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In this week's episode, I take a look back at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Summer 2025. This coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Ghost in the Serpent, Book #1 in the Ghost Armor series, (as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy) at my Payhip store: FALLSERPENT50 The coupon code is valid through September 15, 2025 (please note the shorter expiration date). So if you need a new audiobook this fall, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 267 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is September 5, 2025 and today I'm doing a review roundup of the movies and streaming shows I saw in Summer 2025. Before we do that, we will have Coupon of the Week and a progress update on my current writing and audiobook projects. First up, this week's coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Ghost in the Serpent, Book One in the Ghost Armor series (as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy) at my Payhip store. That is FALLSERPENT50. This coupon code will be valid through September 15th, 2025 (exactly one week). So if you need a new audiobook to listen to as we head into fall, we have got you covered. Now for an update on my current writing and audiobook projects. I am pleased to report that the rough draft of Blade of Flames, which will be the first book in my new Blades of Ruin epic fantasy series is finished. The rough draft came at about 90,000 words long, which was what I was aiming for. Next up, I will be writing a short story set as sort of a bonus in that plot line called Thunder Hammer and that will be the backstory of one of the characters in Blade of Flames. And when Blade of Flames comes out (which will hopefully be later this September), newsletter subscribers will get a free ebook copy of Thunder Hammer. So this is an excellent time to subscribe to my newsletter. I am also 8,000 words into Cloak of Worlds. At long last, I am coming back to the Cloak Mage series after nearly a year's absence. Longtime listeners will know the reason was that I had five unfinished series and I wanted to spend the summer of 2025 finishing the unfinished ones and focusing up so I will only have three ongoing series at any given time. I'm hoping Blade of Flames will come out before the end of September and Cloak of Worlds before the end of October, and after that I will be able to return to the Rivah series at long last. In audiobook news, recording is finished on Shield of Power. That will be excellently narrated by Brad Wills and hopefully once it gets through processing and quality assurance and everything, it should be showing up on the various audiobook stores before too much longer. Hollis McCarthy is about halfway through the recording of Ghost in the Siege, which was, as you know, the last book in the Ghost Armor series that just came out. And if all goes well, the audiobook should be coming out probably in October once everything is done with recording and quality assurance and all that. So that is where I'm at with my current writing and audiobook projects. 00:02:34 Main Topic: Summer 2025 Movie/TV Roundup So without further ado, let's head into our main topic. The end of summer is nigh, which means this time for my summer movie review roundup. As is usual for the summer, I saw a lot of movies, so this will be one of the longer episodes. For some reason I ended up watching a bunch of westerns. As always, the movies are ranked from least favorite to most favorite. The grades of course are totally subjective and based on nothing more than my own opinions, impressions, and interpretations. Now on to the movies. First up is the Austin Powers trilogy, the three movies of which came out in 1997, 1999, and 2002. The Austin Powers movies came out just as the Internet really got going in terms of mass adoption, which is likewise why so many Austin Powers and Dr. Evil memes are embedded in online culture. Despite that, I had never really seen any of them all the way through. They've been on in the background on TBS or whatever quite a bit when I visited people, but I've never seen them all. But I happened upon a DVD of the trilogy for $0.25 (USD), so I decided for 25 cents I would give it a go. I would say the movies were funny, albeit not particularly good. Obviously the Austin Powers movies are a parody of the James Bond movies. The movies kind of watch like an extended series of Saturday Night Live skits, only loosely connected, like the skit is what if Dr. Evil had a son named Scott who wasn't impressed with him or another skit was what if a British agent from the ‘60s arrives in the ‘90s and experiences culture clash? What if Dr. Evil didn't understand the concept of inflation and demanded only a million dollars from the United Nations? What if Dr. Evil was actually Austin's brother and they went to school together at Spy Academy? Michael Caine was pretty great as Austin's father. Overall, funny but fairly incoherent. Overall grade: C- Next up is Horrible Bosses, a very dark and very raunchy comedy from about 14 years ago. It came out in 2011. Interestingly, this movie reflects what I think is one of the major crises of the contemporary era, frequent failures of leadership at all levels of society. In the movie Nick, Dale, and Kurt are lifelong friends living in LA and all three of them have truly horrible bosses in their place of employment, ranging from a sociopathic finance director, the company founder's cokehead son, and a boorish dentist with a tendency to sexual harassment. At the bar, they fantasize about killing their horrible bosses and then mutually decide to do something about it. Obviously, they'd all be prime suspects in the murder of their own bosses, but if they killed each other's bosses, that would allow them to establish airtight alibis. However, since Nick, Dale and Kurt are not as bright as they think they are, it all goes hilariously wrong very quickly. Bob Hope has a hilarious cameo. If the best “crude comedies” I've seen are Anchorman, Zoolander, Tropic Thunder, and Dodgeball, and the worst one was MacGruber, I'd say Horrible Bosses lands about in the middle. Overall grade: C Next up is Cowboys and Aliens, which came out in 2011. Now I almost saw this in 2011 when it came out, but I was too busy to go to the theater in July of 2011, so I finally saw it here in 2025 and I would say this was almost a great movie, like the performances were great, the concept was great, the scenery was great, the special effects were great, and the story was packed full of really interesting ideas, but somehow they just didn't coalesce. I'm not entirely sure why. I think upon reflection, it was that the movie is just too overcrowded with too many characters and too many subplots. Anyway, Daniel Craig portrays a man who wakes up with no memory in the Old West, with a mysterious bracelet locked around his wrist. He makes his way to the town of Atonement, and promptly gets arrested because he is apparently a notorious outlaw (which he doesn't remember). While he is locked in jail, space aliens attack the town. The aliens, for unknown reasons, abduct many of the townspeople, and Daniel Craig's character, who is named Jake even if he doesn't remember it, must lead the town's effort to recover their abducted citizens. Harrison's Ford has an excellent performance as this awful cattle baron who nonetheless has virtues of courage and fortitude that you can't help but admire. An excellent performance. That said, the movie was just too packed, and I thought it would work better as a novel. After I watched the movie, it turned out that it was indeed based off a graphic novel. Novels and graphic novels allow for a far more complex story than a movie, and I don't think this movie quite managed to handle the transition from a graphic novel to a film. Overall grade: C Next up is Heads of State, which came out in 2025. This was kind of a stupid movie. However, the fundamental question of any movie, shouted to the audience by Russell Crow in Gladiator is, “are you not entertained?!?” I was thoroughly entertained watching this, so entertained I actually watched it twice. Not everything has to be Shakespeare or a profound meditation on the unresolvable conflicts inherent within human nature. Anyway, John Cena plays Will Derringer, newly elected President of the United States. Idris Elba plays Sam Clark, who has now been the UK Prime Minister for the last six years. Derringer was an action star who parleyed his celebrity into elected office (in the same way Arnold Schwarzenegger did), while Clarke is an army veteran who worked his way up through the UK's political system. Needless to say, the cheerful Derringer and the grim Clarke take an immediate dislike to each other. However, they'll have to team up when Air Force One is shot down, stranding them in eastern Europe. They'll have to make their way home while evading their enemies to unravel the conspiracy that threatens world peace. So half action thriller, half buddy road trip comedy. The premise really doesn't work if you think about it too much for more than thirty seconds, but the movie was funny and I enjoyed it. Jack Quaid really stole his scenes as a crazy but hyper-competent CIA officer. Overall grade: C+ Next up, Captain America: Brave New World, which came out in 2025 and I think this movie ended up on the good side of middling. You can definitely tell it went through a lot of reshoots and retooling, and I suspect the various film industry strikes hit it like a freight train. But we ended up with a reasonably solid superhero thriller. Sam Wilson is now Captain America. He's not superhuman the way Steve Rogers was and doesn't have magic powers or anything, so he kind of fights like the Mandalorian – a very capable fighter who relies on excellent armor. Meanwhile, in the grand American political tradition of failing upward, Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, who spent years persecuting The Hulk and whose meddling caused the Avengers to disband right before Thanos attacked, has now been elected President. To Wilson's surprise, Ross reaches out and wants him to restart the Avengers. But Ross (as we know) did a lot of shady black ops stuff for years, and one of his projects is coming back to haunt him. Wilson finds himself in the middle of a shadowy conspiracy, and it's up to him to figure out what's going on before it's too late. I was amused that lifelong government apparatchik Ross wanted to restart the Avengers, because when the Avengers had their biggest victory in Avengers: Endgame, they were essentially unsanctioned vigilantes bankrolled by a rogue tech billionaire. Overall grade: B- Next up is Ironheart, which came out in 2025. I'd say Ironheart was about 40% very weird and 60% quite good. It's sort of like the modern version of Dr. Faustus. The show got some flak on the Internet from the crossfire between the usual culture war people, but the key to understanding it is to realize that Riri Williams AKA Ironheart is in fact an antihero who's tottering on the edge of becoming a full-blown supervillain. Like Tony Stark, she's a once-in-a-generation scientific talent, but while she doesn't have Stark's alcohol problems, she's emotionally unstable, immature, ruthless, indifferent to collateral damage and consequences, and suffering from severe PTSD after her best friend and stepfather were killed in a drive-by shooting. This volatile mix gets her thrown out of MIT after her experiments cause too much destruction, and she has to go home to Chicago. To get the funds to keep working on her Iron Man armor, she turns to crime, and falls in with a gang of high-end thieves led by a mysterious figure named Hood. It turns out that Hood has actual magic powers, which both disturbs and fascinates Riri. However, Hood got his magic in a pact with a mysterious dark force. When a job goes bad, Riri gains the enmity of Hood and has to go on the run. It also turns out Hood's dark master has become very interested in Riri, which might be a lot more dangerous for everyone in the long run. Overall, I'd say this is about in the same vein as Agatha All Along, an interesting show constructed around a very morally questionable protagonist. Overall grade: B Next up is A Minecraft movie, which came out in 2024. I have to admit, I've never actually played Minecraft, so I know very little about the game and its ecosystem, only what I've generally absorbed by glancing at the news. That said, I think the movie held together quite well, and wasn't deserving of the general disdain it got in the press. (No doubt the $950 million box office compensated for any hurt feelings.) One of the many downsides of rapid technological change in the last fifty years is that the Boomers and Gen X and the Millennials and Gen Z and Gen Alpha have had such radically different formative experiences in childhood that it's harder to relate to each other. Growing up in the 1980s was a wildly different experience than growing up in the 2010s, and growing up in the 2010s was an even more wildly different experience than growing up in the 1960s. Smartphones and social media were dominant in 2020, barely starting in 2010, and implausible science fiction in 2000 and earlier, and so it was like the different generations grew up on different planets, because in some sense they actually did. (A five-year-old relative of mine just started school, and the descriptions of his school compared to what I remember of school really do sound like different planets entirely.) The Minecraft game and A Minecraft Movie might be one of those generation-locked experiences. Anyway, this has gotten very deep digression for what was essentially a portal-based LitRPG movie. A group of people experiencing various life difficulties in a rural Idaho town get sucked into the Minecraft world through a magic portal. There they must combine forces and learn to work together to master the Minecraft world to save it from an evil sorceress. As always, the fundamental question of any movie is the one that Russell Crowe's character shouted to the audience in Gladiator back in 2000. “Are you not entertained?” I admit I was entertained when watching A Minecraft Movie since it was funny and I recognized a lot of the video game mechanics, even though I've never actually played Minecraft. Like, Castlevania II had a night/day cycle the way Minecraft does, and Castlevania II was forty years ago. But that was another digression! I did enjoy A Minecraft Movie. It was kind of crazy, but it committed to the craziness and maintained a consistent creative vision, and I was entertained. Though I did think it was impressive how Jack Black's agent managed to insist that he sing several different times. Overall grade: B Next up is Back to School, which came out in 1986 and this is one of the better ‘80s comedies I've seen. Rodney Dangerfield plays Thornton Melon, who never went to college and is the wealthy owner of a chain of plus-sized clothing stores. His son Jason is attending Great Lakes University, and after Thornton's unfaithful gold-digging wife leaves him (Thornton is mostly relieved by this development), he decides to go visit his son. He quickly discovers that Jason is flailing at college, and decides to enroll to help out his son. Wacky adventures ensue! I quite enjoyed this. The fictional “Great Lakes University” was largely shot at UW-Madison in Wisconsin, which I found amusing because I spent a lot of time at UW-Madison several decades ago as a temporary IT employee. I liked seeing the characters walk past a place where I'd eat lunch outside when the day was nice, that kind of thing. Also, I'm very familiar with how the sausage gets made in higher ed. There's a scene where the dean is asking why Thornton is qualified to enter college, and then it cuts to the dean cheerfully overseeing the groundbreaking of the new Thornton Melon Hall which Thornton just donated, and I laughed so hard I almost hurt myself, because that is exactly how higher ed works. The movie had some pointless nudity, but it was only a few seconds and no doubt gets cut in network broadcasts. Overall grade: B Next up is Whiskey Galore, which came out in 1949 and this is a comedy set in Scotland during World War II. The villagers living on an isolated island have no whiskey due to wartime rationing. However, when a government ship carrying 50,000 cases of whiskey runs aground near the island, wacky hijinks ensue. I have to admit the first half of the movie was very slow and deliberate, gradually setting up all the pieces for later. Then, once the shipwreck happens, things pick up and the movie gets much funnier. Definitely worth watching both as a good comedy movie and an artifact of its time. A modicum of historical knowledge is required – if you don't know what the Home Guard is, you might have to do some Googling to understand the context of some of the scenes. Regrettably, the version I watched did not have captioning, so I had to pay really close attention to understand what the characters were saying, because some of the accents were very strong. Overall grade: B Next up is Happy Gilmore 2, which came out in 2025. This was dumb and overstuffed with celebrity cameos but thoroughly hilarious and I say this even though it uses one of my least favorite story tropes, namely “hero of previous movie is now a middle age loser.” However, the movie leads into it for comedy. When Happy Gilmore accidentally kills his wife with a line drive, he spirals into alcoholism and despair. But his five children still love him, and when his talented daughter needs tuition for school, Happy attempts to shake off his despair and go back to golf to win the money. But Happy soon stumbles onto a sinister conspiracy led by an evil CEO to transform the game of golf into his own personal profit center. Happy must team up with his old nemesis Shooter McGavin to save golf itself from the evil CEO. Amusingly, as I've said before, the best Adam Sandler movies are almost medieval. In medieval fables, it was common for a clever peasant to outwit pompous lords, corrupt priests, and greedy merchants. The best Adam Sandler protagonist remains an everyman who outwits the modern equivalent of pompous lords and corrupt priests, in this case an evil CEO. Overall grade: B+ Next up is Superman, which came out in 2025 and I thought this was pretty good and very funny at times. I think it caught the essential nature of Superman. Like, Superman should be a Lawful Good character. If he was a Dungeons and Dragons character, he would be a paladin. People on the Internet tend to take the characterization of superheroes seriously to perhaps an unhealthy degree, but it seems the best characterization of Superman is as an earnest, slightly dorky Boy Scout who goes around doing good deeds. The contrast of that good-hearted earnestness with his godlike abilities that would allow him to easily conquer and rule the world is what makes for an interesting character. I also appreciated how the movie dispensed with the overused trope of the Origin Story and just got down to business. In this movie, Lex Luthor is obsessed with destroying Superman and is willing to use both super-advanced technology and engineered geopolitical conflict to do it. Superman, because he's essentially a decent person, doesn't comprehend just how depraved Luthor is, and how far Luthor is willing to go out of petty spite. (Ironically, a billionaire willing to destroy the world out of petty spite is alas, quite realistic). Guy Gardener (“Jerkish Green Lantern”) and the extremely competent and the extremely exasperated Mr. Terrific definitely stole all their scenes. The director of the movie, James Gunn, was quite famously fired from Disney in 2018 for offensive jokes he had made on Twitter back when he was an edgy young filmmaker with an alcohol problem. I suppose Mr. Gunn can rest content knowing that Superman made more money than any Marvel movie released this year. Overall grade: A-   Next up is Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, which came out in 1988. This was a very strange movie, but nonetheless, one with an ambitious premise, strong performances, and a strong artistic vision. It's set in post WWII Los Angeles, and “toons” (basically cartoon characters) live and work alongside humans. Private eye Eddie Valiant hates toons since one of them killed his brother five years ago. However, he's hired by the head of a studio who's having trouble with one of his toon actors, Roger Rabbit. Roger's worried his wife Jessica is having an affair, and Valiant obtains pictures of Jessica playing patty cake (not a euphemism, they actually were playing patty cake) with another man. Roger has an emotional breakdown, and soon the other man winds up dead, and Roger insists he's innocent. Valiant and Roger find themselves sucked into a dangerous conspiracy overseen by a ruthless mastermind. This movie was such an interesting cultural artifact. It perfectly follows the structure of a ‘40s film noir movie, but with cartoons, and the dissonance between film noir and the cheerfulness of the toons was embraced and used as a frequently source of comedy. In fact, when the grim and dour Valiant uses the toons' comedy techniques as a tactical improvisation in a moment of mortal peril, it's both hilarious and awesome. Christopher Lloyd's performance as the villainous Judge Doom was amazing. (I don't think it's a spoiler to say that he's villainous, because his character is named Judge Doom and he's literally wearing a black hat.) Like, his performance perfectly captures something monstrous that is trying very hard to pretend to be human and not quite getting it right. And the amount of work it must have taken to make this movie staggers the mind. Nowadays, having live actors interact with cartoon characters is expensive, but not unduly so. It's a frequent technique. You see it all the time in commercials when a housewife is smiling at an animated roll of paper towels or something, and Marvel's essentially been doing it for years. But this was 1988! Computer animation was still a ways off. They had to shoot the movie on analog film, and then hand-draw all the animation and successfully match it to the live film. It wouldn't have worked without the performance of Bob Hoskins as Eddie Valiant, who plays everything perfectly straight in the same way Michael Caine did in A Muppet Christmas Carol. So kind of a strange movie, but definitely worth watching. And it has both Disney and Warner Brothers animated characters in the same movie, which is something we will never, ever see again. Overall grade: A Next up is K-Pop Demon Hunters, which came out in 2025. Like Who framed Roger Rabbit?, this is a very strange movie, but nonetheless with a clear and focused artistic vision. It is a cultural artifact that provides a fascinating look into a world of which I have no knowledge or interest, namely K-pop bands and their dueling fandoms. Anyway, the plot is that for millennia, female Korean musicians have used the magic of their voices to keep the demons locked away in a demon world. The current incarnation is a three-woman K-Pop group called Huntrix, and they are on the verge of sealing away the demons forever. Naturally, the Demon King doesn't like this, so one of his cleverer minions comes up with a plan. They'll start a Demon K-Pop Boy Band! Disguised as humans, the demon K-Pop group will win away Huntrix's fans, allowing them to breach the barrier and devour the world. However, one of the Huntrix musicians is half-demon, and she starts falling for the lead demon in the boy band, who is handsome and of course has a dark and troubled past. Essentially a musical K-drama follows. I have to admit I know practically nothing about K-Pop groups and their dueling fandoms, other than the fact that they exist. However, this was an interesting movie to watch. The animation was excellent, it did have a focused vision, and there were some funny bits. Overall grade: A Next up is Clarkson's Farm Season Four, which came out in 2025. A long time ago in the ‘90s, I watched the episode of Frasier where Frasier and Niles attempt to open a restaurant and it all goes horribly (yet hilariously) wrong. At the time, I had no money, but I promised myself that I would never invest in a restaurant. Nothing I have seen or learned in the subsequent thirty years has ever changed that decision. Season 4 of Clarkson's Farm is basically Jeremy Clarkson, like Frasier and Niles, attempting to open a restaurant, specifically a British pub. On paper it's a good idea, since Clarkson can provide the pub with food produced from his own farm and other local farmers. However, it's an enormous logistical nightmare, and Clarkson must deal with miles of red tape, contractors, and a ballooning budget, all while trying to keep his farm from going under. An excellent and entertaining documentary into the difficulties of both the farming life and food service. I still don't want to own a restaurant! Overall grade: A Next up is Tombstone, which came out in 1993. The Western genre of fiction is interesting because it's limited to such a very specific period of time and geographical region. Like the “Wild West” period that characterizes the Western genre really only lasted as a historical period from about 1865 to roughly 1890. The Western genre was at its most popular in movies from the 1940s and the 1960s, and I wonder if it declined because cultural and demographic changes made it unpopular to romanticize the Old West the way someone like Walt Disney did at Disneyland with “Frontierland.” Of course, the genre lives on in different forms in grittier Western movies, neo-Westerns like Yellowstone and Longmire, and a lot of the genre's conventions apply really well to science fiction. Everyone talks about Firefly being the first Space Western, but The Mandalorian was much more successful and was basically a Western in space (albeit with occasional visits from Space Wizards). Anyway! After that long-winded introduction, let's talk about Tombstone. When Val Kilmer died earlier this year, the news articles mentioned Tombstone as among his best work, so I decided to give it a watch. The plot centers around Wyatt Earp, played by Kurt Russell, who has decided to give up his career in law enforcement and move to Tombstone, Arizona, a silver mining boomtown, in hopes of making his fortune. However, Tombstone is mostly controlled by the Cowboys outlaw gang, and Earp is inevitably drawn into conflict with them. With the help of his brothers and Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer's character), Earp sets out to bring some law and order to Tombstone, whether the Cowboys like it or not. Holliday is in the process of dying from tuberculosis, which makes him a formidable fighter since he knows getting shot will be a less painful and protracted death than the one his illness will bring him. Kilmer plays him as a dissolute, scheming warrior-poet who nonetheless is a very loyal friend. Definitely a classic of the Western genre, and so worth watching. Overall grade: A Next up is Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, the eighth Mission Impossible movie. Of the eight movies, I think the sixth one was the best one, but this one comes in at a close second. It continues on from Dead Reckoning. Ethan Hunt now possesses the key that will unlock the source code of the Entity, the malicious AI (think ChatGPT, but even more obviously evil) that is actively maneuvering the world's nuclear powers into destroying each other so the Entity can rule the remnants of humanity. Unfortunately, the Entity's source code is sitting in a wrecked Russian nuclear sub at the bottom of the Bering Sea. Even more unfortunately, the Entity knows that Hunt has the key and is trying to stop him, even as the Entity's former minion and Hunt's bitter enemy Gabriel seeks to seize control of the Entity for himself. A sense of apocalyptic doom hangs over the movie, which works well to build tension. Once again, the world is doomed, unless Ethan Hunt and his allies can save the day. The tension works extremely well during the movie's underwater sequence, and the final airborne duel between Hunt and Gabriel. I don't know if they're going to make any more Mission Impossible movies after this (they are insanely expensive), but if this is the end, it is a satisfying conclusion for the character of Ethan Hunt and the Impossible Mission Force. Overall grade: A Next up is Deep Cover, which came out in 2025. This is described as a comedy thriller, and I didn't know what to expect when I watched it, but I really enjoyed it. Bryce Dallas Howard plays Kat, a struggling comedy improv teacher living in London. Her best students are Marlon (played by Orlando Bloom), a dedicated character actor who wants to portray gritty realism but keeps getting cast in tacky commercials, and Hugh (played by Nick Mohammed), an awkward IT worker with no social skills whatsoever. One day, the three of them are recruited by Detective Sergeant Billings (played by Sean Bean) of the Metropolitan Police. The Met wants to use improv comedians to do undercover work for minor busts with drug dealers. Since it plays 200 pounds a pop, the trio agrees. Of course, things rapidly spiral out of control, because Kat, Marlon, and Hugh are actually a lot better at improv than they think, and soon they find themselves negotiating with the chief criminals of the London underworld. What follows is a movie that is both very tense and very funny. Kat, Marlon, and Hugh are in way over their heads, and will have to do the best improv of their lives to escape a very grisly fate. Whether Sean Bean dies or not (as is tradition), you will just have to watch the movie and find out. Overall grade: A Next up is Puss in Boots: The Final Wish, which came out in 2022. I don't personally know much about the history of Disney as a corporation, and I don't much care, but I do have several relatives who are very interested in the history of the Disney corporation, and therefore I have picked up some by osmosis. Apparently Disney CEO Michael Eisner forcing out Jeffrey Katzenberg in the 1990s was a very serious mistake, because Katzenberg went on to co-found DreamWorks, which has been Disney's consistent rival for animation for the last thirty years. That's like “CIA Regime Change Blowback” levels of creating your own enemy. Anyway, historical ironies aside, Puss in Boots: The Final Wish was a funny and surprisingly thoughtful animated movie. Puss in Boots is a legendary outlaw and folk hero, but he has used up eight of his nine lives. An ominous bounty hunter who looks like a humanoid wolf begins pursuing him, and the Wolf is able to shrug off the best of Puss In Boots' attacks. Panicked, Puss hides in a retirement home for elderly cats, but then hears rumors of the magical Last Wish. Hoping to use it to get his lives back, Puss In Boots sets off on the quest. It was amusing how Little Jack Horner and Goldilocks and the Three Bears were rival criminal gangs seeking the Last Wish. Overall grade: A Next up is Chicken People, which came out in 2016. A good documentary film gives you a glimpse into an alien world that you would otherwise never visit. In this example, I have absolutely no interest in competitive chicken breeding and will only raise chickens in my backyard if society ever collapses to the level that it becomes necessary for survival. That said, this was a very interesting look into the work of competitive chicken breeding. Apparently, there is an official “American Standard of Perfection” for individual chicken breeds, and the winner of the yearly chicken competition gets the title “Super Grand Champion.” Not Grand Champion, Super Grand Champion! That looks impressive on a resume. It is interesting how chicken breeding is in some sense an elaborate Skinner Box – like you can deliberately set out to breed chickens with the desirable traits on the American Standard of Perfection, but until the chickens are hatched and grow up, you don't know how they're going to turn out, so you need to try again and again and again… Overall grade: A Next up is The Mask of Zoro, which came out in 1998. I saw this in the theatre when it came out 27 years ago, but that was 27 years ago, and I don't have much of a memory of it, save that I liked it. So when I had the chance to watch it again, I did! Anthony Hopkins plays Diego de la Vega, who has the secret identity of Zorro in the final days before Mexico breaks away from the Spanish Empire. With Mexico on the verge of getting its independence, Diego decides to hang up his sword and mask and focus on his beloved wife and daughter. Unfortunately, the military governor Don Montero realizes Diego is Zorro, so has him arrested, kills his wife, and steals his baby daughter to raise as his own. Twenty years later, a bandit named Alejandro loses his brother and best friends to a brutal cavalry commander. It turns out that Montero is returning to California from Spain, and plans to seize control of California as an independent republic (which, of course, will be ruled by him). In the chaos, Diego escapes from prison and encounters a drunken Alejandro, and stops him from a futile attack upon the cavalry commander. He then proposes a pact – Diego will train Alejandro as the next Zorro, and together they can take vengeance upon the men who wronged them. This was a good movie. It was good to see that my taste in movies 27 years ago wasn't terrible. It manages to cram an entire epic plot into only 2 hours and 20 minutes. In some ways it was like a throwback to a ‘40s movie but with modern (for the ‘90s) production values, and some very good swordfights. Overall grade: A Next up is Wick is Pain, which came out in 2025. I've seen all four John Wick movies and enjoyed them thoroughly, though I've never gotten around to any of the spinoffs. Wick is Pain is a documentary about how John Wick went from a doomed indie movie with a $6.5 million hole in its budget to one of the most popular action series of the last few decades. Apparently Keanu Reeves made an offhand joke about how “Wick is pain” and that became the mantra of the cast and crew, because making an action movie that intense really was a painful experience. Definitely worth watching if you enjoyed the John Wick movies or moviemaking in general. Overall grade: A The last movie I saw this summer was Game Night, which came out in 2016. It was a hilarious, if occasionally dark comedy action thriller. Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams play Max and Annie Davis, a married couple who are very competitive and enjoy playing games of all kinds. Jason has an unresolved conflict with his brother Brooks, and one night Brooks invites them over for game night, which Max resents. Halfway through the evening, Brooks is kidnapped, with Max and Annie assume is part of the game. However, Brooks really is involved in something shady. Hilarity ensues, and it's up to Max and Annie to rescue Brooks and stay alive in the process. This was really funny, though a bit dark in places. That said, Max and Annie have a loving and supportive marriage, so it was nice to see something like that portrayed on the screen. Though this also leads to some hilarity, like when Annie accidentally shoots Max in the arm. No spoilers, but the punchline to that particular sequence was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Overall grade: A So no A+ movie this time around, but I still saw a bunch of solid movies I enjoyed. One final note, I have to admit, I've really come to respect Adam Sandler as an entertainer, even if his movies and comedy are not always to my taste. He makes what he wants, makes a lot of money, ensures that his friends get paid, and then occasionally takes on a serious role in someone else's movie when he wants to flex some acting muscles. I am not surprised that nearly everyone who's in the original Happy Gilmore who was still alive wanted to come back for Happy Gilmore 2. So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show enjoyable and perhaps a guide to some good movies to watch. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.  

How should the church look like? What does a diverse church look like? Today we start our new series The Early Church. For those who wonder if the gospel includes their skin color, this message is for you.

Matt and James discuss Luther Burden changing his number three times before the season even starts, Christian Kirk looking set to miss some time, Amari Cooper's decision to retire and Jayden Reed dealing with a Jones fracture. Then, the guys debate if they are buying or selling several receivers early on in the season inluding Dont'e Thornton, Cedric Tillman and Rashid Shaheed. Whether it's the biggest stars in the league or new rookies bursting on the scene, you won't get better wideout information anywhere else. Along the way, they'll break down the biggest stories in the NFL and offer up a few big-picture fantasy football thoughts. Follow the guys on Twitter @JamesDKoh and @MattHarmon_BYB. Follow Reception Perception @RecepPerception. Download and Subscribe to the Reception Perception Show anywhere you get your podcasts. Watch segments of the show on YouTube at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt Harmon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WR Dont'e Thornton spoke to the media on Wednesday. Hear what he had to say on the Las Vegas Raiders Insider w/ @HondoCarpenter on PFI, Pro Football Insiders. #LasVegasRaiders #NFL #RaidersNation #Raiders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Boyle joins a new team…the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! The San Jose Sharks legend makes a raw co-hosting debut alongside insider Sheng Peng, prospects authority Keegan McNally, and beer league champ Zubair Jeewanjee. On this episode, the boys talk about who the next San Jose Sharks captain should be. Macklin Celebrini? Tyler Toffoli? Someone else? Boyle also shares his ideal leadership group composition, stories of Dave Andreychuk telling John Tortorella off, and more! We also discuss the San Jose Sharks' Rookie Faceoff roster, how the new CBA affects the team, and…the time that Dan showed “The Human Centipede” on the team plane?!? Sponsored by Bring Hockey Back. Custom jerseys, hockey gear & tees for every fan. Use promo code: SANJOSEHOCKEYNOW for 15% off. ⸻

Alex informs Simon that he believes a spy exists in the British Embassy in Baku. Scarlett and Thornton travel to a small village in the Glades to talk to a witness who saw Meredith get picked up. Scarlett confers with Kate about each other's case. Thornton brings good news back from his talk with Troy. Barnes consults with Holliday on the mysterious agent who revealed his identity at the storage facility. Gabby, JoMac and Marko track the transponder and finally pick up its signal. Simon's team starts their investigation of personnel when Alex brings breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex informs Simon that he believes a spy exists in the British Embassy in Baku. Scarlett and Thornton travel to a small village in the Glades to talk to a witness who saw Meredith get picked up. Scarlett confers with Kate about each other's case. Thornton brings good news back from his talk with Troy. Barnes consults with Holliday on the mysterious agent who revealed his identity at the storage facility. Gabby, JoMac and Marko track the transponder and finally pick up its signal. Simon's team starts their investigation of personnel when Alex brings breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 31, 2025Main Idea: The gospel is the proclamation of hope to the broken and a challenge to the forces that oppress.

Welcome to another amazing episode of the TVR podcast! Special guest this month is Michael Thornton, better known on Facebook as Michael Peter. He tells Richard all about his passions for Turkish delights, Princesses aplenty, and Liverpool FC - well, nobody's perfect. In the Intro section we mark the passing of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne in true TVR fashion by forming our own band from the vintage figure line. The lads tell all about their latest vintage finds, and there's more international shenanigans in the Face-Off. Rich hosts this month's quiz, and we look at the top finds from around the collecting galaxy, from eclectic companies including Glasslite, Takara, Topps, Thermos, and Pete gets some dodgy invitations from Mexico. In Rebel Briefings the lads highlight collecting stories including auction treasures, how to transport your MOCs, belated Happy Birthdays, stolen displays, and remembering Admiral Pete. As ever we wrap up with the Licensee section, looking this time at one of the more unusual vintage licences, Australian company Harper's, who thought in 1983 that Return of the Jedi would be an ideal vehicle to promote their dog food. Whatever next? Join us for all this and the usual stuff and nonsense - find the podcast in all of the obvious places.

Don't miss these 7 fantasy football stashes for Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season.  

What should a Christian look like? It should be the Holy Spirt. So how do you know if you are filled with the Holy Spirit? Today we finish out our series Fire. For those who want the Holy Spirit to live inside of them, this message is for you.

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A weekly phone conversation between fantasy veterans Bob Harris and Matt Waldman is a quick and dirty run-down of NFL players, units, or teams. https://youtu.be/Au8aXQ4kpAY If you have trouble with the podcast, please be sure to DOWNLOAD rather than stream. Topics Keon Coleman Dalton Kincaid Malik Washington Harold Fannin, Jr. Dont'e Thornton, Jr. R.J. Harvey Kaleb Johnson Omarion Hampton Marvin Mims, Jr. Chiefs passing going vertical Caleb Williams Olamide Zaccheaus Tez Johnson Quinshon Judkins Kaleb Johnson Skylar Thompson Max Brosmer Isaac TeSlaa Chris Rodriquez Mason Taylor Now entering its 20th season, learn more about Matt Waldman's RSP  — the most in-depth analysis of offensive skill position players available (QB, RB, WR, and TE). Or if you already know the deal, go ahead and pre-order (you know you want to) for $21.95.  Matt's new RSP Dynasty Rankings and Two-Year Projections Package is available for $24.95 If you're a fantasy GM interested in purchasing past publications for $9.95 each, the 2012-2024 RSPs also have a Post-Draft Add-on that's included at no additional charge.   Best yet, proceeds from sales are set aside for a year-end donation to Darkness to Light to combat the sexual abuse of children.

August 24, 2025Big Idea: Sometimes the wisest thing to do is be silent and trust God to do His work.

AD Insider, in collaboration with the NIAAA and Human Kinetics, is proud to present an exclusive interview with Gary Stevens, CMAA. Gary spent almost 11 years as an Athletic Administrator at Bonny Eagle High School (Standish, ME), then 17 years as Athletic Administrator at Thornton Academy (Saco, ME), and then as Interim Athletic Director for a year at Saint Joseph's College (Standish, ME).In this special feature, Todd shares insights from his chapter on "Event Management" in the newly released NIAAA's Guide to Interscholastic Athletic Administration - 2nd Edition.Key Takeaways:Effective event management requires planning, collaboration, and safety focus.First impressions at facilities set the tone for athlete/fan experiences.Crowd management strategies improve overall event success.Technology tools (like electronic ticketing/drones) play a vital role.Continuous learning and reflection help ADs adapt.----------------------------------------------------...Inside the BookNIAAA's Guide to Interscholastic Athletic Administration - 2nd EditionEbook - Click HerePaperback - Click HereThe National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) strives to preserve, enhance, and promote education-based athletics through the professional development of athletic administrators. The NIAAA's Guide to Interscholastic Athletic Administration, Second Edition, is the organization's primary text to further that mission.Designed for current and aspiring administrators, the text addresses the role and responsibilities of an administrator as well as the skills essential for managing an athletic program that provides quality sport opportunities for student-athletes. The second edition features many new contributors, all experienced professionals who bring fresh and diverse perspectives to the issues affecting today's administrators.Packed with advice, examples, and tools, this guide equips you to excel in the complex, demanding, and rewarding role of athletic administrator.Support the show

Do you believe in miracles? Does the God who did so many wonders in the bible, still act today? As we continue in our series, Pastor Nick preaches about how Jesus is working today. If you are struggling with doubt, this message is for you

Police removed 66 cats from one apartment yesterday in Thornton. A video came out yesterday of Lil Nas X walking down ventura boulevard in cowboy boots and tighty whities. Police say it was a possible OD, but it looks like Lil Nas X is having a great time.

Police removed 66 cats from one apartment yesterday in Thornton. A video came out yesterday of Lil Nas X walking down ventura boulevard in cowboy boots and tighty whities. Police say it was a possible OD, but it looks like Lil Nas X is having a great time. BJ really made his wife made last night with this big mistake. NFL HoF running back Eric Dickerson says he has sources that say the NFL told teams not to draft Shedeur. Hulk Hogan may have been killed by malpractice. Some reports are indicating that he had a nerve cut during surgery that resulted in the former wrestler not being able to breath. There is a guy who goes on dating apps and pretends to be a woman. He matches with guys who have caught really big fish. Then he steals their fishing spots and post them online. Yesterday a Jeffco Park Ranger stabbed himself and told police it was an attack on the trail. Two big conspiracies one with Hulk Hogan and the other with Shedeur sanders seem to be true. There is a big Pokemon Festival in Aurora this weekend! Jamie says the new Shreking trend might help SMH Dil to get a date. Since the CEO of Cracker Barrel did an interview yesterday their stock has plummeted about 200 million dollars.

John finally confronts Janet about his spying. Lenora meets Director Cage and is joined by Agents Simon and Slane to learn of their new mission. Hanaka and his guard take a tour of the warehouse with Zardoz and Sprague to view the loot from their latest pirate raid. Thornton and Scarlett get a break in their case as Ivan finds a possible witness to Meredith's escape. The Mercury begins its docking procedure as the shuttle crew plans to follow Zardoz. John makes a surprising offer to Barnes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John finally confronts Janet about his spying. Lenora meets Director Cage and is joined by Agents Simon and Slane to learn of their new mission. Hanaka and his guard take a tour of the warehouse with Zardoz and Sprague to view the loot from their latest pirate raid. Thornton and Scarlett get a break in their case as Ivan finds a possible witness to Meredith's escape. The Mercury begins its docking procedure as the shuttle crew plans to follow Zardoz. John makes a surprising offer to Barnes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of In The Booth with Batch and Randip, the guys dive into a Pacific Division preview, spotlighting the Canucks' need to capitalize on weaker opponents and avoid costly slip-ups like last season's missed playoff berth. Everett Fitzhugh joins to assess the Kraken's evolving identity and the rising expectations for Shane Wright and Joey Daccord. Dan Rusanowsky shares optimism around the Sharks' development, fueled by veteran leadership and mentorship from legends like Thornton and Marleau. Plus, Arshdeep Bains reflects on his Calder Cup win and his drive to earn a spot on the Canucks roster this season. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Florida Gators Head Coach Billy Napier shares insights on the team's and DJ Lagway's progress. Safeties Jordan Castell and Bryce Thornton reveal their unique chemistry in the secondary, describing how their connection has strengthened and expressing confidence in having "one of the best secondaries" in college football. Meanwhile, powerful running back Jadan Baugh discusses his development as a leader and the specific ways he's working to elevate his performance this season. #FloridaGators #GatorsBreakdown #GoGators #CFB #SECFootball #CollegeFootball JOIN Gators Breakdown Plus: https://gatorsbreakdown.supportingcast.fm/ Get Florida Gators merch at Fanatics: https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/DVYxja Get Gators Breakdown merch: https://gatorsbreakdownmerch.com Questions or comments? Send them to gatorsbreakdown@gmail.com You can be the difference! For the first time ever, YOU can directly impact the outcome on the field by joining Florida Victorious! Want to help the Gators win? Want a better game day experience? Just like when you pack The Swamp, your unwavering support through Florida Victorious empowers the Gators to be their best! Join today and be the difference in making the orange and blue victorious. JOIN: https://floridavictorious.com/join-now/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 2 of the Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon live from Fenway Park! // Curtis praises the efforts of the Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund over the years // Courtney calls Cam Newton out for crying poor despite making millions // Nobody can explain the gut punch that a cancer diagnosis is // Emily Baily and Amelia Mcdonough, Nurses, Jimmy Fund Clinic, Dana Farber // Sean Flaherty from Ketches law joins, donates $25.000 to the Jimmy Fund! // 9 month old Wyatt Amaral, glioma, Whitman, with Mom Becca and Dad Denis // Mayoral candidate and pseudo stepbrother to Greg, Josh Kraft joins! // Matt Coakley from Verizon joins the show // EBJ does what he does to the tune of $50K, with Razor by his side // Tuuka, Thornton, Walsh and Dr, Latham join live! // We've hit the $3M mark! Thanks to findmassmoney.gov for $450K! //

EBJ does what he does to the tune of $50K, with Razor by his side // Tuuka, Thornton, Walsh and Dr, Latham join live! // We've hit the $3M mark! Thanks to findmassmoney.gov for $450K! //

The legendary Boxmasters are back! Billy Bob (Bud) Thornton and J.D. Andrews have a new album out called "Pepper Tree Hill" and they are touring the country once again, this time opening up for The Who on a couple dates before setting sail on their headlining tour.

The San Jose Hockey Now Podcast dives into everything San Jose Sharks fans are buzzing about — with deep insights, debate, and a little heat. The San Jose Hockey Now Podcast is brought to you by Bring Hockey Back!

There are supernatural gifts inside of you. Today you can choose to live a life of supernatural or superficial. Pastor Ruben preaches about a life lived with the Holy Spirit. This message is for those who are ready to do more.Spiritual Gifts Test: https://www.thorncreek.church/spiritualgifts

Being a Certified Child Life Specialist is one of the most important careers that anyone who has a passion for those that are going through a Pediatric Cancer experience can aspire to. Shani Thornton is a prototype for how important this role is and she will talk about the many things that she is involved with on a daily basis as a Child Life Specialist that helps so many people deal with the psychosocial part of dealing with a disease that no one wants or deserves. 

Simon Slane and Lenora arrive in London in preparation to meet the director. Scarlett and Thornton travel to a remote airstrip to see if there is any evidence of a small jet landing. Zardoz takes Hanaka and his guard on a raid of a merchant ship while Hanaka decides whether or not it would be profitable to stay. Officer Mack returns to learn of the recent bombing. The crew of the Mercury gets called back to their ship and learns of recent developments with Zardoz. Barnes and Sam witness John entering his house early. Is he going to tell Janet anything? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simon Slane and Lenora arrive in London in preparation to meet the director. Scarlett and Thornton travel to a remote airstrip to see if there is any evidence of a small jet landing. Zardoz takes Hanaka and his guard on a raid of a merchant ship while Hanaka decides whether or not it would be profitable to stay. Officer Mack returns to learn of the recent bombing. The crew of the Mercury gets called back to their ship and learns of recent developments with Zardoz. Barnes and Sam witness John entering his house early. Is he going to tell Janet anything? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we are pleased to share an audio essay written and read by Champ Thornton entitled "3 Misconceptions Parents Might Have About Their Children's Salvation." Champ Thornton is the director of children and family resources at Crossway and the author of numerous books for kids and families. He is also the author of '10 Questions About Salvation: 30 Devotions for Kids, Teens, and Families' from Crossway. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read the essay here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete this survey for a free audiobook by Kevin DeYoung!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

See the Video at www.RGRFootball.com Kansas City Chiefs Secret Weapons OUTSHINE Veterans! Ryan Tracy, host of RGR Football, discusses key players deserving more playing time in preseason game two. He analyzes Christian Roland Wallace and Jaden Hicks' performances in the secondary, highlighting their potential roles. Tracy examines offensive line rookies Jalen Moore and Josh Simmons, noting their progress and areas for improvement. He advocates for Jeffrey Bossa to play linebacker over Jack Cochrane, citing Bossa's superior athleticism and coverage skills. Tracy also touches on the wide receiver battle, with Thornton currently leading. The podcast provides insights into roster decisions and player evaluations as the team prepares for the upcoming season.

"Raider Nation Radio" Host, Clay Baker joins the show to preview the Raiders upcoming season. Clay shares his thoughts on promising rookie Dont'e Thornton, and breaks down his expectations for the team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chad Parsons discusses the biggest wide receiver storylines and takeaways from this week's preseason games. Get 400+ premium podcasts by signing up at www.UTHDynasty.com as a General Manager PLUS subscriber. Also, get access to exclusive shows and deep data dive content from Chad Parsons (and a VIP Chat with the best dynasty owners on the planet) by signing up as an All-Pro at www.Patreon.com/UTH. Thanks for listening and keep building those dynasties!

We are thrilled to welcome renowned astrologer, Penny Thornton, on the pod today. To wrap up Leo season in this incredibly astrologically charged year and season, we get into so much juiciness and get to hear Penny's take and wisdom on:the current energies that are affecting our daily lives, and what's to comeall things Leo and its connection to the Royal Familyhow Penny would go about choosing an electional chart for major eventssome of her predictions and thoughts around Princess Diana and her life happeningsfascinating connections between the Royal Family over centuries and what they meanLeo season advice!and so much more...Be sure to check out all of Penny's offerings at:-> her website, astrolutely.com-> her youtube channelUntil next time… Stay Curious!–Explore our first full season (Episodes 1-50) to explore our living astrological library!Ready to look at charts in the most beautiful and functional way? Look no further than →⁠⁠ ⁠⁠LUNA Cloud Astrology Software⁠⁠⁠⁠ ← this link saves you 10%.Follow us on →⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠Drop us some love in the form of a 5-star review and follow. :)

First aired April 17, 2023What would you do if a body wearing a parachute and bullet proof vest appeared dead in your driveway? Or worse yet, said body, was surrounded by bags of COCAINE! Buckle up, you are about to embark on the wild ride that is the life of Andrew Carter Thornton II. Hear how his lifestyle led to the unintentional creation of the internet tycoon "Cocaine Bear."Support the showStay curious!

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What words do you say to yourself? What do you allow yourself to think? Today Pastor Ruben talks about how the Holy Spirit can change our thinking. This message is for those who want to control their thoughts.

Zardoz has convinced Hanaka and his guard to accompany him on a raid of an IDF freighter, The guard will get a big surprise when he boards. Meanwhile John McMillan visits Barnes' office to confront everyone about what they know. The Mercury crew unwinds at Skully's bar on Boldibar while they await instructions from the Controller. Kate travels with Ivan to study the canal system that drug runners might use while Scarlett and Thornton get new info on the missing jet Meredith might be using. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tabloid Trash | Bags In Thornton Friday full 1246 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:10:44 +0000 8iA9AzTmKwDQ5OaLmiWSStDXfe4YSXXI society & culture BJ & Jamie society & culture Tabloid Trash | Bags In Thornton Friday Irreverent, funny, and real-life radio, BJ & Jamie kick off the day with topical, trending stories and relationship topics that often cross the line of dysfunctional and unbelievable, yet they’re always hilarious. Hear BJ & Jamie weekday mornings from 5:30-10a on Alice 105.9 | KALC-FM! 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Society & Culture False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=http

Do your feelings determine your decisions? How easy is it for you to get in a bad mood? Do your emotions rule over you? Pastor Ruben preaches about a life that is ruled by the Holy Spirit and not by feelings. For those of you who want to rule over your emotions, this message is for you.

Hear from special teams coordinator Dave Toub, wide receiver Tyquan Thornton, wide receiver Rashee Rice, and defensive end Ashton Gillotte. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Dynasty Nerds Dynasty Fantasy Football Podcast, hosts Rich, Matt, Garret, and Jared do the 2025 AFC West dynasty breakdown. They explore the Denver Broncos' revamped offense under Sean Payton, highlighting Bo Nix's dual-threat potential and potential sophomore regression in rushing, alongside JK Dobbins and rookie RJ Harvey competing for backfield touches in a pass-heavy scheme. Evan Engram emerges as a prime tight end target, with Courtland Sutton locked in as the WR1 and young receivers like Marvin Mims Jr., Troy Franklin, and Pat Bryant vying for roles. Shifting to the Kansas City Chiefs, the discussion centers on Patrick Mahomes' efficiency despite lower volume, with Rashee Rice's suspension looming and additions like Xavier Worthy and Hollywood Brown adding speed. Running backs Isaiah Pacheco and rookie Brashard Smith are flagged for upside in Andy Reid's dink-and-dunk system, while Travis Kelce's age prompts questions about Noah Gray's takeover. For the Las Vegas Raiders, Pete Carroll's influence on Geno Smith's high-volume passing is analyzed, with Ashton Jeanty poised to enter elite RB tiers and Brock Bowers as the undisputed TE1. Rookies Jack Bech and Dont'e Thornton battle Jacoby Meyers for WR snaps. Finally, the Los Angeles Chargers spotlight Justin Herbert's need to elevate amid a run-first Harbaugh approach, with Omarion Hampton's massive workload potential and Ladd McConkey's route-running prowess projecting him as a top-10 WR. Themes include rookie integration, injury risks, and long-term asset valuation, optimized for July 2025 dynasty builds. Fantasy Roster Rescue: Get your Roster Rescued! FFPC: Use promo code “NERDS” to receive $25 off any dynasty entry or dynasty orphan Sign Up Here!FastDraft: Download and deposit $10 using code NERDS on the FastDraft app and join your first draft to be eligible for a free one-year full bundle membership at Dynasty Nerds (new members only). FastDraft will match your deposit up to $50. Draft best ball teams in under 5 minutes! Keywords: 2025 AFC West dynasty breakdown, dynasty fantasy football, Bo Nix projections, Patrick Mahomes fantasy, Brock Bowers tight end, Ladd McConkey rookie, Evan Engram dynasty, JK Dobbins Broncos, RJ Harvey running back, Rashee Rice suspension, Omarion Hampton upside, Justin Herbert Chargers, Chiefs receivers, Raiders offense, Chargers running game, NFL dynasty rankings, rookie dynasty values, tight end scarcity, fantasy football podcast, 2025 NFL projections Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer Eakins is joined by Justin Edwards to break down which rookies are trending up—or down—through the early days of training camp. They cover running backs like Tahj Brooks and Woody Marks, discuss buzz (or lack thereof) around wideouts like D'onte Thornton, and highlight tight end Elijah Arroyo as one to keep an eye on. It's never too early to react to camp hype (responsibly).

Dive into the latest Las Vegas Raiders training camp updates on Silver and Black Today! Hosts Scott Gulbransen and Moe Moton break down Geno Smith's leadership and deep throws, rising stars like Dont'e Thornton and Ashton Jeanty, and the underrated offense under Chip Kelly. We also cover defensive battles at cornerback, Jamal Adams' transition, and fan calls on expectations for 2025. Plus, insights on Pete Carroll's coaching staff and potential surprises. Don't miss our AFC West preview with Mark Schlereth next week! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the opening segment of Silver and Black Today, hosts Scott Gulbransen and Moe Moton dive into the Raiders' revamped offense during training camp. They discuss Geno Smith's immediate impact, his deep-ball accuracy, and how he's elevating playmakers like Dont'e Thornton, Michael Mayer, Brock Bowers, and Ashton Jeanty. Plus, insights on Chip Kelly's creative schemes and why this unit could surprise the NFL in 2025. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was 35 years ago that the Americans with Disabilities Act -- widely known as the ADA -- was signed into law, protecting the rights of people with disabilities in all areas of public life. Today, we look at its impact as it relates to transportation, as an advocate details the work still to be done. Then, a new executive order from President Trump aims to get cities to remove people who are unhoused from the streets. Also, meet Joel Medina — a tattoo artist in Thornton, whose own story of loss, recovery, and second chances is etched into every piece he creates. 

Dont'e Thornton spoke to the media on Day 5 of Training Camp. Hear what the Raiders WR had to say on the Las Vegas Raiders Insider w/ @HondoCarpenter on PFI, Pro Football Insiders. #lasvegasraiders #NFL #raidernation. Inside the Raiders Locker Room: WR Dont'e Thornton Speaks on Day 5 of Training Camp Dont'e Thornton spoke to the media on Day 5 of Training Camp. Hear what the Raiders WR had to say on the Las Vegas Raiders Insider w/ @HondoCarpenter on PFI, Pro Football Insiders. #lasvegasraiders #NFL #raidernation. Inside the Raiders Locker Room: WR Dont'e Thornton Speaks on Day 5 of Training Camp Dont'e Thornton spoke to the media on Day 5 of Training Camp. Hear what the Raiders WR had to say on the Las Vegas Raiders Insider w/ @HondoCarpenter on PFI, Pro Football Insiders. #lasvegasraiders #NFL #raidernation. Inside the Raiders Locker Room: WR Dont'e Thornton Speaks on Day 5 of Training Camp Dont'e Thornton spoke to the media on Day 5 of Training Camp. Hear what the Raiders WR had to say on the Las Vegas Raiders Insider w/ @HondoCarpenter on PFI, Pro Football Insiders. #lasvegasraiders #NFL #raidernation. Inside the Raiders Locker Room: WR Dont'e Thornton Speaks on Day 5 of Training Camp Dont'e Thornton spoke to the media on Day 5 of Training Camp. Hear what the Raiders WR had to say on the Las Vegas Raiders Insider w/ @HondoCarpenter on PFI, Pro Football Insiders. #lasvegasraiders #NFL #raidernation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andre Thornton, CEO of Whitman Consulting, we explore his 7-step leadership framework and the deeper meaning behind transformational leadership. Andre shares how his engineering mindset helped him codify success, the role of mindset in personal growth, and why building trust and collaboration is essential for impact. We also connect leadership to hip-hop, creativity, and legacy—uncovering how vision, vulnerability, and purpose drive meaningful change. Subscribe, leave a review, and join the VIP Community for exclusive content—including the full VIP episode with Andre Thornton. Cheers!