Podcast appearances and mentions of Roger Thompson

Send us a textEd Whittingham & Roger Thompson discuss Upton Sinclair's classic novel - Oil!We're sharing another episode of Ed's occasional podcast, Climate Book Reviews, this time discussing the book that was the inspiration for the critically acclaimed 2007 movie, There Will Be Blood, starring Daniel Day-Lewis.Ed and co-host Dr. Roger Thompson (Associate Dean and Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at Stony Brook University in New York) chat with Michael Tondry, editor of a critical edition reissue by Penguin Books.Michael talks about the history of the book, the events that gave birth to it, and the book's depiction of both the hope and horrors of oil exploration and extraction. About Your Hosts:Roger Thompson is a professor and writer at Stony Brook University. He began his career working with environmental literature and nature writing and established with Ed Whittingham an environmental internship program in Banff, Alberta for students at a VMI, a military college. His most recent environmental book, No Word for Wilderness: Italy's Grizzlies and the Race to Save the Rarest Bears on Earth (Ashland Creek), documents the attempts by grassroots activists and university faculty to preserve the Marsican bears of Abruzzo, and it reveals for the first time the mafia's attempts to use National Parks to fleece EU subsidies.Ed Whittingham is a clean energy policy/finance professional specializing in renewable electricity generation and transmission, carbon capture, carbon removal and low carbon transportation. He is a Public Policy Forum fellow and formerly the executive director of the Pembina Institute, a national clean energy think tank.Produced by Amit Tandon & Bespoke Podcasts___Energy vs Climatewww.energyvsclimate.com Bluesky | YouTube | LinkedIn | X/Twitter

Saint Mary's President Roger Thompson pens an op-ed pushing back on roster limits, Learfield CEO Cole Gahagan talks NIL, house and more.We would love to know what you think of the show and you can let us know on social media @D1ticker.If you are not subscribed to D1.ticker, you can and should subscribe at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.d1ticker.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Today, we welcome Mick Mulroy to discuss Fogbow, his new humanitarian NGO, and their work in Gaza, Sudan, and Syria. We also discuss the growing number of veteran humanitarian organizations getting involved in some of the most distressed places on Earth. --- One CA is a product of the civil affairs association and brings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences on the ground with a partner nation's people and leadership. We aim to inspire anyone interested in working in the "last three feet" of U.S. foreign relations.  To contact the show, email us at CApodcasting@gmail.com  or look us up on the Civil Affairs Association website at www civilaffairsassoc.org --- Great news! Feedspot, the podcast industry ranking system rated One CA Podcast as one of the top 10 shows on foreign policy. Check it out at: https://podcast.feedspot.com/foreign_policy_podcasts/ --- Special Thanks to Businside for the sample of Upbeat Background Music - Dance and Electronic Music. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/1MzdQLTBPPo?si=6cJR4qPYoJUaohh3 --- Rough transcript:  00:00:05    Open Welcome to the 1CA podcast. This is your host, Jack Gaines. 1CA is a product of the Civil Affairs Association and brings in people who are current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences on ground with a partner nation's people and leadership. Our goal is to inspire anyone interested in working the last three feet of foreign relations. To contact the show, email us at capodcasting at gmail dot com. or look us up on the Civil Affairs Association website at www .civilaffairsassos .org. I'll have those in the show notes. Today, we welcome Mick Mulroy to discuss Fogbow, his new humanitarian NGO, and their work in Gaza, Sudan, and Syria. We also discuss the growing number of veteran humanitarian organizations getting involved in some of the most distressed places on Earth. So let's get started. 00:00:57    MIC MULROY I've been to Syria several times, but I haven't been there recently and not since all of the Assad regime. So we are looking at the potential for what we as a group who supports humanitarian efforts can do in Syria. 00:01:11    JACK GAINES I hope Syria straightens out. The new government actually does build out something representative for the population and the economy, that it becomes more centrist. I have a lot of hope. I think we all should, 00:01:21    MIC MULROY have a lot of hope. I think we all should, right? It's a good thing, obviously, that Assad's... gone. I mean, hundreds of thousands of deaths are on his hands. So certainly a good thing. The question is whether the incoming crowd who took government control by force are going to be the reformers they say they are, or are they going to go back to their roots? I think the verdict is still out. We should all hope that's the case. I think the incoming or now the team that's in place is a bit more skeptical than the last. You can tell by whether they call them Jelani or Al -Shirar. That's the first indicator when I was doing my rounds on both the Hill Congress and the Trump team. I think there's criticism on just how inclusive they're going to be. But we should all hope that that is the case and that there's an election soon rather than the four years that I think they've been saying. But certainly when it comes to sections that are more related to Assad. They should be reconsidered, and we should look at what we're doing there long term. With the SDF during the defeat of ISIS, the crisis, if we pull out precipitously, both for our partners, the SDF and for the counterterrorism effort, but also our strategy against Iran and Russia to a certain extent, which right now, I think everybody would stay on their backside, especially when it comes to Syria. But when it comes to humanitarian assistance, there is a dire need, for sure. And I think that is something that a lot of groups are looking at, how they can contribute to the rebuilding of Syria and the promotion of a stable country that looks more inward. Their own people vice becoming a client state to actors don't have best interests Syrians like Russia. 00:03:10    JACK GAINES And it's interesting that with their change of government and Lebanon being able to form a government because Hezbollah has their fingers out of the pie right now. I see it as a real strategic opportunity because if Lebanon can get on its foot, Syria can get on its feet, there could be a whole sea change of policy in that region to where Iran's behaviors are balanced, Russia's behavior are balanced, the nations down there can actually rebuild and have a more stable government and a healthier international relationship. I agree with you, 00:03:40    MIC MULROY I agree with you, Derek. I think this is a very big opportunity for the United States. I use boxing analogies because I used to box. I used to coach boxing in the Marine Corps. This is a point where you see your opponent on the ropes, right? You don't back up. You go in and try to end the fight. I know we're not going to end the fight or the competition between us and Russia, but Ayoun is a partner, obviously the former commander of Lebanese Armed Forces. We have supported them for a long period of time. They were a very effective partner with us, and he was the head of it. So that's a huge opportunity right there. Iran, I think, has many strategic mistakes, and they realize that now, and they've seen it both in their major losses with leadership across the board, their capability, and of course in Syria. I mean, their corridor to fund and supply groups like Hamas and Hezbollah has been cut off, and they just don't have the platform that they have. And I think we should capitalize on that. Our policy should be... The promotion of U .S. interests, part of that, I believe, I don't know if we're going to today, is the promotion of democracy and human rights. But certainly, this is an opportunity to do both, our strategic interests and promotion of democratic values. 00:04:55    JACK GAINES With Fog Bow, you have a pretty heady team. Some folks that I've recognized from other efforts, some new. Ambassador Smith is awesome. Roger Thompson, you've got a lot of great people here. 00:05:06    MIC MULROY of great people here. 00:05:08    JACK GAINES By name only. 00:05:08    MIC MULROY name only. 00:05:10    JACK GAINES Well, Chris, he'd be right there with him. 00:05:11    MIC MULROY be right there with him. Yeah, so FABO is primarily veterans, but we have our humanitarian. And the skills that we have that I think are additive to the whole endeavor, which are air delivery. We've done that in Sudan. We've done maritime delivery in Gaza. We know Austere Logistics. We're a very small company, but we really focused on doing that. And that's why I said Roger's the MVP, right? So we have a lot of former SOF folks. We have a lot of... former special operations veterans, whose skill includes all the delivery and the planning and kind of figuring out hard problems where there's no easy solution. But Roger's done Marine Infantry, but he was also a Marine Logistics Officer. So that's why I say he's the MVP, because that's what we do essentially is logistics. Our mission accomplished, it's food delivered, people in need. 00:06:03    JACK GAINES Right. I've had a couple people on talk about the Triton Pier. Some of the challenges with prepping in Cyprus for it, putting the peer out, getting as much aid as possible out, and how the thing broke up. But similar to that, Fogbo seems to be focused on some of the harder areas to reach with aid. It's not a typical aid organization. You go into very restrictive areas that have real security challenges, and you help make sure that humanitarian effort arrives. so that people can continue to survive until conflicts, until crisis or disasters are resolved. That's a tough space to work in. And that's why we get requested to come in. 00:06:42    MIC MULROY to work in. And that's why we get requested to come in. When it comes to the pier, I would say this. We, Sam Mundy, Ricard General, you probably saw on the site, we briefed the last administration several times on the idea of bringing in aid. The Ameritimese, they came up with the JLOPS, the Joint Logistics on the Shore system. To be frank, we didn't think it was the best. Because of the sea states at the time, it could have been done a different way. But we're Americans, and by God, if the U .S. military is going to push up here from Virginia to Gaza, we're going to support it out of pocket. There's not a whole lot of countries that do something. In the United States, it did something, and it might not have been perfect, but it did still over 33 ,000 tons of food into Gaza when it's needed. So that's done, and we're still working to build facilities that can assist the storage of... Critical food aid, medical aid. For NGOs. The other point on how difficult, just to give you a highlight, in Sudan there was a very substantial population that got cut off from ground delivery of food because of that. Primarily the rainy season cut off the roads and the fighting, of course. They were out of food. And all it took was somebody who could come in there and deliver food via air in a very tightly controlled area because of the conflict. And that's where we fit in. That's de -conflicting battle space and airdrops, austere environments. That's what not just people in Fogbo, but that's what the U .S. military is pretty damn good at. So that's what we did for three months, and I think we did a lot of good. And now the situation has changed. It can get ground to leverage. But that's just an example of what we're doing. We're also looking to expand in others. And it's certainly not just about us. There's a lot of groups doing this out there. And if they see a need for our skill set, Give us a call. 00:08:35    JACK GAINES And I'll put it on the show notes as well. I'm sure this must be an adrenaline rush for a lot of the veterans to actually be out in the mix delivering humanitarian supplies, which is a great reward for the skills that a lot of people have. What kind of feedback have you gotten from your logistics teams, your pilots, your air crew, about what it's like to work for the organization? It really comes down to a mission, 00:08:56    MIC MULROY It really comes down to a mission, right? So we're all there because of mission, which is to enable humanitarian operations. We are a private company. That's why it's really incumbent on us to assist NGOs that are out there doing great work. I think the most feedback I've gotten is actually taking the skills that they learned over 20, sometimes 30 years, in our case, the U .S. military, a lot of it in conflict, and do something like this. So it's, and myself included, have really taken this mission on as important as any mission I've ever had. And that's what I hear. But of course, it isn't about us. I mean, there's other groups that are doing this, and there's certainly other groups that can do this, that get veterans that are really looking for something other than your standard jobs. This is an area where they can really have an impact really quick. 00:09:50    JACK GAINES The reason I bring it up is that I had Scott Mann on, and one of the things he really challenged with, we're all cause -based in the military. We work to a cause. We have a bigger thing we're trying to reach. And people get out. Some go to church, some start a business, some start a pizzeria or a workout joint. But some just struggle with trying to find that sense of cause and how they place it, what they can do with it. And his challenge was it drove him to suicide because he couldn't find his place in life after getting out of the military. And so that's why he looked into other things like acting and writing books and lectures and veterans of care programs. Veterans Without Orders, who does water delivery, because I want to show veterans that there are opportunities out there. We can apply that sense of cause to make a difference so that they don't feel like they're alone in this world. When I was talking to the Veterans Without Orders folks, what they found is being on the ground, a lot of the NGOs were surprised at how fast and efficient they were. They went to Haiti and some of the World Food Program folks were like, wow, how long have you guys been working together? It seems like you've been friends for years. And he's like, no, actually, We had a phone call for 20 minutes, landed, met, got on it. But we just have a common language. We understand what each other's doing. We know we're both here for the right reasons. And you just build that instant trust in order to do a mission. And that's what I assume you guys are seeing there as well. I worked pretty closely with him on the Afghan evacuation. 00:11:15    MIC MULROY I worked pretty closely with him on the Afghan evacuation. My group was called Dunkirk. We weren't a Team America Elite. We also did a lot with Scott. Because that was such a cause near and dear to their heart, that was the first. foray into humanitarian work. And I think that's stuck with a lot of them. And we're seeing a lot of that continue around the world where veterans say, oh, we can really do something here. I think that's great. 00:11:41    JACK GAINES With Kabul on the midst of collapsing, I saw a lot of veterans rallying together to figure out how to get private logistics in there, getting buses, getting private planes. One thing that I bumped into was a lot of NGOs that were desperately trying to get help because they had people that were working with aid and with state and with the military that were not represented on those lists that needed to get out of there because they were part of the cigar report or they were part of distribution and the Taliban knew who they were and they were going to come after them. My part was just plugging those NGOs in with veterans who had logistics, who had access to help them get some of those folks out. But I did notice that... Once people got involved, it's just almost like there was a light came on and said, oh, I don't have to wait for the U .S. government to order me to do something. I can actually go make a difference. I can take my skills and help be a part of the whole foreign policy scheme and actually do stuff. I can do it without having to be a part of aid or state. I can just build an NGO and do it. So I'm glad to see that splintering because I think it's created a lot of opportunities for folks. Yeah, 00:12:47    MIC MULROY Yeah, and it just doesn't need to be about... FIBO, we're just one group of many. My preference would be more about the need, and that is where we're going, right, where the need is. And then to the extent that there's a secondary is the fact that veterans can get involved. They can start their own. They can get involved with us. They can get involved with other groups. We do want to be the promoter of that concept. We get a lot of veterans out there. They need a purpose, I think. But there's also a need out there. It's on both sides of the equation. And I think... The skills that they bring to the table, they are very value -added into this arena. And we've heard that from many humanitarians, quite frankly, who have not been able to figure this out. This is something that we would have put in the too difficult category. So it doesn't need to be about our particular group. I think it should be about the need, which is growing. And on that side, there is massive crises around the world. People should care that they're starving kids in Sudan. And on top of that, the consequences. are going to be felt by everybody in the world if there is massive migration of their ability to feed themselves or their fling and conflict that make it untenable to even exist there. So these are issues that are very human issues that I think anybody, whether they're in Europe or the United States or Japan, should care about, but also because it could dramatically impact where they live because this is not something that's just going to stay contained. There are conflicts that are growing, that are perpetuated in existence. And there are, of course, climate issues. Climate's changing, and that's going to cause mass migration. And not people that are coming with their own means to support themselves. So not just taking care of the immediate need, which is food to people that are farming, but building up their ability to feed themselves has to be part of the long -term equation, or we're never going to get out of that cycle. And then we create these permanent IDK camps. and no chance of a future. So that needs to be done, but there needs to be long -term planning in the international community. I think from the U .S. perspective, I think we should lead it, but I don't think we should be it. This needs to be a joint effort by the international community. Actions are what count. So that should be a collective effort of the international community, which the United States would be a part. It'd certainly lead, in my opinion, but it needs to be much more of a collective effort. Some people... I'm just not used to seeing a lot of veterans in the humanitarians here. And there has been some like, wow, you guys are military. What are you guys doing here? And for the groups, the veterans that are out there doing it, if they're asking my opinion, I'd say just be clear. Don't worry about justifying your purpose in the humanitarian. There's never going to be too many people trying to help people around the world. So just drive on, do good work, and they'll either appreciate it or they won't. But I do hear that from other veterans that get into the area. To your point. Very few people serve in the United States, just the way it is. It's a very small group. Not to be corny, but it is a family. It's almost like there's characteristics that you just notice immediately across the services that you just have a commonality. So you talk to say, why would you think? Generally the same way, you're very mission -oriented, and that's something that's covering to a lot of people when they get with other veterans. In veteran suicide, it is a serious problem, and there are people addressing it, and I think they're doing great work. But one of the things I found, and you referenced it when it comes to Scott, is you don't have a purpose. From what I've seen, people can go downhill pretty quick. You go into a pit. And I live in Montana. I love Montana on a veterans here and coming. Some of the guys live in a pretty remote area. Some, like myself, live pretty close there. And when we do vet events, you basically send guys out to get other guys and say, yeah, I'll tell you no for an answer. They need to come in. They need to be around their people. They need to... shoot the shit and rib each other's and smoke a cigar or add a bourbon or whatever their thing is. But you got to go out there and find these guys. And some of them, they might appear to be okay, but next day they're not. 00:16:49    JACK GAINES Let me know if I have this picture right. You've created the Lobos Institute, which is kind of a training and preparation for people who want to get out and work in the humanitarian space or do outreach or work with partner nations. Outreach. to enable people to either help you with your outreach and your programs or to create their own space. And then you have Fogbo, which is kind of your operational arm where you are focusing on humanitarian assistance through Fogbo as when a filter for people who come through the Lobos Institute or other volunteers, but it's also a way for you to get into helping support others in need around the world. Is that kind of a clear way that you align this? Lobos Institute, 00:17:30    MIC MULROY Lobos Institute, three main components. One's like a think tank. where people learn and discuss issues of national security. The second part is tactical training here in Montana. So it's, as you might catch, mountain warfare, because everybody thinks winter warfare when I think of Montana. But the main effort is the enabling of humanitarian operations. And we've worked with the UN and Yemen, with the State Department in Afghanistan after withdrawal. And we're doing a lot of this with FABO in Sudan. As I mentioned, we don't do security sort of thing. It's important and there's groups to do it. That's cool. But it's not us. So my perspective, I would like to see more attention on some of these international and humanitarian crises. It's not something that exists simply on the other side of the world. And I'd like to see the extent that veterans are looking for something to do post -career, of course, military veterans, but State Department, the agency, et cetera. This is a place that I think they'll find meaning and purpose. And I think we all need that. 00:18:32    JACK GAINES Right. Crisis and disasters also attracts opportunism. I think a lot of people realize that with Afghanistan, that we're just feeding the wrong animal in a lot of ways. And that we just have to understand that with our aid and our foreign policy, that anytime that we give something, every time we build something, we also attract opportunism. And we need to make sure that when we're handling the government's business, We're doing it in the right possible way with the right checks and balances so that we're not just passing off vaccines to someone who's going to just sell them on the black market so that they can go to London and party. There's a lot to be learned from the time we spent in Afghanistan on the military side and on the diplomatic side, 00:19:08    MIC MULROY There's a lot to be learned from the time we spent in Afghanistan on the military side and on the diplomatic side, but certainly on the aid side and foreign assistance. When it comes to that, a lot of great work done by a lot of great people. But we need to take the lessons learned from that as well, because I think there's a growing concern that... The United States is the biggest donor around the world, which I think we should be proud of, but it's almost taken for granted. And a lot of it is not actually getting to the people whose it's intended to. Which my humble opinion doesn't mean we stop, it just means we get better at. That needs to be better explained to the American taxpayer who ultimately are the ones paying the bill. That's, I think it should go without saying, but I am saying it because I think there's a backlash and we don't want that to be the case. from the American people on what they view as just like an endless credit card for crises around the world from the American people without proper safeguards. And I think we need to get to a place where they feel more confident that's the case and where they feel it's aligned with our overall interest. 00:20:12    Close Thanks for listening. If you get a chance, please like and subscribe and rate the show on your favorite podcast platform. Also, if you're interested in coming on the show or hosting an episode, email us at capodcasting at gmail .com. I'll have the email and CA Association website in the show notes. And now, most importantly, to those currently out in the field working with a partner nation's people or leadership to forward U .S. relations, thank you all for what you're doing. This is Jack, your host. Stay tuned for more great episodes. One CA Podcast.  

Climate Book Reviews is co-hosted by EvC's own Ed Whittingham and his friend Roger Thompson, Associate Dean and Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at Stony Brook University in New York. Each episode highlights some climate related books worth knowing about. This episode is an interview with New Zealand author Kirsten McDougall about her novel, She's a Killer. At times hilarious and at other times troubling, the book is set in the not-too-distant future and features a near genius with sociopathic tendencies facing the realities of her severely climate impacted world. For more info on the CBR podcast, check out climatebookreviews.com Produced by Amit Tandon & Bespoke Podcasts___Energy vs Climatewww.energyvsclimate.com Bluesky | YouTube | LinkedIn

I'm excited to bring you this long form conversation with friend of the show, friend of the family and Bounce Forward fan favorite, Roger Thompson. The ironman himself is back to share his experience with the highest, hardest mountain bike race in North America, the Leadville 100.  In this episode, Roger and I will take a deep dive, sharing our Leadville stories. Whether you're thinking about doing Leadville, or some other big, long endurance event like Leadville, or you feel like reliving Leadville through the perspective of someone else's saddle, or you just feel like listing to the wise words and soothing voice of endurance athlete, coach, teacher, husband, father and friend, Roger Thompson, we hope you'll enjoy the listen.  You can also journey through my Leadville story through my freshest piece on the Be Audacious blog.  Roger's Instagram: ⁠roger_thompson Leadville 100 Fundraiser: ⁠⁠firstdescents.org/fundraiser/⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠beaudacious.com⁠⁠ Michael's Instagram: ⁠⁠@michaelleachba⁠⁠ Show's Instagram: ⁠⁠@thebounceforward⁠⁠ This episode was powered by ⁠⁠⁠The Bicycle Station ⁠

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 76 of The Full Circl Podcast! Roger Thompson, CFO of Janus Henderson, discusses the role of asset managers and how they make money by managing clients' investments. He shares his career journey, starting with studying economics and accounting in university and training as an accountant at Pricewaterhouse. Thompson emphasises the importance of taking risks, being open to opportunities, and continuously learning and adapting in one's career. He also talks about his experience moving to Hong Kong and navigating unexpected changes in his job responsibilities. Thank you for tuning in to this episode of The Full Circl Podcast. We hope you found Roger's insights valuable and that they inspire you on your own career journey. Stay tuned for more engaging discussions and valuable career advice in future episodes! The Full Circl Podcast takes a closer look into the lives and stories of aspirational leaders worldwide. A range of powerful themes are explored throughout each episode such as; the powerful stories of these Leaders, their pathway to success, and advice to Future Leaders. Find out more at - http://www.circl.org Follow us on Instagram - @‌Circlgram Follow us on LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/company/circllearning Be sure to like and subscribe for more episodes! Thank you for listening.

Roger Thompson is a husband, father, teacher and coach. He's also an Ironman athlete with a deep history and storied career in the sport. His race resume includes 20 lifetime Ironmans, National Age Group Champion and 8x Kona World Championship qualifier.  This conversation explores the power of sport and importance of keeping our body moving, but we go much deeper than endurance sports in this episode. Diving deep into loss, injury and setbacks—I feel like Roger takes us on a master class of how to live and live well.  This conversation is itself a toolkit for parenting, aging gracefully and training for the long haul. From time-management to growth mindset, we explore a wide range of topics that include the importance of effective and regular communication in our relationships, how to foster a fruitful marriage and how to accept the challenges of taking care of our aging parents. Roger also shares how we as parents can better monitor the use of smartphones while reducing the harmful impacts of social media.  I greatly admire Roger's consciousness, mindset and self-awareness. He's a deep thinker and he's a highly intelligent and articulate human who tackles some of the most daunting and overwhelming aspects of life, giving us a roadmap for living a meaningful life. Truly a peaceful warrior, I'm proud to bring you Roger Thompson, and I'm confident that this one will add value and make you think differently about how we lead, learn and love.  Leadville 100 Fundraiser: ⁠firstdescents.org/fundraiser/⁠ Website: ⁠beaudacious.com⁠ Michael's Instagram: ⁠@michaelleachba⁠ Show's Instagram: ⁠@thebounceforward⁠ This episode was powered by ⁠⁠The Bicycle Station ⁠

In this episode, co-host Adam Chen talks with Roger Thompson, former executive at FirstService Corporation and current consultant and doctoral candidate. Roger expands on the idea of design and how the structure of a meeting, of a team, and of a company can impact the effectiveness of ideation and brainstorming. Additionally, we discuss the responsibility of leaders and leadership to create a culture in which intrapreneurship can thrive and bias can be combated. RESOURCES The Innovation Economy Website: https://www.innovationeconomy.show Sign up for The Agile Brand newsletter here: https://agilebrandguide.com/ Get the latest news and updates on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/innovationeconomy/ Listen to our other podcast, The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlström: https://www.theagilebrand.show The Innovation Economy podcast is brought to you by Arlington Economic Development: https://www.arlingtoneconomicdevelopment.com The Innovation Economy is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op.

After 52 years of marriage, Roger Thompson has learned a thing or two about how to have a thriving relationship. In this episode, he shares his powerful tactic for keeping his marriage strong. Plus, he urges young dads to reconsider the way they prioritize their children's activities.    Key Takeaways   You often don't know who you are until someone else tells you who you are.  Get one ahead everyday. Busyness is a concern for young parents and their children.  Don't forsake your spiritual development and brotherhood for your children's activities.    Roger Thompson   Roger Thompson is a passionate men's ministry leader and pastor at large based in the Twin Cities. He and his wife, Joanne, have been married for 52 years and have two daughters, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.    Key Quotes   5:55 - "An affirmation is, here's what you bring to the game. I saw your strength when... Or thank you for reminding me, in your behavior, of something you've done. So when we do that with other men, it's like a blacksmith's bellows, it heats up the fire, the coal is there, but we don't know who we are until somebody else really tells us who we are. And if we can build a culture of mutual affirmation and get out of the culture of sarcasm, a true affirmation cuts through all the shyness of really looking at another man in the eye and saying, Brother, I love you." 11:59 - "How can you stay married for 41 years? You just have to do your part and your wife is the only one who can do her part. But a lot of times men give up. Well, I'm not getting back what I'm putting in, so I'm going to quit. You think about the five love languages, I'm trying to love my wife in my language and it doesn't translate. I need to, I need to learn her language."   Links from Today's Conversation   IronWorks Website YouTube: 40 Days of Wisdom Series Book: Do The Next Right Thing: Wisdom For Your Next Step by Roger Thompson Book: Love And Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs   Connect with dadAWESOME   Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618  

For Roger Thompson, discipling other men is life-giving. Between his father's salvation story and his own childhood, Roger has experienced the empowering nature of brotherhood firsthand. In the first part of this conversation, he highlights the role of endurance and fortitude to encourage you in your fatherhood climb.    Key Takeaways   God is reparenting us.  Your investment into brotherhood will leave a multigenerational impact.  Endurance is when you continue forward without seeing any finish line.  In the rock climbing analogy of life, there are eight handholds you must master.   Roger Thompson   Roger Thompson is a passionate men's ministry leader and pastor at large based in the Twin Cities. He and his wife, Joanne, have been married for 52 years and have two daughters, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.    Key Quotes   8:47 - "I'm an inheritor of that. I'm a complete recipient of a man with whom God broke the chain. So my dad's a first generation chain breaker. A New Testament disciple and look at what that has done. Don't look at me, but just look at what I got as a gift. I got a dad who loved me, who cared for me."  16:16 - "That's how manly affection was conveyed to me. I'm with you. We're in this together. I need you for this. And I certainly needed him, but [my dad] made it clear that he needed me."   Links from Today's Conversation   IronWorks Website YouTube: 40 Days of Wisdom Series Book: Do The Next Right Thing: Wisdom For Your Next Step by Roger Thompson Book: Endurance by Ernest Shackleton   Connect with dadAWESOME   Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618  

Hope is a God thing, says Rev. Roger Thompson, and it's for both the here and now as well as the future.

It was a great pleasure to have Roger Thompson on this episode with me.  He is my former Pastor and offers sage counsel to those seeking to discover their gifts, God's calling for their lives and to walk intentionally to please their creator.  Roger, a pastor's kid, found his purpose in witnessing life transformations at church camp, and decided to further his biblical knowledge and worldview in seminary. He was then asked to lead a junior high group at his growing small church and eventually becoming the pastor of the church's third congregation, despite being hesitant and feeling unprepared. With encouragement from his wife and a community of mentors, he accepted the call to step into this leadership role.   Doing so led to a fruitful ministry as senior pastor and discovery of his gifts in communication in the pulpit as well as 1:1 in counseling.  Also gifting in writing he is known as a "wordsmith". So it's no surprise that Roger authored the book, Do The Next Right Thing.   For more information on the book and the accompanying bible study and video series visit the Do the Next Right Thing Today webpage.More about Roger-Roger Thompson is committed to serving pastors and leaders in the communities surrounding Apple Valley. As a trained Man in the Mirror expert in men's discipleship, Roger guides pastors and leaders through a comprehensive strategy to reach and disciple all of their men because every man discipled impacts a marriage, family, workplace and community. Discipleship changes everything!Roger Thompson lives in Apple Valley (Minneapolis), MN and serves as the Area Director for the Twin Cities South Coalition for Men's Discipleship.  He was born in Winona Lake, Indiana and grew up in Colorado. After graduating, from Westmont College, and later from Denver Seminary, Roger served as a pastor for forty years. Roger is a speaker for Family Life's “Weekends to Remember” and has recently authored a book entitled Do the Next Right Thing. Roger enjoys long tandem bike rides with his “stoker”/wife and they have two married daughters with raucous houses full of grandchildren for whom he makes furniture and toys. A marriage metaphor from the tandem: when you pedal in harmony there is twice the power with half the wind resistance. If you are not cooperating there is half the power and twice the resistance!If you would like Roger to speak at an event or a retreat, please contact him at rogerthompson@maninthemirror.orgSupport the show

Leadership in the academic community is important to attract new students to leading universities. In this episode, Adam Torres interviewed Roger Thompson, Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment Management at University of Oregon. Explore Roger's new book, Mission Matters: World's Leading Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Top Tips To Success (Business Leaders Vol. 8), where he writes about “The Three Components of Strong Leadership.”Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule.Apply to be a guest on our podcast:https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/Visit our website:https://missionmatters.com/More FREE content from Mission Matters here: https://linktr.ee/missionmattersmediaMore FREE content from Mission Matters here: https://linktr.ee/missionmattersmediaMore FREE content from Mission Matters here: https://linktr.ee/missionmattersmedia

This episode of Black Beat features a discussion on equal education access and the recent changes of higher education. Our featured guest is Dr. Roger Thompson, the Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment Management at the University of Oregon. Dr. Thompson's career background includes work towards equal educational access for the University of Indiana and University of Alabama. He's also earned the Robert Vance award, named in recognition of the leadership provided by federal judge Vance who was instrumental in enforcing desegregation in the South in the 1960s. What Black Beat Host, John Washington, Fawn Aberson, and Dr. Robert Thompson talk about: How he learn the power of influence through next level communication Higher education crisis: states divesting & burden shifting to students & families The Return on Investment of higher education Fighting for education access and quality for low-income & people of color Collaborating with change agents and Jet Magazine White robe phobia & tackling the mental health crisis U of O moves their footprint in Portland to NE with establishment of The Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health & how it will benefit the Black community The challenges of being a young, collage age, person today We want to hear from you. For more unapologetically Black stories and inspirational media coverage of capable, significant and influential motivators in our community, follow us on social media and send us your thoughts: Phone: (503)-841-5032 Email: info@flossinmedia.com Website: https://www.flossinmedia.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/flossinmedia/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flossinmedia/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flossinmedia YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/flossinmediatv LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flossin-media/

Successful organizations are often built on a foundation of strong leadership. In this episode,  Adam Torres and Roger Thompson, Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment Management at University of Oregon, explores what it takes to lead a large organization.  Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule.Apply to be interviewed by Adam on our podcast:https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/Visit our website:https://missionmatters.com/Mortgage Connects, an MGIC PodcastInsights and tips from top mortgage industry pros!Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

It's the third and final chapter of the Fear Street trilogy! Join us as we discuss why the title really should have been Fear Street 1694, Puritan attitudes toward homosexuality, the good old days when gossip was a crime, and more! Sources: Rachel Black, Alcohol in Popular Culture: An Encyclopedia: https://books.google.com/books?id=mb0SZIYCXREC&pg=PA10#v=onepage&q&f=false https://nerfpedialegacy.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Soaker_50 Associated Press, "Doused Police Chief Hits Crowd with Pepper Spray," Chicago Tribune (25 July 1993): 16.  "Kids Turn in 100 Toy Weapons," Dayton Daily News (11 November 1994): 5B.  Sally Deneen, "In Play: A Consumer's Guide to Toys," Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (28 November 1991): 1E.  Christine Eisel, "Several Unhandsome Words": The Politics of Gossip in Early Virginia, dissertation (May 2012), https://etd.ohiolink.edu/apexprod/rws_etd/send_file/send?accession=bgsu1332788117&disposition=inline   Francis T. McAndrew, "How "The Gossip" Became a Woman and How "Gossip" Became Her Weapon of Choice," The Oxford Handbook of Women and Competition, ed. Maryanne L. Fisher (2014). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank-Mcandrew/publication/261063555_How_The_Gossip_became_a_woman_and_how_Gossip_became_her_weapon_of_choice/links/5a0604e7a6fdcc65eab17a53/How-The-Gossip-became-a-woman-and-how-Gossip-became-her-weapon-of-choice.pdf  Susan Ratcliffe (ed.), "Gossip," in Oxford Essential Quotations, 6 ed. (Oxford University Press, 2018).  Gyles Brandreth (ed.), "Gossip," in Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations, 5 ed. (Oxford University Press, 2014).  Mary Beth Norton, "Witchcraft in the Anglo-American Colonies," OAH Magazine of History 17, no.4 (2003): 5-10. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25163614   Mary Beth Norton, "Gender and Defamation in Seventeenth-Century Maryland," The William and Mary Quarterly 44, no.1 (1987): 3-39. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1939717  Walter W. Woodward, "New England's Other Witch-hunt: The Hartford Witch-hunt of the 1660s and Changing Patterns in Witchcraft Prosecution," OAH Magazine of History, 17, no.4 (2003): 16-20. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25163616  Elizabeth Reis, "Confess or Deny? What's a "Witch" to Do?" OAH Magazine of History, 17, no.4 (2003):11-13. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25163615  Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fear_street_part_three_1666  Nick Allen, "Fear Street Part Three: 1666" Rogerebert.com (16 July 2021). https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fear-street-part-three-1666-2021  Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_Street_Part_Three:_1666  "Kiana Madeira & Olivia Scott Welch Discuss 'Fear Street' Movies | Entertainment Weekly" Entertainment Weekly YouTube (28 July 2021). https://youtu.be/dJR6EktKk-E   Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, ""Fear Street: 1666" Brings the Trilogy to a Very Gay Close," Autostraddle (19 July 2021). https://www.autostraddle.com/fear-street-1666-gay/  "Fear Street Cast Play MTV Yearbook & Reveal Creepy On Set Moment | MTV Movies" MTV UK YouTube (7 July 2021). https://youtu.be/_GxtoJ1uznY  Richard Godbeer, "The Cry of Sodom: Discourse, Intercourse, and Desire in Colonial New England," William and Mary Quarterly 52, 2 (1995) Roger Thompson, "Attitudes Towards Homosexuality in Seventeenth-Century New England Colonies," Journal of American Studies 23, 1 (1989)

Rev. Dr. Sam Hayes and Rev. Roger Thompson officiating

Rev. Dr. Sam Hayes and Rev. Roger Thompson officiating

A pastor of a large church in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area reflects on 40 years of ministry. What he has learned, good and bad, that can be valuable advice for young pastors. Roger Thompson sits down with Five Stone Media's Steve Johnson for part 1 of 2.

https://ssem.uoregon.edu/roger ssem@uoregon.edu Today we welcome Roger Thompson, Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management. We hope to answer more questions from family members following our recent AMA, including more information about the Oregon Guarantee, the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), campus resources, safety and so much more. Listen for tips and tricks to be ready to have your Duck leave the nest.

https://www.uoregon.edu/fall-2021 https://ssem.uoregon.edu/roger Today we welcome Roger Thompson, the Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management. Roger offers parents and families some valuable tips on how to support your high school senior in the final stages of their college search and talks a bit about fall term at the University of Oregon.

There are very few job titles in the hairdressing world that carry with them the responsibility of not just keeping a legacy alive, but also having the courage to evolve and reinvent it to maintain its relevance in a fast-changing world.    Perhaps the most significant job that carries that responsibility is being the International creative director of Sassoon, a title that has only ever been held by 4 people: Roger Thompson, Christopher Brooker, Tim Hartley and Mark Hayes.    The Sassoon brand started when Vidal Sassoon opened his first salon in Bond St London in 1954 and here we are 66 years later and the Sassoon brand is still arguably at the top of the tree in many ways and still very much a major force to be reckoned with.   My guest on Today's podcast is a good friend and the current International Creative Director of Sassoon Salons and Schools Mark Hayes   In today’s podcast we discuss: What is creativity and how to direct the creative process How we can all contribute to making hairdressing a more desirable career choice… and  How training is changing with new attitudes and technology And lots more!   In This Episode: [02:05] Welcome to the show, Mark! [02:45] Mark shares how he has been handling the pandemic both personally and professionally. [06:06] Antony talks about how important communication with your team is for small salon owners during this time. [06:48] Mark discusses how Sassoon is keeping in contact with their stylists, clients, and teams in general. [09:36] Mark believes that come spring, they will be back to work and wants to be ready to hit the ground running. [11:01] Mark describes his definition of creativity. [13:43] Mark speaks about the Ted Talk with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on Flow. [16:16] Mark talks about a hairdresser he used to watch that had huge hands. [18:28] Mark shares the cuts he used to do on stage. [19:27] Antony says that he was always good at cutting hair but wasn't that great at finishing hair. [23:29] Antony speaks about clients walking away from hairdressers, putting their hands in their hair and bringing it to life by making it more their style. [24:30] The most successful people are the ones who have a connection to the person they are working on. [26:45] Mark believes you have to be aware that it is a collaboration between the stylists and the client. [29:32] Antony discusses a stylist he used to watch that brought an element of beauty that he didn't believe he could achieve. [30:44] Mark believes that it's a confidence thing more than a femininity thing. [33:00] Mark speaks about his role at Sassoon. [36:56] What excites you about hair these days? [38:36] Mark shares what excites him about his salon after all these years. [41:48] Mark discusses talking with young hairdressers about Sassoon's legacy. [43:49] Is there anything in hindsight that you wanted to explore that you haven't done over the years of your career? [47:33] Mark speaks about the hairdressers of Sassoon over the years. [49:28] Mark discusses the responsibility of being the International Creative Director of Sassoon. [52:16] Mark talks about the people he learned from over the years. [53:59] Mark shares what the industry needs to do to make hairdressing a career for more individuals. [57:05] Once you get people in the industry, you have to be able to keep them. [58:56] What does the Sassoon brand represent to GenX? [1:01:36] Mark discusses how technology is affecting the industry both in education and internally at Sassoon. [1:05:28] Antony talks about launching his new course and the diversity of people that have signed up for it. [1:08:51] Mark speaks about changing traditional salons' operations and their business models. [1:11:49] Mark believes that Vidal Sassoon was one of the industry's biggest disruptions during his time. [1:13:48] What is your biggest strength? Humor. [1:14:00] What drives you? Responsibility. [1:14:16] How do you reinvent yourself? Be true to yourself. [1:15:28] What is the biggest lesson you've learned? Be empathic. [1:15:53] How do you overcome adversity? Don't obsess over it. [1:16:18] What do you wish you were better at? I wish I were less impatient. [1:17:19] If you could go back and give the sixteen-year-old you advice, what would it be? Don't worry; you are good enough to be there. [1:18:56] Mark shares some final words. [1:20:30] Thank you for being on the show! Links and Resources Grow My Salon Business  YouTube Ted Talk with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi   Mark Hayes Mark Hayes @markhsassoon Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest

On this week's Mental Health Download Podcast, Whitney Cipolla, the Association's advocacy specialist, interviews Republican Representative Josh West from Grove, Oklahoma who represents House District Five. Joining Rep. West is Democratic Senator Julia Kirt from Oklahoma City. She represents Senate District 30. Listen to hear why legislators launched the new bipartisan Mental Health Caucus to address our state's ongoing crisis. _______________ Founding members: State Rep. Josh West, R-Grove (Chair) State Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City (Chair) State Rep. Steve Bashore, R-Miami State Rep. Meloyde Blancett, D-Tulsa State Rep. Jeff Boatman, R-Tulsa State Rep. Ty Burns, R-Tulsa State Rep. Carol Bush, R-Tulsa State Rep. Jose Cruz, D-Oklahoma City State Rep. Shelia Dills, R-Tulsa State Rep. Mickey Dollens, D-Oklahoma City State Rep. Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow State Rep. Chris Kannady, R-Oklahoma City State Rep. Mark Lawson, R-Sapulpa State Rep. Marcus McEntire, R-Duncan State Rep. Garry Mize, R-Guthrie State Rep. Cyndi Munson, D-Oklahoma City State Rep. Logan Phillips, R-Mounds State Rep. Randy Randleman, R-Eufaula State Rep. Eric Roberts, R-Oklahoma City State Rep. Collin Walke, D-Oklahoma City State Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa State Sen. J.J. Dossett, D-Owasso State Sen. John Haste, R-Broken Arrow State Sen. Chris Kidd, R-Waurika State Sen. Greg McCortney, R-Ada State Sen. John Michael Montgomery, R-Lawton State Sen. Frank Simpson, R-Springer State Sen. Blake Stephens, R-Tahlequah State Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah State Sen. George Young, D-Oklahoma City

A MESSAGE FROM THE TREKSPERTS: Please note this episode was recorded remotely via Zoom and as such the sound quality may not be up to the usual high standards of the podcast recorded in the studio. We hope the content will make up for any deficiencies in the audio. Meanwhile, we ask all our listeners to please listen to the experts, trust science, self isolate, quarantine, stay safe, stay home... and Keep on Trekkin' #LLAP INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS: SEASON THREE - Now Available Fridays starting at 10 PM EST.  NEW TIME! NEW GUESTS! NEW QUIPS! The Treksperts are joined this week by PROFESSOR ROGER THOMPSON as they discuss teaching STAR TREK in academia and Roger's unique Trek Ethics Course that he teaches in South Korea. Joining them is screenwriter ASHLEY E. MILLER (Thor, X-Men: First Class) as they put Trek on the curriculum so get ready for some of the most fun homework ever.  Follow us on Twitter at @inglorioustrek, Instagram at @inglorioustreksperts and on Facebook at Electric Surge. Now you can watch INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS and all your favorite Electric Surge video podcasts On Demand by downloading the free ELECTRIC NOW app in your favorite app store for IOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku and more. Watch your favorite episodes today along with the best film and television from the Electric library. The Fifty-Yeear Mission, the bestselling oral history of Star Trek, by Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross, is now available in paperback from St. Martin's Press. #StarTrek #TOS #TNG #DS9 #Voy #ENT #Disco #Picard #LLAP #StarTrekVoyager #TOS #Enterprise #TAS @50yearmission @shoutfactory @williamshatner

Pastor Roger gives great information concerning Calvary Chapel of Maricopa.

https://ssem.uoregon.edu/roger On today’s episode we introduce you to Roger Thompson, Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management here at the University of Oregon. He talks with us about the decision-making process in planning for a fall like no other and how hard his team has been working to make sure our students can have an experience that is both memorable and safe. For more information, text your questions to 541-346-1142 or visit flocktalk.uoregon.edu

Listen to a recent message Roger Thompson of Berean Baptist Church shared with his Ironworks men's group about COVID-19. Here's a quick note from Roger to go along with the message: "My mind and heart are in the spin cycle every day. I bounce between the maddening constrictions and confusion pumped at me daily and the timeless encouragements of God's presence and promises. To elevate my spirit above the flood, I wrote these questions in my journal. I hope they will help you orient your heart as well. ** 8 Questions for Every Day** Is the sovereign Lord still reigning? Does Jesus have a plan for this day? Does Jesus have a purpose for my life today? Will the Holy Spirit be guiding me today? Am I available when he directs me? Am I willing to surrender to him? Will I rest in his provision? Will I diligently accept any assignment he gives me today? There's no getting around it: we are in serious times. We need to be informed, but we need also to be infused with God's purpose and confidence. Take a deep breath of courage and hope as you ask yourself these questions." - Roger Thompson

State Senator Roger Thompson of Oklahoma's 5th District joins friED OKra to talk about the legislature returning for a special session on Monday and answers questions on what Oklahoma's budget may look like this year and next.

The Effort Of Brotherhood Men underestimate the power of masculine relationships—especially godly relationships since sometimes they are challenging to build. In this Resolute Podcast, Vince Miller is joined by Roger Thompson, author of Do The Next Right Thing and his thoughts on the need for godly friendships and how to build them. www.beresolute.org

The Effort Of Brotherhood Men underestimate the power of masculine relationships—especially godly relationships since sometimes they are challenging to build. In this Resolute Podcast, Vince Miller is joined by Roger Thompson, author of Do The Next Right Thing and his thoughts on the need for godly friendships and how to build them. www.beresolute.org

The University of Oregon is considering a program that would allow incoming undergraduate students to lock in their tuition amount for 5 years. We talk with Roger Thompson, the University of Oregon’s VP of Student Services and Enrollment Manager to find out how it would work, and get the perspective of student Sarah Pishionari, part of member of a campus group opposed to the change. We also talk with Dave McDonald with Western Oregon University to hear about its tuition guarantee program.

Overwhelmed By Fatherhood In today’s episode, we are addressing the overwhelming responsibility that we sometimes encounter as fathers. Give the fact that we are spiritual learner and leaders at the same time how are we to manage the great responsibility that God gives us as men? In this episode Vince Miller is joined by Roger Thompson speaking pastor at Berean Baptist Church in Bloomington, MN. www.beresolute.org

Overwhelmed By Fatherhood No one prepared me for the challenge of the titles I wear. Husband, Father, Leader, Man, and Friend. If being a man meant only wearing one title I would probably be fine, but add in all these other titles and daily I experience at least some confusion on what I need to be giving attention to. In this podcast Vince Miller is joined by Roger Thompson, speaking pastor at Berean Baptist Church in Bloomington, MN. www.beresolute.org

Roger Thompson is the Vice President of Strategy and Sustainability at First Service. First Service is a company in the essential property services sector and primarily helps manage and grow property service businesses. Roger has been with the company since 2007 and is currently in charge of progressive roles within the organization. He obtained his MBA from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and holds multiple degrees from other schools such as Western University, York University, and D'Youville College in New York.   Roger joins me today to share what it means to have a purposeful leadership and how it ties in with their company philosophy on social purpose. He describes his role in the company and his responsibilities. He discusses the power of human connection, how his company helps the community, and how he gets his family involved. Roger also shares his philosophy on building a strong team at work as well as at home and how he is intentional about spending time with his family.       “Do things with intention.” - Roger Thompson       Today on the Creative Disruption Podcast:   His journey to becoming the Vice President of Strategy and Sustainability What it means to have a culture of service. Their unique approach to fulfilling their social responsibility. How his family gets involved in their community and provides service. The volunteer campaign Roger’s 9-year old son developed on his birthday to support Charity Water. The challenges he encountered when working with condominiums and board members. How he manages his team and the business. The challenges of separating work-life from home-life. What he would like to accomplish in the future and the legacy he would like to leave.     Connect with Roger Thompson:   First Service           Subscribe, Connect, Share Thank you for joining me this week on the Creative Disruption podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave your honest feedback. Don’t forget to share your favorite episodes with fellow CEOs to help them disrupt the status quo thinking and cement the future of their businesses.

Roger W Thompson is a writer, surfer, entrepreneur and overall outdoorsman. He’s a dad, and he’s got a mobile office in a van. We reached out to Roger because his writing reveals an unusual intimacy with the American West: byways, fishing spots, bars, all that. We wanted to know: what’s it take to develop an abiding relationship with the wild? What if you don’t live near the ocean or the mountains or a river? Lucky for us, Roger has his own take on adventure. It’s not photo-worthy drama. It’s intimate attention, unto an encounter with a place and with God, and you can try that anywhere.

In this week's On Deck episode, Senator Roger Thompson joins President Pro Tem Greg Treat to discuss all the latest budget news! We will get into Education funding, Criminal Justice Reform, and even how much the Senate expects to put into Savings this year.

Tony G spoke with Kara Mankey and Dr. Roger Thompson about the Unfailing Love Clinic in Decatur, which provides services to the uninsured and underinsured.

On today's episode of Are You Real Purpose we hear from Roger Thompson. Roger talks about his journey from being what the world would consider successful and living the dream, but then realizing that he wasn't truly content, and happy with the direction his life was headed. Roger says he was chasing success, and his life was full, but his heart was empty. Not only was this lifestyle taking a toll on him it was also taking a toll on his kids, and family as a whole. This is what put Roger on the path to figure out what truly brought him joy. In this interview he shares his journey, and this is why he wrote a book called We Stood Upon Stars that was recently released. This episode will inspire and challenge you to live simple.   Links; Connect with Jon We Stood Upon Stars By: Roger W. Thompson

People need spiritual, emotional, physical, and financial margin in their lives. Many business professionals have "border-less" jobs which can overtake all areas of life. Because of this, it is important to develop habits and principles of taking phsycial time and a mental break from work. Do you have something in your life that you loose track of time while you are doing it? Roger Thompson has learned the best way to create margin is to say "no." Take a chunck of time;, find a hobby, carve out valuable family time. Running and woodworking are a couple of Roger's hobbies. In this episode he shares analogies from these hobbies that show the importance of taking rest. "Margin isn't as simple as taking a day off; it is how you spend your day off." - Roger Thompson Roger recommends three practices to help build margin into your life: Have a friend whom you look forward to spending time with Be part of a small group whom you can be acountable to Be a witness for Christ through excellence in the spheres you operate in Learn about Berean Baptist Church in Burnsville, MN: https://www.bereanbaptist.com/ Learn about the ministry, Man in The Mirror: http://maninthemirror.org/ Find the book "Margin" by Richard Swenson: http://www.richardswenson.com/margin/ Read about this episode on our blog: https://business.afbnl.com/blog/Details/the-thrive-podcast-episode-11-3389 Special Guest: Roger Thompson.

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We have Roger Thompson, author of "No Word for Wilderness" (Ashland Creek), which details the plight of a certain rare bear as it faces down extinction. The so-called "Italian grizzlies" are facing a perfect storm of threats, from global warming, to genetic degradation, to most surprisingly, mafia incursion into their territory. Exploiting European Union subsidies for cattle grazing organized crime is converting bear territory into cattle pasture, and in doing so, bears are being forced out. Poisoning has been the top cause of bear deaths, and they now only number at most 50 individuals. Their greatest defender is a scientist who did much of his training in the US. Paolo Cuicci studied wolves in America before he returned to Italy to find ways to help preserve the bears. We also have: Steve of "Steve's Weave", which is a new "all things green" classified website recently launched in Austin and a few other cities. The site is stevesweave.net.

Roger Thompson, Local Ventura Legend.  What is the mindset required to take on big projects like books, skate parks, movies , etc? You have many great quotes from your writing, let's discuss a few of them. My favorite "I take my boys fishing because some things can only be taught by the river"  You wrote a guide to Ventura, it's a writer's inspiration guide to writing and enjoying this beautiful city Learn more about Roger Thompson online:  Website: rogerwthompson.com Ventura Guide: rogerwthompson.com/city-guides/  Facebook: facebook.com/AuthorRogerWThompson Instagram: instagram.com/roger_w_thompson/ Adventure Guides: rogerwthompson.com/adventure-guides/ Thomas Fire Essay: rogerwthompson.com/thomas-fire-story/ Local Legend Spotlight Ventura Community has many local legends and if you've hired someone  to teach your kids to swim there is a good chance you know or have heard of "Mean Marjean"  or  "Mean Marjean the Swimming Machine"  She has taught swimming for 67 years, teaching thousands of kids and multiple generations how to swim.   She is known for guaranteeing that your kids will be able to swim in 8 lessons. She has a technique that is proven and yet she is known more for how she is "mean" to parents and sometimes the kids.  Marjean has observed that parents often coddle their kids too much these days and they need to allow her to teach them to swim without getting in the way.   Speaking from my personal experience, observing Marjean teach my 4 year old and 2 year old how to swim, I appreciated her firm fairness.  The mean Marjean only came out when rules were not followed and parents or kids attempted to take short cuts. It reminded me of spending time with my late Grandmother, there is deep love but firm fairness embedded in every decision. Here is Marjean's short read biography, I highly recommend it if you know Marjean. https://www.amazon.com/Caught-Guppies-Whales-Salmon-Century/dp/1456099787 Marjean is retired now but she teaches on occasion, she can be reached at 805-647-6374 .fusion-widget-area-58 {padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.fusion-widget-area-58 .widget h4 {color:#333c4e;}.fusion-widget-area-58 .widget .heading h4 {color:#333c4e;}.fusion-widget-area-58 .widget h4 {font-size:18px;}.fusion-widget-area-58 .widget .heading h4 {font-size:18px;}Subscribe to PodcastApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSS

Why is it so challenging to get men involved? In this Resolute Podcast, Vince Miller is joined by the pastor and author Roger Thompson from Man In The Mirror Ministries. Today they discuss how to attract and engage men and what we need to do to welcome them into the church.

How do we get men engaged in church? In this Resolute Podcast, Vince Miller is joined by the pastor and author Roger Thompson from Man In The Mirror Ministries. Today they discuss the why men have trouble engaging and how to think about engagement and attraction differently.

Every ministry of the church needs a strong vision, and men's ministry is no different. But do we understand the best version and expression of this? In this Resolute Podcast, Vince Miller is joined by the pastor and author Roger Thompson from Man In The Mirror Ministries. Today they discuss the topic of developing a vision for the men of your church.

Love is perhaps the most simple and yet complex of all the attributes and qualities in the Bible. And it is one of the enduring qualities that needs to be embraced and utilized time and time again. In this Resolute Podcast, Vince Miller is joined one last time by the pastor and author Roger Thompson who wrote the recent book, Do The Next Right Thing. Today we turn to the summit to try to begin to understand love as men of God.

How do we live out brotherly kindness in a world where the culture reinforces a focus on self? In this Resolute Podcast, Vince Miller is joined by author and pastor Roger Thompson, who wrote the book Do The Next Right Thing. In this episode, we discover the challenge and beauty of brotherly kindness.

Have you ever thought about what it means to be godly? Join us today on the Resolute Podcast, as Vince Miller and author Roger Thompson spend time together discussing godliness and its unique role in facing challenges with enthusiasm.

Knowledge is another one of Peter's handholds to effectively help as men to do the next best thing. Join us again today as Vince Miller interviews author and teacher Roger Thompson in regard to his recent book, "Do The Next Right Thing." Discover the gift of knowledge.

Quite often we hear men proclaim that during a difficult time of life that their "faith got them through." Yet some men have a hard time keeping the faith in the challenging moments of life. In this Resolute Podcast, we are joined again by author and pastor Roger Thompson, who clarifies that Simon Peter has something to teach us about extraordinary faith in the challenging moments of life.

Often we look for that silver bullet that will solve all of our man problems. But is there one? We are joined in this Resolute Podcast by ministry veteran Roger Thompson, who over his 40 years of leading the church has come to discover that there is not a silver bullet when it comes to the challenges men face, but only the challenge to do the next right thing.

When you’re confused and confounded, and unsure what to do, just do the next right thing. Start by joining us for this episode. We talk with Roger Thompson, author of the new book, Do the Next Right Thing.

When you’re confused and confounded, and unsure what to do, just do the next right thing. Start by joining us for this episode. We talk with Roger Thompson, author of the new book, Do the Next Right Thing.

Leadership transition is inevitable. But how do you handle that transition well? In this episode Leary interviews special guest Pastor Roger Thompson, who made that transition in a remarkable way.

Leadership transition is inevitable. But how do you handle that transition well? In this episode Leary interviews special guest Pastor Roger Thompson, who made that transition in a remarkable way.

This week on Fieldstone Common our featured guest is Roger Thompson, author of the book Cambridge Cameos: Stories of Life in 17th Century New England. Roger is our first Fieldstone Common guest to make a second appearance on the show. He … Continue reading →

Today we're bringing you conversations with a quartet of authors we've had the pleasure of speaking with over the past few months. They include - Ethan Watters, author of Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche, Jeremy Rifkin, the president of the Foundation on Economic Trends whose most recent book is The Empathic Civilization : The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis, CAPT Shannon Meehan, author of Beyond Duty: Life on the Frontline in Iraq written with Roger Thompson, and Hugh Ambrose who has written The Pacific, a companion book to the ongoing HBO miniseries. Tune in!

Lt. Shannon Meehan was a decorated tank commander who was displaying exception leadership abilities during his tour of duty in Iraq. On one mission, when they were clearing a dangerous area house by house, he called in an air strike on a suspected insurgents location. He followed all procedure and even went further, sending loudspeakers and translators directly in front of the house to warn everyone inside to get out. Despite visual identification, local Intel, loudspeaker warnings, the worst happened. The precision guided bomb destroyed a house with a family inside. This is the story of how Lt. Meehan has been struggled with the consequences of his decision. I told Lt. Meehan on air that I wished I could just hug him and tell him that it was ok, that he followed his training, went even further and had nothing to be ashamed of or feel guilty about. I said to him that as a citizen he was fighting for, I was perfectly comfortable with what he did, despite the outcome that nobody wanted. A literal casualty of war this was. This book boiled down to its essence is this, it is about the difference between us and them. Our enemies who gleefully murder innocents and use civilians as shields. And us, specifically Lt. Meehan, who are so considerate and cautious about respecting innocent life, even as they operate in the world’s worst hell holes, putting themselves in greater danger to do so. It is a sin that a man like Lt. Meehan is haunted by what happened. I pray that he is able to put this incident in perspective and find the peace that he deserves and the future that he dreamed about with his dedicated wife AJ. Lt. Meehan collaborated with Roger Thompson, a professor of English at VMI where Meehan went to college. Beyond Duty is an exceptional book. It takes the reader to Iraq, to feel all sides of a deployed soldiers life, from the boredom, the bullshit to the battles and the searing heat inside the tank. This is a book that every American should read in order to get a full accounting of what it means to send men and women off to war. You may finish, but you won’t forget Beyond Duty. I can’t recommend this one highly enough. What is Pundit Review Radio? On Boston’s Talk Station WRKO since 2005, Pundit Review Radio is where the old media meets the new. Each week we give voice to the work of the most influential leaders in the new media/citizen journalist revolution. Called “groundbreaking” by Talkers Magazine, this unique show brings the best of the blogs to the radio every Sunday evening from 8-10pm on AM680 WRKO, Boston’s Talk Station.

Lt. Shannon Meehan was a decorated tank commander who was displaying exception leadership abilities during his tour of duty in Iraq. On one mission, when they were clearing a dangerous area house by house, he called in an air strike on a suspected insurgents location. He followed all procedure and even went further, sending loudspeakers and translators directly in front of the house to warn everyone inside to get out. Despite visual identification, local Intel, loudspeaker warnings, the worst happened. The precision guided bomb destroyed a house with a family inside. This is the story of how Lt. Meehan has been struggled with the consequences of his decision. I told Lt. Meehan on air that I wished I could just hug him and tell him that it was ok, that he followed his training, went even further and had nothing to be ashamed of or feel guilty about. I said to him that as a citizen he was fighting for, I was perfectly comfortable with what he did, despite the outcome that nobody wanted. A literal casualty of war this was. This book boiled down to its essence is this, it is about the difference between us and them. Our enemies who gleefully murder innocents and use civilians as shields. And us, specifically Lt. Meehan, who are so considerate and cautious about respecting innocent life, even as they operate in the world’s worst hell holes, putting themselves in greater danger to do so. It is a sin that a man like Lt. Meehan is haunted by what happened. I pray that he is able to put this incident in perspective and find the peace that he deserves and the future that he dreamed about with his dedicated wife AJ. Lt. Meehan collaborated with Roger Thompson, a professor of English at VMI where Meehan went to college. Beyond Duty is an exceptional book. It takes the reader to Iraq, to feel all sides of a deployed soldiers life, from the boredom, the bullshit to the battles and the searing heat inside the tank. This is a book that every American should read in order to get a full accounting of what it means to send men and women off to war. You may finish, but you won’t forget Beyond Duty. I can’t recommend this one highly enough. What is Pundit Review Radio? On Boston’s Talk Station WRKO since 2005, Pundit Review Radio is where the old media meets the new. Each week we give voice to the work of the most influential leaders in the new media/citizen journalist revolution. Called “groundbreaking” by Talkers Magazine, this unique show brings the best of the blogs to the radio every Sunday evening from 8-10pm on AM680 WRKO, Boston’s Talk Station.

Roger Thompson joins Curt to discuss adventure travel as well as to share some good stories and readings from his book: "We Stood Upon Stars". Listen in for your bi-weekly dose of adventure inspiration! Book: We Stood upon Stars www.rogerwthompson.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorRogerWThompson Twitter: https://twitter.com/rogerwthompson

Roger Thompson joins Curt to discuss adventure travel as well as to share some good stories and readings from his book: "We Stood Upon Stars". Listen in for your bi-weekly dose of adventure inspiration! Book: We Stood upon Stars www.rogerwthompson.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorRogerWThompson Twitter: https://twitter.com/rogerwthompson   The Adventure Sports Podcast is sponsored by Health IQ, an insurance company that helps health conscious people get special life insurance rates. Go to healthiq.com/adventure to support the show and learn more.  

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Roger Thompson joins Curt to discuss adventure travel as well as to share some good stories and readings from his book: "We Stood Upon Stars". Book: We Stood upon Stars www.rogerwthompson.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorRogerWThompson Twitter: https://twitter.com/rogerwthompson Save 20% off the best freeze-dried meals you’ll ever eat with Peak Refuel (@peakrefuel). Use the code ASP20 at checkout by visiting https://peakrefuel.com/ Gear up for the 2018-2019 ski season by shopping Powder7 Ski Shop's massive selection of new and used gear at https://www.powder7.com/ Support the Adventure Sports Podcast by giving as low as $1/month to our efforts to produce this show at https://www.patreon.com/AdventureSportsPodcast Call and leave us a voicemail at 812-MAIL-POD or 812-624-5763 or send an email to info@adventuresportspodcast.com