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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a pervasive topic of conversation these days, and recently it's been on my mind a lot as I endeavor to move past grief. It's been over 5 years since my life partner departed suddenly - so suddenly that when it was happening, and for a long time after, I completely denied its reality. We know that death comes for us all, and no matter what age you are it's probably best to prepare yourself, to make friends with the Reaper, and get ready to surrender to his scythe - (I heard that George Harrison used to rehearse his passing); Sarah Bernhardt slept in a coffin… but, very few of us are truly prepared, even at some pretty advanced ages - my father wasn't reconciled to his fate even when it came at 96. The last phone conversation we had as he waited to be seen at the emergency room was fraught with annoyed bewilderment at being held there against his will.It seems to be the primary topic of conversation that Rich and I are apt to discuss on any given day, and he has expressed frustration at my reticence to volunteer the dour details of my slide towards the inevitable, but really, why harp on it? Why dwell on the depressing aspects of life while you can still laugh ironically at those same concerns? Eat, drink, and be merry, I say. Of course, if you have to constantly watch your sodium and cholesterol while considering the lethal effects of the cocktail you're sipping, your options for fun will be limited. Anyway, back to PTSD… This week it's been front and center of my consciousness because I recently consumed two items of popular culture that feature it - one 60 years old, the other recently released - namely, Rod Serling's short lived 1965 television series, The Loner, starring Lloyd Bridges, and Christopher Nolan's freshly minted sword and sandal epic, The Odyssey. In both, the main character struggles with PTSD - Bridges' character in the aftermath of the Civil War, and Odysseus from his part in the atrocities recounted in the Iliad. Both men have experienced horrific and emotionally crippling events; they roam vistas rife with unremitting violence, and long to find home. Rod Serling transplanted his WW2 experiences to the Western genre, and audiences weren't ready for it's moral meditations, ill suited to an escapist medium. Regarding the Odyssey, Jon Stewart has reflected that it seems like a sequel to Oppenheimer, Nolan's rueful depiction of that protagonist's bequest of a doomsday weapon to arm mankind with the power to destroy itself. Echoes of PTSD resound everywhere - inside each of us, in the chaos all around, and throughout our popular culture. And, today I asked the oracle how to find peace with it. QUESTION: HOW CAN I OVERCOME RESENTMENT?The Oracle answered with Hexagrams 51  (Provoking), and 31 (Cutting)Let's examine those, along with  a dream diary passage, and  a song, “Cairns” composed during that time…Chemayne used to collect stones that appealed to her. She would then cover them in varnish to make them glisten. After she died there were tons of them, and I started giving them away as gifts. One friend was so taken with them that he took a bunch and built some amazing cairns, a term which I hadn't been familiar with, but which filled me with hope and pride for their future home. The following song “Cairns” evokes that appreciation. CAIRNS (Bill Mesnik)Stones banded by layers of timeStacking stone upon stone upon stoneCreates a monumentA tower sublimeMarking timeThese cairns of stoneChorus:Fly away through Arches in the desertTo a windswept morning beachWhere the sun glistens on the pebblesAs you soarSwiftlyOut of reach You left no lost communicationBefore your flight to the unknownJust some orphansWith no destinationLying lonely in our homeI'll stack stone upon stone upon stoneAnd mark the trail of timeFor some wanderer To wonder onWho left this cairn behind?

Can heart rate variability actually predict illness before you feel it? What makes HRV rise or fall from day to day, and how should you use it? Dr Boon Lim is a consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and one of the UK's leading specialists in atrial fibrillation and the autonomic nervous system. In this episode we go deep on heart rate variability: what it really measures, what shifts it, when it is useful, and crucially when it is misleading.   Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:30 Can HRV improve healthspan or reduce disease risk? 1:20 What heart rate variability actually is 2:31 The autonomic nervous system, your body's control room 3:40 Why you cannot think your heart rate up, but you can feel it up 4:03 Yin and yang: sympathetic and parasympathetic balance 4:52 Provoking ectopic beats with mental arithmetic in the cath lab 6:54 Does your resting heart rate determine your HRV? 8:57 Why athletes score higher, and why wearables measure overnight 9:55 What alcohol does to HRV, and how fast you recover 10:58 HRV as an early warning system, days before symptoms 12:32 The stressors nobody counts: emotion, purpose, security, trauma 14:12 HRV in IBS, fatigue and brain fog 14:46 Should you train on a low HRV day? 17:07 Track trends, not days 17:40 Why you should never compare your HRV to anyone else's 18:32 From 38 to 53: Boon's own HRV over eighteen months 19:08 HRV and ageing 20:17 Hormones, the menstrual cycle and HRV 22:33 The standardised two-minute autonomic assessment 23:20 Resonant frequency and the six-second breath 25:11 HRV as a treatment, not just a measurement 26:27 Building coherent breathing into an ordinary day 28:47 Breathing for anxiety and emotional regulation 29:47 The heart as a command centre: signals travelling upwards 31:02 Bottom-up physiology meets top-down emotion 32:33 Primary and secondary pain, phantom limbs and the splinter story 37:26 When to measure HRV: the morning protocol 39:22 When HRV is not a useful metric: AF and ectopic beats 42:09 Can a wearable detect undiagnosed atrial fibrillation? 44:14 LIVE DEMO: the 60-second coherence reset 48:18 Reading the coherence graph 49:40 Do you actually need a device? 51:41 When data-driven medicine falls short: the long covid lesson 53:20 ENO Breathe: singing as breath training 54:17 Connection, community and loneliness as autonomic medicine 59:07 Where to find Dr Boon Lim     What we cover Heart rate variability is not a fitness score. It is a window into the autonomic nervous system, the part of you that runs your heartbeat, your gut, your sweat glands and your stress response without ever asking permission. Dr Lim explains why the heart is not a metronome, why two people with identical heart rates can have wildly different HRV, and why your watch does most of its measuring while you sleep. We also get into the stressors most people never count. Alcohol, jet lag and poor sleep are the obvious ones. Job insecurity, unresolved trauma, loneliness and a lack of purpose sit underneath, and they shape your autonomic baseline far more than any single bad night. Then there is the part almost nobody covers: when HRV becomes useless. In atrial fibrillation, HRV goes sky high, but that high HRV is not a good sign. Ectopic beats skew it the same way. Boon explains how to spot this, and how a sudden unexplained jump in HRV on a wearable has flagged undiagnosed AF in his own patients.   A live demonstration: the 60-second autonomic reset Boon takes out a HeartMath Inner Balance sensor and shows coherent breathing in real time, with live biofeedback on screen. You watch his heart rate settle into a smooth sinusoidal wave and his coherence score shoot up in under two minutes. This is the top-down, bottom-up approach he uses in clinic: slow nasal diaphragmatic breathing to send calming signals up from the heart to the brain, paired with a deliberate positive emotion sent down from the brain to the body. Both directions at once. No theory, just a measurable shift you can simply observe in 2 minutes, and hopefully replicate with the tools and techniques shown in the live demonstration.     Resources and further reading Free patient education www.StopFainting.com , Dr Lim's free resource for fainting, dizziness, orthostatic intolerance, POTS and autonomic dysfunction, with self-management strategies you can start today. www.DrBoonLim.co.uk, clinical background, atrial fibrillation, arrhythmia and syncope services. Programmes mentioned in this episode ENO Breathe, the English National Opera and Imperial College London breathing and wellbeing programme for people recovering from covid, using singing technique to retrain the breath. https://www.eno.org/engage/about-the-eno-breathe-programme/  Suzy Bolt's Chronic Illness Recovery Program, a long covid recovery community combining gentle movement, yoga, breathwork and, just as importantly, connection and shared experience. www.suzybolt.com  The British Society of Lifestyle Medicine, whose pillars include social connection and relationships. www.bslm.org.uk Books by Dr Boon Lim Keeping Your Heart Healthy (Penguin Life Experts) Books referenced in conversation The Compassion Project, Julian Abel Together, Vivek Murthy Stolen Focus, Johann Hari Tools for HRV tracking and coherence training HeartMath Inner Balance Pro, the ear-clip sensor and app used in the live demonstration, available at www.heartmath.co.uk About Dr Boon Lim Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London. Cambridge and Imperial trained, with over 2,500 atrial fibrillation ablations and more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. He leads one of the UK's busiest electrophysiology and syncope programmes, with a particular focus on the autonomic nervous system in AF, vasovagal syncope and POTS. Website: drboonlim.co.uk If this was useful, subscribe and share it with someone who stares at their HRV score every morning and is not quite sure what it means. #HeartRateVariability #HRV #AutonomicNervousSystem #Cardiology #AtrialFibrillation #POTS #Syncope #CoherentBreathing #Breathwork #VagusNerve #LongCovid #LifestyleMedicine #StressResilience #HeartHealth

Ben Pruitt is back with a Brand New Season of Bending Not Breaking Featuring Co-Hosts from Across the BNB Patreon Community! This Week : Ben is joined by returning Patrons Kelly, Maggie, & Rahul to discuss The Legend of Korra S1E9 : Out of the Past, through the Lens of LEGACY. Follow : @bnb_pod & @thearkofenetwork on Instagram Music : "Searching Endlessly" by nARK Produced By Noah Blanchard Released By The ARK of E Network Send Feedback : thearkofe@gmail.com

In the early 1970s, John Lennon was suspected of conspiring to disrupt an American political convention and contributing to a paramilitary terrorist organization. Authorities took notice. So much so that the President of the United States took action to have the so-called “smart Beatle” deported. Lennon’s politics were way more violent and revolutionary than simply imagining all the people living life in peace and harmony. To see the full list of contributors, see the show notes at www.disgracelandpod.com. This episode was originally published on June 29, 2021. To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at disgracelandpod.com/membership. Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - GET THE NEWSLETTER Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND: Instagram YouTube X (formerly Twitter) Facebook Fan Group TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this Sunday Live, I share a very real-life update about my recent heat exhaustion experience and recovery, while getting into the honest, raw questions that many of you are battling in your own mental, emotional, and spiritual journey. I step into questions that center around OCD, scrupulosity, doubt, and salvation anxiety. I respond to […]

A well-know parable of Jesus about money (often Americanized to be about something else) hits differently when understood in its proper context.Mutual Aid survey: http://brownlinechurch.org/surveyJoin our live chat! https://discord.gg/MNXJSM8New here? http://brownlinechurch.org/connectResources http://brownlinechurch.org/resourcesLinkTree https://linktr.ee/brownlinechurch Donate http://brownlinechurch.org/donate

A well-know parable of Jesus about money (often Americanized to be about something else) hits differently when understood in its proper context.Mutual Aid survey: http://brownlinechurch.org/surveyJoin our live chat! https://discord.gg/MNXJSM8New here? http://brownlinechurch.org/connectResources http://brownlinechurch.org/resourcesLinkTree https://linktr.ee/brownlinechurch Donate http://brownlinechurch.org/donate

Ben Pruitt is back with a Brand New Season of Bending Not Breaking Featuring Co-Hosts from Across the BNB Patreon Community! This Week : Ben is joined by returning Patrons Kelly, Maggie, & Rahul to discuss The Legend of Korra S1E7 : The Aftermath, through the Lens of AFTERSHOCK. Follow : @bnb_pod & @thearkofenetwork on Instagram Music : "Corporeal" & "amdistor" by nARK Produced By Noah Blanchard Released By The ARK of E Network Send Feedback : thearkofe@gmail.com

Jesus' famous “Good Samaritan” parable is powerful as an example, but perhaps even more powerful as a challenge. (Art: Van Gogh's “Good Samaritan”)MUTUAL AID SURVEY: http://brownlinechurch.org/surveyJoin our live chat! https://discord.gg/MNXJSM8New here? http://brownlinechurch.org/connectResources http://brownlinechurch.org/resourcesLinkTree https://linktr.ee/brownlinechurch Donate http://brownlinechurch.org/donate

Jesus' famous “Good Samaritan” parable is powerful as an example, but perhaps even more powerful as a challenge. (Art: Van Gogh's “Good Samaritan”)MUTUAL AID SURVEY: http://brownlinechurch.org/surveyJoin our live chat! https://discord.gg/MNXJSM8New here? http://brownlinechurch.org/connectResources http://brownlinechurch.org/resourcesLinkTree https://linktr.ee/brownlinechurch Donate http://brownlinechurch.org/donate

What if the skill that changes everything isn't marketing, networking, or even hard work? What if it's just learning how to shut up and listen? Sales isn't manipulation. It's communication with intent. And the people who master it never go broke. Shelby Sapp went from knocking doors at 18 to training tens of thousands of closers who now pull in $20K to $60K a month. She built her foundation in door to door pest control, got the cops called on her, had water thrown in her face, and came out with skin so thick that internet hate doesn't even register. Now she teaches women how to sell luxury, close rich people, and never discount their worth. In this conversation, she breaks down the exact frameworks, tonality shifts, body language cues, and objection killing strategies that separate amateurs from killers. You'll learn: Why door to door sales builds thicker skin than any other job on the planet The 80/20 rule that flips every sales conversation and why you should be talking less The three question framework: probing, provoking, and future state questions that close deals Why you should never outshine the master and how to dress when selling women vs men The door frame reset that removes physical objections in real time Why networking is a trap and building yourself beats begging for connections every time How to sell luxury clients without dropping your price and why rich people test you Live rapid fire objection responses to every no you've ever heard The four rules to change your life: delusional goals, work ethic, consistency, and urgency The best closers aren't chasing new leads, they're compounding on existing relationships. Newsletter growth works the same way: own the relationship, don't rent attention. That's why creators are switching to beehiiv → https://beehiiv.link/8e4jqq Better quality sleep = better focus. Head to https://eightsleep.com/bigdeal and use code ‘DEAL' to get $350 off the Pod 5 Ultra. ___________ (00:00:00) Introduction (00:00:25) The Thick Skin Factory: Why Door-to-Door Sales Built My Foundation (00:10:51) Shut Up and Listen: The 80-20 Rule That Closes Deals (00:11:52) The Three Question Framework: Probing, Provoking, and Future State (00:13:33) Never Outshine the Master: The Dress Code for Selling Women vs Men (00:25:12) The Door Frame Reset: Removing Physical Objections in Real Time (00:28:42) Networking Is a Trap: Why Building Yourself Beats Begging for Connections (00:33:26) Communication Is Currency: How Sales Makes You Wealthy (01:16:16) Selling Luxury: How to Close Rich People Without Dropping Your Price (01:13:12) The Objection Killing Spree: Live Rapid-Fire Responses to Every No (01:22:19) Four Rules to Change Your Life: Delusional Goals, Work Ethic, Consistency, and Urgency ___________ MORE FROM BIGDEAL

Jesus' preferred method of teaching (parables) made sense in 1st Century Galilee, and it makes sense in 2026 America too!Mutual Aid Survey: http://brownlinechurch.org/surveyJoin our live chat! https://discord.gg/MNXJSM8New here? http://brownlinechurch.org/connectResources http://brownlinechurch.org/resourcesLinkTree https://linktr.ee/brownlinechurch Donate http://brownlinechurch.org/donate

Jesus' preferred method of teaching (parables) made sense in 1st Century Galilee, and it makes sense in 2026 America too!Mutual Aid Survey: http://brownlinechurch.org/surveyJoin our live chat! https://discord.gg/MNXJSM8New here? http://brownlinechurch.org/connectResources http://brownlinechurch.org/resourcesLinkTree https://linktr.ee/brownlinechurch Donate http://brownlinechurch.org/donate

We were pretty low key folks in small town Indiana, because getting irritated could get you arrested and even killed. Join our latest adventures in the Hoosier Hill Country back in the day.

Ben Pruitt is back with a Brand New Season of Bending Not Breaking Featuring Co-Hosts from Across the BNB Patreon Community! This Week : Ben is joined by returning Patrons Kelly, Maggie, & Rahul to discuss The Legend of Korra S1E6 : And The Winner Is..., through the Lens of APPEASEMENT. Follow : @bnb_pod & @thearkofenetwork on Instagram Music : "Dancing Blade" by nARK Produced By Noah Blanchard Released By The ARK of E Network Send Feedback : thearkofe@gmail.com

Ben Pruitt is back with a Brand New Season of Bending Not Breaking Featuring Co-Hosts from Across the BNB Patreon Community! This Week : Ben is joined by returning Patrons Kelly, Maggie, & Rahul to discuss The Legend of Korra S1E5 : The Spirit of Competition, through the Lens of RIVALRY. Follow : @bnb_pod & @thearkofenetwork on Instagram Music : "Koto Killer" by nARK Produced By Noah Blanchard Released By The ARK of E Network Send Feedback : thearkofe@gmail.com

You can feel it in the air.Across museums, national parks, libraries, and cultural institutions, the pressure around what can be said — and what must disappear — is tightening.But while federal policies attempt to narrow the public cultural space, artists, historians, librarians, educators, and cultural organizers are responding in real time — documenting what's being erased, refusing complicity, and building new civic infrastructure.In this report, Bill Cleveland surveys the emerging landscape of creative resistance and cultural restriction across the United States.From citizen historians documenting museum censorship at the Smithsonian to artists leaving politicized institutions like the Kennedy Center, the story unfolding is not just about politics — it's about who controls public memory. In this episode you'll hearHow citizen historians are systematically documenting changes to museum exhibits and historical interpretation — turning smartphones and metadata into tools of cultural preservation.About artists and cultural leaders are increasingly walking away from institutions where political interference threatens artistic integrity.kHow libraries, classrooms, and community arts programs, cultural workers are developing creative strategies to defend access to history, literacy, and civic dialogue.Notable MentionsPeopleMarc Bamuthi Joseph – Kennedy Center Artist ProfileFormer Vice President and Artistic Director of Social Impact at the Kennedy Center whose public remarks following his dismissal highlighted the cultural and political tensions surrounding leadership changes at the institution.Amy Goodman – Democracy Now!Journalist and host of the independent news program Democracy Now! which reported on the Kennedy Center controversy and broader cultural policy developments.Kim Snyder – Filmmaker WebsiteDocumentary filmmaker whose work focuses on civic life, social justice, and democratic culture, including her film examining librarian resistance to book bans.Rep. Brendan Boyle – U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressman representing Pennsylvania who has advocated for restoring historical interpretation about slavery at the President's House historic site in Philadelphia.Organizations & InitiativesCitizen Historians for the Smithsonian – Smithsonian Magazine CoverageVolunteer effort documenting exhibit labels and interpretive texts across Smithsonian museums to preserve records of historical interpretation.Smithsonian National Portrait GallerySmithsonian museum in Washington, D.C., referenced in the episode in connection with efforts to document removed or revised exhibit texts.John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsNational cultural institution that has become a focal point for debates about political influence in arts institutions.National Park ServiceFederal agency responsible for interpretive materials at national historic sites where historical narratives have recently been subject to review and dispute.Reuters – International News AgencyNews organization that reported on federal reviews of museum exhibits, park signage, and historical interpretation.Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)Public television network distributing documentary work addressing civic and cultural issues.Publications / MediaDemocracy Now! – Independent News ProgramDaily news program covering political developments affecting arts institutions and cultural policy.The Librarians – PBS Documentary FilmDocumentary film directed by Kim Snyder examining the rise of book bans and the librarians pushing back.Cultural EventsYoung Worker March on Washington – Coverage in The NationYouth labor mobilization addressing affordability, housing, healthcare, and worker rights, highlighting the economic pressures shaping the lives of many artists and cultural workers.Punk in the Park FestivalTouring punk festival whose 2026 events were canceled after bands withdrew in response to controversy surrounding political donations by the festival's promoter.Acknowledgements (FreeSound.Org)thunder1.wav by fastson -- https://freesound.org/s/57778/ -- License: Attribution 3.0Hello User: Bright Cheery Intro Music by jjmarsan -- https://freesound.org/s/476070/ -- License: Attribution 4.0photo press Conference.WAV by klankbeeld -- https://freesound.org/s/179209/ -- License: Attribution 4.0Dream-Drifting by audiomirage -- https://freesound.org/s/665193/ -- License: Attribution 4.0Upbeat Punk Rock - bpm 150 loop by DenKyschuk -- https://freesound.org/s/753195/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0Over the Water - Variations 1 by PodcastAC -- https://freesound.org/s/645881/ -- License: Attribution 4.0*******Art Is CHANGE is a podcast that chronicles the power of art and community transformation, providing a platform for activist artists to share their experiences and gain the skills and strategies they need to thrive as agents of social change.Through compelling conversations with artist activists, artivists, and cultural organizers, the podcast explores how art and activism intersect to fuel cultural transformation and drive meaningful change. Guests discuss the challenges and triumphs of community arts, socially engaged art, and creative placemaking, offering insights into artist mentorship, building credibility, and communicating impact.Episodes delve into the realities of artist isolation, burnout, and funding for artists, while celebrating the role of artists in residence and creative leadership in shaping a more just and inclusive world. Whether you're an emerging or established artist for social justice, this podcast offers inspiration, practical advice, and a sense of solidarity in the journey toward art and social change.

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Ben Pruitt is back with a Brand New Season of Bending Not Breaking Featuring Co-Hosts from Across the BNB Patreon Community! This Week : Ben is joined by returning Patrons Kelly, Maggie, & Rahul to discuss The Legend of Korra S1E4 : The Voice in the Night, through the Lens of FEAR. Follow : @bnb_pod & @thearkofenetwork on Instagram Music : "Skyline" by nARK Produced By Noah Blanchard Released By The ARK of E Network Send Feedback : thearkofe@gmail.com

Provoking God to Jealousy

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Ben Pruitt is back with a Brand New Season of Bending Not Breaking Featuring Co-Hosts from Across the BNB Patreon Community! This Week : Ben is joined by returning Patrons Kelly, Maggie, & Rahul to discuss The Legend of Korra S1E3 : The Revelation, through the Lens of OPPRESSION. Follow : @bnb_pod & @thearkofenetwork on Instagram Music : "Branches" by nARK Produced By Noah Blanchard Released By The ARK of E Network Send Feedback : thearkofe@gmail.com

Discover how to bridge the gap between your natural circumstances and God's supernatural power. David Antwi explores the biblical principles for provoking divine intervention, teaching you how to take responsibility for manifesting God's will in your life through prayer, faith, and strategic spiritual discipline.

TOPIC: PROVOKING FEARFUL FAVOUR FOR A GLORIOUS FUTURE PREACHER: Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Okronipa SCRIPTURES Genesis 1:1 Judges 6:12, 17 Genesis 13:1–2 Malachi 1:9 Philemon 1:6 Proverbs 3:4 Proverbs 13:15 KEY POINTS 1. Preparation Is the Mother of Success Nothing happens by accident in the Kingdom of God. Preparation positions a person for favor. 2. Understanding Favor Favor beautifies life and gives it meaning. Favor is the spice of life — it adds value and attractiveness. The strength of men cannot bring lasting victory; favor does. When a man is favored, his life becomes constructed, not scattered.

LORD DUNMORE'S WAR AND CRESAP'S PATRIOT TURN Colleague Robert G. Parkinson. Following the massacre, Logan abandons diplomacy for vengeance, killing nearly twenty people and provoking Lord Dunmore's War. Simultaneously, the Continental Congress calls for rifle companies to join the revolution in Boston, and Michael Cresap is surprisingly tapped to lead a Maryland unit. Parkinson notes the irony that Cresap, previously blamed for frontier violence, becomes a patriot leader, serving alongside Daniel Greathouse, a true perpetrator of the Yellow Creekmassacre. Eventually, Logan sues for peace via his famous lament, declaring his vengeance satisfied and ending his personal war against Virginia. NUMBER 4

Ben Pruitt is back with a Brand New Season of Bending Not Breaking Featuring Co-Hosts from Across the BNB Patreon Community! This Week : Ben is joined by returning Patrons Kelly, Maggie, & Rahul to discuss The Legend of Korra S1E2 : A Leaf in the Wind, through the Lens of ENVIRONMENT. Follow : @bnb_pod & @thearkofenetwork on Instagram Music : "Dancing Blade" by nARK Produced By Noah Blanchard Released By The ARK of E Network Send Feedback : thearkofe@gmail.com

This week we did a close reading of a RAND corporation policy proposal paper called Overextending and Unbalancing Russia: Assessing the Impact of Cost-Imposing Options. It has been argued that this document is the root of America's disastrous foreign policy regarding Russia, which has plunged Ukraine and the Middle East into misery and death.https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_briefs/RB10000/RB10014/RAND_RB10014.pdfSend us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the showVisit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

On today's Podcast, we share a recent dream where we were shown how the enemy is trying to provoke us to anger in the midst of injustice.  We must be wise to the schemes of the devil at this hour, and today, we give wisdom on how to win this victory.  

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Today's guest is Jack Barry. Jack is the founder of JB Performance and a former ABCA DIII All-American (York College, 2021) who played at Salisbury University. After college, he worked at Tread Athletics, then built a remote+in-person coaching model. Jack has coached athletes from high school to pro levels, appeared on Baseball America's 90th Percentile, and hosts the “Just Rippin'” podcast. On today's episode, Jack speaks on athletic potential as a function of work capacity with quality, deliberate practice. We unpack the mental side of training, how visualization, targeted self-talk, and timely pattern breaks calm performance anxiety and restore confidence. He also touches on how athletes thrive when they develop a unique identity, balance effort with recovery, and treat mindset and mechanics as equal partners. This is a dynamic episode, at the intersection of pitching skill and global human performance concepts. Today's episode is brought to you by Hammer Strength and LILA Exogen wearable resistance. Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off any Lila Exogen wearable resistance training, including the popular Exogen Calf Sleeves. For this offer, head to Lilateam.com Use code “justfly10” for 10% off the Vert Trainer View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. (https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-home/) Timestamps 0:20 – From college ball to new competitive outlets4:10 – Work capacity, family influences, and cross-training7:10 – Adapting training: speed, volume, and specificity10:01 – Aerobic contributions in racket and throwing sports15:46 – Provoking reactivity: stumble drills and innate responses23:16 – Pattern breaks, the yips, and the "be sexy" mentality27:44 – Reactive throwing drills to clean the arm action31:15 – Pre-movement cues and subtle distractions to speed action43:21 – Visualization with highlight reels to build confidence52:25 – Essentialism in training: less and better59:50 – Start with less, progress intelligently1:00:25 – Barefoot training and simplifying the lower half Actionable takeaways 0:20 – From college ball to new competitive outlets Jack traces his path from Division III Salisbury baseball into jiu-jitsu, tennis, and a renewed love for training after leaving team sport. Treat post-playing transitions as a chance to experiment with new sports that satisfy the competitive impulse. Use cross-training to keep motivation high while developing complementary athletic qualities. When exploring a new sport, accept the beginner phase and enjoy the novelty rather than forcing immediate mastery. 4:10 – Work capacity, family influences, and cross-training Jack reflects on family genetics and finding his own work-capacity strengths through varied activities. If you enjoy sustained effort, program both volume and varied intensity (easy long efforts plus specific speed sessions). Use cross-training (racket sports, running, court games) to get game-like cardiovascular stimulus without burnout. Be deliberate: split session types by purpose (speed sessions, volume sessions, tempo work) instead of lumping everything together. 7:10 – Adapting training: speed, volume, and specificity Jack describes learning to periodize his running and mix speed with volume to actually get faster. Structure sessions by purpose: separate longer aerobic efforts from targeted speed work. Progress volume conservatively (small weekly increases) and add specific speed work for real improvements in pace. Treat running like any other modality: apply progressive overload principles and discipline. 10:01 – Aerobic contributions in racket and throwing sports Jack compares racket sports and throwing, noting the reactive and aerobic demands of court play. Use court-based conditioning to develop reactive stamina and contextual decision-making. Choose cross-training that mirrors sport constraints when possible (racket sports for reactive throws).

This Sunday we begin a new series in the "Parables: "Provoking with Truth." There is so much discussion around this teaching device Jesus liked to use, often described as an 'earthly story that tells a heavenly truth.' Many regard them as a quaint way to make a topic easier to understand. But Jesus did not. He said explicitly the opposite to his disciples. Parables either blind or aggravate. These are not moral fables. They are designed to agitate. They are more like Socrates' gadfly - in which a small but persistent irritant keeps stinging a much larger, sluggish animal into action. If so, what does that say about how Jesus regards our spiritual condition? But also, what hope does it give? As Jesus said, if anyone has ears to hear, let him listen. Let's talk about "Why Parables?" (selections from Mark 4)

In this closeout sermon for the Testify! series, Dan Kent surveys the key points of Revelation 10 and 11 and highlights how the testimony of the church is crucial to what God is doing in the world. He then challenges us to practice the call to Testify!

In this closeout sermon for the Testify! series, Dan Kent surveys the key points of Revelation 10 and 11 and highlights how the testimony of the church is crucial to what God is doing in the world. He then challenges us to practice the call to Testify!

In the late twentieth century, artists were on the front lines of the culture wars. Leaders of the Christian Right in the U.S. made a national spectacle out of feminist and queer art, blasting it as sacrilegious or pornographic--and sometimes both. On the bully pulpits of television and talk radio, as well as in the halls of Congress, conservatives denounced artists ranging from Robert Mapplethorpe and Judy Chicago to Marlon Riggs and David Wojnarowicz. Conservatives, alarmed by shifting sex and gender norms, collided with progressive artists who were confronting sexism, homophobia, and racism. In Provoking Religion: Sex, Art, and the Culture Wars (Oxford University Press, 2025), Anthony Petro offers a compelling new history of the culture wars that places competing moralities of gender and sexuality alongside competing visions of the sacred. The modern culture wars, he shows, are best understood not as contests pitting religious conservatives against secular activists, but as a series of ongoing historical struggles to define the relationship between the sacred and the political. Through captivating case studies of "subversive" artists, Provoking Religion illuminates the underside of the culture wars, revealing how progressive artists and activists rendered from those most apparently profane aspects of human life-the stuff of conservatives' worst nightmares--their own haunting visions of the sacred. Anthony M. Petro is Associate Professor in the Department of American Studies at University of Notre Dame (effective fall 2025). His first book, After the Wrath of God: AIDS, Sexuality, and American Religion, was a finalist for the Religion Newswriters Association's book award for nonfiction. An early chapter from this book also won the 2012 LGBTQ Religious History Award from the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network. In 2019-2020, Petro was a member of the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. Clayton Jarrard is a graduate student at NYU's XE: Experimental Humanities & Social Engagement program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In the late twentieth century, artists were on the front lines of the culture wars. Leaders of the Christian Right in the U.S. made a national spectacle out of feminist and queer art, blasting it as sacrilegious or pornographic--and sometimes both. On the bully pulpits of television and talk radio, as well as in the halls of Congress, conservatives denounced artists ranging from Robert Mapplethorpe and Judy Chicago to Marlon Riggs and David Wojnarowicz. Conservatives, alarmed by shifting sex and gender norms, collided with progressive artists who were confronting sexism, homophobia, and racism. In Provoking Religion: Sex, Art, and the Culture Wars (Oxford University Press, 2025), Anthony Petro offers a compelling new history of the culture wars that places competing moralities of gender and sexuality alongside competing visions of the sacred. The modern culture wars, he shows, are best understood not as contests pitting religious conservatives against secular activists, but as a series of ongoing historical struggles to define the relationship between the sacred and the political. Through captivating case studies of "subversive" artists, Provoking Religion illuminates the underside of the culture wars, revealing how progressive artists and activists rendered from those most apparently profane aspects of human life-the stuff of conservatives' worst nightmares--their own haunting visions of the sacred. Anthony M. Petro is Associate Professor in the Department of American Studies at University of Notre Dame (effective fall 2025). His first book, After the Wrath of God: AIDS, Sexuality, and American Religion, was a finalist for the Religion Newswriters Association's book award for nonfiction. An early chapter from this book also won the 2012 LGBTQ Religious History Award from the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network. In 2019-2020, Petro was a member of the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. Clayton Jarrard is a graduate student at NYU's XE: Experimental Humanities & Social Engagement program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

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PREVIEW: Conversation with Professor Richard Carwardine regarding the voices that condemned the Puritan characters Ieverywhere for provoking "moral extremism.". More later. 1863 OONFEDERATE COMMANDERS..

In the early 1970s, John Lennon was suspected of conspiring to disrupt an American political convention and contributing to a paramilitary terrorist organization. Authorities took notice. So much so that the President of the United States took action to have the so-called “smart Beatle” deported. Lennon's politics were way more violent and revolutionary than simply imagining all the people living life in peace and harmony. To see the full list of contributors, see the show notes at www.disgracelandpod.com. This episode was originally published on June 29, 2021. To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at disgracelandpod.com/membership. Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - GET THE NEWSLETTER Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND: Instagram YouTube X (formerly Twitter)  Facebook Fan Group TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices