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Welcome to this episode of Indie Artist Music Hustle with Blonde Intelligence. I am your host Ms. Roni, and I lays seek to give you exquisite cranial repertoire. Ray Bernard joins Blonde Intelligence to unpack his remarkable 30-year musical journey and the evolution of his distinctive sound—a personal fusion of roots, soul, and reggae that defies traditional genre boundaries. With candid reflection, Ray reveals how his approach mirrors a growing trend among independent artists who create their own musical categories and cultivate dedicated audiences outside mainstream expectations.The conversation explores how musicians adapt and grow with age—developing improved skills while facing new challenges in capturing audience attention. Ray's pragmatic embrace of technology stands out as he shares how he incorporated AI vocal processing in his latest self-produced album "And the Horse You Rode In On" when collaborators weren't available, demonstrating how established artists can leverage new tools to overcome creative obstacles.We delve into the pandemic's silver linings for introverted creators, the democratization of music production through affordable technology, and the persistent value of professional studio environments. Ray offers heartfelt advice to emerging musicians about early business education, marketing experimentation, and the critical importance of persistence through discouragement. His story illuminates the evolving indie music landscape where authenticity, adaptation, and community knowledge-sharing create pathways to sustainable artistic careers. Whether you're a musician seeking guidance or a music lover curious about the behind-the-scenes reality of independent artistry, Ray's insights offer valuable perspective on crafting a meaningful musical journey beyond mainstream constraints.Support the show

Welcome to this week's Indie Artist Music Hustle with Blonde Intelligence. I am your host, Ms. Roni, and I always seek to give you exquisite cranial repertoire. Maxx Osama takes us behind the curtain of his dual life as both a culinary creator and musical artist in this captivating episode of Indie Artist Music Hustle. The Tennessee-based independent musician opens up about how his early passion for poetry evolved into hip-hop artistry, creating a foundation for authentic storytelling that defines his sound today."I cook on beats and I cook in restaurants," Maxx shares with refreshing candor, explaining how he balances his day job at a buffet-style restaurant with his true calling as a musician. With over 100 professional releases under his belt, his prolific output comes from a place of genuine creative urgency – often recording two to three tracks daily when inspiration strikes.The conversation dives deep into the evolving landscape of hip-hop, where Maxx navigates the delicate balance between lyrical complexity and mainstream appeal. He thoughtfully addresses how today's music industry often feels "more like a popularity contest than a talent contest," yet remains committed to versatility without compromising his artistic integrity. His recent singles "Third Degree" and "My Story" showcase this adaptability, with the latter evolving into an ongoing series born from personal loss and emotional expression.What stands out most is Maxx's global perspective on artistic collaboration. Having worked with producers and artists from Australia, the UK, and across the United States, he embraces the borderless nature of modern music creation. His involvement in "The Heist" – an ambitious project bringing together 20 artists through Shadow Works Entertainment – demonstrates his commitment to community and creative partnership.Whether discussing the challenges of capturing audience attention in the first few seconds of a track, the implications of AI in music production, or the authenticity behind rap beefs, Maxx offers nuanced insights that will resonate with creators and music lovers alike. Search "Maxx Osama" on any streaming platform to experience his music, and reach out for collaborations regardless of genre or geography – this is an artist genuinely open to connection and creative exchange.Support the show

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Welcome to this week's Indie Artist Music Hustle with Blonde Intelligence. I am your host, Ms. Roni, and I always seek to give you exquisite cranial repertoire. Ever wondered what happens when musical passion meets life's unexpected turns? Lindsey Ferguson's story captivates as she reveals the winding path that led to her debut album "Being a Girl" on this episode of Indie Artist Music Hustle.Lindsey takes us from her early songwriting days at age 11 through her music business education at NYU, where she gained crucial knowledge about distribution, royalties, and promotion strategies that many independent artists miss. She offers a fascinating comparison between the New York and Los Angeles music scenes—noting that while both cities overflow with talent, LA's physical spaciousness creates more opportunity for meaningful artistic connections and collaborations.The heart of our conversation unveils the deeply personal journey behind "Being a Girl." Lindsay's album chronicles her evolution from struggling with dating in New York City to completing her master's degree during pandemic isolation (celebrating her virtual graduation alone in her childhood bedroom) to falling in love with a producer who taught her production skills over Zoom. That creative partnership blossomed into both romance and artistic collaboration when she moved to Los Angeles, forming "Ned and Wendy the Band" with her now-fiancé.We dive into the tension many artists feel between creative authenticity and marketing demands. Lindsey candidly admits that social media pressures initially deterred her from fully committing to music, though she's now reluctantly embraced platforms like TikTok while maintaining her artistic integrity. Her approach balances building a genuine online presence while acknowledging the practical necessities of music promotion.Listen to "Being a Girl" on all streaming platforms and follow Lindsey's musical journey on Instagram @lindseybinsey95 or YouTube at Lindsey Ferguson Music. Whether you're an aspiring musician or simply love hearing stories of creative resilience, this episode offers both practical wisdom and heartfelt inspiration. Remember to follow me @BlondeIntelligence or hit me on the website for questions, scheduling, or to cop your merch at www.Blonde-Intelligence.com.Support the show

Welcome to Indie Artist Music Hustle with Blonde Intelligence. I am your host, Ms. Roni, and I always seek to give you exquisite cranial repertoire. What happens when you finally stop trying to fit in and embrace your true calling? Gospel artist Miss Lady Michelle's powerful testimony on this week's Indie Artist Music Hustle with Blonde Intelligence reveals the freedom that comes with authentic expression.Michelle's debut album "Misfit" chronicles her journey from outsider to empowered artist who found her voice after surrendering to her true purpose. "The music that comes through me is God-breathed," she explains, describing how years of trying to conform to industry expectations gave way to divine inspiration once she embraced her authentic calling. The seven-track album, which serves as a soundtrack to her book "Nobody's Daughter," offers listeners an intimate glimpse into her transformation through struggles with rejection and belonging.Throughout our conversation, Michelle shares profound wisdom about creative integrity, explaining her willingness to walk away from studio sessions when recordings don't match her vision. "Though I paid for studio time and I put money into making the song, if it ain't right I ain't putting it out," she insists. Her approach to social media emphasizes genuine connection over promotion, creating space for followers to understand the experiences behind her music. Perhaps most inspiring is Michelle's perspective on uniqueness: "Can't nobody beat you being you... They can try to emulate your style, but they'll never be you." Her journey reminds us that our greatest strength comes not from fitting in, but from embracing what makes us different.Whether you're an independent artist seeking your authentic voice or someone struggling to find where you belong, this episode offers the spiritual rope of hope you've been searching for. Listen now on all streaming platforms and follow @BlondeIntelligence for more inspiring conversations with creators who are carving their own path.Support the show

Want to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Enjoy this wonderful conversation with Veronica Rosenthal!Veronica (“Roni”) Rosenthal is a lifelong horsewoman from central Texas. Roni is a licensed speech language pathologist and a certified therapeutic riding instructor. Roni's speech therapy career has focused on serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals. She took an off-the-beaten path in her field by becoming fierce advocate for signed languages. She is fluent in American Sign Language and provides horsemanship and riding instruction in ASL.Roni obtained her CTRI qualification from PATH international in 2019 and launched her equine business, Dark Horse Therapeutics, in 2020. She currently runs a ‘micro' equine-assisted therapy program in West Chester, Pennsylvania. In addition to teaching, Roni studies equine bodywork modalities and carries a small caseload of equine clients. Roni has a particular interest in equine dysphagia (chewing and swallowing disorders) from her training as a speech pathologist. To learn more, kindly visit:Website: https://darkhorseslp.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/darkhorse_slp/FB: https://www.facebook.com/p/Dark-Horse-Therapeutics-61551235773464/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks so much for listening!  Please write a review if you're inspired!For Riding Instructors, please visit this support page: https://www.inspiredriding.com/support-for-riding-instructors

Welcome to this week's Indie Artist Music Hustle with Blonde Intelligence.  Am your host Ms. Roni and I always seek to give you exquisite cranial repertoire. What drives celebrities to air their personal grievances on social media? The recent public drama between married rap couple Remy Ma and Papoose offers a fascinating window into this modern phenomenon.Behind the carefully cultivated "Black Love" image they've presented for years lies a more complex reality now playing out across social platforms. The episode dives deep into the psychology behind these public disputes, examining how insecurities, financial motivations, and the desire for narrative control all contribute to celebrities sharing private conflicts with millions of followers.When Remy makes statements suggesting she's "not one of those skinny bitches" who rely on looks rather than talent, we glimpse the potential insecurities fueling her public responses. The disconnect between her supportive words and contradictory body language in interviews with Papoose reveals subtle tensions that fans have picked up on for years. Is this simply a case of displaced anger, or a strategic move to reinvigorate public interest in her career?The discussion explores how social media has fundamentally transformed celebrity relationships with both fans and each other. The immediacy of these platforms allows for real-time narrative control but also creates new pressures and pitfalls. When public perception suggests one partner "dated up" while the other "dated down," how does this affect the relationship's power dynamics and individual self-worth?Join us for this thought-provoking exploration of celebrity culture, social media strategy, and the complex motivations behind public displays of private conflicts. Catch Indie Artist Music Hustle with Blonde Intelligence on all podcasting platforms, predominantly on YouTube, and visit www.blonde-intelligence.com for merch and more information. Follow me @BlondeIntelligenceSupport the show

The end of the cruel Peace & the start of the desperate War.Based on ‘One In Ten' by FinalStand, adapted into 17 parts. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.A frightened Mother Mouse will devour her young; similarly, a frightened culture will devour its future.It wasn't like a magic force field bubble protected us until our 16th birthday. I couldn't recall all the times after I was 13 some woman asked me, or my Mother, when my 16th birthday would be. Back then, I didn't think much about it. In hindsight, those women were wondering when I would become legally sexually vulnerable. In way too many cases, women with access to teenage boys didn't wait.Even if they did,"It was my Aunt," Barabbas confessed. "She and her boss."You would think a sixteen, or seventeen, year old guy getting to sleep with a Milf would be a trip. It could be. For the boys with better developed empathy, you started to realize a woman you trusted was using your sexuality for their own advancement. Then you began feeling like a whore."She got me a job, but I quit after four months, you know,” he trailed off."Yeah," I sighed sympathetically."Yeah," Lowry snorted, "when the rest decided you should be putting out for free.""That was completely unnecessary," I glared at him."But true," he defied me."True," Barabbas agreed with a familiar degree of rejection."Mom flipped out when she figured out what Tamara; my sister; was doing," Pierre picked up his tale. "I was seventeen by that time. She helped pay for my college." We assumed the 'she' was his sister; the one who pimped him out."I hit one once," Lowry bragged. I found that somewhat difficult to believe."What happened?" Pierre asked."She kicked my ass," he chuckled. "Ex-military Reservist. Beat me like I had a cock." I read somewhere in the old days it was more common to say 'like a little bitch.' Now it was 'like I had a cock' because they didn't like teaching men to be 'too violent' aka how to defend ourselves.No one else felt like inquiring, so Barabbas did the deed."Go to the cops?""For what?" he shook his head. "I threw the first punch, and the second. Fucking Bitch. We both looked pretty rough, but I lost."Another pause."What was it like to hit one with your stick?" Lowry shot me a look."Good, damn good, and stupid. I mean, I could have ended up like you with a crowd of women on a subway kicking and stomping on me and I would have ended up in jail too," I related. "Still, it felt good, just to tell one to keep her hands to herself, ya know?" I got nods all around. We were all young, healthy and relatively handsome."Yeah, you could have gotten your ass kicked," Barabbas reminded me."In fact, one of the major reasons I didn't, gave me the pistol I'm carrying," I twitched it slightly. "The first time they came for me, I asked them ~ the Vanishers ~ to wait, and they did.""Why in the fuck would you do that?" Lowry blurted out, shocked and skeptical."At the time, I didn't trust them since I figured they were nothing more than another bunch of women telling me what to do. I wanted to use them to escape. I didn't want to spend the rest of my life serving them if it meant the same fucked-up existence I was currently living," I shared the enlightenment."What changed your mind?" Pierre's eyes lit up."I figured out their prime motivation, the nature of the conspiracy and that I had no rational chance to escape them," I answered. "Every angle I was figuring out, they had figured out years ago. On the plus side, their core philosophy requires them to engage men as equals for both biological and social reasons ~ which means they are the best game in town. In case you missed it, the Vanishers didn't 'vanish' me. I escaped on my own. They have agreed to join forces with my group; no lie.""Your group has a lot of girls," Lowry drolly noted."Lowry, exactly how was I going to recruit any male to my cause without dropping the entire Metropolitan G E D (Gender Enforcement Division) on me?""Flyers?" Barabbas joked softly."He's got a point," Pierre rallied to my cause. "As far as any of you have confessed, none of us had any guy, or girl, friends. It is why we were selected.""Okay, fine. Now what?" Lowry conceded to the consensus."We wake up tomorrow working toward equality," I huffed. "We are all going to have to learn to fight and shoot because the entire group is going to be in danger for some time to come. Society, as in Global Society, is going to come crashing down. And that means anarchy, lawlessness and barbarism before it violently spasms off into extinction.""We have lived our lives effectively as slaves, though no woman inside that house will admit it truly in their hearts. For the first time in our lives, we can change our futures. I'm sure if we surrender to whomever kills the others, they will enslave us once more and leave us with far fewer illusions about our status. Or, we can chose to fight and, if worst comes to worst, die free. I'm not going back to what I was. That means I will need to learn how to survive; and that means fighting. Not because I hate women, but because there are several I love and respect and I don't want to let them down ~ as their equal.""Tonight, think about what I've told you. Tomorrow morning, I hope you join up with us," I concluded my 'pep talk.'"And if we don't?" Lowry stared defiantly."That is something you are free to do too," I shrugged. "I'm not going to tell you what to do. Let's go back inside. It is late."We'd almost made it back when Lowry put a hand on my shoulder."Can I see the gun now?""This thing? Like this?" I half-turned, made eye contact then flick my eyes down to the pistol then back to him again."Yeah.""Have you ever handled a loaded firearm before?" I requested."Yeah, plenty of times, in my dreams," he mocked me."You are a moron," I felt my blood simmering. "This isn't a game, this (the pistol) isn't a toy, and you have not been paying attention." I put both hands on the pistol, removed the magazine then removed the chambered bullet. Lastly, ass-first, I handed him the empty pistol with my left hand while keeping the ammunition in my right."Moron, huh?" he chuckled. "Gonna give me the bullets?""No, no, I'm not going to give you the bullets because you don't know what you are doing. Unlike you, I actually have had a firearm lesson. More to the point, I won't give you a loaded firearm because I think I've stressed the lady, or ladies, watching over us right now enough for one night.""Huh?" Lowry and Barabbas echoed. Pierre looked around."Wes didn't keep us inside to play '20 Questions' for her own amusement. She kept us occupied so her other teammate, or teammates, could move to this side of the house, so they could watch over us while giving you three the delusion we were alone. They are professionals in camouflage gear with night-vision goggles, so unless they had to move rapidly through the underbrush, we weren't likely to detect them.""I played along because I felt it was necessary for you three to open up a little bit. Life is only going to get tougher over the next few months. None of us want to have a chat with heavily armed women staring over our shoulders, so I took us outside where it would appear we were alone," I explained."You lied to us," Lowry snipped."No. My words were true. What I did was allow you to deceive yourself as to our level of security and amount of company. I did what I did for the good of the group, regardless of gender, Gentlemen. It is how we all need to start thinking. Something else you might want to think about is: everyone I love is with me here today. A good number of people who decided getting in my way was a good thing aren't even alive anymore. I will gladly embrace any one of you as brothers. If you are an obstacle, I will fucking see you gone, one way or another; clear?""We are guys," Lowry insisted smugly. Old thinking: women protected men."I; don't; care," I glared back. "You may be a sperm-shooter, but inside me is the only surefire cure for the Gender Plague. I repeat: people I love, and there are several, are all alive today because I cared and took an active hand in their survival. My enemies are mostly dead. Being a man will save you from the women in there. It won't save you from me.""You'd kill us?" Pierre whispered."Pierre, my Mother died over a year ago. Where are your Mother and Sister? You don't give a damn about a single fucking human being and yet you expect me to trust you? Why?" I challenged him. "I've already proved to multiple people I can reach beyond my shell and give a fuck. Until you rejoin the Human Race, I value the rest of those battling alongside me far more than you, or anyone else regardless of whether they have a penis, or a vagina. I'm not going to snap your neck, stab, or shoot you. I'm simply not going to bother trying to save you. The World is doing a bang-up job of killing the rest of Humanity off, without my assistance.""I really ought to punch you," Lowry threatened."Give it your best shot," I took a step toward him. That wasn't what he, or I, was expecting. I put down my poor judgment and combative demeanor to exhaustion."Don't, guys," Barabbas interceded."You are an Asshole," Lowry snarled."And you are consistently ignoring reality," I snapped back. "For instance, we are not alone out here, plus we are also at the door." I knocked once. The door swung open to reveal a rather attentive and unhappy Wes Prince. I handed her the bullet and magazine."You were listening in?" Lowry turned his anger on her. Wes' eyes went from me, to him, out into the darkness then back to me, though her words were to Lowry."Yes. Of course I was listening in. I wouldn't call him an Asshole. I'd go for Smart-ass." To me, "Do you enjoy being annoyingly correct?""No. I'd be ecstatic to realize I was completely wrong about everything and had lapsed into a mad delusion," I related, my own anger seeping away. "Being right means I have to keep appreciating and respecting you and your compatriots and taking responsibility for my own clumsy contributions to our current situation, which I don't want to do. I want to go to bed.""Come on in and go to bed then," she softened. She made a slight hand gesture. "My pistol, please, Mr. Pritchard?" she requested of Lowry. Grudgingly he gave her the firearm. She stepped aside. Lowry went first, Barabbas second. Pierre gasped slightly because as he went up the steps he noticed the two Vanishers coming toward us from outside ~ the ones I had predicted to be watching us.I went in after Pierre. Wes followed along. Capri and Kuiko were waiting. The lights had already been dimmed throughout most of the rest of the dwelling."Who were those other two guys?" Wes stopped me."Sergeant Major Daly was a Marine N C O and improv poet renowned for his battlefield musings. His most famous philosophical insight into the fighting spirit of men came in World War One. In his words "Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?" He also won two Medals of Honor, so he must have had some talent.""Company Sergeant-Major John Robert Osborn was a Canadian; that was the country which now makes up the northern third of our current Federation; who found himself misplaced on the island of Hong Kong in late 1941; him, a handful of lads from Winnipeg and a shitload more Japanese. He and the Japanese ended up in a game of grenade tag,”"Grenade tag?" one of my two 'silent' guardians interrupted."Yes ~ grenade tag. Apparently in the olden days, grenades didn't airburst, or explode on impact. You pulled a pin and threw it at the enemy, then waited for the fuse to burn out and the grenade to go 'Boom!.' Quick, brave, and or stupid people could grab that grenade and toss it back. In some cases, one grenade might make two, or three trips before detonating.""Anyway, the Japanese were so very rudely throwing grenades into the position he and his Winnipeg Grenadiers were defending, so he kept returning them. After eight and a half hours of such fun, he came across one he couldn't toss back in time. He covered it with his body to shield his comrades from the blast, dying instantly. The British Empire gave him something called the Victoria Cross for his actions. He was the first Canadian in World War Two to receive it.""Why do you know such stuff?" she grinned. "Oh, I'm Scar and this is Nat," she indicated the third member of the Wes-Scar-Nat Vanisher trio."I considered myself a coward, so I read a lot about brave men. I was kind of hoping to figure out how I could be brave myself, one day," I disclosed."Mission success," the third one smiled. "Go to bed."I gathered up Capri and Kuiko and did as instructed. As I rested my head on the pillow, lights out and my mind gratefully shutting down."Less impressive sex, Bitch," Capri teased."No," I groaned."They definitely think you've got the 'sexy'," Kuiko enlightened me."Can we please just go to sleep?" I begged.Capri rolled onto her side, back to me, gave me a bump in the hip with her ass, then moved away a tiny bit. Kuiko wiggled close, kissed me lightly on the cheek, and then did the same. Unconsciousness took me before any other worries could steal my much needed slumber.The Larger World:As I struggled for sleep a second time, events unfolding in three different places around the Globe (Asia, the City and the Capitol) would impact my fate.Asia:First; the brutal agony still going on as the Sun disappeared over the horizon wasn't over when I woke up the next morning. It was largely misunderstood for some time afterwards, but was referred to as; the Battle for Shanghai.Five Chinese regular force divisions fought the garrison division of Shanghai, its 'reserve' division, hastily gathered volunteer female formations and a hodge-podge of ancillary forces the United Nations could throw into the fray. The goal for both sides was to seize a mother and her unborn child. Within them were the only other active resistant viral factory killing the T2 Gender Plague. By the time I woke up, both sides were sure the other side had killed them both, pretty much insuring the extinction of all sentient life in Eurasia.I say 'Eurasia' because by dusk of the previous day, the Federation knew for sure I, the other source of a cure for the T2, was still alive and kicking, as were my sons. My sons held a nebulous promise for a future date. I was of immediate importance since my adult body could produce enough antivirals to protect tens of thousands of people on a relatively continuous basis, or so it was projected.With, or without the mother and child, China was done for. Japan and Korea were rapidly circling the drain. North of China, the Plague was racing across Siberian Russia. Central Asia had never really recovered from the first round of the Gender Plague all those years ago so, now off the beaten path, would be longer in dying. India had too many outbreaks to even dream of containment. Pakistan, Iran, Turkey and the Levant Republic all had reported cases as well.Europe:Beyond the Urals, the Europeans were grappling with the looming fear of a global economic collapse along with the Specter of Death though 48 hours into the crisis, there were no cases to report yet. Civil order was teetering. Several nations had either closed their borders, or were considering doing so. Women began hording food, and men.Africa:

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The end of the cruel Peace & the start of the desperate War.Based on ‘One In Ten' by FinalStand, adapted into 17 parts. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.A frightened Mother Mouse will devour her young; similarly, a frightened culture will devour its future.Roni was still working away while the rest of us were in the man-cave once more. Flame seemed happy taking long pulls on the Wild Cherry and smacking her lips. I wasn't surprised she wasn't worrying about Silent. Her wounded comrade was a reliable pair of guns guarding her back and nothing more. Emotional bonds were contrary to her psychopathic nature.Jethro had been sitting on his 'throne' for fifteen minutes, deep in thought."I guess it is about time we got those guns," he announced as he stood up. His words captured everyone's attention yet he didn't appear to care. He started walking from the room and the rest of us followed along. The need for guns had brought us here in the first place.His path led us into his walk-in pantry. One wall of shelves rolled out and to the sides on seamless wheels. Beneath that spot was a steel door, a tad over one meter wide and three meters long. It must have been spring-loaded because once Jethro yanked on the hole that only one finger could fit into, the portal swung open and back.Stairs led down into darkness. Jethro turned around and followed them out of sight for several seconds. Then a light came on. The drop looked to be around four meters. Angel went next. A strange level of respect allowed me to go third. Flame was at my back then Kuiko, Venus and Lavender.The floor was grey-painted concrete. The room stretched out five meters in each direction. 80% of the room was covered with stacked crates with a variety of markings on them, a few even in English. Angel was incredibly tense. I didn't know why, but I had a feel for her moods. The other 20% of the room was an immaculate workbench.Considering Jethro's aversion to cleanliness, this was definitely something noteworthy."What is all this stuff?" Venus asked."Weapons," Angel preempted the old guy."This is an awful lot of weapons," Lavender muttered. No one wanted to say it, so I did."Jethro, you were in the MRA, weren't you?" I tossed out there. I'd told the nation that the MRA was dead and here I was looking at a small armory of illegal weaponry. Jethro had been walking over to the work area. He turned and looked us over."I'm going to do something I don't normally do," Jethro met each of our gazes."I'm going to explain myself. Let's pull some assault rifles out of those crates, make sure they in top shape then go upstairs 'cause I am only going to do this once," he stated."These people don't know how to use firearms," Angel cautioned angrily."They'll never learn if they don't have one and we are approaching the point where we'll need everyone to be a shooter," he countered. "Let's get to it."And that's what we did. These weapons had been top rate stuff at the start of the 21st century. Now, they weren't quite antiques, only old. The basics of using some sort of explosive substance to propel an object at your target remained the same. In the case of firearms, it was remarkably the same, or so Angel said.Kuiko went straight for the Russian-made Surface-to-Air missile, because she thought that the Cyrillic writing looked pretty. It was one of the few exotic devices. Most were clearly Federation military, or Police issue, undoubtedly stolen from some armory at some point early in Jethro's terrorist career.I was irate that Kuiko looked so cute with a bandolier of ammo packs and an automatic shotgun. Angel insisted that only she and Jethro took loaded firearms upstairs. We could carry the gun and the ammo as long as the ammo wasn't in the gun. Venus argued that this defeated the purpose of having the weapon.Angel countered that if she couldn't load it quickly, she probably shouldn't have it in the first place. I caught Flame bagging up a few boxes of ammunition, but Jethro didn't seem to care so I let it slide. It fell to Flame and me to lug extra rifles and cartridge belts up to the rest of the group, being the strongest, Angel was keeping an eye on Jethro and he was keeping an eye on her.Fifteen minutes later, we had gathered back in the spacious dwelling space of our host. Jethro, on his throne, finished off a glass of Wild Cherry and began his tale:"I was seventeen and in high school when the Gender Plague first broke out. I was quarantined for a month before the Supreme Court decided it was illegal and set us men free.I took the opportunity to enlist in the Navy, the U S Navy, because of the man shortage when I was released. Went through Basic, the Specialist School, I was a Damage Control Technician which meant I was a fireman, then a second outbreak happened. I was quarantined for three months this time.I got out and was assigned to the destroyer Michael A. Mansoor. During the Relief of Athens, we all damn near died. Of the eighteen men and women in Damage Control, only me and one other rating enlistee survived. My officer, an ensign, stayed behind to make sure the forward ammunition storage was secure. Our Chief Petty Officer had us seal the ensign in. We saved the ship long enough for the crew to be pulled off.The Mansoor exploded. We were never able to locate her body. She was some R O T C kid who was only with us four months. I never knew her first name until the ceremony after it was all over. She may have been the bravest human being I've ever known. After that, I served aboard the Little Rock working anti-piracy in the Philippines and Indonesia.Since I took part in some land action during that tour, the Navy, I hate using the term Federation, reassigned me to Shore Patrol duty. I took police training and everything. I did another tour aboard the Little Rock the following year then they dragged me off when Congress decided that men couldn't be given combat assignments.Seven months later, they discharged me and thousands of other men as part of a down-sizing program. Unfortunately, the same act of Congress that exited me from the Navy also forbid me joining the fire, or police departments. A buddy of mine was able to find me work in a machine shop where I learned the craft of welding.After that, I was a good boy. I dated, joined a motorcycle club and built up a nice life. When the Gender Inequality Act was passed I was more annoyed than angry. All that changed when I was twenty-nine. See, I had some male friends who joined up with a group called Male Awakening. They were a group devoted to the repeal of the G I A through political means.Things including publically supporting male-friendly candidates and working against G I A-supporters through boycotts and the like. I was rolled up in an FBI sting and those ladies informed me that they'd make those charges go away if I agreed to go inside and spy on Male Awakening. They knew I was friends with those guys. I told them to fuck off, fought the charges and beat their trumped up bullshit.By the time I cleared up my legal troubles, they took the M A down anyway. It seems their Treasurer took off with their funds after leaving some financial irregularities. That was a total load of crap because they never caught that guy, but they did manage to put away most of the group's leadership.A few months later, I ran across one of my buddies who had asked me to join Male Awakening. He'd heard about my troubles and over a few beers, he hinted that the fight wasn't over. This time I bought in. This incarnation didn't have a name. We weren't public. We dug up dirt on corrupt female officials by any means necessary.We destroyed the careers of the worst oppressors of men. Violence wasn't our aim yet we armed ourselves for what we knew would be a harsh crackdown. We operated in small cells, but I knew we had lawyers, judges and even a few Congresswomen on our side. Since we had bracelets by that time, we used women to communicate between cells.Our cell received word of the major Federation sweep, a day before it happened. We were able to move most of our material stashes to new locations before they fell on us. The Writs of Exclusion were abominations. No one ratted me out. For weeks I sweated bullets every time I saw a cop car, a mysterious unmarked car, or heard a siren.After a few months, I began searching for other survivors. We came together in secrecy, united in our fury. The Federation had broken every law and covenant so we agreed that waging a guerilla war was our only option. A week later I bagged my first cop. Put a bullet under her left eye at 80 meters. She was dead before she hit the ground and it felt good.They, the Federation, had murdered my country and now they were paying. Three days later, I waited for a Federation agent to walk out on her porch to see her little girl off to school. I walked up, told the little girl her mother was a whore and put nine slugs into that whore's body and I felt just fine about that too.""No," squeaked Kuiko."That is the way it was," Jethro gave Kuiko a paternal look. "Those women came at me with every dirty trick they could come up with to take away my freedom and I put them in the grave for it.""You murdered people," Angel growled."Fuck you, Cop. The Gender Inequality Act was passed by women to enslave men. No man ever voted on it," Jethro snarled. "Men tried to use the system so you cheated. Boohoo that your bosses didn't figure out our only option left was violent resistance.""I killed seventeen government officials and my only regret is I didn't kill more. Not one was a fair fight. Kuiko, I killed that bitch in front of her daughter because I wanted her buddies to come around and see the anguish on that little girl's face. I wanted them to worry about their own daughters. I wanted them to know they were at war.""You are a murdering scumbag," Roni snapped."I disagree," Flame shook her head. "You are morons if you think he should have called out every freaking target and said 'hey, I know you have all the back-up in the world and I'm alone so I'm giving you ample warning that I'm going to try and kill you.'""You are a psycho," Aniqua pointed out. "It figures you would agree with him.""He didn't have a choice," Samantha intervened. Her speaking so decisively was almost as stunning as her words themselves. "Having a gun might not have saved Israel against the Aurora Slasher, but it might have discouraged those sorority students.""The politics of payback," Flame laughed. "Jethro might sound like some sadistic bastard to the rest of you; not to me. His tactics are sound and they work. Kill enough cops and women stop joining the force. The authorities either crack down harder, bringing more over to your cause, or they concede to some of your demands.""It is how a very small force fights a much larger adversary," Flame concluded."That's still cold blooded murder," Angel reiterated. I didn't know what to think. Jethro butchered defenseless women. The President doomed millions. I admired what Zara did except it was some of the same things that Jethro did, yet she was a soldier and he was a terrorist."There is no resolution to this argument," I spoke clearly and loud. "Short of violence to silence the opposition, there is nothing we can do to rectify the past now. Jethro, why did you stop being a member of the MRA?""Spokane," Jethro answered. "I had no problem with killing cops and Feds, and intimidating their families. They were part of the problem.""Those high school girls though, that made no sense to me. We weren't at war with the female gender; we were at war with the government and their policy of enslavement. Killing random kids was wrong and I wouldn't be associated with it. I talked this over with my cell, they disagreed and I told them that if I saw any of them again, I'd kill them," Jethro clarified."I had several caches only I knew about. I waited a few months then moved up to the city, slowly bringing everything up here as I had the time. A year and a half later, my old buddy was caught up in a traffic stop, shot it out with the cops and was killed. From stuff they found on his body, he rolled up the rest of the gang, but the other members didn't know my real name.""The G E D came out and talked with me. They kept an eye on me for a few years. I behaved and grew old so they eventually went sniffing elsewhere. We wouldn't be here now if I hadn't gone drinking with Kuiko and let slip about my gun stash," Jethro smiled at my little friend. "I knew she'd never betray me, and she hasn't.""Now I've got a front row seat to the End of the World so I get one last chance to make a difference," he said. Yeah, this old guy wanted to go down in a hail of gunfire, no doubt about it."Good for you, you butcher," Roni glared. "I won't do this.""I signed on to make a difference," she continued, "not to hang out with cold-blooded killers. I'm out of here. Is anyone with me?" Aniqua stood up. Venus seriously hesitated before joining them. Venus was looking right at me. Angel's eyes were boring holes into me as well."Israel?" Angel inquired.I could go with them. I could stay. I could beg them to stay. I could stay silent and let events drag me along. My mind was playing Jinga with the vortex of intellectual input and buzz saw emotions that were boiling forth."Angel, Roni, Venus and Aniqua sit back down," I stood and stated. It took them a varying number of seconds to realize I was Not pleading."Israel, you don't get to decide that for us," Roni replied evenly. "We let you go to the Arena last night. This time, we get to choose and we are leaving. If you are the man I hope you are, you will come with us.""At the same time you're pressuring me to give more to the group despite my misgivings, Roni, you are giving less?" I countered. She started to protest. I raised my hand for a reprieve."Hear me out," I continued. "It isn't that simple. I am not questioning your moral quandary about working with people too comfortable with taking human life. It is very real and I feel it. The difference is that you would rather be right and dead than alive at any cost. You've never had to make that call before, but I have and I'm alive to tell you that you are wrong, Roni.""You are dead wrong because dead does nothing. The living can always come back and make something better. Hell, that's what my life has been about the past week and a half. The rest of you are neophytes going into this. I'm not. I know exactly what it takes morally to survive. Don't make me follow any of you out that door. I love each and every one of you.""I do love you, but am I obligated to jump off a cliff for you? I respect your choice to choose suicide. It would be wrong of me to rob you of that freedom. Please don't try to make this about affection, compassion, or loyalty though. It is a matter of life and death. Roni, you are trying to kill me, which I'm okay with. I resent you killing Angel, Aniqua and Venus," I stressed."That's fucked up reasoning," Roni fought back. "Those two get off on killing other people. They enjoy it. Why can't you see that they are just as likely to get you killed as keep you alive?""I will agree with you that Flame gets off on watching people suffer and die," I nodded. "It is the way she is. I don't know Jethro so I'm not ready to make a judgment call on him.""I do know that both of them have exquisite weapon skills and I'm pretty sure we are going to need them before we are truly free," I explained. "I would prefer an all-male super commando squad who had passed every psychological test ever made. That doesn't appear to be on the menu, so I'm willing to hold on to whatever resources are available.""So you are willing to risk all our lives for the sake of expediency," Angel glared."Absolutely," I shot right back. "In case no one is paying attention, I am not in some government facility helping working on some kind of serum to fight the new plague. In case you missed it, everyone here agreed with my decision to flee instead.""Roni, Angel, you do realize that young lady who saved me this morning is going to die, right? I could have insisted she come with us. I could have given her the cure. I didn't. None of you asked me to even after I told the whole globe of an unstoppable wave of death coming for everyone. I'm not asking you to take responsibility for my decision because it was mine.""I'm begging you; understand that it isn't the end of morality to stay. When the madness ends, you need to decide if we will still be worthy of continuing on. You'll no longer be part of that equation if you go now," I declared."Are we supposed to ignore that he was a terrorist and she is a homicidal maniac?" Aniqua said."I'm not homicidal," Flame grinned. "I'm a psychotic sociopath. I don't randomly kill people. I do it with malice of forethought." Jethro didn't show a desire to defend himself."Israel, Flame almost killed you last night," Venus pointed out. "Why would you stick around?"Why was I sticking around?"Israel, don't do this," Angel said. "You promised me you would stop running into danger.""Angel, why do you have to be right and I have to be wrong?" I sighed."Because those two are dangerous criminals," Roni answered. Didn't Roni understand that I was a far more callous killer than either of those 'criminals' and I didn't have to lift a finger, or look at a single grave?(Before the Curtain Call)Shortly after nine-thirty that night, the awaited and feared seismic event happened in China. A few minutes past sunrise over Hong Kong the rains broke and a fleet of helicopters and V T O Ls (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) were heard over the city. Helicopters were not unknown in this center of wealth and commerce. Well over a hundred all coming in at once was noteworthy.For many of the citizens of the city, it had been a restless night. After midnight, police sirens had been wailing all over the city. Some even heard gunfire. What they didn't know was that for the past four hours, private security forces working for the most prominent communities and some special police units had raided the middle class communities of the city and stolen their men.They forced the men into protective suits and hustled them back to the high-rises that sheltered the most 'important' people. This was an outrage that they could not get away with, had China still functioned normally. A new order based on brutal social cannibalism was taking place. The rich were taking their vassals and their new 'acquisitions' to their estates far from the population centers.This was supposed to be a gradual process except late yesterday afternoon the other Great Families learned that one of their own had their first reported case of this new 'flu.' They could wait no longer. They would have preferred to flee under the cover of darkness, but rain and the danger of so many helicopters and V T O Ls moving around forced them to postpone until first light.You didn't have to be a connoisseur of conspiracy theories to figure out what was going on. Men had been stolen and now the rich were bugging out of town in one big hurry. Late Friday, the 'flu' began to appear in the population in a big way. The workers in the hospital were afraid, not fearful, afraid.

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I have been writing The Money Reckoning blog, untangling money at work, following a groundbreaking team change how they pay themselves.I didn't expect that I'd be tested.I was recently asked to “value my time.” I've been questioning transactional vs gift nonviolent approaches.Before, I would have responded with a rate.Now, here's a chance to actually try something different. But what, and how?So I turned to a mentor, Roni Wiener, a brilliant nonviolent facilitator, who is walking the talk – moving from highly-paid consulting to offering their work as a gift – and sustaining much of their life through gifts.I was fascinated – how would that even work?So I asked Roni for a call, and we recorded our conversation. Follow The Money Reckoning blog series.Watch the video interview with Roni here.THE IMPACT. Roni Wiener teaches groups to make decisions that care for everyone, on transforming collaboration and in partnership with nonviolence organizations like NGL. THE JOURNEY. Roni has moved from highly-paid consulting in the traditional capitalist model to offering their work as a gift – and sustaining their life with gifts.  Here are the lessons I learned from Roni about the critical steps toward working in a gift economy:We're not in a gift economy – but we might be preparing“We cannot actually operate in a gift economy, it is not possible for us to have enough access to gifts to meet needs.”In an exchange culture, money is needed, but money is not a need“Technically, money is not a need. What I really need is food and housing. You could gift me food to care for me. Sadly, our culture is not set up that way.”Knowing my audience: where and who matters“Sometimes it just doesn't make sense. At the local grocery store, I'm not going to start a conversation with them about: are you willing to gift me the groceries?”Before talking to a client, I need to talk to myself “It really helps to have that clarity, because the conversation might already be uncomfortable because we're talking about money, or because we're talking about quite a change from the mainstream.”Getting to numbers – knowing my limits“Am I willing to receive zero? Is that an option? Hold clear limits. Otherwise, you may appear open to receiving nothing – that leads to friction and conflict.”Getting to numbers – not my value, but my needs“I'm not interested in ‘how much is my time worth'? I'm interested in ‘what would be sustainable for me to be able to offer this time as a gift to you?'”Getting to numbers – not yes or no, but getting creative“With one organization, their financial situation fluctuates. This didn't come from me, they proposed it: what if we just look at the end of every month, and we just send you what we have left? Let's try it and see. I don't even know how much money that's gonna be. It was a complete mystery.”Getting to numbers – my tolerance for risk“ These are real consequences if we are not able to pay for things we have committed to paying, like housing. Really think through and not overstretch.” Find the right amount of stretch“If you try to do too much too fast, and you end up not receiving enough money, you may get discouraged with the whole thing. And then you just stop trying.”De-linking giving and receiving“In a true gift economy, there is no link between gifting and receiving. I would gift you something, and receive from somewhere, not from you. That's not possible yet. I'm working to make that link less strong.”Connecting to my privilege and class status“Privilege in some ways makes it easier to have these experiments, because you have financial resources to lean on. And in some ways it's harder, because you're so used to leaning on money as a solution to all problems.”This shift is a lifelong project“ It's a big transition. This touches so many things: scarcity thinking; getting reconnected with generosity, with trust in life; increasing our risk tolerance; engaging with our addiction to comfort.”

Do you pay attention to information printed on food labels? From eye-catching designs companies use to entice you to buy a product to nutrition facts panels to the tiny dates printed on packages. There's a lot going on to be sure. For policymakers, they hope that refining date labels on food packaging will help reduce the amount of uneaten food ending up in landfills. Food Waste is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. The Food and Drug Administration and the Food Safety and Inspection Service recently asked for public input on food date labels. So, we decided to gather some experts together to talk about this important policy tool. Roni Neff is a professor in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Senior Advisor at the School's Center for a Livable Future. Her research looks at the intersection of food waste policy, climate change, and food system resilience. Brian Roe is a professor at the Ohio State University Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Developmental Economics. His work focuses on issues including agricultural marketing, information policy, behavioral economics, and product quality. Ruiqing Miao is an associate professor of agricultural economics and rural sociology at Auburn University's College of Agriculture. His research emphasizes sustainability, innovation, and decision making. Interview Summary Brian, let's begin with you and let's make sure everyone's on the same page. Can you talk to us a little bit about what date labels are and where they are on packaging. And what is industry required to include in terms of these date labels? Yes, so date labels, we see them anytime we pick up a food package. Most packages are going to have some type of date label on them. Oddly, federal law doesn't regulate these or really require these other than the exception of infant formula, which is the only federal requirement domain out there. But in the absence of federal regulation, states have kind of done their own thing. About 40 different states require date labels on at least some food products. And about 20 states prohibit or restrict the sale or donation of food past the label date. And even though states that require date labels, manufacturers can still choose the dates. There are no real regulations on them. So, recognizing that confusion over date labels can lead to unnecessary food waste, Government and industry actors have made, you know, some efforts to try to standardize date labeling language. But nothing terribly authoritative. Now, some states have introduced bills that seek to standardize date labels, with the motivation to try to get rid of and reduce food waste. California being perhaps the most recent of these. In 2024, they passed a bill that prohibits the use of any date label other than 'Best if Used By,' the phrase that goes along with foods where the date represents kind of a quality indicator. And then the phrase 'Use By,", if that date has some implications for product safety. The bill doesn't go into effect until July of '26, so we're going to see if this is going to create a domino effect across other states, across the food manufacturing center or even bubble up and be dealt with at the federal legislation level. Now, industries tried to do things before. Back in 2017, the Food Marketing Institute and the Grocers Manufacturers Association had a standardized date labeling suggestion that some firms bought into. FDA has given out some guidance about preferring 'Best if Used By' on certain food products to indicate quality. But again, we're all kind of waiting to see if there might be a federal legislation that kind of brings these state labels into check. Thanks, Brian. And it's really important to know about the policy landscape and the fact that there hasn't been a federal policy across all foods. And it's interesting to see the efforts of, say, in California. I think this begs the question; how do consumers actually process the information of date labels? This fascinated us too. A very clever person at Ohio State that I work with, Dr. Aishwarya Badiger, led a study I was part of. We enlisted consumers to come into the Consumer Evaluation Lab that we have here on campus and evaluate samples of milk. They were presented with the label of each milk. We gave them a little glass with a nose full of the milk that they could sniff. So, they're looking at the date label, they're given the sample they could smell, and then we kind of asked them, Hey, if this were in your fridge, would you keep it or toss it? But the entire time we actually had them fitted with special glasses that precisely track their eye movements so we could understand kind of which information they were looking at while they went through the whole process of evaluating and then making their decision. Consumers overwhelmingly looked at the date itself on the package and largely ignored the phrase or the words that go along with the date. In fact, for more than half of the evaluations, the consumer's eyes never went anywhere near the phrase. This is important. And actually, we'll talk about that a little bit more with some of our other guests. So, what are the implications of date label policies? So the eye tracking research really drove home to me that dates are much more salient than phrases. Although all the policies largely deal with the phrases. Dates give you actionable information. People can look at the date on the label, look at the calendar, and man, that's something they can do something about. They can act based upon that. The phrases are a little bit more ambiguous as Roni will talk about later. I think that people have a hard time interpreting what those phrases really mean. That doesn't mean we should not try to unify those phrases, but rather this is going to be a longer-term investment in educational infrastructure that until those phrases really become salient and actionable to consumers. And then become more of a critical component of the policies. But right now, policies are generally silent on dates. And dates seem to be the real action mover. Yeah. So why don't we just get rid of all of this? What would be the implications? Yes. We did this experiment too. Same kind of setup. Had people come in, they had the jug of the milk in front of them. They had a glass of milk that they could sniff. Same thing. And we had a bunch of different milks. We had some that were only like 15 days post pasteurization. Some that went out to like 40 days past pasteurization. So, the youngest or the freshest had about three days, quote unquote, left on its date label. The 40-day old milk was like two or three weeks past the date. And we did two things. We had them evaluate the milk with the dates on the jugs, and then we had ones where we took the dates and the labels off the milk. Not surprisingly, when they did not have the dates on the milk, they were much more likely to say that they would keep the milk. Even that 40-day old milk, about half of them said, yeah, I'd drink this. I'd keep this if it were in my fridge. But it wasn't a slam dunk. So, our youngest and freshest milk had an odd flavor note. You know, sometimes as the seasons change, feed sources change for cattle, you get an odd flavor note. It's not spoilage, it's just a slightly different note. And when people have the date label, they were much more willing to give that milk a second chance and say that they would keep it. But if the date label wasn't on there, they took that odd flavor note and said, I'm going to toss this milk. So, it's really kind of a nuanced thing. And if you would take those off, I think you're going to get some consumers who are going to kind of freak out without any guidance. And they might have kind of an itchy trigger finger when it comes to throwing away that milk or other products. So, it's compelling. We've seen England, the UK, do this; take dates off of certain products. But I would probably want to see a little more example of how consumers are responding to that before I fully endorse that as kind of a policy movement forward. Brian, thank you for that. And I have got to say, I was not expecting to have a conversation about the bouquet of a glass of milk. But this is really an interesting finding, and it does help us understand some other things that we're going to talk about. Roni, I want to turn our attention to you. And I know you are someone who's been involved in understanding date labels for a while. And I really appreciate it and I've said it before, but you're the reason I got into this work. I want to understand a little bit more about what are important things to understand about the misconceptions that consumers may have about food date labels? And why does it matter for policymakers? Well, I'll start with just saying that conceptions are what we know rationally. And it's not the whole picture because as Brian was alluding to a lot of our decision making is going on in our emotions. And like I can tell my son all day long the fact that that milk is okay, he's going to toss it because he doesn't trust it. There's a lot more going on than conceptions. But I want to talk about two misconceptions. The first one is that despite what Brian just said about the fact that these date labels other than infant formula aren't federally regulated, about two in five people think that they are. We just did a national consumer survey in January 2025, and this is one of the findings. And I did that along with Emily Broad Lieb from the Harvard Food Law and Policy Project and Akif Khan also from there, and then Dana Gunders from ReFED. And in addition to this idea that they're federally regulated, I'll say that these kinds of beliefs were most common among those who were 18 to 34, parents with children under age 18, and black and Hispanic consumers. Our earlier work also found that those who think that food date labels are federally regulated are more likely to discard food based on them. All this speaks to a real challenge. And, you know, it kind of makes sense, like if you see something and you trust it, that it's from the federal government. And of course, we all trust the federal government these days. If you trust it, then you're going to respond to it. So that's an implication for food policy. And then the next thing we did also is that we tested understanding of five different food date label phrases: a date with no text, and then two of those phrases accompanied by icon images. And since none of these actually have a federally recognized meaning the correct answer for all of them in terms of the meaning is like other. But we also accepted answers that were aligned with that voluntary industry standard, just to kind of see how people were perceiving it. And, across all of these labels, only an average of 53% of people answered correctly about what these labels meant. Now, consumers were pretty good at identifying 'Best if Used By' as a quality label. But the real challenge comes in with 'Use By' which under the voluntary industry standards should be a safety label. And more people thought it was a quality label than thought it was a safety label; 44% versus 49%. And so, we need to clear up these misconceptions in support of food safety, in support of food waste prevention. But in order to do that, we need to be able to tell people clearly what the labels mean. And we can't really do that if there's no standardized meaning of what they mean. So, we really need a national standard, and that is the policy implication. Thank you for that. And I know Ruiqing and I have done some work in this space and in part learning from what you all have done. I'm interested because you mentioned the 2025 survey, but of course you also mentioned the 2016 survey. Are there any big shifts or anything that you want to tell us about changes that you see from those two different surveys? We asked a number of the same or almost identical questions in those two surveys. And since that time, we've adopted a voluntary industry standard and there's been a lot of education and communication about wasted food. And yet in our survey we actually found that things were going in the wrong direction. Consumer misunderstandings of date labels increased. Those who quote always or usually discard food based on the label: in 2016, that was 37%, and this year it was 43%. And then in terms of belief that these are federally regulated: in 2016 it was 36% and now it's 44%. We're going in the wrong direction despite all these activities, and I don't know why. I think for those who are looking for future research questions, this would be a really interesting one. This is really disturbing because all of the information that's come out about date labels. I thought people would understand this. And that this is where we would be in a different place. So, this work is really important. So, how did people's response to date labels vary by food item? Did you see any differences? Because this is something that comes up often that people may be more responsive to some food products versus others? Yeah, indeed. We asked about five different foods, and we showed a bunch of different labels for each food. And the responses did vary both based on the item and based on what label was on it. And I'll start with where caution is needed. Deli meats are one example of where we really want people to pay attention to that label. And while there's no federal standard that label's the best piece of information people has, so they should use it. And we found that only 65% would throw out the deli meat before, on, or just after the 'Use By' label. And the number of people that would respond to it reduced with other labels that were used, and older adults were most likely to disregard those labels. And they may be particularly vulnerable in terms of foodborne illness. So that's when lack of caution leads to risk. On the other hand, when caution leads to waste, we looked at raw chicken, pasteurized milk, lettuce, and breakfast cereal. And for all of those there, like the label is really only telling you about quality, and consumers should use their senses to decide, and knowledge of how that was, stored to decide whether to eat it. And so, the most common out of all five foods, including the deli, the one that they responded the strongest to was raw chicken. And that chicken can be contaminated as we know, but if you cook it, you're killing those bacteria, so it's okay. And averaging across all those different date labels, we found 54% would discard these four foods based on the date. And the piece that was most striking to me was that for breakfast cereal, 43% said they were discarded based on the date. So, we've got some education to do. Yeah. In the earlier paper I did with colleagues at Cornell, we used breakfast cereal and we were surprised to see how much people willing to throw away breakfast cereal if it were passed to date. There is confirmation and we see this happen in many other products. And we'll definitely talk about some of those product differences with Ruiqing. The last question I'd like to ask you is you found that many consumers thought they knew the meanings of the various food date labels, but they were incorrect. And in some of the work that you've done in the past, you found that many people answered incorrectly even after viewing information about the labels. So even when you educated folks or gave people information, they still made incorrect choices. Why do you think this is, and what should we do about it? And some people's responses do improve when you show them the information, but it was striking in that study that seconds after having read the definition, according to the voluntary industry standard, people were giving the wrong answer. Even though they had previously said that they thought they understood it. So, to me, this suggests that they already think they know the answer and so they're not tuning in. And this speaks to a real challenge that we're going to have when we do standardize these date labels. How are we going to reach people and capture their attention. Like, if we just change the policy, that does nothing. We've got to reach people and we've got to do it in a sophisticated and well-planned way. And I think the education should also emphasize that misunderstandings are common because that might be something that would help wake people up. But beyond that, we've got to capture their attention. So, you know, dancing clowns, whatever it is that wakes people up. I have a fear of clowns, so I'm not sure if I want that as a policy recommendation. However... For the deli meats we want you to be afraid, so it's okay. Yes, I agree. I agree. One of the things that this conversation has helped us see is that there's some real concerns around whether or not people are paying attention to the label. Or there may be paying more attention to the dates. And even when people are taught or encouraged to think about the dates, there seems to be a mismatch. And Ruiqing, I want to now turn to you because one of the things in the study that we were a part of, there's some questions about differences among people. So, in the paper that we recently published on the relationship between date labels and anticipated food waste, and people's individual orientation to risk and loss, can you tell us a little bit about what some of the key findings of that paper are? Right. So, the paper is published recently in Applied Economics Perspective Policy. It's one of the official journals of Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA). Norbert is the leading author. So, this paper built on the framework of prospect theory and is based on the data from a series of experiments we conducted in Alabama and also the state of New York. We find that consumers do adjust their anticipated food waste by date labels and by how much they tolerate risk and losses. In the experiment, we particularly measured their tolerance to risk and losses. We found that the 'Use By' date labels tend to lead to more anticipated food waste than 'Best Buy'. Maybe this echo what Roni has said. So, people may tend to link 'Use By' with quality and food safety. We also found that the consumers with low tolerance to losses and are associated with higher anticipated foot waste regardless of date labels and the products. So, we can see a heterogeneity of the responses of different consumers to date labels and food items based on their tolerance to losses and risks. Thank you for that. And I think this is a really important aspect of looking at this set of studies because we see that people are different. They respond differently. And they have different ideas about how they handle losses. This idea that it can be worse to lose a hundred dollars versus to gain a hundred dollars. Or the way we understand how we'll negatively respond versus how positively we respond. Using this economic framework of prospect theory, something that is drawn from actually the psychology literature to better understand how people react to food labels while shopping. What are some key features of this approach to explaining people's behaviors and why do you think it's a good choice? Why do you think it's important to do this? One of the key features of prospect theory is it divides the possible outcomes of a risky event into two domains. One is a gain domain and one is a loss domain. So, in terms of the food consumption, probably the most likely status quo is do not eat the food items. So, the gain domain might be gaining nutrition from the food item. The loss domain might be the loss of health if the food item is bad. So, I think this framework fits particularly well to describe the consumer's trade off in their mind when they face a food item with a date label that is maybe one day or two days past the expiration date. So, one possibility is you consume this food. If it is good, you get nutrition and if it is bad, you potentially get lost health or lose one day of work or so on. So, I think this model can capture the trade off or the decision-making procedure in a consumer's mind pretty well. And experiments data support the theoretical prediction that loss aversion may affect people's food waste decisions. Thank you for that. And I think what's one of the sort of take home messages that I've learned out of this process is this heterogeneity, the fact that people are different and may respond differently to these date labels, really does put the onus upon policymakers to think critically what date labels, if we were to use them, or if we think they have an effect, which are the right ones. And so I actually want to open up the question to all of you. In your view, what next steps make sense for date labels to help address the food waste challenges that we see in this country? Let's start with you, Brian. Ooh, yeah. So, to me a compelling issue that needs to be addressed is how do we get 'Use By' to really translate to be people to be about safety? Is it a different color? I know we don't want to mess with the phrases, but do we just call this safety date and put it in red or put a clown by it if that scares you. Something along those lines to make that stand out. And then on the relevance side, I think it might be out of policy, but perhaps, industry collaboration to really push printed dates to the end of that quality horizon. So that everybody has confidence that they're not going to get undercut by somebody else having an earlier date printed for cereals or for canned goods or something like that. To have a kind of a truce among commercial interests to say, okay, typically canned beans, has this type of 180 days or 360 days. Let's push it to the end of that acceptable horizon so that we don't have unwarranted waste happening as often. Those are two ideas that I've kind of chewed on a lot and think could be positive steps forward. But I'm fascinated to hear what others think. Thank you, Brian and I really don't like the idea of putting clowns anywhere near this. I want to go to you, Roni. All right, well first, I'll a thousand percent echo everything that Brian just said. And I'll note also in terms of the 'Use By' date, the label that was most commonly associated with food safety was 'Expires On' by consumers. But that isn't part of what has been under [policy] discussion. But anyway, in addition to echoing that, I'll just say we do need a standardized policy and it has to be accompanied by a well-designed education campaign. And this policy change, it's just a no-brainer. It's not controversial. It's fairly minimal cost. And given the high food prices and the struggles that consumers are having right now, they need every tool that they can to save money and food, and this is one of them. Great. Thank you, Roni. I'll give the last word to you, Ruiqing. Yeah. I will echo what Brian and Roni said. So, a well-designed policy and public education campaign. Particularly for the education campaign. I think regardless of if there is a policy change or not, I think it is time to do a public education campaign. Norbert, we have done the research on food waste for almost nine years, right? So, I learned a little bit about the date label's meaning. But still, I cannot change my wife's opinion. When she sees sell by yesterday for the milk, she would suggest we throw it away. But I said this is not for us, this is for sellers. But she wouldn't believe so because I cannot persuade her. But maybe an education campaign from more authoritative institutional federal government can change people's mind as a researcher or like even husband cannot change. Roni - And can I just add to that, just please. I think that the economics and psychology expertise that all of you have can really contribute to that. Because I think that's a really important point that you're making. And it's not just factual, it's emotional too. And so how do we, you know, get in there and change what people do beyond their knowledge? Bios Roni Neff is a Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health & Engineering and the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, an academic center focused on food systems and public health. Her research focuses on wasted food through the lens of equity and public health. She is a co-Director of the RECIPES national food waste research network, and she recently served on the National Academies of Science and Medicine consensus panel on consumer food waste. Brian Roe is the Van Buren Professor in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics at Ohio State University. Roe has worked broadly in the areas of agricultural and environmental economics focusing on issues including agricultural marketing, information policy, behavioral economics and product quality. He was recently named as a fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and has previously served as an editor for the Association's flagship journal, the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. He currently leads the Ohio State Food Waste Collaborative, a collection of researchers, practitioners, and students working together to promote the reduction and redirection of food waste as an integral part of a healthy and sustainable food system, and co-leads the RECIPES Network, a National Science Foundation Sustainable Regional System's Research Network focused on increasing food system sustainability, resilience and equity by addressing the issue of food waste.  In addition to research on food waste, his other recent research includes a USDA funded project focused on local foods and school lunch programs and participation in an NSF-funded multidisciplinary team seeking to understand human-ecosystem feedbacks in the Western Lake Erie basin, including understanding how farms and agribusinesses respond to voluntary environmental programs and how Ohio residents respond to different options to manage Lake Erie water quality. Ruiqing Miao is an agricultural economist at Auburn University. Miao is interested in sustainability, innovation, and decision-making. His research focuses on the interaction between agricultural production and its environment, aiming to understand and quantify 1) agriculture's impact on land use, water use, water quality, and biodiversity, and 2) how agricultural production is affected by farmers' behaviors, public policies, agricultural innovation, technology adoption, and climate change.

We Sit Down With Actess And Casting Director Roni Hummel On The Life Box Media Channel Radio Podcast A Huge Thank You To Roni Hummel For Taking The Time Thank You To Barry Rogers Of Wayne P R For Arranging This Great Interview

Welcome to this week's Indie Artist Music Hustle with Blonde Intelligence,.  I am your host Ms. Roni and I always seek to give you exquisite cranial repertoire. Dive into the dark side of the music industry as we examine the far-reaching implications of the Sean P. Diddy Combs trial. This pivotal case forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about power, abuse, and accountability that have long lurked beneath the glamorous surface of the entertainment business.We explore how disturbing testimony regarding physical and psychological abuse highlights pervasive power imbalances that silence victims and perpetuate cycles of harm. The psychological impact extends beyond direct victims to fans experiencing betrayal, business partners facing reputational damage, and young artists questioning whether the industry is worth entering at all.The normalization of controlling behavior and substance abuse creates a toxic environment that undermines creative authenticity and personal safety. Yet this watershed moment also presents an opportunity for meaningful change. We discuss potential reforms including stricter safety guidelines from record labels, improved mental health resources, and a fundamental cultural shift toward transparency and accountability.Most importantly, we examine whether this case will become a turning point for the music industry—one that finally acknowledges the human cost of unchecked power and prioritizes ethical considerations alongside commercial success. The answers will determine not just the future of individual careers but the very soul of music as an art form.Subscribe to Indie Artist Music Hustle with Blonde Intelligence on all podcast platforms to join the conversation about creating a more equitable, safe, and creatively vibrant music industry for everyone.Support the show

Sometimes the thing we long for most is the very thing we fear. Love. Freedom. Joy. These are powerful forces that ask us to stay open, even after we've been hurt. And yet, when we've experienced loss, especially deep soul loss, it can feel impossible to let the light in again. But healing begins when we choose to open, even just a little. Roni is here with us today. She's grieving the loss of her beloved horse, Yo-Yo, and questioning whether she can ever open her heart again to another. What surfaces in this conversation touches on vulnerability, self-trust, and her incredible connection to animals, especially horses. We explore how her past relationships, early wounds, and moments of rejection have shaped her sense of worthiness, and how fear has been quietly riding in the front seat of her life, steering her away from joy. In this episode, we offer Roni a gentle yet powerful invitation: to renegotiate her relationship with fear, to begin practicing animal communication, and to let her heart call in what it truly desires. If you've ever found yourself stuck between grief and longing, or wondered whether it's safe to open your heart again, I hope this reading reminds you that courage doesn't mean the fear disappears; it means you choose to keep going anyway. Love, Sarah   Helpful Links: Join us in THE JOURNEY Our mentorship portal https://sarahnoble.com/journey/ Subscribe to our Substack for exclusive teachings and content.  https://snoble.substack.com/ Download our FREE guide to Ignite Your Intuition, complete with audio teachings, work books, ceremony guidelines and a guided meditation. https://sarahnoble.com/ignite-your-intuition-optin/ Take the quiz! Discover The Intuitive Language of your Soul  https://sarahnoble.com/quiz-landing-page/ Follow us on youtube  https://www.youtube.com/@sarahnoble-awakened Dive into our Intuitive Development Courses at School for the Soul  https://sarahnoble.com/soulcourses/ Meditate with me on the Insight Timer App https://insig.ht/7pToN8LxVmb?utm_source=copy_link Want to be a guest on the podcast? Apply here!  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2iitYw5Fkf8k8r878kImR6svk8YeytB_N4fr0lv2tA3Znyg/viewform   PODCAST EDITOR: Angelina Gurrola  https://theintentionaledit.com/   PODCAST ART: Vanessa  Guerrero  https://www.elevationdesignstudio.co/   Want to Find Out More about Sarah?   WRITER, MYSTIC, CREATIVE, SPIRITUAL MENTOR   Throughout my life I have been guided by the warrioress archetype, an independent female spirit whose primary purpose is to achieve freedom and sovereignty of her life. This was not always a conscious endeavor for me, yet she pulled at my heart and led me on adventures far and wide and wild. She has taught me to live by spirals and wheels and cycles. To live each day as a ritual, knowing that I am the source of my life. Everything comes FROM me and that my obstacles are actually the path to living an even greater and wilder existence. She has shown me that true LEADERS rally for and with life, not against it. So, now I live in devotion to a higher standard of ALIVENESS for us all.   You can find more resources at the links below…   Website: http://www.SarahNoble.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awakened.embodied.empowered/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/awakened.embodied.empowered Substack: https://snoble.substack.com/ Email: Hello@SarahNoble.com

Welcome to this week's Indie Artist Music Hustle with Blonde Intelligence. I am your host Ms. Roni and I always seek to give you exquisite cranial repertoire. The rhythm of innovation pulses through every moment of our conversation with Houston-based producer and DJ John Lacey. Beginning as a traditional drummer under the guidance of respected jazz musicians, Lacey's musical journey represents the fascinating evolution many modern musicians experience—the dance between acoustic foundations and digital possibilities.Lacey takes us through his transition from acoustic drums to the MPC, explaining how his initial reluctance toward technology eventually blossomed into a distinctive production style. "Being as how I'm such a rhythm-based artist, a lot of the times the rhythm comes first for me," he reveals, sharing insights into his beat-making process that seamlessly blends his drummer's instincts with sample-based production techniques.What truly sets Lacey apart is his revolutionary approach to DJing. Rather than traditional turntables, he performs with MPCs—one controlling DJ software and another for live finger drumming performances. This innovative technique creates shows that are visually captivating and musically complex, offering audiences something far beyond typical DJ sets. As a member of Houston Bass Runners competing in the National Beat Battle Association, Lacey consistently pushes the boundaries of what's possible with digital music tools.Perhaps most refreshing is Lacey's pragmatic approach to his craft. As a father of two young children, he balances artistic passion with financial responsibility, refusing to undervalue his work in an industry where artists are often expected to create for free. "Family is completely and utterly first for me," he emphasizes, reminding listeners that sustainable creativity requires setting boundaries and recognizing your worth.Whether you're a producer looking for technical inspiration, a musician navigating the balance between tradition and technology, or simply someone who appreciates honest conversation about the realities of creative work, this episode delivers genuine insights that will resonate long after the final beat drops. Subscribe now and discover how rhythm, innovation, and family values come together in the world of John Lacey.Support the show

Kia ja Roni Tohkanen ovat alle 3-kymppisiä omien sanojensa mukaan ihan tavallisia nuoria ihmisiä, jotka eivät aikoinaan uskoneet pystyvänsä omistamaan asuntoa ja vielä olemaan asuntosijoittajiakin. Kia ja Roni kertovat, miten pala palalta vuokra-asuminen muuttui omistusasumiseksi ja sitten sijoitusasunnon omistamiseen. Kaikille ihan tavallisille ihmisille hyvän mielen tarina ja sen kautta inspiraatiota, että itsekin voi onnistua säästämään ja sijoittamaan asuntoihin. Insta sijoitusseikkailijat Kiitos Ostan Asuntoja -sisällön mahdollistavalle sponsorille: Sijoitusasunnot.com tarjoaa hyvätuottoisia sijoitusasuntoja alle markkinahintojen ja arvokasta tietoa sekä ajankohtaisia näkemyksiä asuntosijoittamisesta. Käy katsomassa nettisivut, uusimmat kohteet, liittymässä sähköpostilistalle, lataamassa ilmaiset asuntosijoittajan työkalut ja katsastamassa uusimmat artikkelit osoitteesta sijoitusasunnot.com. Tutustu maksuttomaan Asuntosijoituskouluun Ota Sijoitusasunnot.com seurantaan Instassa Lue Sijoitusasunnot.com Blogista Henri Neuvosen inspiroiva kirjotus: Pankista ei saa rahaa – mahtavaa! Kiitos Ostan Asuntoja -sisällön mahdollistavalle sponsorille: On kuulopuheita ja luulopuheita – ja sitten on oikeaa tietoa. Tätä tietoa ja tukea tarjoaa yli 34 000 jäsenen Suomen Vuokranantajat. Jäsenenä saat pääsyn muun muassa vuokranantajan työkaluihin, markkinatietoon, kattavaan tietopankkiin ja maksuttomaan lakineuvontaan. Luotettavaa osaamista. Liity jäseneksi ja suosittele kaverillesi: vuokranantajat.fi/liity Työpaikalle on kiva mennä Eemeli Karlsson Osa 1 – Ostan Asuntoja Podcast #310 Karlsson, Grahn, Parviainen, Huru – Kuukausipalaveri 18 – Ostan Asuntoja Podcast #352 Vastuu palovaroittimista siirtyy taloyhtiöille vuoden -25 loppuun mennessä. Onko taloyhtiösi valmis? Valvo on pilvipalvelu, joka tarjoaa modernit etäluentapalvelut sisältäen huoneistojen palovaroittimien, vedenkulutuksen, vuotojen ja sisäilmaparametrien valvonnan. Saatavilla myös laitteistot avaimet käteen periaatteella.   Naapurikodit ostaa kokonaisia kiinteistöjä, jalostaa niistä viihtyisiä koteja ja jää omistajaksi nostamaan taloyhtiön arvoa. Osa asunnoista tarjotaan ostettavaksi. Haluatko asuntosijoittajana mukaan? Lue lisää naapurikodit .fi   Naapurikoteja Anniina ja Jesse Parviainen Osa 1 – Ostan Asuntoja Podcast #283 Oletko ostamassa sijoitusasuntoa ja haluaisit markkinahinta-arvion ostettavasta asunnosta? Pankkiarvio.fi on edullinen ja helppo palvelu tähän tarpeeseen. Täytät vain omat tietosi ja lähetät sinulla olevat dokumentit. Markkinahinta-arvion avulla saat näkemystä siihen, ettet maksa asunnosta liikaa. Pankkiarvio.fi. Taloyhtiösäästö etsii säästö- ja lisätulokohteita taloyhtiöllesi. Palvelulla on tulostakuu. Maksat vain toteutuneesta taloudellisesta tuloksesta. Katso lisää taloyhtiosaasto.fi Syövätkö korkeat vastikkeet vuokratuottoa? Leikkaa taloyhtiön kustannuksia Valvean energiasäästöpalvelun avulla. Palvelu ei vaadi alkuinvestointeja. Se sisältää koevuoden ja säästötakuun. Palvelumaksu on energiakustannussäästöä pienempi. Pyydä taloyhtiölle maksuton säästölaskelma. Valvea.fi Vuokraovi on suosituin vuokra-asuntojen markkinapaikka, jossa hyvää vuokrakotia etsivät vuokralaiset ja niitä tarjoavat vuokranantajat onnistuvat löytämään toisensa helposti. Vuokraovi.com. Asuntosijoittamisen lumipalloefekti -kirjan tilauspaikka on asuntosijoituskirja.fi. Koodilla TAVOITE -25 %. Kirja on vuokratuloista verovähennyskelpoinen kulu. E-kirjan saa luettavaksi heti. Isyysblogin muistiinpanot Asuntosijoittamisen lumipalloefekti -kirjasta – Tiistaiaudio #314 Marko Kaarton esikoiskirja "Sijoita Asuntoihin! Aloita, kehity, vaurastu" löytyy samalta sivustolta. Koodilla ALOITA saat lisäalennuksen. Asuntosijoittajan ABC -verkkokurssin tilauspaikka on rahamedia.fi/verkkokurssit. Lue Rahamedian toisen uuden yrittäjän Minttu Lehden kirjoitus "Miksi asuntosijoittaja myy timantin?"

We have an intriguing discussion about the profound love completed in Heaven. We also discuss the essence of Christian life, emphasizing the importance of building a true relationship with Jesus over merely performing duties. We share thoughtful insights on the motivations for seeking Heaven, the difficulties of maintaining faith and humility, and how societal pace impacts spiritual contemplation. And finally, we may or may not actually find out what Fr. Roni's favorite German food is...

Episode Summary: If you've been feeling stuck, bored, or unfulfilled at work—but nothing seems wrong on the surface—this episode is for you. In this powerful solo episode, Roni dives deep into how women in midlife can recognize when it's time to make a career change. Whether you're questioning your job after 40, navigating burnout, or wondering if your values still align with your role, this episode will help you get clear. You'll learn: Signs it's time to leave a job—even if it looks “good” on paper How to pivot in your career during midlife without starting over Why feeling bored, overlooked, or out of alignment are real signals to explore What to do if you don't know what you want next How to overcome fears about age, salary, and starting something new Roni also shares her own personal story of leaving a toxic nonprofit job, how to trust your gut when it says “this isn't it,” and why your skills in midlife are more transferable than you think. If you're a woman in your 40s, 50s, or beyond wondering if it's time for a change, this episode will leave you feeling seen—and supported.   Chapters 00:00 Recognizing the Signs of Career Transition 07:31 Reflection Questions for Career Clarity 10:11 Exploring New Opportunities in Midlife 13:14 Overcoming Fears of Career Change 15:25 Embracing Change and Moving Forward   Honorable mentions during the episode: 30-Minute Discovery Session: FREE Join the Facebook Community: Navigating Life After 40 Save 20% using code NAVIGATE at www.blackgirlvitamins.com Save $5.00 using code LIFEAFTER40 at banish.com  

Máquinas que no deberían existir: cuando la tecnología se vuelve arte y disturbioEn este episodio de La Última Frontera, Santi Siri y Emi Garzón hablan con Roni Bandini, escritor, inventor y referente de la cultura maker en Argentina.¿Y si usar la tecnología no fuera solo para ganar dinero o ser más eficientes? Roni Bandini nos invita a pensar la tecnología como herramienta de juego, crítica y expresión.Bandini es creador de dispositivos espectacularmente insólitos donde combina tecnología, arte y contracultura.Desde una antena que interfiere parlantes de reggaetón hasta un portero inteligente con IA, hablamos de cultura maker, activismo digital y la necesidad de crear máquinas que desafíen lo establecido.Y como cada semana, las principales #noticias e innovaciones en #tecnología, #IA, #Cripto y #tendencias.Entérate de todo en este nuevo episodio.

Welcome to this week's Indie Artist Music Hustle with Blonde Intelligence. I am your host Ms. Roni and I always seek to give you exquisite cranial repertoire. Race play allegations involving Shannon Sharpe have sparked crucial conversations about racial fetishization, consent, and accountability. Sharpe's case exemplifies how public personas can mask troubling private behaviors, creating cognitive dissonance for fans who struggle to reconcile the beloved "Unc" with someone engaging in activities that dehumanize and commodify racial identity.The podcast delves deep into what race play actually entails - sexual fantasies emphasizing racial stereotypes that strip away dignity and humanity. We explore why this practice is particularly problematic within Black communities, given the historical context of systematic oppression and ongoing struggles against racism. When prominent figures like Sharpe engage in these behaviors, they inadvertently normalize fetishization of race and reinforce harmful stereotypes many have fought to dismantle.Beyond the surface-level discussion of consent lies a more complex examination of power dynamics. The significant financial transactions reported in Sharpe's case raise serious questions about whether true consent exists when economic leverage and age disparities are involved. As we analyze the red flags in Sharpe's past behavior and commentary, including provocative humor that desensitizes audiences to issues of respect, we ask harder questions about accountability. What responsibility do public figures have when their private behavior contradicts values of dignity they publicly espouse? And how do we move forward with conversations that address not just the what of these allegations, but the deeper why and the broader impact on racial stereotypes within our communities?Subscribe to Indie Artist Music Hustle with Blonde Intelligence on all podcasting platforms and social media for more thought-provoking discussions that challenge us to examine our culture with deeper understanding and compassion. Visit www.blonde-intelligence.com for merch and to join the conversation.Support the show

Kia ja Roni Tohkanen ovat alle 3-kymppisiä omien sanojensa mukaan ihan tavallisia nuoria ihmisiä, jotka eivät aikoinaan uskoneet pystyvänsä omistamaan asuntoa ja vielä olemaan asuntosijoittajiakin. Kia ja Roni kertovat, miten pala palalta vuokra-asuminen muuttui omistusasumiseksi ja sitten sijoitusasunnon omistamiseen. Kaikille ihan tavallisille ihmisille hyvän mielen tarina ja sen kautta inspiraatiota, että itsekin voi onnistua säästämään ja sijoittamaan asuntoihin. Insta sijoitusseikkailijat Kiitos Ostan Asuntoja -sisällön mahdollistavalle sponsorille:   Asuntopehtoori on suomalainen perheyritys, joka tarjoaa asiakkailleen vuokravälitystä, sijoitusasuntojen hallinnointia ja asuntomyyntiä sekä isännöintiä ympäri Suomen. Huolenpitopalvelullaulkoistat vuokrasuhteen hoidon Asuntopehtoorille, joka hoitaa asuntoon ja vuokrasuhteeseen liittyvät käytännön asiat puolestasi ja takaa vuokrat koko vuokrasuhteen ajan.. VuokravälityksenAsuntopehtoori hoitaa kilpailukykyisin kiintein hinnoin vuoden vuokratakuulla. AsuntopehtooriIsännöintitarjoaa nykyaikaista proaktiivista isännöintiä, jonka avulla pystytään parantamaan taloyhtiöiden arvoa. Lisätietoaasuntopehtoori.fi Kiitos Ostan Asuntoja -sisällön mahdollistavalle sponsorille: On kuulopuheita ja luulopuheita – ja sitten on oikeaa tietoa. Tätä tietoa ja tukea tarjoaa yli 34 000 jäsenen Suomen Vuokranantajat. Jäsenenä saat pääsyn muun muassa vuokranantajan työkaluihin, markkinatietoon, kattavaan tietopankkiin ja maksuttomaan lakineuvontaan. Luotettavaa osaamista. Liity jäseneksi ja suosittele kaverillesi: vuokranantajat.fi/liity Työpaikalle on kiva mennä Eemeli Karlsson Osa 1 – Ostan Asuntoja Podcast #310 Karlsson, Grahn, Parviainen, Huru – Kuukausipalaveri 18 – Ostan Asuntoja Podcast #352 Vastuu palovaroittimista siirtyy taloyhtiöille vuoden -25 loppuun mennessä. Onko taloyhtiösi valmis? Valvo on pilvipalvelu, joka tarjoaa modernit etäluentapalvelut sisältäen huoneistojen palovaroittimien, vedenkulutuksen, vuotojen ja sisäilmaparametrien valvonnan. Saatavilla myös laitteistot avaimet käteen periaatteella.   Naapurikodit ostaa kokonaisia kiinteistöjä, jalostaa niistä viihtyisiä koteja ja jää omistajaksi nostamaan taloyhtiön arvoa. Osa asunnoista tarjotaan ostettavaksi. Haluatko asuntosijoittajana mukaan? Lue lisää naapurikodit .fi   Naapurikoteja Anniina ja Jesse Parviainen Osa 1 – Ostan Asuntoja Podcast #283 Oletko ostamassa sijoitusasuntoa ja haluaisit markkinahinta-arvion ostettavasta asunnosta? Pankkiarvio.fi on edullinen ja helppo palvelu tähän tarpeeseen. Täytät vain omat tietosi ja lähetät sinulla olevat dokumentit. Markkinahinta-arvion avulla saat näkemystä siihen, ettet maksa asunnosta liikaa. Pankkiarvio.fi. Taloyhtiösäästö etsii säästö- ja lisätulokohteita taloyhtiöllesi. Palvelulla on tulostakuu. Maksat vain toteutuneesta taloudellisesta tuloksesta. Katso lisää taloyhtiosaasto.fi Syövätkö korkeat vastikkeet vuokratuottoa? Leikkaa taloyhtiön kustannuksia Valvean energiasäästöpalvelunavulla. Palvelu ei vaadi alkuinvestointeja. Se sisältää koevuoden ja säästötakuun. Palvelumaksu on energiakustannussäästöä pienempi. Pyydä taloyhtiölle maksuton säästölaskelma. Valvea.fi Asuntosijoittamisen lumipalloefekti -kirjan tilauspaikka on asuntosijoituskirja.fi. Koodilla TAVOITE -25 %. Kirja on vuokratuloista verovähennyskelpoinen kulu. E-kirjan saa luettavaksi heti. Isyysblogin muistiinpanot Asuntosijoittamisen lumipalloefekti -kirjasta – Tiistaiaudio #314 Marko Kaarton esikoiskirja "Sijoita Asuntoihin! Aloita, kehity, vaurastu" löytyy samalta sivustolta. Koodilla ALOITA saat lisäalennuksen. Asuntosijoittajan ABC -verkkokurssin tilauspaikka on rahamedia.fi/verkkokurssit. Lue Rahamedian toisen uuden yrittäjän Minttu Lehden kirjoitus "Miksi asuntosijoittaja myy timantin?"

We welcome Fr. Roni for the first time as we discuss 'New Sunday' in the Chaldean tradition (vs. Divine Mercy Sunday) and its rich history within the Church of the East. We unpack the historical perspectives and uncertainties surrounding the early documents of the Church of the East, its apostolic roots, and the figure of St. Thomas. And while everyone is speculating who the next Pope might be, we are stuffing our faces in birria tacos and wondering why Fr. Roni doesn't have a favorite food?

Welcome to this week's Indie Artist Music Hustle with Blonde Intelligence. I am your host Ms. Roni and I always seek to give you exquisite crainial repertoire. What does it really take to make it as an independent artist in today's music landscape? Killer D joins us to share his raw, unfiltered journey from the projects of Louisiana to the competitive Houston music scene.Born with natural artistic talent but initially too shy to showcase it, Killer D reveals how he transformed from writing poetry in closets with egg cartons on the walls to commanding stages with confidence. His story is one of persistent evolution—holding onto a hook for ten years until finding the perfect beat for his club hit "Pop It," which unexpectedly gained radio play across multiple states including Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.The conversation dives deep into the creative process behind making authentic strip club bangers, with Killer D explaining the cultural context that makes his Louisiana-influenced sound distinctive. We explore the crucial difference between being an entertainer versus a performer, witnessing firsthand his ability to captivate audiences even when performing acapella. His practical approach to reading crowds before determining setlists demonstrates the adaptability essential for lasting success.Perhaps most valuable are Killer D's unvarnished insights into industry relationships. From the importance of proper collaboration paperwork to navigating local gatekeeping, he shares wisdom earned through both success and setbacks. "Artists need DJs," he emphasizes, detailing how building relationships with everyone from club owners to waitstaff creates the network necessary for independent advancement. His experiences highlight how regional scenes can simultaneously support and limit emerging artists.Ready to hear what authentic music hustle sounds like? Listen now to gain practical wisdom from an artist carving his own path on his own terms—and catch his single "Pop It" while you're at it.Support the show

Sunsetting features is rarely a celebrated milestone in product, but it's often one of the most critical. In this episode, Ronie Ben Aharon CPO and CTO of Craft.io, joins Lily and Randy to share how his team made the tough call to retire a key feature—and what they learned in the process.Ronie walks us through a real-world example of removing Craft.io's visual spec tool, why trying to compete with established platforms like Figma didn't make sense, and how they approached the transition with both technical rigour and user empathy. He also explains what happens when a sunset strategy goes wrong, and the lingering costs of keeping legacy features alive.Key takeaways- Sunsetting is about creating space for more impactful product work.- Features that seem harmless because they're underused often introduce hidden costs, especially when they complicate onboarding, UX, and development cycles.- Data-related features are the hardest to retire. Plan for thoughtful migration and clear communication with users.- Soft approaches, like “feature starvation,” can backfire and prolong technical debt.- Strong collaboration between product, customer success, and engineering is key to pulling off a successful sunset.Chapters0:00 – Why announcing a feature sunset is rarely met with applause1:58 – What makes sunsetting necessary, and why underused features are a risk5:01 – How to recognise when it's time to kill a feature6:10 – The story behind Craft.io's visual spec feature and why they let it go9:01 – Navigating the difficult conversations with users who still rely on a dying feature12:27 – Handling data migration without compromising user trust14:04 – A sunset that didn't go as planned: learning from the feedback portal misstep22:44 – Managing engineering expectations and avoiding unnecessary rebuilds24:38 – How sunsetting shapes the way new features are designed26:11 – Final reflections on doing it right—and why it's worth itFeatured Link: Follow Roni on LinkedIn | Craft.io | Figma | 'Sunsetting success: How to strategically phase out products in the digital age' feature by Balaji Ananthanpilla and Sabah Qazi at Mind The ProductOur HostsLily Smith enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. She's currently Chief Product Officer at BBC Maestro, and has spent 13 years in the tech industry working with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. She's worked on a diverse range of products – leading the product teams through discovery, prototyping, testing and delivery. Lily also founded ProductTank Bristol and runs ProductCamp in Bristol and Bath. Randy Silver is a Leadership & Product Coach and Consultant. He gets teams unstuck, helping you to supercharge your results. Randy's held interim CPO and Leadership roles at scale-ups and SMEs, advised start-ups, and been Head of Product at HSBC and Sainsbury's. He participated in Silicon Valley Product Group's Coaching the Coaches forum, and speaks frequently at conferences and events. You can join one of communities he runs for CPOs (CPO Circles), Product Managers (Product In the {A}ether) and Product Coaches. He's the author of What Do We Do Now? A Product Manager's Guide to Strategy in the Time of COVID-19. A recovering music journalist and editor, Randy also launched Amazon's music stores in the US & UK.

Welcome to this week's Indie Artist Music hustle with Blonde Intelligence. I am your host, Ms. Roni and I always seek to give you exquisite cranial repertoire. Producer and artist 705 takes us on a fascinating journey through his musical evolution, from his childhood in Lagos, Nigeria to becoming a rising star in London's vibrant music scene. With a sound he describes as "Afrofusion," 705 seamlessly blends hip-hop, R&B, and Afrobeats to create something uniquely personal yet universally appealing."It's a fusion of everything," he explains, detailing how Western influences like Biggie Smalls and 112 mesh with African icons like Fela Kuti in his music. This cultural hybridity shines through in tracks like "Filmtrick," where English rap meets Yoruba lyrics over infectious production. What stands out most is 705's commitment to musical authenticity in an increasingly artificial landscape. When discussing the rise of AI in music creation, he stands firm: "The human mind is smarter than AI. AI is supposed to help you, not do it for you."Throughout our conversation, 705 shares valuable insights about the music industry – from his preference for genuine collaborations over paid features to the evolving importance of visual branding. His business philosophy echoes that of his musical hero 50 Cent, focusing on longevity and authentic storytelling. "Music should have a purpose," he insists. "You shouldn't just make noise in people's ears."As 705 prepares to release new summer-ready tracks that further explore his Afrofusion sound with Yoruba rap elements, it's clear we're witnessing an artist who honors his roots while boldly pushing forward. Find his music on all streaming platforms under "705" and follow his journey on social media @705beats.Support the show

In this episode of Navigating Life After 40, Roni Jai explores the emotional load of caregiving in midlife, sharing honest reflections on what it feels like to support a parent while juggling work, family, and personal growth. She speaks candidly about the grief, stress, and unexpected shifts that come with caring for aging parents, especially for women navigating midlife transitions. Through personal insights and gentle encouragement, Roni reminds listeners that self-care for caregivers is not a luxury — it's a necessity. This episode is a heartfelt reminder that even when you're holding everything together, you're not alone. Chapters 00:00 – Introduction to Holding It All In   01:02 – The Emotional Load of Caregiving   04:03 – Unexpected Grief and Reflection   07:02 – Juggling Responsibilities and Self-Care   10:03 – Compassion and Acknowledgment for Caregivers   Join the Community Honorable mentions: 30-Minute Discovery Session: FREE Save 20% using code NAVIGATE at www.blackgirlvitamins.co Save $5 off any order using code LIFEAFTER40 at banish.com    

Moshe Lavi is relentless in keeping the horrific plight of his brother in law Omri Miran front and center on as many global & social platforms as possible. A hostage in Gaza since October 7th 2023, Omri who is married to Moshe's sister, Lishay, was brutally ripped away from his home at gunpoint by Hamas terrorists, as Lishay, their 2 year old daughter Roni and 6 month old daughter, Alma stood by helplessly watching. For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We win. Rory wins! Delivery story. The Shaq-a-Roni is back. Taco Bell tacos ranked. New Kraft mac n cheese. Jack Black. Hard truths about relationships. Motivational punch card. Billie Jean King gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Baby pacemaker.

Men and fashion. Women in space. Taxes. Cell phones. Being picked last in gym class as an adult. Aggie softball. What are you sharing with AI? We win. Rory wins! Delivery story. The Shaq-a-Roni is back. Taco Bell tacos ranked. New Kraft mac n cheese. Jack Black. Hard truths about relationships.

Welcome to this week's Indie Artist Music Hustle with Blonde Intelligence. I am your host Ms. Roni and I always seek to give you exquisite cranial repertoire. What happens when media representation collides with the lived reality of Black women in America? In this powerful exploration, we dive deep into the damaging disconnect between how Black women are portrayed and who they truly are.The recent controversies surrounding Tyler Perry's comments about relationship standards and the shocking use of monkey imagery on Love & Hip Hop serve as our starting points. We unpack why these incidents matter deeply and how they fit into a broader pattern of disrespect toward Black women. When Beverly Bond founded Black Girls Rock in 2006, she recognized a crucial need to counter negative stereotypes with empowering images of Black women—a mission that remains urgently relevant today.The statistics tell a story rarely reflected on screen: 64.1% of Black women hold bachelor's degrees, 71.5% have earned master's degrees, and 63.8% possess PhDs. Beyond academia, Black women have pioneered medical technologies, contributed significantly to internet development, built successful businesses, and patented groundbreaking software. As one powerful quote reminds us, "To be Black and a woman is to wake up every day in your body to be policed about your skin, about your gender and even your own existence—and that loving yourself is a protest."We challenge the notion that Black women should accept being called dehumanizing names or settle for partners who contribute minimally while expecting maximum appreciation. The reality shows and music videos frequently shaping public perception represent only a fraction of Black womanhood, not the accomplished, educated leaders who deserve full respect and equal partnership. Join us as we advocate for authentic representation and recognition of Black women's true brilliance and contributions. How will you help change the narrative?Support the show

In this episode of Help Me Understand, Coach JK McLeod sits down with Roni Andrew, a coach, advocate, and founder of We Are Boundless, an organization focused on supporting adaptive athletes and bridging the gap by promoting inclusion and accessibility in all sports.Roni shares how her journey into adaptive sports began unexpectedly at the age of 40 with a dare to play soccer, and how it led to a deeper understanding of disability, community, and the power of inclusive coaching.The conversation explores the importance of community support, the evolving role of coaches in adaptive sports, and why accessibility should be about adjusting the environment to meet the athlete's needs...not the other way around. Roni also shares how friendships with adaptive athletes shaped her perspective and inspired her mission with We Are Boundless.Listeners will walk away with a better understanding of what inclusion in sports truly means...creating opportunities for all athletes and elevating the voices that have too often gone unheard.----00:00 Introduction and Background03:39 Journey into Adaptive Sports06:32 The Impact of Community and Encouragement09:25 Transitioning to Coaching and Leadership12:29 Understanding Adaptive vs. Special Olympics15:28 The Philosophy of Inclusivity in Sports18:16 Accidental Specialization in Adaptive Sports21:09 Building Programs for Adaptive Athletes24:05 The Importance of Open Mindsets in Adaptation29:56 The Open Mindset of Coaching33:42 The Importance of Athlete Voice38:04 Understanding Adaptive Training Curriculums54:10 We Are Boundless: Bridging the Gap----Mentioned in the episode: ADAPTX.ORG----Have a question or topic you'd like JK to talk about in a future episode? Submit it⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with JK on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachjkmcleod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email JK: jk@feedyourhabits.comSubscribe on YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CoachJKMcLeod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join JK's weekly email list:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribe here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out Feed Your Habits* apparel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(code: JKFYH for 10% off)*available in the US only at this time

enVision Together: Going to Out Next Level of Best podcast, welcomes Author Roni Robbins. Her first novel, Hands of Gold, won the 2023 Global Book Awards, gold medal, for biographical survival and the 2023 International Book Awards for multicultural fiction. The novel, which has relevance to today's Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, is loosely based on an inspiring true story. Using literary license, Robbins pulls from the original cassette tapes left by her maternal grandfather, Sam, who survived TB, a workplace shooting and an accidental killing, and walked thousands of miles across several countries to flee antisemitism in pre-Nazi Europe.

Guest: Ronnie LoaizaTopic: Creating Identity-Aligned Habits for Sustainable SuccessWhat We Talked About:Ronnie's transition from personal trainer to habit and life coach How COVID revealed deeper mindset struggles for many professionals The link between habits, identity, and goal achievement Why motivation and willpower aren't sustainable strategies Practical examples of tiny actions that spark transformation The truth about affirmations and what to do instead How EFT, confirmation, and consistent cues build powerful habits What to consider before jumping into new systems or trends Roni's goals for more in-person connection and speaking opportunities Connect with Ronnie:

Welcome to this week's Indie Artist Music Hustle with Blonde Intelligence. I am your host Ms. Roni and I always seek to give you exquisite cranial repertoire. What happens when artistic influence crosses into imitation? This week's episode dives deep into the controversy surrounding Drake's "Nokia" release and the allegations that he borrowed concepts from another Canadian artist without proper credit. The timing couldn't be more ironic as Drake battles Universal Music Group over his own artistic rights while potentially undermining those of others.We explore the fascinating contrast between Drake's approach and DaBaby's recent freestyle, where the latter paid respectful homage to Kendrick Lamar while maintaining his unique voice. DaBaby's performance showcases how artists can honor their influences without sacrificing authenticity – incorporating complex rhyme schemes and storytelling techniques reminiscent of Kendrick while infusing his own experiences and perspective.The episode examines the unwritten codes of hip-hop culture: when is sampling and referencing acceptable, and when does it cross ethical boundaries? As Kendrick himself stated, "You're not a rap artist, you're a scam artist" – a cutting critique that forces us to question the difference between inspiration and appropriation. We dissect Drake's seemingly contradictory actions, from his emotional vulnerability in lyrics to what critics perceive as calculated controversy, and consider what these actions reveal about artistic identity in today's music landscape. Whether you're a dedicated hip-hop head or simply interested in the ethics of creative expression, this episode offers rich insights into how authenticity shapes our perception of artists and their work. Listen now and join the conversation about what true artistic integrity looks like in modern hip-hop. Remember to follow me @BlondeIntelligence or @rroneiceSupport the show

Ben Criddle talks BYU sports every weekday from 2 to 6 pm.Today's Co-Hosts: Ben Criddle (@criddlebenjamin)Subscribe to the Cougar Sports with Ben Criddle podcast:Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cougar-sports-with-ben-criddle/id99676

The LOVB Salt Lake Volleyball stars on their final homestand this weekend at SLCC, The growth of the sport in Utah, How it feels to play close to home + more

Roni Robbins, a published journalist for 37 years, is a freelance health reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Medscape/WebMD. She was an editor at Medscape and previously, associate editor of the Atlanta Jewish Times.   Hands of Gold won the 2023 International Book Awards, multicultural fiction and the 2023 Global Book Awards, biographical-survival. The book was a finalist in the 2024 American Legacy Awards, multicultural fiction; 2023 Readers' Choice Book Awards, best adult book; and 2022 American Fiction Awards, family saga. Join host Dori DeCarlo on The Authors Alley anytime and connect with Roni at RoniRobbins.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube and get your copy of Hands of Gold, too.Please support UnsilencedVoices.org a global 501(c)3 nonprofit that empowers survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.  We thank Smith Sisters and the Sunday Drivers for our theme song, "She is You".Be sure to connect with us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and come tell us your story!WordofMomRadio.com - sharing the wisdom of women, in business and in life.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/word-of-mom-radio--5252572/support.

Three games. Different mechanisms. One theme. Which one is the best?!?! Who knows but we talk about which one we like the best and our answers differ. Cause you know opinions are like yada yada yada, they all stink. During 878 Vikings, Enrique and Bubba took on me and Jerry. Bubba plotted. Enrique nervously gnawed his neglected, non nourishing, nugget tainted nails. They won. How? Why? These questions and more go unanswered in this weeks podcast where among other things Jerry also confuses Michael Douglass with his father Kirk in the Vikings movie creating another Rice a Roni like disaster. Enjoy!! Snobs Con Midwest   Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs Follow/join us at: Board Game Snobs Discord https://www.instagram.com/boardgamesnobs/ Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send emails to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com

This reunion conversation with Roni—who appeared on the second-ever episode of Above The Bridge nearly five years ago—dives deep into life's most fundamental questions while remaining refreshingly practical.The longtime friends explore how decision-making shapes everything from athletic success to business ventures to parenting. Roni shares wisdom gained from watching his son pursue professional soccer through Houston Dynamo's academy program, while Thaddeus reflects on supporting his daughter's volleyball journey. Both agree that parents can't expect their children to become champions unless they demonstrate championship qualities themselves.Their discussion challenges conventional thinking at every turn. Ronnie suggests that positivity isn't something to strive for but rather an authentic expression of one's true self. He proposes that goals aren't rewards but merely directions—the real value lies in the journey itself. Perhaps most mind-expanding is their exploration of time as merely a man-made construct, with Ronnie describing existence as "the eternal moment" where everything happens simultaneously.The conversation also touches on personal transformation, with Thaddeus acknowledging Roni remarkable journey from his self-described "loser" phase to becoming a successful business owner and dedicated father. Throughout, their friendship shines through as they reflect on raising children, building businesses, and navigating life's complexities with authenticity and purpose.

In this episode, Roni Jai dives into the impact of menopause on marriage and relationships, emphasizing the power of open and honest communication between partners. She breaks down the phases of menopause, how hormonal changes affect emotions, physical well-being, and intimacy, and shares practical strategies for discussing these changes with a spouse. Roni also provides insights into overcoming relationship challenges, improving intimacy, and fostering deeper connection and support during menopause. Listeners will learn how to take control of their menopause journey, educate their partners, and prioritize self-care while strengthening their relationships. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Menopause and Relationships 02:40 Understanding Menopause: Phases and Effects 14:42 Communicating with Your Partner About Menopause 17:08 Reigniting Intimacy During Menopause 20:24 Conclusion and Action Steps Download the free guide: Navigating Menopause Together Join the Community Honorable mentions: My Fave Supplements to Manage Menopause Symptoms 30-Minute Discovery Session: FREE Save 20% using code NAVIGATE at www.blackgirlvitamins.co Save $5 off any order using code LIFEAFTER40 at banish.com  

In this episode we go beyond our home state to LA to hear from actor Roni Weissman. We talk about the writing process, navigating LA during the fires, and returning to her passion.   Instagram: @thatronireacts https://www.youtube.com/@ronireacts_to_all  https://www.youtube.com/@ThatRoniComedy    Linktree https://linktr.ee/filmandbeyond www.filmandbeyond.com Follow us on Instagram: @filmandbeyondpod Get episodes early and exclusive episodes with Patreon www.patreon.com/filmandbeyond YouTube www.youtube.com/@filmandbeyondpod  

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On Wednesday, March 5, President Trump welcomed eight men and women who had been held hostage by Hamas into the Oval Office. Most were released since January, having spent 16 months, more or less, in brutal conditions. To a person, they expressed their profound gratitude to President Trump, saying that they believe that it was his election as president that led to their freedom. Among those presentwas 20-year-old Naama Levy, an IDF soldier who had just arrived at the Nahal Oz base from her training course two days before Hamas attacked. She told the President that when she heard on the radio (in captivity) that he had been elected, this lifted the spirits of all the female hostages with whom she was held. They believed that President Trump had the power and determination to fight for their freedom. And he did. (At the beginning of this podcast, you will hear the audio from this meeting with President Trump. To watch the video as well, please go to our YouTube channel. The link is below.)This is the story of the tireless efforts of so many to ensure that the desperate plight of the hostages remains at the forefront of Israeli and international public attention, especially in America. There are legions who work quietly and anonymously on this life-saving mission of keeping the hostage story “fresh”. Among them is Moshe Lavi, brother of Lishay Miran Lavi, whose husband, Omri, remains in Hamas Hell. Moshe works closely with the Hostage Family Forum in Tel Aviv, an NGO that formed almost immediately following the October 7 massacre. His tenacity and dedication reflect the best of humanity. We speak with Moshe about how the Oval Office meeting came together, working with hostages, and his interactions with so many newsmakers behind the scenes, among them President Trump's Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff. It's a fascinating discussion.Listen here to the podcast version or tune into our YouTube channel below for the full audio-visual experience. And please, “like” our work on your platform of choice. Share. Comment. Thanks for listening.State of Tel Aviv is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Podcast Notes* Video of Moshe Lavi speaking at CPAC Conference, NYC, Feb. 20, 2025.* S3 E9 of State of Tel Aviv Podcast, featuring Lishay Miran Lavi:* Full episode of Uvda (with English subtitles), featuring an hour-long interview with Eli Sharabi, which aired on February 27, 2025.* “Sign of life” video video of IDF soldier and Hamas hostage, Matan Angrest, released by Hamas late last weekRepresenting the Lavi and Miran families is Moshe Emilio Lavi. .Moshe, IDF Captain (reserves), was born and raised in Sderot on the Israel-Gaza border and moved to NYC in September 2023, where he works as a management consultant. Since October 7, he has been advocating alongside his sister, Lishay, and Omri's father, Dani, in Israel, the US, and Europe to bring his brother-in-law Omri and all the hostages home with elected officials, diplomats, the traditional and social media, and the wider public.Omri Miran, 47 years old, kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz. Omri, a husband and father of two young daughters, was taken captive by Hamas terrorists from Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7, 2023. His wife, Lishay Lavi Miran, 39, and their two daughters—Roni (3 years old) and Alma (1.5 year old)— survived the attack. The harrowing events unfolded when sirens sounded in Nahal Oz, waking the family. As hundreds of Hamas terrorists and their accomplices invaded Nahal Oz, they eventually barged into their house and held them captive for hours in their home and later on in the home of the Idan family. Omri was separated from Lishay, Roni, and Alma and was taken hostage with Tsachi Idan, Judith, and Natalie Raanan. Lishay and the girls were rescued by the IDF that evening after enduring unimaginable trauma. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stateoftelaviv.com/subscribe

Hosts Jo Firestone & Manolo Moreno play listener-created games with callers!Games played: Dr. Social Meatia submitted by Sara Cherny from Chicago, Illinois, Short Kingz submitted by Michael Miller from Phoenix, Arizona, and Mulder, She Wrote submitted by Luke McNeill from Quincy, MassachusettsCallers: Sara from Chicago, Illinois; Jenna from Chicago, Illinois; Barbara from Boston, Massachusetts; Alex from Atlanta, Georgia; Patricia from Plattsburgh, New York; Andrew from Kansas City, KansasOutro theme by Brady Brown from Stillwater, OklahomaManolo's new cartoon, Starcreeper, is available at moslo.xyz 

On today's episode of The Wholesome Fertility Podcast, Vida Delrahim and Ronit Menashe share their personal journeys from corporate careers to founding WeNatal, a company focused on improving fertility through better prenatal supplements. They discuss the importance of addressing both male and female health in the preconception phase, the science behind their product formulations, and the need for education and resources for couples trying to conceive. Their mission is to empower individuals with knowledge and high-quality supplements to enhance fertility outcomes.   Takeaways Ronit and Vida met at Nike and became best friends. Ronit's experience in functional medicine changed their trajectory. Miscarriages led them to explore fertility solutions more deeply. Men contribute to 50% of miscarriages due to sperm quality. WeNatal was created to support both partners in fertility. Their prenatal supplements are designed for bioavailability and effectiveness. They focus on simplifying the supplement process for women. Education is key in supporting couples on their fertility journey. Their blog offers valuable resources for those trying to conceive. They emphasize the importance of quality ingredients in supplements.   Guest Bio:   Ronit Menashe and Vida Delrahim are the founders of WeNatal, a prenatal supplement company that is transforming the fertility space with the first prenatal supplement optimized for her AND him. WeNatal's mission to change the narrative surrounding fertility and reproductive health is personal; after suffering miscarriages a week apart, Ronit and Vida were given little direction on what to do differently. More importantly, the health of Ronit and Vida's partners(including the health of their sperm) was completely missing from their fertility dialogue with their doctors… something had to change. That is why WeNatal was born, to shift the fertility journey from "me" to "we.” WeNatal is revolutionizing the prenatal space and backed by industry leading Functional Medicine doctors, nutritionists, and fertility experts, including Dr. Mark Hyman and Kelly LeVeque. With 24 key clean, bioavailable nutrients, WeNatal steps up where other supplements fall short for all things preconception to postpartum for both parents and baby.     Websites/Links:    Free Preconception Guide:  WeNatal.com/guide     https://www.instagram.com/we_natal/?hl=en   For more information about Michelle, visit: www.michelleoravitz.com   Check out Michelle's Latest Book: The Way of Fertility! https://www.michelleoravitz.com/thewayoffertility   The Wholesome FertilityFacebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/   Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewholesomelotus/     Transcript:   Michelle (00:00) Welcome to the podcast for Neat and Vita.   Vida Delrahim (00:02) Thanks for having us. We're so excited to be here.   Ronit Menashe (00:04) So happy to be here.   Michelle (00:06) Yes, so happy to have you guys. And I know that you guys have such an interesting story, first of all, on how you met and also the experience you guys went through together. So without giving anything away, I would love for you guys to share your stories, your personal stories and how that eventually led you to doing your passion project.   Vida Delrahim (00:26) Yeah, I'd love to. So it's fun story because we never envisioned to be in the supplement space. And in fact, Ronit and I met in our corporate careers at Nike close to 18 years ago and became best friends and really just kind of embarked in life together. Ronit went on to work in the functional medicine space and we should all thank our lucky stars that she did because it kind of completely changed our trajectory. So.   I had a miscarriage right when she was having her first daughter. And of course the answers we were given were very dismissive. They were typically like very common, keep trying, you're lucky you even got pregnant, could be the stress, could be a slew of things. They just kind of shove you along as part of the process. And I didn't know any better, of course, having my first and Ronit was actually in the functional med space, immersed and kind of taught me things like, have you checked your thyroid? Have you done this? Have you done that?   Lo and behold, I had Hashimoto's, I didn't even know about it. Just that simple act of fixing my thyroid with medication and visiting an endocrinologist allowed me to have a healthy baby girl. And then fast forward to 2020, I had another miscarriage. And a week after, Ronit had one. And I think this was, it happened a week apart. This was a little bit shocking because...   Like I kind of just accepted that this stuff happens, but Ronit working alongside Dr. Mark Hyman, who's very amazing functional practitioner, she was all about the root cause. She was all about the answers and the questions and the answers she was given was very similar, but she wasn't willing to accept that. Like, you know, there's nothing you can do as an answer.   Michelle (02:02) Mm-hmm.   Ronit Menashe (02:03) And I think for me, Michelle, the reason why it was so shocking was because I was a huge fan of functional medicine for so many years and I already was doing all of the things, or at least I thought I was. I had already cleaned out my house from plastics. I had already, you know, was eating organic food. I was focusing on movement. I was taking pretty good supplements.   or at least what I thought was good supplements. And I was shocked. And when I started to dive into the root of what was happening, because it didn't make sense to me that my doctor said, there is nothing you could do to improve your fertility, literally. It is just common, just keep trying. I thought that makes zero sense. And I'm gonna learn about how to improve my egg quality. I thought.   Michelle (02:48) Mm hmm.   Ronit Menashe (03:01) It was a net quality issue. was 41 at the time. That's what made sense to me. And my biggest aha was when I learned that 50 % of miscarriages happen because of sperm quality. And that was when I called Vida and I said, Vida, did you know that men contribute to 50 % of miscarriages and that 50 that   that sperm quality is easily improved using antioxidants like CoQ10 and AC. In fact, studies after studies show that when men take an antioxidant blend in high dose bioavailable forms, they can quadruple their chances of their partner getting pregnant and having a live birth. So,   That was our big light bulb moment when we thought like, my God, we need to create a prenatal for men. And we need to scream this from the rooftops that men have a huge role, huge role in improving fertility outcomes and pregnancy outcomes for their families. And that was where we started our journey.   Michelle (04:13) It is so important. can't even like tell you. It's so crazy because I have people that go to their doctors and so many times they don't even check the men. And also the DNA fragmentation, which is a whole other thing. Cause like, yeah, you can have perfect sperm numbers and motility and morphology. But if the DNA is off and that can get really impacted by the antioxidants,   then that can make a big difference on so many things on IVF, is so expensive too. So I love that you guys bring this up. It's so important.   Vida Delrahim (04:50) It's so important and how is it that we're so far in like medicine and women's rights, but like yet the burden of fertility still solely is falling so Ronit and I knew that was like the beginning of our mission that one, women and men deserve better products because we can talk about how   once we uncover the fertility and the supplement space, we learn so much, but also that they both need to be leveling up their health. They both need to be part of the conversation. And WeNatal was really born to really level up both partners and bring them together during this journey and give them the best tools and the best nutrition to level up their health in this crucial timeframe, which is preconception.   Michelle (05:32) For sure, and we're neat. So you had a different background and you changed your career like me.   Ronit Menashe (05:38) Well, my background was in marketing. That's where Vida and I met at Nike. And I fell in love with functional medicine when I got into CrossFit and I learned about the Paleo diet. And then I learned about functional medicine. And then I started to do, you know, become, I became a functional medicine patient myself. And this was a year before, you know,   we need years before we natal. And I just fell in love with this idea of medicine of the root cause. And once you learn it, you can't unlearn it. Like that's how you think about everything. It's like, even when, you know, your child has a tantrum nowadays, you're like, okay, like it's not them. Is it there? Is it that they're tired? Is it that they're hungry? Is it that they had sugar? You know, you, you   Michelle (06:27) you   Bye.   Ronit Menashe (06:35) learn about root cause medicine, you realize it, you know, that just everything is connected. And so for me, that was, you know, a big change in my career because I was focused more on marketing. And then I wanted to get into the functional medicine space. I took Chris Kresser's adapt course and, know, kind of started to learn about becoming a practitioner, but   it ended up serving me very well when I met Dr. Mark Hyman and I worked on his private practice and worked on his private practice more from like operations. And then I worked with him on his book launches. So still kind of like in the business side of things, marketing side of things, but more focused on this space that I love so much, which is functional integrative medicine.   Michelle (07:26) That's amazing. so I'm sure with that background, and also realizing that there is a need for this. It really inspired you to do, to have this supplement company.   Ronit Menashe (07:38) 100%. We spoke to Dr. Hyman when we first came up with the idea and he said, I always treat the man when a woman comes to me with infertility. And so what we wanted to do with WeNatal is be able to give everybody access to this kind of functional medicine approach, which essentially means optimizing male fertility and female fertility before trying to conceive.   what it looks like is nourishing your body and kind of, creating that optimal soil for conception. And, know, we always say when you improve your health, you're improving your fertility. And when you're improving your fertility, you're improving your health. And we hear from so many customers that, you know, let's say men, for instance, they're taking we natal for him. And all of a sudden they have a libido all of a sudden.   They have energy, they focus, their hair is growing. So that's kind of the side effects and the byproduct of working on improving your sperm and egg quality is you actually also feel good when you're nourished. You feel good when you're depleted from nutrients. Of course, you're going to be tired. And so many people just accept   this notion of like, I'm getting older so I should be tired or I'm getting older I should be losing my hair or I'm postpartum I should be   Michelle (09:06) Like it's normal,   normal versus common.   Vida Delrahim (09:08) Exactly.   Exactly.   Ronit Menashe (09:09) Exactly. Exactly. So   yes, these things are common, but they're not normal. And Vida and I just, you know, had this like life circumstance where we realized like it's our mission now to educate people on the importance of preconception, that there is so much you could do as a couple. He needs to be part of the equation. And when we started WeNatal, we didn't know if the men would be into it, but we're happy to say   Our we-natal men are amazing. We have so many incredible couples that are doing this together from day one. And we're always saying like, they're gonna be the best dads. If they are participating in fertility so early, they are amazing parents already.   Michelle (09:56) So yeah, for sure. And talk about like the different ingredients or the and what they do when it comes to both egg and sperm quality. And you can take your time on this   Ronit Menashe (10:08) for sure. Well, you know, here's the thing. We didn't think that the world needed another prenatal for women because there are so many prenatals out there, thousands. know, and. But when we started to dive into it and particularly for us, we were taking these packets made out of plastic that had seven pills in them.   And we just thought women deserve better. Why do they need to take seven pills? Why do they need to throw out plastic every day? Like we care about creating these healthy little humans. What about the environment? there was that. Then when we looked at the lower level prenatals, we noticed that a lot of the ingredients were not bioavailable. So what does that mean?   not everybody could utilize the nutrients that are part of those prenatals. So let's use folic acid as an example. When a prenatal has folic acid, that is the synthetic form of folate, which a lot of prenatals on the market, like if you go to a CVS or a Target, they have folic acid. And if somebody has the MTHFR genetic mutation,   They cannot utilize that folic acid. And so that nutrient is actually harmful to them. So for we natal, all of our nutrients are bioavailable. They're all in the methylated B form. like methyl folate or 5MTHF. So first of all, we have bioavailability. Second of all, comprehensiveness.   A lot of the prenatals on the market have 12-ish ingredients. We have 24 nutrients and we wouldn't leave one nutrient out. And it's very important because each and every one of our nutrients that are in our prenatal serves a very specific purpose for mom and baby and health of the pregnancy. And then you have...   dosages because even if something has 24 key ingredients like we natal the Dosages make a big difference. So using choline as an example choline We natal has 400 milligrams choline is crucial for baby brain development and the research shows that a pregnant woman needs 450 milligrams and a lactating woman needs 550 milligrams the average   Choline intake in the American diet, which you get choline from egg yolks is around 180. So we natal has 400 to be able to support that postpartum mom and obviously the pregnant mom, but there are prenatals on the market that have 50 milligrams. Now this is crucial for cognition of baby, brain mass, baby brain development.   Michelle (13:15) Mm-hmm.   Ronit Menashe (13:22) And so we were like, we have to create a prenatal for us because what we were doing is we were taking that base prenatal. We were adding choline. We were adding vitamin D. We were adding folate. We were adding iron. And most women are not going to do that. Most women are not going to, you know, take 10 plus pills a day and spend all that money on   all of these nutrients. We were doing it because we were immersed in the research and we saw how important these nutrients were. But we wanted to create a product that made it simple and easy for women and men to take their prenatal. Our packaging is beautiful and the reason is, well, first of all, we love nice things, but also,   Michelle (14:15) Thank   Ronit Menashe (14:16) We   wanted it to be part of people's home, people's life. So they're not hiding their prenatals in their, you know, cabinets that they can take it every day because consistency, like everything in health and wellness, consistency is what's going to make the biggest difference. And so that's kind of from a high level. And then, you know, you asked me what's in the prenatal and we can geek out a little bit more on the nutrients and what they do.   But what's not in the prenatal is also a big, big key because a lot of supplements on the market have a ton of additional ingredients and those ingredients are harmful for fertility and just overall health. And so it's important. We always say it's important to look at the nutrition facts.   but also look underneath the nutrition facts like what else is in there that shouldn't be in there and we natal doesn't have any additional fillers. And we do that because we manufacture in smaller dosages. We're not manufacturing in mass. Our shelf life is only two years where it's not like some prenatals that their shelf life is forever.   which, you know, for us, we're fine. We're doing things in smaller batches. And, you know, from a business perspective, it complicates things, definitely complicates Vida's life because she's on the operation side of things, but we're doing the right thing for the consumer. And that's what matters to us the most.   Michelle (15:43) .   So I know that like for my patients, for example, I'll give them certain supplements, preparing, including a prenatal, but then I'll also add more supplements that I don't necessarily have them continue taking after they're pregnant. So some that are more like to beef up the quality of the eggs. Do you guys have different ones or is it like certain? Yeah.   Vida Delrahim (16:13) Mm-hmm.   Ronit Menashe (16:16) Yes.   Yes. So we have our foundation support, which is the prenatal for him and for her. That is the multivitamin for men slash sperm support. And for women, it's the prenatal that has key nutrients for before, during, and after. But for those who want to beef up their egg quality, and we could talk about the scenarios in which you would need this product or not.   Michelle (16:35) Mm-hmm.   Ronit Menashe (16:44) We have a product that we launched this year called Egg Quality Plus, and it's five nutrients in one. So it's the five nutrients that we were taking after our miscarriage, CoQ10, NAC, PQQ, alpha lipoic acid, and L-carnitine. And what these nutrients do is they help improve egg quality. How do they do it?   Michelle (16:49) Mm-hmm.   Mm-hmm.   Ronit Menashe (17:12) These nutrients are very specific nutrients that help improve mitochondria. We know that the three months before you ovulate, the egg that you ovulate with is going through all these processes that are very complex that require very strong mitochondria. So your mitochondria is like the battery of the cell. And if the battery is low,   that process is not gonna go well and you're gonna end up with chromosomal abnormalities. So it's important to quote unquote charge the battery before you start trying so that when that process does take place, it happens with no or limited errors, if that makes sense. So we recommend for women who are either older or maybe had recurrent miscarriages or   Michelle (18:00) Yeah.   Ronit Menashe (18:09) Just wanna know that they did everything possible in the preconception timeframe to take Egg Quality Plus with our prenatal, which the prenatal also includes nutrients that help improve egg quality like folate, vitamin D. By the way, 4,000 I use a vitamin D. I don't think any prenatals on the market have that. And then, you you talked about in the postpartum phase, like for us,   what was very important to include in our prenatal is iron because in the postpartum phase and in third trimester, a lot of women are very depleted from nutrients because you require more iron in that timeframe and just to help with postpartum recovery and all of those things. So our prenatal has iron in it as well.   So what we wanted to do with the prenatal is be able to simplify people's lives and give them a tool that they can use before, during, and after. Then if somebody wants that extra boost, they could get that Egg Quality Plus B4. And that's kind of the philosophy. We wanna make it simple and easy. And the other thing that I didn't mention is our prenatal dosage is three pills a day. And so...   Michelle (19:13) Mm-hmm.   Mm-hmm.   Mm   Ronit Menashe (19:31) We just don't think it's realistic to ask women to take eight pills plus per day for their prenatal, especially in their first trimester when they're nauseous and they're throwing up and they can barely stomach any food.   Michelle (19:41) Yep. yeah, for sure.   And then as far as the iron, I know there's many different forms of iron and some can cause constipation. So I just wanted to ask about that.   Ronit Menashe (19:53) Yeah, so the forms, we didn't get into the like real geekiness of our forms, but every single one of our forms are the best form that we can find. And we use a patented iron that doesn't constipate called ferrochell. And we do the same with some of our other ingredients, like our choline is microencapsulated. Every, our selenium is this like super special selenium.   Every single one of our nutrients is sourced from the best of the best because we feel like women deserve the best. This is such an important time in people's lives and the nutrients really make a big difference and can make or break your journey.   Michelle (20:43) I love that. I love that you're really putting attention to detail because it does make such a difference. And the thing is the thing, the reason why I'm asking also is just from my perspective as a practitioner, I'm always looking for supplements that can address so many issues. And what I find myself doing is getting a bunch of different things and then having to give so many different supplements and so many different bottles. So I love the fact that you guys have   this really like thought out. It's really nice.   Vida Delrahim (21:16) Well, that's essentially what   Ronit was doing with me when we were on this journey together. She was AKA my doctor. And she's like, look at all the research shows that you need add iron you add this and so it ended up being I don't know Roni at some point I swear it was like 1215 maybe capsules because of all the additions some of it was drops. I could not keep up Ronit was a champion at taking supplements she could like down 10 at a time. I was nursing a couple meal   Michelle (21:41) Yeah.   Vida Delrahim (21:43) And of course   I wouldn't even comply. And so that was when also the idea of we need to like the ease and simplicity is so important. We're all busy, but we want to know that we're giving our body the best nutrients. I had guilt about not taking enough because I literally just couldn't down pills as quickly as some people can. And so the fact that we're able to get these 24 quality bioavailable ingredients into three capsules took us years. And we're so proud of that because it is the nutrient density of six to eight capsules in three.   And so that's what we were doing. We realized it wasn't feasible for everybody. Not everyone is at a road who can just chug them along. We realized this world had to be reinvented.   Michelle (22:23) yeah, for sure. Well, this is great. mean, lots of great information. I'm looking at your website right now, actually. Yeah, you guys definitely, it looks like you guys did a lot of research and you also have a blog, which is great. Cause I think it's so important to educate people that are on this journey.   Ronit Menashe (22:44) Well, that is exactly what we didn't have. It's so hard to reliable information that you can trust. And so we have an amazing blog and we put out so much great content on literally any topic under the sun from what to do if you just got diagnosed with gestational diabetes to, okay, how do you create a clean nursery to you know how to you know the fertility crisis you know we span everything on the blog and we share about it in our newsletter and we have an amazing guide with nine preconception tips if your listeners want to go to we natal.com slash guide they get our free couples guide and it's a really great starting point and a lot of the things that couples could do to support their fertility is free it doesn't have to be like   complicated or fancy. It's a lot of like free things. And so that guide is a really great resource.   Michelle (23:50) Awesome. Well, this is great information and you guys, this isn't a sponsored episode. It really is me wanting to find out more because there are amazing new things out there. And I think that it's important to hear all the different perspectives and really get it from the founders. So thank you guys so much for coming on and for people who are looking to learn more, how can they find you guys?   Ronit Menashe (24:19) They on we natal.com our website on social. We're very active and that's where we also share a lot of the new research at we underscore natal. And also we're happy to hear from your listeners. Anybody has questions or needs help or needs us to point them in the direction of some something or some article they can DM us at our, on our Instagram where we're most active.   Michelle (24:49) Awesome. Well, I loved this conversation and I loved all the details and the nerdy aspects of it because for me, I really liked the breakdown. think one thing that I find is that you want to find the smartest audience. It's usually a fertility audience. They're so smart because they do so much research on their own health and they really look into much more than the doctors give them. so,   So I know that they like to find out really detailed information. So thank you for that. And thank you so much for coming on today.   Vida Delrahim (25:26) Thanks for having us. We're excited to support you and your community.   Michelle (25:31) Awesome.   Ronit Menashe (25:31) Thanks, Michelle.  

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