Podcast appearances and mentions of taylor stevens

The show continues from the Illinois State Fairgrounds as the box office opens for the season as Sam visits with Illinois State Fair Queen Johnna Fulcher and Taylor Stevens of Synergy Home Care, and Nathan Boyle of Peterman Financial Group stops by for this week's Money Talk Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The conversation continues at Peerless Cleaning and Restoration on South Grand Avenue with Mark Forinash of Cafe Moxo and Taylor Stevens of Synergy Home Care. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taylor Stevens of Synergy Home Care visits and Nathan Boyle of Peterman Financial Group hosts Monday Talk Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taylor Stevens is the regional community liaison for Synergy HomeCare in Central Illinois. She spoke to Community Voices about the business, which provides in-home assistance and support, including housekeeping, transportation and companionship. Stevens explained the personalized service Synergy HomeCare provides and the diversity of the clients they serve.For more information visit: https://synergyhomecare.com/il-springfield-62711/

Taylor Stevens of Synergy Home Care makes her monthly visit and Bill Peterman of Peterman Financial Group stops in for a music-and-sports-infused Money Talk Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The show continues from the Illinois State Fair presented by the Illinois Beef Association as Synergy Home Care's Taylor Stevens make her monthly stop and Nathan Boyle of Peterman Financial Group visits the gazebo for this week's Money Talk Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taylor Stevens of Synergy Home Care pays a visit and Bill Peterman of Peterman Financial Group hosts this week's Money Talk Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Throwback episode from 2012 You have seen her all over the internet & even at this past NHL Stanley Cup, between the Kings & Devils, but now you can hear her on MMB Radio. Taylor called in to talk about her life as web cam model & how her part in the NHL Stanley Cup was not her claim to fame. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mmbradiopodcast/support

Taylor Stevens of Synergy Home Care stops in and Bill Peterman of Peterman Financial Group hosts Money Talk Monday from the southern command. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Business in the 217, Trent R. Nelson talks with: Taylor Stevens - SYNERGY Homecare Zach Kerker - Springfield Clinic Trent R. Nelson spoke with both Taylor Stevens and Zach Kerker, concerning the joy of being kind to others, Sending Love Overseas, how you can make a positive impact on the lives of others, and so much more. Share and subscribe, and ensure that your neighbors and loved ones have the gift of knowledge.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Corporate Venture Capital, or CVC, continues to play a major role in investment and deal activity across numerous growth industries. Jones Day partners Tim Curry and Taylor Stevens discuss who's investing, the opportunities they're targeting, and the special factors to consider in a corporate venture investment. Read the full transcript here.

Taylor Stevens of Synergy Home Care makes her January visit and Bill Peterman of Peterman Financial Group presents Money Talk Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synergy Home Care's Taylor Stevens visits and Bill Peterman of Peterman Financial Group hosts Money Talk Monday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bishop talks with Taylor Stevens of Synergy Home Care about an upcoming trick or treat event. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bishoponair/support

Bishop talks with Taylor Stevens of Synergy Home Care about an upcoming trick or treat event. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bishoponair/support

Taylor Stevens not only works for Synergy HomeCare, but she also is involved with the Springfield Chamber and helped start Rise Springfield. Oh... she does all that while still being a mom! Great conversation about everything Taylor is involved in and more! - Tune in wherever you get your podcasts or listen here: itbpodcast.com Visit Synergy HomeCare of Central Illinois @ synergyhomecare.com/il-springfield-62711/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ootboxmedia/support

Bishop talks with Taylor Stevens, a local community leader being recognized for volunteer work and more.

On this, our 100th episode, we eschew any silly self-congratulatory show to get right into one of James Cameron's most under appreciated films, his 1989 anti-nuke allegory The Abyss. ----more---- TRANSCRIPT   From Los Angeles, California, the Entertainment Capital of the World, it's The 80s Movies Podcast. I am your host, Edward Havens. Thank you for listening today.   We're finally here.    Episode 100.   In the word of the immortal Owen Wilson, wow.   But rather than throw myself a celebratory show basking in my own modesty, we're just going to get right into another episode. And this week's featured film is one of my favorites of the decade. A film that should have been a hit, that still informs the work of its director more than thirty years later.   But, as always, a little backstory.   As I quite regularly say on this show, I often do not know what I'm going to be talking about on the next episode as I put the finishing touches on the last one. And once again, this was the case when I completed the show last week, on Escape to Victory, although for a change, I finished the episode a day earlier than I usually do, so that would give me more time to think about what would be next.   Thursday, Friday, Saturday. All gone. Still have no clue what I'm going to write about.   Sunday arrives, and my wife and I decide to go see Avatar: The Way of Water in 3D at our local IMAX theatre. I was hesitant to see the film, because the first one literally broke my brain in 2009, and I'm still not 100% sure I fully recovered. It didn't break my brain because it was some kind of staggering work of heartbreaking genius, but because the friend who thought he was being kind by buying me a ticket to see it at a different local IMAX theatre misread the seating chart for the theatre and got me a ticket in the very front row of the theatre. Now, I don't know if you've ever seen a movie in IMAX 3D, but that first row is not the most advantageous place to watch an IMAX movie in 3D. But because the theatre was otherwise sold out, I sat there, watching Avatar in 3D from the worst possible seat in the house, and I could not think straight for a week. I actually called off work for a few days, which was easy to do considering I was the boss at my theatre, but I have definitely seen a cognitive decline since I saw Avatar in IMAX 3D in the worst possible conditions. I've never felt the need to see it again, and I was fine not seeing the new one. But my wife wanted to see it, and we had discount tickets to the theatre, so off we went.   Thankfully, this time, I chose the seats for myself, and got us some very good seats in a not very crowded theatre, nearly in the spot that would be the ideal viewing position for that specific theatre. And I actually enjoyed the movie.    There are very few filmmakers who can tell a story like James Cameron, and there are even fewer who could get away with pushing a pro-conservation, pro-liberal, pro-environment agenda on an unsuspecting populace who would otherwise never go for such a thing.   But as I was watching it, two things hit me.   One, I hate high frame rate movies. Especially when the overall look of the movie was changing between obviously shot on video and mimicking the feel of film so much, it felt like a three year old got ahold of the TV remote and was constantly pushing the button that turned motion smoothing off and on and off and on and off and on, over and over and over again, for three and a half hours.   Two, I couldn't also help but notice how many moments and motifs Cameron was seemingly borrowing from his under-appreciated 1989 movie The Abyss.   And there it was.   The topic for our 100th episode.   The Abyss.   And, as always, before we get to the movie itself, some more background.   James Francis Cameron was born in 1954 in small town in the middle eastern part of the Ontario province of Canada, about a nine hour drive north of Toronto, a town so small that it wouldn't even get its first television station until 1971, the year his family would to Brea, California. After he graduated from high school in 1973, Cameron would attend Fullerton College in Orange County, where would initially study physics before switching to English a year later. He'd leave school in 1974 and work various jobs including as a truck driver and a janitor, while writing screenplays in his spare time, when he wasn't in a library learning about movie special effects.   Like many, many people in 1977, including myself, Star Wars would change his life. After seeing the movie, Cameron quit his job as a truck driver and decided he was going to break into the film industry by any means necessary.   If you've ever followed James Cameron's career, you've no doubt heard him say on more than one occasion that if you want to be a filmmaker, to just do it. Pick up a camera and start shooting something. And that's exactly what he did, not a year later.   In 1978, he would co-write, co-produce, co-direct and do the production design for a 12 minute sci-fi short called Xenogenesis. Produced at a cost of $20,000 raised from a dentist and starring his future T2 co-writer William Wisher, Xenogenesis would show just how creative Cameron could be when it came to making something with a low budget look like it cost far more to produce. There's a not very good transfer of the short available on YouTube, which I will link to in the transcript for this episode on our website, at The80sMoviePodcast.com (). But it's interesting to watch because you can already see themes that Cameron will revisit time and time again are already fully formed in the storyteller's mind.   Once the short was completed, Cameron screened it for the dentist, who hated it and demanded his money back. But the short would come to the attention of Roger Corman, The Pope of Pop Cinema, who would hire Cameron to work on several of his company's upcoming feature films. After working as a production assistant on Rock 'n' Roll High School, Cameron would move up becoming the art director on Battle Beyond the Stars, which at the time, at a cost of $2m, would be the most expensive movie Corman would have produced in his then-26 year career, as the production designer on Galaxy of Terror, and help to design the title character for Aaron Lipstadt's Android.    Cameron would branch out from Corman to work on the special effects for John Carpenter's Escape from New York, but Corman would bring Cameron back into the fold with the promise of running the special effects department for the sequel to Joe Dante's surprise 1978 hit Piranha. But the film's original director, Miller Drake, would leave the production due to continued differences with the Italian producer, and Cameron would be moved into the director's chair. But like Drake, Cameron would struggle with the producer to get the film completed, and would eventually disavow the film as something he doesn't consider to be his actual work as a director. And while the film would not be any kind of success by any conceivable measure, as a work of storytelling or as a critical or financial success, it would give him two things that would help him in his near future.   The first thing was an association with character actor Lance Henriksen, who would go on to be a featured actor in Cameron's next two films.   The second thing would be a dream he would have while finishing the film in Rome. Tired of being in Italy to finish the film, and sick with a high grade fever, Cameron would have a nightmare about an invincible cyborg hit-man from the future who had been sent to assassinate him.   Sound familiar?   We've already discussed how The Terminator came to be in our April 2020 episode on Hemdale Films, so we'll skip over that here. Suffice it to say that the film was a global success, turning Arnold Schwarzenegger into a beloved action star, and giving Cameron the clout to move on to ever bigger films.   That even bigger film was, of course, the 1986 blockbuster Aliens, which would not only become Cameron's second big global box office success, but would be nominated for seven Academy Awards, including a well deserved acting nomination for Sigourney Weaver, which came as a surprise to many at the time because actors in what are perceived to be horror, action and/or sci-fi movies usually don't get such an accolade.   After the success of Aliens, Twentieth Century-Fox would engage Cameron and his producing partner, Gale Anne Hurd, who during the making of Aliens would become his second wife, on a risky project.   The Abyss.   Cameron had first come up with the idea for The Abyss while he was still a student in high school, inspired by a science lecture he attended that featured Francis J. Falejczyk, the first human to breathe fluid through his lungs in experiments held at Duke University. Cameron's story would involve a group of underwater scientists who accidentally discover aliens living at the bottom of the ocean floor near their lab.    Shortly after he wrote his initial draft of the story, it would be filed away and forgotten about for more than a decade.   While in England shooting Aliens, Cameron and Hurd would watch a National Geographic documentary about remote operated vehicles operating deep in the North Atlantic Ocean, and Cameron would be reminded of his old story. When the returned to the United States once the film was complete, Cameron would turn his short story into a screenplay, changing the main characters from scientists to oil-rig workers, feeling audiences would be able to better connect to blue collar workers than white collar eggheads, and once Cameron's first draft of the screenplay was complete, the couple agreed it would be their next film.   Cameron and Hurd would start the complex process of pre-production in the early days of 1988. Not only would they need to need to find a place large enough where they could film the underwater sequences in a controlled environment with life-size sets under real water, they would need to spend time designing and building a number of state of the art camera rigs and costumes that would work for the project and be able to capture the actors doing their craft in the water and keep them alive during filming, as well as a communications system that would not only allow Cameron to talk to his actors, but also allow the dialogue to be recorded live underwater for the first time in cinema history.   After considering filming in the Bahamas and in Malta, the later near the sets constructed for Robert Altman's Popeye movie nearly a decade before, Cameron and Hurd would find their perfect shooting location outside Gaffney, South Carolina: an uncompleted and abandoned $700m nuclear power plant that had been purchased by local independent filmmaker Earl Owensby, who we profiled to a certain degree in our May 2022 episode about the 3D Movie craze of the early 1980s.   In what was supposed to be the power plant's primary reactor containment vessel, 55 feet deep and with a 209 foot circumference, the main set of the Deepcore rig would be built. That tank would hold seven and a half million gallons of water, and after the set was built, would take five days to completely fill. Next to the main tank was a secondary tank, an unused turbine pit that could hold two and a half million gallons of water, where most of the quote unquote exteriors not involving the Deepcore rig would be shot.   I'm going to sidetrack for a moment to demonstrate just how powerful a force James Cameron already was in Hollywood by the end of 1987. When word about The Abyss was announced in the Hollywood trade papers, both MGM and Tri-Star Pictures started developing their own underwater action/sci-fi films, in the hopes that they could beat The Abyss to theatres, even if there was scant information about The Abyss announced at the time.   Friday the 13th director Sean S. Cunningham's DeepStar Six would arrive in theatres first, in January 1989, while Rambo: First Blood Part Two director George P. Cosmastos' Leviathan would arrive in March 1989. Like The Abyss, both films would feature deep-sea colonies, but unlike The Abyss, both featured those underwater workers being terrorized by an evil creature. Because if you're trying to copy the secret underwater action/sci-fi movie from the director of The Terminator and Aliens, he's most definitely going to do evil underwater creatures and not peace-loving aliens who don't want to hurt humanity.   Right?   Suffice it to say, neither DeepStar Six or Leviathan made any kind of impact at the box office or with critics. DeepStar Six couldn't even muster up its modest $8.5m budget in ticket sales, while Leviathan would miss making up its $25m budget by more than $10m. Although, ironically, Leviathan would shoot in the Malta water tanks Cameron would reject for The Abyss.   Okay. Back to The Abyss.   Rather than cast movie stars, Cameron would bring in two well-respected actors who were known to audiences but not really that famous.   For the leading role of Bud Brigman, the foreman for the underwater Deepcore rig, Cameron would cast Ed Harris, best known at the time for playing John Glenn in The Right Stuff, while Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio would be recognizable to some for playing Tom Cruise's girlfriend in The Color of Money, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Other actors would include Michael Biehn, Cameron's co-star from The Terminator and Aliens, Leo Burmester, who had been featured in Broadcast News and The Last Temptation of Christ, Todd Graff, who had starred in Tony Bill's Five Corners alongside Jodie Foster and John Turturro, character actor John Bedford Lloyd, Late Night with David Letterman featured actor Chris Elliott in a rare non-comedy role, and Ken Jenkins, who would become best known as Doctor Kelso on Scrubs years down the road who had only made two movies before this point of his career.   More than two millions dollars would be spent creating the underwater sets for the film while Cameron, his actors and several major members of the crew including cinematographer Mikael Salomon, spent a week in the Cayman Islands, training for underwater diving, as nearly half of the movie would be shot underwater. It was also a good distraction for Cameron himself, as he and Hurd had split up as a couple during the earliest days of pre-production.    While they would go through their divorce during the filming of the movie, they would remain professional partners on the film, and do their best to not allow their private lives to seep into the production any more than it already had in the script.   Production on The Abyss would begin on August 15th, 1988, and would be amongst the toughest shoots for pretty much everyone involved. The film would endure a number of technical mishaps, some due to poorly built supports, some due to force majeure, literal Acts of God, that would push the film's production schedule to nearly six months in length and its budget from $36m to $42m, and would cause emotional breakdowns from its director on down. Mastrantonio would, during the shooting of the Lindsey resuscitation scene, stormed off the set when the camera ran out of film during the fifteenth take, when she was laying on the floor of the rig, wet, partially naked and somewhat bruised from being slapped around by Harris during the scene. “We are not animals!” she would scream at Cameron as she left. Harris would have to continue shooting the scene, yelling at nothing on the ground while trying to save the life of his character's estranged wife. On his way back to his hotel room after finishing that scene, Harris would have to pull over to the side of the road because he couldn't stop crying.   Biehn, who had already made a couple movies with the meticulous director, noted that he spent five months in Gaffney, but maybe only worked three or four weeks during that entire time. He would note that, during the filming of one of his scenes underwater, the lights went out. He was thirty feet underwater. It was so dark he couldn't see his own hand in front of him, and he genuinely wondered right then and there if this was how he was going to die. Harris was so frustrated with Cameron by the end of the shoot that he threatened to not do any promotion for the film when it was released into theatres, although by the time that happened, he would be making the rounds with the press.   After 140 days of principal photography, and a lawsuit Owensby filed against the production that tried to kick them out of his studio for damaging one of the water tanks, the film would finally finish shooting on December 8th, by which time, Fox had already produced and released a teaser trailer for the movie which featured absolutely no footage from the film. Why? Because they had gotten word that Warners was about to release their first teaser trailer for their big movie for 1989, Tim Burton's Batman, and Fox didn't want their big movie for 1989 to be left in the dust.   Thirty-four years later, I still remember the day we got both trailers in, because they both arrived at my then theatre, the 41st Avenue Playhouse in Capitola, Calfornia, within five minutes of each other. For the record, The Abyss did arrive first. It was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, the day before we opened the Bill Murray comedy Scrooged, and both Fox and Warners wanted theatres to play their movie's trailer, but not the other movie's trailer, in front of the film. I programmed both of them anyway, with Batman playing before The Abyss, which would be the last trailer before the film, because I was a bigger Cameron fan than Burton. And as cool as the trailer for Batman was, the trailer for The Abyss was mind-blowing, even if it had no footage from the film. I'll provide a link to that first Abyss teaser trailer on the website as well.   But I digress.   While Cameron worked on editing the film in Los Angeles, two major teams were working on the film's effects. The artists from Dreamquest Images would complete eighty effects shots for the film, including filming a seventy-five foot long miniature submarine being tossed around through a storm, while Industrial Lights and Magic pushed the envelope for computer graphics, digitally creating a water tentacle manipulated by the aliens that would mimic both Bud and Lindsey in an attempt to communicate with the humans. It would take ILM six months to create the minute and fifteen second long sequence.   Originally slated to be released in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, one of the busiest and most important weekends of the year for theatres, The Abyss would be held back until August 9th, 1989, due to some effects work not being completed in time, and for Cameron to rework the ending, which test audiences were not too fond of.   We'll get back to that in a moment.   When The Abyss opened in 1533 theatres, it would open to second place that weekend with $9.3m, only $350k behind the Ron Howard family dramedy Parenthood. The reviews from critics was uniformly outstanding, with many praising the acting and the groundbreaking special effects, while some would lament on the rather abrupt ending of the storyline.   We'll get back to that in a moment.   In its second week, The Abyss would fall to third place, its $7.2m haul behind Parenthood again, at $7.6m, as well as Uncle Buck, which would gross $8.8m. The film would continue to play in theatres for several weeks, never losing more than 34% of its audience in any given week, until Fox abruptly stopped tracking the film after nine weeks and $54.2m in ticket sales.   By the time the film came out, I was managing a dollar house in San Jose, a point I know I have mentioned a number of times and even did an episode about in September 2021, but I can tell you that we did pretty good business for The Abyss when we got the film in October 1989, and I would hang on to the film until just before Christmas, not because the film was no longer doing any business but because, as I mentioned on that episode, I wanted to play more family friendly films for the holidays, since part of my pay was tied to my concessions sales, and I wanted to make a lot of money then, so I could buy my girlfriend of nearly a year, Tracy, a nice gift for Christmas. Impress her dad, who really didn't like me too much.   The film would go on to be nominated for four Academy Awards, including for Mikael Salomon's superb cinematography, winning for its special effects, and would enjoy a small cult following on home video… until shortly after the release of Cameron's next film, Terminator 2.   Rumors would start to circulate that Cameron's original cut of The Abyss was nearly a half-hour longer than the one released into theatres, and that he was supposedly working on a director's cut of some kind. The rumor was finally proven true when a provision in James Cameron's $500m, five year financing deal between Fox and the director's new production company, Lightstorm Entertainment, included a $500k allotment for Cameron to complete his director's cut.   Thanks to the advancements in computer graphics between 1989 and 1991, Industrial Lights and Magic was able to apply what they created for T2 into the never fully completed tidal wave sequence that was supposed to end the movie. Overall, what was now being called The Abyss: Special Edition would see its run time expanded by 28 minutes, and Cameron's anti-nuke allegory would finally be fully fleshed out.   The Special Edition would open at the Loews Village VII in New York City and the Century Plaza Cinemas in Century City, literally down the street from the Fox lot, on land that used to be part of the Fox lot, on February 26th, 1993. Unsurprisingly, the critical consensus for the expanded film was even better, with critics noting the film's story scope had been considerably broadened. The film would do fairly well for a four year old film only opening on two screens, earning $21k, good enough for Fox to expand the footprint of the film into more major markets. After eight weeks in only a total of twelve theatres, the updated film would finish its second run in theatres with more than $238k in ticket sales.   I love both versions of The Abyss, although, like with Aliens and Cameron Crowe's untitled version of Almost Famous, I prefer the longer, Special Edition cut. Harris and Mastrantonio gave two of the best performances of 1989 in the film. For me, it solidified what I already knew about Harris, that he was one of the best actors of his generation.   I had seen Mastrantonio as Tony Montana's sister in Scarface and in The Color of Money, but what she did on screen in The Abyss, it still puzzles me to this day how she didn't have a much stronger career. Did you know her last feature film was The Perfect Storm, with George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, 23 years ago? Not that she stopped working. She's had main or recurring roles on a number of television shows since then, including Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Blindspot and The Punisher, but it feels like she should have had a bigger and better career in movies.   Cameron, of course, would become The King of the World. Terminator 2, True Lies, Titanic, and his two Avatar movies to date were all global box office hits. His eight feature films have grossed over $8b worldwide to date, and have been nominated for 45 Academy Awards, winning 21.   There's a saying amongst Hollywood watchers. Never bet against James Cameron. Personally, I wish I could have not bet against James Cameron more often. Since the release of The Abyss in 1989, Cameron has only made five dramatic narratives, taking twelve years off between Titanic and Avatar, and another thirteen years off between Avatar and Avatar 2. And while he was partially busy with two documentaries about life under water, Ghosts of the Abyss and Aliens of the Deep, it seems that there were other stories he could have told while he was waiting for technology to catch up to his vision of how he wanted to make the Avatar movies.   Another action film with Arnold Schwarzenegger. An unexpected foray into romantic comedy. The adaptation of Taylor Stevens' The Informationalist that Cameron has been threatening to make for more than a decade. The adaptation of Charles Pelligrino's The Last Train from Hiroshima he was going to make after the first Avatar. Anything. Filmmakers only have so many films in them, and Cameron has only made eight films in nearly forty years. I'm greedy. I want more from him, and not just more Avatar movies.   In the years after its initial release, both Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio have refused to talk about the film with interviewers and at audience Q&As for other movies. The last time Harris has ever mentioned The Abyss was more than twenty years ago, when he said he was never going to talk about the film again after stating "Asking me how I was treated on The Abyss is like asking a soldier how he was treated in Vietnam.” For her part, Mastrantonio would only say "The Abyss was a lot of things. Fun to make was not one of them.”   It bothers me that so many people involved in the making of a film I love so dearly were emotionally scarred by the making of it. It's hard not to notice that none of the actors in The Abyss, including the star of his first three films, Michael Biehn, never worked with Cameron again. That he couldn't work with Gale Anne Hurd again outside of a contractual obligation on T2.     My final thought for today is that I hope that we'll someday finally get The Abyss, be it the theatrical version or the Special Edition but preferably both, in 4K Ultra HD. It's been promised for years. It's apparently been completed for years. Cameron says it was up to Fox, now Disney, to get it out. Fox, now Disney, says they've been waiting for Cameron to sign off on it. During a recent press tour for Avatar: The Way of Water, Cameron said everything is done and that a 4K UHD Blu-ray should be released no later than March of this year, but we'll see. That's just a little more than a month from the time I publish this episode, and there have been no official announcements from Disney Home Video about a new release of the film, which has never been available on Blu-ray after 15 years of the format's existence, and has been out of print on DVD for almost as long.   So there it is. Our 100th episode. I thank you for finding the show, listening to the show, and sticking with the show.   We'll talk again soon.   Remember to visit this episode's page on our website, The80sMoviePodcast.com, for extra materials about James Cameron, The Abyss, and the other movies we covered this episode.   The 80s Movies Podcast has been researched, written, narrated and edited by Edward Havens for Idiosyncratic Entertainment.   Thank you again.   Good night.

On this, our 100th episode, we eschew any silly self-congratulatory show to get right into one of James Cameron's most under appreciated films, his 1989 anti-nuke allegory The Abyss. ----more---- TRANSCRIPT   From Los Angeles, California, the Entertainment Capital of the World, it's The 80s Movies Podcast. I am your host, Edward Havens. Thank you for listening today.   We're finally here.    Episode 100.   In the word of the immortal Owen Wilson, wow.   But rather than throw myself a celebratory show basking in my own modesty, we're just going to get right into another episode. And this week's featured film is one of my favorites of the decade. A film that should have been a hit, that still informs the work of its director more than thirty years later.   But, as always, a little backstory.   As I quite regularly say on this show, I often do not know what I'm going to be talking about on the next episode as I put the finishing touches on the last one. And once again, this was the case when I completed the show last week, on Escape to Victory, although for a change, I finished the episode a day earlier than I usually do, so that would give me more time to think about what would be next.   Thursday, Friday, Saturday. All gone. Still have no clue what I'm going to write about.   Sunday arrives, and my wife and I decide to go see Avatar: The Way of Water in 3D at our local IMAX theatre. I was hesitant to see the film, because the first one literally broke my brain in 2009, and I'm still not 100% sure I fully recovered. It didn't break my brain because it was some kind of staggering work of heartbreaking genius, but because the friend who thought he was being kind by buying me a ticket to see it at a different local IMAX theatre misread the seating chart for the theatre and got me a ticket in the very front row of the theatre. Now, I don't know if you've ever seen a movie in IMAX 3D, but that first row is not the most advantageous place to watch an IMAX movie in 3D. But because the theatre was otherwise sold out, I sat there, watching Avatar in 3D from the worst possible seat in the house, and I could not think straight for a week. I actually called off work for a few days, which was easy to do considering I was the boss at my theatre, but I have definitely seen a cognitive decline since I saw Avatar in IMAX 3D in the worst possible conditions. I've never felt the need to see it again, and I was fine not seeing the new one. But my wife wanted to see it, and we had discount tickets to the theatre, so off we went.   Thankfully, this time, I chose the seats for myself, and got us some very good seats in a not very crowded theatre, nearly in the spot that would be the ideal viewing position for that specific theatre. And I actually enjoyed the movie.    There are very few filmmakers who can tell a story like James Cameron, and there are even fewer who could get away with pushing a pro-conservation, pro-liberal, pro-environment agenda on an unsuspecting populace who would otherwise never go for such a thing.   But as I was watching it, two things hit me.   One, I hate high frame rate movies. Especially when the overall look of the movie was changing between obviously shot on video and mimicking the feel of film so much, it felt like a three year old got ahold of the TV remote and was constantly pushing the button that turned motion smoothing off and on and off and on and off and on, over and over and over again, for three and a half hours.   Two, I couldn't also help but notice how many moments and motifs Cameron was seemingly borrowing from his under-appreciated 1989 movie The Abyss.   And there it was.   The topic for our 100th episode.   The Abyss.   And, as always, before we get to the movie itself, some more background.   James Francis Cameron was born in 1954 in small town in the middle eastern part of the Ontario province of Canada, about a nine hour drive north of Toronto, a town so small that it wouldn't even get its first television station until 1971, the year his family would to Brea, California. After he graduated from high school in 1973, Cameron would attend Fullerton College in Orange County, where would initially study physics before switching to English a year later. He'd leave school in 1974 and work various jobs including as a truck driver and a janitor, while writing screenplays in his spare time, when he wasn't in a library learning about movie special effects.   Like many, many people in 1977, including myself, Star Wars would change his life. After seeing the movie, Cameron quit his job as a truck driver and decided he was going to break into the film industry by any means necessary.   If you've ever followed James Cameron's career, you've no doubt heard him say on more than one occasion that if you want to be a filmmaker, to just do it. Pick up a camera and start shooting something. And that's exactly what he did, not a year later.   In 1978, he would co-write, co-produce, co-direct and do the production design for a 12 minute sci-fi short called Xenogenesis. Produced at a cost of $20,000 raised from a dentist and starring his future T2 co-writer William Wisher, Xenogenesis would show just how creative Cameron could be when it came to making something with a low budget look like it cost far more to produce. There's a not very good transfer of the short available on YouTube, which I will link to in the transcript for this episode on our website, at The80sMoviePodcast.com (). But it's interesting to watch because you can already see themes that Cameron will revisit time and time again are already fully formed in the storyteller's mind.   Once the short was completed, Cameron screened it for the dentist, who hated it and demanded his money back. But the short would come to the attention of Roger Corman, The Pope of Pop Cinema, who would hire Cameron to work on several of his company's upcoming feature films. After working as a production assistant on Rock 'n' Roll High School, Cameron would move up becoming the art director on Battle Beyond the Stars, which at the time, at a cost of $2m, would be the most expensive movie Corman would have produced in his then-26 year career, as the production designer on Galaxy of Terror, and help to design the title character for Aaron Lipstadt's Android.    Cameron would branch out from Corman to work on the special effects for John Carpenter's Escape from New York, but Corman would bring Cameron back into the fold with the promise of running the special effects department for the sequel to Joe Dante's surprise 1978 hit Piranha. But the film's original director, Miller Drake, would leave the production due to continued differences with the Italian producer, and Cameron would be moved into the director's chair. But like Drake, Cameron would struggle with the producer to get the film completed, and would eventually disavow the film as something he doesn't consider to be his actual work as a director. And while the film would not be any kind of success by any conceivable measure, as a work of storytelling or as a critical or financial success, it would give him two things that would help him in his near future.   The first thing was an association with character actor Lance Henriksen, who would go on to be a featured actor in Cameron's next two films.   The second thing would be a dream he would have while finishing the film in Rome. Tired of being in Italy to finish the film, and sick with a high grade fever, Cameron would have a nightmare about an invincible cyborg hit-man from the future who had been sent to assassinate him.   Sound familiar?   We've already discussed how The Terminator came to be in our April 2020 episode on Hemdale Films, so we'll skip over that here. Suffice it to say that the film was a global success, turning Arnold Schwarzenegger into a beloved action star, and giving Cameron the clout to move on to ever bigger films.   That even bigger film was, of course, the 1986 blockbuster Aliens, which would not only become Cameron's second big global box office success, but would be nominated for seven Academy Awards, including a well deserved acting nomination for Sigourney Weaver, which came as a surprise to many at the time because actors in what are perceived to be horror, action and/or sci-fi movies usually don't get such an accolade.   After the success of Aliens, Twentieth Century-Fox would engage Cameron and his producing partner, Gale Anne Hurd, who during the making of Aliens would become his second wife, on a risky project.   The Abyss.   Cameron had first come up with the idea for The Abyss while he was still a student in high school, inspired by a science lecture he attended that featured Francis J. Falejczyk, the first human to breathe fluid through his lungs in experiments held at Duke University. Cameron's story would involve a group of underwater scientists who accidentally discover aliens living at the bottom of the ocean floor near their lab.    Shortly after he wrote his initial draft of the story, it would be filed away and forgotten about for more than a decade.   While in England shooting Aliens, Cameron and Hurd would watch a National Geographic documentary about remote operated vehicles operating deep in the North Atlantic Ocean, and Cameron would be reminded of his old story. When the returned to the United States once the film was complete, Cameron would turn his short story into a screenplay, changing the main characters from scientists to oil-rig workers, feeling audiences would be able to better connect to blue collar workers than white collar eggheads, and once Cameron's first draft of the screenplay was complete, the couple agreed it would be their next film.   Cameron and Hurd would start the complex process of pre-production in the early days of 1988. Not only would they need to need to find a place large enough where they could film the underwater sequences in a controlled environment with life-size sets under real water, they would need to spend time designing and building a number of state of the art camera rigs and costumes that would work for the project and be able to capture the actors doing their craft in the water and keep them alive during filming, as well as a communications system that would not only allow Cameron to talk to his actors, but also allow the dialogue to be recorded live underwater for the first time in cinema history.   After considering filming in the Bahamas and in Malta, the later near the sets constructed for Robert Altman's Popeye movie nearly a decade before, Cameron and Hurd would find their perfect shooting location outside Gaffney, South Carolina: an uncompleted and abandoned $700m nuclear power plant that had been purchased by local independent filmmaker Earl Owensby, who we profiled to a certain degree in our May 2022 episode about the 3D Movie craze of the early 1980s.   In what was supposed to be the power plant's primary reactor containment vessel, 55 feet deep and with a 209 foot circumference, the main set of the Deepcore rig would be built. That tank would hold seven and a half million gallons of water, and after the set was built, would take five days to completely fill. Next to the main tank was a secondary tank, an unused turbine pit that could hold two and a half million gallons of water, where most of the quote unquote exteriors not involving the Deepcore rig would be shot.   I'm going to sidetrack for a moment to demonstrate just how powerful a force James Cameron already was in Hollywood by the end of 1987. When word about The Abyss was announced in the Hollywood trade papers, both MGM and Tri-Star Pictures started developing their own underwater action/sci-fi films, in the hopes that they could beat The Abyss to theatres, even if there was scant information about The Abyss announced at the time.   Friday the 13th director Sean S. Cunningham's DeepStar Six would arrive in theatres first, in January 1989, while Rambo: First Blood Part Two director George P. Cosmastos' Leviathan would arrive in March 1989. Like The Abyss, both films would feature deep-sea colonies, but unlike The Abyss, both featured those underwater workers being terrorized by an evil creature. Because if you're trying to copy the secret underwater action/sci-fi movie from the director of The Terminator and Aliens, he's most definitely going to do evil underwater creatures and not peace-loving aliens who don't want to hurt humanity.   Right?   Suffice it to say, neither DeepStar Six or Leviathan made any kind of impact at the box office or with critics. DeepStar Six couldn't even muster up its modest $8.5m budget in ticket sales, while Leviathan would miss making up its $25m budget by more than $10m. Although, ironically, Leviathan would shoot in the Malta water tanks Cameron would reject for The Abyss.   Okay. Back to The Abyss.   Rather than cast movie stars, Cameron would bring in two well-respected actors who were known to audiences but not really that famous.   For the leading role of Bud Brigman, the foreman for the underwater Deepcore rig, Cameron would cast Ed Harris, best known at the time for playing John Glenn in The Right Stuff, while Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio would be recognizable to some for playing Tom Cruise's girlfriend in The Color of Money, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Other actors would include Michael Biehn, Cameron's co-star from The Terminator and Aliens, Leo Burmester, who had been featured in Broadcast News and The Last Temptation of Christ, Todd Graff, who had starred in Tony Bill's Five Corners alongside Jodie Foster and John Turturro, character actor John Bedford Lloyd, Late Night with David Letterman featured actor Chris Elliott in a rare non-comedy role, and Ken Jenkins, who would become best known as Doctor Kelso on Scrubs years down the road who had only made two movies before this point of his career.   More than two millions dollars would be spent creating the underwater sets for the film while Cameron, his actors and several major members of the crew including cinematographer Mikael Salomon, spent a week in the Cayman Islands, training for underwater diving, as nearly half of the movie would be shot underwater. It was also a good distraction for Cameron himself, as he and Hurd had split up as a couple during the earliest days of pre-production.    While they would go through their divorce during the filming of the movie, they would remain professional partners on the film, and do their best to not allow their private lives to seep into the production any more than it already had in the script.   Production on The Abyss would begin on August 15th, 1988, and would be amongst the toughest shoots for pretty much everyone involved. The film would endure a number of technical mishaps, some due to poorly built supports, some due to force majeure, literal Acts of God, that would push the film's production schedule to nearly six months in length and its budget from $36m to $42m, and would cause emotional breakdowns from its director on down. Mastrantonio would, during the shooting of the Lindsey resuscitation scene, stormed off the set when the camera ran out of film during the fifteenth take, when she was laying on the floor of the rig, wet, partially naked and somewhat bruised from being slapped around by Harris during the scene. “We are not animals!” she would scream at Cameron as she left. Harris would have to continue shooting the scene, yelling at nothing on the ground while trying to save the life of his character's estranged wife. On his way back to his hotel room after finishing that scene, Harris would have to pull over to the side of the road because he couldn't stop crying.   Biehn, who had already made a couple movies with the meticulous director, noted that he spent five months in Gaffney, but maybe only worked three or four weeks during that entire time. He would note that, during the filming of one of his scenes underwater, the lights went out. He was thirty feet underwater. It was so dark he couldn't see his own hand in front of him, and he genuinely wondered right then and there if this was how he was going to die. Harris was so frustrated with Cameron by the end of the shoot that he threatened to not do any promotion for the film when it was released into theatres, although by the time that happened, he would be making the rounds with the press.   After 140 days of principal photography, and a lawsuit Owensby filed against the production that tried to kick them out of his studio for damaging one of the water tanks, the film would finally finish shooting on December 8th, by which time, Fox had already produced and released a teaser trailer for the movie which featured absolutely no footage from the film. Why? Because they had gotten word that Warners was about to release their first teaser trailer for their big movie for 1989, Tim Burton's Batman, and Fox didn't want their big movie for 1989 to be left in the dust.   Thirty-four years later, I still remember the day we got both trailers in, because they both arrived at my then theatre, the 41st Avenue Playhouse in Capitola, Calfornia, within five minutes of each other. For the record, The Abyss did arrive first. It was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, the day before we opened the Bill Murray comedy Scrooged, and both Fox and Warners wanted theatres to play their movie's trailer, but not the other movie's trailer, in front of the film. I programmed both of them anyway, with Batman playing before The Abyss, which would be the last trailer before the film, because I was a bigger Cameron fan than Burton. And as cool as the trailer for Batman was, the trailer for The Abyss was mind-blowing, even if it had no footage from the film. I'll provide a link to that first Abyss teaser trailer on the website as well.   But I digress.   While Cameron worked on editing the film in Los Angeles, two major teams were working on the film's effects. The artists from Dreamquest Images would complete eighty effects shots for the film, including filming a seventy-five foot long miniature submarine being tossed around through a storm, while Industrial Lights and Magic pushed the envelope for computer graphics, digitally creating a water tentacle manipulated by the aliens that would mimic both Bud and Lindsey in an attempt to communicate with the humans. It would take ILM six months to create the minute and fifteen second long sequence.   Originally slated to be released in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, one of the busiest and most important weekends of the year for theatres, The Abyss would be held back until August 9th, 1989, due to some effects work not being completed in time, and for Cameron to rework the ending, which test audiences were not too fond of.   We'll get back to that in a moment.   When The Abyss opened in 1533 theatres, it would open to second place that weekend with $9.3m, only $350k behind the Ron Howard family dramedy Parenthood. The reviews from critics was uniformly outstanding, with many praising the acting and the groundbreaking special effects, while some would lament on the rather abrupt ending of the storyline.   We'll get back to that in a moment.   In its second week, The Abyss would fall to third place, its $7.2m haul behind Parenthood again, at $7.6m, as well as Uncle Buck, which would gross $8.8m. The film would continue to play in theatres for several weeks, never losing more than 34% of its audience in any given week, until Fox abruptly stopped tracking the film after nine weeks and $54.2m in ticket sales.   By the time the film came out, I was managing a dollar house in San Jose, a point I know I have mentioned a number of times and even did an episode about in September 2021, but I can tell you that we did pretty good business for The Abyss when we got the film in October 1989, and I would hang on to the film until just before Christmas, not because the film was no longer doing any business but because, as I mentioned on that episode, I wanted to play more family friendly films for the holidays, since part of my pay was tied to my concessions sales, and I wanted to make a lot of money then, so I could buy my girlfriend of nearly a year, Tracy, a nice gift for Christmas. Impress her dad, who really didn't like me too much.   The film would go on to be nominated for four Academy Awards, including for Mikael Salomon's superb cinematography, winning for its special effects, and would enjoy a small cult following on home video… until shortly after the release of Cameron's next film, Terminator 2.   Rumors would start to circulate that Cameron's original cut of The Abyss was nearly a half-hour longer than the one released into theatres, and that he was supposedly working on a director's cut of some kind. The rumor was finally proven true when a provision in James Cameron's $500m, five year financing deal between Fox and the director's new production company, Lightstorm Entertainment, included a $500k allotment for Cameron to complete his director's cut.   Thanks to the advancements in computer graphics between 1989 and 1991, Industrial Lights and Magic was able to apply what they created for T2 into the never fully completed tidal wave sequence that was supposed to end the movie. Overall, what was now being called The Abyss: Special Edition would see its run time expanded by 28 minutes, and Cameron's anti-nuke allegory would finally be fully fleshed out.   The Special Edition would open at the Loews Village VII in New York City and the Century Plaza Cinemas in Century City, literally down the street from the Fox lot, on land that used to be part of the Fox lot, on February 26th, 1993. Unsurprisingly, the critical consensus for the expanded film was even better, with critics noting the film's story scope had been considerably broadened. The film would do fairly well for a four year old film only opening on two screens, earning $21k, good enough for Fox to expand the footprint of the film into more major markets. After eight weeks in only a total of twelve theatres, the updated film would finish its second run in theatres with more than $238k in ticket sales.   I love both versions of The Abyss, although, like with Aliens and Cameron Crowe's untitled version of Almost Famous, I prefer the longer, Special Edition cut. Harris and Mastrantonio gave two of the best performances of 1989 in the film. For me, it solidified what I already knew about Harris, that he was one of the best actors of his generation.   I had seen Mastrantonio as Tony Montana's sister in Scarface and in The Color of Money, but what she did on screen in The Abyss, it still puzzles me to this day how she didn't have a much stronger career. Did you know her last feature film was The Perfect Storm, with George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, 23 years ago? Not that she stopped working. She's had main or recurring roles on a number of television shows since then, including Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Blindspot and The Punisher, but it feels like she should have had a bigger and better career in movies.   Cameron, of course, would become The King of the World. Terminator 2, True Lies, Titanic, and his two Avatar movies to date were all global box office hits. His eight feature films have grossed over $8b worldwide to date, and have been nominated for 45 Academy Awards, winning 21.   There's a saying amongst Hollywood watchers. Never bet against James Cameron. Personally, I wish I could have not bet against James Cameron more often. Since the release of The Abyss in 1989, Cameron has only made five dramatic narratives, taking twelve years off between Titanic and Avatar, and another thirteen years off between Avatar and Avatar 2. And while he was partially busy with two documentaries about life under water, Ghosts of the Abyss and Aliens of the Deep, it seems that there were other stories he could have told while he was waiting for technology to catch up to his vision of how he wanted to make the Avatar movies.   Another action film with Arnold Schwarzenegger. An unexpected foray into romantic comedy. The adaptation of Taylor Stevens' The Informationalist that Cameron has been threatening to make for more than a decade. The adaptation of Charles Pelligrino's The Last Train from Hiroshima he was going to make after the first Avatar. Anything. Filmmakers only have so many films in them, and Cameron has only made eight films in nearly forty years. I'm greedy. I want more from him, and not just more Avatar movies.   In the years after its initial release, both Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio have refused to talk about the film with interviewers and at audience Q&As for other movies. The last time Harris has ever mentioned The Abyss was more than twenty years ago, when he said he was never going to talk about the film again after stating "Asking me how I was treated on The Abyss is like asking a soldier how he was treated in Vietnam.” For her part, Mastrantonio would only say "The Abyss was a lot of things. Fun to make was not one of them.”   It bothers me that so many people involved in the making of a film I love so dearly were emotionally scarred by the making of it. It's hard not to notice that none of the actors in The Abyss, including the star of his first three films, Michael Biehn, never worked with Cameron again. That he couldn't work with Gale Anne Hurd again outside of a contractual obligation on T2.     My final thought for today is that I hope that we'll someday finally get The Abyss, be it the theatrical version or the Special Edition but preferably both, in 4K Ultra HD. It's been promised for years. It's apparently been completed for years. Cameron says it was up to Fox, now Disney, to get it out. Fox, now Disney, says they've been waiting for Cameron to sign off on it. During a recent press tour for Avatar: The Way of Water, Cameron said everything is done and that a 4K UHD Blu-ray should be released no later than March of this year, but we'll see. That's just a little more than a month from the time I publish this episode, and there have been no official announcements from Disney Home Video about a new release of the film, which has never been available on Blu-ray after 15 years of the format's existence, and has been out of print on DVD for almost as long.   So there it is. Our 100th episode. I thank you for finding the show, listening to the show, and sticking with the show.   We'll talk again soon.   Remember to visit this episode's page on our website, The80sMoviePodcast.com, for extra materials about James Cameron, The Abyss, and the other movies we covered this episode.   The 80s Movies Podcast has been researched, written, narrated and edited by Edward Havens for Idiosyncratic Entertainment.   Thank you again.   Good night.

Bishop On Air talks with Taylor Stevens who alongside The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce organized a professional clothing drive. The free professional clothing giveaway is Wednesday at All In One Laundry on S. Grand Ave in Springfield. Blouses, blazers, slacks, button ups, suits, dress shirts, shoes and more will be available.

Welcome to the first episode of Tanya Tate presents Skinfluencer Success! Tanya talks to influencers about their success stories and the road to achieving their goals. For this episode, content creator Taylor Stevens is the guest. She discusses her weight loss transformation journey, surviving cancer, and how she evolved her business strategy to find success on premium social media platforms.   For more about Taylor Stevens: https://www.instagram.com/realtaylorstevens https://twitter.com/taystevens https://hubzter.com/profile/taystevens For more Tanya Tate: https://www.twitter.com/tanyatate https://www.tiktok.com/@TanyaTateTube https://www.youtube.com/TanyaTateTube The rest of Tanya's links: https://linktr.ee/tanyatate Find out more at https://tanya-tate-presents-milfs-maki.pinecast.co

Taylor Stevens visits to provide details of a professional clothing drive operated by the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, and the guys review local notes and schedules. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chamber ambassador discusses details of a professional clothing drive that begins today at All In One Laundry Center and Cleaning on South Grand Avenue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bishop On Air talks with Taylor Stevens who is organizing a professional clothing drive.

This week we are joined by Taylor Stevens who tells us the incredible story of how a Keto Diet and lifestyle change helped her loss over 100 pounds. We also dive into her relationship with her dad, mental health talk and how weight loss changed her career. Follow Taylor on Instagram at: @realtaylorstevens Follow Mary on Instagram at: @realmissmarycarey Find out more at https://poppin-your-cherry-with-mary-c.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-4222c3 for 40% off for 4 months, and support There's Something About Mary Carey.

Guest Taylor Stevens tells his story. We also talk races, tips, stories info and so much more.

Go June for June: Cornhole & Baseball at the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes' June 11 game in Springfield is getting closer. Taylor Stevens joins Bishop On Air with updates on the growing silent auction and more!

Bishop On Air talks with Synergy Homecare of Central Illinois' Taylor Stevens, who's organizing for Go June for June: Cornhole & Baseball.

Taylor Stevens of Synergy Homecare of Central Illinois joins Bishop On Air to talk about an upcoming event this summer for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation!

Greg Bishop talks with Taylor Stevens, Client Care Manager for SYNERGY HomeCare of Central Illinois, discussing recent accolades the organization has received, both locally and nationwide. LEARN MORE: https://synergyhomecare.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says he’s exploring the idea of paying residents to get vaccinated. Meanwhile, he is canceling coronavirus-related unemployment payments. And Utah restaurants and bars are responding in various ways to the lifting of public health orders. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Kathy Stephenson and Taylor Stevens, along with news columnist Robert Gehrke, join […]

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says he’s exploring the idea of paying residents to get vaccinated. Meanwhile, he is canceling coronavirus-related unemployment payments. And Utah restaurants and bars are responding in various ways to the lifting of public health orders. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Kathy Stephenson and Taylor Stevens, along with news columnist Robert Gehrke, join […]

O2 Utah presents O2 & You! Our Executive Director & host David will be joined by Taylor Stevens, a state government reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune. Together, they will discuss this year's legislative session through the lens of the press, cover legislation that generated buzz, and how organizational involvement comes into play.

State lawmakers consider major policy changes as the end of the legislative session looms. Utahns and political parties react to our senators casting opposing votes in the divisive acquittal of former President Trump. Utah looks to the future as it recovers from the economic crisis. Derek Miller, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber and Downtown Alliance, Taylor Stevens, state government reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune, and Dennis Romboy, political reporter for the Deseret News join host Jason Perry on this week’s Hinckley Report.

Rep.-elect Blake Moore discusses his plans once he's sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives in January. He also talks about why it's time for Republicans in Congress to acknowledge Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election.We're also joined by Tribune reporter Taylor Stevens to discuss the recent report breaking down spending in Operation Rio Grande.

On a special election edition of “Trib Talk,” political correspondent Bryan Schott spoke to The Tribune’s Taylor Stevens, Robert Gehrke, Dan Harrie, Courtney Tanner and Andy Larsen about Utah’s early results and what was happening across the country. A few candidates and local politicos joined the conversation, as well. You can watch the discussion on Facebook or on Youtube. You can also listen on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts. Let us know what you want to learn more about on the next episode by using #TribTalk on Twitter or by emailing tribtalk@sltrib.com. “Trib Talk” is produced by Jeni Fitzgibbon and Sara Weber.

Jim Leach talks with Taylor Stevens, Client Care Manager for SYNERGY HomeCare in Springfield about in-home safety and how SYNERGY can help. Learn more: https://www.synergyhomecare.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

**Happy Hour-ish - Episode 22** ***Halloween Special Featuring Adult Stars, Taylor Stevens & Bella Rose*** BOO! It's "The Happy Hour-ish" on EXXXOTICA.tv and our very first Halloween Special featuring big boobed "nurse" Taylor Stevens, and the very cute masked bikini girl, Bella Rose. And we cannot forget our hosts Maverick and BatDan. There were definitey lots of tricks and treats, thanks to the hot girls and the flowing cocktails. Somehow it didn't turn into a $hit show, but there was definitely more nonsense than usual talking about freaky webcam requests, scenes from "Top Gun," porn di@k, the mess that is Teen Mom Farrah Abraham, and Libertarians - the other white meat. So 2 porn chicks, 2 idiot hosts in costumes, lots of drinking and Halloween, we ask, "What could possibly go wrong?"

Jim Leach talks with Taylor Stevens, Client Care Manager for SYNERGY HomeCare in Springfield about in-home safety and how SYNERGY can help. Learn more: https://www.synergyhomecare.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2020 election season is heating up, and there are only a few weeks left until Nov. 3. From the presidential race, to whether Republicans can maintain control of the U.S. Senate, to Utah’s tight 4th Congressional District race, there’s a whole lot to talk about. And some of you have already turned in your mail-in ballots. On the latest episode of “Trib Talk,” political correspondent Bryan Schott hosted a discussion about this exciting election season with The Tribune’s Robert Gehrke, Taylor Stevens and Bethany Rodgers. You can watch the discussion on our Facebook page or on Youtube. You can listen to the audio on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever else you listen to podcasts. Let us know what you want to learn more about on the next episode by using #TribTalk on Twitter or by emailing tribtalk@sltrib.com. “Trib Talk” is produced by Jeni Fitzgibbon and Sara Weber.

Salt Lake City will move to the “yellow” coronavirus restriction level. K-12 and higher-ed schools are forced to adapt after outbreaks. And with a September 30 deadline looming, a Utah-supported municipal nuclear power project comes under heightened scrutiny. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Courtney Tanner and Taylor Stevens, and news columnist Robert Gehrke join KCPW’s […]

Salt Lake City will move to the “yellow” coronavirus restriction level. K-12 and higher-ed schools are forced to adapt after outbreaks. And with a September 30 deadline looming, a Utah-supported municipal nuclear power project comes under heightened scrutiny. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Courtney Tanner and Taylor Stevens, and news columnist Robert Gehrke join KCPW’s […]

Victor Zsasz wants to know whats inside you. Will you help him? Written by Taylor Stevens: https://twitter.com/taylorstevens0 Music provided by Josiah King https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpO7ij2oLvqC5LtHqGT7wkA Starring Batman - Robb Moreira https://twitter.com/RobbMoreiraVO Victor Zsasz - Benjamin Makinson Victim - Christopher Burns https://twitter.com/ChrisBurnsVA Officer 1 - Robert Mediavilla https://twitter.com/hawkeyehawkguy Officer 2 - Luis Cuevas https://twitter.com/ShareYourEnergy Echoes of The Knight Is a Non-Profit Fan Made Batman Audio Drama inspired by the Golden Age roots of the character, and seeks to give new talent the chance to tell unique Batman stories in a format relatively unexplored by the Dark Knight. These will be self-contained stories primarily concerning Batman and his associated characters. Other characters may be showcased as the series progresses. This production is non-profit and is for entertainment purposes only. The production is in no way associated with DC Comics or Time Warner. Join our Discord to ask questions directly ► https://discord.gg/vvuBHC2 Follow us on Twitter! ► https://twitter.com/AGeekForFun https://twitter.com/Sydpart2 Support us with our other projects on Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/geeksforfun #Batman #Audiodrama #Fanfilm

Fifty-seven child care facilities in Utah have reported coronavirus cases so far — but responses to the disease have varied greatly from one to another. On the latest edition of “Trib Talk,” reporter Taylor Stevens spoke with Karla Pardini of the I.J. and Jeanné Wagner Jewish Community Center and Simon Bolivar with the Child Care Licensing Program for the Utah Department of Health about COVID-19 outbreaks at Utah child care facilities. You can watch the interview on Facebook or on Youtube, and you can listen to the audio on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever else you get your podcasts. “Trib Talk” is produced by Jeni Fitzgibbon and Sara Weber.

Join us on Women Lead Radio as Michelle Bergquist guest hosts for John Burroughs, your host of Your Financial Fitness, and has a conversation with Taylor Stevens, VP of Sales for Finance of America, on the opportunities and limitless potential for success in the dynamic work environment of finance & mortgage banking. A success story of one of the best female leaders that John has ever met.   Interested in Learning More About Connected Women of Influence? Click Here to Be Invited as Our Special VIP & Guest to a Future Event! Interested in Becoming a Member of Our Professional Community!? Click Here to Apply for Membership!

Sherrod talks with adult entertainment star Taylor Stevens about the joys of sports betting, doing the ketogenic diet before it was cool, and believing in the Patriots beyond Tom Brady.

Votes are still being tallied in Utah’s GOP primary elections, but winners are beginning to emerge in the state’s gubernatorial, congressional and attorney general races. Reporters Bethany Rodgers and Taylor Stevens joined columnist Robert Gehrke to discuss the elections, voter turnout and more on today’s episode of “Trib Talk.” “Trib Talk” is produced by Jeni Fitzgibbon and Sara Weber.

The ongoing protests in Salt Lake City sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneaopolis. Black Utahns ask for policy changes locally to address systemic racism. And Utah’s ‘sharp spike’ in COVID-19 cases – with a related jump in hospitalizations. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Paighten Harkins and Taylor Stevens, […]

The ongoing protests in Salt Lake City sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneaopolis. Black Utahns ask for policy changes locally to address systemic racism. And Utah’s ‘sharp spike’ in COVID-19 cases – with a related jump in hospitalizations. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Paighten Harkins and Taylor Stevens, […]

Proving that their care goes beyond their patients, Synergy Home Care is helping the Central Illinois Foodbank as well during the pandemic. Taylor Stevens shares with us how. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Enjoy an excerpt from MARVEL'S BLACK WIDOW: BAD BLOOD, an immersive ebook and audiobook series by Serial Box that is narrated by Sarah Natochenny (Ash Ketchum in Pokémon)and written by a talented team of writers, including: Lindsay Smith, Margaret Dunlap, Mikki Kendall, L.L. McKinney, and Taylor Stevens. Read or listen to the entire first episode for FREE: https://www.serialbox.com/episodes/black-widow-episode-1/reader About MARVEL'S BLACK WIDOW: BAD BLOOD: Someone has stolen the Black Widow’s blood. Now she must find them before it’s too late. As Natasha Romanoff follows the trail across the globe, she discovers she wasn’t the only target. Whoever is responsible stole Bucky Barnes’ blood, too. And one thing is certain: anyone who wants the blood of the Widow and the Winter Soldier needs to be taken down, and fast. Despite a tangled web of shared history stretching back to their Red Room days, Barnes and Romanoff must join forces, confronting the demons of their past as they race to protect their future. A single drop of blood could be all it takes to save the world—or destroy it.

The latest on the coronavirus public health crisis, including the measures taken to help preserve medical equipment in Utah, the stress being put on the homeless services systems and the state’s economic plan to weather the storm. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Bethany Rodgers, Tony Semerad and Taylor Stevens join KCPW’s […]

Christie and Cathi have a conversation with bestselling author Taylor Stevens while sipping the Dark Horse Big Red Blend. After discussing "Liars' Legacy" last week, they talk to Taylor about her writing process and how she first got published. She also gives advice to writers. You can listen to more from her on "The Taylor Stevens Show" podcast. 

Cathi and Christie discuss Taylor Stevens second book in the Jack and Jill Thriller series, "Liars' Legacy." The book ties into their writer's perspective segment on writing multiple perspectives. Wine of the week is the Schmitt Söhne Riesling.

Gabe and Joe start the second hour talking with Marc Lawrence about the best handicapping for the bowl games this weekend. On today's edition of Get Off My Lawn, Gabe calls out the people saying Lamar Jackson is MVP are hypocrites. Taylor Stevens joins the show to tell guys, including Steph Curry, women don't want “leaked”pics, and to give her take on the Patriots-Bills game. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s guest is Robert McCaw. Robert is a published author of multiple books. In this episode, Robert talks about his latest book  Off the Grid, his writing process and of course a round of book recommendations. In this episode, we chat:  Robert’s career trajectory How his visit to Hawaii inspired him to start writing? How much his experience as a lawyer he brings into his writing? His passion about Hawaii and why he set his book there? His journey on publishing his books.  How much research did he conduct to do the police procedural right? How does he organize himself as a writer?   BOOKS MENTIONED The Great Bridge by David McCullough  Stephen Hawkins  Micheel Connelly Jane Harper Daniel Silva  Mississippi by Greg Isles  The Western Star by Greg Johnson  Lee Childs Stieg Larson  Power Down by Ben Coes  The Informationalist by Taylor Stevens  The Devil in White City by Eric Larson Hawaii by James Michener Endurance  by Alfred Lansing  The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman The Other Woman by Daniel Silva    CONNECT WITH ROBERT McCAW ROBERTBMCCAW.COM

In today’s interview with Mr. Fi Guy, Taylor Stevens, about impacting the world, Taylor and I talk with you about making a dent in the universe. Taylor also shares what you need to do if you are struggling with believing you have an impact.  Taylor and I also talk about his legacy and lots more.   Show Notes and Resources.

Next week, the field of candidates vying to be the next mayor of Salt Lake City will be trimmed from eight to two as voters cast their ballots in the city’s primary election. Recent polling by The Salt Lake Tribune and Hinckley Institute of Politics showed a significant number of voters had not yet decided who to support. And the presumed frontrunner, former state Sen. Jim Dabakis, held a relatively narrow lead ahead of a still-competitive slate of hopefuls looking to secure a spot on the general election ballot. On today’s episode of “Trib Talk," host Benjamin Wood chats with government reporter Taylor Stevens about the state of the mayor’s race ahead of Tuesday’s primary, and visits a neighborhood party on the city’s west side to see what voters are thinking about the candidates and their campaigns. Listeners can also subscribe to “Trib Talk” on SoundCloud, iTunes and Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and other major podcast platforms. “Trib Talk” is produced by Sara Weber with additional editing by Dan Harrie. Comments and feedback can be sent to tribtalk@sltrib.com, or to @bjaminwood or @tribtalk on Twitter.. Listeners can also subscribe to “Trib Talk” on SoundCloud, iTunes and Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and other major podcast platforms. “Trib Talk” is produced by Sara Weber with additional editing by Dan Harrie. Comments and feedback can be sent to tribtalk@sltrib.com, or to @bjaminwood or @tribtalk on Twitter.

In today’s interview with Mr. Fi Guy, Taylor Stevens, about developing your influence, Taylor and I talk with you about leadership.  I ask Taylor to share with you his top tips on how you can grow your influence.  Taylor also shares with you how to work past struggling with your story.  I also ask Taylor for tips on public speaking and lots more...   Show Notes and Resources

In today’s interview with Mr. Fi Guy, Taylor Stevens, about investing in others, Taylor and I talk with you about investing in others by learning to not wait for someday.  Taylor also shares with you how you can recognize that you can still invest in others even if you are focused on growing your savings.  Taylor and I also talk with you about learning to live with intention in all you do and lots more.   Show Notes and Resources.

This year’s hottest political contest is the Salt Lake City mayor’s race, with eight hopefuls competing to fill an open seat and lead Utah’s capital city. But elsewhere in the state, 2020 is rapidly approaching as candidates, campaigns and activists position themselves ahead of elections for president, Congress, governor, the Legislature, ballot initiatives and a potential shakeup in the government of Utah’s second-largest county. On this week’s episode of “Trib Talk,” Tribune government reporters Benjamin Wood, Bethany Rodgers and Taylor Stevens, joined by Tribune columnist Robert Gehrke, sort through the different political questions facing Utah voters in 2019 and beyond. Listeners can also subscribe to “Trib Talk” on SoundCloud, iTunes and Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and other major podcast platforms. “Trib Talk” is produced by Sara Weber with additional editing by Dan Harrie. Comments, questions and feedback can be sent to tribtalk@sltrib.com, or to @bjaminwood or @tribtalk on Twitter.

In today’s interview with Mr. Fi Guy, Taylor Stevens, about investing in yourself, Taylor and I talk with you about what financial independence really is.  Taylor also shares with you why that security you think you have may not be real.  Taylor and I also talk with you about how your focus and mindset needs to balance the future, the present, and the past.   Show Notes and Resources.

Both the Utah Republican and Democratic parties will elect new leaders in the coming weeks, which many voters and elected officials hope will usher in new chapters for the state’s primary political organizations after years of infighting, debts and dysfunction. But the growing participation of unaffiliated voters, pressure from smaller parties, and changes to state law democratizing the candidate nomination process have raised questions about the shifting relevancy and roles of political parties in modern elections. On this week’s episode of “Trib Talk,” Tribune reporter Taylor Stevens, United Utah Party chairman Richard Davis and Huntsville Republican Rep. Steve Waldrip join Benjamin Wood to discuss the state of party affiliation in 2019. Click here to listen now. Listeners can also subscribe to “Trib Talk” on SoundCloud, iTunes and Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and other major podcast platforms. “Trib Talk” is produced by Sara Weber with additional editing by Dan Harrie. Comments and feedback can be sent to tribtalk@sltrib.com, or to @bjaminwood or @tribtalk on Twitter.

Utah’s 2019 legislative session adjourned Thursday evening, capping off 45-days off debate on hundreds of new laws that included the replacement of a voter-approved Medicaid expansion initiative, controversial abortion restrictions, hate crimes enhancements and a failed attempt to overhaul the state’s sales tax. On this week’s episode of “Trib Talk,” Tribune reporters Benjamin Wood, Bethany Rodgers and Taylor Stevens and Tribune columnist Robert Gehrke discuss all the action at the state Capitol and the political loose ends that will continue into the summer. Click here to listen now. Listeners can also subscribe to “Trib Talk” on SoundCloud, iTunes and Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and other major podcast platforms. “Trib Talk” is produced by Sara Weber with additional editing by Dan Harrie. Comments and feedback can be sent to tribtalk@sltrib.com, or to @bjaminwood or @tribtalk on Twitter.

With one week left in the 2019 session, what will the Utah legislature take on? The budget is still being evaluated, tax reform and many social issue bills are still on the table. Plus, the SB54 lawsuit reaches its end. State Representative Brian King, Former Speaker of the House Greg Hughes, and the Salt Lake Tribune's Taylor Stevens join host Jason Perry on this week's Hinckley Report.

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Southwestern Salt Lake County has big problems. Call them growing pains. Because most of the available land in other parts of the county has already been developed, the southwestern county is left to absorb tremendous population growth. And it’s coming fast. Too fast. Local leaders are struggling to keep up with the demands of the ever-swelling number of residents — and the say they are not getting the support they need and deserve from the county and the state. So they’re banding together to demand action. On this week’s episode of “Trib Talk,” Riverton City Mayor Trent Staggs and Salt Lake Tribune reporters Tony Semerad and Taylor Stevens join Dan Harrie to discuss the frustration and challenges in Riverton and neighboring communities. “Trib Talk” is produced by Sara Weber. Comments and feedback can be sent to tribtalk@sltrib.com, or to @danattrib or @tribtalk on Twitter.

Sandy residents are asking for answers after a malfunction flooded the city’s water system with fluoride, eroding pipes and pushing unsafe levels of minerals and contamination into people’s homes. The incident has raised accusations of negligence and mismanagement, and reignited a debate over the value of mandatory fluoridation. On this week’s episode of “Trib Talk,” Sandy City Deputy Mayor Evelyn Everton and Tribune government reporter Taylor Stevens join Benjamin Wood to discuss the cause of the contamination, the city’s response, and its potential impact on water-treatment debates in Salt Lake County. Click here to listen now. Listeners can also subscribe to “Trib Talk” on SoundCloud, iTunes and Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and other major podcast platforms. “Trib Talk” is produced by Sara Weber with additional editing by Dan Harrie. Comments and feedback can be sent to tribtalk@sltrib.com, or to @bjaminwood or @tribtalk on Twitter.

Despite a majority American Indian population, San Juan County politics have long been dominated by white Republicans. That changed Monday with the swearing in of two new commissioners, which form a Democratic and Navajo majority in San Juan’s three-member commission. Some residents fear the change, while others welcome increased representation for communities they say were neglected in the past. And the new commission has signaled its interest in reversing positions on public lands management, working more collaboratively with tribal governments and expanding services in the county’s most rural areas, where many of the county’s American Indian residents live. On this week’s episode of “Trib Talk," government reporter Taylor Stevens joins Benjamin Wood to discuss the changing politics of San Juan County, and ongoing litigation surrounding the 2018 election. “Trib Talk” is produced by Sara Weber with additional editing by Dan Harrie. Comments and feedback can be sent to tribtalk@sltrib.com, or to @bjaminwood or @tribtalk on Twitter.

Occasionally, The Salt Lake Tribune’s political reporters and columnists chat about the hottest topics of the week. With the end of the year rapidly approaching, the caucus convened for a special episode of The Tribune’s “Trib Talk” podcast to review the political news of 2018, which included the legalization of medical marijuana, the election of Mitt Romney to the U.S. Senate, Democrat Ben McAdams' narrow victory over Republican Rep. Mia Love and much, much more. The discussion is moderated by “Trib Talk” host Benjamin Wood, joined by reporters Taylor Stevens and Bethany Rodgers, and columnist Robert Gehrke. “Trib Talk” is produced by Sara Weber with additional editing by Dan Harrie. Comments and feedback can be sent to tribtalk@sltrib.com, or to @bjaminwood or @tribtalk on Twitter.

Adult Superstar Taylor Stevens joins us to discuss her career as a Web-Cam celeb, how she deals with haters and trolls, disrupting sporting events, and much more. Allan talks shares his experience doing a show with Bill Burr, nosey comedians, and how he had rocks thrown at him as a child. Check out our Patreon and help the show: https://www.patreon.com/TheWeekInSex Add us on social media: @TheWeekInSex Follow Taylor Stevens: Twitter: @TayStevens IG: @TayStevens2 www.TayStevens.com

The INN Between moved to Salt Lake City’s east side in May, with a mission to provide hospice and medical care to individuals with nowhere else to go. But over the last six months, a cool reception from some neighbors has escalated into threats of litigation, no-trespass orders and an organized effort to stop the INN Between’s expansion and move it away from homes. Critics say the INN Between’s indigent clientele bring crime to the neighborhood, while the people who run the medical center say their patients, who are homeless, are being unfairly judged and stereotyped. On this week’s episode of Trib Talk, Tribune reporter Taylor Stevens, Sugar House community advocates Sophia Anderson and Tammy Castleforte, and INN Between directors Kim Correa ad Matilda Lindgren join Benjamin Wood to discuss the controversy around medical care for the homeless. “Trib Talk” is produced by Sara Weber with additional editing by Dan Harrie. Comments and feedback can be sent to tribtalk@sltrib.com, or to @bjaminwood or @tribtalk on Twitter. Listeners can also subscribe to “Trib Talk” on SoundCloud, iTunes and Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and other major podcast platforms.

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes two international best-selling author ALLISON BRENNAN & TAYLOR STEVENS IN CONVERSATION. About Allison: Allison Brennan believes life is too short to be bored, so she had five children and writes three books a year. A former consultant in the California State Legislature, Allison is now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than three dozen thrillers and numerous short stories. Reviewers have called her “a master of suspense” and RT Book Reviews said her books are “mesmerizing” and “complex.” She’s been nominated for multiple awards, including the Thriller, RWA’s Best Romantic Suspense (five times), and twice won the Daphne du Maurier award. She currently writes two series—the Lucy Kincaid/Sean Rogan thrillers and the Maxine Revere cold case mysteries. About Taylor Stevens: TAYLOR STEVENS is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Vanessa Michael Munroe series. Published in over twenty languages and optioned for film by James Cameron’s production company, Lightstorm Entertainment, the books are international boots-on-the-ground thrillers featuring a mercenary information hunter in a non-testosterone mix of Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher. Stevens came to writing fiction late. Born into an apocalyptic cult and raised in communes across the globe, she was denied an education beyond 6th grade and spent her adolescence as child labor. Stevens now calls Dallas home. This is a copyrighted podcast owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network. http://authorsontheair.com

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes two international best-selling author ALLISON BRENNAN & TAYLOR STEVENS IN CONVERSATION. About Allison:  Allison Brennan believes life is too short to be bored, so she had five children and writes three books a year. A former consultant in the California State Legislature, Allison is now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than three dozen thrillers and numerous short stories. Reviewers have called her “a master of suspense” and RT Book Reviews said her books are “mesmerizing” and “complex.” She’s been nominated for multiple awards, including the Thriller, RWA’s Best Romantic Suspense (five times), and twice won the Daphne du Maurier award. She currently writes two series—the Lucy Kincaid/Sean Rogan thrillers and the Maxine Revere cold case mysteries. About Taylor Stevens: TAYLOR STEVENS is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Vanessa Michael Munroe series. Published in over twenty languages and optioned for film by James Cameron’s production company, Lightstorm Entertainment, the books are international boots-on-the-ground thrillers featuring a mercenary information hunter in a non-testosterone mix of Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher. Stevens came to writing fiction late. Born into an apocalyptic cult and raised in communes across the globe, she was denied an education beyond 6th grade and spent her adolescence as child labor. Stevens now calls Dallas home. This is a copyrighted podcast owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network. http://authorsontheair.com

Election night saw Democrats regain control of the U.S. House, while falling short of regaining the U.S. Senate. In Utah, a large turnout led to presumed victories for medical marijuana legalization, medicaid expansion and Mitt Romney for U.S. Senate. But other races, like an anti-gerrymandering initiative and the closely-watched Mia Love/Ben McAdams race, remain too close to call. On this week’s episode of “Trib Talk,” Tribune reporters Taylor Stevens and Bethany Rodgers and columnist Robert Gehrke join Benjamin Wood to discuss the results of the 2018 vote. “Trib Talk” is produced by Sara Weber with additional editing by Dan Harrie. Comments and feedback can be sent to tribtalk@sltrib.com, or to @bjaminwood or @tribtalk on Twitter.

In the final days leading up to the 2018 midterm elections, campaigns work overtime to make their cases heard.  Political rhetoric reaches new levels and local races are affected.  And will we see a record turnout for a midterm? ABC4's Glen Mills, The Salt Lake Tribune's Taylor Stevens, and the Deseret News' Dennis Romboy join host Jason Perry for this week's show.

Taylor Stevens is a former Senior Financial Analyst at a Fortune 50 company, and has built a solid net worth in just five years. He started this journey making only $30k a year but after meeting his wife they combined incomes and multiplied their savings. We go over some easy strategies that anyone can use to immediately start noticing a difference in their account balance. You can find Taylor at: Blog: mrfiguy.com Instagram: mrfiguy IG Facebook: mrfiguy FB Follow Saed and Access to Success: Email: Podcast@GetMyAccess.com Facebook: A2S FB Page Facebook Group: A2S FB Group Instagram: Saed Albasha IG Web Site: GetMyAccess.com

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Tuesday, August 21, 20184:20 pm: DJ Schanz of the Utah Patients Coalition joins Rod to give his reaction to a report that opponents of the Utah medical marijuana initiative have asked Governor Herbert to direct state leaders to fight the initiative, a request the governor has refused4:35 pm: Michael Clara, a former transit planner for the Utah Transit Authority, joins the show to discuss a federal ruling that says the UTA illegally fired him for his warnings that the agency was breaking safety rules prior to the 2015 Proposition 1. UTA was ordered to reinstate Clara and pay back wages, damages and attorney fees6:05 pm: David Garbett, Executive Director of the Pioneer Park Coalition, joins Rod to discuss some park upgrades proposed by the coalition which has long fought for changes in the area that has been riddled with crime and homelessness6:20 pm: Political commentator Kurt Schlichter joins Rod to discuss his recent piece in Townhall where he says pulling security clearances in only one step in stamping out elite privilege6:35 pm: Salt Lake Tribune reporter Taylor Stevens joins the show to discuss the behind the scenes gamesmanship amongst people trying to get paid to charge the electric scooters that have made their way into downtown Salt Lake City

A Disney Princess and a Personal Finance Geek reveal their strategy to increase income, save 70% of it, and rapidly build a small fortune! Listen to this millennial couple crush their goal to retire by 40. Lindsey is in software sales at her day job and turns into a Disney Princess on weekends for birthday party gigs. Taylor works in corporate finance and runs the MrFiGuy blog for personal finance intelligence. This powerhouse couple have been strategic and intentional in sacrificing their today to build financial independence by the time they are 40. Through a systematic approach at increasing income in their day jobs, building side businesses, and an incredible savings rate, the Stevens are well on their way to a stress-free future. More about Taylor at https://mrfiguy.com/ More about Lindsey on Instagram @lindseystevens99 Make sure to subscribe to this show. We are on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Spotify, and all your favorite podcasting apps. Direct links to podcast apps at http://ike.show/subscribe. If you want to need help with starting or growing your side business ventures, write to ike@thesidebusiness.show. We've got an entire ecosystem to get you quickly off the ground with ideas, mentors, and money!

On today’s episode of “Trib Talk,” Tribune reporters Benjamin Wood, Taylor Anderson, Taylor Stevens and columnist Robert Gehrke discuss the results of Tuesday’s primary election.

In this week’s episode of “Trib Talk,” Benjamin Wood, Tribune reporter Taylor Stevens, and employment attorney Jonathan Driggs discuss hugging in the workplace, and how unwanted physical contact can become problematic for employers and employees.

Gabe Morency and Cam Stewart are pumped for the Raptors-Cavs game, which they are attending with Taylor Stevens and Sonny Vega. Before the game the four discuss why it is a must win game for the Raptors. Tony Cincotta takes over in the second hour and goes over the MLB DFS slate and the plays he recommends. #FNTSYRadio #FNTSY #FantasyBasketball #FantasyHockey #FantasyBaseball #MLB #NHL #NBA #Raptors #Cavs #LeBronJames #DFS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

We discuss Taylor Stevens' journey to becoming an author. Her in-depth approach to writing craft in her podcast, and a few choices in her own books.

Author and podcast partner Taylor Stevens joins us this week to share her thoughts on planning and executing your next book event. Taylor is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author who has planned and held book events around the country, and she shares her tips for making your next event a success. The post TAB120: How to Plan and Execute a Successful Book Event appeared first on .

  In this week’s episode, Taylor and Steve recap the first 100 episodes of the podcast and discuss plans for going forward.  We also discuss Taylor’s use of the term grit and how it can mean different things to different people. If you remember episodes 87 and 88, Taylor worked on some material from a […] The post TSS100: A recap of the first 100 episodes of the Taylor Stevens Show appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Work harder, write more, sleep less, publish the next book. It's the path to success as an indie author, right? What happens if that's not a viable track for you? This week's show is a conversation with between Taylor Stevens and Stephen about what to do when you find that pushing yourself to work harder and faster no longer works. The post TAB093: What Should You Do when your Author Superhero Costume No Longer Fits? appeared first on .

Today’s episode is all about tension, specifically, ways to ramp up the tension in your writing. But before we get to the show notes for today’s episode, we’d like to welcome you to the new home of The Taylor Stevens show. We’re exciting to have more room for show notes and to be able to […] The post TSS055: How to Ramp up the Tension in Your Manuscript appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

New York Times bestselling author Taylor Stevens joins us in this episode of CrimeFiction.FM to discuss her new book, the 5th in her Vanessa Michael Munroe thriller series, THE MASK. Show Notes Taylor was inspired to write by reading the Jason Bourne novels from Robert Ludlum. THE MASK is book 5 1/2 in the Vanessa Michael Munroe […] The post The Mask, by Taylor Stevens appeared first on CrimeFiction.FM.

Author Taylor Stevens is the guest in this episode of The Author Biz. How are you with trying new things, experimenting? Sometimes we try new things and they work out brilliantly. Other times we try them and they fall flat.  Either way it's interesting and educational to hear about how these experiments go. This show […] The post Behind the Scenes of an Author Podcast Launch with Taylor Stevens appeared first on .

Wherein we discuss the many traits Taylor Stevens may or may not share with a quasi-psychotic, knife-wielding, butt-kicking, anti-hero, as well as several real-life experiences that have worked their way into the Vanessa Michael Munroe stories. Taylor’s Website www.taylorstevensbooks.com The post TSS005: When writing fiction, how much of art is life? appeared first on CrimeFiction.FM. The post TSS005: When writing fiction, how much of art is life? appeared first on The Taylor Stevens Show.

Author Taylor Stevens is the interview guest in Session 3 of The Author Biz podcast. Taylor is the award winning, and New York Times bestselling author of the Vanessa Michael Munroe thriller series. Book four in the series, THE CATCH, is being released on July 15th. The series has received wide critical acclaim, and the […] The post TAB 03: Author Taylor Stevens on Dealing with Publishers appeared first on .

With Writing Show host Paula B.