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Back in 1988, CBS gave us Garfield: His 9 Lives, an anthology special where our favorite lasagna enthusiast got to be a caveman, a pampered Egyptian god-cat, and an honest-to-goodness astronaut fending off an interstellar war fleet. Ambitious! Mythic, even! Then in 2006, Lucky Jump Games and The Game Factory looked at that legacy, borrowed the exact same title for a Game Boy Advance platformer, and said: actually, what if his nine lives were a farm, a haunted house, a circus, a sewer, a tree, an alley, an obedience school, and a lab? No pyramids. No space combat. Just Garfield, freshly stuffed from an eating binge, suffering eight increasingly damp nightmares about locations you could reach on foot from his own kitchen. Climbing out of Garfield's nightmare to help us survey the damage is Derek B Gayle, who hosts or co-hosts what feels like an ever-multiplying stable of shows including Walloping Websnappers, Gimmicks, Skreeonk!, and, at this point, so many other podcasts that keeping an accurate list may violate several laws of podcast physics. If Garfield hates Mondays, Derek looked at that same feeling and apparently decided the correct response was to start four more podcasts to fill the time. So raid the fridge, settle in for a night you won't remember fondly, and let's find out if Garfield and His Nine Lives earned its spot next to the caveman, the pharaoh, and the astronaut, or if it should've stayed exactly the kind of dream you forget the second your alarm goes off. Learn such things as: Are names of things even really that important? Why would you ever try to save your mortal enemy? Can you be surprised by anything, or anyone, that Garfield runs across? And so much more! You can find Derek @DerekBGayle on Bluesky, Instagram, and other social media platforms that may or may not exist when this was posted, hear him on other podcasts on the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective such as Gimmicks, Walloping Websnappers, Lee Carvallo's Podding Challenge, Skreeonk!, and Falling with Style. Also catch him on Twitch @misterdarebear and catch any future things on DerekBGayle.com. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. Play Comics is also part of Art Comedy Pop-Culture Network, which is a long-standing creative organization spawning from a love of Adult Swim. Be sure to check them out for all sorts of entertainment news, commentary, and just plain fun stuff. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website. If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children's media and how crazy it is that we're supposed to just forget about that now that we're adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out. A big thanks to Checkered Past and Nerd Best Friends for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who would also go through Hell to save a teddy bear. Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
It's all about the wild ride through the world of telemarketing in this episode! We dive into the hilarious chaos of unsolicited calls, with plenty of laughs and a sprinkle of frustration as we navigate the boundaries of what it means to be "voluntary." Our conversation takes a spin with the ever-dreaded Stats Canada surveys that come knocking at our doors—literally! We'll share our personal experiences and rants about how these calls feel more like harassment than helpful outreach, and trust me, there's no shortage of amusing anecdotes. Plus, we throw in some playful banter about music, including an unexpected detour into the saxophone world, where we argue about its rightful place in pop versus jazz. So grab your favorite drink, kick back, and join us as we pass or go through the ins and outs of telemarketing with a side of good humor!Linktree: https://linktr.ee/seangeekpodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/seangeekpodcastWe are a part of the Boneless Podcast Network: https://bonelesspodcasting.com/ Merch:Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/seangeekpodcastRed Bubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/seangeekpodcast/shop@seangeekpodcast on Twitter, Instagram and FacebookTakeaways:In this episode, we dive into the wild world of telemarketers, sharing hilarious anecdotes and frustrations that many can relate to.We explore the fine line between harassment and legitimate survey calls, discussing how unsolicited calls can feel invasive and annoying.Our casual banter includes playful jabs about the best ways to handle annoying telemarketers, with tips that might just save your sanity.We introduce the 'Wheel O Spite', where we randomly choose topics to rant about, showcasing our light-hearted approach to serious issues.You won't believe the ridiculous stories we share about our personal encounters with telemarketers that are both infuriating and comical.Join us for a fun discussion about why rhythm sections are crucial in music, and how they keep the groove alive in a band setting.
Read transcriptLet's talk about the year 2007, when Ubisoft looked at Konami's TMNT license, going up for grabs after three straight beat-em-ups, and said “yeah, we'll take it,” the video game equivalent of adopting somebody else's very large, very established pet. They tied the whole thing to Imagi's brand new fully CGI turtle movie and then, in an act of scheduling chaos I can only respect, shipped the game three entire days before the film hit theaters. Bold! Confusing! Possibly the result of someone losing a calendar! And then, because apparently one platform was never going to cut it, Ubisoft just kept going. PlayStation 2! GameCube! Xbox 360! Wii! PC! A PlayStation 3 version that got paraded around at trade shows like a prize pony and then quietly put out to pasture, never to be seen again! And just when you think the roster's full, Nintendo DS and PSP roll in with an entirely separate game wearing the same name tag, because why make one turtle game when you could make several turtle games and let the consumer sort it out. Also, bonus points to whoever in marketing decided the title needed zero subtitles, zero colons, zero numbers, just “TMNT,” like it's the only one that's ever existed. Confidence! Climbing out of the sewer to help me survey this multi-console fever dream is Jeremy Powers, host and creator of the Zenspath Entertainment Network, a man who apparently collects retro hardware, works as an engineer, and still finds time to run a podcast, which is either elite time management or a full refusal to acknowledge the concept of a day off. So track down whichever version of this thing actually ended up in your house back in 2007, because statistically there's a good chance it wasn't the same one as your neighbor's, and let's find out if TMNT earned its spot in the turtle hall of fame, or if it should've stayed a trade show prototype. Learn such things as: Do we ever stop to think that maybe the people making these games knew what they were doing all along? Will we ever get that chance to see Splinter and Iroh together? How much retreading is acceptable when you're the new guy making things? And so much more! You can find Jeremy on YouTube @Zenspathcom and of course at the Zenspath Entertainment Network. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. Play Comics is also part of Art Comedy Pop-Culture Network, which is a long-standing creative organization spawning from a love of Adult Swim. Be sure to check them out for all sorts of entertainment news, commentary, and just plain fun stuff. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website. If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children's media and how crazy it is that we're supposed to just forget about that now that we're adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out. A big thanks to Behold! and The Last Comic Shop for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who dips pizza in honey mustard. Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
The Canons of Dort Head 5: The Perseverance of the Saints ARTICLE 4 Man in the weakness of his flesh must be watchful and prayerful that he will not reject the influence that God exerts in his life, and thereby fall into great sin. Although the saints backslide, they are not ultimately lost (cf. David and Peter). Although the weakness of the flesh cannot prevail against the power of God, who confirms and preserves true believers in a state of grace, yet converts are not always so influenced and actuated by the Spirit of God as not in some particular instances sinfully to deviate from the guidance of divine grace, so as to be seduced by and to comply with the lusts of the flesh; they must, therefore, be constant in watching and prayer, that they may not be led into temptation. When these are neglected, they are not only liable to be drawn into great and heinous sins by the flesh, the world, and Satan, but sometimes by the righteous permission of God actually are drawn into these evils. This, the lamentable fall of David, Peter, and other saints described in Holy Scripture, demonstrates.
Pastor Al Dagel's advice was never more on point than in today's lesson.
College is around the corner and Jon is feeling of not having enough time. Doom scrolling is getting more depressing. Jon’s daughter has a drink is dumped on her and he has the video. A dad on a road trip is in the women’s restroom with his daughters and another man has a problem with it. The Dad Bros talk a bit about the Fauci diaries, passport bros and “Adultism”, as well as a young woman wanting to marry rich. Drink of the Show: Cape Fear Distillery Beach Blast Coconut Rum Cream SHOW LINKS Dad Keeps Cool in Women’s Bathroom Passport Bros Passort Bros UK Gen Z Wants to Marry Rich Man Owns Fauci in Street Conversation ALERT: Look out for “Adultism” Secret Link Visit DadBros.com Follow the Dad Bros Show on Instagram, Facebook & Twitter Contact the Dad Bros: 1-844-DadTalk or Email Us Patreon Special thanks to: @LadyMpire & Beer Man Mark The post Ep 662 – Sprite Spite appeared first on Dad Bros.
2026 Women’s Decathlon World Championships winner Camryn Newton-Smith and decathlon pioneer and event founder Lauren Kuntz join Sarah to discuss Newton-Smith's winning weekend, the battle to get women’s decathlon into the Olympics, and why this year’s event almost didn’t happen (for the dumbest possible reason, because of the dumbest possible person, because we live in the dumbest possible timeline). Plus, the Onyx make it two, Chawinga-ing into the World Cup, and the fastest three goals in NWSL history. Follow Lauren Kuntz here Follow Camryn Newton-Smith here Follow the Women’s Decathlon Instagram account here The Women’s Elite Rugby (WER) Instagram account is here The Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL) Instagram account is here Check out Breanna Stewart’s Ted Lasso experience here You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social Instagram: @AzziArtwork Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social The WNBA schedule is here The AUSL schedule is here The NCAA basketball schedule can be found here The NWSL schedule can be found here The PWHL schedule can be found here The Unrivaled schedule can be found here The NCAA hockey schedule can be found here The LOVB schedule can be found here Find the PVF schedule here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We welcome a very special guest this episode—Nathan Dueck, Winnipeg-born author now calling Calgary home. Nathan has written poetry, tried unsuccessfully to win hearts with it, and has just released his latest book: a collection of self-deprecating anecdotes that may or may not be funny. He's cautiously optimistic.But before we get there, we have a crisis on our hands. Sean shaved his beard. The complaints are rolling in. The polls are not looking good. It may be the single greatest controversy in the show's history—and that's saying something.Nathan's Mennonite upbringing in Winkler opens up a fascinating conversation about cultural identity, language, religious heritage, and what it means to grow up inside a community so tight-knit you don't even realize it's unusual until you leave. It turns out Sean and Todd's Acadian Catholic roots have more in common with Nathan's experience than anyone expected—railroad tracks, basement drinking, and detention for speaking the wrong language included.From there the conversation takes some genuinely unexpected turns involving book covers, Netflix, water cooler culture, comic books, and one very important Spider-Man suit. Plus a deep dive into a guitarist so talented that Sean thinks his current gig is a waste of his abilities. And Prince. Lots of Prince.Linktree: https://linktr.ee/seangeekpodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/seangeekpodcastWe are a part of the Boneless Podcast Network: https://bonelesspodcasting.com/ Merch:Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/seangeekpodcastRed Bubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/seangeekpodcast/shop@seangeekpodcast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
How He Keeps a Good Mood in Spite of Severe Health Challenges: A Retired Juvenile Officer's Inspiring Story. How does someone keep a good mood after receiving one devastating medical diagnosis after another? Retired California Juvenile Hall Officer Tyrone “Ty” Armstrong Sr. has faced a disabling injury, congestive heart failure, cancer, nightmares, and anxiety, but he refuses to let illness define his life. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast social media like their Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Medium and other social media platforms. For Tyrone “Ty” Armstrong Sr., the answer is found in purpose, creativity, faith in the future, and a determination to keep contributing, even when his body makes every day more difficult. The Podcast is available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and most major podcast platforms. #LawEnforcementTalk #Free #Podcast #Radio Armstrong is a retired Juvenile Hall Officer from California who was forced to leave his career because of a serious foot injury. Retirement, however, was only the beginning of a series of life-altering health battles. Supporting articles about this and much more from Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast in platforms like Medium , Blogspot and Linkedin. He was hospitalized with congestive heart failure. His heart function reportedly dropped to approximately 15 percent. Then doctors discovered myelofibrosis, a rare form of bone marrow cancer. The illnesses changed his physical abilities, interrupted his career, and contributed to nightmares and anxiety. Yet Armstrong continues to search for reasons to smile, create, and connect with other people. His remarkable story is featured on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and other major podcast platforms. Additional content from the interview is shared on Facebook and Instagram. How He Keeps a Good Mood in Spite of Severe Health Challenges: A Retired Juvenile Officer's Inspiring Story. He shares the full story as a guest on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, available on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and other major podcast platforms. The interview is also featured across Facebook and Instagram. The conversation explores the challenges of working inside a Juvenile Hall facility, the health crisis that transformed Armstrong's life, and how he keeps a good mood in spite of severe health problems. The Difficult Work of a Juvenile Hall Officer Most people understand that police officers, corrections officers, and firefighters work in dangerous environments. The challenges faced by Juvenile Hall Officers, however, frequently receive far less public attention. Juvenile detention facilities house young people who may be accused or convicted of serious crimes. Some have histories involving violence, gangs, drugs, unstable homes, neglect, or abuse. Others struggle with mental health conditions, anger, fear, and distrust of authority. Juvenile officers must maintain security while working with young people whose lives may already be moving in a dangerous direction. The job requires vigilance, patience, communication skills, emotional control, and the ability to respond quickly when a situation turns violent. Officers may have to break up fights, enforce rules, identify manipulation, prevent escapes, and protect detainees from one another. How He Keeps a Good Mood in Spite of Severe Health Challenges: A Retired Juvenile Officer's Inspiring Story. The episode is available across major platforms including their website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, with highlights shared across their Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn profiles. At the same time, the work is not exclusively about discipline. A Juvenile Hall Officer may also become one of the few stable adults in a young person's life. A firm but respectful conversation can sometimes influence a teenager long after that person leaves custody. Armstrong experienced those competing responsibilities firsthand during his career in California. He understood the importance of safety and authority, but he also recognized that the young people inside the facility were not necessarily beyond hope. His work demanded physical stamina and emotional resilience. When a foot injury forced him into retirement, he lost more than employment. He also lost the routine, responsibilities, professional identity, and sense of purpose connected to his career. The transition would have been difficult under any circumstances. The severe medical problems that followed made it even more challenging. Hospitalized With Congestive Heart Failure Armstrong's life changed dramatically when he developed congestive heart failure and required hospitalization. Congestive heart failure, commonly abbreviated as CHF, is a chronic condition in which the heart cannot pump blood as efficiently as the body needs. When the heart's pumping ability weakens, blood and fluid can back up in the lungs and other tissues. How He Keeps a Good Mood in Spite of Severe Health Challenges: A Retired Juvenile Officer's Inspiring Story. Heart failure can have several underlying causes, including coronary artery disease, previous heart attacks, high blood pressure, heart valve disease, cardiomyopathy, diabetes, and obesity. Treatment may include medication, dietary changes, carefully monitored physical activity, implanted medical devices, and frequent evaluation by medical professionals. The treatment plan depends on the individual patient's condition and the cause and severity of the heart failure. For Armstrong, the diagnosis was especially frightening because his heart was reportedly functioning at approximately 15 percent. A number that low can transform even routine activities into exhausting challenges. Walking, climbing stairs, getting dressed, or completing household tasks may require far more effort than before. The person must also live with the knowledge that the heart, an organ that never gets to take a break, is severely weakened. Many people would understandably respond with despair. Not Armstrong. That decision did not erase the seriousness of his illness. It did not mean he ignored fear, anxiety, or physical limitations. Instead, he began searching for a new way to create meaning within the boundaries imposed by his health. How He Keeps a Good Mood in Spite of Severe Health Challenges: A Retired Juvenile Officer's Inspiring Story. The Podcast is available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and most major podcast platforms. Another Devastating Diagnosis: Myelofibrosis After experiencing congestive heart failure, Armstrong received another life-changing diagnosis: myelofibrosis. Myelofibrosis is a rare form of bone marrow cancer. It disrupts the body's normal production of blood cells and can cause extensive scarring within the bone marrow. The disease may lead to severe fatigue, weakness, anemia, an enlarged spleen, bone pain, abnormal bleeding, and a greater vulnerability to infections. The experience can share certain symptoms or blood-related complications with other serious disorders, although it is a distinct medical condition. For Armstrong, the cancer diagnosis arrived on top of an already dangerous heart condition. He was no longer dealing with one isolated medical problem. He was living with multiple severe health conditions that could affect his strength, energy, mobility, independence, and future. The emotional consequences were significant. Armstrong began experiencing nightmares and anxiety. These symptoms became part of his life alongside the physical illnesses. Serious medical diagnoses can create a persistent sense of uncertainty. A patient may worry about the next test, the next appointment, the next treatment, or an unexpected change in symptoms. Even on relatively good days, the fear of what might happen next can remain in the background. Armstrong acknowledges those struggles. His positive outlook is not based on pretending everything is fine. His story is powerful because his optimism exists alongside pain, fear, and uncertainty. How He Keeps a Good Mood in Spite of Severe Health Problems Armstrong cannot control every aspect of his medical condition, but he can decide where to direct his attention and energy. He keeps moving forward by concentrating on creativity, service, and the possibility of building something valuable for other people. Rather than viewing retirement and illness as the end of his productive life, Armstrong embraced web development. At 64 years old, he began using technology to create a new mission. How He Keeps a Good Mood in Spite of Severe Health Challenges: A Retired Juvenile Officer's Inspiring Story. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast continues bringing listeners real conversations from the front lines of crime, policing, trauma, survival, and healing. He designed an innovative video vlog intended to provide an all-in-one visual browsing experience. His goal was to create a platform with entertainment, information, and resources for people who prefer learning and engaging through video. For Armstrong, it is evidence that purpose can continue after retirement, disability, and devastating medical diagnoses. It gives him a reason to create, plan, learn, and imagine what the future could become. When serious illness removes a person's former career or physical abilities, developing a new source of purpose can help restore direction. The new mission does not have to resemble the old one. It simply needs to provide a meaningful reason to continue engaging with life. Building Something for Visual Learners Armstrong's vision extends beyond entertainment. He wants his video vlog to become a global resource for visual learners, people who understand and retain information more effectively when it is presented through images, demonstrations, and video. Video can make information more approachable for users who struggle with long written explanations. It can show a process in action, combine audio with visual examples, and give people the ability to pause, replay, and learn at their own pace. Armstrong dreams of collaborating with video creators and content enthusiasts around the world. He wants to expand the platform, reach international audiences, and develop an online community where video education and visual stimulation are easily accessible. How He Keeps a Good Mood in Spite of Severe Health Challenges: A Retired Juvenile Officer's Inspiring Story. Supporting articles about this and much more from Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast in platforms like Medium , Blogspot and Linkedin. The diagnosis of myelofibrosis did not destroy that dream. In some ways, it made the mission feel more urgent. Armstrong understands that his health is fragile. Rather than allowing that reality to paralyze him, he uses it as motivation to keep building. His attitude carries an important message: A person does not need perfect health or ideal circumstances to make a difference. Positivity Does Not Mean Denying Reality Stories about resilience can sometimes create the false impression that people should remain cheerful at all times. That is not realistic, especially for someone living with heart failure, cancer, chronic physical limitations, nightmares, and anxiety. Keeping a good mood does not mean Armstrong never has difficult days. It does not mean he is free from fear or frustration. It does not mean that a positive attitude can replace medical treatment. Instead, his outlook appears to be rooted in refusing to surrender his entire identity to illness. He is not only a patient. He is a retired Juvenile Hall Officer, father, web developer, creator, visual thinker, and man with an ambitious idea. His illnesses are part of his story, but they are not the whole story. That distinction can be essential for people facing long-term health problems. Medical appointments naturally focus on symptoms, test results, medications, and treatment plans. While those issues are necessary, patients also need reasons to see themselves as complete human beings with interests, relationships, abilities, and dreams. Armstrong's creative work gives him something to discuss besides illness. It allows him to measure progress through ideas developed and connections made, not only through medical numbers. Nightmares, Anxiety, and the Emotional Toll of Illness Armstrong's physical conditions are only part of the battle. He also lives with nightmares and anxiety that developed during his medical journey. A severe health emergency can leave a lasting psychological impact. Hospitalization, frightening symptoms, loss of independence, and uncertainty about survival may continue to affect a person long after the immediate crisis has passed. How He Keeps a Good Mood in Spite of Severe Health Challenges: A Retired Juvenile Officer's Inspiring Story. The show is distributed through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and other podcast platforms. Its interviews are also promoted across Facebook, Instagram, and other social media channels. Nightmares can interrupt restorative sleep. Anxiety can make ordinary sensations feel threatening. A rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, or sudden fatigue may create immediate fear for someone with a serious cardiac condition. Poor sleep and constant worry can also make physical symptoms more difficult to manage. Armstrong's willingness to discuss these struggles is important because many retired officers and first responders hesitate to talk openly about emotional health. Careers built around strength, control, and responsibility can make it difficult to admit fear or ask for help. Lessons From His Career That Still Serve Him Although Armstrong is no longer working inside a Juvenile Hall facility, some of the skills developed during his career remain useful. Juvenile officers learn to remain alert, manage unpredictable situations, communicate with difficult personalities, and maintain control under pressure. They must adapt quickly because the environment can change without warning. Those abilities can also help someone facing severe illness. Medical conditions are unpredictable. Treatment plans change. Energy levels rise and fall. Some days allow for productivity, while other days require rest. Armstrong has learned to work within those changing limits. He cannot always control what happens to his health, but he can control whether he continues searching for meaningful ways to use his time and experience. A Life With Purpose After Retirement Retirement caused by injury can feel very different from a planned retirement. A person may not have time to prepare financially or emotionally. The career can end before the individual is ready to leave, creating a painful loss of identity and direction. Armstrong's transition was followed by congestive heart failure and cancer, making the process even more disruptive. Still, he found a new path through web development. His story illustrates that purpose is not limited to a job title. A career may end, but a person's ability to contribute does not necessarily end with it. Purpose can be rebuilt through creativity, entrepreneurship, mentoring, volunteering, family, advocacy, or community involvement. For Armstrong, it emerged through technology and video. His goal is not simply to pass the time. He wants to create something capable of reaching people around the world. How He Keeps a Good Mood in Spite of Severe Health Challenges: A Retired Juvenile Officer's Inspiring Story. The episode is available across major platforms including their website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, with highlights shared across their Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn profiles. That is how he keeps looking ahead. Hear Tyrone Armstrong's Full Story Tyrone “Ty” Armstrong Sr. has experienced a disabling foot injury, medical retirement, congestive heart failure, severely reduced heart function, myelofibrosis, nightmares, and anxiety. Yet he continues to build, dream, and search for ways to help others. His experience offers a powerful answer to the question of how he keeps a good mood in spite of severe health challenges. He does not deny the seriousness of his condition. He chooses not to let the condition take ownership of everything he is. The full interview with the retired California Juvenile Hall Officer is featured on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast. Listeners can hear his story on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and other major podcast platforms. Additional interview content and updates are available through Facebook and Instagram. Armstrong's journey is not a simple story about “staying positive.” It is a story about rebuilding purpose after a career-ending injury and continuing to create while living with potentially life-threatening illnesses. His health has changed what he can do. It has not taken away his determination to do something meaningful. For anyone struggling with retirement, disability, cancer, heart disease, anxiety, or an uncertain future, his example carries an important message: Life may change without permission, but purpose can still be created, one idea, one connection, and one day at a time. 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Read transcriptBy the mid-2000s, Naruto had pulled off something most manga-to-anime properties never manage: it wasn't just popular, it was everywhere, spinning off a small army of video games across nearly every system with a screen, like Naruto himself used Shadow Clone Jutsu on the entire games industry and nobody thought to stop him. Somewhere in that flood of Ninja Councils and Clash of Ninjas sits Naruto: Path of the Ninja, the entry that decided the best way to honor Kishimoto's story wasn't just punching (though there's plenty of that too) but actually letting you live through the Land of Waves and the Chūnin Exams one turn-based battle at a time. Path of the Ninja debuted on the Game Boy Advance in Japan back in 2004, then took a leisurely three years to reach American shelves in 2007, arriving on the Nintendo DS instead, because by the time they got around to localizing it, the GBA already felt like last decade's news. You pick from six familiar faces, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Shikamaru, Neji, and Rock Lee, pair them into formations for bonus combo attacks, and work through more than 90 jutsu, some of which you cast on the DS touchscreen by frantically scribbling a shape with the stylus, which is either a clever nod to hand seals or just a fun way to give yourself a cramp. The story runs all the way to the Chunin Exam invasion and a face-off with Shukaku, and if you're wondering whether you can also fight Itachi as a secret bonus boss, the answer is: only if you own the Japanese version. The English release quietly deleted that fight but somehow forgot to scrub his name from the end credits, which is the video game equivalent of hiding a body and leaving the shovel leaning against the wall. Making another through the Play Comics dojo is Merrilee O'Neil of Fear Coded, last seen on the show trying to keep pace with the Flash. This time she's trading super speed for shadow clones, hand seals, and a Konoha headband, so at least the running is a little more sustainable. So form your hand seals, grab your kunai pouch, and let's find out if Path of the Ninja earned its headband as a worthy trip through early Naruto, or if it should've stayed back at the Academy with the rest of the genin. Learn such things as: Isn't the world today better, with games coming out worldwide at basically the same time? How can you use a console's gimmick to really lean into the gameplay? Can a game stick to the established story a bit too well? And so much more! You can find Merrilee being the main driver of the Fear Coded account on BlueSky @fearcodedpod.bsky.social on her podcast Fear Coded. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. Play Comics is also part of Art Comedy Pop-Culture Network, which is a long-standing creative organization spawning from a love of Adult Swim. Be sure to check them out for all sorts of entertainment news, commentary, and just plain fun stuff. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website. If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children's media and how crazy it is that we're supposed to just forget about that now that we're adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out. A big thanks to Kaiju Comicast and Anime Field Guide for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who probably has a pretty sick collection of headbands. Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
Fr. Robert McTeigue continues his "Novel Prophecies" series with Robert Hugh Benson's The Dawn of All, imagining a society where the Catholic faith shapes education, politics, and everyday life. Is Benson describing an impossible ideal, or reminding us of something we've forgotten? Father concludes with Weekend Readiness to help prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Dawn of All After Stranger Gives Boy a Piano, a ‘Mozart Level' Is Revealed in Spite of Autism Daily Readings - Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!
Hawk reiterates his contract-law argument from his prior videos. The two documents Blanche released to satisfy John Cornyn and Thom Tillis do not modify the underlying settlement, because its own terms require any change to be signed by all parties, and one document is unsigned while the other carries only Blanche's signature. In Hawk's reading, Trump could still sue to reestablish the roughly 1.78 billion dollar fund after confirmation. He then answers Tillis's both-sides framing directly, pointing to Trump's 34 felony convictions, the civil fraud judgment, the Carroll verdict, the second Comey indictment, the attempted prosecutions of Letitia James and others, and the dismissed reflecting pool case. Hawk argues the record shows a Justice Department being reshaped to target the president's opponents, and he is candid about his alarm at what a confirmed Blanche means. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO- Additional Content Available Here: https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform:Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB
When life piles on disappointment, heartbreak, unanswered prayers, and overwhelming circumstances, it's easy to wonder where God is. In this encouraging message, discover the unshakable truth that God's love isn't determined by your situation—it's established forever at Calvary. No matter what you're facing or what you've done, one truth remains: In Spite of It All, He Loves You.
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#ScrubHopTalk Ep. 295 - Trox attempts to introduce a new round of "Phat or Wack", but J and Cotton make it absolutely impossible, driving him completely insane in the process. We watch a video of a group of guys having a pillow fight at what appears to be a sleepover, and Trox can't justify himself for pulling it, leading to tremendous amounts of ridicule. The guys take a trip into JDirty's box and he highlights how much money he spent on a version of Twiztid that he absolutely hates, but he must own it regardless. @troxy_cotton @scrubhopking @bigtrox303 #ScrubHop #Ispentsomuchtime #whatareyoushowingus? #RockTwiztidScrub Hop Talk is a weekly show with JDirty, Big Trox, and Troxy Cotton. The boys bring you their take on life and pop culture, reacting to crazy videos, and showcasing a different song from their catalog every week. Brand new episodes air here at YouTube.com/ScrubHop every Sunday night at 5pm Pacific time.Please comment, like, and subscribe!For more information, visit ScrubHop.com to learn all about the music and join the movement.Big Trox's hat selection this week is brought to you by the Colorado Rockies.Visit Howard's 3D Prints for all your 3D printing needs!https://www.instagram.com/howards3dprintsThis week's song:Big Dirty Cotton - "Last Sentence" feat. Joka Childhttps://open.spotify.com/track/7m7559MYR5G6FVMcziZ6V8?si=3d499109810b4a86Buy the merch at:http://ScrubHopShop.bigcartel.comFollow the socials at:@ScrubHop on EVERYTHING!JDirty:http://scrubhop.com/jdirtyhttp://instagram.com/scrubhopkinghttp://twitter.com/jdirty303http://facebook.com/JDirty303Big Trox:http://scrubhop.com/bigtroxhttp://instagram.com/bigtrox303Troxy Cotton:http://scrubhop.com/troxycottonhttp://instagram.com/troxy_cottonhttp://twitter.com/TroxyCottonhttp://facebook.com/TroxyCottonCO
Read transcriptLet's talk about Spider-Man 3, the movie where Sam Raimi looked at “menacing single antagonist” and said no thank you, I would like three, please, and also I would like Peter Parker to dance down the street like he's auditioning for a jazz-hands cult. It's a movie that tried to do everything, mostly succeeded at doing too much, and somehow still made enough money that Activision looked at it and thought: yes, this deserves not one video game, but two, spread across seven different consoles, so that literally nobody in 2007 could escape it. Ambitious! Chaotic! Extremely on brand for the source material! See, there's the fancy version, built by Treyarch for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, where you get a whole open Manhattan to swing around in and the black suit shows up only when the story deems you emotionally ready for it, very mature, very earned. And then there's the completely different budget cousin, built by Vicarious Visions for PS2, Wii, PSP, GBA, and DS, where you can slap the black suit on whenever you feel like being a jerk, the Wii Remote gets to pretend it's a web-shooter, and the DS throws the D-pad in the trash entirely so you can beat up Sandman by poking a touchscreen like it owes you money. Same cover art. Same villains. Practically strangers. Swinging in to help me sort out how many wildly different versions of one questionable movie a single franchise can generate is Harry Steele, co-host of Games on Film, the podcast where he and his brother Rory spend their days grading movies based on video games! Which means Harry has built an entire professional skillset around asking “did Hollywood mess this up,” and today, for one glorious episode, we get to point that same energy directly back at a video game and ask if it managed to mess up the movie right back. Poetic justice! Content symmetry! Whatever you want to call it, it's happening! So grab whichever suit you're feeling today, pick a console, any console, apparently they all made their own decisions, and let's find out if the Spider-Man 3 games handled three villains and seven platforms with any more finesse than the movie handled three villains and one dance number. Learn such things as: How similar do games have to be in order to have the same title? Do movie tie in games really need to care about what happened in the movie? Isn't Spidey supposed to have friends? And so much more! You can find Harry on BlueSky @onlymanwhocan and of course his podcast Games on Film. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. Play Comics is also part of Art Comedy Pop-Culture Network, which is a long-standing creative organization spawning from a love of Adult Swim. Be sure to check them out for all sorts of entertainment news, commentary, and just plain fun stuff. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website. If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children's media and how crazy it is that we're supposed to just forget about that now that we're adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out. A big thanks to Murderworld the game and the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who would let the Venom symbiote engulf him if given the chance. Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
David Burdeshaw, Groups & Connections Pastor of ClearView Baptist Church in Franklin, Tennessee teaches on "God's Grace: In Spite of, Apart From, and Through".
What is racism, really?
W 424. lekcji rozmawiamy o dwóch frazach, które pozwolą nam mówić "mimo" po angielsku, czyli uczymy się o "despite" oraz "in spite of". Poznasz trzy struktury na dopełnienie tych wyrażeń i zbudujesz wiele zdań, które opowiadają o ostatnich wakacjach Ani. Poznasz także czym różnią się one od "although" i nauczysz się przekształcać te struktury w inne, podobne.------Rozdziały--------(0:00) - Start(0:33) - Intro(1:12) - Podstawy "mimo"(2:38) - Ciekawostka o Turcji(4:00) - Despite + rzeczownik(7:28) - Despite + ing(10:48) - Despite + the fact that(12:59) - Podsumowanie i ćwiczenie(14:42) - Despite vs although(16:04) - Ćwiczenie na transformacje(17:31) - Despite vs in spite of(18:18) - Ostateczny test(19:50) - Outro----------------------Jeżeli doceniasz moją pracę nad podcastem, to zostań Patronem KNA dzięki stronie https://patronite.pl/kwadrans. Nie wiesz czym jest Patronite? Posłuchaj specjalnego odcinka: https://kwadransnaangielski.pl/wsparcieDołącz do naszej społeczności na stronie https://KwadransNaAngielski.plLekcji możesz słuchać na Spotify albo oglądać na YouTube.Wszystkie nowe wyrażenia z tej lekcji w formie pisemnej są dostępne na stronie https://kwadransnaangielski.pl/424#polskipodcast #kwadransnaangielski #angielski----------------------Chcesz wesprzeć nas jednorazową wpłatą, bez zobowiązań?Wejdź na: https://suppi.pl/kwadrans
Jerry & Amanda discuss a castle in Scottland that was purposely placed in its location strictly out of spite. and, oh yeah, it's haunted!
Read transcriptVideo game licensing runs on a very simple equation: if a popular franchise exists, and a handheld system exists, someone will eventually put a game together and slap on a release date. That's probably the story behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour, with Konami treating the whole affair with the enthusiasm of checking a box on an extremely profitable to-do list. It was the franchise's first outing on the Nintendo DS, arriving with the confidence of a company that already knew the math worked. The pitch itself barely needed a pitch meeting: take the actual Duel Monsters card game, cram in over a thousand cards, and let the DS's two screens do what a real card table always wished it could, which is render your monsters in flashy 3D up top while the actual decision-making, deck construction, knowing what a Trap Card does, happens down on the touchscreen below. The story loosely resets you into a remixed version of a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament arc, because apparently even a game that's essentially “trading card simulator” still needed somebody to kidnap somebody, and wireless dueling and card trading rounded things out for anyone who wanted to bankrupt a friend without leaving the couch. Making the trip through Battle City with me is The Gaming Anthropologist, who's been out in the field studying gaming culture the way some people study a subject that actually pays. So build your deck, set a face-down card of your own choosing, and let's find out whether Nightmare Troubadour actually captured what made Duel Monsters worth dueling over, or whether “the license existed and so did the hardware” was doing all the heavy lifting. Learn such things as: Is Yu-Gi-Oo the Madden franchise of anime and manga based games? How hard is it to go play a game with a different set of rules than you're used to? Are we setting a record for games where you don't even play as any of the characters? And so much more! You can find The Gaming Anthropologist @the_gaming_anthropologist on Instagram and Threads, her Patron page, and of course her website The Gaming Anthropologist. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. Play Comics is also part of Art Comedy Pop-Culture Network, which is a long-standing creative organization spawning from a love of Adult Swim. Be sure to check them out for all sorts of entertainment news, commentary, and just plain fun stuff. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website. If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children's media and how crazy it is that we're supposed to just forget about that now that we're adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out. A big thanks to D'ohmance Dawn and The Monsters that Made Us for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who believes in the heart of the cards, but not the liver or the kidneys. Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
Life in Spite of Everything: Tales from the Ukrainian East (Daunt Books Publishing, 2025) is a unique reflection on the much-mythologised Donetsk and Luhansk regions of the Ukrainian east, the old and recent history of the region as seen by an esteemed academic multi-disciplinary scholar Victoria Donovan in her numerous travels to the region prior to the full-scale invasion. Seen through a deeply empathetic lens of conversations with local curators, historians, museum workers, and artists, the region is shown in its complexity, with the uniqueness of its landscapes, endangered biodiversity, entangled colonialisms of its past and a threatened future. Since start of Russia's war against Ukraine in 2014, its eastern region—Donbas—has been synonymous with conflict. With the escalation of that war in 2022, its, cities such as Bakhmut and Lysychansk have become familiar to us through the images and reports of brutal devastation. Victoria Donovan excavates a rich, multicultural history of this area, and paints a radically different picture. Travelling from the dramatic, jagged peaks of Bilokuzmynivka to the marshland of Mariupol, from a warehouse rave to an abandoned gypsum mine, the physical world and its importance to this region's identity is brought to vivid life. But above all else, by speaking to those whose lives are embedded there now—curators, artists, railway workers, young people who have grown up amidst instability and destruction—Donovan amplifies local voices and reveals the intensely personal lived reality of Putin's war. Victoria Donovan is Professor of Ukrainian and East European Studies and Director of the Centre for Global (Post)socialisms, Southeast, Central and East European Studies at the University of St Andrews. Viktoriia Grivina is an independent anthropologist and writer, author of Kharkiv, a War City (Ibidem, 2025), and Kharkiv is a Dream: Public Art and Activism, 2013–2023 (Ibidem, 2025). 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
Life in Spite of Everything: Tales from the Ukrainian East (Daunt Books Publishing, 2025) is a unique reflection on the much-mythologised Donetsk and Luhansk regions of the Ukrainian east, the old and recent history of the region as seen by an esteemed academic multi-disciplinary scholar Victoria Donovan in her numerous travels to the region prior to the full-scale invasion. Seen through a deeply empathetic lens of conversations with local curators, historians, museum workers, and artists, the region is shown in its complexity, with the uniqueness of its landscapes, endangered biodiversity, entangled colonialisms of its past and a threatened future. Since start of Russia's war against Ukraine in 2014, its eastern region—Donbas—has been synonymous with conflict. With the escalation of that war in 2022, its, cities such as Bakhmut and Lysychansk have become familiar to us through the images and reports of brutal devastation. Victoria Donovan excavates a rich, multicultural history of this area, and paints a radically different picture. Travelling from the dramatic, jagged peaks of Bilokuzmynivka to the marshland of Mariupol, from a warehouse rave to an abandoned gypsum mine, the physical world and its importance to this region's identity is brought to vivid life. But above all else, by speaking to those whose lives are embedded there now—curators, artists, railway workers, young people who have grown up amidst instability and destruction—Donovan amplifies local voices and reveals the intensely personal lived reality of Putin's war. Victoria Donovan is Professor of Ukrainian and East European Studies and Director of the Centre for Global (Post)socialisms, Southeast, Central and East European Studies at the University of St Andrews. Viktoriia Grivina is an independent anthropologist and writer, author of Kharkiv, a War City (Ibidem, 2025), and Kharkiv is a Dream: Public Art and Activism, 2013–2023 (Ibidem, 2025). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies
Life in Spite of Everything: Tales from the Ukrainian East (Daunt Books Publishing, 2025) is a unique reflection on the much-mythologised Donetsk and Luhansk regions of the Ukrainian east, the old and recent history of the region as seen by an esteemed academic multi-disciplinary scholar Victoria Donovan in her numerous travels to the region prior to the full-scale invasion. Seen through a deeply empathetic lens of conversations with local curators, historians, museum workers, and artists, the region is shown in its complexity, with the uniqueness of its landscapes, endangered biodiversity, entangled colonialisms of its past and a threatened future. Since start of Russia's war against Ukraine in 2014, its eastern region—Donbas—has been synonymous with conflict. With the escalation of that war in 2022, its, cities such as Bakhmut and Lysychansk have become familiar to us through the images and reports of brutal devastation. Victoria Donovan excavates a rich, multicultural history of this area, and paints a radically different picture. Travelling from the dramatic, jagged peaks of Bilokuzmynivka to the marshland of Mariupol, from a warehouse rave to an abandoned gypsum mine, the physical world and its importance to this region's identity is brought to vivid life. But above all else, by speaking to those whose lives are embedded there now—curators, artists, railway workers, young people who have grown up amidst instability and destruction—Donovan amplifies local voices and reveals the intensely personal lived reality of Putin's war. Victoria Donovan is Professor of Ukrainian and East European Studies and Director of the Centre for Global (Post)socialisms, Southeast, Central and East European Studies at the University of St Andrews. Viktoriia Grivina is an independent anthropologist and writer, author of Kharkiv, a War City (Ibidem, 2025), and Kharkiv is a Dream: Public Art and Activism, 2013–2023 (Ibidem, 2025). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/russian-studies
Life in Spite of Everything: Tales from the Ukrainian East (Daunt Books Publishing, 2025) is a unique reflection on the much-mythologised Donetsk and Luhansk regions of the Ukrainian east, the old and recent history of the region as seen by an esteemed academic multi-disciplinary scholar Victoria Donovan in her numerous travels to the region prior to the full-scale invasion. Seen through a deeply empathetic lens of conversations with local curators, historians, museum workers, and artists, the region is shown in its complexity, with the uniqueness of its landscapes, endangered biodiversity, entangled colonialisms of its past and a threatened future. Since start of Russia's war against Ukraine in 2014, its eastern region—Donbas—has been synonymous with conflict. With the escalation of that war in 2022, its, cities such as Bakhmut and Lysychansk have become familiar to us through the images and reports of brutal devastation. Victoria Donovan excavates a rich, multicultural history of this area, and paints a radically different picture. Travelling from the dramatic, jagged peaks of Bilokuzmynivka to the marshland of Mariupol, from a warehouse rave to an abandoned gypsum mine, the physical world and its importance to this region's identity is brought to vivid life. But above all else, by speaking to those whose lives are embedded there now—curators, artists, railway workers, young people who have grown up amidst instability and destruction—Donovan amplifies local voices and reveals the intensely personal lived reality of Putin's war. Victoria Donovan is Professor of Ukrainian and East European Studies and Director of the Centre for Global (Post)socialisms, Southeast, Central and East European Studies at the University of St Andrews. Viktoriia Grivina is an independent anthropologist and writer, author of Kharkiv, a War City (Ibidem, 2025), and Kharkiv is a Dream: Public Art and Activism, 2013–2023 (Ibidem, 2025). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology
Life in Spite of Everything: Tales from the Ukrainian East (Daunt Books Publishing, 2025) is a unique reflection on the much-mythologised Donetsk and Luhansk regions of the Ukrainian east, the old and recent history of the region as seen by an esteemed academic multi-disciplinary scholar Victoria Donovan in her numerous travels to the region prior to the full-scale invasion. Seen through a deeply empathetic lens of conversations with local curators, historians, museum workers, and artists, the region is shown in its complexity, with the uniqueness of its landscapes, endangered biodiversity, entangled colonialisms of its past and a threatened future. Since start of Russia's war against Ukraine in 2014, its eastern region—Donbas—has been synonymous with conflict. With the escalation of that war in 2022, its, cities such as Bakhmut and Lysychansk have become familiar to us through the images and reports of brutal devastation. Victoria Donovan excavates a rich, multicultural history of this area, and paints a radically different picture. Travelling from the dramatic, jagged peaks of Bilokuzmynivka to the marshland of Mariupol, from a warehouse rave to an abandoned gypsum mine, the physical world and its importance to this region's identity is brought to vivid life. But above all else, by speaking to those whose lives are embedded there now—curators, artists, railway workers, young people who have grown up amidst instability and destruction—Donovan amplifies local voices and reveals the intensely personal lived reality of Putin's war. Victoria Donovan is Professor of Ukrainian and East European Studies and Director of the Centre for Global (Post)socialisms, Southeast, Central and East European Studies at the University of St Andrews. Viktoriia Grivina is an independent anthropologist and writer, author of Kharkiv, a War City (Ibidem, 2025), and Kharkiv is a Dream: Public Art and Activism, 2013–2023 (Ibidem, 2025). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/art
Life in Spite of Everything: Tales from the Ukrainian East (Daunt Books Publishing, 2025) is a unique reflection on the much-mythologised Donetsk and Luhansk regions of the Ukrainian east, the old and recent history of the region as seen by an esteemed academic multi-disciplinary scholar Victoria Donovan in her numerous travels to the region prior to the full-scale invasion. Seen through a deeply empathetic lens of conversations with local curators, historians, museum workers, and artists, the region is shown in its complexity, with the uniqueness of its landscapes, endangered biodiversity, entangled colonialisms of its past and a threatened future. Since start of Russia's war against Ukraine in 2014, its eastern region—Donbas—has been synonymous with conflict. With the escalation of that war in 2022, its, cities such as Bakhmut and Lysychansk have become familiar to us through the images and reports of brutal devastation. Victoria Donovan excavates a rich, multicultural history of this area, and paints a radically different picture. Travelling from the dramatic, jagged peaks of Bilokuzmynivka to the marshland of Mariupol, from a warehouse rave to an abandoned gypsum mine, the physical world and its importance to this region's identity is brought to vivid life. But above all else, by speaking to those whose lives are embedded there now—curators, artists, railway workers, young people who have grown up amidst instability and destruction—Donovan amplifies local voices and reveals the intensely personal lived reality of Putin's war. Victoria Donovan is Professor of Ukrainian and East European Studies and Director of the Centre for Global (Post)socialisms, Southeast, Central and East European Studies at the University of St Andrews. Viktoriia Grivina is an independent anthropologist and writer, author of Kharkiv, a War City (Ibidem, 2025), and Kharkiv is a Dream: Public Art and Activism, 2013–2023 (Ibidem, 2025). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nick Wilson and Jonathan Peterlin analyze the delay in LeBron James' free agency announcement and rumors of a revenge tour against Commissioner Adam Silver. Afternoon Drive also covers the return of Jose Ramirez to the Guardians and the controversy surrounding ESPN's massive layoffs.
When life doesn't make sense and your faith is being tested, one truth never changes: God is still great. In this encouraging message, discover why God's greatness is not determined by your circumstances, your struggles, or what you can see. Learn how shifting your focus from the size of your problems to the greatness of God can strengthen your faith and transform your perspective.
Read transcriptBy 2005, Konami had made three TMNT beat-em-ups based on the 2003 animated series, which is the kind of commitment usually reserved for tax filings or long-term relationships. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare landed that November on GameCube, PS2, Xbox, and Nintendo DS as the trilogy's closer, and Konami sent it off in style by giving it the series' first E10+ rating, as if four years of shell-based violence had finally crossed some invisible threshold of Too Much. The game loosely adapts the show's third season across four “Episodes,” which means the Triceratons invade Earth, Agent Bishop kidnaps Splinter for reasons that presumably made sense to somebody in a government facility somewhere, and Shredder shows back up to remind everyone that retirement isn't really a thing that happens to ninja warlords. Along the way you can pour experience points into skill scrolls, transform into a Dino Turtle or an Ultimate Turtle depending on the mood, and, if you clear the first Episode, unlock a modified version of the 1991 arcade classic Turtles in Time, which is Konami's way of saying “here's the good one, in case this one doesn't land.” Joining me to sort the Triceratons from the Foot Ninjas is Pierce Lydon of Spawnography, the podcast where he and George Marston work through Todd McFarlane's entire Spawn mythology one hellish arc at a time. Pierce has already survived one trip through the Play Comics gauntlet with me on Spawn in the Demon's Hand, so they know exactly what they signed up for this time: showing up, being extremely knowledgeable, and getting talked into yet another licensed beat-em-up nobody asked for. So grab a ninja scroll, pick a turtle, any turtle, and let's find out whether Mutant Nightmare sent Konami's turtle trilogy out on a high note, or whether the Triceratons should've just stayed home. Learn such things as: When is it appropriate to make a game without the most iconic villains? How much can you cram into a game when you know it's your last one? What magical things can you find at your public library? And so much more! You can find Spawnography on BlueSky, and Instagram, and of course those Apple Podcast, YouTube, and Spotify places. Or you can find Pierce as a wonderful human on Instragram @lapsed.punk. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website. If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children's media and how crazy it is that we're supposed to just forget about that now that we're adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out. A big thanks to Glitterjaw Presents and Byrds Eye View Comics for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who knows the difference between ooze, slime, and muck. But doesn't want to tell us what the difference is. Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
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The Wheel O' Spite makes its world premiere. Max Webster gets the deep dive it has always deserved. And the shed is still not done.Episode 602 starts as a catch-up and turns into something much more — a sprawling, deeply Canadian conversation that somehow connects lawn maintenance, beard oil, a cat with strong opinions, and one of the most passionate music deep dives the show has done in recent memory.The Wheel O' Spite stinger debuts on air for the first time. A spin leads somewhere unexpected. As it always should.Then Kim Mitchell. Max Webster. A Versus segment that most listeners won't see coming. Two legendary guest appearances by the same iconic voice — head to head. Only one can win.Along the way there's Canadian nostalgia you didn't know you needed, a corporate cancellation saga that will make you feel seen, and a Montreal music story that stopped both of them cold.A new patron joins the family. The Wheel has officially spun.This episode features:The world premiere of the Wheel O' Spite stinger — written and recorded by Sean and ToddA Versus segment involving two legendary guest vocal appearances by a very familiar voiceA deep dive into one of Canada's most underappreciated rock careersAngine de Poitrine and a Montreal music story nobody saw comingTodd's shed update — rain, humidity, and a neighbor's suspiciously bare lawnA new patron announcementFind us everywhere: @seangeekpodcastWebsite: seanmcginty.caSupport the show: patreon.com/seangeekpodcast
Read transcriptIn 1986, King Features looked at its stable of unrelated newspaper strip heroes and decided the responsible thing to do was throw them all in a blender. Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, and the Phantom. A spaceman, a stage hypnotist, and a guy who lives in a skull-shaped cave and inherited his job from his dad got drafted into a single Saturday morning cartoon called Defenders of the Earth on the apparent theory that if the Avengers could do a team-up, so could three guys who had never met before that year and shared nothing except a syndicate contract. Then, because nothing from the '80s was allowed to stay just a cartoon, Defenders of the Earth became a video game in 1990, courtesy of Enigma Variations, for the exact kind of home computer that made you type a magic incantation and wait: Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, and, for the three people on Earth who owned one, the SAM Coupé. You play Flash, sneaking through Ming's castle dodging security cameras, occasionally calling in Mandrake or the Phantom to open doors, because apparently that's what magic and jungle-honed strength were for in these days. Helping make sense of this glorious pile of licensed heroes is Ryan Estrada, who's written comics for Star Trek, Popeye, Garfield, and, fittingly, Flash Gordon itself, having contributed to Papercutz's newer Flash Gordon Adventures line. Ryan's also built a reputation for tucking real hidden puzzles and messages directly into his comic pages, in plain sight, daring anyone paying close enough attention to find them. Which feels like exactly the right skillset for an episode about a security system that apparently only a few specific comic strip disciplines can defeat. So track down a joystick you no longer own, adjust to a universe where Flash Gordon answers to a management structure that includes a professional hypnotist, and let's find out whether the Defenders of the Earth earned their game, or whether Earth would've been just fine handling Ming on its own. Learn such things as: Is it really a team game if you only get to play as one member? Why should you learn another language that uses a different alphabet? What are some of the special rules with making licenses comics? And so much more! You can find everything you could ever want to know about Ryan on RyanEstrada.com. Let's see if anyone can pick out my favorite part. I'll give you a hint, it's on the home page. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. The next episode is going to be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 Mutant Nightmare, so get your thoughts ready and over to me if you want to hear them in the show. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website. If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children's media and how crazy it is that we're supposed to just forget about that now that we're adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out. A big thanks to Xandar Radio and Saints of Storm and Sorrow by Gabriella Buba for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who exclusively wears red jackets with embedded speakers so there's always a soundtrack. Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
The World Cup for the United States and Seattle came to a disappointing end last night. Washington Democrats brag about GDP growth, yet it’s coming from the AI industry they banned. Where is Mitch McConnell? // Are the latest allegations against Graham Platner the nail in the coffin for his campaign? // A new report found that Biden’s open borders led to an increase in housing costs.
This episode delves into James chapter one, focusing on the importance of putting away anger and being swift to hear and slow to speak. The anger of man doesn't produce the righteousness of God. The different types of anger, including the long-lasting, deep-seated kind that can hinder the righteousness of God in our lives. Being doers of the word, not just hearers. A discussion of James's analogy of a person looking at their natural face in a mirror, forgetting what kind of person they are after seeing themselves. James warns against being a hearer of the word and not a doer. Related Episodes: 1 Corinthians 13:1-6 - Learning True Love 1 Corinthians 13:7-13 - Love Covers Sin Hebrews 13:1-6 - Choosing Love in Spite of Anger or Bitterness Ephesians 4:17-32 - Ways To Be More Like Jesus 1 Timothy 5:1-16 - The Rules for Widows (Part 1) 1 Timothy 5:1-16 - Rules for Widows (Pt.2) After you're done with that, check out these websites: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website - https://www.p40ministries.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/p40ministries Contact - jenn@p40ministries.com Books - https://www.amazon.com/Jenn-Kokal/e/B095JCRNHY/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk Merch - https://www.p40ministries.com/shop YouVersion - https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/38267-out-of-the-mire-trusting-god-in-the-middle Check out LifeAudio for other faith-based podcasts on parenting, studying Scripture, and more:www.lifeaudio.com Need help memorizing Scripture? Check out Verse in the Chorus: https://www.youtube.com/@VerseintheChrous Become a member to gain access to The Bible Explained on Fridays: https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Support babies and get quality coffee with Seven Weeks Coffee https://sevenweekscoffee.com/?ref=P40 Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
In this episode, Alex Zenla (CTO/Co-founder, Edera) challenges the "laissez-faire" attitude toward modern infrastructure. She promotes "spite-driven development", building software to solve genuine technical pain points rather than passively accepting flawed abstractions, as a philosophy of improving the world of software. The discussion touches on the fragility of the current cloud-native stack, the security risks of multi-tenant Linux kernels, and the inefficiency of repurposing consumer-grade GPUs for AI workloads. Zenla also offers a pragmatic framework for the "AI-native" engineer: treat LLMs as symbiotic assistants for deep learning, not replacements for system-level expertise. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3QZQhxc Newsletter: Subscribe to the Software Architects' Newsletter, a monthly roundup of the patterns and technologies senior practitioners are working through, with the news and lessons from people doing the work: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter InfoQ Online Certification Programs: 5-week online cohorts for senior engineers and architects, built around QCon talks. Programs now cover software architecture, AI engineering, and organizational architecture. Each week you join a four-hour live session with a confidential peer group of practitioners from other companies, apply frameworks from QCon talks to the decisions you're making at work, and earn an InfoQ certification. You leave with new approaches, or confirmation that the calls you're already making are the right ones. Learn more: https://certification.qconferences.com/ Upcoming Events: QCon San Francisco 2026 (November 16-20, 2026) https://qconsf.com/ QCon London 2027 (April 13-16, 2027) https://qconlondon.com/ The InfoQ Podcasts: Weekly conversations with senior software leaders about how they build systems and teams, including what they'd do differently. Listen to all our podcasts and read interview transcripts: The InfoQ Podcast: https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/ Engineering Culture Podcast by InfoQ: https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/#engineering_culture Generally AI: https://www.infoq.com/generally-ai-podcast/ Follow InfoQ: Mastodon: https://techhub.social/@infoq X: https://x.com/InfoQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/infoq/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InfoQdotcom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infoqdotcom/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/infoq Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/infoq.com Write for InfoQ: Share what you've learned building software with a community of senior practitioners, and get your work in front of the people who read InfoQ. https://www.infoq.com/write-for-infoq
Garfield has spent I don't want to think about how long being terrified for our entertainment, and somehow this is only the second time we've noticed. Today we're looking at two occasions Jim Davis's laziest creation got shoved into a horror plot he absolutely did not sign up for: Garfield's Nightmare on the Nintendo DS and Garfield's Scary Scavenger Hunt, the Flash game that lived on Garfield.com back when “Flash game that lived on a dot-com” was still a sentence people said out loud. Helping us make sense of not one but two instances of “cat, but afraid” is Dee Parson from Supr Dee, the syndicated cartoonist behind Rosebuds. A guy who, by his own account, actually learned to read on Garfield comics, which means this episode is less “guest booking” and more “the student returns to grade the source material's video game output.” So lock the pantry, keep an eye on the Scare-O-Meter, and let's find out if either of these games earned the right to scare a cat who once ate an entire sandwich made of other sandwiches. Learn such things as: What horrible real world things can Garfield save us from? Is there anything scarier than having to face your own existence and mortality? Can lasagna solve all of the world's problems? And so much more! You can find the guest on Instagram @Suprdee2 and his website Supr Dee. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website. If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children's media and how crazy it is that we're supposed to just forget about that now that we're adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out. A big thanks to Gimmicks and Distant Echoes for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who wants nothing more in this crazy heat wave than to take a nap on a block of ice. Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.Read transcript
Went to this amazing stacked tour last weekend and now I'm finally positing it. Spite cult meets Emmure cult plus UncCore and YoungCore collide And a little bit of my life
Read transcriptSuperman Returns came out in 2006 and asked audiences a very sincere question: what if Superman, but sad? Brandon Routh brooded his way across the big screen, lifting improbable objects and pining for Lois Lane, and somewhere in a boardroom, someone decided this emotionally complex theatrical event needed to be a video game on four different platforms. Five if you count the Game Boy Advance version, which is technically a different game but we're counting it anyway because we paid good money decided that we just needed to talk about it. The PS2 and Xbox versions let you fly around Metropolis, absorbing explosions with your face in service of a health bar that belonged to the city rather than Superman himself, which is either a genuinely clever design idea or the most passive-aggressive mechanic in superhero gaming history. The Xbox 360 version turned the whole thing into an open-world showcase for what next-gen hardware could do, which in 2006 meant “look at those buildings.” The DS version was a side-scrolling beat-em-up. The GBA version was something else entirely. Superman Returns contained multitudes, is what we're saying. Joining me to dig through the whole sprawling, melancholy, city-defending mess is Adam Williamson, real-life friend, frequent Play Comics guest, and owner of a podcast idea that has been marinating for what I can only describe as a concerning length of time. Adam, I say this with love: at some point you're going to have to actually make the thing. In the meantime, he's here, the knowledge is flowing, and we've got a Superman game across half a console generation to get through. So settle in, try not to let the city's health bar drop to zero, and let's find out whether Superman Returns deserved better — from Hollywood, from the games industry, and honestly, maybe from all of us. Learn such things as: Did we finally crack the secret on how to make a good Superman game buried somewhere deep inside this one? Are real estate moguls the true evil in today's society? Are you a deadbeat dad if nobody besides you knows that you're the father? And so much more! You can find Adam on BlueSky @effectnotaffect and absolutely nowhere else except for on Play Comics where he writes comic reviews and appears on other episodes. Of particular interest to listeners of this episode are The Gimmick #1 and The Job #1. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. The next episode is going to be Garfield's Nightmare and Scary Scavenger Hunt, so get your thoughts ready and over to me if you want to hear them in the show. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website. If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children's media and how crazy it is that we're supposed to just forget about that now that we're adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out. A big thanks to Big Game Saga Issue 2 and DC Specialcast for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who just wants the Supergirl movie to be good. Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
This week, we're all about unpacking 2010's Little Fockers! The first one was good. The second one was just as good. The third one? Does anybody even remember watching this one? Well, those who did watch it HATE IT, and for good reason. This movie cost $100 million to make, and it's 97 minutes long. That's over a million dollars a minute, and there wasn't even a gazebo fire. Gaylord Greg gets got as God-Focker, egregiously gagging on grandpa's guile, guilt-tripping, and Goodfella's and Godfather complex, gradually getting good graces from good gumption! Spite fucking Jessica Alba? It takes two to Sustaingo! Kosmo Kramer Jenga! Punching out bottom blocks! Rep on erectile dysfunction! Good, smooth insertions! Get interested in that pit! His one and only Pamcake! Hotties always getting jobbies! Extracting blood from a stone-boner, and much, much more on this week's episode of The Worst Movie Ever Made! www.theworstmovieevermade.com
Read transcriptSomewhere out there is a piece of Superman history that almost nobody remembers exists. Not because it was bad. Not because it flopped. It just… vanished off the internet one day, like it got caught in a Phantom Zone projector aimed at a server farm. That's the story of The Multipath Adventures of Superman, and we're about to dig it back up. The whole thing started life as a CD project dreamed up with actual comic book writers, including Louise Simonson and Steve Englehart, before publisher Brilliant Digital Entertainment decided the format worked better as an ongoing online series. So you got Menace of Metallo on disc, and then a sprawling, branching, multi-arc saga that lived entirely on the internet, complete with a villain who time-travels just to make everyone's life harder. And then, because this is the late '90s internet we're talking about, the entire thing quietly vanished. No re-releases, no remasters, just a bunch of dead links and a handful of people insisting this was real and they didn't dream it. So yes, this episode is a little bit of a cheat. We usually stick to games you could buy off a shelf and put in a console. This is software, distributed on a CD-ROM and later piecemeal over a dial-up connection, that you had to install a special plugin just to run. But it's a piece of Superman history that's basically slipped through the cracks of the internet entirely, and that felt worth breaking the rules for. Helping me dig through the wreckage is Chris Baker from SuperHero.vg, who has spent decades working on actual superhero games at places like Marvel and LucasArts and literally wrote the book on this stuff with WRONG! Retro Games, You Messed Up Our Comic Book Heroes! If anyone can tell us whether this lost relic deserves to stay lost, it's him. So load up the B3D Projector, brace for some early-internet voice acting, and let's see how many ways Metropolis can end before lunch. Learn such things as: What happens when a piece of officially licensed Superman media just disappears off the internet? Is watching a Choose Your Own Adventure even a game? Is anyone at DC kicking themselves now since there's probably dozens of people who want to see this? And so much more! You can find Chris over at SuperHero.vg or @cbake76 on BlueSky or Threads. Or both. And if you listened all the way to the end and want to read the review that Chris shared with me, here's the link he mentioned. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. The next episode is going to be [Episode Name Here], so get your thoughts ready and over to me if you want to hear them in the show. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website. If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children's media and how crazy it is that we're supposed to just forget about that now that we're adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out. A big thanks to Gimmicks and Infinite Earths Guide for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who definitely does exist even though I've never seen physical proof with my own eyes. Support Play Comics by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
Jenn delves into the importance of brotherly love in the Christian community. This concept is often misunderstood, and many Christians struggle to show love to others, especially when faced with difficult situations or hurtful experiences. There are 8 different ways every Christian should illustrate brotherly love: Hospitality to Christian strangers Standing for the mistreated Christians Remembering the Christians in prison Being content with what we have Letting go of anxiety Refusing to love money Honoring marriage Honoring the marriage bed Jenn encourages listeners to reflect on their own relationships and consider how they can show brotherly love to those around them, whether it's through a simple act of kindness or a more significant gesture. God's love is a model for our own love, and that we should strive to be like Him in our relationships with others. If you're looking for a reminder of the importance of love and kindness in your relationships, this episode is a great place to start. Join Jenn as she explores the ways in which we can cultivate brotherly love and build stronger, more meaningful connections with those around us. Related Episodes: 1 Corinthians 7:1-11 - The Christian Perspective of Sex and Marriage - With Special Guest Garett 1 Corinthians 13:7-13 - Love Covers Sin 2 Timothy 3:1-9 - A Warning for All Christian Women Hey! Look at this other P40 content! YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Website - https://www.p40ministries.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/p40ministries Contact - jenn@p40ministries.com Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/c-6493869 Books - https://www.amazon.com/Jenn-Kokal/e/B095JCRNHY/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk Merch - https://www.p40ministries.com/shop YouVersion - https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/38267-out-of-the-mire-trusting-god-in-the-middle Check out LifeAudio for other faith-based podcasts on parenting, studying Scripture, and more:www.lifeaudio.com Become a Coffee-Tier member to gain access to The Bible Explained on Fridays: https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Support babies and get quality coffee with Seven Weeks Coffee https://sevenweekscoffee.com/?ref=P40 Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Read transcriptLook, at some point you have to respect the audacity of putting the entire Justice League on a Game Boy Advance cartridge. Not one hero. Not two heroes doing a buddy-cop thing. The whole league. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the works. All crammed onto a handheld that also had to share shelf space with Hamtaro games. That's ambition. That's vision. That might also be a cry for help, but we're not here to judge. Justice League Chronicles was Ubisoft's love letter to the animated series, which means it had genuinely great source material to pull from and a screen roughly the size of a Post-it note to work with. The Justice League animated series was the kind of show that made you sit down and watch it with your kids because it was actually that good, and somehow that energy had to survive the trip to a device that ran on two AA batteries. Here to help make sense of it all is Doug Adamson from The Monitor Tapes, a man whose podcast is literally named after the thing the Justice League uses to watch for trouble. Which means he was cosmically destined to appear on this episode whether he wanted to or not. So pull up a chair in the Watchtower, try not to touch anything that looks important, and let's talk about a DC animated tie-in that had no business being as earnest as it was. Learn such things as: Does it really matter if you end up fighting against someone else's villains? Does it really matter if you can't pick how you're going to pair off the League members? Does anything really matter when you're getting to play one of the best cartoons ever made? And so much more! You can find Doug on BlueSky @themonitortapes.com, Threads @themonitortapes (although it might actually be DC Dave running those, I don't know), his podcast The Monitor Tapes, and whatever else they decide to release over on Brick Crisis Network. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. The next episode is going to be The Multipath Advantures of Superman, so get your thoughts ready and over to me if you want to hear them in the show. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website. If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children's media and how crazy it is that we're supposed to just forget about that now that we're adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out. A big thanks to The Earth 2 Podcast and The Last Comic Shop for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who would probably be the IT guy up in the tower who's actually making it possible to pull all of this world saving stuff off every episode. Support Play Comics by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomics Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.
Vaccines are one of the most emotionally charged topics in modern health conversations, but what if we approached them with curiosity instead of fear, critical thinking instead of censorship, and informed consent instead of blind compliance? In this powerful and thought-provoking episode of the Body Wisdom Podcast, Jamie Belz, FNTP, MHC, sits down with Zoe O'Toole — writer, editor, health freedom advocate, and publisher liaison for Children's Health Defense — to explore one of the most controversial conversations of our time. Alongside Mary Holland, Zoe co-edited the anonymously written, groundbreaking book Turtles All the Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth, a comprehensive compilation of "mainstream studies" from traditionally pro-vaccine sources, a thorough examination of vaccine research, and the narratives surrounding this vast topic. Together, Jamie and Zoe discuss personal experiences that challenged their own assumptions, the importance of bio-individuality in healthcare decisions, and why asking questions is perhaps the most critical first step in personal health advocacy. Whether you're a parent making decisions for your children, someone navigating vaccine injury within your family, or simply seeking a more nuanced understanding of the vaccine debate, this episode invites you to think critically, listen deeply, and advocate courageously. Some discussion points covered: • Zoe's journey into vaccine research and health advocacy • Jamie's family's experience following the HPV (Gardasil) vaccine • The concept of bio-individuality and why one-size-fits-all medicine falls short • The history of the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act and the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program • The composition of Turtles All the Way Down • Concerns surrounding vaccine safety, liability protections, and informed consent • The role of pharmaceutical influence in media, research, and public health policy • Why conversations around vaccines often become polarized • Vaccine exemptions: medical, religious, and philosophical considerations • How parents can become empowered health advocates without fear or shame • The importance of courage, curiosity, and asking better questions At its core, this episode isn't about telling you what to think. It's about encouraging you to think for yourself. As Jamie shares, "It's not about being anti-anything. It's about being a pro-informed consumer." If you've ever felt uncomfortable asking questions about vaccines, uncertain about the recommendations presented to your family, or frustrated by the lack of nuanced dialogue in today's culture, this conversation is for you. Resources Mentioned: • Turtles All the Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth• Children's Health Defense• How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor by Robert Mendelsohn, MD If this episode encouraged you, challenged you, or helped you feel less alone in your health journey, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who values thoughtful conversations. True health isn't built on fear — it's built on wisdom. Get Your Free Health Assessment Check out the Nutritional Therapy Association
Quinton Champagne joins us in the Acement this week. Don't be confused by the name, he's not a rapper or a male dancer, Quinton is a comic. He used to be a public speaker so standing in front of people and talking is not new, he just adding making them laugh to his skill set. Check out Quinton at https://www.instagram.com/itsquintonchampagne/Grow your podcast with Podstatus https://podstatus.com/a/btfpodCheck out Ground Control Radio at https://www.groundcontrolradio.net/Check out Ace at https://www.aceaceto.lol/ and Scott at https://scotthigginscomedy.com/Go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behindthefQ to buy us a coffee or a bourbon. Get your BTF gear at https://btfpodstore.dashery.com/
The guys talked about how they're feeling about watching the NBA Finals and the Stanley Cup Finals. Then, they took a quick detour to discuss the most and least improved NFL teams going into the 2026 season in an "In Football Today" before being joined by Wojo and Riger in cross-talk.
The guys discuss how they're feeling about watching the NBA Finals and the Stanley Cup Finals.
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