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The world’s top tennis players will spend many hours under the lights over the next two weeks. And thanks to some changes made a couple of years ago, almost all of the light will shine down on them – not into the sky. The U.S. Open is played on 17 tournament courts and five practice courts in Queens, New York. Many of the sessions take place at night. But conventional outdoor lighting directs a lot of light into the sky, producing light pollution. To reduce the glow, the venue replaced its lighting in 2024. The new L-E-D fixtures are shaped and shielded so that almost all of their light shines down onto the courts. The change was certified as “dark-sky friendly” by DarkSky International, a group that’s been encouraging better outdoor lightning for 25 years. Cities, parks, and other places get certified by changing their lighting, and enacting policies designed to keep night skies dark. In all, the group has certified more than 270 sites around the world. And since 2019, it’s certified more than 40 sports venues, most of them in the U.S. – from Texarkana to Waukesha, Wisconsin, and from Seattle to Panama City, Florida. Light pollution does more than just ruin the view of the night sky. It can interfere with the migration of birds, sea turtles, and other animals. It wastes energy and money. And it can hurt people’s health. So reducing light pollution is a winning strategy. Script by Damond Benningfield

The Moon will ply the dark waters of the celestial sea the next few nights – a large region of sky that’s populated by constellations related to water. Tonight, the Moon sails from Aquarius the water bearer into Pisces, the fishes. Pisces is so long that the Moon will remain inside its borders until Monday night. The “sea” consists of six major constellations. Together, they cover almost one-eighth of the entire sky. All of them were created thousands of years ago by cultures around the Mediterranean Sea. The constellations probably were associated with water because the Sun passed across them during the rainy season. Like the open ocean on a moonless night, the entire region is dark – most of its stars are quite faint. The brightest of the lot is Fomalhaut. It’s in Piscis Austrinus, the southern fish. The star climbs into view in the southeast in early evening, and swims across the south during the night. It’s bright on its own, but the lack of other bright lights around it makes it really stand out. Pisces is especially dark. Most of its stars are impossible to see from light-polluted cities, or even the suburbs. And with the almost-full Moon passing through, it’s hard to see any of its stars even from sites that are far away from city lights. So as the Moon moves across the constellation, it looks like it’s floating through an ocean of darkness – the cosmic waters of the celestial sea. Script by Damond Benningfield

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A season comes to an end today. It has nothing to do with falling leaves, changing weather, or even big-time sports. Instead, it’s a season of eclipses. It didn’t last long – it started on August 12th, with a total solar eclipse, and it ends tonight, with a partial lunar eclipse. The Moon will be almost completely immersed in Earth’s long shadow, so it’ll turn dark. And at least part of the eclipse will be visible across almost all of North America. An eclipse season is governed by the way in which the Sun and Moon align. Most months, the geometry isn’t right – the Moon and Sun don’t line up the right way, so there are no eclipses at all. But every 173 days, they come into the proper alignment. That produces a solar eclipse at new Moon, and a lunar eclipse at full Moon. They can come in either order, a fortnight apart. And a season lasts for about five weeks – a few days longer than the Moon’s cycle of phases. So if there’s an eclipse near the start of the season, it produces three eclipses. This time, the solar eclipse came a few days after the season began, so we’re limited to two eclipses – including tonight’s. The Moon first dips into Earth’s dark inner shadow at 9:34 p.m. Central Time. The eclipse peaks at 11:13, when the shadow covers 96 percent of the lunar disk. It ends an hour and a half later. Script by Damond Benningfield

You've gotta do the homework before you have the conversation. Is your discovery process actually moving the needle for your buyers, or are you stuck in old habits that no longer deliver results? This episode features Becc Holland, a leading voice in sales strategy, who dives into how most sellers misunderstand the discovery process.  The conversation challenges outdated tactics and explores the power of uncovering what buyers don't know about their own needs. Listeners get a preview of new approaches to building trust, asking smarter questions, and turning KPIs into powerful sales tools. Don't miss this chance to learn what truly sets top sellers apart in today's market.

A young Louisiana man's death leads police across the Atlantic, after a confession in Leeds reveals a disturbing online connection and raises questions about what happened during his final moments…*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, additional writing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts.More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.comSOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUsWe're running a brief listener survey. As a thank you, completing it gives you the chance to win one of three signed copies of the They Walk Among Us book: https://bit.ly/theywalkamongussurvey2026 Thanks!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jeff Goldsmith talks to Emmy® nominated actor Nick Offerman and showrunner Mike Makowsky about their limited series - Death by Lightning. Download my podcast here Copyright © Unlikely Films, Inc. 2026. All rights reserved. For more great content, read Backstory Magazine!

The full Moon won’t look quite itself for part of tomorrow night. That’s because it’ll pass through Earth’s long shadow, creating a partial eclipse. At its peak, the shadow will cover all but a sliver of the lunar disk. That will darken the surface, with sunlight that filters through Earth’s atmosphere adding an orange or red tint. Lunar eclipses occur only at full Moon, when the Moon lines up directly opposite the Sun. The Moon’s orbit around Earth is tilted a bit, so most months the Moon passes above or below the shadow. But at least twice a year, the geometry is just right, and the Moon plunges into the shadow. This eclipse is only partial, not total. That means the angle isn’t quite perfect, so the Moon won’t be fully immersed in the shadow. But it’ll be hard to tell much of a difference – the shadow will cover 96 percent of the lunar disk. At least part of the eclipse will be visible from almost the entire United States. It gets started at 8:24 p.m. Central Daylight Time, when Earth’s outer shadow first touches the Moon. It’s so faint that you might not even notice it. But you will notice the partial eclipse, when the Moon enters the dark inner shadow. That starts at 9:34 p.m., peaks at 11:13, and ends at 12:52 a.m. on Friday. More about the eclipse tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield

Bobby is pumped his favorite show of all-time is getting another season. Amy is hosting an event tomorrow, but we worried she stole the opportunity from Lunchbox. Eddie’s son wrote his 3rd movie script. We try to help him on how he can support his son’s passion. Lunchbox is excited about his kid’s sports schedule that is life changing for him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

282: In this episode, I sit down with Joe and Jenn DelleFave to break down one of the most powerful real estate acquisition strategies available today: seller financing.(Show Notes: REtipster.com/282)Most investors understand the mechanics of owner financing, but very few know how to have the conversations that actually get sellers to say "Yes."Joe and Jenn share the exact framework they use to find motivated sellers, structure creative finance deals, negotiate terms, and acquire properties without relying on traditional bank loans.We discuss how they built a multimillion-dollar real estate portfolio using seller financing, subject-to deals, mortgage wraps, and creative negotiation strategies. They also explain how they generate inbound seller leads through Facebook groups, how they qualify motivated sellers, and the four pillars they use to structure every deal.If you're interested in seller financing, owner financing, creative finance, real estate investing, rental properties, cash flow, or building a real estate portfolio without using banks, this episode is packed with practical insights.

As the roster of known planets in other star systems grows, astronomers learn a lot more about planets and stars in general. One key finding is that almost all stars are still infants when their planets form. A planet is born from a disk of gas and dust around the newborn star. Solid particles stick together to form larger and larger bodies. They eventually form a chunk of rock and metal that can be much more massive than Earth. If these embryos are far enough from the star, where conditions are cold, they may sweep up vast amounts of leftover gas to form giant worlds. Observations of infant stars and planets suggest that most planets take shape within 10 million years or so. By then, the star’s radiation and winds have cleared away most of the raw ingredients for making planets. That leaves only the planets and some leftover “building blocks.” The gravity of the giant planets kicks many of the building blocks out of the system. But others remain, forming asteroids and comets. The planetary system isn’t in its final form by then. Gravitational interactions can cause a planet to move toward or away from the star, change the angle of its orbit, or even get kicked out of the system. And the asteroids and comets can pound the young planets – perhaps giving birth to moons. So while planets form quickly, they continue to evolve throughout the lifetime of their star system. Script by Damond Benningfield

What does it really mean to be authentic in voiceover? In this first conversation of the new Truth in the Booth series, Anne Ganguzza welcomes voice actor and coach Tim Powers to explore why authentic voiceover is about much more than simply sounding natural. They dive into subtext, storytelling, emotional connection, predictable performances, character motivation, and the acting skills required to take someone else's words and make them feel genuinely true. Whether you're working in commercial, corporate narration, animation, or another area of voiceover, the same question remains: What are you really trying to make the listener feel? Anne and Tim also discuss why animation requires emotional truth, why imitation alone isn't enough, how practice builds authentic performance, and why the human ability to interpret and connect with a story remains at the heart of voiceover. Chapters 00:00 — Introducing Truth in the Booth with Tim Powers 02:23 — The Misconceptions About Becoming a Voice Actor 03:04 — Why Clients and Casting Directors Ask for Authenticity 05:17 — What Influencers Teach Us About Human Communication 06:01 — How to Make Someone Else's Words Sound Authentic 07:51 — Finding the Subtext Behind the Script 09:23 — Why Voice Actors Need Metaphor and Critical Thinking 11:25 — Every Script Has a Story 13:50 — Why Buying Decisions Begin With Emotion 16:00 — Voiceover as a Transference of Emotion 17:16 — Why Animated Characters Must Be Rooted in Truth 20:27 — Everything Has a Story 22:21 — Why Predictable Performances Don't Stand Out 24:23 — If You're Not Acting, You're Not Doing the Job 26:14 — Imitation, Impressions, and Emotional Range 28:24 — Why Voiceover Acting Is Not Supposed to Be Easy 29:37 — Why Professionals Make Difficult Skills Look Easy 31:03 — The Beatles, Practice, and Putting in the Time 31:43 — The Essential Lessons of Truth in the Booth

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on all hell breaking loose as Ukraine President Zelenskyy flips the script on Donald Trump and Putin and strikes hard in Russia. Head to https://Superpower.com and use code MEIDAS at checkout for $20 off your membership. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpod Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You don't have to completely reinvent your lessons to make them more engaging for students. In this episode, we'll share simple, low-prep ways to add more fun and interaction to the activities you already use. Listen in as we discuss practical ideas you can start using right away! 00:58 What Engagement Is & What It Isn't 05:23 Flip the Script 10:20 Switching Up Writing 13:06 Rules & Expectations 15:17 Easy Ways to Turn Worksheets into Games   LEARN MORE at http://teach4theheart.com/397

Of the thousands of planets that have been discovered in other star systems, only a few orbit stars that are easy to see with the eye alone. Most of the stars are so faint or so far away that they just fade into the firmament. One exception is Hamal, the brightest star of Aries, the ram. It climbs into view, in the east-northeast, by mid-evening. It’s about 66 light-years away, but it’s bright enough that it’s easy to see from all but the most light-polluted cities. Hamal is so bright because it’s completed the “prime” phase of life – a phase known as the “main sequence.” Now it’s in the next phase, as a giant. It’s puffed up to about 15 times the diameter of the Sun, making it much brighter. Hamal has one confirmed planet – Hamal b. It, too, is a big ‘un – it’s almost twice as massive as Jupiter, the giant of our own solar system. But the planet is only a little farther from Hamal than Earth is from the Sun. So every square inch of the surface receives about 10 times more energy than the same-sized patch of Earth. As a result of that bombardment, Hamal b is extremely hot. That makes it highly unlikely to host any form of life – at least not like any life on Earth. And if it ever did have life, it probably perished as Hamal expanded and brightened. So Hamal b isn’t a good place to go hunting for neighbors. We’ll have more about planets in other star systems tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield

Jupiter is climbing away from the Sun, moving a little higher into the dawn sky day by day. Right now, it’s quite low in the east as twilight paints the sky. But it’s also quite bright, so if you have a clear horizon, you’ll be able to pick it out. Despite appearances, Jupiter isn’t really close to the Sun at all. It looks close only because of the relative positions of Jupiter and Earth. As seen from Earth, Jupiter passed behind the Sun in late July, so it was hidden in the Sun’s glare for several weeks. But Earth follows a smaller, faster orbit around the Sun. Now, we’re looping around toward Jupiter. We’ll catch up to it and pass it next February. So Jupiter will rise earlier and remain in view longer every day until then. Jupiter repeats this cycle every 13 months. In other words, wherever it appears in the sky now, it’ll be in a similar position 13 months later. But it won’t appear against the same background of stars. It takes Jupiter almost 12 years to orbit the Sun, so it takes that long for it to complete one full circle through the constellations. On average, it shifts eastward by about one constellation per year. So while it’s currently in Cancer, by the next time it graces the dawn sky, next September, it’ll be one constellation over, in Leo. Again, look for Jupiter low in the east during the dawn twilight, and climbing higher into the sky morning by morning. Script by Damond Benningfield

The Sun narrowly skirts by the heart of the lion today and tomorrow – the star Regulus. At their closest, they’ll be separated by just a fraction of a degree. After that, the Sun will slide across Leo for almost four weeks before moving into Virgo. That may surprise those whose astrological sign is Virgo. The Sun is supposed to cross into Virgo tomorrow. That highlights two points: the difference between the “signs” and the constellations, and the Sun’s changing position relative to both. The constellations of the zodiac were drawn thousands of years ago. They were based on connect-the-dots patterns of stars, not formal boundaries. The constellations are different sizes, so the Sun spends different amounts of time crossing each one. On average, though, with 12 months and 12 constellations, the Sun spent a month in each. So astrology divided the zodiac into 12 equal slices. That meant the Sun spent an equal amount of time in each sign, regardless of the size of the constellation itself. But the Sun shifts position relative to the background of the stars. So today, the signs and constellations are out of sync by about a month. And in the early 20th century, astronomers assigned formal borders to the constellations. So the Sun spends from about a week to more than five weeks crossing each constellation. And the way the borders are set up, it actually crosses 13 of them – including Leo. Script by Damond Benningfield

Host Jeff Goldsmith talks to co-writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers about their hit film - Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Download my podcast here Copyright © Unlikely Films, Inc. 2026. All rights reserved. For more great content check out Backstory Magazine @ Backstory.net

The space around our solar system is cloudy. Astronomers have mapped 15 individual clouds within a few hundred light-years. The clouds are moving in different directions, and they have different mixtures of ingredients. Some of those ingredients were forged by exploding stars. Over the past few years, scientists have used one of those ingredients to trace the solar system’s path through the Local Interstellar Cloud. It’s about 30 light-years across, and we’re close to its edge – perhaps in the transition zone with the next cloud. The scientists have looked at a radioactive form of iron that’s produced when a massive star explodes as a supernova. The explosion scatters the atoms, creating clouds of debris – including iron-rich dust grains. As Earth flies through a cloud, it sweeps up some of the dust, which falls to the surface. The scientists have found the iron in sediments on the bottom of the ocean, and in fresh snow in Antarctica. And recently, they found it in layers of ice deposited 40,000 to 80,000 years ago, also in the Antarctic. Those samples fell to Earth before the others did. And they have lower amounts of the radioactive iron. That could mean that Earth was just entering the Local Cloud during that period. The amount of iron went up as we passed deeper into the cloud. Now, the amount is going down again – perhaps heralding the solar system’s exit from the Local Cloud. Script by Damond Benningfield

Antares is a class M star. That means its surface is thousands of degrees cooler than the surface of the Sun. The lower temperature makes it look reddish orange – a color that’s easy to see with the eye alone. Every dark orange or red star you can see in the night sky falls into class M. But none of those stars is anything like the Sun. They’re all giants or supergiants – stars that are much bigger than the Sun. And Antares is one of the biggest of them all – hundreds of times wider than the Sun, and tens of thousands of times brighter. Such stars have completed the prime phase of life, so they’ve puffed up to many times their original size. As they got bigger, their surfaces got cooler and redder. But these big guys aren’t even the tip of the class-M iceberg – they’re more like a small patch of snow on top of the iceberg. Class M may incorporate half or more of all the stars in the galaxy. That includes the Sun’s closest neighbor, Proxima Centauri, which is just four-and-a-quarter light-years away. But almost all of these “red dwarfs” are much smaller and fainter than the Sun. In fact, they’re so faint that not even one of them is visible to the unaided eye. So any time you see a red star, you’re seeing a monster – one of the bigger stars in the galaxy. Look for Antares quite near the Moon this evening – a supergiant star at the head of its class. Tomorrow: going dark. Script by Damond Benningfield

What if the person you call the love of your life entered carrying the key to the place where you still believe you are incomplete? Human beings begin life dependent. That dependence is innocent. A child requires regulation, protection, recognition, touch, presence, and care. When those needs remain unfinished, adulthood can inherit more than pain. It can inherit an assignment. Find somebody who will finally make the old absence stop hurting. Then attraction can feel like destiny because conditioning recognizes a familiar role before consciousness recognizes the script. The divine mirrored intimate play places another free, changing human being close enough to activate what solitude can keep hidden. Their distance can uncover abandonment. Independence can expose control. A boundary can reveal entitlement. Desire can expose the hunger to be chosen. Change can uncover the fear beneath your demand for permanence. The mirror shows something devastating. You have been asking an impermanent person to provide permanent evidence that you are truly whole. Bodies age, feelings move, circumstances turn, identities evolve, and relationships change form. Impermanence keeps its promise. The false self fights that fact because psychological need requires continuity of supply. Here need becomes the original sin when innocent childhood dependence survives as the adult belief that completion exists somewhere outside the self. Perhaps the fine tuning serves one ruthless purpose. Whatever you keep demanding from another person returns as a question about what remains uncultivated, disowned, or unclaimed within you. Can you become internally what you keep hiring romantic love to provide externally? Psychological freedom begins when another person can matter enormously without carrying responsibility for your wholeness. Then love loses its job as rescue. The mirror has done its work for you. You finally meet the person across from you after you stop trying to find yourself inside them.

Texas football fans get a rare, off-the-cuff Coach Mack Brown appearance that moves well beyond game talk. He reveals the athletes who left him speechless, why podcasting changed the way he tells the story, and what really happens when coaching, media, and pressure all collide.Sandy McIlree leads a lively, wide-ranging conversation with Mac Brown that touches everything from his Austin traditions and two very different dogs to the biggest names he has ever coached. Brown breaks down why Vince Young, Derrick Johnson, Brian Orakpo, Roy Williams, Jamal Charles, Ricky Williams, and others belong in the same conversation when you talk about pure athleticism.You'll also hear Brown explain how his time on the media side changed his perspective on reporters, why sound bites can distort what coaches actually mean, and why podcasts give him the freedom to tell the full story instead of the clipped version. He even weighs in on the upcoming Ohio State showdown and the kind of weather advantage Texas hopes to enjoy.The Stampede gets a mention too, along with the live taping at Victory Lap and the companion Ohio State podcast, The Script, featuring Cardale Jones and Beanie Wells. If you like Texas football, behind-the-scenes coaching insight, and honest conversation from one of the sport's most recognizable voices, this one is worth your time.Perfect for Longhorn fans, football junkies, and anyone who wants a smarter look at how great teams, great players, and great media moments really work.

How can #creatives use #AI to #becomemore productive without letting AI take over the #creativeprocess?     Dr. Albert Bramante, Ph.D. #TalentAgent, #Psychology Professor, #Author of "Rise Above the Script", shares #practicaltips and strategies for using #ChatGPT, Claude, #GoogleGemini, and Perplexity as tools for brainstorming, research, writing, and #productivity—while keeping your own voice, stories, experience, and creativity at the centre. Plus, we explore the growing concerns around AI dependence, #AIrelationships, synthetic intimacy, social media, loneliness, and our changing communication skills. This powerful conversation asks us to consider where AI belongs in our lives—and where #healthyboundaries need to remain. About Albert Bramante, Ph.D.:For over 20 years, Albert has helped performers, educators, and creators #breakthroughfear and self-doubt—whether that's  #impostersyndrome, self-sabotage, or believing they're not “enough”—using a unique combination of #psychology, #hypnosis, #NLP, and practical tech skills. As a professor, talent agent, and certified hypnotist, Albert's mission aligns with making change fun, actionable, and, yes, easy for creatives. He also teaches coaches and creators how to harness AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude to simplify content creation and cut down overwhelm.Learn more and connect with Dr. Albert now at:https://bramanteartists.com/https://linktr.ee/albertbramante#ArtificialIntelligence #AIForCreatives #AIProductivity #AIClarity #AIAndCreativity #HumanConnection #HumanTouch #CreativeMindset #PerformanceMindset #ContentCreation #AIWriting #PromptEngineering  #ClaudeAI #PerplexityAI #AIAndMentalHealth #DigitalWellbeing #AIEthics #AIAndTheFuture #CreativeEmpowerment #SelfTrust #AuthenticContent #PersonalBranding #Creators_____________________________________ABOUT SAMIA:Samia Bano is the #HappinessExpert, author, speaker, podcaster & coach for coaches and healers. Samia is most known for her book, 'Make Change Fun and Easy' and her #podcast of the same name. With the help of her signature Follow Your Heart Process™, a unique combination of #PositivePsychology and the #spiritual wisdom of our most effective #ChangeMakers, Samia helps you overcome #LimitingBeliefs, your chains of fear, to develop a #PositiveMindset and create the impact and income you desire with fun and ease…Samia's advanced signature programs include the Happiness 101 Class and the Transformative Action Training.Samia is also a Certified #ReikiHealer and Crisis Counselor working to promote #MentalHealthAwareness.  Samia models #HeartCenteredLeadership and business that is both #SociallyResponsible and #EnvironmentallyFriendly.Samia is a practicing #Muslim with an inter-spiritual approach. As someone who has a love and appreciation for diversity, she is a #BridgeBuilder between people of different faiths and cultures. Although Samia currently lives in California, USA, she has lived in 3 other countries and speaks Hindi, Urdu, and English fluently.  Want to learn even more about Samia? Visit www.academyofthriving.com :)To Book your Free HAPPINESS 101 EXPLORATION CALL with Samia, click: https://calendar.app.google/ycNkS9obhoQhiYXM6

Poet Leeanne Quinn joins Words That Burn to discuss her third collection, Landscape with Question, published by Carcanet Press.Written between Drogheda and Vienna, the collection holds two conversations at once: one with the Irish modernist painter Nano Reid, whose family bar on James' Street was later run by Quinn's parents, and one with Ingeborg Bachmann's novel Malina. Quinn explains why the "landscape with" poems move away from the representational towards questions of time and place, and why she took the three birth years Reid gave over her lifetime as the spine for the book's three sections.We talk about writing without a plan and finding the loops and repetitions only after the book is finished, about reading Reid's matter-of-fact titles against her abstraction, and about the eighteenth and nineteenth century visitor reports on Drogheda that Quinn cuts into her lines as springboards. We also discuss the speaker's resistance to being located, the surveillance running under the collection, and the elegy that surfaces in "Landscape with Crows", which adapts a line from H.D.'s Tribute to Freud.Leeanne reads two poems: "First Part of the Night" and the title poem, "Landscape with Question".Leeanne Quinn is from Drogheda, County Louth, and holds a doctorate in American literature from Trinity College Dublin. Her first collection, Before You, was highly commended in the Forward Prize. Her second, Some Lives, was a book of the year for both The Irish Times and The Irish Independent. She has edited two anthologies for Dedalus Press.Landscape with Question is out now from Carcanet Press. Links to Leeanne's work are below.If you enjoy the episode, please leave a review wherever you listen.Follow Leeanne QuinnBuy Landscape With QuestionPhoto credit for the thumbnail Bríd O'DonovanFollow the Podcast:Read the Script on SubstackFollow the Podcast On InstagramFollow the Podcast on X/TwitterFollow the Podcast on TiktokFollow the podcast on Bluesky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The discovery of a child's torso in the Thames leaves detectives with almost no clues to his identity. An international investigation begins, uncovering increasingly disturbing possibilities…*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, additional writing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts.More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.comSOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUsWe're running a brief listener survey. As a thank you, completing it gives you the chance to win one of three signed copies of the They Walk Among Us book: https://bit.ly/theywalkamongussurvey2026 Thanks!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All is not well with the universe – or at least our understanding of it. There’s growing evidence, for example, that “dark energy” might not behave the way scientists had thought. And that behavior might control the universe’s fate. Dark energy was discovered three decades ago. It may account for two-thirds of all the matter and energy in the universe. And it appears to cause the universe to expand faster as it ages. So far, no one knows for sure what dark energy really is. One idea is that it’s “constant” – perhaps a property of space itself. As the universe expands, it creates more space, so there’s more dark energy. But no more matter is created. The existing matter spreads out, so the effect of its gravity gets weaker. Dark energy then becomes even more dominant, making the universe expand faster and faster. But some recent studies suggest that dark energy might not be constant – it might change over time. If so, then the universe might not expand forever. One study says the universe could end in 20 billion years. Over the final few billion, gravity would take control, pulling everything into a Big Crunch. All the stars and galaxies would smash together. Finally, everything would merge to form a single black hole. After that, perhaps the universe could rebound in another sort of Big Bang. But that universe would be quite different – a universe that we can’t even begin to understand. Script by Damond Benningfield

In the mythology of ancient Egypt, the universe began when a great god emerged from the void. He created the air and the divine order of the world. And they gave birth to the land and sky. That’s one of countless creation stories – attempts to explain the birth of the universe. To modern science, the best explanation is the Big Bang, an instant of creation 13.8 billion years ago. Several pieces of evidence support the Big Bang. For one, on the largest scales, galaxies are all racing away from each other. If you trace the motion back in time, everything comes together in a single point. For another, the Big Bang left its “fingerprints” on the universe – an afterglow known as the cosmic microwave background. It was created when the early universe had cooled enough for light to travel freely. As the universe expanded, the afterglow shifted to radio wavelengths, which we see in every direction. One more bit of evidence is the way elements are created. According to the theory, the Big Bang itself created hydrogen and helium, the simplest elements. Later, the first stars “fused” those elements together to make heavier ones. Over time, the percentage of heavy elements has increased as stars make more of them and release them into space. And that’s just what astronomers observe when they look into the universe – a steady build-up of heavier elements, dating to the beginning of time. More tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield

Are you consciously creating your future—or simply following the script you were handed? Dr. Wayne Pernell talks with entrepreneur, Army veteran, business operator, and author Steve Rolle about rejecting inherited limits and deliberately building the life you want. Steve shares how growing up in a low-income community outside Washington, D.C., shaped his early expectations—and how mentorship, books, an Army ROTC scholarship, and exposure to business ownership expanded his sense of possibility. You'll learn how environment influences identity, why the right mentor can interrupt a limiting pattern, and how small, repeatable wins help you prove a new identity to yourself. Steve also explains why joining higher-level communities requires bringing value to the table and shares his motivation formula: value × belief × immediacy ÷ friction. The episode's central challenge is simple but powerful: actively reject the future you did not choose, decide who you want to become, and prove it through action. Learn more about Steve at [SteveRoll.com](https://steveroll.com), follow **@RollWithSteve** on social media, and find his book, *The Future You Choose*, on Amazon. If this conversation helped you, follow *One Sharp Sword*, leave a review, and share the episode with someone who is ready to stop living by default.Steve Rolle's LinkedIn Page: linkedin.com/in/steverolle

She thought she knew exactly what she had signed up for: an interactive ghost story performed inside a historic house, complete with paranormal investigators, spirits, and real ghost-hunting equipment.What she didn't know was which parts were actually part of the show.As the night unfolded, equipment began reacting, strange sensations followed her into an upstairs room, and something happened to her husband that no actor appeared to be responsible for.Only afterward did she learn an important detail about how the experience had been designed.The story was scripted. The paranormal activity wasn't.So where, exactly, did the performance end—and something real begin?#RealGhostStories #GhostStories #HauntedHouse #Paranormal #TrueGhostStories #HauntedConnecticut #GhostHunting #ParanormalActivity #Unexplained #HistoricHaunting Love real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

If you're not enrolling at least 25-50% of people into your high-ticket programs on the very first conversation, the problem probably isn't objection handling. The sale is won or lost in the first 10 minutes — sometimes even in the 10 minutes before the call starts. In this episode, I give you the exact sales call opening script that's been battle-tested over 100,000 calls and produced nine figures in revenue. But the script isn't the real lesson. The real lesson is what's happening underneath it — a skill called frame control that governs every human interaction you'll ever have. I walk through the seven beliefs of the Doctor Frame that you need in your bones before every call, why the librarian can shush you but the drunk guy at the baseball game can't, and the story of a girl at my bar who ran the most masterful frame control I've ever seen with one sentence. I also break down the exact rapport preframe we use, the single most important question to open the discovery phase, and why the iron rule is to shut your mouth after you ask it. "The decision they're making on this call is not whether to join your program. It's whether to fix their problem. If they decide to save their marriage, joining your program is just the logical next step."

The universe consists of everything we can see, plus a whole lot more – all matter and energy, space and time. It was born 13.8 billion years ago, in the Big Bang. It’s been expanding and changing ever since. We don’t know how big it is – it might be infinite. We’re not sure how it will end. And we don’t even know what most of it is made of. Universe comes from a Latin word that means “combined into one.” It’s been described as everything that is, that ever has been, and that ever will be. When the universe was born, it consisted almost entirely of hydrogen and helium, the simplest chemical elements. Some of those elements came together to make the first stars, which clumped together to form galaxies. As the first stars aged, they created heavier elements, which were incorporated into later stars. Some of those elements formed planets, and even the life on Earth. But most of the universe is hidden. About two-thirds of everything in the universe consists of dark energy. We don’t know what it is – only that it’s making the universe expand faster. About a quarter of the universe consists of dark matter. We don’t know what it is, either – perhaps some type of exotic particle. Everything else – all the stars and galaxies and energy that we can see and experience – makes up just five percent of the universe – the bare tip of the cosmic iceberg. More tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield

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Episode Description:Nancy Cartwright is best known as the voice of Bart Simpson. But in this archive conversation, James is interested in the artist behind the voice.Nancy joins the show to talk about In Search of Fellini, the film she co-wrote with Peter Kjenaas based on her own trip to Italy in the 1980s. At the time, Nancy was already working as an actress and voiceover performer, but she became obsessed with Federico Fellini's La Strada. She studied scenes from the film in acting class, felt deeply connected to Giulietta Masina's performance, and eventually decided she wanted to get the rights to adapt La Strada for the stage.So she wrote Fellini letters. When she finally got a response telling her not to come because Fellini would be working, Nancy heard something else: he would be there.She went anyway.That decision becomes the central metaphor of the episode. Nancy describes the trip not as a business errand, but as an immersion into life, art, culture, language, risk, chance encounters, and personal transformation. The film's line—sometimes you have to travel far, far away to find what is closest to you—comes from one of those real encounters.James and Nancy also talk about her earlier career. Nancy explains how she found her way from speech competitions in Ohio to radio work, to studying with Daws Butler, to acting classes with Milton Katselas. She shares stories about auditioning for Cheers, getting a part after walking straight out of the casting room, and learning that if you surprise yourself, you can surprise everyone else.That lesson also applies to The Simpsons. Nancy originally went in to audition for Lisa, but when she saw Bart's description—“a 10-year-old school-hating underachiever and proud of it”—she knew instantly that was the part. She trusted the instinct.The conversation becomes a meditation on creativity. Mentorship matters. Preparation matters. But at some point, the artist has to do the work, throw it away, walk into the room, and trust what happens.Nancy's story is about voice acting, Fellini, and Bart Simpson. But it is also about making the leap from talent to authorship, from performing other people's words to finding the story only you can tell.Editorial Note:This is a From the Archive episode. References to In Search of Fellini as a new or limited-release film, The Simpsons at that point in its run, Nancy's projects, and release timing reflect the original recording period.What You'll Learn:Why Nancy Cartwright calls herself one of the most recognizable voices attached to an unrecognizable face.How Bart Simpson's voice fits into Nancy's own personality and childhood mischief.Why La Strada affected Nancy so deeply as a young actress.How Nancy's trip to Italy became the foundation for In Search of Fellini.Why “sometimes you have to travel far, far away to find what is closest to you” became the emotional center of the film.How Nancy learned voice acting from Daws Butler.What Milton Katselas taught her about surprising herself.Why walking out of a Cheers audition helped her get the role.How to create an effect without making it feel calculated.Why auditions are not just competitions, but opportunities to fulfill a decision.How Nancy knew Bart was the right role even though she had been called in for Lisa.Why artists need preparation, mentorship, instinct, immersion, and commitment.How The Simpsons has lasted through writing, love, improv, and a giant universe of relatable characters.Why Nancy believes artists have a responsibility to connect with people on a deeper wavelength.How making In Search of Fellini took more than 20 years of persistence, revision, and collaboration.Timestamped Chapters:[02:00] The Most Unknown Famous Person in the WorldJames introduces Nancy Cartwright and asks what it is like to be instantly recognizable by voice but not by face.[02:43] Bart Simpson Enters the RoomNancy demonstrates why millions of people know her even if they do not know what she looks like.[03:04] Bart on an AirplaneNancy tells the story of using Bart's voice on a flight to the UK and entertaining the cockpit crew before landing.[04:55] Beyond Bart SimpsonJames introduces Nancy's broader creative life and her film In Search of Fellini.[06:37] The Pearl Is the Autobiography of the OysterJames connects Fellini's idea of autobiography and art to Nancy's film.[06:54] Traveling Far Away to Find What Is ClosestNancy explains the line from the movie and how it came from her real trip to Italy.[07:47] Studying La StradaNancy describes discovering Fellini's La Strada in acting class and becoming captivated by Giulietta Masina's performance.[10:43] Mentors, Acting Class, and Early RolesJames connects Nancy's early acting work, voiceover success, Daws Butler, Milton Katselas, and her growing artistic identity.[10:47] The Cheers AuditionNancy tells the story of walking out of an audition and discovering that the casting team loved it.[11:39] Surprise Yourself, Surprise Everyone ElseNancy shares Milton Katselas's advice and James identifies the broader lesson behind the audition.[13:18] Authenticity vs. CalculationNancy explains why an effect only works when it is sincere, not staged.[13:52] The Lobster Hat AuditionNancy tells the story of Marian Rose White, a strange hat, thick glasses, and how she was already auditioning before she entered the room.[17:47] You Are On Before You Walk InJames and Nancy turn the audition story into a larger lesson about authenticity and preparation.[18:24] Twenty Years of Writing In Search of FelliniNancy explains how the film evolved through many versions before becoming the final story.[21:05] Finding the Authentic Artistic SelfJames connects Lucy's journey in the film to Nancy's own search for her artistic identity.[21:47] Why Nancy Went to ItalyNancy explains how studying La Strada turned into a real-life mission to find Fellini and ask for the rights.[22:14] Storytelling, Speech Competitions, and Childhood MischiefNancy talks about growing up as one of six kids, discovering performance, and realizing there was a little Bart in her from the beginning.[25:23] Finding Daws ButlerNancy explains how a Warner Brothers contact led her to Daws Butler and how that mentorship changed her career.[27:14] Learning the Professional CraftEven with natural talent, Nancy spent years studying before Daws felt she was ready to record a proper voiceover tape.[30:23] Ride the Horse in the Direction It's GoingNancy reflects on seizing the moment and following the career openings that appear.[31:00] Make a Decision and Back It FullyNancy explains how artists can overcome comparison and negative voices by committing to the choice they make.[33:34] Trust the Work, Then Throw It AwayNancy describes the balance between preparation and presence: do the work, then go in and trust yourself.[33:57] Auditioning for Lisa, Choosing BartNancy remembers seeing Bart's character description next to Lisa's and immediately knowing where her instinct pointed.[35:21] Art as a WavelengthNancy explains why art can reach people beyond logic and pull something out of them emotionally.[37:04] Letters to FelliniNancy describes writing Fellini repeatedly, finally getting a response, and deciding to go to Italy anyway.[39:07] Immersing Herself in ItalyThe trip becomes more than a meeting. Nancy wants to eat, drink, fall in love, learn the culture, and live inside the experience.[41:18] The Line That Became the MovieNancy explains how a chance encounter in Milan gave her the line about traveling far away to find what is closest.[43:19] Real Life Becomes FilmJames and Nancy connect the people and moments from her trip to the characters and scenes in In Search of Fellini.[44:34] Why Nancy Didn't Play ClaireNancy explains why she realized acting in the film as the mother would distract from the story.[46:02] Maria Bello, Mary Lynn Rajskub, and the CastNancy talks about the actors who brought the film to life and the commitment they brought to the work.[48:00] Returning to Italy After DecadesNancy and her collaborators retrace her old journey, draw from diaries and letters, and rebuild the story.[49:31] Art After FearNancy tells the story of finding a sculpture after a frightening encounter in Venice and how that moment stayed with her.[53:47] Yes, AndJames identifies the improvisational quality in Nancy's life: saying yes to the moment and letting the next connection appear.[56:46] Writing the Script in a WeekAfter years of drafts, the final version comes together quickly because the deeper material had been building for decades.[58:11] Everyone Has an Artist InsideJames and Nancy discuss Fellini's belief that people carry artistic potential that often gets shut down by ordinary life.[01:00:38] Fellini, Bart, and Surreal TruthJames connects Fellini's surreal realism to The Simpsons and Nancy's attraction to Bart.[01:03:50] From One-Woman Show to Feature FilmNancy explains how In Search of Fellini began as a monologue and one-woman show before becoming a movie.[01:07:08] Why The Simpsons LastedNancy credits Springfield's huge cast of relatable characters, the writers, the performers, and the love behind the work.[01:08:42] Nancy's Code for SuccessDo what you love, surround yourself with supporters, be professional, find a mentor, surprise yourself, and seize the moment.[01:10:43] Why the Movie Still Works Without Knowing FelliniJames says viewers do not need to know Fellini to connect with the story of finding the artist inside yourself.[01:12:00] James's Reaction to the FilmJames says the movie made him cry and describes it as a story about finding your authentic self.Additional Resources:Nancy Cartwright Official WebsiteIn Search of Fellini — NetflixNancy Cartwright BiographyNancy Cartwright — Fox / The Simpsons BioNancy Cartwright — Television Academy InterviewIn Search of Fellini — Spotted Cow EntertainmentNancy Cartwright on the Personal Inspiration Behind In Search of FelliniMy Life as a 10-Year-Old BoyLa Strada — The Criterion CollectionFederico Fellini — The Criterion CollectionDaws Butler — Television Academy InterviewsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Artemis II astronauts got to see something that only 24 other people have seen with their own eyes: the far side of the Moon. As they looped behind the Moon, the astronauts could see almost the entire hemisphere that remains hidden from those of us on Earth. The Moon is “locked” so that one hemisphere always faces our planet – a result of the same process that creates ocean tides. We didn’t get our first glimpse of the farside until 1959, when a Soviet probe snapped a picture. The two lunar hemispheres look different. While dark volcanic plains cover about a third of the nearside, they cover just one percent of the farside. The farside is more heavily cratered. And the crust on the farside is thicker. That could be the result of a gentle “splat” by a smaller moon when the Moon was young. The farside often is called the dark side of the Moon – “dark” as in unknown or unseen. It actually receives just as much sunlight as the nearside does. But the nights are darker there. From the nearside, Earth is in view most of the time, brightening the nights. But Earth is never seen from the farside. So the nights are illuminated only by the stars – making the dark side of the Moon a really good spot for stargazing. The crescent Moon is low in the west in early evening. The planet Venus, the “evening star,” is close to its right. And the star Spica is even closer above the Moon. Script by Damond Benningfield

The Moon is lumpy. In fact, its gravity is the lumpiest of any body in the solar system. That makes it tricky for spacecraft to maintain the right speed and altitude as they orbit the Moon. The lumps are known as mass concentrations – “mascons.” They were discovered by Lunar Orbiter 1, which arrived at the Moon 60 years ago. You can’t see them – only feel their gravitational pull. Lunar Orbiter was designed to survey possible landing sites for Apollo astronauts. But as it circled the Moon, its orbit changed in unexpected ways. As it flew over some parts of the Moon, it sped up a little and dropped closer to the surface. The same effect was seen in the orbits of later missions as well. The effect could be dramatic. Apollo 16 left a small satellite in orbit in April of 1972. It was supposed to stay in orbit for several months. Instead, it crashed after just one month. Many of the mascons are associated with giant impact basins. They formed when asteroids slammed into the Moon long ago. Dense molten rock bubbled up below the scars, then cooled and hardened. This rock is denser than the surrounding rock. That makes its gravitational pull a little stronger. Today, we have good maps of the mascons – allowing satellites to escape their fatal attraction. The crescent Moon is quite low in the sky as twilight fades the next couple of nights. Venus, the “evening star,” stands close by. Script by Damond Benningfield

The first of a series of lunar “spy” satellites entered orbit around the Moon 60 years ago today. There wasn’t any secret about it – it was conducted in full public view. But its camera system was adapted from one built for an Air Force spy satellite. Lunar Orbiter 1 was the first American spacecraft to orbit the Moon – a half-dozen earlier attempts had all failed. Its main goal was to snap high-resolution pictures of possible landing sites for Apollo astronauts. But it would also map a good portion of the lunar surface, and take a close-up look at a few spots on the far side. And it would measure the Moon’s gravitational and magnetic fields. Its camera system used two lenses – one for close-ups, the other for wider views. The images were recorded on 65-millimeter film, then processed in an on-board lab. Finally, they were scanned and transmitted to Earth. Eastman Kodak had created the camera system for a spy satellite called SAMOS. But for that craft, the film was dropped back to Earth, where it was grabbed by an airplane as it parachuted toward the surface – something they couldn’t do from a quarter of a million miles away. Lunar Orbiter 1 took more than 200 pictures. They were combined with the images from four successor missions to produce the most comprehensive atlas of the lunar surface to that time. And scientists continue to study the images today. Script by Damond Benningfield

A stellar vanishing act led to a revelation about an iceball far from the Sun: It has a thin atmosphere. It’s the smallest object with a known atmosphere in the entire solar system. The object is 2002 XV93. It’s in the Kuiper Belt – a wide “doughnut” beyond the orbit of Neptune, the Sun’s outermost major planet. The belt contains millions of icy bodies, including Pluto. XV93 is about 300 miles in diameter – just one-fifth as big as Pluto. Astronomers in Japan watched the little iceball in January of 2024. They’d calculated that XV93 would pass in front of a star, hiding the star from view. As they watched the star disappear, it didn’t blink out instantly. Instead, it dimmed a bit before it passed behind XV93. And it took a moment to reach full brightness when it returned to view. That meant that something was partially obscuring the star: an atmosphere. It’s only about one percent as thick as Pluto’s atmosphere, which is a bare wisp. XV93’s gravity is extremely weak, so it can’t hang on to any atmosphere for long. So the gases might vent into space from its interior, which would keep the atmosphere going. Or they might have surrounded the object after it was hit by a small comet. In that case, the atmosphere would start to vanish quickly – eventually leaving XV93 airless. Script by Damond Benningfield

Risk, Rears, and ReverbMarv reunites with two old friends from the Nottinghamshire music scene — Dolby Atmos mixing engineer Kurt Martinez and music educator/dementia-charity worker Rob Huskinson — for a wide-ranging chat about immersive audio, career risk-taking, and what it actually means to teach music in 2026.Kurt walks through how he backed into podcast/audio-drama mixing via Audible's early Atmos launch, why documentaries and scripted drama get treated completely differently in the mix (stage-setting vs. free-roaming immersion), and the gunshot-and-bullet-trajectory example that shows just how precisely spatial audio storytelling can get. He also talks through mixing Kylie Minogue's latest album in Atmos — commuting with it on AirPods Max, checking it on a Sonos speaker while doing housework, and revisiting it recently on 7.1.4 headphones to see how it's held up.Rob brings the conversation into music education, talking about designing a curriculum that starts from what's relevant to students now rather than working backwards from music history, and his work with Open Door, a Nottinghamshire dementia day service, where he helps organise carer support events (money management, physiotherapy, nutrition) alongside the day-to-day group sessions. There's also a candid stretch on ADHD, time management, and the different but complementary ways Kurt and Rob each work in a studio.The three of them close on the value of informal networking ("smooshy events"), the risks each of them took to build a freelance/portfolio career, and what's next for each — including Season 2 of I Am Not Nicholas, out now.In this episode:How Kurt got into Dolby Atmos, from a Guinness cinema ad to mixing I Am Not Nicholas for BBC/AudibleThe difference between mixing music, scripted audio drama, and documentary in AtmosMixing Kylie Minogue's latest album in immersive audioBuilding a curriculum around student relevance vs. music historyOpen Door — a Nottinghamshire dementia day service, and Rob's work with carersADHD, time management, and studio workflowCareer risk-taking, freelancing, and the value of informal networkingWhat's next: I Am Not Nicholas S2, new Alfie Duke and Meek singles, The Script's new albumGuests:Kurt Martinez — Dolby Atmos mixing engineer (Audible, BBC, I Am Not Nicholas, Kylie Minogue) — find him on LinkedIn and InstagramRob Huskinson — music lecturer and grants/events lead for Open Door dementia day service — find him on LinkedIn

Three years in, Fr. Carlos Martins does something the show has never done: he puts his producer and co-host on the stand and interviews Ryan about his journey and how the show has impacted him. Thanks to Our Sponsors!Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals. For A limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code EXFILES20 at https://Bubsnaturals.comLet Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. https://Rocketmoney.com/exfilesUpgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/EXFILES and use the code EXFILES to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF.Head to https://Exodus90.com/exfiles and start your 14 day free trial. Seek the Lord...see what happens!Timestamps00:00 Cold Open: The Fraud, the Bias, and the Mess00:59 Fr. Martins Puts Ryan on the Spot01:17 I Thought You Were a Fraud03:32 What He Believed Before Any of This05:15 The Exorcist Stereotype, and the Men He Met07:57 Sixty Percent Is Sometimes Enough08:30 Name Three Things You Have Learned12:06 SPONSOR BREAK: BUBS Naturals, Rocket Money15:00 What Surprised Him Most About Catholicism17:44 Statues, Altars, and Stones of Remembrance18:18 The Convergence Nobody Expected19:43 Drama or Catechesis: Where the Line Sits22:41 The Dad Joke Dispensation24:31 Favorite Case, Best Case, Most Hated Case28:12 Someone Offered to Pay for the Answer28:30 SPONSOR BREAK: Miracle Made, Exodus 9031:44 Why Gary Will Not Be Spoken Of32:50 The Case That Got Under His Skin35:19 Clergy Complaints and Parents Using It as a Lesson36:30 A Playground for Many Men38:35 Sex as a Delivery Mechanism39:34 The Biggest Misconception About Evil41:44 You Are a Bad Judge of What You Would Do42:36 The Episode That Vanished, and the Detroit Blackout43:39 Can a Christian Be Possessed?45:55 What He Would Say to a Skeptic48:34 Show Me the Video Means Less Every Year48:57 Is It Really That Crazy?51:26 Would a Million Dollars a Month Buy an Episode a Day?54:19 Thirty Hours of Post for One Hour of Show55:52 The Email That Made It Worth It59:56 How Three Years Changed His Walk With God01:01:33 A Beautiful Theological Mess01:05:26 Sign-OffSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A marriage lasting only months ends in a devastating attack. Years later, Angela Crompton's story would take on wider significance when her name became associated with a campaign aimed at helping women escape dangerous situations before violence can occur…*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, additional writing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts.More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.comSOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jeff Goldsmith talks to co-writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers about their new film - Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Download my podcast here Copyright © Unlikely Films, Inc. 2026. All rights reserved. For more great content check out Backstory Magazine @ Backstory.net

After teaming up with the Sun to produce a solar eclipse today, the Moon will make another skywatching spectacle possible tonight – the Perseid meteor shower. It’s expected to be at its peak tonight. And since the Moon is new, it won’t be around to interfere with the sparklers. The Perseids occur every August, as Earth flies through the orbital path of Comet Swift-Tuttle. The comet is a ball of frozen gases mixed with bits of rock and metal. As it approaches the Sun, some of its gas vaporizes. That releases some of the heavier material, known as comet dust. As Earth zips through this material, some of the dust grains slam into our atmosphere at more than a hundred thousand miles per hour. They vaporize instantly, creating meteors – streaks of light across the sky. Swift-Tuttle returned to the inner solar system a third of a century ago. That was its first appearance since the Civil War, so the Perseids were especially good for a while. With the comet retreating into the outer solar system, though, there’s less comet dust to feed the shower. The meteors enter the atmosphere from the direction of Perseus – hence the name. But they can streak across any part of the sky, so you don’t have to look to a specific region to see them. To view the Perseids, find a safe, dark observing site away from the pesky glare of city lights. Then watch the sky for cosmic sparklers. Script by Damond Benningfield

Are you managing your team just for today's results, or are you investing in their long term career growth? The most effective leaders know how to do both by adopting a mentor mindset. In this episode of Boss Better Now, Joe Mull continues his special summer series on the accountability tightrope. Listen in as he breaks down part three of the framework, revealing how to perfectly balance high performance standards with high employee support. Many managers struggle with onboarding and feedback, often resorting to assigning grunt work or trying to prevent every mistake. Joe shares a powerful example of what a perfect first day conversation looks like to set the stage for success. He details exactly how to shift into a mentor mindset where you assign real work of consequence, reframe mistakes as growth, and build deep employee commitment through earned prestige. What to Expect in This Episode: What is the Accountability Tightrope?: Joe recaps the core challenge of balancing high standards with supportive workplace relationships. The Perfect First Day Conversation: How to script a welcome message that builds trust and sets a standard of excellence right from the start. Defining the Mentor Mindset at Work: Why the best managers see people for their potential and focus on long term career growth over daily tasks. Stop Giving New Hires Grunt Work: How assigning work of consequence builds skill, confidence, and early contribution. How to Reframe Mistakes and Failure: Why great leaders coach thinking and judgment instead of just handing out all the answers. The Script for Difficult Feedback: How to frame tough performance conversations around an employee's potential so they feel supported instead of attacked. Building Employee Commitment through Earned Prestige: The psychological building block that gives employees a sense of worth and turns a new hire into a highly committed team member. To subscribe to Joe Mull's BossBetter Email newsletter, visit https://BossBetterNow.com For more info on working with Joe Mull, visit https://joemull.com For more info on Boss Hero School, visit https://bossheroschool.com To email the podcast, use bossbetternow@gmail.com #leadership #management #toxicworkculture #teambuilding #workplaceculture #conflictmanagement #employeeengagement #motivation Joe Mull is on a mission to help leaders and business owners create the conditions where commitment takes root and the entire workplace thrives. A dynamic and deeply relatable speaker, Joe combines compelling research, magnetic storytelling, and practical strategies to show exactly how to cultivate loyalty, ignite effort, and build people-first workplaces where both performance and morale flourish. His message is clear: when commitment is activated, engagement rises, teams gel, retention improves, and business outcomes soar. Joe is the founder of Boss Hero School™ and the creator of the acclaimed Employalty™ framework, a roadmap for creating thriving workplaces in a new era of work. He's the author of three books, including Employalty, named a top business book of the year by Publisher's Weekly, and his popular podcast, Boss Better Now, ranks in the top 1% of management shows globally. A former head of learning and development at one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S., Joe has spent nearly two decades equipping leaders—from Fortune 500 companies like State Farm, Siemens, and Choice Hotels to hospitals, agencies, and small firms—with the tools to lead better, inspire commitment, and build more humane workplace cultures. His insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and more. In 2025, Joe was inducted into the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame (CPAE). This is the speaking profession's highest honor, a distinction granted to less than 1% of professional speakers worldwide. It's awarded to speakers who demonstrate exceptional talent, integrity, and influence in the speaking profession. For more information visit joemull.com. Timestamps 0:00 The Employee Alliance 0:21 Welcome and Series Recap 1:35 The Perfect First-Day Boss Conversation 2:58 Setting a Standard of Excellence 3:52 Defining the Mentor Mindset 4:30 Stop Giving New Hires Grunt Work 5:05 The Script for Difficult Feedback 5:43 Managing for the Future and Working Alliances 6:40 Leadership as a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy 7:11 Building Commitment Through Earned Prestige 7:44 Why High Standards Need High Support

The top of the world will see a total solar eclipse tomorrow. A partial eclipse will encompass a wider slice of the globe, including Alaska and parts of the northeastern United States. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly between Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun from view. The Sun’s hot but faint outer atmosphere, the corona, looks like silvery tendrils radiating away from the Moon. This eclipse begins when the lunar shadow first touches Earth, over northeastern Russia. The eclipse path then passes near the north pole, slides across parts of Greenland and Iceland, and finally over northern Spain before vanishing over the Mediterranean Sea. At its peak, off the coast of Iceland, totality will last for 2 minutes, 18 seconds. A partial eclipse, where the Moon covers only a portion of the solar disk, will flank that path. In addition to parts of North America, it’ll encompass much of western Europe and western Africa. From far-northern Alaska, the Moon will cover more than half of the Sun’s disk, at about 8:30 a.m. From Anchorage, about a quarter of the Sun will be covered. And from the northeast, the greatest eclipse takes place in northern Maine, shortly before 2 p.m. If you’re in one of those areas, remember to protect your eyes. Watch the eclipse only through special glasses or dark welder’s glass, and never look at the unfiltered Sun. Script by Damond Benningfield

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A total solar eclipse is coming up on Wednesday. The Moon will cover the Sun, turning day to night across a narrow slice of the globe. Parts of Alaska and the northeastern United States will see a partial eclipse. The timing of the eclipse is known down to the second, and has been for decades; astronomers can predict eclipses far into the future. But making such predictions isn’t easy. It requires a detailed knowledge of the Moon’s orbit around Earth, Earth’s orbit around the Sun, and even the shapes of Earth and the Moon. Just when the first prediction was made is unclear. There’s no doubt that people have been predicting lunar eclipses for thousands of years. But they’re easier to forecast. Earth’s shadow is roughly 35 times wider than the Moon’s, so you don’t need to be quite as precise to get it right. There are stories that the Chinese were predicting solar eclipses more than 4,000 years ago, but no confirmation. An eclipse in 585 BC that stopped a war supposedly was predicted by a Greek scientist. But many present-day scientists doubt that. The first confirmed prediction was made by Edmond Halley, using the laws of gravity recently devised by Isaac Newton. Halley forecast that an eclipse would cross England on May 3rd, 1715. And he was right. So the event is known as Halley’s Eclipse – honoring the prediction of an astronomical spectacle. Script by Damond Benningfield

The Moon forms a nice triangle with the twins of Gemini at dawn tomorrow – the stars Castor and Pollux. Castor is to the left of the Moon, with brighter Pollux about the same distance to the lower left. Castor consists of six known stars. We haven’t found planets orbiting any of them. Pollux is a single star. And it has one likely planet – a giant that’s much heavier than any of the planets in our own solar system. The planet was discovered 20 years ago, by astronomers at McDonald Observatory. They’d seen evidence of the star earlier, but they couldn’t confirm it. The planet is known as Pollux b. It also has a formal name – Thestias – a variation of the name of Pollux’s mother in Greek mythology. The planet is almost three times the mass of Jupiter, the Sun’s largest planet. It’s farther from Pollux than Earth is from the Sun. But that’s much too close for the planet to be habitable. That’s because Pollux has passed beyond the prime phase of life. It’s puffed up to about nine times the Sun’s diameter, so it’s much brighter than the Sun. That extra energy makes Thestias much too hot to have liquid water at its surface – a key ingredient for life. The temperature could have been more comfortable in the past. The planet itself probably is a big ball of gas – not a good place to live. But if it has any moons, it’s possible that they could have offered better environments for life. Script by Damond Benningfield

Mars and the Moon hang out in tomorrow’s early-morning sky. Mars looks like a bright star to the right of the Moon at first light. The Moon is a thin crescent, and it’s getting thinner by the day. That means the Moon is about to cross between Earth and the Sun, so the Sun is lighting up less of the lunar hemisphere that faces our way. But you can make out the nighttime part of the disk because it’s lit up by earthshine – sunlight reflected from Earth. If anyone were standing on that part of the Moon, the earthshine would be bright enough to read by. That’s because Earth is in its gibbous phase – it’s almost fully in daylight. Earth is much bigger than the Moon, and its surface is much more reflective. So a gibbous Earth is dozens of times brighter than a gibbous Moon. From Mars, both Earth and the Moon appear gibbous. That’s because Earth and Mars line up more or less on opposite sides of the Sun. But over time, Earth and the Moon would appear to go through a full cycle of phases, just as the Moon does as seen from Earth. And their phase would always be the same. As the Moon orbits Earth, the angle between them would vary. So sometimes, Earth and the Moon would appear so close together that they’d form a single bright point. But at their widest separation, it would be easy to see them as individual points, with Earth especially bright, and the Moon a good bit fainter. Script by Damond Benningfield

In 2016, a first-time director captured something on film he never intended to, and the people who've heard about what's buried in that footage tend to wish they hadn't.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-cominghomeSOURCES and RESOURCES:“Coming Home” by JRT McMahon: https://www.creepypasta.com/coming-home/WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: August 07, 2026

Susan Russell is found dead on a Cornish beach after a winter storm. As detectives investigate her final hours, troubling forensic evidence and hidden secrets begin to reshape the case…*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, additional writing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts.More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.comSOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.