Podcasts about redwoods

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are the Green Party Mayor of Hackney Zoë Garbett, former Conservative Cabinet minister Lord John Redwood, UK-EU relations expert Mike Buckley, plus the journalist and media executive Anna van Praagh.

Welcome back to another chaotic and hilarious episode of SHENK! This week, Sarah Wine-Shank sits down with the brilliantly funny comedian, Dylan Carlino (host of the 'Feeling Girly' podcast). In this episode, Dylan shares his unforgettable out-of-body experience meeting Demi Lovato in first class and why he feels spiritually connected to the Olsen twins.  Sarah and Dylan dig deep into the stark differences between the comedy scenes in Austin and LA, the toxic green room dynamics at Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership, and the brutal reality of gay dating apps. From childhood weight struggles and body dysmorphia to deep-cut pop culture takes on Sydney Sweeney, Euphoria Season 3, and Amber Heard—nothing is off-limits.

In this episode, Chandra and Paul recap their experiences and highlights from the recent BLUEPRINT4D conference. They discuss the vibrant energy of the JDE community, including team recaps, customer and partner interactions, and the value of sharing learnings across global teams. Keynotes featuring innovative AI applications and modernization themes are highlighted, along with memorable moments such as the popular swag (notably the bright green cowboy hats and JDE bling) and community engagement events. They also reflect on significant announcements like the transition to Redwood user experience and the end of 32-bit ESUs, emphasizing the importance of keeping systems current. They cover Chandra's conference experience, including her role as member of the Quest Board of Directors. 01:50 Internal Recap to the Development Organization 05:42 Keynote Recap 08:27 Week's theme of AI modernization 11:13 The 80's called and want's their icons back 14:07 Chandra's conference experience 20:20 Appreciating Quest volunteer contributions 23:38 Customer meetings and Cloud discussions 27:03 Midwesternism of the Day

Adam heads to Harcourt Arboretum near Oxford. Joined by Catherine and Roger from the Arboretum’s education team, discover what an arboretum really is and why it’s sometimes called a living library of trees. Explore wildflower meadows bursting with colour, spot butterflies like the red admiral and marbled white, and gaze up at an enormous California redwood. Learn why connecting with nature is great for your wellbeing, try some bark-hugging, and find out about willow weaving activities and special family days at Harcourt. Then, get creative at home with Georgia's craft: a DIY pressed flower bookmark, inspired by the Arboretum’s blooms. Packed with outdoor inspiration and crafty fun!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deep in the forest, people have been vanishing for years. Children. Hikers. Families. With no evidence and no answers; the disappearances became nothing more than another forgotten cold case. Determined to uncover the truth, investigative journalists Theo and Michael follow their only lead, an outcast named Earl, who claims there are monsters that live in the woods. But as the three went deeper the more they feared The forest is watching. Somethings watching Something is hunting them. Check out all the podcasts from Cardijn College at https://www.archdradio.com/podcasts/slp/cardijn

Redwood Smoke Shack pitmaster Bob Roberts shares the story of his barbecue business in Hampton Roads, VA. Don't miss his ideal Redwood Smoke Shack barbecue tray order! Listen to this episode to learn what sets Redwood apart from other barbecue restaurants, and what you can expect when you visit one of Redwood Smoke Shack's three locations. Bob talks about educating the public on craft barbecue, introducing future food service workers to the industry, and receiving the news that Redwood Smoke Shack is among the best Texas Barbecue outside of Texas. Find out how much brisket is cooking and how much wood is burning every week in Redwood's newest Suffolk location. Opened in 2025, it operates as a commissary that smokes meat daily and delivers it to Redwood Smoke Shack in Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Tune in for Bob's favorite bites from the 2026 Carolina BBQ Festival, his early thoughts about creating a similar event for Hampton Roads, and what he'll do differently at the 2027 festival. This episode of The Low & Slow Barbecue Show is sponsored by Carolina BBQ Festival. Visit CarolinaBBQFest.org to get connected and keep up with the latest Carolina BBQ Festival events supporting Operation BBQ Relief. Stay tuned for details on the fall Pig Pickin' coming soon! Visit The Low & Slow Barbecue Show website! 

Ep 605 - Track and Trace Guest: Louis Dron, Redwood A.I. By Stuart McNish   The British Columbia government launched a pilot called Track and Trace, a two-year initiative led by Aidos Innovations, a nonprofit translational science institute developed at the University of British Columbia with support from law enforcement. “This new initiative will analyze the unique chemical fingerprints of illicit drugs,” says Victoria Police chief Fiona Wilson.    Key to the success of the pilot program is Vancouver-based Redwood AI, whose technology turns raw chemical testing into usable intelligence for police, border officials, and health agencies trying to keep pace with a drug supply that changes from week to week.    “Drug dealers do not publish the composition of the products they produce but we at Redwood AI can back calculate the method of production,” says Louis Dron, one of the founders of the Vancouver-based artificial intelligence company.   “Using our proprietary software and analytic solutions synthesis tests, we analyze more than one billion molecules and reactions and identify manufacturing pathways in seconds,” says Dron. The platform that the company created predicts and optimizes synthesis pathways across drug discovery and development, which enables law enforcement agencies to zero in on drug precursors, their source, and supply chain.   We invited Louis Dron, the CEO of Redwood AI, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the convergence of advanced chemistry, AI, and addressing a missing link in the drug crisis in Canada.   You can see the interview here https://www.conversationsthatmatter.ca/ Learn More about our guests career at careersthatmatter.ca

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Ep - 599 - A.I. Solutions in Chemical Testing Guest: Louis Dron, Redwood AI By Stuart McNish   “Chemical synthesis testing is one of the pharmaceutical industry's biggest challenges,” says Louis Dron, one of the founders of Vancouver-based Redwood AI. The company has turned its attention to solving that bottleneck and, at the same time, propelling Vancouver to the centre of chemical synthesis testing aimed at global pharma.   Redwood AI's proprietary software and analytic solutions synthesis test is trained on more than one billion molecules and reactions. “Our system evaluates manufacturing pathways in seconds,” says Dron. The platform the company created predicts and optimizes synthesis pathways across drug discovery and development, which enables chemists to design, refine, and scale compounds with greater precision and efficiency.   “Key to the success of our platform is its ability to integrate across the drug development lifecycle by embedding predictive intelligence into chemical decision making processes,” says Dron. “It's a game-changer for the pharmaceutical industry and for Vancouver.”   We invited Louis Dron the CEO of Redwood AI to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the convergence of advanced chemistry and AI.   You can see the interview here https://www.conversationsthatmatter.ca/ Learn More about our guests career at careersthatmatter.ca

OOTD with a pair of too long pants in redwood trees

In our two hundred and seventy-sixth episode, Aaron is joined by Matt. We talk about Rook Requiem, Luthier, Unmatched: Stars and Stripes, and Redwood. Then we discuss our Most Anticipated Games of 2026 in Aaron Asks Anything. This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss and listeners like you on our Patreon Rook Requiem – 7:32 Luthier – 17:54 Unmatched: Stars and Stripes – 30:06 Redwood – 36:20 Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 57:43 Aaron Asks Anything – Most Anticipated Games of 2026 – 59:24

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This week on the Bourbon Bytes podcast, we're diving into a packed week of whiskey news before heading to Northern California for a Byte-Sized Review of Redwood Empire Haystack Needle. Michter's is releasing its first-ever Barrel Strength Sour Mash Whiskey, Maker's Mark is back with a new edition of Star Hill Farm Whisky, Widow Jane is finishing bourbon in Tequila Ocho casks, Jack Daniel's has a new hazmat rye release, and Four Roses is expanding its single barrel lineup. Plus, we take a quick look at upcoming video game releases, including Forza Horizon 6 and 007 First Light. Then it's time for the main event: a review of Redwood Empire Haystack Needle, an 8 year, 7 month California bourbon single barrel pick from K&L Wine and Spirits, bottled at 119 proof. This bottle completely surprised me with bright red fruit, strawberry shortcake, dark chocolate, oak, and a finish that makes me wonder if Redwood Empire is helping define the future of California whiskey.

In this conversation, Redwood portfolio managers Alexi Makkas and Don Smith break down how governance reforms, capital return frameworks, and evolving policy environments are shaping international markets, and how these changes may be creating new investment opportunities outside the U.S.

When the conversation is that good, you assume you’re in the clear, right? Brian says his date with Kayla had all the signs. Great energy, easy laughs, and zero red flags. So why did she vanish right after? Something isn’t adding up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tyler isn’t crazy… right? He says the date with Nicole was full of laughs, great energy, and zero awkward moments. They even ended on a sweet hug. So why did Nicole ghost him right after? Time to investigate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Contacts Coaching Podcast, host interviews Drew Snelgrove, athletic director and men's basketball coach at Big Valley Christian in Modesto, covering his 30-year journey from Humboldt County athlete and BMX racer to college player at College of the Redwoods and Bethany University, pro/overseas stops in Australia and a tryout in Germany, and a transition into coaching and administration. Snelgrove recounts program-building roles at Capital Christian/Destiny Christian, a Division I assistant stint at Sacramento State, returning to Bethany as AD and coach, 13 years at Valley Christian San Jose, and two years at Vacaville Christian before Big Valley. He discusses shifting from “contests” to “events,” creating systems for safety and operations, improving efficiency with digital ticketing and segmented game-day roles, advocating multi-sport participation for athlete health and development, setting parent communication standards, and his disillusionment with NCAA NIL and the changing college landscape.00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro00:39 Humboldt Roots and BMX Days01:59 College Hoops and Overseas Break02:59 First Coaching Steps03:57 Building Programs at Capital04:38 D1 Assistant to AD Pivot05:38 Valley Christian and Career Moves07:15 Overseas Lessons and Perspective12:02 Choosing Administration Path14:19 Big Valley AD Mindset Shift17:57 Streamlining Game Day Systems20:08 Small School Multi Sport Culture26:31 Multi Sport Reality Check27:49 Parents Over D1 Dreams31:34 Servant Leadership Lessons34:13 Culture Ripple Effects35:24 No Playing Time Talks37:15 Weight Room Scheduling Hacks42:14 Coach To AD Identity Shift46:13 Being Seen Across Sports48:41 NIL And College Disillusionment51:46 Find Your Calling53:52 High School Last Hurrah54:17 Closing Thanks And Wrap

Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy pour Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Cask Strength Rye and revisit one of Fingers’ favorite pours, only to find the higher-proof version might be even more impressive. At 115.4 proof, this rye somehow drinks smooth, rich, and dangerously easy, with notes of brown sugar, baked goods, cinnamon, citrus, oak, and just enough spice to keep things interesting. The guys break down why it doesn’t drink like a traditional rye, whether that matters, and why this bottle absolutely earns a spot in the liquor cabinet -- even at around $74. Also in this Happy Hour episode: Tony and Fingers revisit the Espinosa Murcielago cigar, compare notes on its bold Mexican San Andrés profile, and talk through where it lands humidor-wise at about $11 a stick. Along the way, they get into breaking news about Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, gas-powered leaf blower bans, self-driving cars that apparently can’t avoid ducks, Lowe’s investing big in the skilled trades, and why the country may finally be waking up to the value of people who know how to work with their hands. Find everything at EatDrinkSmokeShow.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode explores how large-scale ecological restoration can drive resilience and economic opportunity, using California's Redwoods Rising project as a case study. Learn how environmental conservation can simultaneously heal landscapes and create jobs in rural communities.   Hosted by Emily Hobbs of the BMO Climate Institute, the conversation features Shelana deSilva (California State Parks), Sally Bolger (Ecological Workforce Initiative), and Alma Cortes Selva (BMO Climate Institute). They focus on the Redwoods Rising initiative, including its forest and watershed restoration work, cross-sector partnerships, and new research showing how investment in nature-based solutions can strengthen local economies, support workforce development, and deliver lasting environmental and social benefits.  The full research report referenced in this episode and additional resources are available at parkscalifornia.org, a partner in this work connecting communities and cultivating new career pathways across California's public lands: https://parkscalifornia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Technical-Report_Design_FINAL.pdf Visit Redwoods Rising to learn more about the initiative discussed in this podcast:    https://www.savetheredwoods.org/project/redwoods-rising/ Visit BMO for more thought leadership from Emily Hobbs: https://capitalmarkets.bmo.com/en/our-bankers/emily-hobbs/

In this episode of the Oracle University Podcast, hosts Lois Houston and Nikita Abraham are joined by Brent Dayley, Senior Principal APEX & Apps Dev Instructor. Together, they explore how to implement Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) using Oracle AI Vector Search and OCI Generative AI. Brent walks listeners through the similarities and differences between building RAG workflows with Python and PL/SQL, offering practical insights into embedding creation, semantic search, and prompt engineering within Oracle's technology stack.   Oracle AI Vector Search Deep Dive: https://mylearn.oracle.com/ou/course/oracle-ai-vector-search-deep-dive/144706/ Oracle University Learning Community: https://education.oracle.com/ou-community LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ X: https://x.com/Oracle_Edu   Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, Anna Hulkower, Kris-Ann Nansen, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode.   Please note, this episode was recorded before Oracle AI Database 26ai replaced Oracle Database 23ai. However, all concepts and features discussed remain fully relevant to the latest release.   --------------------------------------------   Episode Transcript: 00:00 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this series of informative podcasts, we'll bring you foundational training on the most popular Oracle technologies. Let's get started! 00:26 Lois: Hello and welcome to another episode of the Oracle University Podcast! I'm Lois Houston, Director of Communications and Adoption Programs with Customer Success Services, and with me is Nikita Abraham, Team Lead for Editorial Services with Oracle University.  Nikita: Hi everyone! If you joined us last week, you'll remember we explored AI Vector Search and how Retrieval Augmented Generation, or RAG, empowers large language models by surfacing relevant business content for smarter, more context-aware answers. Lois: That's right, Niki. We also looked at how unstructured data gets transformed into embeddings, how these vectors power semantic search, and how Oracle Database 23ai is uniquely designed to support these advanced AI workflows. Nikita: Today, we're building on that foundation with an exciting double feature. We'll start with an introduction to OCI Generative AI Service and how you can use it with Python, and then dive into Retrieval Augmented Generation with Oracle AI Vector Search and the OCI Gen AI service using PL/SQL. 01:32 Lois: And to walk us through these topics, we're delighted to welcome back Brent Dayley, Senior Principal APEX & Apps Dev Instructor. Brent, it's great to have you. So, tell us, how does the OCI Generative AI service use Oracle AI Vector Search? Brent: So OCI Generative AI service allows us to take user questions and augment those using external data from outside of the large language model that allows us to return augmented content.  We would leverage Oracle AI Vector Search in order to retrieve contextually relevant information. And we would create prompts that have some sort of a meaning to help guide the user to input the appropriate types of questions. And this allows us to retrieve the data using a large language model.  02:27 Nikita: What are the typical steps for implementing a RAG workflow using the OCI Generative AI service in Python? Brent: We would load the document. Transform the document to text. And then split the text into chunks.  So if you're talking about maybe a PDF that contains chapters, we might split the different chapters into individual chunks. We would then set up Oracle AI Vector Search and insert the embedding vectors. We would build the prompt to query the document. And then we would invoke the chain.  So first, you would load the text sources from a file. Open a terminal window and connect to your compute instance. And launch ipython to allow interactive work.  Ipython allows you to insert a series of steps in order to put different commands in different steps. You might load the source file called FAQs. Next, you would load the FAQ chunks into the Vector Database. You would create a connection and connect to your database. And then create the table. And then you would vectorize the text chunks and then encode the text chunks. And then insert the chunks and vectors into the database.  Next, you would vectorize the question. Define the SQL script ordering the results by the calculated score. Define the question. Write the retrieval code. And then execute the code. Finally, you would print the results. Then we would create the large language model prompt and call the AI generative LLM. Ensure that our prompt does not exceed the maximum context length of the model. And then define the prompt content.  We would then initialize the OCI client and then make the call.  04:47 Here's some exciting news! Oracle University has training to help your teams unlock Redwood—the next-gen design system for Fusion Cloud Applications. Learn how Redwood improves your user experience and discover how to personalize your Fusion investment using Visual Builder Studio. Whatever your role, visit mylearn.oracle.com and check out these courses today!  05:12 Nikita: Thanks, Brent. That gives us a nice overview of how Python can be leveraged with OCI Generative AI. Now, how would you compare working with Python for building RAG applications to using PL/SQL? Can you walk us through the high-level process for building a RAG solution in this environment? Brent: First, we would want to load the document. Next, we would transform the document into plain text. After that, we would take that text and split it into meaningful chunks. Next, we would go ahead and set up Oracle AI Vector Search and insert the embedding vectors. We would then build the prompt so that we can query the document. And then we would invoke all of those previous steps as our chain.  06:04 Lois: OK, and can we take a closer look at each of these steps?  Brent: Step 1, text extraction and preparation. So, let's imagine we have some sort of document that we want to use as the augmented information. We would load that document. Next, we would transform the document to text. And we have a function in the DBMS Vector Chain Package called util to text. And this is used to extract plain text from the loaded documents.  Next, we would want to split the text into meaningful chunks. The DBMS Vector Chain Package has another function called util two chunks, that allows us to divide the extracted text into smaller, more manageable pieces, which we call chunks.  07:02 Nikita: Once we have our text chunks ready, what's the next step to make our data searchable and useful for the large language model? Brent: Step number 2, we would want to go ahead and use embedding models in order to create our vectors. We would load multiple ONNX models into the database. And the reason we would do this is because models with a greater number of dimensions usually produce higher quality vector embeddings.  So you might want to load multiple different ONNX models into the database so that you can generate embeddings from each of the models, and then compare those vector embeddings using those different models. You would create vector embeddings using PL/SQL packages.  07:55 Lois: After embeddings are created, how does the solution find the most relevant content in response to a user's question? Brent: Step 3, we would then go and do a similarity search so that we can return a response. We would select the text chunks that have the relevant information for the input user question based on vector search. This allows for integrating with Oracle's Gen AI Large Language Model Service to generate responses. The process ensures that the large language model generates contextually appropriate and relevant answers for those users' queries.  Now, step 4 is to build the prompt, and I want to stress the importance of large language model prompt engineering. What this will do is to carefully craft input queries or instructions so that we can get more accurate and desirable outputs from the large language model.  This allows developers to guide the LLM's behavior and tailor its responses to specific requirements. This is what we call LLM Prompt Engineering. And it allows us, as I was saying, to craft input queries or instructions so that we can create more accurate and desirable outputs.  Next, we would use an example interactive RAG application that uses the Streamlit framework in order to create a user-friendly interface. This interface will allow us to upload documents, pose the question, and receive relevant answers generated by the underlying RAG pipeline within the database.  In the final step, we will have an input prompt that asks us to ask a question about the PDF. We will then type in some sort of a question relative to the PDF content. And then we would retrieve the return data based on the input question.  10:11 Nikita: Brent, thank you for walking us through both the Python and PL/SQL approaches for building RAG solutions with Oracle Generative AI. If you'd like to dive deeper into these topics, don't forget to visit mylearn.oracle.com and look for the Oracle AI Vector Search Deep Dive course. Until next time, this is Nikita Abraham… Lois: And Lois Houston, signing off! 10:33 That's all for this episode of the Oracle University Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please click Subscribe to get all the latest episodes. We'd also love it if you would take a moment to rate and review us on your podcast app. See you again on the next episode of the Oracle University Podcast.

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The episode kicks off with Ross revealing he is a devoted fan of Phil Rosenthal, the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, who now hosts a food travel show on Netflix called Somebody Feed Phil. Ross has personally visited around 15 of the restaurants the show featured, which is either very impressive or the most expensive hobby a woodworking podcast host has ever admitted to on air. Jess loves the show too, mostly because she cannot figure out how the man stays thin eating like that. Ross explains Phil only takes a bite and hands the rest to the crew, which is the most polite thing anyone has ever done at a Michelin-starred restaurant and a taco truck back to back.From there the three of them do what any group of close friends does when the mics are hot and nobody has stopped them, which is spend a solid chunk of time ranking summer fruit. Jess is pushing enormous Walmart grapes nearly two inches across that basically look like plums. Colton is a mango guy who cuts them like an avocado and eats them off the grid. Ross wants dark plums all the way through, loves end-of-summer strawberries and Georgia peaches but peels them because the fuzz is a dealbreaker. Jess eats the entire kiwi including the skin. Ross does not like watermelon. This is treated as breaking news.The real meat of the episode is Colton's deck. He wants to build a 38-foot wide covered back deck on his 1945 farmhouse and came with some ideas, some of which were fine and some of which made Jess say the words "way too thin" with an energy suggesting Colton had proposed framing an aircraft carrier with toothpicks. Two-by-sixes for the floor joists are out. Minimum two-by-tens, go with twelves if spanning 16 feet, and nobody uses four-by-four posts to hold up a roof at 12-foot height unless they enjoy watching things bow slowly over time. Jess advocates hard for at least a 24-inch roof overhang to protect the deck from sun damage, which apparently kills wood faster than water does. The pressure-treated lumber debate gets thorough, covering ground contact versus outdoor rated, copper-based treatments, and whether you need to seal every cut end. Ross strongly recommends filming all of it because outdoor build content crushes every other category on YouTube and TikTok and Colton is leaving serious views on the table.The back half belongs to a trivia game Jess built from scratch where every country has a national tree and most of them are trees these three have never heard of. Countries like Bhutan, Laos, Guyana, Botswana, and Papua New Guinea get their trees identified one by one while Ross and Colton guess the Janka hardness rating and are wrong almost every single time. African Blackwood from Tanzania sinks in water and was historically used as bearings on boats. Mopane from Zambia rates around 3000 Janka and will destroy your planer blades. The Marula tree from Mozambique produces fruit that ferments on the ground and has been documented getting elephants genuinely drunk. Frangipani from Laos rates under 500, which Jess describes as one you could fart on and dent it. The national food trivia woven in is equally unhinged, including larb from Laos, blood sausage with lingonberry jam from Estonia, and a Uruguayan dish Colton identifies from personal West Texas experience as requiring a full week of recovery after eating.Ross closes with a nugget about threaded insert bolts for table bases, Colton finally committed to SketchUp and recommends the Sketchup Essentials YouTube channel, and Jess says use YouTube for every tool purchase decision you ever make and also just buy the good drill the first time.Legal complaints go to Barone Barone Barone Barone Barone and Barone Legal Partners. Motto available upon request.Beat Around the Bench is a woodworking, DIY, and general nonsense podcast hosted by Jess of Jess Build It, Colton of Cold Crit, and Ross of R&C Woodworking and Designs. Find them on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Patreon.

Send us Fan MailMay 15, 2022Report on fundraiser in September of 2021.  Individual donations.  Two Projects Funded by a Project Redwood Grant:  1, Depa will be pressing cocoa liquor to extract cocoa butter and the press cake will be ground into cocoa powder;  2, Founding of SCAP (Société Coopérative Agricole de Pezoan).  Pezoan will buy Depa chocolate and focus on fudge-filled chocolate bars.Establishment of Project Espoir et Equité, founded to manufacture chocolate products and sell wholesale to local retail stores such as supermarkets and restaurants.  We will manufacture in Foyer du Segala.  Description of products.Support the showWrite to me at  twneuhaus@gmail.comTo learn more, visit  http://www.projecthopeandfairness.org

In this week's episode, we are speaking with Ben Blom of the organization Save The Redwoods League to speak with us all about these wise and wonderful trees.Ben Blom serves as the League's director of stewardship and restoration and has more than 15 years of restoration and forest management experience. One of Ben's priorities, and an initiative I was really excited to hear about, is the work he is doing with the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition, which is a multi-partner collaboration dedicated to the conservation and stewardship of giant sequoia ecosystems. It was really special to hear Ben's perspective and experience dedicating his life to being a steward to these trees.  You can feel his deep respect and reverence for this ancient species when he speaks about them and it was such a joy for us to be in the presence of that energy. Time Stamps:Introduction: 00:17Interview: 9:14Show Notes:https://www.savetheredwoods.org/

April 5, 2026

Muir Woods National Monument is known for its towering redwoods because some old growth trees have been preserved there. But redwoods used to grow all over the San Francisco Bay Area until they were logged for their timber just after the Gold Rush. Most of what we see in places like Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park in Oakland are second growth trees, ones that have grown since that time. After the 1906 earthquake and fire was another period of intense logging. Timbermen worked their way up the coast to provide the lumber that would rebuild San Francisco. Bay Curious listener Christy Dundon wants to know just how much of our old growth forests were devestated. Additional Resources: The Bay Area's Famous Redwood Trees Are Struggling Read the transcript for this episode Sign up for our newsletter Got a question you want answered? Ask! Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcastsThis story was reported by (insert reporter name). Bay Curious is made by Katrina Schwartz, Christopher Beale and Olivia Allen-Price. Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Ethan Toven-Lindsey and everyone on Team KQED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Great Redwood Trail will convert 307 miles of rail into a multiuse path, linking San Francisco and Humboldt bays while restoring ecosystems.

Send us Fan MailMy guest today, in his own words... "My name is Eric Stephens — I'm an ordained Pastor, Elder, Life Coach, Podcast Host, and Founder of Redwood Christian Ministries.  I grew up feeling like I wasn't accepted or good enough until I encountered the love, acceptance, and saving power of Jesus Christ in 2010. That moment changed everything.  Today, my passion is to help others not only come alive in Christ but also live fully for Him. I openly share my testimony of addiction, depression, and a suicide attempt to show just how far God's grace can reach — and how deeply Jesus loves us all.  Through Redwood Christian Ministries, our motto is simple: “We see a need, we fill a need — to show the love of Jesus to our community.” We live that out through The Rooted in Christ Podcast, life coaching, guest speaking, and mission trips that bring hope to those who need it most."Website:  https://www.redwoodcm.org/YouTube:  https://youtube.com/@therootedinchristpodcast?si=MRWYlZ4A-H0btw4WContact US:  Rumble/ YouTube/ IG: @powerofmanpodcastEmail: powerofmanpodcast@gmail.com.Twitter: @rorypaquetteSTART YOUR OWN MEN"S MOVEMENT!  WE need more men to LEAD!  Join us here to learn how!   https://www.facebook.com/groups/490821906341560/?ref=share_group_linkYou have VALUE!  You are WORTH IT!  BELIEVE IT!

Today, Redwood trees grow naturally in just two countries – what are they? And what was the Columbia Highway Hi-Fi System? Hear the Off Ramp Trivia Podcast.

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Today, I'm thrilled to announce my interview with Tony-nominated writer and director Tina Landau. Tune in to hear some of the stories of her legendary career, including conceiving the SPONGEBOB musical, how she decided to bring in multiple pop artists to write the score, meeting Adam Guettel at Yale, developing REDWOOD with Idina Menzel, how the concept for that musical evolved, how that show reflected a personal tragedy, the two plays she wrote as a child, what she writes on casting sheets, researching FLOYD COLLINS, what she takes from Athol Fugard and Hal Prince, what attracted her to BELLS ARE RINGING, building music into MOTHER PLAY, how she found the Viewpoints method, how Anne Bogart changed her view of theater, how she joined Steppenwolf, having actors generate movement, creating OLD HATS with Bill Irwin and David Shiner, the emotional experience of directing THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, what she would like to work on next, and so much more. Don't miss this in-depth conversation with one of Broadway's best.

It's EV News Briefly for Tuesday 10 March 2026, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the EV News Daily Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDailyFORD UPDATES PUMA GEN-EFord has updated the all-electric Puma Gen-E with a redesigned battery lifting WLTP range from 376 km to 417 km (260 miles), alongside new BlueCruise hands-free driving, audio, connectivity, and colour updates. BlueCruise can be bought outright or via subscription, with all capable Puma models receiving a free three-month trial.BYD TO EXPORT FLASH CHARGING BY 2026BYD plans to roll out its 1,500 kW Flash Charging network internationally before the end of 2026, starting with a push to 20,000 stations across China and then expanding to plants in Thailand, Brazil, and Hungary. The system charges second-gen LFP Blade Battery vehicles from 10% to 70% in five minutes, with each unit also functioning as an on-site 200–300 kWh battery pack to protect local grid infrastructure.POLL FINDS EV KNOWLEDGE GAPA YouGov poll for the ECIU found that over half of non-EV drivers scored two or fewer correct answers out of ten on basic EV facts, with nearly half wrongly believing EVs catch fire more often than petrol cars. A House of Lords committee described the situation as a "concerted campaign of misinformation," warning that false narratives and deliberate anti-EV propaganda by some in the media are a major barrier to EV uptake in the UK.MOST UK BUYERS MISS EV GRANTCarwow research found that 64% of in-market UK car buyers were unaware of the Government's EV grant, despite 73% of those who did know about it saying a full £3,750 discount would make them more likely to choose an EV. EVs now account for just under a quarter of new car sales, with only 8 of the 46 qualifying models eligible for the maximum grant amount.MERCEDES SETS OUT 2026 GLA PLANMercedes will launch the third-generation GLA later in 2026 on its MMA platform, offering hybrid and fully electric variants with an 800V system, a new vehicle supercomputer, and over-the-air update capability. The flagship GLA 250+ pairs an 85 kWh battery with a 262 bhp rear motor targeting up to 420 miles WLTP range, and the cabin features a 14.5-inch touchscreen with AI-powered MBUX voice recognition.MG 4 EV URBAN SET FOR AUSTRALIA IN 2026MG will bring the MG 4 EV Urban to Australia from April 2026, featuring LFP batteries in 43 kWh and 54 kWh options and a front-wheel-drive-only layout on the newer E3 platform. Pricing has not been confirmed, but UK figures suggest it could land closer to A$30,000, putting it in direct competition with BYD's Dolphin Essential at $29,990.OCTOPUS EXPORTS PLUNGE PRICING EV CHARGING TO FRANCEOctopus Energy is extending its dynamic Plunge Pricing public charging model to France via Electroverse, offering up to 50% discounts on charging costs when wholesale power prices fall due to high wind and solar output. The launch covers around 7,000 ultra-rapid Powerdot charge points, with Electroverse already connected via roaming to roughly 97% of France's 172,000 public charging points.PORSCHE CONSIDERING TAYCAN PANAMERA MERGERPorsche is exploring merging the Taycan and Panamera into a single model line offering petrol, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric variants, following €1.8 billion in write-downs tied to delayed SSP Sport platform development. The merged line could follow the Macan and Cayenne model, where parallel ICE and EV versions share a name despite using distinct platforms.SK BATTERY AMERICA CUTS 958 GEORGIA JOBSSK Battery America has cut 958 workers — 37% of its workforce — at its Commerce, Georgia plant, citing weak US EV market conditions. The plant had supplied cells for the Ford F-150 Lightning, Volkswagen ID.4, and Hyundai and Kia models, with Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff blaming the losses on the Trump administration's stance on EVs.VOLVO EX60 BETS BIG ON CENTRAL SOFTWAREVolvo has positioned the all-electric EX60, due for customer deliveries in September, as Europe's first "true" software-defined vehicle, combining in-house batteries, motors, core software, and the new SPA3 platform under one roof. The centralised software architecture replaces dozens of supplier ECUs and kilometres of wiring, with Volvo claiming the freed-up space gives the D-segment SUV cabin room comparable to older E-segment cars.REDWOOD SHIFTS EV BATTERIES INTO SECOND-LIFE STORAGERedwood Materials is expanding into second-life battery energy storage after finding that incoming used EV packs are retaining more capacity and arriving in better condition than originally modelled. The strategy centres on a 12 MW/63 MWh second-life BESS project in Texas — claimed as the world's largest — with Redwood targeting GWh-scale deployments for data centres, renewables, and utility-scale installations.

Chris Rosenthall and Kevin Brown recap the PLL and WLL Championship Series events with the Carolina Chaos and New York Charging coming out on top in their respective leagues. From the Chaos' turnaround from 0-2 to the Charging's revenge tour, from the Redwoods firepower falling short to breaking down the coach coming on the field incident, Rosie and Kevin have you covered from every angle of the tournament. Special guest and Chaos goalie Austin Kaut also joins the show to share what it means to win the title, play such an important role after backing up Blaze Riorden on the heels of an all-time career that new fans may overlook, fatherhood and beginning a new era of Chaos lacrosse.

Kevin Webb, Managing Director of Superorganism, joins Erum and Karl to discuss why biodiversity is the next frontier for venture capital. After 15 years backing SaaS unicorns and marketplaces, Kevin made a radical pivot to launch a $25M fund focused exclusively on biodiversity-driven startups. In this conversation, Kevin breaks down why nature has been catastrophically undervalued in our economic systems, how his fund identifies venture-scale opportunities in everything from invasive species leather to AI-powered ecosystem monitoring, and why measuring biodiversity is infinitely harder than tracking carbon emissions. He shares portfolio highlights including companies turning Burmese pythons into luxury goods, explains why sea otters would make ideal board members, and reveals the cultural, technological, and regulatory shifts that could transform biodiversity from a conservation concern into a mainstream asset class within the next decade. This episode is essential listening for founders, investors, and anyone interested in the intersection of nature, technology, and capital.Grow Everything brings the bioeconomy to life. Hosts Karl Schmieder and Erum Azeez Khan share stories and interview the leaders and influencers changing the world by growing everything. Biology is the oldest technology. And it can be engineered. What are we growing?Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.messaginglab.com/groweverything⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chapters:(00:00:00) - Nature as Undervalued Infrastructure(00:01:00) - AI, Intelligence Premium, and Economic Disruption(00:05:00) - Animation, Uploaded Intelligence, and Biotech Narratives(00:09:00) - Color, Bio-Dyes, and Experiencing the World(00:12:00) - Kevin Webb's Journey from SaaS to Biodiversity VC(00:17:00) - Why Biodiversity Is Harder to Quantify Than Carbon(00:21:00) - Superorganism's Investment Thesis and Portfolio(00:26:00) - Invasive Species as Business Opportunity: Python Leather(00:32:00) - Biodiversity, Human Health, and Disease Spillover(00:36:00) - Misconceptions About Building in Biodiversity(00:40:00) - Fund Raising, LPs, and Long-Term Capital(00:45:00) - Quick Fire Round: Sea Otters, Octopi, and Redwoods(00:50:00) - eDNA, Measurement, and the Future of Nature TechLinks and Resources:Superorganism131. Leaf It to Science: How Foray Bioscience's Ashley Beckwith is Reforesting the Future64. Swaying Away from Plastics: Julia Marsh's Seaweed Solutions159. The Future Is Fungi Awards: From Mushroom Dreams to Real-World ThingsThe Color FactoryThe 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis - Citrini Research Atoms vs.Bits - Citrini ResearchTopics Covered:biodiversity investing, biodiversity venture capital, Superorganism VC, Kevin Webb Superorganism, nature based solutions startups, invasive species business model, climate and biodiversity tech, impact investing in nature, biodiversity as an asset classHave a question or comment? Message us here:Text or Call (804) 505-5553⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Grow Everything⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by: Nihilore Production by: Amplafy Media

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THE DOOMED AND STONED SHOW ~Season 12, Episode 2~ Breaking out of the cold thaw of winter with a brand new episode of The Doomed and Stoned Show, and a big one at that! Four hours and thirty-three minutes of talk and heavy rock as we delve into the January '26 edition of the Doom Charts, and share some of our favorites from the November and December '25 charts, as well! Featuring hosts Billy Goate (editor of DoomedandStoned.com), John Gist (Vegas Rock Revolution, Planet Desert Rock Weekend), and Bucky Brown (longtime reviewer and contributor to DoomCharts.com). PLAYLIST: INTRO (00:00) 1. TARLUNG - "The Valley of Nowhere" (00:31) HOST SEGMENT I - Wildcard: Round One (05:13) 2. WINDS OF NEPTUNE - "The Faun's Rhyme" (36:11) 3. SKY VALLEY MISTRESS - "Too Many Ghosts" (41:09) 4. THE APULIAN BLUES FOUNDATION - "Everybody Out to Love Jesus" (44:34) HOST SEGMENT II - Wildcard: Round Two (51:47) 5. CONDUCTOR - "Spirits Rise" (1:05:27) 6. STONE NOMADS - "Mount Aras" (1:10:35) 7. WOLFTOOTH - "Wizard's Light" (1:15:54) HOST SEGMENT III - Wildcard: Round Three (1:20:54) 8. THE PALE HORSE RITUAL - "Wickedness" (1:36:41) 9. PALM DESERT - "In The Breeze" (1:41:45) 10. VOODOO QUEEN - "Sad Attitude" (1:47:03) HOST SEGMENT IV - Top 10 (January 2026) 11. BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT (no. 10) - "Heavy, Why?" (2:31:49) 12. HÄLLAS (no. 9) - "Face of an Angel" (2:35:52) 13. INDICA BLUES (no. 8 ) - "Universal Heat Death" 14. REDWOOD (no. 7) - "Wormhole" (2:44:31) 15. RITUAL ARCANA (no. 6) - "Occluded" (2:51:00) HOST SEGMENT V - Top 10 (January 2026) 16. TEMPTRESS (no. 5) - "Narrows" (3:35:51) 17. LORD ELEPHANT (no. 4) - "Gigantia" (3:42:04) 18. GIANT (no. 3) - "Beneath The Mountains" (3:47:49) 19. CAPACOPTER (no. 2) - "Borderline Steal Circus" (3:54:10) 20. NEW MEXICAN DOOM CULT (no. 1) - "Metatron" (4:00:03) OUTRO (4:05:36) Bonus Tracks! 21. CABFIGHTER - "Knightrider" (4:06:37) 22. KADAVAR - "Lies" (4:11:48) 23. BOGWIFE - "Light of Day" (4:16:24) 24. TÖTEM - "Blistered" (4:19:53) 25. SACRI SUONI - "Plow The Void" (4:23:54) CREDITS: Theme Song: Dylan Tucker Thumbnail: Voodoo Queen

Welcome to the Run TMC podcast, Season 3, Episode 18  Heya, The Run TMC Season 3 popup store is live Click here to shop: https://encr.shop/runtmcseason3 In this episode, Dave and Duffy recap the North Coast Section results and preview NorCal matchups, spotlighting boys teams Marin Catholic, Branson, and San Marin, and girls teams Marin Academy, San Domenico, Branson, and Redwood. They share coach voice memos, celebrate standout players and coaches, and highlight local sponsors supporting the show. The episode also features an interview with Tyler Gaffney about his Bring Back Play initiative to revive pickup and free play for youth, plus sponsor messages and community notes. Show Notes The Run TMC Season 3 popup store is live Click here to shop: https://encr.shop/runtmcseason3 And Check This Out: Bring Back Play (G): Content is Mostly Global Interest Topics (M): Content is Mostly Inside Marin Topics Musical intro credit to Stroke 9//Logo credit to Katie Levine Content and opinions are those of Dave, Duffy and their guests and not of affiliated organizations or sponsors email us at: theruntmcpodcast@gmail.com follow us on Instagram @theruntmcpodcast check out our website at: theruntmcpodcast.com thank you to our sponsors: The Hub in San Anselmo Encore Custom Apparel online and in downtown San Rafael  Batiste Rhum  The Social Klub in Sausalito San Domenico Nike Summer Basketball Camps

Fog: the coast redwood's strongest ally through a process called folial uptake.Completely Arbortrary is produced and hosted by Casey Clapp and Alex CrowsonSupport the pod and become a Treemium MemberFollow along on InstagramFind Arbortrary merch on our storeFind additional reading on our websiteCover art by Jillian BartholdMusic by Aves and The Mini-VandalsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Just last week the Oakland City Council approved the transfer of funds to purchase 16-acres of undeveloped land which includes Sausal Creek. It will be held by the Indigenous women-led Sogorea Te' Land Trust and its ancestral caretakers, the Confederated Villages of Lisjan Nation. 

Today, we're welcoming Bob Campana, a California-based serial entrepreneur with more than 40 years of experience building businesses across hospitality, travel, real estate, and aviation.ROBERT's WebsiteROBERT on YouTubeFrom hot tub manufacturing to founding the beloved Redwood Café in Modesto, to leading Redwood Café Tours across Europe, Asia, and Oceania, Bob's career is a living case study in adaptability, optimism, and grit.He's also the author of the book Don't Look Down! The Improbable Adventures and Battle-Tested Lessons of a Serial Entrepreneur, where he shares candid lessons learned from a lifetime of figuring it out as he went. Bob has his own entrepreneurship podcast, continuing his mission to share what really happens behind the scenes of business building.1. A Lifetime of ReinventionBob, you've built businesses in very different industries—from manufacturing to hospitality to aviation. Looking back over 40 years, what allowed you to keep reinventing yourself rather than getting stuck in one version of success?2. Risk, Fear, and the Title “Don't Look Down!”Your book title says a lot. Don't Look Down! suggests both courage and consequence. How have you learned to take risks without being reckless—and what's one moment when looking down might have stopped you if you'd let it?3. Building Places That Connect PeopleRedwood Café became more than a restaurant—it became a community hub, and now it's evolved into Redwood Café Tours around the world. What do you think makes an experience or a business truly memorable to people? (Bob recommends two books. “Moments of Truth: How the SAS President and CEO Adapted to the New Customer-Driven Economy” by Jan Carlzon. “Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business” by Danny Meyer.)4. Lessons Earned the Hard WayYour book promises “battle-tested lessons,” not theory. What are one or two hard-earned truths about entrepreneurship that you wish more people understood before they start their first venture?5. What's Next—and Why Keep Going?You're still expanding into real estate and aircraft leasing, writing books, and launching a podcast. What keeps you energized at this stage—and what advice would you give to entrepreneurs who wonder if it's too late to start something new?Bob, if you could leave our listeners with one mindset or principle that's helped you navigate uncertainty over four decades, what would it be?

Ghosty and Beaker venture deep into the misty Californian redwoods to talk about the Bohemian Grove. They blend curiosity with humor as they sift through legends, history, and the stories people tell.Have an interesting story to share? Please tell us about it, email: evp.pod@gmail.comFollow us on social media (@evp.pod) and check out all the ways to listen and watch the podcast: ⁠https://linktr.ee/evp.pod⁠Looking for the best shop to find paranormal investigating equipment, check out Ghost Stop: ⁠https://ghoststop.com/?rfsn=6873776.882712

Folsom police said Choudri, 57, was arrested for the alleged misdemeanor on the 500 block of Borges Court in Folsom on Feb. 4. KCRA 3 was the first to report the situation on Monday. The arrest was not included on the department's public logs for February 4. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the hallowed halls of the University of Iowa back in 1975 came the Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre, a five man comedy troupe who found fame through great character and ensemble work -- plus some choice exposure on NPR and MTV. Bill Allard, Dan Coffey, Merle Kessler, Leon Martell, and Jim Turner comprised the Ducks -- though they may be more familiar under the names Dr.Science, Ian Shoales, Randee of the Redwoods (and others). The Ducks were a popular touring act, but in their adopted hometown of San Francisco they ruled comedy with appearances at top nightclubs throughout the 1980s. The Ducks put the troupe on hiatus as the 1990s arrived but they did reunite on occasion and mounted a celebratory 40th Anniversary farewell show and documentary. As always find extra cuts below and thanks for sharing our shows! Want more Ducks? One of the Duck's breakout stars was Merle Kessler's Ian Shoales, a mile a minute talker who could throw down the snarky truth about anything. Here Ian's take on the history of popular music. https://youtu.be/_ZjYndaMGW8?si=VvMG7GoSevmCC6kE The Duck's had major exposure on MTV, partly through the musings of Jim Turner's Randee of the Redwoods -- we're pretty sure we saw him in the crowd at Autzen for the Dead back in 93. We're pretty sure he won't remember! https://youtu.be/NXFTIlhvUdY?si=rcgCO7cwhx1wuAmR Because the Ducks had such strong characters it's easy to overlook their fine ensemble work -- this fun bit comes from a show at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.https://youtu.be/IuRCdfRkgtI?si=ktiaZ5sP6U33u5TL

On today's NKY Spotlight Podcast we're joined by Debbie Smith of Easterseals Redwood! She shares how to get involved their upcoming Game to Career Employment Fair and how esports-related expertise translates into real-world jobs. The NKY Spotlight Podcast is powered by CKREU Consulting.

Deep beneath the city, in places most people never think about, something went wrong. What was supposed to be a field test ended in disaster. Some reports are buried for a reason. Editing, Narration & Production by The Disciple https://twitter.com/The__Disciple https://www.youtube.com/@TheOnlyDisciple Subscribe on Spotify!  https://open.spotify.com/show/5OgfQg3svBwSUiU0zGqhet Please Review us on Apple Podcasts!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/redwood-bureau/id1597996941 Subscribe to the YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@RedwoodBureau Find more shows like Redwood Bureau at http://eeriecast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Gangland Wire, host Gary Jenkins takes listeners deep into one of the most chilling and revealing moments in Chicago mob history—a secretive 1967 party for Mob stalwart, Fi Fi Buccieri. It was held at the legendary Edgewater Beach Hotel. What appeared to be a lavish celebration was, in reality, a tightly controlled gathering of roughly 300 mobsters, political figures, and underworld insiders. The occasion marked the 40th birthday of feared Chicago Outfit enforcer Fiore “Fifi” Buccieri, a man whose reputation for violence made him one of the most dangerous figures in the city. Despite not being invited, veteran journalist Bob Wiedrich managed to infiltrate the event, raising serious questions about security, secrecy, and the gathering’s true purpose. This was no ordinary party. Federal surveillance later revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had the room bugged, capturing disturbing conversations—including laughter and casual recollections of torture and murder by Buccieri and his associates. Central to this episode is Buccieri's alleged role in the brutal torture and murder of William “Action” Jackson, a crime that horrified even seasoned law-enforcement agents. These wiretap recordings provide rare insight into the mindset of mob enforcers and the normalization of extreme violence within the Chicago Outfit during the 1960s. The timing of the party was critical. Chicago boss Sam Giancana had recently been released from prison, and rumors swirled that major power moves were underway. Evidence suggests this birthday celebration doubled as a covert mob summit, where leadership issues, alliances, and strategic decisions were quietly discussed away from public view. This party was a who's who of the Chicago Outfit. Men like Mike Glitta, Teets Battalgia, Ceaser DiVarco, Ross Prio, Larry The Hood Bounaguidi, Irvin Weiner, Dominic DiBello, Wee Willie Messino, Joseph Cortino ( former chief of police in Forest Park and several others. You will learn how Anthony Accardo and his driver Jackie Cerone avoided the scene when the cops started taking pictures and writing down names. I also explore the role of the Santa Fe Saddle and Gun Club, an organization tied to questionable fundraising activities that blurred the lines between organized crime, business interests, and local politics. These raffles and social events weren't just about money—they were about influence, access, and control. Throughout the episode, I break down the cast of characters who attended this gathering: loan sharks, enforcers, racketeers, and political fixers. Their interconnected stories reveal a dense web of loyalty, fear, and ambition that defined the Chicago mob scene at its peak.   This episode uses the Edgewater Beach Hotel as more than a setting—it becomes a symbol of mob glamour masking ruthless criminal reality. It's a reminder of how deeply organized crime once penetrated American society, and why these stories continue to fascinate, disturb, and resonate today. 0:04 Chicago Mob Tales 1:39 Fifi Buccieri ‘s Infamy 3:19 Giancana’s Absence 4:22 The Santa Fe Saddle and Gun Club 5:36 Edgewater Beach Hotel 8:36 Police Intelligence Operation 12:22 The Notorious Players 16:02 Entertainment at the Banquet 18:54 Reflections on the Meeting Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer @ganglandwire Click here to “buy me a cup of coffee” Subscribe to the website for weekly notifications about updates and other Mob information. To go to the store or make a donation or rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent ‘Brothers against Brothers’ or ‘Gangland Wire,’ the documentaries click here.  To purchase one of my books, click here. Transcript [0:00] Well, hey, all you wiretappers out there in gangland, wireland, [0:03] especially you guys up in Chicago. Yeah, I’ve done several stories on Chicago. I’m on a Chicago trip right now, I guess. I’m going to do one more with our friend, Mr. Cooley, Bob Cooley. We just haven’t set up a time yet, but I’m going to do one more with him for sure. But I’m going to keep some of these Chicago stories up. I got such a great reaction. You know, you guys, you know, like and share these, as they say, on the apps and on YouTube. But anyhow, let’s go back to March of 1967. [0:36] There was a real well-known reporter named Bob Wendrick at the time. He really covered the mob in Chicago. I mean, he might as well have been a member of the mob in Chicago. He was so close to so many people up there. And he had some really good sources and some inside tracks. And he went to a party, but he wasn’t invited to that party. You know, they never really were going to invite Bob Weindrich to a party. It was $25 a plate. There was about 300 outfit mobsters and their associates attended this party. Some of their political associates even. They called a chief of police and I think a mayor of a suburban city. It was at the Edgewater Hotel. It was sponsored by the Santa Fe Saddle and Gun Club. It was to honor the birthday of outfit enforcer, killer, and loan shark Fiore Fifi Bussieri. Fifi was a vicious killer, man. I mean, he was bad. Straight out of the Capone days. [1:36] And he was kind of best known in more modern times. It happened not too long before this party, I believe, or around this time, maybe right after. [1:48] He took part in the multi-day, I believe, three-day torture and murder of a bookie, a great big fat bookie named William Action Jackson. There’s some images, some pictures, a picture of him in his trunk was showing a lot of the torture that they did to him out there. I’ve seen it on the Internet. They kind of cut back on those pictures and try to keep those from getting circulated around on Facebook and some of the social media apps. I assume it’s still out there. Um, but anyhow, the Bureau had a, had a hidden microphone in a guy’s house, Jackie, the lackey Saron, who was, uh, uh, a Cardo’s driver at the time had a, had a hidden microphone in there and Jackie Saron and a couple others. And one of them was Fifi Sierra, Bussieri. I don’t remember who else it was. We’re laughing about Lacks and Jackson’s reactions to the cattle prod and some of the other gruesome details. [2:45] They thought he was talking to the hated FBI agent Bill Romer at the time, but in fact, he was not. He wasn’t talking to anybody. I did find one blurb where he was thought to be a child molester. So, you know, I don’t know. And I’m thinking it was a child of one of his girlfriends or something like that. I’m not sure. But anyhow, they tortured the heck out of him for about three days. Fifi came out of the 42 gang. If you remember, it was Alibaba and the 40 Thieves, so that meant there was 41 in Alibaba’s gang, and they wanted to have one more [3:17] than Alibaba, so they named themselves the 42 Gang. This party happened just as Sam Giancana was getting out of jail. [3:25] He didn’t attend, and he left for Mexico about that time to avoid further grand jury appearances. He’d been in jail about a year, I think, because they give him the old give you immunity and you have to testify. If you don’t, then they find you in contempt of court and send you to penitentiary or a jail for a year or so for the length of grand jury. And so he left town right after that and went down to Mexico for several years. Some speculate this meeting was really to get everybody together in one place and have some private meetings off the side without law enforcement really knowing what was going on, where Ricardo and Paul the Waiter Rica would name Joey Doves Iupa as the new boss in place of Gen Cona and make some other personnel shifts. You know, a few years later, when Giancana comes back, there’ll be a whole string of murders around the time he’s murdered because of some of his people that were always loyal to Giancana. [4:22] This Santa Fe Saddling Gun Club, anybody ever heard of that? I had not heard of this before. It was a registered club. The president was Joseph Scaramuza, who owned a gun store at Halstead & Taylor, which is, I believe that’s right down there in the middle of Mobland. There was an informant in the jfk files as i was researching scaramusa there was an informant that claimed that scaramusa knew jack ruby well and as they checked into scaramusa over that they found found that this halstead gun store that he owned had sold three pistols that were recovered after some puerto rican terrorists shot up the house of representative a few years before now you know what all that means i don’t know but uh and i remember that when i was a little kid these puerto Puerto Ricans, uh, now, uh, they tried to, they were trying to assassinate Harry Truman, who was staying out of the white house and the Blair house, uh, which is, I think maybe that’s where the vice president stays. Sometimes I’m not sure. Anyhow, he was not in the white house and they, they had a plan to assassinate him. They also went into the house of representatives and shot it up. They wanted complete freedom from the United States at the time. Now there’s not been any Puerto Rican freedom movement since that I know of. Anyhow, um. [5:36] The Edgewater Beach was a faded but once grand dom of hotels along Lake Michigan. They had their own beach for a while. Then something moved in between them and the beach. And it was about to declare bankruptcy. It was located a few guys that live in Chicago. It was 5555 North Sheridan. [5:56] And now members of the Chicago Police Intelligence Unit had found out about that themselves. It was like Weindrich had. Maybe they hip Weindrich to it. That all works, all that little undercover stuff. You have an employee at the Edgewater who knows somebody who knows somebody, and the work starts leaking out. When you have something this big, you have 300 people there, and it was really to make some money too, charged $25 a plate, and they did another little fundraiser. They’ve been selling raffle tickets all over Chicago and all, like down in northwestern Indiana. And in Indiana, anywhere that the outfit had some kind of influence and businesses that they could hold up. It’s like policemen. We used to go out and sell circus tickets. They were like $2 a ticket, but it wasn’t really for a ticket. It was like a support the police circus, which then gave a piece of the money to some police or widows and orphans fund. I don’t remember exactly. This is when I was brand new. and you were given like a handful of circus tickets and you’re supposed to go out to your local businessmen and sell them. Of course, they always bought them. All you had to do was go in and say, you know, I got some police tickets or circus tickets and they’d buy them. And they weren’t exactly even a ticket. They were a coupon and then they helped go buy a ticket. But, you know, that’s what they were doing, and that’s where they were. [7:23] Intelligence unit was milling around the hotel. They were, you know, I think what they were trying to do was waiting to see if the operators of this banquet, as this thing got going, if somebody actually, you know, drew, made a drawing or really raffled off a new car, which is what supposedly the raffle tickets were for, which would give them an excuse then to raid this place, saying it was an illegal lottery and then start really identifying the participants you know all of them that were there make them air everybody give you id and all that and then they had they were really loaded for bear they had 65 cops waiting close by it’s something called the foster avenue beach so it was it was a hell of an operation now the outfit during this time learned that the cops were going to be there and someone called Tony Accardo and Paula Guadarica, who were, you know, supposed to be there. They were like the headliners. They were the big ducks at that show. And really, if it was about having some meetings to realign personnel and name, maybe they’re going to have a making ceremony, but I doubt that. [8:30] But maybe they were going to name Joy Iupa as the new boss because he was the next boss. Somebody warned him not to come. And, of course, Jackie Lackey’s Roan didn’t show up either because he was a Cardo’s driver. [8:47] Cops, I’m going to tell you about some of the people the cops did find there and identify. Ross Prio, his north side loan shark and enforcer who had been Gen Conn’s second command and was reportedly consulted on all outfit murders. Now, Ross Prio, he’d been around. I can’t remember. I think he was out of the 42 gang himself. He had been around since the Capone days and a well-respected guy, had a lot of guys under him. And he was a bad dude. He was a bad actor. He was dangerous as hell and could take part in torturing the whole nine yards. They saw Irving Weiner there. He was a mob-connected bail bondsman. He was a guy who ended up a few years later walking with Alan Dorfman when somebody came up behind Dorfman and shot and killed him. Dorfman was their big guy in the Teamsters. Dorfman had helped him get those loans out of the Teamsters pension fund and loaned to people that wanted to buy Las Vegas casinos. Then everybody would get a kickback from those casinos. So he was integral. He was being investigated as an official of the Twin Cities. [9:54] Food products company and he had my he had partners felix milwaukee phil aldoricio and sam teach battaglia and marshall caifano i mean this guy is erb wiener he was he was a money man for the mob well known as a money man and and he was he was involved with with lombardo joe lombardo and tony splatter and some others and they got a loan for a guy named from the teamsters fund but for a guy named danny seifert they thought danny seifert had started a company with a lot of this money, and he was going to testify about how he got this Teamsters loan is my understanding. And I believe Lombardo and probably Frank Suisse showed up and killed him one day. He never spent a night in jail. Weiner never spent a night in jail. Go figure that. He’s kind of like, almost like Tony Accardo, huh? I saw a guy named Mike Glitta. He was an outfit member who had B-Girl bars, had these kind of hustling bars, and was involved, heavily involved in the porn business now. Um. [10:54] There was a lot of porn shops in Chicago, and Gletta was really, he was the guy on the porn shops. Chicago Crime Commission published something that said he supervised all pornography operations in an area that went from the near north side clear to the Wisconsin state line. So everything from, say, Rush Street on north was his. I guess he wasn’t down in, I think, Old Town is where Redwood met and some porn shops down there. and Frank Suisse was extorting money from some of them. Mob watchers claimed that Glitter always reported directly to Vincent Solano, who was a labor union leader and a capo, and the guy that probably had Tokyo Joe, Joe Ido killed. He was a racket boss on the north side and all the way up to the north suburbs. Identified a guy called Larry the Hood, who I’d seen that name before. It’s a really hard name to pronounce. was a Bonaguiti. [11:54] He was a mob wannabe at the time. As I researched into him, he was really just a wannabe. Hung around the Rush Street bars and he was associated with Mike Glitta. And he’ll eventually get an opportunity when Ross Prio dies and Mike Glitta has a heart attack and he moves on up real quick because he’s always in there around and he knows the porn business and the B-Girl bars on that near north side. And he’s the one that goes around and collects after after Glitter has a heart attack. [12:23] Another Northside vice boss named Joe Caesar Joseph DeVarco, he was dropped off by an underling driver. He came out of the 42 gang himself and is a well-known gangster on the Rush Street area. Dominic DiBello was a Northside gambling operator. He was seen with a friend of his and a fellow gambling operator named Bill Gold, or called Bill Gold. He had a longer name than that, and I don’t know him. If you guys make comments down below, if you know who this Bill Gold was and what the story was with him, he probably just ran a sports book or something or helped with the off-track betting outlets. And they arrived just before a guy named Joseph Cortino, according to the newspaper report. He was a former Forest Park chief of police. He was suspected of protecting gambling operations and leaking law enforcement information to the mob. A guy you hear mentioned, I’ve not really seen much on in detail, Willie Massino, and they called him Wee Willie because he was little, but he was supposedly really, really a bad character. [13:26] Here’s a guy when I believe it was Mario Raginone was invited to go on some kind of a crime, and he saw Willie Massino and somebody else in the area. And he said, uh-oh, if those guys are anywhere in the area where I am and they’ve got me kind of isolated like this, you know, going to do a crime so I’m not telling anybody where I’m going and what I’m doing and who I’m with, you know, they’re going to hit me. And he went in after that. That’s how feared Wee Willie Messino was. He had been a loan shark collector and enforcer for Tony Cardo and a guy named Joseph Gagliano, who I don’t know must have faded off into the woodwork by the 70s. 1970 he went to prison for kidnapping and beating a couple of contractors who owed money to the mob, George and Jack Chiagoris. [14:19] Sounds like they’re maybe Greek, huh? After he got out of the penitentiary, he went to work as an advisor with Marco D’Amico, who was, you know, remember Marco D’Amico had a gambling operation, and that’s who Bob Cooley worked with a lot. And he also did some work for Jackie Cerrone. [14:37] So Turk Torello, James Turk Torello, he was confronted by the cops as he was unloading sound equipment out of his, wherever his car. He yelled at him as they walked up. He said, hey, he said, I got machine guns in these boxes. You want to come and see? He was kind of a wise-ass, you know. He was a capo of the 26th Street crew and directly under Fifi Busseri. One time, he had been sent by an angry mob boss named Sam Giancana, who we all know, Mobo. And he was going to partner up with Jackie Cerrone to kill an outfit member named Frankie Esposito down in Florida. But the Bureau had recorded Giancana’s conversation and warned Esposito. and he came right back around. He didn’t help the Bureau. You know, you go out and you warn a guy and then you try to bring him in and make him a snitch or make him a cooperating witness in the end because they’re trying to kill him. They don’t all come in. And he ended up coming back to Chicago and settled his dispute with Giancana and that hit was canceled. According to the tape recordings, Torello and his killers were going to murder Esposito and cut him up in small pieces and feed him to the sharks off the Florida coast. You know, they had houses down in Florida. That’s where they, that was Jackie Cerrone’s Florida house where they overheard him and Fifi talking about the murdering and torturing Action Jackson. [16:03] Now, I mentioned bringing in the sound equipment. They had entertainment. Vic Dimone was the entertainment that night. Now, Vic Dimone has long-held connections to the Chicago outfit and I believe the Genovese family. I didn’t really go way in deep into him. I’ve got a bunch of notes. I’ll probably do a story just about Vic Dimone. [16:26] Maybe he was the character in The Singer and The Godfather, that kind of a blend of Frank Sinatra and Vic Dimone. As a singer in the Godfather movie. Guys named a couple brothers, Joseph and Donald Grieco, were there. Well, they had been in business with Vic Damone in the Vic Damone Frozen Pizza Company. Paul Rica and Fifi Boussieri had brought the famous singer Vic Damone into the outfits world and got him to lend his name to this frozen pizza business. And what they did, the Grieco brothers, They use it as a cover for their loan shark activities, but, you know, they sold pizzas, too, although I’ve never heard of. I don’t ever remember seeing a Vic DeMone frozen pizza. Vic DeMone had even taken his show to Giancana’s joint, the Armory. And if you’ve ever been by the Armory, it’s just like a neighborhood bar. A neighborhood joint is not a place. But Vic DeMone was big. You know, he would be playing Madison Square Garden maybe at the time or the big clubs, the Copacabana in New York. And they got him to bring his show out to. [17:33] Gincana’s Joint the Armory kind of like at his Villa Venice he got Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis to bring their show there and it was not exactly it was not the Copacabana they tried to make it into the Copacabana of Chicago but it never really got there another guy they saw was an outfit bookmaker and a tough guy out of Cicero who will get killed here in a little bit Sam Sambos Cesario Yeah. [17:59] He was a longtime workhorse. He’s well-liked throughout the whole Chicago underworld, but he made a mistake. He ended up marrying a girlfriend slash mistress, the Gomar of Milwaukee Field Aldericio, while he was in the penitentiary. Two guys showed up with this woman. He marries her. They’re sitting out in front of their house. It was like a brownstone. It was a hot summer night. They’re sitting out in lawn chairs out in front of their house, and two guys pull up and run up and kill him. They say Harry Ailman was the guy that did that. They call that. I’ve had some kickback on this when I said this one time before a few years ago. I didn’t really investigate into it. But, you know, the popular story is that it’s a hit from beyond the grave because Aldericio had already died in prison [18:50] between the time he gave that order and this actual murder. So that is a story of the big meeting at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. [19:02] It wasn’t exactly like Appalachian or some of the other famous mob meetings, and it was just Chicago only. They didn’t identify that they named anybody from out of town at this thing. Seemed like it was a big moneymaker, maybe a meeting that you could hire some other little meetings in, get people in there that you didn’t really want to be seen with in public. This article, they talked about other politicians and businessmen that were there, but they didn’t really name them. I guess they didn’t want to get sued or whatever, but it was a, it was definitely, it was a fundraiser. He charged 25 bucks a plate and then have that, uh, that lottery for that car. And, and, you know, they never gave that car to anybody. And you know how much money you can raise with, with, you got, you know, a hundred guys or so going out, mob guys going out and raising money, selling lottery tickets at five bucks, 10 bucks each. You can raise a lot of money like that. So maybe it’s just one more big Chicago scam and honored Fifi Boussieri at the time. I don’t know. But anyhow, thanks a lot, guys. I thought it was an interesting story, and I thought you would find it interesting. And some of the people that they named that were there, I wish I’d have been there, but writing down license numbers and taking pictures and all that stuff. So keep coming back. Like and subscribe, as they say. And we’re just going to keep doing this and doing this. [20:24] I’ve gotten some you know I’ve got some things up that are like non-fiction books that are based on mob stuff, I don’t know if that’s okay or not, but I kind of like mixing that up. There’s only so many mob stories out there. You know, I don’t want a lot of these that have already been told. I don’t remember seeing any. I kind of looked around in the other podcast having this story. So I try to find them. You know, give me any tips, your comments that you can. I’ll try to look it up. And if I can find enough information, I’ll do the story on it. So thanks a lot. And adieu to you guys out in Chicago. I bet it’s colder up there than it is down here. Thanks, guys.

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