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Founders Bremond Berry McDougal and Lisa Cooper of QuiteLiterally Books talk about the launching of their new company with threereleases in ought-to-be print books by women's writers including “The PinkHouse” (Nelia Gardner White), “The Home-Maker”(Dorothy Canfield Fisher), and“Plum Bun”(Jessie Redmon Fauset) looking to spark conversations about theAmerican literary canon with who's included and who get to decide along withtheir true love and passion for books! Bremond is a graduate of UT-Austin with aB.A. in Spanish amassing a collection of thousands of books what she calls areader's library ,while Lisa is a Lawyer by profession attended Amherst College& UT-School of Law, worked at a Bay Area law firm specializing inImmigration Law since '08 and worked as Communications Director at a school inPalo Alto, plus they share the stories behind the books and more! Check out theamazing lineup of books and more at www.quiteliterallybooks.comtoday! #bremondberrymcdougal #lisacooper #womenauthors #quiteliterallybooks#thepinkhouse #neliagardnerwhite #thehomemaker #dorothycanfieldfisher #plumbun#jessieredmonfauset #americanliterarycanon #utaustin #schooloflaw #library #spreaker#iheartradio #spotify #applemusic #youtube #anchorfm #bitchute #rumble#mikewagner #themikewagnershow #mikewagnerquiteliterallybooks  #themikewagnershowquiteliterallybooks 

Founders Bremond Berry McDougal and Lisa Cooper of QuiteLiterally Books talk about the launching of their new company with threereleases in ought-to-be print books by women's writers including “The PinkHouse” (Nelia Gardner White), “The Home-Maker”(Dorothy Canfield Fisher), and“Plum Bun”(Jessie Redmon Fauset) looking to spark conversations about theAmerican literary canon with who's included and who get to decide along withtheir true love and passion for books! Bremond is a graduate of UT-Austin with aB.A. in Spanish amassing a collection of thousands of books what she calls areader's library ,while Lisa is a Lawyer by profession attended Amherst College& UT-School of Law, worked at a Bay Area law firm specializing inImmigration Law since '08 and worked as Communications Director at a school inPalo Alto, plus they share the stories behind the books and more! Check out theamazing lineup of books and more at www.quiteliterallybooks.comtoday! #bremondberrymcdougal #lisacooper #womenauthors #quiteliterallybooks#thepinkhouse #neliagardnerwhite #thehomemaker #dorothycanfieldfisher #plumbun#jessieredmonfauset #americanliterarycanon #utaustin #schooloflaw #library #spreaker#iheartradio #spotify #applemusic #youtube #anchorfm #bitchute #rumble#mikewagner #themikewagnershow #mikewagnerquiteliterallybooks  #themikewagnershowquiteliterallybooks 

The U.S. construction industry plays a vital role in theAmerican economy, contributing approximately 4.5% to the GDP. It employs about8.2 million people and generates roughly $2.2 trillion in constructionannually. As a leading economic indicator, the industry often signals changesin the overall economic landscape, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. I'm Zach Friedensohn, and I am not your typical generalcontractor. Since 2013, I have been deeply involved in the constructionindustry, blending hands-on experience with a business-oriented approach. Afterearning my degree in business and real estate from the University of NorthTexas, I dove headfirst into the industry, managing subcontractors on largecapital projects while often getting directly involved in the work myself. Thishands-on experience has shaped my leadership style and my approach to operatinga construction company. In 2019, I co-founded my first construction firm and gainedfirsthand insight into what it takes to build a successful business in ademanding industry. This journey led me to establish G&R Construction, adesign-build firm that specializes in commercial projects throughout theAtlanta area. Our work spans a variety of projects, from full-scale renovationsto ground-up developments, including Redan Plaza, the Ryder Training Center,and several mixed-use developments. One crucial lesson I've learned is that constructioninvolves much more than just building—it encompasses leadership, communication,and trust. At G&R Construction, I have made it my mission to redefineclient expectations for contractors. Our emphasis on reliability, transparency,and a hands-on, solutions-oriented approach sets us apart in an industry oftenlacking these qualities. I run one of the fastest-growing general contractingcompanies in the Southeast, with over $3 million in booked projects thisyear—and we're just getting started. Our team of five is rapidly expanding aswe take on more commercial projects and scale G&R Construction. For more information: https://www.g-rconstruction.com/ Email: zach@g-rconstruction.comom

The concept ofpicturesque beauty,born from the Romanticmovement, encouragedan appreciation fornature's untamed andirregular features. Thisidea transcendedcultures, each adding itsunique flavor to whatwas consideredbeautiful. In America,dramatic and ruggedterrains werecelebrated, while in EastAsia, simplicity andtranquility took centerstage.As the 19th centuryprogressed, theAmerican landscapebecame a symbol ofcultural and artisticexpression, with writersand painters findingendless inspiration in itsvastness and diversity.Willis's detaileddescriptions alignedperfectly with the artistictrends of his time,reflecting a deepappreciation for nature'ssplendor.But picturesque beautyisn't just an artisticconcept—it's a bridgeconnecting art history,philosophy, psychology,and environmentalstudies. This richinterplay explores howwe perceive and valuelandscapes, revealing acomplex tapestry ofcultural influences andindividual experiences.Technologicaladvancements likephotographyrevolutionized our viewof nature, capturing itssublime beauty withunprecedented realismand detail.Today, the debatecontinues on the role ofthe viewer in perceivingpicturesque beauty. Is itintrinsic to thelandscape or born fromour engagement with it?This question fuelscontemporarydiscussions onenvironmentalaesthetics andconservation, whereaesthetic appreciationdrives public support forpreserving our naturalwonders.

This episode is a Spring Training episode on the American League from 2023 going into 2024.  Looking at all the teams in Major League Baseball's National League: AL West, AL Central, AL East.  Who is stronger, who is weaker, who will still compete for a playoff spot?   Facebook:  The Bleed Blue Show Twitter: @BleedBlueShow Instagram: @Bleed Blue Show

Perhaps you are one of the millions of Americans who have one or more signs and symptoms of low thyroid such as fatigue, weight gain, dry skin, poor memory and focus, and depression. Yet your doctor runs a basic thyroid test and tells you that all is well. Things just do not seem to add up. There is a good chance you do have a thyroid problem…but just not what your doctor thinks.The frequency of thyroid disease in America is closer to 25% of theAmerican population! And there are so many signs and symptoms that suggest possible hypothyroidism. In this episode we share those signs and symptoms.Guest: Guest: Dr Mark Stengler, NMD is a Naturopathic Medical Doctor. Dr. Stengler received training in both conventional medicine and natural alternatives. He has been in private practice for more than 26 years and has helped tens of thousands with integrative medicine. He was voted 2021 Doctor of the Decade by the International Association of Top Professionals. Dr. Stengler served on a medical advisory committee for the Yale University Complementary Medicine Outcomes Research Project.Dr. Stengler is the author/co-author of more than 20 books including the bestselling Prescription For Natural Cures, Outside The Box Cancer Therapies, and Healing The Prostate. His most recent book is The Truth About Leaky Gut. He has been published in several peer-reviewed medical journals including The International Journal of Family & Community Medicine, Endocrinology & Metabolism International Journal, Journal of Nutritional Health & Food Engineering, and Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. In addition, Dr. Stengler writes weekly articles in his online newsletter Dr. Stengler's Health Breakthroughs.Helpful article on Thyroid Issues Read additional articles at Foreveryoungradio.com 

In this episode, Russell Brand speaks on malfeasance of journalism, news networks, Blackrock and Vanguard. J6 tapes demolish the claim, higlights lies with purpose and pretext for crackdown.

College football is so close for fans of The American that they can taste. We're taking a look at how the experts think the standings will shake out, check in on SMU's football field, and see how Oregon joining the Big Ten could impact the AAC.

On this week's episode, Mike sits down with his friends Richard and Tami Hayhoe, the owners of Beans Cafe and Bakery in Kentucky, to talk about what it's like to be business owners during the COVID-19 pandemic, and why they support the People's Convoy 2022. Please Support us in bringing you real, truthful, reporting and analysis from a Christian perspective.

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Big Mich and Izzy link up and discuss theAmerican vs Canadian dream, a Toronto woman who won the lotto using numbers her husband dreamt, toxic people, music, and school life. Visit our Youtube channel Link 6 The Podcast to watch the video for this episode! And follow us on Instagram @link6thepodcast . Enjoy!

ABC's Andy Field joined Andrew Rogers and Dan Cochell on KRDO's Afternoon News as the Biden administration says it's taking "creative steps" to get broader public support for its $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan. That's as attempts to strike a deal with Republicans have led to concerns aboutdelays in coronavirus relief. President Joe Biden and his new treasurysecretary said Friday that the cost of doing too little is much greaterthan the cost of doing and spending too much. White House press secretaryJen Psaki said Biden recognizes the importance of speaking directly to theAmerican people about his plan for vaccinations and supporting theeconomy. But the pandemic has limited his ability to safely travel thecountry to drum up support.

The AAC Report With Jeff Allen Brought to you by: The Knightline Sports Network www.knightlinesports.com Recap: We recap last week's action and get you set for this week's slate in The American. Our spotlight game of the week is Memphis at SMU and we talk about it with Frank Murtaugh of The Memphis Flyer and Rich Phillips, the play-by-play voice of SMU. Were looking for advertising partners in Houston, Cincinnati, Memphis, Greenville, Tulsa, Tampa, Annapolis, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Wichita & Dallas to partner with The AAC Report! Promote your business today on The AAC Report! Please Contact andrew@knightlinesports.com

In this episode, what was your favorite line from last nights debate? In one of the most anticipated presidential debates Trump debates two opponents at once. Critical Race Theory BANNED by President Trump.

"I think that's the last act I'd be performing on a prostitute. You can't do that safely if you are doing it well. Am I right, ladies?" We feel like we are now 2/12 people in the world who has seen this movie, and we meander greatly while talking about it. Listen as we discuss burping a grown man, this movie existing, how long it takes to build a gun, the proper phrase for a man's tramp stamp, butterflies, when not to use the "Lords Kiss" and the worst assassination attempt ever. All that plus Fun Facts and Tenzie Awards (NEXT EPISODE: Takers)

The Japanese know of many strange and powerful spirits. The First Nations people of theAmerican far northern acknowledge at least 50 varieties of winter monsters. Our ancestorsknew that they were not alone on winter nights, for other things lurked in the long dark. Fast,subtle, and mercurial, the monsters that haunt the winter can sometimes be kind, but arealways dangerous. Join Roq and Max as they explore some non-European winter mysteries.Find us at: www.nightmarespodcast.netEmail us at: Nightmarespodcast@gmail.comVisit Podbelly.com to discover more shows like ours!

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JWSInboxxJohn Spring 1:32 PM (2 hours ago)toDear Friends,Based upon past experiences, it would not be enough for me to just provide information about an incident as serious as the Cuban Missile Crisis because as I had later discovered, those sources in Washington have proven to be inadequate due to incompetent personnel whose concern rests only with advancing in their careers rather than with the wellbeing of the American people. So as a result of this dilemma, I must meet with the President on this crucial matter because time is running out at a very rapid rate. The key Kremlin advisers who provide Russian President Putin with his diabolical plans for destroying America are rather good at what they do, perhaps nearly as good as those during the time of the former Soviet Union and the Cold War. But they merely have copied the earlier plan related to the Nicaraguan Missile Crisis when U.S. Armed Forces invaded Grenada in the Caribbean Sea during 1983. The only significant difference for the plan that was developed in Moscow is that La Orchila Island has replaced Grenada as the refueling stopover point before the Antonov An-124 giant air transports are able to reach Punta Huete in Nicaragua that is located in Central America.However, there are additional advantages for La Orchila Island over Grenada. Firstly, it is a Russian Air Force base with much tighter security on an island that is only sparsely populated. Secondly, La Orchila Island is geographically located in a far more strategic position directly in line with the Eastern Seaboard of the continental United States. Thirdly, unlike the two missile crises in 1962 and 1983, all of the infrastructure is now completed and fully operational, which enables Russia to land and launch “mach schnell” or very rapidly. So time is of essence on this very crucial matter. JWS John W. SpringP.O. Box 18946Anaheim, CA 92817 April 19, 2019 The PresidentThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20500 RE: RUSSIAN AIR FORCE BASE ON LA ORCHILA ISLAND: RACE AGAINST TIME Dear Mr. President: Due to my wife, who may soon be released from a skilled-nursing facility after the coming week, I would urge you to immediately make arrangements and provisions to meet directly with me as soon as possible. Already I have been approaching persons who could be trusted for spending at least some time with her after she arrives at home. However, none of them have confirmed their willingness to assist. It would be rather unlikely for me to leave without providing adequate care during my absence. So, please, expedite my special request on this crucial matter right away. Although with current satellite imagery technology, we are able to detect the presence of nuclearweaponry at any location or depth, within a very short duration of time, many Antonov An-124 Ruslan giant air transports could land with their cargoes of Mobile Missile Launchers for the Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles armed with Thermonuclear Warheads able to strike at America within minutes after being unloaded at La Orchila Island in the Caribbean Sea and at Punta Huete in Central America. Because these runways in Venezuela and Nicaragua are at least two miles in length, they are able to accommodate the largest bombers and military cargo transports that would only need to land briefly before deploying and launching missiles carrying thermonuclear warheads capable of striking at any region of the continental United States. Besides the aforementioned information, the primary reason for you to meet directly with me is to provide you with the best alternatives for viable solutions during this current crisis that would be unavailable from other sources. My past record speaks for itself, i.e. Cuba andGrenada. Sincerely, John W. Spring Dear Friends,There are very influential individuals and organizations that have supported the President who are promoting Russian President Putin with a globalist agenda supporting China and Russia. For this reason, we must send our own email letters to the President at this very crucial time.JWS April 17, 2019The PresidentThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20500 RE: DIABOLICAL ATROCITIES OF PRESIDENT VLADIMIR V. PUTIN SINCE 2000 Dear Mr. President: While I am elated about your vindication, for the security of our nation, I am very disappointed about your lack of awareness on the strategic significance related to the Russian Air Force base on La Orchila Island in the Caribbean Sea as well as the nearly two-mile-long airfield at Punta Huete in Central America and failure to respond to my request for meeting directly with you on this crucial matter, which is now far more serious than the Cuban Missile Crisis because Russia has already reached beyond the level readiness with its infrastructure now being operational. Russian President Vladimir V. Putin has been involved with so many diabolical atrocities since 2000. He was responsible for the bombing of many apartment buildings in major Russian cities. In 2001, Putin played a significant role in 9-11, related to bombings at the World Trade Center in New York and the planning for the Afghan War that has become our longest war. The crash of a Polish Air Force Tu-154 on April 10, 2010 with President Lech Kaczynski on the flight when the placing of explosives onboard had been ordered earlier by Putin. The hijacking of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) and shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), which may have been the same Boeing 777 during March 8, 2014 and July 17, 2014, were also ordered by Putin before the MH370 air carrier had landed at Kazakhstan in Central Asia and then later became the same aircraft for MH17, which did not originate from Amsterdam. Putin was also responsible for the deployment of Russian rocket engines manufactured in the Moscow Industrial Region to North Koreafor Kim Jong Un’s missile program in 2012. Now, he is also responsible for the Venezuelan Missile Crisis on La Orchila Island,Venezuela. Sincerely, John W. Spring Dear Friends,Please carefully read the following email letter sent to the President. JWS April 16, 2019 The PresidentThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20500 RE: THE THREE CLANDESTINE RUSSIAN MISSILE CRISES IN LATIN AMERICA Dear Mr. President: While it may be rather difficult for you and many other leaders in Washington to perceive the former Soviet Union or Russia as a terrorist state that is exactly what it is and has been for over 60 years, if not for even a longer period of time. Of course, some of your closest advisers as well as many friends and supporters have told a completely different story. However, based upon the definition of “terrorist,” the Kremlinin Moscow fits the description to the letter “T” very well. The three clandestine Russian Missile Crises over the past 60 years in Latin America should be an adequate reason for describing or identifying Russia as a terrorist state without question. With diabolical leaders such as Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chairman Nikita Khrushchev and Chairman Yuri Andropov, we had the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Nicaraguan Missile Crisis and now we have theVenezuelan Missile Crisis on La Orchila Island, Venezuela and also again at Punta Huete, Nicaragua where Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles with Thermonuclear Warheads can be unloaded from Antonov An-124 Ruslan giant air transports within minutes after landing and launched to accurately strike rapidly at strategic targets throughout America. If any of the past or present clandestine crises had been or were to become successful, no longer would there be any United States left. However, unlike the crises of the past, the Russian Air Force base on La Orchila Island in the Caribbean Sea and also the long runway infrastructure at Punta Huete in Central America are already operational, which means that Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles armed with Thermonuclear Warheads could now be deployed at the aforementioned locations very quickly on short notice in Latin America and arrive at any time. Sincerely, John W. Spring April 15, 2019 The PresidentThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20500 RE: RUSSIAN TUPOLEV TU-160 BLACKJACK BOMBERS NOW DEPLOYED AT LA ORCHILA ISLAND IN THE CARIBBEAN CAN NOW FIRE MISSILES AT AMERICA. Dear Mr. President: The Russian Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack bombers now deployed on La Orchila Island have been modified and renovated to fire missiles in mid-air that can reach the continental United States while in-flight. In addition to the Russian Antonov An-124 Ruslan giant air transports that can now land on La Orchila Island, Venezuela in theCaribbean Sea and at Punta Huete, Nicaragua in Central America carrying Mobile Missile Launchers and Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles with Thermonuclear Warheads, the Russian Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack bomber can now launch missiles in-flight that can also strike at targets in the continental United States because they are being modified and renovated while a newer model is now scheduled to go into production by as early as 2020. Although it may not be known if the Kremlin’s Hypersonic Missile has been developed for its production at this time, what already exists and now in operation is a far more serious threat than the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 or the unpublicized Nicaraguan Missile Crisisduring 1983, when Grenada was invaded by U.S. Armed Forces, because the infrastructure had not reached an operational status, while theVenezuelan Missile Crisis had earlier exceeded that stage. Since my analytical reports have all proved to be accurate about these crises since 1961, I would hope that you make arrangements for me to meet with you at once. Sincerely, John W. SpringApril 13, 2019 The PresidentThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20500 RE: EXISTING MISSILE CRISIS IN CARIBBEAN SEA AND CENTRAL AMERICA Dear Mr. President: As of Saturday, April 13, 2019, the population of the United States of America is 328,586. For me, it is a burden to attempt protecting theAmerican people when now hardly any intelligence information is being analyzed accurately and correctly because a lack of knowledge will lead to the complete destruction of America as it almost did during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 and the Nicaraguan Missile Crisis of 1983, when U.S. Armed Forces had invaded Grenada. Although the Russian Air Force base on La Orchila Island located in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean Sea is an imminent threat to the continental United States, it is not due to thedeployment of the Russian Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack bomber, but, rather, the nearly two-mile in length runways that can also accommodate the gigantic Russian Antonov An-124 Ruslan air transport that can carry Mobile Missile Launchers and Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles armed with Thermonuclear Warheads that can be launched shortly after landing at an airfield in Nicaragua, which is located atPunta Huete in Central America, from where they can strike any region of the continental United States with greater accuracy and without advance warning. Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles armed with Thermonuclear Warheads can be launched from La Orchila Island and accurately strike the Eastern Seaboard of America with even far greater accuracy. Please make arrangements to me to meet with you very soon on this matter. Sincerely, John W. Spring... For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Drury Sherrod talks about the current problem with jury selection and why theAmerican legal system is moving away from trial by jury.

Find your voice - Episode 9 -"We came with a suitcase & a dream" - TTagline: "We came with a suitcase & a dream"Uplifted from Zimbabwe T and his family chased the American Dream for a better future.T puts this perfectly when he explains the silent example he learnt from his parents to be a driving force in his life - hard work. Coming from extremely humble beginnings T knew his best chance at changing his own future and that of his families would be to work harder than those around him.Unable to speak english and ridiculed early on by children and undervalued by teachers T began to embrace hard work and the struggle finding true beauty in outworking those around him.Now a successful social worker, bodybuilder and an all round great guy T's future is brighter than ever as he seeks to help inspire others and teach them to never let anyone elses opinions dictate their ceilings of success and to always embrace hard work.T also speaks of the oppresive lifestyle he was part of growing up and the struggles of learning a new culture, language and fitting into society. However having studied closely with T for 2 years there are very few more genuine souls I have come across.I urge you all to support and follow his journey...Thanks for listeningFree Audible book sign up:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Membership/dp/B00OPA2XFG?actionCode=AMN30DFT1Bk06604291990WX&tag=are86-21Best book on Mindset by Carol Dweck: Mindset https://amzn.to/2QajMvZSupport the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/findyourvoiceLinks to me:Website: https://www.arendeu.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aren.deu/Twitter: https://twitter.com/arendeuFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aren.singhLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aren-deu-65443a4b/Podcast: https://www.findyourvoicepodcast.com YouTube: http://tiny.cc/51lx6yLinks to guest:Snapchat: CatchafreemanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/passion4lifting/Transcript:[Music]welcome to an episode of find your voicea movement led by yours trulyAren do a guy who has overcomecrippling anxiety adversity anddifficulty like so many of you in lifewhose main goal now is to help youcombat your excuses take control of yourlife write your own story and mostimportantly find your voice so nowwithout further ado I welcome the hostof the show himself mr. Aren do what'sgoing on people thank you for tuning into another episode of find your voice myname is Aren and as always I am thehost of the showso today's guest is somebody who I metabout four years ago on my social weightjourney so yesprior to me starting property businessand coaching I was actually a socialworker for a very very short amount oftime but about two weeks ago t reachedout again and he was commenting on oneof my earlier episodes and how he foundit very inspiring and then he asked ifhe could be on the show of course wasthe answer but I was intrigued becauseknowing T at university during our twoyears studying a masters he was alwaysthe one in the class that would makepeople smile he was always smiling yetsomewhere deep down I knew there wassome element of struggle some level ofadversity that he had been through butyou could never guess what it wasbecause like I said he was always theone that would make all our classmatessmile he was always easy come easy gohe's really getting stressed and he wasjust a pleasure to be aroundso when he offered to share his story Iwas intrigued because I knew there wasgonna be something that was going to beinspiring and motivating and he didn'tdisappointthis episode was fantastic one because Igot to see my good friend again but twobecause I realized how lucky andfortunate I am and probably many of youlisteners are too so I think it'simportant we jump straight into thisepisode and listen to what he has to sayand really understand that sometimes thegrass isn't always greener on the othersideand that we do actually have anunbelievable amount of things to begrateful forokay so I'm sitting here now with mygood friend T so if you could explainactually firstly how you doing not seembad might not see where I'm glad to behere goodness doesn't he answer that Icompletely forgot to ask him how he wasso I think it's important for thelisteners to you understand a little bitabout your journey and how you progressthrough life so if you could just startfrom I suppose your first memory I kindof let us know the life of T of Katonahokay that's all right mrs. IND thinkingme you know I don't usually speak I'mnot so good at speaking but I know theend of this if I can inspire this oneperson great that's my job here done andI come from very very very humblebeginnings well I say that I'm still I'mstill here humble beginnings now I'm notmade it yet but we are making progressmy parents my mom moved here in 2003beans involved in bad way yes yes andyou know we came here okay with asuitcase and a dream it was a case ofthe economy was on see a great overthere so before you know I yeah what'sthe next big thing and you know this wasthis was their two children at the timeand like most people I found out foundout that working hard was the way totheir you know American dream so tospeak yeah yeah anyone can sayabsolutely um you know the first lessonsthat I want C to share with you guyssome of the islands from a parentshadn't moved here is that you knowyou've gotta work hard you have to workcuz I grew up in a house where you knowI was watching my parents work day inday our worst and continue to work hardday and night to make sure that me andmy sister would not go with the help youknow they were breaking their backs andfreed out I said I had a front row seatin learning you know a hard work I waslike takes yeah you know start from thebottomremember back home there had reallyprestigious jobs but the KVN had tostart from the bottom literally start atthe foundation level okay okay so can Ijust jump in there so yeah back home youhad prestigious jobs was it still notenough in order to fulfill the dreamsthat they had I'm glad to think thatthey probably did it with us in mindokay because the way that the fins wouldgo in I reckon if they continued workingthings would have been okay for them butthen by the time you came to us growingup and working things might not be sogood for us you know something they hadus in mind to build our futures becausewe were gonna have better opportunitiesthat make sense here and you know somepeople choose that's why you see there'sso many people now I'll try that riskingtheir lives day in day out trying to getto the UK or you know these thedifferent countries in the West cuzopportunities are there that's been athome yeah we don't know how lucky we aresometimes we don't and we take thingsfor granted even take things for grantedso it's so easy wake up sahaja lotta Gbut there's someone diapers opportunitythat we wake up every day as well youknow wake up every day dream someone'sdying for this you know yeah we're moreabout our jobs and what we spoke aboutis actually yeah and it's that thing ofwe take things for granted man you knowanyway I digressI'm saying I had a front-row seatwatching what it really takes to be ableto drive but you want an understandingfundamental that in this country you cangive anything you wanted if and only ifyou're willing to make the sacrificesand pull your socks up like I saidpeople are risking their lives trying tosneak and use the abundance ofopportunities that were presented withso the lesson I want to convey to youguys today is that there's nothing morepowerful than that Silas example and forme that sounds example was my parentsthey never told me that you know when wecame here absolutely this is whatyesterday we were just watching yeah Ijust had to watch all thinking okay youknow yeah weekend that is working in mymom is working you know we're justwatching that work as powerfulthere's a quote and I think it saysdon't listen to what they say watch whatthey do and that's what it is and that'swith anything in mind because you get alot of people are just talking the talkand stuffsounds great we really if it soundsbefore the action yeah it's the actionthey can talk it you know gay men butwhen it comes to doing it's a differentstory and for me from that is where Ilearned that parents as parents and myparents yeah but as parents be afraid tolet your kids watch you fail or watchyou start from the bottom and watch yousweat cause we taking inspiration comesevery day we learn Oh strong strong workethic I think that's I think that's apowerful lesson because one of them likeI said to a lot of people my superpowerI believe everyone's got a super fine Iuse that as an analogy or metaphor is Ijust work hard that's itI don't have anything else good I'm notnaturally more talented at somethingelse but I will most likely I work mostpeople because I've seen my mom do itI've seen her with 90 hours a week whenwe were growing up I used to see heraround I'm thinking where's momand it should come from breakage thatgetting changed into our next - she'sback after work yeah and I'm not talkingabout later I'm talking Saturday SundayI'm talking in the six weeks holidays Ithink that's really important I think weshould set an example of the real lifeand not trying to hide things for mykids that's it in order to try andprotect them because actually you couldactually giving them a good thingthere's no such thing as an overnightsensation no such being people you haveto work you know some people are luckyenough to be born in rich families andwhatnot but majority of us we have towork her way upmm-hmm and for me I'd like to say that'sprobably one of the best solid examplesof my life and that's made me who I amtoday because it's me you know yeah I'mnot gonna be product of my circumstancesand I'm gonna be so the master of mydestiny I'm saying that now but backthen it was not like that in the sensorfor example you know when I first camehere I came when I was about 10 yearsold started in year six I'm going toschool not knowing English that wellbecause English is the second languageokay but we do not have to speak it atmuch because we don't need sing ofcourse you know we just have good lessonEnglish enoughso came here and yes 6 min imagine youknow trying to learn English we werepretty much I remember going to schooland those big clumps of bacon and thenthe cheap of the cheaper version is thecheap version because it's not littlethin slices we employ us how would youwant that was a big chunk you say seelaughter retired my gosh but it'sbrilliant because again this is what itwas my character the clumps of bacon youknow wake up in the morning she madebacktry as possible wait you could imagineit was not easy trying sliced bacon asyou put it on that sound good share I'llget to school so I said I do not knowsome of the things that were deemed tobe normal in this country sometimesfrowned uponyeah so break time think I'm a baconsandwich you know remember I rememberhim to Clete onto the bread so hard toprevent the whole me good biteyou know yeah I remember sometimes we'dhave pizza it would have Pete certainlyand I'll bring they left all this nicebox at my Lodge for school Broco Pizzahe and I did not know that this was notthe into the normal button but you knowit was tough for my sisters there shewas younger she started by ryaba starsquare one she couldn't speak that couldbe English as well so we kind of justhave each other have to try and you knowI remember sister go home she'll betrying to read a book to try and learnyou know English I should be holdingthat book upside down you know you juststart I would love a cokebacon sandwich for those kids don'tlisten Island kids kids are cruel yeahyou know meals kids are cruel that's whythere's so much bullying in school rightnow it's only now right now oh no waitif I have to you know go to work withthis is all right this is okay cuz now Idon't put down anyone's approval I'm inthat stage now where certain people'sopinion if it's not constructive itdoesn't bother memoving on then we went to secondaryschool obviously were picking up Englishyou know it's improving improving thelanguage just getting back there so weget to school yeah do the sets in younine I did okay consideringyeah ten will do GCSEs okay no yes Iwill do you mock GCSE means encore theseare marks and - seriouslyBastille did well in them then Iremember there was one Paris eveninggoes one parents evening news in theirparents evening actually my parents werecold from school and the teacher saidcan you kiss community discussion yourson is underachievementright okay like I told your son ispredicted to come by the end of GCSE isto come out with four C's with thiscoming from you know I'm doing well inessence I'm always you know and canimagine you know in my house we'd sayeducation very seriously and it's notjust my house is probably across themost African families most Africancountries cause in Africa education isnot free you know here privilege is aprivilege is a privilege that manycannot afford I rememberat home kids will be sent out fromclassical definitely see theHeadmaster's office or go home if you'venot paid the school fees cause somepeople simply couldn't afford so youcoverton so imagine you come into thiscountry metal education is free andyou're messing about yeah you're nottaking advantage of the opportunity thatis presented to you witness others athome or dying for this opportunity andwhen if they are to get it they wouldflourish in you know you know can weimagine they were really disappointeddo not happy it was a case right you'remixing about you don't take a schooleducation seriously from now on there'llbe no going out no playing out if youwere to play outside you know I wasacting all playing out during the weekanyway I was very impressive on theweekendsI was allowed out on mainly just theSaturday if his Sunday so a couple ofhouse I was allowed on Saturday butbefore I did that I had to do you knowthose PGCC books yeah I had to docertain number of pages of them before Icould go out and I had to get it rightand I used to think why they doing thisto me why me you know all my friends athelp then when I did go out I don't haveto care if you have to be 4i either sixor seven even some other stars blazinghot at 7:00 p.m. you have to be able toseven I don't think it's himself why arethey doing this to me why me you know Iused to moan about it wasn't impressedbut then it's funny now when I go backbecause obviously at that age you knowmore than your parents don't you anotherthing that you know yeah but what I dothere now and the kind of people thatwere staying out so midnight what theywere doing to midnight I'm not comparingmyself to them I'm just saying I'm gladthat my parents did that I'm glad thatthey did that for me becauseso for me as well if I was one of themkids someone invited prison some of themare just doing all kinds of business youknow anyway absolutely predictions Ithink that is an important point thoughthat we should stress because I was thesame so I went to tip it up which iswhere you live now I think I still livethere and I had like best friends andyou think you never gonna get friendsbetter than this and I want to go toThibodeau comp and at that time I wasdoing well academically so my parentswere like okay we're gonna send you togrammar school the helis grammar schoolthen I found out he was all-boys schoolbut that way he's going through pubertyexciting to find the opposite sexattractive and I was like here I go toan all-boys school and I went and Iresented it I resented the decision forages I'm gonna hate it but in hindsightsimilarly yourself now that got me intoa very good university even what mygrades weren't great because I had thatmy CV it also taught me a lot about howyou should conduct yourself in certainsituations not all of it was positivebut also been there I've got some of mybest friends and I'm talking aboutfriends you on the right side of the lawokay when I look back at if I'd runtv.com and I look at my friends therethere were stabbings there was prisonthere was drugs with the community thatI grew up with so I don't know would Ihave been brave enough with and steppingaway from friends who have grown up withor what I've just got involved in that Idon't know we'll never know but I'm kindof grateful that I went my way and lifehas brought me here so yeah Paris Ithink they always try to do the bestthat they know but at that time youdon't see oh man angry I mean they nevereven played football there and as a kidI was like a hotshot footballerapparently and I've got to defeat everyall my dreams I'm kind of crushed inthat moment yeah but then also somewonderful thing and now I kind of thinkyou know what actually my life isn't toobad and I suppose it's perspective andit's a age and as you grow you can youcan spin anything I suppose in a goodway that's and yeah sorry continuewell in that sense I think it man soclose so close you know we are ta 11 wedo GCSEs I come out with two A's B's andC's yeah I don't know how much that Ihad to do with all the extra homeworkthat I had to do because of that meetingbeing cold but I saw so smug towards myteachers thinking oh okay there's yourfour C's you know we came from Revere ohyeah yeah you know that figure ofputting their limitations orexpectations on me you know not pickingI love me yes okay great this was it forme I think actually today today bestachievement I worked hard for thatplease repeat in a school of how manypeople to be the top and you know beanother one from where you start exactlythat's the thing as well Stan journeyknowing you know came here barely beingable to speak a word of English and nowhere I am being told you're the examplestudent you know that was big for me andthat's why to this day is still one ofour biggest achievementsthat we call to college to a-levelsdoing a-levels breaking those I don'tknow teacher see you because doing thehub behaves on son who's come a bit of ajoker yeah sometimes I like to say ajoke sometimes might be inappropriatetimes when I like to crack a joke aboutthis has been interviews where they'regoing to just cracking jokes yeahprobably cause ya know the swamp andsemen college where my mom comes infriends dad came in as well and Iremember as we're going out he was goingout my mom was coming in so I'm stillmom kind of knew what to expectyeah and in there it was some kind ofexactly what the predictions were but itwas no great again he was no quoteshe was no great January exams so youknow that's Jennifer Connelly Wingate'scaucuses in January exams like threemonths either one now and I rememberthere was a law exam I was ready to gosee I thought exam was a 2 p.m. orsomething I don't know what in my mind[Laughter]anyway so you just told me you knowcheck what time you exactly hmmand this time is about half nine whenzone was at 9 o'clockyeah you know I had breakfast heaven orbreakfast yeahso we get to school and we get tocollege which is about half an hourdrive on a good daythis one's not good dangos of the snowobviously so I get they have a half tenand there's about an hour of the examnext is going to be a two and a halfhours I'll run for itI'm not oh please I'm going to be nakedno exam can you please let me go and seethe rest of the example you know cannotrestart it about two hours now and thenI why are you late that's odd the busbroke down those are all round chaos -okay we the only student from thisCollege in that bus yeah but you onlysee the last best results came out I'llgo ahead de you yeah I got a de you auwas a mystery yeah I didn't think I didthat bad but boy come one hey you herewe go again you know I'm gonna go homehow do you go home the best thing to doyeah so there's no nasty surprises whenI get home my parents just know I was ina school dayyou know hopefully bugs ever get homeyeah Judas thank you lot of except tothe end you know it's like go home gethome and again it was just a case of youknow yeah this time there was no rightten is your life your life you do whatyou want is worse that I got me man yeahdisappointment is worse than that guyI'll probably get shouted midair don'tgets around disappoints in the human soI was thinking some stuff okay so I hadto pay for the reasons are my own moneythen resutsI go in a b c in the receipts in thesummer which was great because wafflewas a leg was really the same as he saidJesus is we can revise two weeks beforeGeorge I know Chauncey and so I learnedthe hard way I'm sort of sure in the endI got a BBC fantastically end of the ADAwas which was great which can set me onthe path to unique University and I wentto university went to Manchester did myfirst degreeyou've Community development's it wasgreatenjoyed it then I went on to do somework related to that words and fate ofpeoplemmm-hmm and it was basically aorganization which would be young peoplewho were born HIV and I would like tosay that it's probably the best thingI've ever done in my life imagined jobwise and satisfaction wise cuz you knowyou're making that positive impact onpeople's lives and having said that youknow I am gonna keep jumping back andforth wine yeah I know that start thepodcast was all discussed growing up inthe house were you watching peopleworking hard know what we know this jobin age of fourteen I remember it was apaper round for the local newspaper inthe area and it was about 350 newspapersevery Thursday in November I wake upfirst thing in the morning Wednesdaynightsfirst thing first day morning do about150 use maple before going to schoolcome back get rid of schoolgo to school come back home till eventhe rest of the newspaper sometimes yousaw spit into the Friday as welldepending on how fast there wasn't onenothing and again it was that thing oftrying to get that good work ethicinstilled in me from a young age as wellso once I was you know in college I wasworking as well yeah I was working themin has to be like you know you do themath I was pissed at it see then when Imoved to Manchester also a conventionsee like I do that by state authoritiesgonna work like Clark's and I moved backhome yeah because the other guys I wasworking for they lost their funding andthey had to close down and I'm thinkingman was next because I've got thisdegree but I know that the job prospectsare not great a ride wasn't Mickey Mousedegree and I think you know go back I'mone I've done the same onemaybe frequently that prospectus was abig t fast yeah you know he's just acase of Social Work socialized the nextthing for me that's what and that's whatwe met that's what we meantI remember the first time I see thisSocial Work and being in social workerswere working in and it was back then andI remember it was a case of alsodifferent different environments andthey you need to remember you workingtogether differently when I did myundergraduate it was a case yeah yeahhere the Masters is the case of yourhelp me help youof course and I think I've seen more usis amol that's the big man that's thebig and it was a case of my it was notjust asked he was pretty much the wholebrain sleep everyone just worked so wellto confessand we try to make sure that if someonedid not was not doing so well we try topull them up why didn't his doing thisyou know centrist instead of myosinpowerful is this you know yeah who'sgreat and again it's that thing of forme that's where I experienced real trustI mention your colleagues because I'venot known anything like that before Ithink I'm the same but then there's afew things that that one age willprobably or everyone's had a degreebefore so you wise up a little bit but Ithink also it's a testament that peopleare going to become social workersbecause you guys who are keep in touchwith here and there through that what'sup yourself a little bit more to be asocial worker wanna become a socialworker you've got to be a different kindof person I believe you've gotta havethat level there's gonna be something inyour heart that makes you want to helppeople so the reason you will start thatjourney together was we want you to bethe best I'm socially in the world andchange the world so if we call after ourpeers who are on the same path as usthen that's saying something about yourpersonality and there's nobody on thatcourse I can think of who did that weall literally just held each other upsomebody would tell me what my choicelike come along with me and I love thatcommunity like so yeah you know I havingsaid that you having said that you knowyou said you have to be same kind ofperson to be a social would you besurprised you know bro really there'ssome people that you see I don't thinkit wait you know you'd agree yeaheveryone was great I'm sure thateveryone was great as well as you think[Music]but then when you get in the job thereare some people that you think wherewere you and the cool so becomedesensitized orHuracan people do become desensitizedand sometimes i know that we found thisout that the job is not what we expectedit to be yeah so I think that's probablywhy some people serve turn out to be acertain way whilst on the jobyeah um you know we do the masters andnow you know I'm I'm working the jobworking the job and it's going okaybasically from my story in main thingthe hours of convey is their thing ofother people's expectationsdo not let people's expectations of yourother people's limitations in you becomeyour reality doctor so you know ifsomeone's a sense EE you know yeah youdo so well I don't think you're gonna beable to do this you know that's theirexpectations that doesn't mean it has totranspire it to you absolutelyand sadly it does sadly in some cases itdoes cause a self-fulfilling prophecyyeah if you didn't shout that the badbelievin that they're bad you knowthey'll probably start behaving it'sthat feeling of staying in your own laneI think that's really important people'sopinions they're all facts it's justtheir belief and again their beliefisn't the truth is their truth it's notin fact and I think I've learned thatthe hard way because a lot of stuff I'vebought off for trying to do was based onother people's opinions and I just thinknow the most important opinion is theopinion of myself I mean in movie youhave to it sounds it sounds weird as agrown man and he stays thinking I needto start to look at myself I need tostart valuing myself because somewherealong the journey I stopped doing thatand the way I would I suppose look atmyself what I do myself was based on theopinion of other people whereas now it'slike each Australian if there's a fewpeople in my life who their opinionconcerns me because I respect them and Iwant them to think that I'm doing a goodthing but other than that it's reallyabout myself and that's why we touchedon prior to this episode time why'd youstop that self-talk every morning andhave you stuff that empowers me ratherthan brings me down because a lot of usthumpings get out it wasn't actuallymyself it was the opinions of othersthat I would repeat to myself and say Imust be sure I must be anxious I mustnot be strong enough for must not begood enoughthat's a is the mind is so powerful so Ithink one of the things I want to tryand be with this podcast is always tryand get into younger heads so they don'tgo through that exactly he reallyswitched them young because we instillthat mind saying them from a young ageisn't it yeah definitely you know andit's not thinking of mom always saysdon't let your feet go cold what shewasn't someone else is great I love thatyou know love it and it's not be enoughfor example right now the time is whattime is it11:14 11:40 11:40 in Zim it is 140 okayit's 114 thing right now does that meanthat we're slower then we're not we'rein a different time zone we're notslower than them you know and I said soright you know someone graduated yeahand they just wanted see or wait fiveyears before securing a good job andsomeone became a CEO at the age of 25but died at the age of 50 while someoneelse became a CEO and the age of 50 andleave till they were nine see Obamaretired as president at the age of 55don't know Trump became president at theage of 70 you know so everyone's intheir own time zone and people aroundyou they might seem like they I had afew or some be behind you but everyone'srunning the old race in their own timeso think of not being I just want topoint out quickly for the podcast he'sreading white Instagram right man yaknow but it makes so much sense which iswhy we get along we think the same kindof things so I'm sure your remains to us[Laughter]it's the truth but the problems withsociety in like social media and stuffis we are that in our food go cold Isuppose if you use that because we wantyou cuz we're watching as a people I'mnot gonna sit here and say I don't dothat myself I'm conscious that it's notthe right thing to do six out of theseven days a weekI don't do it but there are some dayswhen you get frustrated cuz you know youwant to be there but then is that thingabout trust in the process and we'reboth average gym goerswe know what it's like to Broadway toadd strength to lose weight and stuffand we know it's a process thing so sothat's really importantor what I switch gears just a little bitwe want to one of the next questionwhich is about routine now I alwaysbelieve whereproduct of our habits and the things wetell ourselves and I think I know myselfpersonally but my routines on point mydays are on point and my goals and whatprogression it moves forward but whenit's not it's completely off so I'mgonna know is what's your kind of dailyroutine that you do now having learnedall the lessons that you've had it sincecoming from Zimbabwe to England andgoing through school and then throughyour social work where you probably seemore stuff than most people what's kindof like your daily routine that keepsyou going okay wake uppeople myself all been just now jokingright so obviously get on the treadmillstraightaway I get 45 minutesfrosted coffee or show a beauty showcoming up in about nine weeks where isthat show they'll be a staff to shareokay in Staffordshire then there'll beanother one two weeks after that instaffing shared stuff and I'm not onepotentially after my Scotland you loveit yeah so at the moment I wake up to gofasted cardio get in the shower thenhave my breakfast and only just you knowbreakfast I can have one to go on my wayto workI'm going to work and probably listen tosongs because before he used to itsounds like the radio and then I realizethat all the stars radio presenters theyirritate mebecause I know guys their job or thechild or the rubbish yeah and most of itis lies but that's what I have to do istheir job isn't it so there is anythingthat's fine it's on the plate presentersare talking I just feature a differentstation with a drink and song at thattime I listen to radio for one now butnow I listen to something quitemotivational you know there's so manymotivational things that you finallyachieve and it takes me not too long toget to work so I put that day's work isfinished and it's just climbed a littlesomething in my mind I've learnedsomething from thatOh do and I get to work do I need to dowhilst at work you know how I can officewhere people are always bringing cakesmy songs for breakfast and all thisdifference and you know the donor so nowand then and I'm they even have a littlelunch boxes lunches you can have someyou're gonna have some you know and nownobody even seems like a drink a cup oftea they don't ask me for one becausethey know that I'm not gonna have onedrink or take and condos weight so I canteens tell me why I don't think intoidea how they're gonna say if you don'tknow cause I've had these conversationswith my colleagues about you know havingthe discipline to discipline and if youare not there wish I was like you but hecan be only yesterday miss get right upin the end until you get there you'renot gonna be able to see it starts hereit starts it starts all starts in thehead do memory right you can't youactually can't and that's what I believeI don't believe that you can't so youcan't you're not there until you believeyou can yeah anyway then of course thegym after work I destroy my work out asmuch as I cango home and have a meal do it be areading after that cuz I've got abouttwo hours to find start getting readyfor bed and have my last meal and go tobed okay that's a typical day and for medon't get me wrong I work a stressfuljob about something I think I think thatsometimes it's the stress would you makeit I'm not really a stress the stress Tperson like that so for me I always tryto remain calm stay chilled andsometimes the people that you know doyou ever like strength unlike what'sthat gonna helpit's not gonna help me isn't Americanthings better it's not then I go see thegym me in the gym is a space where I canshut down you know just focus on why isit fun to meyeah it's a place for me there's timesthat I going what gym about six times aweekI don't want it went you know about sixtimes a week but now is the case ofdiscipline I'm just I'm there whether Iwant to or thatdo I wanna wake up frustrated with myclothes every dayI don't want to see what I have to do Ido because I have seen you know peoplesaying are jungian up dry chicken outdry chicken and veg again how do youenjoy it I'm gonna enjoy I don't mean toenjoy because nobody needs ityeah it's about why I enjoy oh you canseason your chicken me you cannotconsistently so why don't you need toenjoy it so have it yeah that's one thatI like that and the great thing aboutthat is it's transferable by anything oranything because for me I've nevercompeted before these were firstbodybuilding competitions you know andnothing to myself rightit's that pinnacle before I used to goJim it's just real weight you know tryand lift as heavy as I can they camepretty strong but then what's next youknow cuz I catch a point in the gym Ithink you know you know same old stuckhere for how many years not much changesso if we know yeah jump our comfort zonedoing something that's gonna stretchsomething you've never ever done beforeso completes it and it's something I'vealways wanted to do ok right this yearI'm gonna compete this you know is thevery first of December no sir right thisyear I'm gonna compete that racismnothing's happening so sometimes youneed to take action absolutelyabsolutelywhen it comes to do it that's a wholedifferent story some people some peoplefeel like they're doing push-ups oh theygetting bigger by just talking about itoh yeah it's all pumped up the momentand listen to motivational thing andthey're feeling grateful oh but 30minutes per month okay now you're gonnawork and that work there and whatever itis in life so say for instance if youuse my property for example a lot of thestuff I do in this job it's not greatand sometimes people will look at itfrom from their perspective and think ohyou've got the life you can work withyou on that listen when I accept my dayI hate doing these tasks but I have todo it just in order to get my freedomdiscipline equals freedom basicallythat's how I see itsame with the gym so I'll get the smirkremarkso you're always in the gym you'readdicted to the gym first I used to getmy back up a little bit because I didn'twant to be that guy but I'm like okaythat's fineI'd rather be addicted to that then atthe same time similar to your son yesI'd say three or four times a week Ireally want to get to the gym becauseyou just you feel good you feel greatthe other times and what I'm doingsometimes I do to workout today as wellI don't wanna be there but I have to bethen I convince myself and I starttalking the struggle I go through my ownhead to get myself to the gym thatmorning is tough but it has to bedonated to become he's so happy now he'slike it's like when I breathe or when Ieat and drink it's just part of it thisis second natureyeah everyone should do that becauselike we said it's all transferrable intoanything if I can myself up my comfortzone every single day and do that andthen do that with other tasks in my lifeI either private casting ie my propertyor my coaching or whatever then slowlylike with a gym progress it's gonnastart happening isn't ityou gotta start reaching them and lookdoing things such as a meal prep I'venever used a real prayer never use themeal prep and you know the whole resultshave been working our fancy KFC KFC KFCof course I why do I do thatdodge it corny ammonia sometimes all myeat lunch and by the time just beforeeating I'll be starving and I'll havewiping stuck in order Big John'sastray if I were to be John's then goJesus laughter you cannot I work aboutdiet and stuff Engels now I could takesome 2,000 do four days worth of foodand I feel great yeah absolutely and nowit's a habit I believe in dreadmill prepI enjoy heat and deciphering again manmotivation that's all if I say a - timediscipline lasts forever high-degreewonder-percent I think I used to be aperson trainer not seven eight years andI'm Cocorico need to like a coachingaspect I suppose the people were so likemy property and business and stuff andone of the first things I will say topeople when they approach me or can youcoach me for a kind of ability you helpme get get over this hurdle in my lifefor example it's okay do you work out asolution one of the first questionsasked which they probably don't expectfrom the coach because I think you knowyou're gonna give me some system orsomething that you need to do forbusiness and the majority of them say noI'm like well that needs to changebecause the way I do my stuff is that'sthe first thing we look at we focusingon your health which I believe is yourbiggest well you know healthy as well asthat kind of thing and your mind gettingthat right and that's kind of how I lookat it so I think me going to the gymespecially for my boxing okay justbefore meeting you doing the Masters hasbeen one of the biggest disadvantages Ihad when I went to this property game inthis business game because I was like Ijust take that work ethic where I was iworking everyone in the gym and i justbring it into yeah okay i don't know asmuch about property or business as mostpeople but most people start work aboutknowing they work to about half i forexample you have about an hour and ahalf at the dick you know for lunch thenlooking at YouTube videos half waythrough if I just wake up seven eighto'clock but I don't have all that timeand I just work till seven eight o'clockat night very very quickly over a coupleyears I'll call back up if that makesany sense that's kind of what I've doneit that of course yeah okay fantastic sowhat is your biggest fear why is mybiggest fear okay um my biggest fear isI would say to not be able to keep myfamily they deserve what would change intheir day to day would it be that youwant to retire them from work or sendthem on a holiday I mean what kind ofthings in what will change them and thenmoments wake up to what's work thatwould be the main thing the choice didyou have the choice if they do choose togo to work is our choice as long as theyhave to yeah and at the moment is thecase of the clock see I thinks it's cuzknow we spend a lot of our time I workmore about time get home everyone'stired or we the good gets a bed that'syour neo Cynthia as you know spend asmuch time as you deal with them as youdo at work absolutelyfor me I would like for my family to theOpera Z what's the spin because that'sthat's invaluable man thing is for us tospend more time together spend more timedoing something that it does not reallybenefit us you know the initial initialamount of time that it got its that's mybiggest worry cuz it's not for you knowcritics life is a predictoryou know things happen day in day outactually I've seen this call he saidthat we who die while still alive youknow you don't expect it to happen whilethings happen and for me out of reallydisappointed if I if something any fixthat happened and I'm not being able togive my family the life that theydeservethat's what my biggest fear okay goodanswer good answerokay so the next question is aboutmotivation I'd be lying I suppose if Isaid there was a days where I struggledto keep myself away I think I've touchedon this earlier you know gym stuffand I'm pretty soon yourself had thosedays as well I've yet to meet anybodywho doesn't need some level ofmotivation or something that just keepson going on the days where they justdon't feel like doing it so I want toknow is on those days where you feellike maybe you're in a funk or yourmotivations gone and then he's just notclicking in your head and you don't wantto go to the gym I know we touch ondiscipline for example or you don't wantto go to it what is driving you on thatparticular day okay I always think thatsomeone else is working harder that's meby the way up in smoke okay if we are tobelieve this you know the competition'sthat I'm gonna do like I said I don'twanna go to gym every day but I dosometimes I'm in the gym I'm gonnahundred percent I still give iteverything that came on that day yeahyou know I'll finish myself I want to bestanding on that stage and if I've lostit's my cause I worked refused yeah Iwant to lose with my head held highokay there's nothing more that Icould've actually given me okay that'swhat motivates me I don't understandtheir thinking and if I want to thinkthat one day that's gonna be that we maylive so stop being of no wanting to beoutworked it's okay yeah you're gonnalose okay we lose it but do not losecause I do not get oh yeah you knowthat's Jim late but I'm Garcialife in general I just touched up on myknees that like they don't give for myfamilyyes that's what motivates me to stopbeing of man you can't afford to letthat grip slippushy and you know I'm always to youmore the fact that they're waking up agoal to work that day when that day thewake nuts got to work clay yeah that'sthat's my motivation desperate like theyhave to wake up for where that baby thatyou have that makes sure you don't hitthat seems but exactly can I hear thatbecause I understand me my wife youwhile I went on this journey where I wasself-employed and not really normally Iwas literally carrying I had this muchmoney to spare another I need to getremember me I need to pay for a coffeeany I was working my pennies out in abootstrapping but the thing that wouldalways get me out of bed was and I wasput my alarm I just put on for my wifeyeah so I'm like she's haven't talked towork to support this I mean and thatused to keep me going every single daythat's so I hear that okay okay so nowyou've heard the buzzer has just goneoff and we're at the fun part of theshow where I'm gonna put you throughyour paces now the beautiful thing aboutthis is T doesn't know any of thequestions I'm gonna ask him so what I'mgonna do is I'm gonna set the timer for60 seconds okay so we're going to startin three two onethe ability to fly or be invisible rightmoney your fame money Ronnie Coleman orAuto Show Sega on favorite protein shapeflavor banana singing or dancing dancingthat Pixar YouTube YouTube Marvel or DCmodel favorite TV show everwould you rather than on how you woulddie or when you were dying when you loveor moneylove books or movies if you can sit withone person in the world or an hour withme you'll probably be in Iraq your worstfear growing up was snakes what is yourbiggest addictionmy biggest addiction is Jim summerwinter summer your favorite place in thewhole way your zoom speak or languageswill be able to speak to animalssweet harmonies if you could abolish onething in the world for many P racismyour favorite song ever last onesJacob read minds or predict the futureyour favorite superheromy pramantha probably one of mine yeahyeah okay so but nearly there's just acouple of more questions left and thenext one's on reflection so hi insidesome wonderful thing and upon reflectionwe can always think of ways to get towhere we currently are quicker easier orwith less heartache but I also guess thejourney teaches us a lot as well I'm astrong believer in trusting the processand enjoying the process so what I wantto know is if you could go back in timeto that one moment where you reallystruggled and suffered with theadversity so if you use the universityexample and you can just whispersomething in the air of a younger Tknowing what you know now what would youtell yourself when I tell myself beproactiveno one's gonna keep this to you you cando thisno one can race you come on your waysfor you you're gonna do but in so we areactually at the last question then if ina hundred and fifty years time sciencefails to save all of us we're no longerhere and well that exists is a book onthe life of T by the way you can chooseup for the title and on that book it'sit can be as big as you want butsomebody's walking past what will makethat person pick it up right so what Iwant to know is what would the blue sayand what would the total of that booksay about you okay okay something GodseyI mean that I'm always there so someonewho just worked hard to chase theAmerican dream for their family justfinally in Americayeah people's attention but that it'struly the only company okay title titlethe British dream says a guy it's veryhard to get there makethey're gonna be thinking this authorhas no idea where my story my story myright there's not right or wrong answergood answer good answer so that you'veheard it you've heard like anunbelievable story of somebody who'scoming from a place where many of us whoare listening to this now haven't had tocome from I suppose and I studied withtea at University and a lot of this Inever knew myself so it's it's beeninspiring for myself to hear thisespecially when I sit back and I thinkabout when we were doing coursework andI used to struggle with the EnglishEnglish language myself so just to thinkhow hard it must have been for you aswell it just makes you appreciate howfortunate we all are before we leave Iam I always like to ask my guests ifthey could just give us one place wherewe could reach out to you I'll probablysay snapchat realistically okay thesemore than anything that's fine you andyour username infrastructure catcherFreeman catch a Freeman okay fantasticI'll put that in the show notesI'm will probably put your Instagram inthere as well because I find itinspirational there's a lot of greatquotes bill on my Instagram okay butthere's also a lot of their trainingfootage as well and bespoke prior tothis interview as well teas on thetransformation where he's gone from justunder probably 100 kg down to like 7 eie I think at the minute and it'sprobably gonna get lower so it justshows you that if you really trust theprocess in your work hard you can reallyget to where you want to get to and Ijust wanna say thank you for coming downreally appreciate itand tirana home thanks for listening andremember this podcast is absolutely freeso all we ask in return is for you toshare this with a friend and drop us afive star review over on iTunes have anawesome day#JustDeuIt & #FindYourVoice See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“We reject: kings, presidents, and voting. We believe in: rough consensus and running code.” So declared MIT professorDavid D. Clarkin 1992. Twenty-five years later, this sentiment mirrors the global zeitgeist more than ever. TheAmerican public distrusts governmentin record numbers. Other nation-states disdain the USto world-historical degrees.

Head Football Coach Chris Rusiewicz and I discussed the 15 month (to date) history of the "Taking A Knee" / NFL Controversy, originally began by San Francisco 49ers Quarterback, Colin Kaepernick.  We began with a brief history of this conflict - providing direct quotes from Colin as to his reasoning for originally sitting on the bench during the playing of the national anthem. Also I read his statements from press releases in which he stated that he later "took the knee" (in stead of sitting on the bench) out of respect for veterans. We read statements made last fall by Donald Trump as threats to any owner who hired Colin Kaepernick, highlighting that he remains without a team on this date.  We analyzed the recent actions planned (confirmed by direct statements in tweets) by President Donald Trump that he directed Vice President Mike Pence to go to and leave the football game if any player did not stand. Further changes to this controversy were announced on the day of this broadcast by The NFL in a memo written by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stating that he will ask NFL team owners to vote on whether they will mandate players to stand during the anthem. Coach Rusiewicz pointed out that the sensational pictures and headlines may not represent what is actually happening in the locker rooms and board rooms behind closed doors.   We discussed the controversy from multiple perspectives - players; fans; those choosing to stand during the anthem; theAmerican people; and reactions to our President stepping into the controversy while so many other pressing national and world issues require his focus. Throughout the discussion we returned to Colin Kaepernick, who has remained silent for some time. We discussed the need for Colin to clarify his original message (since it has been replaced by a political match of positioning). I illuminated the fact that his is still young and to lose an entire career seemed an unjust consequence for a private citizen in a privately owned business (NFL)  seeking to exercise his right to freedom of speech and expression.

Richmond Champion a Professional Bareback rider won a million dollars at the richest one day rodeo called The American in Arlington Texas in 2014. I got the chance to sit down and talk to Richie in Cheyenne Wyoming at the world famous Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. We discussed how he got his start into rodeo and how winning The American changed his life and what we can see from him in the future.You can follow Richie on:Instagram: richmondchampFacebook: Richmond ChampionTweeter: richmondchampKeep Blazing Trails and Telling Tales!!!!Enjoy everyone!

Richmond Champion a Professional Bareback rider won a million dollars at the richest one day rodeo called The American in Arlington Texas in 2014. I got the chance to sit down and talk to Richie in Cheyenne Wyoming at the world famous Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. We discussed how he got his start into rodeo and how winning The American changed his life and what we can see from him in the future.You can follow Richie on:Instagram: richmondchampFacebook: Richmond ChampionTweeter: richmondchampKeep Blazing Trails and Telling Tales!!!!Enjoy everyone!

President Hoover, Mr. Chief Justice, my friends:This is a day of national consecration. And I am certain that on this day my fellowAmericans expect that on my induction into the Presidency, I will address them witha candor and a decision which the present situation of our people impels.This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly.Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This greatNation will endure, as it has endured, will revive and will prosper.So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fearitself -- nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts toconvert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life, a leadership offrankness and of vigor has met with that understanding and support of the peoplethemselves which is essential to victory. And I am convinced that you will again givethat support to leadership in these critical days.In such a spirit on my part and on yours we face our common difficulties. Theyconcern, thank God, only material things. Values have shrunk to fantastic levels;taxes have risen; our ability to pay has fallen; government of all kinds is faced byserious curtailment of income; the means of exchange are frozen in the currents oftrade; the withered leaves of industrial enterprise lie on every side; farmers find nomarkets for their produce; and the savings of many years in thousands of familiesare gone. More important, a host of unemployed citizens face the grim problem ofexistence, and an equally great number toil with little return. Only a foolish optimistcan deny the dark realities of the moment.And yet our distress comes from no failure of substance. We are stricken by noplague of locusts. Compared with the perils which our forefathers conquered,because they believed and were not afraid, we have still much to be thankful for.Nature still offers her bounty and human efforts have multiplied it. Plenty is at ourdoorstep, but a generous use of it languishes in the very sight of the supply.Primarily, this is because the rulers of the exchange of mankind's goods have failed,through their own stubbornness and their own incompetence, have admitted theirfailure, and have abdicated. Practices of the unscrupulous money changers standindicted in the court of public opinion, rejected by the hearts and minds of men.True, they have tried. But their efforts have been cast in the pattern of an outworntradition. Faced by failure of credit, they have proposed only the lending of moremoney. Stripped of the lure of profit by which to induce our people to follow theirfalse leadership, they have resorted to exhortations, pleading tearfully for restoredconfidence. They only know the rules of a generation of self-seekers. They have novision, and when there is no vision the people perish.Yes, the money changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of ourcivilization. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths. The measure ofthat restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social values more noble thanmere monetary profit.Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement,in the thrill of creative effort. The joy, the moral stimulation of work no longer mustbe forgotten in the mad chase of evanescent profits. These dark days, my friends,will be worth all they cost us if they teach us that our true destiny is not to beministered unto but to minister to ourselves, to our fellow men.Recognition of that falsity of material wealth as the standard of success goes handin hand with the abandonment of the false belief that public office and high politicalposition are to be valued only by the standards of pride of place and personal profit;and there must be an end to a conduct in banking and in business which too oftenhas given to a sacred trust the likeness of callous and selfish wrongdoing. Smallwonder that confidence languishes, for it thrives only on honesty, on honor, on thesacredness of obligations, on faithful protection, and on unselfish performance;without them it cannot live.Restoration calls, however, not for changes in ethics alone. This Nation is asking foraction, and action now.Our greatest primary task is to put people to work. This is no unsolvable problem ifwe face it wisely and courageously. It can be accomplished in part by directrecruiting by the Government itself, treating the task as we would treat theemergency of a war, but at the same time, through this employment, accomplishinggreat -- greatly needed projects to stimulate and reorganize the use of our greatnatural resources.Hand in hand with that we must frankly recognize the overbalance of population inour industrial centers and, by engaging on a national scale in a redistribution,endeavor to provide a better use of the land for those best fitted for the land.Yes, the task can be helped by definite efforts to raise the values of agriculturalproducts, and with this the power to purchase the output of our cities. It can behelped by preventing realistically the tragedy of the growing loss throughforeclosure of our small homes and our farms. It can be helped by insistence thatthe Federal, the State, and the local governments act forthwith on the demand thattheir cost be drastically reduced. It can be helped by the unifying of relief activitieswhich today are often scattered, uneconomical, unequal. It can be helped bynational planning for and supervision of all forms of transportation and ofcommunications and other utilities that have a definitely public character. There aremany ways in which it can be helped, but it can never be helped by merely talkingabout it.We must act. We must act quickly.And finally, in our progress towards a resumption of work, we require twosafeguards against a return of the evils of the old order. There must be a strictsupervision of all banking and credits and investments. There must be an end tospeculation with other people's money. And there must be provision for an adequatebut sound currency.These, my friends, are the lines of attack. I shall presently urge upon a newCongress in special session detailed measures for their fulfillment, and I shall seekthe immediate assistance of the 48 States.Through this program of action we address ourselves to putting our own nationalhouse in order and making income balance outgo. Our international trade relations,though vastly important, are in point of time, and necessity, secondary to theestablishment of a sound national economy. I favor, as a practical policy, the puttingof first things first. I shall spare no effort to restore world trade by internationaleconomic readjustment; but the emergency at home cannot wait on thataccomplishment.The basic thought that guides these specific means of national recovery is notnationally -- narrowly nationalistic. It is the insistence, as a first consideration, uponthe interdependence of the various elements in and parts of the United States ofAmerica -- a recognition of the old and permanently important manifestation of theAmerican spirit of the pioneer. It is the way to recovery. It is the immediate way. Itis the strongest assurance that recovery will endure.In the field of world policy, I would dedicate this Nation to the policy of the goodneighbor: the neighbor who resolutely respects himself and, because he does so,respects the rights of others; the neighbor who respects his obligations and respectsthe sanctity of his agreements in and with a world of neighbors.If I read the temper of our people correctly, we now realize, as we have neverrealized before, our interdependence on each other; that we can not merely take,but we must give as well; that if we are to go forward, we must move as a trainedand loyal army willing to sacrifice for the good of a common discipline, becausewithout such discipline no progress can be made, no leadership becomes effective.We are, I know, ready and willing to submit our lives and our property to suchdiscipline, because it makes possible a leadership which aims at the larger good.This, I propose to offer, pledging that the larger purposes will bind upon us, bindupon us all as a sacred obligation with a unity of duty hitherto evoked only in timesof armed strife.With this pledge taken, I assume unhesitatingly the leadership of this great army ofour people dedicated to a disciplined attack upon our common problems.Action in this image, action to this end is feasible under the form of governmentwhich we have inherited from our ancestors. Our Constitution is so simple, sopractical that it is possible always to meet extraordinary needs by changes inemphasis and arrangement without loss of essential form. That is why ourconstitutional system has proved itself the most superbly enduring politicalmechanism the modern world has ever seen.It has met every stress of vast expansion of territory, of foreign wars, of bitterinternal strife, of world relations. And it is to be hoped that the normal balance ofexecutive and legislative authority may be wholly equal, wholly adequate to meetthe unprecedented task before us. But it may be that an unprecedented demandand need for undelayed action may call for temporary departure from that normalbalance of public procedure.I am prepared under my constitutional duty to recommend the measures that astricken nation in the midst of a stricken world may require. These measures, orsuch other measures as the Congress may build out of its experience and wisdom,I shall seek, within my constitutional authority, to bring to speedy adoption.But, in the event that the Congress shall fail to take one of these two courses, in theevent that the national emergency is still critical, I shall not evade the clear courseof duty that will then confront me. I shall ask the Congress for the one remaininginstrument to meet the crisis -- broad Executive power to wage a war against theemergency, as great as the power that would be given to me if we were in factinvaded by a foreign foe.For the trust reposed in me, I will return the courage and the devotion that befit thetime. I can do no less.We face the arduous days that lie before us in the warm courage of national unity;with the clear consciousness of seeking old and precious moral values; with theclean satisfaction that comes from the stern performance of duty by old and youngalike. We aim at the assurance of a rounded, a permanent national life.We do not distrust the -- the future of essential democracy. The people of the UnitedStates have not failed. In their need they have registered a mandate that they wantdirect, vigorous action. They have asked for discipline and direction underleadership. They have made me the present instrument of their wishes. In the spiritof the gift I take it.In this dedication -- In this dedication of a Nation, we humbly ask the blessing ofGod.May He protect each and every one of us.May He guide me in the days to come.

Meet Kristi Hugstad, whose husband's heartbreaking suicide by train took her on a journey that led her to her life's purpose: to abolish the stigma associated with depression, mental illness, and suicide. Loss isn't just death -- we grieve relationship, trust, career, identity, business, faith, etc. Grief is not the enemy -- it's the teacher. Below are our show notes, which you can use to help guide you as you listen: 0:00 – OCTalkRadio's manager and sound engineer PaulRoberts introduces Kristi Hugstad on this very special episode of The Grief Girl in which Paul interviews Kristiso that you will learn why she is an advocate for those who grieve. 1:02 – Paul and Kristi talk about why grief is a taboo topic. 3:09 – Kristi discusses her story that brought her to thispoint in which she became a grief advocate. Kristi describes her husbandBill's background: his success as an athlete, popularity, obsessionwith bodybuilding, and long-term use of steroids and sleep aids over 34 years. 6:41 – Bill looked like the epitome of health and his bodybecome his identity. After his death, his autopsy showed the negative effectsof long-term steroid use. 7:16 – How Bill and Kristi met, and together created theAmerican dream that included successful businesses, home ownership, etc. But major lifechanges (i.e., sale of their businesses, a move to Mexico) that Kristi wasexcited about were difficult for Bill. 9:10 – Bill experienced a loss of identity now that he wasno longer a gym owner and lived in a different country among strangers. Itwas supposed to be a fun period – a sort of pre-retirement – but Kristi wasunaware of what Bill was going through. Bill started to become quiet andwithdrawn. Only now does Kristi understand that a depressed brain always seesthe glass as “half-empty.” 11:24 – Eventually Bill's insomnia became so intense that hespent four days pacing up and down the hallways of their home. They moved back to Dana Point, CA, hoping that they would go back to “normal.”She simply wanted him to get back to his familiar lifestyle – she neveranalyzed what was really going on because she was so focused on beingaction-oriented. 13:25 – Kristi needed help, and researched psychiatrists,psychologists, church counselors, etc. Bill agreed to go, but ultimately therewas no “magic pill” to bring Bill back; instead, he was prescribed a medley ofdrugs that “scrambled” his brain. Bill continued to spiral, and began to talkabout suicide all the time. 14:50 – Paul asks Kristi whether she felt responsible. 15:40 – Kristi reached a point with Bill's situation whereshe was out of options, and she convinced Bill to get admitted to the localhospital. What ensued was a discouraging experience. . . . 20:10 – Now at home, Bill researched suicide methods on theinternet and began to show even more serious signs of hurting himself. 24:30 – Paranoia set in as Bill's depression worsened.Kristi became afraid, and decided to stay with her sister for the night. . . . 26:35 – Kristi learns that Bill has been hit by a train,only to discover later that it was suicide – and that his father was on thetrain, unaware why the train has stopped. (Read the feature story about Bill's suicide in The OC Register.) 31:45 – How did Bill's suicide transform Kristi's life? Kristicame to the realization that she did the best she could with what she knew at thetime, and that prompted her to educate people about the warning signs and riskfactors of depression and suicide. Kristi emphasizes that education is key. 34:12 – Kristi and Paul discuss the five stages of grief in the famous book On Death and Dying. Kristi argues that the information is out-of-dateand that it focuses only on long-term illness. She states that those stages don'texist in grief because everyone's grief is unique to the relationship they hadwith that person – grief isn't just death but it can be loss of relationship,trust, career, identity, business, faith, etc. If we tell people there arestages, we will pigeonhole ourselves and expect our grief to be done when inreality there is no timeframe for grief. 37:33 – We experience common responses but there are trulyno stages when it comes to grief. Kristi refers to STERBS (Short Term EnergyRelieving Behaviors), which are things you do to mask your grief. 38:47 – Why Kristi chooses to focus on speakingto high school students in hopes of removing the stigma so that they will growup having a better understanding of how to grieve. 39:48 – She describes the warning signs of depression andrisk factors of suicide. 42:00 – Paul asks Kristi how high school students react toher presentations, and she explains that they each take away something differentdepending on what they individually are experiencing. 43:11 – Kristi discusses her two books, What I Wish I'd Known and R UOK – both of which are tools for people to use as they dig themselves outof the tunnel of grief. She wrote these books to fill the void of the kind ofbooks she needed that would have helped her help Bill. 45:19 – Is grief something you get over? 47:06 – Kristi explains that it's OK to share your story andbe sad as long as you're moving forward and knowing that it's OK to share it.Society doesn't allow us to grieve and discuss openly. 48:35 – Kristi discusses her recovery work and how she helpsindividuals deal with the cause, not the symptoms. Loss is cumulative, andgraphing it brings all the pain up to the surface, thus allowing you to deal withand recover from it. We spend a lifetime acquiring things but we don't have thetools to use to deal with losing something. 52:28 – Kristi announces the subjects of the next threeshows, and how she wants to educate listeners through stories about personalgrowth with actionable techniques and tools. 58:00 – If you'd like to get in touch with Kristi or requesther to speak at an event, please contact her through her web site at www.thegriefgirl.com.

Dial in to talk live anytime during the show at (951)729-8928 The American Maverick welcomes former Republican unit Chairman from Greene County, Virginia, Mr. Gary Lowe.  Mr. Lowe is seeking to gain back the Chairman position during this critical election year.  He'll share with us his experience and vision for heading a successful Republican unit in rural America. Visit and subscribe to our Top 100 Ranked Conservative blog at www.TheAmerican.Maverick.com.

Episode 81 - Red Dawn - Jason and Dan are joined by Ty while they talk Red Dawn and Producer Aaron stops by to chat about The American. - For more info, check out www.stormfrontpros.com