests not to bring gifts to their wedding! Anna and Raven talk about the unspoken rules of gift-giving! Are you up to date on this week's biggest news story? Anna and Raven will get you caught up on the trending news stories including Anna Wintour stepping down from Editor-in-Chief at Vogue, and Brad Pitt's home being broken into! Anna and Raven speak with Blake Brooks, Board Certified Dermatologist and Hair Specialist at Fairfield Dermatology! She explains the best SPF to buy and the importance of it! You can find her at https://www.fairfieldderm.com/team/blake-brooks-md/! What is the strangest thing you have ever grilled? Anna saw that you can grill ice cream, yes iced cream! Anna wants to try it, find out how! Chef Plum joins Anna and Raven to talk about the unconventional hacks for grilling! Who knew you could bake cookies on a grill! You can find Chef Plum's podcast everywhere you listen to podcasts @Plumluvfoods or on his website at ChefPlum.com! Bridgeport Fire Chief Edwards and Acting Fire Marshal Joseph Carr to chat with Anna and Raven (especially Raven) about the dangerous world of fireworks and how to enjoy them safely!  Mannequins? Check. Sparklers? Check. Fire Chief Edwards and Acting Fire Marshal Joseph Carr from Bridgeport Fire Department and Christian, our resident volunteer firefighter, supervise as Anna and Raven show how dangerous sparklers are! Anna says for all you do, and all you put up with this week, you've earned yourself a drink. What did you do to earn your Mommy Margarita? Quinn and Mark are unsure about having their niece move in with them. She lives with her parents (Mark's sister and brother-in-law) about four hours away. She's attending a college close by, and to save money, she's asked to live with them. Mark thinks it's a good idea, she can help babysit the kids and it's what family does, support each other. Quinn thinks it'll be a big adjustment to have a 19-year-old move in with them and add too much responsibility. What do you think? It's the last day of Redemption Week! Maria the chance to win $1400! All she has to do is answer more pop culture questions than Raven in Can't Beat Raven!

As a salesperson - have you ever said behind your sales manager's back - I could do a much better job than they can. Be careful what you wish for.  It may look more glamorous than it really is. There are some pros and cons to being a salesperson versus a sales manager than you think.  Listen up as we try to encourage and discourage a shift in your responsibilities; as Bill and I unpack Moving from Rep to Manager and other sublime statistics on Episode 674 of the Winning at Selling Podcast. Our next book – The Power of Purpose by Mitch Larsonhttps://www.amazon.com/Power-Purpose-guide-discover-yours/dp/1960111280/ref=sr_1_1  Top 90 Sales Management Podcast - We're #3! https://www.millionpodcasts.com/sales-management-podcasts/ Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/ Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Seeking refuge from Texas summer heat? Join us as we uncover the most spectacular swimming holes and natural pools scattered across the Lone Star State. From the iconic Barton Springs Pool in Austin, where 68-degree spring-fed waters provide year-round relief, to the emerald paradise of Wimberley's Blue Hole nestled among towering cypress trees, we've mapped the perfect aquatic escape plan regardless of where your Texas travels take you.Discover hidden gems like Hamilton Pool Preserve with its collapsed grotto and 50-foot waterfall, or venture to Balmorhea State Park in West Texas, home to the state's largest spring-fed swimming pool holding a staggering 3.5 million gallons of crystal-clear water. Whether you're looking for family-friendly destinations like Schlitterbahn's 70-acre water wonderland or the nostalgic charm of Deep Eddy Pool (Texas' oldest man-made swimming spot), we've got refreshing recommendations that combine natural beauty with cooling comfort.The conversation shifts gears as we explore the fascinating world of rare muscle car colors that turn heads and command premium prices today. We highlight showstoppers like the 1970 Plymouth Duster in eye-popping Pink Panther, the menacing Tuxedo Black 1970 Chevelle SS, and AMC's radioactive Big Bad Green AMX—colors so bold that few buyers originally selected them, making them incredibly valuable collector pieces today. Our journey concludes with a comprehensive review of the refreshed 2025 Chevrolet Suburban High Country, featuring impressive Duramax diesel efficiency, luxurious appointments, and surprising technological advancements. Ready to dive into Texas swimming holes, vibrant automotive history, and cutting-edge SUV engineering? Just press play and enjoy the ride.Be sure to subscribe for more In Wheel Time Car Talk!---- ----- Want more In Wheel Time car talk any time? In Wheel Time is now available on Audacy! Just go to Audacy.com/InWheelTime where ever you are.----- -----Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast provider for the next episode of In Wheel Time Podcast and check out our live multiplatform broadcast every Saturday, 10a - 12noonCT simulcasting on Audacy, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch and InWheelTime.com.In Wheel Time Podcast can be heard on you mobile device from providers such as:Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify, SiriusXM Podcast, iHeartRadio podcast, TuneIn + Alexa, Podcast Addict, Castro, Castbox, YouTube Podcast and more on your mobile device.Follow InWheelTime.com for the latest updates!Twitter: https://twitter.com/InWheelTimeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inwheeltime/https://www.youtube.com/inwheeltimehttps://www.Facebook.com/InWheelTimeFor more information about In Wheel Time Car Talk, email us at info@inwheeltime.comTags: In Wheel Time, automotive car talk show, car talk, Live car talk show, In Wheel Time Car Talk

W tym nagraniu opowiadam o trzech ważnych i praktycznych kwestiach, które pomogą Ci odzyskać spokój i zaufanie do swojej komunikacji, jeśli centrum Gardła na Twojej mapie Human Design jest niezdefiniowane. Jeśli chcesz pogłębić wiedzę o centrach na Twojej mapie Human Design oraz dowiedzieć się jak z nimi pracować, to omawiam je podczas odczytu Rozbudowanego. Szczegóły znajdziesz tu:https://healyourself.com.pl/produkt/analiza-human-design-rozbudowana/Jeśli zaś potrzebujesz Projektorskiego prowadzenia do satysfakcji, sukcesu, spokoju wewnętrznego czy radości, to napisz do mnie na kontakt@healyourself.com.plUmówimy się na spotkanie i zobaczymy czy możemy razem pracować. Więcej informacji o Human Design oraz jak możesz ze mną pracować znajdziesz na:⁠https://healyourself.com.pl/⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heal_yourself_platform/⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HealYourselfPlatform/⁠ 

Covino & Rich bring the fun on a Monday! What was up with Kelsey Plum complaining about an autograph seeker? The show debates the WNBA somewhat tripping on their own shoe laces. There's a Jay-Z rumor that has everyone talking! Plus, 'SHAQ DIESEL TRIVIA,' Canadian MVPs, & throwback 'Skins! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I'm so hot to trot right now. Stay cool while we're entering a spinning picture cut-scene, falling out of the sky, stealing crashed balloon parts, disregarding mortality, beating perverted slime balls, attempting a ritual, shitting on a tradesman, regretting the fool mirror purchase, choosing bow or cane, producing kindergartener music, simulating the rocking of mother, corrupting a song with monsters, blowing chunks, dreaming of a green-eyed boy, and sulking in a hut while we repeatedly listen to awful music. That's why Chris wears a hat to bed. 00:00:00 Season 8 Will Be… 00:02:48 Intro 00:04:00 Ballooners 00:05:53 Crashed At Reza 00:15:53 Revisiting Iluk 00:21:26 Revisiting Meribia 00:22:06 Revisiting Vane 00:22:57 Crossing Meryod 00:38:33 Lyton 00:49:40 Lyton Houses 00:57:49 Real Net 01:03:30 Outro Patreon: patreon.com/retroam Bluesky: @retrogradeamnesia.bsky.social YouTube: www.youtube.com/@RetrogradeAmnesia E-Mail: podcast@retrogradeamnesia.com Website: www.retrogradeamnesia.com  

Dzisiejsze nagranie jest o tym, na co warto zwrócić uwagę na Twojej mapie Human Design, aby nie powtarzać starych schematów w nowej pracy. Jest szczególnie dla Ciebie jeśli presja i szybkie tempo szczególnie doskwierają Ci tam, gdzie teraz jesteś. Jeśli potrzebujesz wsparcia w poradzeniu sobie z konkretnym wyzwaniem w życiu zawodowym i chciałabyś, żebym Cię poprowadziła do satysfakcji, sukcesu lub spokoju wewnętrznego, to napisz do mnie na kontakt@healyourself.com.plUmówimy się na spotkanie i zobaczymy czy możemy razem pracować. Jeśli zaś chcesz umówić się ze mną na odczyt Human Design, to szczegóły dotyczące moich odczytów znajdziesz tu;https://healyourself.com.pl/sklep/Katarzyna

Z radością dzielę się z Wami tym nagraniem! Rozmawiam z Izą, która jest Emocjonalnym Projektorem 5/1 a zawodowo radcą pranym prowadzącym własną kancelarię. Iza dzieli się w tym nagraniu swoimi obserwacjami oraz doświadczeniami z eksperymentowania z Human Design na co dzień. Opowiada między innymi o:- swoich wyzwaniach z okresu "przed Human Design"- jak stosowanie Human Design wpłynęło na jej relacje, pracę oraz zdrowie- co uzmysłowiła jej znajomość swojej mapy Human Design- co pomogło jej usłyszeć Emocjonalny Autorytet- czy zdefiniowane centrum Ego/Woli to dar czy ciężar- jak zwolnienie na co dzień ma wpływ na jej pracę prawnika- co spowodowało, że przestała mieć problemy ze snem.To tylko przykłady. Nasza rozmowa jest pełna różnych inspiracji :) Znajdziesz w niej coś dla siebie niezależnie od tego czy jesteś Projektorem, czy też innym Typem Human Design. A jeśli chciałabyś/chciałbyś, żebym Ciebie również poprowadziła na Twojej drodze do siebie, to napisz do mnie maila na: kontakt@healyourself.com.plUmówimy się na rozmowę wstępną i zobaczymy czy możemy razem pracować. Katarzyna

One of the keys to maintaining value is to be able to differentiate your product or service from the competition. While this can be difficult to do, it is necessary to keep from becoming commoditized. Be ready for some critical thinking as Scott and I investigate The Power of Product Differentiation and other flippant philosophies on Episode 673 of the Winning at Selling podcast. Our next book – The Power of Purpose by Mitch Larsonhttps://www.amazon.com/Power-Purpose-guide-discover-yours/dp/1960111280/ref=sr_1_1  Top 90 Sales Management Podcast - We're #3! https://www.millionpodcasts.com/sales-management-podcasts/ Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/ Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

In this episode, we're joined by Apostolos Apostolakis, the founder-turned-VC behind VentureFriends, a pan-European pre-seed and seed fund known for backing consumer and fintech breakouts like Plum, Blueground, Huspy, Carmoola and Instashop.Apostolos shares a remarkable story of resilience — from scaling a startup to €100M+ in revenue and 500 employees, to facing bankruptcy and rebuilding his career with a major exit, prolific angel track record, and eventually launching one of Greece's most successful VC funds.We dive into:

Send a message directly to Lee ( Include your details )Daniel Lee shares his journey from cold-call selling in shopping centres to creating Plum Property, a successful independent real estate brand, and now helping other agents build their businesses through Plum Partners.• Learning the power of rejection and numbers in his first sales job at shopping centres• Setting a consistent goal of 30 face-to-face appraisals every month without fail• Understanding that 50% of listings come from a properly nurtured database• Growing from a high-performing agent writing $1M in GCI to building a 40-person agency• Creating Plum Partners to help established agents start their own agencies• Finding the right "groove" with consistent patterns and commitments each week• Using creative video marketing to build local recognition and warm up cold prospects• Importance of self-discipline and doing "boring, mundane" tasks consistently• Excitement about AI's potential to streamline lead qualification without replacing relationship buildingCheck out Daniel's educational podcast "The Get Keen Podcast" on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.Hosted by Lee WoodwardProudly brought to you by Lee Woodward Training Systems. Brought to you by NexrElevate your real estate business with Nexr – the strategic partner that helps you overcome challenges in securing more listings, building better teams, and achieving faster growth. With over 20 years of experience in developing Tier 1 agencies, Nexr provides bespoke solutions tailored to your unique needs. Ready to redefine the future of your business? Visit nexr.com.au today. Discover more: Next Events Lee's New Book – Claiming Doors Explore Lee Woodward Short Courses

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Artífices del vuelo y maestros cantores, dinosaurios de nuestros tiempos, carismáticos como solo una gallina o una avestruz pueden llegar a serlo, empáticos, cariñosos, dados a la impronta y que definitivamente pertenecen más a los cielos que a las casas. Pero para aquellas aves sentenciadas por el cautiverio, es nuestra responsabilidad asegurarles una existencia tan amable como se pueda. Nos acompaña la veterinaria plumífera Vanessa Hernandez Urraca

#FRANCE: PLUM TREE RIPENS, SIMON CONSTABLE, OCCITANIE

Host Max Trujillo and his co-host, Hershey the dog, welcome the talented and outspoken chef, Mo (Modega). The conversation traverses Mo's eclectic background, from her roots in Philadelphia to her pivotal role as head chef at LA Dive Bar in downtown Raleigh. They bounce back and forth from recapping the 5th Annual Bubbles & Brisket, some personal details in Max's life, and the similarities to other events happening around town.  They delve into Mo's controversial past involving a heated incident at Plum in Durham, her entrepreneurial ventures with the Modega popup, and the ensuing journey that led her to helm the kitchen at LA Dive. The episode is peppered with candid discussions about the highs and lows of the culinary world, humorous anecdotes, and even a dash of Malört. This episode is a raw, yet inspiring exploration of resilience, creativity, and the sheer passion that drives a chef to turn challenges into delicious opportunities.   The NC F&B Podcast is produced, engineered and edited by Max Trujillo of @Trujillo.Media For inquiries about being a guest, or to sponsor the show, email max@ncfbpodcast.com

Are you leading with purpose — or just going through the motions? What's the difference between intentional leadership and reactive management.  How can you create a collaborative culture by design and not by default.  Whose fault is that? Stay tuned for an engaging conversation about “leading the way” to your personal and professional goals as Bill and I welcome speaker and author Dave Herpy to discuss Leading with Purpose and other suggestive snippets on Episode 672 of the Winning at Selling Podcast. AMAZON: Leading with Purpose Dave Herpy website Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/ Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Has it ever happened to you that you go into an appointment expecting to meet with a single person, but when you get to the conference room there are already 3 other people seated around the table? Although this can cause your stomach to turn over, it isn't really a bad thing. However, it can go south quickly if you don't adapt your strategy. Hey kids, gather your whole team around the radio as Scott and I investigate Selling to a Group and other transcendent truths on Episode 671 of the Winning at Selling podcast. Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/ Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Pour débuter l'émission de ce jeudi 5 juin 2025, les GG : Charles Consigny, avocat, Bruno Poncet, cheminot, et Barbara Lefebvre, enseignante en histoire-géographie, débattent du sujet du jour : "Infos RMC. Voitures radars... roulez, vous êtes plumés ?"

#FRANCE: PLUM TREES RIPENING. SIMON CONSTABLE

It's a bit of governor's plum, innit? (Flacourtia indica) But where to put it? This wayward species finally found a home with the willows, but what happens to those unlucky species who spend their lives in the taxonomic junk drawer?Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex CrowsonSupport the pod and become a Treemium MemberFollow along on InstagramFind Arbortrary merch on our storeFind additional reading on our websiteCover art by Jillian BartholdMusic by Aves and The Mini-VandalsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How would increasing your word-of-mouth reputation affect your sales pipeline in the short and long term?  A referral from your network is one of the most credible and cost-effective forms of marketing.  For salespeople, activating and amplifying word-of-mouth can shorten your sales cycles and build trust faster than any website or email.  But is this an effective form of prospecting for immediate sales results?  Let's dust off that prospecting plan from 2007 as Bill and I dive into Increasing Word-of-Mouth and other noteworthy nuggets on Episode 670 of the Winning at Selling Podcast. Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/ Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com  

Before we start the show today…Have you donated to the Me Little Me Virtual Food Pantry? This amazing organization works to get low-income folks (many of whom are in eating disorder recovery) fed — and with the food of their choosing. Meaning yes, ultra processed foods that bring comfort and convenience, and yes to beloved cultural foods…and yes to trusting folks in need to know what they need.We're trying to raise $12,000 and add 50 recurring donors to their rosters by June 1 AND WE ARE SO CLOSE TO OUR GOAL. But we need your help to crush it! Thank you!You're listening to Burnt Toast! Today, my conversation is with the iconic Sarai Walker. Sarai is the author of The Cherry Robbers and Dietland, which came out in May 2015—and is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month.Dietland is one of those books that means so much to me, it's hard to put into words. I consider it a foundational text of the body liberation movement of the past decade. It was adapted as a television series starring Joy Nash for AMC in 2018. It's just one of those books—that inducted so many of us into conversations about fatness, feminism, radical social action. Sarai has also lectured on feminism and body image internationally. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian and elsewhere, and she worked as a writer and editor on an updated version of Our Bodies, Ourselves.I asked Sarai to join me today to reflect on what 10 years of Dietland has meant to her. We also talk a lot about the very mixed experience of being a public fat person, as well as being a woman, and a writer, in midlife. You will love this conversation.And! If you order Dietland and Fat Talk together from Split Rock Books, you can take 20% off the combo with the code FATLAND. If you've already bought fat talk from Split Rock, you can still take 10% off Dietland or any book we talk about on the podcast, using the code FATTALK. Today's episode is free but if you value this conversation, please consider supporting our work with a paid subscription. Burnt Toast is 100% reader- and listener-supported. We literally can't do this without you.Episode 195 TranscriptVirginiaThis is really a big thrill for me. Dietland came out in 2015, we're here to celebrate its 10th anniversary. I read it pretty soon after it came out, and I remember reading about Plum and Calliope House and the Jennifer vigilantes who were killing all the evil men, and just thinking, how is she in my brain? How is she writing my whole heart in this story? So to start us off with what is probably an impossible question: How does that feel, to have contributed something that is so important to the canon? And by canon, I mean the fat feminist literary canon.SaraiIt's funny, as an author, I don't know if I feel it the way you're describing it. Man, I hope that that's the case! I guess it's for other people to decide what a book's legacy is, whether it's important or not. What I can say—you know, the book turns 10 this month, and it has really meant a lot to me over the years that people have just connected with it in such a positive way.People related to Plum's story, they really felt that I put into words something that only they had felt, which was one of the things that I really had to work hard on in the book, because I had all these feelings about my own experience with my own body. And I was like, how do I put that into words? So that was the struggle of writing the book and being able to do that. I was so happy when people really felt that the book could speak for them in certain ways, that it gave them a voice.I still hear from people! I heard from somebody just yesterday who said the book changed their life. We live in an age where so many things just seem disposable, and people forget about things and move on really quickly. Dietland, whatever its legacy may be, it has had a long life.VirginiaWe should say, for folks who don't know publishing: For a book to still be in print 10 years later is incredible. The vast majority of books have a year, two years, and then they're done. It is a huge accomplishment, and a huge contribution.SaraiIt means a lot to me. It's getting a new French publication and a new translation over there. So, you know, my girl keeps on going. And it's funny, because I think one of the things that people enjoyed about the book was the anger and the rage in it, and the revenge fantasy narrative about Jennifer.At the same time, some people were like, oh, well, things aren't that bad. You're exaggerating. Fast forward from 2015 to 2025, and things are worse than I could have ever imagined back then.VirginiaYou downplayed it a little bit.SaraiExactly. So I feel in this weird way, kind of vindicated? That's not a great feeling. But it's just so weird that the 10th anniversary is coming at a time when there's this huge backlash against feminism, against fat. Even something as watered down as body positivity is under attack, you know? It just tells you how bad things are. So in that sense, it's sort of bittersweet to have the anniversary at this time, because things are really just heartbreaking and scary right now.VirginiaBut also: We need the book more than ever. We need the Dietland story more than ever, because things are so scary right now. It gives us a way of articulating that. It gives us a place to put those feelings.SaraiI hope that new readers find the book now in this new climate that we're in and people who read it before might revisit it. I've actually thought of writing some new Jennifer stories. I feel like they would have to be so, so violent and so filled with rage, I don't know if they would be healthy for me, but I've thought about unleashing Jennifer on MAGA.VirginiaI personally am very here for this and yery, very supportive of this idea. I think there would be an audience. I would really love to see Jennifer take on MAGA and MAHA and RFK Jr. in particular.SaraiIf I end up in prison, though, I don't know.VirginiaI'm hearing that concern, as we're saying it out loud. Fictionalized versions of these things, perhaps.SaraiNames changed.VirginiaI mean, you're busy, you're doing lots of things, but it would be a public service.Many more folks discovered Dietland after it became a TV show, which aired in 2018. It was created by Marti Noxon of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame. And it starred the incredible Joy Nash. And we only got 10 magic episodes. It's a really great season, but we only got the one season. I would love to hear how you felt about the show? I've always wondered what that feels like, to have a novel go into on the screen. It's got to be such a strange experience.SaraiIt is strange and surreal. Looking back now, it's hard to believe that it happened. I think so many writers do get their book optioned, but to actually have it not just optioned, but then go into production and become a television series is pretty rare. So I feel lucky that I had that.The show premiered three years after the book was published, which is so fast, but that was kind of the golden age of TV, I think.It was a great experience. Marti really welcomed me in. I went out to the writer's room, and I worked as a consultant. I got to visit the set in New York. And basically the the 10 episodes that we got were the whole book. So, I'm really sad that it didn't go on, that we didn't get at least a season two, preferably five seasons would have been great. But AMC just kind of bailed out on it. There was a lot of drama there going on behind the scenes that had nothing to do with the show that contributed to that.When the show was canceled, one of the cast members posted something on social media saying, “I'm so tired of shows about women that try and do interesting and groundbreaking things just being canceled and not given a chance to grow.” It's very hard to build an audience in one ten episode season. So I just felt like the show wasn't given that chance. And so that makes it a little bit bittersweet. But I treasure the ten episodes that we did get. It's an incredible privilege that we got that.Amd the show was pretty faithful to the book, actually, I thought. When I got there to the writer's room, they were already at work and they were using it as their Bible and I was this kind of like goddess of this world. It was really weird.VirginiaThat's amazing.SaraiAll these people working on something that came from my head. It was surreal.VirginiaAnd Joy as Plum—she's amazing and really embodies the character.SaraiShe is so great. I just love Joy. When I was living out in LA we used to go out to lunch, and she's so fun and just so sweet. And, yeah, I really loved working with her, and having her play Plum.VirginiaSo you mentioned feeling like a goddess in the writers room. But putting this out there did launch you as a Public Facing Fat Person, which I put in capital letters. It's an experience that that I've had, a little bit as well. And it is a real mixed bag. It's just really a weird experience to be professionally fat, especially because, in your case, your subsequent work has had nothing to do with fatness. And yet, I'm sure this is still something that comes up.SaraiYeah, I mean, you know what it's like to be publicly fat. Everyone reacts to it differently. I'm a novelist, so I'm very introverted. The book was published in 2015 and then the paperback in 2016 and the British edition, which was a whole wild ride with the media over there.VirginiaOh god, I am sorry. I know and I'm sorry.SaraiYeah. It made our media look okay!VirginiaNo, it's terrible. The British media is so awful in general, and it's so specifically fatphobic. Anytime I've done anything with the British media, it's been a deeply scarring experience.SaraiIt was awful. I had a big newspaper over there wanted me to write this big article for them, and they're like, “You have to put your weight in the article.”VirginiaI mean, what?SaraiAnd then another website, this feminist website, was like “We want pictures of you to use as stock photos for other articles on body positivity.”VirginiaI'm sorry, can you not find other fat people??SaraiI'm the only one that exists. I don't know if you know that, but I'm the only one.And so, I had years of this. I was on NPR, talking about being fat. I was on MSNBC. I was on other radio shows. I mean, that's the game, right? And at that time, “obesity epidemic” rhetoric was a really big thing. So my book had this hook, which isn't common for novels, but I got all these interviews and so I had to go along with it, and go out there.On the one hand, it's really radical to be like, “Yeah, I'm fat,” and to speak about it in a neutral or positive way. It's radical. It's a taboo. And there aren't a lot of taboos left. But it also just was hard to constantly have my body mentioned all the time. I remember Julianna Margulies, who was on the TV show, did an interview on a podcast talking about me and said something like, “Oh, Sarai's a big girl.” Which is fine. I mean, that's the thing, that's what I wrote about. And that's what it was like, actors, radio hosts, journalists, all referring to me as big or fat. And I'm not blaming them at all, but it was just the effect it had on me over time, was like, I started to kind of feel like a fat lady in like a circus or something. But I was reduced to the it was always about my bodyVirginiaAnd you're like, “I'm actually a writer. I have this whole incredible ability to invent a world. Not many people can do that. Could we maybe talk about that?” Just a thought.SaraiIt was really hard for me. I thought I would love being in the spotlight, and it was harder than I thought it would be.VirginiaI appreciate you saying that. I think it is really hard. I've had a smaller experience with it, and that was enough. I don't want more than I've had. I have a friend who says, “You don't really know how you feel about a book until three years after the book came out. You need that time to survive.” The whole experience of launching a book—especially if a book does well—is like you're basically disassociating a lot of the time to get through all the interviews and the press and the backlash and the trolls and whatever it creates. And then your nervous system needs time to slowly absorb what you just experienced. For me, one piece of it is like, okay, that was enough. I don't need more scrutiny on my body or my life. We don't owe the world that. And there's a weird expectation that because you made a thing or wrote a thing that people are connecting with, you somehow owe them more of yourself.SaraiAnd it's like you're saying, if you kind of step back, it's like, am I disappointing people? And I don't want to do that.VirginiaBut I'm still a person with a life and my own needs.SaraiI've always been fat. When I was a kid and growing up as a young adult, I was deeply ashamed of being fat. And I had the kind of the experience of Plum in Dietland, where I eventually experienced liberation about my body. But that trauma doesn't go away. So having everybody talk about me being fat all the time, it kind of triggers off things that you thought you had dealt with, or were at peace with. Then all of a sudden, it's like picking in a scab all the time.Even in the writers room for Dietland, I was the only fat woman in there. So that was my role. I'm the fat person. I have to tell you what it's like to be fat. And it was just always focusing on that. And that's what happens when you put out a book about that subject. I'm not really complaining about it. It was just harder than I thought it would be and it took a toll on me.VirginiaIt's a weird experience, and it's weird that it's a necessary part of getting this conversation into the mainstream.When Fat Talk came out, Aubrey Gordon texted me and was like, “I'm checking in to see how you're doing, because the book's doing well” Because, obviously, she's had lots of experience as a public fat person. And she was like, “Thanks for taking your turn in the trenches.” And that is kind of how it feels. In order to keep this conversation going around fat liberation and body liberation, we do need to keep putting this work out there. Somebody has to go to the front of the line and take all the hits for a while. And you did it at a time when not many people were getting a big stage to do that. And without a network of other people who had done it, maybe. So thank you.SaraiOh, well, you're welcome. And thank you for everything you do. Because I remember after your New York Times interview, I DMed you. I was like, “Are you okay?” Because I know what it's like to write something and the New York Times people go nuts when it's about fat. I'm like, are you all right? Because we have to look out for each other, you know?VirginiaI really appreciated it when you did that. It wasn't the most fun experience in my life. When we were talking about doing this episode, you were also saying how, as a writer you have gone on to write things that don't have anything to do with fatness. It's not like being a journalist on a beat. So I'm sure that's also challenging, that you're like, this can't always be the most interesting thing about me. That's not fair.SaraiYeah. I mean, my second novel, The Cherry Robbers—VirginiaWhich I loved!SaraiOh, thank you. That was historical. The novel took place mostly in the 1950s. I wanted something totally different. I didn't want to be in the contemporary culture. When the book came out, it got a glowing review in The New York Times, and great reviews, but people just weren't interested in talking to me anymore.I mean, part of that's is the publishing world thing, where your debut is like a debutante ball, and everybody wants to talk to you. And then once it's your second or third book, it's like, oh, yeah, we moved on from you. Sorry, I sound really jaded right now! But without that kind of a newsy hook, people just weren't interested really in talking to me anymore about the book. I think you could be tempted to say, “Okay, well, I'm going to write another book about fatness so I can get back in the media attention.” But no. As you say, other people have stepped up in their writing about it, and they're doing the work on it now. I had my time, I had my voice. I'm not saying I'll never write about being fat again. I'm sure I'll write an essay or who knows what, but I am just doing other things now. I've tried to carve out my space as a writer who is fat and who writes about all different kinds of things.VirginiaNo one needs a thin writer to keep writing about thinness. No one needs a male writer to keep writing about the experience of being a man. It's only when you have some kind of marginalization that people then expect that to be everything you write and think about. As opposed to saying, this is a person who writes and thinks about lots of different things. And happens to be this identity, and cares a lot about that identity and has thoughts about it. But every piece of work doesn't need to be defined by that.SaraiYeah. I mean, I live as a fat person. That's my reality. I'm not running away from it. It is who I am. It's inextricably linked to who I am. But I as a as a writer, as a person, I get bored easily. I want new challenges. I want to write new types of stories.In my next novel, the narrator is fat. But I only mention it once in the novel, so it's sort of like playing around with, yeah, this character is fat, but that's not really that relevant to the story that I'm telling. It's there, and it kind of comes up in other ways, but it's not the whole story. So kind of an evolution, I guess, too, of how I'm writing about fat, at least in fiction.VirginiaThat's where we need to get with representation—where every story about a fat character should not be just about their experience of fatness. That's so reductive. We need more characters that happen to be fat, that are doing other things. SaraiYeah, I think that that's the ultimate goal. I don't think we're there yet in any kind of medium. But, yeah, that would be the dream.VirginiaWe're working towards it.You were also saying that you feel like just a very different kind of writer now than when you wrote Dietland, which is a book with so much anger and fire in it. It's a gauntlet thrown. You described yourself as feeling “less fiery and more muted now,” but I also wonder if this is just being older and wiser and maybe a little more jaded— but also clearer about which mountains you're willing to die on now.SaraiI wrote Dietland in my 30s. But it was published when I was 42 because it took forever to find an agent. Then when we sold it, it took forever to come out. Publishing is quite slow. But that was the novel of my 30s. And I look back now at this anniversary, and I was so fired up. I was so passionate. I was bold and fierce and brave.Some of the things I wrote, I don't know if I would write now, if I'd be brave enough. So I look at that person who wrote Dietland, and I'm not exactly that person anymore. And it's something that's been bothering me for a while.And recently, I listened to an interview with Zadie Smith on the NPR Wildcard podcast. She and I are about the same age, 50-ish, going through all the hormonal changes of this time of life. And she was talking about her earlier books and how she thinks about herself when she was younger versus how she is now. She was talking about how now, at midlife, she feels kind of quieter inside. Her big personality has sort of retracted a little bit. And when I heard her say that, I just was blown away, because that's what I've been experiencing too. And I haven't really heard a lot of other people talking about it, and I hadn't really put it into words or myself. I think because it was upsetting to feel a bit more low key, a bit more apathetic.I'm not really an apathetic person. I've never thought of myself that way. But I kind of feel that way now, so it's a weird time in my life. And I've had women who are older say it gets better. Like, just wait, ride this out, and you're going to come out on the other side of this older and wiser and happier. But right now, I'm just kind of in this weird space where I just feel different. I'm a different person in some ways. I have the same values, but I'm a different kind of a writer, different kind of a person. I'm settling. That's where I am right now. I'm kind of in the thick of it. VirginiaI think we don't often hear this nuance from people after they do something that has the kind of impact and success that Dietland has. We often think, well that person just continues to soar and it's all the next peak and the next peak. And that's not every experience. Probably that's not most people's experiences after having a big success. It's okay that there are valleys and different paths and different twists and turns to it.My other thought is: How could you not be feeling that way right now, given what the world is? Given what it means to be a woman right now? And everything that we're up against. I think there's a some universal—maybe it's apathy, maybe it's… I don't know what it is, exactly. But this feels deeply relatable to me on a lot of levels.SaraiI think going through midlife and perimenopause, at a time when the whole world seems to be a disaster makes it a lot worse. Everybody is coming off the pandemic and Roe v Wade being overturned, and now Trump in office again. Our baseline is just really bad, you know? It's just kind of everything piled on at once.But it is true, I talked to some other women I know my age, who who've written novels in the past and have success and then can't get published anymore once they get into their 50s. You expect you're going to go on forever like you do at the beginning. And you have to deal with the publishing industry. It's a corporate industry. And there are lots of things at play that have nothing to do with whether books are good or not, or whether readers want certain books, or whatever.You start out having these expectations about how your career will go, and then you don't realize that it's, it's always a struggle. Unless you're some massive superstar writer who could have their grocery list published. But for the rest of us, it's a struggle that just kind of peaks and valleys, and that has been a kind of wake up call ten years into being a novelist, for sure.VirginiaThe industry is so complicated. I think the ageism is very real in our industry. I mean, and everywhere. I just turned 44 so I'm kind of getting into this zone that you're talking about. Perimenopause is definitely with me. It has begun. And I think a lot there is an invisibility that's starting to kick in, compared to what I experienced as a woman in my 20s or 30s being out in the world. I can, sort of slip by unnoticed a little more sometimes. And sometimes I really like that, and sometimes it makes me angry. Kind of depends on the day. And I don't even just mean male attention. I just mean the way people interact with you. I'm starting to notice some of those shifts.SaraiI think that's one of the things that's so strange about this time of life. There are a lot more adults who are younger than you all of a sudden. So all of a sudden, you've got 20 or 30 years worth of adults that are younger than you that start to see you as not important anymore.VirginiaMy kids like to remind me that Taylor Swift is 35. as if that's an entire different generation from me. That's not that much younger, guys! Okay, anyway.SaraiI mean, yeah, 35, she's getting up there. But it's kind of like you don't matter as much anymore, in a way. Like that's what society wants you to believe. That you're kind of fading. I think that's one of the things that you kind of have to push back against.And, you know, I'm Gen X. VirginiaI'm elder millennial, but I'm one year off of Gen X or something.SaraiI do think Gen X, despite all of our problems and flaws, are writing more about menopause and perimenopause and aging. And your generation will pick up that mantle and do even more with it. So I feel like, we're trying to change things at least and make it so that we're not fading away. I'm in my 50s now. I'm not going anywhere. And I'm still going to write. You're not going to silence me. It's kind of like just insisting that we're still here, we still have a voice. But, yeah, it's hard.VirginiaIt's hard, and when you're feeling that kind of personal, muted thing you were talking about and then it's getting reinforced by the cultural perceptions of being a midlife woman. Then it's like, am I going to summon up all the energy I need to push back against that? Or am I going to take some of that as, like, it's a little bit liberating. I don't have to be the young, shiny superstar reaching for the brass ring right now. It's kind of a mixed thing, I think.SaraiWith Dietland, I was idealistic and passionate and fiery. And I'm different now, but I'm not putting as much pressure on myself either. I'm not saying everything I write, I have to change the world. That's what I wanted before. And now I'm older, and I realize you're not really going to change the world. You might change a few people, and that's great. But one novel is not going to change the world. And I don't need to aim for that anymore. I want to write different things. I want to not put that kind of pressure on myself. So yeah, there's a kind of liberating part to it as well. I think when I'm not so taking myself as seriously and putting so much pressure on myself, I kind of loosened up a little bit. So that's kind of the flip side of the more negative stuff I was talking about a minute ago.VirginiaI appreciate how honest you're being about the struggle, because I just think it is deeply relatable. And then to this end of what you're working on now, we want to hear all about the next book. You have an announcement for us?SaraiYes, so last year, I sold my third novel. But we didn't want to announce it till I had all the edits done and we had the manuscript ready to go. So summer 2026, my third novel is going to be published. It's called Furious Violet, and it's a suspense novel, which is something I always wanted to do. Like a detective story.It's different from what I've written, but I do think there's a little bit of the spirit of Dietland in it, just in the voice, maybe. I guess, because The Cherry Robbers was in the 50s mostly, whereas I'm back and writing about contemporary culture.So I'm really excited about it. I've always wanted to write a book like this, and it's the most fun I've ever had writing a novel.VirginiaI love that.SaraiMy main character, is 49 almost 50, going through perimenopause. I got to write about that experience in a sort of darkly comedic way, which is a medium that I really like, like that dark comedy that Dietland had. She's a true crime writer. She's writing a book about a serial killer, but she's also the daughter of this very famous poet who is deceased, but like a giant of American poetry. This woman who has this cult following, and sort of is always a shadow over my my character's life.So she has that, but she's a true crime writer, and she kind of embraces her mediocrity. She's not a genius like her mom. She's just a true crime writer. And when the book begins, somebody starts stalking her and telling her, “You're my mother.” And she doesn't understand what's going on, because she doesn't have kids. And so it's this mystery about what does this mean, who is this person, and what do they mean? And it's all entangling all of that and all of the other aspects of her life, and how they all intersect. VirginiaI can't wait to read it. I'm riveted just hearing you talk about it.SaraiI had so much fun working on it. It was a wild ride. So thank you. I'm excited.VirginiaI hope you'll come back next summer when it comes out and talk to us about it some more. And I just have to say, I am filled with so much admiration for how you've evolved as a writer and how you like are going in. This book feels so different from Cherry Robbers feels so different from Dietland.SaraiThank you. I don't like to get bored. I want to do new things.SaraiI think publishing kind of wants to put you in a box, and I don't want to be in that box. I wanted to do something different.VirginiaIt's awesome. I can't wait to read it. I'm so excited.SaraiOh, thanks, thank you.ButterVirginiaSarai, do you have any Butter for us right now?SaraiI just came off months and months of edits, and when I'm doing that, I can't read. I can't read other people's stuff. So I don't have any book recommendations. But I'm really excited to start reading again. But I was listening to a lot of music. I often listen to music while I'm writing, but it can't have lyrics, has to be instrumental.I discovered this Canadian classical violinist named Angèle Dubeau. She plays the work of a lot of contemporary composers. And I don't know a lot about classical music. I'm not plugged into the contemporary classical music scene. But through her, I've discovered all these different composers. And she has one piece in particular called Experience. So if you're on Spotify or Apple Music or wherever, I would recommend looking this up. This piece I just absolutely love it. It's so beautiful, and I listen to it so many times. As I was editing, and then I keep listening to her work, and I don't know it just meant a lot to me during this time. So yeah, it was really exciting to discover that.VirginiaThat's incredible. It's so fun to discover an artist and realize there's more and more of their work, and you can go down the rabbit hole of everything they've done. I find that so satisfying.SaraiShe's introduced me to so many different composers, and I really love it.VirginiaThat's so cool. I'll do a music rec as well, although it's not nearly as sophisticated as that. But my seven year old and I are currently on a big kick with the Hamilton soundtrack. Obviously Hamilton, the musical, had its moment a minute ago. Like, it's been around for a while. But it stands the test of time, and it's very fun to listen to with kids. I end up having to answer a lot of strange questions, because for a seven year old, it's just a lot of things that she doesn't know, that she needs translated. So we have some very funny conversations. It's still a banger of a show and really great and fun to listen to a kid. It's our little bedtime ritual. Before we read, she's a kid who needs to really get her energy out. And we have a swing that she likes to swing on, and we play the Hamilton soundtrack and do three or four songs, and it's just like a fun end of day ritual that I'm really enjoying right now.SaraiI love that. I'm still listening to the Xanadu soundtrack or something for my childhood.VirginiaThese things, they're classics for a reason.Obviously, we want everyone to go pick up a 10th anniversary copy of Dietland!Get it if you haven't read it, or if you read it and loved it, but you've lost your original copy, you probably need another one. It's a great gift for someone else, some friend, mom, sister, whoever. Tell folks anything else about where we can find you, how we can support your work.SaraiSo I have a website, and, you know, I'm on Instagram, I'm on Blue Sky, and I do have a Facebook page I don't update very much. I do have a TikTok account that I don't really know what to do with, but I've done a few videos. So I'm out there, pretty easy to find. My next novel coming out next summer, but that's got a ways to go on that.VirginiaWell, we will keep people posted about that for sure. Thank you so much for being here. I really appreciate it.SaraiThanks. It was so much fun. So thank you, Virginia.The Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith (follow me on Instagram) and Corinne Fay, who runs @SellTradePlus, and Big Undies.The Burnt Toast logo is by Deanna Lowe.Our theme music is by Farideh.Tommy Harron is our audio engineer.Thanks for listening and for supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.com/subscribe

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Send us a textLangston Hughes called Jessie Redmon Fauset “the midwife of the Harlem Renaissance” with good reason. As literary editor at The Crisis magazine from 1919 until 1926, Fauset discovered and championed some of the most important Black writers of the early 20th century. Her own novels contributed to The New Negro Movement's cultural examination of race, class and gender through the lens of women's experiences. Fauset's 1928 novel Plum Bun was republished this spring by Quite Literally Books, a new publishing venture that reissues books by American women authors. The founders, Bremond Berry MacDougall and Lisa Endo Cooper, join us to discuss their mission and take a closer look at Fauset's life and work.Mentioned in this episode:Quite Literally BooksPlum Bun by Jessie Redmon FausetThe Pink House by Nelia GardnerThe Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield FisherLost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 9 on Dorothy Canfield FisherLost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 140 on Zora Neale HurstonPersephone BooksVirago BooksCita PressThe Crisis magazine“What is Racial Passing?” on PBS's The Origin of Everything“The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance” by Veronica Chambers and Michelle May-CurryLangston HughesJean ToomerArna BontempsCountee CullenGwendolyn BennettW.E.B. DuboisCharles JohnsonAlain LockeRegina AndrewsThe Talented Tenth“The New Negro Movement”Harlem RhapsodSupport the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our substack newsletter. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast

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Hilary Plum discusses her new novel, State Champ, which surrounds an abortion clinic employee who goes on a hunger strike to protest her boss's imprisonment. In this far-reaching conversation, Plum sheds light on the spontaneity of art and protest; the history of the hunger strike; the dark joys of writing a complicated, acerbic protagonist; elite athletes; eating disorders; crafting a novel's plot (or not); small press publishing vs. the Big 5 and larger independent publishing houses; the value of MFA programs; and a lot more.     Hilary Plum is the author of six books, including, most recently, State Champ (Bloomsbury, May 2025), an Indie Next List pick. With Zach Savich, Plum edits the Open Prose Series at Rescue Press. With Zach Peckham, she co-hosts the podcast Index for Continuance. She teaches at Cleveland State University and serves as associate director of the CSU Poetry Center.   Page Count is produced by Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library. For full show notes and an edited transcript of this episode, visit the episode page. To get in touch, email ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org (put “podcast” in the subject line) or follow us on Instagram or Facebook.

Summer is coming! Chef Plum has a melted ice cream recipe to make crème brulle and pancakes! You can find him online at http://www.chefplum.com/ or search Plum Luv Foods everywhere you listen to podcasts! Photo Credit: Getty Images

A man wants to swim with sharks for 12 days to show people that sharks are not dangerous! Anna and Raven think he needs to reevaluate! Are you up to date on this week's biggest news story? Anna and Raven will get you caught up on the trending news stories including Former President Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis, and the Pope's inaugural mass and the dress code! Tipping culture is weird! Anna and Raven talk about weird tipping culture and weird jobs that receive tips! Prom season is here! Anna and Raven talk about prom stories; the good, bad, and ugly! Producer Julie shares her prom story! Are you up to date on this week's biggest news story? Anna and Raven will get you caught up on the trending news stories including the Mexican Navy Ship hitting the Brooklyn Bridge, and a jail break in New Orleans! Summer is coming! Chef Plum has a melted ice cream recipe to make crème brulle and pancakes! You can find him online at http://www.chefplum.com/ or search Plum Luv Foods everywhere you listen to podcasts! Anna and Raven talk about the claim that Jennifer Lawrence is the last movie star! Do you agree? With the Sean ‘Diddy' Combs trial and the high demand of courtroom sketch artists, Anna and Raven speak to Cedric Hohnstadt, a courtroom sketch artist. He answers Anna and Raven's questions about his occupation and things you may not know. You can find Cedric on his website at https://courtroomsketches.com/.  Jasmine and Gabe's neighbors came to their Kentucky Derby party and brought over a gift. When she opened it later, she realized it was an expensive old-fashioned glass set (Baccarat) with a bottle of liquor. It totaled over $600. She thinks it's too much and wants to return it to them. It seems like too much of an extravagant gift when they had chips and white claws at their party. He says it's a gift, send a thank you and be thankful. It'll just make it weird to return a gift. Porter has a chance to win $3800! All he has to do is answer more pop culture questions than Raven in Can't Beat Raven!

How do you manage conversations, remember your priorities, and accurately forecast sales—all while juggling a packed calendar? You guessed it: your CRM. But most salespeople treat their CRM like a dumping ground instead of the behavior-driving tool it should be. So sharpen your stylus and clear your memory cache as Bill and I dive into Using Your CRM – Part 2: Managing Conversations, Priorities and other perilous projections on Episode 668 of the Winning at Selling Podcast. Part ONE - Why Enter it Into The CRM Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/ Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Author, podcaster, and Trendawg Nora McInerny joins Molls this week to talk about the DashCon of erotic book festivals, why the Cradle Catholics are beefing with the Catholic Clout Farmers, and how r/WeddingAttireApproval done goofed. Make sure you ⁠follow Nora's Substack, Feelings & Co.⁠ On The Afters: Millenial wedding cringe and the importance of checking teens for bad behavior GET TICKETS TO FRIENDS ONLY LIVE IN BOSTON ON JUNE 25TH WITH MOLLY MCPHERSON LINKS Trending with Nora Brick - Use code NORA for 10% off Trending with Molly Dr. Melaxin Peel Shot Moscow Murders Dateline episode A Million Lives - Baltimore Book Festival  Original video from percijay_fantasy author Perci Jay's website Catholic Drama Cradle Catholics vs converts - Sprucewoodboys video r/Weddingattireapproval Update! Kind of a miss  Follow us on TikTok, Instagram and Twitter Find more of Molly's stuff Find more of Tiffany's stuff

Plum's cousin is Pope, and that calls for a special occasion. So, he's back! The Dean of MSU Podcasts, Mr Matt Sheehan. And he stays for your Social Media Questions. Also, this is a companion piece to this week's episode: https://www.fox2detroit.com/video/1638895Join us next week ​⁠ on Twitter and IG @spartan_pod and @spartanpod on Bluesky.And watch again on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod

The early careers landscape is experiencing unprecedented disruption. While AI technology offers opportunities to transform how organizations operate, it eliminates many administrative tasks that once formed the foundation of entry-level positions. At the same time, employers are rigidly demanding years of experience and specific technical skills for roles labeled as "entry-level," leaving Gen Z unable to even begin their careers and risking their disconnection from the workforce altogether. So, how can talent acquisition professionals transform this crisis into an opportunity? My guest this week is Caitlin McGregor, CEO and co-founder of Plum. Caitlin shows how employers can leverage Gen Z as the first AI-native workforce who don't have to unlearn old ways of working - they can start with AI-powered approaches from day one without the burden of "how things used to be done." But accessing this advantage requires shifting focus toward durable skills like innovation, adaptation, and communication, not the hard, perishable skills most employers are currently looking for In the interview, we discuss: How AI is disrupting the foundation of early careers The issues with employers demanding three years of experience for entry-level roles The outdated lens we're using to evaluate Gen Z talent Why Gen Z can approach work from an AI-first perspective without legacy thinking How durable skills like innovation and adaptation predict long-term performance The importance of assessment tools that provide value to the candidate The success Scotiabank has had by eliminating the use of resumes in campus hiring What does the future look like? Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow this podcast on Spotify.

A new study says you shouldn't hand down your old car to a teenager. Anna and Raven talk about their first cars! Bob Harr joins Anna and Raven to share his Helluva story! He wants to thank the woman who stopped to help Bob from this incident! Are you up to date on this week's biggest news story? Anna and Raven will get you caught up on the trending news stories including an update on Bill Belichick's girlfriend, Jordon Hudson! Raven's wife believes there's a ghost in their home because their grandson is always staring and talking to something in the corner of a room! Anna and Raven want to know about your ghost stories! Anna shares her family's tomato sauce recipe that her mother gave her. Chef Plum explains how he makes his tomato sauce! It's pretty simple! You can find Chef Plum on Instagram at @Chef_Plum or at ChefPlum.com. Are you up to date on this week's biggest news story? Anna and Raven will get you caught up on the trending news stories including the Blake Lively Vs Justin Baldoni case and why Taylor Swift is involved. Also, people are waiting in line to view the PDiddy trial! Baseball season is in full swing, pun intended! Anna and Raven speak to Fairfield University Baseball Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator, Brian Fay! He shares his best advice on how to hit a 90-mph baseball! He also serves as Recruiting Coordinator for the team at Fairfield University and shares his best advice for parents if their child wants to play baseball in college! Eurovision is very popular all over the world, except America. Anna and Raven created their own version, so Raven and Producer Julie share their AI generated songs! Anna and Producer Justin share their songs tomorrow! Troy and Leslie have a son attending his senior prom. Troy is a DJ, and was hired by the school to play the dance.  At first the son was ok with it, but now is reconsidering having his dad there for the night. Leslie thinks her husband should let one of his employees work it instead, but Troy would have to pay out of pocket for someone else. He doesn't think it's worth it, and already committed to the school. Whose side are you on? GiGi has a chance to win $3300! All she has to do is answer more pop culture questions than Raven in Can't Beat Raven! 

Anna shares her family's tomato sauce recipe that her mother gave her. Chef Plum explains how he makes his tomato sauce! It's pretty simple! You can find Chef Plum on Instagram at @Chef_Plum or at ChefPlum.com.

Does your sales process advocate emailing your proposal to the prospect and then calling in a few days to see what they think? If so, YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR MIND! Whoops, got a little strident there! What I meant to say was, we think there is a better way. So, move your had away from that SEND button as Scott and I discuss the Advantages of Interactive Delivery of a Proposal and other discerning details on Episode 667 of the Winning at Selling podcast. Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/ Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com Link to Jimmy Z's book on Amazon. 

MAY 8TH TICKETS- Friends Only Live at Westside Comedy in Santa Monica! A thought experiment from 2020 resurfaces, The Costco Guys drop another hit, Mark Zuckerberg appeared on Theo Von's podcast, and Rob Schulte (subbing in for Tiff) has qualms with Seth Rogan's "The Studio." On The Afters: Karen Read updates, Limp Bizkit news, and Mary-Kate and Ashley tea... LINKS Big Justice Keep on Bringing the boom Lebron's a boom 1 gorilla vs. 100 men Thought experiment from 2020 is regaining popularity in 2025 - If 100 men fought 1 gorilla, who would live? 1 Gorilla vs. 100 Swifties The Barstool take Who should be in the 100 men ChatGPT explains how humans would have a chance Mark Zuckerberg on Theo Von Zuckerberg says he's rawdogging life Zuccy got that bunky Mark answers the question “is social media bad?” Follow us on TikTok, Instagram and Twitter Find more of Molly's stuff Find more of Tiffany's stuff

Chef Plum is in the studio and makes his famous salsa live! You can find the recipe on Instagram @AnnaAndRaven ! You can find Chef Plum on Instagram at @Chef_Plum or at ChefPlum.com. Photo Credit: Getty Images

Nicole, the Cocktail Queen, joins Anna and Chef Plum to make the best Margarita and mocktails! Photo Credit: Getty Images

Anna and Chef Plum talk about the jobs who have the most groupies! Who knew Chef's had lots of groupies! Happy Cinco De Mayo! Anna has Chef Plum guess the song based on the Mariachi band playing it! Are you up to date on this week's biggest news story? Anna and Chef Plum will get you caught up on the trending news stories including the winner of the Kentucky Derby, the Lady Gaga concert in Brazil and the Diddy Trial continues! A TikToker supposedly stole a few of a food writer's recipes! Anna asks Chef Plum if stealing a recipe is really a thing as a chef! Chef Plum is in the studio and makes his famous salsa live! You can find the recipe on Instagram @AnnaAndRaven! You can find Chef Plum on Instagram at @Chef_Plum or at ChefPlum.com. Anna learned the correct way to play music with Maracas and tries to play popular songs for Chef Plum! Find out if he can tell which song is which! Anna saw a viral video about being able to cook things in her dishwasher! She brought the ingredients that she cooked with her, find out if they are edible! Are you up to date on this week's biggest news story? Anna and Chef Plum will get you caught up on the trending news stories including the SNL skit about the pros of being short! Anna brought in three tacos from different fast-food places! She has Chef Plum blind taste test to see if he knows where they are from! Nicole, the Cocktail Queen, joins Anna and Chef Plum to make the best Margarita and mocktails! Jack and Natalie's 16-year-old daughter came home with a puppy that her friend gave her. (The friend's parents had a litter and were offering the puppies.) Natalie wants her to give the puppy back. What parent lets a child walk out the door with a dog? Plus, their daughter will be off to college in two years, who will take care of the dog? Plus, Natalie has allergies to pets. Jack says their daughter always wanted a pup, she's so happy, she's taking care of the dog, it's been two weeks at this point, they have to just keep it. What do you think?

Raven is going camping and is convinced he can make a baked ziti in a Dutch oven! Chef Plum explains what a Dutch Oven is and tips on how to make a successful Dutch oven baked ziti! Photo Credit: Getty Images

Anna said something on the air this week that made sound old. She and Raven go through the list of phrases that age you! Raven is going camping and is convinced he can make a baked ziti in a Dutch oven! Chef Plum explains what a Dutch Oven is and tips on how to make a successful Dutch oven baked ziti! It's the return of Fired Friday! Call in and tell us what happened at your job, then Anna & Raven will guess whether you kept your job or not. Katie the Garden Lady joins Anna and Raven to share how to make your garden bloom like never before! She also has a natural remedy on how to help your seasonal allergies!  You can find Katie on social media @yellowtroutlily! Anna's parents are still mad that she and her family didn't spend Easter with them this year! What is the family or friend event you missed that your family won't let you live down? Anna says for all you do, and all you put up with this week, you've earned yourself a drink. What did you do to earn your Mommy Margarita? Jeff and Pia were out to dinner and got the wrong bill at the end of the meal. They paid and left before they realized the error. The paid for the cheaper meal.  Jeff feels like the universe was smiling down on him and is happy that it worked out in his favor. Pia is upset that they didn't call back and sort it out. They should at least let the restaurant know and see how they wanted to handle it. Jeff thinks she is overreacting, they still paid for a meal and the restaurant got it's money. What do you think? Madison has a chance to win $2800! All she has to do is answer more pop culture questions than Raven in Can't Beat Raven!

Perspective is the particular way you view a situation based on your experiences and background.  Do we all have the same perspective?  I say not. Can you improve your life by changing your perspective?  I say YES!  If you what to learn how, stick around as Bill and I welcome author, speaker and selling expert Jimmy Z to tell us about A Fresh Approach to the Sales Experience and other bellicose beliefs on the 3 6's Episode of the Winning at Selling Podcast. Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/ Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Post-Gazette sports columnist Paul Zeise reacts to the day in Pittsburgh sports news live around 5 p.m. Eastern. How much better did general manager Omar Khan and coach Mike Tomlin make the team's roster this offseason now that the NFL draft is complete? Are the Steelers better positioned to compete following the trade for DK Metcalf; the signings of names like Kenneth Gainwell and Darius Slay Jr.; and the drafting of players including Derrick Harmon, Jack Sawyer, Kaleb Johnson and Will Howard? Was it enough to replace what they lost in players like Russell Wilson, Justin Fields and Najee Harris? And how much hinges on Aaron Rodgers finally signing with the team? Paul tackles those questions, then welcomes Plum hockey coach Jon Gratton to discuss the Penguins' firing of Mike Sullivan as coach on Monday.