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Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. This morning on the show, Tom English looked back on Celtic's heartbreaking exit from the Champions League. We began our look ahead to the League of Ireland weekend with former goalkeeper Barry Murphy. And we were also joined by writer Sam Peters, author of Concussed: Sports Uncomfortable Truth, joins Ger & Colm to take a deep dive into the issue of concussion in rugby.And it's with rugby we take this morning's bite, looking ahead to the Calcutta Cup clash of England and Scotland with the BBC's Tom English, followed by a snippet of that chat with Sam Peters. Catch Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join
Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. This morning on the show, Tom English looked back on Celtic's heartbreaking exit from the Champions League. We began our look ahead to the League of Ireland weekend with former goalkeeper Barry Murphy. And we were also joined by writer Sam Peters, author of Concussed: Sports Uncomfortable Truth, joins Ger & Colm to take a deep dive into the issue of concussion in rugby.And it's with rugby we take this morning's bite, looking ahead to the Calcutta Cup clash of England and Scotland with the BBC's Tom English, followed by a snippet of that chat with Sam Peters. Catch Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join
That's a wrap! Season 19 of the One Percent Podcast is now on all podcast platforms.We pulled together a recap episode for you this week, featuring short clips from some of the great moments in the podcast's twelfth season. We were fortunate to have incredible leaders from across industries, disciplines, and fields share their stories and perspectives – and we wanted to share them with you as we wrap up Season 19 and look ahead to the next season.Here are some of the guests featured in this wrap-up episode:Guy Kawasaki: marketing specialist, author, and Silicon Valley venture capitalist.Alex M H Smith: strategist, writer, and advisor to CEOs and founders.Evgeny Shadchnev: founder and former CEO of Makers, a certified professional coach, and author of ‘Startup CEO Succession'.Sam Peters: former national newspaper reporter credited with driving a cultural change in sport's attitude towards brain injuries and concussions, author of ‘Concussed: Sport's Uncomfortable Truth', winner of the Best Sports Writing Award.Matthew Dicks: award-winning bestselling author, speaker, and marketing consultant to some of the world's biggest companies including Amazon, Slack, and SalesforceWe're hard at work planning Season 20, and as always we would love your feedback and perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Send us a textWelcome back to Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast. Today we have the honour to be joined by Sam Peters. Sam has over 20 years of experience in sports journalism, having become a recognized figure in the field, particularly in the realm of rugby and concussion awareness. Sam led a powerful media campaign on concussion in rugby that earned notable acclaim, including a nomination for the Cudlipp Prize in 2014.That same year, Sam was a finalist for Sports Journalist of the Year at the Press Gazette Awards and was honoured as one of Rugby World's five most influential figures in media.From 2014 to 2017, Sam held the position of rugby correspondent at The Mail on Sunday, where his investigative reporting earned him two nominations for Rugby Journalist of the Year and Investigative Reporter of the Year at the Sports Journalists Awards.Lastly Sam authored the booked Concussed: Sports Uncomfortable Truth which was Winner of the Pinsent Masons Sports Writing Award, and shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year which is the topic of todays episode. Sam massive welcome and thank you for joining. - Sam's background (1:30)- Beginnings of Reporting on Concussion (2:43)- Media, Players and Risk Profile (7:20)- Unification or Lack of & Stand Down Times Post-Concussion (12:48) - Culture in Contact Sport (16:00)- Challenges Faced and Push Back Reporting on Concussion (22:34) - Personal Told and Strength to Keep Reporting (26:00)- Ahead of the Game: Tackling the Future of Sport - 12th February, 2025, London at St Paul's School (30:22)Twitter/x: @plantedSamhttps://www.concussed.mediaBook: Available through Concussed media, amazon and all online book stores https://www.tickettailor.com/events/concussedmedia/1468566 Subscribe, review and share for new episodes which will drop fortnightly Social media:Twitter: @first concussionFacebook: Headfirst: A concussion podcastInstagram: Headfirst_ Concussion Email: headfirstconcussion@gmail.com
Sam Peters is a former national newspaper reporter credited with driving a cultural change in sport's attitude towards brain injuries and concussions. Between 2013 and 2017, Sam was the driving force behind the Mail on Sunday's concussion in rugby campaign and was subsequently short-listed as sports journalist of the year at the 2014 UK Press Gazette Awards. Sam's exclusive report in 2014 also revealed the FA's failure to deliver promised research into the link between heading footballs and dementia following the death of a former England player In his 2023 book, ‘Concussed: Sport's Uncomfortable Truth', winner of the Best Sports Writing Award, Sam recounts the untold story of the most influential sports campaign in British newspaper history, asking how rugby and other sports can save themselves from the vested interests which threaten not just players' livelihoods but the very existence of the sports themselves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PhE is headed to Cancun this February 23 to March 2 for our Health and Wealth Summit! We'd love to have you join: https://www.physempowerment.ca/cancun—Dr. Kevin Mailo introduces guests Dr. Sam Peters and Dr. Renee Jacques, a husband and wife team of doctors in Ontario who run a family clinic and an entrepreneurial medical site together. Dr. Wing Lim interviews Drs Peters and Jacques, both of whom are Physician Empowerment Lifetime Masterclass members, about how they met, what it's like to work together, and the drive they share for entrepreneurial endeavours.Dr. Sam Peters and Dr. Renee Jacques attended and graduated from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine in Sudbury together and had their first son at the end of their family medicine residency. They both enjoy the independence that family medicine offers in terms of freedom in practice and not being tied to a particular hospital. Sam and Renee talk with Wing about the hectic demands of balancing family and several entrepreneurial efforts. They elaborate on what they like about entrepreneurship, the new medical technologies they've been able to provide in their clinics, why being able to work with family inspires them, and the day-to-day office management platform they developed to help physician workloads. About Dr. Renee Jacques and Dr. Sam Peters:Sparrow Health was developed by a husband-and-wife team committed to serving the Northern Ontario region. As healthcare professionals themselves, Dr. Sam Peters and Dr. Renee Jacques know first-hand the post-pandemic burden the healthcare system faces, experienced by providers and patients alike.Sparrow Health was developed by a husband-and-wife team of family doctors who envisioned a way to help patients and physicians access quicker, easier care. We designed Sparrow Health specifically for helping physicians improve workflow, while ensuring that patients have simplified access to their doctor.__Dr. Renee Jacques / Dr. Sam Peters:Website: BorealMedicine.comWebsite: SparrowHealth.caPhysician Empowerment: Join the Physician Empowerment Masterclass nowWebsite: PhysEmpowerment.ca
In this episode, IAB UK's Head of Insight, Kristie Naha-Biswas, sits down Taboola's Claire Mullarkey, Vyde's Sam Peters and UM's Neil Peace to discuss celebratory campaigns. Advertisers are gearing up for key celebrations like Diwali, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas - but in a crowded marketplace, how can brands cut through the noise and truly resonate with their audiences? In this conversation, the panel explores how brands can develop authentic creative strategies, navigate economic challenges and utilise technology to connect meaningfully with diverse audiences. Book for free now to join us at Digital Upfronts, 2 - 24 October: www.iabuk.com/digital-upfronts-2024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Last night the documentary ‘Rugby on Trial' aired on BBC One.It examined whether enough has been done to protect rugby players from the devastating impacts of concussions. And whether parents can be sure their children will be safe playing rugby at school.One of the people behind the documentary was Sam Peters from Concussed Media, and he joins Clare McKenna to discuss. Also joining to discuss is Alix Popham, former Welsh Rugby International who was diagnosed with early onset dementia at age 40, and Professor John Fairclough, former President of the British Sports Trauma Association and a spokesperson for Progressive Rugby.
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This is the story of a decade long campaign to make contact sport safe.In this episode, we welcome award winning author and journalist Sam Peters alongside Rugby Union World Cup winner Lewis Moody.Sam has just won The Sports Writing Award at the Charles Tyrwhitt Book Awards for Concussed: Sport's Uncomfortable Truth, not only a fine piece of writing, but moreover a recognition for an ongoing campaign Sam has been fighting for over a decade.Lewis won pretty well everything in Rugby Union, domestic and European titles with Leicester Tigers, British Lions caps, and most notably the World Cup with England in 2003. He himself suffered multiple serious concussions in his career; and this is the subject of today.Show notes:Sam's 10+ year campaign to save rugbyLewis's own terrible concussion historyThe tragic stories of those who've sufferedMental health + concussionResistance and conflicts of interest from the insideGrassroots and the future of rugbyPlease leave a review if you like the podcast; and share with friends. Your support makes us very happy!Get the podcast in your inbox every week by subscribing hereAccess our exclusive speaker events by subscribing hereFollow Daniel on TwitterPodcast music: Tamsin Waley-Cohen's Mendelssohn's violin concerto
Devon's rugby trio are joined by journalist Sam Peters, author of Concussed. They discuss Sam's journalism career as well as Exeter Chiefs going through to the quarter finals of the Investec Champions Cup. They also talk about the first convictions for referee abuse.
Growing up in East county San Diego, Sam fell into the industry as many of us do. Rising swiftly, he assumed General Manager roles at a remarkably young age, contributing to the development of the Level2 cocktail program. Today, Sam leads his thriving consultancy venture, SPK Hospitality, showcasing his expertise and passion for hospitality. https://www.spkbarhospitality.com
Our HHH guest this week, the legendary Trey Foshee of George's at the Cove, has been in San Diego's restaurants for a long time. Actually, scratch that. He's been in one kitchen during the entire 27 years he's lived, cooked, and managed here, and that's in La Jolla at George's (and its related establishments). In an age where people hop around faster than you can post about a new job on Instagram, there's something to be said for digging in your heels and perfecting your craft, and, in turn, turning out a generation of decorated chefs whose careers started in your kitchen. That's exactly what Foshee has done. This year brings the 40th anniversary of the George's empire, one of the longest-running and consistently most delicious in town. We asked Foshee to come on the pod to talk about changes to the restaurant scene and its menus over time, what he's learned in the last few years during which he stepped out of the kitchen for the first time and into management, what working with his daughter is like, and to talk about the anniversary celebrations at the restaurant. About those celebrations, they are decidedly stacked with world-class talent, all of which began in Foshee's George's kitchen once-upon-a-time. Beginning in January, visiting chefs who once worked there will cook special supper club–style dinners on specific Wednesdays, with two seatings each night. Connor McVey, who went on to work in the Wolfgang Puck Universe; pastry chef Christine Rivera, who was at California Modern for a long time and helped open Sandpiper and now is the executive chef of The Bishop's School; barkeeps Stephen Kurpinsky and Sam Peters, who helmed the Georges-centric cocktail book Neighborhoods of San Diego; and Christopher Costa of Michelin three-star Meadowood are among the notable guest chefs. Foshee also dishes on his not-so-secret but still effective weapon (and that of chefs around the county): Chino Farm. “Coming to San Diego,” he says of his move to town over two decades ago, “[Chino Farm] was a really big part of it. I won't say it's the reason we came here, but it was a really big fringe benefit. It's one of the reasons why we looked at North County to settle down in, because it's on my way to work. I can just stop off at the farm, and having them in your backyard is just a really special thing.” We also get into some news: Las Ahumaderas, the famous adobada taco spot in Tijuana, opened in Chula Vista; so did Butcher's Plate in National City's Market on 8th; Ambrely Ouimette told us she pulled out of her partnership with Hasekura, the omakase-only spot that will be opening in Barrio Logan above Fish Guts. She says she's got “a full sushi restaurant” and no space, and is looking for takers…same with Hasekura, which now needs a chef; Downtown Chula Vista is hosting their annual Taste of Third event on March 21; and Oceanside's Northern Pine Brewing Co. opened an Idaho-inspired restaurant by the same name with a former Dija Mara chef at its helm.
As more names are released in conjunction with the concussion lawsuit against rugby's governing bodies, Gareth Rhys Owen speaks to former Wales international Alix Popham, journalists Sam Peters and Andy Bull, Dr Izzy Moore and solictor Richard Boardman to detail the next steps in the case.
Player welfare has been talked about for so long. But are the rugby authorities just paying lip service? We chat to author Sam Peters about his new book Concussed: Sport's Uncomfortable Truth which gets to the bottom of the biggest issue in the game. If you want to support our man Dan Killick as he rides to Lyon for Head for Change you can do that here. https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/headforlyon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ahead of what is going to be a tense and tightly fought Rugby World Cup, journalist and author, Sam Peters joins Emmet to talk about his new book ‘Concussed'. By recounting the untold story of the most influential sports campaign in British newspaper history, which turned concussion in professional rugby from a niche issue into front- and back-page news, Concussed poses the questions all sports lovers need answering as evidence grows linking sports-related concussions to premature deaths and dementia.
Concussion in rugby has forced the sport into an existential crisis. With household names, including England World Cup winner Steve Thompson, suffering from early onset dementia, one of the great global games is having to face up to searching questions about the way it is - and has been - played. Sam Peters is the journalist who has led an often lonely campaign to bring the risk of brain injuries to the attention of the sport's administrators, coaches, players and the paying public. Here, ahead of the launch of his book, 'Concussed, Sport's Uncomfortable Truth', Peters spells out the huge challenge rugby has in coming to terms with the dangers associated with physical contact. A lover - and former player - of the game himself, he describes the conflict of interest he felt while reporting on a sport enjoyed by millions, and offers his views on how rugby can find a future.
Tonight on this Memorial Day edition of Tipping Point, we're joined by retired United States Marine Corps colonel Peter Metzger (who once carried the nuclear football for President Ronald Reagan) by United States Air Force veteran Sam Peters, by retired United States Air Force Captain Darin Selnick, and by journalist Jordan Schachtel, as we break down everything from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's surrender on the debt ceiling to the Taliban using our weapons to fight Iran and how to spot scammer veterans charities preying on the nation's goodwill this somber holiday.Guests:Jordan Schachtel | Independent JournalistCol. Peter Metzger, USMC (Ret.) | Chairman of the Advisory Board, Charities for VetsSam Peters | United States Air Force Veteran & Former Congressional CandidateCapt. Darin Selnick, USAF (Ret.) | Senior Advisor, Concerned Veterans for America
A bit of a different episode for us this week as we welcome Sam Peters a senior sprinter from Lincoln Memorial University on to the show. Sam reached out asking for advice on where to begin to be a track coach. We talk through some of his questions as well as read through some great Twitter comments about this. This is an important topic coaches. If Sam has these questions YOUR athletes have these questions. Listen as I give my advice and the advice of others and let's continue this important discussion on Twitter. Hit me up at @mikecunningham and let's hear YOUR advice. WATCH ON YOUTUBE Want to have an exploratory conversation about YOUR track equipment needs? Connect with us: Host Mike Cunningham on Twitter: @mikecunningham Email: sales@gillathletics.com Phone: 800-637-3090 Twitter: @GillAthletics Instagram: @GillAthletics1918 Facebook: facebook.com/gillathletics LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/gillathletics/
Darren 'Doogie' Wolfson is bringing you another episode of The Scoop, leading things off with a whole bushel of notes before welcoming on guests. Interviews include Wolves coach Chris Finch, Vikings Harrison Smith, Ed Ingram & Chris Garrett, Michigan committ Olivia Olson, and Gophers football commit Sam Peters.
Host Tony Liebert breaks down the Gophers' 2022 schedule game-by-game and gives his prediction on how the season will shake out. He closes the show with a terrific interview with 2023 three-star TE commit Sam Peters from Maple Grove, Minnesota.
Host Tony Liebert recaps a busy week of Gophers football recruiting. The annual Summer Splash event came and went with four commitments from LB Alex Elliot, TE Sam Peters, OT De'Eric Mister and LB Tre Tre McCutchin. He breaks it all down and finishes the show with an interview with Prior Lake OL commit Greg Johnson.
Annie Black is a Nevada Assemblywoman in District 19 who is running for Congress this year. Annie has become a hot topic of conversation from refusing to wear a mask while in Assembly, demanding they open the doors to the public, or refusing to caucus with the Republicans. We learn about her growing up in Vegas, moving to Mesquite, why she passed up an easy win in Assembly for the fight for CD4, and what she thinks about Steven Horsford and Sam Peters. Coverage you only get here. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thejohnnybrushow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thejohnnybrushow/support
Listeners to our podcast will likely really love this. There's a great free event taking place on the first bank holiday here in the UK, from April 30th to May 2nd 2022. Planted Country is being hosted at the beautiful National Trust property here in the UK, at Stourhead with its 600 year old chestnut trees. It's free to attend, and if you love nature, love design, good food and you love beautiful spaces, then come to Planted Country, you're going to love it.Based around the principles of biophilic design, Planted Country will be exploring the health and creative benefits of connecting with nature, presenting sustainable design, a high-calibre talks programme entitled Save our Soil, nature-based workshops and a botanical market. The event will be exploring the importance of looking after the land for farming, for food and for nature, and the role that design can play in designing spaces which are much more sympathetic and empathetic to nature and part of our city and wildlife.We speak with the co-founder Sam Peters and biophilic design advisor, Oliver Heath to find out how the event builds on their inaugural event, Planted Cities, which they held last year in London's Kings Cross, and what Planted Country will explore in this more Rural setting on the Wiltshire-Somerset border. The theme is Save our Soil We are in a climate emergency. Planted Country is also going to be looking at things from literally what is the land beneath our feet, what is soil? Why is it so important, why should we protect it? What does it give us? What does it give the planet? What can we store in it? Conversations around carbon capture, biodiversity, water. What does farming look like in the future? How can farmers be part of the huge solution here? There will be a series of talks, looking at regenerative farming, rewilding and more. Also exploring how architects and designers are really starting to look at local vernacular materials and the role they play in mitigating embedded carbon, as well as the beauty and sense of place they bring.As Oliver says at the end: “It's essential. If we strengthen that connexion to nature, there are benefits for the way that we live in cities and the resilience that it can bring to the spaces that we live in, but also how it can support our physical, mental and social wellbeing. Nature plays such a fundamental role in how we're going to shape happier, healthier, more resilient futures.” To book tickets and find out more visit: https://planted-community.co.uk/events-countryFor more information about Oliver Heath visit our previous podcasts with him, such as this one: https://journalofbiophilicdesign.com/podcast-journal-of-biophilic-design/oliver-heath-designing-a-healthy-home and https://www.oliverheath.com And our previous interview with Sam Peters who gives us a background on what Planted is all about: https://journalofbiophilicdesign.com/podcast-journal-of-biophilic-design/planted-cities To view other podcasts and more information and the journal itself visit www.journalofbiophilicdesign.com Credits: with thanks to George Harvey Audio Production for the calming biophilic soundscape that backs all our podcasts. Did you know our podcast is also on Audible, Amazon Music, Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher, vurbl, podbay, podtail, and most if not all the RSS feeds?Facebook https://www.facebook.com/journalofbiophilicdesign/Twitter https://twitter.com/JofBiophilicDsnLinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/journalofbiophilicdesign/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/journalofbiophilicdesign
On Tuesday's "Connecticut Today," host Paul Pacelli talked about a proposed bill targeting Connecticut landlords under the guise of energy efficiency (0:52). Yankee Institute of Connecticut President Carol Platt Liebau returned to the show to talk about a possible threat to the privacy of tax returns in Connecticut (8:52). Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, talked about a pro-life march taking place in Hartford (18:06). U.S. Air Force Major (ret.) Sam Peters joined us to chat about the ongoing military situation in Ukraine (29:13) and Connecticut Energy Marketers Association President Chris Herb updated us on Wednesday's scheduled vote regarding a proposed gas tax holiday in Connecticut (39:30). Image Credit: Getty Images
Sam Peters is a 20 year Air Force veteran running for one of 4 Nevada House of Representative seats. He tells us about growing up in Northern Maine, becoming a K-9 military policeman, becoming commissioned as an officer, and some stories from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Alaska. We also talk about his campaign, his business, and why he is running for federal office, as opposed to running down ticket. Finally, he tells us why he wants to run against Steve Horsford and how he feels about Annie Black joining the race, plus Jessie Vargas and Chance Bonaventure. Red Wave '22 on TJBS. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thejohnnybrushow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thejohnnybrushow/support
On this Zero Limits Podcast episode we chat to Sam Peters former Navy Clearance Diver and TAG East operator. Growing up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Sam had his sights set on paying rugby league professionally and being accepted into the junior development program at the age of 16 for the Warringah Manly Sea Eagles rugby league team. However few years later after a chat with a trainer about his future plans and meeting a sailor on a PT tafe course it drew interests in him joining the Australian Defence Force. Sam enlisted into the Navy and had his sights on becoming a Clearance Diver in which he successfully completed training. After a stint in the teams he also successfully completed training to join the Tactical Assault Group East the counter terrorism company located the 2 Commando Regiment in Sydney. Since discharging the ADF same has continued working for a government agency protecting the interests of the Australia's integrity. Let's Go!!!!
Join Kara McKinney as she sits down with Pedro Gonzalez, Angela Morabito, Stephen Moore, Steve Milloy, and Sam Peters to talk about the issues of the day.
With changing market conditions, does growth or value have the upper hand, and how does investing in innovation fit into the debate? Plus, we highlight what's behind the resurgence in small cap stocks. Talking to our Stephen Dover about it all is Matt Moberg, a Portfolio Manager with Franklin Equity Group, Sam Peters, a Portfolio Manager with ClearBridge Investments and Steve Lipper, Senior Investment Strategist and President of Royce Fund Services.
Even those of us who have spent years warning that professional rugby faces a ticking time bomb of premature dementia cases found this week's interviews with Steve Thompson and Alix Popham shocking. Sam Peters takes a sobering look at the issues facing the sport. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Join Kara McKinney as she sits down with Pedro Gonzalez, Corey DeAngelis, Mark Meadows, Terence Jeffrey, and Sam Peters to talk about the issues of the day.
Air Force veteran, retired Maj. Sam Peters breaks down Gen. Mark Milley's recent testimony before Congress and explains why so many vets are pissed at the military brass playing politics and appearing in book scandals. Peters who is currently a candidate for Congress in Nevada outlines why vets deserve more accountability and real answers about Afghanistan.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Join Kara McKinney as she sits down with Lauren Chen, Gretchen Smith, Sam Peters, Julianne Murray, Erin Porter, and Raymond Ibrahim to talk about the issues of the day.
Wayne discusses the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and interviews congressional candidate Sam Peters. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Join Kara McKinney as she sits down with Major Sam Peters, Robin Amanda Kelley, Kenneth Rapoza, Robby and LAndon Starbuck, and Jim Simpson to talk about the issues of the day
08/16/21 - Dan Ball W/ Brandon Wheeler, Lt. General Keith Kellogg, Sam Peters, Ron Vitiello & Mike Davis
Vicki talks with Stacy Keene a mother who went before the Waukesha School Board to oppose books that are inappropriate for 11 year olds. She began reading from one of the books and was asked to stop by board members because it was too graphic. Senator Ron Johnson joins Vicki to discuss a recent hit piece on him in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. David Johnson from Strategic Vision examines polling and how democrats are faring in key states. Sam Peters talks with Vicki about the decision to pull out of Afghanistan. Peters is Bronze Star recipient and served in Afghanistan. Lance LoRusso is an attorney for Police Officers. LoRusso joins Vicki to discuss the killing of Chicago Police Officer Ella French. You can also find his writings at BlueLineLawyer.com.
In this month's episode of the Reliably Well Podcast, Sam Peters visits with Dr. Joe Johnsey and Dr. Sumner Abraham to discuss how to live in the gap between what clinicians do and what they aspire to do. As they discuss, it does seem that being a clinician is the sort of thing to get the hang of. Listen to first-hand perspectives of living within the tension of reality and expectations.
08/04/21 - Real America Interviews Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, Jake Bequette, Scott LoBaido, Kathy Barnette & Sam Peters
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April 15, 2021 ~ The Bronze Star Major who served in Afghanistan and Iraq tells Paul the U.S. should be pulling out of Afghanistan but he doesn't agree with President Biden's decision to wait until September.
There's an awesome event coming up in London which you should attend if you can. Planted Cities. It is going to be held in one of London's greatest regeneration success stories and is run by Deborah Spencer who set up Design Junction, one of the biggest design shows in Europe for the last decade and Sam Peters, former Sunday Times journalist. We speak with Sam, to find out more about it. Planted is all about reconnecting people and spaces with nature to encourage cleaner, greener urban spaces, also showcasing brands who put the environment and nature at the centre of everything they do. They are working our industry lead in this field, Oliver Heath.There will be 3 pillars of the show: Natural Living, Botanical Market and Sustainable Design. It will show that almost any space can be connected to nature. There is a growing market and a growing urgency for the need to reconnect our lives and cities to nature. There are so many challenges in our cities from air, light and noise pollution which can be significantly improved when you have natural habitats, plus there are so many more health benefits having access to green space affords us, as Lockdown globally has proven.Planted is also hoping to be a Zero Waste event, this is really ambitious, and if they pull it off, it will be a benchmark for all events. There are so many positives which will come out of this event, Io suggest you visit their website www.planted-cities.co.uk and register your attendance. Hope to see you there.
Candidate for Congress announces political action committee to provide loyalty to law-enforcement: Sam Peters was planning a congressional run in Nevada is a political activist devoted to putting candidates in office to support law-enforcement. Show host Randy Sutton discusses this effort with Sam Peters.
Candidate for Congress announces political action committee to provide loyalty to law-enforcement: Sam Peters was planning a congressional run in Nevada is a political activist devoted to putting candidates in office to support law-enforcement. Show host Randy Sutton discusses this effort with Sam Peters.
Owen Slot is joined by Lawrence Dallaglio, Stephen Jones and Sam Peters to discuss the plight of former players, including Rugby World Cup winner Steve Thompson, following their diagnosis with early-onset dementia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
PA's Rory Dollard joins the show from South Africa to give the inside track on the postponement of England's ODI series against the Proteas. Sam Peters scrutinises the ICC's concussion protocols while the regular panel of Jo Harman, Ben Gardner, Yas Rana and Phil Walker, talk about England's upcoming tour of Sri Lanka and make bold predictions about the XI England might put out in next year's Sydney Test.
The Voice of Reason in a city of chaos. Weekday afternoons on 1310 WIBA Madison. 2PM – Vicki opens the program with piles upon piles of voter fraud across America. Then, she is joined by J. Christian Adams, Public Interest Legal Foundation, joins the program to discuss the Dominion situation in Michigan 2:30 – Steve Spingola, retired Milwaukee police detective, joins Vicki to go over new developments in the Kyle Rittenhouse case 3PM – Jay Richards, Co-author of The Price of Panic, joins Vicki to discuss a potential 4-6 week lockdown under a Biden Administration 3:30 – Scott Manly, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, joins the program to talk about how many businesses have closed since the COVID Restrictions began 4PM – David Johnson, Strategic Vision, joins Vicki to talk about the lay of the land as far as the elections are concerned 4:30 – Sam Peters, Law Enforcement Loyalty PAC, joins Vicki to discuss why Nevada might still be in play for Trump
Jim welcomes the candidate from Nevada's 4th congressional district Sam Peters to speak about COVID-19, the impact that we more than likely see, and what his take on the Area 51 raid that transpired a few months back.
03242020Greetings from quarantine Hope all of you are holding up well in this interesting time. Here at The Malliard Report, we strive to maintain a somewhat sense of normalcy so the show goes on. This week we dive into the situation that pummels our news cycles and feeds but from a congressional perspective. This week Jim welcomes the candidate from Nevada's 4th congressional district Sam Peters to speak about COVID-19, the impact that we more than likely see, and what his take on the Area 51 raid that transpired a few months back.“Sam is the Owner of Peters Family Insurance, a very successful risk management firm with two storefronts in the greater Las Vegas area. Prior to settling in Las Vegas and exercising his entrepreneurial spirit, Sam spent two years as a corporate employee where he managed nearly $100M in annual revenue across the largest geographical region in the United States. Sam retired as a Major from the United States Air Force in 2013 after spending time in Afghanistan, Iraq, Panama, Korea and various installations in the United States over a career that spanned more than twenty years. He earned a Bronze Star for his efforts in Afghanistan and was consistently recognized as #1 among his highly efficient and competent peers.”During the interview, Sam discusses, the good and bad that we will see out of this “pandemic.” It is inevitable that business will fail. Unfortunately, there are places that have closed their doors for the final time. We need to do our part in supporting businesses as best as we can. Eat from your local restaurant, if small stores are open, try and shop from there. Secondly, if you plan on participating in a desert raid make sure that you have the proper supplies. Unless you are familiar with desert landscapes you find yourself in a lot of trouble. Remember, you can never have enough water-packed.To keep up with Sam's campaign or to contribute you can visit sampeters4congress.com or through social media @sampetersnevada. For all things, Malliard makes sure to head over to malliard.com where you can catch up on past shows, subscribe to the newsletter and order merch. Reach out to the Report via social media outlets @malliard and remember to rate and subscribe through your favorite podcast app. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themalliardreport.com
Southern Sense is conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick" Ubelis, as host and "CS" Bennett, co-host. Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey! Southern-Sense.com3:45-4pm Paris Dennard, RNC Senior Communications Advisor of Black Media Affairs4-4:30pm Sam Peters, Candidate for Nevada Congressional District 4, * Veteran * Business Owner * Leader * Not a Career Politician https://www.sampeters4congress.com4:30-5pm Dr. Michael Busler, Ph.D., is a public policy analyst, economics expert and a professor of finance at Stockton University in New Jersey. He is a featured columnist at Newsmax, Lifezette, and Townhall.com. https://muckrack.com/michael-busler5-6pm Michael P. Foley, author of Drinking with Your Patron Saints: The Sinner’s Guide to Honoring Namesakes and Protectors.Dedication: Firefighter Jerome Guise, 34, of Citizen's Fire Company No. 1 in Mount Holly Springs, was fatally struck by heavy timbers from a front porch roof while battling a blaze early Monday, March 9, 2020
Southern Sense is conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick" Ubelis, as host and "CS" Bennett, co-host. Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey! Southern-Sense.com3:45-4pm Paris Dennard, RNC Senior Communications Advisor of Black Media Affairs4-4:30pm Sam Peters, Candidate for Nevada Congressional District 4, * Veteran * Business Owner * Leader * Not a Career Politician https://www.sampeters4congress.com4:30-5pm Dr. Michael Busler, Ph.D., is a public policy analyst, economics expert and a professor of finance at Stockton University in New Jersey. He is a featured columnist at Newsmax, Lifezette, and Townhall.com. https://muckrack.com/michael-busler5-6pm Michael P. Foley, author of Drinking with Your Patron Saints: The Sinner’s Guide to Honoring Namesakes and Protectors.Dedication: Firefighter Jerome Guise, 34, of Citizen's Fire Company No. 1 in Mount Holly Springs, was fatally struck by heavy timbers from a front porch roof while battling a blaze early Monday, March 9, 2020
Episode 31 Interview with Congressional Candidate for District 4- Sam Peters. For more great articles check out our website at www.NevadaConservative.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Sam Peters is a Bronze Star recipient who served in both Afghanistan and Iraq. His troops were actually in the crosshairs from Suleimani’s terror attacks. Peters is a GOP candidate for the US House in Nevada district 4.
2PM – Justice Dan Kelly talks about the importance the upcoming elections. 2:30 – State Senator David Craig discusses his bill calling for English as the official language of Wisconsin and other legislation. 3PM – Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform, talks about the 3 trillion dollars in tax revenue generated by President Trump's reforms. 3:30 – Sam Peters, Bronze Star recipient, examines the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. 4PM – Jed Sanborn, former alder n the Madison City Council , examines city politics with Vicki
Nevada’s Fourth Congressional District is a swing district that Republicans hope to retake. Most of the Republicans are trying to run as mainstream candidates. Sam Peters is isn’t. Sam is running on ending sanctuary cities and building the wall. Sam retired as a Major from the United States Air Force in 2013. He earned a Bronze Star for his efforts in Afghanistan.
Jack de Menezes is joined by The Independent's rugby writer Sam Peters for an in-depth preview of this weekend's Rugby World Cup crunch clash between Wales and Australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
As we gear up for another weekend here in Las Vegas, that can only mean 1 thing! Saturdays are for TWIN BROTHERS FROM DIFFERENT MOTHERS Podcast from the Portnoy Gallery in Las Vegas. On this week's show, The Brothers, welcome Allstate Agency owner, Sam Peters. Sam is a retired Air Force Major, husband, father, active in the community and so much more. We will talk about how his 2 Summerlin offices being ranked in the top 10% of all Allstate offices for production in the country for 2 years running. Plus we will chat about some of the things happening in the Valley that are of concern and worth chatting about.
Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2JgpWqb The thrilling conclusion to the brilliant trilogy set on a distant world among the stars. A MISSING NUCLEAR WARHEAD. AN INTERSTELLAR CONSPIRACY. A DOOMSDAY CULT. In a remote city, a renowned performance artist commits suicide on video; from a long-abandoned space station comes impossible footage of a dead body; and in an isolated outpost, a secretive cult believes they are communing with the ancient alien Masters. How are they connected? Inspector Keon is trying to investigate, but once again his life has been flipped upside down. His wife, Alysha, is alive. His long search is over. Or, so he thinks. But his investigation is leading to a grand conspiracy by a powerful cabal and the forces of distant Earth reaching into every level of Magentan society. Is she involved? As he tries to learn the truth, the AI construct of his wife he created searches for her own place in this world and Magenta faces an existential threat. On the run, and with nowhere to turn Keon must decide who to trust: The wife he loves or the AI who loves him.
Owen Slot, welcomes Alan Dymock, Sam Peters and Rory Teague.They cover Leicester's relegation threat and the laws of the game being reviewed in Paris. Also Rory Teague unpacks his time coaching at Bordeaux and debates the cultural differences between French and English rugby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
223 - Cereal, hoops and state wrestling recap: The Fearsome Foursome is without Trent Tetzlaff this week but we soldier on with a recap of WIAA state individual wrestling. We had three champs: Eric Barnett, Sam Peters and Cian Fischer. Brett hollers about all this snow. We then talk girls and boys playoff hoops and give a short preview of our Varsity Roundtable with grapplers Bryson Alsteen (Kaukauna) and Sam Peters (Freedom). Our fantasy draft topic: Sugary cereals
Ross and John sit down for the first episode of 2019 to talk about the Challenge Cup fiasco involving Catalans Dragons, the coming 2019 Super League season, Robert Elstone's promise of new beginnings and RFL bumbling. They also touch on the incident between Sale head coach Steve Diamond and journalist Sam Peters, look at the recent Manchester City win over Liverpool and muse on the stunning FA Cup third round.
Ross and John sit down for the first episode of 2019 to talk about the Challenge Cup fiasco involving Catalans Dragons, the coming 2019 Super League season, Robert Elstone's promise of new beginnings and RFL bumbling. They also touch on the incident between Sale head coach Steve Diamond and journalist Sam Peters, look at the recent Manchester City win over Liverpool and muse on the stunning FA Cup third round.
On this week's episode, Alex, James and Lewis end 2018 by discussing:- Sale's 30-15 upset over Gloucester - James O'Connor and Chris Ashton- Ross, Beaumont and Curry's contract extensions- Live reaction to Faf de Klerk's four-year extension- Round 2 of Sam Peters vs Steve Diamond and James' conflict resolution skills- The upcoming visit of Saracens to the AJ Bell on FridayThanks to everyone who has supported the podcast throughout the year!Theme Music: Moka - L'IndecisSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/TheSharkTank)
Owen Slot hosts Stephen Jones and Adam Hathaway to digest a remarkable week of rugby. First, Sam Peters joins the podcast to discuss his altercation with Sale Director of Rugby Steve Diamond and explains why he won't be making a formal complaint, and the panel consider the role of journalists in rugby. PLUS Has Alex Dombrandt's starring role usurped Chris Robshaw, was the alleged spitting incident resolved correctly, and who has the boldest prediction for 2019? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Stephen Jones welcomes former England international Danielle Waterman, Sunday Times writer Sam Peters and Adam Hathaway. The panel review the fourth pool round of the Champions Cup, reveal their Christmas wishes, name their best ever teams and debate the next steps for safety of the game after the tragic death of Nicolas Chauvin. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Stephen Jones welcomes Mark Evans, Sam Peters, Alex Lowe to discuss Freddie Burns' shocking error, the tackling laws of the game and to review the Heineken Champions Cup first round.Then a look at the proposals for Rugby's League of Nations before debate around Eddie Jones' latest England squad and another selection of The Ruck's "God of the week". See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On this week's episode, Alex and James discuss Sale's 13-31 loss to Wasps and its implications for the rest of Sale's season, *that* Sam Peters article, the hiring of Dorian West as Forwards Coach and the Sharks' upcoming visit to Welford Road to take on Leicester Tigers.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/TheSharkTank)
In a Ruck Podcast special Owen Slot debates the big questions around safety in the game: is rugby is too dangerous, should my kids be playing rugby, what is tolerable risk, what could be done to make rugby safer, and if you tinker with the game, could you destroy it?He's joined on the panel by Alistair Hargreaves, former Saracens player who retired early after a string of concussions, Sam Peters, Sunday Times journalist, who has continually highlighted the dangers of concussion in rugby and Ross Tucker, sports scientist and consultant to World Rugby & RFU on this subject. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sam Peters, owner of Peters Family Insurance located in the Summerlin area with 2 convenient locations for all your needs.
All Cap Value Strategy Portfolio Managers Albert Grosman, CFA, and Sam Peters, CFA, discuss how they're positioned as value managers in the current momentum market and what they expect will happen when the growth cycle ends. They also highlight the importance of buying away from the index and how bottom-up stock selection can create a defensive approach to cope with a potential trade war.
If you have a successful home birth, does that mean the next one is completely free of fear and anxiety? Simple answer: no! Extension to the simple answer: every woman, baby and birth is different and it all depends on a number of things. In today’s episode we’re chatting with Sam Peters, a DIAH vet mama who joined us back in episode 70 to share the home birth story of her son Brooks and how she was preparing for the birth of her second baby, also at home.
Stephen Jones is joined by Adam Hathaway, Sam Peters and Alex Lowe to discuss which players England should take to South Africa and who will progress from the European quarter finals.In the final section (26:11) the panel discuss the latest injury findings and whether rugby is shying away from a crisis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Stephen Jones, Owen Slot and Sam Peters are feeling weary after the autumn internationals, with the debate raging on as to the physical damage that could be done with needless rugby matches being played.The panel also discuss the Saracens slump, whether Eddie Jones is a strong selector and if Danny Cipriani can be a good squad player. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In a podcast first and almost certain last, Owen Slot welcomes, Ben Ryan, Fiji Seven's gold medal winning coach, Sam Peters from The Sunday Times, and his 6 month old daughter Ella. Ben reflects on winning Olympic gold and the players who progressed to have an impact in the main game. He also reveals how close the Pacific Islands came to having a Super Rugby franchise, a vital component, he believes in advancing Fijian rugby. The panel also consider rugby trailing in terms of sports science, whether a recall of Fiji's best would make them a world cup winning side, and why some players are making a loss playing for their country. There's debate on England ahead of the winter internationals. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In today's episode we're talking with new mama Sam Peters about her truly amazing and inspiring home birth story of her son Brooks. Sam reached out to us via email a few months ago, thanking us for doing the show and spreading the empowering conversation around home birth. She opened up and shared part of her story with us. We had to have her on the show. Sam represents empowered, magical, healing birth after the trials and heartache of trying to conceive (TTC). She and her husband Brady were faced with numerous obstacles over the course of 2 years. From reproductive endocrinologists to urologists, tests, inseminations, procedures….it was a lot to handle. Once they became pregnant, they were interested in less intervention for the pregnancy and birth because of all of what they experienced to conceive. Sam describes her fairytale pregnancy - how vibrant she felt. Beautiful. Like a goddess. You know that’s speaking our language! Sam also shares the experience of finding a midwife in a small town in Indiana. And guess what?! They’re pregnant with baby number 2 - due in a few months. And they’re planning for another home birth. We’re so happy and excited for this sweet family to keep growing! Notes The Birth Partner Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way Ina May Gaskin’s Sponsor Check out www.momsneedsleep.com/home to learn about Reverie and their amazing power bed that helps pregnant moms and new moms get the best sleep possible.
Alex is joined by returning guest Alistair Hargreaves as well as journalist Sam Peters to discuss another concussion controversy and the possible need for more transparency in the HIA process
It's a Saracens' 1-2 this week, George and Vunipola reflect and look forward, plus Sam Peters gives a view from the writers' benches.
Portfolio Managers Evan Bauman and Sam Peters, CFA and Senior Portfolio Specialist Jeff Schulze assess the potential for stocks and the economy and discuss where they are seeing opportunities as U.S. equity markets rally to new all-time highs. Moderated by Vinay Nadkarni, Head of Portfolio Specialists.
Portfolio Managers Paul Ehrlichman and Sam Peters, CFA discuss how they are actively looking to exploit opportunities created by recent equity market volatility.
Paul Allott leads a discussion of the week's biggest cricket stories. He is joined by the Mail on Sunday's Sam Peters, All Out Cricket's Phil Walker and the Sunday Mirror's Richard Gibson.
Join the PointClickFish.com team as we talk to Sam Peters and the Release Marine Team about the Miami Boat Show, Clothing Line and their world famous fighting chairs.
In episode #170, Sam Peters, CFA, discusses his firm’s free cash flow-based approach to valuation, and the challenges and opportunities in today’s stock market.
Lance Foulis 0:01 Everybody, welcome to another bonus episode of the Lancelot roundtable. For this bonus episode, I wanted to try something new we hadn't previously done on the roundtable. Allow me to elaborate. When I was originally thinking of doing this bonus episode, I wanted it to be a review of the first season of the chosen TV series. Well, as we recorded, it turned out a bit differently than I had originally planned. So I wanted to explain three things before you listen to the episode. First thing, my special guest co-host, and I talk about reviewing the chosen throughout throughout our our talk. What actually happened during this recording wasn't really a review. Instead, I would say we just had a discussion about the chosen TV series as we recapped our thoughts and feelings for watching the first season. Second, as already stated, My original like what I was thinking about envisioning for this bonus episode was kind of a review of the entire season of the chosen TV series of the first season. Well, one episode recording for Lancelot roundtable was not even nearly enough time to do a quote review of an entire season of a TV TV series. So we we didn't even remotely get close to the end of the entire to like talking about the whole the whole first season of the chosen. And third, there are spoilers obviously in this in in our discussion of the chosen TV series. So listen at your own risk if you haven't seen it already. Now if you haven't, I really highly recommend it. So definitely, definitely take the time to go see it. Now I definitely hope that you enjoy listening to our discussion. And as always, thank you so much for taking the time to listen into the roundtable we really appreciate all of you that regularly listen in to our episodes.David Eckl 1:50 You get your paycheck today but every month you have to go to this hut stand in line and pay itLance Foulis 1:58 yeah cuz right now dude like we don't have to see how much taxes are coming out of our paycheck Yes, we just get our direct deposit and and then every time you look at your your your cheque and you're like, wait, you took how much my paycheck would have been what Hello, everybody and welcome back to land sloths roundtable. Today we have an episode where we are going to be reviewing a TV series. That TV series is called a chosen. And here to help me with that review is my good friend David eco. Dave, welcome to the roundtable. Hi,David Eckl 2:44 Lance. Happy to be here.Lance Foulis 2:45 Yeah, happy to have you man. So we are going to be doing a review of the chosen. You feel up for that.David Eckl 2:50 I am totally up for it. Sweet. One of the best. Yes,Lance Foulis 2:54 it's a fantastic fantastic series. Why don't you tell the people a little bit about yourself?David Eckl 2:59 Yeah, so Lance you and I met a couple of years ago couple couple it's I think it's been seven or eight it seems like it's been a couple but at the company we currently work for still today. I am a big apple aficionado as you well know we've already talked about that.Lance Foulis 3:15 Number eight your cubicle you had those like what was it like the original icons on the very first app or something like that?David Eckl 3:21 I had something like that a lot of Apple pictures now it's just working from home I don't have those anymore. So yeah, forget about it. But yeah, big apple time. Guy love it. love everything about it.Lance Foulis 3:33 They heard you kind of like golf toDavid Eckl 3:36 golf. Yes. Golf on the weekends in the summer is kind of my go to I really enjoy the time out on the course. My data to now has a month old, three year old. So it's a little hectic in the home. But we're making it you make it work, right? We make it work. That's for sure. There's two boys, right? Two boys, Olin and Bo and I'm really thankful for them. I love being a dad, as I'm sure you're well aware. Oh, it's fantastic. SoLance Foulis 4:06 it's I feel like it's one of the biggest challenges ever been through. But it's also one of the biggest rewards biggest adventure biggest reward? Yes. Especially when you really I feel like once we got past the infant stage. I mean, we've had this conversation before. When you're when for me personally, when I was in the infant stage, it was just lack of sleep really got to me. Yes. So once we got out of the infant stage and everybody's sleeping through the night, then it just becomes like, Oh, you're living with these little humans that have these really interesting personalities. They throw giant fits sometimes. And that's not fun, but it's still very fascinating. And then like when they do start Yeah, it's just it's very rewarding, right? challenging, but rewarding,David Eckl 4:42 right. One of my biggest things I like to say is the word bummer around the home, so bummer. Well now my three almost three year old is now walking around the house and saying Oh bummer. Yeah, when something isn't right and I'm like okay, they are little sponges.Lance Foulis 4:56 They are little sponges. They absorb everything. They watch everything they See it all? Yeah, it's kind of scary. Anyway. So today, Dave, we're going to review the chosen. I don't remember when I found out about this. I think the first season was out when I first heard about it, I think was one of our friends one of Kim's good friends. Christine, I think she messaged Kim or something because we were frustrated about, there's nothing that kids can watch. There's nothing, there's nothing good that we can watch. And then I think it was Christine who messenger on Facebook or something was like, Hey, I, you guys should just watch the chosen the kids loved our kids love the chosen and it's really good. And it's really well done. So then I found out that it was like, I'm putting this in quotes everybody a Christian show. And I personally have some thoughts about, again, Christian in quotes, content that gets created movies, right feel like you can kind of always tell when you see one of these TV shows or movies. Oh, yeah, this is this is done by one of those Christian. I don't even know what you'd call them. But with with this. So when I went in, I was like, I wasn't very excited about watching this. And I think Kim and I then watched, like the first episode, and I was literally just blown away. Everything. Everything was just spot on. The music was amazing. The acting was fantastic. And the emote, you were immediately drawn in. I just I loved it. I was hooked right away. YouDavid Eckl 6:29 Yeah, the theatrics of it. I think that's what you're looking for. There was just on point, like, it was one of those things where, especially in the day and age today, if you're not hooked from the start, or kind of get a little bit, you know, have a sense of Wow, that's good. You might not watch it past, you know, the intro or first, you know, a couple of minutes in there. 100% I think for my wife and I Katie, we're just like, wow, like, is intense. Yes, it is intense. It's kind of I like the it's a straight shot in terms of you know, what they're trying to talk about. It's not like they're trying to cover everything in one episode. It's spread out obviously over. Yep. And I really appreciated like, there's a very serious part in every thing that they're talking about. But there's also the humor. Yeah, that keeps you kind of coming back. Yes. It's funny. I really, you know, I, I watched season one and two, we watched it again. We're like, Let's go like, let's watch. Let's get to the other seasons. I know they have seven. Planning. Yeah, planning seven. So they are inLance Foulis 7:29 three right there inDavid Eckl 7:30 three. So three just got got funded, officially, the whole series, the whole series got funded. So the whole season, the whole season. So now they're going to start filming. Okay, so I'm excited. Yeah, very excited. It's actually I did have a couple of notes here that I was surprised about is actually shot in Utah. So season one into place. I knew that Utah, yeah. And they're now they moved it down to Dallas. And that's where season three and beyond will be shot. But also the cool part about it when I was reading about it, is that they're actually going to create a tourist attraction, where you can go seasonally, that's, and thanks. So I think that would be a fun kind of thing to go see how it's shot. And yeah, maybe some of the people are there that are the actors and you know, the different props and how they did it would be a cool thing to see. Yeah, take the kids 200%Lance Foulis 8:20 agree with that. I didn't know any of that. I don't even think I knew or were shot. I think I thought Season Two for some reason was in Texas, but that's probably just because I saw something about season three on Instagram because I followed the director Dallas Jenkins on Instagram. And he's always posting stuff about where they're at. And so I think I just saw something where they were in Dallas, or maybe because his name is Dallas. I thought that everything was just in Dallas. That's a good one. Oh, geez. Okay, sorry folks. We had a little bit of a technical glitch. I think the headphones I had David using are bad. And I thought I'd got rid of my bad headphones but anyway, here we are. We're back. We're back. We're live and we're recording technically not live so what I was saying is I have like this website the synopsis place so it has all of the I have episode one the different things that happened in episode one so I can kind of think through I was looking through this yesterday. I know you already have some notes, but I just thought we would start with season one. So I'm just I'm just remembering like yeah, firing it up and just immediately being like, wow, like the cinematography is good. The music's good. And I was pretty much immediately hooked. So if you can remember the episode one does a really good job of like enjoying a lot of different characters in a really interesting way. So I love how in episode one, they open with just it's it's nighttime, it's this little girl, it's her dad, there's a tent, so they don't even have like a home and she's afraid I think she You said she's afraid of the dark, essentially. And then her dad's I think he hands her the doll or she has the doll. Yep. And then he's like, What do we say? And then he, he quotes Isaiah, Isaiah 43, which says, Thus says the Lord who created you, oh, Jacob, and he who formed you, oh is real fear not for I have redeemed you, I have called you by name, you are mine. And she keeps that verse in her little doll. And then if you remember, like, immediately after that, like seeing the very next scene is essentially her dad dying of something. And then it cuts to several years later, when this little girl is all grown up, and she's in a city, and she's not having the best of times. What are your memories of of that opening?David Eckl 10:41 Yeah. So I like from the start, it seems like every single episode is a chance to say and be who is that? Like? Who like who is this little girl? And like, how many people are in the Bible? Hundreds or 1000s of people? And it's like, Wait, who is this one person? And who are they jumping in with? I do remember. I believe it was Mary. Right. And Mary, at a very young age, what we'll see in the next couple of episodes in terms of what she is going to become and then turn into but seen from the start her I don't know just innocence and who she was and just kind of like holding on to something special. I think a lot of times a lot of people have that one special thing that they kind of hold on to a doll, a bear a blanket, that being passed down to her and her holding on to that thing I feel like was just a quick kinda like, what is that? And that really from the start season one episode one like yeah, really captivates the audience and says, Okay, well, what is that? And even see, you know, the Isaiah 59 written on it. It's like, Okay, that's interesting. So, I don't know, that just kind of jumped right into it from the start for me where it's like, what is that? Yeah, kind of follow along. And every single episode that you watch really is either a flashback, or some kind of fast forward to what's going to be talked about any episode and kind of ties back to it later in the episode. So yeah, I think what we see initially we'll, we'll get to that, but we'll come back into that picture eventually.Lance Foulis 12:12 Yeah, I that's a really good way to put put it when you were saying like, how, like, a lot of times they start an episode. And you don't know, it's these new characters that you haven't seen yet. Even like in later episodes, it won't start with the characters that you've known. It'll be like a brand new character, and they're doing something you're like, What are they doing? And then, and then it clicks at some point, because they go through and they're doing what they're doing. And all of a sudden, it's like, Oh, this isn't even like Jesus's time. This is this Jacob, right? Oh, that's Jacob and his sons. Oh, that's what they're doing. And like, that's just so fascinating how they do that almost like, I think last, the TV series last was the first one that I can remember that would jump around time, like that. But yeah, like how I liked how it opens. And then it's like this little girl on you're like, I don't know who this is. She's got a dad. She's living in a tent. She has this doll. They know God. So clearly, this must be an Israelite, right? But I don't know who this is. This isn't Jesus. Because it's a little girl.David Eckl 13:13 I like it. Yeah, it for me. I think the context like it would be it would feel off if there was like a context to say, here's what this is. And here's the time. And here's the story. It gives me that sense of okay, what is this and trying to think through the entire Bible? Like, okay, what are they talking about from this first episode? Now watching it over again? I, I know what they're talking about. But it gives that kind of, okay, what is this? Exactly? And where are they in the Bible? And what is the story showing us?Lance Foulis 13:44 Yeah, it's like, it's like, it's a really interesting way to take it creatively. Because instead of, if they like, opened with a paragraph to place you where you are with who you are, instead of doing that what they're doing is they're just letting you be a fly on the wall. Right and experience what's going on and like, yeah, so I liked how they set that up. And when we say its merits, it wasn't, I mean, spoiler alert, this has been out for a while. So if you're listening to this, you know, pause it and go watch the first season or the first episode and then so we don't spoil anything for you. But the Mary that it is actually Mary Magdalene, so it's not like Mary Jesus's mom. So super interesting that that's the character that they introduced, introduced us with, it was intentional. I'll just say that it was intentional that we start with her. And then the next scene that they have here is with Nicodemus, you so you there's somebody traveling along the road, and he's wearing a nice outfit, he's got a girl, clearly his wife that he's traveling with, and he's got like priestly garments on and then Romans show up like Romans with armor and everything show up and they're basically the Romans are coming to tell him we don't know who this guy is yet, but he seems to be an importer. are in person. So the Roman guard is basically like, hey, people are fishing when they shouldn't be fishing and we're not getting taxes. Is that basically the setup? I believe so? Yeah. Because it's like, we need our taxes, and they're fishing when you people aren't supposed to do any work. And we're not getting taxes for that. So you need to, you need to make us put a stop to this. And that guy, he's a little bit like, I don't do your work, and they're like, well, you're going to anyway, so that's what I remember. Is that what you remember?David Eckl 15:26 Yeah, Nicodemus is a he's an important character in the full season one, like looking at it and really seen him from the start, you know, he is of importance with when they're riding, I believe it was horse and chariot like he is sitting like a king. And his role, what you'll see throughout the entire season one and season two, actually is is very important, but just to hear what he has to say and how he handles certain things he's getting he's got a little bit of some intrigue to him about what's going on. And understanding okay, something's something's up. Like he seems like there's something going on. And just in that early episode, and that early interaction with the Romans, something's not right. There's some something missing there that keeps intriguing you Yes. Okay. What is okay, what's going on here? Yeah. Yeah, that was a good, that was a good start. I really liked that. Start to add to see Nicodemus and what he eventually will do, and how he meets Jesus and talks to him. And that's tough. So you can kind of see right away this is kind of getting into the story of Jesus and what is going to come?Lance Foulis 16:42 Yeah, yeah, it's this show does a really good job of getting you invested not just in a singular character, but like, it sets up like a full story of like so many individual characters, and they're all very, very, very unique. Yes. And they all are drawn to this guy, Jesus, for very different reasons, yet kind of the saint, it's how they do that is really, really, really well done. And by the way, I always do this whenever I'm watching something, if I see if I see an actor, I'm like, oh, what else have I seen him in? So the guy that plays Nicodemus, his the actor's name is Erick Avari, who's actually a fairly well known actor. He was in like the first scene of Independence Day, he's the guy that wakes up and hits his head on a thing because somebody wakes him up, and he's monitoring for alien activity. First time I saw this actor was in actually Stargate. He plays like the main guy in the movie Stargate, sorry, the chief of like the locals. He's like the chief or the locals. So anyway, they got a that was that was one of the I don't think I recognized any of the other actors in this series. But I did recognize him. So I just wanted to call that out. Okay, so the next is there anything else you want to say about that scene? Good to go. Okay. All right. Then the next scene, we are introduced to Matthew, a tax collector. He's an Israelite, but he collects taxes for the Romans. And he is the actor that plays. Matthew is Paris Patel. And he's an Outstanding Actor in this role. Do you remember that? You remember that scene.David Eckl 18:19 Matthew is interesting, from the direction that he plays in this first off in the Bible, but then also in this series, just about where he comes from, and where it he is doing and how he goes about himself is interesting, because he's, he's truly unlike anyone else. Because everyone doesn't like him. Yeah. So any, we get into it with throughout the seasons, and the series is of how he kind of handles himself. But in this situation, we see him early about what he is going to be doing and what he is called to do. And I remember in kind of that first episode that Matthews just kind of, he's a little different. Yeah. And how he handles himself and seeing that i He's another one of those characters. That's like we now in been introduced to three characters already tuned. Mary, Nicodemus and Matthew, they all have this interesting type of thing to him. Yeah. And it's another one of those notches that's like, Okay, what is this and what's going on? Let's find out more about what they're about. Obviously, when you introduce a tax collector into this series, that it's going to obviously interrupt throw people off because it's someone that a lot of people don't like, and it kind of creates that maybe a bad character right off the right off the bat, like, yeah, why is this guy collecting taxes? Let's not show about him, but he was just as important to Jesus as anyone else. So yeah, it was early on he kind of get that feel for who he is and what he's gonna. What he's going to be for the for the show.Lance Foulis 19:59 Yeah. So like in the scene, he's like, on his way to his work, and he can't take a direct route, because that would put could put him at danger because like you said, a tax collector is not a very liked individual, they're collecting taxes for Rome, I think historically, they were known to, you know, maybe make people pay a little bit more than what they had to pay. And they would kind of take a little extra for themselves. So they were kind of like, despise and especially if, if you're an Israelite, which Matthew is, your all Israelites are subject under Rome right now. And he's working for, quote, the enemy. Because you're, you're under the you're under the rule of Rome, but you're your own ethnic group. And the fact that you're collecting taxes for the Romans, but you're actually an Israelite, there's, like, inherent levels of feelings of betrayal that we get into, obviously, but just the fact that he's very isolated kind of individual, he seems to like it first. But he seems to also not be happy about it. And just the nature of him not even being able to take a direct route to work and having almost smuggle himself. And then he gets there. And then that's when he has protection, because there's Roman guards there to kind of keep him safe, right, which we find out later. Well, we'll get to it.David Eckl 21:16 But even like in that's in that first scene, when he's going to work, what you see about him is he is trying to be as clean as possible. I think he thinks everyone else is dirty, you always see kind of not touching things, or just kind of being a little standoffish. And it's like, Okay, what's going on here? Like, do you not, you know, he is is or like, you not associate with these people? Yeah, because you are now the tax collector. It's, it is interesting.Lance Foulis 21:47 That just that reminds me because I think in the opening scene is when he's at his house, right? Yes. And he's like, got like a whole plate of food, like nice food, what you probably consider nice food. He's like dabbing, like, oils on himself or whatever to smell good. And then he puts on these really nice looking leather sandals, which he then proceeds to step in, poop. And then he, alright, we had a little bit of a hiccup there. I just caught it out of corner, my eye it stopped recording. So now we're recording again. So I think what I was just saying is like, this guy, Matthew, the character that we're introduced to, he's got his own. He has a backup pair of sandals. And you can kind of I got the sense that nobody says anything. But like, Oh, those are probably extra expensive sandals. These are like some Nike, you know, Jordan whatever's Yes, theyDavid Eckl 22:33 are. They are not, they are not the Old Navy $5 Summer sandal. These are not thatLance Foulis 22:40 these are not those sandals. Yeah, they're just like that these are be super expensive. And not the the average person couldn't have it. And then he goes, and he walks steps in some poop. And he immediately has a backup pair that he can replace. And there's even that character that is he gets into the back of the guy's wagon, but the character is like, Oh, you're throwing those away, because you stepped in poop, give them to me that I could sell them and feed my family for a month. He said something like that. So we can tell that Matthew is very wealthy? He has. I don't know, he has a status type job. And he's just in a comfortable type position, I guess I would sayDavid Eckl 23:15 He is very young. It's a good point of his age and might not be the wisest to make the decision will spoiler it also later on, you'll see with his parents, his parents don't agree with him being a tax collector, right at all. So I think he is a little young and immature in the fact that he chose this route for his life. Yeah. And he's kind of going about it on his own. Yeah, to figure things out.Lance Foulis 23:42 Yep. Yeah, that's good. All right. And then we go the next scene, it takes us back to Nicodemus, who has arrived at a synagogue and we basically, then it basically shows us how important he is. Because when he arrives at the synagogue, all of the people in the synagogue had been waiting for him to arrive. And basically, they start calling him like the Teacher of teachers. He's just you get a sense, like, this isn't just some random priestly guy. This isn't just some random Pharisee. Like this is somebody who's really high up there on whatever this hierarchy is. Do you have any thoughts about that scene?David Eckl 24:19 Just that you see, especially in the synagogue, you see early on the tradition and the history of what faith meant to people. And it was the history of Nicodemus being what they called him the teacher.Lance Foulis 24:34 All right, another technical issue, but we are back. Okay, we were talking you were talking about the Teacher of teachers.David Eckl 24:41 Nicodemus being the Teacher of teachers. And what we had talked about was him being that to so many people, at that certain time that whenever he would go someplace he had that respect for everyone else, or that everyone else had would have the respect for him and he would, everyone would look at him as a And person in that day because that's all they had to go for because of his faith at that time. So it was a very important person in the early go of this and what people's faith was at that time.Lance Foulis 25:15 Yeah. Yeah, that's good. I was I was kind of blown away because they had prepared a reading room for him. And so he gets in, and like everything set up where he's going to be reading what scrolls he's got, they have the pen thing that that so like, they have this thing that looks like a pen. And it's like, when they read, they're moving this thing along each word. So they're not actually writing anything, but it's like an instrument that they use when they actually read, which was wild. So they're like, is everything set, you know, to your standards? I think they had like some snacks there. And he's like, Yeah, that's fine, thank you. But I was just like, man, person arrives and like you have your own reading area set up and all of these very particular things like that's some that's some level of status, for sure. Okay, and then I one thing that's important to point out about this particular scene is that when it ends, a Roman shows up and proceeds to usher himself into this room, which is apparently like a no, no kind of disrespectful, and they're like, well, like all the other guys are like, What are you doing? You can't just walk in here? And he's like, Yes, I actually can. Thank you. And that's when the Romans are like to Nicodemus the character, like, we have a problem. There's a demon possessed person there. There was another scene, I think, that we had had where it flashes back to Mary and she's having some major issues. She actually sees. She sees a Rome and I think, and then she has a flashback, of of like earlier on, and it's just a silhouette of a Roman soldier coming into the room where she's at shutting the door, and you can infer what happened to her. She was a victim at that point. And then when she has that memory, she's having that memory from seeing a Roman in real time. And then like is messing with her? Like she you can just tell she's in a real turmoil, and then Then she's having issues in a room. Did I miss anything? You did notDavid Eckl 27:17 the one character I was gonna bring up in, really the start of it that will see important throughout everything is Schmell. Oh, yeah, shimmy. Well, Chanel, Chanel, like just the name of it. It's like, Who is this? Yeah, who is he? He I believe the guy was like, set up the room, right? Yes. And he was, I believe the right hand man to Nicodemus, that sounds right. Yeah, he was almost the next in line. And it does definitely the sense that you get it and yes, and there's something particular about him that was interesting, where he was, okay, what's going on? Like another one of those characters that's like, Okay, we have Mary, who is in this state of turmoil, turmoil. And then you have Roman guards, you have Matthew, and just one of those people that were keeping track of that. I mean, I've read the Bible, pretty much in my entire life. I haven't heard of him before, right in the Bible. So another a character that was, I believe, in the book, but also important in this to show kind of who Nicodemus is, and give them that support to what he's going to do.Lance Foulis 28:19 Yeah. Did you know when you say like you would read? Do you remember anybody named schmo shimmy? Well, in the Bible, not to my knowledge. Yeah, me either. But that's one cool thing about I think the series is that it introduces, it introduces characters that fit in in the world, and bring it more to life, I think. But yeah, he's a very interesting character, because your mind knows like, I'm cutting the track with this person. And you don't know why. But yeah, the show does a really good job of that. I think, like, oh, I need to need to pay attention to this guy is like as soon as Nicodemus arrives, this character from UL is like, Oh, I'm so glad that you're here. I've set up this room for you and like yelling at the Roman guard, you're not allowed in here. And then so one funny thing that happens when we're kind of all over the place, but it is what it is. When the Roman guard or when the Roman soldier shows up and they're like Nicodemus, you need to go down to the red quarter because there's somebody who's having a demon possessed situation and we can't have it. And he's taught. I don't think we know but you could probably have inferred it. They're talking about Mary Mary's having a severe issue. Some kind of demon possession type of a thing is what they're alluding to. And Nicodemus Nicodemus, his response is like, I don't, I don't deal with affairs of Rome, that's you need to deal with that. And then the Roman soldier is like, what did he say? He said something like you need to go take care of it. Your Way or or Rome will take care of it with our fire of fires. I don't remember what he said like before he said fires of fires, but that was hilarious because he basically was like, he asked nicely the first time then Nicodemus was like, No, that's Rome's problem. And then he's like, Well, Oh, you're actually going to do it, or we're going to just go down and destroy the place.David Eckl 30:04 It's, it was an interesting scene, quote unquote, where he went to go do that. Like he did not want to go down this Yeah. Or they can Amos did not want to do that.Lance Foulis 30:15 Yeah, it's a super it's so like, you definitely get the sense in this scene that it's a very edgy, not great area of town is the place that you don't want to go visit. You're not safe there. All of the deplorables are there. So this this high up guy wants nothing to do with going to that area of town.David Eckl 30:36 Right? Yeah, it is. It's going to be an interesting scene in it to see that someone that was possessed to being that taking out of them of what's to come there. Yeah. It's not an area that he wanted to go to but their own. The only true way for her to come out of that was for Nicodemus to go down there. Interesting that the Roman guard would say, hey, like, you need to take care of it instead of us. Because you would think with someone being possessed, you would probably choose the fire fires for them rather than saying, hey, Nicodemus, you need to go take care of them. Yeah. And then have that come out of her?Lance Foulis 31:16 Yeah, yeah. So yeah, it was a very, very, very interesting scene. So like, obviously, once that scene is over, it cuts from Nicodemus his storyline, essentially over to two brothers. So the next thing we're introduced to Simon Peter, and his brother, Andrew, and what are they doing?David Eckl 31:38 They are, were they fishing, theyLance Foulis 31:41 are gambling. They were in they were using, they were fighting. Simon Peter was like, basically in a boxing street match with this other guy who we find out later is his brother in law. And they're basically gambling and betting on Simon. They don't explain the rules. But basically, Simon is getting just punched around. And you kind of figure out that he's, he's playing the game. He's not really as hurt as he's letting on. He's not almost done, as he's letting on. And his brother Andrew is like looking on telling him you got to take another punch. And then Sam Peters, like, I don't want to take another one. And then his brother Andrew is like no, like, it's all like signals, right? Nobody's saying anything. They're just making looks at each other. And then he's like, No, you gotta take another one. So then he takes another punch. And he's acting like super hurt. Simon Peter is acting like he's super hurt. He's not called Simon Peter yet. He's just called Simon. And and then he like, Does this really cool hop, kicks himself up onto his feet after something apparently went the right way. And then he starts beating the tar out of the other guy. So Simon all of a sudden flips the tables, and is clearly not as hurt he said he had seemed to be and then he beats down the other guy who's his brother in law, which I don't even know if it reveals that. I don't think so. Any any thoughts on on on that?David Eckl 33:03 Interesting that fighting is something that's prevalent in the day and age and everything that's going on, obviously, it's another one of those things where we were introduced to Mary first now Nicodemus, and then when we're introduced to Matthew, and now we're introduced to more disciples of Christ, and you see that and like, what they're going to become for Jesus, and like, in the fighting aspect of it for me, I was like, okay, like, this is interesting. I'm not too much into fighting. Like, I don't like to watch it, you know, but I understand back then, obviously, it was some hobby that people enjoy doing. And they wouldLance Foulis 33:44 was a form of entertainment when you didn't have a TV, no TV or watch a couple of days.David Eckl 33:48 Exactly. each other. Exactly. And they would gamble on it. And that was the afternoon of fun when they weren't working. It was it was interesting.Lance Foulis 33:56 Yeah. Yeah. And I also like thinking about overall how they do the TV show. Like if you've if, if you have been and like, I grew up in the church, I grew up reading my Bible. Well, actually, I didn't really start reading my Bible until I was older. I thought it was boring. But in reading the Bible in, you know, if you've gone to Sunday school, you've heard stories, you know, Peter, he's like, he's a top tier character and your brightness if you know the story of the Bible, Andrew, not so much a top tier character, but still an important character Jesus top to your character, Nicodemus. Now, I don't even know if he's literally mentioned in the Bible. He is He is maybe once or twice, okay, so he's a real character. Yes. And then Mary Magdalene, she is as well, but again, not a key character, Matthew, I don't really remember reading. I mean, he wrote one of the books in the Bible, but I don't really remember noticing him is a character that had a bunch of stories in the Bible. And what's interesting about this, this series is they don't, they don't start you off with a character writers that you're expecting like, Oh, it's a story about Jesus, we still haven't seen Jesus yet. And we're like, what three or four scenes in still haven't met Jesus don't know where he is. Don't know who he is. Maybe we have seen him, we don't know. And then finally, now we're just getting introduced to somebody that people that know the story of the Bible, they would know. Oh, Peter, I know who Peter is. His name was his name was Simon. So he's not the first character Mary is the first character, which is really fascinating to me. Okay, so basically, we get the sense that Simon is maybe not your he he may be isn't your the role model that you would want your kids to model themselves after he's gambling, he's fighting, trying to get money. And we realized, I don't remember if we realize in the scene, but basically, they need money. So they're trying to figure out how to make money because they haven't been making enough money fishing. And then we find out that Peter is married, which I think was a very fascinating take. I don't personally have any theories on whether or not he was actually married, except for I was reading mark the other night. And it did say, talk about his mother in law was sick, and that Jesus healed his mother and see that so if he has a mother in law, and again, I don't know the actual Hebrew of the book of Mark, but I remember reading that it's a mother in law, not his mother. So did you have any? What did you think when you saw Peter is married and his wife's name is EdenDavid Eckl 36:30 Simon is a very interesting character in this, you know, there's something about him when you're watching just kind of funny,Lance Foulis 36:38 witty, yes, he good humor,David Eckl 36:41 yes, has good humor, something about him. And when you go into the scene initially, like with him fighting, and then finding out he has a wife, there's some kind of, I don't know, sleight, I would say in terms of what he is doing and trying to do and get, you know, obviously, money to be able to pay taxes to be able to live to be able to do certain things. So he's trying to find all these different routes to take to be able to do something. Especially Andrew mean, his brother's a little bit, I would say, a little bit more wise, in terms of just is nature. But Simon is, is an interesting character, I think he's going to be great. And it's like, you would never have pictured if this was the first time you're watching or reading or following along with this. And you have no history of the Bible, or what it's talking about. The people that are starting to come into the scene. I don't think anyone would have an idea that they're all going to be together. Yeah, at some point. You know, it's like, way these stories,Lance Foulis 37:44 Jesus is gonna pick all these people to be in his troop. Yeah. See that? Because they're all two different.David Eckl 37:49 Yes. All different corners, the high levels, low levels, fighting people demon possessed. Simon is an interesting one, especially Andrew, and this.Lance Foulis 38:00 Yeah. And just like all the other characters that we've mentioned, they're all all of the actors are fantastic. And Paris Patel, like we were saying is, is who plays Matthew, I've never seen him in anything before. Shahar. Isaac is who plays Simon and he is super ripped. Yes, super ripped. And he's a fantastic actor. And I didn't think of this until you were kind of talking about it. But are you we're talking about Simon and Andrew but they have really great chemistry. Like you totally can believe that. They're brothers the way that they get they're very different. And just how they interact with each other is very brotherly. Which I guess you would expect but it's it's well done to theirDavid Eckl 38:41 jobs in nature of being fishermen. Like you need to be very muscular you need to have a lot of I would say mind power but also that body power to be able to take these nets bringing all these fish you know do those kinds of things and do that I feel like getting yourLance Foulis 38:59 fingers all caught up with those nets you probably have major calluses I mean, have you ever seen Deadliest Catch people? Did you ever see that show? Deadliest Catch? No. Oh my gosh, I was really into that show like I don't know how long ago but yeah, it's just these fishermen in Alaska that go out and like get crab and it's super dangerous like the weather can turn in an instant and yeah, so anyway,David Eckl 39:21 but the net like there's no modern technology there's no hooks to be able to pull things in manually or automatically from the boats. It's your hands are out there. You're pulling in these fish you need to be very muscular and well fit to be able to withstand the days and you know, they're not just hanging out on the boat about getting suntan out the hair. They're right. They're working. You know, it is a working man's job and that is something that is very important to see. Yeah, in the visual of that too. I you know, you resonate a little bit with that, that they are relentless in their efforts to find a wage to support your family to support your why If Yeah, the mother in law for assignment isn't sick yet we don't see her right sick that will come eventually. But to be able to provide for the family is huge in this situation in this instance. So yep, I feel like he's going to all ends to figure out how we can bring in money for that.Lance Foulis 40:15 Yep. And like, it is really interesting when you meet Eden, you can see like, Oh, this is Simon's house, this is his wife, you get the sense that they're really young, like, like, in in that culture, you've alluded to this, but in that culture, you're the guy, you're out there and you gotta you got to do what you got to do to bring in provision. And if you don't do it, you and your wife starve your wife is home, taking care of things, getting food ready, taking care of the house, so that the house stays in order. But I just remember, I don't remember if it was this scene, but just kind of like the scenes that that we have with Peter, or excuse me with Simon and Eden, is just his, the burden, you can see the burden that he's carrying in need wanting to take care of his wife, and there's even like, Andrews around, he's doing stuff too. But you could you just get this set. I got this sense watching Peter. He's, it felt to me like he's more newly married, maybe a year, maybe two years or whatever. But like, he's just got this burden of responsibility on him. Like, I've got to take care of stuff. And I just feel that way. And I remember being young and married Kim, I was 25. When Kim and I got married, she was 21. I did not have an established career, but I can remember the burden of like, I need to be able to provide for my family. And like when things aren't going well. I can remember many times when things wouldn't go well. And it just seems like things aren't going right. And so just I just remember getting this set, getting that sense and feeling for Peter, especially as we get to know him like, things aren't easy. I can kind of see why he's making decisions that he's making that I wouldn't necessarily make. But he is under like a level of duress. Did you get any feelings like that?David Eckl 41:59 Yeah, so Eden is very much so a character a person that is really being forward in terms of how she's, you know, trying to be a wife to Simon and I think, especially the scenes I know what you're talking about, like where you're seeing her, you know, make food she's doing the laundry, she's cleaning up the house, you know, Simon's a lot of times I think I remember vividly and there is that Eden, said to said to her was there said to him said, Well, you know, where are you going? He's like, I gotta go, I'll be back. And like one of the things like he's going to do something to either make money to do something for fishing, but he's trying to figure it out where the responsibility now isn't just on his own. It's to provide for his family. Yeah. And seeing that was was key too.Lance Foulis 42:51 Yeah. So okay, so the next scene, we actually go back to Nicodemus and he is traveling through the seedy area of town. They call it the red quarter. It's where unsavory characters are, and they're walking around I think it's just funny because you got Nicodemus I think she she Manuel's like, to your point before he's like, right behind them right hand guy, I'm putting that in quotes. And there's like two or three other these guys, you can just tell they're incredibly out of their element. They're very uncomfortable, I think they see either prostitutes, or slaves or slaves that are prostitutes, like on the corner on the corner of the street. I'm putting that in quotes. Because it's, it's there's an image that happens and you just see them kind of look and make eye contact. When you see Nicodemus and his cohorts making eye contact with this scene, where these people are either getting sold or they're they're standing on a corner waiting to be purchased or something like that. You can just tell Oh, no, I need to avert my eyes. I shouldn't even be seeing what I'm seeing and they're traveling to go deal with this situation. And then when they get close to it, they have the audio of what we assume is Mary because there's a room or like I guess what we could call an apartment and you can just hear growling wailing very just noises that make you feel something's very very offDavid Eckl 44:22 very uneasy, very uneasy. Yes. And even going into it it's I mean, you don't there's no other show or series that you would see something like this being talked about or shown like it's not something you would watch on TV it's very much you know, she was demon possessed. And hearing those things it's like what is going on here like you know, you're intrigued to find out more you want to keep watching you don't want to like turn away you want you want to see what she might be going through and what this Nicodemus who, besides the Roman guards potentially As the top guy, you know, in the city, the Teacher of teachers coming in to treating probably one of the lowest type of people in the city. Yep. And having an interaction where it's, this doesn't happen too often. Right? Let's watch it. Let's get into it.Lance Foulis 45:17 Yeah, absolutely. And you can tell I mean, they do a really good job of setting up like, okay, something is really like you're hearing these noises that are coming from that room and you're like, Okay, this is actually very serious. And this guy, yeah, should be able to do something in this situation, but he doesn't look like he's not inspiring a whole lot of confidence in what he's going to do. But then he kind of takes charge he goes, he looks to his dude Shmi well, and he basically is like, go get these ingredients, some kind of bark and some kind of incense thing and like, go get it quickly. And so that guy runs off come back and then he's got like, nicotine has has like, some branches I think with some things that he's got like an incense thing. So it's like smoking out. So So it's basically like a chain. And at the end of the chain is like a big, I don't know, bowl type of enclosed bowl thing and there's smoke coming out. So there's some kind of hot coals in there. This like burning something is making smoke and so then he goes in, he's got his, quote tools, his exorcism tools, and he goes into the room. And they made this part like, pretty, pretty scary. In my opinion, it was a little bit more, they pushed, they pushed an edge that like kind of what you said earlier, you wouldn't see the type of a thing in any kind of Christian type production. I wouldn't expect they're not pulling any punches. It's like yes, this lady is in severe torment. And it's a it's a demonic possession. And she's just kind of like moving around on the floor you don't see her face it's just the back of the face and then it comes to the point he's like talking and like the her like the stuff that's coming I have no not even say like her voice because it's not her voice it's like what the noises are coming out of her vocal cords are changing and getting more intense and then she like turns to look at him as he's like saying the stuff that he's saying he's like I juror you get out leave this woman alone. And like then it like her face turns to look at them. And the way that they did that was wow, I was really on the edge of my seat. What are your thoughts? ThisDavid Eckl 47:32 like the story is in the Bible, so it is true. And I like initially you said that you watched it with your kids thisLance Foulis 47:41 Oh, we didn't watch this scene with the kid. Okay, okay. Well, that's all day would have nightmares for a whileDavid Eckl 47:45 because I don't know how they would be able to do it. But I thinkLance Foulis 47:49 it was the episode The next step or three episode three which is with the kids that's the one episode they've seenDavid Eckl 47:54 the what we initially talked about to the theatrics of it yes show. You know that look, and I do vividly remember that image of Mary looking at Nicodemus in what is going on is scary. Yeah, like it is very much like anything could happen. Yeah, Ines. But also at the same time, it's one of those things that keeps you coming back for more. Yeah, this demon possessed person Mary is now changing. It's coming out of her in some way. Yeah, she is going to change and do something else. And it's like, we had no other history or story of Mary at the start of this other than when she was with her dad initially. Yep. And then she young innocent kid. Exactly. And then she goes into this state over after years of torment to be able to get to this and now it's going to be a massive change to be in doing something to glorify, what's to come and that's just amazing. Yes. And I know Nicodemus in the future in this story to it, he goes into talking a little bit more about you know, what he saw there? And what he had to go through and I mean, that's just one of those notches on the belt or it's like wait, you went and faced a demon possessed person and said these things and we're in that room? I just couldn't believe what it would be like no real time outside of shooting this for the for the show, but it just unbelievable.Lance Foulis 49:19 Yeah, like the fact that he even had the courage to go into the room is wild because if I encountered something like that in real life one I wouldn't know what to do and to just you don't know what you're gonna face when you get in there and you're trying to do something like he went in there and Elise tried Now obviously, like it failed, because the thing talked through Mary like after she is basically like, what did what did what did it say these like, we don't know you or we don't care essentially, like we're not listening to you. We don't have to listen to you. Like get out of here. We're done with you. And then he is like, just shocked and basically he just leaves in And she's not okay. And then that's that's basically the end of the scene. Yeah. It was, it was a very intense scene. Any other thoughts there?David Eckl 50:09 I don't know how Nicodemus like he was obviously told to do it. He was going to save this, Mary, you know, he didn't know what was going to come out of it, he was going to give it his best effort to being able to healer. And has just like, that's the reality of it. Some people have that still today. And it's even seeing that how he had dealt with it was just for me, it was It was eye opening, because I'd never seen that before. In anything. Yeah. And reading it. In the Bible, you don't get that kind of context of what the video or picture of it would, would be able to show you.Lance Foulis 50:48 Yeah, it's one thing to read in the Bible that this, you know, so and so is demon possessed, and the demons would throw him on the ground. And he would convulse for a few minutes. Like, it's like, you read that and you don't go okay. But then when you see it portrayed like that, they did it in this were like this individuals in torment, and they're, they can't do anything to help themselves in that situation is very eerie and freaky. And yeah, eye opening. I think you said that.David Eckl 51:14 It's not like you have the popcorn bowl right next to and you're grabbing it to eat more of it. You're like, not blinking. eyes focused? Yeah, every single second of it. And it's like, wait, what? Like, this is going to come out of this person, and she's going to be completely different. It's like, what,Lance Foulis 51:32 how do we get there? Yeah. How in the world are we going to get there? Yeah. One thing to call out here, because like her name, and my little like, website here, we know her as Lillith right now, we haven't made the connection that it's Mary. It's good point. Because that's a that's a very important thing is that we know this individual that her name is Lilith, and we don't know anything else about her other than what we've described, but nobody's called her Mary in this point. Sure. Because that's a very important thing for the close of the episode we're getting to so anyway, basically, that after Nicodemus leaves, some time passes, and then we find Lilith waking up. And she wakes up. This is important because she she has like a flashback of being with her father. And I think in this scene, yeah, she gets her she finds her doll. And like in the doll is the piece of paper she pulls out and it's the that scripture from Isaiah and so she's kept it this whole time, is she's looking at it now after having gone through this episode. And you can kind of tell like, this has happened to her before. She's just so done. I'm so sick of having to go through this stuff like can't anything like no nothing can and then she I think she rips up the piece of paper, which is a very like intense like, she had been carrying it this whole time. So whatever breaking point she is, she's at it is an intense breaking point, because she's taken this thing that she's kept with her, essentially came from her father cheese destroying it was a very intense scene,David Eckl 53:03 very intense, especially something now you've had for that many years. And then you've gotten to that breaking point to be able to do that it's eye opening to see that and I remember, even in future episodes, she ends up reciting that verse from from memorization. So it's something that she still has in her heart that she's living with. But the symbolism of her taking that piece of paper and tearing it up seems like you know, there's a breaking point that she just had to kind of forget that maybe the past that she just went through a page turned to what's going to come.Lance Foulis 53:37 Yep, that's good. All right. And so then we go back to last, these are the basically the last couple scenes here. We'll go through these kind of quickly. So it's tax day, and people are going to the tax booth to pay their taxes. So we are we witness Andrew and Simon going to the tax booth where Matthew is Matthew is revealed to be their tax collector, and they get there and they basically figure out that because of back taxes and everything else that they owe way more than they are Andrew was way more than they thought and Andrew cannot pay his taxes. And he's at the point, okay, we can't pay your taxes, you're gonna go to jail. Because if you couldn't pay your taxes, then you got thrown in jail where you would never be able to pay your taxes. So you basically that's it, you're you're done your life's over. And then that's when Simon tells Matthew and reveals, hey, I've got a I have an agreement with the main Roman magistrate and the magistrate. I was looking this up yesterday. I should have had this up on my on my iPad here. But a magistrate is somebody who has like pretty extensive authority. right in line with Caesar. So Simon is basically saying he has an arrangement on his taxes and Andrews taxes with the magistrate Quintus Who was the guy who was bossing Nicodemus around at the beginning of the episode and So he's basically telling Matthew Hey, you know, we don't, we won't be owing taxes because of the arrangement. Once I'm done with what I'm doing for Quintus all my taxes and all Andrews taxes will be done. And Matthew being Matthew, he doesn't believe them. Because Matthew is like, no, like you're not trustworthy, it just something doesn't make sense. There's no way you could have made this arrangement. So he doesn't believe him. But that's essentially where that scene ends. Did you have any thoughts there?David Eckl 55:24 The image I have from that Matthew, collecting taxes right outside of it is the Roman guard. standing there like kind of just making sure everything's kind of going to order is yes, yeah. And guys is when he hears Andrew and Simon talk, he's like, something's not right with these guys. Something's up. SoLance Foulis 55:41 it's kind of side looking like what's going on over there?David Eckl 55:44 Yes. and Canada. He is Gaius is Matthews kind of guard to go take him around to places and they chose to create an interesting relationship over time, but like, Matthew is truly protected because of Gaius. But also in this scene, it's interesting to see like, where you pay taxes it's not like you know, they're taken out of your paycheck you know, you're surely going to this huddle, youLance Foulis 56:08 have to show up with your your funds in hand. Yes. And pay it stop what you're doing. No, you cannot go work during this time. You have to show up and you have to bring your taxes and if you don't do it, you're gonna be in a world of hurt. Yes.David Eckl 56:20 Pay what to Caesar. What is Caesar's,Lance Foulis 56:22 again, like just the feeling that you get, it's just the burden on these people to do what? To pay their taxes to do what they need to do. It's just the burden feels very heavy. As you're as you're watching it.David Eckl 56:35 It'd be interesting. If that was today, though. Yeah. When I was thinking about it, like, how would you put yourself in their shoes, like you get your paycheck today, but every month, you have to go to this hut? Stand in line, and pay it?Lance Foulis 56:49 Yeah, cuz right now, dude, like, we don't have to see how much taxes are coming out of our paycheck. Yeah, we just get our direct deposit and, and then every time you look at your, your, your check in, you're like, wait, you took how much? My paycheck would have been? What? So like, it is kind of funny that to your point is like, they have to like show up and like, here's my taxes. And it's not like you're getting anything. I mean, technically you're, I guess not getting invaded by barbarians or whatever. ButDavid Eckl 57:17 yeah, that's the ledger. Lance, is kind ofLance Foulis 57:21 in front of everybody, right? Like, you'd have to go to this tax person. And they clearly have an idea who Matthew is. He's an Israelite, and he's telling them you have this Oh, and because you didn't pay here, and he's doing like math. And you remember, he's like doing math in his head with his fingers. So you can tell like, he's very gifted with numbers. But this guy is basically telling you like, no, that's not enough. What you just brought isn't enough, you need that. So like you're already like, in a state of humility. Like in that situation, the other guy wins. Because what are you going to do? You can't argue in this situation,David Eckl 57:51 maybe I'm okay with how taxes are taken. The moral of the story is, but I'll a lot of times in this, I put myself and my myself in the shoes of what these people had to go through back in the day. And yeah, this is a situation where I would be like, I don't really want to do that. Yeah, but obviously, systems change and all this stuff. And obviously, it's not, it's not how it's done today, here. But a lot of times in this whole situation like what would you do if you were Nicodemus, would you have gone right and healed? Mary? Would you have said no rolling Roman guards? You take care of them? Yep. Interesting. Yes. Across the board.Lance Foulis 58:31 Yes. 100%. Agreed. Yeah. And that's one good thing about there's so many different characters, and they are all relatable in some way. Matthew's state of security is very relatable, because like, he's, he's well fed. He's well, he has what he well clothed. He's got shoes on his feet, he's got a stable position. So like, that's relatable in the sense of like, what would it take for me to stop like, Where? Where are my morals? Where's my sense of? Yeah, Where's where's my moral sense? And like, what would need to be going on to where I would not choose the security that I'm having? I get that kind of feeling for Matthew, and then in with Simon and Andrew, it's like, oh, my gosh, like, how, how am I going to make it through this? How am I going to get the funds to pay and like, what I have to do whatever it takes, and I'm willing to do not necessarily whatever it takes, but I'm willing to do some things that I wouldn't necessarily be willing to do, but I have to do it. Otherwise, I'm sunk. So everybody's, there's just something relatable about every single character and I find myself in each kind of like what you were saying putting myself in their shoes and being like, oh, man, I kind of get like a real taste of what they're doing and why they're doing it. Yeah. SoDavid Eckl 59:45 what we first talked about, was about how they went to Nicodemus and said, there's people fishing on quote unquote, Shabbat, which we are now as the Sabbath day the rest and thank you Got that, like, would you if you needed to make ends meet? Would you go and fish on the Sabbath? To try to catch fish to be able to feed everyone and make ends meet? Would you do that, and it's just one of those situations that I was thinking about, it's like, maybe that's what it comes to, or else I have to go to jail. Like, at that point, it's like I'm at between a rock and a hard place. And I have to go do that, to make ends meet. So it's just one of those situations that, you know, other thing that I put myself in the shoes of the people, and it's, it's true, you know, that's what it is today. And that's what it is back then what it is today, it's like, you know, you have to make ends meet, you have to do whatever it takes to be able to provide for what we see in Simon and Eden, but also your family. And this is what Matthew is doing. I mean, the tax collector, you know, does he have to do this? I mean, that's what he wanted to do. And that's where he chose to do. Does he want to do it? I'm not sure.Lance Foulis 1:00:55 Right. Right. That's yeah, that's great. Okay, the final scene, what an epic final scene this is. So basically, what ends up happening is we get we cut to Mary, again, we know her as Lillith. And she, I think she goes to a bar and she basically just drinks a bun