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George Mahe on tipping- h4 full 912 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:30:58 +0000 KNqm8GwDmn8RbsV6JNeBGZDWQ562FFnx comedy,religion & spirituality,society & culture,news,government The Dave Glover Show comedy,religion & spirituality,society & culture,news,government George Mahe on tipping- h4 The Dave Glover Show has been driving St. Louis home for over 20 years. Unafraid to discuss virtually any topic, you'll hear Dave and crew's unique perspective on current events, news and politics, and anything and everything in between. © 2025 Audacy, Inc. Comedy Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture News Government https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.a

A huge weekend of sport beckons, and Ruby and Rory are hoping to find some Saturday winners from Newbury, Market Rasen, Ripon and the Curragh! England's World Cup journey isn't quite finished yet — claim your free bet builder for the third-place playoff right here: https://promos.paddypower.com/promotion?promoCode=CRETFBENGLANDST&returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paddypower.com%2Fpromotions Subscribe to the Paddy Power Racing YouTube channel so you don't miss any of our great racing content!It's Weekend Tipping, coming to you straight “From The Horse's Mouth”… 18+ GambleAware

Dining out in Switzerland is one of the real highlights of any Swiss adventure, but for first-time travellers, it can also bring a few surprises - especially when it comes to Swiss dining etiquette. In this episode, I'm joined by local foodie Kristin Reinhard, to answer the most common questions about eating at Switzerland restaurants and to learn more about Swiss traditional foods like Fondue and Raclette.Kristin shares practical tips about meal times, dinner reservations in Switzerland, ordering tap water, and the frequently asked question: “Is tipping expected in Switzerland?”There are also suggestions for what to eat in Switzerland on a budget, how to enjoy the popular tradition of a Swiss brunch, and Kristin tells us about her new Swiss Food Map which features over 200 authentic, local-approved eateries you won't find on most tourist lists.Tune in for essential tips to help you dine out in Switzerland with confidence.Happy travels,Carolyn

The heavyweight World Cup semifinals are finally here! The unstoppable force of France's attack goes head-to-head with the immovable object of Spain's control masters in an absolute blockbuster duel in Dallas!Welcome back to World Cup Daily #43! Today, John and James Toland are setting the stage for one of international soccer's fiercest rivalries. With a ticket to the grand final in New York on the line, we deep-dive into the ultimate tactical systems, high-altitude terrain shifts, and generation-defining individual battles after a quiet, much-needed tournament rest day.We break down the key match dynamics and statistical match-ups unfiltered.⏱️ MID-SHOW HYDRATION BREAK

In this episode, Katy, Rachel, and Haley pull back the curtain on what happens when the tools we use stop being mirrors and start becoming gateways. From the raucous, kinetic energy of Victorian table-tipping parlors to the sharp, intense focus of the modern talking board, we track the fascinating evolution of spirit communication. Join us as we explore: The Shift to Dialogue: The psychology and history of moving from passive reading to active invitation. The Kinetic Energy of the Séance: A look at the 19th-century Spiritualist movement, table-tipping mechanics, and how collective energy manifests in physical spaces. The Ideomotor Phenomenon vs. The Unseen: Balancing the fascinating science of subconscious muscle movement with the chilling mystery of the unknown. House Rules for the Threshold: Why boundary-setting, personal responsibility, and knowing how to firmly say "Goodbye" are the most vital tools in any practitioner's kit. Grab a warm drink, draw your chair closer to the fire, and join the circle. When you knock on the door of the unseen, you have to be ready for whatever opens it.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paranormal-uk-radio-network--4541473/support.

This week I'm sitting down with Anthony from @AnthonyvsWorld, a fifty-two-year-old former Air Force flight engineer who traded a half-million-dollar house and a Corvette for one suitcase and a one-way ticket to Thailand. Two years later, he's built a following of over thirty-seven thousand. An early run of videos pulled in twenty-five million views in his first month alone without moving his follower count much at all, then months later one solo video, this one with 1.5 million views, sent his followers from six thousand to thirty thousand in about a week. Along the way, he also survived a fake HIV accusation, threats from an ex's new boyfriend, and started handing cash tips to strangers just to film their reaction. Fair warning, this one is raw. Everything Anthony shares here is his own personal experience and opinion, not a statement from this channel about Thailand as a whole.In This EpisodeHow one solo video with 1.5 million views sent Anthony's followers from six thousand to thirty thousand in about a week, after an earlier run of videos had already pulled in twenty-five million views without moving his follower count at all.The real financial picture behind expat life in Thailand: VA disability, selling a house back in Texas, and why he stopped chasing brand dealsA defamation situation that cost him close to fifty thousand baht, and what Thai law actually says about posting video of someone without their consentFake accounts, a false HIV accusation, and threats from an ex-girlfriend's new boyfriendThe story behind his "100 versus 1000 baht" giveback series and why he started giving cash to strangers on camera. Three broken apartment leases before finally settling downFavorite Thai dishes, tipping culture, and the most overrated and underrated things about living in ThailandChapters0:00 Catching up after a late night in Bangkok0:49 Chiang Mai versus Bangkok, Pattaya, and Phuket3:06 From Texas real estate to one suitcase in Thailand6:57 The video that kicked off his viral run9:36 Why Bangkok feels like home, and the food scene13:08 Dating in Pattaya and the price of a relationship16:35 A fake HIV account and threats from an ex's new boyfriend24:09 Three broken leases and settling down in Chiang Mai27:24 How Anthony actually affords life in Thailand32:37 Inside the viral "Why I Love Thailand" video34:19 Getting sued, consent, and Thailand's filming laws41:07 The origin of the 100 versus 1000 baht giveaway series47:29 Tipping culture in Thailand explained50:19 Learning Thai and real time translation earbuds54:22 Thailand's most overrated and underrated things58:56 A new restaurant venture and the DTV visa1:00:48 Life on two wheels1:04:11 Closing thoughts and where to find AnthonyAnthony (Anthony vs World)Instagram:   / anthonyvsworld  YouTube:    / @anthonyvsworld  Facebook:   / anthonyvsworld  TikTok:   / anthonyvsworld  Thanks for listening, and welcome to the new direction for this channel. More episodes like this coming soon.

Today's episode is an exciting one as we explore a type of physical mediumship called Table Tipping. John Toth uses a small folding table to connect with his son on the Other Side. Together they create an incredible experience to help you receive messages from Loved Ones in Heaven.We cover:-What Table Tipping is and how he was introduced to this unique modality-How Table Tipping works -How his son in Heaven, Michael, helps John connect his clients to those they love on the Other Side-A special story that validates his son's energy transcends time, space and dimension -My unique experience I had with John during our session together-Who John's Spirit Guides are and how he connects with them-How we all can receive guidance from our Spirit TeamThank you for listening in and if this resonated with you, please share with a friend.With Heartfelt Light,Julie and John xo

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Ruby and Rory return to tackle ITV Racing's Super Saturday, with action from Newmarket, Ascot and York, headlined by the Group 1 July Cup! England are still alive, so claim your free bet builder for all of their remaining World Cup games right here: https://promos.paddypower.com/promotion?promoCode=CRETFBENGLANDST&returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paddypower.com%2Fpromotions Subscribe to the Paddy Power Racing YouTube channel so you don't miss any of our great racing content!It's Weekend Tipping, coming to you straight “From The Horse's Mouth”… 18+ GambleAware

It's Day 2 of Newmarket's July Festival, and who better to run through the card than the great man himself, Frank Hickey! England are still alive, so claim your free bet builder for all of their remaining World Cup games right here: https://promos.paddypower.com/promotion?promoCode=CRETFBENGLANDST&returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paddypower.com%2Fpromotions Subscribe to the Paddy Power Racing YouTube channel so you don't miss any of our great racing content!It's Friday Tipping, coming to you straight “From The Horse's Mouth”… 18+ GambleAware

Bickley and Marotta talk World Cup, Bickley Blasts on the Cardinals, and we're joined by Jack Sommers.

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The World Cup may be taking centre stage, but Joe Logue is still looking to find some winners on the opening day of Newmarket's July Festival, with a couple of races from Doncaster also on the agenda. England are still alive, so claim your free bet builder for all of their remaining World Cup games right here: https://promos.paddypower.com/promotion?promoCode=CRETFBENGLANDST&returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paddypower.com%2Fpromotions Subscribe to the Paddy Power Racing YouTube channel so you don't miss any of our great racing content! It's Thursday Tipping, coming to you straight “From The Horse's Mouth”… 18+ GambleAware

Written Ministerial Statement HCWS158, “Implementing the Employment Rights Act: June 2026 Update”, 30 June 2026: commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/106462/Pdf?subType=StandardConsultation: Make Work Pay: holiday pay compliance and enforcement (opened 30 June 2026, closes 22 September 2026): gov.uk/government/consultations/make-work-pay-holiday-pay-compliance-and-enforcementGovernment response: Make Work Pay: strengthening the law on tipping (published 29 June 2026): gov.uk/government/consultations/make-work-pay-strengthening-the-law-on-tippingDraft revised Code of Practice on fair and transparent distribution of tips: gov.uk/government/publications/distributing-tips-fairly-revised-statutory-code-of-practiceDraft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026: legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348282832Young v Royal Mail Group Ltd [2026] EAT 93 (HHJ Beard, handed down 29 June 2026): assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a423d1a5b6406df58c13f13/Mr_M_Young_v_Royal_Mail_Group_Ltd__2026__EAT_93.pdf

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Send us Fan MailIn this show, the boys tackle a couple of subjects...Firstly, they discuss whether planned obsolescence, which is sometimes built into products and parts, an immoral practice and these should be harsh sentences for those companies practicing thisSecondly, they discuss whether the USA tipping culture is the correct way for having service. Is the tipping culture correct, especially for staff who are paid poorly but make their salary solely from tips? Or does tipping give an opportunity to people who wouldn't otherwise have a job? Or does it leave staff wages entirely funded by customers, so in essence the employer is getting almost free labour?Links used during the show-https://youtube.com/shorts/lhEjkYAGQtE-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl2mFZoRqjw_ELax4Yisf6wTune in to the discussion, and please share your feedback with us.Although we greatly prefer effusive praise

The weekend is upon us, meaning Ruby and Rory are back to spin through Saturday's ITV Racing action from Newmarket and Sandown, where Constitution River bids for back-to-back Group 1 victories in the Eclipse. Claim your free bet builder for all of England's World Cup games, right here: https://promos.paddypower.com/promotion?promoCode=CRETFBENGLANDST&returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paddypower.com%2Fpromotions Subscribe to the Paddy Power Racing YouTube channel so you don't miss any of our great racing content! It's Weekend Tipping, coming to you straight “From The Horse's Mouth”…

Mary shares her big move and the sweet rescue dog she named after our own Murphy — prisms, neck injections and all. With the World Cup bringing in international travelers, we break down when and how much you should really tip in America. Plus, butchers reveal the one burger trick Murphy's been missing, and Jodi gives a heartfelt update on her mom's recovery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Bobby and Alex discuss the debate over the word “analytics” that's raging across the basketball internet, observing how eerily similar it is to the one that has poisoned baseball discourse over the last decade. Then, they make an exciting announcement about a new series of episodes called the Tipping Pitches: The Audit, where they'll be conducting deep dives into all 30 MLB teams' publicly available finances, spending, and more in an effort to set a level playing field for future labor discussions as the CBA expires. Next, they dig into the latest round of economic proposals from MLB and the MLBPA, including a radical max contract proposal from the owners that would fundamentally alter the existence of free agency in MLB, before discussing the PR blitz that the MLB side is building to try and win over public opinion.Finally, in honor of Bobby's trip to Camden Yards, they conduct a tiered ranking of the MLB stadiums that they've attended.Links:Tipping Pitches Rockies Meetup Interest Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipping Pitches merchandise ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Call the Tipping Pitches voicemail: 785-422-5881Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of PUP.

The World Cup is getting petty, and we're breaking down why elite teams are being forced to fly commercial like "mere mortals" after getting eliminated! ⚽✈️ On Homie Helpline, Janice is caught in a civil war because she promised her dad tickets to the USA game but invited her boyfriend instead—leading to a debate on why "pops" is a forever memory while a man is just a "maybe."

The squad attempts to mediate a World Cup family feud after Janice promises her limited USA tickets to both her "forever pops" and her boyfriend of four years who don't get along. Between the soccer drama, the crew investigates why international tourists are hating on US tipping culture and roasts the Lakers' newest recruit for looking like a 6'10" giant minion. ⚽️

While Tom & Liam are on summer break, please enjoy one of our more popular bonuses from last year. A follow up is in the works! Friend of the show Bobby Wagner of Tipping Pitches fame joins us to talk about the foundations of online lifting culture: where it came from and how it got to the insane state it is today. In many ways it's a battle between actual science and bro science; of which the latter now includes suntanning your balls (for some reason). Really makes you pine for the days of the debates over which creatine is best for you. We cover the history from Usenet and early forums up to the modern influencer era. The notes Tom made are also attached if you wanted to take a look at them. This is a broad overview and there is plenty we missed. Hope you all enjoy and thanks for being patrons!

Shannon Sharpe, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and Iso Joe Johnson react to Angel Reese gives Flau’jae the cold shoulder and tipping fatigue has hit international fans Subscribe to Nightcap presented by PrizePicks so you don’t miss out on any new drops! Download the PrizePicks app today and use code SHANNON to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/NI... 1:49:05 - Viral video of Angel Reese giving Flau’jae Johnson the cold shoulder1:52:50 - International World Cup fans experiencing “Tipping Fatigue2:02:35 - Q & Ayyy (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) #ClubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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David Stearns holds an emotional press conference following the firing of manager Carlos Mendoza, taking full responsibility for the roster's failure and the worst Mets start since 2003. They are joined by comedian Paul Virzi to discuss the fallout, the Knicks' championship run, and the challenges of coaching in New York. 01:20 - Stearns Addresses Mendoza Firing 04:52 - Stearns Denies Stepping Aside 12:43 - Mets Not Turning Page 18:25 - Andy Green Interim Manager 19:21 - Analysis of Stearns Presser 23:48 - Paul Virzi In Studio 27:32 - Knicks Championship Memories 37:05 - Brian Daboll's Giants Tenure 39:28 - Tipping and Scissor Stories 47:05 - Lil Wayne and Manning Stories

(00:00-18:54) Joined by Cardinal broadcaster, Brad Thompson. This one feels like it carries a little more weight than your average Thursday night game in June against the Diamondbacks. Guys trying to establish themselves. Stay the course with Liberatore. Tipping pitches. Blaze Jordan. How will the Cardinals handle Nolan Gorman? Joshua Baez.(19:02-28:23) Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD(28:33-41:47) Chairman getting the itch to get back in the lab. Earthquake in Venezuela during a professional baseball game. The 1989 World Series. The A's of the 80's early 90's. Banners talk. Angels in the Outfield = Bad. Bring back steroids.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Doug says the USA and Turkiye is the lede. Pitching leaking a little bit. I think we've got a Matthew LIberatore problem. Doug wants him in the bullpen. Nolan Gorman off to a HOT start in Memphis. Recalled Tahoe and The Woodlands. Is Joshua Baez coming up in the Cards? Sit Noot or Church? Oli Marmol talking about LIbby's start and the effect on the bullpen. We're big in the 573. Caller Ellen checks in with us. Suppan coming to town and wants to come into studio. Don Cornelius.Lookin' at homes in Festus. Curiosity is an important part of the gig. Dueling press conferences yesterday. Shuffling of power in the front office. A Roku is a life saver. Darryl Kile's passing. The olds like watching old video clips. The White Rocker.You ever engage in a careless whisper? The high risk of dry humping. Stan The Caddie is on the phone lines. The rough is thick at Bellerive. What's an 18 handicap going to shoot there? A beast on the bag. Hearing cart path only crushes souls. Is Jackson eating? Your boys are leaking oil.Audio of Doug Armstrong at yesterday's presser talking Jordan Kyrou and the trade to the Capitals. LaMelo Ball is heading to Minnesota and Jackson doesn't like it. He's a big PAWG guy. Armstrong talking about the possibility of more moves. Habsburg Jaws in Oakville. Doug Armstrong on fan expectations. Protein Boy. Norman Fell. Brenden Schaefer asking the Navy Caps question at the press conference. Good mulch quickly. World Cup talk.Chaim Bloom giving his early thoughts on the approach at the trade deadline. Robbie Avila has signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Lakers.Update on Martin trying to land Prod Joe for next Wednesday. Maybe. Nibbling bins. Audio of Sandy Alcantra becoming the franchise record for strikeouts for the Marlins and the stadium not acknowledging it at all. Just fun with lists. McGreevy gonna be on a mission to go 7 innings. God forbid men have hobbies.Joined by Cardinal broadcaster, Brad Thompson. This one feels like it carries a little more weight than your average Thursday night game in June against the Diamondbacks. Guys trying to establish themselves. Stay the course with Liberatore. Tipping pitches. Blaze Jordan. How will the Cardinals handle Nolan Gorman? Joshua Baez.Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTDChairman getting the itch to get back in the lab. Earthquake in Venezuela during a professional baseball game. The 1989 World Series. The A's of the 80's early 90's. Banners talk. Angels in the Outfield = Bad. Bring back steroids.Gently used bidets. Chairman needs a new garbage disposal. What percent of our audience has had a threesome? We're getting into make good territory.APB for Pestus from Festus. Tim's a well-known pervert. Heath Shuler. Wet sand. Check your pride at the door man. Fun with run differential stats.And the winner of the Design Aire Heating & Cooling EMOTD is...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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In this episode of Business Brain, Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton tackle a topic that hits every wallet: tipping culture, and how far the pendulum has swung. We dig into why the standing-up-means-no-tip rule makes sense, how COVID-era generosity quietly became the new default, and why getting prompted to tip at the pharmacy or grocery checkout feels so absurd. We break down the math that nobody questions anymore (why a $7 beer and a $17 martini earn the same buck), the European model where tips aren’t expected, and those creeping service fees stacking on top of tax. The reset is coming, and we’re here for it. Then we flip to the upside of customer experience with two unforgettable words: disco bathrooms. We unpack how one gas station turned a restroom into a viral, million-view marketing machine, and why every business, no matter how boring, is in the experience business. From toilet-wrapped plumber vans to funny auto-attendants to the music in your waiting room, we share simple ways to differentiate, get remembered, and earn free word-of-mouth. Make it weird, make it memorable, and keep leveling up your Charmed Life. 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs' Podcast #764 for Wednesday Casual FridAI, June 24, 2026 June 24th: Farmer Day 00:01:23 Tipping Culture Needs a Reset When was the last time you left no tip at a restaurant? We need to reset this. $1/drink is better because it's the same even if I get top shelf or well. Restaurants that add a workers' fund fee as a percentage of the bill 00:13:01 SPONSOR: FanVue. Are you ready to start your own creator journey and make it big? Visit https://www.fanvue.com/ today and launch your career! 00:14:40 SPONSOR: Bitdefender. Keep your small business safe with Bitdefender Ultimate Small Business Security. Save 30% when you go to https://bitdefender.com/BRAIN 00:16:09 Every business is in the experience business 00:20:18 Business Brain 764 Outtro This Episode's Big Takeway: Find a way to differentiate your business Check out Business Brain Blueprints Tell Your Friends! Business Blueprints Review Business Brain Subscribe to the show feedback@businessbrain.show Call/Text: (567) 274-6977 X/Twitter: @ShannonJean & @DaveHamilton, & @BizBrainShow LinkedIn: Shannon Jean, Dave Hamilton, & Business Brain Facebook: Dave Hamilton, Shannon Jean, & Business Brain The post Disco Bathrooms and Tipping Culture – Business Brain 764 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.

Ever feel like restaurant service is a total gamble? In this podcast episode, we reveal a game-changing sercvice industry secret that completely alters how servers treat you: Pre-Tipping.As veteran waiters working in the real world, we discuss the psychological shift that happens when a customer slides an upfront tip to establish a rapport and set expectations right from the start. We break down exactly when you should deploy this strategy. #TippingCulture #WaiterSecrets #RestaurantService #ServerLifeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

HOUR 4- Ally's Hotel Tipping, Johnny Doesn't Know an MORE full 1316 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:39:00 +0000 R1EAIh6uRVbcPvfxRK5BczGcTGc2Oz5L society & culture Klein/Ally Show: The Podcast society & culture HOUR 4- Ally's Hotel Tipping, Johnny Doesn't Know an MORE Klein.Ally.Show on KROQ is more than just a "dynamic, irreverent morning radio show that mixes humor, pop culture, and unpredictable conversation with a heavy dose of realness." (but thanks for that quote anyway). Hosted by Klein, Ally, and a cast of weirdos (both on the team and from their audience), the show is known for its raw, offbeat style, offering a mix of sarcastic banter, candid interviews, and an unfiltered take on everything from culture to the chaos of everyday life. With a loyal, engaged fanbase and an addiction for pushing boundaries, the show delivers the perfect blend of humor and insight, all while keeping things fun, fresh, and sometimes a little bit illegal. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Society & Culture https://player.amperwavepodcasting.co

Summer is finally here, and so are the Scots! This week on the show, the hosts are buzzing about the Scottish invasion of Boston, where fans from the UK have been flocking to the city to show their support for their national team. But it's not just the Scots who are making waves - the hosts are also discussing the latest news on tipping, and whether it's a necessary evil or just a silly custom.The hosts dive into the world of tipping, where they explore the differences between the US and other countries, like France and Italy, where tipping is not as common. They share stories of tourists raking in big tips, with one bar back reportedly making $1,500 in a single shift. But is tipping really necessary, or is it just a way to exploit workers? The hosts weigh in on the pros and cons, and share their own experiences with tipping.The conversation also touches on the Scottish invasion, where fans have been leaving a lasting impact on the city. From the bars to the restaurants, the Scots have been leaving their mark, and the hosts discuss the economic impact of their visit. But it's not all good news - the hosts also talk about the challenges faced by local businesses, who are struggling to keep up with the demand.If you're curious about the tipping debate, or want to hear more about the Scottish invasion, tune in to this episode to hear the hosts' thoughts on these hot topics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 92.3 The Fan, Nick Wilson and Nick Pedone react to a cryptic social media post from Giannis Antetokounmpo regarding his future. They share a humorous story about a weekend spent day drinking before debating the fairness of modern tipping culture. 01:26 - Giannis Cryptic Social Post 05:14 - LeBron Drama Comparison 10:32 - Weekend Day Drinking Story 14:00 - Tipping Etiquette Debate

Nick Wilson and Nick Pedone talk about their tipping habits. Also, they dispel the idea that the Browns could trade Shedeur Sanders before the 2026 season.

Ali Mac, Mike Johnson, and Beau Morgan continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves taking two out of three games from the Milwaukee Brewers over the weekend, but failing to get the sweep after losing the series finale yesterday 9-4, let you hear Atlanta Braves Manager Walt Weiss, talk about Bryce Elder's outing yesterday, react to what the Braves Skipper had to say, and explain why they think the Brewers hit Braves starting pitcher yesterday Bryce Elder like he had a tell or was tipping pitches.

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Are you tired of staring down the digital tip screen for every single purchase? In episode 429 of The Straight Dope Show, El Uno and TraB the Wonder kick things off with a hilarious and honest rant about the anxieties of modern tipping culture and the power of hitting the "no tip" button.The guys then get real about navigating life's daily frustrations, offering unfiltered advice on accepting your emotions, avoiding "nigga moments" with haters, and protecting your peace in an unkind world. Later, the conversation hits the culture and the hardwood as they break down Jay-Z's brilliant marketing strategies at Target, debate Jalen Brunson's rightful place on the list of top 5 New York Knicks, and analyze the unstoppable Olivia "Goggles" Miles .Tune in for the raw truth, the laughs, and the sports breakdowns you won't hear anywhere else!Download Rock Da Crowd TV to watch new episodes of The Straight Dope Show!00:00:00 - The Tipping Point: Debating modern tipping culture and the anxiety of hitting the digital "no tip" button.00:06:44 - Going Deeper into the Crevasse: How to accept your emotions and protect your peace in an unkind world.00:14:51 - Tunnel Vision vs. The Haters: Maintaining your focus and avoiding altercations when people test you.00:26:07 - Jay-Z's Target Marketing Genius: Breaking down the brilliant business strategy behind Jay-Z's exclusive Target vinyl release. 00:32:33 - The Return of Griselda: Comparing performative rap group breakups and reunions to classic WWE storylines. 00:37:18 - A National Juvenile Consciousness: Why society fixates on superficial celebrity debates instead of solving real-world issues. 00:48:28 - Slowing Down the World: How the constant need to stay busy prevents us from having the time to genuinely help others. 01:04:46 - Respecting Jalen Brunson: Why the continually underestimated Jalen Brunson deserves to be a top-five Knick of all time. 01:26:11 - The Rise of WNBA Stars:Analyzing the undeniable talent of Olivia Miles, Caitlin Clark's mechanics, and the arrival of JuJu Watkins.

We're back with another On the Journey episode! Pam, Anna, and Erika had a powerful conversation with Living Joyfully Network member and unschooling dad Sam. Sam shared deeply about his journey with his daughter through autistic burnout. We talked about Sam’s experiences in both PDA and unschooling parent communities, the depth of the inner work that this journey involves, and some of the major paradigm shifts that Sam has made along the way. It was a really meaningful conversation and we hope it resonates with you! Watch the video of our conversation on YouTube. THINGS WE MENTION IN THIS EPISODE We invite you to join us in the Living Joyfully Network, a warm and welcoming online community of like-hearted parents. It's a non-judgmental space where you can steep in these unconventional ideas around parenting, relationships, and learning, and explore what they might look like day-to-day in your uniquely wonderful family. We offer a free month trial so you can see if it's a good fit for you. Click here to join us. Sign up to our mailing list on Substack to receive our email newsletters as well as new articles about learning, parenting, and so much more! Check out our website, livingjoyfully.ca for more information about exploring unschooling and navigating relationships. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT ANNA: Hello, everyone. I’m Anna Brown from Living Joyfully and today I’m joined by my co-hosts Erika Ellis and Pam Laricchia, as well as our special guest today, Sam. Hello to you all. I really appreciate Sam joining us today. He’s a member of the Living Joyfully Network and it’s been really nice getting to know his story and watch how things have unfolded. He brings that thoughtful, intentional energy that I love about the Network. That energy helps fuel my own personal growth and create a beautiful, supportive environment where we can dig deeper and question the prevailing narratives. So, Sam, to get us started, can you tell us a little bit about you and your family and what everybody’s interested in right now? SAM: Sure, yeah. Well, I live in Minneapolis with my wife Kate and my daughter. I recently retired from work early. I did the early retirement thing. I had been working part time for the year previous to that. And so, I guess I can start a little bit with what my daughter’s into. I mentioned to her that this was going to be one of the questions and she said interior design and interior decorating and games. And then I would add a few things to that, too. Right now, she’s super into making slime, large amounts of slime in many different permutations. There’s lots of experimentation happening with different ingredients and add-ins and colors and that kind of thing. So, that’s kind of fun and messy. She has a wide doll collection and she’s been really into making her own rooms. She calls them mini rooms and they’re essentially like dollhouse rooms, like a kitchen or a bedroom. She makes one room at a time and adds them on to each other and buys these little, tiny little Mini Brand versions of real life products that she stocks in the doll refrigerator really intricately. And I guess that ties into her interior design interest, as well. She’s super creative. She really likes to do drawing. She makes videos and she actually, I’m kind of amazed at some of the videos that she makes because she’s, I don’t even think I said she’s nine. And so she uses her iPad to make videos and she has her own YouTube channel. She has two YouTube channels, which are not updated too frequently. It’s something she’ll get really into and then completely abandon and then six months later be really into it again. And so, that’s fun. And then she likes building forts. She likes playing with our dog Lucy, and various other things. And she watches videos. She loves YouTube and learning. She’s really into watching videos about Minecraft and Toca Boca World, which is the other game that she’s really into at the moment. She watches videos about all kinds of things like science and history. It's interesting. She’ll frequently tell me very random facts that she’s learned by watching videos and I, being skeptical, when I look at the videos she’s watching then I’ll Google it and be like is that really true? And it’s interesting because it almost always is accurate and so that’s been an interesting learning for me because I’m the kind of somebody who’s avoided YouTube and never wanted to have anything to do with it for many years. And now I watch quite a bit of it just to keep up with what she’s doing. So that’s kind of fun. And my wife Kate, she works in public policy. She’s an environmental climate scientist, and she works on making and contributing to the creation of policy to help us in the state of Minnesota adapt to climate change. And she is super engaged and super smart. And she also likes to compete in triathlons a couple of times a year. She and I are very different in the sense that she needs to have some kind of external motivator to do things and so she really thrives on deadlines and procrastination and that sort of thing and I’m completely the opposite of that. And then we just hang out a lot. We do a lot of hanging out at home, reading, and that kind of thing. And then, for me, I always have a hard time talking about myself, but I read a lot. I’m currently really interested in reading 19th century British novels, and I’m not sure why, I’ve just been really obsessed with it over the past year or so. So, I’m always reading a couple of books. I’ve really been into reading poetry from different periods, and I’ve been writing for most of my life. My first career was as a professional writer, which kind of drained the fun of writing out of me for a good long time. But I’ve been writing, some creative writing and some poetry which I haven’t done in a very, very long time so that’s been really fun. And then, my daughter and I, we just hang out pretty much every day. And we just kind of roll with it and see what happens. We don’t really have a lot of plans. We never really know what’s going to happen. But that’s how we approach it, one day at a time. PAM: I think that’s so fun. I loved the little YouTube story that was tied in there as well. I love the interest piece for you wanting to see what she’s enjoying about this because it’s a way to connect with her, no matter the interest. And I loved that you could share the various things that she’s watching rather than saying, she loves YouTube and cutting it off there. It makes such a difference like you were saying, even just in that little synopsis, the variety of things that she’s engaging with, right? SAM: Yeah, well that was a big change for me because at the beginning of our unschooling journey when we started allowing unlimited screen time, which was a huge, huge hurdle for us to get over, for me to get over. I was definitely in the mindset of, oh my god, she’s just watching YouTube all day and not caring what it was. It was just YouTube bad, whatever, internet stuff. And now, she doesn’t like me to watch with her but she’s happy to have me, like not review but just kind of check out what she has watched and then we talk about some of the videos and I tell her what I liked and she tells me what she was into and we talk about which things were silly or which things were interesting. So, that has been a huge growth for me to just spend more time to really understand what these things are that she’s interested in, in a level of detail that I can actually see it and get it and relate to it in some way, rather than dismissing it, which is what I would have done previously. ERIKA: I loved all of your shares about all of your interests. I always think when people share about family member interests, it’s like, that’s only three people in the whole world and you’re already covering so many different areas and there are so many ways and things are kind of interacting and you’re learning from each other and you’re all so different. And I just love that and I loved the slime phase. We had that big time with my youngest too and it’s pretty messy, but it’s a lot of fun. ANNA: I know the slime thing was actually after our time. Did you have slime, Pam? We didn’t have slime. It wasn’t a thing. I have friends from the Network that have younger kids that I get to visit and it’s a whole thing, right? It’s just unbelievably amazing and messy, but it’s incredible. I love that. And just that again, the diversity of interest with the three of you is just, wow, this is how rich life is when we’re just exploring these things that are interesting to us. PAM: I love that. And so, Sam, you kind of alluded to this, so I’d like to dive in a bit more, but I would love to hear a bit more about how you actually discovered unschooling and what your family’s transition to unschooling looked like. SAM: This will be good to talk about because this was definitely a big journey for us and not something we ever would have imagined, conceived of, anticipated in any way. And so I guess we were just, I mean, for me, I hadn’t really put that much thought into it. Maybe this sounds terrible, but I didn’t really think that much about what it would be like to be a parent. And I had no plans, I had no ideas of how it should be, or the right way to do it or anything like that. I just kind of, I don’t want to speak for Kate, but I just made assumptions that like, okay, you have a kid, kid goes to daycare, until they’re old enough to go to kindergarten, and then they go to kindergarten. And so, we were following that path. And I think we’re lucky that we found out about this daycare pretty close to our house that was, I think, a generally positive thing for our daughter at the time. It’s a Montessori daycare. And it ended up having just some really wonderful teachers, but also some really wonderful friends, and several of whom live just within a couple blocks of us, and have become, in her short life, lifelong friends of our daughters. So, her closest friends in the neighborhood she’s been with since they were three months old, which thinking back on it, I’m like, oh my god, I can’t believe we dropped her off when she was three months old, and just went to the office. But you know, at the time, Kate and I were both in very busy parts of our careers. And I was very, very career focused. And, generally, our daughter did great with other kids, did great in daycare. And then there were a few times like towards the end when she was around five, and we were getting close to the kindergarten transition, she started having days where she just really didn’t want to go. And she would be literally kicking and screaming. I would literally carry her kicking and screaming, which is something that looking back on and I’m kind of mortified that I did. But my mindset at the time was, this is not optional. I've got to go to work. And you've got to go to school, this is the deal. Welcome to the world. And I really felt like I was leaving her in a safe place. And then we live about two blocks from a public school, and we are here in Minneapolis, and we really wanted to send her to that school, and we just kind of made that choice. We didn’t talk to her about it. We didn’t tour schools. And then it turned out most of the neighborhood kids including all her friends were going to the school that’s just a mile down the road but it’s in the suburban district. So, when she was at this school in kindergarten she didn’t know anybody there. And socio-economically and demographically the school that she went to for kindergarten is very different from her. And it was pretty rough. She encountered a lot of bullying. She encountered a lot of what was probably traumatic talk about what they call live shooter drills, and the discussion around that was extremely explicit and extremely scary. And so it was overall not a positive experience for her and within the first month, she was refusing to go and really upset about it. And we realized pretty quickly, though we did this whole, “No, you've got to go, there’s not a choice.” We did that for a little while and then finally she was literally just begging us to send her to the other school. And so we said okay, we’ll do that. It still didn’t occur to us that not going to school was an option. That was definitely not on the radar, but we were able to transfer her to the other school. They put her in the class with her friends, and she had this great group of friends. It seemed like everything was fine. It seemed like it was a total 180. We really didn’t have any more school refusal. The rest of the kindergarten year seemed good. And then we went through first grade and that seemed good. Summers were challenging because there’s this whole world of summer camps that’s super competitive and you have to sign your kid up for camps in January for the summer and my work schedule was so intense, and I was traveling a lot for work. So, Kate was alone with our daughter for a lot of the time. And so we signed her up for every week that we could. In retrospect, that was pretty intense. So, at the end of first grade. And while we went through first grade there were various signs, but nothing that was really telling us definitively that this is not working for her. And she really had a wonderful teacher in first grade, who really got her. And what we realized is that the teacher was really providing our daughter with a lot of accommodations, without her or us having to ask for them, and sort of would bend the rules of the school, just to make her more comfortable. And so that was super helpful and, and I think also pretty unusual. But after first grade ended that summer. We signed her up for a camp, a couple camps, and something happened in the course of that, where she really didn’t have a break at all between school and the camps, and she hit a wall, and we just started to see a dramatic, dramatic change in her. That was really frightening, because it was so intense. And so, at first it was not wanting to leave the house, I’m not going to go to camp, that sort of thing. Which was okay, by that point we were already into the pandemic so my travel had stopped and that was actually a big relief. I was still working a lot but I was at home, so it wasn’t like the end of the world if we couldn’t drop her off somewhere. But we started seeing a lot of physical aggression, and just anger and rage really. And it was something that was just very scary and challenging. And then that summer between first and second grade, she stopped wanting to get out of bed, and would not get out of bed the entire day. Wouldn’t comb her hair, bathe, brush teeth, none of those things were happening. It really felt like we’re in a crisis. And so, we sought medical help. But she wouldn’t go, she would not go to see a doctor. So we did virtual sessions with psychiatrists and that was extremely unhelpful. We were really approaching it through this medical model of, this is a crisis, our daughter is having some kind of like so far unexplained psychiatric episode. And like the psychiatrist basically said, you should commit her to some kind of inpatient thing. Everything about that just felt wrong to me. That was the point at which it was like, okay, we’re not going to talk to the psychiatrist anymore. This whole time I’d been Googling kind of ferociously trying to figure out what’s happening here. What I came across was all this content about PDA. It felt like, wow, this really sounded like it was describing what we were experiencing. So, I signed up for a class for parents who have PDA kids. And that was an interesting experience. On the one hand, it was like this huge relief because the class was from a parent who had gone through this experience and had taken a very scientific approach to trying to understand what was happening and how to readjust their lives to deal with this. In that class, which I generally had very mixed feelings about, but that’s the class where I heard the term unschooling for the first time. So to get to the question, I guess, that was definitely a phrase that I had never heard. In this class, there were 400 parents in this virtual class. I was just astonished at how many parents there were. And we would have these calls and the stories that people shared were all very similar, definitely very relatable. The thing I noticed is that everybody similar to us was approaching it as a crisis, like as a problem that has to be solved. One of the big lessons from the class was this is not something you can change. This is something you have to adapt to. So that definitely got me thinking and it was a real shift of mindset for me. It’s like, okay, this is it, life is not going to be the way we thought it was. And we have to make changes. And it was the facilitator of that class who first mentioned the term unschooling. There was lots of talk about homeschooling because so many of the kids whose parents were in this program were refusing or unable to go to school. In the school world, they label it school refusal. And I think the way I would talk about it now is just, unable to go to school really. So, then I started Googling unschooling and wondering, what the heck is this? Because I was not interested in being a teacher. I actually tried being a teacher in an early career. I had several, false starts, I guess I would say. And one of them was in education and I kind of left that thinking, okay, that is not something I can do. I am never going to do that again. My conception of homeschooling, and I think Anna, you were just talking about this in one of the recent discussions was like, homeschooling means you’re sitting at the kitchen table with workbooks and curriculum and you’re going through the whole thing. And I was like, I don’t want to do that. And I’m 99% sure that my daughter is not interested in that. And so that’s where the unschooling thing came in, I'd like to learn more about this. And so through Googling, I found this podcast (Exploring Unschooling) and it was a totally life-changing experience. I think just listening to the podcast, because I think the thing that really struck me is that I was immersed in this PDA community, which was very much using the medical model for looking at things and the deficit lens of looking at things. And then in the podcast, you all were taking this totally different lens. You’re not doing this because it’s a last resort and you have no other choice. It’s this intentional way of approaching life differently. And then just kind of turning all these things that I never questioned, like school is required and just asking, well, why? Let’s actually think about that. Is that actually true? What’s the goal of education and what are other ways of achieving that goal? And so just listening to stories of parents who were making this choice was really a really transformational experience. And then I went back into this class that I was taking, this class spanned a period of three months. And so in those three months was a huge learning for me, I would go back into these calls with these other parents and their voices are all just filled with panic and fear. And I was just like, I’m not feeling that anymore. When I went into it, I was all panic and fear. That was the deal. And then after listening, and I probably listened to like 150 episodes of the podcast, I’m just walking around the house, the headphones all day, just episode after episode, after episode, everything I’m doing, I’m listening to it. I was just like, I’m not afraid of this anymore. Then I joined the Network, really not knowing what to expect, but one thing that really struck me when I joined the Network is nobody in the network was using any of the same language that I had learned in my PDA curriculum that I had found. But a lot of people were describing similar things that sounded like similar experiences. And I was just like, wow, this is like a parallel universe over here where we’re dealing with the same human things, but this group of people is taking a completely different mindset and a completely different approach to it. It’s not a crisis. It’s not a problem. We’re just rolling with the phases of life and making adjustments that we have to make. I got really excited about unschooling and I was like, this is great. And then I wanted to be talking about it all the time, but I quickly found that people who are not unschooling are not interested in hearing about unschooling. That is a lesson I learned very quickly. So, it’s not something that we talked about at the park or at the neighborhood gatherings very much. So, that’s kind of the long winded story of how we arrived at this point. ERIKA: That gives me goosebumps. PAM: I know. I do appreciate you sharing the details of it because I mean, it is a very familiar journey for me. I remember the years, the two years where we had a great teacher. I was in the same place, working with my kids. I had no clue that this was a choice. This was something we had to figure out and having those teachers who were not as rigid and who saw my child and celebrated them and thought it was really cool and just accommodated. It was only night and day when then the next year you’ve got another teacher who was very, very fixated. But yeah, I super appreciate that whole journey and the comparison, the language and the approach, right. With these kids, I don't even like saying these kids, but with these kinds of situations, this way of moving through the world. We don’t see the deficit side because I hadn’t thought of it that way, but it is completely a choice. It’s like we’re introduced to it maybe because something has gone sideways. Because we grew up with the narrative of, this is the way we do things. We have kids, they go to daycare, they go to school, et cetera. And then something knocks us to ask that first question. But yeah, once you open that up and then you recognize all the different questions that you can ask and that shift to just being in the world with the people who are part of our families and, and it’s hard to explain fully respecting them and just living together and coming and going and, and understanding each other, and shifting to that perspective versus, oh my gosh, here’s all the accommodations I need to make to try to fix it. And then eventually, hopefully, they’ll work enough that we can go back to the life that we had. It’s still holding that because it’s revisiting the questions, revisiting the assumptions that we have been basing our life on that this is the good stuff to do. And what are all the things, even the super hard things, that we have to do to get ourselves back to that. ANNA: I think one of the things I really appreciate was you sharing the whole journey, because I think it will actually resonate with a lot of people. Just hearing how many people were in that PDA group is kind of amazing to me. But one of the things I love, when you first came to the Network and other people that have had a similar journey, because like you said, you’ll hear similar stories to yours very often in the Network, but it’s that first moment of relief, because I think so often you’re really focused on all the things that are happening that feel terrible. This is so serious, this is so terrible, but then really opening up to really seeing the gifts in your child. I mean, oh my gosh, from the beginning, your daughter just delighted me, she just had so many interesting things about her and the way she moved through the world. And I think when we can bring that perspective and I think parents are craving that, right? It’s why those teachers that were so kind felt so great because they saw the thing that you see in your child. And I think that is something that I love about the Network where we just celebrate all these amazing kids for the things that they bring to the table because it’s amazing. We don’t need to make everybody look the same and do the same thing. So, I loved that piece and just that little spark that happens when it’s like, yeah, she is amazing. And I love that we can be in a place where we can all see that. ERIKA: Yeah. When you’re too in the tunnel vision of a certain paradigm, the school paradigm where it has to look like this, and it’s not looking like this, and this is an emergency, it can be really hard to even imagine anything outside of that. But right, I feel like I remember when you first came to the Network, just the idea of what if there’s nothing wrong, actually, and we just are who we are and that’s okay. I think that feels so good, especially when we’re hearing all these messages about something being wrong. And then, for me, with my neurodivergent kids, I just have found being in the Network so validating and reinforcing and positive for me, because I just keep seeing all these similar experiences, they get it, they’ve been there with these same things. And everyone is just really appreciating the uniqueness of each of each child. And that just feels so much better. And I mean, we could try to fix things for our whole lives and just be in constant conflict, and nothing would necessarily even get better or change. And so, I think it’s just so much nicer to be in a nice relationship, in a positive relationship with their kids. And I know you’ve talked about a lot of shifts already. But the question I wanted to ask is, what has been like the biggest mindset shift for you in this journey so far? SAM: I think it’s got to be around the school. There are so many things around this. And I was thinking about this on the most basic level, just the idea that school was optional, or that there were different ways to approach it was a big learning. I think one thing that I left out of the story is that as we were approaching second grade, our daughter was enrolled. And as we were getting closer and closer, I just couldn’t picture how this was going to happen. I think at the end of the summer, on the day after Labor Day, which is when school starts, it was like, I don’t think things are going to be magically different. And we can't just pick up and go back to where we were. But our daughter was, I think she also had the message already ingrained that school was not optional. And so she did rally. We went and got her haircut, and we got clothes. And she went that first day. First, we went to the open house. And that went okay, and we met her new teacher. And then she went to the first day. And everyone in the school said that they were amazing. And that second day, she woke up, and she said, “I am not going back to that school.” And it was firm, this is the deal. And so then I went through a lot between that early September, and probably mid October, which is right around the time, this would have been 2024, which was right on the time that I joined the network. I was calling our daughter in sick every day. And keeping in touch with the school, having weekly calls with the school, trying to explain to them what’s going on. And then I switched her from the school district that we had enrolled her in, and had a virtual only. It is a really innovative virtual-only option that they developed during COVID, and then really invested a lot in. And it seemed really cool, actually. So we switched her to that program. And that did not help at all. She was not going to get on those classes. And she was not going to log in. But I had calls with the teacher every week. And the teacher told me, “I went through the same thing where my daughter refused to go to school. I am totally with you. I totally get it. I totally get where you are.” And I mean, these people at the school could not have been more supportive. But then as soon as we hit the 30 day mark, they were like, well, it’s been 30 days. And now we got to call the county, we got to get the county in there. Suddenly, it was like, okay, we’ve been accommodating, but time’s up, it’s been 30 days, and it can’t go on for this long. At that point, we had had our daughter assessed for neuropsychological evaluation and had all of these assessments done and found a really knowledgeable doctor who specialized in autism in girls. And I felt more confident that what our daughter really needed was rest, and was in a state of burnout that she was not going to recover from quickly. And the psychologist said you should think about it as a year, at least, that she’s going to be in this reduced-capacity state. But it wasn’t until the school said, we got to call the county, that I was like, okay, we've got to make a decision. And at that moment, the decision is we are not going to try to work through this medical deficit lens to try and get our daughter back on track to return to the environment which put her into this state. And so, I think it really took that for me to have that internal shift or transformational kind of moment of, we have to make a different decision. And so, from that point, instead of being like, okay, this unschooling thing sounds great and we’re gonna do this until we no longer have to, I think that’s where my mindset had been, and then I moved into more of what I would call acceptance of no, no, no, we’re going to really choose this path. And it wasn’t until that point that I really started to embrace unschooling and get excited about it and actually think about it as a deliberate choice. And I think the other shift that I think is important was more about me and my worries and my career, because I have always had this sense of financial insecurity and just kind of fear around that. When I was insisting that she go to school, forcing her to go to school, it’s true that I had to go to work and it’s true that my work was very busy and that I had to travel a lot for work, but I didn’t have to work that job. And that was really the way I had approached work. I worked really hard. Work was a top priority in my life before meeting Kate and thinking about having kids and all that. And I was achieving a lot of recognition and success at work and there was no part of me, any new opportunity that I was given at work I said yes to any new challenge I was given. I said yes to anything. If I was given negative feedback at work, I was going to overcome that and do whatever I had to do. And I just was in this mode of thriving on the validation systems of the corporate world and just moving up that ladder. And I had ended up in a leadership position and there was really no part of me that was like, this is optional or I don’t have to. It was like, no, I have to do this. And so, I think that when I started to go through the shift about school, it really made me think about, why am I spending so much time at work? When I was working from home, I had like 12-14 meetings back-to-back on Zoom every day. And I was anxious and frustrated all the time and I was super stressed out and it’s like, no matter how hard you work, there’s always more work. It's just never finished. And so, I started to think that I don’t have to have this career path. It just doesn’t have to be this way. And so, then I started making decisions at work to pull back from work and first I changed into a lower stress job. I stepped down from the leadership role and I took a different kind of role and then I reduced my hours and then eventually it was like, I’m just going to stop working. And there’s definitely a privilege involved with that and there was also, it really was in in the case of our family, I think it was a huge mindset mindset shift for me about how important work really is and how important money is and what you need to do versus what you want to do and all these different things. So that was like a pretty huge thing. And I think that’s the other piece. I often think this related to unschooling now, is that I feel like and I really like that the name of the network is Living Joyfully, because I feel like the term unschooling just doesn’t quite do it, because school is just one part of it or how we approach learning. It’s just one part of it. But really it’s been a total change of how I approach life on a daily basis, right? In big ways and in small ways and so that’s really just a huge transformation that this journey has involved for me. PAM: I love it and yes, the name of the Network was very intentional because absolutely unschooling was my window to this world. It was that the school was the first question when I eventually discovered that it wasn’t the law that there were other options than just dropping your kids off at school or else you go to jail. And it is just so brilliant how you asked that question. You start diving into that and how it opens up It’s like oh, well if I can question school, maybe I can question work. As I am questioning school I am starting to have different perspectives and thoughts about relationships and the value of relationships and the value of my child, a different way of seeing my child as a human being versus somebody I need to train and who needs to learn that you go to school and then that becomes work. I remember there was a season where I noticed when I was writing blog posts many years ago that every blog post I wrote that started about unschooling, obviously, by the end of a thousand words, fifteen hundred words was and that’s life because really the perspective can be applied across every aspect of life. It’s not just school, yes or no, when you want to dive deeper. When you discover it’s not so much that I need to fix all these things so that the kid can enjoy school so that I can enjoy work. Thinking there’s something wrong with me if I’m not making these conventional systems work for me versus questioning the systems in the first place And just I love the journey of how you tweaked it, right? It’s like oh, I’m gonna change my job to release some of the stress. Now I’m gonna lower my hours. That was the same approach with school, right? Those 30 days you’re just calling in sick because it’s keeping your doors open, keeping the possibilities open until there was a moment where that door is closing and now we really want to make an actual choice. Are we going to force through this or are we going to decide to step out of that system? ANNA: I think, for me, I mentioned at the top, questioning the prevailing narratives and I think that’s the big piece for me. We have a lot of narratives, school is a have to and school is hard, you just have to do hard things and work is hard and you have to do hard things and we need to be productive and all of these kinds of beliefs that end up not necessarily serving us individually or as a family but end up serving the system that we’re in. That is one of my favorite parts of this, really just questioning all of it and you may still choose to work in some way or to go to school in some way but boy does it feel different as a choice and an intentional path than it does as a have to and the drudgery. That is why it's called Living Joyfully, why we so intentionally chose that and why Pam really really resonated for me. It's questioning, why do we have to have these hard things? Why does life have to be hard? Why does work have to be hard? Why does school have to be hard? Maybe it doesn’t. And so once we can start asking that question and really examine the answers, I think everything changes so dramatically. ERIKA: Yeah, I love that your answer to the question is basically everything. I just completely changed into a new person. I totally remember that part of my journey as well. When it’s just this ripple effect of one little thing that doesn’t have to be like that and then it just all kind of ripples out from there and I just love it. PAM: One thing I just wanted to say, I think at first like when I remember way back when we started, when I first heard the term unschooling and you hear of people describing living joyfully, making choices from that perspective rather than, life is hard. We have to do these hard things. At first, I remember thinking- well, if I step back and start choosing not to do hard things, won’t my life or my kids be so boring because we won’t be doing all those things. But like Anna said, you’ve discovered and shared Sam, it’s that shift to the motivation behind the choices. The fact that they are now choices, we see our kids choosing to do hard things all the time. Challenging things that get them right up at the edge. Tipping over into frustration, but the fact that they’re choosing them intentionally makes all the difference in the world. That was just something out there because at first you can think oh well then we’re going to be doing nothing but that’s one of the feedback we get to our questions. We used to get so often well, they’re never gonna do anything if you don’t make it do these hard things, right? They do all kinds of things! ANNA: We’re about to wrap up, but I feel like because you’ve shared this journey I just want to and hopefully this isn't too much of a surprise. I know you’re about a year and a half into your unschooling journey, maybe just give a brief glimpse into, things really do feel better, right? Your daughter really feels better, you see her kind of coming back into the person you felt like before and even more so I just maybe that would help give the arc for people that are feeling like it’s hard and it’s scary right now. SAM: Yes, and I thank you for that opportunity because if I think back to where we were. If I think back to a year and a half ago, I was scared. I guess on the one hand I would hear stories of parents who’ve been through something similar and were in a different, better place now was helpful, but on the other hand the voice in my head was like, but that’s not going to be your situation. This is the rest of your life. And it was slow and I think you, Anna, said something really helpful to me at one point. We were probably six months in and I was saying something and I can’t remember what we were talking about but it was in one of our weekly calls. I was commenting on being in burnout and what it was going to be like after and you said, Sam, I think you have some thinking to do about what it means to be done with burnout or what is life going to be like after burnout? What does that even mean? That was super helpful and I’ve thought about that a lot because going into burnout felt very sudden. It just felt like one day we woke up and we were in a different universe. That’s how it felt. But when I think back, there were lots of signs. And if I go back and read, I’m a journaler, and if I go back and read my journal entries from three years ago, the signs are there in my journal or even from longer ago than that. So, it really wasn’t sudden and the sort of transition out and now our daughter does talk about how she was in burnout and she talks about that sometimes. She talks about it as in the past tense and sometimes. She’s still a little bit in there, but she knows she’s in a better place. It really is just very incremental one day at a time, but things have changed dramatically. And we’re just in it as a family. I think we’re just in a way, way, way better place and it doesn’t look anything like it looked before. I think it’s better than it was before but I could never have imagined or thought that this is what we would want. But now I just think things are great. I just feel more confident that we can deal with whatever challenges come up as they come up and we just have a new approach and a new lens for life. ANNA: I think one of the cool things about her and some of the other kids that we’ve seen transition in that way is just how they teach us how to regulate. I want to do this thing and then I want some time off and wait, I don’t want to do this thing. I’ve loved watching her journey of really understanding herself because I think she was pushing herself beyond her limits, sometimes with a little help from you all. But sometimes I think she was just reading the signs and saying okay, I need to do this. But now with this freedom you see her just being so intentional and expending a lot of energy on some things and then saying hey, I need to dial it back. I just feel like that’s great for all of us to learn and remember and normalize that that’s actually how humans like to move through the world. That fast, linear pace is really hard for most humans and our nervous system. So, I love what these kids have to teach us as well. I appreciate you just sharing a little bit more of that arc. Thank you so so much for being here. It’s been really interesting and powerful and I hope everyone enjoyed the conversation and maybe had their own kind of aha moment or just resonated with the feelings that we’ve been talking about. If you enjoy these kinds of conversations and want to come hang out with us. We’d love to have you join us on the Living Joyfully Network. We invite you to check it out and see if it fits with our free month trial and you’ll find the link in the show notes. And also at livingjoyfully.ca. The link will be on the home page. Thank you so much for being here and for everyone for joining us. PAM: Thanks so much, Sam.ERIKA: Thanks, Sam. SAM: Thank you.

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Welcome to the final chapter of our Alice in Wonderland journey on Books at Bedtime, brought to you by Calming Anxiety. If an overactive mind or a long, stressful day is keeping you awake tonight, let the soothing cadence of classic storytelling act as a gentle distraction, easing you into a deep, uninterrupted sleep. Tonight, we conclude Lewis Carroll's classic tale with Chapter 12: Alice's Evidence.We return to the chaotic courtroom of Wonderland, where Alice is called to give her testimony. Having suddenly grown to her full size, Alice inadvertently topples the jury box, scattering the animal jurors like goldfish from a bowl. Listen as the King desperately attempts to enforce Rule 42, the White Rabbit reads a final, nonsensical piece of poetic evidence, and the furious Queen demands a sentence before a verdict can even be reached. As the illusion shatters and Alice stands up to the flying pack of cards, she awakens to a gentle breeze, realizing it was all a wonderful, curious dream. Read with a slow, calming voice to encourage deep relaxation, this final chapter is the perfect bedtime routine to slow your breathing and soothe your nervous system before rest. Turn down the lights, get comfortable under the covers, and let go of the day.Episode Chapters00:00 – Introduction: Settling Down for the Final Chapter00:15 – Tipping the Jury Box: Alice's Sudden Growth01:16 – Upsetting the Goldfish & Righting Bill the Lizard02:07 – Important or Unimportant? The King's Deliberation03:10 – Rule 42: All Persons More Than a Mile High Must Leave04:02 – The White Rabbit's Final Scroll: Nonsense Verses Revealed07:06 – Finding Meaning in the Cardboard Knave's Poetic Defense08:44 – Sentence First, Verdict Afterwards! The Queen's Fury09:42 – Nothing But a Pack of Cards: Shattering the Wonderland Dream10:20 – Awakening on the Bank & A Sister's Gentle Kiss11:00 – Running to Tea: Closing Thoughts & Sleep OutroStorybook Highlights for SleepSoften your focus and let your imagination drift away with these comforting final images:The Scrambled Jurors: Alice meticulously picks up the tiny birds and animals, frantically worried that if they aren't put back in their box immediately, they might die like fish out of water.The King's Pun: A moment of dead silence falls over the court as the King tries to make a joke about his words not "fitting" the jury, demanding that everyone laugh.Waking to the Leaves: The flying pack of cards softly morphs back into harmless dead leaves drifting down from the trees as Alice opens her eyes in her sister's lap.If this bedtime story series has helped you quiet your thoughts, manage evening anxiety, and find a deeper path to sleep, please subscribe to the show and share this finale with someone who needs a comforting, calming voice tonight. Your shares help our community of health and stillness reach those who need it most.For structured, day-to-day help with chronic stress, panic, or mindset regulation, try the Anxiety Breaker course at calminganxiety.fm, featuring five comprehensive, guided hypnotherapy sessions.Let your eyelids grow heavy, feel the support of your bed, release the world entirely, and be kind to your beautiful soul. Sleep well, my friend.