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The rapid evolution of the financial services marketplace means the market for banking as a service is also evolving rapidly. From artificial intelligence to other new technologies to regulatory expectations, how is the partner bank sector shifting? On the season premiere of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Pathward Bank CEO Brett Pharr talks about the Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based partner bank's strategy. Among other things, Pharr discusses: The evolution of the business model beyond interchange to include embedded finance, faster payments and other opportunities. The criticality of third-party risk management in partner banking. How Pathward is using AI to accelerate compliance review of its partners' marketing materials — and how some AI uses might be limiting young bankers' learning and development. The role of partner banks in advancing financial sector participation by the unbanked. How Pathward builds its workplace culture with its “talent anywhere” remote work structure.

We meet Travis Dewes of the Rapid City Arts Council, Sioux Falls theatre leader Bob Wendland and award-winning photographer Aaron C Packard in Vermillion.

SummaryIn our latest episode of The Daily Groomer, I'm chatting with Heidi McRannells, the founder of The Colorful K9 in Sioux Falls. We get into the world of creative grooming and what it really takes to build a successful salon from the ground up. Heidi opens up about everything from pay structure and employee handbooks to finding your niche and standing out in a crowded market. She's super honest about the challenges too—like pricing, hiring, and keeping clients happy. No matter where you're at in your grooming journey, there's something in here you'll definitely take away.Timestamps09:24 Creating a Clear Employee Handbook14:47 Photographer Boosts Dog Photo Business19:45 Dog Grooming and Coloring Pricing25:02 Business Expansion and Staffing Plans27:00 Achieving Full Bookings in Year One34:55 Business Owner Financial PreparednessStay connected with our guest speakers! Follow them on their social media The Colorful K9. For more grooming tips, insights, and stories, check out our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Daily Groomer⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join and be part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Daily Groomer Community⁠⁠!

Location: The Seed in Sioux Falls, SD Hosts: Doug Weingardt & Eric Gallagher Guests: Beth Noonan, Carol Kapperman, & Bishop Kettler

Greg Belfrage talks to Brian Jamros of the Sioux Falls Canaries baseball to see what is coming up for the team as well as any other events happening at the bird cage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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BHA's Podcast and Blast is proud to be sponsored by Silencer Central, the nation's largest clearinghouse for silencers. Motto: “Silencers Made Simple since 2005.” This episode features Brandon Maddox of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, who founded Silencer Central 20 years ago from his home. He saw both the growing demand for silencers and the difficulty of navigating federal regulations. Today, Silencer Central handles it all—from expert guidance on the right fit to a step-by-step process (simple enough for even Hal, a self-proclaimed Luddite) that delivers a silencer directly to your door. Brandon is a long-range precision rifle shooter and an advocate for conservation, public lands and America's hunting and shooting heritage. Join us to hear from a businessman and conservationist, and get your questions answered about suppressors—and how they can improve your shooting and make it easier to introduce newcomers to hunting. And our deepest thanks to Silencer Central for supporting this podcast and all of BHA's work on behalf of our wild public lands, waters and wildlife.

Jack and Derek Hanson talk about the crazy come from behind Monday Night Football win for the Vikings over the Bears and the RedHawks game one win over Sioux Falls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@CelebrateChurchCelebrate Church is led by Pastor Noah Rollins. Our vision is for people to MEET JESUS so they can go out and BE JESUS.Stay Connected!Visit us at 1000 South Sycamore Avenue in Sioux Falls, SD.Website: https://www.celebrate.church/Celebrate Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CelebrateSF/Celebrate Church Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celebrate.church

Preacher: Pastor Jason KrammeSermon Title: CreatedScripture: Jeremiah 18:1–11______________________________

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Jack and Derek Hanson wrap up the busy weekend in sports as the NFL got underway and preview the upcoming Western Division Championship Series with Sioux Falls in town for game one vs. the RedHawks with manager Chris Coste. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hey hey hey, Don't You Forget About Me or this Season 11, Episode 12 banger of an episode. We find out if Diana is married to a vampire, and which Supernatural character she is destined to be with. Somewhere in between, we discuss what happens when Sam and Dean return to Sioux Falls to help out Jump Scare Claire, and get thrown into a conversation about birth control. Good times. Research LinksQUIZ: Are You Dating a Vampire? | The SparkNotes BlogQuiz: Which "Supernatural" Character Should You Marry?

“Something You Should Know” is brought to you by GenesisGoldIRA.com. That is also something you should know! You can put your retirement on the GOLD STANDARD! Learn more at GenesisGoldIRA.com. We share fun things that are happening in the area and from time to time invite guests in to talk about their events!

WE'RE BACK! In this week's episode, Ashley and Aisha return after a summer break to reflect on Walking Letter of Hope Day, share big back-to-school milestones, and give exciting Dear NICU Mama updates.They also announce the release of Right On Time, Dear NICU Mama's very first children's book. This book is a beautifully crafted children's board book designed for NICU families, celebrating the unique milestones of every NICU graduate and the unwavering bond between parent and child. Pre-orders are available now!Pre-order your copy here!We are so excited to be back and cannot wait for the upcoming season of the podcast. Thank you for being a special part of this sisterhood!To get connected with DNM:Website | Private Facebook Group | Instagram-------Special thanks to one of our Walking Letter of Hope Day sponsors, Sanford Health! Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization's transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties. Learn more about Sanford Health's commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News. Support the show

In Catching up with the Canaries Greg Belfrage talks to Brian Jamros about the Sioux Falls Canaries baseball team, the playoffs, and what's going on at the birdcage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us as SMGA CEO Tyler Tordsen and Economic Development Specialist Chris Fields as they sit down with Dean Dziedzic of the Sioux Falls Development Foundation. The trio discuss Dean's history, the Sioux Falls Development Foundation (SFDF), and SFDF's projects. Dean's Hidden Gem: Hartford Steak Co.

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It was not a pretty first game for most of the Div. I football teams and players of interest in South Dakota. But it was a "just win, baby" week for some.No. 3 South Dakota State stopped the "Go Go" offense of No. 15 Sacramento State all night, but the Jackrabbits didn't exactly make chest-thumping offensive waves themselves. How does that translate to a road game at perennial Top 5 powerhouse Montana State, who was pulverized 59-13 at FBS No. 7 Oregon?FCS No. 4 South Dakota threw Iowa State for an early 7-7 loop before the Cyclones blew them away, 55-7. Does that mean doom and gloom for Aidan Bouman and a USD offense that mustered just 34 yards in the second half? Or is ISU perhaps a tornado that will rip through the Big 12 and leave an easy cleanup for the Yotes in FCS play?Both Augustana and the Universtiy of Sioux Falls won nail biters, but in different ways. What are some easy assessments of their returning quarterbacks?And then, there was Jimmy Rogers' Washington State Jackrabbits, who needed a perfectly-executed two-minute drill at home to survive FCS Idaho, with a new coach and offense replacing former SDSU offensive coordinator Jason Eck. What do we make of Jimmy's more-than-blunt postgame remarks?There's also the all-time Jackrabbit Mark Gronowski's less-than-impressive Iowa debut and native son Kalen DeBoer's Alabama debacle at Florida State. How much should we curb our first week spasms? The Minnesota Vikings lift off on Monday night in Chicago. Why does typically pessimistic Matt Zimmer feel like he's boarding a rocket ship?The answers to these questions and more, all over cocktails on an idle Tuesday afternoon at the Gateway Lounge in Sioux Falls as Zim and Happy Hour host John Gaskins wet their football whistles — finally!

Greg Belfrage goes over the Workers over Billionaires Rally that happened in Labor Day in Sioux Falls, and other places. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Preacher: Pastor Elizabeth PlattsSermon Title: SufferingScripture: Luke 13:10–17______________________________

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For more information, click here: https://www.celebrate.churchSubscribe to the latest sermons: http://bit.ly/2T6ASbuTwo Words: Meet Jesus. This is the vision of Celebrate Church, led by Lead Pastor Noah Rollins and based in Sioux Falls, SD with multiple locations throughout the Midwest. ——Stay ConnectedWebsite: https://www.celebrate.church/Celebrate Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CelebrateSF/Celebrate Church Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celebrate_church

What if your clients became raving fans for life and your real estate business paid you before you even closed a deal. In this episode I sit down (again) with Amy Stockberger whose team ranks #33 in the U.S. for units sold , not in L.A., not in Miami, but in tiny Sioux Falls, South Dakota.We unpack the exact strategy behind her Serve First, Scale Forever model, the same framework that helped her dominate a 10% market share, build a 90% referral-based business, and launch multiple scalable revenue streams that agents everywhere can plug into.Inside this episode:How Amy turned party supplies and power tools into a repeat/referral machineThe VIP Club that keeps clients coming back for lifeHer step-by-step method to monetize your vendor networkWhy most real estate businesses can't be sold — and how Amy built one that couldHow to become a “Servipreneur” in an AI-driven, tech-threatened marketWant the resources Amy mentioned?Follow Amy on Instagram: @amystockbergerGet the Lifetime Home Support Roadmap: DM “Vendor” on InstagramGet Access to Amy's Vendor Program Playbook:https://lifetimehomesupport.com/Whether you're an agent, team leader, or entrepreneur looking to future-proof your business, this episode will flip the way you think about service, scale, and selling. Subscribe, share, and follow for more interviews like this.The Neighborhood Realtor is proudly sponsored by Treadstone Funding and Neighborhood Loans. For more tangible tips in real estate marketing, check out Matt's book, The Tangible Action Guide for Real Estate Marketing available on Amazon.

For more information, click here: https://www.celebrate.churchSubscribe to the latest sermons: http://bit.ly/2T6ASbuTwo Words: Meet Jesus. This is the vision of Celebrate Church, led by Lead Pastor Noah Rollins and based in Sioux Falls, SD with multiple locations throughout the Midwest. ——Stay ConnectedWebsite: https://www.celebrate.church/Celebrate Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CelebrateSF/Celebrate Church Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celebrate_church

Preacher: Pastor Alex SmithSermon Title: ArroganceScripture: Luke 14:1, 7–14______________________________

Pastor Jonathan Land of Connection Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, reminded us of the Gospel from 1 Corinthians 15.

The field for the 2025 Cinch Playoff Series in Puyallup, Washington, is set after the Aug. 18 cutoff, and the lineup is packed with storylines that could reshape this year's NFR race.The top 23 in the Playoff Series standings—plus NFR Open winners—will head to Puyallup Sept. 4-7, with a shot at a $75,000 purse on each end, with as much as $20,420 per man up for grabs. That kind of payday, paired with a berth to the Governor's Cup in Sioux Falls, makes Puyallup one of the most critical rodeos of the year.On this episode of The Short Score, we break down who's in, who's out and what that means for their seasons.MORE FROM THE SCOREThe Short Score: Old West Rope Horse Futurity 2025“Team Roping Is Going to Save the Day for Everybody” — Steve Friskup's 2025 Horse Market ReportThe $1.7 Million Rope Horse: Meet the Man Who Bought HerThe NEW U.S.-Mexico Cattle Border ClosureTop 5 “The Score” Podcast Interviews of 2025 (So Far)The Short Score: Late Summer Check-InRide Registered: Stressman and Canida of AQHA Talk Team Roping and Registered Horses on The Score

The field for the 2025 Cinch Playoff Series in Puyallup, Washington, is set after the Aug. 18 cutoff, and the lineup is packed with storylines that could reshape this year's NFR race.The top 23 in the Playoff Series standings—plus NFR Open winners—will head to Puyallup Sept. 4-7, with a shot at a $75,000 purse on each end, with as much as $20,420 per man up for grabs. That kind of payday, paired with a berth to the Governor's Cup in Sioux Falls, makes Puyallup one of the most critical rodeos of the year.On this episode of The Short Score, we break down who's in, who's out and what that means for their seasons.MORE FROM THE SCOREThe Short Score: Old West Rope Horse Futurity 2025“Team Roping Is Going to Save the Day for Everybody” — Steve Friskup's 2025 Horse Market ReportThe $1.7 Million Rope Horse: Meet the Man Who Bought HerThe NEW U.S.-Mexico Cattle Border ClosureTop 5 “The Score” Podcast Interviews of 2025 (So Far)The Short Score: Late Summer Check-InRide Registered: Stressman and Canida of AQHA Talk Team Roping and Registered Horses on The Score

When a Sioux Falls medium agreed to investigate a friend's haunted home, she expected the usual cold spots and maybe a whisper or two. Instead, a defiant male spirit declared, “I'm not leaving”—and the night before her visit, she dreamt of battling a demon on a dirt road outside her church. The truth emerged in the living room: an urn containing the ashes of a man named Steve, whose violent murder-suicide had left behind more than just tragedy. What followed was her first house cleansing—one that may have finally quieted the energy… but left her with a story she'll never forget. If you have a Grave Confession, Call it in 24/7 at 1-888-GHOST-13 (1-888-446-7813) Subscribe to get all of our true ghost stories EVERY DAY! Visit http://www.thegravetalks.com Please support us on Patreon and get access to our AD-FREE ARCHIVE, ADVANCE EPISODES & MORE at http://www.patreon.com/thegravetalks

Our co-founder, Julie Francom, hosts today's episode with Heather from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Heather talks today about her journey with IVF for her first pregnancy and conceiving spontaneously with her second. Heather's first birth involved infertility, ovulation inducers, IUI's (including a chemical pregnancy), solo appointments during COVID, and a C-section due to fetal tachycardia. She conceived naturally with her second, and also talks about the power of a chiropractor and the details of her positive VBAC induction at 39 weeks at only 1cm and 10% effaced due to gestational hypertension. Heather had a Foley bulb, Pitocin, lots of movement, Fentanyl, an epidural, peanut ball, AROM, pushed for a few hours, and met her sweet baby! The Fertility Docs Uncensored PodcastNeeded Website: Code VBAC20 for 20% OffThe Ultimate VBAC Prep Course for ParentsOnline VBAC Doula TrainingSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vbac-link/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The Promising Futures Fund and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire are installing big projects on two Sioux Falls campuses. We learn how the community got involved.

Cody Schwichtenberg is a pastor at First Reformed Church in Herreid, South Dakota, which is part of the Reformed Church in the United States (RCUS) denomination. Raised in Iowa with a Lutheran background, Cody transitioned to the Reformed tradition in his early twenties. He attended Heidelberg Theological Seminary in Sioux Falls, where he delved deeply into biblical and theological studies. Cody has served in his pastoral role since 2015, and he is passionate about teaching and reinforcing the foundational principles of the Reformed faith through the Heidelberg Catechism.Episode Summary:In this enlightening episode of RenewalCast, hosts Coalt Robinson and Jay Wipf engage with Pastor Cody Schwichtenberg to explore the significance of the law and gospel distinction within the Christian faith, particularly focusing on its representation in the Heidelberg Catechism. The discussion aims to clarify the misconceptions surrounding legalism and antinomianism, providing insights into how these issues surface within church teachings. Pastor Cody elucidates how understanding these distinctions can profoundly affect a believer's spiritual journey, offering solace and strength in faith.With the backdrop of historical confessions, the trio delves into how the Heidelberg Catechism structures its teachings around key biblical principles. They explore how these frameworks aid Christians in avoiding the theological pitfalls of legalism, which mistakenly merges law and grace, and antinomianism, which dismisses God's law altogether. Resources:Theocast - A podcast introducing the hosts to the law-gospel distinction."The Whole Christ" by Sinclair Ferguson - A book that influenced Cody's understanding.The Heidelberg Catechism -AN ORTHODOX CATECHISM (1680)

Greg Belfrage talks to Brian Jamros about what's coming up for the Sioux Falls Canaries baseball team and also what's going on at the baseball field (the birdcage). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julie Podewitz, CEO & Founder of Grow Your Occupancy, recently talked with Kjersten Joachim, Executive Director of Sales & Marketing of Dow Rummel Village. Dow Rummel Village is a very large senior living community in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, offering an entry fee model for independent living and a rental model for assisted living and memory care. The community consistently meets and exceeds 95% occupancy - with a long waitlist - and has been like this for over eight years. So how do they do it? Check out this episode of the Grow Your Occupancy Podcast to find out! Thank you Yardi for generously sponsoring the Grow Your Occupancy Podcast.

For more information, click here: https://www.celebrate.churchSubscribe to the latest sermons: http://bit.ly/2T6ASbuTwo Words: Meet Jesus. This is the vision of Celebrate Church, led by Lead Pastor Noah Rollins and based in Sioux Falls, SD with multiple locations throughout the Midwest. ——Stay ConnectedWebsite: https://www.celebrate.church/Celebrate Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CelebrateSF/Celebrate Church Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celebrate_church

Preacher: Pastor Jason KrammeSermon Title: DiscordScripture: Luke 12:49–56______________________________

Preacher: Pastor Alex SmithSermon Title: FearScripture: Luke 12:32–40______________________________

Innovation is often a word associated with Silicon Valley, but the home of payments innovation is farther north in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.   In this episode, IPA's Ben Jackson visits Sioux Falls and talks about what is coming next in payments with Trent Sorbe, Chief Payments Officer at First International Bank and Trust and Kota Pay, and the IPA's CEO, Brian Tate.  They discuss how Sioux Falls became a hub for financial services, the future of payments including stable coins and open banking, and the role that banks will play going forward.  Mark your calendars for our Compliance Boot Camp this September in Chicago—an essential event for professionals looking to build compliance expertise and earn CLEs. We will be covering a variety of topics from EWA to Regulation E to AI.  This podcast was recorded on July 30, 2025. Things may have changed by the time you hear it.   

For more information, click here: https://www.celebrate.churchSubscribe to the latest sermons: http://bit.ly/2T6ASbuTwo Words: Meet Jesus. This is the vision of Celebrate Church, led by Lead Pastor Noah Rollins and based in Sioux Falls, SD with multiple locations throughout the Midwest. ——Stay ConnectedWebsite: https://www.celebrate.church/Celebrate Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CelebrateSF/Celebrate Church Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celebrate_church

A new book explores the story of Sioux Falls through the leaves of its trees. Paul DeJong and Mike Cooper take listeners into the pages and pictures of "If Our Trees Could Talk."

She was tiny, fierce, and fighting for survival from the moment she was born. On October 4, 1978, Wilma June Nissen's body was discovered along a quiet country road in Lyon County, Iowa. For decades, no one knew her name—only that someone had brutally taken her life. Today, we explore the haunting questions: Who wanted Wilma gone? What really happened at the parties she attended that summer? And why, all these years later, has no one been held accountable?If you know anything, please contact the Lyon County Sheriff's Office at (712) 472-8326 or amy.stoner@lyoncountyia.com, call the main office at (712) 472-8300, or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.To connect with Wilma's daughter, Krissi Haas, visit Justice4WilmaJuneNissen.com or email justiceforwilma@aol.com. You can also sign and share her Change.org petition to strengthen transparency for families of cold case victims.If you are interested in bonus content for our show or in getting some Coffee and Cases swag, please consider joining Patreon. There are various levels to fit your needs, all of which can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/coffeeandcases

Flashback to 2020 Travel This was Covid Travel. Solo Travel. Road trip around the midwest USA. This episode is unscripted, unedited and raw. Listen to Dr Mary Travelbest tell you about her travel to some of the best places for women to travel. Badlands, Sioux Falls, and hiking in the National Parks. You will enjoy hearing about me getting poison Ivy, hiking with animals in Centennial, getting a sunburn in the hot springs and driving 5000 miles without touching anyone and being fully masked. Let me know if you listen and what you think. It's an experiment to see how this content resonates with you.

Sixteen and living in a small Michigan town, Gertie is harboring a secret heavy enough to fracture her closest friendship. She and Cindy have been bonded since birth by the fact their fathers are addicts, and their unsteady home lives are a little easier when they're together, sprawled on a trampoline with pilfered vodka and dreams of moving to New York.After an accident involving a bonfire and an aerosol canister sends Gertie to the hospital, she finds herself with nowhere to go but to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to live with her newly sober father. She sees it as a chance to escape the hometown drama she's caused, but drama finds her all the same: parties without curfews, boys without boundaries, a compromising photo, tragedy back home . . . and her father, once again teetering on the edge of oblivion. Terrified of the consequences of being honest with Cindy, her sole refuge is the fantasy novel she's writing, a portal to another world and the story of a young girl roaming a strange land, trusting her wits to survive.Years later, when ghosts of the past surface, Gertie decides to write again about that explosive summer from the stabler shores of adulthood. Powered by the fierce imagination of her youth, Gertie finally allows herself the grace to tell a version of her narrative that she always hoped would be true.Written with the feel and power of a ticking time bomb, Atomic Hearts is an unforgettable story of the ways we can be saved by friendship, love, and imagination. Megan Cummins is the author of If the Body Allows It, awarded the 2019 Prairie Schooner Book Prize and longlisted for the Story Prize and the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection. Her stories and essays have appeared in A Public Space, Guernica, One Teen Story, Ninth Letter, Electric Literature, and elsewhere. She edits Public Books, a magazine of arts, ideas, and scholarship. Recommended Books: Miriam Toews, All My Puny Sorrows Denne Michelle Norris, When the Harvest Comes Nick Fuller Goggins, The Frequency of Living Things Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro Against World Literature, is published with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sixteen and living in a small Michigan town, Gertie is harboring a secret heavy enough to fracture her closest friendship. She and Cindy have been bonded since birth by the fact their fathers are addicts, and their unsteady home lives are a little easier when they're together, sprawled on a trampoline with pilfered vodka and dreams of moving to New York.After an accident involving a bonfire and an aerosol canister sends Gertie to the hospital, she finds herself with nowhere to go but to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to live with her newly sober father. She sees it as a chance to escape the hometown drama she's caused, but drama finds her all the same: parties without curfews, boys without boundaries, a compromising photo, tragedy back home . . . and her father, once again teetering on the edge of oblivion. Terrified of the consequences of being honest with Cindy, her sole refuge is the fantasy novel she's writing, a portal to another world and the story of a young girl roaming a strange land, trusting her wits to survive.Years later, when ghosts of the past surface, Gertie decides to write again about that explosive summer from the stabler shores of adulthood. Powered by the fierce imagination of her youth, Gertie finally allows herself the grace to tell a version of her narrative that she always hoped would be true.Written with the feel and power of a ticking time bomb, Atomic Hearts is an unforgettable story of the ways we can be saved by friendship, love, and imagination. Megan Cummins is the author of If the Body Allows It, awarded the 2019 Prairie Schooner Book Prize and longlisted for the Story Prize and the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection. Her stories and essays have appeared in A Public Space, Guernica, One Teen Story, Ninth Letter, Electric Literature, and elsewhere. She edits Public Books, a magazine of arts, ideas, and scholarship. Recommended Books: Miriam Toews, All My Puny Sorrows Denne Michelle Norris, When the Harvest Comes Nick Fuller Goggins, The Frequency of Living Things Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro Against World Literature, is published with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

For more information, click here: https://www.celebrate.churchSubscribe to the latest sermons: http://bit.ly/2T6ASbuTwo Words: Meet Jesus. This is the vision of Celebrate Church, led by Lead Pastor Noah Rollins and based in Sioux Falls, SD with multiple locations throughout the Midwest. ——Stay ConnectedWebsite: https://www.celebrate.church/Celebrate Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CelebrateSF/Celebrate Church Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celebrate_church

What happens when pet sitters take the leap into retail? Morgan and Austin Weber, owners of Lucky Pup Adventures, share how they purchased and now run Woofs and Waves, a beloved community pet store in Sioux Falls. They dive into the differences between managing a service business and a retail space, including inventory, staff training, and community outreach. They reflect on their complementary strengths and how they divide responsibilities for long-term growth. They also share how they're staying intentional about values, culture, and customer experience while preparing for potential future expansion. Main Topics Transitioning from service to retail Staff training and team culture Community outreach and partnerships Inventory and product selection Preparing for business growth Main takeaway: “You don't have to know everything about everything—you just need the right people passionate about the right things.” Running a business—especially in the pet industry—can feel overwhelming. From inventory and client care to marketing and employee training, there's always something new to learn. But the truth is, you don't need to be an expert in it all. What matters most is building a team where each person brings their strengths and passions to the table. When your fish lover geeks out over tanks and your dog nerd knows every ingredient in your food aisle, magic happens. Hire well, empower your people, and let their passion lead the way. Links: https://woofsandwaves.com https://www.instagram.com/woofsandwaves/ https://www.facebook.com/woofsandwaves Check out our Starter Packs See all of our discounts! Check out ProTrainings Code: CPR-petsitterconfessional for 10% off