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Johnny Depp played Sam, a tree-climbing, borderline-illiterate, aspiring mime. Shockingly, Sam's antics aren't even the quirkiest things taking place in 1993's Benny & Joon. Poker games with weird prizes, a snorkel-wearing sister, and a former horror movie actress are just a few of the ingredients making up this flaky crowd-pleaser. But now, decades later, is a quirky point of view appropriate for a love story involving a woman with mental illness? Is Aidan Quinn sexy or snoozy? And, why oh why, is Benny & Joon's house such an ungodly mess? The Old Roommates bust open a carton of raisins and give it all a revisit through their middle-aged lens. Crack open some peanut butter and join them.Old Roommates can be reached via email at oldroommatespod@gmail.com. Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates for bonus content and please give us a rating or review!#BennyandJoon #AidanQuinn #MaryStuartMasterson #JohnnyDepp #JulianneMoore 

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Ep. 685: Cranford | Chapter 7 Book talk begins at 17:04 This week, we're invited to one of the most exclusive tea-and-card parties in all of Cranford. The guest list? Curated with surgical precision. The food? Shockingly abundant. The social stakes? Sky-high—especially when THE Mrs. Jamieson dozes off mid-soirée and then drops a bombshell: her sister-in-law, Lady Glenmire, is coming to town! Cue the wardrobe panic. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 5:09 - Plum Deluxe Tea-CraftLit's Discount Code! Send your crafty videos: Also, MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca) 8:12 - the Joanne's video links - - there is a more complete, longer video, too: 8:35 - Explaining TARIFFS with a Textile History Lesson with Jillian Eve: 17:04 - Poor Peter last week - ends with Martha…KISSING! 17:41 - the Cranford Character Cheat Sheet through Chapter 7: 19:36 - Anyone know—was she the queen who may have suffered from an eating disorder? Queen Adelaide - Wife of William IV who reigned 1830-37 25:03 - Bombazine - a dress fabric of and silk or cotton - black bombazine was classic for mourning clothes. 26:38 - Spadille (the game is also known as “Spades”) . and Manille 27:58 - The Rake's Progress all paintings AND engravings are all visible on Wikipedia () 28:57 - Seed cake - recipes please!- 30:24 Damson tart - and apparently Anyone have any Damson tart recipes? 31:05 START OF CHAPTER AUDIO 58:35 - Don't forget to send us your crafty videos 59:10 - Thin Man Watch Party Thursday, May 29, 8pm Eastern time BOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025 Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern: - May—Thin Man (movie) Jun—Princess Bride (book—there are many versions - Heather has notes on which Forward to read) Jul—Princess Bride (movie) Aug—The Last Unicorn (book) Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie) Oct—Random Harvest (book) Nov—Random Harvest (movie) Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (book)   *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9  • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023   *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON:   https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright -  $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships*  —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit  —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list.     • Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642

It's Monday, May 19th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Catholic man brutally beaten to death On May 12th, Muslims in Pakistan, including a former police officer, tortured a Catholic laborer to death over an accusation he had stolen a cell phone, reports Morning Star News. Riyasat Masih from the Punjab Province, said that his 35-year-old brother, Kashif Masih, worked on the agricultural property of former police inspector Malik Irfan for the last three years. Before the Catholic man succumbed to his injuries, he revealed that the former police inspector ordered his seven accomplices to beat him till he confessed. Tragically, they tortured him with wooden clubs and iron bars, hitting him indiscriminately all over his body. Most brutally, they even hammered several steel nails into his legs. Riyasat, a surviving brother, said, “I cannot express the pain when I saw my younger brother's body. The bruise marks showed the brutality he had suffered at the hands of his influential employer and his goons.” Please pray that justice would be done and these Pakistani Muslims are held accountable. Exodus 20:13 says, “You shall not murder.” Mexican sailing ship crashed into Brooklyn Bridge Mexican sailors were seen dangling from a navy ship's main mast moments after the ship smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, reports The Daily Mail. The sailors had been standing atop the Cuauhtémoc's 150-foot masts in the lead up to the ship striking the iconic structure on Saturday as part of a traditional greeting.  The massive Navy vessel, reportedly carrying nearly 300 passengers, hit the New York City bridge, triggering a colossal rescue response and leaving two dead and dozens more severely injured.   In multiple eyewitness videos, the towering masts are seen snapping and partially collapsing as they crash into the bridge's deck. Sailors perched high above are thrown into chaos, with some seen clinging to the shattered beams high up in the air. It was not clear how the ship's captain had not realized that the 150-foot height of the ship was taller than the bridge's deck which was 127 feet above the water. Urge your Congressman to vote to defund Planned Parenthood In its 2023-2024 annual report, Planned Parenthood revealed that it killed more U.S. babies than ever before, ​t​aking the lives of 402,230​ boys and girls in the womb. ​ Even the New York Times and NPR are now acknowledging that Planned Parenthood is harmful and abusing taxpayer dollars. A grisly New York Times story from February 2025 features atrocious conditions at Planned Parenthood like botched abortions and leaking sewage. Shockingly, 5 women have died because of Planned Parenthood when they sought abortions.  Worse yet, American taxpayers were forced to fund $792 MILLION of this murderous mayhem – an increase of $100 million from the year before. With a GOP trifecta in Washington, it's time American taxpayers defunded Big Abortion! Thankfully, President Trump is committed to ending taxpayer-funded abortion.  It is the president's hope that his “big, beautiful bill” being debated in the House reconciliation process will defund Planned Parenthood. The challenge is that pro-lifers need every House Republican to pass the bill. After the bill failed to get out of the Budget Committee on Friday morning, May 16th in a 16-21 vote because some Republicans, like Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, didn't think it cut enough money from other sectors of the budget, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise claimed that the House WILL defund Planned Parenthood in a bill that would (a) get out of the Budget Committee and (b) pass the House in a floor vote this week, reports LifeNews.com. Call your Representative at 202-224-3121 and urge him or her to defund Planned Parenthood.  That's 202-224-3121. You can make that call any time of the day or night.  Please email me at Adam@TheWorldview.com to let me know you made this important call. Proverbs 24:11 says, “Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter" Colorado transgender law tramples parental rights And finally, for weeks, the Colorado legislature has been debating whether or not to pass HB25-1312, the so-called “Protections for Transgender Individuals” act.  The state is especially hostile to a parent who is guilty of so-called “deadnaming” or “misgendering” their child. “Deadnaming” is calling a person, pretending to be the opposite sex, by their given birth name. And “misgendering” is when someone refers to the transgender person with pronouns which reflect their actual biological sex instead of the one they are pretending to be. This law, which sadly received majority votes in the Colorado House and Senate in early May, was just signed into law on Friday, May 16th by Colorado Democratic Governor Jared Polis, a homosexual who is in a faux marriage with his so-called husband.  Now, the courts have been empowered to literally remove children from their parents who do not affirm their child's gender confusion, especially in child custody cases. To his credit, Republican Colorado State Representative Jarvis Caldwell offered an amendment to HR 25-1312 that said public schools had to have parental consent to allow a student to change his or her name in school. Sadly, it was defeated.  Listen to his passionate plea on May 6th. CALDWELL: “I ran an amendment that said you have to have parental consent to change your name in school if you are a child, and that amendment was defeated. Now let me be clear to the members in here. “In my family, names have a meaning. There's a tradition there. I named my children. Who are any of you to tell me that my child can go to school and change their name without my even knowledge? Who are any of you to say that? “I gave them their names. I was there when they were born. I was there when they said their first words and took their first steps. I was there on their first day of school. I will be there on their last day of school. I will be there when they have children of their own, and they name their children. And God willing, my children will be by my side as I lay on my deathbed and take my last breaths on this Earth. Not a single person in this room will be. “Stop putting yourselves, the government, between us parents and our children. We are sick and tired of it. It's not about hating trans people. It's about putting yourselves in between us and our kids. That's why we have fought this bill. “We received thousands of emails, thousands of phone calls, not because thousands of people around Colorado hate trans people. It's because they're sick of the bills we're passing infringing on their rights. This perhaps may be the most egregious we've seen so far. That's why we feel this way. It is not about hate. It is about love, the love I have for my kids.” May the Lord raise up more Jarvis Caldwells, true Christian statesmen, to represent Biblical values in our legislatures. Close And that's The Worldview on this Monday, May 19th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Help MuggleCast grow! Become a MuggleCast Member and get great benefits like Bonus MuggleCast! Patreon.com/MuggleCast  Grab official merch! MuggleCastMerch.com Pick up overstock merch from years past, including our 19th Anniversary Shirt! MuggleMillennial.Etsy.com On this week's episode, get your copy of The Quibbler (and quickly transfigure it) before Umbridge bans it! Join Andrew, Eric, Laura and Micah as they enjoy a brief compliment from Snape and finally get through *that* door at the Department of Mysteries! Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 26: Seen and Unforseen. MuggleCast last discussed this chapter on Episode 463! Could Hermione have been a little softer on Harry concerning Cho? Does she share any blame for double-booking him in Hogsmeade? Hermione criticizes her friends reactions to the outcome of the Quidditch match. Does she have any fun outlets? Harry is having FOMO watching Ravenclaw vs. Gryffindor. But let's face it, it's not easy watching from the sidelines! Shockingly, Snape comes the closest he ever has to actually caring about teaching Harry Occlumency, but... of course... has to have the last laugh! We draw comparisons between Lupin teaching Harry the Patronus Charm and Snape teaching Harry Occlumency. Should Harry be farther along given he's been at this for two months? How did Harry get through the Department of Mysteries door during his Occlumency lesson when he's never been there in his dreams? The hosts agree that Dumbledore had Firenze in his back pocket to take over for Trelawney. Who did Dumbledore have on tap as a replacement for Hagrid? Voldemort finally learns only he or Harry can retrieve the prophecy. How is this not more common knowledge in the Wizarding World? How would've things been different if Voldemort never wasted time with this plan? Harry has direct line of sight into Voldemort's plan with Lucius Malfoy, Sturgis Podmore, Broderick Bode and Avery. Why not leak this info to The Quibbler? Odds & Ends cover The Streisand Effect and The Astronomy Tower MVP: Best All-Time Trelawney Moments (before she was fired) Lynx Line: Our patrons write Harry a short piece of fan-mail OR hate-mail to be delivered via Owl Post to the Great Hall at breakfast! Quizzitch: In banning The Quibbler, Umbridge only raises more interest in it. The concept of banning something only making it more popular is colloquially known as The Streisand Effect, after actress Barbara Streisand sued a photographer for publishing a photo in 2003. What was the photo of?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(Airdate: 5-9-25) Leonardo DiCaprio made his very first Met Gala appearance—kind of. The ever-elusive star skipped the carpet, snuck into the museum, and let girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti—who, at 26, is shockingly past Leo's usual dating expiration. Reese Witherspoon has a lot of names, but her 12-year-old calls her “Morty,” and even she doesn't know why. From “R Dubs” to “Ladybug,” we unpack the names Reese answers to. Simon Cowell revealed on the "How to Fail" podcast that a couple once offered him $150,000 to judge them during sex. Cowell declined the offer, describing the proposition as "bizarre." And @HalleBerry Listen to the daily Van Camp and Morgan radio show at: https://vancampandmorgan.com/stations buy us a coffee    

It's Friday, May 9th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Second anniversary of brutal violence in India Christians of Manipur State, India marked the second anniversary of the brutal ethnic violence that erupted on May 3, 2023, reports International Christian Concern. Shockingly, 258 people were killed, 1,000 injured, and 60,000 people were displaced. Plus, 4,786 houses were burnt and 386 religious structures were vandalized, including temples and churches. India is the 11th most dangerous country worldwide in which to be a Christian. Cardinals selected first American Pope On the fourth vote, the College of Cardinals, referred to as the Papal Conclave, chose the first-ever American Pope.  Robert Prevost has taken the name of Pope Leo XIV, reports LifeSiteNews.com. Born in Chicago, educated at Villanova University, and a missionary to Peru, Prevost selected the name Leo for a reason. On ABC News, Catholic Pastor James Martin said this. MARTIN: “Historically, it's a name that would signal his alignment with workers, labor, and the poor.” Catholics claim that Peter, the fisherman disciple of Jesus, was the first pope. In fact, Scripture does not teach that Peter was in authority over the other apostles at all or over the church. Indeed, Ephesians 2:19 says, “So then, you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.” Catholics also claim that the pope is infallible when he acts or speaks as Christ's representative on Earth. That assertion is not Scripturally supported either. Pope critical of Trump/Vance, pushed COVID vaccine, & removed conservative bishops In terms of positions on the issues, Prevost has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump's administration and has consistently used his X account to promote material hostile to Trump's immigration policies.  In one instance from February 3, Prevost reposted an article by the National Catholic Reporter entitled “JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn't ask us to rank our love for others.” The article criticizes the U.S. vice president for correctly arguing that we owe more immediate responsibility to our own family members and country than to those overseas – a position taught by St. Thomas Aquinas – and reiterated in the “social encyclicals” of the nineteenth- and twentieth-century popes.  As head of the Congregation for Bishops, Prevost was instrumental in the removal of conservative Bishop Joseph Strickland in 2023 from Tyler, Texas, and the removal of the leading French conservative bishop, Dominique Rey, from his diocese of Fréjus-Toulon.   Prevost also reposted a call for the abortion-tainted COVID-19 vaccines to be “available for all” and a United States Conference of Catholic Bishops post that called getting vaccinated “an act of love.”  In 2012, a year before the election of Pope Francis, Cardinal Prevost expressed disappointment that some Western media held “sympathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the Gospel,” in particular, the “homosexual lifestyle” and “alternative families comprised of same-sex partners and their adopted children.” Trump's trade deal with U.K. nets U.S. $5 billion opportunity On Thursday, President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced they had reached a trade agreement that lifted some — but not all — U.S. tariffs on British goods, reports National Public Radio. Trump said it would give U.S. companies better market access for beef, ethanol, other farm products, chemicals, machinery, and industrial products — new opportunities his administration said were worth $5 billion. 2nd largest automaker making splash in America Speaking of the positive impact of Trump's tariffs, Volkswagen Group, the second largest automaker in the world in 2024, is preparing to join the growing list of automakers looking to re-equip its US factories in response to the tariffs, reports The Daily Mail.  The German automaker's luxury brand, Audi — which assembles most of its lineup in its home country, Hungary, Mexico, Slovakia, Spain, and China — is planning to make some of its crossover and SUV models now in America. ‘Frasier' star Kelsey Grammer regrets ex-girlfriend's abortion Frasier star Kelsey Grammer opened up about his profound regret over his ex-girlfriend's abortion in his newly released memoir, reports People Magazine. This tragedy closely preceded another in the actor's life: the 1975 rape and murder of his younger sister, which is the main subject of his memoir Karen: A Brother Remembers.  In his new book, Grammer wrote, “I know that many people do not have a problem with abortion, and though I have supported it in the past, the abortion of my son eats away at my soul.” Just months before his sister's death, he explains that his then-girlfriend became pregnant and decided to abort their baby. While he said he was “willing” to keep the baby, he “did not plead with her to save his life.” Grammer admits he “volunteered to have my son's body vacuumed out of his mother's.” As Live Action reports, abortionists use “vacuums 10-20 times more powerful than a household vacuum cleaner to tear (babies) apart alive.”  Grammer added, “I regret it.” Despite his harrowing regret over his own son's death by abortion, the TV star ironically says he still believes abortion should be legal. Proverbs 31:8 says, “Open your mouth for the voiceless.” Over 7,750 baptized in largest single-day baptism in US history And finally, on Saturday, 7,750 people were baptized in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, an event organizers say marked the largest single-day baptism in American history, reports The Christian Post. Hosted by Oceans Church and led by Pastor Mark Francey, the event dubbed "Baptize California" drew approximately 30,000 attendees from more than 300 churches across the Golden State. Close And that's The Worldview on this Friday, May 9th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

On Today's Patron Trivia Tournament:We are excited for Game 3 of Round 1 of the Patron Tournament! We have the amazing Charla and Robert as the Texas Florida Line vs the fantastic Nolan and Jeff as Garden State Cheesery. They will be challenged with tricky questions like:Which U.S. state capital was named after an English explorer who was imprisoned in the Tower of London three times?Greek goddess Hera had the hundred eyes of her dead servant Argus preserved forever in a notable feature of which animal?Which 1947 film, with sequences filmed live during the 1946 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, was initially released with the title The Big Heart in the UK?Manfred Mann's 1977 hit Blinded by the Light was originally written and recorded by whom, a real boss move at the time?Shockingly not a spokesperson for Denny's, in 1999 Fernando Tatis Sr. became the only player in MLB history to do what twice during a single inning?If you liked this episode, check out our last trivia episode!MusicHot Swing, Fast Talkin, Bass Walker, Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Don't forget to follow us on social media for more trivia:Patreon - patreon.com/quizbang - Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Check out our fun extras for patrons and help us keep this podcast going. We appreciate any level of support!Website - quizbangpod.com Check out our website, it will have all the links for social media that you need and while you're there, why not go to the contact us page and submit a question!Facebook - @quizbangpodcast - we post episode links and silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions.Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess.Instagram - Quiz Quiz Bang Bang (quizquizbangbang), we post silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions. Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess.Twitter - @quizbangpod We want to start a fun community for our fellow trivia lovers. If you hear/think of a fun or challenging trivia question, post it to our twitter feed and we will repost it so everyone can take a stab it.Come for the trivia - stay for the trivia.Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/quizbangpod - Keep that sweet caffeine running through our body with a Ko-Fi, power us through a late night of fact checking and editing!

Precious Muir, a British model and broadcaster, recently shared unsettling accounts of her experiences at Sean "Diddy" Combs' infamous parties. She described how these gatherings were laden with predatory behavior, drugs, and a toxic environment aimed at exploiting young women. Muir reflected that many attendees, including models like herself, were lured by the promise of advancing their careers but found themselves in risky situations. She emphasized that her decision to avoid drugs saved her life, noting that several others who participated developed severe addictions or faced tragic outcomes​Muir recounted that some of these events, starting as daytime parties, devolved into disturbing scenes at night, including graphic sexual behavior. Shockingly, she mentioned the presence of children at these gatherings, questioning how such an inappropriate environment could allow that. Her narrative aligns with broader allegations against Diddy, who is currently under scrutiny following numerous accusations of sexual misconduct from over 120 individuals. Muir expressed no surprise at his recent arrest, implying that his behavior at these parties always carried a sinister undertone.(commercial at 8:54)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:I went to Diddy's 'scary' parties as a young model - a lot of my friends from that time didn't make it, but the choice I made saved my life | Daily Mail Online

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Precious Muir, a British model and broadcaster, recently shared unsettling accounts of her experiences at Sean "Diddy" Combs' infamous parties. She described how these gatherings were laden with predatory behavior, drugs, and a toxic environment aimed at exploiting young women. Muir reflected that many attendees, including models like herself, were lured by the promise of advancing their careers but found themselves in risky situations. She emphasized that her decision to avoid drugs saved her life, noting that several others who participated developed severe addictions or faced tragic outcomes​Muir recounted that some of these events, starting as daytime parties, devolved into disturbing scenes at night, including graphic sexual behavior. Shockingly, she mentioned the presence of children at these gatherings, questioning how such an inappropriate environment could allow that. Her narrative aligns with broader allegations against Diddy, who is currently under scrutiny following numerous accusations of sexual misconduct from over 120 individuals. Muir expressed no surprise at his recent arrest, implying that his behavior at these parties always carried a sinister undertone.(commercial at 8:54)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:I went to Diddy's 'scary' parties as a young model - a lot of my friends from that time didn't make it, but the choice I made saved my life | Daily Mail Online

Please subscribe! ⁠On this episode of the To Di For Daily podcast, Kinsey Schofield welcomes royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams and royal author Charles Rae. The trio delves into some of the most captivating stories making waves in the royal world. In a bold revelation, Page Six claims Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are still flaunting their HRH titles—brazenly. Sources allege that Meghan even hands out a list of preferred titles for how she should be addressed, ranging from HRH and Princess Meghan to Duchess Meghan and the Duchess of Sussex. Shockingly, even Archie and Lilibet reportedly have stationery stamped with the regal HRH insignia. Meanwhile, Prince William and Catherine mark 14 years of marriage, and King Charles sends out a defiant message of hope. ROYAL MERCH - ⁠⁠ https://todifordaily.com Visit ⁠ToDiForDaily.com⁠ for additional information. Kinsey Schofield is a Los Angeles-based royals expert and the host of the To Di For Daily podcast and Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered on YouTube. Follow @kinseyschofield on Instagram.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buckle up children because this week we're diving into the god awful 2009 Disney adaptation of A Christmas Carol starring Jim Carrey. Shockingly, this may be one of least positive episodes so far, and we have so far to go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guys discuss how they think Javier Báez has turned around his play this year for the Tigers.

Tragic news from Cork yesterday as a man drowned in the city centre.Shockingly though, seemingly instead of trying to help the man – dozens of onlookers filmed the incident – some even livestreaming...Gardaí had to push the crowd of people back and increase the cordon around first responders – with a Senior Fire Officer pleading with people not to publish or share the distressing video footage taken as the tragedy unfolded.How can people stand by filming in an emergency?Joining Andrea to discuss is Victor Shine, Second Officer at Cork City Fire Brigade & Area Officer for Crosshaven Coast Guard Unit, Ger O'Dea, National Community Engagement Manager with the National Ambulance Service and more.

We're now in the dying days of the election campaign with the polls suggesting enough Australians will vote Labor to return Anthony Albanese as Prime Minister. While more than four million voters have already cast early ballots, there are 18 million people in all who'll need to make a choice and so the race isn't over and there's still hope for Peter Dutton and the Coalition. Today, political editor for the ABC's 7.30 program Laura Tingle on how the past five weeks have unfolded and the missteps in the opposition's campaign. Featured: Laura Tingle, 7.30's political editor

Not all that glitters is gold—especially in the world of online business. Some ventures might seem like the perfect opportunity, but lurking beneath the surface are challenges that can derail them in no time.In this lesson, Omar reveals five specific types of online businesses that have shockingly high failure rates. These ventures often struggle with issues like razor-thin margins, cutthroat competition, and unsustainable models that trip up even the most ambitious entrepreneurs.Curious to uncover what these five risky business models are? Hit the play button at the top of the page and get the insider knowledge you need to avoid the traps that catch so many others off guard. Future you will be glad you did!Watch the episodes on YouTube: https://lm.fm/GgRPPHiSUBSCRIBEYouTube | Apple Podcast | Spotify | Podcast Feed

Not all that glitters is gold—especially in the world of online business. Some ventures might seem like the perfect opportunity, but lurking beneath the surface are challenges that can derail them in no time. In this lesson, Omar reveals five specific types of online businesses that have shockingly high failure rates. These ventures often struggle […] The post MBA2617 5 Online Businesses with Shockingly High Failure Rates appeared first on The $100 MBA.

In this super-sized episode we split the conversation into two halves. Mollie & Elizabeth give their thoughts in part one & Jenn & Julie tackle the chapter in part two. We dive into a chaotic battle that features battle plans, trips to the Room of Requirement, and the loss of a major character. Shockingly, Jenn and Julie have some hot takes, so make sure to listen all the way to the end!

SJ Show Notes:Stock Up On Blackout Coffee TODAY! You can get 20% off your first order—just head to www.blackoutcoffee.com/joy and use code joy at checkout.Please support Shannon's independent network with your donation HERE:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MHSMPXEBSLVT6Support Our Sponsors:Lightly prepped and READY to go. Always be prepared for ANY emergency with The Satellite Phone Store! Everything you need when the POWER goes OUT. Use the promo code JOY for 10% off your entire order TODAY! www.SAT123.com/JoyStart COOKING with ceramic!!! The 100% toxin free P600 sizzle set is 55% OFF for the SJ audience!! Go to https://www.chefsfoundry.com/joytoday to claim the limited time discount!HUGE Discount On Native Path HYDRATE! Check it out HERE: www.nativepathhydrate.com/joyColonial Metals Group is the company Shannon trusts for all her metals purchases! Set up a SAFE & Secure IRA or 401k with a company who shares your values! Learn more HERE: https://colonialmetalsgroup.com/joyPlease consider Dom Pullano of PCM & Associates! He has been Shannon's advisor for over a decade and would love to help you grow!Call his toll free number today: 1-800-536-1368Or visit his website at https://www.pcmpullano.comThe ‘Public Private Partnership' side hustle is on full display and they aren't even trying to hide it!Robert Kennedy Jr. has spoken extensively and negatively about the corrupt ‘revolving door' situation within government agencies which features corrupt bureaucrats and politicians leveraging laws, rules and policy changes to benefit their own ‘private' corporate partners. Every few years, they switch sides and the bureaucrats join the corporate world while the corporatists go to Washington, DC.It's the worst kind of grift and corruption and even worse, often leads to mass injury to human citizens as we witnessed during the COVID democide.Shockingly, it seems he may be engaging in the same corrupt behavior regarding his relationship and elevation of #MAHA guru Casey Means to a powerful, governmental advisory position which could substantially benefit his own corporate interests along with those of his sister, Casey Means.Dr. Mary Talley Bowden is once again the tip of the spear in identifying and calling out this corruption with an explosive expose entitled “The Truth About TrueMed Conflicts of interest within MAHA”.In this well written piece she writes:“What is the power of data for Casey and Calley Means? Their mantra, “we need the data,” carries hidden implications: opportunity for innovation or exploitation. Calley Means' vested interest in wielding government power reveals a glaring conflict of interest.” ~ @mdbreathToday we discuss this and MORE with special guest Major Tom Haviland who is continuing to expose the dangers of mRNA technologies through his research and reporting on the white fibrous clots plaguing the vaccinated.Tune in LIVE ——> https://rumble.com/v6sgspt-corruption-at-hhs-under-rfk-jr.htmlWatch LIVE TODAY and follow the SJ Show on Rumble HERE: https://rumble.com/c/TheShannonJoyShowShannon's Top Headlines April 22, 2025:Stock Up On Blackout Coffee TODAY! You can get 20% off your first order—just head to www.blackoutcoffee.com/joy and use code joy at checkout.The Truth About TrueMed, Conflicts of interest within MAHA: https://drbowden.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-truemed?r=fuu7w&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=trueEmbalmers are Continuing to Find Mysterious Clots in the Vaccinated: https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/embalmers-are-continuing-to-find?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=webGreg Harrison and Tom Haviland on white fibrous clots: https://x.com/SenseReceptor/status/1909741957942771987See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Twenty-six-year-old right-wing influencer Ashley St. Clair, one of Elon Musk's several baby mamas, is taking the tech billionaire to court over his plans to keep quiet about their son.  Musk allegedly offered St. Clair $15 million and $100,000 a month until their child turns 21, if she stays silent. If you do the math, Kennedy sure did; that's a grand total of $40 million.  The twentysomething is now unhappy with the outcome. Shockingly, because who would be upset with $100,000 of free money every month?  Follow Kennedy on Twitter: @KennedyNation Kennedy Now Available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/4311mhD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this 5-Minute Friday episode, I'm going to challenge the way you think about retirement. I've read hundreds of books, spoken with countless professionals, and I've come to one clear conclusion: too many of us are aiming way too low when it comes to building wealth for the future.I'll walk you through how I've structured my own financial world, not just with stocks and bonds but with commercial real estate, private equity, and one of my favorite vehicles: equity inside private equity-backed OSOs like Smile Doctors.I'm not a financial advisor, but I am someone who's done the math and seen real returns. I'm talking 20%, 30%, even 40% annual returns.We'll also talk about why many orthodontists leave millions on the table by not exploring these paths. If you want to know how to make your money work harder without waiting 40 years to get there, this episode is for you.Click play, and let's get real about what it takes to retire wealthy. Key TakeawaysIntro (00:00)Retirement planning has three outcomes (00:44)Shockingly low return expectations (02:02)Power of compounding at different return rates (03:34)Commercial real estate returns example (06:27)OSO equity growth potential (07:27)Other routes toward retirement (09:14)Additional Resources- Register for the OrthoPreneurs Summit 2025: http://opsummit2025.com/- For more information, visit: https://orthopreneurs.com/- Join our FREE Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OrthoPreneurs

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Relationship Stories - OP's hypochondriac MIL fell for a soothsayer scam, quitting her job and losing her pension to fake “energy cleansings.” Shockingly, OP's husband knew for months—and said nothing. Now MIL's broke, and OP's left cleaning up.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lost-genre-reddit-stories--5779056/support.

The physician, Luke, gives an account of Jesus healing a woman who had been inflicted with a spirit of infirmity for 18 years. Shockingly, even after witnessing a radical physical miracle, the religious leader of the synagogue rebukes Jesus for healing on the Sabbath. In this provocative message, Ps. Mike asks us to examine if there is any evidence of Pharisee in our hearts.

Shockingly low Biblical worldview rates.

Amy and Stephen Allwine were a happy, devout Christian couple living in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. Amy was a successful dog trainer; Stephen, a church elder and IT specialist. Shockingly, in 2016 the FBI came to Amy and warned her that someone had tried to hire a hitman to kill her through a dark web site called Besa Mafia. Who could possibly wish this wonderful, kind woman dead? Months later when Amy was found dead in the couple's home from a single gunshot wound, it appeared to be a suicide. But the crime scene raised questions.As investigators dug deeper, troubling details emerged—betrayal, secrets, a double life and a twisted version of faith.Support us on PatreonToday's snacks: Entenmann's Fudge Iced Golden Cake and Mini Crumb Cake (thanks Anne!), also Pop'umsSources:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-disrupts-alleged-dark-web-hitmen-in-potential-murder-for-hire-plots/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5312457/Man-trial-killing-wife-staging-like-suicide.htmlhttps://www.fox9.com/news/stephen-allwine-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-wifes-murderhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/383606874/https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-iba-3&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-3&hspart=iba&p=Besa+Mafia&vm=r&type=dkff_9317_FFW_ZZ#id=2&vid=6fbc51b0d98560a0bf5e23089b4de999&action=clickhttps://www.fox9.com/news/convicted-dark-net-killer-claims-innocence-i-couldnt-have-done-ithttps://www.wired.com/story/dark-web-bitcoin-murder-cottage-grove/

Jesus will not be brought to trial, first with the religious leaders and ultimately by Pontius Pilate. As the trial unfolds before Pilate one thing is obvious to him, Jesus is innocent. But Pilate is in a pressure cooker and succumbs to the angry mob screaming for Jesus to be crucified. Ultimately his only way out is to give them an option, Jesus or Barabbas. Shockingly they choose Barabbas and Jesus will be delivered to die as a substitute.———————————————————————————————Gather your church essentials here for notes, prayer, events, etc:https://nbcc.com/churchessentialsConnect with us on Social Media:Website: nbcc.com/Facebook: facebook.com/nbccnorcoInstagram: instagram.com/nbccnorcoYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6S-3n9PVnXm8zSPHAYVyGw----------------------------------------If you have any prayer requests or questions, please message us on our social media or send us an email at hello@nbcc.com. Don't forget to rate and subscribe to the podcast!----------------------------------------Join us in person, Sunday's at 8:30am, 10am, & 11:30amhttps://goo.gl/maps/PEe1rzXWKBv

Well, the votes for our Big 500 Countdown are in, and the number crunchers here at Today FM are busy counting and verifying the tallies. Before the official top 500 is revealed, Louis Walsh joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub to give his own personal favourites from the last 25 years. Shockingly, Westlife dominated....Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Today, we discussed meteorites and comets and looked at how we can incorporate the topic into a unit study. Then, we discussed what you can do when your children won't listen to you. You will learn a lot from our interview with Charles Crismier and the topic of persecution. Shockingly, this persecution is invading the West and America, yet most Christians are unprepared.

Episode 338On Friday the 13th of April, 2012, the Big Scary Show debuted its first episode and theworld of Halloween, Haunted Houses, and Horror has never been the same. Who couldhave guessed that 13 years later the (g)hosts would still be cranking out the latestnews, information, music, convention coverage, interviews, rants, and so much more?We've traveled thousands of miles, attended many many conventions and tradeshows,visited some of the greatest haunted attractions in the country, and have had a blastdoing it. And don't worry, we have no intentions of slowing down. In fact, we're justgetting started and Episode 338 is here to prove it.Storm is ranting about Dire Wolves in a Haunt Minute. Meathook Jim is talking to NikkiHook from the Ohio Haunters Association in Between the Corpses, Badger brings youthe latest in Deadline News. And the Old Crone talks about job applications. We alsohave a brand-new Gruesome Giveaway for the month of April. Finally, we're spinningsome spooky tunes, (courtesy of Jerry Vayne), to celebrate our anniversary.Shockingly, the Roundtable of Terror is all about the Big Scary Show being up andrunning for 13 years. We call in some old friends of the show to discuss all thingsrelating to the show and the haunt industry in general. We promise it doesn't turn into abig praise fest, rather we explore some interesting topics and possibly go down someinteresting rabbit holes. This is one Roundtable you don't want to miss.We hid the body, but you'll become an accomplice just by listening to……..the BIGSCARY SHOW Episode 338. (And thank you to all our fans for 13 spooky years)Featured music: (Featuring Jerry Vayne)The Headless Man (w/ Tim Tantrum)Death's GoodbyePatient ZeroWhen Hinges Creak#bigscaryshow #roundtableofterror

Joe reviews the debate between David Wood and Alex O’Connor on the question “Did Jesus Claim to be God?” Transcript: Joe: Welcome back to Shamless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I wanted to review the recent debate between Alex O’Connor, cosmic Skeptic on YouTube and David Wood, who has Acts 17 ministries. So it’s a skeptic and agnostic, I believe atheist actually against a Christian, and the resolution is, did Jesus claim to be God? Now, longtime viewers of this channel may know I’ve actually reviewed another of Alex’s debates back when he debat...

Support our sponsors! Hungry Root https://hungryroot.com/sesh ZocDoc https://www.zocdoc.com/sesh Time Stamps 00:13 - intro 01:15 - weekend update 03:50 - trying the Dubai chocolate bar 13:17 - on the menu 17:18 - who is Michael Duvall? 20:13 - weevils in the rice 26:36 - Michael posted where he worked 30:55 - he starts OF 34:04 - Daycare finds out 41:51 - Taking Accountability 51:12 - doing it at the daycare 01:01:20 - animal abuse and racist tweets 01:14:40 - situation with his ex 01:20:16 - Brain rot terms 01:42:24 - what did we learn today? Mile Higher Media website:  https://milehigher.com/  Higher Hope Foundation: https://higherhope.org/ Mile Higher Merch: https://milehighermerch.com/   Submission form: https://zfrmz.com/qm6Tj6Z2RU83wcaF5BQF    hosted by: Kendall: @kendallraeonyt  IG: https://bit.ly/3gIQPjI   TikTok: https://bit.ly/3JxPJFx Janelle: @janelle_fields_ IG: https://bit.ly/2DyP1eE   TikTok: https://bit.ly/3BrWBkO    produced by: Sydney: @syd_b93  IG: https://bit.ly/3LR0zHY Karelly: @karell.y  IG: https://bit.ly/2TcxnoD Check out our other podcasts! Lights Out https://bit.ly/3n3Gaoe Mile Higher Podcast https://bit.ly/3uDwZ2Y  Planet Sleep https://linktr.ee/planetsleep Higher Love Wellness: https://extractlabs.com/milehigher PO Box Address: Kendall Rae & Josh Thomas  8547 E Arapahoe Rd Ste J # 233 Greenwood Village, CO 80112 Music By: Mile Higher Boys YT: https://bit.ly/2Q7N5QO  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0F4ikp62qjdIV6PMO0SlaQ?si=i5v5jI77Qcq6uhjWzFix2w    Welcome to The Sesh Podcast hosted by cousins and best friends, Kendall & Janelle! Kendall is a YouTube content creator focusing on True Crime and raising awareness for missing persons cases, and Janelle is a mental health professional with a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Our show is focused on a variety of topics including current events, pop culture, commentary, and a little true crime. Come hang out with us every Wednesday!

Ever walked into a room and forgotten why you're there? Before you blame stress or aging, the answer to better focus I share in this episode might be simpler than you think!I also share my personal experience with Magic Mind, a mental performance shot that has helped boost my focus and reduce stress (use code BEGIN20 for 48% off your first subscription or 20% off a one-time purchase at https://magicmind.com//begin20).In this episode, I dive into what might be the easiest way to boost your mental clarity and focus - proper hydration. I share fascinating research from a 2023 study showing how even mild dehydration can significantly impact cognitive performance, especially for those of us over 40.In this episode, you'll discover:Why middle-aged and older adults are more sensitive to dehydration's effects on the brainHow starting your morning with water instead of coffee can dramatically improve your focusWhat to try before reaching for caffeine during that afternoon slumpSimple strategies to maintain proper hydration throughout your dayThe surprising speed at which proper hydration can enhance mental performanceHere's the study I reference: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajhb.24051Don't miss this episode if you're looking for an incredibly simple way to sharpen your mind without complicated routines or expensive supplements!

JR opened the show by reacting to the shocking news that the Denver Nuggets have fired head coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth. JR then recapped the national championship game with former Illinois guard Mike LaTulip before ending the hour by giving Florida their flowers for coming back to beat Houston.

Let's discuss the stunning news that the Nuggets have fired both head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth, including a deep dive into the recent mismanagement of this franchise and the failure to build a sustained contender around prime Nikola Jokic.

Forest's race for Champions League took a dent at Villa Park! For Exclusive Content Join FFTV Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ForestFanTV Join Wolfie as he dives into an electrifying match reaction to Nottingham Forest's 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa in the Premier League yesterday, at Villa Park. It was a tale of two halves for Forest, who were Jekyll and Hyde on the pitch—a shocking first-half performance saw them trailing 2-0, completely outplayed by a rampant Villa side. However, the Reds roared back after the break, showcasing their true quality and resilience, pulling one back through Jota Silva and coming agonisingly close to snatching a point. Wolfie breaks down the key moments, shares his main takeaway from the game, and reflects on what this result means for Forest as they head into the crucial final stretch of the season. Were you impressed by the second-half fightback, or frustrated by the slow start? Drop your thoughts and reactions in the comments below—we'd love to hear from you! #nffc #astonvilla #premierleague Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Knox is a standup comedian and the author of "Vivien's Rain." In this unique episode that reveals the perspective of a device end-user, Mike shares his personal journey into the MedTech field through the lens of his daughter's epilepsy and the life-saving (and life-giving!) impact of a vagus nerve stimulator. He discusses the challenges faced before discovering the device, the transformation in his daughter's life post-surgery, and his advocacy work. Mike also touches on the stigma surrounding epilepsy, the importance of compassion, and his career shift from law enforcement to comedy, using humor to inform and inspire others.    Guest links: www.MikeKnox.com   Charity supported: Save the Children Interested in being a guest on the show or have feedback to share? Email us at theleadingdifference@velentium.com.  PRODUCTION CREDITS Host: Lindsey Dinneen Editing: Marketing Wise Producer: Velentium   EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Episode 052 - Mike Knox [00:00:00] Lindsey Dinneen: Hi, I'm Lindsey and I'm talking with MedTech industry leaders on how they change lives for a better world. [00:00:09] Diane Bouis: The inventions and technologies are fascinating and so are the people who work with them. [00:00:15] Frank Jaskulke: There was a period of time where I realized, fundamentally, my job was to go hang out with really smart people that are saving lives and then do work that would help them save more lives. [00:00:28] Diane Bouis: I got into the business to save lives and it is incredibly motivating to work with people who are in that same business, saving or improving lives. [00:00:38] Duane Mancini: What better industry than where I get to wake up every day and just save people's lives. [00:00:42] Lindsey Dinneen: These are extraordinary people doing extraordinary work, and this is The Leading Difference. Hello, and welcome back to another episode of The Leading Difference podcast. I'm your host, Lindsey, and I am so excited to introduce you to my guest today, Mike Knox. Mike is a standup comedian and author of the book, "Vivien's Rain," about his daughter's epilepsy and the medical device that saved her life. He is a retired parole agent, and I am so excited that he is joining us today because he has a very unique take on the medical device field from a personal encounter. All right. Well, welcome, Mike. Thank you so much for being here. I'm so excited to speak with you. [00:01:27] Mike Knox: Thank you for having me. [00:01:29] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, of course. Well, you come to the medtech field and to medical devices in a very kind of unique pathway, and I'm very excited to dive into that. But before we do, would you mind just sharing a little bit about yourself, your background, and what you're doing today, what led you to today? [00:01:48] Mike Knox: Sure. I'm retired law enforcement and now I'm full time stand up comedian and an actor, much better than law enforcement. And I have a daughter who has epilepsy. She's 17 now. She started having seizures at the age of two. And by the age of eight, she got a vagus nerve stimulator, which basically saved her life. So it's a small implant that's like a -- I'm not supposed to say this-- but it's basically like a pacemaker, but for your brain. So it's a small generator that attaches onto your vagus nerve and sends impulses to interrupt your seizure. So she's now been seizure free for eight years. And I go basically go and I'm an ambassador for the company that makes this product. And I go and talk about this product, which is basically, I mean, it has saved my daughter's life. And not only that, but beyond that, it's allowed her to be get her life back basically because she was pretty much just a little zombie cause she was on so much medication at the time. So really for the past 15 years, it was just my wife and I living day to day as parents just trying, you know, in and out of the hospital with my daughter. So now she's in a great place and that affords me the time to go out and talk. [00:02:54] Lindsey Dinneen: Wow. That's incredible. Okay. So can we go back a little bit and talk about what life was like before this device, before you discovered this device, before all of the changes started happening for the better, but can you just paint a picture of what did daily life look like and how did that go? [00:03:13] Mike Knox: It was waiting for the seizure to happen. And most of them were at night, so it would usually be my wife and I taking turns watching my daughter all night long. And she'd be be on medication, but she'd have break breakthrough seizures. She would have partial seizures, but they would go into grand malls and we'd have to go always to the hospital because that's where the rescue medication was. And then it would be at the hospital, always confusion because they were the hospital that was local, wasn't really trained. And we kind of found out not a lot of hospitals, emergency rooms, were trained for seizures, which seizures have been around 2000 years. So there's a lot of misinformation, a lot of not really good education. And that's where I, as a parent thought, this stuff really needs to change. So that's what my wife and I did was, you know, started small talking to our hospital and just trying to get a policy in place where we could, you know, safely get my kid from here to the hospital. Then as time went by kind of technology caught up and we were able to have a rescue medication at home. But there were times where my daughter flatlined twice. So it was very scary. And it was just like living day to day because we we're in crisis mode and waiting for that next seizure to happen. It really did for us, was that seizure was stalking us, always waiting, we never knew when it was going to happen, kind of narrowed it down to that might be at night or coming out of her sleep when waking up, like on the way to school. But it really held you hostage. You weren't able to, we weren't able to go anywhere. You always had to think of where you were gonna go and plan things out. And your friends and family kind of abandoned you be just because they don't know what's going on. They don't understand what your family's going through. And I think a lot of parents see that also as, people just don't understand what it is you're going through when you have a medical problem. And so, when she did get this device that changed everything. And the number one thing that it did was it finally allowed our family to sleep, which we hadn't been doing for years. I mean, it was really same with my daughter. She wasn't able to sleep. So then she's not able to really concentrate at school. The school didn't understand, and they thought she was just being lazy rather than she has epilepsy. And so it's always there trying to advocate for your child. It's still doing that, still dealing with school things where I'm having to advocate for her. And that's just what you're doing as a parent is trying to do the best for your child. [00:05:24] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, absolutely. Oof. Yeah. Thank you for sharing more about that and painting a picture for us. And then, so in your research, in thinking, there's got to be something out there. I would imagine as a parent going, "There's got to be a solution. There's got to be something out there." Did that research eventually lead you to the company that you now help speak about and whatnot? [00:05:45] Mike Knox: Yes. And that was, and I always tell people this too, is don't rely 100 percent on the medical system, meet them halfway and do your research. Cause a lot of it is, it's what I realized is, just a lot of it is failure. It's constantly failing and failing. And we went to different doctors in different hospitals and the insurance would say that it doesn't cover this, but we kind of bypassed the insurance to get to where the doctor that we wanted to. It took us about five years to get a diagnosis, to find out what was happening, to find the right doctor cause there were a lot of horrible doctors. And then you have to understand that, because I never really was in and out of hospitals, and I never really understood what, what the policy, every hospital is different. Every doctor is different and different doctors don't know. We were going to doctors thinking that they knew what epilepsy was, and they didn't. They weren't going to say anything, but they were a primary doctor or they were a specialty doctor. They didn't know what epilepsy was. And so researching and finding out, and then we had read about VNS, Vegas Nerve Simulator. And our doctor at the time had said, "No, it won't work." Well, that wasn't true because it's worked. And a lot of it is the drive is pharmaceuticals and you're kind of experimenting. That one doctor, she was doing fine on one medication and he wanted to change it and that caused her to have all these crazy other seizures. And you got to let go of this kind of grudge that you have, and the kind of anger, which we did for a lot of medical, you kind of got to look positively at the ones who are helping you. I really found out that a lot of the nurses were a lot more helpful, where I always thought the doctor's the one that's going to have the knowledge. And a lot of it was the nurses that had the knowledge, not that the doctors don't, but there were more nurses that were more helpful. And I always, my number one thing was compassion. You as a parent coming in there wanting compassion for your kid. At least that's what I was looking for. [00:07:25] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah, and so okay, so you found this device or you found this technology and you go, "Okay I think maybe this could help my child. The doctor is a little skeptical, but we don't really know the reasons behind that. Maybe they just don't have the experience to understand how it could help. And there's new technology coming out all the time." But so, so that happened. And then what got you to a yes, where you could actually try this and see the impact that it could have for your daughter? [00:07:52] Mike Knox: A lot of it was desperation. We had left one doctor after just years there and kind of figuring out, he has no idea what he's doing, and we can never call him on that. Went to another doctor and what you're doing with epilepsy is you're trying to find out where the seizure is coming from. So they do an EEG, and so they're attaching all these leads to your head and we were in the hospital for eight days the first time. No seizure, you know, you're off the meds. They're trying to induce a seizure, nothing happened. So the new doctor said, "We've got to do the same thing again." It's just exhausting because you're like, "I don't want to put my kid through that." But you have to, so we went through another EEG, caught a seizure, saw that they were coming from three different ways. Cause we were first looking at brain surgery and then her seizure was coming through three different areas of the brain. So now you can't do that. And then that doctor showed us the Vegas Nerve Stimulator, which at the time we had just come to my daughter having this horrible seizure in the hospital. Her recovery was really bad at the time. So I was just overwhelmed with this doctor showing me this small device that looked like a silver dollar and it just was too unbelievable for me at the time, but I knew that we had to do something for my daughter because it was the last resort. We didn't really have we'd run out of all options. It had been years of hospitals and doctors and back and forth. And so really, to me, it was our only option. And It just seemed so unbelievable because it was such a small device and, I think a lot of it was, nobody else had ever talked about it before. And so I had to go back and like look and go, oh, at the time, it'd been around 20 years. And then I also looked at-- I mean, I was a horrible student-- but I looked mathematically at, "Wow, this percentage of-- it's not a cure, but she could have a life that's 80 percent better. Well, I got through college with all C's. I'll take those numbers." And so it was pretty much at the time it was a no brainer just because everything was just so horrible that it was just, it was-- another chance was given to us. We had run out of options. We didn't have any. [00:09:46] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, of course. So you take this risk and you go, "Well, you know, if it has the percentage potential of maybe it'll improve her life this drastically," it was worth the risk, I would imagine, from both your perspective and your daughter's perspective. And then, so you do this surgery, you've got this implant. Now what is life like these days? Can she travel? Can she do much more than she was able to do before? [00:10:11] Mike Knox: Life is great. I just want to talk about the surgery itself, was that was another fear. I didn't want to put my daughter through the surgery, how horrible it was. It was so easy. It was, we went in and out. It's an outpatient surgery. It took maybe about an hour. It was so simple and a lot of it was just me as a parent being afraid. I was so afraid of everything watching my kid go through so much that that's what I tell everybody now. It was so simple because she's on her second battery because it needs to be replaced. So the first one lasted almost about eight years. So she's on her second one. And the second time around was even simpler because now they've got, at the time we got ours, I think she was only the eighth, in Los Angeles that got it, so the protocol wasn't in place. Now the protocol is in place. So they'll kind of get you in and out real quick and they all kind of know what it is, where at the time when my daughter first had it they didn't know what it was, so a lot of strides have taken place and now the hospitals know exactly what to do. So it's very simple. Whereas, and I run into a lot of parents that are afraid to give that the surgery and kind of all the things that go along with the surgery. And it's so simple and you never, you don't really. Nobody really knows. Now her life is absolutely wonderful. I mean, she went from not being able to keep up in school to now. Shockingly is cause I was such a horrible student. Gets straight A's and she, I mean, to me, that's the amazing part of, I really saw this device propel her and she was learning, which she couldn't do before because she was having seizures and her You know, she couldn't think, she had brain fog, she had all these kind of things that we all kind of, kind of take for granted that we don't really know, but that's what I mean by she, when she was a zombie at the age of eight was that she just couldn't think because she was having so much brain activity from her seizures, and a lot of times she's having seizures you couldn't even see them just as a parent you would instinctively know, oh, this isn't good, I've got to get her out of these, you know, I've got to take her home or I've got to give her medication. You know, that was another fear of mine too, was that, you know, when she's at school or she's with, you know, I'd come to school a couple of times where she would, I'd had them at school, but the school wasn't aware I found her on the play yard. I found her in the classroom and the school just, none of the schools are equipped because they're by law, they don't have to be. And so what I love about the Vegas nerve simulator is it's her bodyguard. It's with her 24 hours a day. It's somebody watching over her and it allows her just to do the things that we all take for granted. And. You know, like she's able to go to school and I feel comfortable now that she's a teenager, which was another thing was growing up. I want her to have her independence. You know, and now I can feel comfortable where she doesn't text me through the day because she's just a teenager forgets that she has it. And that's the best part to me about it. [00:12:47] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, that's incredible. Wow. That's an amazing story. Thank you so much for sharing that. And I'm curious now. So you got to a point where you saw the incredible difference it made in your daughter's life and then of course your family's life. And you're obviously very passionate about this device itself and the company. So now you are helping to spread the word. Can you share more about your advocacy and your work for that? [00:13:11] Mike Knox: I just felt nobody was there to talk to me about it, and so if there's ever any parents or kids that are looking at it, and it's, again, it's just fear of the unknown. So I go and advocate and talk about this great device. I probably get four or five calls. Most people don't want to talk about it, but I probably get four or five calls a year from parents, then they just have all sorts of curious questions. Number one, "Is it going to hurt? Am I going to be able to," one kid asked me the other day, "Am I still going to be able to ski?" And I said, "You're probably going to be able to ski a lot better because you're going to be able to focus on that." And I just tell him basically my story, which going back to, because it's not a cure, you have to wait. And so in the beginning when she first got it, it was about six months of no seizures, which was great. But then she had about five, but the vagus nerve stimulator comes with a magnet. And you can swipe that over your chest and that'll stop the seizures most of the time. And so I saw that progressing. And so I was always kind of writing down stuff and seeing that progress. And it was really at the six month mark where we all slept through the night. And I said, "Oh wow, she's sleeping." She never slept through the night before. She was always a lot of insomnia and stomach pain and I'm just getting up through the night. So she slept like a good 12 hours. And I was like, "Oh wow, that's huge." That, beyond the seizures, is huge. And then there was a morning where she got up, dressed herself, which she could never do; made her lunch, which she never did; made her breakfast, ate breakfast. So while my wife and I were sleeping, she did all this stuff on her own, which she could never do. You always had to tell her, like you literally had to tell her, "Okay, it's time to get up out of the bed," and you'd have to tell her several times. It's not just being a kid. She just wasn't processing. Just like she couldn't process sarcasm or humor, which was very hard for me as a father 'cause I wanted to joke around with my kid. And then she put together this Lego set, read the directions, which she could never do before. So you can really see like, wow, the Vagus Nerve Simulator has got her basically mind on track and she's being able to focus, which she could never do before, always distracted about everything. And then on the way to school, driving her, she was joking with me, and you could see like that spark in her eye that I had seen when she was younger, but hadn't seen in a long, probably six years. And, so beyond the seizures I was like, "Oh wow, this is working." So it really doesn't matter if it's working 100 or not. Something is happening here, and it's for the betterment of my child. And that's what I run into also is, people want that quick fix. They want 100 percent. They just want a cure. That's not what this is, but it's a heck of a lot better than where she was eight years ago, almost 10 years now. That's another thing. It really flies by because she got her first one at the age of eight and then she got her next one at 16. And, that is another positive about it, because life kind of stands still when you're in this crisis from anything medical, and now she's just able to live her life and be a kid. And that's the amazing part about it. [00:15:54] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, absolutely. Thank you for sharing. You mentioned early on something that stood out to me is, it's often difficult, I think, when there's a medical diagnosis or some pressing medical issue. It makes it hard for people outside of the family to understand what's going on, and therefore they might feel uncomfortable, and they're not quite sure how to offer to help or to just be there for you. And I'm curious, since you experienced some of that loneliness and distance, going through this difficult time, as a parent and now as an advocate, is there just some general advice you might share with people who might be in a situation where they have a family member or friend struggling with something, but they're not quite sure how to be there for that person? [00:16:40] Mike Knox: Yeah. I think the easiest thing is send them a card and just let them know. 'Cause I think a lot of people are thinking, "Oh, just text, but I don't know what to text them. And I don't want to say like, 'If there's anything I could do,' cause there isn't anything I could do." And that's a lot when you have like with epilepsy, there isn't anything anybody could do. And then people, they're giving you bad advice because they see it on TV. Like I would always get advice about, "Have you tried smoking weed with your kid?" And I'm like, "She's two. Yeah, I'm not going to smoke weed with my kid." So that's why I say a card, because then you can think about what you're going to say, and what I think is nice is, send some food or something or send a gift card, because for my wife and I, we were at home all the time because we couldn't leave. And I think a lot of people didn't realize that. I could not go to the store because if I leave the house, she's going to then have a seizure and I'm not going to be there for the seizure. So it was debilitating because I'm having to watch her 24 hours a day and nobody else understood that. I just say a card so that people at least know you're thinking about them or something like that. And most people just don't do that. I mean, I think people are thinking that people are going to, I think you see on TV shows, people rally behind you or whatever. They don't. I mean, most people are living their life. And for you as the person that's sick or with the family that's sick, just know that the people still love you and they care about you. They're just doing their own thing, but so you have to then understand that and not be upset with them. I'm not upset with my family that just, my family and friends that just abandoned me, you know? And I think that's life also. It's like, you have to repeat yourself over and over again when you're sick or have a sick kid too, and you'll hear the same stuff like, "Oh, I didn't know your kid was sick," even though you told him a thousand times. You know, "I never knew she had epilepsy." And I just think that's human beings. I think you have to have the compassion for other people also. And that's just, I think you go through all those phases in the beginning. You're going through all that grief and regret and all that stuff. And you just have to kind of let it go. Because people don't know how to deal with it, nor did I as a parent. I had no idea. So I had that crash course in dealing with it. But I think we as a family came out the other side of it. So I am very thankful at the outcome. And all I have is gratitude for where we are now, very thankful that she's in a great place. [00:18:40] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. And now I'm a little curious. So coming back to you and your story and your career trajectory, which sounds like it's had some fun twists and turns in it over the years, but so how has this experience affected both your professional life when you were in law enforcement, and then now as a comedian, are you able to use some of that platform to help even sort of process and then maybe inspire or educate other people through that? [00:19:09] Mike Knox: Yeah, and I look at it like it's all like with my comedy. I use the epilepsy. It's not making fun of epilepsy. It's informing. And I have people that come up to me and talk to me. "Hey, I have epilepsy. I'm so glad you talked about this because there's such a stigma." And I meet so many people and I'm gonna do it again next week where they didn't want to come because they're afraid, they're getting bullied. They don't know how to talk about it. They don't know how to approach it. A lot of families look down on it. There is a huge stigma for some reason. They're embarrassed that their family member has it or their child or whatever it is. And I really think that starts with state laws. So there was a law that was just passed in California where the schools have to identify seizures and everybody needs to be trained and that passed. And that took about five years and I worked on that. And that's where it starts with trying to educate people and starting with that one on one, you going and talking about it. But I do believe that only laws are going to change things and change people's mind. There's a lot of fake seizure videos that are on YouTube, a lot on TikTok, under the guise of comedy. And I don't agree with that. I don't think it's comedy at all. It's not something that I do. And that's something that I try to educate people on also is, it's not funny. There's people that are dying from epilepsy. And so just getting out there and talking to people. When I get that information, I just write that down and categorize it and see where the problems are. And it all goes back to just misinformation and people not talking about it. And that goes back to the funding and how the world works. Can people make money out of this? That's the only way that they look at it. If I had tons of money, I think you could solve it a lot quicker. I just take it day by day, and who I can talk to, and who I can show compassion to, again, because I think that's what people are looking for. And people just want a voice. They want somebody to talk to and you, and listen to other people. You know, I, that's kind of how I approach it also is listening to other people's stories because they feel unheard. And I think that's important. And through my older jobs and this job. And I think all you can kind of do is laugh at it 'cause it gets so overwhelming and so crazy. And you can't force people to see the way that you see things. So you kind of just got to laugh at it. And I think that's, I think that's healing in a way, a lot of people also, and especially with comedy. I mean, people come there, they know why they're coming there. They're coming there to laugh. A lot of it is they're coming from their horrible life, coming there for an hour or two to get away from it all. So I think it is beneficial to a lot of people. [00:21:27] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, absolutely. So what is your hope for the future or your excitement for the future as things continue to progress and more awareness is in place, more legislation to help with responses to this kind of situation? What are you looking forward to or potentially excited about? [00:21:46] Mike Knox: So I just look forward to a day where I don't have to do this anymore. Not going to happen, but I do see a lot of great technology and I see a lot of great strides within the last five to 10 years in the medical field with medical devices. And that's what I hope for. I hope for something, like with the vagus nerve stimulator, they're looking at having a rechargeable battery or not having to replace the battery. And that's what I hope for. And I hope for, that I never have to hear anything about seizures or epilepsy. I know that's not gonna happen, but for my daughter and everybody else I would love to find a cure for it. And anybody that has to deal with any kind of medical device, hopefully, you know, we can put more funding into it and have more cures. And I think we are at a great time for so much success in, I mean, we're living longer, we're living better. These next couple of generations are, I mean, my mom's 88. People are living a lot longer and a lot healthier, and so I guess if I have to be positive, that's what I'm positive about. [00:22:41] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Well, that's good. That's taking the challenge with the opportunity and saying, "Okay, let's see what happens from it." So, you know, it's a step in the right direction for sure. All right. So, pivoting the conversation just for fun. Imagine that you were to be offered a million dollars to teach a masterclass on anything you want. It could be something that you've been working on from your career so far, so a skill set you've developed over time, but it could be completely unrelated. What would you choose to teach and why? [00:23:13] Mike Knox: It would have to be comedy because I've done so much comedy for free. I think that I can understand to teach that to other people and to tell them kind of all the traps of comedy. And it is just, comedy is consistency. It's getting your, you know, five minutes is really four minutes 'cause you're going to have about a minute of laughter if you're funny or not, but getting consistent and embracing the failure of it. And to me, those are the components of comedy because you've got to stand up there. A lot of it is you got to stand up there and embrace the darkness of being up on stage, which a lot of people don't want to do. And then you've got your material and you've got to be able to care. You've got to get new material and carry that material. So if you can, what I've seen, if you can get past that first five minutes and get 10 minutes and 15 minutes and so on, you're going to be okay. And so if I were to get a million dollars, I think that's the masterclass that I could teach. [00:24:00] Lindsey Dinneen: I love it. I love it. Okay. Awesome. And how do you wish to be remembered after you leave this world? [00:24:07] Mike Knox: To me, it's just that I did good. I think that to me, that's important. Do good and be good. ' Cause we see so much negativity all the time and we see so many people that it's like, you know, "Oh, I scammed this person out of that, but they deserved it." And there's kind of like no moral compass. So, when I was a, when I worked in law enforcement before, you know, people that you didn't even think that you touched their lives at all would say, "Hey, thank you. You made me recognize something different." And I think that's what life is all about. You've changed somebody's life or done some sort of kindness. It doesn't even matter. I think that's what a lot of it is these little things in life where you didn't even know that you did something to somebody. And it's that spider web of life where you your life intertwined with somebody. You weren't even aware of what you did but that impacted that person's life so much. And I think that's what we're here for is you're always trying to help other people. I mean, that's the whole point. [00:24:59] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, I agree. Yeah. Okay. And then final question. What is one thing that makes you smile every time you see or think about it? [00:25:08] Mike Knox: Definitely seeing the vagus nerve simulator working; anything with my daughter. I think being in crisis for so long, and just like yesterday, my daughter made cinnamon rolls. She likes to bake. So watching her make something from scratch and then having her happy and excited that she made something-- that, that to me is happy. Well, that always makes me smile. So it is those little things that always make me smile. [00:25:35] Lindsey Dinneen: I love that. Excellent. Well, this has been an incredible conversation. Mike, thank you so much for being here. I really appreciate your time and I really appreciate your commitment to sharing the word and being a positive helper in this situation. So if folks would want to get in contact with you, maybe because they have some questions or whatnot, or they want to follow your work, how could they do that? [00:25:59] Mike Knox: Sure. On all platforms, I'm Mike Knox, at Mike Knox comedy, or I have a website at mikeknox. com. [00:26:05] Lindsey Dinneen: Perfect. Excellent. Well, thank you so much again for your time today. We are so honored to be making a donation on your behalf as a thank you for your time today to Save the Children, which works to end the cycle of poverty by ensuring communities have the resources to provide children with a healthy, educational, and safe environment. So thank you so much for choosing that charity to support, and also thank you for continuing to work to change lives for a better world. [00:26:35] Mike Knox: Thank you so much for having me. [00:26:38] Lindsey Dinneen: Of course, absolutely. And thank you also to our listeners for tuning in. And if you're feeling as inspired as I am at the moment, I would love if you would share this episode with a colleague or two, and we will catch you next time. [00:26:53] Ben Trombold: The Leading Difference is brought to you by Velentium. Velentium is a full-service CDMO with 100% in-house capability to design, develop, and manufacture medical devices from class two wearables to class three active implantable medical devices. Velentium specializes in active implantables, leads, programmers, and accessories across a wide range of indications, such as neuromodulation, deep brain stimulation, cardiac management, and diabetes management. Velentium's core competencies include electrical, firmware, and mechanical design, mobile apps, embedded cybersecurity, human factors and usability, automated test systems, systems engineering, and contract manufacturing. Velentium works with clients worldwide, from startups seeking funding to established Fortune 100 companies. Visit velentium.com to explore your next step in medical device development. And we just wish you the most continued success as you work to change lives for a better world.

Tomorrow is April Fool's Day and usually this is the day companies try to play a prank on their customers. We like to take part, but it has become harder and harder every year because our lawyers say no to EVERYTHING! To prove it, we called our company lawyer this morning to pitch him some ideas. Shockingly he turned every single one of them down...

Earlier this week, Luis Ruelas $2.7 Million Dollar Tax Bill came to light. We chatted about this shocking revelation. Since then, many new facts have arisen regarding Mr. Ruelas which we discuss here today and break down exactly how one man ends up with a 2.7 million dollar tax lien.  Also, since then, Teresa Giudice has been hit with a 300k tax lien, leaving this couple with over 3 million dollars owed to the IRS. We go fact by fact addressing the mounting financial and legal troubles that currently exist against the Ruelas-Giudices. In other news, Luis has gotten an extension on a $1 million dollar loan he took out last year, just took out an additional $250K loan and seems to be asking for money on TikTok.  Allegedly.  Bethenny Frankel weighs in slamming Tre, Luis and the entire RHONJ franchise. Jen Fessler claps back. Shockingly, so does Dolores Catania and, in a strange turn of events, this could all have a very unexpected effect on not only RHONJ's future, but the possibility of a Teresa / Luis spin off. Way to bury the lead…. PART TWO Starts Now! @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this week, Luis Ruelas $2.7 Million Dollar Tax Bill came to light. We chatted about this shocking revelation. Since then, many new facts have arisen regarding Mr. Ruelas which we discuss here today and break down exactly how one man ends up with a 2.7 million dollar tax lien.  Also, since then, Teresa Giudice has been hit with a 300k tax lien, leaving this couple with over 3 million dollars owed to the IRS. We go fact by fact addressing the mounting financial and legal troubles that currently exist against the Ruelas-Giudices. In other news, Luis has gotten an extension on a $1 million dollar loan he took out last year, just took out an additional $250K loan and seems to be asking for money on TikTok.  Allegedly.  Bethenny Frankel weighs in slamming Tre, Luis and the entire RHONJ franchise. Jen Fessler claps back. Shockingly, so does Dolores Catania and, in a strange turn of events, this could all have a very unexpected effect on not only RHONJ's future, but the possibility of a Teresa / Luis spin off. Way to bury the lead…. @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast starts with a bit of a switcheroo! We begin with our host, Mike Slater, talking to Texas State Senator Mayes Middleton (R-11) about how he's trying to stop food stamp fraud in the Lone Star State and why his great ideas should be applied to our entire nation! No more tax-payer funded junk food!Following the opener, Slater monologues about U.S. Senator Rand Paul's comments on what he'd like to see as the future of American teaching. Shockingly, despite Paul being a great conservative American, Mike is NOT A FAN of what he suggested. Don't miss his reasoning as to why Rand missed the mark on this one!

A pragmatic trial evaluates the effectiveness of a treatment or intervention in “real-world” clinical practice.  Outcomes are typically assessed from available records.  Eligibility in pragmatic trials are often broad, and don't have the exclusions of efficacy studies, which examine treatment effects under highly controlled conditions in highly select populations. Today we are delighted to welcome Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, and Danny Scerpella, who conducted a pragmatic trial of advance care planning (ACP) in primary care practices; and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, who wrote an accompanying commentary in JAMA Internal Medicine. We spend the last portion of the podcast discussing the surprising finding of the study.  In the primary care practices that received the advance care planning intervention, rates of advance care planning were higher (about double). Shockingly, rates of potentially burdensome intervention (intubation, CPR, etc) were also higher in the advance care planning intervention group.  What?!?  Not a typo. We spend some time unpacking and contextualizing the potential reasons for this surprising finding, including: Disconnect between relatively low rates of new advance directives (12% in intervention arm vs 7% control) and higher rates of potentially burdensome treatment among decedents (29% in intervention arm vs 21% control).  Only 5% of intervention patients received the facilitator led component of the intervention (there were other components, facilitator-led was the most engaged component). Was there really a causal connection between the intervention, new advance directives, and higher rates of potentially burdensome interventions? Potential that care received, though potentially burdensome, was in fact aligned with goals, and might represent goal concordant care. Potential that documenting advance directives without a robust conversation about prognosis might have led to these findings.  My goals will differ if I think I probably have 2 years to live vs 10 years. Comparison to a trial Yael Shenker discussed in our podcast on AAHPM/HPNA plenary abstracts (also used the Respecting Choices intervention, outcome differed). Implications for the larger discussion over the value of advance care planning, and additional research into advance care planning.  As I say on the podcast, I'm sure Sean Morrison would be delighted to point to these findings as evidence that advance care planning doesn't work, and in fact may be harmful. And I got to sing in Spanish for the second time. I hope my pronunciation is better than my Urdu, or French! -Alex Smith  

This week, with Kevin getting ready to leave on vacation, we took a look at some truly messed up material from Prager U lamenting anti-white racism in South Africa Become a patron at patreon.com/NYGBCpod Find this episode on our website at NYGBCpod.com Follow us on Bluesky @nygbcpod.bsky.social & @benygbc.bsky.social    Show Links: https://www.prageru.com/video/south-africa-lwazis-hard-lesson  

It's officially spring. There is a fantastic weekend of college lacrosse on tap for this weekend, and D-Fly and Dixie are here to get you ready for all of the action. The next few weeks are maybe the best stretch of time for sports fans each year. In addition to college lacrosse teams hitting mid-season form, we get treated to March Madness, baseball Opening Day, the Masters and so much more. Take a break from news of the world and immerse yourself in the fun and excitement of this part of the sports calendar. This year, Inside Lacrosse is proud to partner with the NCAA to offer you, our loyal listeners, $5 off all single-day ticket options (men and women) by using the code ILPOD at checkout. So head to NCAA.com/LaxTickets and enter ILPOD at checkout to purchase your tickets. You know you're going to go to Championship Weekend, so why not get $5 off and help us show the NCAA how awesome our listeners are by purchasing your tickets today. This week's guest is two-time all-Big Ten defenseman Bobby Van Buren of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ahead of the big game at Penn State, the guys talk about BVB's unusual path from homeschooling to big-time college lacrosse success, overcoming the adversity of season-ending injury, the aggressive Buckeyes defense, great defensemen he emulates, martial arts training, Buckeye Donuts, Pehlke's frog face and much, much more. WEEKEND PREVIEW Six marquee games on the slate this week, with five contests being matchups between Top 20 teams.  SATURDAY Boston U (6-1, 2-1 Patriot) at No. 3 Army (7-0, 3-0), noon, ESPN+ Army will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak to BU. The Terriers ended the Black Knights season in the PL semis in a heartbreaking 11-10 OT loss. No. 18 Colgate (5-3) at No. 10 Syracuse (6-2), noon, ACC Network Syracuse is coming off a 18-2 win over Manhattan on Tuesday. Down 1-0 after the first quarter, Cuse outshot the Jaspers 71-18 and won 21-of-23 faceoffs. Most shots in a single game since 1997. The Orange have dominated this series 50-12-1, including an 18-10 win last February. No. 14 Richmond (5-3) at No. 13 Georgetown (5-2), noon, FloSports Spiders are 0-3 all-time vs. Hoyas, with Hoyas winning each of the last three years. No. 12 Harvard (5-1, 1-0 Ivy) at No. 6 Princeton (4-2, 0-1), noon, ESPN+ Princeton leads this series 63-25-1 and won last year 14-11 at Jordan Field. Get there early. It's everyone's favorite promotion, the “Sherrerd Jungle Jam” game. No. 20 Dartmouth (6-1, 0-0 Ivy) at No. 16 Penn (4-4, 1-0), 7 p.m., ESPN+ Are the Big Green for real? Penn has won 10 straight in this series. Can Dartmouth end that streak?  SUNDAY No. 9 Ohio State (8-1, 0-0 B1G) at No. 2 Penn State (6-1, 0-0), 7 p.m., Big Ten Network In the conference opener for both teams, the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions face off at 7 p.m. from Panzer Stadium in the Big Ten Network Game of the Week.  In this week's March Madness-themed Give & Go, the guys talk a little college hoops and share their thoughts on filling out the bracket. Shockingly, they have complete opposite approaches. A reminder that the D-Fly and Dixie Podcast is brought to you by Simplicity Group. Simplicity Group is a leading financial products distribution firm that specializes in providing best-in-class insurance, investment and business development solutions. To learn more visit: SimplicityGroup.com. Tell a friend about this podcast and share the love. It's free. We always love to hear from you, so feel free to email us at DFlyandDixie@gmail.com, or find us on twitter and Instagram at DFlyandDixie. Thanks for listening, and as always, Enjoy The Games.

Today's episode was a wild ride, hosted by the dynamic duo of Joe Oltmann and David Clements. They kicked things off by diving into a controversial Colorado House bill (HB25-1073) from earlier this year, which aimed to set mandatory minimum incarceration periods for Class 4 and Class 3 child sexual assault cases. Shockingly, six Democrats voted NO, effectively killing the bill. Joe and David didn't hold back as they unpacked who these lawmakers are and what their votes mean for justice in Colorado—stay tuned for the full scoop on these names! Halfway through the show, we were thrilled to welcome guest Karen Kennedy, who brought her A-game to the conversation. Karen weighed in on a range of hot topics: Colorado's political landscape, veterans and military issues, the Trump administration, and her exciting plans to run for a congressional seat in the near future. Her insights added serious fire to an already blazing episode. The crew also took a deep dive into the ongoing saga of Tina Peters—expect more details on her story as it unfolds. Then, they shifted gears to tackle the latest Tesla chaos. From unhinged vandals targeting personal property to threats against Tesla owners and the plummeting stock value, Joe and David called out the hypocrisy of the anti-Tesla crowd with their signature no-nonsense style.  

In this episode, Toni and I discuss how hyper-targeting customers for your online store just got a lot easier with Klaviyo’s new release! We dive into the latest features and strategies that can help you reach your ideal audience like never before. You’ll learn how to maximize your marketing efforts and boost sales with the power of automation and AI! What You’ll Learn What’s new with Klaviyo How to segment your email list How to create personalized experiences that turn casual browsers into buyers Sponsors SellersSummit.com – The Sellers Summit is the ecommerce conference that I’ve run for the past […] The post 582: Hyper-Targeting Customers For Your Online Store Just Got Shockingly Easy appeared first on MyWifeQuitHerJob.com.

We didn't want to talk about it, but it's time to call out the people grifting off Tina Peters' name. Tina Peters, a 70-year-old Gold Star mom, sits imprisoned, enduring harsh conditions, mental strain, and daily challenges. Shockingly and disgustingly, some are profiting off her struggles and sacrifice—raising money on her behalf, only to pocket the donations. Enough is enough. There's only one legitimate place to support Tina Peters, and she has a message to tell you exactly where that is. Up next, the ICC just arrested former Philippine President Duterte for 'crimes against humanity.' The problem? First, the Philippines is no longer part of the ICC. Second, President Duterte's efforts helped thousands escape human and drug trafficking—so where's the crime? All this and more on today's Untamed!  

Shockingly low literacy rates, underfunded schools, and overworked teachers are creating a perfect storm, leaving millions of students behind academically. Dr. Phil sits down with educators, parents, and a former senior official in the U.S. Dept. of Education to uncover what's REALLY happening in our public schools. Samantha, a former special ed elementary school teacher, says all she wanted to do since she was a child was work in education. But after experiencing the reality of teaching in the modern day, she says she will never step foot in a classroom again. Also, disgruntled parents, Mark and Val, noticed their two kids being underserved in their public schools. Their son was falling behind in reading and math, and their daughter was unchallenged. But they didn't know until the pandemic forced them to look at what their kids were doing in school. They decided to pull them out of school, sell their house, and “world school” them. Justin, a former principal, reveals how schools are being pressured to pass students even if they don't show up to class. Jeanne Allen, the CEO of the Center of Education Reform, shares her 30-year battle with the education system and how she's trying to change the “factory-like” public school system into a more productive one. Thank you to our sponsors! 120Life: Go to https://120Life.com and use code PHIL to save 15% PureHealth Research: Head over to https://PureHealthResearch.com  and save 35% with code PHIL Jase Medical: Go to https://Jase.com and enter code PHIL at checkout Preserve Gold: Visit: https://drphilgold.com/  Get a FREE precious metals guide that contains essential information on how to help protect your accounts. Text “DRPHIL” to 50505 to claim this exclusive offer from Preserve Gold today.