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Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_USBuy Grow kit: https://modernmushroomcultivation.com/This Band willl Blow your Mind! Codex Serafini: https://codexserafini.bandcamp.com/album/the-imprecation-of-animaSabba NazhandListen up, beautiful strangers and corporate pilgrims, because this ain't your TED Talk and it sure as hell ain't your quarterly earnings call.This is the last sermon at the bus stop—the one they told you not to listen to.The one where the preacher's barefoot, bleeding a little, laughing a lot, telling you that your KPIs are killing your soul and your ROI is just another name for fear of dying broke and unnoticed.And standing at the corner of this psychedelic crossroads is Sabba Nazhand.He's not here to scale your company.He's here to scale your consciousness.Or maybe tear it down to the studs and ask you why you built it in the first place.Sabba's not your sanitized startup hero.He's the guy smuggling soul across the borders of AI, startups, and altered states—wearing the dust of Burning Man on his face, carrying the ghost of a blood transfusion in his veins, and whispering heresies into the ear of anyone still awake in this zombie economy.From the blood-soaked streets of Tehran to the glass temples of Silicon Valley, Sabba's been playing both sides—tech and mystic, mentor and madman, capitalist and cosmic fool. He's led teams, advised startups, burned through playbooks, and emerged on the other side with only one message:“If you're still measuring success in metrics, you're already dead.”This ain't about products.This is about prophets.This is about dismantling the assembly line of your life, and replacing it with a playground of the possible.This is about ROI becoming R.O.I.—Return On Inner-fucking-anarchy.So light a match, kiss your five-year plan goodbye, and let Sabba take you somewhere your HR department doesn't have a policy for.This is the conversation at the end of the world.And you're late for the bus.http://linkedin.com/in/sabbanazhandhttps://www.joinsafar.com/ Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_USCheck out our YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPzfOaFtA1hF8UhnuvOQnTgKcIYPI9Ni9&si=Jgg9ATGwzhzdmjkgGrow your own:https://modernmushroomcultivation.com/This Band Will Blow Your Mind: Codex Serafinihttps://codexserafini.bandcamp.com/album/the-imprecation-of-anima

This week's learning is sponsored by Nira Feldman in loving memory of her mother Faye Darack z"l. "A devoted Hadran learner, she approached each day with a renewed curiosity to learn and grow, she continues to inspire us each day."  Today's daf is sponsored by Phyllis & Yossie Hecht in loving memory of Phyllis’s father’s, HaRav Yerachmiel Binyanim ben Zalman Tzvi Witkin on his 16th yahrzeit, “Jerry Witkin, the יושר לב, חבר לכל רואך וכל כך שמח בחלקו. We can only imagine the pride Dad must feel peeking down on his impactful legacy of 6 children, 28 grandchildren and continuous growth of great-grandchildren living lives of Am Yisrael b'Eretz Yisrael im Torat Yisrael! Dad, you are so missed and we have been so blessed. Yehi Zichro Baruch.” Today’s daf is sponsored by Rabbi Art Gould in loving memory of Carol’s mother, Irma Robinson, Hudda Bat Moshe on her 8th yahrzeit. “Irma built a rich life in the Chicago area. She loved to have the family over for special events. Sadly, four years after she was widowed, Irma developed Alzheimer’s. Carol and her sister Debbie were blessed that though her illness progressed, she never forgot who they were.” She and Carol are together in a different world, and this dedication will always remain the same.  Today's daf is sponsored by Naomi Cohen. "Mazal Tov to Jack, Rivka, Itzik and Yoni on the birth of a daughter and sister, Elisheva bat Yaakov v'Rivka, Ella - with love from Mum and Dad/Savta and Sabba." Assumptions are made about a rebellious child regarding the course his future will take and therefore he is killed to prevent him from sinning further. Similar assumptions are also made regarding a robber - the assumption is that a robber will come to kill if the owner of the house stands up against the robber, and therefore it is permitted to kill a robber. The Gemara discusses the circumstances in which one can assume the robber is coming to kill. Additionally, if at the time of the robbery the robber is viewed as a pursuer, there is a "death penalty" on the robber. Therefore, the robber is exempt from damages caused to property because of the law that if one incurs two punishments simultaneously, one is exempt from the more lenient one. Rav takes this even further to say a robber who can be killed is exempt from returning the stolen items.  Rava disagrees and only exempts the robber if the item is broken or gone. Our Mishna is brought to support Rava's interpretation. Another source is brought to raise a difficulty against Rava's position. The difficulty is resolved. Other drashot are brought on the verses regarding robbery, including laws that one can even kill a robber on Shabbat, in any way they want, and anyone can kill the robber, not only the one being robbed. Two different drashot highlight why the verse specifically brought the example of a robber in a machteret, i.e. breaking in, even though the law would also apply to one who climbs up to the roof or enters the courtyard (easily). One explains that it is the typical manner of robbers, while the other learns from here that one who breaks in is already considered forewarned and no warning is necessary before killing the robber. Rav Huna rules that a minor pursuer can be killed as well, as there is no need for a warning. Rav Chisda raised a difficulty from a Mishna in Ohalot 7:6 that if the mother's life is endangered during childbirth, if the head has emerged, one cannot kill the baby to save the mother, even if the baby is acting like a pursuer. The resolution is that the baby is not intending to kill the mother, as it is an act of God. In the earlier part of that Mishna it is explained that before the head has emerged, one can abort the fetus if it is causing risk to the mother, as the life of the mother takes precedence to an unborn fetus. A braita is brought to support Rav Huna's position and another is brought to contradict. However, both are rejected as inconclusive.

This week's learning is sponsored by Nira Feldman in loving memory of her mother Faye Darack z"l. "A devoted Hadran learner, she approached each day with a renewed curiosity to learn and grow, she continues to inspire us each day."  Today's daf is sponsored by Phyllis & Yossie Hecht in loving memory of Phyllis’s father’s, HaRav Yerachmiel Binyanim ben Zalman Tzvi Witkin on his 16th yahrzeit, “Jerry Witkin, the יושר לב, חבר לכל רואך וכל כך שמח בחלקו. We can only imagine the pride Dad must feel peeking down on his impactful legacy of 6 children, 28 grandchildren and continuous growth of great-grandchildren living lives of Am Yisrael b'Eretz Yisrael im Torat Yisrael! Dad, you are so missed and we have been so blessed. Yehi Zichro Baruch.” Today’s daf is sponsored by Rabbi Art Gould in loving memory of Carol’s mother, Irma Robinson, Hudda Bat Moshe on her 8th yahrzeit. “Irma built a rich life in the Chicago area. She loved to have the family over for special events. Sadly, four years after she was widowed, Irma developed Alzheimer’s. Carol and her sister Debbie were blessed that though her illness progressed, she never forgot who they were.” She and Carol are together in a different world, and this dedication will always remain the same.  Today's daf is sponsored by Naomi Cohen. "Mazal Tov to Jack, Rivka, Itzik and Yoni on the birth of a daughter and sister, Elisheva bat Yaakov v'Rivka, Ella - with love from Mum and Dad/Savta and Sabba." Assumptions are made about a rebellious child regarding the course his future will take and therefore he is killed to prevent him from sinning further. Similar assumptions are also made regarding a robber - the assumption is that a robber will come to kill if the owner of the house stands up against the robber, and therefore it is permitted to kill a robber. The Gemara discusses the circumstances in which one can assume the robber is coming to kill. Additionally, if at the time of the robbery the robber is viewed as a pursuer, there is a "death penalty" on the robber. Therefore, the robber is exempt from damages caused to property because of the law that if one incurs two punishments simultaneously, one is exempt from the more lenient one. Rav takes this even further to say a robber who can be killed is exempt from returning the stolen items.  Rava disagrees and only exempts the robber if the item is broken or gone. Our Mishna is brought to support Rava's interpretation. Another source is brought to raise a difficulty against Rava's position. The difficulty is resolved. Other drashot are brought on the verses regarding robbery, including laws that one can even kill a robber on Shabbat, in any way they want, and anyone can kill the robber, not only the one being robbed. Two different drashot highlight why the verse specifically brought the example of a robber in a machteret, i.e. breaking in, even though the law would also apply to one who climbs up to the roof or enters the courtyard (easily). One explains that it is the typical manner of robbers, while the other learns from here that one who breaks in is already considered forewarned and no warning is necessary before killing the robber. Rav Huna rules that a minor pursuer can be killed as well, as there is no need for a warning. Rav Chisda raised a difficulty from a Mishna in Ohalot 7:6 that if the mother's life is endangered during childbirth, if the head has emerged, one cannot kill the baby to save the mother, even if the baby is acting like a pursuer. The resolution is that the baby is not intending to kill the mother, as it is an act of God. In the earlier part of that Mishna it is explained that before the head has emerged, one can abort the fetus if it is causing risk to the mother, as the life of the mother takes precedence to an unborn fetus. A braita is brought to support Rav Huna's position and another is brought to contradict. However, both are rejected as inconclusive.

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Anders briljerar helt i onödan under julklappsinköpen. Johan får änglabesök av Peter Crouch när helgen är som värst. Dessutom: Traumaintervjuer, den alkoholiserade inkilaren, skidfilosofiska rummet, träningskungar, spelarmobbning, försenad lön, julklappstips, 3 x Viktor i Lissabon, Robert McNamara och allt vi gör för att slippa bli förödmjukade. Bli en julhjälte genom att ge bort Offside till dem du tycker om: https://www.offside.org/prenumeration/order/orderforms/off159/

Inspelat fredag åttonde november, med en lagom dos klarhet, spaningar och politiskt nörderi. Politisk redaktör Annie Croona, politikreporter Max V Karlsson och kulturredaktör Martin Aagård tar sig an USA-valet, Donald Trumps historiska vinst och Kamala Harris alldeles urusla valresultat. Vad hände under valnatten? Vad händer nu? Och vad har Demokraterna för likheter med Socialdemokraterna i Sverige? Tack för att du lyssnar på Tyckpressen, Dagens ETCs ledarpodd! Ansvarig utgivare: Andreas Gustavsson

Dr. Sabba Quidwai is an innovative educator, thought leader, and passionate problem-solver with a mission to empower individuals to thrive in a rapidly evolving world. Her career journey began during the 2007 recession, a pivotal time that ignited her commitment to preparing students and professionals for a future that is both vibrant and secure. With a background as a high school science teacher, Dr. Quidwai went on to serve in leadership roles such as Education Leadership Executive at Apple and Director of Innovative Learning at the University of Southern California (USC). Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to helping people discover the transformative power of technology and design thinking to solve problems, embrace opportunities, and drive meaningful change. Dr. Quidwai believes in the power of design thinking as a tool to equip individuals with the mindset and skills needed to navigate and thrive in complex environments. Her work goes beyond simply adopting new technologies—she focuses on shifting organizational culture and fostering environments where everyone feels empowered to contribute and make a difference. With a mission to "design the future, today," Dr. Quidwai helps organizations and individuals scaffold challenges into opportunities, facilitating difficult conversations and providing the frameworks to create long-lasting, impactful solutions. Whether through facilitating design sprints or consulting, her approach enables people to design learning experiences that are relevant, engaging, and collaborative, with the power to transform lives. Dr. Quidwai's work is centered on sustainable empowerment, equipping others with the tools and mindset to thrive beyond her consultation, ensuring that they are alive to the possibilities of the future.

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In today's episode, we're digging into a story of listening to that nagging sense that you were meant for something more - following that deeper calling tugging at you to forge a path that truly aligns with your values and allows your unique gifts to shine. My guest today is Dr. Sabba Quidwai, an educator, entrepreneur and leading voice on cultivating the human skills essential for an AI-driven world. From her childhood dreams of designing video games to feeling friction as a high school teacher, it was a book by Seth Godin that inspired her to fully own her career, and Sabba landed education technology roles at USC and Apple.  But her biggest career transformation came when Sabba discovered her Sparketype profile which revealed her Primary Sparketype® is Scientist, Shadow is Sage, and ANTI Sparketype® is Performer and she took the leap to leave her role at Apple, deepen her doctoral research on human-AI dynamics and start her now thriving consultancy business on AI in Education. And if you'd like to share your career transformation story on the Sparked podcast, to inspire others who may be feeling stuck or unsure about their own career paths, we encourage you to apply to be a guest and check out the form in the show notes. Because we believe that everyone deserves to find fulfillment and purpose in their work. To apply, please check out this form. We can't wait to hear from you! ABOUT YOUR HOST: Jonathan Fields Jonathan is a dad, husband, award-winning author, multi-time founder, executive producer and host of the Good Life Project podcast, and co-host of SPARKED, too! He's also the creator of an unusual tool that's helped more than 850,000 people discover what kind of work makes them come alive - the Sparketype® Assessment, and author of the bestselling book, SPARKED. More on Sparketypes at: Discover Your Sparketype | The Book | The Website Presented by LinkedIn.

Cosa mangiamo a Lughnasadh? Ovviamente puntiamo tutto su frutta e verdura di stagione insieme ai cereali e per chi vuole alla carne per il primo sabba del raccolto!Il brano che sentite nella siglia è "Returning Home" selezionato dal sito https://www.fiftysounds.comL'altro brano che sentite in sottofondo è "Always Moving Forward" selezionato dal sito https://www.fiftysounds.comLa descrizione in testa alla sigla è narrata da Letizia.

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What is your favorite thing about Sabbath School and church? Do you like the songs? The stories? Do you like to be with your friends? Jesus liked to go to church on Sabbath too!“Let us go to the house of the Lord.” PSALM 122:1, NIV.We worship God in Sabba

What is your favorite thing about Sabbath School and church? Do you like the songs? The stories? Do you like to be with your friends? Jesus liked to go to church on Sabbath too!“Let us go to the house of the Lord.” PSALM 122:1, NIV.We worship God in Sabba

Massimo Giannini, editorialista e opinionista di Repubblica, racconta dal lunedì al venerdì il suo punto di vista sullo scenario politico e sulle notizie di attualità, italiane e internazionali. “Circo Massimo - Lo spettacolo della politica“ lo puoi ascoltare sull’app di One Podcast, sull’app di Repubblica, e su tutte le principali piattaforme.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sabba Nazhand stops by the podcast to tell us his story of fleeing his country directly after he was born before arriving in the US five years later, and how psychedelics have helped him come back to himself to heal. I'm lucky to call Sabba a friend of mine.Sabba's info:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabbanazhand/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabba_getzehn/If you enjoyed this episode, feel free to share with a friend and subscribe so you never miss my latest posts :)Check out the TripSitting Website Watch on YouTubeFollow on InstagramFollow on TikTok

Themes: Sales, Burnout, Consciousness, Conscious Leadership, AI, Future of Work Summary: In this episode, Sabba Nazhand and I talked about the future of work, the state of modern sales teams, and the qualities that leaders need today. He opens up about his early life challenges, his encounter with burnout, and how these experiences led him to adopt principles of Conscious Leadership. We explored how embracing these principles not only transformed his approach to sales and leadership but also his personal life. Through our conversation, Sabba laid out a blueprint for what it means to lead and sell with intention and heart, underlining the critical role of empathy and resilience in today's fast-paced, often impersonal, business world. Links: Follow Sabba on IG Connect w/ Sabba on Linkedin Connect w/ Matt on Linkedin

Brent and his wife were on the path to financial independence, planning to retire early at 40. However, they realized that their plan wasn't serving them well and decided to take a mini-retirement. The challenges of asking for unpaid leave and shifting from saving to spending were overcome by their desire for change. Brent's mini-retirement involved a two-month road trip with his wife and eight-month-old son, inspired by Canadian hero Terry Fox. The trip had its challenges, but it allowed Brent to fully enjoy time with his family and sparked a desire for a more flexible and lifestyle-friendly career. The mini retirement provided the space for Brent to reimagine his path to financial independence and prioritize quality time with his family. He now embraces the idea of retiring often and being open to different seasons of work and rest. Brent encourages others to take the leap and try something new to get unstuck and gain clarity.

Today I'm revisiting one of my favourite episodes, from 2020, with Sabba Keynejad, co-founder and CEO of VEED.io, an online video editing platform. When I interviewed Sabba, VEED were at around $2m ARR, fully bootstrapped. Since this interview, they've gone on to bootstrap to about $7m ARR before raising a whopping $35m series A from Sequoia. And when I first met Sabba, years before this interview, VEED was just a small product that wasn't generating any revenue. This episode is special to me because I've followed VEED's journey from the start and it's been inspiring to see. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:46 VEED origins 03:24 Differentiation 03:58 Picking a market 04:48 Hiring and learning new skills 06:16 Inflection points in growth 07:07 Quitting your job 07:45 Why you should find a cofounder 08:41 Getting the first users 09:47 Free vs paid 11:16 Growth tactics 12:04 Advice to other founders 13:01 Recommendations Recommendations Favourite indie hacker is Josh Pigford Best book for indie hackers; Traction Favourite podcast; How I Built This My links Twitter Indie Bites Twitter Indie Bites YouTube Join the membership Personal Website 2 Hour Podcast Course PodPanda (hire me to edit your podcast) This Indie Life Podcast Sponsor - EmailOctopus

  In this episode Sabba let's discuss an essential aspect of personal growth: stepping out of our comfort zones. We explore how venturing into the 'learning zone'—the space just outside our comfort zones—can foster significant personal development, skill enhancement, and confidence building. Key Topics: Understanding the Comfort and Learning Zones: The concept of the comfort zone as a familiar yet stagnating space, and the learning zone as the area where real growth and development occur. Overcoming Fear to Embrace Growth: Addressing the natural fear of leaving the comfort zone and strategies to transition into the learning zone for personal and professional advancement. Examples of Great Innovators and Leaders: How successful individuals have achieved greatness by constantly pushing their boundaries and living in their learning zones. Daily Spark - Copy, paste, and edit this prompt in ChatGPT Hey ChatGPT, I'm looking to step out of my comfort zone. Here's my scenario: Situation: I've been comfortable with [current comfortable situation]. Problem: Staying in this comfort zone is causing [specific limitations or issues]. Aspiration: I want to step out into my learning zone by [specific actions or changes]. Results: Making this change could lead to [expected growth or opportunities]. Can you suggest strategies or ideas to help me transition from my comfort zone to my learning zone? To Learn More Connect with Sabba and Check Out Her Free Class on ChatGPT Dr. Sabba Quidwai's Contact Details: Website: designingschools.org LinkedIn: Connect Here Twitter: Follow Here Instagram: Follow Here Free Class: "Discover how to break out of your comfort zone and unlock your potential with AI. Join Dr. Sabba Quidwai's class '3 Steps to Secure Your Career Future with AI'." Watch Now    

In this episode, we explore the concept of resilience, often described as the ultimate skill that thrives through experience and is crucial in our rapidly changing world. Resilience is likened to a muscle that strengthens with exercise. Our focus is on how to develop this resilience muscle and utilize it effectively. Key Topics: Understanding Resilience as a Muscle: The analogy of resilience being like a physical muscle, which gets stronger with each challenge we overcome. The Role of Challenges in Building Resilience: How facing obstacles in personal and professional life acts as 'weights' that our resilience muscle needs to lift, thereby strengthening it. Mental Toughness and Perseverance: The importance of mental resilience, as seen in athletes, who not only work on physical abilities but also on mental toughness. Daily Spark (Cut, paste, and edit this prompt in ChatGPT) Hey ChatGPT, I'm working on cultivating resilience in response to life's challenges. Here's my scenario: Situation: I recently faced [specific challenge or hardship]. Problem: The challenge made me feel [emotions/reactions it evoked]. Aspiration: I aim to use this challenge to become more resilient by [desired growth or learning]. Results: By building resilience, I hope to achieve [envisaged positive outcomes]. Could you provide some guidance or steps on building resilience in this context? Reflective Perspective: Consider how viewing challenges as opportunities for resilience training can empower your response to future obstacles. Remember, resilience isn't inherent; it's built through experience and consistent effort. To Learn More Connect with Sabba and Check Out Her Free Class on ChatGPT Website: designingschools.org LinkedIn: Connect Here Twitter: Follow Here Instagram: Follow Here Join Dr. Sabba Quidwai's class '3 Steps to Secure Your Career Future with AI'." Watch Now

Today's episode of the Daily SPARK focuses on a crucial, yet often overlooked aspect of personal and professional development: the art of reflection. Dr. Sabba Quidwai delves into how transforming our approach to reflection can lead to significant growth and learning, inspired by the research of Amy Edmonson on psychological safety. Key Topics: The Importance of Reflection: Understanding reflection not as a focus on failures but as a vital tool for learning from experiences. Psychological Safety: Insights from Amy Edmonson's research, emphasizing the value of a safe environment for open dialogue on failures and ideas. Turning Setbacks into Success: How viewing challenges as opportunities for growth can lead to personal and professional achievements. Your Daily SPARK: (cut and paste the prompt below into ChatGPT) Hey ChatGPT, I want to develop the power of reflection. Here's my scenario: Situation: I recently experienced [specific event or decision]. Problem: This led to [emotions or thoughts about the experience]. Aspiration: I want to reflect on this to learn and grow. Results: This reflection could help me [how you hope to benefit or grow]. Can you suggest a process or questions for a reflective exercise on this situation?   To learn more connect with Sabba and check out her free class on ChatGPT: Join Sabba in her free class "3 Steps to Secure Your Career Future with AI". Sign up here. Connect with Sabba Quidwai on LinkedIn. Follow her updates on Twitter and Instagram. Discover more at designingschools.org. Remember, reflection is not just about looking back; it's a forward-moving force that shapes our path to success. Keep reflecting, keep learning, and keep growing!

Challenges & GoalsPerception is everything.Given our last 10 years with ipads and chromebooks, if people had used ipads, the way they should have been used AI would be non issue  in terms of plagiarism, student work and all these other kinds of things. And so it's an issue for us today because we have always latched on to these short term solutions that bring us even more long term problems.It's really also important to question these large organizations. These really large big organizations that we look to.... Where have you been in the last 20 years? Where is that check in? Why have things not evolved and why are people so flustered? Where is the advocacy?Who's gonna take the step back and ask what is the missing piece here? Because if you just blindly follow these organizations, you will get what you've got in the last 10 years.Surprising TakeawaysAnd I always tell people it doesn't matter whether somebody agrees or disagrees. If you don't have alignment, you have a problem, you're not gonna be able to advance your vision, your solution or anything, regardless of what the scenario is or how excited you may be.We don't make the time for [it] and that is a choice that is an active choice we make, whether you realize it or not, where we choose to dedicate our time and dedicate our focus. Those are the seeds we're choosing to plant. What you do is going to get you the outcomes that you get.Prompt the human before you prompt the AIEmerging PatternsImportance of personal branding in opening doors for opportunities Maintaining a growth mindset towards taking risks Emphasis on human connection and values in all aspects of life - from personal relationships to professional settings Importance of questioning large organizations Key Moments1) "I think it's an 80% mindset game…that idea that anything is possible…you truly have to believe that that's actually the case for you if you are going to trust yourself."2) "Being able to really understand your non negotiables…what are the things I just will not tolerate?"3) "One of my biggest reasons I advocate for having a personal brand…is it's very difficult to have those choices if the only people who know you are the people in your building."RESOURCESLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabba-quidwai/Design Schools - https://designingschools.org/Her documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JHKPjDSTF8Session Lab - https://www.sessionlab.com/Spark Type - https://sparketype.com/sparketest/Black Sheep by Brant Menswar - https://www.brantmenswar.com/valuesassessment

Sabba Rahbar is a public speaking coach, communication strategist, and founder of Speak with Confidence. Before that, she was a celebrity gossip blogger and editor-in-chief at Socialite Life, managed content and social media for the food website Cooking Panda, and was a digital platform manager for entertainment clients, including DC Comics, IMDbPro, HBO Max, and Warner Bros. Video Games.Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-FieldProducer-engineer: Mike TomrenSpeak with Confidencehttps://www.sabbarahbar.com/Socialite Lifehttps://www.youtube.com/@socialitelifeIMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm1883261/Subscribe to the Amusing Jews podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/show/amusing-jewsAdat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeleshttps://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/Cool Shul Cultural Communityhttps://www.coolshul.org/Atheists United Studioshttps://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios

Innovation begins with empathy. In the latest episode of the Marketing Speak podcast, we're thrilled to feature a true trailblazer in education and AI -– Dr. Sabba Quidwai! Dr. Quidwai believes that innovative cultures are rooted in empathy. Her incredible journey has taken her from a position as a high school teacher on the front lines of education to a distinguished education executive at Apple. Today, Dr. Quidwai collaborates with organizations to redesign schools and instill young minds with the mindset and skills to thrive in an AI-driven future. She also hosts the thought-provoking Designing Schools podcast and has released a captivating documentary based on her research on design thinking in K-12 education. Join us as we dive deep into the world of education and AI. Discover how design thinking can revolutionize K-12 education and empower young learners with the tools they need to succeed. We also explore the implications of AI in schools, and discuss how we can foster creativity and preserve children's imagination in this rapidly evolving landscape. The future of education and innovation await  -– and Sabba offers remarkable insights you won't want to miss. Tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist for this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/415.

Dr. Sabba Quidwai is an educator who helps organizations use AI to bridge the gap between today's schools and tomorrow's workplaces. Connect with Dr. Sabba Quidwai https://designingschools.org/ on Instagram on Twitter Connect with Mikhail On Instagram

In this episode of the TeacherGoals Podcast, Erica Terry engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Sabba Quidwai, an expert in education technology and design thinking. Together, they explore the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and design thinking in the context of education, shedding light on innovative approaches to teaching and learning.Sabba Quidwai introduces the concept of design thinking as both a method and a mindset, providing step-by-step guidelines for approaching unfamiliar challenges and fostering creative confidence.Throughout the episode, she emphasizes the role of empathy in design thinking and illustrates this concept with a captivating example of how design thinking can transform the way students engage with a book, fostering creativity, problem-solving, and communication skills.The conversation dives into the integration of chat-based AI like ChatGPT, in design thinking. Sabba Quidwai discusses how AI tools can serve as thought partners for educators, helping them generate ideas, prompts, and solutions. She highlights the benefits of leveraging AI to free up mental space for teachers to focus on implementing engaging strategies and tailoring learning experiences to their students' interests and strengths.Don't miss out on this eye-opening conversation that explores the dynamic synergy between AI and design thinking in education. Tune in now to join Erica Terry and Sabba Quidwai in their insightful discussion on the transformative power of AI and design thinking in education.Let's Connect!Want to connect with Sabba Quidwai? Visit her website or follow her on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.You can connect with our host Erica Terry on Instagram and LinkedIn. Be sure to check out her website https://www.ericanterry.com for co-teaching and tips to use your classroom experience to become an author.You can connect with the TeacherGoals community on Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter.If you'd like to engage in Q&A with our guests during the live interview or interact with a rockstar community of educators, then you definitely want to join the TeacherGoals Facebook group.

Om ett år ska Ungern ta över ordförandeklubban i EU. Men delar av unionen vill nu dra i nödbromsen. Gång på gång sabbar Ungern EU:s enighet om Ukraina och bryter mot unionens grundläggande värden. I Bryssel växer oron allt eftersom Ungerns ordförandeskap kryper närmre i EU-kalendern. Enligt det roterande schemat ska Ungern ta över och fronta EU-samarbetet under andra halvåret 2024. EU-parlamentet antog nyligen en resolution som ifrågasatte om Ungern verkligen är lämpligt som ordförandeland, detta mot bakgrund av att Ungern inte håller sig till EU:s grundläggande värderingar. Banden till Ryssland anses göra frågan än mer akut. Hör om argumenten för- och emot, vilka möjligheter EU har att agera och hur Ungern självt slår tillbaka mot kritiken.Nya sprickan mellan Polen och UngernNär det kommer till den utdragna konflikten om rättsstatens principer och EU:s grundläggande värden har Polen och Ungern konsekvent hållit varandra om ryggen. Länderna förenas i kritik mot vad man anser är Bryssels inblandning i inre angelägenheter. Men Rysslands krig har varit uppslitande för vänskapen. Hör om hur bilden av Polen förändrats i EU och om den polska ilskan över att Ungern återkommande blockerar nya EU-sanktioner mot Ryssland. Medverkande: Susanne Palme, EU-kommentator. Göran von Sydow, statsvetare och chef för Sieps.Programledare: Caroline SalzingerProducent: Therese Rosenvinge

A bit quiet in our niche cricket wheelhouses this week; almost like the schedule has been cleared to talk about one thing only. Anyway, Hazlewood is maybe getting fit, Jaiswal is in as a reserve, KL Rahul enjoyed himself, and Sabba made a tonne off 34 rocks. Oh, and the IPL Final was postponed 24 hours, and we recorded beforehand. On a serious note, Meg Lanning is out of the Ashes due to medical reasons and we wish her the best. ESPNCricinfo's Alex Malcolm joins us for some good, earnest Ashes cricket chat, before AskTGC references Wisden, internet dickheads, Ian Bell masks, and crisps/chips. Sign up to the Australian Cricket Family at cricket.com.au/acf before June 6 to get early bird discounts on tickets for the Aussie summer, with Pakistan, West Indies and South Africa all coming out. Budgy is backing us big time this English summer, get around them at budgysmuggler.com Limited edition merch available: gradecricketer.com Live show tickets available in Birmingham, Leeds and one London show: gradecricketer.com You get discounts, early access and an exclusive podcast every week when you sign up at patreon.com/gradecricketer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Sabbaṁ paravasaṁ dukkhaṁ, sabbaṁ issariyaṁ sukhaṁ; Sādhāraṇe vihaññanti, yogā hi duratikkamā”ti. “All under another's control is suffering, all under one's own authority is pleasing; what's shared is stressful for both parties, for bonds are hard to escape.” https://suttacentral.net/ud2.9/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin © Buddhism Join Our TikTok Account - https://www.tiktok.com/@theinnerguide2 Join Our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/BuddhismInEnglish Join our Instagram Account - https://www.instagram.com/buddhisminenglish/ info@realbuddhism.org

Sabba Nazhand was born in Tehran, Iran in the middle of the Iran-Iraq War. His mother delivered him two months early and the family doctor advised he needed a blood transfusion. Sabba's father had to say goodbye to Sabba's mother and sister and drive Sabba across the country for the blood transfusion that saved his life.Sabba's family eventually fled from Iran to Greece, where they were able to get sponsorship from a Christian community that helped them immigrate to the United States. Sabba describes his upbringing in an immigrant family and how his interest in psychedelics developed. He shares several experiences, including one in which he took three successive hits of 5-MeO-DMT, blasting him into the universe, shattered into a billion pieces, where he watched the creation of the universe, leaving him forever changed. Sabba's psychedelic experiences motivated him to take his professional experience in the software industry to the psychedelic space, where he advises early-stage companies. Sabba is the Partner and Chief Strategy Officer at Mission Club, an education and investment platform in the psychedelic ecosystem. He is also a business advisor and founding member of Retreat-Microdose, a platform providing content, community, connection, and coaching. He's also a Go-to-Market advisor for Wavepaths, a tool that facilitates live, personalized music experiences for therapeutic and personal use. I've included links to these companies in the show notes if you're interested in learning more.The purpose of the podcast is to entertain and educate. Please consult a physician and your local laws before trying anything mentioned in this episode. Please also understand that you may not hold us liable for relying on any information contained in the podcast or on our website.Links:WavepathsWavepaths is a tool that facilitates live, unique, personalized music experiences for therapeutic and personal use.​Retreat MicrodoseRetreat is a microdosing platform providing content, community, connection, and coaching to psychedelic newcomers.

In a world where AI is advancing rapidly, it's easy to feel like our jobs and skills are at risk of becoming obsolete. But according to Duncan Wardle, former head of creativity and innovation at Disney, there are four human traits that will give us a competitive edge over machines. In this episode, we explore these four traits - curiosity, creativity, imagination, and intuition - and learn how they can help us succeed in a tech-driven world. Duncan shares insights on why these traits are so valuable and how they will become increasingly important in the years to come. As he points out, these skills are ones we were all born with and will be the most employable in the next decade precisely because they are the hardest to program into AI. Join us as we explore what it means to be human in the age of AI, and discover how these four human traits can help you unlock your full potential and thrive in the years ahead. Watch the documentary Connect with Sabba

Cover art - The Scream, fingerprint ink on police print card done in thumb print, 2" x 1-1/4", 2004 copyright Charles Vincent SabbaThe following are links for Charles Sabba's artwork, blog and articles with La Voce di New York.Show Notes0:00 Sabba's great-grandfather3:45 retired police captain4:15 duCret School of Art in Plainfield, NJ4:50 1986 - Austrialian Cultural Terrorists stole Weeping Woman by Picasso6:20 NYPD Art Theft Investigator 3:40 US Navy 7:30 Naples, Italy8:35 federal corrections' witness protection unit11:20 School of Visual Arts 11:40 Betty Thompkins11:44 Andrew Gensel11:45 Anton van Dalen and his show at the PPOW Gallery 12:25 Fred DePalma13:00 influence of his police work on his art14:30 documentary Defending the Peninsula18:00 the era of power and money over cultural patrimony18:40 Napoleon's looting of Italy 20:30 Monuments Men21:55 1800s Papal Edict governing exportation of works from Italy 22:30 1947 article 9 of Italy's Constitution 23:50 collection of Gardner Museum 24:35 Vermeer's The Concert purchased by Gardner26:00 Getty Trust - fight over Euphronios Krater with the Met27:45 Manhattan DA's office April 2022 seizure28:30 Lysippos di Fano Bronze34:30 agreement to table discussion about return of Lysippos pending Italian court ruling36:45 assertion that the Lysippos is Greek not Italian39:30 status of request for return of Lysippos39:50 History Channel television series Histories Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan41:00 paint chips sent to Boston Herald related to Gardner Heist44:00 1997 - William Youngworth negotiated with Gardner Museum for return of stolen works via prosecutors45:45 Chicago-based Expert Walter McCrone determined paint chips were from Rembrandt.48:35 1998 - Vermeer expert 49:10 2003 - Dr. Hubert von Sonnenburg, Chairman of Paintings Conservation at The Met, found chips were consistent with the Vermeer50:00 Dr. Jennifer Mass' opinion about the Sonnenberg's opinion on the paint chips 52:30 Sabba's painting practice reflects his interest in art crime - fingerprint paintings53:50 Sabba's portraits of individuals involved in art crime 55:25 Art critic Jerry Saltz56:30 Y Gallery58:15 artists that speak to social issues, e.g., prison reform1:01:25 Sophie Calle: Last Seen1:02:05 climate activists' attacks on soft targets1:06:40 Justice defined1:09:20 LegacyPlease share your comments and/or questions at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.comTo hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.To view rewards for supporting the podcast, please visit Warfare's Patreon page.To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com. Thanks so much for listening!© Stephanie Drawdy [2022]

00:00 - Good Morning 00:08 - MDYkids.com 02:29 - Emails 07:35 - Sponsor.8MinDaf.com 09:20 - Amud Beis 12:55 - Amud Aleph 29:06 - Amud Beis 42:18 - Have a Wonderful Day -- Today's shiur is sponsored Maaser & לע"נ חיה בּת יוסף By Anon Ymous & the MDY Family: Leilu Nishmas Boruch Helfgott z'l ben ybl'c Mordche Shloima​ & לע״נ זכריה בן משה & לע״נ משה בן יהודה By his community & Anonymous (From Flatbush): for continued מזל, ברכה and clarity & Chava and Ephraim Casper: In honor of our children & grandchildren. YK for the Nazir 11 vid clip. Sabba & Savta & The yahrzeit of Moshe ben Amram: Moshe Rabbenu & Steven Weiss: לעילוי נשמת פריידא בת יוסף אריה לייב עה & Moe Landy: לר"ש ישראל חיים בן פריידא & Philip Birn: LZecher Nishmat my Great Grandfathers 54th Yartzeit - Oscar Klein - Yosef Ben Avraham & Justin Ivri: Ty Reb Eli for the enormous effort and energy that you put into the Shiur every day! & Shprintzy and Alan Gross: in honor of the birth of our 1st granddaughter born to our children Binyomin and Elana. Mazel tov to Riva and Daniel Terebelo on their wedding anniversary ​​--- Turning of the daf Hatzlacha of Aryeh Leib Ben Aliza Simcha Sheine Mashe & Aliza Simcha Sheine Mashe Bat Bracha & להצלחה for the magid shiur, the members of the HBA Group and their families. אמן

In this episode, Dr. Sabba Quidwai shares insights about her new educational documentary on Design Thinking in Schools. The Design39 campus in San Diego, California, serves as the backdrop for the film titled Designing Schools: The Future is a Place We Create, that takes a deep dive into how one of the nation's most innovative schools uses a Design Thinking approach to create a culture of trust and collaboration to help students solve real-world problems. Twitter: @askMsQ. Website: Designing Schools. (The Reimagine Schools Podcast is sponsored by Rocket PD). About Dr. Greg Goins As the Founder/Host of the Reimagine Schools Podcast, Dr. Greg Goins has emerged as one of the nation's leading voices on visionary leadership and the path to transforming schools. He currently serves as the Director of the Educational Leadership Program at Georgetown College (KY) and previously spent 15 years as a school district superintendent in Illinois. Dr. Goins is a passionate keynote speaker and is available to speak at your next education conference or school PD day. To book Dr. Goins, visit the Reimagine Schools website. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greg-goins/support

Sabba Khan is a born and bred East Londoner. Originally trained as an architect at Central Saint Martins and The University of Westminster, Sabba frames her minimal architectural comics through the lived experience of her working class, second generation immigrant upbringing. Sabba's debut graphic novel ‘The Roles We Play' has won the Jhalak Prize '22, and Broken Frontier's Break Out Talent '22. Nominations include the Ignatz prize, RSL's Ondaatje Prize, and AOI's World Illustrations Awards, as well as being nominated for best books of 2021 in the Guardian. Collaborators for Khan's comics work include The British Council, SOAS, NHS, London Borough of Newham, JCWI and The British Library. The Roles We Play is available in the US under the title ‘What is Home, Mum?'.  On this episode, we had a really insightful conversation on graphic novels as a form of literature, identity, belonging, Kashmiri experiences and unpacked notions of space, belonging and identity. I loved speaking to Sabba, and hope you find much to take away from our conversation.You can buy The Roles We Play here:https://uk.bookshop.org/a/5890/9781912408306Support the show

Ajahn Moneyyo leads the community at Dhammagiri on the Full Moon Practice Day in chanting the 'Ādittapariyāya Sutta' / 'Fire Sermon' in the original Pali language. This is a stereo recording, and you can get quite an immersive experience if you switch on 'surround sound' / '3D' on you loudspeakers, or use good around-the-ears headphones

In this talk from MicroConf Growth EU 2021, Sabba Keynejad walks through his journey of building Veed from 0 to $5M ARR in 2 years. While the growth was quick, Sabba says that this was a "overnight success, ten years in the making". Listen along to follow his incredible startup story and to hear his 6 tactics to help you grow your own SaaS. Links from the pod: Watch the video version of this talk on YouTube MicroConf Youtube Channel MicroConf Europe Tickets- Nov 15-17, 2022 Sabba Keynejad I Twitter Veed.io

In this talk from MicroConf Growth EU 2021, Sabba Keynejad walks through his journey of building Veed from 0 to $5M ARR in 2 years. While the growth was quick, Sabba says that this was a "overnight success, ten years in the making". Listen along to follow his incredible startup story and to hear his 6 tactics to help you grow your own SaaS. Links from the pod: Watch the video version of this talk on YouTube MicroConf Youtube Channel MicroConf Europe Tickets- Nov 15-17, 2022 Sabba Keynejad I Twitter Veed.io

Remember, we welcome comments, questions and suggested topics at thewonderpodcastQs@gmail.com   S3E23 TRANSCRIPT: ----more----   Yucca: Welcome back to the wonder science-based paganism. I'm one of your hosts, Yucca, and this episode, we're doing something new and kind of exciting that we've never done before. This is our mail bag episode. So we've gotten a lot of responses and questions from all of you on the email. And we wanted to talk about some of these. Mark: Yeah. We love it when we hear from our listeners. It's really helpful for us to know what you're enjoying what you'd like to hear more about all that kind of stuff. And we've, we've recently received some messages with some topics that probably aren't big enough for a whole episode by themselves, but they're important questions and we want to address them. So, yeah, this is, this is the mail bag and I imagine, going forward, we'll probably do more of them as we get more, more messages from listeners. Yucca: Yeah from you. That's right. So let's start, we've got a few from Paul and I've just cut out the, the bits from the emails, right? I'm not gonna read the whole thing, but this first one is if you guys felt like commenting on any pointers, other podcast books, webpages, etcetera, that could help a nube in the beginning of this journey. That'd be great. So I think mark, this is one that might be great for you to take. Cause I think you have a little bit more exposure to some of the, the blog world and all of that. Mark: I mean, I can certainly, there's a, a group of there's a resources and links page on the atheopagan blog@atheopagan.org. And I would recommend checking out a bunch of those links. Natural pagans.com is a is a an aggregation site that pulls writing on naturalistic paganism from a bunch of different sources and puts them together in one place where you can find them. So that's one thing to look at the naturalistic paganism website is another great source for information. Yucca: right, Mark: if you just want kind of overviews on what Ethiopia paganism is and the principles, and just sort of, broad descriptions about, what it is that we're practicing and what our values are. The website of the Ethiopia society is a good one to go to. And that is V AP society.org. Yucca: mm-hmm Mark: Uh, so that once Yucca: AP as in atheopagan mm-hmm Mark: Yes. So it's V AP society.org. That's another place where you can find quite a bit of information and you can legally Orain Yucca: right, of course. Your Mark: Just like at the universal life church, it's perfectly legal. You can perform weddings, all that kind of stuff. Because we are a registered religious nonprofit in the United States. So that's something that's cool and exciting. In terms of, Yucca: own book, right? Mark has an excellent book Mark: Oh yes. My book Ethiopia, paganism and earth honoring path rooted in science. You can order it from any bookstore. I recommend your local independent bookstore because they are great and we support them. And I'm working on another one, which there will be hopefully news about sometime soon. But it'll be a while before it's done. So. In other books, I really recommend rating Sweetgrass by Robin wall Kimmer, which is it's more of a worldview book. It's not really a, here's how to do rituals book, but it's, she is both a botanist an academic botanist and a registered member of the citizen. Patua Tommy Native indigenous tribe. And so she comes at her perspective about the human relationship with nature from both of those perspectives and weaves them together in this very beautiful and illuminating kind of way. So that's once against braiding sweet grass by Robin wall Kimmer Yucca: mm-hmm Mark: I know that she's written other steps that's out there on the web. You can search for her name and you'll find good stuff that she's published. Yucca: Right. Mark: It's not nontheistic, but I do recommend the earth path by Starhawk, which I think is. Yucca: It was very influential for me as a teenager. Like it's an excellent book. Mark: It's a really good book. And, I suspect she's always very circumspect about this, but I suspect that Starhawk is not a very woo woo person. My conjecture and this is just apropo of reading and observation and stuff is that, she may not subscribe to supernaturalism. But she's very careful not to come out explicitly and say that because a lot of people around her do, and she doesn't want to be off putting to them. And she's such luminary in the community that that would really make waves, Yucca: right. Well, it's, what, what is one's goal, right? What is, yeah. And that's, that's my take with my interactions with her as well, but of course, neither of us are her and can speak for her, Mark: course, and, and I'm not trying Yucca: Yeah.  Mark: The reason that I say that is that the book is not a heavily theistic book Yucca: yeah, yeah. Mark: or, or magical, and in terms of supernaturalism kind of book it's really about living life with a relationship with the natural world and in seeking to be a healing presence on the planet towards the natural world. Yucca: And there is a component in that that you can do or skip, but I really advise doing it there's activities that she gives. I don't remember if it's the beginning or the end of each chapter, but she talks about the concept. She gives examples from real life and then gives you things to do. And if you do those actual activities and those practices, they're really well designed and they, they tie into a lot of the stuff that we talk about here with the being present and observing and noticing. So, a good, a good one to get into. Yeah. Mark: Yeah. I, I really agree with that. And similarly her book circle round Yucca: Mm-hmm Mark: with Anne hill which is a book for families and with activities for children, Yucca: That's a great one. That's a little bit more on the theistic side. There's like stories with like deities and stuff, but we've read some of those in, in my family, but we're just really clear with the kids. These are stories. These are not, the, these, these figures exist in the way that Santa Claus exist. That it's a figure in our minds and it means something to us, but they're not like people walking around. They're not, there's not a person. And boy, we'd be in for a shock if there, if we were wrong about that Mark: It would definitely reframe the art cosmology a whole lot. But so both of those books, I, I really recommend in terms of practice building for a family or with young children. And then just generally, between braiding sweet grass and the earth path, I think you get a pretty good window into the sort of approach that you and I Yucca take to our paganism. And, and with my book, thrown in there as well that it is, it's a mindset and a worldview and a way of carrying ourselves in the world. Yucca: Right. Mark: More than it is about, worshiping deities or doing, even doing rituals. I mean, even though that is a part of it celebrating the holidays, but at a really deep level, what our paganism is about is how we Yucca: There's there's another side to this that we can add in which is the wow and wonder part. And that's all the science books, the science books, the science podcast I've been binging planetary radio, that's the planetary societies podcast. And they have, they have a lovely host whose whose voice is just a pleasure to listen to. Right? And then they bring on just these amazing guests who talk about the incredible things that we're exploring about our world. And there are podcasts that you can listen to that are about, the microscopic world and the, this and the, that, and the books that just all the pop science books, or if you're in a specific field, you can dig really deep in and, and that's, that can be part of your paganism too. Mark: Sure sure. Because part of the, the wow factor that the sense of wonder in awe about being here at all and. Everything else that's here as well is being informed about it. And so, the, the more you, the more you unravel the universe, the more you, kind of pull on that thread to unravel the sweater, the more you, that stuff you discover, that's just amazing and, and thrilling in a, in a deep spiritual kind of way. It's just so exciting. When I first learned about complexity theory and emergence, I mean, I read two pages and then I would sort of skip around the room and then I, read two more pages and would do that again. Because these are amazing, amazing things and they answer deep questions about why complexity emerges from simpler systems. Right. So, definitely, all that science stuff is right up there with, with our paganism. And I think, I think I would, I'm gonna kind of stop there. There's, I mean, I'm sure that there are tons of books that I'm missing and but my, my encouragement would be less to go in the sort of mainstream paganism direction with your reading at least to start with, because a lot of that stuff is really focused on magical correspondences and relationship with theos and, do this kind of spell to get that kind of result. Yucca: Mm-hmm Mark: And. We just come at this from a different angle. Yucca: Right. Wonderful. Mark: question. Yucca: So our next question, this is the second part from Paul and there's a lot of questions wrapped up in this. So I'm gonna, I'm just gonna read the whole piece here. I know you are both involved in environmental conservation and activism, as I suspect many athe pagans would be. I wonder if you would have enough material to discuss what kinds of things in your personal life and practice aimed at planetary protection, what organizations might you be involved in? What experiences have you had with them? Do you organize events like cleanups or fundraising stuff along that line? So there's Mark: very multipart question. Yucca: Right. So yes, both of us have been professionally involved in these areas for, for many years. Mark, do you wanna start with your half on that? Mark: I was gonna invite you to start first. Yucca: all right, well, I'll Mark: why don't Yucca: start on my side. So my background is I am an ecologist. I'm a restoration oncologist, actually. So I would say that I have not been involved in conservation rather in restoration. And currently a lot of my work has been moving in the direction of the education and science communication, but I still do work. There's several several projects that I'm working on in which I work with local land owners in working on respirating their ecosystem. So we're monitoring, looking at management strategies and I'm arranged land specialist. So we're looking at grasslands, Juniper shrub lands. And I mean, this is really amazing rewarding stuff because we can. We can make very small little changes in the way that the land is being managed, because let me, let me step back for this for just a moment we manage land, whether we do it purposefully or not, there's, you're not there isn't land. There isn't anywhere where humans are not involved and not influencing. And there's this, this myth of the wild wilderness where, humans, if you just let it go, it'll do its thing. Every single thing we do is a choice that impacts our land. And I'm from a part of the world, which is a very brittle environment, which is a very fragile environment. And is in fact, this was, is the case for the whole half of the continent is very wounded. Right. And it's been, the ecosystems have been really, really struggling for hundreds, actually thousands of years, but especially within the last few hundred years when the last of the, of the megafauna were purposefully wiped out. And so a lot of what I do is we as waterway restoration, but also bringing animals back in very purposefully, bringing back the grazers in a way that matches what would be happening. If humans hadn't gotten rid of the grazers and hadn't divided everything up with Barb wire and doing all of this. So I work in this, this. Kind of intersection between the ranching world, which is the world I come from. And some of the, the science world in the, bringing that science in, into the restoration for the people who are the stewards of this land and, and really understand it and are part of the land. So that's a incredibly rewarding and kind of beautiful thing to, to get, to, to be honored, to be in involved with that.  Mark: Yeah, that's really important work. I'm I'm really glad you do that. Thank you. Yeah. I have, well, let me see. My part of the reason that I invited you to go first is so that I could sort of put this together in my mind, how to, how to do this. I used to be much more involved in the policy advocacy side of of environmental protection and restoration than I am now. I was the founding executive director of an organization in my local county, which I built over the 10 years that I was their ed into the largest environmental group of any kind on the north coast of California, even larger than Sierra club. And We used grassroots organizing to mobilize thousands of letters and postcards to elected officials on targeted issues, working specifically on local stuff. So municipal stuff, county scale stuff where that kind of outpouring of voter input is unheard of. And it scares the living hell out of elected officials. So we were able to accomplish some really amazing things. We prevented the subregional wastewater system in our area from going to our local river as the discharge point for their tertiary treated wastewater. So instead that water goes up to a natural geothermal field for geothermal energy generation, Yucca: Mm-hmm Mark: um, we we got. Planning ordinances in place approved by voters that drew growth boundaries around each of the cities in our county, so that they would stop sprawling into agricultural and habitat lands. So that now the growth that they do is in density and up rather which facilitates public transportation. It facilitates walkable neighborhoods, all of those good urban planning principles. We really put on the map here where I am in Sonoma county. And I'm, I'm proud to say that we, we are really on the cutting edge of what's happening in environmental planning in many ways here in Sonoma county. The organization is called Sonoma county conservation action. And though I left it more than 20 years ago. It's still going and still doing good stuff. And and I'm, I'm very, very proud of that work. Subsequent to that, I worked for seven years a, after being an executive director of a couple of organizations, I focused my attention on fundraising specifically because the public interest missions that I really care about get advanced by nonprofit organizations whose capacities are entirely limited by how much funding they have. Yucca: Right, right. Mark: So it's just, it's about fuel for the engine. And if you, if you don't have it, then however, great your mission is it's very harder to make anything substantive take place. So, I really focused on developing skills in grant writing, major donor fundraising, direct mail event production planned giving. Organizing all that kind of stuff. And that's what I've mostly done since I left conservation action. I did spend seven years at a wetlands Conservancy, which did the kind of restoration work that you're talking about except in a California Oak Chaparral wetlands kind of context. So we restored linear miles of riparian habitat within the Laguna to Santa Rosa, which is the largest tributary of the Russian river. And had a science program as well and an education program for grade school kids. And that I was the second staff person hired there after an executive director. They'd been around as a volunteer group for years, but he and I built the organization's programs to be a really, sustainable and impactful organization. And I'm very proud of that work as well. And they're still around as well, doing the things that they're doing. In recent years, I've worked more on social services and kind of, social impact organizations than environmental organizations. To some degree, I feel like the 60 hour weeks that I worked during my 10 years at conservation action were kind of like my tour of duty. And after 10 years I was thoroughly burned out and I feel like, I got my medals, I got my, congressional resolution of appreciation and state legislature things. And I was named environmentalist of the year for the county and all that stuff. And I kind of took my medals and went home. Yucca: Mm-hmm Mark: So now the stuff that I do is much less around the public impact of stuff. And it's more just kind of how I personally conduct my life. I drive an electric car. I I'm really focused on energy consumption and carbon a lot in just how I live my personal life. I'm not much of a consumer. Buying new stuff is just not really a big thrill for me. And and I try to live. A simple but comfortable life within the context that I'm in, which is a kind of suburban city. And of course, to vote the right way and to stay plugged into understanding what that right way is. And and that's, that's kind of it for where I am right now, but I've, I've spent many, many years in the trenches really working to make things better for the environment around here. Yucca: Right. Sounds like you've got a lot of diverse experience. Mark: Well, I'm old or I'm getting old. And so that's, that's what that'll give you. It's yeah, it's been a pretty, pretty amazing ride. I'm I'm very happy with my career, although currently I'm unemployed. Hoping that that's gonna end soon and I can dive into some new mission that that I'm passionate about and that I can do some good with in terms of organizations that we can support. My focus has generally been twofold. I have focused on policy organizations and on land conservancies. So the nature Conservancy conservation international the conservation fund, these, those are organizations that are doing stuff like acquiring large swaves of theier Delta, which is one of the biggest bird bird hatchery, Rory estuary places in the world so that they are not developed in ways that are destructive to those creatures. I, and, and going along with what you said, Yucca they are actively managing those lands. They're not just throwing them behind a fence they're they have actual, land stewards whose job it is to restore and manage those lands. Yucca: Cause certainly if you do that in a brittle environment, you will starve the land. Right? If you just put a fence around it, say nothing, touch it, it, it gets worse and worse and worse. Yeah. Because it's kind of like, here's that, here's an analogy. You find a dog on the side of the road who's been hit and, and her leg is broken. If you just leave the leg alone, right. I mean, it was humans who hit the dog. Right. But if you leave the, the leg alone, it, the, the bones, if they survived, the bones gonna heal wrong, right. They're gonna have a, they're gonna have a, a messed up leg their whole life. But if you take them into the vet and you set the bone and, give them the, the care that they need, then they have a chance to recover, even though it was human's fault in the first place that the dog got hit. Right. So, or a land's kind of like that Mark: yeah. Human intervention is, is required in the vast majority of kind of habitat management. And habitat bio biological systems biological services, as some people call it because they wanna kind of monetarily quantify the value that's provided to humans.  Yucca: I mean, that might be coming a little bit from the terminology of ecosystem services, right? That's an old, an old term that is talking about the, the, the service of, of the water, what the things that it provides. So that would be, that might be one of the directions that is came in from Mark: Right. But some of the, some of the values that we have around conservation are. They're values that don't necessarily directly benefit humans, or if they do, you have to follow a chain in order to find out how they do like biodiversity. For example, I mean, to me, biodiversity is just a core value. I think it's a good thing, period. Whether it benefits humans or not, Yucca: Yeah, well, so I think that biodiversity is one of the most important things. It takes a little bit of explaining to help people understand why, but biodiversity is absolutely key to the survival. Everything that we need, the air that we breathe, the food that we eat, the everything is dependent upon that biodiversity. And when we have areas with low biodiversity, those systems fail, they fall apart, right? Biodiversity is perhaps one of the most important, important things there is for this, this planet, right. Biodiversity is a healthy biosphere. Mark: mm-hmm yeah. Yeah. I agree. The, the level of diversity prior to humans developing the kinds of capacities that we have now to really impact the environment in a really dramatic way.  Yucca: Monoculture being the, the really big yeah. For all your P protein. Mark: right. The level of complexity that existed on the earth at that time prior to the ad, the advent of those technologies is something that we can't even imagine today. And some of it, some of it was relatively recent. I mean, in the 19th century flock of passenger pigeons that took three days to pass over, would go over in migration in migration season. And the passenger pigeon is now extinct. And that's because they, their tail feathers were desired for hats. Yucca: yeah, Mark: And that's what we did. Yucca: and if you've ever visited someplace like yellow, The entire continent was like double that, Mark: Mm-hmm Yucca: Just in terms of the life that was everywhere. Now it's gonna be different life depending on the particular bio region. Right. Although some of those things were across the entire continent, right. Wolves or things like that. Speaking of Yellowstone just a mention to everybody. My, my brother lives there and he was sending us photographs of his neighbor's houses, like literally floating away. It's a, Mark: I was gonna ask you when we were done recording. If he was okay. Yucca: Yeah. He's just high enough up. But a lot of the they're tough Montanans are, are tough. They're a tough bunch, but but there's a lot of tourists who are stuck there too, that are in kind of a panic Mark: that's in Wyoming, right? Yucca: No Montana. Mark: Yellowstone. Yucca: Yeah. Well it's a big area, but he's in Gardner Montana. Mark: Huh Yucca: Yeah. Mark: I've I've been to Yellowstone and I could have sworn that it was in Wyoming relatively close to the border, Yucca: but maybe it goes into, but no it's Montana.  Mark: Oh, wait a Yucca: of it that are, that are in Mark: are in Wyoming and also Idaho. Yucca: Yeah. It's a big, it's a big area. Yeah, he's in gardener. So that's the, and there are multiple different entrances to the park. But it's, it's, I mean, there's flooding happening in that whole area. Yeah. Mark: boy, we could sure. Use some of that water here. Yucca: well, basically all the rain that the Southwest hasn't been getting and the surrounding areas has just been dumping right there. They got like a whole bunch of inches on top of their snow pack and then that's what came down. But anyways, so, yeah, that's just our hearts go out to, to everybody with that. And there are, you could just go fund me if you're interested. There are just type in type in, Montana floods Yellowstone floods, and there's, there's definitely some support that people can, can get. It's gonna be a quite a while before some of those roads and, and things are rebuilt. But it is a good lesson to not build your roads at the bottom of valleys.  Mark: Yeah. Run building your road right along the waterway is a, it's a bad, I it's bad for the waterway for one thing. But it's a really bad idea. If you are in a flashy valley that gets really big storm events periodically because it's gonna take the road out. Yucca: Yeah. Now this is the highest it's been ever in recorded history. This is the, but it's still, it's something that I think we're gonna have to be really mindful. We should have been over the last, century, but we're gonna have to be really mindful about that moving forward. And I think we'll see a lot more of this in communities having to redesign and those roadways that's where a lot of with the work I do, a lot of the erosion that we deal with was just. Roads that made sense why they were built that way, because it was the least expensive EC. I mean, if you've ever , if you've ever graded a road, you understand why you're trying to do it the easiest possible, because it's hard to do. But a lot of the erosion is caused by just poorly placed roads where we weren't paying attention. And we didn't realize on my own land, we have an Arroyo that cuts through that is 30 feet deep. So it's a cut gash 30 feet. And looking at it, I know that that, that erosion feature is can't be more than 80 or 90 years old to get 30 feet. Right. And that's the case across the whole, whole west Mark: the whole American west. Absolutely. Yucca: So, but coming back to our question, other, you were talking about organizations Mark: And then the, the other question was about organizing cleanups or other sort of volunteer activities. Yucca: Right. Mark: in my professional capacity, I have organized those kinds of things, for the organizations I've worked for. It is my hope that some of the affinity groups, the atheopagan local, geographically focused affinity groups may at some point do something like that, or at least, go to a cleanup event of some kind wearing atheopagan t-shirts or something like that to kind of represent the. The, the, the movement of non Theus paganism and show that we are putting our, our labor where our mouths are. But that's a new program that just started this year and it's early days yet. In fact, I'm going to an in-person summer solstice celebration to S celebration tomorrow with other folks from Northern California that are, on the atheopagan Facebook group and we have a discord and we're gonna do a summer solstice ritual and have a Noche and it'll be good. Yucca: when this goes live, I should be meeting up with another atheopagan family. So I'm very excited about that and our kids are gonna get to get to play. So, Mark: so cool. I, I just, I, I love the idea of Well, it's not even the idea. I love the fact that our community is starting to knit a little bit, even though we're we're geographically far flung. And there aren't that many of us we're starting to make connections in, and I think the sun tree retreat that we went to was a big factor for that. I know that a lot of people really wanted to stay in touch with the people that went to the retreat with them. Yucca: Yeah. Mark: So Yucca: So before we jump to our next one, I wanted to mention organizations that we're involved with. So I'm involved with and give money every month. We don't have a lot, but every little bit helps. The savory Institute is one that we have really, really value and have seen. And I'm speaking, we, as in my, my family and I seen incredible results with and also my husband is a student of Elaine Ingram. So we are, starting up our own soil, food web, and those are kind of the, the big organizations that we're involved with. That'd, invite people to check out in terms of like cleanups. We live pretty rural. So if we were in an urban environment, that would be kind of more of a thing. But we do go to the county meetings and and call, know the, the commissioners and call 'em up. And they, they, they know us. Right. And since it is a rural community, there is people like their privacy, but we also help each other out. So we don't really have barns around here, but the equivalent of barn raising type of things. And that's where a lot of our, our energy goes into is the, the small communities cuz we're, very rural and kind of everybody's their own little ranch homestead out in this area. Mark: Sure. Yeah. That really contrasts with where I am. I mean, California is obviously very heavily populated, but you know, I'm here on the coast and one of the most attractive things to a human is an area where there's water moving around. People love to go to the beach and so beach cleanups and river cleanups and that kind of thing are, are phenomenon where I am just because there's enough people to make a mess. Yucca: Well, and even if you didn't have people going to the beach, you'd probably have stuff washing up all the time anyways. So there's just always gonna be stuff to, to go and, and help out with. And you have some amazing, Mark: Yes  Yucca: Marine ecosystems right off your coast. Mark: we do. We do. Yeah. They are endangered the, the kelp forests are being replaced by a sort of gelatinous slime on the bottom of the ocean. And many of the many of the creatures are being replaced by sea urchins. Yucca: Yeah. Mark: But, Yucca: Kiddos are huge Octa, not fans, if there's any other parents out there, you know what I'm talking about? And their favorite character is Shellington the sea Otter. Who's allergic to sea urchins, but all his other friends eat up the the urchins. They have a whole episode about how important the sea otters are to keeping those urchins in balance. Mark: yes. And that's another species which was haunted nearly to extinction and is now rebounded quite well along the California coast. Yucca: I'm glad to hear that. Yeah. Mark: Yeah. It's, they're so adorable. It's great Yucca: They're oh my goodness. So. Mark: so. Yucca: yeah, our our next question, and this actually ties back to what we're talking about, about the, the community. This is coming from Savannah who did a, a much longer email, really love the email, but I'm just gonna pull this last bit out. Talking about community with the larger pagan community, which may not necessarily be non theist or athe pagans. So they write, I've been pondering, whether I should start attending local pagan events, which in this area seem to be skewed, more viewed, more theistic, and based in the supernatural, is it worth it? Are there ways to get along? Would I simply have to turn my brain off at a, at certain points, bite my tongue and swallow my allergy to woo. Or is there a way to be part of mainstream pagan community in a way that's authentic to me. So some good stuff in here. Mark: Yeah. Great question. And it's one that I think is really pertinent for everyone that's practicing in the non theist pagan realm. There, there is, as, as rare as pagans are, and the best estimate that I've seen for north America is that there's probably about a million of us in in the United States. And then more in Canada and Mexico. So that that's not very much in a country of 330 odd million people. Yucca: yeah. Mark: But there is a community and there are events, there are festivals and there are conferences and there are opportunities to get in their local groups that are opportunities to get together. And unfortunately there is no way to broadly characterize those. It really depends on the personalities and the culture of what's going on in your local area. So not knowing who those people are. I can't really say whether it's possible for you to be out as atheist pagan with other pagans and have them welcome you. Some places do some places don't, Yucca: And it's so personal too. Right? We can give advice, but what's gonna, even if, if you, there were two atheopagan in the same place who didn't know each other, we're having the same question. It's gonna be different for each of those people based on their personalities and their comfort zone. All of that stuff. so we can certainly give the advice, but, but know that it's gonna be different for absolutely everyone. And there's not a right answer. Mark: Right. My rule of thumb for this sort of thing is that when I'm a guest, I obey the hosts rules. Yucca: Mm-hmm Mark: So if I'm invited to a ritual and they're doing all this theistic stuff, I just translate it in my mind, understanding that they may not know that they're talking to air and that that's, that that they're just talking to themselves or not. But that doesn't really matter. I know that. And I understand what they're trying to get at in terms of the characteristics, the qualities, the nature of the figure that they're invoking, right? Like if they're invoking Zeus, there are particular qualities and characteristics that that figure of myth has, and that's what they're, that's what they're invoking into the ritual that you're working to do. So I don't necessarily, I mean, I'm not going to pipe up in the middle of somebody's ritual and say, I don't believe that Yucca: Yeah, Mark: but so it, it is rude, right. If we get into a theological discussion, I'm going to, I'm gonna be public about my atheopagan, but you don't have to be, if you're not comfortable, Yucca: right. Mark: You can say, my, my personal cosmology is really private to me. Or you can say I look at things somewhat differently, but that doesn't really matter. I'm glad to be here. And, enjoying being with you folks, Yucca: Or you can steer the conversation away and not actually ask, answer the question that they asked. Right. When they ask a direct question, you just talk about whatever you wanna talk about and just run with the conversation in a different direction,  Mark: I mean, Yucca: that's. Yeah. Mark: I mean, talk about your passion for nature, talk about your, your sense of awe and wonder at, what's happening with the James web telescope. There, there are a lot of different things that you can do that will resonate with the vast majority of practicing pagans that don't have to do with God's and magic. If somebody, is sort of grilling you about, well, what kind of spells do you really like to do? Yada yada? Well, I'm not much of a spellcaster I've been known. I've been known to use that line a lot. And the vast majority of pagans, at least in the United States are solitary. They are not people who work in groups or coves or circles. So. That understanding. That means that by definition, it's a very idiosyncratic community of people. Everybody's got their own way of approaching things. So there is a lot of tolerance in the pagan community for difference of many kinds. The problem is that when you, when you explain that you don't believe in deities or supernatural beings of any kind, people can take that as a criticism of their belief. And you want to kind of avoid that implication if at all possible. Everybody has to draw their own cosmological conclusions. We've done that based on evidence and science, others do it based on experiences that they've had. Right. Believing what their, what their sensorium developed as an experience for them believing that that is an actual physical thing that happened in the world. So if they heard the voice of a God talking to them, they don't think that it was their brain. They think that it was the voice of a God talking to them. And, we, we need to respect that they as humans, they have the right to do that. They have the right to their own spiritual path and the right to their own Conclusions about the nature of the world. But we don't have to say, oh yes, I see. I, I know how that is. We can, we can divert the conversation or just be, really Franken, but in a vague way. Right. I, I have kind of a different way of understanding that stuff, but that sounds really powerful to me, Yucca: Yeah. Cause that's, that's another strategy is to just let them talk about themselves and their. Turn it back to them getting to talk about themselves because not everybody, but most pagans are really excited to get to talk about their thing with somebody. Right. You're gonna listen to me. Go on. Right. So like asking a D and D player about their characters, you Mark: Right. Right. Exactly. Yeah. Well, let me just tell you, Yucca: yeah. Now the other thing that we of course need to put a plug in for is and this is kind of a place that, that atheopagan is right now. One of the stages is that we are growing and starting to build a lot of community. So it might be an opportunity for you to. To start building a community, right. If there isn't already an atheopagan affinity group in your area, maybe you could start one, right. Or maybe there might be, for me, there's just not enough of us in New Mexico. So I'm chilling with the Coloradans, right? Like, okay, that's close enough. I'll go hang out with you. You're, you're only a few hours away, so maybe there's something like that. So Mark: Yeah. Yeah. And community is a really good thing. And it's an important function of, of religion of spirituality. It's. Well, okay. I, I don't want to get into the difference between religion and spirituality and there are no universally agreed definitions for those terms anyway, but. To me, religion is a communal activity. It's something that, that, a community builds itself up around, and it's good for us. It's good for us not to be siloed all the time and to be connected with other people of like mind. So what Yucca says is really a, an important point that you know, I, there was this reporter in the bay area many years ago, scoop NICAR who used to say, if you don't like the news, go out and make some of your own. And similarly with pagan community, if you don't like what they're doing, make some of your own, announce a announce, a Sabba holiday celebration and invite people that you think. Might fit might, might celebrate that, you can have a nice, a nice feast dinner and meet some new people. Meetup.com is actually a really useful thing for that because people who are looking for things to do, looking for ways to connect with others are they're there. That's where they are. So it's a, it's a useful tool. Yucca: Yeah. Okay. So let's take this last one for now. And again, if you wanna, if you wanna send in your questions or topics please do, but this last one is from Cheryl. And this is kind of a, kind of a fun one, a little bit of a tricky one. So two parts to it. Okay. What positive stereotypes do you hope athe pagans become known for? And on the flip side, what are some possible negative stereotypes you worry about? And you would like to steer the community away. Yeah. Mark: Okay. Okay. Yucca: I mean, I could, some of the positive ones immediately, I could say. I hope that we've become known for being compassionate. Interesting. Open-minded very critical, but in like a Socratic kind of loving of education way, those are some, I mean, basically I'm just taking out my personal values that I like and saying, I want the whole community to be like that. Right. But yeah. Mark: Yeah. I think I would like, for us to know, for, to be known for being kind. Yucca: Yeah. Mark: And also critical thinkers and for our genuine love for nature, our, our, our deep passion for this world and our capacity to inspire that in others. I would also like for us to be known as really effective ritualists, people that can really change you psychologically really, transform the hurts within us so that we heal and really put on a great celebration. That's filled with joy and happiness and connection. So those, those pieces I think are really important to me as well. On the other side on the negative side, what I would like to do is divert our reputation away from the new atheists. Yucca: mm-hmm Mark: I don't want to be, I don't want to be perceived in the same bucket as Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris and all those guys, Lauren Krause. Yucca: I mean, for me, for many years, I shied away from using the term atheist because of that association. Right. I think actually there was a, a video like years back at this point that I had made that I had mentioned that. And you had commented in the, the comments section about that. Right. And it was a really nice kind of eye opener, but because you hear a lot of people, you hear the word atheist and the, what comes to mind is the person like shooting down and tearing apart and, and just being very like, Mark: Being being antithetic Yucca: and yeah, and just shutting everybody down. Right. Mark: right, right. In, in, in with, with the, with the key goal, being this sort of egotistical, Yucca: Superiority. Mark: the, and Desi desire to be right. Yucca: Yeah. Mark: And I mean, everybody, everybody thinks their cosmology is right. It's true that people who base their cosmologies on evidence are more likely to be. Right. But being right is cold comfort. It's not. It doesn't, you can't build community around being right. Which is why atheism doesn't really have communities. There's. I mean, there are a couple of organizations where people belong to them and get together to talk about how right they are. And I've been to a few of those, Yucca: Yeah. Well at its core, though, atheism is just not. Theist. Right. And then there's so many different then. I mean, that's only just a tiny part of culture. Right. And then there's so much. And so that's, I mean, what, what we've done is we've taken and brought together the, okay. We don't deal with that God thing, but we are pagans. We, we appreciate science. We use that as a framework for understanding the world, but we also have all of these other values that we are adding to this. You can be atheist and have values, Mark: Yes. Yes. And paganism by its very nature is culture building rather than being handed culture from a book or from an existing tradition, that's already got all of its own rules. We are in the process of creating culture for ourselves that meets our values and works to help us to be really happy and effective in the world. And those are things that don't really fit very well in the, in the new atheist schema of things, because they involve a lot of. Kind of soft, cushy stuff that isn't the bright, hard steel of science, right? They involve rituals and psychology and myth and symbols and all the, the artistic impulse, the creative impulse all of those things that are so, so intrinsic to who we are as humans, but not about the thinky part of being humans. They're about the other parts to being humans and valuing those other parts and feeding them and building community around them. Yucca: Right. And what I really hope for us is that we continue to grow and cultivate an appreciation for both of those sides. Right? Because the, the pagan community at large is really good at those feeling squishy stuff. But one of the things that we're doing is atheopagan is also bringing in the, yeah, let's bring in this logic, let's bring in this critical thinking and we're and we're bettered for it. We feel it improves our life. Mark: Yeah. Yeah. And, and there's a, I guess I would say there is a, a satiety to the worldview of non-US paganism. There's, there's a way that it fills us up because the world is enough, right. Nature, all the way out to the gala. Super clusters and, macro structures in the universe all the way down, down below the quirks to, the, the, the tiny boons and microparticles. It, it's so amazing and so enormous to try to get your mind around even a little bit, that we, we are able to be satisfied with it. Somehow we don't need to populate it with human-like figures that are probably pretty unlikely to exist based on the available evidence. And so one of the things that I've said about Ethiopia paganism quite a bit is that we're the spirituality of verifiable reality. Yucca: like that. Will you say that one again? Mark: we're the spirituality of verifiable reality. You, you don't need for there to be a supernatural dimension to the universe in order to be filled with a spiritual sense of awe and joy and purpose and finding meaning in this life. And and so that's what we're about and what I would hope people would take away from encountering us is this feeling of, wow, that's a really cool person. I really liked them. They were warm and they were thoughtful and they were interesting and they were creative. And I wanna spend more time with those kinds of people. Yucca: Yeah. And welcoming. Mark: Yes. And, and welcoming. Yucca: Yeah. Mark: Not proselytizing to be clear, not you should be one of us, but just welcoming, if you're, if you're curious about the stuff that I'm into, here's where you can find it. Yeah. As the, as the, the founder of the particular path of athe paganism within the broader category of non-US paganism, my goal has always been from the very beginning to try to do it. All right. And I'm human. So that means that there's gonna be, places where it doesn't get done. Right. But with a community, I think you can correct for any one person's errors in order to become more and more kind, more and more consistent with your expressed values, more and more mutually accountable and transparent, more and more affirming of the value of every person who's in the community and every person in the world. And so that really is my hope that we are on this evolutionary journey where as a movement, among the many movements of humans here we're gaining some traction for those kinds of values and way of being in the world with one another. Yucca: Yeah, I've been very encouraged and impressed by the community. And there's been so many people stepping forward and taking leadership roles and people are certainly not afraid to correct you or anyone else. And you have been you've received that very well in the situations that I've seen and just, just a very mature group of, of really passionate and kind people that are just excited to grow this and create, create this community that, that we're cultivating together. Mark: Yeah. Yeah. I've, I've really found that too. I mean, when I first entered the pagan community back in the eighties what struck me was how incredibly cool the people were. The, they were heartfelt. They were. Open. They were interesting. They were creative. Now a lot of them believed some stuff that I was kind of like, well, I, I'm not sure how that all, I I'm, I'm not sure how that all squares with the evidence, but okay. In this community, I'm finding all of those same qualities along with a real sort of intellectual sharpness a, a very thoughtful, analytical capacity. And it's just a joy to be a part of I've. I, I so enjoy, the online interactions, the, the, the in person interactions. It's just really been an amazing thing. Yucca: Yeah, and I am really grateful to share this time with you and all of you listening that, you take a, take a part of your week aside to hang out with us and, and be part of this, this amazing community and this amazing movement and whatever it is that we are. So thank you. Thank all of you. Mark: Yes. Thank you very much. Thank you for wanting to be the kind of person we're all working to be. Cuz the world needs it. The world, the world needs kind thoughtful, critically thinking inclusive people who care about things like justice and, and nature, right? Yeah. Yucca: Yeah. And thank you for the, the questions. And we will do another one of these episodes when we get some more questions. This was a lot of fun. I liked having the kind of a lot of the, the smaller topics. I mean, any of these, actually we could have really fleshed out into a full episode actually, but it was nice to get, to get to go through and, and kind of jump from topic to topic and, and go to some very different places in the same hour. Mark: Yeah, yeah. I really enjoyed it too. Remember you could contact us at the wonder podcast queues, gmail.com. That's the wonder podcast, QS, gmail.com. And we always welcome your, your feedback, your questions, all that kind of stuff. So thank you so much, Yucca. See you next week.

Ch Daniel is the co-founder of Legit Check, an app that authenticates luxury items, that grew to $6k MRR in just a few weeks. He's also building simple.ink, which is a simple way to make a website from Notion, it got #1 product of the day and got 1,300 users in the first month. He's also got his finger in many SaaS pies, running the r/SaaS subreddit where he arranges AMAs and facilitates discussions with some of the biggest SaaS founders out there. As for podcasting, Daniel's dipped in there too, with his show The Usual SaaSpects an extension of his brand. Most recently, Dan acquired Emojics.comWhat we covered in this episode: Making $200k with an authenticator business How does one fall into authenticating luxury items? How Legit Check became legit Turning a one-time purchase business to a subscription Taking over the r/SaaS community on Reddit Favourite AMA with Sabba and Tim from VEED The real reason he started his podcast, The Usual SaaSpectsJames interview on The Usual SaaSpects Does the world need another Notion web builder? Pre-launching to build a list of 5,000 Acuiring Emojics.com Should more indie hackers acquire businesses? Recommendations Book: Power of Now Podcast: Prof G Show, Succession Pod Indie Hacker: CH David Follow Daniel Twitter Personal site Follow Me

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The boys were joined this week by Dr. Sabba Quidwai who discussed the value of design thinking and how to leverage it to reimagine our schools.

The four pillars of leadership and social influence are:   1. Building trust 2. Encouraging creativity 3. Recognizing accomplishments 4. Inspiring a collective vision.   In order to be a successful leader and have social influence, one must be able to demonstrate these qualities. For example, someone who is creative can come up with new ideas that will help those around them grow; someone who has accomplished a lot can show others what they can do if they work hard enough; someone who inspires others to work together on a common goal is an excellent leader with social influence.   For leaders to have social influence in their community, it is important for them to be trustworthy so that people are willing to follow their lead. Creativity is also important because it can help the community grow their skills, explore new ideas and develop new technologies.   This week I'm sharing reflections from leaders on their journey with leadership and social influence. You'll hear from Superintendent Jerry Almendarez, Zandra Jo Galvan, Superintendent of Greenfield Union School District, Tony Richardson, Vice Principal of the MLK Steam Academy, Associate Professor and Online Accessibility Mentor Denise Maduli-Williams, Jeff Prickett, who was named 2021 Illinois High School Principal of the Year, and Tom Murray, Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools.   0:00 Introduction 0:55 Sabba's discovery of the possibilities of online learning and teaching 4:31 Jerry's take on the relationship betwenn leadership and social influence 6:14 The importance of online presence for professional development 8:01 Zandra's take on the importance of being part of an online circle for support 10:12 The four pillars of the relationship between leadership and social influence 10:49 Jerry's experience using social influence as a leader and how it created opportunities for those around him 13:41 How leadership and social influence can also be important for people without formal titles 16:41 Tony's experience using social media to restore trust and heal teacher trauma 18:42 Denise's experience using social influence to nurture the relationship with her students 22:51 Jeff's take on how relationships (both online and offline) can work as foundations to building trust 24:26 Zandra's framework to balacing time between work, family and social media 29:39 Tom's take on how leaders can inspire a collective vision toward change through humility and vulnerability 34:17 Sabba's workshop announcement   Leading Teams That Work Better Together Workshop: https://designingschools.org/workshops   Connect with Jerry Almendarez: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-almendarez-916437b1/   Connect with Zandra Jo Galvan: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zandra-jo-galvan-99b95172/   Connect with Tony Richardson: Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonyrchrdsn   Connect with Denise Maduli-Williams: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmaduliwilliams/   Connect with Jeff Prickett: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffryprickett/   Connect with Tom Murray: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomascmurray/   Connect with me, Dr. Sabba Quidwai:   Website: https://designingschools.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabba-quidwai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/askMsQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/designing_schools/

What did Jesus mean when He claimed to be Lord of the Sabbath?  Hi, I'm Mike Henry Sr. with Follower of One. Thanks for joining me today on the Follower of One Podcast. We're in the middle of a short series on some bold statements made by Jesus, that would help us to understand that He wasn't just a good teacher. He was Lord of the universe.  He is Lord of the Universe. And his statements that he makes in scripture, often when we read them with Western eyes and modern eyes,  we don't see the boldness of the statements.  Today, I'm reading Mark 2:28,  "So the Son of Man is Lord, even of the Sabbath." The Pharisees were actually criticizing Jesus because He healed people on the Sabbath. The Sabbath day was a rest day. It was supposed to be holy.  And the Pharisees had created this extremely complex network of rules that you could and couldn't do on the Sabbath so that you weren't working. And they had decided what was lawful on the Sabbath, was to only walk a certain distance and to only do certain things. And healing people was not one of those things. And Jesus consistently ran in with the Sabba with Jesus consistently ran in with the Pharisees because he healed people on the Sabbath and he was doing that again here. And this bold statement. So the Son of Man is Lord, even of the Sabbath. What he's telling the Pharisees is that he's in charge of everything. He's in charge even of the rules and the way they're interpreted. Jesus is Lord of all. And we sing that sometimes in songs. There are some older hymns that talk about Jesus being Lord of all. Lord means boss; in control of, or in authority over everything. Jesus here is making a statement that will and not let us consider him just another good teacher. When Jesus says, "So the Son of Man is Lord, even of the Sabbath," you can tell throughout all of the scripture he's referring to himself when he uses the title Son of Man. And the comment that he's Lord, even of the Sabbath means that he's overall the rules. That kind of a statement made to the religious authorities is a very bold statement because He's saying "I'm in charge of all this." When he makes this statement, he's either crazy or he's lying, or he is the Lord of the Universe. He's in charge even of the Sabbath.  For those of us who follow Him, let's let that sink in. It means that he's in charge of how we do our job today. He's our ultimate boss. He's the person that we actually work for. He's the Lord, even of us. And therefore we do what he says.  And that's why our first daily activity on our Marketplace Mission Trip is punching in; it's saying the prayer, "Here I am, Lord. What do you want me to do today? Put me to work. Show me what you would have me do so that I can do that."  He wants you to do your job and he often wants you to do it very well. He also may ask you to do several other things like praying for the people around you and looking for ways to serve them.  As followers of Jesus, when we realize that Jesus is our ultimate boss, it changes the way that we work. It changes the way that we live. Let God make that change in us today so that he might become visible to our friends and our coworkers.  Thanks for being a marketplace minister, for listening to this podcast, and for considering how you might glorify God, by the way you live. Everything we do because we follow Him matters. Thank you. Also, consider checking out our online community. We built a community of people so that we can help one another, remember, to live following Jesus in the world where we exist today. You can check that out at https://community.followerofone.org. Create a free profile there and join us on the next Marketplace Mission Trip, where we practice these activities every day. Thanks very much.

We are back with part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Sabba Quidway from Designing Schools! (designingschools.org) On this episode we talked with Sabba about how we need to be willing to unlearn certain habits if we are going to find our strengths and passions. As teachers we can feel like our gifts get pushed to the back burner with all of the duties and requirements of the profession, but Sabba encourages us to find the support we need to embrace change in our classrooms. We are so grateful to Sabba for spending time with us and we hope to have her back on the podcast soon!! Please find us online and let us know how we're doing!! Subscribe to the Podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-abcs-of-inspired-teaching-helping-you-breathe/id1237388895 https://open.spotify.com/show/5utffuiJL37XCdB8UXWhtX?si=2d163e0cdbcd43d3 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theabcsofinspiredteaching/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/itskylekrueger/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/its.wil.law.iii/?hl=en Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itskylekrueger https://twitter.com/its_wil_law_iii Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valueaddsvalue Check out our Youtube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7hVS9BqW0OFOO5SFKxydA The views expressed on this podcast are our own and do not reflect the views of any education agency, district, or school. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theabcsofinspiredteaching/support

We had the pleasure of talking Dr. Sabba Quidway for the podcast to learn about her passion for designed thinking in schools. During the first part of our conversation we discuss how Seth Godin's Book LINCHPIN changed Sabba's life, how we can get clarity on the problems we are facing, and the basic structure of designed thinking. Tune in next week for part 2 and you can connect with Sabba using the links below! https://designingschools.org/ https://www.instagram.com/askmsq/ Subscribe to the Podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-abcs-of-inspired-teaching-helping-you-breathe/id1237388895 https://open.spotify.com/show/5utffuiJL37XCdB8UXWhtX?si=2d163e0cdbcd43d3 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theabcsofinspiredteaching/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/itskylekrueger/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/its.wil.law.iii/?hl=en Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itskylekrueger https://twitter.com/its_wil_law_iii Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valueaddsvalue Check out our Youtube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7hVS9BqW0OFOO5SFKxydA The views expressed on this podcast are our own and do not reflect the views of any education agency, district, or school. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theabcsofinspiredteaching/support

Sabba believes cultures of innovation begin with a culture of empathy. Her journey took her from being a high school teacher to education executive at Apple. Dr. Quidwai now works with organizations to design schools that give young people the mindset and skills to thrive in workplaces and as global citizens. Sabba hosts the podcast, "Designing Schools," and is releasing a documentary based on her research about design thinking in Summer 2022. References from this episode: Dr. Sabba Quidwai (https://designingschools.org/, sabba@designingschools.org, https://www.instagram.com/askmsq/) Dr. Sharon Ravitch (https://twitter.com/SharonRavitch) Michael Polanyi (LINK) "Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?" by Seth Godin (LINK) "Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days" by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, & Braden Kowitz (LINK) "Designing Schools: The Future is a Place We Create" - the documentary (LINK) "The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future" by Steve Case (LINK) Collective effervescence (LINK) Connect: Michael Crawford, PhD (https://twitter.com/mjcraw), (https://www.mjcraw.com) Dr. Jane Shore (https://twitter.com/shorejaneshore) School of Thought (https://schoolofthought.substack.com/) Revolution School (https://revolutionschool.org/) Community of Thought Gatherings (https://www.paispa.org/community-of-thought-gatherings) Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) (https://www.paispa.org/) Michael Lipset, PhD of PassTell Stories (http://www.michaellipset.com/) Music from Digi G'Alessio CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 (https://bit.ly/2IyV71i)

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