Podcast appearances and mentions of Thomas Wilson

In this episode, I chat with Thomas Wilson, a veteran service designer, who challenges the conventional product-first approach in software and highlights the importance of broad, strategic thinking in design.Is the software industry focusing too much on products?Thomas Wilson thinks we're ignoring the value our core services bring.In this episode, I chat with Thomas Wilson, a seasoned design veteran with a deep understanding of human-centered UX. Thomas has some concerns with the way software is being designed and built right now, but it's not all bad. There are some things we can do to ensure we build the right thing.It all starts with the concept of the “Iceberg of Ignorance,” revealing how only a fraction of organizational problems are known to top executives. This is a problem when the people at the top start making decisions without much insight into the actual problems. This ultimately leads to misguided product-level decisions.Thomas emphasizes the pitfalls of a product-first approach, by highlighting its limitations in addressing user needs and the broader scope of services. He critiques the trend of minimizing the role of design leaders in favor of product-driven strategies.His fix? Embracing the essential role of service design in creating comprehensive services and experiences. He argues for the integration of CX and Service Design into broader business strategies. This requires a shift from simple usability to a holistic service design approach. This is where true innovation and user satisfaction lie.Our discussion also explored the potential of designers in product management roles, where their human-centered expertise will greatly influence product development. Thomas addresses the challenges faced by UX professionals in current industry practices. He advocates for a more empowered and strategic role for service designers.These insights provide a fresh perspective on the role of design in shaping not just products, but entire service ecosystems. Thomas's vision for a design-led approach to business strategy resonates with anyone passionate about creating meaningful user experiences.Topics:• 07:26 – Iceberg of Ignorance• 08:35 – We aren't sharing from the bottom• 10:53 – What's wrong with Product First?• 17:03 – What's wrong with calling everything a product?• 19:01 – Usability is surface design• 22:21 – Focusing on product stops working when services span products• 26:17 – The service exists whether you design it or not• 28:48 – Service Designers zoom out and zoom in as needed• 30:03 – Designers would make great product managers• 31:25 – What's wrong with players/coaches?• 39:24 – Things are broken, but how can we fix it?• 49:03 – CX vs UX• 58:56 – Understanding power and influence and stakeholder management

Join us for a candid and crucial conversation with UX research and service design leaders Dr. Nick Fine and Thomas Wilson as they tackle one of the industry's most pressing but rarely discussed challenges: ageism in tech and design. In an era where UX leadership roles are increasingly disappearing and AI is reshaping the landscape, our guests share invaluable insights on building a sustainable, age-proof career.This thought-provoking discussion explores the critical decision points between individual contributor and management paths, offering practical strategies for becoming truly irreplaceable regardless of your career stage. Fine and Wilson draw from decades of experience to highlight the skills, mindsets, and approaches that create enduring value in an ever-changing industry. Whether you're early in your UX career or a seasoned professional navigating industry shifts, this episode delivers honest advice for remaining essential and impactful in the face of technological disruption and changing workplace demographics.If you've enjoyed this conversation, don't forget to share this episode with your friends and colleagues—it's a conversation worth spreading!

Thomas Wilson, a passionate storyteller and advocate from Manchester, New Hampshire, has faced the challenges of mental health struggles, bullying, and navigating a system that often failed to support neurodiversity. Despite these hardships, he found solace in stories, poetry, novels, and music—worlds where he could escape the pain of feeling different and embrace his strengths. Through the written word, he discovered a place where he was not defined by limitations but by the limitless potential of his imagination.Throughout his journey, Thomas endured the weight of judgment from those who should have been his greatest supporters. Yet, while others saw his diagnosis as a flaw, he found hope and purpose in storytelling. The power of narratives inspired him to speak, to share, and to recognize his own worth.As he grew, Thomas turned his passion into a mission. He began sharing his stories with confidence, helping others find their voices along the way. Through his work as an advocate, teacher, and mentor, he created spaces where people could embrace their own narratives. His dedication led him to roles within agencies that valued his expertise, allowing him to break free from past traumas and ignite a fire of inspiration in those around him. As a mentor, he helped young people develop a love for reading and supported individuals on their paths to independence. His journey also led him to become a peer specialist, further solidifying his role as a guiding force for others.Now, Thomas is embarking on a new chapter, bringing his passion for storytelling into the world of Dungeons & Dragons. Leveraging his experience as a group facilitator, educator, and mentor, he is using the power of immersive storytelling to foster community, connection, and personal growth. By designing meaningful experiences, he is helping others navigate their own journeys, redefining pathways that accommodate diverse needs.Thomas Wilson continues to build bridges—creating spaces where all voices are heard and valued. With over 30 years of experience, he is dedicated to uniting communities through the art of storytelling, always leading with intention, compassion, and an unwavering belief in the transformative power of shared narratives.https://linktr.ee/ndttrpgBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio--2671113/support.

Thomas Wilson is the founder of R&H Creative Advocacy and Storytelling, a professional writer, advocate, storyteller, and speaker with over a decade of experience. He specializes in shared storytelling, using empathy and compassion-based care to foster connection and understanding. Thomas actively engages in community events and champions storytelling as a tool for personal growth, education […]

Thomas Wilson is a passionate storyteller, advocate, and mentor dedicated to creating spaces where all voices are heard and valued. Growing up in Manchester, New Hampshire, he faced the challenges of neurodiversity, bullying, and a system that often failed to support him. Yet, through the power of storytelling—found in poetry, novels, and music—he discovered a refuge, a source of strength, and a pathway to resilience. He became a peer specialist, working within agencies that recognized his passion and drive. Through his mentorship, he has helped others navigate personal challenges, gain independence, and build confidence in their own voices.Today, Thomas channels his storytelling expertise into the world of Dungeons & Dragons, leveraging the game's immersive, narrative-driven structure as a powerful tool for mentorship, community-building, and personal growth. As a group facilitator and educator, he helps individuals connect, collaborate, and redefine their own paths in ways that are meaningful to them.With over 30 years of lived experience, Thomas remains committed to building bridges—creating inclusive spaces where storytelling fosters connection, healing, and joy. His mission is to ensure that every individual, regardless of background or challenge, finds a place where they are seen, heard, and empowered.Contact Thomas at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-wilson-42762927b/ or ndttrpg@gmail.com

Hutt and Chad discuss Thomas Wilson, who's been the CEO of Allstate since 2007, addressing the camera ahead of the game and instead of condemning terrorism, lectured the public about "divisiveness and negativity." Plus, NFL Columnist, John McClain joins the show with NFL week 18 headlines and Kelly in Vegas drops her best bets of the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No one was hotter than hotter than Hunter Johnson at the end of the 2024 season. He won three PPA titles in the second half of the year including a win at the PPA Finals. Hear Hunter explained the mindset change that helped him reach the top and his take on the state of paddles and where he hopes to land as one of the few top players without a paddle sponsor. Meet Mitopure® the only clinically validated, highly pure Urolithin A supplement. Use code DINK at checkout for 10% off your order. https://www.timeline.com/dink Use code DINK10 to save 10% off the CHUCK ball at https://www.gammasports.com/ Watch the biggest team pickleball event in history. It's The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championship December 13-15. Watch it here: @TheDinkPickleball  Pickleball's #1 subscription box is here https://www.thedink.shop/ Leave your voicemail for the PicklePod at (512) 200 - 4299 ------------------ Like the ep? Do us a favor: subscribe to our channel and leave a review on Apple or Spotify -Subscribe to our 'all things pickleball' *free e-newsletter* at https://www.thedink.beehiiv.com https://www.instagram.com/thedinkpickleball/ -Follow us on IG -Continue the convo in our private FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedi... -For everything else we do, visit https://linktr.ee/dinkfam -Read more about Zane and subscribe to his newsletter at https://zanenavratilpickleball.com/ -Follow Zane on IG @zanenavratilpickleball ------------------ 0:00 I was hoping to win a car at the PPA Finals 4:25 Making things official with the PPA 8:50 Comparing the Vulcan ball to the Dura 11:06 What do you miss about the APP Tour? 13:00 Life as a paddle free agent 16:33 Are you competitive with twin brother Yates? 18:54 Thoughts on the Finals format 22:00 What contributes to Tyson McGuffin's longevity? 24:45 Paddles providing a 20% boost to some players 28:05 The difference with Paddletek's core 31:38 Power ranking the top 5 in men's singles 38:36 The role of Coach Hunter 40:21 The strategy to build a full pickleball career and crypto talk 44:05 The post-tournament routine with Parris and Yates 45:55 Do you put weight at the bottom of your paddle? 51:17 Weight distribution for singles and doubles 53:52 Hunter and Zane are going to play straight up 56:13 Throwing it back to Hilton Head with Altaf Merchant 58:45 Thomas Wilson's health update 1:04:04 SorryNotSorry unloading on Instagram 1:06:31 Look who beat Ben and Collin 69-0 1:08:54 Guess my DUPR powered by Mitopure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thomas Wilson is a UX design thought leader, service designer and industry veteran currently focusing on CX/UX/EX and AI strategies. In this session we delve into a few hot topics: service design and its stark differences across the UK and the US, how future digital services can be shaped with AI, why absolutely everyone needs a portfolio and what makes for good and bad design leadership. We also discuss the recent theme of 'founder mode' and how it's masking more pertinent issues of innovators vs adaptors in tech. This episode offers valuable perspectives for design professionals and enthusiasts on staying ahead in the rapidly evolving field of experience design. Don't forget to share this episode with your friends and colleagues—it's a conversation worth spreading!

Thomas Wilson and Joe Ledford lead TWC Erosion Control, a company dedicated to... erosion control. Working anywhere from Texas to North Carolina, they talk with Aaron about the importance of the often over-looked work.

Being a life-long blind person I have never served in the military and thus only understand the military way of life vicariously. There is reading about it, of course and there is talking to military people about their lifestyle. Today you get to hear a conversation not only about military life, specifically the army world, as it were, from a 20-year career soldier, Chase Spears who recently retired from the military as a major in the army. Chase grew up always interested in the news and what was going on in the world around him. He attended college, both undergraduate studies and later graduate work at universities in Tennessee. Along the way an army recruiting officer persuaded him to join the army. By that time, he was well married to a woman who, surprising to him, supported his decision to leave college and join the army. Chase's telling of this story is wonderful to hear. As you will see, he is quite the storyteller.   He and I talk a great deal about the world of a soldier, and he puts a lot of things into perspective. For those of you who have served in the military much of what you hear may not be totally new. However, since Chase served in public affairs/relations duties throughout most of his army career, you may find his observations interest. Chase and I had a good free-flowing and informative conversation. I personally came away fascinated and look forward to talking with Chase again in the future. A few months ago, Mr. Spears retired and entered into a doctoral program at Kansas State University where he is conducting research concerning how military life impacts the citizenship of those who serve. You will get to hear a bit about what he is finding.   About the Guest:   U.S. Army Major (Ret.) Chase Spears is first and foremost a Christian, Husband, and Father to five children who help to keep him and his wife young at heart. Having grown up with a passion for news and policy, Chase spent 20 years in the Army as a public affairs officer, trying to be part of a bridge between the military and the public. He merged that work with a passion for writing to become one of the Army's most published public affairs officers, often to resistance from inside the military. Chase continues that journey now as a doctoral candidate at Kansas State University, where his dissertation research explores how military life impacts the citizenship of those who serve. His other writings focus on topics including civil-military dynamics, communication ethics, and the political realities of military operations.   Ways to connect with Chase:   LinkedIn/X/Substack/Youtube: @drchasespears www.chasespears.com   About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/   https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening!   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast   If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app.   Leave us an Apple Podcasts review   Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.     Transcription Notes: Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Hi there and welcome once again to unstoppable mindset. And we have a I think really interesting show today are interesting episode we get to chat with major retired Chase Spears. I've been saying ret all morning because he's got Rhett in parentheses. And I didn't even think about it being not a name but retired. But anyway, that's me. Anyway, he has been involved in a lot of writing in and out of the military. He was a major military person for 20 years. He's now in a doctoral candidate program, Kennedy C candidacy program. And my gosh, there's a lot there, but we'll get to it also. Major Rhett major Chase spears. Welcome to unstoppable mindset. We're glad you're here.   Chase Spears ** 02:13 just thrilled to be with you, Michael. Thanks for having me. Now   Michael Hingson ** 02:17 that now that we've abused you with Rhett, but that's okay.   Chase Spears ** 02:20 I think God worse. Well, there   Michael Hingson ** 02:22 you are. And by your friends, I bet. So that's what really makes them more fun. But we're but I really am grateful that you were willing to come on and spend some time with us. Why don't we start I love to, to start this way to give people a chance to get to know you. Why don't you tell us some about the early Chase spheres and growing up and all that stuff?   Chase Spears ** 02:44 Well, it's yeah, it's been quite a journey. I grew up in the southeast us My family was out of Florida. And when I was a teenager, we ended up moving we went out to Texas, which was really just kind of a an entire change of culture for us. If you can imagine going from the kind of urban parts of Florida that are really highly populated a lot of traffic, a lot of tourism, a lot of industry. And we went up to North Central Texas in my teen years. And if you can imagine going from from that, you know, Florida to a town of about 9000 people it was a an oil and agricultural cattle town, and Graham, Texas and it was really kind of a culture shock at first, but turned into some of the best and most formative years of my life where I I really learned the value of hard work working on the fields with my dad really got to kind of connect with nature and just taking some gorgeous sunsets in the evenings out working in the fields enjoying the views of the wildlife Hall. I was out working. But one thing that I did learn from hard manual labor, was it made sure that I kept on track for college. And so I ended up going to Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee in 1998. Right after I graduated from high school, I was homeschooled and met my Hi my sweetie there, Laurie. We were married by senior year we decided neither one of us we wanted to graduate and leave the other one behind. So we got married start a family pretty young afterwards. Went on to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville afterwards because I thought, hey, I want to work in journalism. And it'd be great to have a master's degree in journalism to prove my commitment to the field make people take me seriously. And it was during that time that I ran into an army recruiter while I was working my part time job at a law firm. I was working at the courthouse one day filing paperwork. And this gentleman and I just struck up a conversation in an elevator he was there in his full dress uniform was very impressive to me as a civilian at the time. And so I started asking him questions about what he did. In what army life was like just trying to be friendly, conversational, I was genuinely curious, though I was not looking for a military career. Well, as a good recruiter does, he managed to coax a phone number out of me. And seven months later there I am raising my right hand, swearing into the army in Knoxville, Tennessee. And so we were in the army for 20 years, we moved to several different parts of the nation, we've landed in northeastern Kansas, just on the outskirts of the Greater Kansas City, Missouri area. And now we're kind of starting a new phase of life after the army enjoying being kind of planted Gayndah. Watch our kids grow in a smaller community. And we're excited about what's next. So   Michael Hingson ** 05:42 what is the postdoc? Where are the doctoral degree in, that you're seeking.   Chase Spears ** 05:47 So I am in a program entitled leadership communication. But I'm kind of a misplaced public policy scholars what I've learned, but the faculty there have been so wonderfully gracious to me, and I've been very supportive of my research agenda. So I'm a career communicator. In the army, I was a public affairs officer. So everything I did was about stuff like this. I didn't community engagement, I did interviews, I was did social media strategy, I was part of the bridge that the military tries to build between it and the public, which is incredibly important in our form of governance. And so I love all things communication. And I also love team leadership, small organizational leadership, I had the chance to, to lead teams, I had the chance to lead a company while I was in the army, so fell in love with that. So when I saw a degree program that merged both of those, you know, they had me at hello, I was a sucker from the get go when I saw the marketing. So I applied and they very kindly accepted me. So I've been studying leadership communication, but my research agenda is actually more in the policy realm. My dissertation work is studying how did we come to this concept that the military isn't a political and air quotes institution, when it is funded by the government when it is commanded by elected leadership? When when we exert our national will, on other nations with it there absolutely political connotations to all of that. And And yet, we kind of say the opposite. So I was curious, I was like, this would be something fun to explore, how did we How did we get to where we believe this in spite of what we do? And so that's what my research Jind agenda is all about. And I'm having a lot of fun writing.   Michael Hingson ** 07:37 Well, and I guess we could go right to why well, so why do you think the reason is that we are not a political but we say we are? Oh, are you still researching it to the point where you're not ready to answer that yet? Well, I   Chase Spears ** 07:57 have, I have some theories and what I believe are pretty educated guesses. I'm trying to make sure that I don't bore your audience going too deep in the weeds on this. It's really kind of comes out of the Second World War. When you look at the history of the United States. Traditionally, we are a nation, our ancestors were part of a nation that were really cautious about the idea of having large standing military forces during peacetime. Because there had been this historical observance over hundreds of years, particularly in Europe, that large forces during peacetime ended up causing problems for society and the nations that bred large armies inevitably found ways to use them, that might not always be to the benefit of the populace. So we come out of the Second World War, and the nation has decided we're going to become the global military superpower, we didn't want to be caught off guard again, like we were for what Germany had done in the years after the First World War. And we also have a rising Russia, we need to counter that. So we decided as a nation, yeah, we will become a global, permanent, large, highly industrialized, highly institutionalized force. Well, how do you gain public support for that when the public has traditionally for hundreds of years been very, very suspect of that and very much against it? Well, Samuel, in walk Samuel Huntington, a brilliant political scientist who writes the book, the soldier in the state, and in it he proposed a theory of military supervision in which officers would abstained from voting and then over time that grew legs into Okay, well, now we're just not involved in politics and then in time that grew legs into where a political, but if you go around the force and ask most people what that means, if you ask them to define that word, few would actually be able to define it. It's one of those kind of discursive terms that we've come up with kind of like for the public good. Well, what is for the public good? Can you actually define that, and it's largely often in the eyes of the beholder. So that that's where I believe it came from, I'm still doing quite a bit of work and reading in that. But historically, it's very fascinating to see where we've come and just 70 years on that topic. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 10:25 And also, we're in a phase of all of that, where it seems to be at least that it's changing and morphing again, I mean, with what's happened in the last seven years in this country, and the, the lack of desire for discourse, the the desire on some people's parts to really involve the military and a lot of things. It seems like we're possibly changing again, or perhaps even strengthening the military in some way. And I'm not sure what that is.   Chase Spears ** 11:04 We there's really kind of been somewhat of a public backlash, the last, I'd say, five to 10 years, we saw an increasing comfort with military members publicly advocating for political policy for political parties, which is absolutely within their constitutional right to do, George Washington himself said, we did not lay aside the citizen to assume the soldier. But again, that that discourse coming out of the Second World War, really kind of conditions the American public to think that when you're in the military, you do give up your rights to expression that you do give up your rights to citizen agency, and, and, and meaningful involvement in civic processes. And while we do rightly give up some expressive rights, and that is captured and codified in military regulations, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, there's some legitimacy to that argument. But I would say, you know, if you're, if you're holding a ruler in your hand, the regulations kind of restrict us somewhere between the two and three inch mark on the ruler, whereas the perception that's just kind of come out of the repetition of these terms and ideas is more that we're up around the nine or 10 inch mark on the ruler, if that makes any sense for you. So we we've seen in the last few years, more military people being willing to get involved politically, and there has been somewhat of a backlash to it. And therein is the problem. You if you're going to hold to a belief to a doctrine to a discursive claim, then you have to match it. And the military is really kind of at a point right now they have a decision to make, are we going to hold on to this discourse to this idea? Or are we going to acknowledge that? Well, the regulations are much less restrictive than what people have been led to believe? It's it's a tough spot to be there's not a perfect answer, to help the institution requires cracking down on constitutional freedoms. And well, what is the institution there to serve? So it's a very sticky issue?   Michael Hingson ** 13:11 Well, it does seem to me that in no way, because the person becomes a soldier. And even in their oaths, do they give up the right to be a citizen of the country? So I'm with George Washington?   Chase Spears ** 13:26 Oh, absolutely. No, I am with with George Washington himself, you know, the greatest American? And I think we would, it's a, it's a good reminder of the importance of knowing our history and knowing where we came from. It's in my interviews with military members on this topic. In my research, I'm finding that that like me, most of them were just kind of told these things verbally. They were never pointed to the actual rules. They were never actually pointed to the actual laws. I only know the regulations because I have a personal fascination on the topic. And I went and looked them up. But no one ever told me where to find them. That was research on my own team and figure out where do I look for this. So it's, we really need to do better, nationally, to know our history and know where we came from.   Michael Hingson ** 14:14 We do have a really interesting paradox in the world, because we've gotten in the last two government administrations, to different views of not only how to govern, but to a degree how the military needs to be a part of it, and that's gonna not be very helpful to things either.   Chase Spears ** 14:34 Absolutely. The the military at the end of the day is controlled by the Civilian governance. Now. I'll acknowledge that General Mark Milley didn't really seem to think so and there have been other figures in military history who MacArthur being one of them who who seemed to challenge who was actually in charge of the military. But at the end of the day, constitutionally, we We are governed by by civilians. And that that is right, that is proper any anything else would be a coup and you don't want that. So we, it comes down to how does the military try to hold a consistent line? When you have governments that change every two to four to eight years and have drastically different perspectives on policy? How do you as a military hold an even keel and another wise stormy sea. And in previous generations, we had senior general officers who were pretty good at that they were pretty good at saying, regardless of what the ship of state is doing, the ship of military is going to remain on a heading to serve everyone. And there's been somewhat of a lack a breakdown of discipline at the senior ranks in the last probably 10 years, that's really kind of shuttered the ship of the military. And I think the current some of the recently promoted, general officers understand that I think General GA is the new Chief of Staff of the Army, I think he understands that and he's trying to do some things to reintroduce some stability, but it's a hard thing.   Michael Hingson ** 16:16 Yeah. And the other part about it is that the military, in some ways is a part of society. So we've had things like the whole Don't Ask, Don't Tell dealing with LGBTQ types of issues. And, and of course, even women in the military, and there's been a lot of things that haven't necessarily been as visible as they have become, and are issues that we are starting to face and deal with more. But it seems to me that the military, like it or not, is part of society. And we do need to recognize that collectively, as well.   Chase Spears ** 17:02 We were absolutely drawn from society. We serve society, we exist, you know, for the protection of society. But I will say there's one thing that's all always kind of set Western militaries apart a little bit, and the US military hails from that Western tradition of understanding that just because society chooses to take a move in one direction, doesn't necessarily mean that it's in the national security interest of the United States for the military, to follow suit. And then there's kind of a reason that the military has always tried to, in some way, set itself apart, of acknowledging that there's some things that society will do or want to that are affected by the times as Shakespeare himself noted, there's always a tide in the affairs and man, the tide comes in the time tide goes out the the, the winds shift. And but one thing that was said at the military part was this idea of, at the end of the day, if it's a societal change that enables us to better defend the nation, then that's the direction we'll move. If it's a societal change that could potentially be a friction point or cause additional challenges in securing the nation, we might, we might think on that one a little bit harder, we might be a little more a little slower to adopt that. And we've seen that has kind of broken down the military is very much going out of its way to be reflective of society. And in some ways that can be good in some ways that's caused additional unnecessary frictions to the force and is rightly being having questions asked about it.   Michael Hingson ** 18:45 And that's where having good solid leadership in the military at the highest echelons, has to be an important part of it, because that's where ultimately, the direction that the military goes, is at least in part, going to be authored. Yes, there is a civilian government that and civilian commander in chief, but still the military leaders have to really be the ones mostly to figure out where the military should go in terms of policies and how it deals with different issues or not, I would think.   Chase Spears ** 19:27 And the key word that you hit on there, Michael is leadership. Back a few months ago, I wrote a piece that was published by real clear defense called seven new things the new Sergeant Major of the Army could do to restore trust in the force. And the argument that I made his predecessor was one who was very kind of reactive to the, to the whims you might say, of a the younger generation of soldiers. He was very much all over Twitter about telling me your issues. Let me get involved in your issues. And he was, in some ways a very divisive, senior official in the military. And I equated it to you, you want to look at kind of the British constitutionalist position, the British Crown, if you're looking overseas, it has traditionally been something that it's kind of the rock, unmovable, unshakable, the parliament will do what parliament will do that the Tories and Labour will do what they will do, but the crown is unmovable the crown serves all. And that's kind of something that the military reflected, and I call out to the new rising generation military leaders to remember that, to remember that we don't own this, we owe nothing in the institution, we all leave it one day, as I left it a matter of weeks ago. All I have are my memories and and hopes that I was able to leave some things better than I found them and that the people I served that I hope I served them well. But at the end of the day, we hand it off to someone else. And it's so important for to have good leaders who recognize that we we steward the profession, that we we want to do the best we can with it in our time, and recognize the decisions that we make, will impact those who serve long after our time and do our best to hand it off in the best possible condition that we can for them. Because then to the to society, we returned. And then we depend on this who came after us for our national defense. And so it's the steward mindset to me as key.   Michael Hingson ** 21:41 Yeah. Well, and going back a little bit. So you're in graduate school you got recruited in and accepted and went into the military. What did you do? What was it like when you first went and that certainly again, had to be quite a culture shock from things that you would experience before? Ah,   Chase Spears ** 22:02 yeah, I figured absolutely was you'll never forget your first shark attack at basic training for for anyone who's unfamiliar with that, it's when you once you've done your initial and processing there, whatever base you get your basic training at, for me, it was Fort Jackson in South Carolina. And then they eventually buss you off to your your training companies, which is where you will actually conduct your combat training. This is after you've received your uniforms and done all your finances, paperwork, and life insurance and all that. And then the buses stop and the drill sergeants, they're just there waiting for you. And it's a moment you never forget. And of course, you jump off the bus and they're giving you all these commands that they know it's impossible for you to, to execute to any level of satisfaction. And then when you fail, as you inevitably will, you know, the entire group just gets smoked over and over and over again. And I remember that moment just having that realization of I have not in Kansas anymore, like the next next few months of my life are about to be very different than anything I've ever experienced. And it was it absolutely was. I got through that. And I think the first thing that was really kind of shocking to me be on to the training environment was the use of last names. So yeah, I go by chase my friends call me chase people who know me call me chase. I'm I'm not hung up on titles. I'm a simple guy. In the military, you are your rank and last name. I was specialist Spears sergeants First Lieutenant spears or LT Captain spears, major spears. And I remember at my first unit, there were other other people who in my unit there were the same rank as me. And so I thought were peers I'd call them by their first name. And they never gave me problems about it. But our higher ups would you know, people have rank spears, we don't go by first names spears. And I never I never 20 years and I still never really adjusted well to that I learned how to how to keep myself from getting as many talking to us about it over the years is I had in previous times. But that was a culture shock. And, and just the the constant what we call the military, the battle rhythm, you know, civil society would call it your work schedule, while in the military. It never really ends your day start very early. You have physical training that you're doing with your unit at 630. Depending on what unit you're in, you may be off at a reasonable time in the late afternoon, early evening, or you may be there. I've remember staying at work one night till 4am Just because the boss gave us a job to do. Frankly, it was an unreasonable job. But he gave us a job to do and an extraordinarily tight deadline and it took us till 4am to get the job done and And I was at work by 630, the next morning. So you never, ever really do get used to that in some ways, because you kind of come to accept it. But it's been really eye opening to me in the last nearly three months now that I've been now, looking back and having some control over my schedule now for the first time in 20 years, and realizing, wow, that was such a foreign existence I lived. But when you're when you're swimming in a fishbowl, you don't know you're wet. So every time you do adapt to it, but it's been neat being on the other side and realizing, you know, can kind of breathe in and start to have some say over what a schedule looks like, because I'd forgotten what that was, what that'd be like.   Michael Hingson ** 25:44 But as you rose in the ranks, and I assume took on more responsibility, did that give you any more flexibility in terms of how you operate it on a day to day basis.   Chase Spears ** 25:56 It all depended on the position, there were there were some jobs I had, where were, regardless of the rank, I had flexibility. And then there were other jobs, where I absolutely did not even as a major want, there was a job that I had, where the boss was very adamant. This is the time you will be here and you will be sitting at this desk between these hours and you are authorized authorized is a big term in the military culture, you are authorized a 30 minute lunch break period. And you will be here until this time every day. And this was when I had you know, I think I was at my 1718 year mark. And I remember thinking to myself, golly, do I need to ask permission to go to the bathroom to see, it seemed I didn't. So it really kind of depended on your job. There's a perception a lot of times that the higher you go in rank, the more control you have over your life. And I observed that the opposite is actually true. The higher you go, typically, the more the more demands are placed on you. The more people are depending on the things that you're doing. And and the bigger the jobs are. And the longer the days are was my experience, but it had been flooded depending on what position I was in at the given time.   Michael Hingson ** 27:17 Now, when you first enlisted and all that, what was Laurie's reaction to all of that.   Chase Spears ** 27:23 I was shocked. She was so supportive. She actually grew up in an Air Force household. And so she knew military life pretty well. Her dad had been been in, he spent a lot more time in the air force than I did the army. And then even after he retired from the Air Force, he went on and taught at the Naval Academy as a civilian. So she is just always had a level of familiarity with the military as long as she can remember. She joked with me that when she got married to me and then had to give up her dependent military ID card that it was kind of a moment of mourning for she didn't want to give that thing up. So one day, there we are Knoxville, Tennessee, and I approached her. And I'm trying to be very careful, very diplomatic, very suave, and how I bring it up to her and let her know I've been thinking about the army. And I'm kind of curious what she might think about that. Because it'd be such a drastic lifestyle change from everything we've been talking about. And I was bracing for her to look at me and be like, are you insane? And instead, she was like, Oh, you won't get in the military. And I get an ID card again. Yes. She was she was supportive from from Jump Street. And so you talk about a wife who just was there, every minute of it, and loved and supported and gave grace and rolled with the punches. milori Did she was absolutely phenomenal. Though, I will admit when it got to the point that I was starting to think maybe 20. I'll go ahead and wrap this up, because my original plan had been to do 30. But when I started talking with her about that she was she was also ready, she was ready to actually start having me home regularly for us to be able to start making family plans and be able to follow through with them. Because we had the last three years we had not been able to follow through with family plans, because of the different positions that I was in. So she was very, very supportive of me joining and then she was equally very supportive of me going ahead and and calling it calling it a day here or the last just at the end of this year. But what a what a partner could not have done it   Michael Hingson ** 29:41 without her. So where did she live when you were going through basic training and all that.   Chase Spears ** 29:46 So she stayed in Knoxville for nonGSA. Yeah. And then from there, she actually ended up moving up to her dad's and his wife's place up in Maryland because my follow on school after base See training was the Defense Information School. That's where all the Public Affairs courses are taught. And it's so happens that that is located at Fort Meade, Maryland, which is just about a 45 minute drive traffic dependent from where her dad lived. So while I was in basic training, she went ahead and moved up there to Maryland so that while I was in school up there, we could see each other on the weekends. And then from there, we didn't have to go back to Tennessee and pack up a house or stuff was already packed up so we could get on the road together there to wherever our next duty station was. And it turned out funny enough to be Colorado Springs, Fort Carson. And here's why that's funny. When, when I approached Laurie, about joining the army, one of the things that she was really excited about was seeing the world if you're in the military, you get to see the world, right. And my first duty assignment was the town that she had grown up in, because her dad had spent the last few years of his career teaching at the Air Force Academy there on the northern end of Colorado Springs. So so her her dreams of seeing the world with me, turned out that our first tour was going to write back home for her.   Michael Hingson ** 31:14 Oh, that has its pluses and it's minuses.   Chase Spears ** 31:17 Yep. So it was neat for me to get to see where she had grown up and learn the town little bit.   Michael Hingson ** 31:23 I've been to Fort Meade, and actually a few times I used to sell technology to folks there. And then several years ago, I was invited to come in after the World Trade Center and do a speech there. And so it was it was fun spending some time around Fort Meade heard some wonderful stories. My favorite story still is that one day somebody from the city of Baltimore called the fort because they wanted to do traffic studies or get information to be able to do traffic studies to help justify widening roads to better help traffic going into the fort. So they call it the fort. And they said, Can you give us an idea of how many people come through each day? And the person at the other end said, Well, I'm really not sure what you're talking about. We're just a little shack out here in the middle of nowhere. And so they ended up having to hire their own people to count cars for a week, going in and out of the fort was kind of cute.   Chase Spears ** 32:23 Well, there's quite a bit of traffic there. Now that basis when   Michael Hingson ** 32:26 I was then to there wasn't just a little shack, of course, it was a whole big forest.   Chase Spears ** 32:32 Yeah, yeah, it's I was back there. Golly, I want to say it wasn't that long ago. But it was about five years ago now is back there. And I almost didn't recognize the place. There's been so much new built there. But oh, I know, as far as army assignments go, it's a it's a pretty nice place.   Michael Hingson ** 32:50 Yeah, it is. And as I said, I've had the opportunity to speak there and spend some time dealing with folks when we sold products and so on. So got to got to know, people, they're pretty well and enjoyed dealing with people there. They knew what they were doing. Yeah,   Chase Spears ** 33:07 yeah, that's a it's a smart group of people in that base.   Michael Hingson ** 33:10 So you went through basic training and all that and what got you into the whole idea of public relations and what you eventually went into?   Chase Spears ** 33:20 Well, I had studied in college, my undergraduate degree was in television and radio broadcasting. My master's was in journalism, I'd grown up kind of in the cable news age, and the at the age of the emergence of am Talk Radio is a big, big tool of outreach. And I grew up thinking, this is what I want to do. I love communication. I actually thought it'd be really neat to be an investigative reporter on if, if you remember, back in the 90s, it was this big thing of, you know, Channel Nine on your side, yeah, had this investigative reporter who tell you the real deal about the restaurant or the automotive garage. And I always thought that would be amazing, like what a great public service like helping people to avoid being ripped off. And so I wanted to be a news. I'm sure you're familiar with the Telecom Act of 1996. That That caused a tremendous consolidation of media for your audience who might not be familiar with it. It used to be that really, if you had the wherewithal to buy a media station or a television station or radio station, you were unlimited in what you could you there were limits, I should say on what you could buy, so that you couldn't control too much, too much media environment, the Telecom Act of 1996, completely deregulated that and so large media companies were just swallowing up the nation. And that meant there's a tremendous consolidation of jobs and the my junior year in college. I was in the southeast us at the time at Lee University. Atlanta. Nearby was our biggest hiring media market, my June Your year CNN laid off 400 people. So I could tell really quick, this is going to be a chat and even more challenging field to break into than I thought. And that's why I ended up working part time in a law firm was in, in Journalism School. Afterwards, because I was looking great. I was looking for a backup plan. I thought if journalism doesn't work out, I also love the law. It'd be nice to get some experience working in a firm to see if I want to go to law school. So it was a natural fit for me when the army recruiter started talking to me. And he was asking me what I was interested in. And I told him, Well, here's what my degree is in, here's what my career plan had been, here's who I really want to do with my life. And he said, we have public affairs, I said, What's that? It turns out, the military has radio stations, and they have television networks and you PR, I had no idea. I was a civilian. And I was like, Well, that sounds good. And so I thought, yeah, sure, I'll I will enlist for that come in, do one four year contract, I'll build a portfolio and and then I'll be able to take that portfolio out into the civilian realm. And hopefully that will make me more competitive for a job in the news market. And of course, a couple of years into that. I was in Kuwait deployed to camp Arif John. And my brigade commander sat me down to lunch one day, and made it very clear that he expected me to apply for Officer Candidate School, which was nowhere on what I was interested in doing was nowhere on my radar, I applied, I really didn't have a lot of confidence. I thought, I looked at officers and I thought they were people who are way, way more intelligent than me, way more suave than me. And I really didn't know if I'd get in, well, I got in. And after I commissioned officer candidate school is about like basic training all over again. So that was fun. And I ended up being assigned to a combat camera unit. And then afterwards, I was able to put my paperwork in to branch transfer right back into public affairs, it was a perfect mess was everything I wanted to do. I didn't get to work in news directly. I wasn't a reporter. But I got to work with reporters, I got to be an institutional insider and help facilitate them and help to tell the stories of what some great American patriots were doing, and wanting to serve their countries. And so it was, for the most part, more often than not, it was a really, really fun way to earn a living living.   Michael Hingson ** 37:34 I collect as a hobby old radio shows I'm very familiar with but back in the 40s was the Armed Forces Radio Service, then it became Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. And so I'm aware a little bit of, of the whole broadcast structure in the military, not a lot, but but some and know that that it's there. And it does, I'm suspect, a really good job of helping to keep people informed as much as it can as they can with the things that they have to do in the world. It's   Chase Spears ** 38:04 definitely it's a comfort over the years, if you're spending a lot of time overseas to have kind of that that taste of home and our forces network does a really good job of that letting I think we're starting to see some debates inside the military. Now. What do we want to continue of it? Because now information is so ubiquitous, if you will, you can pull it down, you can stream whatever you want, wherever you are in the globe. So I kind of wonder in the next 1020 years, will it still be a thing, but during my early career during my early deployment before he could stream stuff, it was really cool to have an AFN radio station to tune into is really cool to have an AFN television network to tune into to be able to get a taste of home. That was much a comfort,   Michael Hingson ** 38:52 right? Yeah, it is. It is something that helps. So you can't necessarily stream everything. I spent a week in Israel this summer. And there were broadcasts I could get and pick up through the internet and so on. And there were stuff from here in the US that I couldn't get I suspect it has to do with copyright laws and the way things were set up but there was only so much stuff that you could actually do.   Chase Spears ** 39:20 And what a time to be in Israel you will I bet that trip is even more memorable for you now than it would have been otherwise.   Michael Hingson ** 39:27 Fortunately, it wasn't August. So we we didn't have to put up with the things that are going on now. But still Yeah, it was very memorable. I enjoyed doing it. spending a week with excessively over there and got into getting to meet with with all the folks so it was definitely well worth it and something that that I will always cherish having had the opportunity to do get   Chase Spears ** 39:51 for you. If it's on my bucket list. I've always wanted to spend some time over there.   Michael Hingson ** 39:56 Hot and humid in the summer, but that's okay. Let's say but they love breakfast. Oh, really? So yeah, definitely something to think about. Well, so you, you joined you got you got the public relations, jobs and so on. So how did all that work for you over? Well, close to 20 years? What all did you do and what, what stories can you tell us about some of that?   Chase Spears ** 40:25 It was it was fascinating. It was fascinating because everything that I got to touch was, in some way a story. And so my first job was in radio and television production. I did quite a bit of that in Kuwait. And it was actually there that I got my first taste of crisis communication, and I was immediately addicted. Do you remember back in? It was December 2004. Donald Rumsfeld said you go to war with the Army you have not the army want or might wish to have it another time? Yeah. I was there. That that was uttered in camp you're in Kuwait. And that was such an interesting moment. For me in terms of a story to tell. I was with the 14 Public Affairs Detachment we were deployed to camp Arif John to provide public affairs support for for Third Army's Ford headquarters. This was back during the height of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. And so there's a lot of military going over there. We were part of that. And I remember hearing this tasking that had come down that the Secretary of Defense is going to come out here is going to do this town hall meeting with the troops. There's going to be no question that you can't ask. You're going to be allowed to say anything you want to say to the Secretary of Defense, nothing's going to be scripted, nothing's going to be put through for review. And by the way, 14 pad you guys are going to make sure that it can be televised live back to the United States. And so here I am thinking what can possibly go wrong. And so we helped we all the event, Secretary Rumsfeld hindered and handled it really, really well. They set up this big, you know, fighting machinery display, they're in a in a big aircraft hangar epic camp bearing which is in northern Kuwait, just not too far south from the Iraqi border. And he gets up he gives the speech. He's well received by the troops. And it goes to the q&a part. And soldiers were asking him all sorts of questions. Most of them are jovial, you know, hey, when when do we get to go to Disney World, stuff like that. They were kind of big jocular with them.   Michael Hingson ** 42:42 Seems a fair question.   Chase Spears ** 42:44 Yeah, you know, I felt them right. And so finally, this one guy, I'll never forget his name, especially as Thomas Wilson from the 2/78 Regimental Combat Team. Tennessee National Guard asks him a question about when are they going to get the body armor that's needed? And in true Rumsfeld style, he's he says, Well, I'm not quite sure I understood the question. Can you ask it again, which is a great technique. He used to buy him some time to think the answer. And then it came back after the second question. And the whole hangar about 1000 of us in there. It was hast. I'll bet you could have heard a plastic cup hit the floor at the back back of the room. I mean, everyone was like, what? Oh, no, what just happened? What's about to happen? And Rumsfeld makes that remark, you go to war with the army have not the one you want or need. Yeah. And and then the questions went on. And there was not be after that. There was no awkward moment for the rest of the time. And I and I thought, wow, that could have gone south. But it didn't cool. It was just it was neat to watch. I was running the television camera that caught the moment. I was in the room. And so we me and my sergeant had to stay up there the rest of the day because there were some other television network interviews with other officials that we were running the satellite transponder for. And it was a long day our commander was kind of being a jerk to us. So by the end of the day, we were tired we'd been up there sleeping on cots for a couple of days, we were kind of just ready to get back to data camp Arif, John to our beds and put the whole mission behind us. And then we drive to three hours through this pouring pouring rainstorm in Kuwait, and a Canvas side Humvee that's leaking. All you know, water just pouring into this thing on us. So we're done. We're done. We're done. We're like, we just want to get a bed. We get back to our base. We're offloading all the equipment, putting everything away. And at this point in time, I forgotten about the moment earlier in the day when that question was asked, and I walk in and there we had this wall of televisions you know, tracking all the different news networks back in the US and on all of them Their Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, you go to war with the army have not the army won or wish to have another time. And at that moment, I was like, it's about to be an interesting few weeks around here. And it turned out, it turned out indeed to be an interesting few weeks, an interesting few months. And I got to be on the front end of what the public affairs response to that looks like. And I can tell you, I've never seen armored vehicles flow into a place as quickly as they did in the following month. So the power of a message transmitted is a real thing. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 45:39 so whatever happened to specialist Wilson?   Chase Spears ** 45:44 I don't I don't know. I know that news coverage. When that news reporters were asking that very question and coverage that I saw said, Oh, his unit, his assured that nothing bad will happen to him. He was a national guardsmen, so he kind of fall under a different, different command structure than us. From time to time, I have wondered that and I've tried to look him up online, and just try to find out what happened to the sky and what was life like for him? I'd love to talk to him and ask alright, what was it like, man, what is your unit do? But I, I have no idea. I can't find him. I presume he's gone about his life and doesn't want to be famous about it. But it also goes back to National Guard culture versus active duty culture. We talked earlier about the citizenship aspect. And the National Guard gets that way more than the active component. At the end of the day, they demobilize. And they go home. Right, you're running into the same people you serve, with the church, at the grocery store, at the grocery store, at the PTA, places like this, some of them might be your neighbors. And so they have an entirely different outlook. This is what they do to serve the country when needed. And then they go on about their lives. I don't think you would have seen an active duty soldier ask that question. I really don't because the culture is so so markedly different. And there's a level of kind of freedom of thought and expression, present that guard that that is much more lacking in the active component.   Michael Hingson ** 47:19 Should there be more freedom, in that sense in the active component? Or do you think that it's really appropriate for there to be the dichotomy that you're describing?   Chase Spears ** 47:32 And the act of force you need discipline? You need a discipline force, who, when they're given a lawful order, will carry it out hastily, because lives could hang in the balance. That's absolutely important, and we can never lose that. But sometimes we can use discipline I say sometimes, often, more is the more appropriate term often we confuse discipline with silence. We confuse discipline with a lack of willingness to ask tough questions. We confuse discipline with just saying Yes, sir. When you know, in the back of your mind, there might be something you need to dig into more. We we need, unfortunately, since the end of the Second World War, going back to my comments earlier about this large, industrialized, institutionalized force we have it breeds careerists. It breeds a mindset that's fearful to ask tough questions, even if you know they need to be asked. Because you want to be promoted. Right? You want to get assignments, right. And it breeds a culture where you really are much more timid. Or you're much more likely to be timid than someone who's maybe a reservist or National Guard member. We need people who will ask tough questions. We don't need indiscipline, we don't rush showmanship, we don't need people who are being performative just to be seen. But there are valid questions to be asked is, you know, is US defense policy? Better set for a 400? Ship navy or a 300? Ship? Navy? That's a valid question. Is it better for us to use this route of attack versus that route of attack? Given the Give Me Everything we know, those are valid questions. We need people in the military who who are willing to be critical thinkers, and there are a lot of extraordinarily brilliant people in today's armed forces, as there always has been. But there is on the active duty side a culture that works against original thought and that's really to our detriment. And I think the manner in which the evacuation of Afghanistan ended is one more blatant indicator of that.   Michael Hingson ** 49:48 It was not handled nearly as well as it could have been as we have seen history tell us and teach us now   Chase Spears ** 49:56 Absolutely. i It broke my heart. I'm A veteran of that conflict I'm not one who cries easily, Michael but I can tell you that morning when I saw the some of the images coming out of cobbles especially there's a video of a C 17 cargo jet taking off and people literally hanging to and falling to their deaths. Just i i fell off, I fell off my on my run into a sobbing human being on this on the ground for a little bit it is there's a lot to process and it has continued to be a lot to process. And there again, there's a great example of why you gotta be willing to ask tough questions. There was no no reason at all. We should have abandoned Bagram and tried to evacuate out of downtown Cabo. But that's a whole nother conversation. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 50:52 Well, speaking of you, I understand that you weren't a great fan of jumping out of airplanes, but you got used to doing them? I   Chase Spears ** 51:01 sure did. Oh, yeah. I always thought that would just be something that no, I don't want to say no sane person would do. I mean, I enjoy watching skydivers, I think it's really cool. And obviously, they're saying, I never thought I'd be among them. I thought, Nah, that's just something, I don't think I'm gonna do that. And when I was an officer candidate school, I was roommates with a guy who had been to Airborne School earlier in his career. And he was like, man, don't do it. Don't let him talk you into going to Airborne School, though, you'll be stuck at Fort Bragg, you'll just you'll be broke all the time, you'll be hurting all the time, the army takes the fun out of everything. And he's right. To an extent the army does take the fun out of most things that touches. But I got to my first unit as an officer. So I'd done enlisted time for three years, then I went to Officer Candidate School. And then my first job as an officer was at the 55th combat camera company, which is not a full airborne unit, but it's a partial airborne unit. And they had a hard time keeping enough active duty paratroopers on hand. And so I remember day one, when I was in processing the unit, there are all these different places you go, when you're in process, you gotta go see the training room, and you got to go see the administrative room, and you got to go see the Transportation Office and all these places, and they're just checking your paperwork. And so I see the training room, and there's the sergeant in there. And he's looking through my list. And he's asking me all these questions, you know, when was your last PT test? Where's the last physical, you know, making notes on me for the unit record? And then he says, Do you want to go to Airborne School? And without thinking, I said, Absolutely not. I have no interest in going to Airborne School. And his reply to me was go ahead and get an airborne physical. And I thought, There's no way I'm ever getting an airborne physical because I'm not going to Airborne School. So a few weeks later, I'm in the unit, I'm more comfortable. And I'm across. I'm in a different office across the hall from where this guy worked. And I'm joking around with this other sergeant. And I'm like, sir, and you're just such a cool guy. Like you've got all together, you're, you're like everything I want to be when I grow up. What how do you do it? He said, Well, sir, you got to go to Airborne School. That's step one. The other guy across the hall ever hears that, you know, mouse ears, I don't know how. But he darts out of his office across the hall into this opposite we're in, looks me straight in the face and said, Did you say you want to go to Airborne School? Like no, is not what I said, I absolutely have no interest. I'm not going to Airborne School. And he again replies with schedule your physical. And I thought, I'm not going to disappoint me scheduling a fiscal. So I get back to my office that later that day. And I thought this guy is not going to give up. So I came up with this brilliant plan. It was smart, smartest plan you'll ever hear of, I'm going to pretend I'm going to get my airborne physical and then he'll forget about me, leave me alone. So I called him and said, Hey, Sergeant, what's the phone number I have to call them schedule an airborne physical and it gives me the phone number and the the name of the person to talk to and I said, Great. I'll talk to him. There were two or three other lieutenants set to show up to the unit next in the next month. So I thought he will assume I'm getting a physical which I'm not getting and there's other guys will show up and he will convince them to go and I will fall off his radar. I was incorrect. That was a bad bad miscalculation on my part, you might say a flawed operation   Michael Hingson ** 54:39 with your the and you were the one who was talking about brilliant people in the army Anyway, go ahead.   Chase Spears ** 54:43 I know I know. Right? Yeah, I am a paradox. And so that within an hour I get an email from him with my he's already put me in for school. I already have orders generated to go to jump school. And then he calls me he's like Hey, by the way, your report in like three weeks, I need your physical as soon as you can get it. And I thought this guy, I told him I'm not going to Airborne School. Well, at the same time, our unit commander was a paratrooper, and he loves jumping out of airplanes. And I had two or three paratroopers in my platoon who were underneath me. And I thought, There's no way I can go now. Because if I, if I get the commander to release me, one, I'll lose face with the old man. And I'll lose face with the troops that I lead because the soldiers have to compete for this. They're just giving it to me. And so I went, protesting, kicking, screaming the whole way. I hated ground week. I hated tower week. And then they put took me up to the 250 foot tower and dropped me off the side of it under a parachute. And I loved it. I was like, Oh, this is fun. I actually asked if I can do it again. And they said, they don't get what's right. So the next week, we go into jump week in there I am in the back of an airplane, and it comes to my turn to get up and exit it. And I do, and I get to the ground and I survive. And I literally just sat there and laughed uncontrollably because I couldn't believe I just jumped out of a plane. And it was my first of 40 jobs. So I was I was absolutely hooked from that moment on.   Michael Hingson ** 56:20 And what did Lori think of that?   Chase Spears ** 56:23 She was a little bit surprised. She She again, was supportive. But she was surprised she never thought it's something that I would take to and it ended up being a great thing for us. Because having been on jumped status, it opened the door for me to request the unit and Alaska that we ended up going to for six years, you had to be on airborne status to be able to go to that job. And so had I not going to jump school, I would not have qualified to go into Alaska for that particular job. And so it ended up being a wonderful, wonderful thing. But I would have never guessed it, it just it's another one of those poignant reminders to me that every time that I think I've got a plan, it's God's way of reminding me that he has a sense of humor, because what's going to work out is always going to be very different from what I think.   Michael Hingson ** 57:10 And you help Laurie see the world. So well worked out. Absolutely.   Chase Spears ** 57:15 Yeah, she we never, we never got to spend time together overseas. But Alaska was an amazing adventure. And, gosh, if if no one in your listeners haven't been there yet to go see a Sunday?   Michael Hingson ** 57:29 Yeah, I went there on a cruise I didn't see as much as I would have loved to but still, I got to see some of them. It was great.   Chase Spears ** 57:38 It's nothing like it. No. Now you   Michael Hingson ** 57:42 as you advance in the ranks, and so on you, you started being in public relations, being a communicator, and so on. But clearly, as you advanced, you became more and I'm sure were viewed as more of a leader that was kind of a transition from from not being a leader. And just being a communicator and doing what you were told to be more of a leader, what was that transition like?   Chase Spears ** 58:07 That was another one of those things that I would have never seen coming. After I did my three years as the spokesman for the Airborne Brigade. In Alaska, I ended up becoming the deputy communication director for US Army, Alaska, which was the highest army command there in the state responsible for 11,000 troops and their families in multiple locations. And I remember one day, my boss came to me and saying, hey, the general is going to give a speech to the hockey team at the University of Alaska, about leadership. And so I need you to write it. And I looked at him and I said, boss, all right, whatever he told me to write, but the general has forgotten more about leadership than I know, like, how do where do I start with this? And I don't remember the exact words, I think it was something to the effect of, you're smart, you'll figure it out. And so I put together a speech, it was by no means anything glorious, but it was the best I had to give that moment in time and what leadership was fully convinced that I was not one. And then over time, I there are people who spoken to me at their headquarters who called out leadership that I didn't see they were pointing out influence that I had there pointing out people who I was able to help steer towards decisions that I didn't realize that I didn't know and it made me start looking back in other parts of my career and realizing, Oh, my goodness, I actually led that team. This man actually looks to me for decisions. I actually I am a leader, I had no idea. There's something I always thought if if you were in the military and you're a leader, you were some grand master, you know, like, like Patton or Eisenhower and I didn't think think myself anything like that. And so finally, in 2015, I was offered A chance to take command of a company which in civilian terms, that's kind of like being the executive director, if you will, of an organization of 300 people. And I was so excited for it. Because by that point in time, I finally made the mental transition of saying, I'm not, I'm not merely a communicator, communicating is what I've done. But occasionally it's I've worked on delivering us on passionate about, by came to realize, I love that so much because communicating is a part of leading and, and I, I am a leader, it's just something. Looking back. Of course, my life has always been there, I just never knew it. I never saw it, I never believed in it. And so by the time I was offered the chance to command, I was very excited for it, I was very eager for it, because I realized this is going to be an a wonderful adventure getting to lead a team at this level of this size. And it was the hardest job I ever did in the army, and the most rewarding. I don't know if you've ever watched any of the Lord, Lord of the Rings movie. But there's this moment where Aragon is being chided, is set aside the Ranger Be who you were meant to be to be the king. And that meant that came back to my mind several times I had to challenge myself that just because I only see myself as a communicator all these years doesn't mean that I can't do other things. And so it was a joy to actually walk into that. Believing is not easy. There's there are a lot of hard days or a lot of hard decisions. Especially when I was a commander, I agonized every decision. So I made because I knew this will have an impact on a person, this will have an impact on a family this, this will change the directions and plans that people had. And so it's a heavy weight to bear. And I think it's good that those kind of decisions come with weight. And I would question someone who who can make those kinds of calls without having to wrestle with them.   Michael Hingson ** 1:02:01 When you look at all the things that you've done, and the work that you do, and the work that you did, at the end of every day, or at some time during the day, I know you were pretty busy. But did you ever have the time to just kind of sit back and reflect on how did this go today? How did that go? What could have been better? Did you do any kind of introspection? Or did you feel you had time to do that?   Chase Spears ** 1:02:24 I didn't really feel I had time. And it would be easy for me to blame the unit, it'd be easy for me to blame people. But that responsibility rests with me. It's a discipline that I didn't develop until way too late in my career. And I eventually did develop it, I eventually came to realize the importance of reflection of introspection of taking a mental inventory of what I've accomplished I didn't accomplish and what I can learn from it. But it was sadly something that I didn't do as much as I should have. And I didn't do it as early, I was really, really bad at assuming well, because the unit needs this right now. I can't take care of this thing that I need to take care of that will that will allow me to be the leader that I need to be you know, I get in a car, someone slams on my car, and I need to get them to take care of it. Why don't have time unit Scott has to have me We gotta move on. Well, I've got six screws in my left hand and my left shoulder right now because I was always too busy to listen to the physical therapist and take care of myself, you know, the unit needs me the unit needs me the men need me. And so it, it was a hard, hard learned lesson. The importance of sitting back and reflecting is something I wish I would have learned much sooner. But once I did, it served me well. And it's a discipline that I still practice now.   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:46 Yeah, yeah, it's, I think a very important thing. And a lot of things can can stem from that. What's the best position your favorite position in the army and why?   Chase Spears ** 1:03:59 The best thing I ever got to do is company command. And it's hard to say that because it's really it's really closely tied with being a brigade director of communication. And t

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris shrink down to talk about the 1989 classic Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary.Starring Rick Moranis in one of his most iconic roles, Wayne Szalinski, he's an inventor trying to perfect his latest gadget, a shrink ray that will reduce the size of objects. When his daughter Amy (Amy O'Neill) and Nick (Robert Oliveri) and the neighbors Little Russ (Thomas Wilson) and Ron Thompson (Jared Rushton) are accidentally shrunk and thrown out in the trash, the quartet of kids has to make their way through the massive backyard jungle to get back home. The guys talk about the awesome sets and practical effects, question why Wayne couldn't sell any of his other seemingly useful gadgets, the military applications of the shrink ray as a laser, the traumatic death of Antie, and more.You can stream Honey, I Shrunk the Kids on Disney+. Next week, it's our monthly commentary, and Zach and Chris are joined by Joe and Phil from Digital Pimp Online to watch the theatrical bomb-turned-Netflix hit, Madame Web.We want to hear your comments and feedback. Send them all to contact@everythingaction.com. Also, let us know your suggestions for movies for us to discuss.Please subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. You can also find the podcast on YouTube.Check us out on Twitter (@evaction), Facebook (www.facebook.com/everything.action), and Instagram (@everything.action).

Industrial Talk is onsite at PowerGen and talking to Stephen Hanley, President with Thomas C. Wilson, LLC about "100 years of power generation solutions". Scott MacKenzie and Stephen Hanley discussed the future of energy, emphasizing the need for sustainable and environmentally friendly sources. Scott highlighted the importance of building relationships in the industry, while Stephen stressed the need for alternate energy sources due to environmental concerns and methane gas issues. Both agreed that the industry must adapt to meet the challenges of the future. Action Items [ ] Promote Thomas C. Wilson LLC website [ ] Stay innovative, provide excellent customer service and quality products to adapt to industry changes [ ] Attend PowerGen conference next year to build relationships (Steven Hanley) - no timestamp given Outline Industry changes and challenges with a 3rd generation boiler and heat exchanger professional. Thomas Wilson, 45-year industry veteran, shares insights on his company's history and expertise. Stephen discusses relationships and networking at the conference, highlighting the importance of staying connected in the industry. Stephen shares his love for oysters, mentioning he enjoys grilling them on his Shaco and has had them at various restaurants. Stephen highlights industry shift towards diversification and alternative energy sources. The importance of steam in various industries, including chemical manufacturing, power generation, and refining. Speakers discuss challenges in transitioning to electric vehicles due to infrastructure and energy needs. Stephen's company, Wilson's, is a 100-year-old manufacturing business that provides tools and equipment for boiler and heat exchanger manufacturers. Stephen shares stories about their grandfather, a boilermaker who invented a product to clean boilers. Scott MacKenzie is fascinated by the historical perspective of the industrial revolution and the role of steam energy. Alternative energy sources and their potential for future growth. Stephen sees continued development of alternate energy sources, citing geothermal as a promising area. Both speakers agree that companies must be nimble to adapt to changing energy needs and debates. Stephen emphasizes the importance of innovation and quality in business. Scott MacKenzie interviews Stephen Hanley of Thomas C. Wilson Heat Exchangers. If interested in being on the Industrial Talk show, simply contact us and let's have a quick conversation. Finally, get your exclusive free access to the Industrial Academy and a series on “Marketing Process Course” for Greater Success in 2024. All links designed for keeping you current in this rapidly changing Industrial Market. Learn! Grow! Enjoy! STEPHEN HANLEY'S CONTACT INFORMATION: Personal LinkedIn: 

Barbara McLean, with her husband, retired doctor Thomas Wilson, has been running a sheep farm in Ontario for 50 years. What changes has she seen over the years? Jeyan Jeganathan talks to McLean about her life on the farm, and her plans for succession, and other topics from her book, "Shepherd's Sight: A Farming Life."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jump on the family dog like it's Shai-Hulud and avoid near death experiences at far too young an age as we fall into 1989's family movie night classic Honey I Shrunk the Kids. Does anyone else have extremely strong feelings about Little Debbie's Oatmeal Creme Pies? Why were oversized obstacle courses such a pop culture touchstone of the late 80s/early 90s? Do we need to start a website to let moviegoers know if the ant dies too? And did anyone else spot Buffy's mom and get very excited? We'll answer all your questions after we finish this giant turkey that probably tastes gross. 

Fr. Roger J. Landry Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Manhattan Worship and Wisdom: Choral Vespers with the School of Sacred Music April 9, 2024   To listen to a recording of this talk, please click below:  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/4.9.24_Practical_Consequences_of_the_Resurrection_1.mp3   The following text guided the reflection:  Introduction on April 9 Grateful to Thomas Wilson and the School […] The post Practical Consequences of the Resurrection, Choral Vespers of the School of Sacred Music, April 9, 2024 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

Suite au passage de l'ami Thomas Wilson (ex-Beenox/Activision) dernier évènement Demonights pour y présenter son jeu vidéo basé sur l'univers des Héros du Mont Dragon, nous avons décidé de l'inviter à venir nous en parler en profondeur! Vous en apprendrez beaucoup sur le jeu, comment tout à débuté, à quoi les joueurs auront droit comme type de jeu, les dessous de la création, bref, un dégât d'informations au sujet du jeu Heroes of Mount Dragon du studio Québécois, Studio RuniQ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/m2gaming/message

R&H Creative owner Thomas R. Wilson stops by the show this weeks to share his insight on how he helps to educate and advocate for the Neuro Divergent. Learn more at https://rhcreativeadvocacyandstorytelling.wordpress.com/. KnewAmsterdam.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/knewamsterdam/support

In this episode, I chat with Thomas Wilson, a veteran service designer, who challenges the conventional product-first approach in software and highlights the importance of broad, strategic thinking in design. The post 60. Service Design in the Age of Product First with Thomas Wilson appeared first on Beyond UX Design.

In this episode, I chat with Thomas Wilson, a veteran service designer, who challenges the conventional product-first approach in software and highlights the importance of broad, strategic thinking in design. The post 60. Service Design in the Age of Product First with Thomas Wilson appeared first on Beyond UX Design.

It feels like we just started out BACK TO THE FUTURE month but sadly it's about to come to a close as we wrap it up by going back to the wild west and recap the 1990 sequel that is Back To The Future Part III! Why is Colin on the defence train this week? Why are we excited to talk about ZZ Top? Does this movie have the best score out of the three of them? Would this movie have worked if the plot was used as the ending to the last one? Is this Thomas Wilson's best performance? Why are we excited for Doc to get laid? What do we think of Clara? Why is Ben excited to talk about Seamus, or is it Shameless? What would we do in the Wild West if we were there? Is the kid at the end the creepiest kid in all of movies? Why does Ben hate sparks? And is this the perfect ending to the most perfect trilogy in movie history? Get your Doubleback in mode and your train at full speed for the epic ending to an epic trilogy! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Beyond Biology: Primate Pelage, Racism, and Academic TriumphsColour and pattern of hair and skin play a powerful role in how primates interpret and interact with others and the world.  Primates are the most colourful and pelage-diverse of all mammals. In this episode, we dive into the vibrant world of non-human primate hair and skin colour with passionate Ph.D. student at the University of of Massachusetts Amherst, Thomas Wilson. Thomas explores the still-emerging and complex field of understanding the role, evolution, and functionality of fur colour and patterns among our primate cousins.Why do primates have coloured hair?What's the reason for the vast array of hues seen in primate species? How does hair colouration occur? Why does hair turn grey?The second part of the episode takes a poignant turn as we explore an open letter penned by Thomas, titled 'Sincerely, a Black Primatologist: An open letter to biological anthropologists' highlighting the experiences of a black primatologist.' Thomas bravely shares the challenges he has faced while navigating the historically problematic and racist landscape of biological anthropology and primatology.In the letter, Thomas reflects on the lingering consequences of a field entrenched in a troubling past. As a black, cis-queer student, he grapples with the haunting irony of studying bones that may have originated from slaves or were wrongfully acquired. The conversation takes a raw and honest look at the struggles Thomas faced, including the hurtful label 'a monkey studying monkeys' that a fellow student cast upon him, and the disheartening lack of support from his professors. Thomas sheds light on the stark reality that not many people of colour enter the field of anthropology due to a historical lack of trust and financial barriers. However, he is determined to be part of a transformative generation, actively engaging in online communities and projects that provide support for minority groups in the field.As we listen to Thomas's story, we are challenged to confront the uncomfortable truths within the field of primatology. This episode serves as a powerful reminder of the need for inclusivity, diversity, and change in a discipline that should embrace all voices and experiences.Support the showTalking Apes is an initiative of the nonprofit GLOBIO. Official website: talkingapes.orgInstagram: @talkingapes_podcastTwitter: @talking_apes Click here to support the show. BUY OUR MERCH

We're going back... to Back to the Future! Want deze keer is Part II uit 1989 het onderwerp van gesprek. Marty en Doc reizen naar de verre toekomst, 2015 welteverstaan, om de familie McFly van de ondergang te behoeden. Maar daar duikt een oude vijand op: Biff Tannen. En die hopt in de tijdmachine om zijn klotetoekomst een andere baan in te leiden. En als hij daarmee het geluk van heel Hill Valley naar de galemiezen hept, dan so be it. Waar host Ruud de omgang met het eerste deel nog wel ingenieus vindt, is zijn podgast een stuk minder onder de indruk. Filmmaker en Schokkend Nieuws-podcaster Jasper ten Hoor vindt vooral dat regisseur Robert Zemeckis en mede-schrijver Bob Gale zich in een hoek hebben geschreven. Ruud ging langs bij zijn filmbedrijf Het Shot, om daar lekker in discussie te gaan.  En verder gaat het ook over Billy Zane en zijn dikker gemaakte wangetjes, wie in vredesnaam de vader van Griff Tannen is, en hoe Michael J. Fox misschien maar niet moet proberen om de concurrentie aan te gaan met Eddie Murphy. Steun Duimpjeworstelen op Patreon! En ontvang leuke extraatjes ^_^ Links: Het Shot: https://www.hetshot.nl/  Sandwitch (2018), Jaspers korte horrorcomedy met o.a. podgast Duncan Meijering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8w3MA1WXC0  Julius vs. Jasper in de Schokkend Nieuws Podcast, over To Be Or Not To Be vs. Inglourious Basterds: https://schokkendnieuws.nl/podcast/julius-vs-jasper-to-be-or-not-to-be-vs-inglourious-basterds/  Extra links: Thomas Wilsons Biff's Questions Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwY5o2fsG7Y  Scènes uit deel 1 en deel 2 van Back to the Future over elkaar heen gelegd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FE-kM7MGwI  Openingsscène vergeleken met de eindscène van deel 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0mke59OJuQ  Doc en Marty bij Jimmy Kimmel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0VGRlEJewA  Doc Brown Saves the World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gpzJ_s3CrE 

Wild weather and forbidding seas aren't the only challenges the RNLI has faced – Dr Sam Jones reveals how the charity we know today came about As with so many good beginnings, it all started in a pub. On 4 March, 1824, Sir William Hillary met Thomas Wilson in Bishopsgate's London Tavern to establish the National Institution for the Preservation of Lives and Property from Shipwreck. But after an auspicious start, the charity we know today as the RNLI hit choppier waters. RNLI Tobermory's Dr Sam Jones reveals the organisation's evolution. And explains why, 200 years from now, future historians will recognise the same volunteer ethos at the Institution's heart. 200 Voices is produced by Adventurous Audio for the RNLI   Interview by Adventurous Audio  Soundtrack composed and performed by Jon Nicholls       The RNLI is a charity celebrating 200 years of saving lives at sea - find out more at RNLI.org/200  

Kaylee (@kayleefabulous) is back this week to share a story from Duluth - the sinking of the whaleback Thomas Wilson after a collision with the George Hadley.Kaylee's Duluth dive bar write-up: https://racketmn.com/best-dive-bars-duluth-mnSources:Duluth Evening Herald, 29 Nov 1905.Duluth Evening Herald, 7 Jun 1902.Engman, Elmer. In the Belly of a Whale. Innerspace, 1988.Stonehouse, Frederick. Haunted Lakes. Lake Superior Port Cities Inc., 1997.Miller, Al. Tin Stackers: The History of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company. Wayne State University Press, 1999.Check out our Patreon here!Support the show

In this episode, we speak with Thomas Wilson who plays a critical role in tying the work of user researchers and UX designers, who products and services more deeply into the customer's lives, with the broader ecosystems to support and operationalize those experiences through service design.  He has been an award-winning creative director, UX designer, and service designer for over 25 years. He's been recognized in Forbes Magazine, Best of Web, and twice in the 500. His work with Venture Design. He's moved the needle at 52 Startups and Has worked for companies like NASA, JWT, AIG, Kroger, Amazon Web Services, and 11 of the largest healthcare systems like Blue Cross Blue Shield.  At UnitedHealthcare, he leads the design community of practice and hosts the Friday Design Hour showcasing research, innovation, and design for the largest healthcare company in the world. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasianwilson/ More Episodes: The Limina Podcast Music by TimTaj: ⁠https://timtaj.com⁠⁠ Modern Technologies by TimTaj: ⁠https://timtaj.com⁠ This is Interview by TimTaj: ⁠https://timtaj.com⁠

Members of our UX Master Certified community are applying UX principles to their work in a range of different ways. In this episode, we interview Thomas Wilson, Senior Principal Service Designer at United Healthcare and discuss what service design is and what makes it challenging and rewarding. Learn more about Thomas Wilson: LinkedIn NN/g Service Design Resources: Service Blueprinting (full-day or half-day formats) Service Design Study Guide (free article with links to many more) Learn more about UX Master Certification Some of the (many) people and organizations Thomas mentioned: Don Norman Service Design Network Erika Hall Adam St. John Lawrence Marc Stickdorn Anthony Ulwick Bob Moesta

Timestamps:0:00 - Intro1:17 - BCO and Seattle13:21 - Jesse got hit in the face15:16 - Will got smacked by some pros18:53 - Will goes 0-2?!?!29:41 - KC PPA33:52 - Tennis players protest39:26 - Seattle results44:39 - 2 handed backhand50:11 - Seattle casinos53:48 - Thomas Wilson 12mm paddleChris Socials:Instagram: https://bit.ly/3GO6s5OFacebook: https://bit.ly/3x5pRMAWill Socials:YouTube: https://bit.ly/3znyPHSInstagram: https://bit.ly/3H1qriN

Have you ever thought less of yourself when comparing yourself with others? How do we find significance outside of what we do? Joining us today is dear friend, author, and founder of The Hood Library, Thomas Wilson III. Thomas discusses the release of his first book Who Wants To Be Famous? as a modern day parable written for today's youth. We examine the narratives and discourses around success, and how they affect the ways we see ourselves.  Introductions (0:00) Inspirations for Writing a Book (2:58) Deconstructing Our Notions of Face and Success (20:50) Creating The Hood Library (44:17) Endorsements from Students (52:25) Thomas Wilson III is an author, youth pastor, husband, father, and mentor. He released his debut book, Who wants to be famous in April, 2023. He lives in West Palm Beach, FL with his wife and 3 young boys. In his free time he loves to play basketball, board games, read and wrestle with his sons. His dream is to get young people from the hood reading by writing books that they can relate to. Connect with Thomas at: http://Tw3books.com @tw3books The Hood Library All Things Narrative cultivates personal development through storytelling. Become more purpose-driven by learning how to better understand and communicate your life story. Offerings include: The ‘Live A Meaningful Story' Coaching Program, workshops for organizations, storytelling classes, the All Things Narrative Podcast, 1-on-1 Narrative Coaching, speaking engagements, and facilitating storytelling events. Led by award-winning Narrative Practitioner Derrick Hatch, we will be your guide towards telling and living a meaningful story. Learn more at allthingsnarrative.com and schedule a FREE consultation to see how we can support you! Like us on Facebook @allthingsnarrative Follow us on Instagram @allthingsnarrative Read my Film Diary (including reviews and rankings) on Letterboxd @derrickhATN

As Radio 3 marks the 400th anniversary of William Byrd's death, Tom Service visits Lincoln Cathedral, the centre of musical activity where the composer held positions as organist and master of the basilica's choristers early in his career. He talks to the scholar Magnus Williamson about how the building's acoustics shaped Byrd's compositional voice, and speaks to both the cathedral's current Director of Music, Aric Prentice, and Lay Vicar, Thomas Wilson. He's also joined by four leading British composers and musicians who have worked with Byrd's music: Cheryl Frances-Hoad, James Weeks, Gabriel Jackson and Laura Cannell. They each discuss how they have worked Byrd into their own compositional voices. Ahead of her Prom with the BBC Symphony Orchestra later this month, Tom also hears from the conductor Elim Chan. Winner of the Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition in 2014, she tells Tom about her journey at the helm of several of the world's leading orchestras and why being on stage feels like being a rockstar.

Like most children, Thomas Wilson '23 grew up watching television. But his preferred shows weren't cartoons. Rather, he loved watching the local and national newscasts, dreaming of one day being a reporter. A senior studying broadcast and digital journalism in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Wilson is now living out his dreams, thanks to Syracuse University and its InclusiveU program, which brings students of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities to campus to experience college life in a fully inclusive setting because of the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education. Wilson recently was named one of this year's recipients of the Unsung Hero Award in honor of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A news anchor on Citrus TV, Wilson is also the executive producer and creator of “Thomas on the Town”, a show where Wilson interviews University community members. He is a leader who inspires colleagues and community members to be better.

88e épisode du podcast jeux vidéo, Le Salon de Gaming de Monsieur Smith! Pour m'accompagner cette semaine, les collaborateurs Julien Brière et Jacques Germain, mais aussi un invité tout spécial, nul autre que Thomas Wilson, ex directeur créatif et co-directeur du studio Beenox, désormais à fond dans de nombreux projets, tel que le nouveau studio québécois de jeux vidéo, RuniQ, puis le jeu de société L'Éveil des Sang Dragons. Sans oublier que nous faisons un retour sur les récents Nintendo Direct et State of Play, puis la chronique À Quoi Je Joue où nous abordons Atomic Heart et Wild Hearts, pour ne nommer que ceux-là. Bonne écoute les amis(es)! Notre site https://www.salongaming.ca/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MonsieurSmithGaming/ Le site du studio RuniQ https://www.studioruniq.com/fr Abonnez-vous pour ne rien manquer des prochains épisodes et merci à mes invités!

In this episode, Annie Kate Richmond and Thomas Wilson talks about Antioch Music''s new single, Come and Take Over. They discuss the spontaneous moment this song was birthed, the songwriting process after and how God desires to take over the lives of believers and Church. We want to hear from you.. Please leave a written review below and rating after listening. If you would like to submit a question, comment or a topic for future discussions please email: info@jimmyseibert.com

Rev. Bill chats to Thomas Wilson and Skyler Gacho from St. Mary's Cathedral Choir about the annual, and much anticipated, A Choral Christmas Celebration on 16th December at 11am and 7pm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we talk to Aanik and Amrik who are two new pros from Minnesota that managed to make a huge splash at the APP Chicago tournament recently.Aanik social: https://instagram.com/aaniklohani_pickleball?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Amrik social: https://instagram.com/amrik_donkena?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Chris Socials:Instagram: https://bit.ly/3GO6s5OFacebook: https://bit.ly/3x5pRMAWill Socials:YouTube: https://bit.ly/3znyPHSInstagram: https://bit.ly/3H1qriN

Awakening Buried under an ancient battlefield and left for scrap, Combat Reconnaissance Robot N804rL awoke to a world it didn't understand. The heavily damaged quantum machine needed answers. On its quest for clarity, a teen boy named Sidney, a runaway girl named Twila, and a domestic service robot named Khalid join the adventure to make sense of it all. In this clean, faith-friendly story, these unlikely friends fight against greedy gangsters, corrupt politicians, and a crumbling society in desperate need of a fresh start. Fremont and Sidney is a fast-paced tale that takes an honest look at overcoming adversity--even when it hurts. Listen in as I chat with Thomas Wilson about the Corebot Trilogy on Tuesday, September 6th at 7 PM Eastern time. You can listen by calling 646-668-8485. Follow PJC Media on podcast platforms everywhere. Or, click on the link here: http://tobtr.com/s/12131895.

We discuss Emily's first time going to a soccer game at Q2 Stadium, how Emily is going viral on TikTok for discovering her doppelganger, and why Nick is hoping to test negative for Covid so he can go to a pool party today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thomas Wilson Brown played bad boy Joe Wardlow. Tori loved him in Honey I Shrunk the Kids and Knots Landing. He's sharing his 90210 memories and stories from the 90's and beyond! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thomas Wilson and Ben Lester from Factory Technologies sit down with us to discuss  their experience with Inductive Automation and Ignition. They cover aspects of how Factory Technologies went from starting with legacy products all the way to using the latest software. They elaborate on the importance of Inductive University and training to staying on the cutting edge, and how being able to say yes to projects is refreshing for them and their customers. Lastly, they discuss how everything that Inductive Automation offers allowed Factory Technologies to build a better business.

In this Out Takes special, we sit down with Thomas Wilson-White for an exclusive chat about his new film, THE GREENHOUSE, which has screened at festivals around the world and... LEARN MORE The post Out Takes Extra: One on One with Thomas Wilson-White, director of THE GREENHOUSE appeared first on Out Takes.

Dans ce nouveau segment, Marc reçoit son collègue et complice de longue date, Martin Grondin, ainsi que le talentueux et très créatif Thomas Wilson, ex-codirecteur du studio Beenox, maintenant à son propre compte pour l'entreprise qu'il vient tout juste de créer: CloudTree Studio. Cet épisode est un peu particulier et en marge de ce que nous faisons habituellement, puisque cette fois-ci, nous discutons principalement de jeux de table, société ou plateau. Les univers des jeux de plateau et des jeux vidéo coexistent et collaborent très souvent, puisqu'il se trouvent de nos jours, plusieurs jeux de table inspirés des jeux vidéo.

Enfin, 30e épisode! Dans celui-ci, Martin et Marc vous parlent de jeux vidéo, mais aussi, de jeux de société, de table et/ou de plateau, le tout en compagnie de l'ami Thomas Wilson, ex-codirecteur de Beenox, maintenant à la barre de sa propre entreprise de création: CloudTree Studio! Bonne écoute! Abonnez-vous dès maintenant à la chaîne YouTube - Board Game Experience! ► Chaine YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuXhqdzdaSPqiHXp-nKickg ► Site web officiel: https://www.boardgameexperience.ca/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/m2gaming/message

Description: Content creator, pickleball YouTuber and former Georgia Tech punter, Shea Underwood joins the dudes to nerd out. Shea discusses his journey to pro pickleball (he's not quite there yet) and his unique perspective on the importance of serving. The guys close out the episode discussing Thomas' Artificial Intelligence Twitter strategy and cover the latest in pickleball, including the lack of pros attending Nationals.  00:10 Introducing Shea Underwood 04:36 Shea discusses his roots in content creation   9:19 Shea's current ranking and drill:play ratio 14:17 Using the spin serve with Zane Navratil  21:52 Balancing full-time work, content creation, training and passive income streams 26:40 How did Shea develop his spin serve and are they good for the game? 32:49 The best name in pickleball 39:08 The golden pizza rule 42:17 Tyson punches a producer from Survivor 46:15 We need a certified referee to settle an argument 54:10 Lea Jansen and Thomas Wilson signings and Nationals preview Socials Follow The Dink Pickleball Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok Official Website Follow Tyson Apostol Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok Official Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Description: Newcomer Thomas Wilson, fresh off his wins over Jay Devilliers and Frank Anthony Davis, joins T&T to talk about his recent streak. Wilson gives us the low down on his transition into pickleball, his days spent slinging software and what his plans are for the future. The Guys go over recent results and give an update on what's happening in the world of pickleball.  00:10 The guys intro Thomas Wilson, his recent results and newfound “fame” 8:10 Wilson's backstory and transition into pickleball 20:55 What it's like to play Tyson McGuffin and Jay Devilliers? Wilson breaks it down. 27:55 Wilson's 2022 plans and pickleball future 34:10 Thomas Wilson drops off and your hosts talk tournament results and more news Socials Follow The Dink Pickleball Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok Official Website Follow Tyson Apostol Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok Official Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode 19 of the little decisions podcast, Victoria talks about what it means to uncover your wild and what the heck that has to do with kindness. Episode also features an interview with Pridefest attendee and Athens Pride board member Kai Avery. Featured guest interview with Jo Thomas Wilson of My Heart Salon in Athens, Ga Potpourri https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KIbMsYWJZhJysA5YJXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1637271704/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2flifestyle%2fhow-ash-bartys-mindset-coach-ben-crowe-helped-her-win-wimbledon%2fnews-story%2f5d69e04aa6fd9e9b4a24919b10ce28df/RK=2/RS=HT93oRsaYKVEoDQ.SioeobF1ilo-Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?business=3ETJ2WW4FUWSY&no_recurring=0&item_name=Podcast+fundraising¤cy_code=USD)

Given it's the international break, we wanted to offer you a bonus episode to tide you over until the next Weekly episode drops after next weekend's fixture against Southampton.This is the most recent episode of 23s Aren't We, our Leeds United u23s monthly round up. Hosts Darren Driver and Thomas Wilson of FocusOnLeeds are joined by Josh Hobbs to keep you up to date with everything you need to know about the under 23's September.Enjoy!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thegameoftheirlives. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join us for April Fool's Day! This film Amy Steel from Friday the 13th Part 2 and Thomas Wilson from Back to the Future! What can go wrong? Nine college students staying at a friend's remote island mansion begin to fall victim to an unseen murderer over the April Fool's Day weekend, but nothing is as it seems. Last one out's... a goner. ...A cut above the rest. Guess who's going to be the life of the party? Childish pranks turn into a bloody battle for survival! Good friends... with some time to kill. Join eight guests who are dying to have fun. It's the party to end all parties! Get ready to party till you drop! Don't let the joke be on you!

Un día como hoy falleció Louis Brandeis a la edad de 84 años. Fue el primer judío en ser Juez de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos y uno de los primeros norteamericanos leales al sionismo. Brandeis consideraba que el patriotismo americano y el sionismo eran mutuamente beneficiosos. En ese entonces los judíos americanos pensaban que apoyar a la causa sionista era un acto de doble lealtad pero la perspectiva de Brandeis y su perfil público ayudaron a que el sionismo se integrara a la identidad americana. En un discurso de 1915 en la Conferencia del Consejo del Este de Rabinos reformados, Brandeis dijo, “…la lealtad a Estados Unidos requiere…que cada judío americano se vuelva sionista.” La relación entre Brandeis y el presidente Thomas Wilson ayudó a asegurar el apoyo de Estados Unidos para la Declaración Balfour en 1917 y el Mandato Británico de Palestina en 1922. Más info en: www.hoyenlahistoriadeisrael.com

Pastor Thomas Wilson who along with his wife Adriane co-pastor the Word of Faith Church in Grand Rapids, MI. Tom has been praying for revival for many years. He brings to our podcast a sincere love for the Lord and a wonderful ability to teach and preach the Word of God. He is in tune with what our Lord is saying to the American Church today.

Bishop Umbers and Silvana Scarfe chat with guest, Thomas Wilson, the Director of Music for St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney. In this episode, Thomas speaks about the importance of Sacred Music and it's place in the Liturgy, what the day-to-day life of a Director of Music for the Mother Church in Australia looks like, and some tips for those not familiar with sacred music. Thomas's suggested composers to check-out: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Thomas Tallis William Byrd Listen to Thomas' podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/staved-off/id1324416175 (Staved Off). For more information on St Mary's Cathedral Choir, including hearing recordings, https://cathedralchoir.sydney/ (click here). To view online livestreams of Holy Mass and other Liturgical celebrations from St Mary's Cathedral, check out their https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZxfrykD8iSWExFBdM7fpRg (YouTube page here).

The Guys are back! They talk about the Julio Jones trade rumors and talk with Falcons fan Thomas Wilson as he sheds tears. Then the guys talk about the first couple games in the NBA Playoffs and their thoughts on the games so far. Then the guys get into their top 5 Sidekicks. All that and more!

The Guys are back! They talk about the Julio Jones trade rumors and talk with Falcons fan Thomas Wilson as he sheds tears. Then the guys talk about the first couple games in the NBA Playoffs and their thoughts on the games so far. Then the guys get into their top 5 Sidekicks. All that and more!

We kick off our second season with the delightful Thomas Wilson-White. Thomas is an award-winning Australian director and screenwriter. His debut feature film THE GREENHOUSE premiered at BFI: Flare London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival (winning the Audience Choice Award at 2021 Mardi Gras Film Festival and Best Film at The Gold Coast Film Festival). He is a graduate of the VCA and AFTRS, where he completed his Masters of Screen Arts in 2017, specialising in queer theory. Our chat with Thomas is particularly interesting as he wrote what he thought would be his debut feature screenplay and ended up creating a short film from that script (ST AUGUSTINE) in order to experiment with the protagonist and some key scenes. It's such a great example of how the short format can continue to inform your career even when you have transitioned into the world of long-form. Check out our website for all the Show Notes, as you will want to watch everything Thomas has made, we promise you! Website: www.theshortfilmpod.com | Instagram: @theshortfilmpod | Sound Engineer Lana Kristensen

Having looked last time at the enthronement in April of a Bishop appointed the previous November, we do the same this time, but rather than going back to 1697-8 in the case of Thomas Wilson, we look only as far as 1911-12 in the case of James Denton Thompson. His enthronement took place in St George's Church in Douglas on Thursday 18th April 1912. Our short story in Manx is about a young scientist, new out of university, whose expertise enables him to attach a radio signal to a tachyon - tachyons theoretically travel faster than the speed of light - to try to contact an alien from a planet in another galaxy a number of light years away. As y kiaull ain : GWERINOS - Fflat Huw Puw SGOIL CHIUIL NA GAIDHEALTACHD - Thoir mo shoraidh LESKI - Crested hens/Ewon an mor THE MOLLAG BAND - 24 Keys LISETTE MARECHAL - 'Benn Desul EOGHAN O CEANNABHAIN - The bunch of green rushes/The merry twists of fate SIAN JAMES - Y gwydd THE MOLLAG BAND - Arrane ny fee GWERINOS - Nyth y gwcw/Nyth y gog/Cyw o'r nyth

In this episode we discuss justice pedagogy and the need for diversity and representation within the field of PE/APE. This podcast features three panelists from The Ohio State University, which included Dr. Samuel Hodge who is a full professor of physical education and adapted physical education, and two of his PhD candidates: Thomas Wilson and Ross Jordan. Specifically within this podcast the panelists discuss their experiences of living as Black Americans and how this experience constantly shapes their perceptions and lived experiences. In addition, we define and discuss the importance of justice pedagogy, as well as the need to have continued discussions about race and intersectional identities within a variety of spaces within the field of PE/APE.

Lancashire and England LD player Thomas Wilson talks about fire alarms, England training camps, tours and winning the D40 national championships. There will soon be a subscription service of 49p per month which contributes to the podcast expenses and bonus episodes. https://anchor.fm/disability-cri/subscribe Do you want to tell me your stories? contact me disabilitycricketpod@gmail.com Please rate the podcast at Apple podcasts. thanks for listening Music supplied by Shropshire Muscian Caleb Richards. Check him out on Spotify etc

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is filmmaker, visual effects artist, UE4 experimenter and indignant son of the underworld, Thomas Wilson! The game he is talking about today is Hades by Supergiant Games!   You can also find this episode's host on twitter and find everything else he does here!

Juggler Sean Gandini and his partner Kati Ylä-Hokkala have built one of the UK’s most successful contemporary circus companies: Gandini Juggling. Gandini has directed multiple full length circus pieces: Spring, 4x4: Ephemeral Architectures, Sigma and of course Smashed, their Pina Bausch inspired mega-hit that has toured the world. He also has the Olivier Award winning Philip Glass opera Akhnaten under his belt as choreographer and is currently working on LIFE, a new piece with the Cunningham Foundation. But, just to be contrary, we decided to talk about an earlier piece, a darker piece, a less loved piece...CLØWNS & QUEENS premiered in 2013. Right after their hit Smashed. For them, it is a relatively little performed piece; an investigation of the perversity of circus. There is nudity, the threat of violence, actual violence….and some baroque music.Watch a full version of CLØWNS & QUEENS HERE!Direction: Sean Gandini and Kati Ylä-HokkalaDramaturge: John Paul ZaccariniLighting Design: Jean-Ba LaudeCostume Design: Gemma BanksJuggling based on ideas: Sakari MännistöPerformers: Caterina Boschetti, Marinna De Sanctis, Iñaki Fernández Sastre, Sean Gandini, Doreen Großman, Christelle Hersscher, Sakari Männistö, Francesca Mari, Silvia Pavone, Jon Udry, Kati Ylä-Hokkala, Cecilia ZuchettiGandini Juggling WebsiteCLØWNS & QUEENS WebsiteBook referenced in interview:Thomas Wilson's biography of Gandini Juggling: Juggling TrajectoriesAvailable from Gandini Press WebsiteThe last three questions..... PIECE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHINGJuggler Sergei Ignatov’s juggling to ChopinThe work of choreographer Merce Cunningham PIECE THAT DIDN’T LOVE BUT HAS VALUESoviet propaganda art, or other morally didactic work.NOMINATE AN ARTIST FOR US TO CHECK OUTThe work of choreographer Jonathan BurrowsThis season of MOVERS SHAKERS MAKERS has been made possible by grants from the Norfolk Arts Project Fund and using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

durée : 00:59:59 - En pistes, contemporains ! du dimanche 29 novembre 2020 - par : Emilie Munera - Au programme cette semaine : une intégrale des quatuors à cordes de Gorecki, un concerto pour violoncelle signé du compositeur néozélandais Gareth Farr, deux symphonies de chambre composées pour les 75 ans de la libération des Pays-Bas et des miniatures pour piano sur une valse de Diabelli... - réalisé par : Claire Lagarde

BIBLIOGRAPHYSwinnock, George. The Blessed and Boundless God. Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2014. On 19 January 1648–9 Swinnock became chaplain at New College, and on 6 October following he was made a fellow of Balliol College by the parliamentary visitors. He was incorporated B.A. on 29 November 1650, and graduated M.A. on the next day. In the same year he resigned his fellowship, and was appointed vicar of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire.In 1655 he was appointed to St. Leonard's chapel at Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire, and on 10 January 1661 was presented to the vicarage of Great Kimblein the same county by Richard Hampden, to whom he was then chaplain. In the following year he was ejected for nonconformity, both from St. Leonard's and from Great Kimble, and took up his abode with the Hampden family at Great Hampden.Upon the issue of the Declaration of Indulgence in 1672 he retired to Maidstone, where he became pastor to a large congregation. He died on 10 November 1673, and was buried in the parish church.Swinnock was also the author of:The Door of Salvation Opened, London, 1660, 8vo and 4to; 3rd edition, 1671.The Christian Man's Calling, London, 1661–5, 4to.Heaven and Hell Epitomised, London, 1659, 8vo.The Incomparableness of God, London, 1672, 4to.The Sinner's last Sentence, London, 1675, 8vo.Life of Thomas Wilson, 1672, 8vo.A collective edition of Swinnock's 'Works' was published in 1665, London, 4to, containing "The Christian Man's Calling" and "Heaven and Hell Epitomised", as well as several shorter treatises and sermons. This five volume set of Swinnock's works is now made available by Banner of Truth Trust.

Hang out with the Rank Kings as we power rank our favorite video games with special guest Thomas Wilson!

Back to the Future II. It is never easy to follow up a wildly successful movie with a sequel and make it as satisfying as the first, but with the response to Back to the Future, it was a no-brainer that the studio would want more. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Back to the Future II. We discuss being too big for one movie, cast changes, the future, alternate past and way past, Lea Thompson, predictions, back to 1955, Thomas Wilson, consequences, ratings and our recommendations. Chapters Too Big for One Movie (00:04:38) Cast Changes (00:13:42) The Future, Alternate Past and Way Past (00:21:40) Lea Thompson (00:27:20) Prediction (00:30:14) Back to 1955 (00:32:42) Thomas Wilson (00:36:47) Consequences (00:41:06) Ratings (00:47:35) Recommendations (00:49:22) Host Matthew Rushing Co-Host Christy Morris Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer) Daniel Noa (Associate Producer) Ryan Maillet (Associate Producer) Social Twitter: @The602Club Instagram: @the602clubtfm

Back to the Future II. It is never easy to follow up a wildly successful movie with a sequel and make it as satisfying as the first, but with the response to Back to the Future, it was a no-brainer that the studio would want more. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Back to the Future II. We discuss being too big for one movie, cast changes, the future, alternate past and way past, Lea Thompson, predictions, back to 1955, Thomas Wilson, consequences, ratings and our recommendations. Chapters Too Big for One Movie (00:04:38) Cast Changes (00:13:42) The Future, Alternate Past and Way Past (00:21:40) Lea Thompson (00:27:20) Prediction (00:30:14) Back to 1955 (00:32:42) Thomas Wilson (00:36:47) Consequences (00:41:06) Ratings (00:47:35) Recommendations (00:49:22) Host Matthew Rushing Co-Host Christy Morris Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer) Daniel Noa (Associate Producer) Ryan Maillet (Associate Producer) Social Twitter: @The602Club Instagram: @the602clubtfm

The Guys are here with Falcons fan Thomas Wilson. His sadness is apparent when he tries to explain where the falcons should do now. The Guys before hand give out their wise picks and talk about COVID games. Then we end it by just talking all things week 6.

The Guys are here with Falcons fan Thomas Wilson. His sadness is apparent when he tries to explain where the falcons should do now. The Guys before hand give out their wise picks and talk about COVID games. Then we end it by just talking all things week 6.

In this episode, Zach Burke talks to Tom Wilson the 3rd & Thomas Wilson the 4th about Tom Wilson's legacy and what the future holds.

Keep Waco Loud Presents: Episode 8: A Conversation with Tom Wilson the 3rd & Thomas Wilson the 4th - Part 1

Today we have Jo Thomas Wilson, a hairdresser from Georgia who has worked in some amazing places from NYC to Atlanta and now is on a new journey in Athens, GA. Being a Trans FTM (female to male), Jo thrives off of teaching fellow industry professionals and truly anyone, about how to explore fashion and hair in a genderless expression. We’re so excited to bring you this educational, informational and conversational episode of the Limitless Soul Podcast. Please share this episode with your community to continue this conversation on a larger scale! Connect with Jo: @jothomaswilson jothomaswilson.com Please support this podcast by taking a screenshot of you listening to it on your phone, share in your stories, and tag @limitlesssoullife on Instagram. You can also leave us a 5 star and comment review on iTunes, that is how you can help us spread the word even more! Thank you for the support, we couldn't do this without you. Join our FREE facebook community: Limitless Soul Education Space Discover your SUPERPOWER with our FREE Limitless Light E-Manual Connect with us on Instagram! @limitlesssoullife

On this episode Robert has a great conversation with Pro Baseball played Thomas Wilson. They discuss life in the MLB, quarantine life, visualization and much more.Visit our Storehttps://SheathUnderwear.comSave 20% storewide with Promo Code 'RPG'Show Notes1:25- Wilson is a Minor League Professional Baseball Player and is working on getting to the Major League. He explains there are many different levels, starting with A, he is currently double A, next is triple A, and the top is the Major League.4:27- He finally embraced his own style as a pitcher in the middle of the season and has made great progress with doing what works best for him.6:00- Wilson uses the technique of visualization before his games to focus and get in the zone with how he will pitch.7:39- He went to St. Mary’s in Northern California for his Freshman year, then transferred to Los Angeles Pierce College for the next two years. Finally, he spent one year at California State Fullerton for Baseball.8:46- Wilson had to warm up to the game, stating originally as a young boy he hated it because he did’t like to interact with his team mates. By High School, he had fallen in love with the game after realizing he truly enjoyed the sport.9:13- Wilson used to have a Podcast that was created to help his fellow baseball players express themselves creatively and show them as more than sports players. After his laptop broke during the season, he stopped producing content. Wilson enjoys playing acoustic guitar, listens to John Mayer and when he’s about to hit the gym, he turns up the house music.12:49- He is not obsessed with style, but likes to actually like what he is wearing.15:40- Wilson is eager to get into MMA training because he believes it can improve his game.18:00- Patton describes Comedians as ‘Thought Leaders’, Wilson enjoys listening to Joe Rogan and considers himself a big fan.20:14- If the Major League doesn’t work out for Wilson, he still would love to work in the media side of the Baseball world. His degree is in Communications for Advertising. He enjoys working in social media with photography and videography.22:39- After working for three months at an Italian restaurant in the summer while in Junior College, Wilson realized even more how he wanted to work for himself. Even though he is technically considered an employee in the League, he feels he has more control over where his career will go.24:55- Wilson views Meditation as his time for visualization and has a neutral approach to it.26:55- His best games are when his isn’t thinking and is letting his body do its thing. The worst games he’s had are when he is overthinking everything and isn’t locked in on the current pitch.30:20- Even during the quarantine, he and his wife have made it to the beach about once a week. Sometimes he will surf, but mostly just lay out and relax and eat lunch.32:09- Patton has been enjoying living in Colorado and describes it as a warm snow, not like the East Coast snow.34:06- Wilson and Patton both reflect on enjoying talking about the mental game of sports and life. “Be Yourself” is Wilson’s parting piece of advice.  

What does it take to be a Drone Pilot? How do you get over the nerves of putting thousands of dollars of equipment hundreds of feet in the air? Zach, Sarah and Carson welcome fellow Spiracle Media Creative Specialist & Certified Drone Pilot, Thomas Wilson as they all discuss Thomas' path, passion and dedication to everything drone! As mentioned in the episode, be sure to check out these fantastic sources of inspiration on Instagram: @thedroneU & @beverlyhillsaerials Spiracle Media is a video content agency in Charlotte, NC. Find out more about the team at spiraclebuzz.com. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @theqcc

Plato and A Platypus Walk Into A Bar… is the name of the book my friend, Chris, shared with me. However underwhelming the punchlines may be, this book is full of jokes about philosophy, philosophers, and you, probably. #read20in2020 Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/2von7OJ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/left-on-read-books/message

26e épisode du podcast jeux vidéo, Le Salon de Gaming de Monsieur Smith! En ma compagnie cette semaine, Thomas Wilson, directeur créatif et co-directeur du studio Beenox à Québec. L'occasion idéale d'échanger sur l'industrie du jeu vidéo et de parler de long en large du studio de développement Beenox. Créations vidéoludiques du studio, fonctionnement, comment se prépare-t-on pour un événement E3, Gamescom ou PAX East, on parle de Spider-Man, du lien avec Activision et plus! Sans oublier, l'occasion parfaite de revenir sur leurs récents titres : Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled et Call of Duty Modern Warfare. Nous discutons aussi de la cérémonie des Dice Awards 2020, de coût de production de la PS5, de jeux gratuits au lancement pour un studio indé, de plusieurs jeux dans la chronique habituelle ''À quoi je joue'' et bien entendu, tout cela dans le plaisir, la bonne humeur et la passion! Bonne écoute et merci encore à Thomas Wilson pour son temps et sa générosité! Site officiel de Beenox https://beenox.com/ Leur page Facebook https://www.facebook.com/beenox/ Blogue de Steeve https://www.salongaming.ca/ Réseaux sociaux du blogue : Twitter https://twitter.com/LeSalonDeGamin1 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MonsieurSmithGaming/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC23gQRMgsh5thSYYMkZJaKQ?view_as=subscriber Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/monsieursmithgaming Twitter de Steeve https://twitter.com/LeTusken Abonnez-vous à la chaîne YouTube du Salon de Gaming de Monsieur Smith et ses réseaux sociaux! Ah oui, et une évaluation 5 étoiles du podcast ce serait gentil :-)

This week Jordan flips the roles on Chad.  Jordan interviews Chad about his recent Arizona Coues Deer Hunt.  The two talk about the hunt and how it went down as well as some of the gear that was used to hunt, Chads Prime bow set up, sleeping and camping for a week.  Thanks to Jordan for this week’s show.  Also, Thanks to Jeromy Scoggin and Thomas Wilson for a fun week in AZ BACKCOUNTRY ROOKIESWebsite - https://backcountryrookies.comInstagram - @backcountryrookiesFacebook - Backcountry Rookies      Group - Backcountry Rookies Nation  Elk101 University of Elk HuntingSave 20% by using the code Rookieshttps://www.elk101.com/product/university-of-elk-hunting-online-course/ goHUNT InsiderReceive a $50 In Store Credit when you purchase the Insider Program and use the code ROOKIESwww.gohunt.com/insider OnX HuntSave 20% on an OnX Membership with the code Rookieshttps://www.onxmaps.com Backcountry Rookies is Powered by Simplecast 

This week Jordan flips the roles on Chad.  Jordan interviews Chad about his recent Arizona Coues Deer Hunt.  The two talk about the hunt and how it went down as well as some of the gear that was used to hunt, Chads Prime bow set up, sleeping and camping for a week.  Thanks to Jordan for this week’s show.  Also, Thanks to Jeromy Scoggin and Thomas Wilson for a fun week in AZ BACKCOUNTRY ROOKIESWebsite - https://backcountryrookies.comInstagram - @backcountryrookiesFacebook - Backcountry Rookies      Group - Backcountry Rookies Nation  Elk101 University of Elk HuntingSave 20% by using the code Rookieshttps://www.elk101.com/product/university-of-elk-hunting-online-course/ goHUNT InsiderReceive a $50 In Store Credit when you purchase the Insider Program and use the code ROOKIESwww.gohunt.com/insider OnX HuntSave 20% on an OnX Membership with the code Rookieshttps://www.onxmaps.com Backcountry Rookies is Powered by Simplecast 

Jon analyzes the Wolverines' matchup with Michigan State from all angles, including his observations from MSU-Illinois, a scouting report on the Spartans' offense and defense, and what Michigan must do to win on Saturday. Then, Jon sits down with Michigan natives Ambry Thomas (20:45) and Tru Wilson (27:30) to discuss the meaning of this in-state rivalry. We finish up with some Big 10 and national topics and another fantastic Locker Room Speech.

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On this week's episode, Thomas Wilson and Charlotte Gough (both making their podcast debuts) join me to discuss Jack Clayton's THE INNOCENTS...

On this week's episode, Thomas Wilson and Charlotte Gough (both making their podcast debuts) join me to discuss Jack Clayton's THE INNOCENTS...

The statisticians from All Stats Aren't We joined Matt Beadle to go over that disappointing defeat away to Millwall. Ex Leeds United player Noel Whelan shared his thoughts on the current crop and reflected back on his time at the club and Thomas Wilson from Focus On Leeds gave an under 23 round up.

Jon and Matt are joined by Jack Hardy in the studio where they talk about Leeds' defeat to Millwall and try to work out if there are any positives to be found.Then, they are joined on the phone by Noel Whelan, who talks about his time at the club, his thoughts about Patrick Bamford and the club's centenary.They then speak to Thomas Wilson about the u23s progress this season and who to keep an eye out for going forward.The show closes out, as always, with your questions, dear listener...MOT See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we're joined by queer writer and director Thomas Wilson-White to discuss the state of queer cinema and experiencing bullying as an adult. Also! Tune into our After Show as we dive into the history and importance of gay beats. Sexy!Subscribe (for free!), rate and review The Gays Are Revolting on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. Follow The Gays Are Revolting on Twitter at @gaysrevolting, Facebook at The Gays Are Revolting & Instagram @gaysrevoltingpod.Send topic suggestions and other correspondence to gaysrevolting@lippmedia.com. The Gays Are Revolting records at Castaway Studios in Melbourne, Australia and is released weekly every Saturday. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode we chat with Crab's Army Buddy, Andrew Saldana. They talk serious talk about PTSD, what it is like, which parts of combat effected them the most, accepting that they have PTSD, learning to navigate their lives with it, relationships effected, and helping others who need it. This was an amazing conversation and for anyone who suffers from PTSD from any situation, know you can reach out to people who understand right here! Please do! Or if you don't have it and are a family member of someone who does, maybe this will help explain it better. We are here to help how we can. Reach out to Drew  drew_1518@hotmail.com with a Subject: I Need Help or something like that to catch his eye. Or us @ thecrabshomestead@yahoo.com ________________________________ Shop our store www.thecrabshomestead.com/shop ____________________________________________________________  Follow our Podcast, Talking Chitty on Spotify, Tunes, Castbox, Stitcher, PodBean, PocketCast, Tune In, and soon on Google! www.Facebook.com/talkingchitty www.Instagram.com/talkingchitty www.Youtube.com/crabtree97 AND HERE: www.thecrabshomestead.com www.Youtube.com/Crabtree97 www.Instagram.com/thecrabshomestead www.Facebook.com/chittybangskoolie www.Pinterest.com/thecrabshomested _____________________________________________   1:00- How Crab and Drew Met and MOUNT Training Style (Sgt. Clarke)   4:20 -Crab Getting Drew In Trouble   6:20- PTSD, “I don’t have that! It’s just the Nature of the Beast!”   8:00- Primal Instincts, 0-100 MPH Switch   10:10- “In War, You’re Dead Already”   11:45 -172nd Left Seat Right Seat Rides- Ry story   16:20- “Good Fucking Luck”- When you leave the military it’s like a bad break up   17:35- Drew’s Combat Experience #1 in a Nut Shell   21:00- Street Sweepers Pace Counting  for the Enemy   22:30- Drew’s 2nd Deployment- The Really Tough One – In Memory of Captain Doug DiCenzo   24:45- Crappy DIY Armor in the beginning of the war- Spc. Thomas Wilson   26:00 Survivor’s Guilt and Hard Stories   30:40- Sophisticated Ambush- Drew’s Story   32:30- “I could Not Even Imagine a Zombie Apocalypse”- Mo   34:00- Drew Ambush Story contd.   36:40- Stories that Stick- Crab’s Stories that Contribute to his PTSD   44:10- Seeing Your Friends Hurt Fucks with Your Head   46:10-  Crab Gets Smacked by SSG Kitts   48:20- Always on Your Mind   49:12- Leaving the Army and Partying, “I’m fine, I don’t have PTSD”- Gut Check   51:10- Survivor’s Guilt contd. How Do I Live My Life Now?   54:00 The Mask You Wear for Society & Feeling Isolated   55:30- YOU ARE NOT ALONE!   58:55- When It’s Time to Care for Yourself- Crab’s Story   1:01:00- When Mo Learned About PTSD- Spouses Are NOT Prepared   1:02:40- Crab’s Therapist Experiences   1:11:00- Burning Actual Shit   1:13:00- Sensitivity Training for 172nd- Crab’s Story   1:16:30- Purpose, Direction, and Motivation   1:17:20- Everyone Loves a Soldier Until They Come Home   1:18:20- Marijuana Girl Scout Cookies, Harlem Shakes, & Top Ramen/Chili Cravings   1:19:50- Hardest Thing to Deal With, “Realizing I Actually Needed Help”- Drew’s Side   1:23: 45 – DO NOT BE AFRAID TO REACH OUT…ANYONE   1:24:40- Sons of the Flag Organization   1:26:00- Communicating with Your Spouse   1:28:00- Shout Out to the Spouses Who Marry Soldiers After their Military Deployments/Career- Nino Gray   1:30:30- Kudos to Anne, Drew’s Wife- Fighting for Your Marriage When Getting Pushed Away   1:32:30- Not Having Training or Tools When You Come Back from Combat   1:34:00 Hyper-Vigilance   1:40:00 “No One is More Professional Than I”   1:43:00- Knock the Edge Off   1:45:00- Good Days and Bad Days   1:50:00- Drew’s Advice to Someone Who Realizes they Have PTSD or Thinks They May Have It.   1:52:00- Shitty PTSD STIGMA 1:53:50 – PTSD Never Goes Away, You Have to Work With It- Emotional Intelligence   2:03:00 -People in Society Compartmentalize Emotions, PTSD is RAW Emotion   2:08:00- You Don’t Have to Change Who You Are   2:11:00- PTSD and Situations with Law Enforcement    2:14:00- Combat Vets Command and Control/ End The Chaos   2:15:10- Fighting for your Rights- Survival   2:17:45- Ego is the Enemy   2:19:50 – If you are struggling EMAIL Drew:  drew_1518@hotmail.com Subject: I Need Help   2:21:00- Spouses are Overlooked   2:22:00- Some people are not ready   2:24:30- 22 a Day, PTSD Stigma Contd   2:26:00- If You know someone with PTSD……………(ADVICE FROM COMBAT VETS)   2:29:00- Sweet Heart Felt Story from Crab   In Memoriam: Doug DiCenzo US ARMY Robert Blair US ARY KEvin Whitte US ARMY Dan Amaya USMC Kurt Frosheiser US ARMY Kirk Waymire US ARMY Chris Swanson US ARMY Kraig Foyteck US ARMY Jeremy Loveless US ARMY James Douglas Bridges US ARMY

Host Gina DiPietro takes a closer look at the challenges of flying drones in a bustling city like Charlotte. Hear from an officer with CMPD’s Aviation Unit who recently experienced a near miss with a drone while flying a helicopter ( 01m 12s). Gina also sits down with drone pilot Thomas Wilson of Wilson Aerial Productions, LLC ( 17m 09s).

About the Lecture: The authority of the President in national security affairs is a long-contested issue. Join us for a discussion on the parallels of this debate between this and past eras. Mr. Thomas Wilson will provide a peek into the internal dynamics of the Iran-Contra investigation, which will include an examination of the political and legal issues involved, noting the constitutional issues raised and contested. Mr. Wilson's central role in a political and legal drama that lasted well into the 1990's makes him uniquely well placed to discuss the investigation. About the Speaker: Mr. Thomas Wilson has led a varied and high profile career. After graduating with a BA in history from Georgetown University, he went on to pursue a law degree from Georgetown Law School. Upon graduation, rather than going into legal practice, he decided to join the US Army, serving in the 6th Special Forces Group (Airborne), in the United States from 1967 to 1968, and in the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in the Republic of Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman's Badge, and Parachute Wings (from the United States, Israel, and the Republic of Vietnam). After military service, he pursued an MBA from Columbia University before going into legal practice. His legal career spanned more than 40 years and included representing clients such as CIA Costa Rica Station Chief Jose Fernandez in the Iran-Contra affair; the Assistant to President George H. W. Bush in an Independent Counsel investigation into the 1992 search of then Presidential candidate Bill Clinton's passport file; a client investigated for making allegedly illegal campaign contributions to the 1996 Clinton/Gore re-election campaign; the former Director of MKULTRA, the CIA's Cold War drug testing program; as well as a major private security firm in a very sensitive, high-profile investigation sited in Baghdad, Iraq. Mr. Wilson has been lead counsel on a host of matters before numerous appellate tribunals, including most United States Courts of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Until his retirement in 2013, he served as of counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, L.L.P., where he practiced general litigation with specialties in complex civil, administrative and white-collar criminal litigation.

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Phillip Thorne MBE Discusses His Life Of Guitar & Music Phillip Thorne MBE is one of Scotland's most significant guitar players of the last forty years and not just within the realm of classical guitar. His commissioning of new music for guitar and orchestra, his work within the field of performance and education have been a beacon of light for a generation of players to follow, emulate and in Phillip's own works "better". In this candid interview, Phillip discusses his life from his first exposure to music, through the "performance years" as well as guitar competitions, classical guitar education and more. Phillip Thorne in rehearsal of a new guitar concerto by John Maxwell Geddes. The composer is conducting. Podcast Ep 4 - Table Of Contents 1.45 Early years of piano, Hendrix, bands and finding classical guitar. 4.30 Learning classical guitar in Scotland during the 1960s. 6.29 Main classical guitar influences. 9.24 Working with composer Thomas Wilson 10.24 Locating recordings of classical guitarists. 12.10 Getting an education. 13.54 The Moray House years. 15.14 Guitar societies and performance. 20.00 Thoughts on adjudicating guitar competitions. 24.19 Working as a head of music. 25.50 Sorros. 27.40 The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland formally the RSAMD. 32.25 Discussing the "MBE" and how it happened. 34.16 The many guitars and guitar maker relationships. 39.30 Classical guitar education and it's challenges. 45.20 The opportunities and difficulties facing today's classical guitarists. Listen To Phillip Thorne MBE Performing Part of a guitar concerto premier composed by Thomas Wilson and performed by Phillip Thorne MBE. http://www.guitarandmusicinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Guitar-Concerto-Phillip-Thorne.mp3   Sorros - Dances of The Scottish Courte with Phillip Thorne and Selina Madeley: From the album Sorros. http://www.guitarandmusicinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Dances-Of-The-Scottish-Courte.mp3   "Stardustis" from the album "Celtic Soul" by Phillip Thorne and Selina Madeley http://www.guitarandmusicinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Stardustis-1.mp3 Check Out All Our Other Podcasts Check out our podcast page which includes all our podcasts to date with news on up and coming episodes. Please consider subscribing to the GMI - Guitar & Music Institute podcast.  

In this podcast, Pastor Thomas Wilson of the Word of Faith Church in Grand Rapids shares how through prayer and listening to and obeying God's call, his church has been experiencing new life. He also shares how pastors can get burned out and hopeless and what steps they need to take to revive their own hearts. Finally, Pastor Wilson shares his hope for revival to come to our area and nation, but on God's timetable, not ours.   Intro music “Moving Forward” by Scott Holmes http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/

Listen in as McCook host not only the best African American Chef in San Antonio but the best Chef in the city representing "Black Excellence". Also a young scholar out of University of Texas at San Antonio (Men of Honor) as we discuss the dynamic contributions African Americans made in American History!

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Demosthenes   Welcome to Mere rhetoric a podcast for beginners and insiders about the ideas, people and movements who have shaped rhetorical history. I’m Mary Hedengren. And special thanks to the Humanities media project. This is a re-recording, so you might want to take the next sentence with a grain of salt   Last week we continued our conversation of deliberative rhetoric by talking about Saving Persuasion, a contemporary book about how rhetoric doesn’t have to be rhetortricky. Today we’re going to talk about one of the figures in political rhetoric who was really, really good at what he did and that made everyone around him very nervous. I’m talking about one of the most engaging political figures of ancient Athens: Demosthenes.   That name may sound vaguely familiar to those of you who are regular listeners because we mentioned Demosthenes as one of the great orators who got his start in logography. Logographers, as some of you might recall, were the pre-lawyer lawyers. They could be hired to write speeches for people going to court. They had to be savvy about what the jury would respond to and they had to write in a way that would represent their client. What they didn’t have to do, though, was deliver the speech.   We also mentioned that Demosthenes was all about delivery when we talked about the canons of rhetoric [canon boom] Really? Well, when we talked about the canons of rhetoric, one of the last ones was delivery, and Demosthenes reportedly thought delivery was the most important. He had an unnatural time at it, though, because he was allegedly born with a serious speech impediment. Plutarch says that Demosthenes had “a perplexed and indistinct utterance and a shortness of breath, which, by breaking and disjointing his sentences much obscured the sense and meaning of what he spoke.” More likely, Demosthenes said his “r”s like “l”s. I have a lot of sympathy for this, as someone who went to speech therapy herself until she was in junior high. I also had problems with my r’s and l’s and on top of it, I had a retainer. My mom, a writing teacher, thought this was fantastic, because Demosthenes learned to over come his speech impediment by way of—not a retainer—but pebbles in his mouth. As he learned to talk around the pebbles in his mouth, he became hyper aware of his diction and became a great orator. All of this is cold comfort to a twelve-year-old with orthodonty, but it worked out well for Demosthenes.   Really well. Demosthenes, who had been taking a sort of back-seat position as a logographer began to get more of a toehold in politics, by way of taking on “public” cases. You see, if you hated someone’s politics, you could sue them. Remember how some Republicans were going to sue Obama for abuse of power? It was like that. All. The. Time. So Demosthenes gets more into politics and begins writing public speeches like Against Androtion and Against Leptines and then Against Timocrates and Against Aristocrates Are you noticing a theme in these titles? Demosthenes was really taking to town all of the politicians who were allegedly corrupt and politics in ancient Athens were always personal. “Pretty much you try to paint the other guy as a villain beyond all villainy. Athens did smear campaigns better than anyone who ever put their opponent in grainy, slow-mo footage. Here’s a taste of Demosthenes’ accusations: “For on many occasions, men of Athens, the justice of the case has not been brought home to you, but a verdict has been wrested from you by the clamor, the violence and the shamelessness of the pleaders. Let not that be your case today, for that would be unworthy of you.” “In this court Leptines is contending with us, but within the conscience of each member of the jury humanity is arrayed against envy, justice against malice, and all that is good against all that is most base.” “do not think, gentlemen of the jury, that even Timocrates can lay the blame of the present prosecution upon anyone else: he has brought it on himself. Moved by desire to deprive the State of a large sum of money, he has most illegally introduced a law which is both inexpedient and iniquitous.”   These are awesome. But as anyone running a good campaign knows, it’s not enough just to slam the opponent; you also need to make a few campaign promises yourself. In 354 BC, Demosthenes outlined his policy of moderation and a scheme for financing in his first political oration, On the Navy, which is not to be confused with the Village People’s immortal classic, In the Navy. [sound bite, maybe]. With this speech, first of many, Demosthenes launched his political career in earnest. But what really drove Demosthenes’ career was a great opponent and that he had in Philip II of Macedon. As you might infer from the name, Philip II wasn’t an Athenian, but a Macedonian who was taking over other city states that were alarmingly proximate to Athens. Demosthenes saw Philip as a huge threat and warned the Athenians in his rousing First Phillipic. Unfortunately, Philip still conquered Athens.   This led to Demosthenes being able to give the second and third Phillipic, criticizing the attacker of his city and declaring it "better to die a thousand times than pay court to Philip." The Third Phillipic was his magnum opus in a lot of ways.   “But if some slave or superstitious bastard had wasted and squandered what he had no right to, heavens! how much more monstrous and exasperating all would have called it! Yet they have no such qualms about Philip and his present conduct, though he is not only no Greek, nor related to the Greeks, but not even a barbarian from any place that can be named with honor, but a pestilent knave from Macedonia, whence it was never yet possible to buy a decent slave.” Ooh, that’s good.   Philip did conquer Athens. But then he died. Demosthenes loved that. After Philip’s assassination, Demosthenes put a “garland on his head and white raiment on his body, and there he stood making thank-offerings, violating all decency” according to one account. In fact, after Philip was assassinated, Demosthenes’ classy rhetoric led an uprising of Athenians to finally break the Macedon army. It wasn’t successful and Philip’s son Alexander was in charge and—big surprise—Demosthenes hated him too. It was mutal. Alexander demanded the exile ofDemosthenes.   But the Athenians still loved him and he loved the people. “A project approved by the people is going forward,” he wrote in a public speech commemorating the defeat of his political enemy. Because of the way that Demosthenes had opposed kings and led the people into riot, he became vilified by all good monarchists for centuries. Here was this sneaky demagogue who could manipulate the people into rebellion.   If political types were antsy about Demosthenes, rhetoricians adored him, especially those with a republican bent. Cicero idealized Demosthenes’ orataional and political career, and Longinus and Juvenal praised him highly. Renaissance rhetoricians who were comfortable with his anti-monarach stance loved him too—John Jewel and Thomas Wilson. John Jay, Hamilton and Madison, the American founding fathers and authors of Federalist papers, also admired Demosthenes’ style. So if you like people and rhetoric, chances are, you’ll like Demosthenes.   In some ways, Demosthenes was an orator of the people all along. His style is relative plainspoken, abrupt and built on the assumption of sincerity. As Harry Thurston Peck puts it, Demosthenes "affects no learning; he aims at no elegance; he seeks no glaring ornaments; he rarely touches the heart with a soft or melting appeal, and when he does, it is only with an effect in which a third-rate speaker would have surpassed him. He had no wit, no humour, no vivacity, in our acceptance of these terms. The secret of his power is simple, for it lies essentially in the fact that his political principles were interwoven with his very spirit.” But even though Demosthenes gave the appearance of speaking out of the conviction of his soul 100% of the time, allegedly, he refused to speak off the cuff. He put a lot of work into making his words seem artless.     And that’s what our topic for next week is going to be—Sprezzatura, the art of making what you say seem artless. It’s a prime skill for politicians in our day as well as back in the Renaissance where the term was coined. We’ll talk about why the idea of pretending that you haven’t worked on your speech is so important again in this age of sincerity. If you have things that you’re sincerely interested in, why not write to us at mererhetoricpodcast@gmail.com? You can send us ideas for podcasts, feedback or stories of your own orthodonticure. And until new week, happy political season!    

In this episode, we talk to Portrait and food photographer, Thomas Wilson. We also try a new beer. www.ThomasAWilson.com https://instagram.com/thomaswilson2 www.BryonSummers.com https://instagram.com/BryonSummers Phocabulary: Overexposure The result of recording too much light when taking a picture, which results in a light image. In digital imaging, overexposure can usually be corrected to a certain extent by the use of image-editing software, depending upon how overexposed your image is. RAW files offer more latitude than JPEGs and TIFFs for correcting overexposure. Source: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/buying-guide/glossary-digital-photography-terms Book: Jab Jab Jab Right Hook How to tell your story in a noisy world by Gary Vaynerchuck Music: KB @push-music --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bryonsummers/support

Tonight on The Ombudsman Press Show: Do Black Lives Matter?  Bishop L. J. Guillory and fellow corespondent on the ground in Compton, Melvin Farmer bring you one man our media would have you believe is just a statistic!  Rather than just survive tragedy after being shot and left to die on a city sidewalk within the recent wave of violence and murder in L.A., Thomas Wilson has decided to be an agent of change in his community and in our world! The photo above of the shooting that injured Thomas Wilson and took the life of his friend made the news but was quickly replaced with the next crime scene photo of those who have been gunned down in acts that seem to be part of a social media bet made by gang members. Sadly, moral decay and lack of value for human life is a harsh reality which many of us choose to ignore.  Are we not all responsible for the breakdown of struggling communities within our own society? Crime, violence, and lack of respect for fellow man are symptoms of a larger systemic failure of epic and detrimental proportions. We should not expect it to repair itself, we should demand more of ourselves as human beings!  We must work together to help our brothers and sisters in neglected communities that exist in perpetual crisis. #100Days100Nights detailed in the article linked below. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/28/la-gangs-hashtag-bet-kill-100-people-in-100-days.html Contact Melvin Farmer (909)368-1296 To purchase your copy of "I Know Why the Caged Lion Roars" by Bishop Guillory click here or call (310)980-0816

  April 22, 2014 –  On Tuesday, April 22, 2014 a funeral was being held at the Galilee Baptist Church in Trenton, New Jersey.   The funeral was for 19 year old Cagney Roberts who had been shot to death on April 9th in a street shooting.  Hundreds of people were in attendance at the church for the funeral.  Just after noon, As the sermon in the sanctuary was about to begin, gunfire could be heard outside the church.   Police reports say that shooters opened fire in front of the church injuring 3 people.   During this chaos there was also one person who was trampled as people were fleeing the church.   April 9, 2014 – In Cicero, Illinois a man who served as an authority figure within the roles of Youth Minister, Church Photographer and a Teacher at the church is accused of engaging in sexual conduct with several juvenile boys within the church between the ages of 9 and 17.  As the information is coming out it is alleged that this misconduct took place over 6 years and in numerous locations including his own apartment and two youth retreat camps.   February 12, 2014 – An Intoxicated Male at the Seagate Baptist Church in Naples, Florida causes a disorderly drunken disturbance at the church and in the parking lot. The report accuses Thomas Wilson, 52 years of age, a homeless man, of being heavily intoxicated and yelling profanities at church members as people were arriving for an evening church service.   He refused to leave so law enforcement was called to the church.  February 2, 2014 – A shooting incident at the Double Springs Community Church in Cookeville, Tennessee left two people dead.    

In this episode of Give Startups A Chance, I am thrilled to interview Nicole Judge and Thomas Wilson as they share their startup journey in rural Canada while introducing Canada to an age-old delight of Cider. Dr. Nicole Judge is a veterinarian and her husband, Thomas Wilson, a fifth generation farmer, is also the past president of the Peel Soil and Crop Association and Golden Horseshoe Soil and Crop Association.  Nicole and Thomas are the co-owners of the Spirit Tree Estate Cidery.Spirit Tree is an award winning straw bale construction apple winery/ wood-fired oven artisan bakery/farm shop/cider mill.  Thomas and Nicole took cider making courses in Somerset, England and Geneva, New York. They also studied artisan bread making at the Cordon Bleu Paris, and the San Francisco Baking Institute. Since opening Spirit Tree Estate Cidery, they have been awarded Commercial Building of The Year 2009 by the Canadian Farm Builders Association, Environmentalist of the Year 2010 by the Town of Caledon, Impact Award 2010 by the Caledon Chamber of Commerce, Culinary Destination 2010 by the Headwaters Tourism Association, Ontario Farm Market of the Year 2010 by the Ontario Farm Fresh Marketing Association, a Premiers Award in Agricultural Innovation, and Ontario Cider Makers Challenge 2010 for Best Cider in Ontario.  Listen to this episode on how a couple  realized their vision and the journey of introducing cider to Canada.  

In this episode of Give Startups A Chance, I am thrilled to interview Nicole Judge and Thomas Wilson as they share their startup journey in rural Canada while introducing Canada to an age-old delight of Cider. Dr. Nicole Judge is a veterinarian and her husband, Thomas Wilson, a fifth generation farmer, is also the past president of the Peel Soil and Crop Association and Golden Horseshoe Soil and Crop Association.  Nicole and Thomas are the co-owners of the Spirit Tree Estate Cidery.Spirit Tree is an award winning straw bale construction apple winery/ wood-fired oven artisan bakery/farm shop/cider mill.  Thomas and Nicole took cider making courses in Somerset, England and Geneva, New York. They also studied artisan bread making at the Cordon Bleu Paris, and the San Francisco Baking Institute. Since opening Spirit Tree Estate Cidery, they have been awarded Commercial Building of The Year 2009 by the Canadian Farm Builders Association, Environmentalist of the Year 2010 by the Town of Caledon, Impact Award 2010 by the Caledon Chamber of Commerce, Culinary Destination 2010 by the Headwaters Tourism Association, Ontario Farm Market of the Year 2010 by the Ontario Farm Fresh Marketing Association, a Premiers Award in Agricultural Innovation, and Ontario Cider Makers Challenge 2010 for Best Cider in Ontario.  Listen to this episode on how a couple  realized their vision and the journey of introducing cider to Canada.