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President Ioanna and VP Aaron would like to formally invite you to hear the tale of Chicago's “Hotel of Presidents”!Known for its many iconic former guests, including Teddy Roosevelt and Jimmy Carter, the historic hotel on Chicago's Michigan Ave blends its historic mystique with modern day luxury. As part of Marriott's Autograph Collection, the hotel boasts incredible lake views and enough tales of history to fill a book!We chat with Violet Tossler, Marketing Manager for the property, who gives us the full historic rundown, from when the Blackstone was the tallest building in Chicago to the time Kennedy learned about the Cuban Missile Crisis from the Presidential Suite. There was even a barbershop inside where Al Capone and many presidents regularly got haircuts!The hotel is also known for coining the term “a smoke filled room” as it was in one of the hotel suites where Warren G Harding was nominated for president outside the view of the press.Beyond the history, Violet describes the hotel's amazing amenities, including a ton of original artwork, an on-site restaurant, and the most gorgeous event space perfecting for weddings! Plus, honey from their rooftop beehives!!This is the perfect hotel for summer travelers or if you're a local looking to have a unique staycation! BOOK: https://www.theblackstonehotel.com/SOCIAL: https://www.instagram.com/theblackstonehotel/READ ABOUT THE BEES: https://www.theblackstonehotel.com/specials/the-blackstone-buzzMERCAT A LA PLANXA: https://www.theblackstonehotel.com/dine/mercat-a-la-planxa

Cardiff, Wales 'Cool Cymru' heroes Super Furry Animals ticked all the boxes and then some with their super-ambitious fifth studio album, 2002's 'Rings Around The World'. From Beach Boys-esque psychedelic pop to 1970s soul to electric gamer prog (OK, we made that last one up), it's a thrilling listen and this week's guest, media and tech consultant Adam Weiner, sat down with Rob to unpack it all.  Songs discussed in this episode: Tradewinds (Acoustic Mix) - Super Furry Animals; Faster - Manic Street Preachers; My Name Is Jonas - Weezer; Fix Idris, Alternate Route To Vulcan Stree, Sidewalk Serfer Girl, (Drawing) Rings Around The World - Super Furry Animals; Silver Machine - Hawkwind; It's Not The End Of The World - Super Furry Animals; Do You Realize - The Flaming Lips; Receptacle For The Respectable, Receptacle For The Respectable (Maccapella Celery) - Super Furry Animals; Vegetables - The Beach Boys; [A] Touch Sensitive, Shoot Doris Day, Miniature, No Sympathy, Juxtaposed With U, Presidential Suite, Run! Christian, Run!, Fragile Happiness, The Roman Road - Super Furry Animals; It's Not The End Of The World (SFA cover) - Pigeon Wigs

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 25ú lá de mí an Mhárta, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1972 bhí daoine ag smaoineamh go mbeadh sos cogaidh chun teacht tar éis comhrá leis an IRA agus deireadh a cur leis an bhuamáil sa Tuaisceart. I 1994 bhí garda sinsearach I gceannas ar an fhiosrúchán de na fuadaí leanaí a bhí ag tarlú I mBaile Átha Cliath, Cill Dara agus Maigh Eo. I 1998 d'oscail Mary O'Rourke síneadh nua ag Coláiste St Joseph I mBuiríos Ó Luigeach a chosain 2.5 milliún punt. I 2000 tháinig Val Mulhall ón chontae le chéile lena deartháir nach raibh feicthe le fada an lá aige – do nach mór 40 bhliain. Scar siad nuair a bhí siad timpeall 9 mbliain d'aois agus tháinig siad le chéile arís de bharr an idirlín. Sin Duran Duran le Is There Something I Should Know – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1983. Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1969 thosaigh John Lennon agus Yoko Ono a chéad 'Beds-in For Peace' agóid. Bhí siad ag The Amsterdam Hilton's Presidential Suite agus d'fhreagair siad ceisteanna óna iriseoirí. I 2000 bhris NSYNC curiarracht dhomhanda de bharr gur dhíol siad níos mó ná milliúin ticéid do cheolchoirm. An t-ainm den albam a bhí siad ag fógraíocht ná No Strings Attached. Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh aisteoir Sarah Jessica Parker I Meirceá I 1965 agus rugadh amhránaí Elton John sa Bhreatain ar an lá seo I 1947 agus seo chuid de a amhrán. Beidh mé ar ais libh amárach le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo.

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 25ú lá de mí an Mhárta, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1972 bhí daoine ag smaoineamh go mbeadh sos cogaidh chun teacht tar éis comhrá leis an IRA agus deireadh a cur leis an bhuamáil sa Tuaisceart. I 1994 bhí garda sinsearach I gceannas ar an fhiosrúchán de na fuadaí leanaí a bhí ag tarlú I mBaile Átha Cliath, Cill Dara agus Maigh Eo. I 1983 tháinig an nuacht amach go raibh an tríú chéim fhaofa don scéim uisce I nDroichead an Chláir agus de bharr sin bhí a lán tí chun a bheith tógtha in Inis agus Droichead an Chláir. I 1994 bhí a lán daoine sásta sa chontae de bharr go raibh daoine ábalta cúnamh dlí saor a fháil de bharr an cinneadh a rinne Mervyn Taylor. Sin Duran Duran le Is There Something I Should Know – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1983. Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1969 thosaigh John Lennon agus Yoko Ono a chéad 'Beds-in For Peace' agóid. Bhí siad ag The Amsterdam Hilton's Presidential Suite agus d'fhreagair siad ceisteanna óna iriseoirí. I 2000 bhris NSYNC curiarracht dhomhanda de bharr gur dhíol siad níos mó ná milliúin ticéid do cheolchoirm. An t-ainm den albam a bhí siad ag fógraíocht ná No Strings Attached. Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh aisteoir Sarah Jessica Parker I Meirceá I 1965 agus rugadh amhránaí Elton John sa Bhreatain ar an lá seo I 1947 agus seo chuid de a amhrán. Beidh mé ar ais libh amárach le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo.

On this episode, Tony Brueski digs into the chilling tales surrounding the Flamingo Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. From its infamous founding by mobster Bugsy Siegel to the enduring stories of his ghostly presence in the Presidential Suite and gardens, we explore the eerie intersection of history and the paranormal.  Join us as we unravel personal testimonies, paranormal investigations, and the psychological theories behind these strange occurrences. Is Bugsy Siegel's restless spirit still walking the halls of the Flamingo, or are these events simply tricks of the mind? 

On this episode, Tony Brueski digs into the chilling tales surrounding the Flamingo Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. From its infamous founding by mobster Bugsy Siegel to the enduring stories of his ghostly presence in the Presidential Suite and gardens, we explore the eerie intersection of history and the paranormal.  Join us as we unravel personal testimonies, paranormal investigations, and the psychological theories behind these strange occurrences. Is Bugsy Siegel's restless spirit still walking the halls of the Flamingo, or are these events simply tricks of the mind? 

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In Episode 90 of the Award Travel 101 podcast, former team admins Toni Perkins Southam and John Hartnagel join Joe to discuss the history of the community. Member Bess asks about using a credit card for a car down payment. The hosts also give a shoutout to Cardpointers, one of our favorite tools for maximizing credit card offers. Grab your discounted membership using the link above! They also dive into various travel rewards news, including changes to the Hyatt and AAdvantage partnership, and discuss the potential value of the increased Sapphire Preferred offer.Joe, John and Toni share updates on their own travel plans and points redemptions, including spending Hilton Honors points on a Presidential Suite in Hiroshima and discussing options for upcoming holidays and spring break. Finally, they reflect on the growth of the Award Travel 101 community, tracing its history back to 2014, founded by Richard Kerr to the present, where Joe celebrates his upcoming five-year anniversary with the team.Links to Topics DiscussedElite Hotel Benefits w/o status?Who Wants to be a (points) Millionaire?Increased Sapphire (Preferred) Offer Hyatt & AAdvantage Partnership ChangesWhere to Find Us The Free 110k+ member Award Travel 101 Community. To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1. You can also email us at 101@award.travel Our next meetup will be May 16-18, 2025 in Chicago! Tickets are SOLD OUT but visit the Chicago 2025 Meetup page to secure a spot on the waitlist. Our partner CardPointers helps us get the most from our cards. We love being able to automatically add all of our offers and quickly seeing the best card to use for every purchase. Signup today at https://cardpointers.com/at101 for a 30% discount on annual and lifetime subscriptions! Lastly, we appreciate your support of the AT101 Podcast/Community when you signup for your next card!

We bring Dylan Saba up to the Presidential Suite to talk about Palestine and the DNC.

Roz shields her eyes for the arrival of supernova writer, comedian, actor and co-host of Double Threat, Julie Klausner! Smoldering beneath bangs and huge sunglasses, the two discuss reincarnation, thoughtographer Ted Serios, and why Julie won't stay in old hotels anymore. Want to share YOUR paranormal experience on the podcast? Email your *short* stories to GhostedByRoz@gmail.com and maybe Roz will read it out loud on the show... or even call you! Be sure to follow the show @GhostedByRoz on Instagram. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3WwYCsr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad gives us a medical update, AZ has created quite the mess for Republicans, the Republican candidate for NC Governor is a dead man walking (politically), some sad news Venmo: BBCast Cash App: $bdub336 PayPal: @bradandbritt

It's President's Day weekend here in the ol' US of A, so we invite you to come chill with us in the Presidential Suite with a six pack of new tunes! This weekend, we highlight: Outer World - "The Drum, The Beat" (HHBTM Records) Tony Valentino from The Standells, ft. Lisle Engle & Kristen Kohary - "Hollywood Fake" Gentleman Jesse - "Where Time Stands Still" (Drunk Dial Records) Hungrytown - "Another Year" (Big Stir Records) Sorry Monks - "Girlfriend" (Subjangle) Sirius Voltage - "For Your Dreams" (Invicta Sound & Vision) How's that for a little high octane rock n' roll to kickstart your weekend?!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yo-Eleven MinutesMostly Vegas. No BS. Casino Experience +more⬇️“Presidential Suite Resorts World Las Vegas - Crockfords Las Vegas + a Sweet Suite Spot” - Yo-11 Minutes: E50 Season 2 On this episode:Michael discusses: A Room Tour of the Presidential Suite at Resorts World Las Vegas, and a sweet suite deal.Movestro's News Story: Donny Osmond Extends Residency at Harrah'sLinks:TravelZork Travel  - The Vegas Experts

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SEASON 2 EPISODE 98: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: You and I have 305 days until the election and the GOOD news is: if the Supreme Court rules Trump is immune from prosecution for anything he did while president OR if the Supreme Court rules the 14th Amendment DOESN'T disqualify him from the ballot OR if the Supreme Court rules both… Joe Biden can declare himself president for life, he can arrest the Supreme Court, and he can detain Trump without charges or trial and the Supreme Court has just ruled there's not a goddamned thing anybody can do about it, including them. Well thank god THAT'S settled. Happy New Year! I am mystified by the sanctimonious criticisms of Maine striking Trump from the ballot from its Senator Angus King and "Democratic" Congressman Jared Golden. They have decided the Constitution wasn't enough and decided on their own that we needed HIGHER BARRIERS before as a nation we could defend ourselves against a psychotic dictator-in-waiting who wants to turn the government into a personal revenge factory and oh by the way the only thing he's going to remember about YOU Angus King, is that you voted to impeach him. “Under the established Constitutional process," said Senator King from atop his high horse, "absent a final judicial determination of a violation of the 14th Amendment's disqualification clause, I believe the decision as to whether or not Trump should rest with the people as expressed in free and fair elections. This is the ultimate check within our Constitutional system,” This isn't a matter of interpretation for the courts, or for you, Senator King. It's what the 14thAmendment SAYS as opposed to what a fragment of your voters want you to tell them it says. What it SAYS is, your Senate AND the House have a right to REMOVE the disqualification of Donald Trump by a two-thirds vote. It exists. It exists right now. It only STOPS existing if you OVERRIDE IT. By 75 to 25, thank you. That's what it says. THAT is the ultimate check within our Constitutional System. I hope you can hear me up there floating on that cloud above it all. Speaking of, congratulations to The New York Times, which addresses disqualification by quoting Judge Michael Luttig, and balancing him with someone who wrote commercial scripts for Dunkin' Donuts and an L.A. democrat who went on Fox to say he's mad at Joe Biden. And congratulations to The Washington Post for buying out the only one of its reporters who got it - Greg Sargent. But genuine thinks to Green Day, which did what the rest of us can almost never do - pierce the MAGA/Trump Cult/Fascist bubble and show its cultists, to their shock, that they are not a majority and not at all liked. It's shocking that such penetrations come during Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve - but it's worth singing about! B-Block (27:45) POSTSCRIPTS TO THE NEWS: She allegedly liquored up underaged teenagers at her daughter's 17th birthday party. Is she A) a drag queen B) a trans-gendered swimmer C) a librarian or D) the founder of the “Keeping Kids In School PAC” and former Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor?; The right-wing pundit who boasts of how The Statue of Liberty is better than any European art; The passing of Tom Foty. (35:25) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Fox kills the wrong Frank Thomas. Aaron Rodgers has now descended into using antisemitic tropes. And Michael Flynn Jr. sticks his father with a new name: "General Flynn-Bitch." C-Block (41:55) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: We're now in the 25th anniversary year of the night - before Game 1 of the World Series which I was covering for Fox - where an Atlanta hotel gave me a room next to a choir that spent the entire night practicing for a competition the next day. It then tried to make it up to me by offering me, instead...THE PRESIDENTIAL SUITE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deepti is back with Sarah to catch up on so much Bravo.RHONY Legacy is INCREDIBLE. Kelly Bensimmon is such a nightmare but is fueling us with some good TV. Dorinda, Lu and Sonja are deLIGHTING us, Ramona is NOT being as big of a monster (so far?) and Kristen is bringing enough drama. VERY HAPPY with RHONY LEGACY, it's like a big warm hug with our old friends.Beverly Hills is HEAVY. Deepti and Sarah have some disagreements on Sutton...and they discuss. Dorit deserved what she got from Garcelle at the end of Crystal's Taco Tuesday night (COME ON, DORIT!), Kyle is a whole complicated mess that Deepti and Sarah parse through to try to understand their feelings on her. Erika...well...she's been fine! SOUTHERN CHARM - whew!!!! It's been so fantastic this season. Shep/Austen fight with Craig and Whitney and Madison there in Whitney's Presidential Suite was incredible!!! Taylor is off her f'ing rocker. Craig remains ADORABLE. Madison is MVP - she is absolutely fantastic this season. 

Greg Olear is joined by the writer, author, professor, filmmaker, and “America, America” columnist Steven Beschloss. They discuss the failure of the media to adequately cover Trump, then and now; the stakes of the next election; Lee Harvey Oswald, childhood trauma, and the making of an assassin; the importance of investing in education and why the GOP opposes it; Biden's place in history; and the Ritz-Carlton Moscow. Plus: a new dating app.Follow Steven:https://twitter.com/StevenBeschlosshttps://post.news/@/stevenbeschlossSubscribe to “America, America”:https://america.substack.com/Watch “Media Misses”:https://america.substack.com/p/media-misses-the-wall-street-journalBuy his book:https://www.amazon.com/Gunman-His-Mother-Marguerite-Assassin-ebook/dp/B0CN518F1KThanks, HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/prevailfree and use code prevailfree for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while subscription is active. Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter:https://gregolear.substack.com/aboutWould you like to tell us more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short. *

Ep. 6.08: The Presidential Suite. It's time to cast your ballots for who does the best impression of JFK - Johnny, Roland or Katie! This week the gals discuss mixing business with pleasure, ward off their seasonal depression with a hint of sun-kissed spray tan, and commiserate over the only episode of Schitt's Creek to leave us desperately heartbroken. Grab your tissues!

Can you imagine a former president behind bars? That's the shocking possibility we're discussing today as we delve into Donald Trump's expressed fears of prison. We'll dissect the mountain of evidence piling up from the investigation - classified documents left at Mar-a-Lago, attempts to erase security footage, and more. While the media is ablaze with speculation, we go a step further - exploring the potential implications of separating Trump's trial from that of Cheeseboro and Sidney Powell, and what it spells if Trump isn't the first to face the jury. We're also taking a critical look at the media's role and how evidence could be presented in court without rebuttal. Lastly, we'll be addressing the controversy around equal treatment for former presidents - in an era where Trump supporters clamor for charges against political opponents while defending Trump's actions, we question if a presidential run should grant immunity from criminal liability. It's a loaded discussion you don't want to miss. Support the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2003879/supportFollow our show's hosts on Twitter: twitter.com/@CoolTXchicktwitter.com/@Caroldedwinetwitter.com/blackknight10ktwitter.com/@pardonpodSubscribe to Ty's substack:https://theworldasiseeit.substack.com/Support Our Sponsor:Eucalyptus Sheets (Recommended):Sleep Mask (I use this every night)Eucalyptus ComfortorAdjustable Eukalyptus Pillow

THRIFTY TRAVELER PREMIUMGet deal/award alerts straight to your inbox. Thrifty Traveler Premium does just that. Use promo code ‘AT101' for $10 off your first year. Again, you can find them at http://thriftytraveler.com/premiumPOST OF THE WEEKInga KC - What Level 4: Travel advisory? Inga just returned from Iran flying Qatar Business Class for 70K AAdvantage miles each way.NEWS & ENHANCED OFFERSIncreased Southwest offers - 30% discount interesting30% Transfer Bonus to Virgin Atlantic - Virgin VoyagesFrontier Status with Rewards CardTRIP UPDATESAngie - what to do when termites invade your house?Joe -Atlanta - It had been 107 days since my last flight. Checkout the Presidential Suite and the rewards and card benefits I used to make this trip happen:Free Breakfast ($28)18K Skymiles ($209)24K Hyatt Points ($1,122)12K Rapid Rewards - upgraded boarding & wifi credit from the Performance Business card ($207)Chicago - Spent 24 hours in Chicago. Where'd we go, and what did we doFree Breakfast ($56)Uber Credits ($22) Plus 10X Earned on LyftUA Travel Bank ($511)Economy Plus from status (upgraded on return) $306 valueThompson using a Cat 1-4 Free Night Award Holiday Weekend ($685)WHAT BONUSES DID WE GET?Angie - nothing new to reportJoe - why couldn't I put a (travel) charge I'd planned on putting on Amex Biz Gold?HIGHLIGHT (Main Feature)Cards that can Help earn StatusAmerican - AAdvantageDelta - SkymilesUnited - MileagePlusSouthwest - Rapid RewardsHilton - HonorsIHG - One RewardsHyatt - World of HyattMarriott - BonvoyWHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOWAlways pay international bills Where To Find the Award Travel 101 Community For questions, you can join us in the free 100,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community. For more intermediate and advanced strategies, join Award Travel 201 community To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1. You can also email us at contactawardtravel@gmail.com. Our next meetup is located in San Antonio, TX on April 26–28, 2024, and it's SOLD-OUT. You can get on our wait-list, but to learn more visit Taco 'Bout A Fiesta! Support the AT101 Podcast/Community

We started a brand new journey and are hitting 3 towns as we ramble toward Corpus Christi. The first stop? Auburn, AL. Denise was angling for the prestige of The Laurel Hotel, and scored even bigger when she landed the Presidential Suite at The Hotel at Auburn University. We got to experience the best in AU's culinary arts program and landed an interview with a big fish in the Auburn real estate market (and on TikTok), Amy Barton Cotney! Amy gave us a download on what's happening in the towns of Auburn, Lake Martin and Opelika and it was a hoot. We took in the sights and tastes and bushels of love this town had to offer--and Denise even did it on horseback! We're dropping THREE "Ask a Local" segments for Auburn on YouTube in the coming days, so make sure you subscribe to us for content you can only see there. Find out why we fell in love with the people and the town of Auburn and, as always, please be sure to follow us on the social platform of your choice here.   #emptynest #fulltank  

Few things stir up fear quite like the economy does. Though few of us could even accurately define what “the economy” actually is, talk of a tough economy is enough to cause most people worry.Whether it be mortgage increases, rising inflation, falling stock prices, or looming recessions, as soon as the financial experts start talking down the economy, large parts of the population start seeing problems with their own situation that they don't understand, let alone know how to solve. Given the infinite variety of economic situations that each of us face, coming up with universal tactics that we could all apply is an impossible task. But while there may not be a viable universal tactical approach that we could all take, there is a viable universal strategic approach that we can take.In fact it's so universal, that it isn't just applicable to economic situations, and can apply to any problem or challenge that comes our way…Episode Highlights:[00:45] Tough Economic Features[02:25] Contributing Factors[04:13] Problem is a Consciousness State[05:46] The Impact of Consciousness on Coping with Economic Hardship[07:31] Overloading the Brain[09:07] Fight-Flight Reactivity[10:46] Stress Accumulation vs Deep Restfulness[12:56] Unleash Your Brain's Potential with Vedic Meditation[16:57] Accurate Expectations via Vedic Meditation[18:52] "Where's the Money Going to Come From?"[20:27] Opulence at $5 a Day[21:31] Sleeping on the Couch in the Presidential Suite[22:53] A Fully Awakened Brain[24:12] How to Deal with Problems[25:41] Welcome to the Solution to All ProblemsUseful Linksinfo@thomknoles.com  https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoleshttps://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/info@thomknoles.com  https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoleshttps://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

Alex and Shane chat about how Shane almost ruined an expensive night out of town, and the surprise perks resulting from the screw up. They describe the new skincare journey they recently started, with Shane getting the infamous "Vampire Facial." Listener questions are answered in the mailbag segment, hitting topics like when to allow your kids to have social media, vaginal seeding, Rachel Bilson's exciting new discovery, and so much more! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    This episode is proudly supported by:   Tru Earth - save 10% off of Tru Earth's powerful, and eco-friendly products (the laundry detergent strips & surface cleaner are our favourites!) by using the promo code THISFAMILYTREE10 when you visit https://www.tru.earth/?utm_source=SOCIAL&utm_medium=PODCAST&utm_campaign=INFLUENCER&utm_term=ThisFamilyTreePodcast   Mini Mioche - use promo code THISFAMILYTREE15 at www.minimioche.com for 15% off of your ethically made, organic, and sustainable kids' apparel.

We are finally getting into the Presidential Suite of this 1872 election here and some Prohibitionist snuck into the room how did that happen? Aren't we like 40 years early?

'I'm sorry, taut? [laughs] What is that, old English? How 'bout I hold it tight?'Consider supporting the show on PatreonFollow and interact with us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramIn our latest episode, Paul digs deep into the controversy of Ted's teeth, Carla wonders what happened to Patrick's eyebrows, and we both have no idea what the name of the new motel is. Balance the cold tap with some hot, look into some cry therapy, and join us as we discuss the eighth episode of season 6, The Presidential Suite!Top 10 Rankings so far:Carla1. S2, Ep. 1: Finding David2. S1, Ep. 1: Our Cup Runneth Over3. S2, Ep. 13: Happy Anniversary4. S4, Ep. 6: Open Mic5. S3, Ep. 13: Grad Night6. S1, Ep. 13: Town For Sale7. S4, Ep. 9: The Olive Branch8. S4, Ep 12: Singles Week9. S5, Ep. 9: The M.V.P.10. S5, Ep, 13: The HikePaul1. S1, Ep. 1: Our Cup Runneth Over2. S2, Ep 13: Happy Anniversary3. S2, Ep. 1: Finding David4. S3, Ep. 12: Friends & Family5. S3, Ep. 13: Grad Night6. S4, Ep. 13: Merry Christmas, Johnny Rose7. S6, Ep. 6: The Wingman9. S5, Ep. 9: The M.V.P.8. S5, Ep, 13: The Hike10. S1, Ep. 9: Carl's Funeral

First, I am really grateful for all the well-wishes and congratulations we received on the birth of my son. He's doing great, and I'm over the moon. I decided to record a podcast about the experience-- why my wife and I decided to have our first child here last year, as well as our second child this year, and tell you how great the experience was. Naturally, though, we start with a historical perspective. Today's episode begins in ancient India with one of the most famous figures in human history. It turns out that, in addition to being a spiritual icon, he was also an extreme biohacker. We talk about the evolution of medicine, and how healthcare used to be a ‘patient-first', science-driven field. Individual healthcare practitioners today are still that way. Doctors, nurses, and medical researchers have answered a noble calling to help the sick. But the healthcare industry itself is now ruled by insurance companies and political hacks who have managed to increase the cost of care, make it much more bureaucratic, and severely dilute the doctor-patient relationship. I share a story of my step father, who died several weeks ago after being chewed up by a healthcare system that did not seem designed to help him. This is one of the big reasons why we had our children in Mexico; it's a much more liberated healthcare system. In Mexico, we have a very close relationship with the physician, who is unconstrained by bureaucratic policies and idiotic regulations. And if some stupid rule ever does come up? It's Mexico. We ignore it. The births of my children were both fantastic experiences. The hospital was great. The physicians and nurses were great. And the cost? Imagine Nany Pelosi closing her thumb and index finger into a small circle saying, “It costs nothing.” Frankly it's almost embarrassing that the all-in cost of my child's birth was about $1,750, including the ‘Presidential Suite' at one of the best private hospitals in the country. My children are both Mexican citizens (in addition to the four others that they receive from mom and dad). Plus parents AND grandparents are both entitled to permanent residency in Mexico. This proved especially useful for my in-laws; my wife is from Ukraine, so we were able to get the family out of Kiev and relocate them here to Cancun-- because they now have permanent residency. I tell you the whole story in today's episode, which you can listen to here. Open Podcast Transcription [00:00:01.140] Today we're going to go back in time more than 2500 years ago to the mid 500 BC. To the Kingdom of Kashi on the Ganges River in northern India. Now you might not have heard of the Kingdom of Kashi, a lot of people haven't, but it's actually quite historically significant for a couple of reasons that we're going to get into. At the time, in the mid 500s, there was a guy in his mid thirty s, a guy that some of you might know. This name Siddharta Gotama.   [00:00:27.520] And if you don't know his name, you will in a moment. But this is a person who was born into wealth and power and money and status and he renounced it all. As a young man he said, I'm not interested in the money. What I am interested in is spiritual enlightenment. And that might sound a little bit hokey today, but back then that was actually quite a popular social value.   [00:00:49.210] A lot of people said, you know, I want to seek spiritual enlightenment and their culture and their civilization. That was a prized value. And he walked away from all of his worldly possessions and decided that the way he wanted to do that, he was going to hit the road. And he became essentially a wandering beggar. And during that time he experimented with some really extreme conditions.   [00:01:07.920] At the time, in fact, there was a commonly held belief that if you starved yourself that eventually you would achieve spiritual enlightenment. And this seems crazy to us,

First, I am really grateful for all the well-wishes and congratulations we received on the birth of my son. He's doing great, and I'm over the moon. I decided to record a podcast about the experience-- why my wife and I decided to have our first child here last year, as well as our second child this year, and tell you how great the experience was. Naturally, though, we start with a historical perspective. Today's episode begins in ancient India with one of the most famous figures in human history. It turns out that, in addition to being a spiritual icon, he was also an extreme biohacker. We talk about the evolution of medicine, and how healthcare used to be a ‘patient-first', science-driven field. Individual healthcare practitioners today are still that way. Doctors, nurses, and medical researchers have answered a noble calling to help the sick. But the healthcare industry itself is now ruled by insurance companies and political hacks who have managed to increase the cost of care, make it much more bureaucratic, and severely dilute the doctor-patient relationship. I share a story of my step father, who died several weeks ago after being chewed up by a healthcare system that did not seem designed to help him. This is one of the big reasons why we had our children in Mexico; it's a much more liberated healthcare system. In Mexico, we have a very close relationship with the physician, who is unconstrained by bureaucratic policies and idiotic regulations. And if some stupid rule ever does come up? It's Mexico. We ignore it. The births of my children were both fantastic experiences. The hospital was great. The physicians and nurses were great. And the cost? Imagine Nany Pelosi closing her thumb and index finger into a small circle saying, “It costs nothing.” Frankly it's almost embarrassing that the all-in cost of my child's birth was about $1,750, including the ‘Presidential Suite' at one of the best private hospitals in the country. My children are both Mexican citizens (in addition to the four others that they receive from mom and dad). Plus parents AND grandparents are both entitled to permanent residency in Mexico. This proved especially useful for my in-laws; my wife is from Ukraine, so we were able to get the family out of Kiev and relocate them here to Cancun-- because they now have permanent residency. I tell you the whole story in today's episode, which you can listen to here. Open Podcast Transcription [00:00:01.140] Today we're going to go back in time more than 2500 years ago to the mid 500 BC. To the Kingdom of Kashi on the Ganges River in northern India. Now you might not have heard of the Kingdom of Kashi, a lot of people haven't, but it's actually quite historically significant for a couple of reasons that we're going to get into. At the time, in the mid 500s, there was a guy in his mid thirty s, a guy that some of you might know. This name Siddharta Gotama.   [00:00:27.520] And if you don't know his name, you will in a moment. But this is a person who was born into wealth and power and money and status and he renounced it all. As a young man he said, I'm not interested in the money. What I am interested in is spiritual enlightenment. And that might sound a little bit hokey today, but back then that was actually quite a popular social value.   [00:00:49.210] A lot of people said, you know, I want to seek spiritual enlightenment and their culture and their civilization. That was a prized value. And he walked away from all of his worldly possessions and decided that the way he wanted to do that, he was going to hit the road. And he became essentially a wandering beggar. And during that time he experimented with some really extreme conditions.   [00:01:07.920] At the time, in fact, there was a commonly held belief that if you starved yourself that eventually you would achieve spiritual enlightenment. And this seems crazy to us,

First, I am really grateful for all the well-wishes and congratulations we received on the birth of my son. He's doing great, and I'm over the moon. I decided to record a podcast about the experience-- why my wife and I decided to have our first child here last year, as well as our second child this year, and tell you how great the experience was. Naturally, though, we start with a historical perspective. Today's episode begins in ancient India with one of the most famous figures in human history. It turns out that, in addition to being a spiritual icon, he was also an extreme biohacker. We talk about the evolution of medicine, and how healthcare used to be a ‘patient-first', science-driven field. Individual healthcare practitioners today are still that way. Doctors, nurses, and medical researchers have answered a noble calling to help the sick. But the healthcare industry itself is now ruled by insurance companies and political hacks who have managed to increase the cost of care, make it much more bureaucratic, and severely dilute the doctor-patient relationship. I share a story of my step father, who died several weeks ago after being chewed up by a healthcare system that did not seem designed to help him. This is one of the big reasons why we had our children in Mexico; it's a much more liberated healthcare system. In Mexico, we have a very close relationship with the physician, who is unconstrained by bureaucratic policies and idiotic regulations. And if some stupid rule ever does come up? It's Mexico. We ignore it. The births of my children were both fantastic experiences. The hospital was great. The physicians and nurses were great. And the cost? Imagine Nany Pelosi closing her thumb and index finger into a small circle saying, “It costs nothing.” Frankly it's almost embarrassing that the all-in cost of my child's birth was about $1,750, including the ‘Presidential Suite' at one of the best private hospitals in the country. My children are both Mexican citizens (in addition to the four others that they receive from mom and dad). Plus parents AND grandparents are both entitled to permanent residency in Mexico. This proved especially useful for my in-laws; my wife is from Ukraine, so we were able to get the family out of Kiev and relocate them here to Cancun-- because they now have permanent residency. I tell you the whole story in today's episode, which you can listen to here. Open Podcast Transcription [00:00:01.140] Today we're going to go back in time more than 2500 years ago to the mid 500 BC. To the Kingdom of Kashi on the Ganges River in northern India. Now you might not have heard of the Kingdom of Kashi, a lot of people haven't, but it's actually quite historically significant for a couple of reasons that we're going to get into. At the time, in the mid 500s, there was a guy in his mid thirty s, a guy that some of you might know. This name Siddharta Gotama.   [00:00:27.520] And if you don't know his name, you will in a moment. But this is a person who was born into wealth and power and money and status and he renounced it all. As a young man he said, I'm not interested in the money. What I am interested in is spiritual enlightenment. And that might sound a little bit hokey today, but back then that was actually quite a popular social value.   [00:00:49.210] A lot of people said, you know, I want to seek spiritual enlightenment and their culture and their civilization. That was a prized value. And he walked away from all of his worldly possessions and decided that the way he wanted to do that, he was going to hit the road. And he became essentially a wandering beggar. And during that time he experimented with some really extreme conditions.   [00:01:07.920] At the time, in fact, there was a commonly held belief that if you starved yourself that eventually you would achieve spiritual enlightenment. And this seems crazy to us,

Covid-19 cases are skyrocketing every day.  Just when you thought we might be getting somewhere, the latest BA5 variant is spreading like wildfire.  For many businesses this will make no difference, but for many industries like mine, we are watching those numbers like hawks, praying they go down.  Why?  Because our buyers are making decisions not to buy, because of the danger factor of getting the virus.  If buyers reduce or stop buying, the next thing you have to worry about are cash flow prblems.  Can you make the rent and the salary bill every month?  These types of problems are like amoebas – they just keep multiplying.   Any hint of trouble in the business breeds fear in the staff.  Are we going to be okay?  Is this company going down?  Should I be the first rat to jump ship?  If you are not open with the numbers, then you run the risk of supposition, rumours and imaginations in overdrive.  You don't tell them how bad it is, but they know things are bad and they presume they are actually a lot worse than they really are.  If you are transparent with the numbers, they have a clear view of the problem, but they still worry it is a huge problem and perhaps insurmountable.   We read these statements such as “it is lonely at the top”.  As the leader, who can you talk to?  The only words coming out of our mouth with our teams have to positive and confident.  The first sign of a lack of confidence and you could trigger the collapse of the whole edifice.  No matter how much you are hurting, they are not the audience for your fundamental, deep concerns about the business.   What about friends in business?  Certainly, this can include clients.  In fact, my policy is to make every client a friend if possible.  That is not always the case, but in general that is the type of relationship I want.  People like to do business with people they like and that includes those doing the selling, as well as the buying.  You cannot really share your woes with the client no matter how good a friend they are.  They are still the client and they have their own businesses to take care of. The prospect of you the supplier falling over would trigger them to seek more stable supply from somewhere else, regardless of how much they may like you personally.   What about your partner.  When you get home and start sharing all the stresses you are under, what is the impact on the family?  The partner is going to start worrying about the collapse of the family fortunes, what will happen to the house, what about the retirement years provisions?  The leader has to be careful with this messaging as well. There is a tension there between wanting to unburden to release some stress and creating additional burdens for yourself on the home front.   What about friends?  Do you in fact have any close friends?  You may be working so hard in the business, you actually don't have any close friends, because you never have the time to invest in the relationship.  Assuming you do have some friends you can trust with this confidential information, does it help?  Apart from sympathy, they cannot do much.  They have their own problems in life and their own stresses.  Any advice they have is basic and you would have thought about it already.  Or they have advice which isn't helpful because they cannot know your business well enough to make any difference.   What about a coach?  This can be a good idea.  One of the issues is the same as with friends, the coach won't know your business well enough to understand the ramifications of what is going on.  They can help at a high level perhaps.  I am always dubious about so called “life coaches” who have done nothing in their lives?  The same goes with a lot of business coaches, who have achieved nothing in business?  Can a business coach sitting outside of Japan understand Japan well enough to be of any help?  It is a bit like that joke about the consultant borrowing your watch so that they can tell you the time.  The coach who doesn't know Japan has to be educated by you first about the Japan situation in business.   Finding a business coach who knows about Japan and has sufficiently high level commercial experience to see things from the Presidential Suite point of view is a rare beast.  Active Presidents get it and get it perfectly, except they are too busy running their own shop to worry about coaching someone else.  This also presents a potential problem of because they are here, you are possibly opening up a conduit to the market to release things you don't want publicised in the market.  How much can you really share?   It doesn't sound great does it?  In reality the choices are few.  As leaders we have to harden up and find a way to push through.  The key is to be able to manage our stress.  If we know how to do that, then the release we seek can be found.  This could be journaling, meditation or exercise. Drugs and alcohol are creating a fresh set of problems and we already have enough troubles without adding to the pile.   Writing things down for whatever reason, does seem to help.  We can do it in four stages.  What are the problems I am facing?  Which of these many problems is one with the highest priority?  What are some things I can do about it?  Which one of these many solutions is the best choice to get to work on immediately.  It sounds so simple.  That is the genius of this method – it is so simple, but it really works.

Instagram: @zachjazzdrums • Montclair, New Jersey drummer Zach Adleman has performed at Carnegie Hall, the 57th Annual Grammy Awards After Parties, and the Newport Jazz Festival, alongside jazz luminaries Wynton Marsalis, Rodney Whitaker, Mike LeDonne, and Randy Brecker. Additionally, Zach has received a GRAMMY for playing percussion on the song "Water in Cupped Hands", on Ted Nash's 2016 release, the "Presidential Suite." A scholarship recipient at the Juilliard School and Michigan State University, Zach was asked to join eminent trombonist Michael Dease's band and is featured on his 2018 album release, "Reaching Out" on Posi-Tone Records. In 2019, the very next year, Zach released his debut record as a co-leader of the Becoming Quintet, “One-Track Mind,” where he earned a review from JazzTimes and DownBeat magazine. Zach is the winner of the J.C Heard National Drum Competition, where he led his trio featuring Rodney Whitaker and Isaiah Thompson at the 2017 Detroit Jazz Festival. In 2019, he was invited to take part in the “Future of Jazz Concert” in Moscow, Russia, including a performance with Igor Butman and the Moscow Jazz Orchestra at Tchaikovsky Hall. While in high school, Zach was extensively involved in many outstanding programs including Jazz House Kids and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra, which fostered his love of playing jazz. While in college, Zach was selected to attend the JAS Aspen Academy led by Christian McBride, and the Ravinia workshop led by Rufus Reid and Billy Childs. In pursuit of his passion to teach, Zach served on faculty at the Jazz Institute @ Brevard; worked as a teaching assistant at the Jazz House Kids Summer Workshop; and currently teaches private lessons online and in the New York/New Jersey region.

With the help of the Royal Elephant Hotel, the Scenic Drive team was able to surprise a couple with a luxury hotel stay in the presidential suite.

With the help of the Royal Elephant Hotel, the Scenic Drive team was able to surprise a couple with a luxury hotel stay in the presidential suite.

The Bickersons was a radio comedy sketch series that began September 8, 1946, on NBC, moving the following year to CBS where it continued until August 28, 1951. The show's married protagonists, portrayed by Don Ameche and Frances Langford, spent nearly all their time together in relentless verbal war. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ang189/support

Ye's new 'bae' Julia Fox will have no reason to worry about what she wears on their dates after Ye took her to a hotel where he had an entire suite full of clothes for her. In other news, Will Smith accidently farted in an Instagram live and everyone caught it.

After being on life support not too long ago, Elizabeth City State has boosted its enrollment thanks to NC Promise tuition and the leadership of Dr. Karrie G. Dixon, its chancellor since 2018. We talked about how athletics factors in to the decade-high growth of enrollment numbers it is currently experiencing, as well as how competitive the CIAA chancellors and presidents are when it comes to athletics.

What happens in the Presidential Suite stays in the Presidential Suite.

What happens in the Presidential Suite stays in the Presidential Suite.

Explicit. Papa Jugo is back for round 2 and we adding in special guest, Gabe, to the mix and it's gon be dope. Straight out the Presidential Suite. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rico-torres1/support

Explicit. Papa Jugo is back for round 2 and we adding in special guest, Gabe, to the mix and it's gon be dope. Straight out the Presidential Suite. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rico-torres1/support

The Fitness of Nature for Mankind featuring Biologist Michael Denton Watch this presentation at- https://youtu.be/9SL_xqSvWqU 36,385 views Discovery Science 123K subscribers Renowned author and biologist Michael Denton gives a new expression to what he calls the “medieval synthesis” of knowledge about life, now enjoying a “Reconquista” thanks to modern science. In charming and lyrical yet rigorous fashion, Denton reviews the intelligent design evidence detailed in his books, including the most recent, The Miracle of the Cell. Join him as he explores the myriad of ways nature is fit not just for life, but for human life. Denton is author of the new book "The Miracle of the Cell" (2020) as well as many other books such as "Nature's Destiny," "Fire-Maker," "The Wonder of Water," and "Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis." You will never think of nature in the same way after you watch this presentation! Dr. Denton's new book The Miracle of the Cell [https://www.discovery.org/store/produ...] provides compelling evidence that long before life emerged on our planet, the design of the carbon-based cell was foreshadowed in the order of nature, in the exquisite fitness of the laws of nature for this foundational unit of all life on Earth. Nowhere is this fitness more apparent than in the properties of the key atomic constituents of the cell. Each of the atoms of life — including carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, as well as several metal elements — features a suite of unique properties fine-tuned to serve highly specific, indispensable roles in the cell. Moreover, some of these properties are specifically fit for essential roles in the cells of advanced aerobic organisms like ourselves. Author Michael Denton is a Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. He holds an MD from Bristol University and a PhD in biochemistry from King's College in London. His previous books include Evolution: A Theory in Crisis and Nature's Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in the Universe. He has published his work in Nature, Nature Genetics, BioSystems, Human Genetics, and Biology and Philosophy. Be sure to check out these related videos: Marcos Eberlin: Earth as the “Presidential Suite” of the Universe https://youtu.be/dFrOWEWHWZg Water, Ultimate Giver of Life, Points to Intelligent Design https://youtu.be/e2i0g1sL-X4 Conversations with William Dembski–Information All the Way Down https://youtu.be/BnVss3QseCw ============================ The Discovery Science News Channel is the official Youtube channel of Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture. The CSC is the institutional hub for scientists, educators, and inquiring minds who think that nature supplies compelling evidence of intelligent design. The CSC supports research, sponsors educational programs, defends free speech, and produce articles, books, and multimedia content. For more information visit https://www.discovery.org/id/ http://www.evolutionnews.org/ http://www.intelligentdesign.org/ Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: Twitter: @discoverycsc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverycsc/ Visit other Youtube channels connected to the Center for Science & Culture Discovery Institute: https://www.youtube.com/user/Discover... Dr. Stephen C. Meyer: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrStephe... The Magician's Twin - CS Lewis & Evolution: https://www.youtube.com/user/cslewisweb Darwin's Heretic - Alfred Russel Wallce: https://www.youtube.com/user/AlfredRW... HELP ACU SPREAD THE WORD!   Ways to subscribe to the American Conservative University Podcast Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FM Player Podcast Addict Tune-in Podcasts Pandora Look us up on Amazon Prime   If you like this episode head on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! People find us through our good reviews.   FEEDBACK- You can ask your questions, make comments, submit ideas for shows and lots more. Let your voice be heard. Email us at americanconservativeuniversity@americanconservativeuniversity.com     Help CSI Stamp Out Slavery In Sudan Join us in our effort to free over 350 slaves. Listeners to the Eric Metaxas Show will remember our annual effort to free Christians who have been enslaved for simply acknowledging Jesus Christ as their Savior. As we celebrate the birth of Christ this Christmas, join us in giving new life to brothers and sisters in Sudan who have enslaved as a result of their faith. https://csi-usa.org/metaxas   https://csi-usa.org/slavery/   Typical Aid for the Enslaved A ration of sorghum, a local nutrient-rich staple food A dairy goat A “Sack of Hope,” a survival kit containing essential items such as tarp for shelter, a cooking pan, a water canister, a mosquito net, a blanket, a handheld sickle, and fishing hooks. Release celebrations include prayer and gathering for a meal, and medical care for those in need. The CSI team provides comfort, encouragement, and a shoulder to lean on while they tell their stories and begin their new lives. Thank you for your compassion  Giving the Gift of Freedom and Hope to the Enslaved South Sudanese

The Fitness of Nature for Mankind featuring Biologist Michael Denton Watch this presentation at- https://youtu.be/9SL_xqSvWqU 36,385 views Discovery Science 123K subscribers Renowned author and biologist Michael Denton gives a new expression to what he calls the “medieval synthesis” of knowledge about life, now enjoying a “Reconquista” thanks to modern science. In charming and lyrical yet rigorous fashion, Denton reviews the intelligent design evidence detailed in his books, including the most recent, The Miracle of the Cell. Join him as he explores the myriad of ways nature is fit not just for life, but for human life. Denton is author of the new book "The Miracle of the Cell" (2020) as well as many other books such as "Nature's Destiny," "Fire-Maker," "The Wonder of Water," and "Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis." You will never think of nature in the same way after you watch this presentation! Dr. Denton's new book The Miracle of the Cell [https://www.discovery.org/store/produ...] provides compelling evidence that long before life emerged on our planet, the design of the carbon-based cell was foreshadowed in the order of nature, in the exquisite fitness of the laws of nature for this foundational unit of all life on Earth. Nowhere is this fitness more apparent than in the properties of the key atomic constituents of the cell. Each of the atoms of life — including carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, as well as several metal elements — features a suite of unique properties fine-tuned to serve highly specific, indispensable roles in the cell. Moreover, some of these properties are specifically fit for essential roles in the cells of advanced aerobic organisms like ourselves. Author Michael Denton is a Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. He holds an MD from Bristol University and a PhD in biochemistry from King's College in London. His previous books include Evolution: A Theory in Crisis and Nature's Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in the Universe. He has published his work in Nature, Nature Genetics, BioSystems, Human Genetics, and Biology and Philosophy. Be sure to check out these related videos: Marcos Eberlin: Earth as the “Presidential Suite” of the Universe https://youtu.be/dFrOWEWHWZg Water, Ultimate Giver of Life, Points to Intelligent Design https://youtu.be/e2i0g1sL-X4 Conversations with William Dembski–Information All the Way Down https://youtu.be/BnVss3QseCw ============================ The Discovery Science News Channel is the official Youtube channel of Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture. The CSC is the institutional hub for scientists, educators, and inquiring minds who think that nature supplies compelling evidence of intelligent design. The CSC supports research, sponsors educational programs, defends free speech, and produce articles, books, and multimedia content. For more information visit https://www.discovery.org/id/ http://www.evolutionnews.org/ http://www.intelligentdesign.org/ Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: Twitter: @discoverycsc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverycsc/ Visit other Youtube channels connected to the Center for Science & Culture Discovery Institute: https://www.youtube.com/user/Discover... Dr. Stephen C. Meyer: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrStephe... The Magician's Twin - CS Lewis & Evolution: https://www.youtube.com/user/cslewisweb Darwin's Heretic - Alfred Russel Wallce: https://www.youtube.com/user/AlfredRW... HELP ACU SPREAD THE WORD!   Ways to subscribe to the American Conservative University Podcast Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FM Player Podcast Addict Tune-in Podcasts Pandora Look us up on Amazon Prime   If you like this episode head on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! People find us through our good reviews.   FEEDBACK- You can ask your questions, make comments, submit ideas for shows and lots more. Let your voice be heard. Email us at americanconservativeuniversity@americanconservativeuniversity.com     Help CSI Stamp Out Slavery In Sudan Join us in our effort to free over 350 slaves. Listeners to the Eric Metaxas Show will remember our annual effort to free Christians who have been enslaved for simply acknowledging Jesus Christ as their Savior. As we celebrate the birth of Christ this Christmas, join us in giving new life to brothers and sisters in Sudan who have enslaved as a result of their faith. https://csi-usa.org/metaxas   https://csi-usa.org/slavery/   Typical Aid for the Enslaved A ration of sorghum, a local nutrient-rich staple food A dairy goat A “Sack of Hope,” a survival kit containing essential items such as tarp for shelter, a cooking pan, a water canister, a mosquito net, a blanket, a handheld sickle, and fishing hooks. Release celebrations include prayer and gathering for a meal, and medical care for those in need. The CSI team provides comfort, encouragement, and a shoulder to lean on while they tell their stories and begin their new lives. Thank you for your compassion  Giving the Gift of Freedom and Hope to the Enslaved South Sudanese

Keegan joins the Presidential Suite to discuss all things Suns and NBA Playoffs. The Addison Rae and Carol Baskin awards make a come back to close the show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Keegan Stewart joins us in the Presidential Suite once again to discuss the Madness that is March. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The Bickerson segments from three Old Gold shows: The Presidential Suite, Income Tax Refund, and The New Apartment.   Originally aired on May 28, June 11, and June 18, all in 1948.   Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr.   Please support our show at patron.podbean.com/classiccomedyotr or at paypal.com/donate.   Please share this podcast with your friends and family. You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.

On episode 02 of The Lobby, hosts Vitoria Carneiro Zhu & Nicole Hoeborn enter the Presidential Suite to discuss the Capitol Hill insurrection, Former President Trump's impeachment, and President Biden's inauguration. This is Part 1 of 2. Check out the highlights on IG: @andthatsonaction or the FULL episode with video on Youtube: And That's On Action.

It's the unbelievable, but TRUE story of how we stayed in the Presidential Suite in Las Vegas for just $15! Listen all the way to the end! You don't want to miss our #1 favorite hotel on this list.#besthotelsintheworld #15dollarsuites #favoritefamilyhotelsNot only are we going to share with you our top favorite hotels and airbnb's in the entire world, but we are going to share with you how to get a cheap top floor suite for just $15! Bondi Beach: Unfortunately this airbnb is no longer availableCosta Rica: https://bit.ly/3pw0cH0Disney Aulani: https://www.disneyaulani.com/Hyatt Aruba: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/aruba/hyatt-regency-aruba-resort-spa-and-casino/arubaHyatt Orlando: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/florida/hyatt-regency-orlando/mcoro?src=corp_lclb_gmb_seo_mcoroHyatt Grand Cypress: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/florida/hyatt-regency-grand-cypress/vista?src=corp_lclb_gmb_seo_vistaFlamingo: https://www.caesars.com/flamingo-las-vegas/hotelWhat is your favorite hotel you've ever stayed at?Follow along with our Worldschooling Family Adventures at: http://diapersonaplane.com/ to see what we're learning next! Also check us out here:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DiapersOnAPlaneMeWe: https://mewe.com/p/diapersonaplanePinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/diapersonaplaneInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/diapersonaplaneTwitter: https://twitter.com/diapersonaplaneParler: https://parler.com/profile/DiapersonaplaneLike and Subscribe. You definitely don't want to miss our TOP WORST hotels we've ever stayed at - coming soon! New vlog episodes every Saturday night! Next week we'll be sharing all about our OUT OF THIS WORLDschooling field trip to the planet Uranus! Don't miss it!

In this episode, US Presidential Historian and best-selling author Douglas Brinkley talks history and current events to help us make sense of America today -- no easy feat, but Brinkley does it seamlessly, illustrating exactly why he's been dubbed "America's New Past Master" by the Chicago Tribune. Douglas Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University, CNN Presidential Historian, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. He works in many capacities in the world of public history, including on boards, museums, colleges and historical societies.   The Chicago Tribune dubbed him “America's New Past Master”. The New-York Historical Society has chosen Brinkley as their official U.S. Presidential Historian. His recent book Cronkite won the Sperber Prize while The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast received the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award.   He has received a Grammy Award for Presidential Suite and seven honorary doctorates in American Studies. His two-volume annotated The Nixon Tapes recently won the Arthur S. Link – Warren F. Kuehl Prize.  He is a member of the Century Association, Council of Foreign Relations and the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and three children. Find out more at douglasbrinkley.com FMC Fast Chat is the social commentary podcast from the Fair Media Council, a 501c3 nonprofit organization advocating for quality news and working to create a media-savvy society. The podcast is hosted by FMC CEO and Executive Director Jaci Clement. Find out more at www.fairmediacouncil.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, US Presidential Historian and best-selling author Douglas Brinkley talks history and current events to help us make sense of America today -- no easy feat, but Brinkley does it seamlessly, illustrating exactly why he's been dubbed "America's New Past Master" by the Chicago Tribune. Douglas Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University, CNN Presidential Historian, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. He works in many capacities in the world of public history, including on boards, museums, colleges and historical societies.   The Chicago Tribune dubbed him “America’s New Past Master”. The New-York Historical Society has chosen Brinkley as their official U.S. Presidential Historian. His recent book Cronkite won the Sperber Prize while The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast received the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award.   He has received a Grammy Award for Presidential Suite and seven honorary doctorates in American Studies. His two-volume annotated The Nixon Tapes recently won the Arthur S. Link – Warren F. Kuehl Prize.  He is a member of the Century Association, Council of Foreign Relations and the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and three children. Find out more at douglasbrinkley.com FMC Fast Chat is the social commentary podcast from the Fair Media Council, a 501c3 nonprofit organization advocating for quality news and working to create a media-savvy society. The podcast is hosted by FMC CEO and Executive Director Jaci Clement. Find out more at www.fairmediacouncil.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Douglas Brinkley, Rice University Professor of Humanities and History and CNN Presidential historian, joins host Michael Zeldin to discuss how history will assess the Trump presidency and Trumpism, the rise in domestic terrorism and censorship in social media during Trump's tenure, and the relationship between Congress and the Biden administration. Guest Douglas Brinkley Douglas Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University, CNN Presidential Historian, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair.  He works in many capacities in the world of public history, including on boards, museums, colleges and historical societies.   The Chicago Tribune dubbed him “America's New Past Master”.  The New-York Historical Society has chosen Brinkley as their official U.S. Presidential Historian.  His recent book Cronkite won the Sperber Prize while The Great Deluge:  Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast received the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award.   He has received a Grammy Award for Presidential Suite and seven honorary doctorates in American Studies.  His two-volume annotated The Nixon Tapes recently won the Arthur S. Link – Warren F. Kuehl Prize.  He is a member of the Century Association, Council of Foreign Relations and the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress.  He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and three children. Host Michael Zeldin Michael Zeldin is a well-known and highly-regarded TV and radio analyst/commentator. He has covered many high-profile matters, including the Clinton impeachment proceedings, the Gore v. Bush court challenges, Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation of interference in the 2016 presidential election, and the Trump impeachment proceedings.  In 2019, Michael was a Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he taught a study group on Independent Investigations of Presidents. Previously, Michael was a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice. He also served as Deputy Independent/ Independent Counsel, investigating allegations of tampering with presidential candidate Bill Clinton's passport files, and as Deputy Chief Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, Foreign Affairs Committee, October Surprise Task Force, investigating the handling of the American hostage situation in Iran. Michael is a prolific writer and has published Op-ed pieces for CNN.com, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Hill, The Washington Times, and The Washington Post. Follow Michael on Twitter: @MichaelZeldin

This week, Amari responds to Obama’s advice to the Democratic Party and Progressive Activists, explores the inclusiveness (or not) of Biden’s cabinet choices, and indulges in the latest foolishness and mayhem from Trump and his administration. Support and follow the shoutout from today’s episode: @blkandbold

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Explicit Warning - Adult Content from the start. Now what's UROLAGNIA I hear you ask? Sounds a little bit like Euro Disney, it could even be a station on the Eurotunnel, in fact it is a fascination for golden showers and water sports. In this episode I am joined by best selling author and Chief Investigative Journalist for Yahoo News Michael Isikoff as we talk about that night Donald Trump spent in the Presidential Suite of the Moscow Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Michael Isikoff's book on Amazon USA "Russian Roulette" https://tinyurl.com/y68jxrvd Find out more about Rob Goldstone: https://isanenglishmanin.com

The Fitness of Nature for Mankind featuring Biologist Michael Denton Watch this lecture at- https://youtu.be/9SL_xqSvWqU Discovery Science Renowned author and biologist Michael Denton biologist Michael Denton gives a new expression to what he calls the “medieval synthesis” of knowledge about life, now enjoying a “Reconquista” thanks to modern science. In charming and lyrical yet rigorous fashion, Denton reviews the intelligent design evidence detailed in his books, including the most recent, The Miracle of the Cell. Join him as he explores the myriad of ways nature is fit not just for life, but for human life. Denton is author of the new book "The Miracle of the Cell" (2020) as well as many other books such as "Nature's Destiny," "Fire-Maker," "The Wonder of Water," and "Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis." You will never think of nature in the same way after you watch this presentation! Dr. Denton's new book The Miracle of the Cell [https://www.discovery.org/store/produ...] provides compelling evidence that long before life emerged on our planet, the design of the carbon-based cell was foreshadowed in the order of nature, in the exquisite fitness of the laws of nature for this foundational unit of all life on Earth. Nowhere is this fitness more apparent than in the properties of the key atomic constituents of the cell. Each of the atoms of life — including carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, as well as several metal elements — features a suite of unique properties fine-tuned to serve highly specific, indispensable roles in the cell. Moreover, some of these properties are specifically fit for essential roles in the cells of advanced aerobic organisms like ourselves. Author Michael Denton is a Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. He holds an MD from Bristol University and a PhD in biochemistry from King's College in London. His previous books include Evolution: A Theory in Crisis and Nature's Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in the Universe. He has published his work in Nature, Nature Genetics, BioSystems, Human Genetics, and Biology and Philosophy. Be sure to check out these related videos: Marcos Eberlin: Earth as the “Presidential Suite” of the Universe https://youtu.be/dFrOWEWHWZg Water, Ultimate Giver of Life, Points to Intelligent Design https://youtu.be/e2i0g1sL-X4 Conversations with William Dembski–Information All the Way Down https://youtu.be/BnVss3QseCw ============================ The Discovery Science News Channel is the official Youtube channel of Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture. The CSC is the institutional hub for scientists, educators, and inquiring minds who think that nature supplies compelling evidence of intelligent design. The CSC supports research, sponsors educational programs, defends free speech, and produce articles, books, and multimedia content. For more information visit https://www.discovery.org/id/ http://www.evolutionnews.org/ http://www.intelligentdesign.org/ Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: Twitter: @discoverycsc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverycsc/ Visit other Youtube channels connected to the Center for Science & Culture Discovery Institute: https://www.youtube.com/user/Discover... Dr. Stephen C. Meyer: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrStephe... The Magician's Twin - CS Lewis & Evolution: https://www.youtube.com/user/cslewisweb Darwin's Heretic - Alfred Russel Wallce: https://www.youtube.com/user/AlfredRW...   HELP ACU SPREAD THE WORD!   Ways to subscribe to the American Conservative University Podcast Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher If you like this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! People find us through our good reviews.   FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments, submit ideas for shows and lots more. Let your voice be heard. Email us at americanconservativeuniversity@americanconservativeuniversity.com Note- ACU Students and Alumni are asked to commit to donating Platelets and Plasma.  Make an Appointment Today! Call Your local Hospital or The Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767

The Fitness of Nature for Mankind featuring Biologist Michael DentonWatch this lecture at- https://youtu.be/9SL_xqSvWqUDiscovery ScienceRenowned author and biologist Michael Denton biologist Michael Denton gives a new expression to what he calls the “medieval synthesis” of knowledge about life, now enjoying a “Reconquista” thanks to modern science. In charming and lyrical yet rigorous fashion, Denton reviews the intelligent design evidence detailed in his books, including the most recent, The Miracle of the Cell. Join him as he explores the myriad of ways nature is fit not just for life, but for human life. Denton is author of the new book "The Miracle of the Cell" (2020) as well as many other books such as "Nature's Destiny," "Fire-Maker," "The Wonder of Water," and "Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis." You will never think of nature in the same way after you watch this presentation! Dr. Denton's new book The Miracle of the Cell [https://www.discovery.org/store/produ...] provides compelling evidence that long before life emerged on our planet, the design of the carbon-based cell was foreshadowed in the order of nature, in the exquisite fitness of the laws of nature for this foundational unit of all life on Earth. Nowhere is this fitness more apparent than in the properties of the key atomic constituents of the cell. Each of the atoms of life — including carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, as well as several metal elements — features a suite of unique properties fine-tuned to serve highly specific, indispensable roles in the cell. Moreover, some of these properties are specifically fit for essential roles in the cells of advanced aerobic organisms like ourselves. Author Michael Denton is a Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. He holds an MD from Bristol University and a PhD in biochemistry from King’s College in London. His previous books include Evolution: A Theory in Crisis and Nature’s Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in the Universe. He has published his work in Nature, Nature Genetics, BioSystems, Human Genetics, and Biology and Philosophy. Be sure to check out these related videos: Marcos Eberlin: Earth as the “Presidential Suite” of the Universe https://youtu.be/dFrOWEWHWZg Water, Ultimate Giver of Life, Points to Intelligent Design https://youtu.be/e2i0g1sL-X4 Conversations with William Dembski–Information All the Way Down https://youtu.be/BnVss3QseCw ============================ The Discovery Science News Channel is the official Youtube channel of Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture. The CSC is the institutional hub for scientists, educators, and inquiring minds who think that nature supplies compelling evidence of intelligent design. The CSC supports research, sponsors educational programs, defends free speech, and produce articles, books, and multimedia content. For more information visit https://www.discovery.org/id/ http://www.evolutionnews.org/ http://www.intelligentdesign.org/ Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: Twitter: @discoverycsc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverycsc/ Visit other Youtube channels connected to the Center for Science & Culture Discovery Institute: https://www.youtube.com/user/Discover... Dr. Stephen C. Meyer: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrStephe... The Magician's Twin - CS Lewis & Evolution: https://www.youtube.com/user/cslewisweb Darwin's Heretic - Alfred Russel Wallce: https://www.youtube.com/user/AlfredRW... HELP ACU SPREAD THE WORD! Ways to subscribe to the American Conservative University PodcastClick here to subscribe via iTunesClick here to subscribe via RSSYou can also subscribe via StitcherIf you like this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! People find us through our good reviews. FEEDBACK + PROMOTIONYou can ask your questions, make comments, submit ideas for shows and lots more. Let your voice be heard.Email us at americanconservativeuniversity@americanconservativeuniversity.comNote- ACU Students and Alumni are asked to commit to donating Platelets and Plasma.  Make an Appointment Today! Call Your local Hospital or The Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767

TWS News 1: Update on President Trump’s Condition – 00:26 Boo Yay Your Weekend – 2:02 Monday School: What Love Does – 7:02 TWS News 2: Presidential Suite – 10:27 Becky Thompson – 12:20 TWS News 3: 102-Year-Old Voter – 22:40 One Word You Need to Hear – 24:07 Anxiety Tips – 28:20 Least of These: Highest Paid Actress – 33:20 Who in Your Life Deserves a News Report – 35:32 Free Bible Quiz – 40:19 You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies/.

Caden Mathis joins us in the Presidential Suite today. We talk the death of Chadwick Boseman and what he meant to our culture, 1st week of Corona College, our 1st Covid Concert, NBA Playoffs, we give out some relationship advice, and talk about animals fighting. We hope you enjoy the episode, as always be sure to subscribe/follow and leave a review!

Our Breaking Distance team had the honor of interviewing Bil Donovan, one of today's most accomplished and revered fashion illustrators. He is a respected educator and author and has traveled the world as a global artist and spokesperson for companies like Christian Dior. Bil speaks about his passion for creating and how it all started, his love of educating, fostering and nurturing the next generation of artists and his activism and newest protest artwork series #LiberatorToo, honoring Black Lives.      More About BilBil Donovan is one of today's most accomplished and revered fashion illustrators. He was appointed the first artist-in-resident for Christian Dior in 2009, a position he continues to serve in today. Donovan utilizes an innate sense of selectivity to communicate the essence of glamour, luxury and style with an abstract sensibility reflecting his fine art background. As an artist, author, educator and spokesperson Bil is a true champion of the art form. From the editorial, advertising and animation markets, his clients include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vogue, Bergdorf Goodman, St. Regis Hotel, The New York Times, Harper Collins, New York magazine, Mandarin Oriental, the CFDA, L’Occitaine, Vanity Fair, Neiman Marcus and Saks. Donovan shares the process of fashion illustration as an Associate Adjunct Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Instructor at the School of Visual Arts in New York. He continues to  conduct master classes and shared his technique through demonstrations in Australia, China, London, Detroit, Philadelphia and New York. Bil is the author of Advanced Fashion Drawing/Lifestyle Illustration, Lawrence King Publishing. His painting of the House of Dior’s Couture timeline adorns the Christian Dior Suite and his paintings are also visible in the Presidential Suite and the lobby.Vogue and the Metropolitan Museum of Art commissioned Donovan as the sole artist to illustrate fashion illustrations of iconic designs for a limited edition book for inclusion in the permanent collection of the Costume Institutes Library and visible in the recent exhibit, “Masterworks”: Unpacking fashion, 2017. Bil Donovan has recently been recognized as one of the most accomplished fashion Illustrators of the late twentieth century, History of Illustration, Bloombury Publication 2019.http://www.bildonovanlimited.com/ Social Media https://www.instagram.com/bildonovan/   LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR ANTI-TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION BEAUTY FOR FREEDOM AT:https://beautyforfreedom.org/BEAUTY FOR FREEDOM MISSION STATEMENTArt Therapy. Education. Empowerment. This is how we help survivors of human trafficking. We support recovery through creativity and skills training. We nurture our youth by removing potential stigmas surrounding self-expression, legitimizing their ideas, hopes, and dreams. In light of the COVID-19 global pandemic, we realize it’s our time to step up. Using the platform we’ve built to usher in change in the lives of people across the globe, we hope to help the world heal in this time of crisis. Here’s to paying it forward.   

This week find out what Mikey sent to Roma Craft....Why Terrance needs the big room!  and why can't I go to the movies we are in Phase 2 now!!   All this and lots lots more!   Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on whatever provider you use!

Panthers are in the playoffs! Leroy brings up the NBA playing a lottery play in tournament. Pat Riley got kicked out of Presidential Suite in Hawaii hotel for Michael Jordan. Kendrick Perkins says he is glad Michael Jordan is not his GOAT.

Panthers are in the playoffs! Leroy brings up the NBA playing a lottery play in tournament. Pat Riley got kicked out of Presidential Suite in Hawaii hotel for Michael Jordan. Kendrick Perkins says he is glad Michael Jordan is not his GOAT.

In this episode, we will look at the smallest possible living environment, which may scare some people, but that's reality of the living in Hong Kong for some people. They may come with new features, although the place is small, it can be fully equipped. With small rooms or apartments, there comes new designs of furnitures. It turns out that you can decorate well even if they are very tiny. In this episode we will share with you some stories behind living in such tiny places. Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cantalkcantalk/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLmR5fq7rXjQj4tDiQGndLQ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5NVN0JsjC35AzvSWIQzThC Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMWRjMDRiOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/cantonese-talk-canadian-talk-WRlde1 Pocketcast: https://pca.st/lpg8nc3w Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1503761632/cantonese-talk-canadian-talk Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/cantonese-talk-canadian-talk **** Other gears I used in this video **** Apex 435 microphone https://amzn.to/2VrhyIj Native Instruments 21066 Komplete Audio 6 MK2 https://amzn.to/2JPUduj Shure SRH840 Professional Monitoring Headphones (Black) https://amzn.to/2y3dXrS Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam 1080P Camera https://amzn.to/2x55p3C Neewer 2 Packs Dimmable Bi-Color 480 LED Video Light and Stand Lighting Kit https://amzn.to/2JSfpQc Focusrite SCARLETT-SOLO-3RD-GEN USB Audio Interface https://amzn.to/2RB5sLp motionVFX plugin for FCP https://motionvfx.sjv.io/c/2228624/760654/10011 https://motionvfx.sjv.io/c/2228624/760657/10011 https://motionvfx.sjv.io/c/2228624/767040/10011

Voici le deuxième épisode du format "L.A. Confinemential" du trio de "Tu L'As Vu ?", Gravlax – Papa(Gubi)da – Casa, où chaque membre parle, à tour de rôle et un film par un film, de 3 métrages visionnés durant cette période de confinement. D'autres épisodes suivront, tant que la période n'est pas achevée. Pour cette deuxième salve, voici le menu :– 1'00 / Gravlax : "HIDDEN" de Jack Sholder (1987)http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=3397.html– 11'55 / Gubi : La série "ATYPICAL" de Robia Rashid (depuis 2017)http://www.allocine.fr/series/ficheserie_gen_cserie=21143.html– 20'35 / Casa : La mini-série "CHERNOBYL" de Craig Mazin (2019)http://www.allocine.fr/series/ficheserie_gen_cserie=22429.html– 24'10 / Gravlax : "HITLER EST KAPUT" de Marius Waisberg (2008)https://www.senscritique.com/film/Hitler_est_Kaput/422534– 35'35 / Gubi : "GUNS AKIMBO" de Jason Lei Howden (2020)http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=256221.html– 41'25 / Casa : "CUBE" de Vincenzo Natali (1999)http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=9348.html– 44'00 / Gravlax : "SIMØNE" d'Andrew Niccol (2002)http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=28981.html– 54'40 / Gubi : "ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA" de Francis Annan (2020)http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=256405.html– 59'20 / Casa : "THE PROFESSOR" ("Les derniers jours de Monsieur Brown") de Wayne Roberts ( 2019 )http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=256081.htmlMorceaux utilisés dans cet épisode :– Générique "Loud Pop" ( Gravlax )– Michael Convertino "The Hidden Main Title"– Michael Convertino "Final Transference"– Hunters Collectors "Is There Anybody In There"– The Pharcyde "Passin Me By"– Eels "Fresh Blood"– Hildur Guðnadóttir "The Door"– Hildur Guðnadóttir "Waiting for the Engineer"– Max Raabe "Oops ! I did it again !"– B.O. "Hitler est kaput" : "Bryanskaya Ulica" / "Voyna i mir" / "Kokain"– Enis Rotthoff "Enter The Ride"– Enis Rotthoff "This is About Art"– Mark Korven "Cube Main Title"– Carter Burwell "Nicola Walks"– Carter Burwell "Welcome to SimOne"– Carter Burwell "Presidential Suite"– Carter Burwell "Splendid Decay"– David Hirschfelder "Logos, Archives, Leaflet Bombs"– Kathy Ingraham "Little Things"Bonus :– Le caméo de Jean-Claude Vandamme dans le film russe "Rjveski contre Napoléon" (2012 ; par l'équipe de "Hitler est kaput") :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss6O2riF3zY– Le clip ( version explicite ) de Rihanna "Better Have My Money" où apparaît Rachel Roberts, interprète de "SimOne" :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3eAMGXFw1o– Compilation des morts à l'écran de Danny Trejo :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cKkoagMX5gLien Twitter du podcast : https://twitter.com/TLVPodcastPage Facebook du podcast : https://www.facebook.com/M.Gravlax/Page du podcast : https://podcast.ausha.co/tu-l-as-vu

Nick Bedard embraces the journey.From using guerrilla journalism tactics to get his NBA credentials, to becoming a Chinese culture reporter and 6-time Beijing city boxing champion, to returning home and attempting a start-up, he shares his stories and lessons learned along the way. Show Notes Follow Nick on Instagram | LinkedIn Basketball Buddha Theme music by: Ruel Morales Audio Transcript Brian Schoenborn 0:01 Hello, hello. Hey everyone. Our guest today has embraced the journey. He's man whose explored very many parts of the world and done some pretty incredible things, including his time since I've known him in Beijing as the six-time Beijing city boxing champion. He also got to start as an NBA journalist in Korea, I think he covered the Korean basketball league as well. Meanwhile, as boxing city champion six times, he moonlighted as a Chinese propagandist, or journalist or journalist with a white face. Give it up for my friend Nick the Quantum Beast Bedard. Brian Schoenborn 0:51 My name is Brian Schoenborn. I'm an explorer, people, places and culture. In my travels spreading over 20 countries across four continents, I've had the pleasure of engaging in authentic conversations with amazingly interesting people. These are their stories, on location and unfiltered. Presented by 8B Media. This is Half the City. Nick Bedard 1:18 Thanks for having me on Brian. I'm happy to be here. I'm happy to share I'm happy to share the journey. Like you said I do embrace the journey. The destination is important but the the mass emphasis of my you know, lifestyle and so on has been the journey time and time again and we're going to talk about a few of those journeys today. So thank you very much. I hope this is going to be you know, entertaining. If not, you know, if you learn anything from it, that's great. But I'm here to share my story because that's what this podcast…right. Brian Schoenborn 1:56 I'm coming back off from a brief hiatus. I had to take a little bit of break due to some family emergencies. But I'm posting up in the studio right now in Hollywood. A nice little spot. And we're doing this one remote baby. Nick's hanging out. Where are you? Where are you at? Are you in Montreal? Or? Nick Bedard 2:14 I'm in Toronto, Canada. Brian Schoenborn 2:15 Toronto. Right? Okay. Right on man. So, what brings you to Toronto? What What do you mean? What are you doing back there now? Nick Bedard 2:22 Well, this is home for me. So after almost a decade of you know, traveling and and, you know, fulfilling journeys that I've always wanted to fulfill, I finally come back to my home base and used all of the knowledge used all of the experience to establish the career that I'm doing now, which I'm super excited about. I don't want to spoil it right away. I guess we could start with kind of what brought me to Asia in the first place, because that's kind of where the journey all began. Brian Schoenborn 2:52 And so you said you spent what, like 10 years in Asia roughly. Nick Bedard 2:56 In nearly a decade, yes. Brian Schoenborn 2:58 So how do you make a decision to go from Canada, you know, Western, Western culture, you know, Western lifestyle. How do you make that decision to go, you know, take that jump from that to something probably completely different to you. I mean, I know I lived in Asia as well, and I had my own reasons for it. But that can be a pretty big move for people coming from other parts of the world. Nick Bedard 3:22 It is and I didn't grow up, you know, dreaming of going to Asia that wasn't part of my, you know, plan after high school and, and going to journalism school and thinking, Well, you know, what, I'm gonna go cover some stuff in Asia that that was never part of the formula. What happened was, I wanted to be a sports writer, I was a pretty good High School athlete, played soccer, played basketball, you know, even badminton, football, and I was always kind of over achieving in these eSports. And oftentimes, I would be interviewed by the local journalists and I thought, Well, you know what, that that'd be a pretty cool job. I don't think I'm going to be made In the NBA at all the basketball was my favorite sport. I spent, you know, countless hours just shooting 500 jump shots from from this corner and then 500 from that corner, you're just going through these regiments of you try my best to be at that and kind of funneled into like journalism when I chose journalism as something I wanted to pursue. It was really it I really brought that that kind of mindset of those 500 jumpers from the corner to journalism where I wanted to learn everything about it. And and I wanted to cover basketball. Nick Bedard 4:36 So when I was in journalism school, covering the school team, you know, traveling with them on the road games and really being like a beat writer for the local for the school paper that really excited me to you know, look at different options on where I can fit into this heavily competitive, you know, basketball journalist market. I was really lucky at the time because journalism was transitioning from kind of a print and broadcasting medium to the blogosphere where, you know, journalism was going to a really digital based medium or media per se. So I looked at that blogging was very young, having your own site was very young, that was very new. We're talking about 2009. And and just to put that into perspective, I think YouTube started, you know, being popular around 2008. So everything was still kind of young and figuring itself out, so after journalism school, I really you know, I picked up a job as a copywriter for an advertising company, and that's, that's, it's interesting, I say that because that's gonna come full circle, but before we go too far. As a copywriter, that's when I was kind of mapping this master plan of figuring out where I'm gonna fit into this kind of NBA, you know, journalist, a dream that I had. So the destination was, I want to be an NBA writer. I want to be an accredited NBA writer. I want the badge that says Nick Bedard NBA media, but it's the journey that I had to figure out. Brian Schoenborn 6:19 And so how did you like what did you? How did you figure out that Asia was the place to be? Nick Bedard 6:26 Well, around that time, it was it was about 2010 2011 around the time that I started getting really serious about you know, shifting from the copywriting rolled back into what I wanted to do as my dream job per se. And and the NBA was in lockout at the time the collective bargaining agreement, so they were at the table with the owners and, and so there was a lockout in the league. And a lot of players were going to play in Turkey, a lot of players are willing to play in Greece, but that economy was also you know, still recovering from the 2008 financial crisis. Europe was tanking. And and some say it hasn't really recovered yet. Right? Nick Bedard 7:08 So so I didn't really see much happening there, in the sense of, you know, try and kind of fit into this, this this role. There were already people kind of covering the league, but not really because, you know, a lot of cuts were being made to the media industry there. And it just didn't seem as exciting to me. So then I thought, well, what about college ball seeing as how there's no NBA, maybe I can kind of, but I'm in Canada, right? I'm in Toronto at the time, so that there really there isn't really an NCAA presence here. Brian Schoenborn 7:38 Right. Nick Bedard 7:39 What I did see and this was during the time where Jeremy Lin was was was coming out and he was having his fame. Yao Ming was was already established. And I saw some of the players signed these ridiculously high contracts. We're talking about like, six figures or seven figures over in China. And and we're talking about guys like J.R. Smith and Kenyon Martin who grew up on the streets and kind of have that, you know, that cultural attitude that that, that that that really like, is kind of the opposite of that strict attitude that's in China. Nick Bedard 8:15 So I thought, Wow, what a story. These guys are going over there and not giving a shit about anything. We're just going to call it can I swear here? Brian Schoenborn 8:23 Dude, you can say whatever the fuck you want. Nick Bedard 8:26 I'm sorry, but they don't give a shit. They're going over there to collecting their paycheck while these owners figure it out. And as far as rules and regulations, I'm just showing up to play. And that's it. I mean, I heard this one story about Kenyon Martin first meeting the owner of a team over there, and he had his shoes on the table. He had his he had his Beats headphones on and the owners come to say like, Hey, we're happy to have yours again, whatever, whatever. Just give me the ball. Nobody's covering this. This is hilarious. So I thought okay, you know, I I I know I know where I need to go, I know where it needs to go. But I don't know how to do it yet. Nick Bedard 9:06 So I needed to come up with the kind of brand and come up with a website. And working in copywriting. I was around people that were doing web dev, I was around people that were buying domain names for clients and so on. So I really had a good insight on on the marketing side of it and the development side of it from from where I was working. So I was kind of positioned in a, in a good place where I could learn kind of how to take that next step. And then I went to a blogging conference in Toronto, where they had a bunch of sports bloggers and Mind you, this is very new at the time, you know, Jamil Hill was there from ESPN, a few other like Sports Illustrated writers that were there. And it was a conference where we didn't really know what was going on, but we knew something was coming up. You know, we were talking about the early stages of SB Nation or Bleacher Report. So I thought, well, you know if I could follow that and do my own thing, that that could probably catapult me into to Asia and I can bring that kind of blog brand with me. No, not blog in the sense of what I had for breakfast but blog in the sense that this is what I'm covering, you know, as part of, of what a newspaper sports section would be. You know what I mean? Brian Schoenborn 10:19 Absolutely. Oh, that's where Basketball Buddha came about, right? Nick Bedard 10:22 That's, that's where I got the idea. I needed a brand. I needed a name. I thought okay, basketball in asia.com. Boring. Basketball with characteristics.com. You know? And then I was like, Okay, well, you know, basketball is kind of a religion to me at the time was really invested into it. And what's kind of the religion in in in Asia, the shared kind of, it's the Buddha, right everyone kind of thinks of the Buddha as kind of India, kind of Thailand, kind of China, kind of Korea, a little bit Japan. So I was like, okay, BasketballBuddha.com. Nick Bedard 10:58 So I reached out to a a high school friend of mine who is in you know, graphics design and said hey, I need a logo. This is what I'm thinking. Actually my logo is based off a photo of Jamil or Jamal McGee. I think it's Jamil McGee. Brian Schoenborn 11:15 JaVale? Nick Bedard 11:15 Plays for the Lakers, JaVale McGee Yeah. And he jumped up while he was in China or something and did this kind of Buddha pose and I was like wait is if you look at my if you look at my logo basketballbuddha.com and you look at you know, Google search Javale McGee jumping Buddhist stance, you'll see where I got kind of my my my idea from so you know I was really at the drawing table researching a lot, what angle, but but I had everything kind of figured out here. Now I needed really, to figure out the itinerary part of it. Nick Bedard 11:51 Okay, so so I've got a few bucks saved up from my job. got about two-three grand. How do I turn? You know, how do I do? turn this into, you know, covering a whole season. Brian Schoenborn 12:04 Mm hmm. Nick Bedard 12:05 I looked at China, I said, Well, you know, it's a big country, the teams are scattered all across the the country. And if I wanted to travel from from A to B to Z, that's going to cost a lot. It's gonna take a lot of time, it's gonna take a lot of resources that I don't really have at the moment. So so so China was, while China was where all the action was, I couldn't really do it at the time. It just didn't make sense. Okay? Nick Bedard 12:31 So I looked at Japan and Japan, right. It's kind of expensive over there. Right? So the third option is, is there a basketball league in Korea? Well, I knew nothing about Korea, absolutely nothing. So I was like, Okay, well, what's going on over here and then and then Gangnam Style came out. Psy, remember that? Brian Schoenborn 12:52 Yep. Nick Bedard 12:52 And that blew up. So I was like, oh, there's something going on over there. Has nothing to do with basketball, but there's a league and it's close enough to China that I can kind of be awake during the Chinese games and watch them and cover them. So I was like okay, a real pass a real pass for for Korea cost 300 bucks and you could travel for like six months unlimited. You know you could stay in these these motels. They call them love motels. So oftentimes, you know, someone I flew there, I checked into this motel with like, a heart shaped jacuzzi. I was like, this is not bad for 40 bucks, you know? I could take this. And then I traveled to another one where it was like m&m themed like M&M wallpaper and like not Eminem the rapper, but like the the candy. Brian Schoenborn 13:42 Candies, yeah. Nick Bedard 13:45 These are really interesting. Brian Schoenborn 13:46 So there's like all sorts of themed hotels in Korea? Nick Bedard 13:51 They call them love. They called love motels. Brian Schoenborn 13:53 So why don't you explain to the listeners what a love motel is? Nick Bedard 13:57 I had no idea what it was. I just booked these on booking.com there's a cheap motel, my own room with Wi Fi. I was like, okay, that's pretty cool. Like I was thinking about doing the hostel thing, but I didn't want to be interrupted. I was really serious about kind of staying up all night and writing to go and back and bring the photos, bring on my notes and do some editing and do some brainstorming and write articles. So that's that's the reason so when I flew to Korea, and I landed I went to check in and that's the one in Seoul where it had the heart shape jacuzzi. Now so I go, Okay, this is pretty cool. I could dig this. I could dig this a couple condoms there and I'm like, Alright, well I kind of know what this is for. It's probably for young lovers looking. Brian Schoenborn 14:39 This is amazing. Nick Bedard 14:40 Yeah. But there was a huge like 55 inch flatscreen LG TV I was like whoa man. It surprised me that I didn't come out of the wall because this place is like LED lights and stuff. It was really like a is like that. It was like a red dim light. Pretty cool whatever man like. Yeah, so. So that's that's kind of what brought me to Asia in the first place. And that's what made me choose Korea as my starter point. Brian Schoenborn 15:12 Interesting. So how long? How long are you in Korea? Where were you were in Seoul? Nick Bedard 15:17 Well, I was in Seoul to start. So I spent a weekend salted, gather my stuff, get over the jetlag. And then the season was about to begin. Now I had no media credentials. I was writing a couple articles about Tracy McGrady signing with a Chinese basketball shoe brand. I was writing a couple articles that like Dwayne Wade was in a cell phone commercial in China, just anything to get my website going. It wasn't anything relevant but you know, just so I had something to add on to and and when I got to Seoul, the league started in a week now it's a six month League, so I plan to be there for six months. Brian Schoenborn 15:57 Right. Nick Bedard 15:57 And in that time, I was to travel Using my rail pass that I paid 300 bucks for it's a company called KTX and it's kind of like Amtrak where it'll take you anywhere but you but with this with this rail pass that's only accessible to foreigners you can travel the the entire you know country within six months it was perfect. Brian Schoenborn 16:19 Really? Nick Bedard 16:19 $300 Rail Pass unlimited unlimited it's like a monthly membership to the yeah and it's to kind of it's subsidized for foreigners so that you could explore the country a little bit. Brian Schoenborn 16:31 Encourage tourism and stuff like that? Sure. Nick Bedard 16:33 So that's what I took advantage of that. And and as the season started, I covered a game and soul now I was sitting I was sitting courtside because courtside seats were super cheap. It was like 25 bucks 525 to 30 bucks. And and these are big like arenas like we have like it's not the Staples Center or it or Madison Square Garden. We were talking about it is kind of like a glorified high school gym where there's about 5000 fans, you know, with a bunch of mascots and a lot of cheerleaders, you know? Kpop Kpop is big over there. So they integrated that with the cheerleaders and so on. Brian Schoenborn 17:12 So I've never been to a Korean basketball game, but I was in, I spent some time in Busan I went to a baseball game there. It was right was the Lotte Giants. It was funny like it was. The stadium was about half full. And everybody was seated behind the home team's dugout. Nick Bedard 17:32 Yeah. Brian Schoenborn 17:33 And the reason why… Nick Bedard 17:34 and on top of the dugout… Brian Schoenborn 17:36 top of the dugout, we're like, between three and five just absolutely gorgeous cheerleaders standing on top, they've got their own cheer for every single batter every single player they've got their own. They've got their own fucking moves. Get all these horny baseball fans like what are you there for? Are you watching the game or are you enjoying the scenery? Nick Bedard 17:57 Exactly, no, it's it had very little to do with the game but a lot to do with the entertainment that's, that's between between batters or between plays or during a timeout or something. So, you know, we have the mascot flying out of a cannon going to do a dunk and stuff. And they have, you know, the mascot, you know, kind of like dancing like Kpop stars. Right so so No, it was really interesting when I first got there now I wasn't I didn't have any media credentials. So I was just kind of documenting stuff from courtside. I had a camera I was taking photos. So I wasn't doing any interviews or anything. I was just my my angle was what's it like watching a bath professional basketball game in South Korea? That's where my base base was. Nick Bedard 18:48 So in Seoul, it's like this. In almost Ousan. It's like this in Jeungju. It's like this in Busan. It's like this. So a little bit of time. different experiences from different cities that that hosts a professional basketball teams in South Korea. And in tracking all my audience with Google Analytics, you know, working in the advertising firm as a copywriter, I got to know these tools a little bit. I got to know what keywords mean and stuff like that. So I was tracking this. And I was seeing Okay, where's the audience coming from and a lot of it was Korean Americans, specifically Korean Americans who were playing ball and were interested in the NBA but also wanted some ties to back home. Brian Schoenborn 19:34 Hmm. Nick Bedard 19:35 Another angle. And I'm kind of going ahead of myself here. But another angle I saw was a lot of college, college basketball fans who are following guys who weren't drafted in the NBA but signed in a foreign country, whether it be Spain, whether it be Greece or whether it be South Korea, they wanted some news about the guy who played out at New Mexico State University or San Diego State University, and they want to know what he's doing now because he was lighting it up at their school. So those are kind of the two angles that I saw early. And I kind of pushed my my content towards that the early adopters. Brian Schoenborn 20:16 Was that before the D league really got going, or the G league or whatever it's called, or? Nick Bedard 20:21 It was the D league at the time, and the D league was still there. But you don't make as much money as you do playing professional ball in the D League, as you do in South Korea. So in a D League, you might make 50 grand a year. Back then it was probably 35-40. You don't make a lot. In in Korea for an entire season. You're banking 250 K to 400 K. Brian Schoenborn 20:48 Oh, wow. Nick Bedard 20:49 You know, so it's a big difference. Mind you. The idea of transitioning your professional career from the D league to the NBA is much more appealing. Because you're there, you're playing for the farm team. But if you're just committed for the money, perhaps you're going to go play somewhere else and give up that kind of NBA dream because not a lot of players, go play in China or go play in Korea, and then go to the NBA. Does that mean it's never happened? No, it's happened Sure, depending on the age and and so on. But once you kind of leave America and go play ball, pro ball somewhere else out of college, and you're not drafted, your chances of making the NBA are pretty slim. Brian Schoenborn 21:33 Yeah. So you don't really hear too much about it. Unless maybe Spain like the Spain League, might be a couple like, you know Nick Bedard 21:40 or the D league, or the D, if you're willing to grind it out. And and and, and collect that 50 K a year. And just and just, you know, travel on buses and stay at the motel six and, and and the rigorous life of you know, it's kind of like the opening band for you know, the lead act, right? You're not a star, but you're the opener and maybe if you get enough audience, you could be the star, you know. But but it's, it's, it's a journey It is so so a lot of players will give up that destination of NBA and follow the money. And the money really is in China. It really is in Korea. It's in Japan. And the cost of living is lower. As you know, you lived in China, so the cost of living is lower. Brian Schoenborn 22:28 The dollar goes a lot further over there. Nick Bedard 22:31 Exactly. Yeah. Brian Schoenborn 22:32 What are some? Cuz I mean, sighs I mean, I've been to Korea twice, but I've only spent maybe, like, totally, like two weeks there. What are I mean, so as you're traveling around to these different cities, you know, what are some of the things that kind of stood out to you? You know, do you have any, like, you got some good stories of something that like, you know, maybe you're trying to get someplace and just something really surprised you or you struggle with something like I know you got some I see you nodding. Nick Bedard 23:00 It was really interesting for me because I didn't really have a job, right? So during the day during the day, I wasn't really going to work. I wasn't going to an office, my work really started at like 6pm on game day. So during the day, I'd kind of go out and go around. But there are a lot of old people in South Korea, you know, because that's what I saw. I was I was like, like, during the there during the day, everyone's in work or in school. So I was kind of hanging out with the older people. I would go to grab a coffee or something. It's a bunch of old people just shooting the shit or something like that. Or if I was going to the mall is trying to go shopping a lot of old people, so I didn't really have that kind of the same experience as somebody who kind of works there and lives there and so on. Nick Bedard 23:46 I guess my first impressions it were it's really hilly, there's a lot of mountains, not, not big mountains, but it's not as flat as Toronto. Brian Schoenborn 23:56 Hmm. Nick Bedard 23:57 In California. You guys have a lot of mountains and hills and so on. So it's probably different for someone from that perspective, but I saw a lot of mountain I thought that was pretty cool. The cities are kind of built on mountains. Yeah, that was pretty cool. Busan was really nice. Brian Schoenborn 24:14 Busan's cool, yeah. Nick Bedard 24:15 One thing one thing that really popped off about Korea is their advancement in technology. Their Wi Fi was everywhere you're always connected. Televisions, it was state of the art um you know you go to you go to have noodles at some you know dive noodle bar and they'll be like a 65 inch like flat screen TV with like high definition and the place is pumping with surround sound. They they really take pride in their technology and you know the the the transportation system in Seoul is fantastic. And it's it's got TVs in it and stuff like the tech is is awesome. They were really advanced in technology. Brian Schoenborn 24:59 That's Samsung for ya, huh? You know, I wonder, instead of talking about the old people, I just talk about these old people it just reminds me of being in Beijing you know, you see these usually right about the time dusk starts to happen when it just starts getting dark. At almost every city corner, sidewalk corner, you see just like dozens of old like, grandmother's dancing, we call them the dancing grannies. They're everywhere. Is there anything like that, that you saw over there? Nick Bedard 25:30 Yeah, a lot but they do it indoors. They don't have these kinds of more. I mean, they do it outside but not as much as China. They have these like bars that are like like these nightclubs that are just for old people like old people. swingers type deal. Brian Schoenborn 25:44 What? Nick Bedard 25:44 Yeah, there's like 65 and up swingers Come on in. Brian Schoenborn 25:49 Oh, come on! Nick Bedard 25:51 And I mistakenly, mistakenly popped into one of those thinking, oh this space is happening you know? Brian Schoenborn 26:01 Y'all try to get with one of them like, Hey, what's up, girl? What's your name is? Nick Bedard 26:04 Yeah, right. Yeah, exactly. No, no, but no, it was a really good experience. So So I played out I was there for six months. And within that six months, I my website was getting a little bit of traction. It was it was getting more popular. I started with getting into AdSense, which for people who don't know what AdSense is, you know, those annoying banners on media sites? So those banners are there from from AdSense. So essentially a brand will try to run display advertising on new sites. And we as new sites would allow those banners to run across our our website. So that's a sense of revenue. So I thought okay, I've got 10 million uniques…uh 10,000 uniques per month at the time when I started I could kind of monetize. So I started doing that. Nick Bedard 27:04 And then some of the foreigners, I was I was seeing when I was back in Seoul and kind of I kind of knew where they would go hang out in a place called like Itaewon, which is where the military bases. So so I kind of see those basketball players. I'm like, Hey, I'm the basketball Buddha guy. And they're like, Who are you? I'm, I'm covering the league, right? So introducing I'd love to, you know, is so big that I go hit me up after a game one time and I'll give you Yeah, so cool. So I kind of started being like a social butterfly and really involved in the league. And that was really cool. It was a great experience six months. So I had my sight. I had my side going, come the offseason. I had no reason to stay there. So So I came back to to Toronto to kind of regroup. Say, okay, what's next? Maybe I'll go back next year. But I was quickly called, I was quickly called by somebody that I met at the game. So sitting so somebody had passed on my website to the vice commissioner of the league, who had two kids studying in, in Canada. So look, I love what you're doing. Nick Bedard 28:25 After seeing what you've reported, I think it's great for the league to come back next year. We'll grant your full media access. We'll have a media card for you. We want you to keep covering the league. We don't know what your plans are right now. But we'd love that in the back next year. If you want to do it again. Nick Bedard 28:41 Great. Awesome. So, so I kept myself busy. You know, I went back to that that, you know, copywriting job, which which sucked because, you know, I knew I was leaving within, in like eight months, right? But I hey give me another chance? And they did. So so. So then that flew by and I was still covering offseason stuff where NBA players would travel to China or travel to Korea. And I was I knew where to get my new sources from now. So you know, Korea has their own Korean language, basketball forums were they and it was as easy as me just copy pasting the article, putting it into translator taking words out and taking the kind of story out and kind of writing it in my own style. I was doing that for Korean news. And I was doing that for Chinese basketball news. So you could call it plagiarism. Fine. Yeah. And at the time, at the time, no one was doing it. Now everyone's just spinning articles all over the place right now you're seeing you know, the same article rewritten 100 million different ways but at the time, it was very, very new. So I yeah, I I was doing that and that kept the website going. For for the offseason, come next come next season I was back in Korea. This time I had immediate pass. I was talking to the journalists that were in Korea. They knew who I was. They're like, yeah, cool. I made really good connections there, which and then I had access to the players. I had more access to the coaches and so on. And I spoke a little bit of Korean, not much, but I'm spoken enough to get by enough. Nick Bedard 30:26 And and they were looking for writers and and the guy who was you know, covering sports for China Daily, also a Canadian, said hey, why don't you come on over. We've got we've always got spots available for journalists. I'll put you in contact. I said great. Didn't think too much of it but two months later, I you know, I got a chance. They said yeah, we want we want you to come over and interview and so on. So that's that's that's kind of where, and I didn't talk too much about the Asian Olympics is a great experience. It was a daunting, daunting work schedule. I mean, all day from 10am to 10pm just covering hoops, which I love. But my god was that tiring because after covering, you have to go back to editing. And you can be up to two in the morning and then you do it all over again for 10 days. Nick Bedard 30:26 So that come and timing is everything here. The Asian Olympics, which in Canada is kind of equivalent to the Pan American Games. Have you heard of that? Yep. The Asian Olympics came around, and I was hired by the Asian Olympic Committee to cover the basketball nice, which was crits as though they found me they contacted me. They said we know we do. We love what you're doing with Asian basketball. You're the perfect fit for this role. We're trying to find one journalist to cover for our website for each sport. And we'd like you to be that guy. It wasn't high paying it. They put me in media, they put me in media village. It was super cool. It was great experience. From there, I met a lot of journalists from China from Japan and so on. And that is where I was I got a connection to China Daily which is in Beijing. Brian Schoenborn 32:12 Yep. Nick Bedard 32:12 Right? Brian Schoenborn 32:13 You know what's crazy about all that is I mean, you're telling the story and it's just it's amazing to me how like, you know, you want to do something, right? You want to be you want to be a journalist, you want to cover basketball, like, you know, like, deep down in your heart. This is what you want to do. And regardless of whether you've got credentials, or whatever else, you're like, Fuck this. I'm doing it. I'm like, I'm not gonna let anybody stop me. Right? Nick Bedard 32:38 Absolutely. Brian Schoenborn 32:39 And you fucking did it your own little gorilla, gorilla journalism style. Nick Bedard 32:44 Speaking of which, speaking of which, this is where everything kind of comes together. So after this grind of covering Korean Basketball League for a year from from from courtside. To the grind of covering another year from press row to the grind of covering the Asian Olympics. That's where I met the NBA Korea writer. So the the guy who's in charge of NBA Korea, all content, NBA Korea, NBAkorea.com, something like that. He said, Well, I also do a magazine here in South Korea, and we cover NBA, it's an NBA magazine in Korean. We would like you to do, we would like you to come on as a columnist to write an opinion piece for every month, every edition, and we will grant you NBA media credentials. Brian Schoenborn 33:38 Awesome. Nick Bedard 33:39 So that's where and then it was like, wow, two years. Everything just it happened. You know, some people would wait 10 years, 15 years, get coffee for that guy, plug this printer in, and kind of work their way up the ranks and in a newspaper, but in two years, I finally had NBA credentials, due to the guy who saw the work I was doing at the Asian game said I'm an NBA writer. I know you're friends with this guy who's who's covering the Korean Basketball League. We would like some sort of partnership here. And and it was awesome, man. I was like, great. So I kept, so I did a monthly column for them. And if ever I was going back to Toronto, I had my NBA press card and I could go interview players on the Toronto Raptors or the visiting team. Nick Bedard 34:28 So I remember one time. The first time I was an NBA journalist with my press card, I got the email saying yep you're on the list. You're back in Toronto. There's your press. I was doing a story from a on a on a bench player like the 12th Man of the Toronto Raptors. And he played in the Korean Basketball League for a year. So there's kind of a connection there. And that was where my kind of opinion piece came was, was, uh, okay. What was it like playing in South Korean what's it like playing in the NBA? And and what are the main differences? I could say it from a journalist perspective, but not many people could say it as a player's perspective. Brian Schoenborn 35:10 Right. Nick Bedard 35:11 Right? So it was really interesting to to get into the locker room interview a Greg Stiesman, and who I believe went to Nebraska or Wisconsin. But anyways, that that was kind of my first experience as an NBA journalist. So in two years, this kind of crazy plan that was kind of formulated from blogs with balls, which was the bloggers conference that I went to. And two years later, I'm an NBA journalist, so it was really a dream come true is of huge accomplishment. Brian Schoenborn 35:45 Wow. That's awesome, dude. I just again, it's that it's that hustle dude is that you know, the guerrilla warfare style. You know, I'm gonna I'm going to bob and weave and go places where you don't think you're going to be seen and just Shit opens up, dude, that's crazy. Um, so you met you mentioned that you that you got that call from China Daily. So, for those of you that are not familiar, China Daily is they have Chinese news, but they have English news as well, but it's a really big English news outlet in China, it's a giant Chinese propaganda machine, if you will. So what was the like, you know, when you went from Korea to Beijing, like what was you know, what was, first, I mean, first, what was it like in being a propagandist for the, for the powers that be? Because journalism is different in China. It's, you know, like in America, for example, free speech and all that it's, you know, it's, it's finding facts or, you know, sharing your opinion or whatever it is, you know, calling the government out or whatever else the case may be. In China, it's more like the from my Understanding more like the official mouthpiece of the government. Nick Bedard 37:04 Right and and there are a few different outlets that are the mouthpiece of the government. Aljazeera is kind of, you know, Qatar's version of that rt.com is, you know, Putin's version of that if you want you know, NPR is kind of kind of the mouthpiece of the US, but it's it's not totally funded by the government. They take donations and so on. I think they do a really good job with their content but nevertheless, they're they're a wing of the so on. Now, some some are more extreme like rt.com or and in China, every single media outlet is the mouthpiece of, of the government right there. There isn't an independently own news outlet. But you know, I didn't I didn't really look at that angle at the time. Nick Bedard 37:57 For me what it was, is Wow, a journalism, you know, a journalism grad who started as a blogger. And now I'm working for one of the most, you know, the, the highest, you know, delivered paper in the world, a publication wise their numbers are through the roof because the reach is just so huge, right? I didn't look at it as you know, the official mouthpiece or a propaganda thing. I was thinking, wow, I'm officially a journalist. Now, I'm not I'm not a blogger, not a magazine opinion piece. I am a journalist. And I wasn't a sports journalist, they actually threw me on culture. They threw me on culture. So I was like, okay, no, that's cool. I'm a writer, as a writer, a journalist is journalist. I could still do basketball Buddha on the side. Brian Schoenborn 38:45 Huh. Nick Bedard 38:46 I'm in China now. And I could use kind of my journalism credentials from China Daily to have access to the CBA the Chinese Basketball Association, right. And at the time, Stephon Marbury was there highly popular. So you want to talk about like traffic and clicks to your website. Stephon Marbury is a God for that. He will get you clicks galore because the type of stuff that he does in China is like what? He's got a statue outside outside the Wukesong arena, which is the home arena of the Beijing ducks. So this guy Brian Schoenborn 39:26 I wanna talk about Marbury for a second because you know he's an he's an interesting he's got an interesting story, right? Like he had his career in the NBA and he was a perennial All Star right like he was. He was a stud wasn't you know, it wasn't a goat. Right? But like he was a legitimate star. NBA lockout happened Nick Bedard 39:47 at one point in time, Brian, sorry to cut you off. But he was he was the the scoring champ of the NBA. Nobody in the NBA scored more than Marbury. He was a perennial, all star. Brian Schoenborn 40:02 Yep. Nick Bedard 40:03 He was in Brooklyn, Brooklyn's kid type thing, right? You know, from the big market of New York and they've got their basketball superstar, right. I was covering the Beijing Ducks. I started and I gotta thank Diane from InFront because she she worked hard to get me that press credential. Getting press credentials for anything in China is very difficult. You know, you've got to be vetted, you've got a promise to you know, only write good things type thing, but she kind of worked the sports and InFront is like the branding firm of the CBA. Like a lot of brands in America will have their marketing agency. So I guess InFront was kind of their marketing agency and that's how I got, you know, shoved into the meat is because they they also decided who gets press credentials and so on. So she got me in and she was really cool. Nick Bedard 41:06 I was covering the Chinese Basketball League only in Beijing. I wasn't traveling because I was working full time and after work, I'd go to the games on a Monday on a Tuesday or Thursday night. At first, Marbury wanted nothing to do with me. Absolutely nothing to do with me. I thought, Hey, he's going to see another foreigner. This is going to be awesome. I say I'm going to be able to because I've been able to relate with other foreigners in Korea easily. Brian Schoenborn 41:38 Yeah. Nick Bedard 41:38 They've always wanted to talk to me. Marbury is gonna be this same. He just a cold shoulder. Nothing to do with me. It was very difficult to get him to say anything and it's lasted for like half the season. And I couldn't go like hey, Dianne. He doesn't want to talk to me. Why couldn't go Hey, coach. Why is it? No, at the end of the day, it's his own decision. He doesn't want to talk to you, he doesn't want to talk to you. I, he, I have nothing against him. He had nothing. He didn't know me. I didn't know him. He just didn't want to talk to me. So I was like, I was like, Okay, I'm going to cover the other guy, which is Randolph Morris, and we're going to kind of kick it off there. And maybe Marbury will come in. Yes. I found out that there has been major negative press on Marbury from the United States. Okay. And there's been absolutely great press from Marbury in China. Brian Schoenborn 42:35 Yep. Nick Bedard 42:36 So who is he gonna want to talk to the guy who looks American or the guy who looks Chinese? Brian Schoenborn 42:40 Right. Nick Bedard 42:41 He's not gonna want to talk to me because he thinks I'm there to write another stupid, you know, Marbury piece. No, it forgot about it. He doesn't want to go into those waters. So half a year. I'm talking to Morris. I'm covering the games. Finally I come out with a Marbury piece. Okay, I got Morris talking about him. Got Sun Yue, who played with Kobe Bryant and the Lakers, got a ring. I got Sun Yue way talking about them. I've got enough understanding of what Marbury is like on the basketball court to really have a basketball story about Marbury without any of the stuff off the court that he's doing in Beijing. I didn't want to I didn't want to go into that. I just wanted to cover his abilities as a professional basketball player, and what he's like as a teammate. Brian Schoenborn 43:26 Mm hmm. Nick Bedard 43:26 Once that story came out, the very next practice, Hey, man, love the story. Who are you? Working for who and so then I said, hey look man, I'm just this guy. I got this website. I'm doing this. All right, respect, respect, respect. And then and then he still didn't he still kind of hesitant to talk to me, but he had he had like a trainer there from Germany, that was just Marbury's trainer, and you take care of his body and so on. And so so he got close to me. So I kind of slow it wasn't until playoff time that I could really go up to Marbury after a game and ask him any question. Brian Schoenborn 44:05 Hmm That's crazy. Yeah, he got shit on man. He got shit on pretty hard towards the end of his NBA career. And then but then he came back you know in China man I mean he you know, he won what three titles in four years I think with Beijing Ducks? That's that's why they got a statue. I mean, he's he's like a Kobe rest in peace or, or Jordan or whatever over in China, man. It's crazy. He's like, China's fucking number one foreign son basically. Like, Nick Bedard 44:33 let me tell you some about Marbury Brian Schoenborn 44:35 Wasn't he like the first to get a green card or something right. Nick Bedard 44:37 He took care of his body number one. Brian Schoenborn 44:39 Yeah. Nick Bedard 44:40 Really took care of his body. Okay, and the any CBA the Chinese Basketball Association season is not the 82 season of NBA. They're playing 40 games. So it's cut in half. Okay. He understood as a point guard understood the game enough that he knew exactly when to get his teammates involved and when to just take it to the rack and and and he would do the ladder a lot. He knew he could beat anybody in that league and he was fearless in in driving and just finishing up the hoop or getting fouls or so on. wasn't the best shooter. But he didn't need to be. He was such a good floor general that it was amazing. Like his crossover, his his speed his his stop and starts. It was just amazing to see and there were a lot of other foreign point guards that came in, but they couldn't handle the strength, the stop and starts, the willingness to go the hoop. A lot of the foreign point guards on time were just bombing threes. Nick Bedard 45:48 Right? Bombing threes, bombing threes. But Marbury was like relentless. He'll go right down and just like he'll knee you in the heart before laying it up and he'll get the call. Yeah, he was just fearless. And it was it it was a really cool playing style. And I thought to myself, well, how long can this last, you know, as he's getting older, but he was so good at taking care of his body and he had this that trainer from Germany, who was so good at kind of, you know, getting his body, you know, ready for the next game or ready in the offseason, he was always in fantastic shape. And he was just super smart. So So that's, that's where that's where he had his success on the floor. Everything outside of that was kind of played off his success on the floor. Right? What's the successful basketball player in China doing outside? Well, I mean, he can be doing anything. And they'll be like, yeah, that's awesome. So So finally, I remember going to Blue Frog, which is kind of the In-n-Out of Beijing. Brian Schoenborn 45:48 Uh huh. Brian Schoenborn 46:47 Oh, Blue Frog! That's right. Nick Bedard 46:50 Yeah, yeah, since I went there. Brian Schoenborn 46:51 So those are those are actually it's hard to find good Western food in China. Those are some decent, let's decent burgers right there. And there. Huge like, I mean, those patties are what like two three inches to like, you know, five centimeters thick? Something like that. They're huge. Yeah, the place is great. Nick Bedard 47:08 So Marbury and and the other foreign player who was living there at the time, Randolph Morris, was hurt. So they brought in Damien Wilkins, who is Dominique Wilkins, his nephew. Brian Schoenborn 47:21 Okay. Nick Bedard 47:22 Right. So so I was doing an interview with Damien. He was super, you know, open. He said, Yeah, come on over. This is where I live. You come over to my condo. And he was in Wangfujing. Right. So so they went they were in the Oriental Hotel in Wangfujing. They had it was like a hotel that they were in suites, kitchenettes and everything. So I did an interview with Damien Wilkins there. And afterwards, the translator from Marbury, who is kind of Marbury's agent as well in China came in and he was kind of taking care of Damien at the time as well. He said, Hey, we're all going to Blue Frog you want to join us? So that was like kind of my first real outside of basketball interaction with Marbury. So we're driving there. And I gotta tell you, Brian, I totally choked. I wasn't prepared. I didn't know what to say. So I said nothing. I just ate my burger. And I didn't want to talk to him. I just let them have their thing. And I was a silent observer. I was gonna write an article about it but I had nothing, right, because I didn't do anything. I just I totally choked. I totally choked. Brian Schoenborn 48:33 Oh, you got starstruck. I get it. Nick Bedard 48:37 absolutely. Brian Schoenborn 48:38 That's funny. I, I found for me, I found that the best way to keep me from getting starstruck is well, one is just treat everybody like they're people. Right? But like, secondly is do as little research as possible and whoever these people are. So I can just fucking ask them any sort of bullshit question, and if they look at me like I'm dumb. I'm like, I don't know you're just a guy. Nick Bedard 49:02 I was so used to the mass preparation, what's the angle going to be for this interview? What's the angle going to be for this job? After the game, what questions am I going to ask? That, that when I when I didn't have any preparation, I didn't know how to kind of approach it. And I didn't want to do anything. I don't want to ask anything that was like outside of the line. So we just hung out. And afterwards, we used to go out drinking at like Elements and stuff like that, like I found out Marbury was was just a regular laowai, which is the Chinese word for foreigner, just like you and I. Like, he likes going out and having a good time and stuff like that. And he is a pretty cool dude. Brian Schoenborn 49:41 Yeah, people are people, man. At the end of the day. I mean, you know, everyone's pretty much the same. People do different things. They've got different ways of going about things, but they've all got the same basic needs, right? They want to, you know, take care of the family, have fun, and maybe make a better life for themselves. Right. So Yeah, it's uh that's cool man so you'd go out with Marbury quite a bit. Did that relationship with him and like and like you know understanding that level of dedication and physical fitness and stuff, like did that kind of lead you towards the boxing scene or what happened there? How did that work? Because you because you kind of shot up out of nowhere you went from nowhere to like the box to the Beijing city champ, dude. Nick Bedard 50:26 After that season, the first season CBA in China, I was done with a contract that China Daily I got an offer to do radio, which I was super excited about because I've always been a podcast fan. And I took that opportunity, you know, it more money. It was. I was I was, and this is how I met you because my job was to be a field reporter. I had a segment called Nick on the Streets. Brian Schoenborn 50:53 Oh yeah, Nick on the Streets, baby. I remember that show. Nick Bedard 50:57 So so the job title the description was Hey, We just want you to go and export culture in Beijing and get a foreigners perspective on it. And I totally twisted it and turn it into its Nick on the streets and say, Hey, I'm over here in a Wangfujing with my friend Brian, who's, you know, a former Marine in the United States and Trump is president. And we're going to ask him about that and pretend like there's a bunch of stuff going on behind us and like, you know, because it's a radio, right? It's theater of the mind. So there's so it's like, it's just you and I standing in a parking lot. Brian Schoenborn 51:37 That was when Trump visited China, right. Like, Nick Bedard 51:39 that was when Trump visited China's to Trump hadn't recently been elected. It was his first state trip to China. And and we were talking about and you know, who better to have on then a then a former Marine. So that's, that's when you made your appearance on Nick on the Streets. Brian Schoenborn 51:56 That's right. Nick Bedard 51:56 So I had that segment. I was I was finding Different things from Monday to Friday to go, which was a grind because you know, we're going to talk about it. Like I said, I just had to find events going on and just push my way inside of it and say, Hey, I'm here. And this is who I'm talking to. And this is what's going on. And is my 10 minutes up yet? Oh my god, it is back to you in the studio. It was awesome. I loved it. It was so i'd record that, I'd edit it, I'd run it back to the studio just in time for the five o'clock show. Brian Schoenborn 52:34 I was trying to remember if when I interviewed with you on your show, if it was about the Trump thing, or if it was about the sports stuff. Nick Bedard 52:42 We did a few different ones. I believe there were two or three of them. I did but it was always a different topic. That's what I liked about the what I did is I always talked about something fresh, something new. Brian Schoenborn 52:52 Yep. Remember when I did the you know, so did that Manchester produce that manchester united and arsenal. Sorry, Manchester United Liverpool event in Melbourne, right? Nick Bedard 53:07 Yeah. Brian Schoenborn 53:07 I remember. Remember you ever were hanging out, dude. It was me, you and Tyler, another friend of ours. And I got this call this guy that I've met when I was working for this media company in Beijing. And he's from like Australia, but he's i don't i don't even know his last name. But his name is costar. And he calls me He's like, Hey, he's like, mate. He's like, I'm in Beijing. I'm in a hotel. I'm just come hang out. And I'm like, eyy creeped out about it. And I'm like, Dude, it's, it's me and like two other dudes like, yeah, just bring them all over. We'll hang out. We'll have drinks. I'm like, like, Dude, why you just come to a bar with us? He's like, Nah, mate. Like, just come on. Remember as I'll skeeved out about it. But so Nick Bedard 53:51 I do. Brian Schoenborn 53:51 We took the risk anyways, and we went and Nick Bedard 53:54 he was he staying at the Intercontinental? Brian Schoenborn 53:56 I think so. Yeah, but it was in the suite, like the Presidential Suite. That was like What the hell's this guy doing? Nick Bedard 54:01 I think he was in the penthouse. Yeah, it was like a Malaysian businessman. Brian Schoenborn 54:06 But he's from Australia, but he's like, Malaysia or Cambodia, I don't know, somewhere in Southeast Asia. And we all get together. And he found out that uh, the years that you do sports journalism and that Tyler had done some stuff related to like tennis and so other stuff. And he's like oh he's like, he's like, Hey, you guys want to talk about this event? Put on this show? And me being the entrepreneur trying to figure out what the hell my path was, at that point. Nothing to do with sports. I was like fuck it. Let's do it. Nick Bedard 54:42 I remember that. I remember that. Brian Schoenborn 54:48 I couldn't remember if that if the interviews were done. I think we might have done interviews for both of them. Actually. I think we might have but I just I just remembered dude, that was. Nick Bedard 55:00 Did I interview costar that night? Brian Schoenborn 55:04 I don't know You should have. Nick Bedard 55:06 I think I might, I think I think we're all just drinking and I'm like, we should do an interview right now. And I think I'm here with costar who's running this thing. And that is I used it for Monday's segment. Yes. Nick Bedard 55:25 So you see, you see how great this job was. I mean, you want to talk about like opportunity. You can really solidify yourself as anything there. Like there are a lot of foreigners who like starring in movies in China. There are a lot of foreigners who are spokespersons of companies they know nothing about. I was like, I was like, you know, on the fly, just interviewing anybody and turning it into a segment for a radio show. Brian Schoenborn 55:50 That's crazy. That's crazy, dude. You know, so how did all of that lead into your boxing career because that's that's what I want to talk about. Nick Bedard 56:00 So, you know, in high school, I was really into sports. I, I'm a very athletic person naturally, I'm pretty good at any sport that, you know, you throw my way I could kind of figure it out quickly, I've got kind of that natural gift. Like, I'm not a star at any of them, but I do I could keep up with you know, any. So, basketball is is very, you know, often played in China, like casually or socially, but it's pretty rough, man. Like if you do a layup on a Chinese guy who might elbow you in the face or like push you It's like they're pretty dirty over there when it comes to like street ball and stuff and they'll say, hey, street ball, man, like Yeah, but you can't, can't shove me into the backboard, man. You know, like, you know, so so as I was like, I was like, Okay, well, maybe like it's tough to find a game. It's tough to you know, you'll be really competitive. I played in a couple leagues with a guy against different foreigners, but I just wasn't getting my you know, athletic itch. Okay, what else could I do? I'd love to golf. But golf is really expensive to China. And there aren't really there aren't much screen golf for driving ranges anywhere because land is so hard to come by. So, man, I don't know. Nick Bedard 57:19 And you remember the guy of China Daily sports writer who actually got me the job? Well he was he's actually like in the Canadian boxing journalist Hall of Fame. And he's written he's written books about like Canadian heavyweights and stuff like that. So, so during my breaks, at like China Daily, I'd go down and he's always smoking a cigar at like, at like the restaurant downstairs on the patio, and he would just tell me stories about boxing. It was pretty cool, man, it's pretty cool. And then I got into it a little bit of sort of watching it. I was like, You know what, I'm gonna join the boxing gym, what the heck? And the guy's like you should man you should like, go for it. Go for it. Now. You wanted to be my trainer and stuff like that. Nick Bedard 58:02 So you know, okay, I'll go to a gym. I get involved in boxing. So I saw so I hired a Filipino boxing coach who's a lot like Manny Pacquiao. I didn't, I didn't even know how to throw punch. I was like, how do I get what's a jab? No. But But, you know, like I said, the the athletic itch or the the natural ability in three months, I kind of figured it out. I was like, moving around and stuff and like slipping jabs and slipping punches and throwing combinations. The guy was like, Whoa, like, you want to compete in this little like, white collar competition they've got going? I'm like, Fuck, yeah. Man, like, throw me in there. At this point. I'm sparring with you. So I don't mind you know, let's do it. Yeah, I'm pumped, right? Nick Bedard 58:48 So I'm going back to China Daily and say, Hey, you know, I'm gonna join this like white collar guy, my first match and so on. And the guy's like, yeah, yeah, do it. Do it. Old guy, right? This old old school boy. Boxing guy who used to like, go to Sugar Ray Leonard fights, says like he's like, yo, let's do it. So so I get this fight in this like Shuangjing Showdown, what called it it's a white collar boxing. They throw me up with this guy. I don't know who he is. I'm scared shitless I'm pumped. You know, I'm like, fuck, dude. I might get my ass kicked but whatever man, I'm, I want to compete. I want to compete. So I go, the guy from China Daily's there. He's like, I want to be your cutman. I'm like, Fuck, man. I don't know if it's three rounds two minutes now. I don't know. But yeah, sure. It's got his old Vaseline. He's got his like, Q-tips and stuff like that. He's got an extra towel. He's gotta bucket I could spit in. And everyone else has got like one trainer and like their girlfriend. Nick Bedard 59:49 I've got this like really like intense cut cut man guy who's like trying to live in his nostalgia moment. My Filipino trainer's like, hey Nick. Who is this guy? That's like like, like stitch Duran type thing, you know? Like I'll stitch you up, don't worry. Okay, so so we're boxing in 16 ounce gloves, which are like pillows. And it's and it's outside. And it's a barbecue with beers. And let's rock and roll. Nick Bedard 1:00:17 So so the first round, I'm just running around, I have no idea what I'm doing. But I could see that like, this guy is pretty slow and kind of sucks. So I try to like, like, throw punch at him. And I land, and I run away and I'm like, oh that worked. I keep running because I'm taller and faster than he is no idea what I'm doing, spinning around the circle and ding the bell rings. I'm like, Oh shit. First round's over. I survived. And so yeah, so I'm in the corner and the guy's like, like throwing water down my pants. He's like, Yeah, that'll get you pumped up and like, okay, whatever. The Filipino guys like, keep moving. Keep boxing, keep punching. I'm like, this is fucking intense. Ding. Second round starts. I'm like, all right, one with this guy like okay, he's threw punch. I get knocked in the face. I'm like, Oh shit, and I'm all cocky and stuff. So whenever I get hit, everyone's like, yeah, get him! Like whenever I hit him, they're like, oh, boo. Nick Bedard 1:01:15 We're dancing a little bit. It's kind of gets intense and we're tying up and we're punching. We're just throwing like wild punches. Ding! Second round over. Third round, I come out and I don't know why but my train, the the old the old school guy from China Daily put like Vaseline in my hair. Because he's like, hey, Roberto Duran used to do this. You look good. You look good. You'll fight good. I'm like all right. So I look like a real douchebag, you know, I've got this like hair slicked back and stuff. I could see the guy's getting tired. So it's I keep I keep going. And finally, I pin them against the corner. I just rail on his head twice. Boom, boom. His head bounces off the rope. Comes back. Another rght hand cross across the face, we're not wearing headgear. Lights out. Boom. Yeah, hits the canvas. A doctor runs in. The fight is over and I'm like, yeah!!!! Everyone's, oh my god is that guy okay? And I'm like, fuck yeah!!!!!! Nick Bedard 1:02:20 Like I it's my first fight so I don't know about like this like sportsmanship and stuff, like make sure the guy's okay first. Before we start so I'm parading around the ring. It's like and that that was the start of my boxing career. Brian Schoenborn 1:02:32 That's right. I remember I was at that fight actually. Nick Bedard 1:02:35 Yeah. So the second, the second event comes around, they put me up with a tougher opponent, and I trained my ass off. I stopped drinking, I start eating kale. I'm just like training training every day. I'm like, Yo, I'm the champ. Nobody could beat me. I'm going in like social media in China saying the champ is here and stuff like that. And I come out and just wreck this guy, cuz I overtrained. Like I was like to ready for this the guy's like, holy. I beat him within within 19 seconds they're like okay, this is a, you can't fight this guy, you're Nick, you're you're an animal. Nick Bedard 1:03:12 And that really fed my ego so so I've got this basketball thing that I'm doing. I'm training, you know, and this is I'm training when I'm not working or whatever. And then I'm working at China Daily, right? So when I worked in radio, I had more free time so I could train more. But the guy the guy from China Daily was still kind of contacting me. He's like when's your next fight champ and stuff like that. So that's then the third one comes around. And it's kind of like an off site event like a Chinese gym and they have an event. I crush the guy there. And at this point, I'm just unstoppable, right? I knocked the guy out. My third flight knocked the guy out. My first fight. Knocked the guy out my second fight, knock the guy out third fight. Who's gonna stop me? So this way, I just I everywhere I go in like the foreign community I'm calling myself the champ. Why the hell not? And you know some people hated it and some people were like running with it. Like, you were. You thought it was hilarious. I was just going into the bar and I was saying the champ is here. Brian Schoenborn 1:04:17 Haha, that's right. Nick Bedard 1:04:18 I was going up to the Chinese bartender and said the champ wants a Heineken. Brian Schoenborn 1:04:25 You didn't let it get to your head at all. Nick Bedard 1:04:28 Not at all. And you know, I like this marketing side, this journalism side. It was all about like selling the fight or so on, or selling the persona. So the last one I did, right, and this was like the sixth one. I did a couple other ones where I won, but I moved up in weight. So I moved up from welterweight to middleweight, okay? I had to like put on the pounds, and it was a slugfest, but I went in there. So it was the best middleweight that the guy had on his roster for the Shuangjing Showdown, this guy's been in multiple fights, he trains all the time. He's from Greece. So it's like okay, it's gonna be tough. It's gonna be tough so it's a little nervous, but I went in there and just like pounded and pounded and just landing, and he's trying to hold on to me, but I couldn't knock him out. I'm going up in weight class I just didn't have the power to knock him out. So I just kept bringing punches off his bald head. No offense to both people there, Brian. Brian Schoenborn 1:05:29 Thanks. Nick Bedard 1:05:30 I just kept bringing shots off his head ringing shots through his body and he wouldn't he wouldn't fall anyway I won unanimously but but that's that's what it. Yeah, that was my last fight. So I'm a two-time Shuang, two weight division, sorry. Two weight division Shuangjing Showdown champion. Brian Schoenborn 1:05:48 Maybe pound for pound I mean that's Nick Bedard 1:05:50 that's exactly what I was going dynamite dropping, Brian. Pound for pound Shuangjing showdown champion. Brian Schoenborn 1:05:56 You know, it's kind of your rise in the Boxing in the Beijing boxing circuit is meteoric, dude I remember the first time that first fight was ridiculous you didn't, you had no idea what you were doing. Nick Bedard 1:06:09 No idea what I was doing. Brian Schoenborn 1:06:10 You were running around the ring. Nick Bedard 1:06:12 I wasn't even shuffling I was literally l

Our discussion of this episode takes us down winding roads of non-episode specific thoughts and predictions that always loop back around to where we left off. We have differing opinions about what's going on in this episode and you'll hear a lot of them. But the one thing we can all agree on is that Ted and Alexis' chapter of this story ended in the most beautiful, perfect, poignant, and satisfying way. RIP Texis. PATREON BONUS CONTENT: We are now living in a post-WORDSMURF world now and you're really going to want to hear how that came to be. Lady J pays forward some wise words her mentor once gave her. The Duke shares her experiences with spray tans. Subscribe to Patreon.com/upschittscreek to get UNCUT and AD-FREE EPISODES 1 day early! Rate and review on Apple Podcasts! Leave us a message at: https://anchor.fm/up-schitts-creek/messageor send your questions and comments to upschittscreekpod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram/Facebook: UpSchittsCreekPod Twitter: UpSchittsCreek --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/up-schitts-creek/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/up-schitts-creek/support

We're not lion that this week's ep, "The Presidential Suite," has really got us in our felines. Bear with us as we gopher a drink and discuss the panda-monium that ensues when Patrick's spray tan goes wrong, Johnny and Moira's evening plans get spoiled by some toad-ally unexpected visitors, and Ted flies in to spend some koala-ty time with Alexis, only to leave us owl in tears when it comes time to say fare-whale. Our drink of the week is an Orange Crush: https://www.howsweeteats.com/2018/06/orange-crush/ Music from https://filmmusic.io "Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

It was ribbon cutting day for the owners of the second Rosebud Motel -- Johnny & Moira and Jocelyn & Roland -- but a question arises about who's going to “christen” the Presidential Suite. Ted returns from the Galapagos for a quick visit with Alexis but reality sets in for the both of them over a nice dinner and a very tender moment at Cafe Tropical. David and Patrick visit Ray to get engagement pics done but Ray's ideas don't sit well with a very particular groom. Meanwhile, Patrick returns from a day spa spray tan many shades darker than anybody wants to see. Today's After Show Was Hosted By: Rachel Swindler (@rachelswindler),Megan Gallagher (@meganwgallagher), Loren Kling (@lorenkling) Follow us on http://www.Twitter.com/AfterBuzzTV "Like" Us on http://www.Facebook.com/AfterBuzzTV For more After Shows for your favorite TV shows and the latest news in TV, Film, and exclusive celebrity interviews, visit http://www.AfterBuzzTV.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spoiler alert! This week's episode is equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, but you definitely need to have seen the show before you listen. Johnny and Moira spend the night in the Presidential Suite of the new motel, David makes Patrick get a spray tan before their engagement photos, and Ted returns from the Galapagos to spend some much-needed time with Alexis. We hear from Dan Levy, Noah Reid, Catherine O'Hara, Annie Murphy and Dustin Milligan in exclusive on-set interviews about the episode. For all our Schitt's Creek content, go to EW.com. Listen to our BINGE podcast covering the first five seasons of the show. Or watch Dan Levy spilling all the secrets on our YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(https://www.theh2duo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/water-in-real-life-jackie-jarrell.png) We've always known Jackie was the real deal, but she showed just how cool she was when she let Stephanie instigate an impromptu breakdance battle in Jackie's Presidential Suite at WEFTEC2019. We covered a lot of ground in this chat including: Her biggest goals for her year as president. WEF's plan for building more diversity and inclusion in the water sector. Addressing workforce challenges and the apprentice program at Charlotte Water. Getting YPs more involved, attending WEFTEC, plus some words of experience on the power of personal resiliency and patience when working in a risk-averse industry. Her one piece of magical advice. Jackie Jarrell, P.E., is the 2019-20 president of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), an international organization of water quality professionals headquartered in Alexandria, Va. Jackie has been with Charlotte Water for more than 29 years. Recently, Jackie was appointed as an interim Deputy Director for Charlotte Water. This has expanded her role to oversee Customer Service, Communications, Industrial Pretreatment, Laboratory Services, and the Industrial Pretreatment Program, with more than 60 significant industrial users.  As a WEF member, Jackie has held multiple leadership and committee roles, including serving as the chair of the Utility Management Program Symposia and the first vice-chair of the Utility Management Committee. She is actively involved with the North Carolina Water Quality Association, a regulatory advocacy organization of utilities in North Carolina, and is a past chair and a current board member. Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a one- or two-sentence review in iTunes or on Stitcher. This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others. We give a shoutout to everyone who rates the podcast with 5 stars in future episodes. Give us some love on Twitter or Instagram and tag us @roguewaterlab or by using #WaterInRealLifePodcast If you know someone you think would benefit, please spread the word by using the share buttons on this page. Thank you for sharing some of your time with us. We know how precious those minutes are. Share your story, you never know who needs to hear it and remember, “Those who tell the stories, rule the world.”

It's no coincidence that I get to be speaking to you today, 1/1/2020, an Angelic Date that inaugurates and Angelic Year. In this episode we will talk about setting our intention and how to manifest what we want out of life. And this is coming from someone who literally just manifested an upgrade to the Presidential Suite at the St. Regis in DC so, tune in and enjoy.

On this weeks episode of Dead To US...Shyer Spence and I are recapping our wild couple of nights in Las Vegas! We teach Shyer about Pete Rose and Emmitt Smith, its 2PAC Tuesday, we watch a horrible show called Man vs Bear, do 3am haircuts in the Presidential Suite, and almost get married at the Taco Bell Chapel! This city is exhausting...enjoy this episode, and then take a nap!    Please rate, comment, subscribe, and join our Patreon (The Content Factory) WE LOVE ALL OF YOU! 

WDW Beyond the Gates Episode #279 - Yacht Club Presidential Suite In this week's episode of the Beyond the Gates Podcast, Mike & Gary are joined by Sweet Suzie as they discuss Mike & Suzie's annual anniversary trip. Mike and Kristen are surprised with a HUGE upgrade to the Presidential Suite at the Yacht Club. Tune in and hear all about it! Thanks for listening, Mike & Gary

Our fourth trip to Secrets Vallarta Bay, an all-inclusive resort in Puerto Vallarta. This time we upgraded to the "preferred club." Hear about our experience in the Master Suite and the top category: The Presidential Suite. Was spending the extra money substantial better than just a regular room category?

INTRO: (00:00) Did you guys see the latest video in our #10KForReels series? We asked you guys what weird food combos you eat, and said we would try them in a live video. Here's our Weird Food Challenge video! OBSESSIONS: (6:35) Alison's facial steam inhaler has been a life saver with her vocal chord/breathing problems. Lulu is obsessed with a snack she discovered while in Hong Kong, Golden Duck's Singapore salted egg crab seaweed tempura.WISHLIST: (9:27) Alison's wishlist is a portable bathroom for your car. I mean there are adult diapers? Lulu is wishing for a new microphone. While she loves her blue snowball mic, it is heavy and she wants a lighter one.ALISON’S 10K DAY - OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI: (15:43) Alison visits the home of Ole Miss and stays at a Airbnb located in the heart of downtown. She hires Queenissippi Catering to cook for her throughout the day at her house. Armed with an electric skateboard, Alison spends the morning at The Oxford Skate Park. She gets the SOS Take Me Away package at the Suthern Oasis Spa. She gives a masterclass to the students of Ole Miss's Ghostlight Repertory Theater, then invites them to her house to have a dinner catered by McEwen's. While Simply Clean Oxford cleans up after her dinner party, Alison takes the aspiring thespians to The Library, a popular spot with an 18+ club, where she buys a round, for those that can legally drink, of course.LULU’S 10K DAY - MEMPHIS, TN: (31:08) Lulu stays in the Presidential Suite at the Peabody Hotel in downtown Memphis. She rents a 1967 Cadillac Deville from Morrie's Heritage to get her around her day of reliving Marc Cohn's Walking In Memphis. She's got blue suede shoes, W.C. Handy looking over her, and the ghost of Elvis. She visits Graceland, where she's the pretty little thing in the Jungle Room. Catfish is on the table, then she listens to some music where Muriel played piano. Then its back to the Peabody for a seven course dinner at Chez Philippe. Read more about this episode and the cities we visited here.CHARITIES: (47:53)Ghostlight Rep TheaterThe Paul Oliver FoundationFOLLOW US:FacebookInstagramYoutubeTwitterWebsiteApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotify

Ash checked out the Presidential Suite at The Marriot Hotel and heard some interesting stories… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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On October 16th, Gruff Rhys joined our broadcast of Eclectic Kettle. We abridged the interview for airtime, but here's the full version, along with a transcript. Remember, you can win tickets for Gruff's October 23rd show at The Chapel in San Francisco here. Enjoy! Thank you to Leslie Hampton at The Owl Magazine for co-ordinating this interview with us.Ben Ward: Hi everyone, this is Ben Ward of BFF.fm's Eclectic Kettle. You're listening to a special extra release that we're putting out this week, which is my full interview with Gruff Rhys. Lead singer of Super Furry Animals and currently on tour promoting his new album “Babelsberg”.He'll be playing here in San Francisco on October 23rd; this coming Tuesday. We played parts of this interview on Eclectic Kettle on October 16th. This is the fuller version where we discuss his tour, the recording of the album and the efforts that went into the product that really defines the sound. We reminisce about his previous appearance at The Chapel which he remembers well. We also discuss his recent more politically pointed songs about Brexit and the National Health Service in the UK, touching on his songwriting philosophy and motivations, and inevitably get a bit stuck in on Brexit as we despair.I want to say a huge thank you to Leslie Hampton, who's guest -DJ'd on Eclectic Kettle before with me. She's over at The Owl Magazine and was instrumental in helping us put this interview together. Check out theowlmag.com for their show previews and other coverage.Finally, BFF.fm has two pairs of tickets for Gruff's October 23rd show to give away. Check out BFF.fm for giveaway details. It's trivially easy for you to enter! I hope you enjoy the interview, I hope you enjoy his show. Remember, the album is Babelsberg it's out now.And you can listen to listen to more great community radio here from the heart of San Francisco at BFF.fm.[Sample of Oh Dear! by Gruff Rhys, from Babelsberg.][Phone ringing…]Gruff Rhys: Hello?Ben: Er hello, Gruff?Gruff: Hello!Ben: Hi! It's Ben Ward from BFF.fm here. Is now still a good time to talk?Gruff: Yes! Sorry, I completely forgot but it's great!Ben: Oh, good! [laughs]. I'm British, obviously, but I'm calling you from San Francisco. Because you're playing here on the 23rd, I think that's right.Gruff: Yeah, yeah. Ah, great!Ben: And you're in DC now?Gruff: Yeah, we're on the way to DC. We've just driven past Baltimore, and I'm sat in the van and we're headed down the road to Washington. And we were just discussing the Washington antique grid system.Ben: How long have you been on tour now? About a week over here?Gruff: Yeah, we've been in North America, but we did a couple of Canadian shows and we're just heading down the east coast, and then we're going to start to go west after tonight.It was particularly memorable at The Chapel. It was so much fun, people really got involved. I think there were quite a few people on stage by the end.Ben: Wonderful. I was looking at the dates and you've got the San Francisco show and then LA and then that's the end of the tour. Are you even thinking about that much at this point? Or do you just take every date as it comes?Gruff: No, it's very exciting to hit the west coast, and y'know the set will be… I can't wait to see how the set will have developed. We've been rehearsing some new material on the road and it's quite exciting and it's changing every night.Ben: Ah, that's great.Gruff: Yeah, we're looking forward to bringing it to The Chapel.Ben: Yeah, and you played The Chapel last time you played solo. The Super Furries were in town a couple of years ago. Actually, Super Furries played on my birthday two years ago, which I appreciate very much…Gruff: Oh wow! Amazing.Ben: That was a nice present for me. But you toured American Interior two years before that, also at The Chapel. Do you have particular memories of the venue?Gruff: Yeah, it was my favourite show of that tour. I started introducing historical re-enactments into my shows and I think that was the high point of that endeavour. It was particularly memorable at The Chapel. It was so much fun, people really got involved. I think there were quite a few people on stage by the end.Ben: Yes, there were the two people performing with …the puppet, I remember.Gruff: Yeah. They were taking the role of various historical characters from the 1790s.Ben: [laughs] Is there anything… because I guess you're only going to be in town for a day is there anything you're looking forward to seeing in San Francisco when you make it here?Gruff: Yeah, I usually, in the Mission, err, I'll be trying out probably lots of good galleries and stuff. [inaudible] is up there. And erm, I'll go see if they've got something on. And err, yeah, there's lots of interesting things in that area. I've never been to the LSD Museum, I might do that.Ben: I wanted to chat to you a little about the new record, which obviously is why you're here. I've listened to it a lot, I really love it. One of the things that really struck me is that you've got a very recognisable voice and songwriting style. Something I really admire is that each of your solo records over the years has a pretty unique vibe. They really seem to stand out from one-another. This one's been really widely praised for the string arrangements and evocative sounds of the 60s like Serge Gainsbourg, Scott Walker and Lee Hazlewood, all wrapped up in that production. Do you approach each project with an intention to find something that's so new and different?I'm worried about writing the same song over and over again. I want every album to have a distinct character. I try to find a way of keeping it new, for myself at least.Gruff: Um, yeah inevitably. It's something I, I want every album to have a distinct character. I suppose my ambition with this record is to try and make a whole album out of the same structured palette and try to stick to that, and try not to go off on too many tangents in a way. That's my downside in the studio; I get overexcited! By the end it was very disciplined… I mean… I suppose songwriting's quite a slow-moving medium. I'm worried about writing the same song over and over again. I try to find a way of keeping it new, for myself at least. It's not a particularly experimental record but I hope lyrically it engages a bit with the present day so there is some relevancy to exist today [laughs].Ben: Yeah. It has these darker, bleaker lyrical themes throughout it than have jumped out of your previous records. I was actually back home in the UK a few weeks ago and I caught a little of your interview on the BBC [BBC 6Music] with Mark Radcliffe.Gruff: Ah yeah…Ben: And he, um… You remarked there, talking a little bit about how he sort-of said it's a darker record. And you pointed out that actually with the arrangements — with the strings — it comes out sounding actually quite uplifting and optimistic.When you started, did you have any idea you wanted it to end up like that? Was it working with Stephen McNeff that revealed that to you? Did you have to be persuaded to go in that direction?Gruff: Yeah, I mean when I was recording it I didn't have… err… I just got a call from a producer called Ali Chant in Bristol, who I'd recorded with previously, he said “if I wanted to make any records, the studio's being knocked down in a few weeks”. So I'd played some of this material with Kliph and Steve who play on the record and the previous tour. Osian has played piano on my previous two albums now and I, we rehearsed a bunch of songs we'd been putting together and went into the studio for a few days and it was always my intention to add a certain amount of arrangement but, coincidentally I was working with a composer called Stephen McNeff. I was writing some lyrics for him for a different project and I sat in on one of the recording sessions which was incredible. So I immediately passed him on the files of the sounds I was working on.But anyway, because there was no studio pressure I just kinda pursued the record until it was finished rather than rush it. It took a couple of years.Ben: So it gave you space to explore that bigger sound?Gruff: Yeah. The songs are intimate, but they're pretty much live takes for the most part. I spent time on vocal, but not to an extreme. And then Stephen arranged the orchestral element and they played live to the previous recordings.Ben: Oh, interesting…Gruff: So, although there's a lot going on it was fairly simply recorded in a way and not particularly polished. There's still some damage there!Ben: That's really interesting because I was going to ask, erm, and this might not be much of a question now, but given that you're back on tour and you're not going to fit a 72 piece orchestra into The Chapel — although I would like to see that — whether there's been any change to the music or evolution of what you're doing scaling it back down to tour. Because you're touring with a band this time, right?Gruff: Yeah, it's the same band who played on the record. It's Kliph Scurlock on drums, Osian Gwynedd on piano, Steve Black on bass, and that's the core of the album and they've allowed this thing to remix. And I suppose the challenge with mixing the album was fitting a symphony orchestra into what are very intimate songs, intimately recorded songs. So we had to kinda tone down the scale of it. So, it sounds remarkably full. Osian's piano parts kind of fill the space to the point where we don't need any kinda “canned” orchestral stuff. And it's continuing to evolve. We're stretching out different bits.I've rarely been able to play my studio albums live immediately after recording them. But because of the live nature of the recording, [this one] really lends itself to playing live. There wasn't much studio trickery on this particular record, as opposed to my other records that have a lot of studio experiments.Ben: That makes sense. So do you feel that the live sound goes back to more resemble some of those original sessions or is this something altogether new?Gruff: No, they're very similar to the original sessions. I think we're going to try and release those early versions at some point in the future. They sound great and completely different.And now and again we're able to do some orchestral shows. We have the scores and whenever and orchestra is interested we can do an orchestral version.Ben: Right, because you played it in Manchester no long ago, right?Gruff: Yeah, we're done a version in Cardiff with the full symphonic orchestra and then we've played with some smaller orchestras in London and Manchester. We have the manuscripts now, so if anyone's got an orchestra, call us up! [laughs]Ben: [laughs] We'll put out the call.I wanted to ask you about a couple of other pieces of music you've put out fairly recently. One of the things that over your career and history with the Super Furries as well you've grown into writing songs with clearer and clearer social commentaries. I've been thinking a lot about Presidential Suite [from Super Furry Animals album “Rings Around The World”] recently, with Brett Kavanaugh and Ken Starr in the news. But in the last couple of years you've written I Love EU and recently you put out No Profit in Pain which strike me as being a step into writing songs with a really overt political message. Was there something that drew you into that specifically, or artists that inspired you to be more direct? Did that just happen?Gruff: Erm, with I Love EU, I just happened to write the song. I mean, it's a really bad play on words. But I felt there was a song there. Sometimes when you have a simple lyrical idea the song almost writes itself in a very short amount of time if you run with an idea. It's just one of those stupid songs that I was able to write in a few minutes and then… I kinda had no intention of writing it. Y'know, there's a lot of downsides to streaming services, obviously, but one of the more interesting aspects of it is that you're able to release music almost immediately. There was a referendum going on and very little engagement in the referendum from my peers, I think. Because it was a kind of referendum whose agenda was being set by conservative politicians and right wing politicians and understandably a lot of sane people didn't want to touch it! So I was also worried that there was very little engagement…I felt there was nobody making a cultural argument [for the EU].Ben: The thing I really appreciated about you recording that song… Because, I watched the referendum living over here in the US. I went and registered to vote, I voted in it, my constituency is back in Cambridge.Gruff: YeahBen: But, it was really brutal watching that happen from so far away and feeling even more disconnected from… y'know… trying to stand up for, y'know… standing up for the principal of being in Europe and for all of its… it has some flaws as an institution and so on and so on but…Gruff: Absolutely, yeahBen: …Actually being closer to our continental neighbours is actually a good thing. Watching the campaign, the thing which really upset me was you had all these voices who were anti-Europe and angry and active and then you had a whole load of voices that were just, sort of passive. And there were very few people standing up to actually say: “Europe is good.” It was this idea of “we should leave” or “we should just shrug our shoulders”. There were very few people saying let's actually be proactive about this.Gruff: Yeah. I felt there was nobody making a cultural argument and that the set tone by people leading the remain campaign was playing alone with the kind-of anti-European xenophobia to the point that the song seems almost confrontational to say something as daft as “I love EU!” [laughs] Pathetically confrontational. When I've sung it live I've been singing “I love EU …with caveats.”Ben: [laughs]Gruff: You know, everyone has different views on what the EU should be. It needs to be democratised. It could become a socialist EU, it depends on what scale your ambitions are. I've got a lot of time for the left-wing argument for leaving the EU but I don't think the tone or the terms of the referendum were set by the left. They were kind-of led by the hostile right-wing media, in a time of crisis in Europe. With a big crisis in movement of people from war-zones in the Middle East and northern Africa that were partly caused by European intervention in the first place.Ben: Yeah…Gruff: I kinda feel it's a really bad time to be leaving the EU.I don't think I'm a protest song writer in particular. I'm motivated by melody and rhythm and word-play.Ben: Yeah, I agree completely. With that song and with the NHS song, was it cathartic to put together those songs? Is it more motivated by trying to spread that message? Do you think of them as protest songs in that classical sense?Gruff: I mean, I don't think I'm a protest song writer in particular. I'm motivated by melody and rhythm and word-play. And occasionally politics affects my daily life and they'll creep into song.I was commissioned to write a song to celebrate the 75th [anniversary] of the NHS and, you know, it's had a profound impact on my life. It's a kind of commission request that would be impossible to turn down. Y'know, to not agree to help celebrate it would be… it wasn't an option for me. But having said that I only wanted to do it if a decent idea came of it. I played around with some ideas and something came quite naturally. So I was happy to do it and I thought the song was valid, in fact I think I would have written it anyway. It would have been slightly less explicit maybe but it felt justified… just some kind of justification of existing.Ben: Yeah…Gruff: But again I like these kind of flippant songs that I can release.Ben: In “No Profit in Pain”, I love the little set of lyrics that calls out Richard Branson and Virgin Health. Because there's something in… the lyrics jump with recognisable words so you're like “wait, what?”. But it's the fact you're referring to this nuanced and not very well known, not well publicised threat to the NHS with the shadow privatisation, and the fact that you managed to highlight that there in a lyrically playful way, I admire that a lot.Gruff: [laughs] Weirdly we've just passed an ambulance here in DC that's broken down. And it's been picked up by one of those — what do you call them pick-up trucks? — by a tow-truck. Kliph to my left is just commenting that I hope there's no-one in the ambulance. The sirens were still flashing…Ben: Oh…Gruff: I hope they're OK.Ben: Yeah. That's calamitous.I'm conscious that I don't want to take up too much more of your time but if I could just ask a couple more things just to sign off. Going back to Babelsberg, is there a particular favourite track on the album that you'd like us to play on the radio show on Tuesday night?Gruff: Yeah, I dunno… I haven't heard “Oh Dear!” on the radio. I'd be intrigued to hear what the third track “Oh Dear!” sounds like.Ben: All right. Would you be kind enough to introduce it?Gruff: OK. My name is Gruff, and I'm going to introduce you to this song from the LP “Babelsberg”. It's called “Oh Dear!”.Ben: That's great, thank you so much. It's been a real pleasure to talk to you.Gruff: Thank you.Ben: Thank you so much for taking the time.Gruff: No! Thank you.Ben: I wanted to… it means a lot to me. Super Furry Animals was the very first live show I ever went to in my life. I was sixteen. My Dad took me.Gruff: Oh wow. Wow.Ben: It would have been the Guerrilla tour at the Cambridge Corn Exchange. And, um, one it was a really good first show, but I feel like I owe a great deal of my love of music to you and your band.Gruff: Wow.Ben: So to get to talk to you is a real honour for me. So, thank you so much.Gruff: Ah, thank you very much. Ah, that's mind blowing. Thank you very much. And yeah, I love the Corn Exchange in Cambridge.Ben: Yeah. For a small city I saw so many good shows there growing up.Gruff: Yeah.Ben: It punched above its weight.Gruff: Yeah, I think we played there three or four times.Ben: Well, thank you again. I hope you have a great show in D.C.Gruff: Thank you.Ben: I will try to come and say hi when you're here in SF; try and catch you at the merch table.Gruff: Ah, thanks so much. I'll check out the show if it's on the internet. Amazing.Ben: Well, great to talk to you. Have a great day. Have a great show.Gruff: And you, ta. Thanks so much. OK, take care.Ben: Thank you, bye now.Gruff: Bye!Ben: That was Gruff Rhys in conversation with me, Ben Ward from BFF.fm's Eclectic Kettle. His record “Babelsberg” is out now, his show at The Chapel here in San Francisco is on October 23rd. You can check out BFF.fm to win one of two pairs of tickets that we're giving away for that show.Thank you again to Leslie Hampton at The Owl Magazine for helping set this up. And you can tune in to more episodes of Eclectic Kettle by swinging by BFF.fm/shows/eclectic-kettle to listen to the archives, or we're broadcasting live at 8pm every Tuesday night.Tune into BFF.fm, streaming online any time for great, local community music radio here from the heart of San Francisco. Thank you very much for listening, have a great day. Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Check out the full archives on the website.

When a bunch of young guys from Ohio who are flush with cash from their local grow operation decide to buy a limo off of Ebay, they decide to make an event out of their trip to pick it up in New York City. Custom suits, loud dinners in Little Italy, booze and weed-fueled parties, and the Presidential Suite at the Waldorf Astoria. Like Ohio does the movie "Swingers" in NYC. But turns out the Russians with the limo for sale are under federal investigation - and it's not for growing weed.... Also covered: fun facts about how the law defines a conspiracy, and possession vs. ownership. Find out what happens next when guns, drugs, airstrips and some unsavory Russians are added to the mix....why the feds might find it hard to believe that you just like fly fishing...and what can be the unintended consequences of buying a limo off of Ebay. www.ohiolegaldefense.com podcast@ohiolegaldefense.com Image already added Support this podcast

They have $10,000 to spend and only one day to spend it!INTRO: (0:00) It’s the premier episode! Meet hosts Alison and Lulu as they take you through their 10k fantasy days and dream big! Starving artists have to dream, right? They also chat about their obsessions and wishlists, and where they’d give some of their money to, if they had it.OBSESSIONS: (9:12) You guys, IKEA. Alison is obsessed after realizing she can drop off her kid while she shops. Lulu is loving Netflix Originals The Crown and Black Mirror. WISHLIST: (17:17) Alison is dreaming of a Lexus RXL. Lulu wants the slightly more attainable Drunk Elephant Lala Retro™ Whipped Cream. It’s a mousse-like moisturizer. That’s a lot of words for an item with not a lot of toxic ingredients. LULU’S 10K DAY - NAPA VALLEY, CA: (22:47) A stay at Calistoga Ranch includes complimentary use of a Mercedes, among many other incredible amenities Lulu is loving. Lulu’s day starts with a Hot Air Balloon Ride, with champagne, perhaps? A luxury tour of Castello de Amorosa is followed by the Chef’s Table Experience at Meadowood. ALISON’S 10K DAY - LAS VEGAS, NV: (37:06) Alison blows it out on the Presidential Suite at the MGM Grand. Indulging in a chauffeur for the day, who took her to ESPA at Vdara and to lunch at the Eiffel Tower. A shopping spree at Coach, Anthropologie, J.Crew, and Drew Boots makes Alison feel so very 10k. A visit to Michael Boychuck’s Color Salon have her ready and fabulous to go out on the town. Dinner at Gordon Ramsey’s Hell Kitchen Tasting followed by the incomparable Celine Dion in concert at Caesar’s Palace. Now, a trip to Vegas isn’t complete without a stop at the slots, right? Two bottles of Cardinal 2006 Cabernet caps off the trip. CHARITIES: (54:08)Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief FundLas Vegas Victims Memorial FundFOLLOW US: FacebookInstagramYoutubeTwitterWebsiteApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyStitcherSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/10KDollarDay/)

Notes Luke explains what happens when you drink that you're a twentysomething, but wake up realizing you're a thirtysomething. We talk about whether we're getting more virtuous or just getting older. Encounter Houston was a blast. Friends, food, fun, a Presidential Suite, Gomer leaving early to teach RCIA classes, and all that jazz. Gomer will be a speaker at Encounter Milwaukee in November if you still want to attend a great young adult conference. From the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel, literally hundreds of shots rang out, killing 58 people and causing hundreds to be injured. He was a white male, a successful businessman, and had no reported mental illnesses or extremist ties, yet he caused the worst shooting massacre in US history. This is now a near-monthly occurrence in America and it shows no sign of stopping. What is the answer? The man legally owned an arsenal of weapons. Something should be done and we discuss some options. *THE "CREATED" BOOK! * www.created.co/cf (http://created.co/cf) Go here to buy your own copy of "CREATED" and reread my 300 words every day! Your buddies at Catching Foxes get a 30% cut if you use our link to the Kickstarter, soooooo...

Today’s episode really is more about focusing on trying to ensure an upgrade before a stay, not necessarily at check-in. One of my favourite travel topics is hotel room upgrades. I just love talking about getting a significant or nifty hotel room upgrade, especially when I’ve paid a relatively low rate for a hotel stay. As we know hotels have a lot of different room categories and you can often upgrade to a higher category without paying the rate for that category initially. Want to find out how to get that hotel room upgrade? Keep listening! Key Points From This Episode: • Full service hotel properties and room upgrades. • Finding the right way to contact the hotel. • Making it easy for the property to upgrade you. • What to include in your email. • When to send a message to a hotel for an upgrade. • The importance of your message being concise. • One of the perks of staying loyal to hotel brands. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: TravelZork Deals Section ZorkCast FaceBook Group Continue and Start the Conversation) TravelZork ZorkCast on Twitter ZorkCast on Instagram © 2017 ZorkCast © 2017 TravelZork

Topics mentioned in this episode: My entry into the record business at the 1974 Billboard Convention    My Condolences to the people of Spain   #TheGoodNews- Another journal entry in an ongoing series of sometime comedic reflections of life as recorded by Jan Landy for Jan Landy  on 08/18/2017 while driving in my car from where I am to where I am going or wherever I happen to be when inspiration hits me to record another podcast.    Thanks for supporting my creative comedy efforts.  Your support means the world to me and I promise to put my all into making my podcasts.    These are my #thoughts that I am documenting for #myself so that if I ever find the time in the future to go back into the past to remember what I was thinking at the time, I will be able to listen to them.     This constantly changing #podcast usually short and to the point produced and recorded by #JanLandy presents @JanLandy's thoughts and ramblings at the time of the recording. Ever changing, #humorous, thought provoking, inspiring and sometimes informative. It is a mixture of #comedy, positive thoughts and, on rare occasions will offer #information on where I have been and where I am going. If you like to #laugh, stay #motivated and keep abreast of the latest adventures of Jan Landy and SoundBroker.com, this podcast is worth a listen and supporting.   Links:   Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/janlandy   Follow me on Social Media:   http://www.janlandy.com   Live Video Stream: https://livestream.com/JanLandy   https://www.instagram.com/janlandy/   FaceBook: http://tinyurl.com/mfgxhk   Google+: http://gplus.to/SoundBroker   My PodCast: http://tinyurl.com/ktao52   Twitter: http://tinyurl.com/ld9bt7   Petition the WhiteHouse: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/#signapetition

RHLSTP #141: David Baddiel -What is the Biggest Ant?. Richard is pondering what it must be like to buy a flat in BBC TV Centre, and appreciating his daughter's grasp of money. It's a reunion this week with a man he once shared a bed and a tiramisu with in a Presidential Suite, David Baddiel. They talk about double act reunions, the ethics of writing about your family secrets for comedy, the perils of getting older and needing comfort breaks, cat bum coffee, why all comedians are writing children's books, and orgies involving the stars of 1970s television. Plus a brilliant story about Norris Mcwhirter. SUPPORT THE SHOW!Check out our website and become a badger and see extra content http://rhlstp.co.ukSee details of the RHLSTP tour dates http://richardherring.com/gigsBuy DVDs and Books at http://gofasterstripe.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Every year doTERRA run an Incentive trip for Wellness Advocates from Australia and New Zealand - this year's trip was to Fiji. We wanted that trip bad, we worked our butts off and were lucky enough to be the winners of this years' competition. After much hard work, we achieved the Grand Prize - we stayed in the Presidential Suite of the Sheraton Hotel with all expenses paid. In this episode we speak about our natural skepticism towards being advocates for direct selling companies. We discuss why doTERRA is different from any other direct selling company - is not about direct selling or marketing but rather helping people along the way. We speak about the unique structure of doTERRA and the 'zero competition' between Wellness Advocates. How it is not about outdoing each other, or trying to be better than someone else, it is more about the extreme love of the doTERRA products and it's global mission. We discuss our life-changing experience of visiting local villages in Fiji, in particular how magical it was to gift school supplies to kids in need (with a personalised touch). Tracey was lucky enough to meet the recipient of her pencil case and it was a moment she will remember forever. doTERRA also gave a generous donation to the village, doubled the wages of our tour guides and more throughout the visit. The Chief of the Village believed doTERRA was the miracle they had been praying for. Overall, this trip has changed our lives and we thank doTERRA, the people of Fiji and everyone that supported us to achieve our goal of the Grand Prize. . . Links & Resources Registrations for Additive Free Made Easy course: www.additivefreemadeeasy.com DoTERRA Oils: www.sistermixin.com/essentialoils Sistermixin Oily Tribe Facebook Group: www.sistermixin.com/instructions/ www.facebook.com/groups/814406098658487/ Sistermixin Instagram: www.instagram.com/sistermixin/

With Presidential Suite, Ted Nash transforms iconic political speeches into an inventive jazz composition.

With Presidential Suite, Ted Nash transforms iconic political speeches into an inventive jazz composition.

Two arch procrastinators find out what an actual working week looks like from England coach, Paul Gustard. They also talk about some other things from the Presidential Suite they now call home. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is part 3/3 where we talk about The Presidential Suite written by Ted Nash. Today's guest is executive producer Kabir Sehgal. Kabir is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best selling author as well as a Grammy Award winning producer. He has created organizations that give back to musicians and to the community. Kabir, quite simply, is a renaissance man and in this episode we talk about how he put his expertise to great use to help create The Presidential Suite. Press Play, Enjoy, then Share this episode!

This is part 2/3 for The Presidential Suite by Ted Nash. Today, Ted Nash is our guest and gives us an inside look to the work that went into creating this great album. Ted is best known for his work with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and this is his 12th album as a leader. Presidential Suite is available at TedNash.com and you can see more about this episode at BehindTheNote.com Press Play, Enjoy, and Share!

Herschel Garfein is a Grammy Award winning composer and is also known for his work as a director of stage plays and for writing libretto. Herschel teamed up with Ted Nash and Kabir Seghal as the producer of Ted Nash's newest work called The Presidential Suite which features The Ted Nash Big Band. The Presidential Suite is available on September 9th and can be ordered right now at TedNash.com.

Jay Clone 3 finally has his girlfriend, Salma Hayek, alone back at his Presidential Suite at The Watergate and is finally going to pop the question! But Wait! Jay Clone 2 contacts him with stressful news about the state of Agartha since he has been gone. Will Jay Clone 3 ever get to propose to Salma?Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/cryptids-of-the-corn/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy