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Join your duo hosts plus special guest Ant from TFU as they cover the penultimate episode, “Other Voices, pt. 1” from the 1997 classic animated series, Beast Wars: Transformers! If you fight with a rat, you better fight dirty!!! Ant's here, Aaron's gone, Ryan's doing everything, and the aliens are BACK!!! Aliens Artifact Trivia!! Nutty alien bungalow!! We've got a ceasefire, remember?! Waspinator's got nards!!! Primal's here to do NOTHING! Primal gets a Mountain Dew EXTREME scan! That's no moon!! In the Real World! Script Deviations!! Iconic Moment!!! Ours is but to do and DIE!!!SHOUT OUTS - 8:45COCKTAIL - 10:00ALIEN TRIVIA - 15:45REVIEW - 37:10 REAL WORLD 1:09:30SCRIPT DEVIATIONS - 1:15:10RATE THE SCHEME - 1: 20:30ICONIC MOMENT - 1:22:50NEXT TIME ON THE APDC - 1:23:35

Happy Thursday, Besties!! So excited to be back with you and hope that you all had an amazing Thanksgiving!! We recap our time apart before going in on why Taylar has decided to start "watching her mouth", but (in True C&C style) we talked for 20 straight minutes in Bestie mode. Now, to be mindful about the hoes with a stick up their booties about the length of our intros, we decided to cut the intro in half and move the second part of it to the end for a TFU reboot! So make sure you stay after Tay's story to get the scoop!Morgan starts us off today, covering the GUINNESS family curse- YES AS IN THE BEER AND WORLD RECORDS AND IRELAND, so St. Patrick's Day came a little early this year! Taylar then covers the tragic case of 17 year old Carla Walker, who was abducted from the passenger side of her boyfriend's car in a Tarrant County, Texas Bowling Alley Parking Lot after their High School's Valentine's Day Dance in Feb. of 1974. It would take 46 years for Carla to get the justice she deserved, in the most beautiful yet tragic way.We hope you guys enjoyed this episode as much as we did and can't wait to catch back up with you on Tuesday for TBB and Next Thursday for 220! Love you so much, ttyl!!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I veckans avsnitt är det Idas tur att berätta om Twin Flames Universe eller TFU, vilket är en sekt som grundades år 2017. Sekten grundades av Jeff och Shaleia Divine och de har sitt huvudkontor i Michigan, USA. Sekten har hämtat inspiration från New Age-spiritualism och bygger på att medlemmarna ska hitta sin tvillingsjäl genom olika metoder. Har ni tips på ämnen eller olika fall ni vill att vi tar upp får ni mer än gärna kontakta oss på stapalspodcast@gmail.com eller på Instagram via Stapalspodcast eller via lucasternestal och utt3rclou. Glöm inte att prenumerera på podden så ni får notiser om när nya avsnitt läggs ut och ge oss gärna betyg! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Sisyphean task!!! Guestisode with TFU's Anthony Brucale!!! Falcon Trivia: Hawk-Too-Ah, Sit on that Thang!! Stasis pod!! Blackarachnia's cyber-venom!! Cheetor's vision: The Spark!!! Help the protoform!! Airazor!! In The Real World! Iconic Moments!! Script Deviations!!! What's new, Pussycat?!?!FALCON QUIZ - 34:00COCKTAIL - 47:00REVIEW - 1:00:00REAL WORLD - 1:31:40SCRIPT DEVIATIONS - 1:41:00RATE THE SCHEME - 1:45:00

WARNING: Do not listen to this episode unless you have seen the 2024 Hasbro/Paramount release "Transformers One " or do not mind hearing key plot points. Transformers One is an animated feature based on Hasbro's Transformers Toy Line. It is set on Cybertron, the home planet of the Transformers and depicts the origins and early relationship of Optimus Prime and Megatron. It is not specific to any movie or TV series continuity, but rather the franchise as a whole. It stars Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm. The story depicts Orion Pax and his miner friend D-16. Through a series of events both characters evolve into the Autobot and Decepticon leaders. Anthony Brucale hosts a Transformers fan site and hosts a popular Transformers podcast. His work can be found at TFU.info and includes articles and podcasts. In this episode, Brucale joins the review of this release, and compares it to previous Transformers stories. He also discusses the film's place in the timeline of the franchise.

THE BIG 2 0 0 IS FINALLY HERE!! HAPPY THURSDAY BESTIES!!!!! A little walk down memory lane, some catchup, and discussing things that will be coming soon before we jump into this TRIFECTA episode and wrap it up with DREAM WORK in the TFU section!! Today, Morgan starts us off with the Red Barn Murder from 1827 in Polstead, Suffolk, England where a ghostly encounter leads a father to the remains of his daughter who had been missing for almost an entire year. Taylar then covers the case of the Greenbrier Ghost from 1897 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia where yet ANOTHER ghostly encounter led a grieving mother to uncover the truth about her daughter's death and bring her daughter the justice she deserved. THIS ONE WAS FOR THE MAMAS, BESTIES! Hey, forreal though- thank you for being here, for listening, supporting us, and being our besties! We love you so much, you truly mean the entire world to us! Thank you to our sponsor: PROSE!!! Head to WWW.PROSE.COM/CACBESTIES to get a free in-depth hair consultation and 50% off!!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you know that the learning you and your colleagues are doing is leading to changes in behavior? In this episode, Bill and Andrew discuss little tests you can do to see if the transformation you're working toward is really happening.  0:00:02.0 Andrew Stotz: My name is Andrew Stotz and I'll be your host as we continue our journey into the teachings of Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Today, I'm continuing my discussion with Bill Bellows, who has spent 30 years helping people apply Dr. Deming's ideas to become aware of how their thinking is holding them back from their biggest opportunity. Today is episode 22, and the title is, Test for Understanding Transformation. Bill, take it away.   0:00:30.7 Bill Bellows: Hey, we've been at this podcast for about a year now, right?   0:00:36.6 AS: It's incredible how long it's been.   0:00:39.8 BB: And in the beginning you said, I've been at this for 30 years, right?   0:00:43.7 AS: Yeah.   [laughter]   0:00:46.7 BB: Maybe we should change that to 31.   0:00:48.3 AS: Oh, man, there you go.   0:00:51.2 BB: All right.   0:00:53.0 AS: That reminds me of the joke of the janitor at the exhibition of the dinosaurs and the group of kids was being led through the museum and their guide had to run to the bathroom. And so they were looking at this dinosaur and they asked the janitor, "How old is that dinosaur?" And he said, "Well, that dinosaur is 300,032 years old." "Oh, how do they know it so exactly?" He said, "Well, it was 300,000 when I started working here 30 years ago."   [laughter]   0:01:28.8 AS: So there we are.   0:01:31.4 BB: That's great.   0:01:33.3 AS: Thirty-one years.   0:01:34.0 BB: All right, all right, all right. So first thing I wanna say is, as you know and our listeners know, I go back and listen to this podcast and I interact with people that are listening too, and I get some feedback. And in episode 19, I said the Germans were developing jet engines in the late 1940s. No, it turns out the Germans were developing jet engines in the late 1930s and they had a fighter plane with a turbine engine, a developmental engine in the late '30s. They didn't get into full-scale development and production. Production didn't start till the tail end of the war. But anyway, but I was off by a decade. In episode 21, I mentioned that checks were awarded within Rocketdyne for improvement suggestions and individuals who submitted this and it could be for an individual, maybe it was done for two people, three people, I don't know, but they got 10% of the annual savings on a suggestion that was implemented in a one-time lump sum payment.   0:02:36.1 BB: So you got 10% of the savings for one year and I thought, imagine going to the president of the company and let's say I walk into the president's office and you're my attorney. And I walk in and I say, "Hey, Mr. President, I've got a suggestion. You know that suggestion program?" He says, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Come on in, come on in. And who's this guy with you?" "Well that's Andrew Stotz." "And who's Andrew?" "He's my attorney, and he and I have been thinking about what this is worth." "Well, tell me about it." "No, well, before we get into it, we've got this form to sign here."   0:03:10.9 AS: Andrew.   0:03:11.1 BB: "Right? And you wanna see the idea or not? But we don't have to share it." But I thought, imagine people going to great length and really taking advantage of it. Well, a few of us that were involved in our InThinking Roadmap training, what we started to propose is we want a piece of the action, Andrew. So the proposal we had is that, Andrew, if you come to one of our classes, a study session on The New Economics or Managing Variation of a System, we'll have you sign a roster, right? And so if you are ever given a check for big numbers, Andrew, then we're gonna claim that our training contributed to your idea and all we ask is 10%, right?   0:03:58.1 AS: Of your 10%.   0:04:00.9 BB: I mean, I think that's fair, right? But imagine everybody in the organization becoming a profit center.   0:04:08.7 AS: Crazy.   0:04:10.4 BB: That's what you get. All right.   0:04:14.5 AS: And the lesson from that is focus on intrinsic motivation. People wanna make improvements, they wanna contribute.   0:04:23.8 BB: You start... You go down the slippery slope of incentives, which will be part of what we look at later. There's just no end to that. All right?   0:04:31.4 AS: Yeah.   0:04:32.2 BB: So I mentioned in a previous podcast that I had an interaction, met the army's first woman four-star general, and I just wanna give you some more background and interesting things that happened with her relative to this test for understanding transformation. I don't know April, May, 2008, someone on her staff reached out to me and when they first... When the guy got a hold of me, I said... From the Pentagon, he called me, I think it was like 8:00 or 9:00 o'clock at night here. Whatever it was, it was after hours in LA so it was after hours in DC. I remember saying to the guy, "How did you find me?" He says, "There's a lot of stuff on the internet." So he says, "I came across a presentation you did for Goodwill Industries." And he says, "In there you talk about... " He says, "There's some really good stuff in there."   0:05:29.0 BB: And I said, "Like what?" He said, "You have a slide in there about you can minimize loss to society by picking up nails in a parking lot." And that was an example of what I used Dr. Taguchi's work, minimizing loss to society. I said, "Yeah, I remember that slide." He says, "We don't do enough of that in the Army." And he says, "Hey, we've got a conference next week, late notice. The keynote speaker bailed out." And he's calling me on a Monday. The presentation's a week from Wednesday and he says... And also he said that the Army had an initiative called Enterprise Thinking and Enterprise Thinking was part of what we called our effort within Rocketdyne. We used the terms Enterprise Thinking, organizational awareness, and that InThinking personal awareness. We were using those two terms. So he did a search on that, found my name, and he says, "What do you think?" And he says, "We're gonna... "   0:06:24.3 BB: If I agree, we'll have a follow-up vetting call the next day. So he calls me up the next day and it's him and a two-star general. There are three people in the room, all senior officers, and he says, "Okay, so, but tell us what you do." So I shared the last... It sounds funny, is what seems to have been the last straw in their interest was having me speak, was my last straw story. Remember the executive from the European airline and... Right? So I tell that story about my efforts within Rocketdyne and Boeing about this airline executive and how this deeply resonated with this executive of this customer of this company that buys a lot of Boeing airplanes that we focused on the one cause, not the greater system.   0:07:13.2 BB: And within minutes of sharing that story, they started laughing, leading to it a few minutes later to them saying, "you're the one."   0:07:19.2 AS: [laughter] That's very interesting.   0:07:21.3 BB: You're the one. So for our listeners, I'd say, let this be a reminder of how a personal story guided by insights on how Dr. Deming's System of Profound Knowledge can open doors for you. And you can use that story, come up with your own stories, but you just never know when you're gonna be in a situation where you need a really simple story. So as an aside, they contact me, like I mentioned, 10 years later, and I think I shared with you offline that the speaker I was replacing was the great Richard Rumelt, the strategy professor from UCLA, who for whatever reason needed to bail out. And then when this podcast is posted, I'll put a link to the slides of the presentation.   0:08:05.7 BB: It's about 45 minutes long. What was not covered... I went back and looked at it earlier to say, what did I share with them that got them so excited? All I know is it fit into 45 minutes to an hour. What was not covered was the trip reports, whether Red Pen or Blue Pen, Last Straw/All Straw, Me/We organizations. But after it was done, as I'm coming off the stage, General Dunwoody in uniform comes up to me. She was thrilled. Her exact words were, "You hit it." She says, "Bill, you hit it out of the park." And I thought, well, I had help from a lot of people. She then says something to me that I'll never forget. So we're face-to-face, right? Let me just... Right?   0:08:45.1 BB: And she says to me, "Bill, you've got a real challenge on your hands. Bill, you've got a real challenge on your hands." So prompted by that, I held my hand out, my right hand, which is what you do to initiate a handshake, and then she reaches out to shakes my hand and I said, "General Dunwoody, we have a challenge on our hands." [laughter] And she erupted in laughter. And my only regret, even though we went out for drinks for the next couple of hours, but my regret was not having a photo of her and I doing a double high five as she laughed. So then I remained in touch with her for the next six to eight months when she was promoted to four-star and she looked for opportunities to get me to the Pentagon, which she did. And I was trying to get her or somebody on her staff to come to Rocketdyne to learn more about what we're doing.   0:09:38.1 BB: But I say I share this anecdote as an example of a Test for Understanding of a transformation. So what is a TFU, test for understanding? This is something I got exposed to in my Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making training, which I talked about in one of the first episodes. And in our training to deliver what was then a five-day course, we were coached on how to interact with seminar attendees, including how to answer questions and how to ask questions. And one of the things we got our knuckles wrapped for was saying, are there any questions? Because no one answers that. There is... And if I had said that when I was being certified, I'd have failed. So instead we're coached on how to ask questions or make comments, which serve as a test for someone's understanding of what I presented.   0:10:27.9 BB: For example, for me to reply to General Dunwoody with we have a challenge on our hands was to test her understanding of what I said and her laughter is a response that I could be expecting with something short. As an aside, an appreciation, we've talked about Ackoff's D-I-K-U-W model data, raw data information. You turn that into what, where, when, extent, knowledge. If we convert that to how does something operate looking inside of an automobile, how do the pieces work together? Remember he said understanding is when you look outward 'cause knowledge looking inward, Russ would say, doesn't tell you why the car is designed for four passengers. That comes from looking outward. And then wisdom is what do we do with all this? Well, the Kepner-Tregoe training was Test for Understanding and now that I'm inspired by Ackoff, well in my university classes, I ask "Test for Information" classes. I have them watch videos and say, what company was Russ working for?   0:11:31.1 BB: This anecdote, that's information. Nothing wrong with those questions. I can ask for "Test for Knowledge" questions asking how something operates. So what I don't know is like, why are they called Test for Understanding? They could be Test for Knowledge, Test for Information, Test for Wisdom. And obviously TFI test for information could be true, false, multiple choice and test for knowledge and understanding could be short, but then I want to go deeper. And so what I wanna share is in one of my university courses, I share the following, true, you can't make it up news stories. It says, once upon a time a national airline came in dead last on on-time performance one month even though it had offered its employees everything from cash to pizza to finish first in the US Department of Transportation's monthly rankings. Does that sound like incentives, Andrew?   0:12:33.0 AS: It's all there.   0:12:33.8 BB: If we finish first, pizza parties. Now if they got exposed to Rocketdyne, they'd be handing out checks for $10,000. So in one of the research essays, for a number of the courses, every week, every module, I give them a research essay very similarly, giving them a situation and then what's going on with the questions is having them think about what they've been exposed to so far. And so question one in this assignment is given this account, list five assumptions that were made by the management team of this airline? And so I just wanna share one student's response. He says, "assumption one..." And also let me say this comes from the second of two Deming courses I do. So these students have been exposed to a one, one-semester course prior to this. So this is not intro stuff. This is getting deep into it.   0:13:34.3 BB: And so anyway he says, "assumption one, offering incentives like cash and pizza would motivate employees to prioritize on-time performance." Okay? That's an assumption. "Assumption two, employee morale and satisfaction directly correlate with on-time performance. Assumption three, the issue of on-time performance primarily stems from..." Are you ready? "Employee motivation or effort. The incentives provided were perceived as valuable by employees." And you're gonna love where this goes. "Assumption five, employees have significant control over factors that influence on-time performance such as aircraft maintenance, air traffic control and weather conditions."   0:14:20.2 AS: Good answers.   0:14:23.0 BB: Again, what I think is cool and for our listeners is what you're gonna get in question two, three, four, and five is builds upon a foundation where these students have, for one and a half semesters been exposed to Deming, Taguchi, Ackoff, Gipsie Ranney, Tom Johnson, the System of Profound Knowledge, hours and hours of videos. And so this is my way of Testing their Understanding. And so if you're a university professor, you might find interest in this. If you're within an organization, this could be a sense of how do you know what people are hearing in your explanations of Deming's work or whatever you're trying to bring to your organization? So anyway, I then have them read a blog at a Deming Institute link, and I'll add this blog when this is posted but it's deming.org/the insanity of extrinsic motivation. All right. And they've been exposed to these concepts but I just said, "Hey, go off and read this blog." And it was likely a blog by John Hunter.   0:15:32.0 AS: Yep.   0:15:32.2 BB: All right, question two. All right. Now it gets interesting, is that "in appreciation of Edward de Bono's, "Six Thinking Hats"," which they've been exposed to, "and the Yellow Hat, which is the logical positive, why is this such a great idea? Listen, explain five potential logical, positive benefits of incentives, which would explain why they would be implemented in a ME Organization." And so what's seen is I have them put themselves in a ME Organization, put on the Yellow Hat and think about what would be so exciting about this. And so logical, positive number one. "Incentives can serve as a powerful motivator for individuals within the organization, driving them to achieve higher levels of performance and productivity. When employees are offered rewards for their efforts, they're more likely to be motivated to excel in their roles," Andrew. Logical positive number two, enhanced performance. Explanation, "by tying incentives to specific goals or targets, organizations can encourage employees to focus their efforts on key priorities and objectives.   0:16:46.9 BB: This can lead to improved performance across various aspects of the business, ultimately driving better results." Number three, attraction and retention of talent. Oh, yeah. Explanation, "offering attractive incentives can help organizations attract top talent and retain existing employees. Attractive incentives can serve as a key differentiator for organizations seeking to attract and retain skilled professionals." Now, let me also say, this is an undergraduate class. As I mentioned, this is the second of two that I offer. Many of these students are working full-time or part-time. So this is coming from someone who is working full-time, probably mid to late 20s. So these are not... They're undergraduates but lifewise, they've got a lot of real-world experience.   0:17:44.0 BB: All right. Logical positive four, promotion of innovation and creativity. Explanation, "incentives can encourage employees to think creatively and innovative in their roles. By rewarding innovative ideas and contributions, organizations can foster..." Ready, Andrew? "A culture of creativity and continuous improvement, driving long-term success and competitive advantage." And the last one, positive organizational culture. "Implementing incentives can contribute to a positive organizational culture characterized by recognition, reward and appreciation. When employees feel valued and rewarded for their contributions, they're more likely to feel engaged, satisfied, and committed to the organization." But here's what's really cool about this test for understanding, I get to position them in the framework of a ME Organization with the Yellow Hat.   0:18:40.9 BB: Now question three, in appreciation of Edward de Bono's, "Six Thinking Hats" and the Black Hat, what Edward calls a logical negative, list and explain five potential aspects of incentives, which would explain why they would not be implemented in a WE Organization. And this is coming from the same person. This is why I think it's so, so cool that I wanna share with our listeners. The same person's being forced to look at it both ways. Negative number one, potential for... Ready, Andrew? "Unintended consequences." Oh my God. "Incentives can sometime lead to unintended consequences such as employees focusing solely on tasks that are incentivized while neglecting other important aspects of their roles. This tunnel vision can result in suboptimal outcomes for the organization as a whole."   0:19:30.7 BB: "Number two, risk of eroding intrinsic motivation. Explanation, offering external rewards like incentives can undermine intrinsic motivation leading employees to become less interested in the work and more focused on earning rewards. Number three, creation of unhealthy competition. Explanation, incentives can foster a competitive culture within the organization where employees may prioritize individual success over collaboration and teamwork. This competitive atmosphere can breed..." Ready? "Resentment and distrust among employees." Can you imagine that, Andrew? Resentment and distrust? That seems like it would clash with my previous positive thought, but it really just points out how careful management needs to be.   0:20:19.0 AS: Yes.   0:20:19.2 BB: All right. Cost considerations. "Implementing incentive programs can be costly for organizations, particularly if the rewards offered are substantial or if the program is not carefully managed. Organizations may be hesitant to invest resources and incentives, especially if they're uncertain about the return on investment if budget is of concern." And then number five, "short-term focus over our long-term goals." Explanation, "incentives often improve short-term gains rather than long-term strategic objectives. Employees may prioritize activities that yield immediate results, even if they're not aligned with the organization's broader goals or values."   0:21:02.7 BB: And then question four, here's the kicker. "In appreciation of your evolving understanding of the use of incentives, share, if you would, a personal account of a memorable attempt by someone to use incentives to motivate you, so that so many pizza parties or bringing a small box of donuts or coffee in for working a weekend I was supposed to have off." And then question five, "in appreciation of your answer to question four, why is this use of incentives so memorable to you? They were very ineffective. I often felt insulted that my boss thought that $20 worth of pizza or donuts made up for asking me to give 50% of my days off that week."   0:21:55.5 AS: Here's a donut for you.   0:22:00.6 BB: Here's a doggy bone, here's a doggy bone. I just wanted to share that this time. Next time we'll look at more.   0:22:09.3 AS: One of the things that...   0:22:10.6 BB: There are other examples of Test for Understanding. Go ahead, Andrew.   0:22:12.3 AS: One of the things that I wanted to... What you made me think about is that you and I can talk here about the downside of incentives but we have to accept the world is absolutely sold on the topic of incentives.   0:22:27.2 BB: Absolutely.   0:22:27.8 AS: A 100, I mean, 99.999% and if you're not sold on it, you're still gonna be forced to do it.   0:22:34.5 BB: Well, you know why they're sold on them, 'cause they work.   0:22:39.7 AS: It's like a shotgun. One of those pellets is gonna hit the target but...   0:22:47.7 BB: That's right.   0:22:48.4 AS: A lot of other pellets are gonna hit...   0:22:50.6 BB: And that's all that matters. And then what you get into is, you know what, Andrew, that that one person walks away excited, right? And that's the pellet that I look at. And I say, yep, and what about those others? You know what I say to that, Andrew? Those others, you know what, Andrew, you can't please everybody.   0:23:07.8 AS: Yeah.   0:23:07.9 BB: So this is so reinforcing. There's one person that gets all wrapped up based on my theory that this is a great thing to do and I hone in on that. And everything else I dismiss as, "ah, what are you gonna do? You can't please everybody." But what's missing is, what is that doing to destroy their willingness to collaborate with the one I gave the award to?   0:23:33.1 AS: Yeah, I'm picturing a bunch of people and laying on the ground injured by the pellets but that one black, or that one... Let's say the one target that we were going after, that target is down but there's 50 other people down also.   0:23:50.6 BB: No, but then this is where I get into the white bead variation we talked about early, early on, is that if all I'm doing is measuring, have you completed the task and we're looking at it from a black and white perspective and you leave the bowling ball in the doorway for the next person, meaning that you complete a task with the absolute minimum requirements for it to be deemed complete. Does the car have gas? Yes. You didn't say how much but when people then... When those people that were summarily dismissed didn't receive the award, when they go out and don't share an idea, don't give somebody a warning of something or not even maliciously leave the bowling ball in the doorway but believe that the way to get ahead is to do everything as fast as possible, but in doing so, what you're doing is creating a lot of extra work for others, and then you get promoted based on that. Now you get into... In episode 22 we talked about, as long as there's no transparency, you get away with that. And then the person at the end of the line gets buried with all that stuff and everybody else says, well, my part was good and my part was good. How come Andrew can't put these together?   0:25:26.8 AS: In wrapping this up, I want to think just briefly about how somebody... So we're talking about understanding transformation, but we're also talking about incentives.   0:25:39.8 BB: Yes.   0:25:40.5 AS: And I would like to get a takeaway from you about how somebody who lives in a world of incentives, how do they, after listening to this, go back to their office and how should they exist? It's not like they can run away from a structure of incentives. Maybe when they become CEO, they decide, I'm not gonna do it that way, but they're gonna go back to their office and they're gonna be subjected to the incentive system. Obviously, the first thing is we wanna open up their mind to think, oh, there's more to it than just, these darned employees aren't doing what I'm telling them, even when I'm giving them incentives. But what would you give them as far as a takeaway?   0:26:27.1 BB: Well, I'll give you some examples of what some brilliant colleagues did at Rocketdyne, as they became transformed, as they became aware, and one is politely decline. Say, I don't, I don't need that. Just again you have to be careful there. There could be some misinterpretations of that. So you have to be...   0:27:03.2 AS: What if you're required to put an incentive system on top of your employees?   0:27:09.5 BB: Well, first, if it's coming down to you to go off and implement this, then one thing you could do is create a system which is based on chance. Everyone who contributed an idea, their name goes into a lottery for free lunch the first Wednesday of the month, and everybody knows. So then we're using the incentive money but using it in a way that everyone deems as fair. So that's one thing. And you just say, I'll... So then if your boss asks, have you distributed the incentive money? You say, yes, but you're distributing it based on a system of chance of which everyone realize they stand an equal chance of winning.   0:27:56.9 AS: Okay. So let's address that for a second. So your boss believes in incentives. They ask you to implement this system. Now you proposed one option, which is to do something based upon chance, but now let's look at your employees under you that have been indoctrinated their whole life on the concept of incentives. And you give them a system of chance and they're gonna come back and say, wait a minute, you're not rewarding the person who's contributing the most here? Now obviously you have a teaching moment and you can do all that, but is there any other way that you can deal with this?   0:28:33.7 BB: No, it could be tough. You've got to... You may have to go along until you can create a teaching moment. And what I did with the colleagues, when there are these a "great minds doing great things" events, and an announcement would go out as to who are the privileged few that got invited to these events, and I would tell people that if you go to the event, then that's what I would say. You can decline, you can politely decline. There's some things you can decline.   0:29:17.4 AS: I guess the other thing you could do, you could also... When you have to, when you're forced to reward, you can celebrate everybody's contribution while you're also being forced to give that incentive to that one person that has been deemed as the one that contributed the most.   0:29:36.9 BB: Well, I'll give you another example that a colleague did, a work colleague. He didn't do it in a work setting. Not that it couldn't be done in a work setting, but he signed up to be as a judge in a science fair in a nearby school. It was a work-related thing. And as it got closer, he realized... It was a... It would involve... What is a science fair without the number one science experiment? And my theory is you can't get a bunch of adults and a bunch of kids together in any organized way without giving out an award that just, it's like, oh, we got everybody together. We got to find a way to single somebody out. So when he realized what was going on, instead of not going, what he did, he took it upon himself to interact with every kid whose science experiment he watched and asked them lots of questions about it, about what inspired them? What did they learn?   0:30:30.6 BB: So what he wanted by the end of the day was that they were more intrigued that someone came and really wanted to know what they learned and less inclined to listen to who won the award. And I've seen that in a work setting, again, where we had events and the next thing you know there's an award and I thought, well, what can we do? Well, we can go around and really engage in the people who's got tables set up for the share fair knowing at the end of the day, we have this. We just can't break this, we just can't break this.   0:31:08.2 AS: Yeah. All right. So...   0:31:10.3 BB: But the other thing I've seen, I've seen people who received rewards, use that money. Literally, one guy in the quality organization at Rocketdyne received an award. It might have been for a $1000. He used the money, Andrew, to buy copies of The New Economics for everyone in the organization.   [laughter]   0:31:31.7 AS: Well, that brings us to another possibility, is that you convince your boss that you at least want to give... You want to reward the whole department.   0:31:40.5 BB: Yes.   0:31:40.9 AS: Any reward that you do, you want to reward your whole department. And so that could be something that your boss would say, "Okay, go ahead and do that." And they're not gonna go against it as opposed to trying to, say, no, I won't do it this way, but...   0:32:02.1 BB: Well, towards that end, I've seen people that are rewards crazy. At Rocketdyne, there's one guy in particular in a machine shop manufacturing environment and some big program wanted to thank five out of the 50 people in his organization with t-shirts. And he said, "You either give me 50 t-shirts or no t-shirts."   0:32:27.6 AS: Yeah.   0:32:28.8 BB: And I thought that was really cool 'cause this... And I don't know to what degree his exposure to what we were doing, but I thought that's what we need more of. Come back with 50 shirts and we'll take them.   0:32:44.1 AS: Okay. Let's wrap this up by doing a brief wrap-up of why you're saying... Why you've titled this Test for Understanding and what can the listeners take away.   0:32:56.6 BB: The idea is again, if in a seminar learning event situation is one thing, but if you're involved in leading in a transformation within your respective organizations, what I'm suggesting is that you think about how to Test the Understanding of that transformation's progress with your audience. And we talked in the past about leaving a coffee cup in the hallway, see if it's still there. That's a Test for Understanding of the culture of the organization. And that's what I'm suggesting here, is there are simple things you can do such when somebody says, come see what my son did. You can say, your son? Or is it, was there a spouse involved? And just as you become aware of the nuances of this transformation, you could be looking at somebody look at two data points and draw a conclusion and they're just a day out of some seminar with you about understanding variation and they're looking for a cause of one data point shift.   0:34:13.0 BB: So it's just, what can you do day in and day out, just your little things to test the organization or test an individual's understanding of this transformation process that we're talking about, which is, how are you seeing things differently? Are you becoming more aware of incentives and their destruction, more aware of theories? That's all. What just came to mind is... And the other aspect of it was this idea that very deliberately with the foundation of ME and WE, Red Pen/Blue Pen, then you can build upon that by saying to somebody, how might a Blue Pen Company go off and do this? How might a red pen company go off and do that? And that's not a guarantee that either one of them is right, but I find it becomes a really neat way on an individual basis to say, as you just pointed out, Andrew, so how would I as a manager in a Blue Pen Company deal with that awkward situation?   0:35:19.2 BB: Well, if I was in a red pen, this is what I would do. And so it's not only testing for understanding, but also the power of this contrast. And that's what I found with a group recently, especially the students. If I give them the contrast, I think it's easier for them to see one's about managing things in isolation and all that beckon such as belief in addition and root cause analysis, and one's about looking at things as a system. So it's not just Test for Understanding, but a test of both foundations is what I wanted to get across.   0:35:57.0 AS: Okay, great. Bill, on behalf of everyone at The Deming Institute, I wanna thank you again for this discussion. And for listeners, remember to go to deming.org to continue your journey. If you wanna keep in touch with Bill, hey, you can find him on LinkedIn and he listens. This is your host, Andrew Stotz, and I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from Dr. Deming. I mean, I say this quote every time until I will be bored stiff of it, but "people are entitled to joy in work."

Wolf Pack, Apex Takeover and Imani Cards dive into the Japanese GP and turn TFU! Talking drivers, teams and who's on the exit. Set your volume and get ready for some punchy moments.

Ep#39 Series #6 of the TFI Pod-series. Franklin (anonymous name) comes forward to share his experience in growing up in a cult that his parents belonged to. This is not an ex member of TFU but another cult. But he was triggered by the publicity of TFU and whats to share how much it impacts him today many years later.Anonymous Andrew Podcast-Life & The Choices We Make. Website: https://www.anonymousandrewpodcast.comInstagram: @anonymousandrewpodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anonymousandrewpodcastThreads: @anonymousandrewpodcastFacebook: facebook.com/anonymousandrewpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@anonymousandrewpodcastLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-peters-a8a012285/X: @AAndrewpodcastSocial Media Producer; Lyndsey BrownMusic by: freebeats.io

Ashley tells Jess about the fifth season of the TV series Fargo and draws comparisons between the ideology and practices of Sheriff Tillman and TFU.If you have story requests reach out to us at StudyingScarletPodcast@gmail.com-----------Our Links:Facebook link - facebook.com/StudyingScarletPodcastPatreon: patreon.com/StudyingScarletPodcastTwitter - twitter.com/StudyScarletPodInstagram - instagram.com/studyingscarletpodcastTikTok - tiktok.com/@studyingscarletpodcastTeepublic - StudyingScarlet

Ep#36 Sovereign Dating Coach Alana McKenzie joins me to discuss the Twin flames Universe Cult. She is an expert on feminine energy. We go deep in discussion about the TFU cult. Alana and I discuss the concept of a "twin flame";' is there really such a thing?Alana's Information:website: https://www.sovereign-dating.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sovereigndatingIG: https://www.instagram.com/sovereigndating/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLSDMJAIRm11j8FRP4-NrswLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alana-mckenzie-page-a3262073/My Info: Anonymous Andrew Podcast-Life & The Choices We Make. Website: https://www.anonymousandrewpodcast.comInstagram: @anonymousandrewpodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anonymousandrewpodcastThreads: @anonymousandrewpodcastFacebook: facebook.com/anonymousandrewpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@anonymousandrewpodcastLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-peters-a8a012285/X: @AAndrewpodcastSocial Media Producer: Lyndsey BrownMusic by: freebeats.io

EP#34 On this episode, we chat with a woman who rented a "room" to Jeff & Shaleia back in 2016. At that time they were nobody. (Ok maybe still are?) At the time she had no idea who they were to become. This took place in Michigan (where they are based) but of course they hadn't started TFU yet. They were just two wandering nomads (double entendre) going from motel to house to car and in circles. You have got to hear this story. A great peak into the mindset of Jeff, possibly the most disturbed individual of our modern times. (Ok maybe some political figures and leaders of nations take that cake) But you can really get a picture of his goal to be a dominant figure in his demented world! I need more stories like this, so if you knew either of them prior to TFU please contact me. Of course you can be anonymous. After all this is the Anonymous Andrew Podcast! I want to thank Kat for stepping forward and sharing this experience with us.!Andrew PAnonymous Andrew Podcast-Life & The Choices We Make. Website: https://www.anonymousandrewpodcast.comInstagram: @anonymousandrewpodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anonymousandrewpodcastThreads: @anonymousandrewpodcastFacebook: facebook.com/anonymousandrewpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@anonymousandrewpodcastLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-peters-a8a012285/X: @AAndrewpodcastSocial Media Producer: Lyndsey BrownMusic by: freebeats.io

Ep#30 I invite on a member of one of the Facebook groups that have started supporting the families and ex -members and friends of people who are still in the cult. As promised I am doing an in depth investigation into TFU, supporting the people who have been effected by this disgraceful organization. Todays guest shares her story of her Twin Flame relationship and how it is nothing like what is promised by TFU. If you or anyone you know would like to be part of this journey of exposing further TFU please contact me. You can also join the Facebook groups: Escaping Twin Flames Discussion Group & Twin Flames Universe Exposed where there are thousands of members supporting those who are family members who are cutoff from their sons and daughters still in the cult and anyone who got out.I would like to thank Anonymous Sarah for sharing her story. She cannot be contacted hence the anonymity! I can be contacted here:Andrew PAnonymous Andrew Podcast-Life & The Choices We Make.Website: https://www.anonymousandrewpodcast.comInstagram: @anonymousandrewpodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anonymousandrewpodcastThreads: @anonymousandrewpodcastFacebook: facebook.com/anonymousandrewpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@anonymousandrewpodcastLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-peters-a8a012285/X: @AAndrewpodcastSocial Media Manager: Lyndsey BrownMusic by: freebeats.io

Ep# 28 I am disgusted by this Twin Flame Universe. Almost as disgusted as what happened to me 2 years ago in my relationship. I invite Laura Marie Jenks on this episode to discuss the concept of a twin flame and the Twin Flame Universe Cult. Laura is in a Twin Flame relationship by her definition. (Not one of TFU) She shares her concept and origin of the phrase "Twin Flame". We hope to continue this conversation on this podcast. This organization needs to be outed further. Ultimately brought to their knees. If you are a family member or ex-member of TFU or know any knowledge, including the legal aspect of how they are getting away with this, and would like to be interviewed, please contact me. I would like to thank Laura Marie Jenks for stepping up and speaking out.To connect with Laura on Snapchat.Snapchat: lauraa-mariieeethe Facebook groups I am a member of and who are carrying this discussion and have thousands of members are:(5) Twin Flames Universe Exposed | Facebook(4) Escaping twin flames discussion group | FacebookTo contact me:Anonymous Andrew Podcast-Life & The Choices We Make.Website: https://www.anonymousandrewpodcast.comInstagram: @anonymousandrewpodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anonymousandrewpodcastThreads: @anonymousandrewpodcastFacebook: facebook.com/anonymousandrewpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@anonymousandrewpodcastLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-peters-a8a012285/X: @AAndrewpodcastSocial Media Manager: Lyndsey BrownMusic by: freebeats.io

In this episode of Serial Streamers, Jami recaps the Netflix docuseries Escaping Twin Flames. Jami tries to suppress her rage but finds it difficult because one of the Twin Flames Universe leaders, Jeff, is a real piece of work. Twin Flames Universe is an organization that operates eerily similar to a cult in that members are pressured to disconnect from family, spend their hard earned money on classes that guarantee they'll be matched with their “twin flame,” among other cult-like characteristics. In reality, the Twin Flames Universe guarantee is a twin FLOP because nobody seems to get what they were promised by alleged relationship scammers, Jeff and Shaleia Ayan (not their real names, of course). The TFU leaders also allegedly pressure members into certain gender-affirming surgeries that they may not have chosen for themselves.  Jami shares all of her hot takes on this disturbing, cult-like organization and doesn't hold back on her feelings about its leaders. Spoiler alert …she HATES them.  Follow Jami @JamiOnAir on Instagram & TikTok and join the Serial Streamers true crime TV club! Serial Streamers club members “meet” in the comments on Jami's Instagram and share their thoughts and opinions about the documentaries we're watching.  Watch Serial Streamers on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jamionair Check out Jami's other podcasts! Lipstick & Lies: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lipstick-lies/id1704189120 Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirty-money-moves-women-in-white-collar-crime/id1619521092. Want to advertise on this show? We've partnered with Cloud10 Media to handle our advertising requests. If you're interested in advertising on MURDERISH, send an email to Sahiba Krieger sahiba@cloud10.fm with a copy to jami@murderish.com.  Visit Murderish.com for more info about the show and Creator/Host, Jami. Ad-Free episodes: Visit https://www.patreon.com/Murderish to join MURDERISH | Behind the Mic and get access to ad-free episodes. Listening to this podcast doesn't make you a murderer, it just means you're murder..ish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sending out Cultvember in STYLE! Have you seen the two new docuseries on Twin Flames Universe? They are a must watch for anyone who is a fan of cults getting exposed. The shows follow some of the victims of TFU as they tell their stories from their time inside the community and the dangerous advice being given inside the organization. Being familiar with this sort of thing, I decided to join the Facebook group to see what it was all about and what the members were saying about the group, the belief system and the media exposure. What I found was not shocking, but it was terrifying all the same. Show Notes Desperately Seeking Soulmate Escaping Twin Flames IGotOut.org Out of MLM The BITE Model LAMLM Book Club MLM Dupes How can you help? MLM Change Report Fraud Truth in Advertising Report to your state Attorney General's office! Not in the U.S.? No Problem! Support the Podcast! Website | Patreon | Buy Me a Taco | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Discord | Merch! Life After MLM is produced by Roberta Blevins. Audio editing is done by the lovely Kayla Craven, video editing by the indescribable RK Gold, and Michelle Carpenter is our Triple Emerald Princess of Robots. Life After MLM is owned by Roberta Blevins 2023. Music : The Limits of the Cosmos by Geoff Harvey *Some links may be affiliate links. When you purchase things from these links, I get a small commission that I use to buy us tacos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amye is joined by Amanda to recap Escaping Twin Flames (Netflix, 2023)**TRIGGER WARNING: This episode touches on some dark stuff: suicide, mind control, sexual assault, etc.Filmmaker Cecilia Peck takes on Twin Flames Universe, a cult set up by Jeff and Shaleia (Megan) Divine, two average people who just got real into wellness and spirituality and decided to prey on the vulnerabilities of heartbroken and lonely people. Through footage and interviews with ex-members, Peck exposes the abuses and some real weird practices happening over there are TFU.Love the show and want to hear more? Subscribe for Sister Wives content and ad-free episodes of all shows.https://www.patreon.com/littlemissrecaphttps://littlemissrecap.supercast.com/THE SHOW:Get in touch with us:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/littlemissrecapFacebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/littlemissrecapInstagram: @littlemissrecap Voicemail: www.littlemissrecap.comEmail: Info@littlemissrecap.comYou can find Amye at @amyearcherwriterYou can find Amanda at @amandalipnack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the boys for an extra-long edition of TFU. There was a lot to talk about with the best week in the season passing in a flash, with some insane rivalry week games, the guys get into; #3 Michigan 30-24 #2 Ohio St #8 Alabama 27-24 Auburn #4 UW 24-21 Wazzu #5 FSU 24-15 Florida Kentucky 38-31 #10 Louisville #20 Ok St 40-34 2OT BYU Followed by the rest of the top 25, the ACC, Big 12, Big 10, Pac 12, and of course finishing with podcast favorite... Iowa. There's even a bonus coaching carousel segment too. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/@ThinkingFootball

This week's episode is EPISODE 50!!!!!! I cant believe I've done 50 episodes already. I thought for this one it would be fun to dig into the wild and crazy ride that is Throwing a Wrench Into The American Music Machine by Training For Utopia, this time I didn't take the ride alone and I called up my buddy Bryan Patton from the As the Story Grows podcast to give his thoughts and history with TFU and this bizarre and classic record.Follow DFT'S DungeonPatreon: https://bit.ly/3UlV4puShirts: https://dfts-dungeon.myshopify.com/Facebook: https://bit.ly/3qWDApMTwitter: https://bit.ly/3DDa50fInstagram: https://bit.ly/3UioAwoYoutube: https://bit.ly/3LmRqYmSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3RVbOCnLast.FM: https://bit.ly/3qKGVVmEmail: dftdungeon@gmail.comJoin the DFT Dungeon Discord Server!https://discord.gg/ADVqFYpT6qhttps://www.dftdungeon.com

Tyler recaps his journey around the college world, and the boys then dive into an absolutely massive week of college football. You dont want to miss this weeks TFU...

Join Josh and Ty as they dive into the madness that was Week 2 in the College Football Landscape. From Texas' emphatic win over Alabama to Purdue's near 10-hour game, it's all happening this week on TFU.

The first of the Weekly Preview/Review show is here! This week Ty and Josh dive into everything week 0/1. Some stories from the teams trip to Dublin and the Week 0 Reviews/Week 1 Previews. It's a packed episode this week on TFU...

Join the boys as they breakdown the ACC/Notre Dame & the American Conference in the very first episode of TFU. Every week in the build up to the season we are planning to breakdown all the conferences, which has us heading to the Big 10 next week. Once the season is here, we are moving to game week previews, game week reviews and we'll be covering all of the other wonderful surprises & news the 2023/24 College Season is sure to send our way. Josh Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThnkFtballJosh Tyler Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkinFtballTy TF Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThinkingFootball TF Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingFtball

Happy 2023! As Transformers enters its 39th year we take a look ahead to the year to come and all of the reasons to celebrate the Transformers fandom! Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook … Continue reading News and Views – Episode 58 – It's A Great Time to Be a Transformers Fan 2023 →

Ant takes a look back on the crazy month of November – the preorder deluge, Cyber Weekend, and the drop of the Transformers: Rise of the Beasts trailer! Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook … Continue reading News and Views 057 – November Kills →

Ant takes a look back on the crazy month of November – the preorder deluge, Cyber Weekend, and the drop of the Transformers: Rise of the Beasts trailer! Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook … Continue reading News and Views 057 – November Kills →

On this episode we've got a review of a classic IDW Beast Wars comic, Hasbro finally teases what's next for Transformers comics after IDW, and we can't wait for the Transformers UK stamp collection revealed at TFNation last week! Order our TransMissions Exclusive Cover Variant of IDW’s Transformers Till All Are One #1! Want some TransMissions swag? Check out our online shop, powered by TeePublic! Like what we’re doing and want to help make our podcast even better? Show Notes Show Start [00:00:00] Thanks Donatreons! [00:01:02] Check out the uncut version of Empire Of Rust Episode 83 – Let's Split Up Gang exclusive to Donatreons that will be out on Monday, August 22nd! [00:01:23] Transformers Deck Building Video going up this week (really!) [00:02:24] Special – Talkin' Transformers with Ant from TFU.INFO came out yesterday [00:03:01] New Donatreon show coming [00:04:06] Comics News [00:06:30] Hasbro Speaks About The Future Of Transformers… Continue reading The post Alt Mode 299 – Best of the Beasts! appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.

On this episode we've got a review of a classic IDW Beast Wars comic, Hasbro finally teases what's next for Transformers comics after IDW, and we can't wait for the Transformers UK stamp collection revealed at TFNation last week! Order our TransMissions Exclusive Cover Variant of IDW’s Transformers Till All Are One #1! Want some TransMissions swag? Check out our online shop, powered by TeePublic! Like what we’re doing and want to help make our podcast even better? Show Notes Show Start [00:00:00] Thanks Donatreons! [00:01:02] Check out the uncut version of Empire Of Rust Episode 83 – Let's Split Up Gang exclusive to Donatreons that will be out on Monday, August 22nd! [00:01:23] Transformers Deck Building Video going up this week (really!) [00:02:24] Special – Talkin' Transformers with Ant from TFU.INFO came out yesterday [00:03:01] New Donatreon show coming [00:04:06] Comics News [00:06:30] Hasbro Speaks About The Future Of Transformers… Continue reading The post Alt Mode 299 – Best of the Beasts! appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.

Darryl talks with Ant from TFU.INFO! They discuss the Pro’s and Con’s of Baseball, what it’s like moving to Florida, and of course Transformers. Order our TransMissions Exclusive Cover Variant of IDW’s Transformers Till All Are One #1! Want some TransMissions swag? Check out our online shop, powered by TeePublic! Like what we’re doing and want to help make our podcast even better? Become a Donatreon and support us on Patreon or PayPal! If you already support us, thank you! Show Notes: Great thanks to Ant for sitting down with Darryl for this episode! Check out TFU.INFO, the awesome source for Transformers toy information spanning the 35+ year history of Transformers! TFU.INFO on YouTube Twitter Transformers University Podcast – iTunes | Spotify TFU News & Views Podcast If you enjoy TransMissions, please rate us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher! These ratings greatly help podcasts become more… Continue reading The post Special Episode 17 – Let’s Talk Transformers With Ant from TFU.INFO appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.

Darryl talks with Ant from TFU.INFO! They discuss the Pro’s and Con’s of Baseball, what it’s like moving to Florida, and of course Transformers. Order our TransMissions Exclusive Cover Variant of IDW’s Transformers Till All Are One #1! Want some TransMissions swag? Check out our online shop, powered by TeePublic! Like what we’re doing and want to help make our podcast even better? Become a Donatreon and support us on Patreon or PayPal! If you already support us, thank you! Show Notes: Great thanks to Ant for sitting down with Darryl for this episode! Check out TFU.INFO, the awesome source for Transformers toy information spanning the 35+ year history of Transformers! TFU.INFO on YouTube Twitter Transformers University Podcast – iTunes | Spotify TFU News & Views Podcast If you enjoy TransMissions, please rate us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher! These ratings greatly help podcasts become more… Continue reading The post Special Episode 17 – Let’s Talk Transformers With Ant from TFU.INFO appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.

Ulrike Hudelmaier ist Geschäftsführerin der TFU, Start-up und Innovationszentrum der Region Ulm/Neu-Ulm. Das Zentrum beinhaltet 3 Gebäude und bietet Platz für Unternehmen, die sich in der Gründungsphase befinden. Die Vorteile gegenüber einem klassischen Büro sind ganz klar: Flexibilität in der Bürogröße, Networking mit anderen Gründer:innen und kompetente Beratung vor Ort. Warum es sich lohnt für frisch gegründete Unternehmen sich in so ein Zentrum einzumieten erfahrt ihr in dieser Folge. TFU: https://www.tfu.de Ulrike Hudelmaier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulrike-hudelmaier-42239a20b Bawükommt: https://bawuekommt.de Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bawuekommt/ Nico Wolf: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nico-wolf-315872197/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alvastudios.daily/ Alva Studios: https://www.alvastudios.de/ onReach: https://onreach.de/

In this episode, we break down cults and aspects of them, and compare them with the TFU. Are Jeff and Shaleia cult leaders? We give our opinions based on research, and then take a deep dive into Heavens Gate, AKA the UFO cult. This is our discussion on the podcast Twin Flames by Wondery, and Heaven's Gate by Stitcher & Pineapple Street Media, Glynn Washington

Once again we got to join the Transformers design team at Hasbro for a fun and friendly Q&A session! Listen to Ant's thoughts about the experience chatting with the design and marketing teams and the big takeaways from the event! Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on … Continue reading TFU News & Views – Episode 54 – Legacy Wave 2 Hasbro Fan Panel →

Once again we got to join the Transformers design team at Hasbro for a fun and friendly Q&A session! Listen to Ant's thoughts about the experience chatting with the design and marketing teams and the big takeaways from the event! Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on … Continue reading TFU News & Views – Episode 54 – Legacy Wave 2 Hasbro Fan Panel →

You know the drill, Let's get TFU! First we tell you why we aren't sleeping, then Taylar covers two mini cases that are breaking in High Schools in Tennessee, and Lastly, Morgan tells you why we are boycotting Starbucks! and that's it b*tches! BYE 

We're jumping back to the US comics one more time in 1987 to chase some Throttlebots around a mall, meet the Headmasters on Earth, and elect a familiar face as the leader of the Autobots! Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo   Catch … Continue reading Episode 116 – Marvel US #37-39 →

We return to the world of vintage video games to talk a little bit about The Headmasters game for Famicom in Japan. Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help … Continue reading Episode 115 – Headmasters for Famicom →

A Little Bit Culty –Speaking of soul-crushing scams that exploit the basic human need for love and belonging, we've got a doozy of a Valentine's Day episode for you. We're not labeling the organization at the heart of this episode a cult, but we are asking our guest Keely Griffin if loving and leaving Twin Flames Universe was the bad trip that reports published by Vanity Fair, Vice, and Daily Mail make it sound. Once a devotee of TFU, Keely shares what made the YouTubey, Facebooky spiritual community sound promising at first, just how quickly it went to the Upside Down, and how she's coming back from the whole shitshow now that she's out of its grips.Oh and just FYI, the list of what TFU officially disputes about its bad press practically writes our show notes for us: They dispute that they promote harassment and stalking. They dispute that they engage in exploitative and cult-like practices. They dispute that they coerce members into changing their gender. A Little Bit Culty, on the other hand, does not dispute that the whole TFU vibe makes us want to throw up in our mouths a little bit. Happy Freakin' Valentine's Day.~The views and opinions expressed on A Little Bit Culty do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything.~A Little Bit Culty is proud to support the #IGOTOUT project, which empowers survivors of cultic abuse to share their stories online as a catalyst for education, prevention, and healing. Learn more at igotout.org~For more information on A Little Bit Culty and co-hosts Sarah Edmondson and Nippy “Anthony” Ames, visit our official website at alittlebitculty.com. Follow us on Instagram & Twitter @alittlebitculty~CREDITS: Executive Producers: Sarah Edmondson & Anthony Ames.Production Partner: Citizens of Sound. Producer: Will RetherfordAssociate Producer: Jess TardyTheme Song: “Cultivated” by Jon Bryant co-written with Nygel AsselinAdditional Music Score by Will Retherford See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We meet a New Soundwave, blow up a meteorite, and head to a planet of beasts as we rejoin the adventures of the first Transformers cartoon exclusive to the nation of Japan, The Headmasters. Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on … Continue reading Episode 113 – Headmasters Cartoon Episodes 4-6 →

Ripped from the MSRP Live Stream, my guest is Anthony Brucale - owner, operator, madman behind TFU.Info! We continue our conversation, this time giving an insider peek into the world of being viewed as “brand ambassador” for the Transformers by Hasbro and some of the responsibilities of being a trusted member of the media community. We also discuss third party and the realities of economy of scale, as well as the competition in the Transformers continent creation space. Is the Transformers comic book lisence going to move from IDW Publishing to Robert Kirkman's Skybound Entertaiment? We discuss that, along with Kirkman's affection for The Transformers: The Movie,and how that's influenced his comics like The Walking Dead and Invincible. To close out, we talk about Ant's “Enjoy Things” philosophy and his takes on the two recent Masters of the Universe series on Netflix. For all things TFU.info, check out the website https://tfu.info/ (not dot com) And supbcribe to Transformers University and Transformers News & Views on your favorite podcast app. Want to be a guest on the show? Send an E-mail to MikeSeibertRadio@Gmail.com or hit me up on social media Twitter: twitter.com/MikeSibertRadio Instagram: www.instagram.com/mikeseibertradio/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/MikeSeibertRadio/ Join the Mike Seibertronians MSRP Friends & Fans Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/283425746647866 MSRP show intro, outro, and bumpers produced by Dave Sanders. Theme music used with permission from Michael Geissler. For music like it, check out his website www.bytormusic.com/ Alternate theme song written and performed by Lucia Fasano. Check out her work on her Patreon page: www.patreon.com/luciafasano Like, Share, Rate, and Review the show wherever you find it, and help the show grow by giving a 5-star rating. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app so you never miss an episode!

This time around Ant talks about nostalgia, fandom, and how one t-shirt really aggravated dozens of people. You can buy that shirt at the link below https://www.teepublic.com/user/tfuinfo Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – … Continue reading TFU News and Views 052 – Identity and Fandom →

This time around Ant talks about nostalgia, fandom, and how one t-shirt really aggravated dozens of people. You can buy that shirt at the link below https://www.teepublic.com/user/tfuinfo Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – … Continue reading TFU News and Views 052 – Identity and Fandom →

Ripped from the MSRP Live Stream, my guest is Anthony Brucale - owner, operator, madman behind TFU.Info! He joins me for frank discussion about the existential dread and challenges content creators have faced during the pandemic. We also talk about the passing of Transformers Animated artist Derrick J Wyatt, plus an update on 2 Mikes 2 Furious as we discuss the legacy of TFA. BotCon 2022 is happening, and Ant shares his perspective on the history of the convention and why he won't be participating in this iteration. Later, we talk about G.I. Joe and how the Joe and Transformers brands are inextricably linked, as well as a conversation about Super 7's line of G.I. Joe and Transformers figures, and the delightfully bizarre choices in their Ultimates line. And we round out part one revisiting Rocky 4 and the connections between the Stallone family and Transformers! For all things TFU.info, check out the website https://tfu.info/ (not dot com) And supbcribe to Transformers University and Transformers News & Views on your favorite podcast app. Want to be a guest on the show? Send an E-mail to MikeSeibertRadio@Gmail.com or hit me up on social media Twitter: twitter.com/MikeSibertRadio Instagram: www.instagram.com/mikeseibertradio/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/MikeSeibertRadio/ Join the Mike Seibertronians MSRP Friends & Fans Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/283425746647866 MSRP show intro, outro, and bumpers produced by Dave Sanders. Theme music used with permission from Michael Geissler. For music like it, check out his website www.bytormusic.com/ Alternate theme song written and performed by Lucia Fasano. Check out her work on her Patreon page: www.patreon.com/luciafasano Like, Share, Rate, and Review the show wherever you find it, and help the show grow by giving a 5-star rating. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app so you never miss an episode!

Happy New Year! It's always a great time to be a Transformers fan and we'll kick off 2022 with some positivity, talking about all of the good things coming in 2022 for Transformers fans. Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on … Continue reading News and Views 51 – It's a Great Time to be a Transformers Fan 2022 →

Happy New Year! It's always a great time to be a Transformers fan and we'll kick off 2022 with some positivity, talking about all of the good things coming in 2022 for Transformers fans. Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on … Continue reading News and Views 51 – It's a Great Time to be a Transformers Fan 2022 →

We hang around Europe a little longer to discuss the Transformers toy line for 1987 and some, sometimes odd, Italian name translations. Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help … Continue reading Episode 111 – European Toyline 1987. →

Another fun trip into the Ladybird universe as we listen talk about 1987's “Decepticons at the Pole,” and “Autobots Strike Oil.” Please like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show. Please subscribe to TFU.INFO on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tfuinfo Catch us on social media: Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/TFU_INFO Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tfuinfo Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/tfuinfo Help support … Continue reading Episode 110 – Ladybird Books 1987 →

EP 45 IS HEEERRRREEEEEEEE!!! AND YOU KNOW WHAT A MILESTONE MEANSAKA A PAR-TAY!!!For ep 45 Taylar and Morgan have done the unthinkable and brought on OUR SECOND GUEST, Bailey Kehoe aka Bartender Bailey that we all know and love!!! Morgan starts this episode out telling us about a conspiracy, creepy cult mashup that she witnessed FIRST HAND before creeping us tf out with the haunted Loftus Hall of County Wexford, IRELAND, Jameson Please? Where you can enjoy a pint of Guinness while playing cards with the DEVIL HIMSELF! Taylar brings it home with a cinematic masterpiece that is 100% original, a serial killer who only murders BAD PEOPLE... we know, we know, it sounds A LOT like Dexter, but Mark Twitchell swears it's all original! Seems legit?! And in true C&C fashion we had to wrap it all up with a special TFU, so make sure you stay for it! CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE!!!! creepsandcrimespodcast.com You can use this tool for all of your listening, following, and Creepy Account needs!!!! Tune in next week for episode 46! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all of the amazing reviews and 16K DOWNLOADS!!! Stay Safe, Stay Creepy!

We’ve given you our spoiler-free thoughts, now in this special episode Ant from TFU.Info is back and we are going to tell you what we think about Kingdom in detail. There are plenty of spoilers here, so if you haven’t watched War For Cybertron Kingdom on Netflix yet, be sure to check that out then come back here! Order our TransMissions Exclusive Cover Variant of IDW’s Transformers Till All Are One #1! Want some TransMissions swag? Check out our online shop, powered by TeePublic! Like what we’re doing and want to help make our podcast even better? If you already support us, thank you! If you enjoy TransMissions, please rate us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher! These ratings greatly help podcasts become more discoverable to other people using those services and is an easy way to help out our show. Contact us: Website transmissionspodcast.com Twitter: @trnsmissions Instagram:… Continue reading The post Alt Mode Special 21 – War For Cybertron Kingdom Spoiler Review appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.

We’ve given you our spoiler-free thoughts, now in this special episode Ant from TFU.Info is back and we are going to tell you what we think about Kingdom in detail. There are plenty of spoilers here, so if you haven’t watched War For Cybertron Kingdom on Netflix yet, be sure to check that out then come back here! Order our TransMissions Exclusive Cover Variant of IDW’s Transformers Till All Are One #1! Want some TransMissions swag? Check out our online shop, powered by TeePublic! Like what we’re doing and want to help make our podcast even better? If you already support us, thank you! If you enjoy TransMissions, please rate us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher! These ratings greatly help podcasts become more discoverable to other people using those services and is an easy way to help out our show. Contact us: Website transmissionspodcast.com Twitter: @trnsmissions Instagram:… Continue reading The post Alt Mode Special 21 – War For Cybertron Kingdom Spoiler Review appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.