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Join Thomas and Jamie as they toast the comedic giants who have shaped the legacy of Saturday Night Live! Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to celebrate the Class of Season Three and all of the talented individuals who have tickled our funny bones and made staying in on Saturday Night a right of passage. We also take a moment to analyze future classes by looking at the voting records of several candidates that missed the mark this season. We're so grateful to all of our listeners but especially the ones that stepped up to vote this season, we had a record number of ballots cast.!So grab your favourite snack and settle in for a conversation that is sure to raise some eyebrows and fuel water cooler debate. It's the SNL Hall of Fame: Class of Season Three!Transcript0:00:42 - JDAll right, thank you so much, Doug. This is JD here and you are about to enter the SNL Hall of Fame. Please wipe your feet before you come inside, as we don't want any filth in the Hall of Fame. The SNL Hall of Fame podcast is a weekly affair. In each episode, we take a deep dive into the career of a former cast member, host, musical guest or writer and add them to the ballot for your consideration. Once the nominees have been announced, we turn to you, the listener, to vote for the most deserving and help determine who will be enshrined for perpetuity in the hall. And that day has come. I am joined by Thomas Senna and we are going to go down the results and take a look at who has made it into the Hall of Fame and who missed the cut this year, who will be eliminated from the ballot and all sorts of other good stuff. So, before I go any further with this information dump, I'm going to say hi to my friend here, Thomas, how are you doing? 0:01:49 - ThomasHello Jamie, I'm doing very well. This is a special occasion. I got my tucks on and my bow tie. Let's announce some inductees. 0:01:57 - JDWell, before we do that, we'll just quickly go through the parameters that people had to cut through to make it. You need 66.6% of the ballot to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. If you don't get at least 10% of the ballot, you are eliminated from the Hall of Fame And, of course, you stay on the ballot for 10 seasons. So we're only in season three. We don't have any jeopardy of that happening thus far, so that's good. That's good news. What are you most excited about today, Thomas? 0:02:35 - ThomasSeeing if some of the people who I thought deserved to be in the Hall of Fame if they actually make it. So one group in particular, one writing group in particular, has been a sticking point with me as far as not making the Hall of Fame. So I was going into this reveal just super curious to see if they would make it, if the Lonely Island, let's say it if the Lonely Island would finally make the SNL Hall of Fame. I think they've been deserving since they were on the ballot in season one, that's right. So that was my main thing going into it. this is where the hell is the Lonely Island? So I don't know. We'll see if they're in this time around. 0:03:16 - JDYeah, we definitely will. Okay, well, I can tell you off the top we have the biggest Hall of Fame class, the largest Hall of Fame class that we've ever had, the most members inducted into the Hall of Fame that we've ever had, which is staggering. We had a record number of voters turn out, like over 100 more than last year. We finished with 297 different voters. That's pretty impressive to me that you all came out and exercised your comedic franchise. That's just wonderful news. So I don't know, do we just go right into it? Let's get into it. All right, who is our headliner this year? Thomas, who made it with the most. 0:03:58 - ThomasSo with the most votes this season, at 83.2% of the vote we have, mr Dana Carvey is an SNL Hall of Famer. No surprise, i don't know about you, Jamie, but I thought this was a slam dunk Dana's in the conversation for greatest of all time. 0:04:17 - JDI think Absolutely. 0:04:18 - ThomasHe's like a great of all time Mount Rushmore. Those are the conversations that Dana is in. So Dana Carvey in with 83.2% of the vote. Congratulations, Dana. 0:04:31 - JDYeah, a cast member with the most percentage this year. Just a machine really. I mean, if you listen to Fly on the Wall now, it's aggravating to a certain degree because everything that somebody says spawns a bit. but I just think that's how his brain works. He's just always on. He's always thinking about how to make people laugh and how to leverage the different characters and impressions that he's been able to harness over the years and be fresh with them. He's truly a great, great SNL great. 0:05:09 - ThomasYeah, i don't know if it's cliche to say, but he's one of those guys where if you were going to go into a lab and build an SNL cast member, it might come out exactly like Dana Carvey. Yeah, and that was such a good point that you mentioned. Like he's just, he's all about the bit, he's all about what's going to serve the comedy, and you can hear it in his podcast and he'll even tell you that he might do it a little too much. Like he's said that maybe he steps on the guests a little bit, but that's because that's how his mind works. He's trying to. He's trying to find the bit in everything that he's talking about, and sometimes he doesn't have that thing where it's just like well, maybe, maybe I'll just wait my turn or whatever. I'll tell you that. But I think that served him so well when he was an SNL cast member, so deserving to be an SNL Hall of Famer. 0:05:56 - JDAbsolutely, Dana. The plaque is in the mail. Next on the list is another cast member and another first-ballot Hall of Famer, and that is Amy Poehler, with 75.1% of the ballot. What do you think about Amy Poehler, Thomas? 0:06:15 - ThomasYeah, I think another very deserving one. I think she was arguably maybe the face before Kristen Wigg got there. Maybe there was a little overlap, but I think Amy was arguably the face of her era of SNL. I think she was very beloved in her era. I know Jon Schneider had told us some crazy stats about Amy Poehler as far as just the sheer amount of sketches and the percentage of sketches that she was in when she was a cast member at SNL. But I think man, 75%, three forwards, that's probably about what I thought Amy would get, and rightfully so. I mean she was just a fantastic sketch performer. What do you think, Jamie? 0:06:59 - JDI think she did it all Like she really was a five-tool player when you think about it because she started out as a sketch performer. She started out as a featured player and sketch performer, and then she had a second life as a weekend update anchor she was tremendous at that as well. You know, working both with Seth and Tina Fey. She did it all Like she did it all, Like she is somebody who did it all and excelled, Like she did it all at a very high level, I guess I should say. And to me, I thought for sure she would make it. But the SNL Hall of Fame is tricky sometimes. Sometimes you don't get what you think. 0:07:42 - ThomasThe will of the people, man, that's right What this is. 0:07:46 - JDIn this case, it turned out in favour, So that's good Yeah. 0:07:50 - ThomasCongratulations to Amy Poehler for making it. So the next person, the next inductee that we have, also the first time on the ballot, with 74. 74.4% of the vote we have, but maybe not. Maybe not an original cast member, but pretty darn close to an original cast member. It's Bill Murray getting 74% of the vote on his first time on the ballot. Bill Murray, SNL Hall of Famer and you, Bill Murray fan, Jamie. 0:08:22 - JDI'm a huge Bill Murray fan. I had a renaissance with him, i think, when a lot of people did from his role in Rushmore. So that really got me back into him and it made me go back and look at the Saturday Night Live stuff. And if you think about it, he was really in a tough, tough position replacing Chevy Chase who was doing feature films and on the cover of magazines. Chevy Chase was, you know, it, it boy, and Bill Murray had some big shoes to fill And I think he did a great job. He became, you know, a leading man ask because Acroyd stayed in a sort of a glue role And Murray ended up getting a lot of you know, a lot of the male-centric parts and Did a fantastic job with it just fantastic. 0:09:14 - ThomasYeah, I think Bill would even tell you or admit that he Was having trouble in his mind gaining traction initially. That's why he did the whole plea to the audience sketch where he sat down and said hello, I'm Bill Murray. I'm not quite hitting on the show and here's why I think I'm not. And here, trust me, i am funny. Regardless of what you've seen on the show. I am a funny person. I'm just not funny on the show. So he was. So I think you know a lot of that was a great bit. But I think a lot of that was rooted in maybe something real that he thought like why am I not connecting? like why are you know? and, ironically, like his first show ever that he did was he was in a lot and he did a really great job. But maybe he had a string of shows where he Felt like he wasn't in much and he did that, that plea to the audience, that just really propelled him and then he had, you know, we ended up seeing Nick the lounge singer and Just so many of the nerds. There are so many memorable characters and he was just so Magnetic. He knew how to just grab the audience and take them whatever Bill wanted to take them. 0:10:22 - JDYeah, yeah, and he's continued to do so in his post-signal career as well. So, really wonderful, I'm, I'm, I'm so happy that Bill Murray made it on the first ballot because it would have been a tough one, like the next one, to explain to people No, no, he didn't make it on the first ballot. The next one we go to is Another cast member, another first ballot, Hall of Famer with seventy-three point seven percent, and that's John Belushi. Belushi, of course, little divisive in, you know, in our, in our current era, that we are in because we, we we've just got access to so much more information than we've ever had before. And There was a little bit of misogyny there. You know there were a lot of drugs, but he had a way of peeling through all of that and Making himself very magnetic on the screen. Very funny, very funny. I was never a giant blue she fan, i was a Murray guy. But there's no doubt that blue she belongs. There's no doubt in my mind. 0:11:29 - ThomasYeah, there's no doubt for me either in the seventy-three point seven percent, maybe a little lower than I would expect, but that, like you mentioned, you few factors in some of the things like the misogyny. A lot of times he didn't treat his Cohorts on the show as well. I maybe look down on them because of some misogyny that he had and that's factored in and as it should be, I think. If, if somebody values that and wants to keep Belushi off because of that, then I Absolutely agree with that. But his, since I've been doing this show and kind of getting in more to maybe the Original cast and watching sketches more in-depth, I've come to really appreciate some of the subtlety that Belushi brought to the screen, especially with the samurai. I just his, with his just facial expressions, with the samurai and his movements, and he could do it all as a sketch comedian. He wasn't. He wasn't just on the guy who yells a lot or on the guy who does pratfalls, as Belushi could do, could do everything he can. He can play it really straight and subtly He can. Only he can act with his eyes. He could be funny with just his movements. He could say clever things. So I think just all around what a sketch performer Belushi was has really I've really taken notice of that since I've been going back and watching a lot of the original cast, so I think I think Belushi definitely deserving. 0:12:56 - JDWell, drum roll. Can we get a drum roll for our fifth nominee? 0:13:05 - ThomasThe lonely island is in the SNL Hall of Fame With seventy-three point four percent of the vote. We have the lonely island Third time on the ballot. So they went up from fifty-two point nine to sixty-two to seventy-three percent of the vote. So I think I've been banging this drum hard. I know, Jamie, you've been, you've been kind of wondering, you've been Extolling the virtues of the Lonely Island. I know our buddy, Jon Schneider, has been confused as to why the lonely island is not in the SNL Hall of Fame. But they finally are the lonely island Well deserving. You could still feel their impact, almost what. Now, 17 years, 18 years After they started doing their thing on SNL, they changed the structure of the show in a lot of ways, the presentation of the show. That's still felt today as far as pre-tapes and expectations of pre-tapes, and just iconic, just Influential. I'm so happy about this.0:14:08 - JDYeah, me too. I really only have a three-word Response, and that is lonely no more. They are on an island of Hall of Famers, and they rightfully are on that island. So Really glad to see that we don't have to have this debate with people anymore. 0:14:28 - ThomasYes, I know exactly, I don't have to get frustrated anymore. So congratulations, Andy and Akiva and Jorma, you three are SNL Hall of Famers. 0:14:37 - JDAll right, our first host, this fellow, made a tremendous jump. I'm not even sure it's Mathematically possible the jump that he made, going from 47.4% last year to 73%, and that is the store of the 90s, John Goodman. I have no issues with John Goodman being in the Hall of Fame whatsoever. He was there when I was there. I got to watch him every year. You know he's been a great friend of the show in terms of guest spots and You know if you were to write a guidebook of What what a good guest looks like, i think there'd be a chapter in that book that would be called John Goodman. 0:15:25 - ThomasYeah, he said. He said in the archetype for what a great SNL host is, he was on, I believe, 11 or 12 seasons in a row as Homes, from last 89 to 2001 or something. So he spanned the entire 90s And beyond. I think it was 11 or 12 Episodes and or seasons in a row. Because he was old, reliable, because he was so good, like if he was one of those were the cast when they, when Lorne would be in the office and say, well, we have John Goodman coming in in March to host, and the cast would be like wonderful like it's not that the cast could take The show off, but they knew that they would have somebody to play with and it would ease a lot of The burden that was put on the cast to put on a great show. They knew that they had somebody coming in who could live up to putting on a great show with them. Goodman was just in so a lot of good one-offs I don't know if you remember the sketch where he played the referee and he was. They were doing the show, the talk show, and it was fans asking the referee. Yes, this is basically just berating the, berating him the whole time.0:16:30 - JDThat's a one-off sketch Yeah yeah, he was. 0:16:35 - ThomasHe was a Cajun chef with, when he was on with the Phil Hartman, that recurring sketch, the anal retentive chef and John Goodman came in and played a Cajun chef and they were playing off each other Really well. He's one of the Braske guys, the Bill Braske guys absolutely so many Iconic things that Goodman came in and did. Whether it was recurring or one-off, goodman brought so much to the table and, yeah, 47% in season two. I think maybe some of the seas parted maybe after season two as far as who got in, and maybe a lot of voters felt that Now's the time that I can put Goodman on my ballot since I already took care of business with some other people. So yeah, I was a healthy jump with Goodman, and it's deservedly so. He's an I don't even know 12 timers, 13 times. I'm not good. Yeah, I'm not sure. 0:17:30 - JDYeah, I know that it's 11 in a row. This is where we need a chief statistician, all right. Next on the docket we have, another writer, and this one is equally interesting to me in the sense that They made a tremendous jump from season one to season two, and that is, of course, everyone's favourite late-night talk show host, Conan O'Brien. Thomas, I Want to let you go first, son, on Conan. 0:18:03 - ThomasSo this is the only one. No offence to Conan. He's honestly my favourite. He and Letterman are my two favourite late-night talk show hosts of all time. Like I'm a huge Conan fan, I listened to his podcast. Conan O'Brien needs a friend and he's wonderful at that He's. I love Conan and everything that I've seen him in. I just don't know that he's an SNL Hall of Famer specifically, right? if you just look at Conan's work on SNL, he was behind some good stuff, I think I remember I don't think this is him or Jack handy, but there was a skeleton sketch where John with Gal played, an Anatomy professor he was a professor and he was, and the skeleton would scare him every time he would look at it. And I've heard Conan talk about maybe he was, had had a little bit to do with that And so. But it's hard to think back at Conan's time at SNL and say, yes, he definitely put a stamp on the show. To me, It was more so. Other writers, like I said, like Jack Handy, maybe somebody else who we might talk about on this episode, but there are James Downey, there are other writers that were just more so influential on that era than Conan was and I don't think he would take Umbridge With with me saying that honestly and it's no offence to him, he's a genius Comedically, but if you just look at his time on SNL I had this is one of the ones that I don't quite agree with the voters here. I'm happy for Conan, but it's something where I'm just I'm not quite in alignment on this one. 0:19:30 - JDThis one, to me, screams like name recognition. You know, it's like We know who Conan is, above a lot of the other writers, even the Lonely Island. I changed the ballot from the first season to the second season to add their names on the ballot, just to make sure that everybody knew that the Lonely Island was Andy, Akiva and Jorma. You know, Conan is a writer. That is a name commodity and It would be interesting to know, to dig in if there was a way to do that, to find out, you know, if that's Where that came from, because it was surprising to me as well, especially, you know, in light of somebody else we're gonna mention. 0:20:15 - ThomasYeah, I think Conan's just lovable and People respect his overall talent and I think that bled in, bled into this for sure. 0:20:24 - JDIt's definitely. It's definitely tough to get people to restrict their votes. You know the conversation that you have with the guest That is so SNL-specific. You know it really is tough to sort of Separate that from. Oh my gosh, He was the talk show host that I grew up with, the late-night talk show host that I grew up with and I loved him and, And, oh my gosh, I listened to the podcast the other day and heard them doing the girly man dilemma you know, And right. So he's a writer, so you know he belongs, or whatever. 0:20:57 - ThomasYeah, yeah, yeah, exactly, and the. So the next inductee into the SNL Hall of Fame is. I'm very much surprised by this in a good way, in a positive way, because I didn't know if this person Was gonna have a chance on their first ballot and I'm pleasantly surprised that they're actually in on their first ballot. So another host, and it's Christopher Walken. With 69.7% of the vote, Christopher Walken and Jamie Burwood did this episode with me on Christopher Walken. It was so much fun to go rewatch his episodes and Just just bathe, in the oddness and silliness that was Christopher Walken on SNL, and the more I thought about it because I was unsure. Even going into that episode. I'm like I think he's a good nominee but I don't know that he's a Hall of Famer. But after rewatching his sketches and Talking to Jamie Burwood about this, I'm so happy that Christopher Walken is in the SNL Hall of Fame Such a unique presence on the show. 0:22:03 - JDThat was a great episode, Thomas, that was a great conversation. 0:22:06 - ThomasYeah, Jamie was awesome She came She really came through there. 0:22:12 - JDYeah, walk into me. He was a, you know, a host that brought silliness. And For a serious actor, for somebody that is known as, like you know, he was a freaking deer hunter for heaven's sake, such an intense movie and to see this guy come on and just Be silly and have fun and get his hands dirty, you know, that is Just a lot of fun and I'm thrilled that he's in. I'm, I'm absolutely thrilled. 0:22:45 - ThomasYeah, he was possibly the most iconic sketch of that era, one of the most iconic sketches ever with the cowbell sketch, Christopher. Walken I mean, yeah, people know Will Ferrell killed it in that sketch, But Christopher Walken was his equal, in my opinion, in that sketch, like Christopher Walken's Delivery and his funny lines, balanced out Will Ferrell's, a lot of will Ferrell's more physical, comedic style in that sketch. And Walken also had the continental, which people loved. Yeah, a recurring sketch for a host that you know. Christopher Walken was announced as host and people knew like, ooh, we're probably gonna get a continental. This will be great and just his, yes, Walken was just such an odd Duck and that served him so well on this show. Just such a unique flavour to hosting SNL. So I'm very happy about that. Christopher Walken is in. 0:23:36 - JDNext up. Cut the ribbon, and queue the band, because we have our first musical guest. Wow, as A Hall of Famer, it should come as no surprise. 0:23:49 - ThomasIt only took three voting cycles to have a musical guest cheese. 0:23:55 - JDBut I would say Paul Simon is, you know, quintessential. He's been there from the, you know, almost day one, day two, you could say, or week two, right through to Gosh. When was his last appearance in 2018? yeah, that sounds about right. 0:24:15 - ThomasYeah, that was his final performance. 0:24:19 - JDLike ever, Oh really. 0:24:19 - ThomasYeah, on SNL, no, just yeah. His final performance on SNL was actually his final performance. His final performance, yeah, as a musician. Yeah. 0:24:28 - JDWell, that's iconic Yeah. 0:24:30 - ThomasThat's enormous. 0:24:31 - JDYeah, yeah, I think, well-deserved. You could argue or nitpick if you wanted how many times he was actually the musical guest versus, you know, just having the show be a variety show based around him. But I think when you think of no matter what area you think of and you think of him, you have a good, good vibe, good memories. I mean the turkey suit, the boxer. I remember when he was on when he was touring Graceland and he had all the African dancers and band and that was so spectacular to see as, like a small town kid, you know, I saw that and it was like revolutionary. It was like, wow, this is so cool. I guess this is what world music is, but it was poppy and fun And, yeah, I think, well-deserved, yeah. 0:25:24 - ThomasAnd he 68.7% he finished with Yeah, Paul Simon got 68.7% of the vote and he reunited with Art Garfunkel on SNL. That's enormous. Yeah, that's huge After six years of them not performing together. He and Garfunkel reunited on SNL. And I know on this show we try to have categories, so we have our cast member, host, musical guest, and writer categories right, Paul Simon. I even told my guest for that episode, Matti. I said we're going to have to play fast and loose with the musical guest criteria with Paul Simon because he performed music on 15 episodes of SNL. Whether he was actually officially billed as a musical guest, maybe what was that? Eight times or so, but he performed music in 15 separate episodes on SNL And he's just. You can't argue that. His fingerprints were all over the show And that had a lot to do with his talent. I know he was Lorne and he are damn near best friends, but he was just always a guy who was called upon in big moments too. In the first episode after 9-11, who was there performing? It was Paul Simon. So, yeah, fingerprints all over the show. I'm happy we have a musical guest in. We needed some representation. So there you go, Paul Simon. 0:26:55 - JDThe next one I'm really excited about, and this is what I was talking about when we talked about Conan. I almost wish their voting numbers could have switched, because this person actually acknowledged our show, so that gives them extra points. As far as I'm concerned, this is another writer with 68% of the vote, and that's Robert Smigel. 0:27:20 - ThomasYes, Robert Smigel. I'll give a little context behind that. So Bill Kenney was my guest the great Bill Kenney for the Robert Smigel episode, And Bill actually reached out to Robert Smigel on Twitter. He DM'd him and said I'm on this podcast, SNL Hall of Fame, And I was wondering if you could give me some sketches that you wrote and some of your memories or whatever. And Bill just thought he would take a shot. He didn't think Robert would reply. But, Robert replied to Bill and gave him this nice comprehensive list of sketches that he was in And Bill said thank you. So Robert helped with research for his own episode, which I thought was wonderful, and I was surprised too by he wrote a lot of things that I didn't know that he had a hand in. Phil Hartman did a famous Ronald Reagan mastermind sketch early on, great sketch, wonderful sketch. I think that was the sketch that we played in full at the end of Smigel's episode. It was. I didn't know Smigel was behind that until he told Bill Kenny that he was. He just said so many classics. I talked about Conan O'Brien and his era, how Conan wasn't the guy that you thought about. As far as writers go, I think Smigel was the guy in that era. 0:28:44 - JDI agree. I agree Just that category of Smigel and Odenkirk and you know, as you said earlier, Jack Handy as well. I don't know that they hung out, but Odenkirk and Smigel did for sure, and just great sensibility, some different looks, comedically, yeah, I think I think well deserved, so happy to see writers being three writers, three writers in this class like that's enormous. 0:29:17 - ThomasYep, and if you look at Smigel's tenure, okay, so so he was. Just, you know, he wrote sketches early on, from like 86, 85, 86 until maybe the mid-90s. Smigel wrote all these classic sketches to Bears, he wrote the Kleck and Chicken, and he wrote Schmitz Gay. So he wrote all these classic sketches right, and then he left, came back and he did TV Fun House. So I think I think he was an SNL Hall of Famer before TV Fun House. If you only included his pre TV Fun House, I think he's still an SNL Hall of Famer. If you only included TV Fun House, by itself he might be an SNL Hall of Famer. You combine those. It's just incredible. Like Smigel, his fingerprints. As far as a writer, I don't think other than maybe James Downey I don't think it could be topped by Robert Smigel of what he delivered as a writer to the show. 0:30:12 - JDI tend to agree with him. One more, we got one more. 0:30:17 - ThomasWe've announced 10 so far, So we have a recap. So we have Dana Carvey, Amy Poehler, Bill Murray, John Belushi, The Lonely Island, John Goodman, Conan O'Brien, Christopher Walken, Paul Simon, Robert Smigel and this next person. this is the last on the list of inductees this season. Their first time on the ballot, So a first-timer from the original cast. an amazing glue person, wonderful, and one of the first great weekend update anchors. I'm talking about Jane Curtin. With 67.3% of the vote, Jane Curtin made the SNL Hall of Fame. This means a lot to me. We love Jane. 0:31:10 - JDI went back recently and listened to the episode you did with Andrew Dick. and just a phenomenal episode, maybe a Hall of Fame episode. It was tremendous, Andrew made a great case. Yeah, I listened to that before I cast my votes. I did cast a vote for Jane Curtin. To me, she's very deserving, but that solidified it. I think that's the resonant detra of this show. You listen to these great conversations and you're reminded. It's almost like poking a fire that is out, but the embers are still there and you poke away and then next thing you know you have another roaring fire. That's what our show intends to do, and when it works, it works. I have no doubt that Curtin made it in part because of that episode, but the largest part that she made it in was her body of work. She's got a tremendous body of work. 0:32:08 - ThomasYeah, she, she again. Weekend update. She was, she pioneered. I know Chevy Chase was the first weekend update anchor but I think Jane really grabbed the reins and made it her own she was the weekend update anchor after Chevy left until seeing at the end of season five And she and she and Murray co-co-anchored here and there But Jane was like the face of that And then she was like the greatest talk show host Absolutely And maybe an SNL history And that's a thankless role as a sketch performer. But Jane, Jane cause, because Jane was the straight person in those situations and played so well off whatever crazy guests that she had on her talk shows, like the Dan Aykroyd Irwin main way character. Jane played so well off of that Irwin main way character. And that's just what she did every time And she was really good when they gave her, you know, more straight like comedic sketches to work with. She could play that. She's just so darn likable and so darn talented. 0:33:14 - JDYeah, yeah, absolutely. So that is your class of season three, Really proud of everybody for coming out and voting. Again, we had more votes than we've ever had before. Let's look at the unfortunate side of things. Now We'll spend less time, you know, with these, with these nominees, for sure, but these are the ones that didn't make the cut. They fell under 10% this time around and they will be off the ballot next time. And we're going to start at the bottom. Unfortunately, the writing was on the wall with Lily Tomlin when she went from 15.5% to 13.5%, going from season one to two. Whenever you see that sort of shrink down, you do sort of get concerned that it's not going to work out. And sure enough, Lily Tomlin fell under 10% this time, so she is off the ballot. 0:34:13 - ThomasThink about Lily Tomlin's hosting gigs. I think a lot of her work was on the Lily Tomlin show. Yes, she was very talented, but she was I think she was so isolated in what she did on the show in many ways And just even compared to hosts from that era, I don't think she necessarily stood out or had any sketches that you think back You're like, yeah, that Lily Tomlin sketch, like you think about Steve Martin, for instance. 0:34:45 - JDYou can come up with a dozen. 0:34:47 - ThomasYou can come up with the Fair Strunk Brothers, but you think back to Lily Tomlin. I think she just sort of washes over people And that's probably what happened here with the voters in your right. The writing was on the wall. 0:35:01 - JDYeah, I think if we were, I'll have this vote in 1983 instead of 2023, she's likely in because, people, she was still a named commodity And unfortunately she you know she won't be a vote in Hall of Famer. There are other ways that potential voter nominees will get into the Hall of Fame that we'll deal with in the future, but for now, she is off the ballot. Thomas, you want to just run through the next three because they're all first-timers. 0:35:31 - ThomasYeah, yeah, so also off the ballot. Beyonce is off. She only got 4.9% of the vote in her first time on the ballot. Rihanna got 5.4% of the vote. She's off the ballot. And Elliot Gould also got 5.4% of the vote and he's off the ballot. So Elliot Gould, Rihanna, and Beyonce are all first-timers and all already off the ballot And I don't have a huge problem. Necessarily, Beyonce especially. She's probably so famous for her work outside of SNL that she's just not associated with SNL. She's had some great performances. Will Norman and I had a great time going through Beyonce's SNL appearances, but definitely not surprised. I mean Beyonce's just so Beyonce that it's not a surprise And we couldn't get it. Apparently, the Beehive didn't crash the party and vote for this, because she probably would have made it if that was the case Last year we lost Taylor Swift, so the Swifties didn't help her, and this year the Beehive didn't help Beyonce. Yeah, and I think Taylor Swift is a good comp to Beyonce. I think they're just so famous outside of SNL that it's hard to associate them with SNL for a lot of people. Yeah, what do you make of itd? 0:36:49 - JDElliot. Gould. Oh sorry. Yeah, Elliot Gould. I'm a little disappointed because he was correcting me if I'm wrong, but I think he's a five-timer. He's definitely a five-timer because he's in the new five-time sketches, so he's one of the first five-timers after Buck Henry. But I think he's too closely associated with the early part of the 70s when he was a raging movie star. He was a giant movie star And people think of him now as Mr. Geller People, my age thinks of him as Mr. Geller from Friends which is a little less prestigious. So I'm not shocked. In the same way, I'm not shocked with Lily Tomlin, but I'm maybe a bit disappointed because he is a five-timer. So that might be something we have to revisit. Rihanna, I think, has the same sort of thing as Beyonce, like she's giant, but I do think that she participated in some sketches And I think she, you know, I think of Shy Ronny off the top of my head And maybe it's too close to what she does normally like it was a song, it was a hip-hop song, so maybe that sealed her fate. I'm not sure. 0:38:06 - ThomasYeah, as far as Elliot Gould goes, he is a five-timer But I actually think I'm actually happy that that's not the end-all, be-all of getting into the Esna Hall of Fame. You know what I'm saying. Like I'm glad there's some subjectivity to it and people aren't just getting in because they're a five-timer. I mean, John Goodman is a ten-timer plus and he had to wait a couple of seasons, a couple, two or three voting cycles And so I'm glad that there's some subjectivity to it. Like the Baseball Hall of Fame, like the 3,000 hits I guess, is an unofficial kind of mark, but still, I mean you could get over 500 home runs, over 3,000 hits, and still not be voted into the Hall of Fame. Whether you know, when baseball there are some performance-enhancing drug issues that play there. But I'm glad there's not like a threshold to where if you've hosted a certain amount of times then you're just in, like there needs to be some subjectivity, because like a three-time host could have more of an impact on the show than a like a six or seven-time host. 0:39:11 - JDWell, I look at Adam Driver at this point. Adam Driver, to me, is amazing as a host, and I've watched a couple of the other Gold episodes. You know, I know it's different, I know it's from a bygone era, but it didn't resonate with me, you know. 0:39:27 - ThomasYeah, exactly Now, that's a good example, Adam Driver. I think John Hamm as a host was far, far better than somebody like Elliot Golden. So I hosted three times. So, yeah, I'm actually as far as I like Elliot Gold, but he wasn't necessarily one of the hosts that totally stood out to me even from that era. 0:39:47 - JDWell, we lost three others. I'll go in reverse order. At 8.4%, Elvis Costello. He went down from 8.2%, or actually, he went up, but not enough. Miley Cyrus has been on the ballot for all three cycles. She went from 7.1 to 7.6 to 8.1. So she was growing, but at this rate, she would have had to be on for like 15 election cycles to hit the 66.7 if she grew at that rate. And then Drew Barrymore went from 9.9 to 7.7. I think that's again. You know, she was an interesting choice for a nominee and it made for a good episode, but I definitely don't think of Drew Barrymore as synonymous in any way with SNL. 0:40:36 - ThomasI agree with that. I enjoy talking to Nicole Robine about Drew Barrymore and it was fun to re-explore Drew Barrymore's work, but I agree, I think I don't have a problem with her, same with Miley Cyrus. Elvis Costello is an interesting example to me of somebody who had a memorable moment on SNL, but it was a moment And he had other pretty good performances and whatnot. He was on the 25th anniversary with Beastie Boys, but really with Elvis Costello. it was that moment, in 1977 or whenever, that ended up getting him banned from the show, or I see you. so I say banned in quotes because who the heck knows if that was an official ban from Lorne, but it was an infest When we get Lorne on, we'll ask. 0:41:23 - JDWe'll ask him, that'll be one of the first things that we'll ask Lorne when he's on the show. 0:41:28 - ThomasYeah, so that's an example to me of like it was a memorable, infamous moment. Yes, But does Elvis Costello's appearances in his work on SNL warrant a Hall of Fame selection? Our voters said no. I agree with the voters. 0:41:42 - JDYeah, I think our voters I think, by and large, the voters got it right this time. Maybe, you know, maybe the Conan one is a little tenuous, but I'm certainly not angry that Conan O'Brien is in our Hall of Fame like I think. I think he will add some name recognition. I'm angry. 0:42:00 - ThomasWhat the hell, Conan, are you kidding me? No, i. 0:42:06 - JDThink that The voters did a great job. Now We'll wrap up here, just going over Anybody that you want to sort of discuss, so that you can see a pathway for season four. Obviously, the ballot will be restocked with 15 new names next year, but it's definitely peeled down from what it has been, so it won't be as monstrous next year when you vote. Is there anybody that you see that has a path to next year, or is there anybody you see that you're worried about Sliding out of contention? 0:42:41 - ThomasSo the person who I'm interested in is their path. So we had we have our first musical guest Paul Simon and the SNL Hall of Fame well deserved. This next person is another musical guest who I believe should be a lock. Snl Hall of Famer Voters haven't quite agreed yet, but Dave Grohl. So Dave Grohl was on the ballot in season two and received 32.2% of the vote. He jumped to 54% of the vote. So I see a path to where we can get in another Musical guest, a deserving musical guest, in Dave Grohl, and I think Anybody who's curious about Dave Grohl in SNL go Relisten to the episode that I did on him with Ryan McNeil. That was, I think. I don't want to pat myself on the back, but I absolutely loved that episode that Ryan and I did. 0:43:36 - JDthat's the episode that we're gonna submit for the potties. 0:43:39 - ThomasYes, Yes episode, because I think you know there was a lot of meat on that bone. Dave Grohl loves the show and has had so many memorable performances on the show in my opinion He jumped from 32 to 54 and I think there's a path to make the next leap for Dave Grohl and I expect, I hope and expect Dave Grohl to be an SNL Hall of Famer sooner rather than later. 0:44:08 - JDNice little rhyme there for me. I am looking at it Right now. I'm looking at James Downey, because James Downey, I feel, belongs in the Hall of Fame and one way or another we're gonna get him in there. But I would love to see him get in through the traditional process of voting. And so far, well, he didn't go up as much as he went up from season one to season two. He went from 30.3 to 44.4. He still managed to slide upward and He finished that just under 50% with 49.5. I think there's a path for him, maybe not season four, but definitely season five If he can continue this growth. But I'd love to see him go in in season four and get his due for sure. 0:44:53 - ThomasYeah, definitely. We have a cluster of writers there that Conan got voted in. Maybe that'll open things up for people to consider other writers. So we had Jack handy, who got 52% of the vote this year. We had James Downey at 49, and Franken and Davis at about 47%. Even Paul Appel got 34% of the vote. So there's like a cluster of writers that I'm interested to see what happens with them If they get, if they start losing steam or if they gain steam, and we all of a sudden look up and there's like Two or three writers, maybe at this time next year. Yeah, that's no Hall of Fame. So that whole writing category is gonna be interesting to me. 0:45:35 - JDThat's name one more that I'll highlight that I'm Really intrigued by, and that's John Mulaney went from 47.7 to 43.3 and then this year fell to 27.3. I don't know what I can attribute that to other than We got two hosts in, so maybe he lost some hosts there because we elected two hosts. Maybe it's because he didn't show up this year. Maybe some people are taking, you know, his, his time away. Maybe they didn't like Baby J. I don't, I don't know, I don't know. It's fascinating to me. 0:46:13 - ThomasI thought Baby J was fantastic for the. I do the record turning his intervention and Stay at the rehab facility into the material and a John Mulaney-type way. I thought I thought that was great. Maybe I don't, maybe he would. They held against quote-unquote off-the-field issues. I don't know, maybe people held that against him or maybe he's they. For me, the thing with Mulaney is I still view him as a Current, I guess. Performer, so maybe that you know, maybe people against him. 0:46:45 - ThomasHe's still an active part of SNL, so that could work against him. So so, yeah, that's an interesting one. Falling 16% from the prior vote is pretty alarming. Actually, that's, that's in. That's a steep fall For for John Mulaney. And I should say to the person who received the highest percentage of the vote without getting in Was Maya Rudolph. Maya Rudolph got 58.3% of the vote, only up from 57.9. Maybe it was just a crowded field as far as cast members, like new cast members coming in Your Dana Carvey's and Jane Jane Curtin's, John Belushi's Maybe that's what stifled a rise for Maya Rudolph. But Maya Rudolph, 58.3% of the vote, the most for anybody who did not get inducted into the SNL Hall of Fame, probably a path for Maya. I think Maya is gonna be in at some point. 0:47:46 - JDYeah, me too. It's too talented to not get the votes needed. 0:47:50 - ThomasToo beloved too, yeah, fan favourite. 0:47:53 - JDAbsolutely Well, Thomas. It's been great going through this with you today and to listeners of the show, it's been great doing this with you again this season. We will return in September and With it with a brand new set of nominees and some great new conversations. Thomas, is there anything you want to wrap on? 0:48:15 - ThomasDo you want me to actually rap? No, I can't. I think it is Thomas Our listenership would drop if I pulled out some of my rhymes. But No, I'm just excited for season four. I'm excited for people to find out kind of how we chose the nominees and who the nominees are. Just the whole process was was very fun for me and, yeah, just looking forward to another season. I want to thank everybody who listens and votes and just doing this podcast means the world to me. I was telling Jamie, this is like this is my number one hobby is doing research and talking to the guests and Editing and pulling it, putting out these shows. So it's just been a wonderful, wonderful thing. So I'm excited to keep going, excited for a brand new season. And the seas parted, we had 11 inductees and we had some people drop off the ballot So we have like, kind of the ballots gonna look a lot different. It's in a lot of ways next time around, so that'll be fascinating. But I just want to thank everybody for listening and voting. 0:49:21 - JDWell, on behalf of Matt, then, Thomas, we bid you adieu as you're leaving today. 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For additional notes and resources check out Douglas' website.19 This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 He confessed and did not deny it, but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.” 21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.” 22 Then they said to him, “Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 He said,   “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness,‘Make straight the way of the Lord,'”as the prophet Isaiah said.24 Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. 25 They asked him, “Why then are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah,nor Elijah, nor the prophet?” 26 John answered them, “I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not know, 27 the one who is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandal.” 28 This took place in Bethany across the Jordan where John was baptizing.Technical notes:The phrase the Jews (v.19) appears only 16 times in Matthew, Mark, and Luke combined, but 70 times in John! The Jews often refers to the Pharisees in the gospel of John, as opposed to the common people.In reference to sandals (v.27), Rabbi Jehoshua b. Levi said, "All works which a slave performs for his master a disciple should do for his teacher, except undoing shoe straps" (96a, Str-B 1:121).The Bethany (or Bethabara, KJV) at which John baptized was on the east side of the Jordan. This is not the Bethany on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem.The authority of John the Baptist is under investigation by the priests and Levites (v.19ff).He refuses to allow people to believe his is something he is not.He was not the Messiah. Messianic expectation ran high in the first century, and it was important to distance himself from impostors and political troublemakers.Nor was he Elijah. He did come in the spirit of Elijah (see Mal 4:4-6), but he was not literally Elijah, or a reincarnation of him.Nor was he "the Prophet." This is a reference to Deuteronomy 18, a Messianic prophecy that only Christ could have fulfilled. Many misunderstood this passage in the first century -- Peter set them straight in Acts 3.John identifies himself as the messenger of Isaiah 40 and Malachi 3 who was to prepare for way for the Lord. After the messenger, the Lord himself would pay his people a visit! Be sure to check out these O.T. references if they are at all unfamiliar.His right to baptize is called into question by the Pharisees (v.25ff). John simply points to Christ, who alone is worthy.All the leaders of the religious establishment challenge John's authority. This is the pattern we will see with Christ, the same groups opposing him. Jesus clearly represented a threat to the establishment.Why did John baptize?In the O.T. (e.g., Leviticus), washing was often associated with moral cleansing.In Jerusalem at this time, Jews immersed themselves before they went up to the Temple to worship. Immersion was not considered strange or unusual.In publicly identifying oneself as a sinner, personal humility and solidarity with other penitent Jews was built. In fulfilling the mission of Malachi 4:4-6. it was vital that people specifically repent of sin, and repair their relationships with one another. That was the only way to become people ready for the coming of the Lord -- then as now!John was building a natural bridge not only to Christ, but also to Christian baptism.In 27 AD, Jesus was an unknown (v.26). Despite his divinity and the dire need for religious reform and prophetic preaching, he waited until the time was right before he began his "public" ministry.Now we continue our study of John 1, picking up on the second day of the narrative. The first was covered in verses 19 to 28.29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.' 31 I myself did not know him; but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32 And John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' 34 And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.”This is day two (vv.29-34).John calls Jesus "the Lamb of God."This is a clear reference to the offering of O.T. sacrificial system (Lev 9:3; 14:13; Rev 5:12). Jesus is to bear our sins.It is also a reference to the Messiah, who in Jewish literature is often a Lamb.The dove is reminiscent of the dove returning to the ark in Gen 9. It's a whole new world, now. In fact, the age to come is breaking into our world. The Kingdom of God has arrived. (Biblically speaking, it has always been there, yet it comes in waves.)John redirects his disciples to Jesus. After all, this was the entire purpose of his ministry.He recognizes Jesus not by his halo, aura, or blond hair and blue eyes (!), but because God gave a sign.Jesus was, and looked like, any ordinary Jewish male of his day.More importantly, the Spirit resting on Jesus showed conclusively that he was the Messiah of prophecy: Isaiah 11:1-2; 42:1.The theme of testimony is strong in John's gospel, the word testimony / testify appearing seven times.There are seven confessions in all1:34   John the Baptist1:49   Nathanael4:42   The Samaritans (4:29)6:69   Peter9:38   Blind man11:27 Martha20:28 ThomasThe "confessions" of Caiaphas (11:50) and Pilate (19:19) are not genuine, but ironic.We come to faith through testimony.Through people we trust, admire, and begin to love.Not through pure logic. (We flatter ourselves.)Recommended: Ron Highfield, Is Christianity Really True?

Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley for a bonus episode as we present an encore of an interview with David Mittelman, CEO of Othram, the Houston DNA lab that is breaking cold cases across the United States and Canada. This is Part 3.Othram's DNAsolves.com website featuring their newest cases:https://dnasolves.com/New Article in Medium: The Colonial Parkway Murders — A Tale of Two Killers? By Quinn Zanehttps://medium.com/unburied/the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-tale-of-two-killers-1e8fda367a48Washington Post: "Crimes of Passion"https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1997/08/15/crimes-of-passion/0a38e8f9-6d04-48e4-a847-7d3cba53c363/New feature Colonial Parkway Murders article in the Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia's Colonial Parkway Serial Killer"https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killerCheck out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" clothing and other good stuff!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:"The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/New Story on Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomasThe next CrimeCon will be held April 29-May 1, 2022 in Las Vegas. We will be there! Join us!Details: https://www.crimecon.com/cc22You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/supportCheck out Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcastJoin the Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 13,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase4 new episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America's Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy's murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it's entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.htmlColonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.comPlease subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning. Please share!Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.comContribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/registerFollow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOverFollow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions

Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley for a bonus episode as we present an encore of an interview with David Mittelman, CEO of Othram, the Houston DNA lab that is breaking cold cases across the United States and Canada. This is Part 2.Othram's DNAsolves.com website featuring their newest cases:https://dnasolves.com/New Article in Medium: The Colonial Parkway Murders — A Tale of Two Killers? By Quinn Zanehttps://medium.com/unburied/the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-tale-of-two-killers-1e8fda367a48Washington Post: "Crimes of Passion"https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1997/08/15/crimes-of-passion/0a38e8f9-6d04-48e4-a847-7d3cba53c363/New feature Colonial Parkway Murders article in the Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia's Colonial Parkway Serial Killer"https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killerCheck out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" clothing and other good stuff!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:"The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/New Story on Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomasThe next CrimeCon will be held April 29-May 1, 2022 in Las Vegas. We will be there! Join us!Details: https://www.crimecon.com/cc22You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/supportCheck out Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcastJoin the Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 13,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase4 new episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America's Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy's murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it's entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.htmlColonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.comPlease subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning. Please share!Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.comContribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/registerFollow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOverFollow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions

Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley for a bonus episode as we present an encore of an interview with David Mittelman, CEO of Othram, the Houston DNA lab that is breaking cold cases across the United States and Canada.Othram's DNAsolves.com website featuring their newest cases:https://dnasolves.com/New Article in Medium: The Colonial Parkway Murders — A Tale of Two Killers? By Quinn Zanehttps://medium.com/unburied/the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-tale-of-two-killers-1e8fda367a48Washington Post: "Crimes of Passion"https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1997/08/15/crimes-of-passion/0a38e8f9-6d04-48e4-a847-7d3cba53c363/New feature Colonial Parkway Murders article in the Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia's Colonial Parkway Serial Killer"https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killerCheck out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" clothing and other good stuff!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:"The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/New Story on Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomasThe next CrimeCon will be held April 29-May 1, 2022 in Las Vegas. We will be there! Join us!Details: https://www.crimecon.com/cc22You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/supportCheck out Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcastJoin the Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 13,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase4 new episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America's Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy's murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it's entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.htmlColonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.comPlease subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning. Please share!Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.comContribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/registerFollow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOverFollow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions

The Parallel Sayings~   Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, Lao TzuYour salvation comes from being aware of what is already inside of you. If you are unaware,  you will remain subject to death.  ~The Gospel of ThomasThe purpose of things in your life is not for you to love them, but to love the SELF in all things.   ~The UpanishadsOne will not find himself by seeking amoung transient things.  ~The BuddhaWhile the wise man may dress in rags, his heart holds the greatest of riches.  ~The Tao Te ChingBook by Richard HooperThe Essence~ Freedom is found Within ~ We already are what we are looking for. True Fulfillment can only be found within.www.christinabauer.com 

This podcast lays the groundwork we will be continuing about using the miraculous system of astrology to help determine your best career. This is something I worked on during the Majona's hospital stay and post-operative recovery, and it blew me away! It's using several elements of astrology to help determine what your best career areas are.Astrology can often be mis-understood and sometimes mis-used, but in the proper context, astrology offers beautiful insights into how we are intricately empowered for the many twists and turns life brings our way. We are definitely souls on a journey, and this system is highly accurate at showing us where energy hot spots are in our life.If you would like to discuss career astrology relative to your own job pursuits, please visit the coaching page here or email me at thomas@subconsciousmindmastery.comEnjoy the Journey!ThomasThe post Podcast 155 – Career Astrology – Are You In The Right Job? appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When you start to live a life based on intuitive prompts and guidance that is outside of our mind, sometimes that Journey can throw you unexpected hooks and curves. That certainly happened to me this summer, as an unexpected twist in my own path just occurred, and I am now back in Texas! Shock, huh?You'll hear the full story in this, and the next, episodes.Upcoming – Fred Dodson joins us (and has a cameo in this podcast too) talking about the Atlantis audiobook series I just completed.Also, a podcast on a very cool process I learned driving from Colorado to Texas that I can't wait to share with you! Lots of good stuff upcoming!Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 149 – Back to Texas! appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you had those times in your life when you're just going along and all of a sudden, the wheels just come off the bus? You get a call or a text and it just changes everything. Or an accident or something else “bad” happens.Your energy was great, things were going well, then BAM. Everything changes.What's up with that? Why do things jump out of the closet like that? Why does energy just shift randomly and “out of the blue?”We're going to explore that in this podcast, including a trick I learned from Fred Dodson on how to shift energy – the 5-to-1 technique.This podcast is loaded with good, practical information you can apply any time your energy shifts.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 147 – When Energy Shifts & Not For The Good appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Personal growth.Spiritual growth.Where are you on your journey? Are you in a “growth spurt?”Or are you in a pause mode, taking a bit of a break to absorb and enjoy the growth you have undertaken in the past?All are good, but a few days ago I was challenged to crank it up a LOT!Honestly, I've been back on my heels of late, resting on the laurels, if you will.This challenge had me realize there are so many areas where we can grow. I'm going to return to that child-like hunger that provided for so much growth in my life 10 years ago and learn things that will take me to new levels of growth.Will you join me?Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 145 – Take Evaluation of Your Growth appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you hear intuitive guidance? I'm surprised at how many people I talk to who don't. I just got one this morning that changed my whole day, and when you hear the context (I chose NOT to go skiing!) you'll see what I'm doing now to hear and follow intuitive guidance.If you've had some challenges around hearing…or folllowing…intuition, this podcast should help give you some pointers on how to open up to hear from inside.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 144 – The Still Small Voice appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a continuation of Podcast 142, talking about what it means to “Believe It In,” as was taught over 50 years ago by Neville Goddard, a teacher and lecturer based in Los Angeles during the last century.If you haven't listened to Podcast 142, hop back there now and we'll see you back here for the conclusion of how we steer our outcomes through our imaginations combined with plugging into our Great Source.Here's a link to the “Believe It In” article and a YouTube video of one of Neville's talks:http://realneville.com/txt/believe_it_in.htmEnjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 143 – Neville Goddard – “Believe It In” – Part 2 appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a special request from our Facebook Group, which if you haven't joined is here and we would love to have you:https://www.facebook.com/groups/326454274525793/?ref=bookmarksThe request was to elaborate on an article written many years ago by Neville Goddard, who was a prominent teacher of the imagination and thoughts becoming our reality. He lived in LA and taught mostly in the 50's 60's and 70's of the last century.This request took me a lot deeper, and in this podcast and in the next in Podcast 143, we unpack not only how to “Believe It In,” but how we are part of the Great Source from which all things come, and by connecting with that Source, we can draw to ourselves all that we need and want from that Great Supply.Here is the “Believe It In” article by Neville Goddard and a short lecture from YouTube to just expose you to more of his work:http://realneville.com/txt/believe_it_in.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2L-BwWcA50Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 142 – Neville Goddard – Believe It In appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a really cool story about a clear “heart-felt” vision I've had over the last couple years fulfilling right in front of me, without any effort. THIS is manifesting, allowing and receiving from the Universe at its finest. Such a contrast to the way I used to live.My intention is this short story is an inspiration and source of hope for you!Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 138 – A vision fulfilled appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This podcast continues from #136 with more thoughts on how to act as if a reality you want to show up in your life is already there. This spawns from my revisiting the “Science of Getting Rich” audio program featuring Bob Proctor, Jack Canfield and Michael Beckwith.I heard some material in the program with all new ears, and this podcast reflects on that. I also tell a story of Bob Proctor's heart valve replacement surgery some years ago and how he certainly used his thoughts to recover to the remarkable shape he is in today at age 83.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 137 – Acting “As if” Part 2 appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you been aligning your vibration with what you want but no results? That's when the ego kicks in with doubt, fear, and resistance to how the Universe really works. The marvelous system we live within has a beautiful built-in method of aligning what shows up in our life with the predominant vibration we're putting out.Think of it like a little radio tower sitting on top of our head. WE (what is truly inside of us) are the radio station disc jockey. What we put out, the Universe picks up and delivers back to us. If we have embedded fear, doubt or resistance it can block things flowing to and through us like a concrete wall.I was recently asked by a listener to talk about how to act “as if” things we want to show up in our lives has, even when it seems so far away. I had a recent experience that was a perfect illustration of how to do this the best way possible. I hope you enjoy the stories and get the points illustrated.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 136 – Acting “As If…” appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Amir Zoghi was mutually introduced by my new Aspen friend, Kirra Sherman, and I was immediately drawn to his work. What interested me particularly was when I heard he was taught by his mom (mum in Austrailia) to follow his heart and be himself. That is the basis of how this conversation begins, and it ends with a very special offer at the very end to do a year-long program together with me.Here is Amir Zoghi's website, where you can also check out his WTF Experience Course and his OMG Coaching Program.http://amirzoghi.com/home1/Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 135 – Amir Zoghi Interview on Following Your Heart appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever have something happen and wonder, “where the heck did that come from?” We have it happen all the time. In this podcast, we'll look at what's underneath those appearances. Sometimes, it can be because we clearly have something in our life that is attracting it. Sometimes, it's just the Universe helping us clear blocks. Peeling the onion. Removing obstacles to open paths that we will need that area resolved in order to move forward.That happened to me on the ski slopes, and in this episode, I'll show you what I did to inquire and find out what the Universe was subtly showing me.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 134 – When You Encounter Energy appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you believe in synchronicities? Those little appearances or “signposts” from the Universe? I LOVE when Highest Source shows up in these fun little ways. I invite them and am looking for them to show up frequently. Well, one such “synchronicity” in my life recently was meeting Kirra Sherman, who is also dedicating her life and work to helping others hear and follow intuition.Kirra and I were introduced by a mutual friend, Jillian Livingston, who runs Aspen Real Life Blog, so if you'd like to peek in and see what's going on around here, this is the place to find it! Anyway, Jillian knew that Kirra and I were breathing the same air when it comes to living a life guided by our higher self…by intuition.We sat down at the Aspen Library and did an interview that will definitely enlighten you to more stories and situations on how intuition works and shows up in our lives.Kirra's website is hereEnjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 133 – Kirra Sherman on Intuition appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is all about synchronicities, those little sign-posts from the Universe that can show up unexpectedly, pointing you in a direction your soul wants to go. In this podcast, I describe the exact process I used just yesterday to invite and receive 5 amazing such sign-posts from the Universe in one day! Boy, when you open up and invite, the Universe delivers! But there's one key to receiving synchronicities and that is to not be looking for them after inviting them! We explain in the podcast.Also, we have three new audiobooks from Fred Dodson out: Lives of the Soul, Love, Sex, and Soulmates, and Infinite Consciousness. You can find direct links of all three at the website I created to put all the books in one place – www.freddodsonaudiobooks.comEnjoy the Journey!ThomasThe post Podcast 132 – Synchronicities! appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For this and the next podcast (Podcast 130), we're going to be talking to Fred Dodson!There are several Fred Dodson audiobooks hitting the market this fall, and this series of Levels of Energy (Book 1 through 3) and “Lives of the Soul” really go together. When you grasp the higher consciousness journey of the soul, combined with how the scale of energy not only affects life on earth, but also the realms beyond, it becomes a very powerful set of tools to not only deploy here on the earth-school, but also as we transition back to the non-physical realm.If you have lost a loved one recently, these two podcasts will be especially beneficial to you. You will hopefully be encouraged that our soul finds peace and serenity in the realm beyond, and we will discuss why, especially in Podcast 130.This is incredible material that (once you really absorb and implement it) will totally change your perspective on life, the afterlife, and literally everything around you.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 129 – Fred Dodson “Levels of Energy” Trilogy Interview appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is the annual birthday podcast and the gift I'm giving on my birthday is perhaps one of the most valuable spiritual and practical lessons that may even exist on planet earth. That's a pretty bold statement, but this morning, on my birthday, I finished narrating “Lives of the Soul,” by Fred Dodson. This audiobook examines what happens to the soul after death, and more importantly, what happens in-between our life incarnations.The reason I say it may be one of the most valuable lessons available to us is when you get the perspective that A) the soul continues living quite vibrantly after death and B) we carefully plan and map out our soul journey long before we are born for the specific purpose of growth into higher consciousness, it allows us to see the events of our life through an entirely different perspective.With our eyes open to the soul's dimension, perspective, objective, then we can make decisions on who we will be and how we will act on completely different terms.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 128 – Seeing Through the Eyes of the Soul appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this podcast, we explore 3 levels of energy from the Bhagavadgita that the Hindu teachings say affect everything in the physical world – we humans, places, objects, even food. These Gunas also correlate to the Levels of Energy that Fred Dodson talks about in the audiobook and book of the same name.Links:Levels of Energy Series on AmazonLevels of Energy Series on Audible (Audiobooks)The three levels of Tamas, Rajas and Sattva correlate closely to the Levels of Energy. The exercise mentioned toward the end of the podcast will help you focus your attention on your own level of energy, and help you focus on higher realms of consciousness throughout your days and week.Enjoy the exercise, and “Enjoy the Journey!”ThomasThe post Podcast 127 – Higher Consciousness Exercise appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is an audiobook excerpt from the Fred Dodson book that I am recording as an audiobook called “Realms of Consciousness, Levels of Energy Book 3.” This excerpt speaks directly to what I'm personally working on right now, and is still the crux of the coaching program, as I've seen is the biggest need most people have. The excerpt from the audiobook is about silencing the mind so you can hear intuition speak. When you do that, I can tell you from personal experience, everything in your life changes.If you'd like to check out a new website I just built for the audiobooks, go to freddodsonaudiobooks.com and you will see all of our audiobooks in one place, with direct links to Audible.Enjoy the Journey!ThomasThe post Podcast 125 – Silencing the Mind appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the midst of the amazing energy surrounding the August 21, 2017 solar eclipse, a quote came clearly to me as I observed those watching the eclipse with me. Think about this – “The greatest hindrance to the life you want to live is the one you're living now.” In other words, the old subconscious programs (paradigms) that are running your life may even not be know consciously, but are operating under the surface to hold you back.We examine the reality of these subtle programs deep inside the subconscious mind and bring them to light. Something for you to think about – Is the greatest hindrance to the life you want to live, the one you're living now?Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 124 – What Is Holding You Back? appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a special podcast about the upcoming solar eclipse in the US mid-morning. The energy is certainly present everywhere around the world, so by all means, come play with this fantastic energy!I mentioned 2 articles in the podcast – here they are:http://foreverconscious.com/intuitive-astrology-total-solar-eclipse-august-2017https://www.astrologyzone.com/all-about-eclipses-a-guide-for-coping-with-them/Enjoy the eclipse AND the journey!ThomasThe post Special Solar Eclipse Podcast appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a backwash of the Eureka Springs trip – still in that amazing energy – and several things “clicked” in the week after the trip. One, I found a really cool drag-and-drop website builder for WordPress, so I've been able to really take-off with web design in a way I've not been able to ever!Answer to intention/prayer #1.Then, on a long walk dealing with some pent-up business that just needed some time in the woods to work through, I asked for a sign…specifically that a bear cross my path on this hike.You'll have to listen to hear answer #2!The verse I mention in the podcast is Proverbs 3:5-6 from the Old Testament. Here it is again, with my notes:Trust in the All-Knowing, All-Powerful, Present-Everywere, All-Loving Infinite Energy that created the worlds we see and can't see says to “trust in me with all your heart.” i.e. – the very essence of your life/being. TRUST! And do not lean on your own understanding (the conscious mind and it's 70,000 thoughts per day. Don't rely on it! “In all your ways…” i.e. – everything you do. EVERYTHING. “Acknowledge this amazing, powerful energy, and it will direct your paths.”When we do, you will be guided right along the path that YOU are supposed to live….and on that path you really can…Enjoy The Journey!ThomasThe post Podcast 123 – an “Intentional” Bear Story! appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This road trip broke the mold! This was purely an intuitive journey that originated from my first coaching student. On this trip, she got to see first-hand, the process of setting intentions, releasing and letting the Universe show up! This was an early-August trip to the Ozarks to one of my favorite places, Eureka Springs. But neither I, nor my coaching student – turned traveling friend – ever imagine what would unfold. It was divine. Magical. Mystical and a perfect illustration of how the process of manifesting works.Come listen to some of the trip details and hopefully in communicating them, you get some of the same lessons and take-aways we did.Enjoy The Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 121 – Road-Trip Report From Eureka Springs! appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you ever thought about doing your own podcast? We're going to shine the light today on the world of podcasting and introduce you to Noah Lampert. Remember Brandon Park on Podcast 111? Brandon and Noah are best friends, so we were mutually introduced after Brandon was on the show. Noah started the Synchronicity Podcast and also the Mind Pod Network of like-minded podcasters with similar messages, but different approaches (the beauty of podcasting!).This is a really great interview with a lot of good energy and information from a guy who has not only built his own platform but is helping others with theirs.Synchronicity is everywhere if you're looking for it. I got a wonderful lesson on this from the Universe just yesterday, as I'm writing this, so let's roll with Syncronicities and meet Noah Lampert.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 120 – Noah Lampert, host Synchronicity Podcast and Mind Pod Network appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the Subconscious Mind Mastery Coaching Program, the Number One issue clients (listeners) are asking about is Money. The #2 issue is how to turn off the ego/self chatter that dominates the mind, in order to hear the intuitive voice of Higher Self. Good question!I wanted to turn to an expert in Meditation, our friend from Podcast 109, Giovanni Dienstmann. Giovanni meditates up to two hours every morning, so he is very in tune with silencing the ego/self.Giovanni also has a Meditation Course, which we mention in the podcast, and you can purchase that directly by clicking here.The tips from Giovanni and me in this podcast should certainly give you things to practice in calming the ego/self voice, then if you want to really take your practice up another notch, get the course.I also mentioned the Audiobook by Fred Dodson, Intuition Training, which is available on Audible or iTunes or by clicking directly here.Enjoy The Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 119 – How to Turn Off Racing Thoughts – Giovanni Dienstmann appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is the third podcast in our 3-part series of “Manifesting With The Moon,” including Podcast 113 and Podcast 115. The new moon this month is in Leo, which adds that “Hear Me Roar” energy to this month's intention list. Also, as you will hear in the episode, not only are the Sun AND moon sitting at 0-degrees Leo, but Mars is right next door at 1-degree Leo, meaning we can add an extra edge of Mars power, urgency, creativity and edgy-ness to the mix as well.This has been a fun series, and especially educational for me, as you will hear. I was tested the last 2 weeks on every area of the releasing list I created under the full moon.Powerful stuff we're dealing with here, fellow creators and Subconscious Mind Masters, so enjoy this and incorporate Lunar Manifesting into your toolbox.Enjoy The Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 117 – New Moon Manifesting in Leo – July 17, 2017 appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet speaker, coach and corporate trainer, Cornelius Simon. Cornelius talks about his transition from computer engineer to moving to San Diego from Atlanta and starting a speaking and coaching career. Many of you would like to expand your own platform, and I talk to Cornelius about that.Here's a link to Cornelius' website: http://corneliussimon.com/Enjoy the Journey!ThomasThe post Podcast 116 – Cornelius Simon appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a break from the norm. Not from the sense of what we're about here on Subconscious Mind Mastery Podcast, but from a recording standpoint. This is a phone-recording of the last part of a hike, after I had spent about the previous hour on the mountain dialoging with my subconscious mind about issues in my life and those that were showing up for others through the coaching program.Also, this wasn't inspired from the conscious mind saying “record this,” but rather from the subconscious – intuition – saying very softly to capture this for you. So, this is an invitation for you to join me on a hike to listen to how I do the dialogue between the conscious and subconscious minds.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 114 – Let's Go On a Hike Together! appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This podcast officially introduces the “Subconscious Mind Coaching Program” that parlays the podcast. Occasionally on our journey, there are times when we need a “bump.” A little assistance to take us to the next level. That's the intention of this coaching program.In working with several people already, one key thing I've noticed is connecting with Higher Self. Intuition. That still, small voice inside that will guide you along your soul's path every time.That is a focus on the coaching program, but we also delve into what is going on in your life, right now.If you are interested, click here and you will find out all about how the program works, and how to enroll.See you online!Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 112 – Coaching Program is LIVE! appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brandon Park recently produced two publications on mindfulness, consciousness and meditation. Both are available through the website unwobble.com/smm. My contribution was on meditation, particularly meditation while doing an activity like walking, hiking or biking.As we progressed, Brandon came with some questions of his own, and “as it turns out,” what we discussed was one of the main issues I've seen in the coaching program.So enjoy not only my interview with Brandon, but Brandon's interview with me!Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 111 – Interview with Brandon Park appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you ever experienced synchronicity? Something that lines up over and over, or those “sign posts” from the Universe that point you in a certain direction?When I was growing up, we would drive by what they call “Burma Shaving Signs.” Those were a series of signs you'd see on the road, each sign announcing something about the business up ahead that they were pointing to.Synchronicity is like that. Like the Burma Shaving Signs along the way of your journey to show you (from your higher self) what is up ahead, or things you should pay attention to.In this podcast, the synchronicity is about connecting on a deeper level, a surrender level, to higher source. I stumbled across a video from David R. Hawkins, where he discusses this:So watch for the sign-posts in your own life and follow them without questioning, doubt or fear. THAT is your Higher Self contacting you. Be grateful for the information, and step into it powerfully.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 110 – Synchronicity and Higher Power appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A book (not written by Fred Dodson!) has captivated my attention lately. “You Are The Placebo” is an excellent account from a physician/scientist perspective of how our thoughts and emotions actually create neurological pathways in our brain, then hormones are dispensed to our body to support the emotion we are feeling with the thought. Dr. Dispenza did an excellent job describing the science of how our brains engage to support our thoughts and emotions in a similar way the body mobilizes white blood cells around a cut to prevent infection.This is truly amazing science, and Dr. Dispenza and his team have been doing studies to quantify and prove what the neuroscience has indicated. The stories are simply mind blowing. This podcast reviews the book from my take on it and highlights some of the major take-aways.In Part 2 of the podcast, I do some “thinking out loud” on possible upcoming trips and adventure tours with our Subconscious Mind Mastery listener family, in response to some of your requests.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 106 – “You Are The Placebo” by Dr. Joe Dispenza appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This podcast came from one of you, and I must say some of the best overall questions I've received in the nearly 4 years of doing this podcast! This is a lesson on intuition and what gets programmed in our subconscious mind when we're kids that plays out as adults.This listener asks some excellent questions about the difference between our thinking (programming) and intuition. And as you'll see, there is a very clear and unique distinction that can make a HUGE difference in your life.Through this podcast, you'll be inspired to study intuition more, learn how to recognize it and apply it to your life. Sometimes, as you'll hear, intuition can help you avoid accident and injury. It's THAT critical.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 104 – Lessons from a Listener: Intuition appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Your hands can tell you more than you have ever imagined, and up until now, known. Cynthia Clark is an author, healer and now podcaster who lives in the Aspen, Colorado area. She is also a highly skilled palmist, or one who reads the lines, size and shape of your hands and fingers, and can tell volumes about what is going on in your life – all from your hands!Cynthia also has connected palmistry with the Major Arcana Tarot cards to tell her clients their Archetype, or the very life purpose why your soul incarnated here on planet earth. Once you know your Archetype, Cynthia says, you can align everything in your life according to that plan. How amazing is that!Join us for a very interesting interview with Cynthia as she walks us through how all of this connects, including with/to our subconscious mind. This is a fascinating conversation!Also, if you'd like to get in touch with Cynthia, here website is:http://worldofhands.com/Here is the Amazon link to her book:https://goo.gl/lU7FzE Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 103 – Palmistry, Tarot & the Subconscious with Author Cynthia Clark appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This podcast is dedicated to the participants of the Parallel Universes of Self Seminar with Fred Dodson, held in Maui in February, 2017. After the seminar was over, one of the participants asked if we could record another podcast to memorialize the energy the group was feeling at the moment this amazing event concluded.So I was happy to pass the mike around and let everyone share their thoughts. What came from it was not only the love and diversity of people from five countries, but are some very powerful reality creating and life-shifting principals. Listen as one guy came for one purpose, then through several days of self exploration, found an entirely different reality…AND, the Universe rewarded him with a really cool dream as well.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 102 – Parallel Universes of Self Seminar Followup appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There's a TV show on the financial channel CNBC featuring a guy who places as much value on entertainment as his market commentary. His name is Jim Cramer and on his weekly afternoon show, he does a feature called the “Lightening Round,” where he takes rapid-fire questions about individual stocks, then offers his comments about them.Since Rob Mitchell spends his days following the financial markets, we figured a little spoof on that might be fun, with metaphysical or “new age” topics we talk about here as the questions. So, without further adieu, welcome to the “Lightening Round!”After the episode, if you'd like to make a donation to the show, you can go to subconsciousmindmastery.com/donate and click the link there – always appreciated.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 97 – The “Lightening Round” w Rob Mitchell appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're going to roll right into our 3-part series with Rob Mitchell of oiltradingroom.com. If you missed Episode 95, listen to that first and you will have the introductory context of who Rob Mitchell is and what makes him tick.We will have a fun, fast-paced Lightening Round to conclude this series on Podcast 97, so be sure to join us there as well.The podcast is now accepting donations from listeners who are inclined to do so. Taking action in the Universe (Mike Dooley calls it “Pitches to the Universe”) is a key to things unfolding in our life according to what we create and see in our minds and what we hold in our thoughts. Taking an action step – even if it's $2, or the equivalent of a Starbucks, or more, will both of us.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 96 – Rob Mitchell Series – Part 2 appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's podcast is about the B-word. Bliss! In a recent email, my friend Jeanette Maw said if you lay out your life experiences on a 0 to 10 scale, zero being totally painful and 10 being a state of bliss, focus most of your time on 8 and above. That's pretty good advice.This podcast is an update on the past month plus a new challenge. The link to make donations as mentioned is here: https://goo.gl/qo6BzCThank you in advance to those of you who are willing to take action!Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 94 – Heart to Heart appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This podcast is a little different format, and I'll warn you in advance, it comes with an agreement. If you're new to this series, please pass this one by. It won't make any sense. If you've been around for a while, and don't mind agreeing to help me out, the first three minutes will catch you up on the latest journeys, the Sedona trip (which is two weeks away) and tell you what you're agreeing to!For those of you who stay with this one to the end, I really appreciate your investment and time.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 93 – Your Opinion Please! appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're updating our Sedona trip – looking for one female traveling solo who would like to team up with an amazing roommate from Canada for a few days, a person who is highly intuitive and would be a true joy to be around. We're also taking wait list reservations and may have a few more slots open up – so visit www.sedona2016.com and you can contact me there.Well, the shift happened. My life changed this week, and this is an amazing story of how not only the subconscious mind plays a role, but how I'm training my “BLINK” muscle more and more every day. This is a podcast I'm confident you'll relate to in some area of your life.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 90 – “Blink!” appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leslie is co-hosting our Sedona 2016 Energy Vortex Tour coming up April 20-24, 2016. If you haven't been to the website yet, check out www.sedona2016.com. Also, we have a Facebook Group you can join Sedona 2016 Energy Tour.Leslie is one of our co-hosts and is going to be demonstrating her powerful work to identify and clear blocks. We talk about that in this podcast, and it's one you'll definitely benefit from, whether you're able to join us in Sedona or not.If you are remotely interested in the trip, please email me at thomas@subconsciousmindmastery.com. Seats are filling quickly, and we want to make sure you are aware of the booking process and that we get your name on one of the remaining slots.Enjoy The Journey!ThomasThe post Podcast 89 – Following Intuition with Leslie Thornton appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a podcast I've been so excited to do. I found Jeanette Maw's work some time ago, and have wanted to introduce her to you. She has some of the best Law of Attraction collective material – perhaps anywhere.http://www.goodvibeuniversity.com/http://goodvibeblog.com/http://www.goodvibecoach.com/http://www.goodvibeastrology.com/Jeanette tells us her story of how she became interested in LOA through a direct personal experience, and also conveys one of her favorite, most consistent LOA techniques. This is a podcast worth spending some time with.If you'd like to contact Jeanette, her email is jmaw@goodvibecoach.comEnjoy the Journey!ThomasThe post Podcast 88 – LOA with Jeanette Maw of Good Vibe Univeristy! appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We now have a website for the Sedona 2016 trip!http://www.sedona2016.com/This podcast is with Daniel D'Neuville, my friend and brother of a different mother. Daniel is one of the most “present” people I know. He emanates it from his core being. When I was meditating on the Sedona trip, Daniel came strong to mind, and when I asked him to come help lead us in some insight and exercises in being present, he agreed.In this podcast, Daniel and I catch up about being present, and talk about his last experience in Sedona, which is as alive today as it was then – almost 20 years ago!If you'd like to join us, please email me for more information at thomas@subconsciousmindmastery.comEnjoy The Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 87 – Being Present with Daniel D'Neuville appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The audiobook “Intuition Training” which I narrated, written by author and speaker Fred Dodson is now available on Audible (Amazon) and iTunes! This is a super-powerful book that is stuffed with great material on how you can develop, hone and perfect your own intuition. Every time I do a new book with Fred, there are several bars that get raised in my own life, and this is possible for YOU too!Fred Dodson and I talk about the book, and some ways you can step right into an intuition lifestyle for yourself.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 82 – Intuition Training with Fred Dodson appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This podcast is the “Rocky Mountain High” podcast, coming to you from incredible Aspen. Yes, it's been quite a journey from defeat, divorce and despair to my own version of being High on life in the Rockies! You'll hear the story, plus news about my new podcast “SheCanTrade” which is on iTunes (audio) and YouTube (video). The website is www.shecantrade.comIf that weren't enough, I'm gearing up to record “Intuition Training” for Fred Dodson and that should be released in early December, 2015. THAT happens to be my next major focus – learning to live by intuition, so the audiobook was timely.Enjoy YOUR Journey!ThomasThe post Podcast 81 – New Location, New Audiobook, New Outlook! appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you are a living, breathing, functioning adult, you have likely been hurt somewhere along life's journey. These wounds can impact us deeply, leaving scars that can often take a lifetime to address. But there are ways to examine these scars in a positive way that can lead to a full-circle of healing.While much of what we have covered in the past 79 podcasts address the process, or the “journey,” I recently had a whole new light shed on a decades-old wound that originated, and now completed, in Vail, Colorado and that is the main topic of Podcast 80.Enjoy The Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 80 – Clearing Past Wounds appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Don't you love it when the lights just turn on?  Epiphanies are wonderful and I had a big one this week.  This came from a series I'm doing called “The Mind Master” by Dr. Sean Sullivan, and right in the middle of it I had a very unexpected “ah-ha” moment.  Let's talk about reprogramming an old subconscious belief that I've been dragging through my life for decades.Enjoy the Journey!ThomasThe post Podcast 79 – MAJOR Breakthrough appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a bonus episode.  I got a text the other day from a buddy of mine, Steve Zellers, who said he had just listened to the Reality Creation Technique audiobook, which I recorded for the author, Fred Dodson.  Steve said it had really made a difference to him so we jumped on a call and I wanted you to hear how the book made a difference in someone's life.If you haven't picked up these amazing, life-changing audiobooks by Fred and me, I'd encourage you to do so.  They are each in their own way, life-changing:Reality Creation TechniqueParallel Universes of SelfLevels of EnergyCommunications CourseEnjoy YOUR Journey!ThomasThe post Podcast 78 – BONUS Episode – Reality Creation Technique Testimonial appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're going to talk about staying centered and grounded.  What does that mean?  I have two definitions – one energetically.  The other cognitively.  Energetically, there are people, circumstances, situations, events, places that can move us toward our energetic center, or away.  I'll expand on that and give you four tools you can use to get your energy back in balance.Also, our “centeredness” is affected by the decisions we make every day.  This podcast is practical and useful to help you evaluate where you are, and take actionable steps to get yourself back in the flow.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 76 – Centered & Grounded appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you remember Podcast 21 about the year I spent in 2009 living and some traveling in an RV, and the multitude of lessons learned?  That was the shifting point for me of when my life really pivoted from the negative patterns of the past to the truly incredible journey of today.  It was where I learned about programming the subconscious mind and how our subconscious mind works.Well, it's time again.  I'm back in the market for a motorcoach to live and travel the United States, pursing a dream I've had probably since I was a kid.  This came to me on the Mt. Shasta trip and it leapt off the page when I heard the words that I should buy and RV and travel.It's time.So the journey began a few days ago and already there are some incredible manifesting principals we can glean from my story that hopefully you can adapt and adopt in yours.  So here's what's been going on since I was definitely prompted to pursue RV-II.Enjoy the journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 74 – RV-II, The Sequel appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are going to meet a new friend, Tom Nehrer, a former chemical and software engineer who many years ago took up the quest to explore the reaches of the subconscious mind.  Perhaps Tom and this “Tom” are brothers of a different mother, because he has studied and teaches the information parallel to what I discovered by trial and error about how to identify, change and reprogram your subconscious mind in the direction of what you want to achieve in life.Also today, my good friend Daniel D'Neuville joins us.  I had a little throat procedure a couple weeks ago – everything is fine, but I'm still scratchy – so Daniel agreed to help co-host this podcast.  Daniel has an extensive background in NLP and hypnosis and is a teacher at several venues in the DFW area.You will enjoy new insight into programming the subconscious mind, including the process Tom uses to identify and impact changes in his life.Enjoy the Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 72 – Author Tom Nehrer appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aunt Patty was my last “upline” relative to pass away and we had her memorial in Oklahoma and Arkansas recently.  It was a stark reminder that we will all return to the earth one day, but what ENERGY we create in our lives, here and now, is what will remain in the cosmos for the ages.No matter where you are in your life right now, young or old, healthy or not, etc., what matters is what we are creating every day and how we intentionally live our lives.  The journey often begins with programming our subconscious mind.Let's memorialize Aunt Patty and in the process take a reflective look at our own lives and the energy we will one day leave behind. Enjoy The Journey,ThomasThe post Podcast 70 – Ashes to Ashes… appeared first on Subconscious Mind Mastery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.