Podcasts about talks

Eigentlich wollte unser Moderationsduo Michi Grünwald und Vivi Ziermann in Folge 175 des PC Games Podcast lediglich Death Stranding 2: On the Beach ins Rampenlicht stellen, doch es kam ein wenig anders: Ein ähnliches Sci-Fi-Setting wie das neue Kojima-Spiel bietet schließlich auch The Alters und wie aus dem Nichts plaudern die beiden plötzlich über den Survival-Hit.Nach dem Abstecher auf einen fremden Planeten geht's für Death Stranding 2 wieder zurück auf die Erde. In der restlichen Folge verrät Vivi, warum das PS5-Spiel zwar einiges anders macht als der Vorgänger, aber dennoch immer wieder in alte Muster verfällt und daher erneut die Gemüter spaltet. Wir klären außerdem die Fragen, ob das Hauptaugenmerk des Spiels auf der Story oder dem Gameplay liegt und warum die Technik absolut faszinierend ist.Wer beim Kojima-Titel unbedingt zuschlagen sollte und wen die Reise mit Protagonist Sam Porter Bridges eher nicht anspricht, erfahrt ihr in der aktuellen Folge. Lasst uns in den Kommentaren gerne wissen, welcher Sci-Fi-Hit euch mehr anspricht. Death Stranding 2 oder The Alters? Wir wünschen euch viel Spaß beim Anhören des Podcasts!Der PC Games Podcast - der offizielle Videospielpodcast der PC Games - erscheint seit über einem Jahrzehnt regelmäßig und liefert dabei wöchentlich gleich mehrere Talks zum riesigen Thema Videospiele.Unser Moderationsteam, Michi Grünwald und Vivi Ziermann, deckt dabei etliche Bereiche ab: Review-Gespräche und Previews zu brandaktuellen Games, nostalgische Rückblicke, Reports, Interviews und vieles mehr. Dabei gibt es natürlich auch immer mal wieder spannende Insights in die Spielebranche und in die Redaktion des ältesten, noch aktiven Videospielmagazins Deutschlands - seit 1992 am Start!Unser Spiele-Podcast ist vollkommen kostenlos zugänglich und neben unseren Webseiten auch auf allen großen Podcast-Plattformen - von Apple Music bis hin zu Spotify - zu finden.

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The Bear: King of the Kitchen - Staffel 4 (Disney+) | Der vierte Gang wird serviert - Unser Ersteindruck Staffel eins von „The Bear: King of the Kitchen“ war noch ein Geheimtipp. Doch nach einem verdienten Preisregen und stetig wachsender Zuschauerschaft avancierte die Dramedy-Serie zu einem der herausragenden Titel auf Disney+ – vor allem, wenn es um Serien jenseits eskapistischer Franchise-Welten geht. Am 26. Juni startete nun die vierte Staffel. Manuel und Stu haben bereits einen ersten Blick auf die neuen Folgen geworfen und stellen sich die Frage: Ist „The Bear“ wieder in Hochform – oder haben die Serienmacher nach einer soliden, aber nicht durchweg überzeugenden dritten Staffel womöglich den Zenit überschritten? Und noch wichtiger: Lässt einem das Chaos in der Küche immer noch das Wasser im Mund zusammenlaufen? Viel Spaß mit der neuen Folge vom Tele-Stammtisch! Trailer Werdet Teil unserer Community und besucht unseren Discord-Server! Dort oder auch auf Instagram könnt ihr mit uns über Filme, Serien und vieles mehr sprechen. Wir liefern euch launige und knackige Filmkritiken, Analysen und Talks über Kino- und Streamingfilme und -serien - immer aktuell, informativ und mit der nötigen Prise Humor. Website | Youtube | PayPal | BuyMeACoffee Großer Dank und Gruß für das Einsprechen unseres Intros geht raus an Engelbert von Nordhausen - besser bekannt als die deutsche Synchronstimme Samuel L. Jackson! Thank you very much to BASTIAN HAMMER for the orchestral part of the intro! I used the following sounds of freesound.org: 16mm Film Reel by bone666138 wilhelm_scream.wav by Syna-Max backspin.wav by il112 Crowd in a bar (LCR).wav by Leandros.Ntounis Short Crowd Cheer 2.flac by qubodup License (Copyright): Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Squid Game - Staffel 3 (Netflix) | Unser Ersteindruck zum großen Endspiel Am 27. Juni ist es so weit: "Squid Game" kehrt mit seiner dritten und zugleich finalen Staffel zurück. Die südkoreanische Netflix-Exklusivproduktion zählt neben "Stranger Things", "Wednesday" und "Adolscence" zu den erfolgreichsten Serien des Streaminggiganten. Während die erste Staffel seinerzeit ein weltweites Phänomen auslöste, konnte Staffel zwei trotz starker Abrufzahlen nicht ganz an den Hype des Originals anknüpfen. Vor allem das kontrovers diskutierte Ende sorgte bei vielen Zuschauer*innen für Enttäuschung. Nun steht das große Finale bevor – und die Erwartungen könnten kaum höher sein. Sam, Elias und Valentin haben bereits die ersten fünf Episoden der letzten Staffel vorab gesehen und besprechen spoilerfrei, ob "Squid Game" zum Abschluss noch einmal ein echtes Highlight liefert – oder ob die Serie am Ende mehr rotes als grünes Licht sieht. Viel Spaß mit der neuen Folge vom Tele-Stammtisch! Trailer Werdet Teil unserer Community und besucht unseren Discord-Server! Dort oder auch auf Instagram könnt ihr mit uns über Filme, Serien und vieles mehr sprechen. Wir liefern euch launige und knackige Filmkritiken, Analysen und Talks über Kino- und Streamingfilme und -serien - immer aktuell, informativ und mit der nötigen Prise Humor. Website | Youtube | PayPal | BuyMeACoffee Großer Dank und Gruß für das Einsprechen unseres Intros geht raus an Engelbert von Nordhausen - besser bekannt als die deutsche Synchronstimme Samuel L. Jackson! Thank you very much to BASTIAN HAMMER for the orchestral part of the intro! I used the following sounds of freesound.org: 16mm Film Reel by bone666138 wilhelm_scream.wav by Syna-Max backspin.wav by il112 Crowd in a bar (LCR).wav by Leandros.Ntounis Short Crowd Cheer 2.flac by qubodup License (Copyright): Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

In this inspiring episode of Talks with Tyler ISD, we sit down with Abbey Smith, our 2025 Secondary Teacher of the Year. For 14 years, Abbey has been igniting a love for science in students at Moore Middle School.Abbey shares how her passion for science goes hand in hand with her passion for people. Her mission? To make every student feel seen, supported, and cared for, far beyond just classroom content. Hear how she turned a campus science fair into a districtwide event, and why building relationships is at the heart of her teaching philosophy. Abbey's energy, dedication, and impact are a powerful reminder of the difference one teacher can make. Support the showFOOTER: If you want to hear more news about the district, download our app in the app store or sign up for our district newsletter at get.TylerISD.news.

P.M. Edition for June 25. Talks between Shell and rival BP are in their early stages, according to people familiar with the matter, but a tie-up would be the largest oil deal in a generation. WSJ reporter Ben Dummett discusses what each company would get out of a deal. Plus, Wall Street is panicking after Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. We hear from reporter Kevin Dugan about what Wall Street is worried about. And the war between Israel and Iran has revived China's interest in a pipeline that would import Russian natural gas. WSJ foreign correspondent Georgi Kantchev weighs in on the geopolitical impact of such a move. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pentagon has initiated an investigation into a leak concerning intelligence related to a strike on Iran. Former President Trump asserts that Iran's nuclear capabilities have been "obliterated," despite comments from a UN watchdog. Spain has reached an agreement with NATO to be exempt from the 5% defense spending goal ahead of the upcoming summit. In the New York primary, Zohran Mamdani has defeated Andrew Cuomo.

In the 7 AM hour: Larry O’Connor and Julie Gunlock discussed: WMAL GUEST: CURTIS SLIWA (Republican Nominee for New York City Mayor and the Guardian Angels Founder) on This Year's Election NATO Secretary General: 'For Too Long, One Ally, the United States, Carried Too Much of the Burden of That Commitment' WMAL GUEST: MARK FISHER (Maryland State Delegate) on Gov. Wes Moore Stumping for Abigail Spanberger in Virginia Rachel Zegler Reportedly in Talks to Portray Iconic Sound of Music Role Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: Follow Podcasts on Apple, Audible and Spotify Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @JGunlock, @PatricePinkfile, and @HeatherHunterDC Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Website: WMAL.com/OConnor-Company Episode: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 / 7 AM HourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heute wird's im PC Games Podcast witzig - also zumindest geben wir uns viel Mühe. Denn in Folge 174 reden wir über den besonderen Humor in Videospielen. Reihen wie The Last of Us, Life is Strange und Persona stellen häufig traurige oder sehr ernste Themen in den Mittelpunkt, doch es gibt auch immer wieder das genaue Gegenteil und das ist gut so!Podcast-Host Michi Grünwald hat sich für die aktuelle Ausgabe Carlo Siebenhüner und Sascha Lohmüller eingeladen und plaudert mit den beiden über skurrile sowie witzige Spiele. Von GTA und Metal Gear Solid über Borderlands bis hin zu kleinen Indie-Perlen und Point&Click-Abenteuern unternimmt das Trio eine Reise durch die humorvolle Gaming-Geschichte.Auslöser der Podcast-Folge war Carlos Geheimtipp Date Everything. Daher quatschen wir zunächst ausgiebig über den Mix aus Visual Novel und Dating-Simulation, in der wir uns an unsere Haushaltsgegenstände heranmachen dürfen. Wer wollte nicht schon immer seinen Toaster daten? Wir wünschen euch viel Spaß beim Anhören der aktuellen Folge und freuen uns über viele Kommentare!Der PC Games Podcast - der offizielle Videospielpodcast der PC Games - erscheint seit über einem Jahrzehnt regelmäßig und liefert dabei wöchentlich gleich mehrere Talks zum riesigen Thema Videospiele.Unser Moderationsteam, Michi Grünwald und Vivi Ziermann, deckt dabei etliche Bereiche ab: Review-Gespräche und Previews zu brandaktuellen Games, nostalgische Rückblicke, Reports, Interviews und vieles mehr. Dabei gibt es natürlich auch immer mal wieder spannende Insights in die Spielebranche und in die Redaktion des ältesten, noch aktiven Videospielmagazins Deutschlands - seit 1992 am Start!Unser Spiele-Podcast ist vollkommen kostenlos zugänglich und neben unseren Webseiten auch auf allen großen Podcast-Plattformen - von Apple Music bis hin zu Spotify - zu finden.

Marvel's Ironheart | Iron Girl mit Ryan Coogler-Streuseln? (Disney+) Hilfe, wir brauchen Hilfe. Denn wir sind bei Marvel-Serien aus der Übung. Lang keine Recaps mehr und die letzten Beiträge wie Secret Invasion waren eher so... nicht wahr? Daher hat sich unser noch etwas unter MCU-Fatigue leidende Timo Expertise ins Haus eingeladen und so ist von der Flimmerkiste mit Marco sein alter Podcast-Weggefährte Marco am Start und spricht mit ihm ausführlich über die gesamte Serie, die ab dem 25. Juni 2025 mit drei Folgen am Stück bei Disney+ starten wird. Unser beiden Jungs haben bereits alle sechs Folgen gesehen und haben deswegen neben dem spoilerfreien Part auch am Ende noch ein paar Dinge besprochen, die im Spoilerteil Platz finden. Ist Ironheart mehr als die übliche MCU-Serienkost? Werden Marco und Timo so richtig heiß auf Fantastic Four? Drückt auf Play und findet es heraus? Viel Spaß mit der neuen Folge vom Tele-Stammtisch! Trailer Werdet Teil unserer Community und besucht unseren Discord-Server! Dort oder auch auf Instagram könnt ihr mit uns über Filme, Serien und vieles mehr sprechen. Wir liefern euch launige und knackige Filmkritiken, Analysen und Talks über Kino- und Streamingfilme und -serien - immer aktuell, informativ und mit der nötigen Prise Humor. Website | Youtube | PayPal | BuyMeACoffee Großer Dank und Gruß für das Einsprechen unseres Intros geht raus an Engelbert von Nordhausen - besser bekannt als die deutsche Synchronstimme Samuel L. Jackson! Thank you very much to BASTIAN HAMMER for the orchestral part of the intro! I used the following sounds of freesound.org: 16mm Film Reel by bone666138 wilhelm_scream.wav by Syna-Max backspin.wav by il112 Crowd in a bar (LCR).wav by Leandros.Ntounis Short Crowd Cheer 2.flac by qubodup License (Copyright): Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

F1 - Der Film | Drei Arthouse-Ottos tanken Super Boxengasse, Safety Car, gelbe Flagge, rote Flagge, DRS, Grip, Paddle Shift, Stint, Paddock, T-Car – wir könnten mühelos hunderte weiterer Begriffe aus dem Formel-1-Kosmos aufzählen. Wenn euch diese Vokabeln geläufig sind, dann seid ihr bestens gerüstet für "F1 – Der Film", der am 26. Juni in den deutschen Kinos startet. Doch weder Chris, noch Niklas oder Stu zählen zu den eingefleischten Motorsport-Fans. Und obwohl die Formel 1 weltweit Millionen Menschen in ihren Bann zieht, wollte sie auf der großen Leinwand bisher nie so richtig durchstarten. Vielleicht ändert sich das ja jetzt. Immerhin stammt der Film von den Machern des Blockbusters "Top Gun: Maverick" – und mit Brad Pitt sitzt kein Geringerer als Hollywood-Royalty höchstselbst am Steuer. Ob die Geschichte eines abgehalfterten Rennfahrers, der zusammen mit einem ehrgeizigen Nachwuchstalent (gespielt von Damson Idris) ein kriselndes Team zurück an die Spitze bringen will, auch unsere Formel-1-Laien überzeugen konnte? Drückt auf Play – das Gaspedal eines jeden Podcasts – und hört rein! Viel Spaß mit der neuen Folge vom Tele-Stammtisch! Trailer Werdet Teil unserer Community und besucht unseren Discord-Server! Dort oder auch auf Instagram könnt ihr mit uns über Filme, Serien und vieles mehr sprechen. Wir liefern euch launige und knackige Filmkritiken, Analysen und Talks über Kino- und Streamingfilme und -serien - immer aktuell, informativ und mit der nötigen Prise Humor. Website | Youtube | PayPal | BuyMeACoffee Großer Dank und Gruß für das Einsprechen unseres Intros geht raus an Engelbert von Nordhausen - besser bekannt als die deutsche Synchronstimme Samuel L. Jackson! Thank you very much to BASTIAN HAMMER for the orchestral part of the intro! I used the following sounds of freesound.org: 16mm Film Reel by bone666138 wilhelm_scream.wav by Syna-Max backspin.wav by il112 Crowd in a bar (LCR).wav by Leandros.Ntounis Short Crowd Cheer 2.flac by qubodup License (Copyright): Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

M3GAN 2.0 | Wie "Terminator 2" - nur mit Puppen Was der Terminator kann, kann M3GAN schon lange. Drei Jahre nach dem viralen Überraschungserfolg kehrt die tödliche Hightech-Puppe zurück, um ihre einstige Schützling Cady erneut zu beschützen. Unterstützt wird sie diesmal ausgerechnet von Cadys Tante und deren Kollegen – jenen Personen, die M3GAN im ersten Teil noch eliminieren wollte. Doch die Gefahr lauert nun anderswo: Eine neue, noch skrupellosere Killerpuppe hat es auf Cady abgesehen – und weder M3GAN noch ihre menschlichen Verbündeten sind bereit, das kampflos hinzunehmen. Aus einstigen Gegnern werden Zweckgemeinschaften, doch reicht das aus gegen eine Bedrohung, die sogar M3GAN in den Schatten stellt? Ob „M3GAN 2.0“ wirklich das „Terminator 2“ aus dem Hause Blumhouse ist, was das Sequel außer der klassischen Formel „höher, schneller, brutaler“ zu bieten hat – und ob die Fortsetzung erneut das Zeug zum viralen Hit hat, darüber spricht Stu in der aktuellen Folge mit Laura vom WILD Magazin. Kinostart in Deutschland ist der 26. Juni. Viel Spaß mit der neuen Folge vom Tele-Stammtisch! Trailer Werdet Teil unserer Community und besucht unseren Discord-Server! Dort oder auch auf Instagram könnt ihr mit uns über Filme, Serien und vieles mehr sprechen. Wir liefern euch launige und knackige Filmkritiken, Analysen und Talks über Kino- und Streamingfilme und -serien - immer aktuell, informativ und mit der nötigen Prise Humor. Website | Youtube | PayPal | BuyMeACoffee Großer Dank und Gruß für das Einsprechen unseres Intros geht raus an Engelbert von Nordhausen - besser bekannt als die deutsche Synchronstimme Samuel L. Jackson! Thank you very much to BASTIAN HAMMER for the orchestral part of the intro! I used the following sounds of freesound.org: 16mm Film Reel by bone666138 wilhelm_scream.wav by Syna-Max backspin.wav by il112 Crowd in a bar (LCR).wav by Leandros.Ntounis Short Crowd Cheer 2.flac by qubodup License (Copyright): Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Martin Luther - “It is not we who seek God, but God Himself seeks by means of the Word.  THEN, after you have been found, then you should seek.”  God says, “Here am I. Here am I!  I want to be found.”   But we ignore Him. We don't even hear Him through the noise of this world.  We don't even see Him by the distractions of this world.”  But God keeps showing up, revealing himself,  even when we don't seek Him. He showed up in the most powerful way, a new testament, a new story dwelling with us, and He still does.  Talks to us.  Dwells with us in His Word and in His sacraments. Isaiah 65:1–9 Galatians 3:23–4:7 Luke 8:26–39

Wer will schon einen Astronauten heiraten? | RomCom aus Uruguay in Las Vegas Nach vielen Jahren Beziehung ohne Trauschein ist David überzeugt: Es ist Zeit für einen neuen Lebensabschnitt. Kurzerhand organisiert er eine Traumreise nach Las Vegas – inklusive Heiratsantrag. Doch als er seinem Partner die alles entscheidende Frage stellt, folgt vor versammelter Runde die bittere Abfuhr. Für David steht dennoch fest: Er will endlich wissen, wie sich eine Hochzeit anfühlt – koste es, was es wolle. Also bleibt er stur bei seinem Plan. Das einzige Problem: Innerhalb von zehn Tagen muss ein neuer Bräutigam her. Davon erzählt die Komödie "Wer will schon einen Astronauten heiraten?". Elias und Stu haben sich den uruguayischen Film angesehen – und verraten euch, ob sich der Kinobesuch ab dem 26. Juni wirklich lohnt. Trailer Werdet Teil unserer Community und besucht unseren Discord-Server! Dort oder auch auf Instagram könnt ihr mit uns über Filme, Serien und vieles mehr sprechen. Wir liefern euch launige und knackige Filmkritiken, Analysen und Talks über Kino- und Streamingfilme und -serien - immer aktuell, informativ und mit der nötigen Prise Humor. Website | Youtube | PayPal | BuyMeACoffee Großer Dank und Gruß für das Einsprechen unseres Intros geht raus an Engelbert von Nordhausen - besser bekannt als die deutsche Synchronstimme Samuel L. Jackson! Thank you very much to BASTIAN HAMMER for the orchestral part of the intro! I used the following sounds of freesound.org: 16mm Film Reel by bone666138 wilhelm_scream.wav by Syna-Max backspin.wav by il112 Crowd in a bar (LCR).wav by Leandros.Ntounis Short Crowd Cheer 2.flac by qubodup License (Copyright): Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

In this first week of the “Being the Church” series, Andy Saperstein considers what it means to bear witness to our faith in the world among friends and family, neighbors, strangers and enemies alike. In the early verses of Acts, Jesus declares that once the Spirit has fallen on the church, we will be his witnesses both near and far, from our own homes to the ends of the earth, as we fulfill our identity and calling as the people of God. To have a genuine encounter with Jesus and to be filled with the Holy Spirit qualifies us to be his witnesses; listen to this week's talk to consider what that might look like in your own life.- Series Description -Among the most compelling stories in the Bible is contained in the Book of Acts, written by the humble and gentle physician, Luke. In Acts, Luke tells the story of the birth and expansion of the church in the early decades following the Lord's death, resurrection, and ascension. He tells the story of the coming and work of the Holy Spirit, the ministry of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and of other early saints. He tells the story of early opposition to the faith, of the first martyrs, and of the courage of early Christians in the face of resistance and even death. At the beginning of the book, the Christian community is limited to Jewish believers mostly in and around Jerusalem; by the end of the book, the church is growing and expanding among Jewish and Gentile communities throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond. Come out for this 8-week series, “Being the Church,” bring a friend, and join us in living out in our own day and time what it is to be the church together.

CECI N'EST PAS UNE CRITIQUE #19 | The Book of Henry oder: Mama, Mama, bring' den Nachbarn um Eigentlich widmen sich Max, MJ, Schlogger und Stu in Ceci N'est Pas Une Critique vor allem anspruchsvolleren Filmen – gerne auch unbekannten Perlen abseits des Mainstreams. Doch diesmal ist alles ein wenig anders: "The Book of Henry" war zwar kein Geheimtipp, sondern ein vergleichsweise großer Studiofilm mit Ambitionen – zumindest auf dem Papier. Die Zutaten für einen berührenden Crowdpleaser wären durchaus vorhanden gewesen. Warum der Film stattdessen vor allem irritiertes Kopfschütteln hervorruft, wie man Kinderfiguren so unsympathisch wie möglich anlegt, weshalb stalkende Ärzte für Unbehagen sorgen und wieso Mütter besser keine Xbox anfassen sollten – all das (und noch mehr) besprechen wir in dieser Folge. Achtung: Spoiler lauern hinter jeder Ecke! Viel Spaß mit der neuen Folge vom Tele-Stammtisch! Werdet Teil unserer Community und besucht unseren Discord-Server! Dort oder auch auf Instagram könnt ihr mit uns über Filme, Serien und vieles mehr sprechen. Wir liefern euch launige und knackige Filmkritiken, Analysen und Talks über Kino- und Streamingfilme und -serien - immer aktuell, informativ und mit der nötigen Prise Humor. Website | Youtube | PayPal | BuyMeACoffee Großer Dank und Gruß für das Einsprechen unseres Intros geht raus an Engelbert von Nordhausen - besser bekannt als die deutsche Synchronstimme Samuel L. Jackson! Thank you very much to BASTIAN HAMMER for the orchestral part of the intro! I used the following sounds of freesound.org: 16mm Film Reel by bone666138 wilhelm_scream.wav by Syna-Max backspin.wav by il112 Crowd in a bar (LCR).wav by Leandros.Ntounis Short Crowd Cheer 2.flac by qubodup License (Copyright): Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Ola looks at Mark 10:46-52 – The story of Bartimaeus. Continuing our series on the book of Mark, Ola focuses on Bartimaeus, a blind beggar in Jericho who responds to Jesus with bold faith. Ola’s message shows us how God meets us where we are — like He met Bartimaeus on the roadside. Faith is not about physical ability, but spiritual perception and surrender. We must be persistent in prayer, even when we are discouraged or silenced. True faith leads to action — Bartimaeus threw off his past and followed Jesus. When God calls, our response should be urgent and wholehearted. Jesus asks each of us: “What do you want me to do for you?” What is your response?The post Ola Dosunmu: Faith, Surrender, and the Call of Jesus first appeared on Jubilee Church Wirral.

Talks between European and Iranian officials just wrapped up and Iran says diplomacy could easily be achieved if President Trump tells Israel to stop striking Iran. Plus, Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has been released after spending over three months at a detention center.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

P.M. Edition for June 20. Talks between European and Iranian leaders reach an impasse, as Israel says it's prepared for a protracted conflict. The war between Israel and Iran is unprecedented in that it's being fought with air power alone. WSJ South Europe bureau chief Marcus Walker discusses how this might shape its outcome. Plus, after a difficult year, casual-dining chains are trying to get more customers into restaurants. We hear from reporter Heather Haddon about how they are trying to attract new diners without alienating loyal ones. And, in many parts of the U.S., this weekend is forecast to bring dangerously hot weather. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Talks crew wraps up the study on Abraham, finishing up in Genesis 22 and discussing what happened on Mt. Moriah. Recorded on June 18, 2025.

Today's Headlines: Missile strikes between Israel and Iran have continued for six days, with President Trump escalating tensions online by demanding Iran's “unconditional surrender” and revealing the U.S. knows the ayatollah's location. Amid warnings from global powers and regional evacuations, Trump faces pushback at home, including a bipartisan congressional resolution requiring approval for U.S. involvement. Meanwhile in New York, Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by ICE during a volunteer shift, prompting outrage, as Trump calls for more deportations in Democratic cities—despite his administration reversing course multiple times on where raids should occur. Elsewhere, Elon Musk's AI startup is reportedly seeking $4.3 billion in new funding after burning through its previous rounds, and Senate Republicans are proposing to sell 3.3 million acres of federal land in 11 Western states to raise revenue. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: CNN: June 17, 2025 – Israel-Iran conflict  Axios: Congress dodges preemptive confrontation with Trump over Iran  NYT: Brad Lander, NYC Mayoral Candidate, Arrested by ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse Axios: Trump orders ICE to hit Democrat-run cities with deportation blitz  WaPo: Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids  CBS News: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem brought to hospital due to allergic reaction  Bloomberg: Elon Musk's xAI in Talks to Raise $4.3B in Equity Funding WAPo: Senate GOP plan would sell millions of acres of Western public land Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this episode of the Open Bedroom Podcast, I explore the importance of nurturing one-on-one time—what I call “dyad dates”—with each partner in a polyamorous relationship. I share personal stories about my connections with Scott, Jess, and Steph, highlighting how each relationship is unique and requires individual attention. I discuss the different needs and dynamics within each partnership, offering my insights and advice on fostering intimacy, communication, and deeper connections in polyamorous arrangements. I encourage listeners to prioritize individual relationships for stronger, more fulfilling connections.Defining Dyad Dates & Relationship Dynamics (00:01:16) Explains "dyad" meaning, outlines her relationships with Scott, Jess, and Steph, and the importance of one-on-one time.Challenges of Scheduling Dyad Dates (00:02:26) Discusses logistical difficulties in arranging alone time for Scott and Jess, and creative solutions.Erotic Blueprints & Partner Needs (00:03:35) Explains erotic blueprints, how each partner experiences love and connection differently, and how this affects intimacy.Planning Dyad Dates & Overcoming Assumptions (00:05:56) Jen shares her assumptions about Steph's preferences and how she initiated a sleepover to support Scott and Jess's alone time.Jess and Scott's Sensual Night (00:08:06) Details Jess and Scott's date, including the sundress fantasy, horror movie, and their intimate connection.Steph and Jen's Primal Night (00:10:02) Describes the sensual and primal dynamic between Jen and Steph, including their exploration of fantasies and fishnet outfits.The Importance of Individual Dyad Experiences (00:14:53) Highlights how each dyad's intimacy is unique and why one-on-one time matters in polyamorous relationships.Non-Sexual Dyad Time: David Sedaris Outing (00:15:52) Shares a non-sexual example: Jen and Steph attending a David Sedaris show together.Food Play and Sensuality with Jess (00:16:56) Describes a sensual night with Jess involving food play, snacks, and tailored experiences based on Jess's preferences.Exploring New Toys with Jess (00:18:54) Talks about introducing new toys into her relationship with Jess and their shared experiences.Normalizing Open Relationships & Coaching Offer (00:20:01) Jen normalizes open relationships, shares her coaching services, and encourages listeners to reach out for support.Coaching With JenJen's Website

Feeling stuck, anxious, or out of control in key moments? What if your biggest obstacle isn't out there—but in your own subconscious?In this powerful AMA, Dr. David Snyder reveals how to reprogram your mind, take control of your emotional state, and use practical hypnosis and influence tools to create real change—fast.Highlights include:The Garden Technique for rewiring inner patternsHow to stay calm and confident in social settingsThe difference between cocky and charismaticPower words that shift perception instantlyClearing emotional blocks using breath, posture, and energyTune in and start taking control from the inside out. What's running your mind—and are you ready to change it?Quotes:"Your partners, as much as we love them and want to spend time with them, part of their spiritual mission is to trigger us so that we can find the things in our minds and bodies that need cleaning up." - Dr. David Snyder"The secret to controlling any situation is the ability to perceive what's happening and the ability to change what you're doing until you get moving in the direction you want to move." - Dr. David Snyder"The secret to all manifestation is you've got to let it go. Energy that gets held on to stagnates, energy that stagnates causes pain and disease." - Dr. David SnyderActionable Takeaways:Practice State Control – Use posture and breath to shift your emotional state on demand. Try holding a powerful posture for 2 minutes the next time anxiety hits.Rewire with Visualization – Try the Garden Technique: visualize unplugging old patterns and “powering up” new traits like confidence or focus.Stop Putting People on Pedestals – Before any social interaction, ask yourself: “Am I seeing this person as more important than me?” Reframe it—“Are they cool enough to hang with me?”Break Big Goals into Micro Drills – Instead of expecting instant results (e.g., mastering confidence), chunk your goals into small, fun daily habits and build emotional "muscle memory."Use Power Words to Influence – Start integrating words like “simply,” “logically,” or “naturally” into your language to align with others' thinking styles and guide their perceptions.Episode Timeline:0:01:13 - Dr. David begins taking questions from the audience0:03:34 - Discusses state control and approaching people0:06:19 - Explains the difference between cocky and confident0:09:09 - Discusses using adverbs and adjectives effectively0:13:47 - Talks about enthusiasm in sales and communication0:17:12 - Discusses the Dark Triad and influence0:21:28 - Explains facial features for stage hypnosis subjects0:23:51 - Discusses changing emotional states and dealing with feelings0:48:53 - Provides tips on image cycling and manifestation0:53:38 - Demonstrates the "drug of choice" technique for state management1:00:31 - Offers advice on handling lawsuits1:08:10 - Discusses authority, affinity, and attractivity with reference to Chase1:11:09 - Explains hypnosis and human consciousness1:13:18 - Talks about time and dimensional awareness1:15:00 - Concludes the AMATo learn more about Dr. David Snyder and everything about NLP, visit:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nlppower.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DavidSnyderNLP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/davidsnydernlp

Quaranteam – Book 1: Part 10 Andy Rook is given a gift as restitution.. Based on a post by CorruptingPower, in 25 parts. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels. Andy pulled his boxers back on, then his t shirt. "Well, it's entirely up to you, obviously. Take your time, get to know everyone, me included, and we'll play it by ear moving forward." The two walked out of the room, leaving Nicolette to tend to Sheridan. "Everyone's so warm and friendly, and you're not at all like that prick Covington." "I did try and tell you that in the letter." "And that's another thing! An honest to god letter, explaining everything for me before I even came out to talk to people. Who does that sort of thing?" "A writer, clearly," he chuckled. "It was a very good letter. But I think it was Niko and Ash who convinced me that everything would work out for the best," she said, hooking her arm into his. "They're still a bit worried about you, but I told them that grief is a monster you kill with a million tiny cuts, not one big one." Andy nodded. "It gets the better of us all sometimes. But you're getting along with the ladies alright?" She swatted his arm with her calloused fingers. "They're lovely, and Niko was nice enough to fill in all the details that your letter left out. I'd apologize for my first impression, but clearly that was that bastard's fault and through no fault of my own. If I had my way, I'd have been at the Olympics right now, but they're obviously being delayed until next year." "Then you should definitely not stop training," Andy told her. "Just because you're here right now doesn't mean you aren't going to get that chance next year. Talk to Jenny, let her know the kinds of dietary specifics you have for your meals, and then get back into the swing of things. Lauren's a trainer for the 49ers, so she can probably help you out a bit here and there." Piper smiled at him, waving a hand. "I'll talk to her, but we've got the team's trainer on Zoom speed dial at this point. I just hope there's enough space around New Eden for me to work out. God, are they really calling it that?" Andy shrugged. "Rich pricks have pompous tastes." "Speaking of which, I heard from Ash last night that you've got another girl showing up today." He rolled his eyes a little bit. "I swear, if I could find a way to monetize gossip, I'd be the richest man ever. Yes, there's another woman coming by today. One of the poker players, Nate Watkins, was supposed to bring someone over earlier in the week, but his son had already imprinted her while he was off playing poker. I told him it was fine, but he insisted his son needed to be punished for it, so apparently the son will be bringing his newest girl over for me today. Whole thing is a colossal fuck up if you ask me, but whatever. She'll probably show up, not be interested in me, and I'll redirect her back to the center." Piper giggled, shaking her head. "You really don't know a thing about how people work, do you Andy? Alright then, I'm off. I need to go get changed and get a run in. You're right,  I've been going too easy on myself during the pandemic, so I need to get back out there, and a run around New Eden will give me a chance to scope out the town." "There you go. Just remember to hydrate, and have fun." She kissed him on the cheek and headed back towards her room, as Andy headed downstairs, going into the kitchen. He'd worked up quite an appetite this morning. "Can I get you something, sir?" Jenny said, cleaning up the dishes from some of the girls' earlier breakfasts. "Yeah, can I get one of those weird French ham and cheese sandwiches you made the other day, Jenny?" She nodded with a smile, pushing those large oval glasses back up onto her nose. "One croque monsieur coming right up." Her oak colored hair flipped as she spun around and moved towards the fridge. "Did you speak with Nicolette this morning, sir?" "I did, and I'm sorry that I made you all feel uncomfortable, Jenny. It won't happen again." "We like feeling like part of the family, sir," she said, as she started to make the sandwich, "but that simply felt like it was going too far. Just keep us a little at arm's length, and everyone will be perfectly content. We don't mind the girls talking with us all the time, but you're the Master of the House, and, well, we prefer it remain that way." "Heard, understood and acknowledged, as my friend used to say. Oh, do me a favor and make sure Sarah eats some lunch today? You'll probably find her in the downstairs central living room, face glued to a book." "Finally told her she can read your next work, did you, sir?" "Apparently nobody told her it was in the house until I mentioned it this morning." "Very good sir. I'm sure she's having the time of her life, and she never felt like that before." Andy gave her the side eye, and Jenny began laughing. "You leave the masterpiece that is 'Dirty Dancing' out of this, Jenny." "Yes sir. Sorry sir," she said with a smile that made it clear she wasn't sorry in the least. After lunch, Andy headed upstairs to put proper pants on, then retreated to his study and worked adding more to the next Druid Gunslinger novel, although if he was entirely honest with himself, he was doing more editing than actual writing. The editing process was important, however, and he needed to trim some of the excess fat he'd been introducing to the story for a while. His editor had, on more than one occasion, accused him of "flavor bloat," where he would write pages and pages and pages of descriptives with nothing actually happening, and Andy was determined not to get such feedback on this manuscript. Early in the afternoon, Emily poked her head into his office, and the cats immediately hopped up to greet her. "So sorry to disturb you," she said, her British accent ensuring she could do no such thing, "but there's a Benny Watkins at the gate saying he's got an appointment to meet you today. Nathaniel's son I assume? Nicolette's just buzzed the gate open, so perhaps we should go out front and meet him?" He sighed, closing his laptop, nodding. "Yep, let's go see what this whole mess is about." As they walked upstairs, Emily peppered him with questions. "Do you have any idea what it is young Mr. Watkins has in store for us?" "His father, Nathaniel, gave me a little bit of an idea, but not all that much, so I have a feeling I'm going to be just as surprised as you are." "Nathaniel seemed like a rather nice man, for the short time I spoke with him. Not at all how Sarah described Mr. Vikovic." "She didn't like Gregor?" "It wasn't that she disliked him," Emily said as they reached the front door. "She just said he didn't talk very much, whereas Nathaniel seemed quite pleasant and conversational." They opened the front door just in time to see the Watkins family limo pulling up in front of the house. Andy felt a little bit nervous, but Emily reached up and took his hand, squeezing it reassuringly. "It'll be fine, love," she said to him. "Let the man keep his pride." After the limo parked, the driver, a large Israeli man who looked like he could kill Andy with an olive fork, moved to open the back door. Nathaniel Watkins stepped out first, a wide smile on his face. "Ah, Andrew, so glad to see you and Miss Stevens are getting along well. I had hopes that you two would take to each other." "He's an excellent man, Nathaniel," Emily said to him. "I never had any doubts about that." "Yes well, let me first introduce my son, Benjamin. Benny, get out here." Benny stepped out of the car, and Andy could immediately sense why Nathaniel wanted to knock him down a few pegs. The younger Watkins was dressed in several designer fashion labels, all expensive, but none of them matched even in the slightest. Benny's hair was cut short, and he looked like he trying to grow facial hair, but the man was too young to make a proper go of it, and it all just looked wrong. The boy was wiry more than fit. "Hello Mr. Rook," the young man said, staring right at Andy with resentment. Nathaniel's face made it clear that he knew this whole experience was going to be a struggle for the younger man, but also reinforced the idea that this was punishment for his son. "Are you going to apologize to him?" "I'm sorry I took your woman, Mr. Rook," Benny said, but his tone conveyed anything but regret or remorse, almost as if he was trying to goad Andy by repeating that he'd taken something from him. "Hannah dear, would you mind stepping out now?" The last person to emerge from the car was a short teenage Asian girl, dressed in an almost embarrassingly large overcoat, her dark hair in a ponytail with blonde stripes in it, an orange scrunchy holding it in place. She was shorter than both Nathaniel and Benny, around the same height as Emily, and her face had a smug grin on it. "Oh my god, it really is Emily Fucking Stevens. Shoots. I'm totally gonna be a sister wife with Emily Fucking Stevens. This is so fucking rad," the girl said. "Now Hannah," Nathaniel said, "I know you weren't particularly keen on pairing up with Benny, so let me ask you, would Mr. Rook be more to your liking?" Hannah looked Andy up and down, then nodded. "Definitely. He's fit, he's cute, and if he can make Emily Fucking Stevens happy, I don't see how I could possibly be let down," she giggled. "Then why don't you go join Mr. Rook, my dear?" Nathaniel said, while handing Hannah an envelope. "I'll take my coat back, however." Hannah slowly opened the coat, and Andy suddenly understood that while the coat might have been partially for his benefit, it was mostly to rub it even further in Benny's face. Underneath the coat, she was wearing a white, orange and black cheerleader outfit that said 'wildcats' on the front of it. One thing that captured the eye immediately was that Hannah was very well endowed. Her tits were large, almost straining against the uniform and whatever sports bra she had on underneath. She was very much bustier than most high school cheerleaders were, but it absolutely worked for her, her legs in long black stockings beneath the surprisingly long skirt. Andy remembered cheerleader skirts being more daring in his day, but this one hung down to her knees, the stockings disappearing up within. She had a rounded face, but still seemed quite athletic, despite her incredibly well-endowed chest area, and a large silver cross hung on a chain, resting on her collarbone. "You see this, Benny? These gigantic titties of mine I've caught you drooling over so many fucking times, you asshole? This toned ass you tried to get me to shake at you? These athletic thighs you were trying to sneak looks at? You're never gonna get any of it," she said as she handed the coat to Benny, making sure the boy got a good look at her in the outfit, before she skipped over to Andy, grinning the whole way. As soon as she reached him, she threw her arms around his waist and pressed her massive tits against his side, like two pillows crowding against him. "I'm Andy's tiggo biddy cheerleader slut now, you fuckin' perv," she said, sticking her tongue out at Benny, whose face was bunched up in frustration. Based on that look, Benny had clearly seen Hannah in this outfit many times, and fantasized about her again and again. Andy remembered that Nathaniel had said the boy had made multiple passes at her, and that she had rejected each and every one. "I'm gonna fuck his brains out until he can't even stand upright. But you? You ain't never gonna get nun a this. I hope you fuck off and die angry." The girl was clearly still upset about the boy's responses when she'd continually rejected him. "Now, Benjamin," Nathaniel said, "you're going to take out that envelope I gave you earlier, and you are going to read it aloud." Benny reached into the chest pocket of his designer jacket and pulled out an envelope, opening it, starting to read, but not aloud, trying to scan through it as much as he could, his eyes growing wider and wider. "It says what happens if you don't read it aloud, Benjamin," Nathaniel stressed. The younger man cleared his throat and started to read, hatred seething in his voice. "Firstly, as part of the punishment for my actions, I, Benjamin Watkins, am losing a portion of my inheritance that my father had planned for me. Active immediately, my father is hereby giving 40% ownership of Inner Light Investments to one Andrew Rook. When my father passes away, I will also receive 40% ownership of Inner Light Investments, and my father's wives will each receive 1% ownership. Secondly, as further part of my punishment, any and all educations that Hannah Nakamura wishes to receive for the rest of her life will be paid for, in full, by me, Benjamin Watkins. Thirdly, half of my two hundred million dollar trust fund is being transferred in ownership to one Andrew Rook, which he will have full access to immediately, in the form of cash, stocks and bonds. Finally, any retaliatory actions by me, my partners or my friends, against Andrew Rook, Hannah Nakamura or anyone else in Mr. Rook's circle of family and/or friends, will result in my immediate forfeiture of the rest of my trust fund to Mr. Rook, as well as all Inner Light Investments stock set to pass to me upon my father's death. Failure to read this letter aloud will be considered a retaliatory action. With this, I have paid my price in full for my transgression except for one final thing." He looked over at his dad. "That's where it ends. What's the final thing, Dad?" Nathaniel Watkins then slapped his son across the face as hard as he possibly could, knocking the boy to the ground. "There is one rule you will learn comes first and foremost in life, boy," he said, pointing a finger at the young man who had started to cry on the ground. "You do not fuck with the money, and until you have earned some on your own, I am the fucking money in this house. By stealing what didn't belong to you, you have cut off one of your own legs and will have to learn how fucking precarious your situation is." "But Dad!" "Don't you say another fucking word, you sniveling little shit. You should be thankful that Andrew was so understanding about this. His insistence that this didn't need to be made a big deal over is the reason you're still even in this fucking family. You aren't losing that money to him; you're paying it to him for being kind and courteous enough to let you keep the other fucking half of it. If he hadn't been so generous, I would've thrown your ass out of my house, my family and all of New Eden for your treachery, taking a woman who wasn't yours at any point at all. She was delivered to me, and I had promised her to Andrew, and instead, you stole from both myself and him, making me dishonor my promise to him." "Dad, it was only some bitch!" Nathaniel Watkins slapped the boy again, just as hard, if not harder. "For the next month, that 'bitch' is going to be your Mistress, you goddamned brat. Everything that woman, Deborah, says to do, you're going to do, and if you don't, you are fucking done in this family. I have clearly failed to raise you properly, and that's on me, but if there's one thing I've learned over the years, it's that you certainly do enjoy the lifestyle that you currently have, so if you want to keep even a little chance of keeping it, you are going to let her order you around like a goddamn pet. You're her bitch now, and if that means you have to wear a gimp suit and a ball gag for a month, so fucking be it." "It's not fair!" the young man wailed, tears running down his bruised face. "Fair? Fair?!" Nathaniel bellowed so loudly Andrew was afraid the man would strike his son yet again. "When I was your age, I was working three jobs to save up enough money to pay for housing while I got my education. You've never done a day's worth of hard work in your life. You've enjoyed the fruits of my labors, and you've spit in my eye every step of the way, so now you're going to learn what it's like to pay the cost. Get in the fucking car, before I change my mind and cut you out entirely." The boy glared up at him, but then crawled into the back of the limo, his sense of self preservation having won out over his pride. Nathaniel sighed, and walked over towards Andy, while the man's driver took two suitcases out of the trunk of the limo, clearly Hannah's things, bringing them up to the front door of the house. "I'm sorry you had to witness all that, Andrew, but now you know what kind of trouble my boy has been to me over the years." "Hey, better this than you or I having to going all John Wick on him." The bearded man laughed. "You know, at this point if you told me you were secretly a master assassin in the Before Times, I might just believe you." Andy laughed. "I wasn't, but don't fuck with my cats." "Ah, but that's just what a master assassin would say to throw me off the track," Nathaniel laughed, tapping at his temple with one fingertip. "All of the details about the transfer is in the envelope I gave to Miss Nakamura here, and you simply need to have your finance manager contact mine." Andy frowned in amusement. "I don't even have a finance manager, Nathaniel." "Then mine now also works for you. His name is Zack Burchelli. I'll call him on the limo ride back and tell him to expect your call. He takes his fee out of your investments, so it's in his best interests for him to do well by you, and I'll make sure you get the same deal I have." "Are you sure about this?" Andy sighed, feeling a little guilty of depriving the boy of so much of his inheritance. "I mean, we only met this week and you're just giving me a hundred million dollars." Watkins rolled his eyes, grinning. "It's only money. I'll make loads more. Besides, if it helps me reshape that worthless son of mine into a decent human being, it'll all be worth it." "Deb'll do that," Hannah said to them. "She's baller, and putting her in charge will teach him some humility. The money'll be the carrot to her stick, but most def she's gonna beat him stupid with that stick for the next month." Nathaniel smirked and gave Hannah's head a pat. "I told you that you'd like this one, Andrew. She's got spirit. Getting dressed up in her old Woodside High School cheerleading outfit was her idea, by the way, to really stick it Benny. As I said before, she should technically be a freshman at Stanford right now, but the university is closed until the pandemic passes. I have no doubt she'll be a cheerleader there as well. And you're fine with the last thing, dear girl?" Hannah nodded. "It'll be dope. I'm sure Andy won't mind, and if he does, well, I'll change his mind," she giggled. Andy turned to look at her, and the Asian girl just beamed up at him with a toothy grin, almost daring him to ask, but he decided not to. "You really didn't have to go to such lengths on my account, Nathaniel." "Again, let me stress this, it wasn't on your account, Andrew, only to your benefit," Nathaniel said, shaking his hand. "And I think I put in enough warnings that it shouldn't come back on your and yours, but if it does, well, you'll suddenly be even more wealthy, and my son will have lost everything. Oh! And before I go, I spoke to my friend over at Working Title, and they're eager to get things moving forward on a Druid Gunslinger movie, especially if you might have Sarah Washington and Emily Stevens attached for parts. They're talking possible franchise, you know, especially since you're alive and still writing more of them, because that means they won't run out of source material any time soon. That's a value add as they say." "Sarah would swallow her own fist to get that role," Emily said with a smile, "so thank you again, Nathaniel." "No problem at all, my dear," he said, shaking her hand as well. "I'm mostly just glad to have settled this with only my son's pride being wounded. I hope we can part as friends, Andrew," Nathaniel said, moving to shake Andy's hand one more time. "It's refreshing to see someone so salt of the earth here, and we're all the better for it. Emily and Hannah are very lucky ladies." "Friends it is," Andy said. "We can make it a point to have lunch or dinner once every couple of weeks." "I'd enjoy that very much. Now, time to take Benny back to Deborah, and see what she has in store for him. I'm hoping it's a chastity belt of some kind, but it is, as I said, her decision." "Make sure you have her take pictures, so if you need to, you'll have evidence to use against him later. Should be a reminder not to cross you further." Watkins smirked, tapping his temple again. "You're always thinking, Andrew. I love it. Ciao!" With that, Watkins slid back into his limo and the driver closed the door behind him before getting back into the long vehicle, slowly driving it off the property. "You know, you generally don't see limos that much these days," Emily said to him. "That's because they're chintzy AF," Hannah said. "So you DTF right now, or what?" "Look, Hannah, just because you're here doesn't mean you have to stay here if you don't want to," Andy started, but then yelped a little bit as Hannah's small fingertips closed around his groin though the jeans and boxers, squeezing his cock. "M'kay, lemme break it down for you, Andy," she purred. "I am horny like you would not fucking believe, so maybe I'm not making myself clear enough. I kinda turn into a little cock crazed bimbo when I'm too fucking horny for my own good. You got three choices right now. A) You can fuck me right here and now on the porch. B) You can take me inside the house and fuck me right there in the entryway. Or 3) you can take me into the house, up to your bedroom and fuck me there." "Being randy also apparently messes with your indexing system, Hannah," Emily giggled. "Oh, there's also option D) all of the above, but the rumor is that doing any one of the first three will knock me on my ass so I can't do the rest." She blew a stray bang of blonde hair out of her face dismissively. "Sounds like total bullshit to me, though." "I can't help myself, Andrew," Emily said, sliding her right hand down the front of his pants, having to work with Hanna just a little bit, so that she could get her fingertip across the head of his cock, getting a bit of that glistening precum onto her finger as she lifted it out. The small British girl then moved around, sliding her body in behind Hannah's, the two close to the same height, although Hannah was a little bit shorter, Emily's hips pressing up against the cheerleader's, pinning the girl's body between Andy's and her own. "Wrap your arms around him in a great big bear hug and I'll prove to you that you aren't ready for this." Hannah again dismissively blew air out of her mouth, shooting Emily a skeptical look over her shoulder before she dutifully wrapped her arms around Andy's midsection, holding onto him as best she could, before Emily pushed her fingertip into Hannah's mouth, making the cheerleader get her first taste of Andy, priming her. If it hadn't been for Emily's arms pinning Hannah against Andy, the cheerleader would've immediately collapsed to the ground in violent orgasm, but as Emily had her trapped, Andy instead got to feel Hannah's whole body experience a personal earthquake, her face scrunched up tightly, an extremely high pitched squeal shredding through the air, and he could feel the girl's thick nipples suddenly harden, pressed right against his side, even through the layers of fabric. After several seconds, the Asian girl started to breath again and looked up at him, her brown eyes watering with tears but a broad smile on her face. "Holy fuckballs it's fucking true," she whimpered. "I thought I knew what orgasms were like, but I've never felt anything like that in my life. I think I just touched God." She licked her lips, lifting one hand up to rub the back of her hand against her eyes, wiping away the water from them. "And I want more. Fuck it, I gotta have more, like right fucking now." Her other hand had moved back to his cock again, rubbing against it. "No," Andy said. "We're going to take all your stuff inside, and up to the bedrooms, and we're going to give you a bedroom of your own for the time being, and while we're walking you up and getting you settled in, you can tell us a little bit more about yourself. Then, after a little bit, we'll take you into the main bedroom and get you imprinted." "But I  " "Your other choice is that I can make you wait until after dinner," Andy said, trying to be as authoritative as he could. "Which would you prefer?" "Sooner, sir," she grumbled. "Excellent, let's take your stuff in and you can tell me and Emily all about you." "Whaddaya wanna know?" she said, grabbing one of her suitcases while Andy grabbed the other. Andy had taken the larger one, so he didn't feel bad about letting Hannah carry one herself. Even rolling it along, the larger suitcase was more like a steamer trunk than a practical travel suitcase. "You lived in California your whole life?" Andy said, as they walked into the house. She shook her head. "Moved here about five years ago from Hawaii after my dad's company closed down and we had to move. Dad's second generation Japanese American, and mom's pure blood Hawaiian, but I think she was still glad to get off the island. She said she always knew everyone everywhere she went, and wanted to go someplace we could blend in more. We moved to Woodside when I was 13. Dad's a UX engineer for Playtronics and mom teaches third grade." They headed up the stairs, starting to walk down the hallway along the collection of bedrooms. Andy had to stop and check, finding the first completely unoccupied one, leading Hannah into it. "And what are you going to Stanford for?" "Premed," she sighed. "I'm still debating if I want to get into pediatrics or be a neonatal specialist, but I'll totally have time to figure all that out, considering it's, like, totally a billion years in school, so good on me for having that choad pay for it all." "Nathaniel said you were Benny's tutor, and that the boy tried hitting on you several times." "Fuckin' perv didn't like being told no, and he even got handsy one time, so I decked him, and he went crying to daddy over it," she grumbled, moving to put her smaller bag next to the dresser in the room. "But daddy told him that girls get to say no, and he never tried getting grabby again, but he kept on talking shit." Andy rolled the trunk over as well, placing it between the bed and the dresser. "Nathaniel said you made a go at him as well." Hannah giggled a little bit, rolling her eyes. "I mean, kinda, sorta, sure, I guess. He was separated from his wife at the time, and I knew it would piss Benny off so much, I think I just wanted to see if I could get away with it, but his daddy said no, and he eventually unseparated from his wife, so I guess it all worked out. I was mostly just being a brat." "And you know you can't fuck other men any more now, yes?" Emily asked her. "I mean, I guess," Hannah shrugged. "I thought that was just bullshit too, but if that first thing they told us at the base is true, then I guess all of it is, which means if I sleep with another dude, I'll die, right?" "That's our understanding, but we've certainly never tested it," Andy said. "But the rest of the stuff? About needing to fuck? About it giving you the best orgasms of your life? And that it'll keep you safe from the virus? All that's true?" Emily grinned. "I can speak from personal experience that whether it's biochemistry or natural talent, Andrew has made me cum harder than I even thought was possible." "How many women am I gonna have to share him with?" "There are nine other women in the family currently, four of whom intend to marry him, two of whom have decided simply to remain sexual partners, and three of whom are new enough to still be as of yet uncertain of what they want for their futures," Emily said to her. "There are also three women on staff, who are sexual partners of Andy's as well, but prefer to keep that relationship more professional, enjoying a level of distant removal from the family." "What's that mean?" Hannah asked, her face scrunched up in confusion. "It means I like it when the Master orders me around," Nicolette said, poking her head into the room, "and that the cook and the gardener are lovers, but understand they have physiological needs they have to have tended to in order to stay alive. Hell, the gardener's a lesbian, but Andy's cum still makes her cream herself, so she's willing to drink it. Hey, I'm Nicolette, the house maid." She held out her hand to shake Hannah's. Hannah took it and shook it, before shooting Andy a suspicious look. "You make the French maid actually wear a French maid's outfit?" Nicolette giggled, which made the Asian girl's head spin to look at her. "He's told me multiple times I don't have to wear it, but I like it too much to stop, just like I like calling him Master, when he told me I don't have to do that either. But I just love the way he still blushes a little when I say it, so I know he likes it, don't you Master?" she said, giving a little curtsy in his direction. Andy was sure he was blushing a little, so he only smiled slightly. "No comment." "Told you," Nicolette said, poking Hannah in the side. "Just be yourself in what you want, tell him that and he'll probably give it to you, barring a few exceptions." "Oh yeah?" Hannah said, perking up a little more. "What's on the no fly list?" "He's a bit squeamish about being forceful or inflicting, but he'll do it up to a point, although he's never gonna hurt you," Nicolette said. "Uh, what else did Niko tell me?" "So I see Niko's the one with the big mouth," Andy chuckled. "Well, her and Ash told me a lot, so I can't remember which one said which. Oh! No inflicting pain on him, but I think Ash was just joking when she said she wanted to try and put nipple clamps on him," the maid said, giggling again. "She suggested it to me, and I politely declined." "The strap ons in the house are just for the girls to use on girls, not on the Master, although I don't think anyone's asked him that directly." "Niko did when she had a few drinks in her, but I shut that down right quick." Hannah nodded. "So big daddy's ass is exit only, but is he willing to have a go at ours?" Nicolette smiled broadly and gave an over exaggerated nod. "Oh yeah. In fact, I'm a little disappointed he hasn't had a go at mine yet, especially after we all heard Niko's first time not too long ago. And Taylor's." "Enjoyed it, did they?" Emily asked. "Taylor was pretty loud, but holy shit, Niko was loud enough the neighbors might have heard her, and they're at least a mile away. I asked her about it the next day and she said it the greatest sexual experience she'd ever had in her life. Said it made her cum even harder than she did when she was imprinting, if I could believe that." Nicolette licked her lips, looking at Andy. "So, needless to say, I'm hoping the Master'll take a crack at my ass sooner or later. I'm sure he's noticed me bending over a lot more as of late." Andy had turned a darker shade of red. "Well, you should've said something, Nicolette." "But it's so much fun watching you blush, Master," she said, batting her thick eyelashes at him. "Well, you've got an open invitation to my ass, Daddy," Hannah purred. "Mine and Sarah's as well," Emily said, "although you will need to go slow with us. We're, ah, both unaccustomed to it, but anything good enough for Niko is good enough for us." "Nobody's had my ass either, Daddy, so you've got a whole world of eager virgin assholes to explore," Hannah giggled. "Well, I didn't say mine was untouched," Nicolette said, "but it's still ripe for the Master's taking." "That's, good to know?" Andy laughed. "Oh, and Andy's not into bestiality or watersports, thank god," Nicolette said with a dramatic laugh, "because I'd have to be the one cleaning that shit up." Everyone laughed a little bit at that. "Everything else is fair game, though?" Hannah asked. "Well, if there's something else, I'm sure he'll tell you before you get too far down the path," Nicolette said. "If nothing else, the Master is remarkably straight forward." "He's also still in the room," Andy added, amusement on his face how they were talking about him in front of him like he wasn't present. "How many more women are you going to add here?" Hannah said, pushing the trunk up against the side of the bed. "Well, the banquet hall table holds sixteen people, so last night, I figured I was going to add just two more, but Nicolette has informed me that she, Katie and Jenny don't wish to be at our table any more, because it removes the level of distance they want, so I suppose it'll probably be five more, and I'll just have to tend to the needs of two to three women every day." Andy laughed a little. "I mean, there's worse ways to pass the time." "How are you going to pick them?" "I haven't really picked anyone," Andy said with a sheepish smile. "I took a test, several months ago, and based on that, they've just been sending me people. Although Emily told me that if I wanted to, I could apparently just ask for someone, and there's a good chance they might send them to me." Hannah looked down at her hands and then looked up, a conflicted expression on her face. "Can, may I make a request?" Andy's head tilted to one side. "I mean, you can certainly ask. The worst thing I can do is say no, so might as well ask." "Can I ask you to request someone specific for the house? Would, is that forward of me?" "It sort of depends on who you're wanting me to request, Hannah," Andy said. "I feel a little odd requesting anyone, honestly, so if you have someone specifically you want me to bring into the house, I'm going to need a reason for it." That made the Asian girl hesitate for a moment. "Can I think about it for a little bit?" "Sure," Andy said. "I expect the soonest we would see anyone else show up would be next week, and it's probably just going to be one, maybe two people. After next Friday, though, who the hell knows what's going to go on." "What happens next Friday?" "The news breaks, but let's talk about that later. It'll do your head right now. I would've talked to you about it before, but Emily went ahead and primed you already, so I imagine that lust is bubbling up pretty fierce right about now." "Sorry not sorry?" Emily said to him, a pixieish grin on her darling face. "So he can make a go at you here, Hannah, if you want to wake up alone tomorrow morning, or we can take you to the main bedroom, if you're okay waking up surrounded by other people." "Where are you sleeping, Emily?" "Oh, I'm always going to be sleeping with Andy. Always always always." The British actress had a tendency to say things three times in a row if she wanted to drive home a point particularly emphatically. "I'm going to take one of the bedrooms and turn it into a personal study, but I want to be sharing a bed with Andy all the time unless circumstance demands I be away from him for a while, on a film shoot or something." "Are there going to be more Dagger Academy movies? I don't like how they ended with you losing Eduardo, the love of Dahlia Hairtrigger's life, and her having to do her last year at the Academy alone?" "Well, poppet, I'm afraid there are no more novels to adapt, so unless E. F. Winston decides she wants to write more of them, it's quite unlikely. I'm hoping to be part of the cast for the films based on Andy's books, though." "Oh yeah!" Hannah said, looking at him. "Mr. Watkins said you were a writer, but I've never heard of the Druid Gunslinger books." "They're aimed at a slightly older audience, I think, but I'm sure Sarah will love to tell you all about them." "Who's Sarah?" "Another of Andy's soon to be wives. Sarah Washington. Maybe you've seen her in movies?" "Wait. Wait. 'Ballerina Badasses' Sarah Washington? That Sarah Washington is gonna be my sister wife?" "Well, she's certainly here," Emily said with a laugh. "She's downstairs reading Andy's most recent book right now, which I very much doubt we can pry her away from." "I've got so much to learn and discover here, but yeah, let's go to the main bedroom. I feel like it's getting hard to think, so let's go before I can't keep my head clear." "Sure," Andy said, "off to the main bedroom." "Nicolette, can you come with us?" Hannah said. "We're going to need a hand briefly." "We are?" Andy said. Hannah flashed him another broad as miles grin, nodding. "You'll see soon enough! Don't rush your surprise." She grabbed Emily's hand, and then pulled her along, as the four of them started to walk down the hallway. The girls walked several steps behind him, and Hannah whispered into Emily's ear first, making the British woman giggle, before whispering into Nicolette's ear, the maid taking a turn giggling. "Oh you're wicked, girl," Nicolette said. "I fucking love it. You've definitely got a wildcat here, Master." "It says so right here on my tits!" Hannah laughed. As soon as they got into the room, Hannah handed her cellphone to Nicolette. Emily leaned in and whispered into Hannah's ear, which made Hannah gasp and blush. "Oh god, yes! You do you, girl! I fucking love that!" Emily's face broke into a wide grin like she'd just eaten a canary. "Well, it's your show, girl, so do what you want to." She then moved over to whisper into Nicolette's ear, and the maid immediately started giggling all over again. Hannah reached up and grabbed the back of Andy's neck and pulled him down so she could kiss him, and it was sloppy, her tongue almost wanting to lick every inch of his mouth, before she pulled back. "So I can do anything I want? It's okay if I drive?" Andy laughed, shrugging his shoulders, spreading his hands. "Within reason, of course." "Oh, it's all reasonable, and enjoyable," Hannah said, before she grabbed Andy's shirt and pulled him around the room, finally settling on the big armchair, pushing him to sit down. She slowly slid one knee up on one side then her other knee up the other, straddling him. "I'm sure I'd be a shitty stripper, but I've never met a boy who didn't want to do this." She tugged up the cheerleading top, as well as the bra, and let those massive tits spill free, a tidal wave of tan flesh with large aerolas and thick stiff brown nipples. Hannah had at least double Ds, but Andy wouldn't have been at all surprised if they were even larger, and was nearly overwhelmed when she leaned forward and mashed them right up against his face, bringing her arms forward so he felt like his head was being engulfed by them. " Umm. That's it, daddy. Get a face full of those big ol' titties of mine. Some day soon Imma let you fuck'em. Boys have been asking me for a titfuck for years now, and I've always said no, but for you? Goddamn, I'm wet just at the thought of it." Her fingertips smoothed across his shaved head, and when he tried to pull back, she only pulled his face forward even more, holding him there until he thought he was going to suffocate. Eventually, though, she let him pull his face back, wrapping his lips around one of her nipples, suckling hard on it, teasing it with his teeth, which made her give a dramatic shiver, her fingernails raking against the back of his head. "But I gotta be yours first, Daddy," she said, slowly lifting one knee up, drawing it in under her before rolling in a twist, landing her ass in his lap with a heavy whomp, her back to his chest, feeling his cock straining against the jeans. "So don't you move and let your newest fucktoy do her thing." She scooted back into him so she could reach her hands down and unbutton his jeans. "All the boys at school said I was a wicked cocktease, but that's just because I didn't fancy most of them. The guys I hooked up with, though?" She leaned her head back and whispered into his ear. "I was the biggest fucking whore for them imaginable," she moaned. "Blowjobs, handjobs, missionary, doggy, cowgirl, in a car, in a bar, on a boat, near some goats. I made sure my boyfriends never went home with blue balls. A couple of them even begged me to stop, saying they were afraid they were shooting dust," she giggled. "Not one of them made me cum like just the very taste of you did though, Daddy." Andy reached a hand up, sliding it to cup one of her tits, trying to do his best to contribute, but Hannah had him pinned in place pretty good. "Now let's see what your slut's got to work with. It felt kinda big. Is it kinda big?" she giggled, then finally fished his cock out from his unzipped jeans and boxers, not pushing them down, just making them tuck underneath his cock and balls. "Holy fuckballs!" she gasped. "You thick cocked monster, Daddy! That is one big, beautiful, fat fucking prick! Oh god, I hope it tears my slutty little teenage cunt right the fuck up!" As soon as she had it free, she lifted her hips up to draw her skirt up, moving it higher and higher until Andy could feel his cock being rubbed along the one of her stockings. "I know I should wait and take it slow, but fuck it!" Her hand pulled his cock back just enough as she slammed down, forcing her tight young snatch to swallow up his cock. Apparently she hadn't put on panties beneath that skirt. She was easily the tightest cunt he'd ever felt, her body quivering and squirming atop of him, and he was almost worried that he'd hurt her until that giddy laugh burbled out from her throat. "Oh my fucking god that is some good fucking cock!" she shouted. "Where has this goddamn cock been all my life?" Hannah reached up and pulled the scrunchy from her hair, tossing it aside to let her mane hang loose, shaking her head to make her hair fall in her face for a moment, as she took one hand and pushed her skirt down her legs a little, her other arm folding across her chest. Andy heard a click sound, and tried to peek around Hannah, but she leaned over and made sure he couldn't get a good view. "Uh uh, you stay right fucking there, and you let me ride this giant fucking hog of yours until you give me what I want, and don't you doubt for a fucking second that I want it, oh hot shit do I want that fucking cum." Andy was trying to figure out where to put his hands, but Hannah was already moving, tugging the skirt back up again, lifting both of her hands back to rub along his head, when Andy heard another clicking sound. As soon as Andy's hands touched her hips, she suddenly reached down and grabbed his wrists, pulling his hands up to cup those mammoth tits of hers, followed by another click and then another moan. "I really should be bouncing on this schlong of yours, daddy, but I just love how it feels stretching my teenage cunt open, prying that cunt until I can't help but fit like a good little sleeve, only as big as you're making me," Hannah groaned. "Don't you want me, baby? Don't you wanna force fuck your newest whore until she's weeping your cum? 'Cause that's what she fucking wants. I know you can feel how fucking wet I am around that giant cock," she giggled. "Maybe just a little bounce." Hannah lifted her hips up, sliding her twat up his cock. Andy wasn't sure how far up she was going to lift, but after a few inches, she snickered and thrust down again, which only made her moan all the harder. "Fuck fuck fuck that's fucking good,” "You know, Andrew," Emily said, her voice moving closer, "when Hannah told me her plan for this moment, I offered her a little suggestion, one which she found incredibly erotic. Would you like me to tell you what it is?" "I think you should, don't you?" he said, Hannah making sure he couldn't peek and see what was happening. "Oh, I think you rather might enjoy a surprise instead," she laughed, getting even closer before Andy heard yet another click. He knew he'd heard that sound before, but couldn't place it. "You really should see her like this, Andy," Emily purred. "All wanton and wound up on your lap, eager to get your spunk inside of her but too wired to be able to move. And you, being so noble, not rushing her, when really, I think the little slut's as desperate for you to fuck her as you are." There was a rustling sound, and Andy felt his legs being pushed apart a little by Emily's soft hands. "Which is where I come in." There was another click, then another. Then Andy could feel the skirt fluttering, as one of Emily's hands shifted, the tip of her thumb rubbing along what little of his cock was exposed, before moving to strum Hannah's clit tenderly, the Asian cheerleader wriggling even more in his lap. "Fuck, she's frigging me, Daddy. She's rubbing my little cunny while you're ripping it open, and it all feels so fucking good." "It's a good starter, innit?" Emily said, "but I can do better. Hannah, be a good little fuckpuppet and start grinding on him, would you love?" "I don't know, Emily," Hannah whimpered, almost a touch of fear in her voice. "I'm scared I'm gonna start having chain orgasms or something." "Of course you are, darling," Emily replied, "but that's no reason to be frightened. They're wonderful." The movements were tentative at first, but slowly Hannah's hips began lifting up then pushing down again, starting to ride his cock, although clearly pacing herself to not go completely out of control. "Now," Emily said, as Andy thought he felt her moving to her knees, "let me see if I can expedite this along a little more." Andy damn near jumped when he felt Emily's tongue near the base of his cock, the British woman giving a delightful shiver against him, one hand still using a thumb on Hannah's clit, the other keeping Andy's thighs pressed wide apart enough that she could slip in, her head beneath the skirt, as her voice was a little muffled. "Ah yes, I know how we can kickstart this. Hannah, dear, are you ready for my husband to be to blow your fucking mind by blowing his load?" "Oh god, I want it so goddamn bad, Emily, Andy,” Click. "I need to feel that hot jizz inside of my snug snatch, I'm so fucking desperate for it." "But you know what'll happen when he does, don't you?" Hannah nodded, but didn't say anything, while Emily's tongue was flicking along the point where Andy's flesh met Hannah's. "I can't hear you, darling!" Emily said in a sing song voice. "I'll start imprinting." "And what does that mean, you silly girl?" "That I'll be bonded to him, connected to him,” "Is that what you want?" Hannah nodded again, her hair thrashing about, before she realized that Emily still couldn't hear her nodding. "I want it, I want it, I want it so fucking bad,” Click. "Well, you tell him what you want him to make you, and I'll make sure he does, but if you don't say it, he won't do it, and frankly, I won't blame him one bit." "Please, Andy, Daddy, Master, whatever the fuck you want me to call you, please give me that cum, please fill up my cunt and let it mark my very soul." Andy could feel Emily's tongue moving downward, starting to lash over his balls, flicking along them, that weird clicking sound filling the air again, as Hannah continued begging. "I've never wanted anything like this in my entire fucking life, needed something so fucking badly, to feel you jizzing me up, putting a big ol' creampie in my tight teenage twat, doing what it does, what I want it to do to me so fucking much. I wanna be your slut, Andy, yours and nobody else's. I wanna feel that nut branding me as your whore for life, your wanton and willing cheerleader fucktoy who will take every drop of cum you give her. I need it. Oh fuck do I fucking need it, You gotta give it to me, Andy, before I lose my fucking mind." At that point, Andy felt Emily's lips wrapping around his balls, sucking his nuts into her mouth, washing them with her tongue, rolling them around, almost coaxing them to give up their secrets, as Hannah started spasming again on his lap. The sensations were brutally intense, threatening to overwhelm him.. "Please, Daddy, please please please; make me your girl, your slut, your whore, your toy, your fuckhole, your plaything or wife or whatever the fuck you want me as, just make me fucking yours with that goddamn cum already! Cum in me! Show me how fucking owned I am! Oh my god, I'm fucking cumming! Cum with me! Cum! Fucking cum already!" Between Emily's tongue, Hannah's grinding movements and her quivering cunt, Andy's resistance was futile and he felt his balls try to draw up, only to be kept in place by Emily's lips, even while his cock began spewing hot cum inside of Hannah's cunt, sending the girl redoubling with spasms, her already tight snatch locking his cock inside of her until those spurts had stopped and her body sloughed almost lifeless against him in the chair. Emily began giggling profusely beneath the skirt, and he felt her mouth pull off his balls, giving the base of his cock a little lick before she pushed the cheerleader up and off his cock, forcing her to slide a bit more against Andy's chest. Once she had his cock out of the cheerleader, she moved to lick it clean, and Andy was certain he could feel Emily trembling just a little bit, having rediscovered for certain that every bit of his cum would send her into orgasms. After a minute or so of a tongue bath on his cock, Emily slipped out from under the skirt and moved to help Andy lift her up, carrying Hannah's unconscious form to the giant bed, laying her down. Emily had given his knob an excellent spit shine, so Andy tucked his cock away, and pulled up his boxers and his jeans, zipping and buttoning them up, before he noticed that Emily was standing next to Nicolette, who was still in the room. The two of them were looking at Hannah's cellphone. "No, that's definitely the one. Send him that one," the British woman said to the maid. "That's what I figured, but I wanted to be sure," Nicolette said. "And the rest of them?" "Why, send them to Andy's phone, and all the girls' phones as well," Emily said, leaning in to kiss Nicolette, letting the maid get a taste of a few remaining droplets of Andy's cum, forcing the French girl to vibrate a little, a short but nonetheless powerful orgasm rippling through her at even that small amount. "Am I going to regret asking what this is all about?" Andy said, as he walked over to join them. Emily took the phone from Nicolette's hand, selected a photo and turned the phone to show Andy. It was a picture of Hannah on his lap, although her face was covered by her hair. Her cheerleading top was pulled up, but her arm folded across her tits hid her nipples from sight, and while portions of Andy's form were visible, it didn't clearly identify him either. But also just importantly, Hannah's skirt was clearly over the head and shoulders of Emily, who wasn't totally visible in the photo either, but made the image all that more erotic. "When you told Nathaniel that you weren't going to let Benny watch, Hannah asked us to send him a picture that showed the whole thing without giving him any of the good bits, or showing anybody's face," Emily giggled. "He'll know it's her, and you, and me, but he can't prove it to anyone." "So you took a picture," Andy said to Nicolette, who had a comfortable smirk on her face. "Oh, I took loads of pictures, Master, and in most of them, you can see her tits, her face, I like this one in particular," she said, taking the phone back from Emily, scrolling over to show one that was a close up Emily's face, her tongue extended to lick his cock, Hannah's cunt visible and framed in the shot. "But these are just for the family."

Gospel Matthew 5:38-42 Jesus said to his disciples: "You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one to him as well. If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand him your cloak as well. Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles. Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow.” Reflection Jesus is making a statement. It must have seemed strange to his disciples, as it does to many of us today. Offer no resistance to one who is evil. Why would that be what he wants? It's so subtle that evil is the kind of thing that when someone does something to you, they hate you, you turn around and hate them and do something bad to them. It is the most seductive thing that evil does. Talks us into being just like it. But this is calling for human beings to be so different than that. To not return evil for evil, not to base everything on the law, but to work with service, generous service. That's the goal. That's what the Kingdom is about. Closing Prayer Father, awaken our eyes to what you long for us to see. It's your presence within us that gives us the courage and the ability to live the laws of your kingdom, the laws of mercy. And we ask this in Jesus' name, Amen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As businesses are adopting artificial intelligence and beginning to figure out how it will make them money, developers are already working on ways to embody AI in the physical world. From home robots to manufacturing and beyond, tech reporter Belle Lin digs into the industry's plans and tells us whether physical AI might bring both makers and users the big returns on investment they've been anticipating. Alex Ossola hosts. Further Reading:  These Developers Can't Get Excited About Apple's AI Efforts  AI Is Here for Plumbers and Electricians. Will It Transform Home Services?  Companies Are Struggling to Drive a Return on AI. It Doesn't Have to Be That Way.  Nvidia and Perplexity Team Up in European AI Push  Apple Executives Defend Apple Intelligence, Siri and AI Strategy  Meta in Talks to Invest $14 Billion in Scale AI, Hire CEO Alexandr Wang  Apple Fails to Clear a Low Bar on AI  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does culture's call to follow our dreams connect with Jesus's call to follow him? As we close out our dreaming series, we'll look at Jesus's own longing  - God's Kingdom coming to earth. Does the narrow path of following Jesus have space for dreaming?- Series Description -What dreams do we have for our life? Are they God's dreams or our dreams? Both? Sometimes, we protect God from our own dreams, wondering if we gave into his ways and will if he would squelch our true desires. Other times, we give up on dreams understanding the call to discipleship to mean that dreams are for yesteryear. There is another way. Throughout the scriptures, God hints at what his true dream is and ways humans can partner with God with their own longings. This involves knowing God's heart, learning to wait, expecting opposition, and pairing our dreams with a call to obedience.

Talks in regards about Gamefest, NBA, MLB, and BET AwardsNote: Recording took place on 6/14/25

Nach aufregenden Wochen rund um Spieleankündigungen auf dem Summer Game Fest, Sonys State of Play und dem Xbox Showcase geht es heute um die neueste Spielekonsole. Seit einigen Tagen ist die Nintendo Switch 2 auf dem Markt und wir haben den Handheld und etliche Spiele schon ausgiebig getestet.In Folge 173 des PC Games Podcast quatscht gleich ein ganzes Quartett über die Vorzüge und Nachteile der Switch 2. Moderator Michi Grünwald hat Carlo Siebenhüner, Viktor Eippert und unser neuestes Redaktionsmitglied Lukas Bohnau eingeladen. Es ist nämlich der perfekte Zeitpunkt, um Lukas genauer vorzustellen, schließlich bezeichnet er sich selbst als Nintendo-Fanboy und treibt als "NintenToker" auf TikTok sein Unwesen.Doch unser Podcast dreht sich nicht nur um die Hardware der Konsole, sondern auch um die bereits erschienenen Spiele. Wie gut laufen Civilization 7, Cyberpunk 2077 und Hogwarts Legacy auf der Switch 2? Zum krönenden Abschluss der Folge quatschen wir auch noch ausgiebig über Mario Kart World. Was uns am Fun-Racer gefällt und wo wir noch Verbesserungspotenzial sehen, verraten wir euch in der aktuellen Ausgabe. Viel Spaß beim Anhören!Der PC Games Podcast - der offizielle Videospielpodcast der PC Games - erscheint seit über einem Jahrzehnt regelmäßig und liefert dabei wöchentlich gleich mehrere Talks zum riesigen Thema Videospiele.Unser Moderationsteam, Michi Grünwald und Vivi Ziermann, deckt dabei etliche Bereiche ab: Review-Gespräche und Previews zu brandaktuellen Games, nostalgische Rückblicke, Reports, Interviews und vieles mehr. Dabei gibt es natürlich auch immer mal wieder spannende Insights in die Spielebranche und in die Redaktion des ältesten, noch aktiven Videospielmagazins Deutschlands - seit 1992 am Start!Unser Spiele-Podcast ist vollkommen kostenlos zugänglich und neben unseren Webseiten auch auf allen großen Podcast-Plattformen - von Apple Music bis hin zu Spotify - zu finden.

Talks from the Trust Meeting Indicate Chansiri might be willing to sell Sheffield Wednesday, we can only hope.   FOLLOW THE TWITTER - https://twitter.com/talkingwed   Talking Wednesday | The Sheffield Wednesday Podcast ©

Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Thomas Barnes. A technology entrepreneur and franchise owner, shares his journey from corporate IT to owning an Experimax store, specializing in Apple product sales, service, and repairs. He discusses entrepreneurship, customer service, hiring strategies, and the challenges of competing in the tech repair industry. Segment Breakdown & Key Highlights Introduction & Background Host Rushion McDonald introduces Thomas Barnes as Atlanta’s Technology Guru, highlighting his love for math and science that led him into the tech industry. Thomas reflects on his 30+ years in IT, working with Fortune 50, 100, and 500 companies, and his decision to become a business owner during the COVID-19 pandemic. Entrepreneurial Journey & Franchise Ownership Shares his motivation to own a business instead of working for others, officially becoming an Experimax franchise owner in 2021. Explains his research process, initially exploring food and beverage franchises before discovering the Apple-focused Experimax model. Highlights the brand's niche market—specializing in Apple product repairs and sales, leveraging his tech and business expertise. Challenges & Competitive Strategy Discusses the difficulty of hiring skilled technicians, emphasizing the need for Apple expertise but openness to training individuals with Android/Windows experience. Introduces John Goldwasser, his store manager, who is proficient in both Apple and Android technology. Differentiates Experimax from Apple Stores, offering shorter wait times, personalized service, and no mandatory appointments. Competes with local repair shops, emphasizing his store’s established reputation and specialized expertise. Customer Service & Business Growth Emphasizes treating employees with respect to ensure loyalty and a strong team culture. Discusses customer acquisition costs and his strategy of actively networking and promoting his store. Highlights customer experiences, mentioning loyal Apple users seeking alternatives for repairs and upgrades. Entrepreneurship & Lessons Learned Stresses the importance of faith, resilience, and risk-taking in business. Encourages entrepreneurs to step out on faith and not fear challenges. Talks about the importance of a business plan, sharing his experience of developing financial projections for securing loans. About Thomas Barnes Atlanta-based technology entrepreneur with 30+ years in IT. Franchise owner of Experimax Sandy Springs, specializing in Apple product sales, service, and repairs. Passionate about customer service, mentorship, and business growth. Advocate for entrepreneurship, faith-based leadership, and strategic planning. Thomas’ journey showcases determination, business acumen, and a commitment to providing quality tech services. His Experimax store serves as a go-to alternative for Apple users, offering expert repairs and personalized customer experiences. Want to learn more? Visit Experimax Sandy Springs or follow Thomas Barnes' business updates online. #BEST #STRAW #SHMS Support the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Thomas Barnes. A technology entrepreneur and franchise owner, shares his journey from corporate IT to owning an Experimax store, specializing in Apple product sales, service, and repairs. He discusses entrepreneurship, customer service, hiring strategies, and the challenges of competing in the tech repair industry. Segment Breakdown & Key Highlights Introduction & Background Host Rushion McDonald introduces Thomas Barnes as Atlanta’s Technology Guru, highlighting his love for math and science that led him into the tech industry. Thomas reflects on his 30+ years in IT, working with Fortune 50, 100, and 500 companies, and his decision to become a business owner during the COVID-19 pandemic. Entrepreneurial Journey & Franchise Ownership Shares his motivation to own a business instead of working for others, officially becoming an Experimax franchise owner in 2021. Explains his research process, initially exploring food and beverage franchises before discovering the Apple-focused Experimax model. Highlights the brand's niche market—specializing in Apple product repairs and sales, leveraging his tech and business expertise. Challenges & Competitive Strategy Discusses the difficulty of hiring skilled technicians, emphasizing the need for Apple expertise but openness to training individuals with Android/Windows experience. Introduces John Goldwasser, his store manager, who is proficient in both Apple and Android technology. Differentiates Experimax from Apple Stores, offering shorter wait times, personalized service, and no mandatory appointments. Competes with local repair shops, emphasizing his store’s established reputation and specialized expertise. Customer Service & Business Growth Emphasizes treating employees with respect to ensure loyalty and a strong team culture. Discusses customer acquisition costs and his strategy of actively networking and promoting his store. Highlights customer experiences, mentioning loyal Apple users seeking alternatives for repairs and upgrades. Entrepreneurship & Lessons Learned Stresses the importance of faith, resilience, and risk-taking in business. Encourages entrepreneurs to step out on faith and not fear challenges. Talks about the importance of a business plan, sharing his experience of developing financial projections for securing loans. About Thomas Barnes Atlanta-based technology entrepreneur with 30+ years in IT. Franchise owner of Experimax Sandy Springs, specializing in Apple product sales, service, and repairs. Passionate about customer service, mentorship, and business growth. Advocate for entrepreneurship, faith-based leadership, and strategic planning. Thomas’ journey showcases determination, business acumen, and a commitment to providing quality tech services. His Experimax store serves as a go-to alternative for Apple users, offering expert repairs and personalized customer experiences. Want to learn more? Visit Experimax Sandy Springs or follow Thomas Barnes' business updates online. #BEST #STRAW #SHMS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Opferman in for Mark Madden, Tom talks about the TJ Watt contract situation. Talks about the Bucs once again not scoring runs for Skenes. Brian Metzer joins the show to break down the latest news with the Penguins.

Tom Opferman in for Mark Madden, Tom talks about the TJ Watt contract situation. Talks about the Bucs once again not scoring runs for Skenes. Brian Metzer joins the show to break down the latest news with the Penguins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode. Magid offers the latest on the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, with recent reports of staffers killed and perhaps taken captive by Hamas terrorists, as well as the possibility of some 25 Palestinians killed at one of the aid sites. Magid reviews the latest Hamas claims and GHF responses, discussing the confusion in this ongoing initiative. As the French and Saudis host a UN conference next week advancing a two-state solution, Magid says there is speculation whether France will use it as an opportunity to declare a Palestinian state, making it the most prominent country in the West to do so, while remaining an ally of Israel. Magid says there is still much indecision about the unilateral step, which could interfere with the ongoing hostage negotiations and with concerns about how Israel would react. Talks with Iran continue, with US President Donald Trump publicly criticizing the Iranian republic for not negotiating seriously. Magid looks at some of the serious steps being taken by the US to shield US personnel in the Middle East, possibly indicating that an attack is coming, either by the US or Israel. Following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent video statement about possible progress in hostage talks, which was dismissed by others, Magid notes that the recent phone conversation between Trump and Netanyahu points to the US president's intention that the war in Gaza needs to end, despite the Israeli government's interest in contining the military pressure in Gaza. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Gaza aid group says Hamas killed at least 5 local staffers, possibly abducted others Palestinians say 25 killed near Gaza aid site; IDF says troops fired at threats MBS attendance at 2-state confab to signal that France will recognize Palestinian state US slams UN conference on Israel-Palestinian issue, warns of consequences US begins evacuating Mideast embassies, army bases as Iran nuclear talks come to a head Trump said to have told Netanyahu to end Gaza war, attacking Iran off limits for now Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves and video edited by Thomas Girsch. IMAGE: French President Emmanuel Macron, right, speaks with Saudi Arabia's Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud prior to a group photo at an EU-Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Talks crew discusses Hebrews 6:13-20 and the promise to Abraham and the hope of those who have fled for refuge! Recorded on June 11,2025.

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It's the early 2000s, and I get invited to speak in New York to a room full of tech heavyweights - people and thought leaders I dreamed of being in front of. I am determined to crush it, so I do what any overachiever would: I obsess.  I write, rewrite, and practice endlessly. No improvising. No mistakes. I even buy a stiff, serious outfit that doesn't feel like me but seems like something a “real” speaker would wear. On the day of the event I deliver my Talk flawlessly, every word in place. The audience claps, though I leave feeling like something is off. It was perfect, yes, but ultimately flat. I felt like I had given a transcript instead of a speech. Fast-forward three years later, and I'm at TED for the first time. 5 days filled with 80 speakers. It hits me that the Talks that tend to stay with me aren't the perfectly polished ones. They're the raw, real, unfiltered ones. No armor, no script… just humans being human. And that's when I decide I am done choosing robotic over real. The Talks that move us, that shift our hearts and minds, are the ones that breathe. They make us feel like we've experienced something rare. And speaking of showing up with unfiltered and raw authenticity, my special guest today, Michelle Claffey, embraces that wholeheartedly. Michelle is a leadership and team coach, with a background in organic chemistry, who specializes in helping leaders and organizations embrace authenticity, courage, and confidence. In this episode of the Storytelling School Podcast, you'll learn how effective leadership and communication benefits from being authentic and vulnerable. We'll also answer questions such as: How can you move from simply delivering information to creating an authentic, immersive experience for your audience? How can you use the power of storytelling to connect and motivate? How can you reframe your perspective and shift the narrative to empower yourself and inspire others?  What you will learn in this episode: The powerful tool you can use to connect with your audience Why you don't need to deliver a "perfect" performance How reframing limiting beliefs and self-doubt can empower you What leveraging stories as analogies or metaphors can do for you Who is Michelle? Michelle Claffey is a leadership and team coach who specializes in helping leaders and organizations embrace authenticity, courage, and confidence. With a background in organic chemistry and a career shift into coaching, she truly brings a unique perspective to her work and is passionate about empowering others to find their authentic voice and lead with impact. She often incorporates storytelling and interactive experiences into her workshops and facilitation. Links and Resources Claffey Leadership Website Storytelling School Website @storytellingschool on Instagram @storytellingSchool on Facebook

Mitta Vicki Wise grew up in New Zealand singing & dancing the Maori songs & dances that indigenous Maori women have practiced since ancient time. Along with her indepth travels & meditation  involvement in India & in USA...these experiences have given her a deep connection & respect for all peoples of the Earth. This is also the foundation of her work -   As a Holistic Practitioner (RN, hypnotherapy, reflexology, energy therapy), Empowerment Coach, & Entrepreneur in Los Angeles...Mitta offers many empowerment programs & groups supporting women through challenges & changes - both private & group.  She has helped so many women go from stressed to purposed, stuck to successful & alone to connected - upleveling and empowering lives big time in the process. She's been seen on Bold Brave TV, on podcasts including Painting Your Path, and been a guest speaker at various online events.  Mitta is also known for hosting many speaker events - some of which are - ReInventing Yourself In Changing Times, Clarify Your Heart's Purpose, Soul Strength, Career Clarity, Break Through Blocks, and the latest Activate Abundance 2025.Her own podcast is 5 Tips in 5 Minutes - Rediscovering Your Greatness Within - Women's Talks, Tips & Techniques for empowerment, courage & purpose. General: https://www.ThePurposedProgram.comProfessional: https://www.ThePurposedWoman.comenergyisnow@icloud.com. 818-720-9802 Inner Wisdom guided meditation access https://www.thepurposedprogram.com/freeguided54951977General: https://www.ThePurposedProgram.comCareer: https://www.ThePurposedWoman.comWomen's Circle: https://www.reinventingyourselfnow.com/circle5 Tips in 5 Minutes: https://FiveTipsin5Minutes.podbean.com #VisualizationSuccess#EmpoweredWomen#HolisticHealing#MaoriWisdom#MindsetMatters MEDICAL AND HEALTH ADVICE DISCLAIMER. The content shared on this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as medical, mental health or professional healthcare advice. While we may discuss topics related to wellness, health, or personal development, the podcast hosts and any guests are not acting as licensed medical, mental health, healthcare professionals or therapists, unless explicitly stated. Any examples of results or outcomes discussed are not guaranteed or typical, as individual experiences vary based on many factors including background, motivation and personal capacity. You should not rely on the information provided as a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis or treatment from qualified medical or mental health providers. We do not offer medical diagnoses, treatment plans or prescription advice and we are not registered dietitians. Any actions you take based on the podcast are strictly at your own risk. You assume full responsibility for any outcomes, injuries or losses related to your use of this information. By listening to this podcast, you agree that the podcast and its creators are not liable for any direct or indirect consequences of your actions or decisions based on the content of this podcast.https://calendly.com/rebeccaelizabethwhitman/breakthrough https://wellnessmarketingltd.com/magnetic-abundance-manifest-your-dream-life-retreat/ https://www.amare.com/et/kd4k0a/2088608 https://mall.riman.com/rebeccawhitman/home http://pillar.io/rebeccaewhitman To learn more about Rebecca…https://www.rebeccaelizabethwhitman.com/#home

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Are you frustrated trying to grow your audience without breaking through to new listeners? I get it. You pour your heart into creating incredible content, but it feels like you're stuck talking to the same handful of listeners every week. GROW YOUR AUDIENCE WITH PODCAST INTERVIEWS In this episode of Podcast Talent Coach, I dive deep with Liam Austin, co-founder of Talks.Co, to reveal my favorite strategy for audience growth: landing podcast interviews. Liam will mention it during our conversation. You can get started for free with Talks.co at www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/talks. To be effective, these guest spots need to put you in front of the right, ready-to-engage audience. Trust me, guesting isn't just a nice-to-have—it's a must if you want to build influence and turn your podcast into a thriving business. THE RIGHT PODCASTS Knowing which shows to target, and how to get booked as a guest, can make or break your growth strategy. Not all podcasts are created equal, and it's a mistake to guest on just any show. Liam explains why you don't need to focus on competitors; instead, seek out shows that complement what you do and speak directly to your ideal clients. For example, if you're a marketing expert for entrepreneurs, aim for podcasts that help entrepreneurs build businesses, not necessarily marketing podcasts. You want to get in front of listeners who actually want what you offer, not just more of what you do. GET THEM TO SAY "YES" But how do you get hosts to say yes, especially when they're inundated with generic, spammy pitches? You have to show up as the number one choice. That starts with hyper-relevant, personalized outreach—no copy-paste emails! Build genuine relationships by demonstrating you've listened to their show and understand their audience. And please, whatever you do, don't send cold pitches about unrelated topics. As I shared in this episode, nothing hurts more than getting pitched a cryptocurrency trader for a podcast about podcasting! LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS Getting booked is only half the battle. You also need a strategy to bring listeners from that appearance into your own world. Liam and I break down the power of value-driven call-to-actions. Always give immense value first. Then, invite listeners to take the next step with a compelling lead magnet. Whether it's a free checklist, a workshop, or a downloadable resource, the goal should be getting them onto your email list. This is where you have full control and can nurture real relationships beyond social platforms. GET STARTED Ready to put this into action? Check out Talks.co, the platform Liam founded to connect podcast guests and hosts quickly and efficiently. Create your (free!) speaker profile and discover shows actively seeking guests right now. If you're serious about growing your audience, it's time to move beyond waiting for listeners to find you. Get started: Use my affiliate link at www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/talks to start for free. As always, if you want personal help refining your content, building relationships, and developing your own podcast growth plan, apply for a coaching call at www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/apply. Let's turn your passion into profit and meaning—because podcasting is the tool, but your impact is the real goal!