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On today's episode of the Busness Breakthrough Hotline, relationship coach Shari Kubinec brings a challenge a lot of successful founders eventually hit: lead generation is easy, the offers convert, but the whole business still runs through her. Kelly digs into founder dependence, the number one thing standing between you and real freedom, and lays out why building a self-led team comes down to talent and tenure, why you should hire for someone's DNA over their résumé, and why you have to start training your future right-hand now, not when you can "afford" it. Then estate and probate attorney Jessica Lynn Silva asks which marketing channels to commit to for the next 12 months to own her niche. Kelly helps her cut through the LinkedIn-Instagram-Substack noise with a simple meta and non-meta strategy, reframes a heavy topic into an empowering one, and spins up a Substack show idea on the spot that turns her expertise into a magnet. A theme across both: it's not one size fits all, you have to pick what's sustainable and life-giving for you, and freedom only comes when the business can run without you. imestamps 00:52 — Gowing past being the center of the business 03:11 — The seven stages of the employee-employer relationship 03:51 — Founder dependence: the number one problem to solve 04:47 — Why a self-led team requires talent and tenure 05:21 — Hiring for DNA: work ethic, drive, and coachability over skills 06:45 — Which capacity to open up first: delivery or marketing? 08:52 — Why you have to start training your successor now 10:35 — Kelly's first marketing director started as a college intern 12:19 — Hire for personality and potential, then train the skills 12:38 — Success leaves clues (and the Bigger Than You audiobook) 14:03 —Three channels to own the probate niche 15:32 — Becoming the category leader through a lawyer referral database 18:00 — Choosing your platforms: a meta and a non-meta play 19:20 — Why Kelly stepped away from LinkedIn 19:48 — Instagram to get known, Substack to go deep 26:12 — Collaborations and livestreams on Substack 27:00 — How Substack repurposes your content for you 30:17 — Recap: pick sustainable platforms, and break founder dependence he Miracle Hour: Learn the daily sales system this episode walks through by grabbing your copy of the Miracle Hour book, available on Amazon and everywhere books are sold: https://a.co/d/026IrwcH Virtual Business School (VBS): join our sales membership, where you will be able to master + implement The Miracle Hour is taught with weekly live guidance: https://www.virtualbusinessschool.com The Sacred Art of Selling: Kelly's sales philosophy and Substack: https://kellyroachofficial.substack.com/subscribe The Business Breakthrough Hotline: Ready for your business breakthrough? Text your question + name to 916-418-9799 with the hashtag #BusinessBreakthroughHotline for a chance to be featured on the show!
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As a result of Covid and technology shifts, there are three major changes for executive hiring: 1. Rise of Hybrid Leadership 2. Stronger focus on Traits vs Tenure and Experience 3. Growth in Shorter Term Leadership Models
As a result of Covid and technology shifts, there are three major changes for executive hiring: 1. Rise of Hybrid Leadership 2. Stronger focus on Traits vs Tenure and Experience 3. Growth in Shorter Term Leadership Models
Deep institutional experience isn't enough for the job ahead. New thinking alone isn't either. Your next CEO has to bring both. CEOs in financial services stay in the seat about 9 years, longer than almost any other industry, at the exact moment AI, data, and new competitors are rewriting what the job requires. Yet only 9% of banks have identified a CEO successor with a timeline and a plan of action, down from 17% a year earlier. Most succession plans are built to replace the person already in the seat rather than to prepare for the job that is coming. In this Banking Insights episode, Jim Marous argues the job now resembles a barbell. One end is credit judgment, relationships known by name, and having run the institution through a cycle where things went badly. The other is fluency in data and AI, command of partnerships, and a temperament that can carry bets, some of which are supposed to fail. The failure falls in the middle, and one person rarely holds both ends, which makes this a team question rather than a hire. Darius Wise of Red Rocks Credit Union shows what that looks like. He spent 15 years in pastoral leadership and arrived with no banking experience, then rebuilt the senior team around people who knew what he did not. His board runs on reverse mentoring, where the credit union's own employees teach the directors how the institution operates. The episode closes on custodian versus builder, and why that has nothing to do with age. About: Banking Transformed is hosted by Jim Marous, a top-five banking industry influencer and Co-Publisher of The Financial Brand. Banking Insights episodes deliver the most important strategic ideas in under ten minutes, for the executive who wants the takeaway without the deep dive. Subscribe to the Digital Banking Report at thefinancialbrand.com.
This Day in Legal History: Andrew Johnson Suspends Secretary StantonOn August 12, 1867, President Andrew Johnson suspended Edwin Stanton, his Secretary of War, and installed General Ulysses S. Grant to run the department temporarily. It was a quiet-sounding personnel move that lit the fuse on one of the great constitutional confrontations in American history—and it turned on a question we still argue about: how much control a president has over the officials who serve beneath him.The context was Reconstruction. Stanton was a close ally of the Radical Republicans in Congress, and as Secretary of War he controlled the Army's presence across the defeated South, including the Freedmen's Bureau—making him essential to Congress's plans to remake the region and protect the newly freed. Johnson, who bitterly opposed that agenda, wanted Stanton gone. But Congress had anticipated exactly this: it had passed the Tenure of Office Act, which barred the president from removing a Senate-confirmed cabinet officer without the Senate's consent. Johnson, trying to thread the needle while Congress was in recess, suspended Stanton rather than firing him outright. When the Senate later refused to concur and Johnson removed Stanton anyway in early 1868, the House impeached him—and he survived removal in the Senate by a single vote.The significance of August 12, 1867 reaches all the way to the present. The Tenure of Office Act was eventually repealed and, decades later, the Supreme Court in Myers v. United States suggested it had been unconstitutional all along, endorsing a robust presidential removal power—the same removal-power debate that traces back to the very first Congress and runs through today's fights over the independence of agencies and prosecutors. Johnson's clash with Stanton is the original American showdown over whether a president can be checked in the control of his own executive branch. And on a day when we've got a story about the White House leaning on the Justice Department, that 159-year-old question feels remarkably current.A federal appeals court has thrown out the government formula at the heart of the law meant to protect patients from surprise medical bills—handing a significant win to doctors and hospitals over insurers. Sitting en banc, all seventeen judges of the Fifth Circuit issued an unsigned opinion mostly siding with physicians and air-ambulance companies, and invalidating a federal rule as going beyond what Congress actually authorized in the No Surprises Act. Here's how this works, because it's less about patients than it sounds. The No Surprises Act protects you, the patient—if you get care from an out-of-network provider in an emergency, you only owe your normal in-network cost-sharing. The fight is over who pays the rest: the insurer or the provider. That gets decided in arbitration, and the key benchmark is something called the “qualifying payment amount,” or QPA. Whoever controls how the QPA is calculated basically controls who wins. The court found that federal agencies had let insurers game that number—by baking in so-called “ghost rates,” contracted amounts for services that providers never actually deliver, which dragged the benchmark down in insurers' favor—and by improperly excluding bonus and incentive payments. The significance is twofold. Substantively, it rebalances a high-stakes payment fight away from insurers and toward providers. But the deeper theme is administrative law: this is a court holding that agencies rewrote a statute to favor one side beyond what Congress wrote—exactly the kind of post-Chevron scrutiny of agency rulemaking we've been tracking all summer. The patient protections stay; the multibillion-dollar question of who pays just got sent back to the drawing board. US appeals court voids formula used to avert surprise medical bills | ReutersAmerican Medical Association · Bloomberg LawA federal judge has blocked the U.S. Postal Service nationwide from enforcing the mail-in voting restrictions in President Trump's executive order—and if this story sounds familiar to longtime listeners, it should. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston expanded an order she first issued in June, which had covered 23 states, into a nationwide injunction. Under the executive order, the Postal Service was supposed to gather state lists of eligible voters and deliver absentee ballots only to people on those lists; Talwani's ruling bars USPS from refusing to deliver mail ballots based on those new federal verification requirements. Her reasoning is the same principle we keep coming back to: the executive branch, she wrote, has no authority to regulate elections—that power belongs to the states under the Constitution. And she stressed the timing, noting it's now less than 90 days before the November 3 midterms, which makes it especially important not to let the federal government change election rules on the eve of the vote. This connects to the entire voting-rights arc we've followed—the administration's 0-and-21 losing streak on voter rolls, the Supreme Court emergency application, the Voting Rights Act anniversary. The significance is that the courts continue to hold a firm, near-unbroken line: however much the administration wants federal control over how Americans cast and count ballots, judges keep ruling that elections are run by the states, and the closer we get to November, the more urgently they're saying it. Judge blocks US Postal Service from restricting mail-in voting | ReutersNPR · US NewsThe White House has reportedly asked the Justice Department to explore bringing new charges against David Hearn—the former Olympian in the Reflecting Pool case—just over a week after the department dropped the case because its own evidence showed he didn't do it. Recall the sequence: Hearn was indicted on a felony for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, but prosecutors then moved to dismiss, telling the court that newly disclosed documents showed the damage came from a botched renovation, not vandalism. According to sources, President Trump was furious at U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for dismissing the case, and the White House has since asked the department to examine whether there's a basis for a new charge—possibly a misdemeanor. The talks are described as preliminary, with no decision made, and Congressman Jamie Raskin has already launched a probe into the whole affair. Here's why this is legally striking. The decision to drop the case wasn't a technicality—it was the government concluding, on the evidence, that the underlying premise was false. To now go looking for new charges against the same person, at the White House's urging and reportedly out of the president's personal anger, raises the specter of vindictive prosecution—using the charging power not to pursue justice but to punish. The significance goes to the core of prosecutorial independence, the theme running through the Blanche confirmation fight and beyond: charging decisions are supposed to be driven by evidence and law, not by a president's displeasure that a case was dropped. It's a live test of whether that line still holds. Trump White House asked DOJ to explore new Reflecting Pool charges, sources say | ReutersUS News · MS NOWAnd finally, the law graduates who suffered through California's disastrous 2025 bar exam have reached a settlement in their class action against the company that administered it. You may remember the debacle: the February 2025 California bar exam, run by the vendor Meazure Learning, collapsed into login failures, software crashes, frozen screens, and lost answers, throwing thousands of aspiring lawyers into chaos on the single most important test of their careers. That fiasco spawned multiple lawsuits—the test-takers' claims were consolidated into a class action in federal court—as well as a state audit and a legislative inquiry. This settlement resolves the graduates' own case, and it's distinct from the separate deal the State Bar itself reached with Meazure last month, in which the vendor agreed to pay the Bar $5.25 million and forgive $1.36 million in unpaid invoices. The significance connects directly to a story we covered a couple of weeks ago—the meltdown of the new NextGen exam in Washington State. Two different states, two different vendors and formats, the same underlying failure: the high-stakes gateway to the legal profession buckling under basic technology problems, and leaving the people trying to enter the profession to pick up the pieces. These settlements put a price on that failure—but they also intensify a growing question about whether the bar exam, as currently built and administered, is a reliable way to license lawyers at all. Law grads reach settlement in class action over botched California bar exam | ReutersBloomberg Law · ICLG This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe
In 1984, the Walt Disney Company was worth more dead than alive. Disney Animation — the heart of Walt's famous flywheel — had stagnated for years, bleeding away talent while corporate raiders circled, salivating over offers to sell off the film library to MGM and offload the parks to hotel operators. But what followed instead was the greatest turnaround in media history under Michael Eisner and Frank Wells. Beauty and the Beast. The Lion King. Broadway. Bringing the Disney Vault home on VHS and DVD. And the greatest media acquisition of all time — ESPN.And then... it all almost fell apart. Again. Euro Disney turned into a money pit. Boardroom and executive infighting ran rampant. Animation descended into a dumpster fire. (Remember Chicken Little? Us neither.) Comcast — Comcast!! — tried to steal the company via a hostile takeover. Out of the chaos, a new generation of Disney management emerged under Bob Iger to stage yet another epic comeback with Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm, creating the defining media empire of the 21st century…until the tech companies came along. Tune in for the ultimate Acquired thrill ride: Disney, Part II.Sponsors:Many thanks to our fantastic Fall '26 Season partners:SierraSentryWorkOSAnthropicLinks:Sign up for email updates, get our takeaways and research photos from each episode, and vote on future topics!The Official Acquired Meetup on Sept 17th with our friends at Sentry. Join us!The Acquired Disney Part II Companion PDFWorldly Partners' Multi-Decade Disney StudyAll episode sourcesCarve Outs:Warby Parker Transitions Extra ActiveMichael Arndt's Toy Story 3 Story PresentationThe Golden State ValkyriesMore Acquired:Get email updates and vote on future episodes!Join the SlackCheck out the latest swag in the ACQ Merch Store!00:00:00 Start00:00:50 Intro00:05:07 Disney in Chaos (1984)00:11:33 Eisner, Wells, Katzenberg Arrive (1984)00:24:30 Animation Renaissance & CAPS Tech (1989)00:37:33 Flywheel Extensions: Home Video, Retail & Broadway00:54:32 Challenges & ABC/ESPN Acquisition (1994-1995)01:05:55 ESPN: Disney's Accidental Goldmine01:21:26 Eisner's Decline & Save Disney Campaign (2001-2004)01:34:53 Comcast Hostile Takeover Bid (2004)01:41:58 Bob Iger's Vision & Pixar Acquisition (2005-2006)01:52:17 Pixar: From Lucasfilm to Steve Jobs (1979-1995)02:03:11 Toy Story, IPO & Eisner Conflict (1995)02:34:30 Disney Acquires Pixar (2006)02:46:37 Marvel & Lucasfilm Acquisitions (2009-2012)02:58:01 Streaming Pivot: Cord Cutting & BAMTech (2015)03:06:30 The Disney+ Strategy & FOX Acquisition (2017-2019)03:19:01 The Disney+ Launch, COVID, & Chapek's Tenure (2019-2022)03:42:15 Iger's Return, Challenges & Parks Revival (2022-2026)03:50:54 The Business Today: Parks & Streaming Focus03:59:22 Analysis: Disney+ Strategy & The New Media Landscape04:10:01 Analysis: Bull/Bear Cases04:21:20 Quintessence04:24:39 Carve-Outs + OutroNote: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions.
What do prophecy, spiritual warfare, Panda Express, and the Holy Spirit have in common?In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr. James Tan joins us for an honest discussion about some of the questions Christians are asking today. From biblical prophecy and the reality of demons to misconceptions about the Holy Spirit, ministry ethics, and discerning God's will, this episode explores what it looks like to stay grounded in Scripture while navigating the supernatural.Whether you're curious about the gifts of the Spirit, Christian doctrine, church leadership, or simply enjoy thoughtful conversations with experienced ministers, we hope this episode encourages you to grow deeper in your faith and your understanding of God's Word.If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to like, subscribe, and share it with someone who loves honest biblical discussions.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The first ticket on Mary and Andrew's agenda: the latest on Todd Blanche's confirmation. After prodding from two Republican Senators, Blanche released a Sunday night statement allegedly rescinding the $1.776 “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to pacify their concerns. And by all measures, it worked. But in Andrew's estimation, the statement was “the world's smallest fig leaf,” with both hosts noting that the “settlement agreement” can only be changed in writing if signed by both parties. Mary calls it “basically a press statement” rather than a legal order. Then, they turn to former FBI Director James Comey's filing of multiple motions to dismiss his “Seashell” indictment, including one on the grounds of vindictive and selective prosecution. They detail court filings that show an array of issues with the case, including surveillance of him and his wife by the Secret Service. Next, Andrew and Mary detail why Jeanine Pirro's Reflecting Pool case against Olympian David Hearn fell apart, after a disastrous rush to charge before the facts were in. And last up: Trump asks the Supreme Court to hear an appeal over E. Jean Caroll's $83.3 million defamation verdict. A Note to Listeners: As the 2026 midterm elections heat up, MS NOW is headed to the Lone Star State. Join more than a dozen of your favorite hosts - including Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O'Donnell, Jen Psaki, Michael Steele, Ali Velshi and more - in Arlington, Texas on September 26 for a day of community and conversation about the issues that matter most to you. Get your tickets at ms.now/together. Further Reading: Here is the affidavit of James Comey's attorney, Pat Fitzgerald: AFFIDAVIT OF PATRICK J. FITZGERALD IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS FOR VINDICTIVE AND SELECTIVE PROSECUTION, MOTION TO SUPPRESS AND FOR FRANKS HEARING, AND MOTION FOR DISCLOSURE OF GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. You'll also get exclusive bonus content from this and other shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ben Johnson shook up the Chicago Bears' culture when he took over as head coach last season. A year later, Bears players and coaches have fully embodied their head coach.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/shaw-local-s-bears-insider-podcast--3098936/support.
Ike Reese, Spike Eskin, and Jack Fritz discuss the Phillies' potential trade deadline acquisitions, specifically focusing on the fit of Luis Arráez in the lineup. Joe Giglio joins to grade Dave Dombrowski's performance as president of baseball operations, weighing his major contract successes against notable mistakes. They also evaluate the team's farm system development and the impact of bullpen additions like Brooks Raley. 01:45 - Luis Arráez Trade Analysis 07:54 - Evaluating Kilian And Raley 09:08 - Dombrowski Tenure Grade 14:22 - Management Style Comparisons 24:29 - MLB Trade Rumors Update
In this episode, the second in our series previewing the themes of the upcoming IASC conference, Michael sits down with the co-leaders of the Forests, Livelihoods, and Tenure sub-theme ahead of the conference in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia next summer. His guests are Moira Moeliono, a forest and climate researcher with more than twenty years at what is now the Landscape Alliance; Sandeep Khandekar, a commons practitioner based in India with Living Landscapes; and Jude Kimengsi, who leads the Landscape Governance and Development research group at Göttingen University. The conversation covers why forests, livelihoods, and tenure belong together as a theme. The guests discuss the unresolved tensions around carbon regimes and REDD+, asking whether programs like these ultimately serve forest-dependent communities or replicate the exclusions of earlier extractive regimes. They explore the colonial roots of state forest ownership in Indonesia and Cameroon, the limited reach of social forestry reforms, and the informal and often invisible forms of power that shape who actually benefits from forest governance. The subtheme is actively seeking submissions across multiple categories: academic papers, practitioner-academic dialogues, and policy roundtables. Topics of particular interest include innovative benefit-sharing mechanisms for forest communities, the role of technology in tenure mapping and rights claims, and research that surfaces the informal rules and hidden interests shaping forest governance. The call for submissions is now open: visit the conference website for details: https://2027.iasc-commons.org/
Mary and Andrew begin this week by addressing the Department of Justice dropping the subpoenas they ordered against New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns regarding President Trump's new Qatari-government-gifted Air Force One jet, noting that the attempt to subpoena the writers speaks to a failed effort of “chilling and intimidating” other reporters. But still, there were even more subpoenas: last week, the DOJ filed subpoenas for 14 major law firms as part of an ongoing lawsuit between the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Executive Office of the President, which Mary and Andrew believe is an effort by the government to try and “get the law firms to pressure the ABA to drop this lawsuit.” They also touch on an update to journalist Katie Phang's lawsuit against the federal government over Epstein files redactions and address Jack Smith's criminal referral by House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan. Plus, two immigration-related cases: a judge's decision to throw out a DOJ lawsuit challenging Minnesota immigration laws and an appeal court's decision to reverse a lower court decision releasing Pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi. A Note to Listeners: As the 2026 midterm elections heat up, MS NOW is headed to the Lone Star State. Join more than a dozen of your favorite hosts - including Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O'Donnell, Jen Psaki, Michael Steele, Ali Velshi and more - in Arlington, Texas on September 26 for a day of community and conversation about the issues that matter most to you. Get your tickets at ms.now/together. Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. You'll also get exclusive bonus content from this and other shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Craig Carton and Big Mac react to former wide receiver Plaxico Burris comparing his time with the New York Jets to serving a prison sentence. They also debate whether the New York Giants can replicate recent historic playoff turnarounds and revisit Carton's awkward run-in with movie critic Rex Reed. 01:20 - NFL Playoff Turnaround History 05:00 - Giants Postseason Expectations Debate 11:35 - Plaxico Burris Slams Jets 15:30 - Jets Loser Culture Discussion 19:45 - Jets Draft Selection Critique 23:35 - Long Island Roadway Rant 27:35 - Carton Syracuse Career Story 32:00 - Port Jefferson Ferry Controversy 37:30 - Movie Review Discussion 42:30 - Famous Critic Encounter Story
Nick and Jonathan examine Mike Lombardi being placed on administrative leave at North Carolina and the ongoing struggles of the football program under Bill Belichick. The conversation highlights Belichick's inability to navigate the relationship-based nature of college football and why his NFL model is falling flat with young recruits. 01:00 - Lombardi Placed On Leave 04:05 - Belichick's College Struggles 09:45 - Belichick's Fading Allure
In the fourth hour of The Charlie James Show, host Charlie James explores a wide range of political and scientific topics, starting with reflections on long-term political tenure and a fascinating look at the scale of Planck units. The conversation quickly shifts back to local and state politics as James and callers analyze the South Carolina Senate race, evaluating candidate filings, polling trends, and party eligibility rules. James also details recent precinct changes impacting local voters and examines South Carolina GOP primary regulations. The hour concludes with discussions featuring callers and commentary from Larry Kudlow on broader legislative dynamics, party leadership, and political strategy.
On The Charlie James Show, host Charlie James takes a call from Richard in Dallas to discuss why long-serving politicians like Mitch McConnell hold on to power far past retirement age, attributing it to an addiction to power and influence among political elites. James then pivots to a mind-bending scientific concept he recently discovered regarding scale in the universe: the Planck length. He explains how the Planck length represents the smallest possible unit of physical measurement before quantum collapse, comparing it to the size of the observable universe ($90text{ billion}$ light-years across), and highlights the astounding fact that the human egg sits directly in the middle of these two spatial extremes.
From 07/21 Hour 2: It's officially been three years since Josh Harris purchased the Washington Commanders. What grade would you give Josh Harris and his crew since taking over?
07/21 Hour 2: ESPN Cuts Ties With NFL Analyst Ryan Clark - 1:00 Grading The First 3 Years Of Josh Harris' Tenure - 15:00 Women Can't Stand This Dating Deal Breaker - 29:00
Last week, all eyes were on Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing to lead the Justice Department. Mary and Andrew begin with their takeaways: from Blanche's “evasive, hyper-technical non-responses” to why his close relationship with Donald Trump is problematic, noting a moment where Blanche referred to himself as “his lawyer” and then quickly corrected himself — which Mary called a Freudian slip. They then turn to Trump's Thursday night address, where he claimed that U.S. elections have been compromised for years. Separating fact from fiction, the co-hosts look at how Trump's undermining of public confidence may affect the upcoming midterms. Mary and Andrew also highlight reporting from the New York Times indicating a slew of cases brought by ICE against protesters and immigrants are failing the sniff test in court. Plus, an update on former Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, who recently filed a lawsuit alleging the government and others were part of an effort to suppress criticism of Israel from pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Further Reading: This is the New York Times' reporting on ICE cases falling apart: They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling. And here is their reporting on ICE related shootings: At Least 23 People Have Been Shot at by Federal Immigration Agents Since Last Year Andrew and Mary also wanted to note this new Compendium from Just Security: “Zero Evidence”: How Judges and Grand Juries Have Rejected the Trump Administration Efforts to Investigate and Prosecute Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. You'll also get exclusive bonus content from this and other shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
In hour 2, Spadoni and Shasky discuss with callers what their one word to describe Draymond's tenure in Golden State.
Charles Spicer relates how Ribbentrop arrived at Victoria Station as the new German ambassador with a mission to neutralize Britain through a show of friendship. However, his tenure was a disaster; he was socially clumsy, notoriously giving a Hitler salute to the King. His wife, Annelies, was equally thin-skinned and offended by the British habit of teasing. Simultaneously, Nevile Henderson became the British ambassador to Berlin. Henderson, an arch-appeaser who admired the regime's efficiency, was paranoid about upsetting Hitler, further complicating the efforts of amateur spies to communicate the true nature of the Nazi threat to Whitehall. (6)1945
In this edition of The Conversation Hour we meet Georgie Armstrong who details her experience of being an affordable housing tenant in a mixed tenure development. Georgie shares her concerns that the grouping together of affordable housing residents to certain floors and not having the same level of access to amenities as full paying tenants perpetuates a sense of social exclusion. We also speak with an affordable housing researcher about what the government could and should be doing to improve the circumstances for people relying on the affordable housing scheme. Also in this edition, a review of the Rolling Stones latest offerings. Plus, why Melbourne coffee is actually pretty good.
Leading a 25-school network to a 96% graduation rate and 91% staff retention — with zero tenure protection — takes more than good policy. It takes a leader who has lived the exact inequity his schools now solve for. Pablo Villavicencio grew up in East LA, where his own neighborhood school graduated less than half its students, and only got a real shot at a quality education because his parents falsified an address to send him to a school 30 miles away. He carried that lesson through Teach For America, a school closure in Harlem, and five years as a founding high school principal in the Bronx before landing back in the exact Los Angeles community he grew up in — this time as CEO of Alliance College-Ready Public Schools. Find Alliance's work at laalliance.org. Teacher retention is the number every superintendent claims to be working on and almost none can move. Pablo Villavicencio's network sits at 91% retention across every employee group, without tenure, while running 25 schools and a 96% graduation rate in some of LA's highest-poverty neighborhoods — and in this episode, he breaks down exactly how belief, not policy, got him there. ✍️ What You'll Learn Why "all kids can learn" has to function as infrastructure, not a mission statement, before it changes anything How to build a wraparound services model that pairs academic teacher teams with therapists and social workers What actually drives teacher retention without tenure protection How to keep 25 schools aligned to one vision without creating a siloed bureaucracy Why redefining "college ready" to include community advocacy and wellness changed Alliance's outcomes
New reports are shedding light on the Chicago Bulls' front office under Artūras Karnišovas, raising serious questions about the organization's direction over the past several seasons. Were the Bulls held back by poor decision-making, or is the criticism going too far?In this episode, we discuss:What the new reports revealArtūras Karnišovas' biggest roster decisionsHow those moves impacted the BullsHas Bryson Graham changed the franchise's direction?#ChicagoBulls #ArturasKarnisovas #BrysonGraham #BullsNation #NBA #BullsNewsJoin this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNS5lF_I3qBpGLGWllvyF8g/joinWhat do you guys think?Follow us on Social Mediahttps://linktr.ee/KognacBoyzLeave us a voicemail773-242-9219#chicagobulls #chicagobullsnews
With Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing set to begin midweek, Andrew and Mary use this episode to look at the totality of his tenure at the Justice Department, detailing example after example of how — despite his role as the chief lawyer for the United States — he is still functioning as the de facto personal lawyer for the president. They start things off by dissecting a deeply consequential and searing opinion from District Judge Kathleen Williams over Trump's IRS lawsuit, effectively finding, in Mary's telling, that it “was collusion. It was the president being on both sides of that case, and it's no adversity between the parties.” Then, the co-hosts take a broader gaze into what Blanche has done: his handling of the Epstein files and Ghislaine Maxwell, the ongoing investigations and attempted prosecutions of Trump's political enemies and how he has used the DOJ as the president's personal law firm. Mary and Andrew also review the Justice Department's recent actions with Blanche at the helm, including an example from the past week of the ongoing “assault on journalists”: subpoenaing New York Times journalists who wrote about the jet gifted to the US by the Qatari government. Further Reading: Here is a transcript of Mary's testimony during former Attorney General Pam Bondi's confirmation hearing: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2025-01-16_-_testimony_-_mccord.pdf Judge Williams' Decision: Here is the Order in Trump v. IRS Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. You'll also get exclusive bonus content from this and other shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The Fast Lane with Ed Lane: Friday, July 10, 2026
Chris McMonigle analyzes the New York Yankees' series split with the Tampa Bay Rays, focusing on Ben Rice's standout performance and a resilient bullpen effort. He discusses concerning injury updates for Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton while addressing fan concerns regarding the lineup's consistency and coaching. They also cover the New York Mets' series victory over the Kansas City Royals and a significant injury to Mark Vientos. 01:53 - Yankees Salvage Rays Split 05:09 - Third Inning Rally Analysis 09:54 - Ben Rice Power Surge 15:04 - Mets Series Win Recap 25:53 - Cashman On Judge Injury 38:10 - Yankee Accountability Debate 45:40 - Evaluating Brian Cashman's Tenure
Guest: Felicity Kusinitz from the Flopcast joins John and Jim to discuss Season 26's most confusing story. A Script Too Big for Its Own Shoes Mark Platt submitted "Lungbarrow" to the show—a bold move for a writer with no professional credits beyond Doctor Who fan fiction. JNT immediately shut down his original concept (a full revelation of the Doctor's origins involving Gallifrey, Rassilon, and Omega) and asked him to rework it. Platt transplanted the thematic weight of that rejected story into a Victorian Gothic setting, creating Ghost Light. The result is a production that was heavily edited, with numerous explanatory scenes cut to fit three episodes. Even now, decades later, the story remains notoriously difficult to follow on first viewing—and according to many, even on subsequent viewings. Why This Story Rewards (and Frustrates) Repeat Viewing Felicity came in as a genuine enthusiast for this story, despite her general ambivalence toward the McCoy era. She's watched it multiple times and finds it improves with knowledge of what's coming. The New Adventures novels (particularly "Lungbarrow," which completed Andrew Cartmel's original Master Plan concept) have deepened her appreciation retroactively. Yet even she admits the first viewing is a puzzle box without instructions. Jim, meanwhile, found it nearly incomprehensible—he spent much of the episode laughing at the absurdity while also trying desperately to understand what was actually happening. Too Many Characters Syndrome Strikes Again The story suffers from the same overcrowding that plagued Battlefield. There's Josiah Samuel Smith, Control, Nimrod, the Reverend Matthews, the Constable, Mrs. Pritchard, Gwendolyn, the maids, Inspector McKenzie, and eventually Light itself. Each arrival adds another layer of confusion. Jerry Lange's earlier concerns about "too many characters" find their most vindicated expression here. Some characters could have been eliminated entirely, and others—particularly the Reverend and the Constable—feel like they exist only because they were written before the cuts. A Doctor Who's Getting Darker (And Meaner) A troubling thread emerges in this viewing: the Doctor is increasingly manipulative and even cruel with Ace. He brings her to a house without explanation, observes her distress as a kind of experiment, and generally treats her as a subject to be studied rather than a companion to be protected. This emotional manipulation—combined with McCoy's alien coldness rather than zany warmth—marks a shift in the character that will come to a head in the final story. Atmospheric But Muddy: The Audio Problem The story is visually and aurally striking—genuinely evoking Hammer Horror and the Hinchcliffe era with its Victorian setting and Gothic atmosphere. Yet the production suffers from audio mixing issues. The soundtrack is prominent enough to drown out dialogue, particularly Ace's lines, which are sometimes difficult to parse. This compounds the story's already confusing nature; listeners are struggling both to understand the plot and to hear what characters are saying. The Incomprehensible Becomes Character-Driven Once Light arrives—a being of pure energy obsessed with cataloguing life but appalled by its constant evolution—the story gains a genuinely interesting thematic core. Light's childlike wonder and petulant rage when confronted with change creates an intriguing antagonist, even if the costume (flowing cape, pale makeup, styled hair) reads more as "space fairy" than "cosmic entity." The Doctor defeats Light not through action but through argument—a Kirk-like tactic that works here because the concept itself is compelling enough to carry it. What Works, What Doesn't The setting works beautifully. The cast interactions (particularly Ace and Gwendolyn's constant wrestling matches) add levity. Sophie Aldred's increasing maturity as an actress and her character's evolution is noticeable. The costume design is excellent—though Ace keeping her boots on under the Victorian dress is a nice character touch. What doesn't work is the clarity; the rushed ending; the revelation that Control, Fenn Cooper, and Nimrod escape in the spaceship (leaving Ace's future burning of the house still unexplained); and the general sense that crucial scenes were left on the editing room floor. The Crown Jewel of Cartmel's Tenure? Cartmel considers Ghost Light the crown jewel of his script-editing era—a statement that says more about what went wrong in his tenure than it does about the quality of this particular story. It's bold, daring, and ambitious. It also fails to deliver on its promises due to time constraints and editorial decisions made by people who didn't care anymore. This is the final production of classic Doctor Who, even though it airs second in the season. The actual last scene filmed was the closing exchange between Ace and the Doctor—a conversation that feels almost tacked on but carries genuine weight: Ace wishes she'd blown up Gabriel Chase instead of burning it down, and the Doctor simply replies, "Wicked." Production Details: Production Code: 7Q Aired: October 4–18, 1989 (but produced AFTER both "Curse of Fenric" and "Survival") Writer: Mark Platt (first professional sale; no prior writing credits outside fan fiction) Director: Alan Waring Original Concept: "Lungbarrow" — a story meant to fully reveal the Doctor's origins on Gallifrey Ratings: Episode 1: 4.2 million | Episodes 2 & 3: 4.0 million (slight bump from previous week) Notable Cast: Michael Cochrane (Fenn Cooper, previously in "Black Orchid"), Carl Forgione (Nimrod, previously in "Planet of the Spiders") Key Detail: Last scene shot was Ace and the Doctor's closing exchange Key Discussion Points: The 75-minute script cut down to fit three short episodes and what was lost Too many characters introduced with insufficient explanation The Doctor's increasingly manipulative treatment of Ace and what it suggests about his character arc Whether the story rewards repeat viewing or if clarity is impossible The Victorian Gothic atmosphere as the story's greatest strength Light as a conceptual antagonist vs. Light as a costume problem Sophie Aldred's maturing performance throughout Season 26 Why Ace's 1983 burning of Gabriel Chase never connects fully to the events of this story Ace keeping her boots on under the Victorian dress as character work The jarring tonal shifts between scenes Patrick Mulkern's assessment that the incoherence lands at Cartmell's feet Coming Up Next: Monday (Patreon 178): Music (The Doubleclicks' version of the Doctor Who theme), comics "Darkness Falling" and "Distractions" (prequels to a larger storyline), Memory TARDIS, and a tribute to BBC Books editor Justin Richards, who passed away. Friday (Patreon Early) / Wednesday (Main Feed): "The Curse of Fenric" (four-parter). Jim handles narration; guest Shagg Matthews joins the discussion. Hashtags: #DoctorWho #Season26 #GhostLight #ClassicWho #SylvesterMcCoy #SophieAldred #AmbitionVsExecution #CartmelMasterPlan #MarkPlatt #VictorianGothic #DoctorWhoPodcast
Toronto Raptors play-by-play voice Matt Devlin joined OverDrive to discuss Kyle Lowry retiring with the Raptors, his legacy throughout his career, the stamp on the organization, his signature moments he's called, the perception of Lowry's tenure, Kawhi Leonard joining the Raptors and more.
SPONSORS: - Don't sleep on [@ultrapouches]. New customers get 15% Off with code TOE at http://takeultra.com! #UltraPouches #ad - Shopify: Accelerate your efficiency. Free trial at http://shopify.com/theories - I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE This podcast is about dark matter — and Professor Philip Mannheim thinks it isn't missing at all, just hiding in plain sight as the rest of the visible universe. In his first-ever podcast, on ideas he's pursued since 1972, Mannheim lays out conformal gravity: a theory built on Weyl symmetry rather than Einstein's equations, which explains galaxy rotation curves without dark matter, tames the cosmological constant, and fits the accelerating universe without fine-tuning. With longtime collaborator Carl Bender, he also resolves gravity's infamous "ghost" problem using PT symmetry instead of Hermiticity — suggesting the graviton may not even exist as a particle. I hope you enjoy. FOLLOW: - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Substack: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/subscribe - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE - PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=XUBHNMFXUX5S4 TIMESTAMPS: - 00:00:00 - Einstein's Relativity Foundations - 00:05:47 - Riemann Tensor and Curvature - 00:11:50 - Flaws in Einstein's Equations - 00:17:23 - Quantum Gravity Renormalizability - 00:23:28 - Conformal Symmetry Principles - 00:30:09 - Dynamical Mass Generation - 00:37:08 - Inflation and Horizon Problems - 00:43:55 - Renormalization Group Fixed Points - 00:51:05 - Composite Higgs Solution - 00:57:03 - Weyl Tensor Action - 01:03:44 - Solving Dark Matter - 01:09:36 - Cosmic Coincidence Problem - 01:16:27 - Hubble Tension and Redshift - 01:24:31 - PT Symmetry and Ghosts - 01:31:21 - Probability Conservation vs. Hermiticity - 01:38:13 - CPT Theorem and Fermions - 01:45:14 - Quantum Decays and Resonances - 01:51:05 - Parity and Right-Handed Neutrinos - 01:56:14 - Gravitons and Wavefunction Collapse - 02:02:24 - Cyclic Universes and Singularities - 02:08:24 - String Theory Fine-Tuning - 02:14:45 - Unitarity and Poincaré Stresses - 02:21:02 - Gravitational Lensing and Tenure - 02:26:55 - Nature and Experimental Data LINKS MENTIONED: - Philip's Papers: https://inspirehep.net/authors/998943 - Newton's Law Of Gravity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_law_of_universal_gravitation - Geodesics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesics_in_general_relativity - Equivalence Principle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivalence_principle - Introduction To General Relativity [Book]: https://amazon.com/dp/0070004234?tag=toe08-20 - Foundation Of The General Theory Of Relativity [Paper]: https://isidore.co/misc/Physics%20papers%20and%20books/St.%20John's%20College's,%20TAC's%20curricula's,%20et%20alii%20sci.%20papers/1916-%20The%20Foundation%20of%20the%20General%20Theory%20of%20Relativity%20(Einstein).pdf - Dynamical Symmetry Breaking As A Bootstrap [Paper]: https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.12.1772 - Dynamics Of The Universe And Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking [Paper]: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1980ApJ...241L..59K/abstract - Mass Generation, The Cosmological Constant Problem, Conformal Symmetry, And The Higgs Boson [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.08907 - Living Without Supersymmetry [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.01399 - Exact Vacuum Solution To Conformal Weyl Gravity And Galactic Rotation Curves [Paper]: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1989ApJ...342..635M/abstract - No-Ghost Theorem For The Pais-Uhlenbeck Oscillator [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/0706.0207 - Fitting Galactic Rotation Curves With Conformal Gravity [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1011.3495 - Cosmic Coincidence Problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_coincidence_problem - Cosmological Perturbations In Conformal Gravity [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1109.4119 - Implications Of Cosmic Repulsion For Gravitational Theory [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9804335 - Exact Solution To Perturbative Conformal Cosmology [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.02608 - CPT Symmetry Without Hermiticity [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1611.02100 - Jenny Wagner [TOE]: https://youtu.be/Bj4Ra75vvTc - Neil Turok [TOE]: https://youtu.be/_xxLW71vT4s - Chiara Marletto [TOE]: https://youtu.be/Uey_mUy1vN0 - John Donoghue [TOE]: https://youtu.be/dG_uKJx6Lpg - Cumrun Vafa [TOE]: https://youtu.be/kUHOoMX4Bqw Guests do not pay to appear. #science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mexico's World Cup campaign ended with a Round of 16 defeat to England, as costly defensive mistakes and a lack of attacking quality proved decisive against one of the tournament favorites. Despite the elimination, Mexico exceeded expectations by winning their group, producing several standout performances, and establishing a strong defensive identity under Javier Aguirre. Julián Quiñones, Raúl Jiménez, and Erik Lira emerged as the team's top performers, while questions remain about several veterans and Mexico's attacking depth heading into the next cycle. Looking ahead, the focus shifts to developing young talent, building on Aguirre's foundation, and preparing for future CONCACAF competitions and the Copa América. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ronald White, guest author, describes how Chamberlain began his academic career at Bowdoin College in 1855, seeking to instill critical thinking in his pupils rather than treating them as mere boys to be regimented. His tenure was marked by encounters with significant historical figures, including visiting senator Jefferson Davis and neighbor Harriet Beecher Stowe, whose readings of Uncle Tom's Cabin he attended. As the nation drifted toward Civil War, Chamberlainfelt an internal crisis, compelled to join the fight despite being a respected professor and father of two young children. In 1862, he famously declined a lucrative sabbatical to study languages in Europe to enlist in the volunteer 20th Maine. Rejecting an initial offer to lead a regiment as colonel, he insisted on "earning and learning" his way to command by serving as a lieutenant colonel under a professional soldier. This choice defined his transition from an intellectual to a battlefield hero. On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (2)1840 BOWDOIN
A land management expert at Canterbury University says proposals to prioritise economic development under the Conservation Amendment Bill are inconsistent with historic land purchases.
With LeBron James officially no longer a Laker, Anthony and Harrison look back on the last eight years of LABron. Then, they dive into questions from the live audience -- including one about Jonathan Kuminga.
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SportsNet New York's John Harper (2:03) joins Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker to chat about the Mets firing manager Carlos Mendoza with interim Andy Green stepping in, former MLBer Albert Pujols having potential interest in the gig, how Bo Bichette had acclimated himself in the New York sports environment, and the Mets' trade deadline needs. Then, we hear Blue Jays manager John Schneider's pre-game availability before their series against the Mets. Afterwards, Blue Jays TV analyst Joe Siddall stops by (28:32) to discuss Bichette's return to Toronto, how to produce runs against a starting pitcher, the setback in Addison Barger's return to play, the catcher's job to keep their pitcher focused, and Sean Keys' first impressions. Finally, we hear from Bo Bichette on his return to Toronto. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
ITL reacts to the latest headlines from around the league, including C.J. Gardner-Johnson's comments, Caleb Williams' trademark denial, and more.
On the latest episode of Chesterfield Behind the Mic, we talk to Dr. Joe Casey just days before his pending retirement as county administrator on July 1. We look back at his decade in the county and discuss some of the most pivotal moments and what he's learned not only about the job but about himself in the last decade. Credits: Director: Martin Stith Executive Producer: Teresa Bonifas Producer/Writer/Host: Brad Franklin Director of Photography/Editor: Matt Boyce Producer/Camera Operator: Martin Stith and Matt Neese Graphics: Debbie Wrenn Promotions and Media: Joanna Heims and Michael Senter Music: Hip Hop This by Seven Pounds Inspiring Electronic Rock by Alex Grohl Guest: Dr. Joe Casey, County Administrator Recorded in-house by Communications and Media Chesterfield.gov/podcast Follow us on social media! On Facebook, like our page: Chesterfield Behind the Mic. On Twitter, you can find us at @ChesterfieldVa and on Instagram it's @ChesterfieldVirginia. And you can also watch the podcast on WCCT TV Thursday through Sunday at 7 p.m. as well as on weekends at noon on Comcast Channel 98 and Verizon Channel 28.
Keith Whittington is joined by Brian Soucek, the Martin Luther King J. Professor of Law at the University of California at Davis School of Law and a member of the American Association of University Professors' Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure. They discuss his recent book, The Opinionated University: Academic Freedom, Diversity, and the Myth of Neutrality in American Higher Education. They discuss diversity initiatives at American universities, institutional speech by academic departments and universities, and their relation to academic freedom and the mission of the university.
https://teachhoops.com/ If you spend nearly three decades pacing a sideline, sweating out Friday nights, and riding the emotional roller coaster of high school athletics, you learn a lot about basketball. But more importantly, you learn a lot about life. The greatest trap in youth sports—and in modern culture—is the belief that the scoreboard tells the whole truth. We live in a world obsessed with trailing indicators: the final score, the bank account balance, the job title, or the metrics on a screen. But after coaching hundreds of young men through the "muck and grind" of their high school years, the ultimate lesson I've walked away with is this: The scoreboard is a liar. It can crown you a winner when you played selfishly against a weak opponent, and it can brand you a loser when you gave a heroic, flawless effort against a superior force. True success has nothing to do with the numbers on the wall. It is about the unyielding standard you hold yourself to when nobody is watching, and the Resilience Equity you build when life hits you with an unexpected 10-0 run. In basketball, the average possession lasts less than twenty seconds. If a player throws a bad pass or misses a wide-open layup, and they spend the next five seconds hanging their head or kicking the floor, the opponent is already sprinting down the court for an uncontested layup. We call that emotional hang-time. Life operates on the exact same loop. You will experience turnovers. A business venture will stall out, a relationship will fracture, or an unexpected tax bill will land on your kitchen table. The Lesson: You cannot control the whistle that just blew, but you have 100% control over your Next Play Speed. The Execution: Elite performers acknowledge the error, flush the negative emotion instantly, and sprint back into defensive position. The faster your mental reset, the more resilient your life becomes. Everyone wants the glory of the buzzer-beating shot under the lights. But championship habits aren't built during the moments of celebration; they are forged during those quiet, exhausted Tuesday practices in the middle of January when the gym is cold and the energy is flat. We can look at human development through a modified version of our favorite basketball efficiency metric, Effective Field Goal Percentage ($eFG%$). In life, your output is a direct reflection of your daily alignment and habit selection: If your daily efforts are scattered, emotional, or undisciplined, your overall efficiency plummets. But when you commit to Radical Consistency—showing up with a high center of gravity and a Level 4 work ethic every single day—you maximize your probability of a winning outcome over the long haul. When a child is young, or when an employee first starts a job, they operate in a state of compliance. They do what they are told because they want to avoid a sprint or keep their position. They are Coach-Fed. But the final frontier of growth—both on the floor and in your personal life—is transitioning to absolute ownership. You must become Player-Led. The Shift: You stop waiting for a boss, a parent, or a coach to tell you to clean up the workspace, dive for the loose ball, or fix a broken communication stream. The Result: You take ownership of the room. When your inner voice becomes the ultimate enforcer of your standards, you stop merely surviving day-to-day chaos and start dictating the terms of your future. Coach's Note: "Thirty years from now, nobody will remember the exact score of a regional semifinal game on a random Friday night. But the kids who learned how to look a man in the eye during a hard correction, communicate clearly through physical exhaust, and protect their teammates like a shield—those are the human beings who win at life. Carry the bricks daily, hold your standard fiercely, and let the scoreboard take care of itself." Title Ideas: The Scoreboard Lies: The Greatest Life Lesson from 27 Years of Coaching How Basketball Builds Unstoppable Life Resilience Moving Your Life from Coach-Fed to Player-Led Primary Keywords: Life lessons from basketball, high school basketball coaching wisdom, TeachHoops, Coach Collins, building resilient character, athletic leadership principles. Secondary Keywords: Next Play Speed in life, standard of tolerance, radical consistency, building trust capital, energy givers vs energy takers, the truth room, masterclass life strategy. Description Snippet: "After 27 years as a head boys basketball coach, the biggest lessons I've learned have absolutely nothing to do with X's and O's. In this video, we break down why the scoreboard is a liar and how to build a life anchored in radical consistency and elite 'Next Play Speed.' Discover how to eliminate emotional hang-time after mistakes, how to transition your mindset from compliance to total ownership, and why being an 'Energy Giver' is the ultimate competitive advantage in the real world." Suggested Tags: #LifeLessons #TeachHoops #CoachCollins #Resilience #ChampionshipMindset #PersonalGrowth #AthleticLeadership #CharacterDevelopment Show Notes1. Controlling Your "Next Play Speed"2. The Power of Radical Consistency ($eFG%$)$$text{Life Efficiency} = frac{text{Productive Actions} + (0.5 times text{High-Impact Habits})}{text{Total Daily Efforts}}$$The Identity Matrix: The Transactional Persona vs. The Culture CarrierOperational FocusThe Transactional Persona (Level 1)The True Culture Carrier (Level 4)Primary MotivationExternal validation; the trophy; the paycheckInternal alignment; The Standard of ExcellenceResponse to AdversityBlames the officials, the coaches, or the systemSteps into the "Truth Room"; owns the mistakeLocker Room ImpactEnergy Taker; gossips when things get toughEnergy Giver; pulls peers up through the exhaustLong-Term LegacyForgotten when the season endsBuilt a self-policing life of high character3. Move from Compliance to OwnershipYouTube SEO Strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we have a special repeat guest, Scott Kupor, Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The OPM is the people function in the federal government — the department that sets the rules for the various HR departments in other agencies. Director Kupor was on Statecraft six months ago, and is now a little more seasoned in the federal government.We discuss:* How veterans' preference works in federal hiring* Who gets fired first when an agency conducts a Reduction In Force (RIF)* Proposed changes to prioritize performance during RIFs* Kupor's progress in recruiting early career and tech talent to governmentThe full transcript for this conversation is at www.statecraft.pub This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.statecraft.pub
For the second straight summer, Juventus will have a different man leading the sporting area, with Sassuolo's Giovanni Carnevali taking over after Damien Comolli was let go following the Bianconeri's sixth-place finish. 00:00 Introduction 02:07 Overhaul in Turin: Comolli out, Carnevali in 09:51 Where did it go wrong for Comolli at Juve? 15:08 Confusion within the hierarchy and roles of the management 25:23 Carnevali takes over as CEO 35:03 Juve reportedly agree to personal terms with Emi Martinez 44:12 Questions from the socials You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky @bwrao.bsky.social, Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN on Twitter. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nick Kostos opens the second hour with his reaction to the latest surrounding Jalen Hurts and AJ Brown. Nick explains why he still believes AJ Brown will be traded to New England once June 1st hits.
Today on The Editors, Rich, Phil, Noah, and Dan discuss Thomas Massie's Kentucky loss, the DNC 2024 presidential race autopsy, and much more. Editors' Picks: Rich: Andy's piece “AG Blanche Delivers Tax Audit Immunity to Trump, His Former Client” Phil: Noah's piece “DNC Autopsy Exposes the Left's ‘Gaza' Excuse as Nonsense” Noah: Jeff's post “The Unfinished Shambles of a DNC Autopsy Is Finally Released” Dan: Kamden Mulder's piece “Violent Crime Spiked During Prosecutor Steve Descano's Tenure. He Insists Crime Is Down” Light Items: Rich: Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy by Max Hastings Phil: Yankees Noah: No Memorial Day party Dan: Meeting a moonshiner Sponsors:VaerCatholic CharitiesUnder Their Own Vine & Fig Tree by Dr. J. B. Boone Pre-roll:Duke Energy This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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First Take begins and Cam'ron is BACK with an overview of LeBron's time in LA. One title, 7-8 playoff series record, and only missed the playoffs twice. Success? (0:00) Then, Wemby is serving no suspension and paying zero fines. Perk has a MAJOR problem with this decision! He was fined just for shoving Jae Crowder! Fine that man!!! (23:30) Next, we revisit some shocking clips from just a couple of week ago when the skies were red and yellow, not blue and orange... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices