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What happens when a patient can't communicate with the team caring for them? On this episode of the Elevate Care podcast, host Christin Stanford talks with Erin Dougherty Cieszynski, Manager of Guest Relations and Patient Experience at Main Line Health, about what language access looks like once a policy meets a patient in an exam room. This conversation is part two of a series with Main Line Health, following a leadership-level discussion on operational strategy with Suzanne Smith. Check out part one! Erin brings over 12 years of patient advocacy experience to a conversation grounded in real moments from the floor: emergency department visits, registration desks, and the quiet handoffs between nurse, patient, and family. She walks through how Main Line Health moved from reactive interpreter use to automatic activation, why a universal sign-on changed adoption rates among clinicians, and how something as simple as a badge buddy can close a communication gap before it becomes a safety risk. Erin also shares how an ASL interpreter helped identify a hearing-impaired patient as a victim of human trafficking, connecting the dots between language access, patient safety, and trust. Throughout, she reframes language services as a driver of stronger patient outcomes, better satisfaction scores, and increased community referrals, not just a regulatory requirement. Key Takeaways Language access should be automatic at the start of care, not a last resort. Reducing friction through universal app sign-on, badge buddies, and dual handsets drives faster clinician adoption. Patients who feel heard are more likely to return, refer others, and engage in preventive care. Language access touches the entire patient journey, from registration through discharge and follow-up. Strong interpreter access supports both patient safety and staff satisfaction. Health systems should expect deeper digital integration and a shift toward population-mapped language access strategy. Chapters 00:00 – Introduction to Language Access and Patient Experience 01:39 – Erin's Role in Guest Relations at Main Line Health 02:06 – Where Language Access Shows Up Most for Patients 03:05 – Why Communication Is the Foundation of Quality Care 04:42 – Closing the Gap Between Policy and Frontline Reality 05:38 – What Good Language Access Looks Like on the Floor 07:09 – How Providers Use Interpreter Services Under Pressure 08:30 – Building Adoption Across Clinical Teams 09:35 – Feedback That Shaped a Better Program 11:04 – Adapting Language Access to Rising Patient Volumes 12:00 – Connecting Language Access to Referrals and Revenue 13:07 – A Story of Language Access Saving a Life 16:40 – The Link Between Language Barriers and Preventive Care 18:09 – Small Changes with Outsized Impact 19:17 – Where Communication Breakdowns Still Happen 20:51 – Advice for Healthcare Leaders 21:49 – The Next Five Years of Language Access Meet Erin Dougherty Cieszynski Erin Dougherty Cieszynski works across the full continuum of care to help patients navigate the healthcare system, understand their treatment, and feel confident their voices are being heard. Known for her empathy and ability to bridge the gap between clinical teams and the patients they serve, Erin has led efforts at Main Line Health to expand interpreter access, streamline technology adoption among clinicians, and connect language access directly to patient safety and satisfaction outcomes. To hear more from the Main Line Health language access series, listen to part one of this conversation featuring Suzanne Smith's perspective on operational strategy and system-wide impact.  Explore Solutions for Smarter Workforce ManagementWe're proudly sponsored by AMN Healthcare, the leader in healthcare staffing and workforce solutions. Explore their services at AMN Healthcare.Learn how AMN Healthcare's workforce flexibility technology helps health systems cut costs and improve efficiency. Click here to explore the case study and discover smarter ways to manage your resources!Discover how WorkWise is redefining workforce management for healthcare. 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How can content marketing in a tight niche build the audience that launches your book? And how do you decide whether to hand your self-published bestseller to a traditional publisher. Suzanne Smith shares what she learned in four years of going from blog to book deal. In the intro, how to stand out as a writer in the age of AI [Nathan Barry Show; Interview with Nathan Barry]; thoughts on asset maintenance; Goodreads giveaway on Bones of the Deep (Aug 5-20, 2026) This episode is sponsored by Publisher Rocket, which will help you get your book in front of more Amazon readers so you can spend less time marketing and more time writing. I use Publisher Rocket for researching book titles, categories, and keywords — for new books and for updating my backlist. Check it out at www.PublisherRocket.com This show is also supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn Suzanne Smith is the founder of The Independent Landlord, and the bestselling author of The Good Landlord Handbook. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. Show Notes How a free blog in a tight niche built the audience for the book Rewriting the book from scratch when the law changed Why speed made self-publishing the only option Building a paid membership after one audience member asked for it Negotiating a Penguin Random House deal with no agent Using AI as a business sidekick, with a control room and an engine room You can find Suzanne at TheIndependentLandlord.com. Transcript of the interview with Suzanne Smith Jo: Suzanne Smith is the founder of The Independent Landlord, and the bestselling author of The Good Landlord Handbook. So welcome to the show, Suzanne. Suzanne: Thank you. Jo: Oh, there's so much to talk about today. But first up— Tell us a bit more about you and your background, and how you got into property and writing after a legal career. Suzanne: Well, I've always loved reading books. In fact, I recently did a French literature degree as a mature student. Being an author was never in the game plan at all. It's not something that I even thought about. I was brought up in New Zealand, so shout out to all the Kiwis and those across the pond in Australia. The thing about it is, Jo, you've lived there yourself. Kiwis are independent, self-reliant and have this great sense of fair play. So that was a very formative experience for me. We moved back to England when I was 16, and I have become thoroughly anglicised since then, but a Kiwi at heart. I always wanted to become a lawyer. New Zealand in some ways on television is quite American, and there was this American programme called The Paper Chase. It was about all of these students at Harvard studying law, and the professor said, “You come here with a skull full of mush and you leave thinking like a lawyer.” I thought, “Oh, I like the sound of that.” I didn't really know what a lawyer was, but everyone seemed to be very happy that I wanted to become one, and then that was it. Jo: So you went into law, and then how did you get into property? Suzanne: So I worked for 25 years as a solicitor. That's like an attorney if you're American. Started off in a law firm, and then I went into pharmaceuticals and I worked for big companies like what is now GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, and small companies as well. When I started out, it was before the internet, before Google. When you're in house, you're very much a generalist. You do a bit of everything. So you help companies grow their business. You're not business prevention, but you're still bound by the code of conduct for solicitors. You've got this role of keeping the company on the right side of the law. Then I had twins, who were born about five years after I became a lawyer, and I decided to work part-time for a while and did an MBA when they were little, part-time through the Open University. I know Jonathan is doing one at the moment. Jo: Yes. He's finished, so that's exciting. Suzanne: That was transformational for me, because I had probably been thinking a bit too much as a lawyer, and it helped me to broaden my view of the world and understand all sorts of things. Sso I continued going up the greasy pole, and then for my last job, in 2015, I joined a biotech company in Cambridge, England, as general counsel and company secretary. It was a long way from home, about two, three hours' drive from home. So I decided to buy a flat, an apartment, and to stay there in the week. I thought to myself, “Well, when I leave this company, I can let it out as a buy-to-let,” but actually as a landlord. So I stayed there for five years, and then when I left, I let out the property. The reason why I decided to leave law after 25 years, I had what I call a sliding doors moment, like in the film. I was 50. I was on holiday with my husband, and we'd probably had one too many rum cocktails. And he said to me, “Well, what do you want to be doing with your life? What would you do if you could do anything?” I was thinking, “Well, I've done law. I want to do something else now.” I didn't really know what that was, and I'd always been thinking about studying French properly, and that's when I left. So I decided, 18 months later, I left to do a French degree at King's College London, full-time. I was the only old person there with lots of 18-year-olds. When I did that, I was able to cash in my share options because I was a good leaver. I retired, and so I started buying properties to let out and became a landlord, without really thinking too much about it, and I used letting agents. They were fine to begin with, but I didn't really have a game plan or anything like that. What I realised is that when I tried to research things online, I couldn't really find anything that was terribly helpful. It was either quite general or it was very legal. So after a while… I became a landlord in 2019. I had the idea, why don't I set up a blog? And this is August 2022, so just four years ago. My husband came up with the idea of the name, The Independent Landlord, because it's that Kiwi spirit, being very independent. I thought, “Right, I'm not going to charge anyone for it. It's a hobby. It's not a business. I'm going to pay it forward and help, use my legal training, practical legal approach, and practical common sense, by doing this blog.” Almost exactly four years ago, I sent my first newsletter to 13 people. Jo: Woo-hoo. Suzanne: And I sent one last week to over 18,000. So it's been quite a journey. Jo: Wow, this is so great. I love this. There's so much in there. The turning 50 and then doing a degree. My master's in death is a little different to your French literature, but I like it. So I love this, and buying properties, starting it on the side, not a business at first, and growing the audience, and obviously you've put so much work in. Then you decide to write a book. So talk about that, because an online blog, although I'm sure your articles and everything were super useful, it's very different to write a blog than a book. So talk about your challenges in writing. Why did you decide to do a book in the first place? Suzanne: Again, I was an accidental landlord, is what they call it when you let a property when you didn't intend to buy it as a buy-to-let, which I did with my Cambridge flat. And I became, in many respects, an accidental author. So I was having a conversation with my husband again and I was saying I'd done this lead magnet to get people to sign up to my newsletter, and a big new law was going through Parliament at the time, called the Renters Reform Bill, that was going to completely transform the way landlords operate. I was saying to my husband, “Oh, I need to update my lead magnet, a little ebook, to explain the new law.” He looked at me and said, “Well, why don't you do a proper book? Write a book.” This was on the 29th of September, 2023. The reason why I mention that is that I thought, “Wow, what a great idea,” and my head was bursting. I went onto Google, and guess what I downloaded on the 1st of October? Jo: My blueprint? Suzanne: Exactly. I found you immediately, the Author Blueprint, and I downloaded it. I checked: on the 1st of October, 2023. Then I listened to almost… well, I think I went back several years on your podcast, just trying to understand. I'm like that. When I try and do something, I just try and learn everything that there is to know about it. So I started writing the book, and I guess the first challenge was I write quickly, and I'm used to writing for people who aren't lawyers, being in-house. So I thought I needed to have a structure. The structure was easy in many respects because, a bit of business at the end, and then you can go through a tenancy. I thought it was important to have a narrative thread all the way through it, just to bring it together. This is the literature degree coming in here. I thought that the mission for everything I do, the reason why I started doing this, is to help landlords, but also to help the experience of renting that people have in England. It's very specific for English law. And to help improve the private rented sector. So that's why I originally set up my blog for free, and I wanted, when people went onto Google, they could find something sensible and very detailed from me. My blog posts were… Well, I've now got over 400,000 words on my blog, so it's a substantial piece of work that is out there free of charge. So what I decided to do was to bring this narrative thread, I call it the good landlord ethos, to the book. Then I wrote very quickly, and I had a pretty good draft by April 2024, because we were all thinking that the law was going to change very soon. But then there was an election, and in the end the government changed and the legislation changed completely, so I had to rewrite the book and start again. So I think that my biggest challenge was that my subject matter, the new law, changed. Because I wanted to publish this book that explained to people practically what they have to do, and make it really straightforward, keeping out of politics, because it is a very politically charged area. I wanted to write it so it's a manual, somebody could literally follow it. So I used an editor, and I did write the book twice. I had a beta reader who is another lawyer, and a landlord as well. Then I got to the get-the-damn-thing-done stage. The really tedious bit of all the typos at the end. Jo: Yes, the finishing energy to get it out there. So at that point, obviously you'd found my blueprint, so you were learning about the indie way of doing things. Did you always decide to self-publish? How did you think about publishing? What were your challenges in publishing? Suzanne: It never occurred to me not to self-publish, because the new law came into effect on the 1st of May, 2026. The law and the details that I needed for the book were finalised in January, and I published on Amazon on the 5th of March, so I had to go so quickly. Even though I'd got a lot of it written, the last bit came in January, and so I needed speed. I knew that for landlords to be able to have something that they can use straightaway to help get them ready for it, and then use as a manual afterwards, I had to be first. Jo: Sorry, just on the year. Was it '24? You said '26. You meant May— Suzanne: 2024? No, no, because I actually published it this year. What happened in 2024, I had the first draft ready, but then I had to do another draft because the law changed when the Labour government came in. Jo: Right. Suzanne: The Renters Reform Bill turned into the Renters' Rights Bill. So I had to rewrite the book. So I finished however many drafts at the end of January 2026. Then it went to an editor, et cetera, et cetera, and I managed to get the book ready for a proof, to get the proof printed, towards the end of February. So it was really quick to go from the law being sufficiently finalised for me to write a book in January, and then having it ready in just over a month. There is no way that I could have done that if I'd gone to a traditional publisher. It didn't even occur to me to go, because I didn't want to be going touting around my book and, “Please publish me,” et cetera. It's just not me. I'm the independent landlord, and that moved very easily to being the independent publisher. So I learnt how to do all the publishing. And a huge thanks: I joined your Patreon and I was a very good student. I went through everything systematically and followed your playbook, and used Vellum and BookFunnel and all the other tools. So I decided to go on Amazon as well as have my own Shopify store, which just about killed me. Jo: I was going to say, you are an excellent student. You really like learning, but you also put this into practice, which is why I also wanted to talk to you. You haven't just talked about all this. You've literally done everything. Suzanne: Sometimes it was like my head was going to burst. Luckily, Claude upped his game earlier this year when we got the Opus 4.5. I didn't use AI really until this year. I decided I need to do exercise all the time, and have that as a have-to-do, because my head was spinning all the time with all these different things. So I would go to the gym, go to a spin class, and then I would walk out with my phone on, with the Claude app, and dictate a stream of consciousness into it. “Oh, I need to do this, or what about that? Oh, I just remembered about this. Oh, I've had this idea, blah.” And then said, “Make sense of it for me, Claude.” So it was very much as a thinking partner, because when you're writing your first book, it's bad enough, but when you're learning how to publish… Even, like, when I got the first proof of the book back from BookVault, I realised that all the footnotes—I have 114 footnotes in my book, and that, again, is the recent degree there—and the formatting had gone skew-whiff. Apparently it was an issue with Vellum, and they were really lovely and they sorted it straight out for me. So it shows: always get a proof of the book. They were able to sort that out very quickly, and BookVault were very quick in getting me another proof, because you can shortcut it and just pay to get a very quick delivery. Amazon, on the other hand, was really slow. It took a week. So I actually published earlier on my Shopify store for my members, of my membership, and I gave them a discount. Then I finally got it onto Amazon on the 5th of March. There are all these different skills you're having to learn. The Shopify store I found very hard, and there was all the tax, because I'm VAT registered. So I think I'm still recovering. Jo: You're still recovering. I wouldn't normally recommend a Shopify store for someone with their first book, doing first of everything. But, as you say, you're someone who learns a lot, puts it into practice, and— I think you were pretty determined to do that because you had a community as well, right? Suzanne: Exactly, yes. The big subscriber list. I think that's why the book did so well. So in the first week, because I met you at the Indie Author Lab put on by— Jo: Yes, London Book Fair, yes. Suzanne: Yes, the Alliance of Independent Authors. I met you there, and it was just my first week, and I had 1,000 sales in the first week. That was because of my audience. I'd been going on about the fact that I'm writing this book for two and a half years, because that's how long it took me to do. So I had a wait list for it, and I had a thing on my website, a landing page on my website, saying how good the book was and why it's the best thing for the Renters' Rights Act. Then I went onto Google, and I think I sent you a screenshot of this at the time. I put into Google, “What's the best book for the Renters' Rights Act for landlords in England?” And it came up with me as a featured snippet, and I hadn't even published it at that time. It was just about there. So the blog really helped, because I'd become an authority on the Renters' Rights Act. Even though I'm not a practising solicitor any more, I spent all my time reading the damn thing, and it is a very complicated bit of legislation. Funnily enough, I have ruffled a lot of feathers. People have even said about me behind my back, “What does she know? She's only got four properties.” But I just took no notice. I thought, “I'm going to try and use my legal brain and my understanding of what it's like being a landlord, there with the rubber gloves cleaning an oven when people have moved out, and try and write something that's not trying to sell anything else, and to help people.” And then it got picked up. Jo: Yes. Wait, let's just slow down. Slow down, because we will get onto that in a minute. But let's just come back to that launch. So as we talked about, you've had a blog for five years— Suzanne: It was three and a half by then. Jo: Three and a half years you've been blogging, but hundreds of thousands of words of useful information. So you've essentially done content marketing. You've attracted people. You had a lead magnet. You got them on your email list. You told them that you were writing a book. You got a sort of pre-sales list up. So that's an email list. You've got a blog. Did you do anything else in terms of marketing? Suzanne: I had YouTube, a big YouTube channel. I'd only set it up at the end of 2024, and I'd had half a million views. And again, just very straightforward advice, and without all the scaremongering and politics. I deliberately keep out of it all. A lot of people joined my newsletter as a result of that. Also a year ago, exactly today, I was running a Facebook group, which was a lot of hard work. There were a few thousand people in it, but there are often a lot of people going in there trying to sell things: insurance, eviction specialists and things. And there was also a lot of people just being unpleasant to other people. I was getting fed up with it. It was taking me a lot of time, and I was doing a lot of speaking events and trying to explain what this new law was doing, and wearing myself out. I'm an extrovert, but even I find speaking events absolutely exhausting, because it's like everything gets sucked out of you. It's strange. Then somebody came up to me in July last year and said, “Suzanne, can you set up a membership?” I said, “Well, landlords aren't going to pay for that.” And they said, “Yes, they will. You build it and they will come.” I asked ChatGPT and thought about it. I asked ChatGPT, who I was dating at the time, now exclusively with Claude, but I know Claude has other people in his life. But I'm very much set with Claude Fable at the moment. So I asked ChatGPT, how can I go about setting up a membership? And I mentioned your one and said, “Should I do it on Patreon?” And then he came back with: go for Circle. So I set up a membership on Circle, exactly a year ago. In fact, it's the anniversary of my first member yesterday. hTe rules I had were, no selling. So I don't sell, no affiliate links, no one else can sell anything, and we have to be supportive. No negativity, no politics. So what it's become, it's like the senior common room of the private rented sector, with landlords, lawyers, letting agents. There's a fantastic forum in there. It's not me doing it, it's peer-to-peer. I have twice-monthly live streams where people can ask me questions. I wonder where I got that from. No, I very much modelled it on your Patreon, but on a different platform. I have courses in there as well. So that has really grown. I launched it in July, and by September, October, I'd gone past the VAT threshold, which has complicated everything, but it means my business now is this membership. I really enjoy doing it, and there hasn't been all the negativity that you have in a Facebook group. So I had them as… talk about your thousand fans. There are about 1,500 in the membership, and their support really helped the launch of my book, as well as the wider people who get my free newsletter. Jo: Yes. Suzanne: So it's all different types of content marketing. Jo: Y, but I do love this. And of course, if people are wondering, I joined Patreon back in 2014, I think it might have even been before that, and there weren't too many places back then to run communities. It wasn't even really a community at the time, it was a sort of, almost a “give me a bit of support for the podcast.” So things have changed a lot in terms of communities, and obviously you went with Circle, which is great. Patreon is slightly different now, and some people are using Substack for something similar. So that's just on the platform, but on the business: early on in our conversation you said, “I wasn't going to have a business. It wasn't a business. It was just putting stuff out there, helping other people,” and then your audience asked for this membership. And so now it is a business, right? Suzanne: Yes, it is. Jo: And you've got a book and all of this. So are you happy with the change to a business? Because obviously you have to treat it quite differently. Suzanne: Yes, I am, because I think to begin with, I was just doing it one or two days a week. I was actually studying a master's in French literature part-time, and I then found that I was enjoying the blog more than the master's, so I dumped the master's after the first year. But after getting 88% for one of my dissertations, which interestingly was on the translation of a Simone de Beauvoir book into English, and the publisher who's got that now is Random House, but that's another thing. Anyway, so I decided to give up my master's and double down and work full-time on the blog. People were paying to help me with all the big fees and things, the big tech stack, Buy Me a Coffee. I was doing a little bit of consulting and things. I was working six, seven days a week. I was treating it like a business in terms of quality and my effort, but it wasn't a business in terms of revenue. Then it just all came together, and this person said, “Set up a membership,” and I thought, “That's what I'm going to do. I'm now going to put it on a business setting.” I've got an MBA, I know how to do it, and people thought I planned it, but I didn't. It just happened. So now I do very much treat it as a business, but I still don't advertise. I don't allow people to advertise with me, because I want to be independent. If I recommend something, I want people to believe it's me recommending it, not just because someone's paying me, which can be a big issue in the landlord area. Jo: Oh, in any industry. I get pitched every day with loads of random things that people are like, “Oh, a dollar a click or whatever, if you send this to your list.” And it's like, seriously? Just stop it already. I did just want to add there: somebody asked you, they said, “You should have a community,” and that sparked that idea. I just wanted to acknowledge that my Patreon came from Jim Kukral. Some of you will remember, who've been around a long time. Jim Kukral came on my blog around sort of 2013. Amanda Palmer had just put out a book called The Art of Asking, and I was doing a lot of unpaid work on the podcast at the time, and I was either going to give it up or I had to fund it somehow. Jim said, “You should do a Patreon.” And I was like, “Oh, no, I hate asking for money.” So at the time I just felt, oh, weird. Then I was like, “No, I do all this work,” as you were saying. Now the Patreon has changed so much in terms of what it is, but it is the backbone of my business, too. So I love that you listened to one of your fans who said what they wanted, and I love that I've listened as well. Sometimes we just have to listen to those urges, don't we, to take things on? Suzanne: Yes, absolutely. In some ways I didn't really back myself before. I thought, “No one's going to pay for this.” Then the more you give, the more they want. Jo: Yes. Suzanne: What I've been really working on now is having boundaries, because there were two big kind of mottos that I picked up when I was working in pharmaceuticals. One was from a head of the business. He was Canadian, and he was always saying, “You've got to skate to where the puck is heading.” Jo: That's Wayne Gretzky, is it? Suzanne: Exactly. Yes. He would always say it, and so that's what I've done with my blog and my book. When I write things, I don't pay for any tools. I don't do keyword searches and all that. I just think, I do one blog post per topic, and I'm going to guess what people are going to be searching for soon, and I build up all this content around it. That's why most of my blog pages are top five. I've had no advertising. I haven't asked for any backlinks. I don't do it. People backlink to it because it's useful. So that was the first thing, is skate to where the puck is heading, and that was my approach with the book. I knew people would need this book from around May, and they'll need it forever, because it is so complicated and regulated, the rules for being a landlord in England. So that was the first one. The second thing was: when you take something on, you've got to let something go. One in, one out. I found that I was taking on so many different things, and I've just been cutting back, because I can't be doing all the speaking, I can't be answering people's emails. So I now don't do emails. If people want my advice on something, they ask me in the hub, at the twice-monthly live streams. Sometimes I answer in the forums, but I don't have time. When there are 2.4 million landlords in the UK, and even with our 18,000 on my newsletter, I could spend, and I did, I used to spend all my time replying to emails. So anyway, there are the things. Oh, and there was a third one, which is: attract, don't chase. One of my friends gave me that advice and that's exactly what my approach has been. I just don't chase for anything. I just put the stuff there and then build it and they will come. Jo: Yes, and I think another thing is the power of the niche. It's so clear that what you write about, the people you are aiming at, you have an extremely tight target market. That is both a strength and obviously a weakness, because they're the only people. But as you say, there's more than enough of those people for a community, for the book you have. From my own perspective, that's the same for me, the power of the niche. That's how I have a successful podcast, for example, because of that reason. I think you're like a poster child of what a non-fiction author should do. What I like is that you didn't go, “Oh, where's a niche where I could make money?” and then jump in. You've gone about this in a kind of slightly accidental way, but now you're leaning in and this uses all your skills. So this really is a great example of the power of the niche and then making the most of it. But let's move on to what then happened, and— What happened with the book deal? Suzanne: Wow. So you and I met each other on whatever day that was in March at the Indie Author Lab, and the following day I got an email, via my website on a contact form, from Penguin Random House saying, “We love the book. We love the mission, its values,” all this kind of thing. And I was thinking, “Oh, it's another one of those. Must be an—” Jo: AI spam bot, right? Suzanne: Yes, and I remember I sent you a screenshot of it, and then I checked her out on LinkedIn and thought, “Okay, there is somebody with that name there.” You're always saying, and Orna Ross and everyone are always saying, “Watch out for scams.” And in fact, Penguin Random House even this weekend on Instagram put out something saying, “There are lots of people impersonating us.” So I didn't take it too seriously, and it was something like, “Oh, would you be interested in us publishing your book?” And I thought, and I laughed. It was like, no, this is too good to be true. So I replied and said… Oh, I said, “Well, thank you so much. The Renters' Rights Act…” And so this is like the second week in March. “The Renters' Rights Act comes into effect on the 1st of May. If you want to publish it, you're going to need to get your skates on.” I literally did say that. Then she arranged a meeting with me the next day, on the Friday. I still was very dubious about it, and I had a think about it. What helped me, and I have the little booklet here: at the Author Lab, we did some work at the beginning, and Orna said, “Put your phones away.” And it was like, “What? Put my phone away?” Then we had to do this definition of success, and our passion, and our mission, and our purpose. I wrote down things like, I want to help landlords, and in so doing, help improve the private rented sector. I get pleasure from helping people. I want to improve standards and use my legal and practical skills, et cetera. So I thought, “Okay, what is my purpose of doing this book?” It isn't really to make money, because going with Penguin, you wouldn't do that for financial reasons, because you'd make very little money. So I thought, what is my why? My why is I want as many people to read this book as possible. And I've managed to sell a few thousand copies, but there are 2.4 million landlords, and they all need to understand this book, and the only way that I can get it out there, apart from doing ads, is to get it out in bookstores. So I thought about it, and then said, “Yes, I will do it, because I want to get the book out there.” So it's distribution. It's going to be published on the 6th of August, which is really quick, bearing in mind they contacted me in the middle of March. It's exactly the same book, it's just got different copyright wording and different blurb, different paper. Same cover, because I managed to find a fantastic cover person to do it. So they've kept everything the same. So we negotiated that book. I have no agent. They came to me. It's the attract, don't chase. I just put my lawyer hat on, and because one licence is very much like another one… I did turn down their first offer. Jo: Well done. Good negotiation. Suzanne: My daughter said to me, who's an adult daughter, she said, “But it's Penguin.” And I said, “Well, no, but it doesn't work for me.” So I had a call with them, and then they came up with something that worked for me a bit more. I did have to concede on a few things, like I can't sell it in my Shopify store. But in some ways, that was a blessing in disguise, because it means I don't get any more “Where's my book?” emails. Jo: Yes, exactly. Pros and cons of everything, basically. Suzanne: I have very clear rights to get it back. If I want it back, I can get it back and I don't have to give a reason. They're lovely. They have been really very wonderful. When I went up there a month or so ago, they gave me this book bag, and it's got on it, “I'm published by Penguin,” and I burst into tears. Jo: Aw. That's nice. Suzanne: I don't know, it just seemed like such a big deal. Because up until then I was just being all very lawyerly and task-orientated. Then I thought, “Oh my goodness,” and then it dawned on me. So I'm now in this interim period where I've taken it off Amazon and off my Shopify store, and I feel very maternalistic towards the book because, you know, it took me two and a half years, which is longer than a pregnancy. Obviously it's not a child, but it's like my book child. I've sent it off with a backpack and a drink and some snacks, and I hope that they look after him, my book. The day I took it off Amazon it was still number one. And a big shout-out to Publisher Rocket, by the way. Jo: Yes. Very, very useful for niche publishing. Suzanne: Very. It helped me choose the right niche categories. So it was number one on at least one category, often six, all the way through. I thought, “Well, it's over to them now.” They're very lovely people. They've given me some marketing assets, as they call it, some swanky graphics and things to use. We'll have to see what we do in terms of marketing. I don't mind doing marketing. I'm on LinkedIn quite a bit, and my whole blog is marketing. What I've been doing is updating my blog to include one of these graphics and to mention the book, and I got Claude to help me draft the code so it looked right. So I've been going through all of my blog posts and sending people to Amazon rather than to my Shopify store. It is mixed feelings, because I care about my book. I put a lot of effort, a lot of love, a lot of tears. No, not tears, but I put a lot of effort into it, and it's out of my control now. Jo: Yes, you said it's over to them, but obviously you will still be creating content around this topic, so you'll probably still be the biggest driver of book sales. Suzanne: Yes. Jo: Are they also suggesting, for example, a podcast tour, like pitching for podcasts? Are they going to assign you some PR? Because, also if people don't know, as we are recording this, we have a new prime minister who wants to do various things. You said no politics, but this is obviously a political thing. So you have the potential to go on a lot of different podcasts, media, talking about this, becoming almost a talking head in this kind of area. So are you angling for all that, and is that in your contract, or is it literally just going to be whatever you want to do? Suzanne: That's not in the contract. What's in the contract is very minimal. I think I've already done what I'm supposed to do. They are pitching for me to go on podcasts and things. I'll tell you a really funny coincidence. So we now have a new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, and when he was Mayor of Greater Manchester, he set up something called the Good Landlord Charter. I actually talk about it in the book, and I quote him in my book saying that good landlords mean people trying to do the right thing, or something like that. And I coincidentally came up with the same name, The Good Landlord Handbook. I'd already had the book title for a long time. So this idea of good and landlord coming together, the adjective good as opposed to criminal or rogue, and the cover being green. I'm wanting to change the narrative so it's the norm to have a good landlord, and to help people become good landlords. Or if they're good landlords, help them to understand the new rules, because the new rules are very complicated. So what I don't get involved in is this right or wrong. Is it right that landlords can't do this or have to do this? Because as an in-house lawyer, it doesn't really matter what I think about the law. GDPR, goodness me. Jo: Oh, dear. Let's not start on GDPR. Suzanne: No, exactly. Because we've just got to suck it up. I liken it to the grief cycle, that people have been going through so much change and you have the anger, the depression— Jo: Denial. Suzanne: Bargaining, the denial, and then you get to acceptance. For some people, the acceptance means they want to stop doing it. If you want to accept it and stay, you need to understand the rules. So I've deliberately just kept very practical and have kept out of all the politics of it. I have, funnily enough, become involved because I'm now seen as an expert on the Renters' Rights Act. I've worked behind the scenes with the government to help, and give comment on government guidance for landlords. I was even invited to a reception to mark the passing of the Renters' Rights Act at Downing Street with the previous prime minister, all whilst staying apolitical. I won't let anyone make me be a mouthpiece for their political view. It's more, we just have to do this if we want to continue doing it. I've been very clear on that. Jo: It's interesting you mention the grief cycle there, and you've also mentioned Claude and ChatGPT. I wonder if you might also just comment on use of AI for authors and for marketing and all this. Also with legal stuff, because for me now, if I'm looking at a particular legal thing, I tend to ask Claude. I'm like, “Can you just explain this?” or upload a contract or whatever. Although it is not legal advice, it can be quite useful. So give us your thoughts on using AI as a sidekick in your author business and also for wider life. Suzanne: I now struggle to think what life would be like without Claude. I don't use Claude to write, at all, because I have a very particular voice and a turn of phrase, and if ever Claude writes something for me, it doesn't sound like me. It flattens me, and it makes me sound a bit American. So I don't do that. I've used it in the back end of the business. For instance, my blog was down, and there was something called a recursive bot, which I don't even know what it was, and Claude helped me fix it for free. I went through, I did screenshots. When I did an ElevenLabs audiobook and did it all myself, I was literally, for every screenshot, showing it to Claude. Claude said, “Do this, press this, press that.” So I have all these different projects set up. One is the control room, where it's for my strategic thinking. If I have an idea, I want to think about something, I put it in there. I have the engine room, which is for everything techy. Like when I had the recursive bot, or if I'm wanting to have some code on the website to make it look a particular way. Then I have other things for different subjects, and I put all the resources in there, and I use it a lot as a thinking partner. I've noticed that Fable doesn't hallucinate as much, but the Opus used to. There's something called rental discrimination, and it was proofreading and said, “No, it's not rental discrimination, it's rental income discrimination,” and that was just a load of rubbish. So I would never let it go and change things without me looking at it. I went on one of your webinars a month or so ago about MCPs and all the connectors, which is fantastic. It can go into my community and pull out all the questions for one of my live streams and put it into a document in order, by theme, for instance. It can look at my MailerLite, because that's where my newsletter is with, and analyse the different open rates and click rates and things. It's so good for analysing everything, all the book sales. It helped me with my negotiation with Penguin, and it is pretty good on law. It has sometimes hallucinated things, but not so much now. I think with anything, you've always got to go back to the primary source, and this is what we learn in academia: you have to check the primary source yourself. I have a bit of a magpie brain. I'm very much a discovery writer, like you, and things occur to me as I'm doing it. I think that Claude, at the moment, is incredible. I've been quite open about it on social media that I have Claude as a business partner. I'm a solopreneur, or whatever the word is. I have quite a big business now, and lots of different things, and it's just me doing it, because I can ask Claude how to do this, and how to do that. Claude can go and check my emails and tell me, is there somebody I've not replied to, which helps a lot. Jo: Yes. I think it's empowering as a solopreneur as such. You talk there about the fixing the tech stuff. I have my web host come to me and say, “Look, you're getting so much traffic and bot stuff, and we need to put this thing in, and it's going to be $120 extra a month.” I was like, “Can you just give me an hour? I'll get back to you.” And then I just had Claude code up, and I was like, “Analyse this and tell me what we can do.” It was like, “No, you just need to flip this switch and do that.” And I'm like, “Okay, fair enough.” Then the guy said, “Oh, no, okay, actually you don't need it.” Just stuff like that. As a solopreneur, you're either going to pay somebody technically quite a lot of money, or you can get Claude or ChatGPT. We should say, the ChatGPT Sol is very good, like the Claude Fable, for example. So, yes, using it as a sidekick. I love your control room and your engine room projects as well. That's a great way of doing it. Suzanne: I wouldn't be without it now, and I would have published the book a lot later without Claude, because Claude was helping me with the Shopify store and all the many steps of things. It saved me real time. It is just fantastic. I think, like now when I'm updating my blog, I have a connection between Claude and my blog. Claude can go in, I can give it my Google Search Console results for the page: what should I change, are the headings right? All this kind of thing. And it will give me a view on every single page, which is incredible. Jo: And YouTube, and just everything. Just super useful for that business sidekick. That's what I want authors to think. I feel like authors get so obsessed with the creative side with AI, whereas actually, people like you and me, we're using it as that engine room for the solo business, which is what I love. So we're out of time. I did want to ask one more thing, which is, one of the biggest issues with a specific book like yours is when they change the law again. So do you have a plan in place for if, say, a new government changes the law again? Will you just be updating the book over time? Suzanne: I think that there'll need to be a new edition of the book in three years' time, and I've spoken to Penguin about it. Not all of this new law has been implemented, and there's going to be case law and things. So I expect that I will update the book every few years. I have some other ideas for books as well, but for the moment, I'm just taking a bit of a break. You always say we've got to refill our creative well. I really feel like that at the moment. Recently I've just got myself a personal mobile phone so that I can turn off my work one when I'm on holiday and actually take time off. Because for all the time that I was doing the book, basically from Christmas until May, I didn't have one day off. That is not good. So I'm just trying to be a bit more balanced. I had an idea to write another book for summer, but I've just decided not to, and I'm going to leave it until I feel the urge again. Jo: Oh, well done. Suzanne: Which will come. Jo: Yes, well done. Suzanne: I think there's nothing wrong with that. We just need to think what's right for us. I'm 58. So I want to be able to have time to enjoy things and not be working all the time. Jo: No, that's great. It's a sustainable business. So where can people find you and the book and your community online? Suzanne: The easiest way to find me is theindependentlandlord.com. Or if you put Suzanne Smith and landlord into Google, you'll find me as well, and there's a link on there to the book, The Good Landlord Handbook. In the community, there's a link to that on my website as well. Jo: Brilliant. Well, thanks so much for your time, Suzanne. That was great. Suzanne: Thank you.The post From Blog To Community To Book: A Non-Fiction Author's Journey With Suzanne Smith first appeared on The Creative Penn.

What happens when language access moves from a compliance checkbox to a strategic priority? In part one of this two-part Elevate Care series, host Christin Stanford talks with Suzanne (Sue) Smith, System Director of Patient Experience at Main Line Health, about the evolving role of language services across a five-hospital system outside Philadelphia. Sue walks through how her team reframed language access from a cost center function into an essential clinical tool, one that belongs alongside staff, medicine, and equipment as a core part of care delivery. She shares how Main Line Health doubled its device deployment, the operational and financial ripple effects that followed, and why quality, safety, and patient experience function as a three-legged stool that only stands when every leg holds. The conversation also covers the human side of the equation: reduced staff burnout, stronger trust with patients who use American Sign Language, and fewer patients leaving without being seen. Sue makes the case that language access is not a cost center. It is a bridge for building relationships, supporting staff, and driving the kind of connected care that keeps patients coming back. Key Takeaways Language access works best when it is treated as an essential care tool, not a call-center service or a line-item expense. Doubling device availability at Main Line Health improved communication volume and clarity, while easing pressure on nursing and support staff. Quality, safety, and patient experience depend on each other. When one falls, the whole structure falls. Reliable interpretation reduces reliance on untrained family members or staff, protecting both accuracy and patient trust. Language access touches every part of the patient journey, from registration and wayfinding to discharge paperwork, not only clinical encounters. Strong language services can reduce patients leaving without being seen and support broader operational metrics tied to patient experience. Chapters 00:00 – Introduction to Language Access as a Strategic Priority 01:50 – Sue's Role Leading Patient Experience at Main Line Health 03:00 – From Compliance Checkbox to Shared Commitment 05:24 – Language Services as an Essential Care Tool 08:33 – Balancing Cost Conversations with Care Excellence 12:08 – How the Right Tools Reduce Staff Burnout 15:11 – Trust, Validation, and the Risk of Informal Interpreters 17:20 – Doubling Devices: A Main Line Health Deployment Story 21:07 – Connecting Language Access to Operational Metrics 24:58 – Language Access Beyond the Clinical Encounter 27:02 – A Final Word for Leaders Still on the Fence Meet Suzanne Smith Suzanne "Sue" Smith serves as System Director of Patient Experience at Main Line Health, where she oversees connected care across five hospitals and more than 150 physician practices outside Philadelphia. With over 25 years in healthcare, Sue leads a team spanning patient navigators, EDI ambassadors, spiritual care, and volunteers, all focused on making sure every patient feels seen and understood. Her work centers on building bridges between data and humanity, using language access as one of the clearest expressions of patient-centered care. Sponsors: We're proudly sponsored by AMN Healthcare, the leader in healthcare staffing and workforce solutions. Explore their services at AMN Healthcare. Learn how AMN Healthcare's workforce flexibility technology helps health systems cut costs and improve efficiency. Click here to explore the case study and discover smarter ways to manage your resources!Discover how WorkWise is redefining workforce management for healthcare. Visit workwise.amnhealthcare.com to learn more.About The Show: Elevate Care delves into the latest trends, thinking, and best practices shaping the landscape of healthcare. From total talent management to solutions and strategies to expand the reach of care, we discuss methods to enable high quality, flexible workforce and care delivery. We will discuss the latest advancements in technology, the impact of emerging models and settings, physical and virtual, and address strategies to identify and obtain an optimal workforce mix. Tune in to gain valuable insights from thought leaders focused on improving healthcare quality, workforce well-being, and patient outcomes. Learn more about the show here. Find Us On:WebsiteYouTubeSpotifyAppleInstagramLinkedInXFacebook Powered by AMN Healthcare Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Are you prepared for the biggest shake up in UK tenancy law for a generation? Suzanne Smith shares practical advice on the Renters' Rights Act, helping landlords and letting agents navigate new rules, strengthen tenant relationships and stay ahead of major legislative changes.

Student rentals have been transformed by the Renters' Rights Act. I'm joined by Suzanne Smith to explore the biggest challenges facing landlords, from eviction risks and advance rent restrictions to changing letting patterns, and why proactive letting agents have a real opportunity to support clients through the changes.

377: Stop Pushing Harder: How Great Nonprofits Build Momentum (Suzanne Smith)Episode SummaryNonprofit leaders are exhausted, pushing harder and still feeling stuck. Suzanne Smith, Founder and CEO of Social Impact Architects, offers a different path. Drawing on sixteen years of consulting and her forthcoming book, The Nonprofit Flywheel, she reframes Jim Collins's flywheel for the social sector: translate business practices, don't transplant them. Suzanne walks through the six elements, impact, brand, revenue, and operations, held together by culture and governance, and explains why momentum builds only when all six align. She shares proof from the TACA arts accelerator in Dallas, where participating organizations saw average budgets rise roughly 40 percent and foundation support climb 77 percent, then challenges leaders to rethink old norms through what she calls Nonprofit 2.0. Listeners walk away with a practical diagnostic for finding the friction in their own organizations and a reminder that lasting impact comes from working smarter, not harder.About SuzanneSuzanne Smith is the Founder and CEO of Social Impact Architects, a social change agency in Dallas, Texas, that helps nonprofits, government agencies, and cross-sector systems move from stuck to strategic. Describing herself as “trilingual” in nonprofit, government, and business, Suzanne began her career as a lobbyist after earning a government degree from the University of Texas, then went on to complete her MBA at Duke, where she studied social entrepreneurship under pioneer Greg Dees. Over the past sixteen years she has founded nonprofits, served as a board chair, and taught the next generation of social entrepreneurs as an educator and consultant. She writes the Social TrendSpotter newsletter, a top nonprofit publication on Substack, and her TEDx talk, Everyone Is a Changemaker, reflects her belief that anyone can make a difference. She calls herself half therapist, half mechanic, a nod to her therapist mother and her love of finding the right tools to get unstuck.ResourcesConnect with Suzanne on LinkedIn; Social Impact Architects; MeetSuzanne.comVisit Suzanne's Book WebsiteSocial TrendSpotter - Suzanne's weekly newsletter on the future of the social sectorTEDx talk: Everyone Is a ChangemakerThe Nonprofit Flywheel: A Playbook for Sustainable Growth, Smarter Strategy, and Lasting Impact by Suzanne Smith, launching August 2026, with a free digital edition and companion resourcesThe Power of TED (The Empowerment Dynamic) by David EmeraldLearn more about Inperium, a nonprofit that helps health and human services organizations grow without sacrificing their mission: Inperium.orgFollow Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership at www.armstrongmcguire.com/podcastsFind more leadership resources at ArmstrongMcGuire.com

Watch on YouTube In this upbeat interview, CEO Sandy Chadha and CFO Suzanne Smith of Supreme – a leading FMCG products business – take me through today's positive FY'26 results and in line FY'27 outlook.

Change rarely happens through power alone—it happens through influence. Cindy Watson sits down with Suzanne Smith to discuss Negotiating Change: Why Influence Matters More Than Power. Cindy and Suzanne will explore how leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers can create lasting impact by building trust, inspiring action, and influencing meaningful change.   Discover why the ability to inspire, connect, and influence others is often more effective than relying on authority, and learn practical strategies to lead change, drive social impact, and achieve better negotiation outcomes.   In this episode, we will discover:   What are some common misunderstandings people have when it comes to social change? How to move from poor mindset to a meaningful action without burning out. How to build trust. How can emotional intelligence become a real advantage under pressure? How to stop forcing outcomes and start inviting alignment. And many more!   Learn more about Suzanne Smith:   Website: https://socialimpactarchitects.com/   Social Medias: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialImpactArchitects Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/socialtrendspot/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannesmithtx/                https://www.linkedin.com/company/social-impact-architects/ If you're looking to up-level your negotiation skills, I have everything from online to group to my signature one-on-one mastermind & VIP experiences available to help you better leverage your innate power to get more of what you want and deserve in life. Check out our website at www.artofFeminineNegotiation.com if that sounds interesting to you.   Get Cindy's book here: Amazon   https://www.amazon.com/Art-Feminine-Negotiation-Boardroom-Bedroom-ebook/dp/B0B8KPCYZP?inf_contact_key=94d07c699eea186d2adfbddfef6fb9e2&inf_contact_key=013613337189d4d12be8d2bca3c26821680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1 EBook   https://www.amazon.com/Art-Feminine-Negotiation-Boardroom-Bedroom-ebook/dp/B0B8KPCYZP?inf_contact_key=94d07c699eea186d2adfbddfef6fb9e2&inf_contact_key=013613337189d4d12be8d2bca3c26821680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1 Barnes and Noble   https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-art-of-feminine-negotiation-cindy-watson/1141499614?ean=9781631959776 CONNECT WITH CINDY: Website: www.womenonpurpose.ca Website: www.practicingwithpurpose.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womenonpurposecommunity/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenonpurposecoaching/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thecindywatson Show: https://www.womenonpurpose.ca/media/podcast-2/ X(Twitter):  https://twitter.com/womenonpurpose1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hersuasion Email: cindy@womenonpurpose.ca  

What does it actually take to lead with confidence — especially when the pressure is on?In this powerful episode of A Voice and Beyond, I sit down with leadership and performance coach Suzanne Smith, a specialist in high-performance psychology and self-leadership. Suzanne works with executives, professionals, and high-achieving individuals to build resilience, executive presence, and sustainable confidence from the inside out.Her approach combines performance psychology, behavioural strategy, and practical leadership tools, helping individuals move from self-doubt and hesitation to clarity and decisive action.In this conversation, we unpack:✔ Why confidence is a result of action — not a prerequisite✔ The psychology behind high performance under pressure✔ How to lead yourself before leading others✔ Practical strategies to build resilience and emotional regulation✔ What separates consistent high performers from those who stay stuckSuzanne shares tangible frameworks that you can apply immediately, whether you're leading a team, building a creative career, navigating career transitions, or simply ready to step into your next level.This isn't leadership theory; it's leadership in action.If you've been waiting to feel “ready” before stepping up, this episode will challenge that mindset and give you the tools to move forward anyway.

What if the next chapter of your life isn't a wind-down — but the most powerful, purposeful season you've ever lived? Social impact strategist Suzanne Smith says women over 50 aren't running out of time to make a difference – they're just getting started. Life after 50 used to mean you'd retire and settle down, play with the grandkids, maybe even do some traveling. But as you'll learn in my… Source

Bill Horan talks with Suzanne Smith about the 3Qs. Suzanne will discuss what are the 3Qs, why she calls emotional quotient a superpower, the 4 components of your emotional quotient and why she says our emotional quotient is not about being nice.

Suzanne Smith is a nationally recognized community strategist, professor, TEDx speaker, and founder of Social Impact Architects. A Duke MBA, she has spent more than two decades helping leaders tackle complex issues in education, poverty, healthcare, and workforce development. She has also worked with government agencies— including the federal government—and is trilingual in government, policy, and business, giving her a rare perspective on how meaningful change happens. Suzanne is the author of Social TrendSpotter, ranked among the nation's top nonprofit blogs, where she has analyzed philanthropy and nonprofit trends weekly for over 13 years. Known for her straight talk and storytelling, she helps audiences see what's really happening behind the headlines, learn why society's toughest problems are so difficult to solve, and discover what solutions have been proven to really work. In her TEDx talk, “Everyone Can Be a Changemaker,” she shows how ordinary people can take small steps that create extraordinary ripple effects. Whether breaking down giving trends, unpacking nonprofit scandals, or highlighting community solutions, Suzanne makes the case that everyone has a role to play in making change possible.

Emmy Award winning casting director Suzanne Smith discusses the intricacies of casting for film and television, particularly in historical and period dramas. She shares her unplanned journey into casting, experiences with projects like Band of Brothers, Outlander, and Reign, and the unique challenges of casting roles that span different time periods. The episode explores the importance of historical accuracy, chemistry reads, and the impact of modern technology on the casting process. The conversation delves into the essence of an actor, the nuances of today's casting requirements, and personal anecdotes from her numerous casting endeavors. The episode culminates in a discussion on the significance of story adaptation across different media and a revelation of a dream casting project: The Hobbit by Peter Jackson. Originally recorded November 11, 2025. Check out all of her projects on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0189792/ For professional inquires check out her website: http://www.suzannesmithcasting.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Raw Vibe Podcast, host Chuck Tuck sits down with Suzanne Smith for a powerful conversation on philanthropy, community, and social impact in a digitally driven world. Together, they challenge the myth that giving back is reserved for the wealthy and show how everyday acts of gratitude, kindness, and local activism can create meaningful social change.This episode explores the emotional cost of doom scrolling, the importance of genuine human connection, and the concept of social alchemy—understanding community needs before attempting solutions. Chuck and Suzanne also discuss how to identify trustworthy nonprofits, why social change requires patience, and how businesses can play a vital role in giving back and driving positive change.If you care about community, activism, nonprofits, and making a real difference—this conversation will inspire you to choose connection, compassion, and purpose in your daily life.If this episode resonates with you, subscribe to The Raw Vibe Podcast, leave a comment, and share it with someone who believes in community and social good. Don't forget to like and follow the show on your favorite podcast platform to stay connected to more real conversations that inspire action.visit: www.MeetSuzanneSmith.comvisit: www.TheRawVibe.com00:00 Introduction to Philanthropy and Giving Back01:18 The Importance of Community Connection03:59 The Impact of Technology on Social Interaction06:33 Practical Ways to Give Back09:09 The Role of Gratitude in Philanthropy11:42 Social Alchemy: Architecting Change14:41 Finding Trustworthy Nonprofits17:05 Addressing Big Social Issues19:57 The Slow Process of Social Change22:56 Activism and Community Engagement25:26 Encouraging Philanthropy in Business28:03 The Ripple Effect of Kindness31:06 Conclusion: Choosing Connection and Light

Have you heard the saying before: find what you love, get so good at it that no one can ignore you, and you will never truly work a day in your life? But what if that same passion could also fuel your productivity, your purpose, and your impact on the world? In this episode of the Productivity Smarts Podcast, Gerald J. Leonard sits down with Suzanne Smith, founder and CEO of Social Impact Architects, educator, speaker, and changemaker, for a conversation that blends purpose, productivity, and real-life resilience. Suzanne shares how finding your calling can turn work into something that feels effortless, and why helping others might be one of the most powerful productivity boosts available. They unpack her simple but powerful 4T Framework: Time, Talent, Treasure, and Testimony, showing how generosity doesn't drain your energy, it actually multiplies it. You'll hear how gratitude can literally rewire your brain, why "doom scrolling" is quietly exhausting your focus, and how shifting toward "hope scrolling" can change your emotional and mental state. Suzanne also shares smart strategies for energy management, creating healthy technology boundaries, and building a sustainable rhythm that protects against burnout. From building calm out of chaos to learning how to reset after tough days, this conversation is packed with wisdom you can use right away. If you have ever felt pulled between doing meaningful work and staying personally fulfilled, this episode will remind you that the two can absolutely fuel each other.  What We Discuss [00:00] Introduction to Suzanne Smith [06:01] Finding your calling and early influences [08:53] Purpose as the engine of performance [09:22] The helper's high and scientific research [10:43] 4T Framework: Time [12:42] 4T Framework: Talent [13:17] 4T Framework: Treasure [14:13] 4T Framework: Testimony [16:23] Gratitude and brain science [18:41] Hope scrolling vs doom scrolling [21:47] Technology diet and energy management [26:05] Diet, health, and productivity [32:41] The value of feedback and mentorship [42:30] The third place and community [45:46] Closing and where to find Suzanne   Notable Quotes [06:04] "I am a big believer in finding your calling, and I was lucky to find mine at a very early age."– Suzanne Smith [07:05] "I jokingly say to my students, I've never worked a day in my life because this is not a job. This is a calling." – Suzanne Smith [11:01] "'Every Friday, I look back on my week and choose five people who were bright spots in my life, and I send them a note of gratitude."– Suzanne Smith [10:12] "As they do the brain scans of individuals, when they're actually helping other people, yes, you're helping the other person, but you're also helping yourself." — Suzanne Smith [18:56] "My 2026 New Year's resolution... is to really reverse this tide of doom scrolling and actually shift it to hope scrolling." — Suzanne Smith [23:48] "I think you're so spot on about getting people more conscious of their technology, but also conscious of all their influences. And it's the people, it's the systems around you, it's your environment." — Suzanne Smith [29:19] "We're not competing with other people. We're actually competing with the person we were yesterday. And our only job was just be a better person than we were yesterday." — Suzanne Smith [36:12] "To me, it's harder stumbling through life and continuing to stub your toe on the exact same thing versus someone just saying, here's your blind spot." — Suzanne Smith [40:47] "Thomas Edison, Einstein, they did not figure out their inventions at the workbench or at the computer. It really is when they went out in nature or they were taking a creative break.." — Suzanne Smith [43:27] "I want everybody to feel empowered to make change in their community and not wait for somebody else to be the leader in this space." — Suzanne Smith Resources Suzanne Smith Website – meetsuzanne.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannesmithtx/ Newsletter – Social Trend Spotter  TEDx – Everyone is a Change Maker Productivity Smarts Podcast Website - productivitysmartspodcast.com Gerald J. Leonard Website - geraldjleonard.com Turnberry Premiere website - turnberrypremiere.com Scheduler - vcita.com/v/geraldjleonard Kiva is a loan, not a donation, allowing you to cycle your money and create a personal impact worldwide. https://www.kiva.org/lender/topmindshelpingtopminds  

Watch on YouTube In this upbeat interview, CEO Sandy Chadha and CFO Suzanne Smith of Supreme – a leading FMCG products business – take me through today's positive H1'26 results and in line outlook. 00:00 Demand dynamics across all three divisions 06:25 Key financial highlights and capex plans 12:05 New product development and distribution strategy 15:25 M&A and ongoing integration 18:10 Outlook, H2'26 visibility & closing remarks

We've all heard about emotional intelligence, but most leaders haven't been taught how to use it in real-time, especially when the pressure is high and the outcomes matter most.In this powerful episode of Beyond Confidence, host Divya Parekh welcomes TEDx speaker and changemaker Suzanne Smith for a grounded, practical conversation about how emotional intelligence manifests in action, not just theory.Beyond Confidence is broadcast live Tuesdays at 10AM ET on W4WN Radio - Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). Beyond Confidence TV Show is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com).Beyond Confidence Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Media (www.talk4media.com), Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-confidence--1885197/support.

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Solving problems on college campuses is everyone's job. Suzanne Smith is a nationally recognized community strategist, professor, TEDx speaker, and founder of Social Impact Architects. A Duke MBA, she has spent more than two decades helping leaders tackle complex issues in education, poverty, healthcare, and workforce development. She has also worked with government agencies—including the federal government—and is trilingual in government, policy, and business, giving her a rare perspective on how meaningful change happens. Suzanne is the author of Social TrendSpotter, ranked among the nation's top nonprofit blogs, where she has analyzed philanthropy and nonprofit trends weekly for over 13 years. Known for her straight talk and storytelling, she helps audiences see what's really happening behind the headlines, learn why society's toughest problems are so difficult to solve, and discover what solutions have been proven to really work. In her TEDx talk, “Everyone Can Be a Changemaker,” she shows how ordinary people can take small steps that create extraordinary ripple effects. Whether breaking down giving trends, unpacking nonprofit scandals, or highlighting community solutions, Suzanne makes the case that everyone has a role to play in making change possible. In episode 606 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what inspired Suzanne to start Social Impact Architects, how fraternity and sorority students can begin to see themselves as changemakers, how service work helps to rebuild purpose and connection, how students can design community service projects that actually make an impact, what could change if we used frameworks like Social Alchemy to solve complex problems at college, and what excites her most about the next generation of changemakers on college campuses. Enjoy!

Israel has allowed a partial lifting of the blockade of Gaza to permit some food drops to take place. But are drops from the air enough to alleviate conditions on the ground – conditions the United Nations has described as famine-like? Israel denies that it is deliberately engineering a famine. AMRA LEE is a researcher in the Department of International Relations at the Australian National University and a former adviser to the UN on humanitarian relief and conflict resolution.Federal police have charged a Chinese national under the foreign interference laws, after she allegedly tried to infiltrate a Buddhist congregation in Canberra. Religious communities of Chinese Australians have become particularly targets for Chinese intelligence, according to Australian researcher CLIVE HAMILTON. His book, Silent Invasion: China's Influence in Australia, detailed cases of exactly this type of infiltration.In February, the Queensland Supreme Court jailed 14 members of Toowoomba-based religious sect called “The Saints”. They were convicted of manslaughter over the death in 2022 of 8-year-old Elizabeth Struh, who died of a diabetic condition. In this joint investigation with ABC TV's Compass, award-winning journalist SUZANNE SMITH goes into the world of this extreme Pentecostal cult and meets some of the Christian leaders fighting back against the cult's influence. “The Cult of The Saints” will air on ABC TV and be available here on ABC iView. GUESTS:Amra Lee is a researcher at the Department of International Relations at the ANU Clive Hamilton is Professor of Public Ethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University Suzanne Smith is a Walkley winning journalist and reporter with the ABC  This program was made on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation, and the Ngunnawal, Ngambri, and Ngarigo Peoples

In February this year 14 members of Toowoomba-based religious sect the Saints were sentenced to prison in the Queensland supreme court.They group, including her parents, were found guilty of manslaughter over the death of 8 year old Elizabeth Struh's 2022 death by diabetic ketoacidosis.In a confronting documentary for ABC TV's Compass, award-winning journalist Suzanne Smith enters the world of the religious cult the Saints and talks to their families and former cult members.Suzanne brings The Religion and Ethics Report exclusive access to audio of police interviews and conversations with some of the young girl's relatives.The program "The Cult of the Saints" will air on ABC TV and be available here on ABC iView

Ready to unlock your Property Investment game in 2025? Grab your FREE copy of our Buy-to-Let market guide today! https://bit.ly/buy-to-let-hotspots-guide-2025 —————————————In this episode of This Property Life, host Sarah Blaney interviews Suzanne Smith, founder of The Independent Landlord, discussing critical updates in the property sector, including EPC regulations and the Renters' Rights Bill. Suzanne shares her extensive legal expertise and practical landlord experience, providing insights into the evolving landscape of rental regulations and compliance.Key TakeawaysEPCs are becoming increasingly important for landlords.Understanding tenant rights is crucial for compliance.The Renters' Rights Bill introduces significant changes.Tenant selection is key to minimizing eviction issues.Timestamps[02:15] - Introduction to Suzanne Smith and Her Expertise[14:50] - Understanding the Renters' Rights Bill[21:41] - Impact of Periodic Tenancies on Landlords[30:06] - Navigating Rent Increases.[47:35] - Section 21 and Tenant Eviction[01:01:17] - Wrap-upThis Episode is Kindly Sponsored by: Visit thispropertylife.co.uk for more resources, networking events, and industry insights.Follow Suzanne Smith:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannesmithblogger/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuzeKent Company's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-independent-landlord/ Company's Website: https://theindependentlandlord.com/ Company's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theindependentlandlordcommunity Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indie_landlord/ Company's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@indie_landlord/videos Follow This Property Life Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thispropertylife/# Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564457166712&locale=en_GB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-property-life-podcast/about/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtmPj98bC6swNuYRCaUGPUg Twitter: https://x.com/propertylifepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grab a drink and join us this week for our newest installment of the Modern Class of Casting Visionaries with the amazing Casting Director, Finnian Tweed!Finnian Tweed is a Casting Director specialising in film and TV with 14 years of industry experience. In 2020 he set up Finnian Tweed Casting. Finnian has extensive experience working on American & UK/EU based projects. Recent credits include the action film DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA starring Gerard Butler (released  in January 2025), the latest David Ayer movie ‘A WORKING MAN' starring Jason Statham (releasing March 2025) and the biblical epic ‘MARY' starring Anthony Hopkins and directed by D.J. Caruso – currently a huge hit on Netflix. He is also casting ‘THE GUN ON SECOND STREET' which Guy J. Louthan is producing. Currently we have a roster of exciting feature films in development for 2025.From 2018-2020 Finnian worked alongside Sophie Holland as her Casting Associate on 2 seasons of the hugely successful 8 part series 'The Witcher' for Netflix. He was also Sophie's Casting Associate on 'Young Wallander' for Yellow Bird UK/ Netflix and scores of other exciting projects including NBC pilot seasons 2019 and 2020. In 2018 he worked with Gary Davy on a number of shows including 'The Spanish Princess' for Starz. Prior to that he worked with Suzanne Smith on ‘Outlander' and at the BBC in house casting dept where his Casting Director credits included ‘Doctors', ‘The Break' Series 2 (BBC3 iplayer online) and the October 2017 ‘Sky Drama Table Read', hosted by the BBC Writersroom. In this episode we dive in and discuss...-Finnian's foray into acting and how he eventually ended up in casting-How he has found starting his own company-What are the positives and challenges in being a Casting Director post pandemic/strike-How he finds new talent-His favorite audition stories-What's coming up for him in the future!Make sure to subscribe, rate and review! Follow us @tipsycastingResources: Finnian Tweed Casting WebsiteFinnian Tweed IMDBCasting Networks Article────────────────────────────⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay Tuned with Tipsy Casting on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jessica ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Jenn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn More About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jenn's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Casting Journeys ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Casting Life Away Merch here!⁠⁠⁠

Why Are 8% of UK Landlords Leaving High Street Estate Agents? Suzanne Smith, lawyer turned landlord, and the person behind The Independent Landlord, joins us today to explore why so many UK landlords are turning their backs on High Street estate agents in favour of self management platforms like OpenRent. What's driving this shift? Suzanne shares her personal experience and valuable insights into the frustrations that are prompting this change. In this episode, Suzanne reveals how nearly 9% of landlords have switched from traditional agents to OpenRent in the last two years. From poor communication and hidden fees to the struggles of managing a property through agents who don't meet expectations, Suzanne explains why self management can sometimes feel like the better option, even if it involves extra work. For estate and letting agents, this episode is a great opportunity to hear directly from a landlord who has experienced both sides of the property management process. It's time to reassess how you're delivering value to your clients and ensure you're offering the best service possible.

Suzanne Smith, a lawyer turned landlord and the person behind The Independent Landlord, discusses the significant changes brought by the Renters' Rights Bill and how it will impact landlords, letting agents, and tenants in the UK. She explains that while tenants have the right to quiet possession, which can make it difficult to show properties or evict them, most tenants typically vacate when served with a Section 21 notice. However, the new legislation could change that dynamic, with landlords needing to go through the courts to regain possession if the tenant doesn't leave voluntarily. With the Renters' Rights Bill coming into effect, landlords face new challenges. For example, it will become harder to sell properties with vacant possession, as landlords will not be able to re-let or list properties for rent or as an Airbnb during a 12 month period following a tenant's departure. The tenant's ability to claim up to 24 months of rent through Rent Repayment Orders is also a key change, giving tenants more time to recover overpaid rent. Additionally, there are stricter penalties for landlords who misuse possession grounds, such as claiming they intend to sell when they have no intention to do so. The new rules surrounding rent increases will also change. Landlords will be restricted to raising rents only once a year, and any rent increases will have to be done through a Section 13 notice. Tenants will have more power to challenge these increases without the fear of the rent being backdated. This will likely make the rent increase process more transparent but also slower, as any challenges could delay the rise until a decision from the First-tier Tribunal is made. A notable part of the new legislation is the creation of a landlord database, which Suzanne believes could be helpful in identifying rogue landlords but raises concerns over privacy. The potential for fraud is a worry, particularly with personal addresses being included in the database, and this could make landlords more vulnerable to solicitation or fraud attempts. Suzanne also touches on how the Renters' Rights Bill will impact landlords' ability to manage their properties, particularly those with student tenants or HMOs. The changes are seen as a challenge for amateur landlords, and Suzanne suggests that the days of the 'amateur landlord' are numbered. Those who do not keep up with the changes may find it more difficult to manage their properties effectively. However, for those landlords who are prepared and understand the new rules, there could still be opportunities to navigate the system successfully. Furthermore, the rules around rent in advance, especially for tenants with poor credit histories, are likely to have unintended consequences, making it harder for certain tenants to rent homes. The issue of collecting the first month's rent will also become more complicated, as asking for it before the tenancy agreement is signed could breach the Tenant Fees Act. Ultimately, Suzanne advises landlords to stay informed, consult with knowledgeable lawyers, and work closely with letting agents who understand the complexities of the new legislation. With the changes, letting agents have an opportunity to provide valuable services to landlords and help them navigate the evolving rental landscape. Suzanne's blog, The Independent Landlord, offers ongoing advice and insights, especially from a legal perspective. It can be found at theindependentlandlord.com, where she also shares a weekly newsletter with over 8,000 subscribers, including many letting agents.

Should Estate Agents Be Worried About the New EPC Rules? Suzanne Smith, lawyer turned landlord, and the person behind The Independent Landlord, joins us to break down the upcoming changes to EPC regulations in 2026 and what they mean for estate agents, letting agents, and landlords across the UK. In this episode, Suzanne explains why the new EPC rules could pose a real challenge for landlords who aren't prepared. With tougher standards on energy efficiency and higher compliance costs, these changes could impact landlords' ability to let properties. The new EPC system will place more emphasis on the fabric of the building, rather than just heating costs. The minimum rating for rental properties is set to rise from an "E" to a "C" under the new rules, meaning properties that don't meet the new standards may no longer be let. Suzanne highlights the importance of renewing your EPCs before the changes come into effect to ensure your properties are compliant and avoid potential penalties. There's also talk of grants and funding available to help landlords with the necessary upgrades, if tenants meet the right criteria. Don't leave it until the last minute, listen now to get the full lowdown on what you need to do now to stay ahead of these changes. Share your thoughts in the comments, and let's ensure we're all ready for 2026.

The season finale burns the story to the ground & we're left with questions: Is he 'Solo' or 'Jimmy'? Is she 'Eater' or 'Hope'? Did Bernard enjoy the barbecue? Juliette goes out while new characters go out on what our grandparents call a 'date'. Over 90 minutes of talk breaking down the episode + we ENCOURAGE Sims to buy Lotto tickets! The season 2 finale, episode 10 'Into the Fire' cooked! Listen to us celebrate and snark about the show! Apple TV+ sci-fi post-apocalyptic dystopian drama - we ask why certain changes were made. Based on Hugh Howey's Silo series of books: WOOL, SHIFT and DUST. and producer Graham Yost's television show choices! 00:00 Intro 00:38 Catfish's rating 04:25 Bubba's rating 09:56 Thank you / Subscribe, please 11:59 Better in Silo or Real World? 13:33 Best 'Silo Slam' of the Week 15:13 Episode Breakdown: Silo 17 26:00 Episode Breakdown: War 48:00 Episode Breakdown: Washington, D.C. 52:26 Silo Speculation 1:00:53 Judicial Debate: S2 MVP 1:04:28 Dumb Questions from Catfish 1:07:39 Matt Murdick's Musical Analysis 1:13:29 Feedback 1:28:35 Book vs. Show spoiler section The Rebels make their move — and so does Juliette. Directed by Amber Templemore Writing Credits Hugh Howey ... (based on the book series 'Silo' by) Graham Yost ... (created by) Aric Avelino ... (written for television by) Jeffery Wang ... (staff writer) & Jenny DeArmitt ... (staff writer) Cast Rebecca Ferguson ... Juliette Nichols Common ... Rob Sims Harriet Walter ... Martha Walker Tim Robbins ... Bernard Chinaza Uche ... Paul Billings Steve Zahn ... Solo Avi Nash ... Lukas Kyle Iain Glen ... Dr. Pete Nichols Ashley Zukerman ... Congressman (Daniel / Donald?) Jessica Henwick ... Helen Rick Gomez ... Patrick Kennedy Caitlin Zoz ... Kathleen Billings  Shane McRae ... Knox Remmie Milner ... Shirley Billy Postlethwaite ... Hank Amelie Child Villiers ... Young Juliette Alexandria Riley ... Camille Sims Olatunji Ayofe ... Teddy George Robinson ... Mark Chambers Chipo Chung ... Sandy Chrisitan Ochoa Lavernia ... Amundson Georgina Sadler ... Audrey Orlando Norman ... Rick Sara Hazemi ... Eater Angela Yeoh ... Deputy Molly Karins Reggie Absolom ... Benny Lolita Chakrabarti ... Mrs. Kyle Khairika Sinani ... Raider Jean Akie Kotabe ... Diego Music by Atli Örvarsson ... (music by) Cinematography by Mark Patten ... director of photography Film Editing by Hazel Baillie ... (edited by) Casting By Cami Patton ... (us casting) Suzanne Smith ... (as Suzanne M. Smith) (uk casting) Production Design by Gavin Bocquet Art Direction by Simon Elsley Phil Harvey ... supervising art director Daniel Swingler Olly Williams Set Decoration by Amanda Bernstein Costume Design by Charlotte Morris #silo #siloseries #silotv #siloappletv #wool #rebeccaferguson #siloappletvplus #rebeccaferguson #common #rashidajones #hughhowey #appletv #appletvplus #tv #television #scifi #tvshow

Juliette goes back to school, Lukas is up to his knees in trouble, while Bernard slides into Walker's DMs in the penultimate episode of season 2, episode 9 'The Safeguard.' Listen to us celebrate and snark about the show! Apple TV+ sci-fi post-apocalyptic dystopian drama - we ask why certain changes were made. Based on Hugh Howey's Silo series of books: WOOL, SHIFT and DUST. and producer Graham Yost's television show choices! 00:00 Intro 00:43 Loyal Listener Feedback on Ep. 9 02:45 Catfish's rating 07:39 Bubba's rating 10:03 Give us the Urgency! 14:38 We're 'on' TikTok 15:30 Better in Silo or Real World? 17:36 Best 'Silo Slam' of the Week 21:01 Episode Breakdown: Silo 17 30:55 Debate: What if Jules stays in 17? 31:52 Debate: Will 2 people go to 18? 33:27 Episode Breakdown: Lukas' Journey 43:02 Silo Speculation: What is the Safeguard? 45:06 Silo Speculation: The Algorithm Power 50:40 Episode Breakdown: Down Deep Drama 1:08:20 Judicial Debate: Bernard's Knowledge 1:10:17 Dumb Questions from Catfish 1:14:55 Matt Murdick's Musical Analysis 1:19:25 Feedback 1:33:31 Book vs. Show spoiler section Billings' faith is shaken. Lukas heads to the down deep. Knox identifies the traitor. Juliette uncovers the truth about Solo's past. Directed by Amber Templemore Writing Credits Hugh Howey ... (based on the book series 'Silo' by) Graham Yost ... (created by) Jessica Blaire ... (written for television by) Jeffery Wang ... (staff writer) & Jenny DeArmitt ... (staff writer) Cast Rebecca Ferguson ... Juliette Nichols Common ... Rob Sims Harriet Walter ... Martha Walker Tim Robbins ... Bernard Chinaza Uche ... Paul Billings Steve Zahn ... Solo Avi Nash ... Lukas Kyle Iain Glen ... Dr. Pete Nichols Rick Gomez ... Patrick Kennedy Sophie Thompson ... Gloria Hildebrandt Caitlin Zoz ... Kathleen Billings Shane McRae ... Knox Remmie Milner ... Shirley Billy Postlethwaite ... Hank Amelie Child Villiers ... Young Juliette Alexandria Riley ... Camille Sims Olatunji Ayofe ... Teddy George Robinson ... Mark Chambers Chipo Chung ... Sandy Chrisitan Ochoa Lavernia ... Amundson Georgina Sadler ... Audrey Orlando Norman ... Rick Sara Hazemi ... Eater Angela Yeoh ... Deputy Molly Karins Reggie Absolom ... Benny Lolita Chakrabarti ... Mrs. Kyle Akie Kotabe ... Diego Music by Atli Örvarsson ... (music by) Cinematography by Mark Patten ... director of photography Film Editing by Hazel Baillie ... (edited by) Casting By Cami Patton ... (us casting) Suzanne Smith ... (as Suzanne M. Smith) (uk casting) Production Design by Gavin Bocquet Art Direction by Simon Elsley Phil Harvey ... supervising art director Daniel Swingler Olly Williams Set Decoration by Amanda Bernstein Costume Design by Charlotte Morris #silo #siloseries #silotv #siloappletv #wool #rebeccaferguson #siloappletvplus #rebeccaferguson #common #rashidajones #hughhowey #appletv #appletvplus #tv #television #scifi #tvshow

Juliette meets Katniss Everdeen in a shocking Silo Season 2, Episode 8 'The Book of Quinn'! Blackmailing Bernard - who in the Down Deep will bend to his will! Can Lukas survive after he breaks the code!  Sims Family Drama meet Billings Family Drama! Listen to us celebrate and snark about the show! Apple TV+ sci-fi post-apocalyptic dystopian drama - we ask why certain changes were made. Based on Hugh Howey's Silo series of books: WOOL, SHIFT and DUST. and producer Graham Yost's television show choices! 00:00 Intro 01:04 Catfish's rating 04:43 Bubba's rating 07:50 Is Bubba too negative? 14:41 Better in Silo or Real World? 16:39 Episode Breakdown: Silo 17 24:10 Sheriff Billings has trouble at Home 28:57 Walker Betrayal 36:06 Sims Family Drama + Lukas Code Breaker 49:50 The Down Deep 58:10 Judicial Debate: Juliette's story 1:02:08 Dumb Questions from Catfish  1:07:30 54:52 Feedback 1:26:59 Book/TV Spoiler talk Juliette discovers something happened to Solo. Bernard makes an offer to Walker. Lukas meets with Salvador Quinn's descendants. Directed by Amber Templemore Writing Credits Hugh Howey ... (based on the book series 'Silo' by) Graham Yost ... (created by) Remi Aubuchon ... (written for television by) Jeffery Wang ... (staff writer) & Jenny DeArmitt ... (staff writer) Cast  Rebecca Ferguson ... Juliette Nichols Common ... Rob Sims Harriet Walter ... Martha Walker Tim Robbins ... Bernard Chinaza Uche ... Paul Billings Steve Zahn ... Solo Avi Nash ... Lukas Kyle Iain Glen ... Dr. Pete Nichols Rick Gomez ... Patrick Kennedy Sophie Thompson ... Gloria Hildebrandt Caitlin Zoz ... Kathleen Billings Shane McRae ... Knox Remmie Milner ... Shirley Billy Postlethwaite ... Hank Amelie Child Villiers ... Young Juliette Alexandria Riley ... Camille Sims Olatunji Ayofe ... Teddy George Robinson ... Mark Chambers Chipo Chung ... Sandy Chrisitan Ochoa Lavernia ... Amundson Akie Kotabe ... Diego Music by Atli Örvarsson ... (music by) Cinematography by Mark Patten ... director of photography Film Editing by Hazel Baillie ... (edited by) Casting By Cami Patton ... (us casting) Suzanne Smith ... (as Suzanne M. Smith) (uk casting) Production Design by Gavin Bocquet Art Direction by Simon Elsley Phil Harvey ... supervising art director Daniel Swingler Olly Williams Set Decoration by Amanda Bernstein Costume Design by Charlotte Morris #silo #siloseries #silotv #siloappletv #wool #rebeccaferguson #siloappletvplus #rebeccaferguson #common #rashidajones #hughhowey #appletv #appletvplus #tv #television #scifi #tvshow

Silo Season 2, Episode 7 'The Dive ' sinks Juliette to a new low 'literally' while Solo is No Mo!? Is co-host Catfish ready to say "He gone." Hank hooks a poisoner, Sims trash talks, and Bernard blusters! Listen to us celebrate and snark about the show! Apple TV+ sci-fi post-apocalyptic dystopian drama - we ask why certain changes were made. Based on Hugh Howey's Silo series of books: WOOL, SHIFT and DUST. and producer Graham Yost's television show choices! 00:00 Intro 00:47 Missing Catfish 02:05 Listeners rate Episode 7 03:18 Bubba's rating 08:21 Podcast Promotion 08:58 Parsec Passion Podcast update 10:41 Better in Silo or Real World? 12:11 Episode Breakdown: Sims Family Drama 20:01 Silo 17 sinking feeling 26:43 Walker wants Carla back! 29:45 The Down Deep Shirely and Knox Revolt 32:14 Sheriff Billings & Deputy Hank's side quest of the week 35:02 The Up Top: Bernard Strikes Back + Lukas' code breaking 42:43 Double M's Musical Analysis 46:12 Feedback 57:15 Book/TV Spoiler talk Lukas is assigned a mission. Mechanical sends a powerful message. Juliette embarks on a perilous descent-and confronts a new danger. Musical Analysis by Matt Murdick Directed by Michael Dinner Writing Credits Hugh Howey ... (based on the book series 'Silo' by) Graham Yost ... (created by) Jeffery Wang ... (written for television by) Jeffery Wang ... (staff writer) & Jenny DeArmitt ... (staff writer) Cast  Rebecca Ferguson ... Juliette Nichols Common ... Rob Sims Harriet Walter ... Martha Walker Tim Robbins ... Bernard Chinaza Uche ... Paul Billings Steve Zahn ... Solo Avi Nash ... Lukas Kyle Iain Glen ... Dr. Pete Nichols Rick Gomez ... Patrick Kennedy Sophie Thompson ... Gloria Hildebrandt Caitlin Zoz ... Kathleen Billings Shane McRae ... Knox Remmie Milner ... Shirley Billy Postlethwaite ... Hank Amelie Child Villiers ... Young Juliette Alexandria Riley ... Camille Sims Olatunji Ayofe ... Teddy George Robinson ... Mark Chambers Chipo Chung ... Sandy Chrisitan Ochoa Lavernia ... Amundson Akie Kotabe ... Diego Music by Atli Örvarsson ... (music by) Cinematography by Mark Patten ... director of photography Film Editing by Hazel Baillie ... (edited by) Casting By Cami Patton ... (us casting) Suzanne Smith ... (as Suzanne M. Smith) (uk casting) Production Design by Gavin Bocquet Art Direction by Simon Elsley Phil Harvey ... supervising art director Daniel Swingler Olly Williams Set Decoration by Amanda Bernstein Costume Design by Charlotte Morris #silo #siloseries #silotv #siloappletv #wool #rebeccaferguson #siloappletvplus #rebeccaferguson #common #rashidajones #hughhowey #appletv #appletvplus #tv #television #scifi #tvshow

Bernard balls while morgue monologuing while the Down Deep scream "No Barricades.... at this particular level!" Silo Season 2, Episode 6 'Barricades' starts the tension building for the finale!  Listen to us celebrate and snark about the show! Apple TV+ sci-fi post-apocalyptic dystopian drama - we ask why certain changes were made. Based on Hugh Howey's Silo series of books: WOOL, SHIFT and DUST. and producer Graham Yost's television show choices! 00:00 Intro 01:16 Catfish's rating 02:44 Bubba's rating 09:38 Upcoming Podcasts 10:30 Better in Silo or Real World? 13:06 Episode Breakdown: Silo 17 14:50 Sheriff Billings & Deputy Hank + Dr. Nichols 26:00 The Down Deep Barricade Battle 38:32 The Up Top Political Fights + Lukas' code breaking 49:15 Judicial Debate: Still on Team Bernard? 51:19 Dumb Questions from Catfish  54:52 Feedback 1:12:24 Book/TV Spoiler talk Bernard enacts a plan to root out Knox, Shirley, and Walker. Billings takes a stand. Solo saves Juliette's life and wants something in return. Directed by Michael Dinner Writing Credits Hugh Howey ... (based on the book series 'Silo' by) Graham Yost ... (created by) Jeffery Wang ... (written for television by) Jeffery Wang ... (staff writer) & Jenny DeArmitt ... (staff writer) Cast  Rebecca Ferguson ... Juliette Nichols Common ... Rob Sims Harriet Walter ... Martha Walker Tim Robbins ... Bernard Chinaza Uche ... Paul Billings Steve Zahn ... Solo Avi Nash ... Lukas Kyle Iain Glen ... Dr. Pete Nichols Rick Gomez ... Patrick Kennedy Sophie Thompson ... Gloria Hildebrandt Caitlin Zoz ... Kathleen Billings Shane McRae ... Knox Remmie Milner ... Shirley Billy Postlethwaite ... Hank Amelie Child Villiers ... Young Juliette Alexandria Riley ... Camille Sims Olatunji Ayofe ... Teddy George Robinson ... Mark Chambers Chipo Chung ... Sandy Chrisitan Ochoa Lavernia ... Amundson Akie Kotabe ... Diego Music by Atli Örvarsson ... (music by) Cinematography by Mark Patten ... director of photography Film Editing by Hazel Baillie ... (edited by) Casting By Cami Patton ... (us casting) Suzanne Smith ... (as Suzanne M. Smith) (uk casting) Production Design by Gavin Bocquet Art Direction by Simon Elsley Phil Harvey ... supervising art director Daniel Swingler Olly Williams Set Decoration by Amanda Bernstein Costume Design by Charlotte Morris #silo #siloseries #silotv #siloappletv #wool #rebeccaferguson #siloappletvplus #rebeccaferguson #common #rashidajones #hughhowey #appletv #appletvplus #tv #television #scifi #tvshow

Big bully Bernard rises while Juliette collapese! Silo Season 2, Episode 5 'Descent' jumps out over the stairwell to take the show in some crazy directions! + is Solo 'Solo'? Listen to us celebrate and snark about the show! Apple TV+ sci-fi post-apocalyptic dystopian drama - we ask why certain changes were made. Based on Hugh Howey's Silo series of books: WOOL, SHIFT and DUST. and producer Graham Yost's television show choices! 00:00 Intro 01:20 Catfish's rating 04:17 Bubba's rating 08:58 Silo Speculation 10:10 Better in Silo or Real World? 14:00 Episode Breakdown 14:24 Silo 17 24:26 Sheriff Billings & Deputy Hank 28:43 Lukas' new gig 34:27 Dr. Nichols 38:24 Sims Family Drama 48:39 The Down Deepers Escape  56:51 Judicial Debate: Which loss hurt the Silo the most?  1:00:38 Dumb Questions from Catfish  1:04:41 Matt Murdick's Musical Analysis 1:07:23 Feedback 1:20:22 Book Spoiler talk Sims finds himself with a new position. Juliette learns Solo isn't being honest. Bernard and Lukas make an important discovery. Musical Analysis from Matt Murdick. Find him on Bluesky and Instagram Directed by Amber Templemore Writing Credits Hugh Howey ... (based on the book series 'Silo' by) Graham Yost ... (created by) Jenny DeArmitt ... (written for television by) Jeffery Wang ... (staff writer) & Jenny DeArmitt ... (staff writer) Cast  Rebecca Ferguson ... Juliette Nichols Common ... Rob Sims Harriet Walter ... Martha Walker Tim Robbins ... Bernard Chinaza Uche ... Paul Billings Steve Zahn ... Solo Avi Nash ... Lukas Kyle Iain Glen ... Dr. Pete Nichols Rick Gomez ... Patrick Kennedy Sophie Thompson ... Gloria Hildebrandt Caitlin Zoz ... Kathleen Billings Shane McRae ... Knox Remmie Milner ... Shirley Billy Postlethwaite ... Hank Amelie Child Villiers ... Young Juliette Alexandria Riley ... Camille Sims Olatunji Ayofe ... Teddy George Robinson ... Mark Chambers Chipo Chung ... Sandy Music by Atli Örvarsson ... (music by) Cinematography by Mark Patten ... director of photography Film Editing by Hazel Baillie ... (edited by) Casting By Cami Patton ... (us casting) Suzanne Smith ... (as Suzanne M. Smith) (uk casting) Production Design by Gavin Bocquet Art Direction by Simon Elsley Phil Harvey ... supervising art director Daniel Swingler Olly Williams Set Decoration by Amanda Bernstein Costume Design by Charlotte Morris #silo #siloseries #silotv #siloappletv #wool #rebeccaferguson #siloappletvplus #rebeccaferguson #common #rashidajones #hughhowey #appletv #appletvplus #tv #television #scifi #tvshow

Big Episode! Big Podcast! Silo Season 2, Episode 4 'The Harmonium' was an episode almost everyone loved --- but we didn't love it?! Are we as mad as Solo? Listen to us come to struggle to appreciate the show! Apple TV+ sci-fi post-apocalyptic dystopian drama - we ask why certain changes were made. Based on Hugh Howey's Silo series of books: WOOL, SHIFT and DUST. and producer Graham Yost's television show choices! 00:00 Intro 01:18 Listeners Rating the Episode  03:18 Catfish's rating 08:24 Bubba's rating 13:27 Silo Speculation 16:04 Better in Silo or Real World? 18:00 Episode Breakdown 18:41 Silo 17 26:19 Sheriff Billings & Deputy Hank 30:11 Lukas' fate 32:41 The Down Deep 38:14 The Up Top 53:39 Judicial Debate: Who will die next?  55:56 Dumb Questions from Catfish  59:30 Matt Murdick's Musical Analysis 1:03:31 Feedback 1:17:49 Book Spoiler talk Juliette sets out on a dangerous quest to retrieve a suit so she can return home and save her silo. Mechanical plans a meeting with Judge Meadows.  Directed by Aric Avelino Writing Credits Hugh Howey ... (based on the book series 'Silo' by) Graham Yost ... (created by) Sal Calleros ... (written for television by) Jeffery Wang ... (staff writer) & Jenny DeArmitt ... (staff writer) Cast Rebecca Ferguson ... Juliette Nichols Common ... Rob Sims Harriet Walter ... Martha Walker Tim Robbins ... Bernard Chinaza Uche ... Paul Billings Steve Zahn Avi Nash ... Lukas Kyle Iain Glen ... Dr. Pete Nichols Rick Gomez ... Patrick Kennedy Sophie Thompson ... Gloria Hildebrandt Caitlin Zoz ... Kathleen Billings Shane McRae ... Knox Remmie Milner ... Shirley Billy Postlethwaite ... Hank Amelie Child Villiers ... Young Juliette Alexandria Riley ... Camille Sims Tonya Moodie ... Judge Mary Meadows Olatunji Ayofe ... Teddy George Robinson ... Mark Chambers Matt Gomez Hidaka ... Cooper Music by Atli Örvarsson ... (music by) Cinematography by Mark Patten ... director of photography Film Editing by Hazel Baillie ... (edited by) Casting By Cami Patton ... (us casting) Suzanne Smith ... (as Suzanne M. Smith) (uk casting) Production Design by Gavin Bocquet Art Direction by Simon Elsley Phil Harvey ... supervising art director Daniel Swingler Olly Williams Set Decoration by Amanda Bernstein Costume Design by Charlotte Morris #silo #siloseries #silotv #siloappletv #wool #rebeccaferguson #siloappletvplus #rebeccaferguson #common #rashidajones #hughhowey #appletv #appletvplus #tv #television #scifi #tvshow

THE CLEANING PODCAST suggests Bernard should be shadowed by H.R. for his creepy measuring of Judge Meadows, Cooper takes a shot, while Juliette judges Solo's look. SILO season 2, episode 3 - the Apple TV+ sci-fi post-apocalyptic dystopian drama! We're conflicted as we talk the show based on Hugh Howey's Silo series of books: WOOL, SHIFT and DUST. and producer Graham Yost's at times odd television show choices! PLUS: What do you think of season 2 so far? 00:00 Intro  01:06 Rating the Episode 08:18 Silo Speculation 13:41 Better in Silo or Real World? 16:24 Episode Breakdown 50:36 Judicial Debate: Who do you root for? 54:47 Dumb Questions from Catfish 57:14 Feedback 1:11:18 Spoiler book talk  Bernard turns to Judge Meadows for help. Billings begins to wonder if he's being lied to. Juliette finally meets the man in the vault. Directed by Aric Avelino Writing Credits Hugh Howey ... (based on the book series 'Silo' by) Graham Yost ... (created by) Cassie Pappas ... (written for television by) Jeffery Wang ... (staff writer) & Jenny DeArmitt ... (staff writer) Cast Rebecca Ferguson ... Juliette Nichols Common ... Rob Sims Harriet Walter ... Martha Walker Tim Robbins ... Bernard Chinaza Uche ... Paul Billings Steve Zahn Avi Nash ... Lukas Kyle Iain Glen ... Dr. Pete Nichols Rick Gomez ... Patrick Kennedy Sophie Thompson ... Gloria Hildebrandt Caitlin Zoz ... Kathleen Billings Shane McRae ... Knox Remmie Milner ... Shirley Billy Postlethwaite ... Hank Amelie Child Villiers ... Young Juliette Alexandria Riley ... Camille Sims Tonya Moodie ... Judge Mary Meadows Olatunji Ayofe ... Teddy George Robinson ... Mark Chambers Matt Gomez Hidaka ... Cooper   Music by Atli Örvarsson ... (music by) Cinematography by Mark Patten ... director of photography Film Editing by Hazel Baillie ... (edited by) Casting By Cami Patton ... (us casting) Suzanne Smith ... (as Suzanne M. Smith) (uk casting) Production Design by Gavin Bocquet Art Direction by Simon Elsley Phil Harvey ... supervising art director Daniel Swingler Olly Williams Set Decoration by Amanda Bernstein Costume Design by Charlotte Morris #silo #siloseries #silotv #siloappletv #wool #rebeccaferguson #siloappletvplus #rebeccaferguson #common #rashidajones #hughhowey #appletv #appletvplus #tv #television #scifi #tvshow

We're back in Silo 18, setting off sirens, hiring hecklers, SILO season 2, the Apple TV+ sci-fi post-apocalyptic dystopian drama! Sims shalln't shadow, Judge Meadow wastes liquor, while Shirley and the episode are obsessed with heat tape! ! We're conflicted as we talk the show based on Hugh Howey's Silo series of books: WOOL, SHIFT and DUST. and producer Graham Yost's at times odd television show choices! PLUS: What do you think of season 2 so far? 00:00 Intro  01:51 Rating the Episode 11:40 Silo Speculation 16:10 Better in Silo or Real World? 17:17 Episode Breakdown 49:17 Judicial Debate: Bernard's best option 51:00 Dumb Questions from Catfish 54:28 Feedback 1:04:36 Spoiler book talk  Juliette seeks refuge in an abandoned silo after a catastrophic war, believing herself to be the sole survivor, until unsettling discoveries challenge her solitude. Directed by Michael Dinner Writing Credits Hugh Howey ... (based on the book series 'Silo' by) Graham Yost ... (created by) Fred Golan ... (written for television by) Jeffery Wang ... (staff writer) & Jenny DeArmitt ... (staff writer) Cast Rebecca Ferguson ... Juliette Nichols Common ... Rob Sims Harriet Walter ... Martha Walker Tim Robbins ... Bernard Chinaza Uche ... Paul Billings Steve Zahn Avi Nash ... Lukas Kyle Iain Glen ... Dr. Pete Nichols Rick Gomez ... Patrick Kennedy Sophie Thompson ... Gloria Hildebrandt Caitlin Zoz ... Kathleen Billings Shane McRae ... Knox Remmie Milner ... Shirley Billy Postlethwaite ... Hank Amelie Child Villiers ... Young Juliette Alexandria Riley ... Camille Sims Tonya Moodie ... Judge Mary Meadows Olatunji Ayofe ... Teddy George Robinson ... Mark Chambers Matt Gomez Hidaka ... Cooper   Music by Atli Örvarsson ... (music by) Cinematography by Mark Patten ... director of photography Film Editing by Hazel Baillie ... (edited by) Casting By Cami Patton ... (us casting) Suzanne Smith ... (as Suzanne M. Smith) (uk casting) Production Design by Gavin Bocquet Art Direction by Simon Elsley Phil Harvey ... supervising art director Daniel Swingler Olly Williams Set Decoration by Amanda Bernstein Costume Design by Charlotte Morris #silo #siloseries #silotv #siloappletv #wool #rebeccaferguson #siloappletvplus #rebeccaferguson #common #rashidajones #hughhowey #appletv #appletvplus #tv #television #scifi #tvshow

After seeing the outside world, we can't wait to get back into SILO season 2, the Apple TV+ sci-fi post-apocalyptic dystopian drama! Juliette rides a swing, dives into a pool, dumps coffee on her head, and listens to music... but none of it is fun! Plus, she makes a new 'friend'?  This episode is hotter than heat tape! We're conflicted as we talk the show based on Hugh Howey's Silo series of books: WOOL, SHIFT and DUST. and producer Graham Yost's television show choices! PLUS: What do you think of season 2? 00:00 Intro  01:22 Rating the Episode 08:43 Episode Breakdown 36:01 Judicial Debate: Justice for Bernard? 47:11 Better or Worse? 48:58 Judicial Debate: Do u wanna see old silo or new silo next week? 50:46 Dumb Questions from Catfish 54:30 Matt Murdick's musical analysis 58:42 Feedback 1:03:41 Spoiler book talk  Juliette seeks refuge in an abandoned silo after a catastrophic war, believing herself to be the sole survivor, until unsettling discoveries challenge her solitude. Directed by Michael Dinner Writing Credits Hugh Howey ... (based on the book series 'Silo' by) Graham Yost ... (created by) Fred Golan ... (written for television by) Jeffery Wang ... (staff writer) & Jenny DeArmitt ... (staff writer) Cast Rebecca Ferguson ... Juliette Nichols Common ... Rob Sims Harriet Walter ... Martha Walker Tim Robbins ... Bernard Chinaza Uche ... Paul Billings Steve Zahn Avi Nash ... Lukas Kyle Iain Glen ... Dr. Pete Nichols Rick Gomez ... Patrick Kennedy Sophie Thompson ... Gloria Hildebrandt Caitlin Zoz ... Kathleen Billings Shane McRae ... Knox Remmie Milner ... Shirley Billy Postlethwaite ... Hank Amelie Child Villiers ... Young Juliette Music by Atli Örvarsson ... (music by) Cinematography by Mark Patten ... director of photography Film Editing by Hazel Baillie ... (edited by) Casting By Cami Patton ... (us casting) Suzanne Smith ... (as Suzanne M. Smith) (uk casting) Production Design by Gavin Bocquet Art Direction by Simon Elsley Phil Harvey ... supervising art director Daniel Swingler Olly Williams Set Decoration by Amanda Bernstein Costume Design by Charlotte Morris #silo #siloseries #silotv #siloappletv #wool #rebeccaferguson #siloappletvplus #rebeccaferguson #common #rashidajones #hughhowey #appletv #appletvplus #tv #television #scifi #tvshow

In this episode, I am joined by Suzanne Smith, the founder and CEO of Social Impact Architects, to discuss the critical role of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) in building trust. We delve into how companies can genuinely integrate these principles to enhance their societal and environmental impact. Suzanne shares insights on the importance of authenticity, transparency, and local engagement, offering practical examples and strategies for companies to balance profit with purpose in a trust-driven economy.

Suzanne Smith runs the successful industry leading blog- The Independent Landlord and is a lawyer turned landlord herself, who owns a portfolio of houses.   In this episode:   we discuss the proposed changes put forward by the new government, that could disrupt the BTL market The Renters Rights Bill The removal of no fault evictions Rent caps Leasehold reform and the move towards commonhold   We discuss how this could impact property investors, landlords and tenants!     Enjoy!   ***************       GET IN CONTACT.   Email- raj@propertyinvesting2-0.com   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raj-chengadu-11381b69/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/propertyinvesting2.0/?hl=en     Guest: https://www.instagram.com/indie_landlord?igsh=MnJlejY3MjdnaHRv         *Disclaimer* As always, the content in this episode is for informational and entertainment purposes only and are the views of the host and guests. This information is NOT financial advice. Please speak to a professional advisor and do your own due diligence when looking to invest in property and business.

The Amazon River Dolphin, known locally as the “Boto”, is the largest species of river dolphin in the world. The species is also the most widespread river dolphin, covering six different countries in South America. Unfortunately, the Amazon River Dolphin is classified as “Endangered” by the IUCN Red List. Commercial fishing remains the primary threat to the species.  The species is also severely affected by extreme drought due to climate change and water pollution from industrial mining.In this episode, I talk about the conservation of the Boto with Suzanne Smith, who is the founder of the Amazon River Dolphin Foundation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anishbanerjee.substack.com

SHOW SPONSOR SHGAPE & The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive EraI have never thought of funeral directors as the preservationists of Gilded Age architecture, but they are. Thanks to Dr. Dean Lampros's cross-disciplinary research on the cultural history of these residential funeral parlours we see the remnants of the Gilded Age in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Dean joins me to discuss his new book, and the amazing research he has compiled.Essential Reading:Dean Lampros, Preserved: A Cultural History of the Funeral Home in America (2024).Recommended Reading:Jessica Mitford, The American Way of Death (1963). Stephen Prothero, Purified by Fire: A History of Cremation in America (2002).Mary Roach, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2004).Gary Laderman, Rest in Peace: A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral Home in Twentieth-Century America (2005).Marilyn Yalom, The American Resting Place: 400 Years of History Through Our Cemeteries and Burial Grounds (2008).Suzanne Smith, To Serve the Living: Funeral Directors and the African American Way of Death (2010).Michael Rosenow, Death and Dying in the Working Class, 1865 – 1920 (2015).Caitlin Doughty, From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death (2018). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a Text Message.Prepare for a game-changing episode as Jena sits down with Megan Heber, Professor of Practice in Arts Management and Nonprofit Leadership at SMU! Whether you're just starting out or looking to take your organization to the next level, this conversation is packed with practical insights and expert advice on navigating the nonprofit lifecycle.  Drilling deep Megan shares her expertise on:  Drilling deep Megan shares her expertise on:Understanding the Organizational Life CycleAligning Departments and StakeholdersUsing Gap Analysis for ImprovementSetting Specific and Measurable GoalsJoin us to explore how to: Effectively conduct a gap analysis to understand the current state of your organization.Identify areas for improvement and set clear objectives for growth.Establish concrete goals and timelines to track progress.Hold your organization accountable and ensure continuous development.Get to grips with goal setting and milestones with this comprehensive guide :How to Set and Meet Fundraising Goals the Smart Way (+13 Tips):      https://donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/set-and-meet-fundraising-goals   Plus, you can find an overview of Megan's recommended Nonprofit Life Cycle categories by Suzanne Smith, at Social Impact Architects, including useful graphics, tips, and checklists, here:  https://socialimpactarchitects.com/nonprofit-lifecycle/ What makes Donorbox the Best Nonprofit Fundraising Platform to Achieve Your Strategic Goals?Easy to customize, available in multiple languages and currencies, and supported by leading payment processors (Stripe and PayPal), Donorbox's nonprofit fundraising solution is used by 80,000+ global organizations and individuals. From animal rescue to schools, places of worship, and research groups, nonprofits use Donorbox to raise more funds, manage donors efficiently, and make a bigger impact. Take a tour right now and start fundraising in just 15 minutes: → https://donorbox.org/The Nonprofit Podcast, and a wealth of nonprofit leadership tutorials,  expert advice, tips, and tactics, are available on the Donorbox YouTube channel, subscribe today and never miss an episode:

Daniel moved into Casting in 2006 after leaving a 25 year acting career where he worked consistently in Theatre, Film and Television. He assisted casting directors such as Marilyn Johnson, Sue Jones, Suzanne Smith, Gary Davy & Kate Rhodes James Daniel launched Daniel Edwards Casting in 2014 and to date has cast a broad spectrum of award winning screen projects ranging from comedic and dark shorts, low budget features to high end television such as Line of Duty,  Ripper Street (Co Cast with Kate Rhode James)  Mr Selfridge, The Sister, A Town Called Malice, Grace, Responsible Child, Then You Run, Born to Kill , When Barbara Met Alan  Malpractice , 4Stories & Blue lights, with the much anticipated Steven Night series This Town coming to BBC1 later in 2024 In 2022 Daniel won Emmy, RTS and CDG awards for his casting on the Netflix global hit, ‘Heartstopper'.

Suzanne Smith - The Alter BoysSuzanne Smith joins Ed Opperman to discuss her disturbing non-fiction work The Alter BoysGlen Walsh and Steven Alward were childhood friends in their tight-knit working-class community in Newcastle, NSW. Both proud altar boys at the local Catholic church, they went on to attend the city's Catholic boys' high schools: Glen to Marist Brothers, Hamilton, and Steven to St Pius X. Both did well: Steven became a journalist; Glen a priest.But their lives came to be burdened by secrets kept and exposed. Glen discovered that another priest was sexually abusing boys and reported the offender to police, breaking his vows to the Catholic 'brotherhood' in the process. His decision to give evidence regarding the cover-up of clerical abuse at a landmark trial ended in tragedy. Meanwhile, Steven was fighting his own battle to overcome a traumatic past, a battle that also ended in tragedy.Ensuing investigations revealed that at least 60 men in the region had taken their own lives. What had happened, and why were so many of those men from the three Catholic high schools in the area?By six-time Walkley Award-winning investigative reporter Suzanne Smith and shortlisted for the 2020 Walkley Book Award, The Altar Boys is the explosive expose of widespread and organised clerical abuse of children in one Australian city, and how the cover-up in the Catholic Church in Australia extended from parish priests to every echelon of the organisation. Focusing on two childhood friends, their families and community, this gripping story is backed by secret documents, diary notes and witness accounts, and details a deliberate church strategy of using psychological warfare against witnesses in key trials involving paedophile priests.Book : The Alter BoysThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

We've gotten outside the SILO, the new Apple TV+ sci-fi post-apocalyptic dystopian drama! Sims drops a Radio Shack on Juliette! Walker walks out! Bernard is so hot-headed, he'll need some heat tape! We're conflicted as we talk the show based on Hugh Howey's Silo series of books: WOOL, SHIFT and DUST. and producer Graham Yost's television show choices! PLUS: What do you want to see in Season 2? 00:00 Intro  00:45 Rating the Episode 06:32 Outstanding Questions 09:59 Judicial Debate: What is the purpose of Cleaning? 15:34 Better or Worse? 17:36 Episode Breakdown 58:34 Judicial Debate: What do u wanna see in s2? 1:01:54 Dumb Questions from Catfish 1:04:53 Feedback  Juliette's fate seems sealed when certain truths finally come to light. Directed by Adam Bernstein Writing Credits Hugh Howey ... (based on the book series 'Silo' by) Graham Yost ... (created by) Fred Golan ... (written for television by) Jeffery Wang ... (staff writer) & Lekethia Dalcoe ... (staff writer) Cast Rebecca Ferguson ... Juliette Nichols David Oyelowo ... Sherriff Holston Becker Common ... Rob Sims Harriet Walter ... Martha Walker Tim Robbins ... Bernard Chinaza Uche ... Paul Billings Avi Nash ... Lukas Kyle Iain Glen ... Dr. Pete Nichols Ferdinand Kingsley ... George Wilkins Rick Gomez ... Patrick Kennedy Sophie Thompson ... Gloria Hildebrandt Caitlin Zoz ... Kathleen Billings Shane McRae ... Knox Remmie Milner ... Shirley Chipo Chung ... Sandy Henry Garrett ... Douglas Trumbull Billy Postlethwaite ... Hank Matt Gomez Hidaka ... Cooper Aleah Aberdeen ... Ginny Sienna Guillory ... Hanna Nichols Christian Ochoa Lavernia ... Amundsen Jacqueline Berces ... Long Term Care Nurse Amy Angela Yeoh ... Deputy Molly Karins Olatunji Ayofe ... Teddy Amelie Child Villiers ... Young Juliette Akie Kotabe ... Diego Nimisha Odedra ... Denise Clare Perkins ... Carla Khairika Sinani ... Raider Jean Brendan Howley ... Watcher Rowan Vickers ... Night Nurse Tim Music by Atli Örvarsson ... (music by) Cinematography by Mark Patten ... director of photography Film Editing by Hazel Baillie ... (edited by) Casting By Cami Patton ... (us casting) Suzanne Smith ... (as Suzanne M. Smith) (uk casting) Production Design by Gavin Bocquet Art Direction by Simon Elsley Phil Harvey ... supervising art director Daniel Swingler Olly Williams Set Decoration by Amanda Bernstein Costume Design by Charlotte Morris #silo #siloseries #silotv #siloappletv #wool #rebeccaferguson #siloappletvplus #rebeccaferguson #common #rashidajones #hughhowey #appletv #appletvplus #tv #television #scifi #tvshow

SILO, the new Apple TV+ sci-fi post-apocalyptic dystopian drama will start the opening credits whenever it wants to... 14 minutes into the show, it doesn't matter! When his Tamagotchi goes off, Bernard starts drinking again, Sims' Junior is more frustrated with Juliette than host Catfish! We're conflicted as we talk the show based on Hugh Howey's Silo series of books: WOOL, SHIFT and DUST. and producer Graham Yost's television show choices! PLUS: Who are the Silo's most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes? 0:00 Intro 00:45 Rating the Episode 06:45 Judicial Debate: What is the Sims' goal? 12:16 Better or Worse? 14:11 Episode Breakdown 44:14 Judicial Debate: Who would you date in the Silo? 50:44 Dumb Questions from Catfish 52:00 Outstanding Questions 54:00 Feedback 1:06:33 Red-Level Relic, Yellow-Level Relic Racked with guilt, Billings sets off on a personal mission, only to discover a mind-blowing clue from Juliette. Directed by Adam Bernstein Writing Credits Hugh Howey ... (based on the book series 'Silo' by) Graham Yost ... (created by) Lekethia Dalcoe ... (written for television by) Jeffery Wang ... (staff writer) & Lekethia Dalcoe ... (staff writer) Cast Rebecca Ferguson ... Juliette Nichols David Oyelowo ... Sherriff Holston Becker Common ... Rob Sims Harriet Walter ... Martha Walker Tim Robbins ... Bernard Chinaza Uche ... Paul Billings Avi Nash ... Lukas Kyle Iain Glen ... Dr. Pete Nichols Ferdinand Kingsley ... George Wilkins Rick Gomez ... Patrick Kennedy Sophie Thompson ... Gloria Hildebrandt Caitlin Zoz ... Kathleen Billings Shane McRae ... Knox Remmie Milner ... Shirley Chipo Chung ... Sandy Henry Garrett ... Douglas Trumbull Billy Postlethwaite ... Hank Matt Gomez Hidaka ... Cooper Aleah Aberdeen ... Ginny Sienna Guillory ... Hanna Nichols Christian Ochoa Lavernia ... Amundsen Jacqueline Berces ... Long Term Care Nurse Amy Angela Yeoh ... Deputy Molly Karins Olatunji Ayofe ... Teddy Amelie Child Villiers ... Young Juliette Akie Kotabe ... Diego Nimisha Odedra ... Denise Khairika Sinani ... Raider Jean Brendan Howley ... Watcher Rowan Vickers ... Night Nurse Tim Music by Atli Örvarsson ... (music by) Cinematography by Mark Patten ... director of photography  Film Editing by Hazel Baillie ... (edited by) Casting By Cami Patton ... (us casting) Suzanne Smith ... (as Suzanne M. Smith) (uk casting) Production Design by Gavin Bocquet Art Direction by Simon Elsley Phil Harvey ... supervising art director Daniel Swingler Olly Williams Set Decoration by Amanda Bernstein Costume Design by Charlotte Morris #silo #siloseries #silotv #siloappletv #wool #rebeccaferguson #siloappletvplus #rebeccaferguson #common #rashidajones #hughhowey #appletv #appletvplus #tv #television #scifi #tvshow

Pay no attention to the mayor behind the curtain! Mayor (formerly Head of I.T.) Bernard is evil! SILO, the new Apple TV+ sci-fi post-apocalyptic dystopian drama jumps over the edge as Juliette 'wants' to go outside, Mother-Daughter Drug Deals, Bunny Blood and We're conflicted as we talk the show based on Hugh Howey's Silo series of books: WOOL, SHIFT and DUST. and producer Graham Yost's television show choices!  PLUS: Sims orders Starbucks! 00:00 Intro 01:20 Rating the Episode 11:38 Director Adam Bernstein 13:05 Judicial Debate: Who is in charge? 16:16 Better or Worse? 17:54 Episode Breakdown 50:22 Judicial Debate: What's on the hard drive? 52:35 Dumb Questions from Catfish 54:06 Pro-Juliette Feedback 58:45 Neutral Juliette Feedback 1:03:00 Frustrated with Juliette Feedback 1:07:15 Bubba inspired by Juliette 1:08:09 General Feedback New information causes Juliette to see her family's past differently--and she finally gains access to the silo's biggest secrets. Directed by Adam Bernstein Writing Credits Hugh Howey ... (based on the book series 'Silo' by) Graham Yost ... (created by) Jeffery Wang ... (written for television by) & Ingrid Escajeda ... (written for television by) Jeffery Wang ... (staff writer) & Lekethia Dalcoe ... (staff writer) Cast Rebecca Ferguson ... Juliette Nichols David Oyelowo ... Sherriff Holston Becker Common ... Rob Sims Harriet Walter ... Martha Walker Tim Robbins ... Bernard Chinaza Uche ... Paul Billings Avi Nash ... Lukas Kyle Iain Glen ... Dr. Pete Nichols Ferdinand Kingsley ... George Wilkins Rick Gomez ... Patrick Kennedy Sophie Thompson ... Gloria Hildebrandt Caitlin Zoz ... Kathleen Billings Shane McRae ... Knox Remmie Milner ... Shirley Chipo Chung ... Sandy Henry Garrett ... Douglas Trumbull Billy Postlethwaite ... Hank Matt Gomez Hidaka ... Cooper Aleah Aberdeen ... Ginny Sienna Guillory ... Hanna Nichols Christian Ochoa Lavernia ... Amundsen Jacqueline Berces ... Long Term Care Nurse Amy Angela Yeoh ... Deputy Molly Karins Olatunji Ayofe ... Teddy Amelie Child Villiers ... Young Juliette Akie Kotabe ... Diego Brendan Howley ... Watcher Rowan Vickers ... Night Nurse Tim Music by Atli Örvarsson ... (music by) Cinematography by Mark Patten ... director of photography Film Editing by Hazel Baillie ... (edited by) Casting By Cami Patton ... (us casting) Suzanne Smith ... (as Suzanne M. Smith) (uk casting) Production Design by Gavin Bocquet Art Direction by Simon Elsley Phil Harvey ... supervising art director Daniel Swingler Olly Williams Set Decoration by Amanda Bernstein Costume Design by Charlotte Morris #silo #siloseries #silotv #siloappletv #wool #rebeccaferguson #siloappletvplus #rebeccaferguson #common #rashidajones #hughhowey #appletv #appletvplus #tv #television #scifi #tvshow

Juliette turns her radio off when people call for help! She barges into the long-term care facility, the judge's office and Judge Meadows' home without any plans like a bull in a china shop! She's always angry! Do you like our protagonist Juliette? SILO, the new Apple TV+ sci-fi post-apocalyptic dystopian drama enters the home stretch with a great episode but is the hero too flawed? We're conflicted as we talk the show based on Hugh Howey's Silo series of books: WOOL, SHIFT and DUST. and producer Graham Yost's television show choices! PLUS: Where can we get those great drugs that Gloria gets? 00:00 Intro 00:50 Rating the Episode 07:36 Judicial Debate: Do we like Juliette? 12:37 Better or Worse? 14:42 Episode Breakdown 52:35 Judicial Debate: More dangerous to Silo: Allison or Juliette? 54:40 Dumb Questions from Catfish 56:00 Why didn't Sims kill Gloria? 57:30 Why use the Judge as a front? 58:40 Feedback Bernard seeks Juliette's cooperation as he grows increasingly concerned about the silo's security. Juliette asks her father for a favor. Directed by Bert & Bertie  Writing Credits Hugh Howey ... (based on the book series 'Silo' by) Graham Yost ... (created by) Jessica Blaire ... (written for televison by) Jeffery Wang ... (staff writer) & Lekethia Dalcoe ... (staff writer) Jessica Blaire ... (written by) Cast Rebecca Ferguson ... Juliette Nichols David Oyelowo ... Sherriff Holston Becker Common ... Rob Sims Harriet Walter ... Martha Walker Tim Robbins ... Bernard Chinaza Uche ... Paul Billings Avi Nash ... Lukas Kyle Iain Glen ... Dr. Pete Nichols Ferdinand Kingsley ... George Wilkins Rick Gomez ... Patrick Kennedy Sophie Thompson ... Gloria Hildebrandt Caitlin Zoz ... Kathleen Billings Shane McRae ... Knox Remmie Milner ... Shirley Chipo Chung ... Sandy Henry Garrett ... Douglas Trumbull Billy Postlethwaite ... Hank Matt Gomez Hidaka ... Cooper Aleah Aberdeen ... Ginny Taj Kandula ... Judge's Secretary Jacqueline Berces ... Long Term Care Nurse Amy Angela Yeoh ... Deputy Molly Karins Olatunji Ayofe ... Teddy Amelie Child Villiers ... Young Juliette Akie Kotabe ... Diego Brendan Howley ... Watcher Rowan Vickers ... Night Nurse Tim Music by Atli Örvarsson ... (music by) Cinematography by Mark Patten ... director of photography Film Editing by Hazel Baillie ... (edited by) Casting By Cami Patton ... (us casting) Suzanne Smith ... (as Suzanne M. Smith) (uk casting) Production Design by Gavin Bocquet Art Direction by Simon Elsley Phil Harvey ... supervising art director Daniel Swingler Olly Williams Set Decoration by Amanda Bernstein Costume Design by Charlotte Morris #silo #siloseries #silotv #siloappletv #wool #rebeccaferguson #siloappletvplus #rebeccaferguson #common #rashidajones #hughhowey #appletv #appletvplus #tv #television #scifi #tvshow

Silo tries to wake up viewers with a shocking end to episode 6 'The Relic'! Our two hosts have great judicial debates: Who is the "him" who the watchers are having to wake up?? Is there anyway that the bad guys are actually good? Why did the villains want Paul Billings as Sheriff? We talk through every aspect of where in Georgia should Juliette vacation? The new Apple TV+ sci-fi post-apocalyptic dystopian drama is Lost for a new age! Plus more spoilers in our book talk section on author Hugh Howey's Silo series of books: WOOL, SHIFT and DUST. and producer Graham Yost's television show choices! PLUS: Do we need a Forgiveness Holiday because this podcast is SO LONG? 00:00 Intro 01:00 Rating the Episode 11:11 Judicial Debate: Could the bad guys be good? 16:13 Better or Worse? 18:49 Episode Breakdown 1:02:08 Judicial Debate: Do viewers know the 'him'? 1:03:35 Qatfish Questions 1:10:10 Feedback During her investigation, Juliette uncovers disturbing secrets about someone she thought she knew. Directed by Bert & Bertie Writing Credits  Hugh Howey    ...    (based on the book series 'Silo' by)  Graham Yost    ...    (created by)  Aric Avelino    ...    (written for television by)  Jeffery Wang    ...    (staff writer) & Lekethia Dalcoe    ...    (staff writer) Cast Rebecca Ferguson ... Juliette Nichols David Oyelowo ... Sherriff Holston Becker Common ... Rob Sims Harriet Walter ... Martha Walker Tim Robbins ... Bernard Chinaza Uche ... Paul Billings Avi Nash ... Lukas Kyle Ferdinand Kingsley ... George Wilkins Rick Gomez ... Patrick Kennedy Shane McRae ... Knox Remmie Milner ... Shirley Chipo Chung ... Sandy Henry Garrett ... Douglas Trumbull Billy Postlethwaite ... Hank Matt Gomez Hidaka ... Cooper Peter Gadiot Iain Glen ... Dr. Pete Nichols Angela Yeoh ... Deputy Molly Karins Olatunji Ayofe ... Teddy Amelie Child Villiers ... Young Juliette Zoz    ...    Kathleen Billings Angela Yeoh    ...    Deputy Molly Karins Akie Kotabe    ...    Diego Brendan Howley    ...    Watcher #1 Music by Atli Örvarsson ... (music by)  Cinematography by Mark Patten ... director of photography Film Editing by Hazel Baillie ... (edited by) Casting By Cami Patton ... (us casting) Suzanne Smith ... (as Suzanne M. Smith) (uk casting)  Production Design by Gavin Bocquet Art Direction by Simon Elsley Phil Harvey ... supervising art director Daniel Swingler Olly Williams Set Decoration by Amanda Bernstein Costume Design by Charlotte Morris #silo #siloseries #silotv #siloappletv #wool #rebeccaferguson #siloappletvplus #rebeccaferguson #common #rashidajones #hughhowey #appletv #appletvplus #tv #television #scifi #tvshow

Suzanne Smith - The Alter BoysSuzanne Smith joins Ed Opperman to discuss her disturbing non-fiction work The Alter BoysGlen Walsh and Steven Alward were childhood friends in their tight-knit working-class community in Newcastle, NSW. Both proud altar boys at the local Catholic church, they went on to attend the city's Catholic boys' high schools: Glen to Marist Brothers, Hamilton, and Steven to St Pius X. Both did well: Steven became a journalist; Glen a priest.But their lives came to be burdened by secrets kept and exposed. Glen discovered that another priest was sexually abusing boys and reported the offender to police, breaking his vows to the Catholic 'brotherhood' in the process. His decision to give evidence regarding the cover-up of clerical abuse at a landmark trial ended in tragedy. Meanwhile, Steven was fighting his own battle to overcome a traumatic past, a battle that also ended in tragedy.Ensuing investigations revealed that at least 60 men in the region had taken their own lives. What had happened, and why were so many of those men from the three Catholic high schools in the area?By six-time Walkley Award-winning investigative reporter Suzanne Smith and shortlisted for the 2020 Walkley Book Award, The Altar Boys is the explosive expose of widespread and organised clerical abuse of children in one Australian city, and how the cover-up in the Catholic Church in Australia extended from parish priests to every echelon of the organisation. Focusing on two childhood friends, their families and community, this gripping story is backed by secret documents, diary notes and witness accounts, and details a deliberate church strategy of using psychological warfare against witnesses in key trials involving paedophile priests.Book : The Alter BoysThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement