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Prima Donnas. Attention-Seekers. RockStars. 10x Engineers. These are people who are driven to be (or at least be seen as) the best of the best, the cream of the crop. And maybe they are (and maybe they aren't). But the challenge is their NEED to be SEEN in that light. Whether we encounter them in the NOC or among the congregational flock, their behaviors can be distracting, disruptive, or downright toxic. Are there lessons we've learned from our IT tenures, our religious experiences, or even our sacred texts which might shine a light on how to handle (and even help) these folks to be better members of our community? Listen or read the transcript below. Leon (00:06): Welcome to our podcast where we talk about the interesting, frustrating and inspiring experiences we have as people with strongly held religious views working in corporate IT. We're not here to preach or teach you our religion. We're here to explore ways we make our career as IT professionals mesh, or at least not conflict, with our religious life. This is Technically Religious. Doug (00:53): Prima donnas, attention seekers, rock stars, 10 X engineers. These are people who are driven to be, or at least to be seen as the best of the best, the cream of the crop. And maybe they are... Yechiel (01:08): And maybe they aren't, but the challenge is there need to be seen in that light, whether we encounter them in the NOC or among the congregational flock, their behaviors can be distracting, disruptive, or downright toxic. Ben (01:19): Are there lessons we've learned from our IT tenures, our religious experiences, or even our sacred texts, which might shine a light on how to handle - or even help - these folks to be members of our community? Leon (01:30): I'm Leon Adato and the other voices you're going to hear on this episode are my partners in podcasting crime, Doug Johnson. Doug (01:36): Hey! Leon (01:37): And also Yechiel Kalmenson. Yechiel (01:39): Hello again. Leon (01:40): And newcomer Ben Keen. Welcome to the show. Ben (01:42): Hey, thanks for having me guys. Appreciate it. Looking forward to this. Leon (01:45): No problem. We're looking forward to it too. I think it's a good topic. I think it's one that, um, a lot of folks in IT are sort of thinking about struggling with, but before we dive into it, we have a tradition here on Technically Religious of shameless self promotion of guests before anything else. So Ben being the newest member of, uh, of the speaker pool, why don't you go ahead and tell us a little bit about yourself and how you identify religiously and all that stuff. Ben (02:09): Sure. Uh, my name is Ben Keen. I am from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I'm a senior system administrator, uh, self deemed monitoring engineer for one of the largest retailers in denim, American Eagle Outfitters. Uh, you can find me on Instagram and um, as Leon says, "the Twitters", uh, @the_Ben_keen. I am a United Methodist. I'm a son of a preacher and I identify myself more of a collective Christian, whereas I take things from all different kinds of religions and kind of bring into my own self. Leon (02:39): Um, okay. Doug, tell us about yourself. Doug (02:41): I'm Doug Johnson and the CTO for a startup called WaveRFID. We do inventory using RFID cooled tags and things like that. I'm actually not on social media. I got off of it. I'm on LinkedIn a little bit, but not very much. I don't even have a website or a blog that I want to promote. So that's just the way it, uh, I'm a born again, evangelical Christian. Leon (03:01): Practically a technical Luddite. Doug (03:03): But on purpose! Leon (03:04): On purpose, right. A purposeful Luddite. I don't know anybody who's an accidental Luddite. Actually. It takes effort these days. Um, okay. Yechiel, what about you? New Speaker (03:14): Yes, so, uh, I'm Yechiel Kalmenson. You can find me on the Twitters @YechielK. Um, I have a blog at http://www.RabbiOnRails.io and I'm an Orthodox Jew. New Speaker (03:23): Okay. And I'll square the circle here. Uh, I'm Leon Adato. I'm a Head Geek. Yes, that's my actual job title at SolarWinds, uh, which is neither solar nor wind because naming things is hard. You can find me on the Twitters, which we all say to annoy Keith Townsend's daughter. Um, you can find me there @LeonAdato. I blog and pontificate on things both technical and religious at https://www.AdatoSystems.com. And I also identify as Orthodox Jewish. And I wanna remind everyone who's listening that if you are scribbling those Twitter handles and websites down, madly, stop it. Just relax. Put your hands back on the wheel of the car or wherever you are listening to this because we're going to have show notes out the day after this podcast drops. So we have all the links of everything that we're talking about. You don't need to write things down. Um, as good IT folk. I think the first thing we want to do on this topic is define our terms. What do we mean when we say 'rockstar'? Doug (04:24): Well, Let's start with what's a real rockstar. I was a rock disc jockey, a celebrity, if you will, uh, for 11 years. And I met a lot of rock stars. Leon (04:34): I want to point out only because Doug and I grew up in the same city that Doug was the number one top rated drive time disc jockey at a particular point in time here in Cleveland. So when he says he's a celebrity, he really is. Doug (04:46): I also found out how much fun it is to be a celebrity. Not. Okay, but just the way it goes. But in any case, I met a lot of people and uh, met a lot of rock stars. And there are people, rock stars who are total jerks. They would, I mean come into the studio and they'd bounce all over the place and they'd scream and they'd throw stuff and you know, just make total jerks of themselves. And then there were other people who were real rock stars. I mean, they take somebody like Ainsley Dunbar. Ainsley Dunbar, so drummer for Jefferson Starship and Journey and John Mayall blues... And just tons of people. If you look on his Wikipedia page, he's played with everybody. I had lunch with him. Nicest guy we've ever, I mean, we just had a great time. Talked about everything and he was, but he's a real rock star. So you know, a rock star is basically somebody who can do their job on stage and take, take care of business. Leon (05:46): Okay. And I think that's definitely the, the good definition of it. But we also have that again, that negative definition, which is somebody who's, you know, attention seeking behavior, looking to push social limits in ways that often doesn't need to be pushed, you know, those kinds of things. So I think that's another part of it. Um, all right, so that's generally speaking, but what do we mean when we say a rock star in the world of tech and IT like what, what is, what does that typically mean? Yechiel (06:15): So I think in general, when people speak about rock stars, rock star developers, rock star engineers, um, it's all referred to in the business as the "genius asshole." This'll be like the person who can code in 20 languages who can solve lead code puzzles in their sleep. You know, you can spin up, you know, in 2000 line of lines of code application and over the weekend. But at the expense of not really being part of the team, um, to put it mildly, like their code will be extremely unreadable. They'll follow their own conventions, won't follow best practices. They'll solve things in brilliant ways, but very unconventional ways, like using really esoteric parts of whatever language they're using, um, which makes it really unreadable for people coming after them trying to maintain their code. Ben (07:06): Yeah. Or you've got the example of that new hire and it kind of comes in and joins the company and thinks that they are better, or know more than everybody else and comes to your desk, uh, where you are the subject matter expert, uh, not trying to glorify yourself, but you know your role. And they come into your cube trying to tell you how they would do your job better. Uh, and not really giving any good fruit to bear from that interaction. But on the flip side of that, you also have those people that joined a team, bring their skill sets to the, to the table to teach people how to fish. You know, like you could sit down with that Linux engineer, that windows engineer and they can show you what their experience has brought, brought them to this floor and teach it to others. Yechiel (07:52): Yeah, I mean, rock star is not necessarily a bad thing. There are some rock stars who are really humble and personable. Um, I like saying a lot. I don't remember who I heard this from and I really feel bad because I use it a lot. And they really want to give credit. Um, but I heard someone say that "a 10x engineer is not someone who can produce 10 times more code than other people, rather 10 X engineers. Someone who brings up 10 other engineers to their level." Doug (08:20): Eric Elliott, JavaScript guy. He's, he said that, I don't know if he's the first one to say it, but, Yechiel (08:24): Oh well thank you. Leon (08:27): There we go. So credit where credit is due because you are both wrong and you know when to give credit, Yechiel (08:32): but the good ones, Leon (08:33): Right! The good kind. Exactly. Um, so on the, on the bad side, I remember, so this is tech, but it's not IT tech. Um, way back in the day when I was working in theater, one of the people that I knew got a job building the, a chandelier for "Phantom of the Opera" when it opened on Broadway. Okay. So those people who know the show, the chandelier comes crashing down and has to be rebuilt after every show. And he built it in such a way that he was the only one who could figure out how to put it back together. And he basically got himself, you know, 'forever work' on that show because he built it in a way that no one else, you know, could, could manage. And that's, that's not okay. It's one thing when you say, "This is so complicated that most people just can't figure it out because it's so hard." But it's another thing when you purposely build something, whether it's code or a chandelier, in a way that no one's just ever going to figure it out because it's a special puzzle that only, I know. Doug (09:32): It almost feels like the bad rock stars in tech want a bus factor of one. Right. I mean think about it. I mean the whole thing is. ... Leon (09:41): (laughing) I just love that: "bus factor of one." Okay. Yeah. Yechiel (09:45): Yeah, it's job security. Doug (09:46): It is, but I mean, it's just wrong. It's bad for the team. It's bad for everybody. I mean, when you reach my age, you realize that you don't want me to be your bus factor of one. Bad things could happen to me tomorrow. Who knows? It's just, you know, it. But I bet I get the impression that there are rock stars that they considered themselves the, the bus factor. If it wasn't for them, it would all fall apart. Leon (10:07): Right. Well, and I've, I've always told people who are in that position, right? Like, Oh no, I'm the only who can do this. This is just remember "Irreplaceable is unpromotable," you know, so if you want to be, if you want to be the one person, like, okay, but you ain't never go into her and right. You know, if you win the lottery, because that's the only, you know, I, I don't like the other examples, you know, look, if I win a lottery, I love you guys. I mean it, I'm going to go buy an island, like I'm done. Right? So, you know, if you make it so that your leaving, you know, completely destroys an environment that's just not okay. Um, and I think that that idea of, you know, if you leave, it all falls apart. I think that takes us to a different aspect of it. You know, this being Technically Religious, we've talked about the technical, but I want to talk about the religious also that, that there are rock stars in the religious world. Now there's something that I say a lot and then yechiel you came up with a corollary. You know, I've said a couple of times on the show that no religion has found the cure for the common asshole. The flip side of that is that, um, nor has any religion taken out an exclusive patent for assholes. So you're going to find 'em everywhere. But I'm curious about what a rock star looks like in our religious life, like in the pews and the, you know, in our church or synagogue or place of worship. What, how does that manifest? Doug (11:26): Well in, in Christianity there's, um, there are people who essentially set themselves up to go ahead and be the whole ministry. I mean, they are, the central chore, it all hangs on them and, and because this Christianity of course they, uh, you know, they come across as very humble. They, they, they of course, you know, you, you need to be humble. But they are so that they're more humble than you'll ever think of being. Um, and so of course they're rock stars and you know, that they can build a whole, the whole ministry ends up, uh, being built around them. In fact, there are ministries that are named after people that you realize that they haven't done anything to, uh, effectively take care of that bus factor. If something happened to them, their ministry is gone. Whereas there are other ministries that are continuing on. Billy Graham ministries is still doing work even though his name is on it, but he's dead and it's still, he built an organization in such a way that it could continue on after he was no longer able to do the work. Leon (12:40): Warren buffet this week came out with a message they did their annual message, you know, for Berkshire Hathaway. And one of the things like nine words that caught everyone's attention was "we are already well positioned for our departure." Meaning that Warren Buffett and his partner, his partner is 96 year old one. Warren Buffett is like 86, 87 something like that. Like they know that eventually they're not going to be in that company and they've already, you know, they've dealt with it. They just haven't made a big deal about it. But yeah, that kind of thing. Doug (13:13): There are rock stars in Christianity. Worship leaders have to be up front. I mean it just, that's the whole concept of being a worship leaders. You're getting everybody to come along, but not everybody who is a worship leader, uh, is leading the congregation. They're basic. They're, they're actually looking more to have the spotlight on themselves. It can, it can go either way. Ben (13:36): And on top of that, you take away from the leader, whether it's the pastor, the lay leader, whoever's leading the worship, and then you flip the camera over to the pews and you see those people who... And no judgment of how you worship. If you're, if you're motive, which means raising your hands and waving of them around and stuff like that. If that's your way of communicating with your, with who you call God, all the power to you. But when you take those actions and you just start making it a show to bring the light upon yourself, you're, you're really missing the message. You know? Uh, we're supposed to be bringing message in light upon who we refer to as our God, not ourselves. And there's a lot of same people that not, but five minutes later or in the parking lot honking their horns, flipping you off, calling you all sorts names for cutting them off, but they didn't spend an hour talking about how great Jesus, how in tune they are with their religion. And then five minutes later it's gone. Leon (14:33): Yeah. I've, I've seen that. So Yom Kippur is one of the most intense holidays in the Jewish calendar. Um, it's a day where you fast for 25 hours. It's uh, it, it again, it's really intense and at the end of it, uh, people want to go home, they want to get a bite to eat and I've watched people cut other people off and scream words and stuff like that. Like you just had, it was the high point of the entire year and here you go. Like this is not our finest moment, Ben (15:01): That one hour. You know, you got to carry that forward if you want to, if you want to be seen as the rock star, that carries with you. Leon (15:10): So just as an interesting point of sort of cultural comparison in Judaism, the, the leader of the congregation, the rabbi is often not doing anything. That the job of running the service often falls to just people in the room. And it is fairly participatory in the sense that in many congregations someone will look around the room and say, "do you want to do the next part?" Do you want to do the next part? And in some places it goes around paragraph by paragraph in some parts of the service, um, you know, throwing things around. Certain people have certain jobs simply for consistency sake or because it requires a little bit extra preparation. Um, but that's, you know, th Doug, your point of having a worship leader doesn't always exist there. However, I've seen that in the smaller congregations, in the startup congregations, in Judaism, it usually revolves around one or two people who have a key collection of skills because it is... You've got to be fluent in Hebrew. If you got to be fluent with the music, you've got to be fluent with the different variations of weekday, morning, afternoon, evening services versus, you know, the Sabbath war and versus a holiday of which there are 9,362 I think Yechiel, you can correct me if I'm off by one or two on that one. Um, you know, there's a lot and every single time there's a variation, there's something extra that you say or don't say. And so the person who has the, you know, again, it's a unique collection of skills. So there's not always a group of people. There might be one person who's, "no, no, no, I've got this one!" Yechiel (16:46): Even in larger congregations, I don't think we are completely rock star immune. Um, you will have those people who are more, you know, to Ben's point, it's more about the show and appearing more religious than everyone else and more devout than everyone else. You know, I've been to congregations where the prayer is basically a contest of who could finish last and it goes to ridiculous lengths. Leon (17:09): I'm in really fast car creations where it's like, you know, "can we get it done in 20 minutes?" And it makes me nuts. Yechiel (17:14): It's like the 6:20 minyan. Uh, yeah. The one like the first where people actually have jobs, pray at. So yeah, they're trying to finish as quick as possible, but you have those where, um, you know, they're just closing their eyes and waving their fists and you know, going, yeah, like Ben said, you know, it's not exclusive to Christianity. Leon (17:34): Yeah. I've also seen people, um, I love this where they are trying to lead from the rear. Where the person who is leading the prayers, again, it goes, you know, around the room, somebody is invited up to lead this part and somebody in the room thinks that they're not doing the job that ought to be done and so going to do it for them from their position, seven rows back. They're going to sing louder, they're going to pray louder. They're going to let you know that they're done with this part of the, you know, of the prayer and you should be now too, kind of thing. And it's just not the most gracious moments when you're trying to have a prayerful experience when trying to connect with the divine. Those are some examples of, of what we mean when we say rock star, what do "they" mean? Like this is what we mean. These are our examples. But there's, there's a different collection of "they". So we have to do, as we talked about the "they" and then and say, what is it that they mean when they say rock star, when you encounter the word rockstar in the wild, what are they talking to? Doug (18:30): One of the first places that I have seen it and seen it repeatedly is in, uh, in tech ads. Uh, I mean those of us who do dev work, you know, we move around a little bit. Sometimes you're doing consulting you're doing or, or you'll come onto a project for a while, just you move a lot. So you read a lot of dev ads and just a lot of people who are running these job postings are looking for "rock star programmers." And, and, and as a matter of fact these days, if I see that I'm out, I mean, if they're looking for a rock star, I, I just know I'm not going to want to go ahead and have anything to do with them. Because either they don't know what they're talking about or, um, they have really unrealistic expectations of what somebody is going to be able to do. But it just comes down to there's, there's, you know, they're, they're the, the, the big companies that think they need to ask for rockstar programmers so they can get the cool kids to go ahead and apply to their job. Um, and then there are the, the startups, the young bro startups that actually, you know, they believe that. They, they think being a rock star is a cool thing and, and, and they're going to go ahead and they want to have other rock stars to be working with them so they can all just be a bunch of rock stars. And have a rock band or something. I have no idea. It just makes no sense to me at all. Leon (19:54): Acer was founded on the idea that everybody they hired got straight A's in college. Like that was their shtick for a little while. Doug (20:02): I was going to say it probably didn't last very long. Did it? New Speaker (20:07): I wonder if they're still around? New Speaker (20:07): My favorite quote for that is the, the A students are managed by the B students, uh, who are work for the company owned by the C students. Ben (20:15): Well, I think, and going back to who "they" are, uh, you know, you have those people that make their resume or their, their social media profile on LinkedIn or whatever, where they labeled themselves rock star. And this isn't about your, you selling yourself. Obviously when you're looking for a job, you need to sell yourself to your possible, to the employer as a, as a candidate because you're going up against five, 10, 15 other people. So you want to make yourself stand out. But it's those people that are just so about them. Um, you know, I know personally when I interview, uh, one of the hardest things, so I served eight and half years in the military, right. And, um, so one of the things I found hard to do was really to justify myself because in the military, it's team, you know, as a team, we did this, we did that, you know, so when I first got out and I was talking to a possible, you know, possible places of employment, they're like, "Well, what did you do?" I was like, well, "we..." You know, and they're like, "no, no. What did you do?" And you know, you got to kind of learn how to promote yourself without overdoing it and becoming that rock star. Yechiel (21:26): Although when someone does write rock star in their profile, it's worth paying attention to what they actually mean with that because, and this is true, someone actually wrote a language called "rockstar" just so that they can call themselves a "rockstar engineer." It's an actual programming language that compiles. Leon (21:41): If you want to find it. We were all laughing about it before we started the show http://codewithrockstar.com. Um, so if you, too, want to be a rock star programmer, uh, you can do that in all humility. You can be humble while saying that you're a rockstar programmer. Um, and Yechiel, you were saying that, uh, some of the programming terms where they use like lyrics of songs. Yechiel (22:03): Yeah, the syntax is all rock lyrics. Doug (22:05): I do have to say that I, the best title I was ever given, and it's not quite as good as Leon's "Head Geek", but an a year before I left this job, I was also, I was a sales engineer forever. And when they could tell I was starting to get somewhat dissatisfied, a new box of cards showed up and my new title was "solution visionary." Everyone (22:26): OOOOOOOhhhhhhhh!!! Doug (22:26): So that's on my LinkedIn page now even, but I didn't do it for myself. Leon (22:31): Um, yeah, it's like nicknames. I don't know that you can give yourself those nicknames. If somebody else gives it to you, then you could sort of wear it with pride but also like nicknames. It only works for a particular group of friends. You know that with this group of friends, you're "stinky" and this other group of friends, maybe your, you know, "home run" or whatever, but, but you, you can't introduce yourself and just decide that that's what you're... Yechiel (22:54): And someone out of the group of friends can't just go over." Hey stinky." Leon (22:59): Okay. So having talked about, you know, again defined our terms. I think the bigger question is, um, you know, how do we deal with people who either see themselves as rock stars or, or are in that position? Like what are some things, some actual strategies that we can have to work with, deal with, interact with? Like, what can we do there? Doug (23:21): Going back to what Ben said about the military all being about team, you actually can go ahead and, uh, build up the team that you're on, um, in such a way to, uh, give you strength in numbers against the rock star if they really are being a jerk type rock star. I mean, in essence I've come into, I've come into situations where there was a rock star architect, whoever it was that just, you know, was making everybody miserable. And everybody on the team was so cowed that they just, nobody would stand up that nobody wanted to, you know, put their head up and get nailed by this guy. Um, I've been at this long enough that, and I've got enough people that don't like me in the world. I have no trouble with people now. So I would go ahead and, you know, start building up the team so that they, they kind of see that it was all right if everybody on the team thinks this is a bad idea, even if the rock star doesn't, if everybody on the team and you sort of build the whole idea of team, you can sort of mute the, uh, the, the, uh, power of the rock star by the numbers of everybody trying to accomplish things together as a team. Ben (24:32): Well, in my case, you know, dealing with, um, uh, you know, you have those people you're in your work face that are like, "I fixed it" person or "that's my fix" or uh, the ones that say, "Oh, I'm sure you were thankful that I was around today." Um, but you know, as a Christian growing up, I was always taught the importance of group over self. Uh, the aspect that where you are only as strong as the weakest link. Um, and that permeated through my eight and a half years of being in the military, whether it was being deployed to Iraq or, uh, sitting stateside, wherever it was. You know, a story about Iraq, you might remember the story of Geraldo Rivera, uh, who literally, uh, destroyed a mission by drawing stuff in the sand because he wanted to be the rock star. Um, people in the military can relate to the term PT stud. That's someone that can continuously do a 300 PT score in the army. Uh, that's the old PT tests. I'm not familiar with the new ones, so don't hold me to that. Uh, or the weapons guy that the pers, the person that can go out and just knock down 40 out of 40 targets every single time. Some of these people are very humble about it, you know, they put in the work to hit those scores. Uh, so you deal with them one way, but dealing with a person that kinda comes in and is arrogant about it, you really need to kind of either mentor them down or leave them to their own devices and eventually, you know, Darwinism takes effect almost. It just works itself out. Leon (26:04): Right. And that's one of the things that, that I've, I've done, you know, not as not in a management role but as a, somebody on a team is that I think that rope can be a really, um, interesting correction corrective service to apply. And what I mean by that. Doug (26:21): You tie them up and throw them in the closet? Leon (26:22): Yeah, no, that's exactly not it. No, blanket party. None of those things. Um, but what you do is you find, you know, as you're talking about things as a team, you find those projects that are perfect for lone wolf. You know, that, that one person can go off and you say this would be great for Alfred to do. (No offense to anyone who was named Alfred.) Um, you know, this would be, this would be fantastic for this to do. Why don't they do that? Because then they can go off and be the rock star and one of two things are gonna happen. Either it's going to be amazing and they're going to get all the attention that they need and crave and it's going to be good for the company and reflect well on the team. But it hasn't pulled anybody away from what they were doing. It gets that person completely out of your hair. Or if the person is that self inflated but doesn't actually have the skills that they think they do, kind of rockstar, then it's going to expose it in a way that doesn't put anyone else on the team at risk. So as a team, when you see those, those project opportunities, those, you know, whether it's a subcomponent of what you're working on or whatever and say, "Oh, this is something that, you know, again, Alford can do all on his own." You know, those are the things that you keep on offering up, um, to get them out of the way or to, you know, either temporarily or, or longterm. Um, I also think it's interesting in the Jewish tradition, there's a story about we should, how we should always walk around with two slips of paper, one in each pocket. And on one sip of paper it says, um, you know, "for me the world was created." And on the other slip of paper it says, "I am nothing but dust and ashes." And that we stand in the mid point between those and that in any given moment, we might need to pull out one slip of paper or the other. And that's, you know, obviously that's to keep ourselves humble. That's to keep ourselves, uh, in check. But I also think that there's a way to have that kind of conversation with the people who see themselves as rock stars is, is to continue to inject that, um, that thinking or that, that frame of reference, uh, along the way. So that's tech. However, I think that in our religious life, there's, you know, we encounter those rock stars. We've talked about it before. But I also think it's interesting because in our religious texts we run into rock stars. So I wonder if you have any thoughts about, you know, and as you are wandering through the pages of your faith and you hit a rock star, like what, what do you do? What does your religion do? How do you, how do you react with that? Cause we might find lessons that we can carry over into our daily life there. Yechiel (29:05): So yeah, and a sense we said they were like good rock stars and bad rock stars. And we definitely find both. And religious texts, for example, um, I would say like the number one rock star in the Jewish religion is Moses who led the Jewish people. And yet we, the one point that keeps coming over and over is his humility. Like from the beginning where he's arguing with God, like he does not want to do it. He's really reluctant to take on the, the, the leadership and all through the end where he's constantly putting himself out, you know, putting himself between God and the Jewish people to protect them and shield them from their own mistakes. Leon (29:45): Right. And, and, and the, the Torah ends saying, no human will ever walk the face of the earth that is as humble as Moses. Like it, that point just keeps getting driven home. So yeah, that's a pretty strong point. Yechiel (29:58): But then of course you have the other end. Uh, you have people like Pharaoh or like Cicera. Um, in fact, the Pharaoh is described in Ezekiel. As someone who says, "לִ֥י יְאֹרִ֖י וַאֲנִ֥י עֲשִׂיתִֽנִי" Li y'ori va'ani asisani" Te Nile is mine. And I have created myself." Meaning someone who feels like he doesn't need anyone. He's self-made. He's created himself essentially. And he doesn't need, you know, to hell with anyone else. Leon (30:23): Right. And, and we all know how Pharaoh worked out in the end. So that's again, a good cautionary tale. I also think that as we're reading, as we're reading our religious text, one of the things that, that strikes me is how in some cases incapable and in some cases unqualified, the people who are doing these amazing things are. I mean, um, you've got, you know, Jacob, who's, who's considered, you know, the, the, the Prince of Truth. And yet he was, it was kind of a liar. A lot. Or you've got Joseph, uh, who's considered, you know, a tzadik, a righteous man, but he was kind of narcissistic for a lot of the narrative. Um, and that's even if you ignore the Broadway play and the technicolor dream coat and all that stuff that, you know, he's, he really wasn't, he was probably kind of a little bit much to have to, you know, have dinner with sometimes. And I feel like a lot of times the underlying message is that God isn't picking people because they are super competent. God is picking people who are the least likely to have been able to achieve this on their own. Just to drive the point home. Again, Yechiel your point. You know, Moshe... Moses didn't want that job. He fought against it. And you know, I think that at the time people are like, "Who's going to lead us?" "Moses." "What?!? What are you talking about? that's like... Could you have picked anybody worse for this job than that?" No, I actually couldn't have picked anybody worse. That's why I did it. Yechiel (31:57): Yeah. And specifically about Moshe, um, I read one of the commentaries, I forgot which one right at the moment. Um, he had, like a very heavy stutter, um, to the point where, where he didn't actually speak to Pharaoh. He would speak to Aaron and Aaron would talk to Pharaoh and the reason why God chose someone with such a stutter was so that it would be sort of obvious that it wasn't Moses' doing it was God working through him. Leon (32:24): Yeah, and I think that you know, again in our religious life when you meet that that rock star, you know in in church, in the pews that the, the interesting thing is if you think, if you hold even an inkling, that God has somehow smiled down upon you to achieve or accomplish some particular thing, that's probably a really good indication that you suck. Doug (32:47): I mean we'll see. I mean in an on on the other side of the Testament divide, we've got the same thing. I mean most of, most of the people who are the leaders in early Christianity were not the ones that you would think of... Peter is the number one guy and he was a total jerk and he was like really impulsive and flip flopped all the time. I mean, it's just the worst to deal with. And nine times out of 10, Jesus is having to turn them in and just say, go "chill dude." You know what I mean? He went in in like two verses. He went from a, you know, God told me, "God told you that Peter", to "get you behind me. Satan." I mean really that, and that's two verses we go from God's talking to you and Oh yeah, apparently so Satan. So honestly Peter, just if it, if it hadn't been God, it wouldn't have happened. Leon (33:40): Um, okay. So those are, those are some ways to frame as you're reading scripture, as you're reading your religious text to remember that there's probably an underlying message that these people, for as great as the things that they achieved themselves, we're still flawed human beings. Were still, you know, walking around with their own struggles, which they sometimes overcame and sometimes didn't. Um, but bringing it back to real life again, you know, we've got people, we've got personalities in our religious communities and I wonder what are some things that we can do to interact with them, to deal with them, to, to, you know, how do you respond? Yechiel (34:19): I just roll my eyes and move on. Leon (34:21): Right, right, right. Exactly. And I think frequently that works. You know, the joke I always give is "Well, that's, that's when, you know, it's time to start a breakaway minyan..." You know, start your own congregation, which is going to be for, you know, guys 35 to 37 who drive Ford focuses because, you know, you have a, you have a congregation for every possible... Doug (34:39): Well, I've, I've found combinations of humor and um, scripture can be really helpful. I, um, I was... There, there was a number of years ago I was teaching a, a Bible study, uh, before church started. Um, and I was traveling 45 minutes to this church. It was a small church. I was supporting it and that kind of stuff. And one Sunday morning just everything went wrong. And I arrived, ten minutes late, teach my class and the elder - the main elder, the guy who kept everything going, the main guy - pulled me aside and basically reamed me a new one. Uh, and I said, okay, I've got a class to go teach. We'll talk about this later. Um, and went and taught my class and afterwards, afterwards I said, I'm going to take, take what you said, I'm going to go ahead and, uh, pray about it and I'm going to think about it and look at scripture and you know, we'll talk next week." And so as I was doing all that, I get down and I went back the next week. I said, "I went through all the scripture that I could find in. The only time I've found where somebody was arrived late was when there was this battle. And Saul was all set to go and Samuel arrive late. And Saul had gone ahead and done the, uh, had gone ahead and done the sacrifice. And the thing that I found interesting, my elder friend, is that Samuel, the guy who arrived late is not the one who got in trouble." And he apologized. And we moved forward and we became great friends as a result. Leon (36:09): There's a couple of things going on there. I mean, obviously there's the humor aspect, but I think also just asking, you know, if, if you have the ability to do that, to say, "What is it? That's, why do you feel like you have to carry this entire load?" I've been places where the people just thought that they were the only one who cared that much about it, that, you know, they didn't think that anybody else, you know, felt that strongly. And when you said, "No, actually several of us do." And so if they're, you know, let's, how about I take this part and you take that part or you know, you, you can sit back. I've had people who, who literally ran the entire service, but when we asked them, said, "I really wish I could do nothing. I'd like to just show up and be a participant." And they meant it. They weren't being, it wasn't false humility. They really meant that they wanted to just be in the back, but they felt like if they didn't do it, no one was going to. And as soon as we were able to show them, no, so-and-so has got this and so and so has this and everyone has this and we certainly when you feel like it, we'd love you to participate but please do not feel like you have to. And that that was regulatory for everyone. Ben (37:24): And I think that speaks volumes too to taking it back to the workplace, pulling it up, you know, getting away from religion and going back to tech when you have a new hire comes to the company and kind of explain to them the culture of the company. You know, I've held a few different jobs as a contractor before landing my full time job now. Uh, so I worked for law firms, I worked for banks, I worked for small startup companies. I've worked for software development companies, uh, and now in retail. And the one thing I always found interesting going from company to company assignment to assignment was the different cultures. you know, the law firm was very black and white, very yes-no, very binary. Um, but here at American Eagle, it's a little more lax, you know? Um, so when you get that person that comes from that atmosphere where the rock star ism, if that is, that's not a word, if not I'll coin it. It, um, you know that rock star ism is almost bred into the culture. You know, when you look at a law firm that's a very intense, very go at it. Get what you get when you can get it type world. Compared to the world I live in now where it's very more a collective good, you know, you think when you see our jeans, you don't think it takes that much to sell them. But let me tell you behind every pair of jeans are the few hundred people you know. And if you have someone that comes in with that rockstar mentality that I am it and without me, the company fails, you're only going to see yourself a failure. But if you split, pull them aside very tactfully, very nice. Hey, look, this is our culture here. If they get the message and they change their ways, awesome. But if they're a complete jerk and don't change their way, well then there's other ways to sort that out through HR or just Darwinism at its finest and let it work itself out. Leon (39:19): Anybody have any final thoughts? They want to leave with everyone who's listening. Doug (39:22): If you're at a place with no rock stars, look around. It might be you. Everyone (39:27): Ooh! Ouch! Doug (39:27): Hey listen, I have to admit the place where I was also "solution visionary." We were at a show and they, the team brought me a bottle of "Arrogant Bastard Ale." Cause sometimes being right comes across as being arrogant. So, you know, it's, Ben (39:42): and I think that's the key takeaway. Uh, knowing the difference between being arrogant and being right. You know, having that ability to say, "yes, I know what I'm talking about." But having the ability to listen to key points from other people. What are the things I enjoy about being a monitor engineer is we leverage a product called SolarWinds, the exact same SolarWinds that Leon, uh, works on. Um, but we have a community online and there we can share ideas back and forth. My idea may not be the one that always goes forward as the best idea, but at least my idea went forward and it's a collective learning experience. So when you have that type of atmosphere, you'd... we pull each other up, you know, and that weekly becomes stronger and you can move on to the next. Speaker 7 (40:28): Thanks for making time for us this week to hear more of Technically Religious visit our website, https://www.TechnicallyReligious.com where you can find our other episodes, leave us ideas for future discussions and connect us on social media. Doug (40:40): Hey guys, this was fun. You want to hang out tomorrow? Yechiel (40:43): What, with you nerds? I'm way too cool for that!

Tim and Simon race towards the end of the tools section, talking scars, steam and serial killers. This'll spark your pants into action!

Guitarist Albert Lee 's coming back to Southgate House Revival in Newport, Kentucky, on Wednesday, January 8th. Show starts at 8pm. From England, Albert Lee joined Emmylou Harris's Hot Band in 1976, playing with Rodney Crowell and Ricky Skaggs. In 1978, he started playing with Eric Clapton for 5 years. A Grammy winner, he's also performed at a Crossroads Festival. This'll be an opportunity to see a musician who's played with musical legends for decades.

  So you've decided to start your YouTube channel! But in this digital age wherein you have a lot of competition, how exactly do you jumpstart your channel when you are just starting out? In this podcast, Nate willshow you exactly how you can grow your channel from having no subscribers to becoming a six-figure generating machine!   What do you do to grow a YouTube channel when you're just starting out? You've got zero views, zero subscribers and yet you really want to take this seriously. You really want a chance of making 6 or even 7 figures. I'm going to show you how to do that. You're definitely watching the right video because I've done that. And I've done it several times. Meaning, I currently produce 13 different channels. And there's several that are making 6 figures that I started from scratch. One of them is making 7 figures every 7 weeks. So, here's what you can expect. What I'm going to cover in this video is first, I'm going to talk about YouTube's search and I'll introduce you to my leaf strategy. Which makes it really easy for you to pull in traffic from people who've never heard of you before but are searching for your expertise. And then I'm going to talk about how to start your video and how to give content hooks so the people will stay to the end of your video. Next, I'll talk about calls to action. There's 3 different main calls to action that all that I'll teach you how to do so that you can get people to take action on your videos and send signals to the YouTube algorithm that this is a good video. Well then, talk about click-through rate. And some of the things that we've done to get better click-through rates so that you can get more and more people to click on your videos and get better results. I'll then share the sequel technique. There's a few different channels talking about this strategy. It's a really good strategy. I'm going to share how you can do it specifically to a video on your own channel and share with you a story of how we got 5 million views on one video just using this one technique. And then I'm going to wrap up this video sharing a 4 ingredient formula that if you make videos that follow these four ingredients, you will get exponential growth on your channel at the 4-month mark. It works every time. The key to getting found in YouTube search is to do keyword research before filming. You've got to do it before filming. So many people have come to me and asked, "Hey, Nate. I've got hundreds of videos. And they're just amazing content but they're on YouTube they're not getting any traffic. How can I SEO these videos. Can you help me with that?" There is nothing that I can do to SEO a video. YouTube has taken away that ability. You have to do keyword research before filming and I'll give you an example. A friend of mine Doreen's Beckman, she came to me and says, "Nate, I have a great remedy for sore throats." So, we could have just pulled out the camera and started filming her. And she shared her secret and maybe I would have titled the video, "Doreen's secret remedy for a sore throat." Okay, we could have done that but instead we chose to do keyword research first. I found the phrase, "How to get rid of strep throat without antibiotics." 9 words long. That's not a phrase that I made up. But that phrase had consistent search volume every month on Google and YouTube. So, that was a title of the video. Now, Doreen is like, "Okay, I know the formula by heart. I use this all the time but I'm going to answer it in a way that answers this specific question." I'm going to teach this principle. That video ranked number 1 on YouTube instantly. And has been getting traffic for many many years now. That's what we do with the hundreds of videos that we launch every single month across all 13 channels. Now, after you've watched this video, I want you to go watch my leaf strategy video. I'll link to it right up there. I go into way more detail on how you find the questions that people are searching for online. I show you a lot more examples and I show you the tool that you can use that you just put in your idea and it will tell you the specific questions that you can use as your video titles. Now, we're going to talk about how you start your video. See, if you've done the keyword research first, you know what the title is and your job is to do 2 things in your intro. The intro is the part that you start with right before your video logo, your branding piece or your opener. Okay, the intro, it needs to tell people what the video is about and why they should watch. Okay? What and why. What's the video about? Why should they watch it? So, I'll demonstrate this for you. Let's use that sore throat remedy example. Welcome back, in this video, I'm going to talk to you about how to get rid of strep throat without antibiotics. There really is a way. You probably have these ingredients in your kitchen. I have been using this remedy for years. It really works and I'm going to teach you everything about this remedy. Beyond just the what which I said right at the beginning, I then elaborated with another sentence or 2 explaining why I'm the person to deliver it. And although this is Doreen's remedy, I have been using it for years so I could make this video. That's it. That's your intro. You want people to know that they are in the right place that the video that they hit play on is what they were expecting. They have clarity on what the video is about and why they should keep watching. So, after that 2-part intro, then you go to a video logo. The video logo might only be 5 or 10 seconds long. 10 seconds at most. And then you come back into your content. At the beginning of your content, you'll want to lay your content hooks. Okay, content hooks give people curiosity about all the different things you're going to be teaching or sharing in your video. And you may have noticed that I did that in this video. I went through... I've got them listed right here. I went through and told you that I was going to introduce keyword research. Then I was going to talk to you about the intro. That is going to talk to you about keeping people to watch all the way through the end. That's the content hooks. Then I assured that I was going to teach to you about call to action and how to get more people to click on your videos. Then I introduced it I was going to talk to you about the sequel strategy. And then I talked to you about that exponential 4 ingredient formula that I'm going to share at the end, right? When I prepare my videos and I have my clients prepare their content for their videos, we just do it by bullet points. So, when you start into your content, you want to give a summary of these points but not telling people, "Oh, the first ingredient is raw honey the second ingredient is cayenne." No. You might say, "Well, I'm going to share with you the first ingredient..." Alright, you might say it this way: "I'm going to go through all 3 ingredients and tell you why they're in this concoction what they do for your body. And then I'll explain how you mix them all together." That make sense? So, I'm giving a summary but I'm not giving away the meat. I'm creating curiosity so that they want to watch the rest of video and get all that meat. You want to have a call to action in every video. And there are 3 different types of calls to action that you can give. One, it can be a call to action to get people to join your list. Now typically, you don't say, "Hey, if you want to join my list or get on my email list or buy something from me, click the link below." Typically you say, "Hey, I've got a free gift for you. I want to give you my book for free. If you want access to that, go ahead and click the link or go to the link in the description below." See, that type of a call to action, they'll know, they'll get your free gift. And they'll be in your sales funnel. You'll have their contact information. You can follow up with them after that. That works all the time. And you definitely want to every once in a while, have a video with a main call-to-action leading people to your lead magnet. The second call to action all share is you can get user engagement. You can ask people to like, to subscribe, to comment below. You can actually do a poll. I'm going to do a poll right here. Go ahead and click this link and answer the question. Did you know that you could do a poll on YouTube? Just click yes or no. And we'll see what percentages come up there. That's a great way to get engagement and you can have that as one of your main calls to action. The reason for doing that is the YouTube algorithm likes engagement. The more engagement you get on your video, the more YouTube will promote it to other people. Now, a third type of call to action that you want to do regularly throughout your videos is recommending that people go to other videos whether on your channel or other great videos on other people's channels. So, I've already done that in this video. I've recommended my leave strategy video. It's still linked right up there. After this video is done, I definitely recommend that you check that one up because it's really going to help you know how to find those questions that people are searching for. So, when you're preparing the content of your video, know what is the main call to action for this video? Am I going to lead it to my lead magnet? I'm going to lead it to user engagement or am I going to lead people to click on another video? When you get to the end of the video, you don't want to say, "Hey, hopefully found this video helpful. We'll see you tomorrow." Because you're essentially telling people, "Bye, you can go about your day now. You're done with YouTube." YouTube would actually rather that after they're done watching your video, they watch another one. So, at the end of the video, you might say something like this: "Now, that you've got a good foundation of how to grow from 0 subscribers and 0 views up to a seven-figure revenue stream, let's dive deep into that leaf strategy. Okay, go ahead and watch this video next. That makes sense? I'll probably say that at the end of this video. Click through rates, thumbnails, they become far more important. My business is really focused on YouTube for the last 7 years. In all the years that I've been doing YouTube, thumbnails have just become more and more important especially in the last year or 2. See, when people open up YouTube there's a whole menu of different videos that they can watch. They see an image with a title underneath. The do I want to watch this one? Do I watch that one? Do I watch that one, right? You've seen this. So, how do people choose which video to click on? It's really a matter of what's interesting. What creates curiosity. So, the first recommendation I have is to definitely design your own custom thumbnail, okay? YouTube will go through and pick three different still images from your video and you can say, "Which of these three do you like the best?" Or you can design your own custom thumbnail. You can design your own image that creates curiosity that relates to the content of your video of course but will compel people to want to watch your video or want to click on it. In the beginning, all you can do is just give it your best guess. Put your imagination and your creativity to work and create a thumbnail. You can use Canva or Photoshop for that. But then you can actually do A/B split testing. YouTube says that this feature is soon coming. Right now I use a tool called tubebuddy. So tubebuddy, I use that to do my A/B split testing. That's where I can design version A, launch it. A few days later, I launched B and then it will do an analysis and compare which thumbnail gets more clicks. Sometimes all I do is I just change the color of the text. That's it. The image, the the design of the thumbnail stays the same. I just changed the color of the text and that might change it from a 4.6% click-through rate to a 5.9% click-through rate. It's crazy. But you can do stuff like that to get better and better results. So, as you launch your channel and you're putting all this work into creating these videos, doing a/b split testing can really help you get better and better results. Now, let's talk about the sequel technique. Okay, a lot of YouTubers are using this. They'll find a very successful video on YouTube and that they'll create a sequel to it, right? They'll try and create a similar video that's better than it and they'll try and get some of the traffic from that video to then come to yours. I've tried this strategy for other videos. And it works maybe one out of every 10 or 20 attempts. And it works okay. I'm going to share a strategy that works way better, okay? And that's to look for great opportunities within your own channel. So, YouTube analytics is great. Once you've been at this for 4 or 5 or 6 months, you have a lot of videos in there. Chances are there's been some that have caused spikes. When you're in your analytics, the best thing to look at is what videos are YouTube suggesting. Okay? There's a lot of different ways that your videos can get views and traffic. You can get it from search, you can get it from what YouTube calls browse. Suggested. There's other sources of traffic like you know Facebook leads or email clicks. Okay, we're talking about suggested. If you find a video that YouTube is suggesting to other people to watch, that means YouTube likes this video on your child because it's making YouTube money. They're probably pairing ads with it. That means YouTube likes this video and it's suggesting it to other people because it's making YouTube money. Either because they're pairing ads with it and it works really, really well or this video leads to long session watch time. You know, something like that. YouTube has chosen this video and likes it and is suggesting it to other people. So, here's the opportunity that you have: You can create a sequel to your own high performing videos. Let me share with you a story, okay? So, one of the first videos that Kris Krohn and I created is "How to invest your money in your 20s?" So, I'd noticed that that video it had I believe over 60,000 views at the time and a lot of those views had come from suggested traffic. The original video is only about six minutes long. Kris Krohn was sitting in one place. In fact, he was sitting on his pool table with the red felt. And he just shared his story. So, I told Kris, we're going to redo this video. We're not... We're going to leave the old one there on YouTube. It's still doing well but we're going to make another one with the exact same title. And I thought... I tried to think like, 'Why did they like that thumbnail? Why did have a good click-through rate?" I thought if they liked his pool table, they're really going to like his car." So, I had him put his BMW i8 in the video. And when I filmed the video, I actually... I had to really twist Kris's arm at the time. He was... He didn't want to be that guy. But I had him pull up in his car, the wing door came up and I followed him with my glide cam as he walked and talked into his house. So, I followed him in through his door. His cleaning lady happened to be vacuuming so I said, "Hey, cleaning lady." Went into his kitchen. Got a drink of ice water. Went downstairs where his pool table was. Went back upstairs where a flipchart was. We made a longer video. Shared the same story but it was a lot more inviting like we're going into Kris's home. This strategy totally worked then and it's worked in many times since. Over the next 2 weeks, this channel performed above average. Okay? It was a good video. And then, it totally took off. From the next 5 weeks, our channel grew from 80,000 subscribers to 160,000 subscribers. I don't want to confuse this but we actually did two sequel videos at the time. This one that I'm telling you about was the main one. And these two videos together or the next five weeks doubled the size of our channel. We got way more views. Adsense revenue became significant. You know, 5 figures. So, how does this apply to you? Well, you'll find similar opportunities in your own YouTube channel. Just look through the analytics and find which videos YouTube is suggesting the most and create a sequel. Are you ready for the 4 ingredient formula to take your channel exponential? Right? You're going to have spikes in 4 months. It works every single time if you have these 4 ingredients. I'm serious. I've done it many times. Ingredient number 1, you've got to do keyword research before filming. Number 2, your videos have to be 10 to 12 minutes in length on average. Okay, have a minimum of 7 minutes. You can go longer. That video that I just told you about the sequel that went huge it's got over 5 million views, that one was actually a 20-minute video. We didn't plan on it being that long but it's worked really really well. Have your videos average 12 minutes in length. Okay, ingredient number 3 your videos need to have a good retention rate. You know, have an average of 45% or higher retention rate. So, if you've got a video, we'll just make math easy. If you've got a 10 minute video, people should at least be watching 4 and a half minutes of that video on average. Ideally, 10 to 12 minute video should have a 6 or 7 minute average view duration. The reason that that's an ingredient in this formula is YouTube likes watch time. And if you're putting out tons and tons of content but your videos on average are only being watched one minute through or one minute 20 seconds through. Which I've seen. This formula will not work and your channel will still grow gradually but you won't experience a spike. Okay, here's the last ingredient. Ingredient number 4 is you've got to post five episodes per week. Now, there is some controversy. Different YouTube influencers that I highly respect that are friends of mine and there are other ways that you can achieve success on YouTube with different amounts of frequency. Such as one video per week. In the space of experts making how-to informative type content, this formula works. And if you have these 4 ingredients, you will get a spike. I've never seen it fail. Keyword research before filming; 10 to 12 minutes in length; average retention rate or view duration of 45% or higher; post five episodes per week. And at that 4- month mark, you'll experience a spike. On the Kris Krohn channel, it was 4 months to the day we had a spike. We were averaging like 500 views a day. Something like that. And our first spike we got up to 10,000 views in a single day. And we never got down below a thousand or 2 a day even when that settle down. But then quickly had another spike up to 30,000. 35,000, in fact. Soon we got to a point where our average baseline was higher than our first spike. And we've never looked back. You've heard me talk a lot about keyword research in this video. And I've actually created a keyword research mini-course. So, in addition to watching my leaf strategy video that I've linked to above, down in the description and on my end screen here, it's probably somewhere on the screen, I also want you to check out my keyword research mini course. This is a free gift where I actually take you step-by-step through finding the questions that your audience is searching for. You know, so you have expertise. This'll guide through finding the questions of people are asking. So you'll know what to title your videos. Go ahead and click the link below and watch that leaf strategy video next.

New mics turn up on our doorstep all the time here at The Podcast Host. Which is handy, because our ‘best podcast microphones' article is one of the most popular on the entire site.Many podcasters love equipment and gear. And, though it's far from the most important factor in making a great podcast, who doesn't like to try out some brand new kit?So what exactly did we try out mic-wise in 2019? I thought I'd put together the sound samples recorded for each individual review, so you could listen through and compare them in one easy-to-listen place.What You'll HearHere's what we'll be listening to, along with links to their full reviews on the site.AKG Lyra USB – $150Electro Voice RE20 – $400Aston Stealth – $400Zoom SSH-6 Shotgun Attachment – $150Rode Wireless Go – $210AntLion ModMic USB – $70Rode Procaster – $200Rode Rodecaster – $600It's worth saying up front, that if you don't listen to this episode with over-ear headphones on, the subtle differences between each one might be lost on you.That said, listening through earbuds in a busy, noisy place, is exactly how most listeners consume podcasts. So if you don't notice any difference at all, that could be a great reason to spend a lot less on your recording gear.Need More Gear-Choosing Help?The above mics are the ones we tried out in 2019, but there are plenty other great options on the market.If you'd still like to shop around a bit, then be sure to check out our best podcast microphones and best USB mics roundups.For more help on the audio and recording front, check out our ultimate guide to podcast equipment. This'll run you through everything you need, as well as everything you don't need.And, if you'd prefer a bit more tailored assistance, check out The Podcast Host Academy. There, you'll get access to our community forums, live Q&A sessions, courses, resources, and much more!Support the show (https://pod.academy)

A few of us answer a few of your questions. It's a fun time. This'll be an ongoing thing, so if you have questions of your own, hit that DM.

We are so excited to welcome 3 time Javelina Jundred champion, Patrick Reagan to the show to chat about this last weekend's return to the desert. He's an amazing runner and we can't wait to pick his brain on what it takes to run well in the desert. This'll be fun!

It's been a minute, but I promise this one is worth the wait. Alex Bartholomew's infectious enthusiasm about everything really shines here. Every time we cross paths, I feel like I've learned something important, and this 40-minute conversation is no exception. This'll be a special treat for Hudson Valley folks, lots to go and visit before Winter hits. Enjoy!

In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, Paul Stamets is with me in person at Alpha Labs. Paul is a speaker, author, mycologist, medical researcher and entrepreneur. He is considered an intellectual and industry leader in habitat, medicinal use and production of fungi, and he considers himself a “mycological warrior.” Listening to him describe, decode and illuminate the workings of the mushroom world is an enthralling experience, indeed.“Mushrooms can feed you, they can kill you, they can heal you, they can send you on a spiritual journey,” Paul says. He knows all of this from first-hand experience. He’s spent over four decades in the Pacific Northwest studying and researching the world of mushrooms. He lectures extensively and his presentations cover a range of mushroom species and research showing how mushrooms can help the health of people and the planet. From origins: “Over 500 million years ago, fungi were the first organisms come to land,” Paul says. “Just this past month [May 2019], they found new fossil records that pushes back the entrance of fungi onto land to a billion years ago. This is hundreds of millions of years before plants.”To modern humans: “You and I are actually mycelial beings, and we are descendant of fungi,” he says. “Fungi are our ancestors.”Paul says we’re intertwined with mushrooms at a cellular level. He believes that habitats have immune systems—just like people—and mushrooms are cellular bridges between the two. Our close evolutionary relationship to fungi can be the basis for novel pairings in the microbiome that lead to greater sustainability and immune enhancement.And from neurogenesis to our microbiome to our mitochondria, fungi are linked to us. Part history lesson and all interesting, Paul’s stories are filled with intriguing discoveries. His research is considered revolutionary and is creating a paradigm shift for helping ecosystems worldwide.As a special bonus in this episode, Paul shares exciting new information about his work with bees. “This'll be the first podcast that I'll be mentioning something that enables and empowers everybody on this planet to do something,” he says. Hint: it has something to do with bears, bees, butterflies and biodefense. Learn more about the BeeMushroomed™ Feeder.Enjoy the show!

On this episode of Gossip Boy, Noam is joined once again by unofficial co-host Sam Gareau to discuss the sixteenth episode of Gossip Girl! To be honest, I recored this episode a while ago and don't remember what we talked about. Ya, I've been inconsistent with releasing these. Well, know what? It's hot girl summer and I'm not trying to edit these podcasts indoors all day. You gotsa flont if you gots it. I vaguely remember this episode being a good one though, but who knows? This'll be as surprising for me as it will be for you!

* A book detailing the author's conversations with God, where the author plays the character of a naive simpleton, and God gives him simple advise on life and how the world works. It'll have an irreverent and humorous bent, despite the misleading title, so people dying of cancer will buy the book seeking emotional comfort and instead find dick jokes * A random sports fan watching a live game in their house is contacted via webcam or smart TV, and given the task of being the referee and making a call in the game. This'll make watching the game exciting because people get a chance to affect the game, but it might destroy your Nana's life if Nana makes a bad call and angers everyone in the community * A "fast casual" Chipotle-like restaurant for breakfast food (like a breakfast buffet, but with someone standing between you and the food, making you late for work). Or a drive-thru where the breakfast food as squeezed into a portable "breakfast brick" that you can eat in your car * Nets to catch apples which fall out of apple trees, so they don't land on the ground, in which case they can't legally be sold in stores. The nets could also be used to catch deer who wander into the apple orchard trying to eat the apples * A weird futuristic idea to save pets from embarrassing accidental deaths, inspired from an incident of accidentally sleeping on the floor on top of tiny ants Conversations with God (00:37 @StuMcCallister on Twitter, @LmnoPodcast) At-Home Fan Referees (11:35 Sal Demilio @SALLYD08 on Twitter, @SalAndBobShow podcast) Breakfast Chipotle or Breakfast Brick (21:03 Simon Carlson) Apple Tree Nets (27:38 Simon Carlson) Love Has Blind Spots (32:28 @thomaswalma on Twitter, @tomwalma on Instagram) Recorded at PodcastDetroit.com

What is the most important thing about God? What is the most important thing about the bible? What exactly is Red in 30? Join us in our very first episode as we answer these questions and more! This'll be an introduction to a journey of discovering who you really are. Check out Redin30.com. Follow us on Instagram @redin30.

Member Andrew Peacock Shares House Academy Success Stories (HA 012) Steven Butala:                   Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit:                            Hi. Steven Butala:                   Welcome to The Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill DeWit:                            And I'm Jill DeWit, broadcasting from sunny Southern California. Steven Butala:                   Today, Jill and I speak with member Andrew Peacock to find out how he's using Land Academy to his success. I'll tell you, we just spoke with him early, a little pre-show discussion, and sounds like this show might be a little bit more appropriate for House Academy. Jill DeWit:                            I know. This is very cool. Steven Butala:                   We'll see. This might be a House Academy Show. Jill DeWit:                            I love it. Steven Butala:                   Tell us please, again, Andrew, when you started with us and how it's been going for you. Andrew Peacock:             Sure, yeah. I started with you guys November of 2016 and I kind of fumbled around a little bit and started sending out mailers. I actually received the first I think ... Jill, you were doing a promotion. Get a free lot. I got a lot in Cochise County and it was awesome. I actually put it right up there on eBay. I did a little eBay auction and I sold it for I think it was 950 bucks and it was for me proof of concept. It was that thing where it's literally you hear this, we're going to sell land. We're going to flip land. I've never heard of it before. For me, that was the thing that grabbed me. I've always been an entrepreneur from the start. I never really knew what it was. Actually I play professional football. A lot of those guys in the locker room, they were real estate investors. A guy by the name of [Ryan Brolls 00:01:39] handed me that little purple book, I Risk That, Pore That. It literally opened my eyes. Andrew Peacock:             It put a name to what I felt like I was. I started searching for little things I can do on the side. I came by another land podcast. We won't speak of his name. I know that's a joke that's been going on for forever. It wasn't complete for me. It didn't have all the things I needed. I just felt like it wasn't it for me. I kept searching, found you guys. Literally just from the time I started listening to the podcast, it was it. I knew I was home. This is funny because I think Jill a couple podcasts back you were talking about the transition of your microphones and your technology and all this stuff you guys are using. I've heard all of it from the start, from the finish. I definitely related with that. Jill DeWit:                            You could hear the firetrucks in the background. Andrew Peacock:             Oh yeah. I remember that. It was funny. After the football transitioned to pharmaceutical sales. If you know that job, you're literally in the car for 400 miles a day. I was introduced to podcasts. I literally self taught myself everything I needed to know. With that early technology, I would have to adjust the volume a little bit. Steven Butala:                   You know what? I'm sorry. Andrew Peacock:             Oh no, you're fine. Steven Butala:                   I take personal responsibility for that. Right around show, I don't know, 998, we figured out the technology. Andrew Peacock:             It's all right. That's all right. I listen to every single show. It was that self taught education through you guys, your podcast. I did it part time. The entire pharmaceutical, this was 2017. I did part time land and then I woke up around the 4:30 range. I worked on the land for about four hours, get in the car, drive, come back home, 4:00 PM, work until 8:00 PM on land. That's just what you have to do. That slowly took over the pharmaceutical salary. I made the leap into the houses. Literally it's the same concept. We're flipping properties. It doesn't matter the asset or vehicle. For me, I remember ... sorry. I was about to call you Jack. Steve now ... Steven Butala:                   It's okay. Jill DeWit:                            He's evolved. Andrew Peacock:             You used to talk a lot about you can do this with boats, you can do it with planes, you can do it with pretty much any asset class. As long as they're recorded at the county. That's all the data we need. We're data geeks over here. I jumped in and tried it at houses, the first mailers sucked but I slowly learned over time, slowly learned how to price. It's awesome now. Been in it full time, been in it full time since February of last year. Steven Butala:                   How many deals have you done just with whatever you're comfortable sharing? As much detail. Andrew Peacock:             Yeah, I'm transparent in numbers. I actually did this entire breakdown yesterday before the podcast. This year so far I've done 16 deals. I'm at an average profit margin of 14 thousand per deal. That's we're right at 228 thousand revenue. Jill DeWit:                            That's awesome. Andrew Peacock:             As far as- Steven Butala:                   That's fantastic. Andrew Peacock:             Oh yeah. It's awesome. I'm slowly transitioning new things as far as marketing avenues. I'm trying out cold calling. I'm trying out all these other things. This is all just from letters. The beautiful number that I love to see, the cost per deal. This includes literally money penny is my call center service. Just like [inaudible 00:05:34]. Real quest data and the actual mailers. This includes all that. 1200 bucks per deal to make 14 grand. That's, in my eyes, pretty awesome. As far as letters sent, I've sent out about 14 thousand letters so far. It takes 900 ... well, 899 letters to get a deal. Steven Butala:                   899? Jill DeWit:                            That's awesome. Andrew Peacock:             899 so far this year. Steven Butala:                   We're at like 1800. Andrew Peacock:             Oh really? Steven Butala:                   Yeah. Jill DeWit:                            Houses, this is houses too? Andrew Peacock:             Oh yeah, yeah. You guys are in multiple markets, right? Jill DeWit:                            Yeah. Steven Butala:                   Yeah. Andrew Peacock:             I'm just focused here. I'm in North Carolina so I'm focused in the Mecklenburg, Charlotte area and surrounding area. I'm digging these streets pretty hard as far as recognizing the price per square foot on each one of these streets. All that stuff. I don't know. I'm assuming it's just from doing it over time. It's just getting better and better. Jill DeWit:                            That is so good. Steven Butala:                   You obviously got this figured and are a very bright guy. There's no way you could've played on the line in football. What position did you play? Andrew Peacock:             I played receiver. I actually played for the Detroit Lions. I know you're from Detroit over there. I played, it was a short stint. It was a year and a half. I was in a practice spot and all that stuff. It was a pleasant experience. I'm so glad to be making this type of money, not banging my head every day. Jill DeWit:                            Literally. Steven Butala:                   Did you have to live in Detroit while you were playing there? Andrew Peacock:             Yeah. We stayed in Dearborn. That's where the practice facility was. Literally we would only go in Detroit when it was game day. We stayed in Dearborn. Steven Butala:                   I'm from Detroit. I had to spin that sign there. Andrew Peacock:             Dearborn wasn't bad at all. I know there's a lot of change going on in Detroit too, by the way. All that stuff. I heard it's a lot of money going in there. It was a pleasant experience. Steven Butala:                   You're killing it with the houses. You did 14 deals so far this year. You're at, you said 14 right? Andrew Peacock:             16, 16. Steven Butala:                   Okay. Oh 16 with 14 thousand profit. What's next? I mean are you going to just increase the amount of deals that you're doing? Are you comfortable with that number? What's going to happen next? Andrew Peacock:             No. I'm definitely ... Steven Butala:                   Complete control over this. Andrew Peacock:             Sure. For me, as I mentioned before, I'm entering a different kind of marketing avenue. Just trying it out. I have three, four time cold callers now. They're literally taught on a script basis. This way I can remove myself from that arena as far as the market. I can also still send letters. I'm literally just trying my hardest to increase the number of leads. As you guys talk in houses, it's all about your buyers list. It's all about numbers as far as price per square foot, all that stuff. I know pretty much within 30 seconds if it's a deal or not. Now it's just about how do we increase the number of these leads? Buyers are fine, I don't need to increase that point. I'm also entering ... and just to back up a little bit. Andrew Peacock:             Most of these have been assignments. For listeners, I don't know if you guys know or not. An assignment is simply assigning your place on that contract to your end buyer for a fee. For an example, if I get a property on a contract for a hundred grand, I sell it to my buyer for 110. He pays me ten thousand dollar assignment fee. Those have been the meat and potatoes for me so far. Recently I've actually been closing on some of these deals and throwing them right up there on the MLS. It takes a specific house for that though. There's a perfect avatar. It has to only need cosmetic work. You have to be able to attract to the end buyer, that type of thing. Those, I'm averaging right around 32 thousand for those. Steven Butala:                   That's an experience too. We double. Our return is double when we close on it. Andrew Peacock:             Oh yeah. Yeah. My end goal I would say. I love what Justin is doing with plumb. I just think all the time, if we can generate this amount of leads and houses, and come together as a group or whatever it may be. It doesn't even have to be a group. Come together and just literally have a lot of money sitting on the side to close on these things and listen on MLS. From the ones that I've done so far, I throw them on MLS. We get over our ask in three days. They're gone. I'm not doing anything to these. These are not ... I think you guys have done a couple where you put five, ten grand into it and still got ... whatever it may sit a little bit. These are literally ones that you're talking ten dollars a square foot work or rehab. That's I would say the next thing for me. Jill DeWit:                            That's awesome. Steven Butala:                   How do you use your cold callers? Do they follow up on the mailers or do they just open the phone book and go? How do you use them? Andrew Peacock:             The same list I download from real quest, I take that list. We hit these people twice. We hit them with the letters. Then we also hit them ... we get that list skip traced. I have a skip tracing service. By the way, I'm a part of another group as well, cold calling group. I truly believe in joining groups when I spark up a different idea. I joined that group and they provided a script, kind of what you guys do just with cold calling. My cold callers, they have to dial 400 numbers a day. We're right around a 10% contact rate, which is right where you want to be. If they hit their goals, which is one deal a week, then they get an extra bonus at the end. Literally once I download the list for letters, I skip trace that list and send it to my cold callers. Jill DeWit:                            Cool. Have you really seen the benefit? Is it a script like hey I sent you a letter a week ago, just following up, are you interested in selling? Do you think it's made a difference? Andrew Peacock:             It's definitely made a difference. The approach from there end is different. We don't mention the letter. We literally are going from a different angle. We're contacting them as if we're investors in the area, whatever it may be. We don't mention anything about the letter. We want to hit these individuals from just a different point. The letter may not have attracted to them. Maybe they're more comfortable talking on the phone. Whatever it may be. Jill DeWit:                            That's cool. Andrew Peacock:             It's just that opportunity to squeeze out every possible deal in this area. Steven Butala:                   I'm heavily researching skip tracing now because I think it's a huge added benefit for House Academy members. We haven't tested it yet, but we're about to like in a week. This is very timely. In fact, by the time this airs, we will have tried it all ready. Andrew Peacock:             For sure. Steven Butala:                   Have you considered texting? Andrew Peacock:             Yeah. I haven't tried it. I'm not sure if you guys have heard a company called [inaudible 00:12:55]. Very, very efficient, very interesting concept. The cold calling group that I joined there actually teaching on [inaudible 00:13:06] as well. You can literally hire somebody to do that entire thing. That's just another different approach. We have the cold calling, we have the letters, we have banded signs, we have Facebook ads. All this stuff. Steven Butala:                   That's it. Andrew Peacock:             The text blast is literally something that I've never even ... I don't think anybody has ever heard of or touched, or whatever. From what I hear, it's very, very effective. It's a lot more effective than cold calling. It's that maybe before it's time or maybe right when it needs to be done. Who knows? Jill DeWit:                            Kind of like it for a couple reasons. One: it's like a little less invasive. Andrew Peacock:             Sure. Jill DeWit:                            Number two: you're actually, this is one of the main focus of our live event this fall. It's technology. Steve's already working on the next phase of what we all could be doing. This is just part, a little piece of what we're going to be sharing as we spend some more time testing, and figuring some of it out ourselves. Andrew Peacock:             For sure. For sure. Jill DeWit:                            That's really cool. I had a couple notes too. I love that. To say you obviously like ... one of the things that when people find us, they think they're all worried about the sales part. You're all like, selling is easy. Isn't that funny? You have to get in, right? Andrew Peacock:             Oh yeah. Jill DeWit:                            You have to get in and do this and learn it. When you're selling something for a lot less than what it's worth, sales really are easy. People don't believe that. Andrew Peacock:             It's crazy easy. I know you guys used to talk about that all the time. Literally it's the once I can get the deal, that's the ... I know it's going to sell. Literally I know it's going to sell right when I get it because, you know. We've seen enough parcels, we've seen enough houses. I've walked enough houses. Literally know right then if I can get it for that price point, it's going to sell. I talked to a lot of individuals. That's the fear among. One of the questions I get the most is, how'd you get your buyer's list? How long did it take for you to build that? Literally Charlotte has one of the best Facebook groups that I've seen as far as real estate. I think there's five thousand members or whatever it may be. If you're a newbie and you find a great deal. You throw it up on Facebook. That Facebook group is gone in a second. Andrew Peacock:             I don't think anyone should be worried about selling. As long as you know your numbers and it's a deal that's going to go especially in this market. Steven Butala:                   What do your buyers do with these houses Andrew? Do they HGTV rehab them? Andrew Peacock:             Most of my ... I mean, you know on every buyer's list there's a mixture of your buy and hold guys and then your rehab guys. It's a hard job to know who does what. Even my buyers list, 10% of those guys are actually active. They're buying most of my deals. Most of my guys are actually rehabbers. We're right ... the price point in Charlotte is much different than where you guys are. When you're talking about an average rehab, we're talking 25 bucks a square foot is your average rehab. Cosmetic is 15. If you're going a full blown renovation, you're talking about 55 bucks a square foot. That's your sweet guidance area, whatever it may be. Most of our guys, they're rehabbers. Pretty much any price point up to 250. When I'm downloading data, the first thing I do, total assess value is below 250. Because our sweet point is right in that 100 to 150 range. Flip it and sell it for 250. Jill DeWit:                            Love it. Steven Butala:                   That's what I was going to ask you. That's my next question. How do you specifically price these SFR mailers? Everybody's got a different concept. You listen to our podcast. You probably know by now how I price the mailers. How do you do it? Andrew Peacock:             It's all on APN. It's all the APN number. Like you, you describe every sub division, every neighborhood has an APN scheme. Literally I'm going through every scheme. I'm finding the price per square foot in that area. Then I have a built in rehab cost that I developed over time. Subtract that from the ARV or whatever. Then I price every single one of them. It's literally ... depending on how compact that area is, you can price 100 houses at once. Or if you're dealing with a more rural area, [inaudible 00:17:54] county which is Concord, North Carolina. 30 minutes away from here, very hot in market. But you're talking half acre lots. Everything is spread out. Now I'm pricing five at a time because schemes are totally different. It takes me a lot longer to do that. When you're in Charlotte, you're in Mecklenburg, every house you can throw a rock and hit the neighbors. I can price so many at once where it's extremely accurate at this point. That's an overview. Steven Butala:                   Do you price with an equation in the urban area? You don't go into each asset and price them, do you? You run an equation like price per square foot or whatever, right? Andrew Peacock:             Yeah, yeah. Just the actual equation of the price per square foot. Then I subtract their rehab, which is my standard kind of rehab price per square foot. Then I subtract my assignment fee. Two thousand is what I shoot for on every single kind of deal. Going in, I'm right at a 5% margin of being right where I need to be, even after seeing the house. That's how ... I started off maybe 15% margin of where I need to be. Meaning the price on the letter is actual price that I know I can get it at and be very comfortable, and don't have to renegotiate any of that stuff. When I was starting off, I was right around 15%. I wasn't comfortable in numbers and all that stuff. I'm right down to about 5% margin of error now. Some of these houses you walk in and it's literally a hoarder house. You don't know that when you're pricing letters. On my Instagram, some of my hoarder houses, they get the most hits because people are like, oh my goodness. How do people live like that? You know? From the outside it's a beautiful brick, three two ranch neighborhood. New construction selling for half a million. Andrew Peacock:             Then you have this one sore thumb that's literally trashed on the inside. You can't account for that until you see the house. Back to your question, it's literally all equation. Steven Butala:                   When a wrecked house comes up, do you renegotiate the price? Andrew Peacock:             Have to, yeah. I tweak my letter a little bit. I switch to a letter of intent. I know you guys said not to do that a while back with Landon stuff. I don't know. It gave me a little more comfortable feeling that I can go in and we don't have an official offer price given on that letter. Everybody likes to do it different. I just want in with a letter of intent to approach. Then if I need to renegotiate, then we go and renegotiate, agree on price, and go to contact. Jill DeWit:                            Good. Steven Butala:                   That's amazing. I'll tell you, here's my takeaway so far. The most successful people in our group have taken the concept of Land Academy and they've made it their own. You've actually taken probably modularized out this concept probably four or five pieces of it, redone it yourself, kept the mailer concept the same. Came up with a new pricing situation that we don't actually necessarily teach, but it works for you and cold calling. Changing the letter to a letter of intent versus an offer, an actual offer. Every person I've spoken with that has had a huge amount of success like you have with our group, has done some version of this. They've taken the general concepts and made it their own. That's awesome man. Andrew Peacock:             I think I may have just ... it takes a type of person. I feel like our group is the best out there. I've seen a lot of these groups. We have a ton of innovators. We have a ton of entrepreneurial minded people where we're going to figure it out. It's literally you got something, you got a system that works. I know awhile back buying these lots in the desert for 500 bucks. That was great. We all tried it. My first mailer was, I think it was Caine, Utah. That's pretty much the only one I did west of the Mississippi. That one and a couple more. Then I literally came over here to North Carolina. I did Asheville, I did Charleston South Carolina. I've done some different things with those mailers. It's that thing in your mind where it's like, if this concept works, I feel like I can make it work with anything. It's a bunch of innovators here, I love it. Jill DeWit:                            You're right. There's so many really smart people. I can't remember Andrew, are you on our advanced group. Andrew Peacock:             I am. I'm terrible at that stuff. Like Jack said, just sometimes you get the people that start off on every call, then you don't hear from them. Steven Butala:                   Because you got successful. Andrew Peacock:             Right? I'm literally locked in my ... what's that? Jill DeWit:                            ... talking about. You got to come on that Friday because that Friday in October, the advance group is getting together. I'm serious. I'm locking the doors and it's a private event. Steven Butala:                   You have a lot to add man. Jill DeWit:                            There's no cameras. We're all going to talk about what we can really do together. Andrew Peacock:             I'm there. Please. I'm definitely there. I hear Jack all the time say how you lock yourself in a ... we're data people. It's literally we're getting away. I don't want to be bothered. I can price stuff forever and let me go. That's how I've been. I'm definitely going to get back in the groove with you guys for sure. Jill DeWit:                            Good. Steven Butala:                   How many mailers are you sending out a month right now? Andrew Peacock:             A month I'm right at I would say just about two thousand. It's not a ton. For me and I'm trying to hit, I'm literally trying to increase that profit margin on each mailer. If I'm sending out 899 and I know I'm going to get a deal, I know exactly how many I need to send out, right? It's still I would love to put somebody in that place as far as pricing. I just feel like it's such an art to this pricing stuff. Yeah, it can be a little bit of a science. Even when I'm pricing price per square foot on each sub division, you could have one unique property that's right at 150. Then you have a sweet spot at $111 dollars per square foot. Somebody has to know where that sweet spot is. It's very tough to teach that. I don't know. I'll probably price forever, but I would love to have a full group of maybe cold callers, maybe people who text, maybe people who do this. Just bring in a floodgate of leads. Andrew Peacock:             I have buyers knocking down the doors. We need some more leads. We're buying the stuff up. That's my next focus. Jill DeWit:                            That's so great. Steven Butala:                   I have given up control on everything. [inaudible 00:25:10] with the exception of doing a mailer and pricing. No matter what I think is going to happen, at that last moment when you're done with that spreadsheet, there's stuff that I tweak. You can teach the basic stuff but it's because you know the neighborhoods and the whole thing. That's what it is. Andrew Peacock:             Exactly. Steven Butala:                   25 years of experience in these sub divisions that I've been to all of them. I just know how it's going to go. Andrew Peacock:             Exactly. I don't ever think I'll outsource that. I'll find some other things. I know I will. Steven Butala:                   When you close the deals through escrow on these houses, do you close them yourself or do you have a transaction coordinator? Andrew Peacock:             We send it to attorneys here in North Carolina. The only deal I closed myself was the first one in Caine, Utah back in 2016. It was great. I've used an attorney pretty much for everything. Once I get the contracts in, I don't want to talk to anybody else. I want to just get there. Jill DeWit:                            Moving on. Andrew Peacock:             We have an attorney here who pretty much does all the investors. Literally from start to finish I don't have to hear from them again. I'll pay them a little bit to do that. You know? Steven Butala:                   These cold callers, again, you don't have to answer any of this stuff if you don't want to. Andrew Peacock:             I'll answer it. Steven Butala:                   Are they in this country? Andrew Peacock:             No. No. That's also a big controversial discussion. Should you get US based? Should you get Filipino? Should you get whatever it may be? Mine are all in the Philippines. What I did, literally was once you place these ads in the Philippines, you're going to get a ton of applications. Before I'll even look at anything, you have to send me a voice recording and a video. Before I even look at a resume, because there's no way I have the time to look through 150 resumes that probably who knows if they wrote them or not. You know, that type of thing. I'm going to listen to all the ones who submit an actual voice recording. Then I'll decide who I interview. It's worked very well. If you talk to my cold callers, their accent maybe it's very slight if there even is any. With the system I use, which is Mojo Dialer, it allows me to go in and listen to the call recordings. I can go in, I can analyze. I can do whatever it may be if there needs to be any tweaks there. Andrew Peacock:             They're in the Philippines. I'm paying them six bucks an hour, which is pretty good money on their end. 200 bucks per lead that goes to contract. If they hit their goal, which is four contracts a month, they get a thousand bucks on the back end. Steven Butala:                   When you sell it? Andrew Peacock:             No, no. Just if it goes to contract, they did their job. If they get four in that month, they get a thousand bucks. It doesn't matter if I move it or not. Whatever it may be. They are extremely happy and extremely excited about that. I know some guys that are paying $1.50 an hour and that's it. You're going to get what you pay for, especially over there. They are extremely happy. They have their own group chat message. Anything that pops up, they communicate. I'm not as involved because I don't really want to be. One is designated as the manager. Everything has to go through him first. If he can't handle it, then I will. That's an overview of the cold callers. Jill DeWit:                            That's good. Steven Butala:                   So a lead comes in, do you personally look at the house and look at the numbers and say yep, I want to do this deal? Who calls the seller? You? Andrew Peacock:             Sure. From the cold caller leads, so lead comes in from the cold caller. The cold caller makes an initial offer on the phone. We have a system here. I'm not sure if it's universal. It's a CRS data. I'm not sure if you guys have heard of it. Steven Butala:                   No, I haven't. Andrew Peacock:             It spits out a very, very accurate price per square foot ARV of that house. Zillow is not accurate over here. I know a lot of people use Zillow. Red Fin is the most accurate public platform that I've seen. CRS data is ... and you have to pay for the subscription. It's the most accurate I've seen. They have their script. As this motivated lead comes in, they're offering 60% of that CRS, ARV. That's been very accurate so far. If they agree to that 60%, we set an appointment right away. That's when I go in. I don't talk to this lead until I ring the doorbell. 60% that leads out these individuals to say, hey yeah. I want to sell. You're going to give me three million. That type of thing because we run across so many, yeah I want to sell. How much are you going to give me? Or whatever it may be. We're weaning through all those individuals. The only way I want to go to their house is if we're anywhere in that ballpark. Steven Butala:                   This is fascinating. I can't remember when I've learned so much on a ... I'm supposed to be interviewing you, you know? I'm sitting here taking notes. I'm listening. It's amazing. Andrew Peacock:             Thank you. Thank you. It comes from you guys. You guys started all this stuff. I can't wait to collaborate for sure. Jill DeWit:                            This is good stuff. Steven Butala:                   Do you feel like you're running out of real estate? You're in one MSA. Are you going to expand? Andrew Peacock:             That's what I wanted to ask you guys. For land, we hit accounting, we move on. When I'm here in Mecklenburg, you send someone a letter that's stating a certain price, right? You come back and try to hit them with another price no matter whether it's two of the three months later, six months later. They're always going to refer to that first letter. I'm going through the second mailer of Mecklenburg now. I've heard that a couple of times from the leads that are coming in. I'm wondering if that's an issue or not. I'm not sure in my opinion. So many things change over time. So many people go through divorce. So many people inherit property. So many people ... all these issues that come up happens. I'm not sure if it will be an issue or not, but I would love to do the virtual thing. Have boots on the ground like you guys talk about. Literally place somebody. You can pay a realtor if you want. Just somebody that goes to the houses. I can do this price point anywhere in North Carolina. Andrew Peacock:             If you figure out the scheme for any state, you can do it there. It's literally numbers. It's all data. All you need is a trusted boots on the ground somewhere. If you can get that, somebody who is not going to undercut you and all that stuff, I think you can do it. You can make a very, very large machine if you do that. Steven Butala:                   Exactly. That's what House Academy is all about. That's what we teach. You got to get that trusted boots on the ground. What I say in the House Academy program is, and I'm not selling anything here. You're doing it exactly how I said to do it in the program. You have to, in my opinion, conquer all this stuff yourself. Learn how to do it so you can train your boots on the ground. Andrew Peacock:             Exactly. Steven Butala:                   You're ready. You're right there and ready for it. Andrew Peacock:             Oh yeah. It's something I definitely want to do. I haven't tried it yet, but I know exactly what market I want to go to. Wake county here in North Carolina, which is the Raleigh, Durham area. Extremely similar, but a lot more spread out than Mecklenburg. It's a ton of potential. I've actually bought a lot of lots there in Wake county, which this is before you guys started talking about info lots. I jumped to info lots probably six months into the game. I did. I was like, it sounds so simple, so I'm just going to give it a shot. That's how I made all of my money in 2017, was info lots. It was right here in North Carolina. That's what allowed me to quit my pharmaceutical job and do this thing full time. It's a journey, but I love trying new stuff. Steven Butala:                   Fascinating. I'm stunned. Really, I mean it. Jill DeWit:                            You're another person. When we sent out our survey, I think it was in January. The number of people that said, I left my job awhile ago, I'm like, what the heck? I had no idea how many people. Steven Butala:                   I didn't either. Jill DeWit:                            We're in. We're gone. Andrew Peacock:             Oh yeah. It was the most beautiful phone call of my life to be able to call my boss and say, hey. I found something else. I'm out of here. Jill DeWit:                            I'm good. Thanks. Andrew Peacock:             I'm good. No worries here. Steven Butala:                   What's a regular day look like for you? You got to be putting in 12, 14 hours, right? Andrew Peacock:             Oh man. No. Literally for the houses. I wake up at 5AM and I do my workout and all that. I have my morning ritual, whatever you may call it. I start work around 8AM now. I go to from 8:00 to about noon as far as stuff I need to be doing in front of the computers. I'll leave the entire afternoon open for appointments. I grind from 8AM to noon. That's when I'm pricing mailers. That's when I'm going over calls with my cold callers. That's when I'm looking at new markets. That's when I'm talking to buyers. All that stuff. Afternoon it's literally appointments. That's my normal schedule. Jill DeWit:                            Love it. Steven Butala:                   That's awesome. Jill DeWit:                            That's perfect. Wow. Steven Butala:                   These are very logical House Academy gratuitous. Jill DeWit:                            What's next? What are your goals for this year and what's next? Andrew Peacock:             The goal for this year, 750, 750 revenue. I'm not quite on track there. I got to turn some things up second quarter, I mean second half of this year. Then I want to go into apartment complex. I'm naturally a cash flow guy. I wanted to skip over single family rentals. It's just not enough on the bone there for me. My natural next move would be that mom and pop apartment complex. You're talking 30 units to 90 units. Something big enough for the small investor, but too small for the big guys. It's that sweet spot where mom and pop are still running those things, where I can go in and do some value add. Really start that portion of the cash flow. Which I listened to a podcast, it was an individual who they had a ton of land that they had no terms. It's just a headache. I would love to have everything under one roof. I can jump into that apartments. Then I have a bajillion other things going on in my head that I want to try. That's the next thing for me. Jill DeWit:                            I'm curious because it sounds like you've always been a cash guy up to this point. You haven't really done any term. It will be interesting to see how it goes. Andrew Peacock:             Yeah. I know that it's going to take capital to get to that cash flow. For me, this entire focus for the past two, three years has been building capital until I can make that leap and actually get some apartment complex. I'm also very interested in the trucking industry for cash flow standpoint. It's a lot of things that's going on in my head that I want to try. Mobile home parts would love to do self storage. All that stuff. All those are potential next moves where it can be big enough to focus on. Jill DeWit:                            Now knowing what you know, just knowing how to buy whatever it is right, the sky is the limit. All you have to do is [crosstalk 00:37:37] Andrew Peacock:             You are so right. Jill DeWit:                            What would I like to be involved in? I'm surprised he hasn't bought us a marina and a bar. Andrew Peacock:             It's coming. It's coming. Steven Butala:                   Yeah, it is. I'll tell you it's hard to beat mobile home parks that are separate APNs and storage facilities from a hands off. It's hard to beat those two types of assets for our personality types. Andrew Peacock:             If you have a mobile home park and you have city water, city sewer in that thing, and you own the actual land ... it's a lot of deals out here where people are selling mobile homes where they don't own the land. You have no control over that lease or the land. That's not what we're talking about. We want to own that 40 acres and then sub divide it into 140 little lots. It's city water, city storage, it's easy. Not easy, but you're only responsible for the land. That's very, very attractive. A lot of people know that too. A lot of big money is going into mobile home parks now. Cap rates are squeezing just like apartment complexes were what? Five, ten years ago. Mobile home parks will be there in five, ten years. Steven Butala:                   That's right. Jill DeWit:                            Right. Steven Butala:                   It's called Land Academy for a reason. Andrew Peacock:             Exactly. We don't own the land. It's awesome. I would love to enter that. Steven Butala:                   That's great man. Jill DeWit:                            This has been awesome. Steven Butala:                   I would love to have you on our live House Academy webinar as a guest, if you're up for it. Andrew Peacock:             Sure. For sure. Anything, I would love to be involved in anything. You just let me know, I'll be there. Jill DeWit:                            I'll make sure you get the invite. Andrew Peacock:             Awesome. Steven Butala:                   We have one today. I don't know what you're doing at ... well you're east coast time, right? Andrew Peacock:             Yeah. I'm east coast. I have two appointments after this. Jill DeWit:                            We'll get you for next week. I'll have them send you the invite. Steven Butala:                   Perfect. Andrew Peacock:             Awesome. That'll be perfect. Steven Butala:                   That'll be great because I think this is going to air next week. Jill DeWit:                            This'll be fun. Steven Butala:                   That'll be great. Andrew Peacock:             Great. What's the end goal for you guys? If you had to say where you wanted to be in 20 or 30 years as far as real estate, as far as accomplishments, as far as any of that? What's the end goal there? Steven Butala:                   I'll be dead in 30 years. Jill won't be. Our whole goal from day one when we started Land Academy was to bring on people just like you, have you guys figure it all out for yourselves and then become your business partner. Andrew Peacock:             Gotcha. Steven Butala:                   Whether it's deal funding, or whether it's what we're calling reverse deal funding. Where we find a deal. Your perfect candidate, if we found either houses or a residential info lots in North Carolina, we would send you the deal, fund it 100%, and if you're up for it, you close it. Whether it's through your attorney or whatever and then we split the whole proceeds. Andrew Peacock:             Easy. Steven Butala:                   That's the whole end game is to get a network of people all over the country doing that. We are. It's working. Andrew Peacock:             Sure. Sure. Nice. I would love ... that Landon side to me is absolutely ... if I could that with houses literally all over the country where you literally send something, we approve it, it goes through the process and we close it. Whatever it may be, I think that's awesome. I agree. Steven Butala:                   You're familiar with Land Tank, right? Andrew Peacock:             Yep. Yep. Steven Butala:                   We're going to release House Tank here in a couple of months. Andrew Peacock:             Really? Steven Butala:                   I was just talking about it. You can go on there as a lender and say, yeah I approve this deal. Andrew Peacock:             Nice. Okay. I'll definitely check it out. Nice. Jill DeWit:                            The funny thing I love, it's going fantastic. Andrew Peacock:             Nice. Steven Butala:                   We'll have our people contact you. I'm confident that you're just a perfect candidate to have an honorary House Academy subscription. He's added so much to the content. Jill DeWit:                            We'll figure it out. I'll see what we can work out. Steven Butala:                   They'll contact you. Andrew Peacock:             Perfect. I appreciate it. Steven Butala:                   Andrew Peacock, amazing. Do you have a website where people can contact you? People are going to contact you after they see this, if you want them to. Andrew Peacock:             You can go to my Instagram for sure. That's probably where I do most of my stuff. I actually post some things. People love the before and after thing. I'll post pictures of what the house looked like when I got it. Then when a buyer finish the rehab and literally do comparisons, it's awesome. People love that stuff. My Instagram is peacock_ac. Carington is my middle name, so AC. That's where I do most of my stuff on Instagram. My website, my company's name is ACP Home Investments. The website is www.acphomeinvestments. That's pretty much it. You can definitely, if you want to reach out and contact me. You can andrew@acphomeinvestments. You'll get to me. I'll definitely respond. Jill DeWit:                            Awesome. Steven Butala:                   Amazing interview Andrew. Thank you. Jill DeWit:                            Thank you so much. Andrew Peacock:             Thank you guys so much. Steven Butala:                   [inaudible 00:42:46] it's been another 20, probably 30 minutes listening to the Land Academy show. Join us next time for another interesting episode. Jill DeWit:                            And we answer your questions. Post them on our online community at landinvestors.com. It is free. Steven Butala:                   You are not alone in your real estate ambition. Amazing talk pal. Andrew Peacock:             Oh man. Thank you guys so much. That was awesome. I always dreamt about the time where I would get to talk to you guys and all that stuff. I never knew how it would go. This was definitely awesome. Steven Butala:                   Dude, we got more out of it than you did, I'm sure of it. Andrew Peacock:             No, no. I love this stuff. It's so much that we can do like with this stuff. You guys literally teach the foundation of how to buy right. If you can buy right with anything, it doesn't matter the asset class. We can take this thing all the way up to hotels if we wanted to. If we know how to buy right, it's literally, it's a no brainer. Steven Butala:                   That's it. Andrew Peacock:             I feel like you'll never starve if you know how to buy. Steven Butala:                   That's it. Jill DeWit:                            That's it. Steven Butala:                   If you don't buy cheap real estate, everything is going to be fine regardless of where you are. Andrew Peacock:             Exactly. Exactly. I'm pretty young. I didn't go through the 2008 crash. This next one is coming in my opinion. I just feel like I'll be okay. It's that comforting feeling like I'll be okay. I'm going to get through that. I don't want to say easily, but I know how to buy property. It's still going to be buyers out there. Some of my top buyers have bought for 20 years plus. They know every cycle. They're not worried about it either. If I can provide a profit, they're going to buy it. Jill DeWit:                            Exactly. Steven Butala:                   It's great to talk to you Andrew. I'm so happy for your success. Andrew Peacock:             Oh man. Thank you guys so much for sure. Thank you. Thank you. I can't say it enough. Jill DeWit:                            Thank you. Steven Butala:                   Talk to you soon bud. Andrew Peacock:             All right. Have a good one. See yeah. Jill DeWit:                            Bye.  

After a month-long hiatus, Public Brooncasting returns with newfound vigor, amateur psychological knowledge, and puppy-dog eyes filled with love. This episode will be covering some psychological aspects of romance and lust, my sappy take on my love and sex life, and going into oddball tangents here and there. This'll be the episode for those crybabies, those Casanovas, and yes, perhaps even you, Nosy Nancy. Enjoy! ~B FOLLOW FOR UPDATES N' MORE: INSTAGRAM:@pbrooncast TWITTER:@pbrooncast HONORABLE SHOUTOUTS: Varney Blamah: INSTAGRAM: @deeplyrootedculture WEBSITE:www.deeplyrootedtees.com Mikael: INSTAGRAM: @capt.mikael.art Mo: INSTAGRAM: @mellomomomo SOUNDCLOUD: @mellomo  

Do you enjoy the Best in Galaxy podcast? Well why not tuck into the Best in Galaxy novel and audiobook? The first in an epic trilogy with an interactive twist... just click HERE (https://linktr.ee/Markrestuccia) , select your format and location, then you're off to the races! C4 inherits a bar from a long-lost relatives, but it comes with a price… The Council are creating a protection racket in their area and the boys have to come up with 2000 monies within 24 hours. Patch and Stooch decide to hold a talent night and turn the place into a hipster bar, but The Council have other plans… **** This'll be our last episode for a while, as we'll be concentrating on our trilogy of novels and audiobooks - the first will hit Amazon and Audible this summer. To keep in the loop, sign up to our mailing list on our website www.bestingalaxy.com and just before we unleash our first novel, you'll receive an EXCLUSIVE E-book of a Prequel Story! And it won't be available anywhere else! **** The Cast: Stooch: Himself, C4, Colonel Simpkins, Lord Liptonice, Heckler Patch: Himself, The Salesman Guy, Slycious Pauly: Manny, Ol' Joe, General Beers, The Talent Show Contestants Written, produced and performed by Patch Hyde, Mark Restuccia and Paul F Taylor. Sound editing, design and mix by Mark Restuccia. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @bestingalaxy for more nonsense and up to the minute news on further releases and do check out the Best in Galaxy Podcast Star Wars parodies .. season 2's where the sitcom starts.. the most enjoyable parody you never knew you needed! And don't forget the Best in Galaxy Podcast Youtube channel.

He wants YOU for a new best friend... In this (long overdue) episode of Spook Factory, the horror podcast run by kids, Henry and Keenan tackle the 1988 horror classic Child's Play. Surprisingly, they don't really have anything too negative to say, so they start nitpicking things little things nobody cares about. This'll be fun. Our IMDB: www.imdb.com/user/ur85102284/?ref_=nb_usr_prof_0 Email us: spookfactorypodcast@gmail.com ©2018 Henry Parker and Keenan Basar

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Welcome back to another episode of This Week in Aruba, which covers the events from Monday, April 23rd to Sunday, April 29th or also known as timeshare week 16.   My shout out for this week goes to Peter and Amal from Alfie’s in Aruba.  Originally from Canada but now full-time residents of Aruba, Peter and Amal who I interviewed on episode 79 of One Happy Podcast purchased a bar and have never looked back.   Alfie's in Aruba almost immediately became one of the favorite restaurants on the island and that is mostly due to the owners focus on a great experience and even better customer service. They serve pub fare so think burgers, rib, and awesome pulled pork.  And something that is completely unique to the island is their amazing poutine. If you’re someone who ever thought of opening up a bar in Aruba you really should listen to One Happy Podcast episode 79.     With that being said let’s jump into the events section:     FOOD     A Taste of Aruba When: 24 April / 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm Where: Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/284921082045640/   Aquarius will take you back in time with stories, local handcrafted arts and recipes. Celebrate our Island's rich multicultural history with locally inspired buffet.   Aquarius will serve a local buffet for just $39 including a BALASHI BEER or Chill Beer. Specials on Cocktails such as; 'Barbulet', 'Aruba Ariba' , 'Chuchubi Carnaval' and 'Yuwana Loco'. Discover Aruba through unique flavors!   Join us every Tuesday Night for this special local event with Live entertainment. For more information or reservation, please call 5236156 or visit one of our Navigators in the lobby area.   Dinner Under The Stars at Renaissance Private Island When: 25 April / 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Where: Renaissance Private Island Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/193877354724743/   Take a boat trip to Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino's Private Island and let your taste buds travel to paradise...   Enjoy our new menu consisting of a Beer braised Short Rib or Tandoori marinated Mahi-Mahi, while your toes get pampered in our white secluded sand.   Our private dinner setting includes a welcome cocktail at Lucy's Dock (across the Renaissance Mall), boat trip to Renaissance Private Island, dinner on the beach and live entertainment for only $65 per person. Children from 5 to 12 yrs pay $32.50.   For more information or reservation, please contact one of our navigators at 5236115   Eat Local's Food Truck Festival When: 27 to 28 April / 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Where:  Plaza Daniel Leo / Plaza Nikki Habibe Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/1304141779674820/   Ready to experience the deliciousness of Aruba's “cuminda di truck?” Get ready for Eat Local: Food Truck edition. Savor and experience the best of Aruba’s Food Trucks!   All of the islands best food trucks gathered in one place! Experience sizzling dishes and let your taste buds go wild. Bring your friends and family and enjoy great food, craft beers, and live music. Eat, drink, and chill the night away.   *Cash only!   Last year was a booming success with live music, full bellies, happy hearts, and culinary treats from the best food trucks of the island.   Are you ready for the next chapter of food truck bites in a cozy, festival-like setting? Accompanied by 3 Craft Beer companies and a Kids Corner presented by of The University of Aruba.   Confirmed Participating Food Trucks:   Candela Chalo Burger Eataly The Little One - ft. Hollywood Smokehouse El Mexicano Nos Local Piet su truck Pofferdorie   Beer Trucks:   Craft Craft Beer Lovers Bros&Beer       Cheap vs Expensive Wines When: 28 April / 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Where: The Wine Room (L.G. Smith Blvd #126 Suite #1, 00000 Oranjestad, Aruba) Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/2000321300294707/   A great session exploring wines blindly There will be 8 wines to taste and drink.   The main idea: Here we would like you to try cheap, entry level wines, mid end and high end wines blindly, meaning without seeing the label, and judge for yourself what wines you really like.   It’s going to be a fun filled evening with many laughs, so be sure to reserve today!   Experience: $85 Tapas: Shrimps, Picanha, and Grilled chicken   Seated wine tasting for only 10 persons, reserve your spot today!     I Love Wine & Cheese Event When: 28 April / 12:00 nn - 5:00 pm Where: Ling and Sons IGA Super Center (Schotlandstraat #41, Oranjestad, Aruba) Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/187155585253605/   Come and try out our great selection of wines and cheeses from around the world we have available in store. Great in store tastings, specials, and a chance to win a romantic dinner for 2. Join this unique experience at your #1 supermarket, Ling & Sons.     The Full Moon Romantic Experience When: 29 April / 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Where: Passions on the Beach (J.E. Irausquin Blvd. 252, Eagle Beach, Aruba Palm Beach) Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/1572363702854696/   Passions on the Beach restaurant invites you for a special 3-course dinner at every full moon.   Complimentary Welcome Drink: Martini-Pina-Colada Creation   Appetizer: “Mariage de Séléné”, Bisque with scallop and lobster   Entrée: “Terre et Mer”, Beef tenderloin and garlic shrimp, sweet potato puree, asparagus, stuffed mini sweet pepper   Dessert: “Passion" Cheesecake   $49.00 per person.15% Service Charge, 1.5% tax & 2% Health Levy will be added to your bill. Reservation required. Please contact our Concierge at +297 527 1118; concierge@amsterdammanor.aw.     SPECIAL OCCASIONS   King’s Day Aruba When: 27 April (all day) Where: Aruba   Official Holiday: A government ceremony paying honor to King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is followed by numerous sporting events, and family-friendly celebrations. Sports competitions, kite flying contests and fun-filled activities are held at various sites including community centers. Also, many restaurants and bars hold specials and fun celebrations... don't forget to wear your orange!   Under the Stars King's Day Celebration When: 27 to 28 April / 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm Where: Aruba Cosecha / Taste My Aruba (Zoutman Straat 1, Oranjestad, Aruba) Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/590084058027261/ Aruba Cosecha, in partnership with Taste My Aruba, proudly invites you to their 'Under The Stars' local art & farmer's market, celebrating our King's Day! At Cosecha you can find a diversification of the Aruban craft heritage and artistic supply of artisans, through their personal stories, inspirations and craftsmanship exposed in their products. All products sold at Cosecha have received the Aruba Certification Seal. Taste My Aruba, celebrates the culinary heritage, including local farmer's, thus bringing food from the farm to your plate, furthermore cherish everything that is authentically local. Come and mingle with our local artists & artisans and celebrate King's Day with us. We promise to fulfill your five senses! Live like a local and be part of an authentic experience.   King's Day Bikers Parade When: 27 to 28 April / from 3:00 pm Where: Rond Aruba Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/189129288353850/ We are gonna go for a ride with one stop and after that we are gonna have an awesome event for our bikers!   LIFESTYLE   Flip Flop Festival When: 28 to 30 April (all day) Where: Bushiri Beach Arena Website: http://www.flip-flopfestival.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/flipflopfestivalaruba/   The Flip Flop Festival, brought to you by Chill Beer is one of the biggest music festivals in Aruba. This event brings around thousands of people annually, getting better and better every year. You can expect nothing but loads of fun, music and entertainment on the beach!   *Official Artist Lineup for 2018 Flip Flop Festival:     Karol G. https://www.facebook.com/KarolGOficial/   Fat Joe https://www.facebook.com/fatjoe/ Jeon https://www.facebook.com/arvanimuzic/ Beenie Man https://www.facebook.com/KingBeenie/ Alborosie https://www.facebook.com/OneAlborosie Le Groove https://www.facebook.com/LeGrooveAruba/ Da Ridlaz https://www.reverbnation.com/chrisstrick   *Official 2018 Flip Flop Festival Schedule:   Saturday, April 28th Opening Event at E MOTIONS Nightclub 10:00 PM - 4:00 AM Sunday, April 29th Pool Party at Renaissance Marina 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM Monday, April 30th Main Event at Bushiri Beach Arena 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM   * Tickets on sale at Citgo Palm Beach, Boulevard, St. Cruz & Essoville!   For more information and to purchase tickets visit Flip Flop Festival's Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/pg/flipflopfestivalaruba/       Yoga & Intro to The Bars Method (presentation) When: 24 April / 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Where: Happy Buddha Aruba (Monserat 5, Oranjestad, Aruba) Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/1823426694344998/ Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yoga-intro-to-the-bars-method-presentation-tickets-44945245439?aff=efbevent   Register for this FREE EVENT "Yoga & Intro to The Bars Method" on Tuesday April 24nd 2018 from 6 - 8 PM. We start with a delicious 60 min yoga class (accessible for all levels), taught by Corinne Voermans, founder & director of Happy Buddha Aruba. Guest Teacher Gyonne Goedkoop, an Access Bars practitioner, will introduce you to The Bars Method / Access Consciousness, founded by Gary Douglas (www.accessconsiousness.com).   The Bars are a series of 32 points on the head, which when lightly touched releases old energies stuck in the brain and the body, allowing for tremendous and easy change.   Following the FREE EVENT you can sign up for a 30 min "Taster" (Bars treatment on Saturday April 28th or Sunday April 29th 2018). You'll receive more info on this during the presentation. Fee for 30 min Bars Treatment is $25 or AWG 45.   Open-air Market at Flor de Oriente When: 28 April / 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Where: Flor de Oriente (Kerkstraat 6, None Oranjestad, Aruba) Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/2011492402511385/   Markt is a place where the community can come together and support the small local business movement. A place where the people can find, buy and sell products, foods and/or beverages on a monthly basis. Giving the local stores and owners as well as fishermen and artists a chance to gather at one location in the heart of Oranjestad, easy to find and attend for the local community of Aruba and visitors to the island.     I Love 2 Party When: 28 April / 9:00 pm - 3:00 am Where: Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/338319420011572/   ARUBA: I LOVE 2 PARTY. Get wild, get sexy, get ready. This'll be a night to remember. Get your tickets NOW and we'll see you this April 28th!     ENTERTAINMENT   What goes on at MooMba Beach?Moomba Beach (JE Irausquin BLVD 230, 0000 Palm Beach, Aruba) Monday, 23 April from 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm:C-Zar on stage at MooMba Beach Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/184981868733145/ Join us for an evening with C-Zar live on stage. C-Zar has a wonderful, unusual, voice which will keep you spellbound. Come and toast with us to another beautiful night in Aruba. Wednesday, 25 April from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm:Karla LIVE on stage at MooMba Beach! Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/1406161896149061/ Caribbean and international music. Typical MooMba music for sunset party time! Friday, 27 April from 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm:Untouchables LIVE on stage at MooMba BeachSource: https://www.facebook.com/events/2065100077112537/ Lead singer Cesar Olarte of The Untouchables is a phenomenon on Aruba: his distinctive voice is amazing and his highest notes can put a lady's pipes to shame. Singing a wide variety of styles, such as merengue, salsa, pop and reggae, Cesar and his Untouchables are popular among locals as well as visitors. Everyone's sandy feet are itching to dance when hearing Cesar and his 4-man band perform at MooMba Beach, where he can be seen in action. The always mellow vibes at MooMba, the relaxed atmosphere, and terrific cocktails make even the timidest of us lose their inhibitions, but on the days that The Untouchables are playing, it is party-time from the word go.   So come on down to MooMba Beach to see international star Cesar and The Untouchables in action and have fun! Sunday, 29 April from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm:Party Posse LIVE at MooMba Beach Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/904126583091968/ Party Posse is a band with an extensive repertoire of hits, covering the latest radio airplay as well as classic songs from the 00’s, 90’s, 80’s, 70’s, and 60’s. Party Posse is a versatile band that can give your event an exuberant party mode as well as a relaxing and elegant atmosphere. Having entertained at major large corporate gigs to weddings and private event, makes Party posse the leading act on the island. Their repertoire consists of Dance music, Latin, Jazz, Caribbean and Reggae to Top 40 Hits. Party Posse consists of a professional group of musicians and singers who not only look good and sound good, but know how to please a crowd and have them begging for more! The band has been playing together for 10 years and have performed at numerous private functions, corporate events and weddings at the most important venues and hotels on the island. The core group is made up of five musicians and when the budget or occasion allows, extra performers are often brought in.     Guy Bavli, Master of the Mind When: 24 April / 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm (recurring event every Tuesdays until 28 August) Where: Alhambra & Divi Resorts Aruba Banquet & Events (J.E.Irausquin Boulevard # 41, 00000 Oranjestad, Aruba) Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/153482718642217/ Tickets: http://www.masterofthemind.com/   Guy Bavli led a long, successful career filled with science-defying stunts and demonstrations, performing for fortune 500 companies, primetime television networks, and audiences around the world. Despite this, Bavli claims no superpowers. His skills actually lie in advanced applications of mind magic, psychology, physiology, and intuition, gained through years of intense study and practice.     I Wish You Were Here (Poetry Night) When: 25 April / 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Where: Rock’n'Rock (Caya Taratata, Coral Plaza 15 L-3, Pos Abao, AW Oranjestad, Aruba) Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/182215239079958/ Hosted by: Basha Foundation https://www.facebook.com/BashaFoundation/   I wish you were here. I wish I was there. Come let's enjoy the wonderful atmosphere.   Make our wish come true and join us on April 25 at Rock’n'Rock.   Aruba Sinatra Dinner Show at The Old Cunucu House Restaurant When: 26 April / 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Where: The Old Cunucu House (Palm Beach 150, 0000 Palm Beach, Aruba) Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/394983224271357/   Are you searching for things to do in Aruba? Aruba Sinatra Shows started 6 years ago and we would like to celebrate it with you while enjoying the good things of life any time this year. After more than 300 weekly performances Aruba Sinatra Shows is one of the longest-running productions in Aruba!   Experience beautiful composed, orchestrated and arranged music with wonderful romantic lyrics sung by Fred de Jong. Order local food and delicious drinks while watching our Aruba Sinatra Dinner Show at The Old Cunucu House Restaurant or ask for our Dinner Special Menu.   Live entertainment every Thursday from 7:30 till 9:30 pm featuring songs like:"Fly Me To The Moon", "I've Got The World On A String", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "My Way", "New York - New York", "The Way You Look Tonight" and many more...   The Show Ticket is only $15.00 per person (food and drinks, transportation, gratuities not included). During the show you can eat and drink something a la carte.       The Cheapest Wine | The Rise of a New Social Attitude When: 28 April / 11:00 pm - 2:00 am Where: Rock’n'Rock (Caya Taratata, Coral Plaza 15 L-3, Pos Abao, AW Oranjestad, Aruba) Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/1970934912976452/   Rockers! If you remember the last concert - on April 28th, you will all enjoy once again, one of the coolest performances in Rock n' Rock is back... So, flush your liver in the meantime! See you soon! The Cheapest Wine is Caribbean Punk Rock, The Rise of a New Social Attitude.   KARAOKE/SPECIAL NIGHTS Matthew’s Beachside Restaurant(J.E. Irausquin Blvd 51, Oranjestad)Website: https://www.matthews-aruba.com/ - Karaoke Nights every Wednesdays, 9:00 - 11:00 pm Soprano’s Piano Bar(Lloyd G. Smith Boulevard 370, Noord, Aruba)Website: http://www.sopranospianobararuba.com/ - Unplugged Nights every Saturdays, starting at 8:00 pm Ricardo’s Restaurant & Bar(J.E. Irausquin Blvd 53, Aruba)Website: http://ricardosaruba.restaurant/ - Karaoke Dance Party! every Thursdays, starting at 9:00 pm The Rose Bar & Lounge Restaurant(Boegoeroei 11-Z, Noord)Page: https://www.facebook.com/therosearuba/ - Karaoke Happy Hour every Thursdays, starting at 6:00 pm   ARTS     Acrylic & Design Workshop When: 23 April / 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Where: Mia Secret Aruba (Belgiëstraat 5B, Oranjestad, Aruba) Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/984238335067041/   Workshop: Acrylic & Design! Techniques: - Acrylic with Tips and Sculptures - 3D roses - 4D Plastiline - Chrome Effect - Gel Paint Inscription: Miss 21 Accessories Tel: 5889128   Next, we’re going to jump into what looks like a very light cruise ship schedule for this week. I include this so you may plan your beach days or schedule accordingly.   The news section is probably the most sparse area of this podcast.  This is because I usually only include topics which are relevant to us visitors or tourists. One thing that should be of interest to all visitors of the island is safety and I will discuss how the island strengthened their security measures by using the technology available at their disposal. I will also talk about the safety of the wildlife and the state of the water in Aruba. If there’s anything at all that you would like to suggest for the show or simply want to relay feedback, please do send me an email at curt@onehappypodcast.com or drop a voice message on our hotline number (302) 635-0815.   Quick note, I would like to apologize in advance for next week because This Week in Aruba will be posted a day later as I will be out of town.

Are you a 90's kid? Of course you are!  Or maybe you're one at heart.  We do another game involving the 90's! This'll probably be a 90's month, or at least what we percieve as a 90's month (we've been recording somewhat out of order, so that's why we thought we did 90's ANNHILATION last week). See if you can score more than Dove!  Also, we're realizing that not all of our episodes are showing up on iTunes, but you are able to still listen to our back catalog on our site uncouthtangents.com and youtube channel where we post our power hours and special episodes!

#Creepypasta - The Good Father Author: Risen-Icarus #Creepypasta Link: https://www.creepypasta.com/the-good-father/ Visit the website: www.storiesfablesghost.wixsite.com/storiesfables Send me your own stories: StoriesFablesGhostlyTales@gmail.com Welcome listeners! Creeeeepy Pasta time - today I have for you a story involving a Priest, a Monster, and...#corruption. Join me today you brililiant people for a story with a sordid ending :P and share some tea with me whilst your at it. This'll be one interesting #creepypasta I think :) Go on, leave me an iTunes Review: goo.gl/Bw4kXP ------------------- Contact / Links / Extra information below: #Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/StoriesFablesGhostlyTales #Twitter: twitter.com/StoriesFablesGT #Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCjtTN-6a_PS38eO90wzcNew All Music and Public Domain: CO.AG - goo.gl/hQZW8Z Myuuji - www.youtube.com/user/myuuji NCM: www.youtube.com/channel/UCHEioEoqyFPsOiW8CepDaYg -------------------

This will be my last show for a couple of weeks. I plan on taking some time off, so I can attend and compete at the World Beard and Mustache Championships in Austin, Texas. So this episode will be all about the World Championships.  I have a special group of ladies from The Whiskerinas Council that are going to join me tonight. We will be chatting about all things whiskerina, including how this is the first time in the history of the World Championships that they are including women's categories. Please welcome to the show Tessa Bischoff, Jodi Mitnick, Amy Roberts, Lauren Henneke, and Rachel Iammarino. Five ladies and myself, all on at once! This'll be interesting!  My next guest is the president and co-founder of the Austin Facial Hair Club. He was a starring cast member of the IFC channels "Whisker Wars" along side his Austin club mates and was voted Most Talented in his high school graduating class. He is also the vice president of the World Beard and Mustache Association and the vice president of the North American Beard and Mustache Alliance. And he has competed in countless competitions and has judged in over 20. Please welcome the legend, Mr. Bryan Nelson. This should be a great episode folks, so tune in!     Gnarly Beards United is brought to you by the Dead Air Nation Network and is sponsored by the Gnarly Beard Company. "Keep It Gnarly, My Friends!" www.gnarlybeardco.com        Tune in every Monday night at 9pm EST! 

Welcome back to the Rec Room! Every ten episodes, we take a break from recapping the show to talk turkey about the fandom/culture around it (as you would know if you'd been paying attention. This'll be on the quiz). In this episode, we review two Code Lyoko YouTube gems: the infamous (though possibly to nobody but us) Movie Quote Dub and the review by renowned cringelord Pan Pizza. We're also addressing one of our listeners' questions: if we could reboot the show, what would we do differently? Also featured: awkwardly trying to remember things from Xiaolin Showdown, Ben plugging yet another adorable fanfic, and finding ways to make the show gayer than it ever was. Click here to watch the Code Lyoko Movie Quote Dub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iaHOup0vgQ  Click here to watch Pan Pizza's review of Code Lyoko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlDs5WoLKR0  Questions? Comments? Email us at rttppodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at @rttppodcast. You can also support us at our donation page: https://ko-fi.com/rttppodcast! Cover art by the very skilled Ingram! Find their work at @ingramcomix or www.ingramcomix.com. Opener: "A World Without Danger" by Noam Kaniel Outro: "Break Away" by Franck Keller, Ygal Amar, and The Subdigitals

It's time for the biggest challenge they've ever faced, as Dean takes Josh's favourite ever film in the world and distills a prompt from it: a tool name and a surname. "This'll sound badass.” Dean thought. “I hope to God we don’t get ‘hammer’” Jade hopes. They soon find out there's a whole lotta tools with creatively-poisonous names… Got any ideas about this week's hero, or just wanna talk comics with Dean, Jade and Josh? Get in touch — follow @BBR_Podcast on Twitter. Theme music is "Fearless First" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

If this ain't a podcast, then tell me what is! Uh huh, it's time for our country women trilogy to come to a close with a special spotlight episode on Jack White and Loretta Lynn's collaboration: 2004's Van Lear Rose LP. While this marks her first effort with White, this album is the 39th LP release from Loretta Lynn over her 50+ year career, and stands as her most successful crossover album ever released. With a timeless, effortless country vocal and stirring, energetic guitar, Van Lear Rose boasts a number of highlights including Portland, Oregon, Miss Being Mrs., Have Mercy and Little Red Shoes to name but a few -- and we cover it all from inception to release! Also joining us for this special Mother's Day Third Woman segment is our mom Elizabeth Kaminski, who tells her own musical tale and patiently supports our antics. This'll be one podcast to drink by the pitcher and not by the glass, uh huh!*Disclaimer: In light of recent events, the Third Men Podcast would like to wish a speedy recovery to Loretta Lynn who was hospitalized following a stroke on May 4th. Though she is expected to make a full recovery, all our best goes out to Loretta and her family during this time. This podcast was recorded prior to the events of May 4th - MGMT* See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EPISODE 45 - Sweet Jaysus! This'll keep you going! Yes, yes sorry we've been away with strangers, also, Bucko has a new commute. So don't worry, DOODcast's not dead, it just smells funky. DJs 1/ Wildfire - “Check It Out” 2/ Miriam Makeba & Mbongi - “Do You Remember Malcolm” 3/ Miatta Fahnbulleh - “Jungle Music” DJs 4/ Asiko - “Hot Black” 5/ Egberto Gismonti - “Baiao Malandro” 6/ Aura - “Magic Lover” 7/ De Palavra Em Palavra - “Cravo E Canela” DJs 8/ Chain Reaction - “Dance Freak” 9/ Trio Temura - “A Gira (Mr Mendel Edit) 10/ Olhos Coloridos - “Sandra De Sá” 11/ Ronaldo Resedá - “E Novamente Mas Que Nada” DJs 12/ Canned Heat - “Going Up The Country” 13/ Walter Franco - "O Dia Do Criador" 14/ Elza Soares - "Deusa Do Rio Niger" DJs 15/ The Staple Singers - “Gloryland” 16/ The Clark Sisters - “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” 17/ Claudja Barry - “Sweet Dynamite” 18/ Mbamina - “Kilowi-Kilowi 19/ Marcos Valle - “Wanda Vidal” DJs 20/ Mmt aka Mehmet Aslan - “Sevmek Istiyorum” 21/ Marcos Valle - “Estrelar” 22/ Painel De Controle - “Relax” DJs 23/ Biddu Orchestra - “Eastern Journey (Sunset)” 24/ Vijay Benedict - “I Am A Disco Dancer” DJs 25/ Asha Bosle - “Pyar Karne Wale” DJs 26/ Miguel De Deus - “Black Soul Brothers” 27/ Black Soul - “Kai Tchi Senegal” 28/ Egberto Gismonti - “Raga” 29/ Big Jim Sullivan - “Tallyman” DJs 30/ Terry Mackson - “I’m Jealous” DJs 31/ Painel De Controle - “Black Coco” 32/ Zulu Gang - “I Got A Magic Feeling” 33/ The Temptations - “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” 34/ Luiz Melodia - “Veleiro Azul” 35/ Kool & The Gang - “Spirit Of The Boogie” 36/ De Palavra Em Palavra - “O Cafona” 37/ Rodger Collins - “She’s Looking Good” 38/ Bob & Earl -Band - “My Little Girl” 39/ The M.V.P.’s - “Turnin’ My Heartbeat Up”

Today on the BCP Show we talk with John Vespasian! You could go through your whole life feeling like a helpless victim of things that happen, OR you could practice a more rational way of living and working that is frankly MUCH more rewarding. This'll be a great conversation. All that and MUCH more, coming up. HPBExpo BCP Live Taping: Friday, March 3, 1:00pm - Room C201 Marketing Panel: 3:30pm - Room C202 NCSG - March 15-18 Friday 17th, 10:00am-12:00pm room TBD Jerry Isenhour CVC Coaching | Jerry Isenhour John Vespasian Rationality is the Way to Happiness Rational Living, Rational Working: How to Make Winning Moves When Things are Falling Apart Consistency: The Key to Permanent Stress Relief On Becoming Unbreakable: How Normal People Become Extraordinarily Self-Confident When Everything Fails, Try This Connect with us! bcpshow.com/connect Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Mat wrote a quiz! This'll happen every week, without fail, from here on out. Support the show on Patreon! PLAY ATTENTION: InfinifactoryThe Talos PrincipleThe FallThe XCOM Board Game RAD LINKS: Word Processor In Minecraft

Looking back at the catalogue of Jacques Renault, it's hard to believe that his first ever solo release was in 2008. Collaborations with Marcos Cabral as Runaways, the foundation of On the Prowl / OTP party breaks, Lets Play House/ LPH White, a rich set of singles and countless remixes have since been added to his list of achievements as a producer & manager, and by the looks of it, A lot more will follow in the years to come! What is especially remarkable, is the sheer quality and diversity Jacques consistently shows in his works, and it's because of this, we decided to aquire his services as a DJ for our new LUVCAST! Just in time for our release party of LeSale's "In Command EP" (including an excellent remix by- you guessed it! - Jacques Renault), we're treated with a fantastic set of timeless house jams... This'll help you wait for saturday! TRACKLIST: 01. Le Machine - A2 02. Rawthenticity - Obscure Business (Reg-O-Mix) 03. Da Rebels - Sexcapade 04. Reel 2 Real - Jazz it Up (Sneak’s Jazz Dub Mental Mix) 05. Steve Murphy - Glue Your Lips 06. Chase Smith - Still Further 07. DJ Spen Presents: Jasper Street Company - Love Changes (Elusive Stab Attack Dub) 08. Kavolrak - I want you to see (That you’re in love with me) 09. The Black Madonna - Exodus 10. Skylevel 5 - B1 11. Lucretio - Denying https://soundcloud.com/jacquesrenault LUV014 release party: http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?637512

I'll be opening at H20 Discotec this weekend sooooooooooooo...We're back to start your memorial weekend off right. This'll get you to and from your party destinations... Featuring Tracks and Remixes from Chromeo Rocket Pimp Luciana and Popeska Lazy Rich Hot Mouth Dj Exodus Bass Kleph Bart B More Felix Cartal and Olver Twizt If you like it, download it, stream it...distribute it. Enjoy Fuckers...ST

The age of entitlement has ended. You expected a free podcast? This'll set you back $7 per episode, chaps. It's the budget edition. Everything is hell. Grab hold of something and try not to scream.

Scrolls is dead. Long live Scrolls! We've had a hell of a lot of fun burbling away about various topics over the last three years, but its time for a fresh start. The gang are all here still, and the focus of the podcast remains on our favourite genres of books but we've shifted format in an effort to become more listener friendly and provide you with more books worth reading. What does that mean? In a nutshell, we've split the programme into segments and gone out of our way to get contributions from a much wider group of people. Some features will be regular, others will drop in and out as the mood takes us, but our ever constant guide will be the love of and discussion about books. And cake. Obviously. This first episode kicks off with a general round up of what we're Reading Right Now, including input from our Twitter followers. You can use the hash-tag #RRNow to contribute to this infrequent but ongoing conversation. It doesn't have to be an essay, just let us know what you're reading, who it's by and why you think other listeners would like to read it. Alternatively, if you'd like to submit a longer review, send it to scrolls@hotmail.co.uk and we'll read it out. Next up is the Author Interview, in which Phil talks with dark fantasist and environmental horror supremo Joseph D'Lacey about his career - past, present and future. If you have an author you would like us to interview in the future, e-mail your suggestions to scrolls@hotmail.co.uk and we'll see what we can do. We then unveil the results of our first Flash Fiction competition - a monthly challenge open to all-comers. The best three entries are read out, we discuss their merits and choose a winner. Listen out also for next month's challenge. Your deadline will be 8:30 pm, Thursday 16th May. The top three will be published on the Geek Syndicate website each month and the winner will receive a book. Need your fix more regularly? Pop along to Thrills, Kills 'n' Chaos or join Colleen Foley at the Prediction for weekly Flash fun. After setting the next month's challenge, it's Author's Delight. Wolfblood creator and novelist Debbie Moon joins us briefly to share one of her all-time favourite reads. This will be another regular feature, highlighting the books that authors rate most highly. Next Episode we'll be joined by Adam Christopher. Any other authors out there who want to take part in future episodes, just e-mail us at scrolls@hotmail.co.uk or tweet @Dion_Scrolls We wrap things up with The Big Debate. The team settle down to chew over the toughest of topics and try to get each other to swallow their arguments. It may be an exercise in futility, but we love wrangling with words almost as much as reading them. This'll likely be a fixture in every episode. If you have a topic you want to set us for the future then e-mail it to us at scrolls@hotmail.co.uk then stand well back. More ways to interact! Scrolls now has a Skype answerphone set up, so if you want to contact us about any of the above topics, suggest new segments, have your own dulcet tone appear on the podcast or simply give us feedback, then call us at dion.winton.polak any time of day. It seems to work...(Remember, the Editor is magic, so don't panic) Love listening to Clover's laughter? Visit Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour where Clover is her latest guest. Between giggles they talk about a whole bunch of topics that are not book related and one or two that are. Last, but not least, we welcome feedback in the Comments section, especially from people who have never been in touch before. Keep reading.

How would you like to have an argument? Turns out that learning how to have a good argument might just be the best way to learn to think critically. In this episode I discuss a neat piece of research in which 7 and 8 year olds are taught how to effectively argue. And they do a darn good job of it as it turns out. Perhaps this is the way to teach our young people critical thinking: give them some great books to read - like The Giving Tree - and have them discuss what they think about it. The key ingredient: making sure that they fully understand the point of view of the other person. This'll be fun. I promise. Especially since I've got a couple funny clips from Monty Python's Argument Clinic sketch to help move things along.

This is the police episode. It's a little long, rambly and off-topic, but I think it's actually a pretty solid program. The song selection is great, and although we tend to go way off-topic on this one, there's some pretty interesting stuff, including a rant about third-wave ska, a critique of Paul McCartney's "Nirvana" performance and some discussion about the local rap scene. This'll (likely) be the last episode for 2012, as the holidays mean we're going to be hard-pressed to record and post anything until the new year (although who knows, maybe it'll happen).

Scott and Carl talk with Shawn Burke on the culmination of his many-year-old plan to get parts of the source of the .NET Framework released. With Visual Studio 2008, a simple process will allow developers to STEP INTO the .NET Framework Source from the IDE. This'll be a great debugging and learning tool.

This week finds Circus Boy all over Oklahoma checking out the coffee scene and driving the Flying Dutchman RV. Plus, Circus Boy annouces the destination of the long-awaited podcast trip. So, brew some coffee or pull a shot and sit down with coffee artist extraordinaire Karen Eland and then stick around for the all new exclusive Moddog hit! This'll be more fun than your Aunt Bertha's 4th of July party, check it out!