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In this engaging conversation, Tom Barnes and Greg Funnell discuss various topics related to photography, including equipment repair, sustainability in the industry, highlights from a recent photography show, and the setup of Tom's new studio. They emphasize the importance of being able to repair equipment, share experiences from the photography show, and delve into the excitement of kitting out a personal studio space. In this conversation, Greg and Tom discuss a new software that enhances image cataloging and searching through AI, battery solutions for photographers on the go, and the transition from still photography to video production. The conversation also delves into color grading techniques for maintaining consistency between images and video, and concludes with a discussion on exciting Kickstarter projects that are revolutionising photography tools. In this engaging conversation, Greg Funnell and Tom Barnes discuss the latest innovations in photography gear, including a successful Kickstarter campaign for a new rolling bag. They explore the challenges of finding the perfect camera bag for various shooting environments and share personal travel experiences that highlight the importance of practical solutions for photographers on the go. The discussion wraps up with reflections on their projects and future endeavours in the photography world.Thank you for listening to The Exposed Negative Podcast. Running this podcast takes a lot of time and effort, and we hope you have found it helpful and interesting. If you would like to support us by buying us a beer or coffee, or by helping with the running costs of the show, we would greatly appreciate it. Please consider signing up for our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/exposednegative) or making a one-time donation through PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/exposednegative). Thank you for your support! Here are the shownotes;Manfrotto Spares: [https://www.manfrottospares.com](https://www.manfrottospares.com/?gad_source=1)Platypod: https://www.platypod.com/Tilta: https://tilta.com/Innovative Voyager 36 EVO: https://aj-s.co.uk/products/inovativ-voyager-evo-36-x-workstation?variant=46965235974390¤cy=GBP&gad_source=1Manfrotto Expan Background roll set: https://amzn.to/4jlUDHJ[polyboardstands.co.uk](https://polyboardstands.co.uk/)Peakto software: https://cyme.io/peakto-photo-organizer-software/Nightcore Canon charger: https://amzn.to/4iEsED9Smallrig Canon charger: https://amzn.to/4cckak3LP-E6P batteries for Canon: https://amzn.to/4l0sPdrXenelabs pen tablet and Puck bundle: https://amzn.to/4l6AGGyClassic color meter: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/classic-color-meter/id451640037?mt=12Mark Bone's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@markboneDarren Mostyn's YouTube channel (DaVinci Tutorials): https://www.youtube.com/@DarrenMostynLumo Lightmeter - Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattbechberger/lumoPeak Design Roller Pro Carry-On: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peak-design/roller-pro-carry-on-luggage-by-peak-design?ref=6bbikv&gad_source=1Peak Design Outdoor Backpack 45L: https://www.parkcameras.com/shop/peak-design-outdoor-backpack-45l-black_9851172b?of_tid=MFRWG5B5GM3TMJTGMVSWISLEHUYSM4DSN5SESZB5G42TSMZU&gad_source=1Tenba Rolling bags: https://uk.tenba.com/shop-by-category/rolling-cases/?srsltid=AfmBOopJhcEZd2--stvjElJvQXv2i6NEy6FUV_CEP6tlfOY9MiKGw1Z_Peak Design anchor points: https://amzn.to/4l1XgQuPeak Design Duffel bag: https://amzn.to/4hIrftS
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In this conversation, Greg and Tom discuss their experiences with studio setups, the Camera Club in London, the launch of the FOTO app, and their anticipation for the upcoming Photography Show. They share insights on the challenges of studio ownership, the benefits of community spaces for photographers, and the excitement surrounding new camera technology. In this engaging conversation, Greg Funnell and Tom Barnes delve into various aspects of photography, discussing camera features, preferences, and the latest innovations in the industry. They share personal experiences with brands like Leica and Fuji, explore the importance of quality studio equipment, and debate the practicality of electronic viewfinders. The duo also reflects on the challenges of editorial shoots, the significance of flexibility in photography, and even touch on the humorous side of passport photos. With insights into their workflows and gear preferences, this episode is a treasure trove for photography enthusiasts.Thank you for listening to The Exposed Negative Podcast. Running this podcast takes a lot of time and effort, and we hope you have found it helpful and interesting. If you would like to support us by buying us a beer or coffee, or by helping with the running costs of the show, we would greatly appreciate it. Please consider signing up for our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/exposednegative) or making a one-time donation through PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/exposednegative). Thank you for your support! Here are the show notes;The Camera Club, London: www.thecameraclub.co.ukwww.instagram.com/cameraclubukThe Foto App: https://fotoapp.co/Foto App episode with Michael Howard: https://www.exposednegative.com/exposed-negative-podcast-045-social-media-the-future-w-foto-app-founder-michael-howard/Aputure XT52: https://aputure.com/pages/storm-xt52Fuji GFX Rumours: https://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm-gfx-fixed-lens-camera-coming-in-2025-your-questions-and-my-riddles-and-your-help/Leica EVF M camera rumour: https://leicarumors.com/2025/02/08/new-leica-m-camera-with-electronic-viewfinder-is-rumored-to-be-announced-later-this-year.aspx/Avenger Mega Boom: https://aj-s.co.uk/products/mega-boom-black-telescopic-with-remote-pan-tilt-and-rotate-12-3-6m?variant=38038829072564¤cy=GBP&gad_source=1Avenger Baby Stand A0030B: https://www.manfrotto.com/uk-en/baby-stand-30-aluminium-black-a0030b/Profoto A2: https://aj-s.co.uk/products/profoto-a2Manfrotto 244 Arms: https://www.manfrotto.com/uk-en/photo-variable-friction-arm-with-bracket-244/
In this engaging conversation, Greg Funnell and Tom Barnes reflect on the New Year, sharing their excitement for 2025 and discussing the importance of having a dedicated creative space. Tom reveals his new studio setup, highlighting the benefits of a separate workspace for productivity and creativity. They delve into the excitement of acquiring new equipment and tools, including a label printer, and discuss the significance of sustainability in packaging and technology. The conversation also touches on the future of user-replaceable technology and the value of community and collaboration in creative environments. In this episode, Greg and Tom discuss their latest gear acquisitions, including camera bags and the challenges of presenting portfolios. They delve into the evolution of branding and logos over the years, share exciting developments for 2025, and emphasise the importance of community engagement and feedback from their listeners. Thank you for listening to The Exposed Negative Podcast. Running this podcast takes a lot of time and effort, and we hope you have found it helpful and interesting. If you would like to support us by buying us a beer or coffee, or by helping with the running costs of the show, we would greatly appreciate it. Please consider signing up for our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/exposednegative) or making a one-time donation through PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/exposednegative). Thank you for your support! Here are the show notes; Niimbot B18 bluetooth label Maker: https://amzn.to/4jrlbYP Curtis Judd YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Tyxi96fEu0ho4mlxOEdOQ LS digi: https://www.lsdigi.com/collections/all?srsltid=AfmBOorCRK4l1rumFWjRQbzEyJysGgN_rbz4x0JNFZNLKn8CRE2DKnI5 Streamdeck: https://amzn.to/4h7gXnC Keyboard maestro: https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/ Tenba Fulton backpack: https://amzn.to/3PLKcAp Shimoda: https://uk.shimodadesigns.com/ Pelican: https://peliproducts.co.uk/collections/cases?srsltid=AfmBOootcMXX1MXrCe-0ywyQk16W2s26rCpKc0ZI7Brqlic_awIdmf1V F-stop: [https://fstopgear.com](https://fstopgear.com/) Wontancraft Brompton bag: https://www.wotancraft.tw/en/product/pilot-for-brompton-bag-10L-khakibrownC Peak design Tech pouch: https://amzn.to/4ggsC22 Pgytech Tech bag: https://amzn.to/3WzR33t AER travel bag 3: https://aersf.co.uk/products/travel-pack-3?country=GB Hartnack and Co: https://hartnackandco.com/ Chrome industries: https://chromeindustries.com/ Blush printing: https://www.blushpublishing.co.uk/ Tom's gear page: https://www.tombarnes.com/gear/ Greg gear page: https://www.gregfunnell.com/gear/ Tom Hole: https://www.stirtingale.com/
In this conversation, Greg & Tom interview Ted Forbes, a renowned photographic educator and YouTube creator, about his journey in photography, his new book, and the evolving landscape of visual communication. Ted shares insights from his unconventional career path, the influence of his time working in an art museum, and the importance of understanding visual language in photography. They discuss the impact of social media and AI on photography, as well as the content and purpose of Ted's new book, which aims to educate photographers on the analytical aspects of creating compelling images. In this conversation, Ted Forbes shares insights on the practice of photography, emphasizing the importance of learning to see and understand visual elements in familiar spaces. He discusses the significance of building a relationship with one's own work and the necessity of analyzing past images to improve. Forbes also delves into key principles of composition, the context of photography, and the impact of current trends and technology, including the influence of AI on the industry. In this conversation, Ted Forbes, Tom Barnes, and Greg Funnell discuss the evolving landscape of photography, focusing on the cost of equipment, the importance of simplicity, and the balance between creativity and technical skill. They explore the liberating experience of using manual cameras, the challenges of digital photography, and the significance of making intentional choices in the creative process. The discussion culminates in personal recommendations for favourite cameras and photography books, emphasising the value of inspiration and experimentation in the art of photography. Thank you for listening to The Exposed Negative Podcast. Running this podcast takes a lot of time and effort, and we hope you have found it helpful and interesting. If you would like to support us by buying us a beer or coffee, or by helping with the running costs of the show, we would greatly appreciate it. Please consider signing up for our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/exposednegative) or making a one-time donation through PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/exposednegative). Thank you for your support! Here are the shownotes; Ted Forbes: https://www.tedforbes.com Ralph Gibson: https://www.ralphgibson.com/ Jason Eskenazi: http://jasoneskenazi.com/ Elliot Erwitt: https://www.elliotterwitt.com/ Henri Cartier Bresson - The Decisive Moment: https://amzn.to/4fZTweI Ansel Adams: https://www.anseladams.com/ John Blakemore: https://britishphotography.org/artists/74-john-blakemore/overview/ Art of Photography episodes on composition: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGEE7pGLuppTEjrviNCTwDHA00VsMzsAl Provoke Magazine - Japan: https://www.1854.photography/2018/11/50-years-since-provoke/ Hiroshi Sugimoto: https://www.sugimotohiroshi.com/ William Eggleston: https://egglestonartfoundation.org/ Rick Ruben - The Creative Act: https://amzn.to/3C02ESw Holga panoramic technique: https://shootitwithfilm.com/how-to-shoot-holgaramas/ Teds Desert Island Camera Holga Teds Desert Island Book John Blakemore - Black and White Photography Workshop: [https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/john-blackmores-black-and-white-photography-workshop/product/HD_302460207?pscid=ps_ggl_OOS+-+Performance+Max+-+ROAS+(All)_&crm_event_code=20REUWWS08&gad_source=1&gclsrc=ds](https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/john-blackmores-black-and-white-photography-workshop/product/HD_302460207?pscid=ps_ggl_OOS+-+Performance+Max+-+ROAS+(All)_&crm_event_code=20REUWWS08&gad_source=1&gclsrc=ds)
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In this conversation, Monashee Alonso, a photo consultant with over 20 years of experience, shares her insights on the photography industry, focusing on the challenges photographers face, particularly in negotiation and client communication. She emphasizes the importance of building effective estimates, understanding client needs, and avoiding common mistakes in the negotiation process. Monashee also discusses the significance of knowing your target clientele and how to present your services effectively. In this conversation, Monashee Alonso and Tom Barnes discuss the evolving landscape of photography, particularly in the context of building relationships post-COVID, the importance of portfolio reviews, the complexities of usage rights, effective negotiation strategies, and the need for transparency in pricing within the industry. They emphasize the significance of personal connections and tailored approaches in a competitive market. In this conversation, Monashee Alonso discusses the importance of open dialogue in the photography industry, emphasizing the need for knowledge sharing among photographers. She highlights the value of learning from mistakes and the necessity of transparency in business practices. The discussion also touches on the implications of AI in photography, expressing concerns about its impact while recognizing the industry's ability to adapt. Ultimately, the conversation advocates for collaboration and support among photographers to foster a healthier industry environment. Thank you for listening to The Exposed Negative Podcast. Running this podcast takes a lot of time and effort, and we hope you have found it helpful and interesting. If you would like to support us by buying us a beer or coffee, or by helping with the running costs of the show, we would greatly appreciate it. Please consider signing up for our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/exposednegative) or making a one-time donation through PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/exposednegative). Thank you for your support! Here are the shownotes; Monashee's Worksheet: https://www.monashee.org/estimate-building-questions Website: https://www.monashee.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monasheephotoconsultant/ Desert Island Camera Medium Format Film Desert Island Book Francesca Woodman: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31812121906&dest=gbr&ref_=ps_ggl_21156616471&cm_mmc=ggl-_-UK_Shopp_Tradestd_new-_-product_id=UK9781935202660NEW-_-keyword=
In Episode #51 , host John Sherman talks with Tom Barnes, an Applied Researcher with Founders Pledge, about the reality of AI risk funding, and about the need for emergency planning for AI to be much more robust and detailed than it is now. We are currently woefully underprepared. Learn More About Founders Pledge: https://www.founderspledge.com/ No celebration of life this week!! Youtube finally got me with a copyright flag, had to edit the song out. THURSDAY NIGHTS--LIVE FOR HUMANITY COMMUNITY MEETINGS--8:30PM EST Join Zoom Meeting: https://storyfarm.zoom.us/j/816517210... Passcode: 829191 Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanity https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhu... EMAIL JOHN: forhumanitypodcast@gmail.com This podcast is not journalism. But it's not opinion either. This is a long form public service announcement. This show simply strings together the existing facts and underscores the unthinkable probable outcome, the end of all life on earth. For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast, is the accessible AI Safety Podcast for all humans, no tech background required. Our show focuses solely on the threat of human extinction from AI. Peabody Award-winning former journalist John Sherman explores the shocking worst-case scenario of artificial intelligence: human extinction. The makers of AI openly admit it their work could kill all humans, in as soon as 2 years. This podcast is solely about the threat of human extinction from AGI. We'll meet the heroes and villains, explore the issues and ideas, and what you can do to help save humanity. **************** RESOURCES: SUBSCRIBE TO LIRON SHAPIRA'S DOOM DEBATES on YOUTUBE!! / @doomdebates Join the Pause AI Weekly Discord Thursdays at 2pm EST / discord / discord Max Winga's “A Stark Warning About Extinction” • A Stark Warning About AI Extinction For Humanity Theme Music by Josef Ebner Youtube: / @jpjosefpictures Website: https://josef.pictures BUY STEPHEN HANSON'S BEAUTIFUL AI RISK BOOK!!! https://stephenhansonart.bigcartel.co... 22 Word Statement from Center for AI Safety Statement on AI Risk | CAIS https://www.safe.ai/work/statement-on... Best Account on Twitter: AI Notkilleveryoneism Memes / aisafetymemes *********************** Explore the realm of AI risk funding and its potential to guide you toward achieving your goals and enhancing your well-being. Delve into the essence of big tech vs. small safety, and discover how it profoundly impacts your life transformation. In this video, we'll examine the concept of AI risk funding, explaining how it fosters a positive, growth-oriented mindset. Some of the topics we will discuss include: AI AI safety AI safety research
In Episode #51 Trailer, host John Sherman talks with Tom Barnes, an Applied Researcher with Founders Pledge, about the reality of AI risk funding, and about the need for emergency planning for AI to be much more robust and detailed than it is now. We are currently woefully underprepared. Learn More About Founders Pledge: https://www.founderspledge.com/ THURSDAY NIGHTS--LIVE FOR HUMANITY COMMUNITY MEETINGS--8:30PM EST Join Zoom Meeting: https://storyfarm.zoom.us/j/816517210... Passcode: 829191 Please Donate Here To Help Promote For Humanity https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/forhu... EMAIL JOHN: forhumanitypodcast@gmail.com This podcast is not journalism. But it's not opinion either. This is a long form public service announcement. This show simply strings together the existing facts and underscores the unthinkable probable outcome, the end of all life on earth. For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast, is the accessible AI Safety Podcast for all humans, no tech background required. Our show focuses solely on the threat of human extinction from AI. Peabody Award-winning former journalist John Sherman explores the shocking worst-case scenario of artificial intelligence: human extinction. The makers of AI openly admit it their work could kill all humans, in as soon as 2 years. This podcast is solely about the threat of human extinction from AGI. We'll meet the heroes and villains, explore the issues and ideas, and what you can do to help save humanity. **************** RESOURCES: SUBSCRIBE TO LIRON SHAPIRA'S DOOM DEBATES on YOUTUBE!! / @doomdebates Join the Pause AI Weekly Discord Thursdays at 2pm EST / discord / discord Max Winga's “A Stark Warning About Extinction” • A Stark Warning About AI Extinction For Humanity Theme Music by Josef Ebner Youtube: / @jpjosefpictures Website: https://josef.pictures BUY STEPHEN HANSON'S BEAUTIFUL AI RISK BOOK!!! https://stephenhansonart.bigcartel.co... 22 Word Statement from Center for AI Safety Statement on AI Risk | CAIS https://www.safe.ai/work/statement-on... Best Account on Twitter: AI Notkilleveryoneism Memes / aisafetymemes *********************** Explore the realm of AI risk funding and its potential to guide you toward achieving your goals and enhancing your well-being. Delve into the essence of big tech vs. small safety, and discover how it profoundly impacts your life transformation. In this video, we'll examine the concept of AI risk funding, explaining how it fosters a positive, growth-oriented mindset. Some of the topics we will discuss include: AI What is AI? Big tech *************************** If you want to learn more about AI risk funding, follow us on our social media platforms, where we share additional tips, resources, and stories. You can find us on YouTube: / @forhumanitypodcast Website: http://www.storyfarm.com/ *************************** Don't miss this opportunity to discover the secrets of AI risk funding, AI, what is AI, and big tech. Have I addressed your concerns about AI risk funding? Maybe you wish to comment below and let me know what else I can help you with AI, what is AI, big tech, and AI risk funding.
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Brief Updates on EAIF, published by hbesceli on September 12, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. I'm Harri, a Fund Manager at EAIF. This post includes some brief updates on EAIF, an overview of what I'm working on there, and some reflections. Tl;dr Main updates on EAIF: Alejandro Ortega, Jamie Harris and I have joined the team We're happy with our principles-first focus, and aren't currently planning on further clarifying this at the moment Things that I'm working on: My main focus is ensuring we're meeting deadlines for responding to applicants We're conducting a retrospective evaluation of our past grants I'm thinking about how we can get better at evaluating applications I'm aiming to get a better understanding of what it is for EA to thrive Alejandro Ortega, Jamie Harris and I have joined the team In February 2024, the people working at EAIF were Caleb Parikh and Tom Barnes. Since then Alejandro Ortega, Jamie Harris and I have all joined the team. Caleb is the EA Funds Project Lead, and the EAIF Chair. Alejandro, Jamie and Tom are all Fund Managers. They work at ~5h/w on EAIF and largely focus on assessing incoming applications. I'm also a Fund Manager and work at EAIF at ~20h/w, and am the main person with the capacity to focus on EAIF work beyond assessing applications, though I do a bunch of that too. (Whilst Caleb is still currently the EAIF Chair, I've been taking on more of the Chair responsibilities over time. There's a good chance that I'll take on this role fully soon but we haven't decided on this yet) We're happy with our principles-first focus, and aren't currently planning on further clarifying this at the moment In December 2023 EAIF posted EA Infrastructure Fund's Plan to Focus on Principles-First EA, which included a tentative plan for next steps such as 'Scope out vision more and define metrics more clearly'. We don't have more updates on this vision at the moment, and aren't currently prioritising further work on it. I'm a bit conflicted about this. On the one hand, I think one of the main challenges for EAIF is knowing what kind of grantmaking to focus on, and I expect having a more developed vision to help with that. I also expect it to make it clearer for people whether it's something they want to donate to. On the other hand, I think that the post does a good job of describing our current focus, and I'm more excited on us spending marginal capacity on a) getting a better concrete sense of what the EA community needs and what opportunities there are, and b) doing more active grantmaking related to this. I think that doing these things will both mean that we're making more valuable grants, and will help us more in terms of getting clarity on our focus. *CEA recently published a post on their "principles-first" approach to EA. I expect there's a lot of similarities between this and EAIF's focus, though we're not committed to this vision specifically. My main focus is ensuring we're meeting deadlines for responding to applicants My main aim at the moment is ensuring that we're meeting commitments to applicants in terms of responding to them with timely decisions. This is something EAIF has struggled with historically, and something we think it's important we're doing well. A big focus of my work so far with EAIF has been redesigning parts of the evaluation process so that we're meeting these commitments. We're conducting a retrospective evaluation of EAIF's past grants Alex Barry is working with EAIF to conduct a retrospective evaluation of EAIFs grants, and we're planning on making a version of this public. We expect this to focus on answering: How valuable are the grants? What does the distribution of the value of the grants look like? What are the concrete outcomes that have happened as a result of the grants? What should EAIF be doing dif...
The conversation with Tom Barnes, President and CEO of Category Partners, focuses on data and insights in the perishable industry. They discuss how data-driven decisions can drive business and growth for all stakeholders in the value chain. They also touch on the importance of understanding consumer demographics and trends, the impact of lifestyle diets on produce consumption, and the role of data in making pricing and assortment decisions.
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Navigating Risks from Advanced Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Philanthropists [Founders Pledge], published by Tom Barnes on June 21, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. This week, we are releasing new research on advanced artificial intelligence (AI), the opportunities and risks it presents, and the role donations can play in positively steering it's development. As with our previous research investigating areas such as nuclear risks and catastrophic biological risks, our report on advanced AI provides a comprehensive overview of the landscape, outlining for the first time how effective donations can cost-effectively reduce risks. You can find the technical report as a PDF here, or read a condensed version here. In brief, the key points from our report are: 1. General, highly capable AI systems are likely to be developed in the next couple of decades, with the possibility of emerging in the next few years. 2. Such AI systems will radically upend the existing order - presenting a wide range of risks, scaling up to and including catastrophic threats. 3. AI companies - funded by big tech - are racing to build these systems without appropriate caution or restraint given the stakes at play. 4. Governments are under-resourced, ill-equipped and vulnerable to regulatory capture from big tech companies, leaving a worrying gap in our defenses against dangerous AI systems. 5. Philanthropists can and must step in where governments and the private sector are missing the mark. 6. We recommend special attention to funding opportunities to (1) boost global resilience, (2) improve government capacity, (3) coordinate major global players, and (4) advance technical safety research. Funding Recommendations Alongside this report, we are sharing some of our latest recommended high-impact funding opportunities: The Centre for Long-Term Resilience, the Institute for Law and AI, the Effective Institutions Project and FAR AI are four promising organizations we have recently evaluated and recommend for more funding, covering our four respective focus areas. We are in the process of evaluating more organizations, and hope to release further recommendations. Furthermore, the Founders Pledge's Global Catastrophic Risks Fund supports critical work on these issues. If you would like to make progress on a range of catastrophic risks - including from advanced AI - then please consider donating to the Fund ! About Founders Pledge Founders Pledge is a global non-profit empowering entrepreneurs to do the most good possible with their charitable giving. We equip members with everything needed to maximize their impact, from evidence-led research and advice on the world's most pressing problems, to comprehensive infrastructure for global grant-making, alongside opportunities to learn and connect. To date, they have pledged over $10 billion to charity and donated more than $950 million. We're grateful to be funded by our members and other generous donors. founderspledge.com Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org
As if Orna Therapeutics' CEO Thomas Barnes, CEO isn't a enough to draw you in to the Business of Biotech, we teamed up with Advancing RNA Editorial & Community Director Anna Rose Welch to co-host this week's episode. Together, Anna Rose and I press Dr. Barnes on his transition from academia to biotech, the therapeutic proposition of circular, or "O" RNA and why it holds great potential to best linear RNA constructs, the novel, platform- and partnership-based approaches Orna is taking to address B-cell lymphomas and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, viral vector and lipid nanoparticle complexity, and a whole lot more.You've listened along for years -- now you can watch along, too! Go to bioprocessonline.com/solution/the-business-of-biotech-podcast, where you can put faces to voices as you watch hundreds of interviews with the world's best biotech builders. While you're there, subscribe to the #BusinessofBiotech newsletter at bioprocessonline.com/bob for more real, honest, transparent interactions with the leaders of emerging biotech. It's a once-per-month dose of insight and intel that you'll actually look forward to receiving! Check it out at bioprocessonline.com/bob!
On this episode, Tom Barnes joins me to discuss how their company is redefining the way the world views pickleball. Selkirk was founded in 2014 and is the leading manufacturer of pickleball paddles and equipment. To help drive innovation, Selkirk Sport created Selkirk Labs, a first-of-its-kind program, that invites players to be part of the innovation process. […] The post How Selkirk Labs is Pioneering the Future of Pickleball with Cutting-Edge Composite Paddles first appeared on Composites Weekly. The post How Selkirk Labs is Pioneering the Future of Pickleball with Cutting-Edge Composite Paddles appeared first on Composites Weekly.
Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by 2014 Roux Scholarship winner, Tom Barnes of Skof in Manchester, and formerly exec head chef of L'Enclume. On this episode: Tom's new venture and what it takes to be a 3 star restaurant, a very special Ridgeview bottle and what the best thing about working in hospitality is. Also, as per - Boiling Point, home-cooking hacks & myths for you to take away and some cook book recommendations. Thanks to Ridgeview Wines for providing us with tonight's Nightcap. Visit their website - ridgeview.co.uk to find out more or to place your order. Also, thank you to tabletalk-foundation.com, who are on a mission to make every child happier and healthier through food education in schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: EA Infrastructure Fund Ask Us Anything (January 2024), published by Tom Barnes on January 17, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. The EA Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) is running an Ask Us Anything! This is a time where EAIF grantmakers have set aside some time to answer questions on the Forum. I (Tom) will aim to answer most questions next weekend (~January 20th), so please submit questions by the 19th. Please note: We believe the next three weeks are an especially good time to donate to EAIF, because: We continue to face signficant funding constraints, leading to many great projects going either unfunded or underfunded Your donation will be matched at a 2:1 ratio until Feb 2. EAIF has ~$2m remaining in available matching funds, meaning that (unlike LTFF) this match is unlikely to be utilised without your support If you agree, you can donate to us here. About the Fund The EA Infrastructure Fund aims to increase the impact of projects that use the principles of effective altruism, by increasing their access to talent, capital, and knowledge. Over 2022 and H1 2023, we made 347 grants totalling $13.4m in dispersement. You can see our public grants database here. Related posts EA Infrastructure Fund's Plan to Focus on Principles-First EA LTFF and EAIF are unusually funding-constrained right now EA Funds organizational update: Open Philanthropy matching and distancing EA Infrastructure Fund: June 2023 grant recommendations What do Marginal Grants at EAIF Look Like? Funding Priorities and Grantmaking Thresholds at the EA Infrastructure Fund About the Team Tom Barnes: Tom is currently a Guest Fund Manager at EA Infrastructure Fund (previously an Assistant Fund Manager since ~Oct 2022). He also works as an Applied Researcher at Founders Pledge, currently on secondment to the UK Government to work on AI policy. Previously, he was a visiting fellow at Rethink Priorities, and was involved in EA uni group organizing. Caleb Parikh: Caleb is the project lead of EA Funds. Caleb has previously worked on global priorities research as a research assistant at GPI, EA community building (as a contractor to the community health team at CEA), and global health policy. Caleb currently leads EAIF as interim chair. Linchuan Zhang: Linchuan (Linch) Zhang currnetly works full-time at EA Funds. He was previously a Senior Researcher at Rethink Priorities working on existential security research. Before joining RP, he worked on time-sensitive forecasting projects around COVID-19. Previously, he programmed for Impossible Foods and Google and has led several EA local groups. Ask Us Anything We're happy to answer any questions - marginal uses of money, how we approach grants, questions/critiques/concerns you have in general, what reservations you have as a potential donor or applicant, etc. There's no hard deadline for questions, but I would recommend submitting by the 19th January as I aim to respond from the 20th As a reminder, we remain funding-constrained, and your donation will be matched (for every $1 you donate, EAIF will receive $3). Please consider donating! If you have projects relevant to builiding up the EA community's infrastructure, you can also apply for funding here. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org
Marco Fregapane has only recently turned age 18, but already he's had a trophy-laden career to date. Hear about his career and how he continues to progress at Congleton Town, as well reaction to the festive period with player-manager Richard Duffy.Also hear from reserves player and Congleton Town supporter Tom Barnes ahead of the reserves returning to action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Relive the memorable moments of 2023 through the eyes of the players, management team, supporters, club officials and members of the media. Go behind-the-scenes during one of the most successful years in Congleton Town's history.Thanks to Moorlands Radio and Alty TV for the use of their commentary, and also to Tom Barnes and Simon Humphreys for their post-match interviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Summary.EA Infrastructure Fund (EAIF)[1] has historically had a somewhat scattershot focus within “EA meta.” This makes it difficult for us to know what to optimize for or for donors to evaluate our performanceWe propose that we switch towards focusing our grantmaking on Principles-First EA[2]This includes supporting:research that aids prioritization across different cause areasprojects that build communities focused on impartial, scope sensitive and ambitious altruisminfrastructure, especially epistemic infrastructure, to support these aimsWe hope that the tighter focus area will make it easier for donors and community members to evaluate the EA Infrastructure Fund, and decide for themselves whether EAIF is a good fit to donate to or otherwise supportOur tentative plan is to collect feedback from the community, donors, and stakeholders until the end of this year. Early 2024 will focus on refining our approach and helping ease transition for grantees. We'll begin piloting our new vision in Q2 2024.Introduction and background [...] ---Outline:(01:17) Introduction and background context(04:29) Proposal(05:10) Examples of projects under the new EAIF's purview(06:01) Examples of projects that are outside of the updated scope(06:46) Why focus on Principles-First EA?(08:43) Potential Metrics(10:05) Potential Alternatives for Donors and Grantees(10:52) Tentative Timeline(11:46) Appendices(11:53) Examples of projects that I (Caleb) would be excited for this fund to support(13:00) Scope Assessment of Hypothetical EAIF Applications(15:53) Key ConsiderationsThe original text contained 5 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: December 6th, 2023 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/FnNJfgLgsHdjuMvzH/ea-infrastructure-fund-s-plan-to-focus-on-principles-first --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
John and Mike get some inside stories from Tom Barnes, the man who headed up the engineering behind the S-197, S-550 and even the S-650 Mustangs. Tom shares highlights from his work on the 2008 and 2018-19 Bullitt, 2009 Glass Roof, 2011 Freshening, 2012 5.0 Coyote and 2012-13 Boss 302, plus the 2018-19 and 2020 GT Performance Pack Level 2, 2020-21 Hi-Po Package and the 2021 Mach 1.
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Relationship between EA Community and AI safety, published by Tom Barnes on September 18, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Personal opinion only. Inspired by filling out the Meta coordination forum survey. Epistemic status: Very uncertain, rough speculation. I'd be keen to see more public discussion on this question One open question about the EA community is it's relationship to AI safety (see e.g. MacAskill). I think the relationship EA and AI safety (+ GHD & animal welfare) previously looked something like this (up until 2022ish): With the growth of AI safety, I think the field now looks something like this: It's an open question whether the EA Community should further grow the AI safety field, or whether the EA Community should become a distinct field from AI safety. I think my preferred approach is something like: EA and AI safety grow into new fields rather than into eachother: AI safety grows in AI/ML communities EA grows in other specific causes, as well as an "EA-qua-EA" movement. As an ideal state, I could imagine the EA community being in a similar state w.r.t AI safety that it currently has in animal welfare or global health and development. However I'm very uncertain about this, and curious to here what other people's takes are. I've ommited non-AI longtermism, along with other fields, for simplicity. I strongly encourage not interpreting these diagrams too literally Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org
Personal opinion only. Inspired by filling out the Meta coordination forum survey. Epistemic status: Very uncertain, rough speculation. I'd be keen to see more public discussion on this question One open question about the EA community is it's relationship to AI safety (see e.g. MacAskill). I think the relationship EA and AI safety (+ GHD & animal welfare) previously looked something like this (up until 2022ish):[1] With the growth of AI safety, I think the field now looks something like this: It's an open question whether the EA Community should further grow the AI safety field, or whether the EA Community should become a distinct field from AI safety. I think my preferred approach is something like: EA and AI safety grow into new fields rather than into eachother: AI safety grows in AI/ML communities EA grows in other specific causes, as well as an “EA-qua-EA” [...] The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: September 18th, 2023 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/opCxiPwxFcaaayyMB/relationship-between-ea-community-and-ai-safety --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
Personal opinion only. Inspired by filling out the Meta coordination forum survey. Epistemic status: Very uncertain, rough speculation. I'd be keen to see more public discussion on this questionOne open question about the EA community is it's relationship to AI safety (see e.g. MacAskill). I think the relationship EA and AI safety (+ GHD & animal welfare) previously looked something like this (up until 2022ish):With the growth of AI safety, I think the field now looks something like this:It's an open question whether the EA Community should further grow the AI safety field, or whether the EA Community should become a distinct field from AI safety. I think my preferred approach is something like: EA and AI safety grow into new fields rather than into eachother:AI safety grows in AI/ML communitiesEA grows in other specific causes, as well as an “EA-qua-EA” movement.As an ideal state, I could imagine the EA [...] --- First published: September 18th, 2023 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/opCxiPwxFcaaayyMB/relationship-between-ea-community-and-ai-safety --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: [Linkpost] Michael Nielsen remarks on 'Oppenheimer', published by Tom Barnes on August 31, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. This is a linkpost to a recent blogpost from Michael Nielsen, who has previously written on EA among many other topics. This blogpost is adapted from a talk Nielsen gave to an audience working on AI before a screening of Oppenheimer. I think the full post is worth a read, but I've pulled out some quotes I find especially interesting (bolding my own) I was at a party recently, and happened to meet a senior person at a well-known AI startup in the Bay Area. They volunteered that they thought "humanity had about a 50% chance of extinction" caused by artificial intelligence. I asked why they were working at an AI startup if they believed that to be true. They told me that while they thought it was true, "in the meantime I get to have a nice house and car". [...] I often meet people who claim to sincerely believe (or at least seriously worry) that AI may cause significant damage to humanity. And yet they are also working on it, justifying it in ways that sometimes seem sincerely thought out, but which all-too-often seem self-serving or self-deceiving. Part of what makes the Manhattan Project interesting is that we can chart the arcs of moral thinking of multiple participants [...] Here are four caricatures: Klaus Fuchs and Ted Hall were two Manhattan Project physicists who took it upon themselves to commit espionage, communicating the secret of the bomb to the Soviet Union. It's difficult to know for sure, but both seem to have been deeply morally engaged and trying to do the right thing, willing to risk their lives; they also made, I strongly believe, a terrible error of judgment. I take it as a warning that caring and courage and imagination are not enough; they can, in fact, lead to very bad outcomes. Robert Wilson, the physicist who recruited Richard Feynman to the project. Wilson had thought deeply about Nazi Germany, and the capabilities of German physics and industry, and made a principled commitment to the project on that basis. He half-heartedly considered leaving when Germany surrendered, but opted to continue until the bombings in Japan. He later regretted that choice; immediately after the Trinity Test he was disconsolate, telling an exuberant Feynman: "It's a terrible thing that we made". Oppenheimer, who I believe was motivated in part by a genuine fear of the Nazis, but also in part by personal ambition and a desire for "success". It's interesting to ponder his statements after the War: while he seems to have genuinely felt a strong need to work on the bomb in the face of the Nazi threat, his comments about continuing to work up to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki contain many strained self-exculpatory statements about how you have to work on it as a scientist, that the technical problem is too sweet. It smells, to me, of someone looking for self-justification. Joseph Rotblat, the one physicist who actually left the project after it became clear the Nazis were not going to make an atomic bomb. He was threatened by the head of Los Alamos security, and falsely accused of having met with Soviet agents. In leaving he was turning his back on his most important professional peers at a crucial time in his career. Doing so must have required tremendous courage and moral imagination. Part of what makes the choice intriguing is that he himself didn't think it would make any difference to the success of the project. I know I personally find it tempting to think about such choices in abstract systems terms: "I, individually, can't change systems outcomes by refusing to participate ['it's inevitable!'], therefore it's okay to participate". And yet while that view seems reasonable, Rotblat's example shows it is incorrect. His private moral...
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Let's talk about the true essence of commercial photography—craftsmanship. It's time to shift our focus away from the gear frenzy and rediscover the true essence of our art.
I'm Tom Wright, and this week's edition of the Photographers Coffee Morning Podcast features a fascinating interview with the renowned celebrity photographer and podcaster, Tom Barnes. In this episode, Tom shares his thoughts on photography and equipment, offering some sage advice for photographers who want to focus on their passion without getting bogged down in unnecessary gear. Find out what works best for you as a photographer and develop your own unique shooting style.
The Roy Rogers Radio Show was a popular western-themed radio program that aired from 1944 to 1955. The show starred Roy Rogers, the "King of the Cowboys," and his wife Dale Evans, who played a major role in the program. The show was a mix of music, comedy, and adventure, with Roy and Dale facing various challenges and adventures in each episode.In the program, Roy played a fictionalized version of himself, a cowboy who traveled the west with his horse Trigger and his sidekick Pat Brady. Dale played a variety of characters, including Roy's love interest, and often sang on the show. The show also featured a group of regular characters, including villains, lawmen, and townspeople.The Roy Rogers Radio Show was hugely popular during its run and helped solidify Roy's status as one of the biggest stars of the time. The show's success led to several spin-offs, including a comic book series and a television show that aired in the 1950s. Even today, Roy Rogers and his cowboy persona remain a beloved part of American popular culture.These episodes have been digitally remastered and are presented by SolvedMystery.comFor more information about this and other old time radio programs please visit:https://www.solvedmystery.com .
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Philanthropy to the Right of Boom [Founders Pledge], published by christian.r on February 14, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Background and Acknowledgements: This write-up represents part of an ongoing Founders Pledge research project to understand the landscape of nuclear risk and philanthropic support of nuclear risk reduction measures. It is in some respects a work in progress and can be viewed as a Google Document here and on Founders Pledge's website here. With thanks to James Acton, Conor Barnes, Tom Barnes, Patty-Jane Geller, Matthew Gentzel, Matt Lerner, Jeffrey Lewis, Ankit Panda, Andrew Reddie, and Carl Robichaud for reviewing this document and for their thoughtful comments and suggestions. “The Nuclear Equivalent of Mosquito Nets” In philanthropy, the term “impact multipliers” refers to features of the world that make one funding opportunity relatively more effective than another. Stacking these multipliers makes effectiveness a “conjunction of multipliers;” understanding this conjunction can in turn help guide philanthropists seeking to maximize impact under high uncertainty. Not all impact multipliers are created equal, however. To systematically engage in effective giving, philanthropists must understand the largest impact multipliers — “critical multipliers” — those features that most dramatically cleave more effective interventions from less effective interventions. In global health and development, for example, one critical multiplier is simply to focus on the world's poorest people. Because of large inequalities in wealth and the decreasing marginal utility of money, helping people living in extreme poverty rather than people in the Global North is a critical multiplier that winnows the field of possible interventions more than many other possible multipliers. Additional considerations — the prevalence of mosquito-borne illnesses, the low cost and scalability of bednet distribution, and more — ultimately point philanthropists in global health and development to one of the most effective interventions to reduce suffering in the near term: funding the distribution of insecticide-treated bednets. This write-up represents an attempt to identify a defensible critical multiplier in nuclear philanthropy, and potentially to move one step closer to finding “the nuclear equivalent of mosquito nets.” Impact Multipliers in Nuclear Philanthropy There are many potential impact multipliers in nuclear philanthropy. For example, focusing on states with large nuclear arsenals may be more impactful than focusing on nuclear terrorism. Nuclear terrorism would be horrific and a single attack in a city (e.g. with a dirty bomb) could kill thousands of people, injure many more, and cause long-lasting damage to the physical and mental health of millions. All-out nuclear war between the United States and Russia, however, would be many times worse. Hundreds of millions of people would likely die from the direct effects of a war. If we believe nuclear winter modeling, moreover, there may be many more deaths from climate effects and famine. In the worst case, civilization could collapse. Simplifying these effects, suppose for the sake of argument that a nuclear terrorist attack could kill 100,000 people, and an all-out nuclear war could kill 1 billion people. All else equal, in this scenario it would be 10,000 times more effective to focus on preventing all-out war than it is to focus on nuclear terrorism. Generalizing this pattern, philanthropists ought to prioritize the largest nuclear wars (again, all else equal) when thinking about additional resources at the margin. This can be operationalized with real numbers — nuclear arsenal size, military spending, and other measures can serve as proxy variables for the severity of nuclear war, yielding rough multipliers. This w...
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Call me, maybe? Hotlines and Global Catastrophic Risk [Founders Pledge], published by christian.r on January 24, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. This post summarizes a Founders Pledge shallow investigation on direct communications links (DCLs or "hotlines") between states as global catastrophic risks interventions. As a shallow investigation, it is a rough attempt at understanding an issue, and is in some respects a work in progress. Summary Crisis-communication links or “hotlines” between states are a subset of crisis management tools intended to help leaders defuse the worst possible crises and to limit or terminate war (especially nuclear war) when it does break out. Despite a clear theory of change, however, there is high uncertainty about their effectiveness and little empirical evidence. The most important dyadic adversarial relationships (e.g., U.S.-China, U.S.-Russia, Pakistan-India, India-China) already have existing hotlines between them, and forming new hotlines is an unlikely candidate for effective philanthropy. Along with high uncertainty about hotline effectiveness in crisis management, the highest stakes application of hotlines (i.e., WMD conflict limitation and termination) remains untested, and dedicated crisis-communications channels may have an important fail-safe role in the event of conflict. War limitation- and termination-enabling hotlines have high expected value even with very low probability of success, because of the distribution of fatalities in WMD-related conflicts. Importantly, it appears that existing hotlines — cobbled together from legacy Cold-War systems and modern technology — are not resilient to the very conflicts they are supposed to control, and may fail in the event of nuclear war, electro-magnetic pulse, cyber operations and some natural catastrophic risks, like solar flares. Additionally, there are political and institutional obstacles to hotline use, including China's repeated failure to answer in crisis situations. Philanthropists interested in crisis management tools like hotlines could pursue a number of interventions, including: Funding work and dialogues to establish new hotlines; Funding work and dialogues on hotline resilience (including technical work on hotlines in communications-denied environments); Funding more rigorous studies of hotline effectiveness; Funding track II dialogues between the U.S. and China (and potentially other powerful states) focused on hotlines to understand different conceptions of crisis communication. We believe that the marginal value of establishing new hotlines is likely to be low. The other interventions likely need to be sequenced — before investing in hotline resilience, we ought to better understand whether hotlines work, and what political and institutional issues affect their function. Crucially for avoiding great power conflict, we recommend investing in understanding why China does not “pick up” crisis communications channels in times of crisis. Acknowledgments: I would like to thank Tom Barnes, Linton Brooks, Matt Lerner, Peter Rautenbach, David Santoro, Shaan Shaikh, and Sarah Weiler for helpful input on this project. Background Thomas Schelling first suggested the idea of a direct communications link between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1958, and the idea was popularized in outlets like Parade magazine. Although early attempts were made at implementing such a link (e.g. in early 1962), the need for such a dedicated communications channel between the United States and Soviet Union became pressingly clear during the Cuban Missile crisis, when Kennedy and Krushchev communicated through “clumsy” and slow traditional communications channels. Officials at the Soviet embassy in Washington later recalled that even their own communications with Moscow used slow an...
Today we are talking to Tom Barnes. Tom is CEO of Orna Therapeutics, a circular RNA focused biotech developing in situ CAR therapeutics. Orna recently announced a series B with a multi billion $ mega-deal with Merck. Prior to Orna Tom and I worked together at Intellia and also Ascelagen. Tom has also had leading positions at Eleven Bio and Millennium. Tom has deep biological pathway domain expertise and has worked across a broad range of therapeutic modalities, from genome editing, to RNA therapeutics, small molecules and proteins. Tom is a true scientist and drug hunter.
Until Tom Barnes very recently stepped into a new Head of Sales role at Praxis Labs, he was the number one Enterprise Sales Director at Humu, an organization with a mission to make work better with science and machine learning. Tom has the privilege of leading the go-to-market function and leads Praxis Labs global growth strategy to help organizations improve equity and inclusion in the workplace. As Head of Sales, he is building the Praxis Labs sales machine by bringing business impact to Praxis Labs customers. He brings a wealth of experience from the Employee Experience and L&D space and was an integral part of driving 3 early-stage pre-IPO organizations through their successful IPOs..
"Not moving quickly, but moving patiently, assessing the business, understanding that anything that happens now is going to impact the future." - Tom Barnes in today's Tip 1322 Are you going to the Summit? Join the conversation at DailySales.Tips/1322 and learn more about Tom! Have feedback? Want to share a sales tip? Call or text the Sales Success Hotline: 512-777-1442 or Email: scott@top1.fm
WA Wrestler who recently claimed Bronze at Commonwealth Games joins Sportsday to talk what's next!
Wrapping up the week in style with Beat the Boys before John Rillie, Aaron Hardie, Dean Margetts, Tom Barnes, David Shortte & Dennis O'Brien join Sportsday!
Jev and Marto were joined by amateur Dunker and co owner of Jump X performance Tom Barnes to discuss how he got into the sport and if Dunking would be a good sport for the Olympics.
On this episode of the podcast I was joined by Tom Barnes, a dunk coach who runs his own business; JumpX. Tom sat down with me in the studio to talk about his business and also some of his impressive lifts in the gym, including a 300kg deadlift which is available for viewing on his social media. You can follow tom on Instagram @tom.dunks and if you want to work with Tom you can apply for coaching on his website JumpX | Explosive Vertical Jump Coaching (jumpxperformancecoaching.com) Make sure to Subscribe ✓: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCioM... Social Media: LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/thelastsetpodcast INSTAGRAM: @thelastsetpodcast FACEBOOK: The Last Set Podcast TWITTER: @_TheLastSet BUY ME A COFFEE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thelastsetpod
What would you do if you knew you had an unconditional, permanent, adequate income that would cover all your basic expenses… no matter how much or how little work you did? It's an idea that has the backing of the Pope and one of Australia's largest religious charities – why do these Christians support it?
On this edition of Iowa Press, Gary Slater, CEO/manager of the Iowa State Fair, and Tom Barnes, executive director of the Association of Iowa Fairs and secretary/manager of the Mighty Howard County Fair in Cresco, discuss a summer full of fairs and festivals across the state.
In this episode of “The Business of Blueberries,” host Kasey Cronquist, president of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) and the North American Blueberry Council (NABC), introduces Joe Vargas, the first-ever USHC/NABC director of business intelligence. Vargas and Cronquist are joined by Tom Barnes of Category Partners and Grant Prentice of Padilla FoodMinds to discuss the blueberry industry's data and insights program. “I think that the gut feel and experience that got us through the 20th century just won't cut it in the 21st century. …What we're going to be trying to do is outline what benefits, what is going to be the reason for participation and what is that going to bring to the growers, the marketers, the shippers, the retailers, consumers – that whole pride and everything in between – of how can we be relevant and how can we take the data in a direction that's going to help us with that single voice.” - Joe Vargas “We were able to add Mintel and a pretty cool data set from their GNPD database. And what that does is it allows the industry, anybody with a username and password, into this analytics dashboard … to go in and look at the packaging all around the world. …And so it's a really powerful tool for those people that are looking to maybe redesign packaging or find out where their blueberries are ending up.” - Tom Barnes “It's not just about having (data) sitting somewhere where people can access it, but how do we take that information, the right slices or the right views of the day. … I think this type of data that we're talking about, and having more hands on deck, is just going to make all that stuff flow that much more. - Grant Prentice Topics covered include: An introduction to Joe Vargas, newly appointed director of business intelligence for USHBC. A review of new data tools and a look at future prospects for the industry. The value of collecting data regarding produce categories, consumer trends and household habits, and the benefits of making that data available and transparent to producers. Crop Report The Blueberry Crop Report is an update on crop conditions and markets throughout important blueberry growing areas. In this episode, you'll hear from Ken Patterson in Florida, Brandon Wade in Georgia, Neil Moore in North Carolina, and Elizabeth Carranza in California. This was recorded on May 18, 2022. Marketing Boost There are oh so many promotional opportunities coming up for USHBC, starting with National Blueberry Cheesecake Day on May 26! Be sure to download our https://ushbc.blueberry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/05/USH_National-Blueberry-Days_Social-Graphics_Cheesecake_Day_D3-1.gif (cool GIF) and use it to engage your social media audience. In June, we'll celebrate Brain Health Month. Be sure to check out our https://ushbc.blueberry.org/all-resources/toolkits-and-marketing-materials/grab-a-boost-of-blue/brain-health-month/ (toolkit) for amazing resources and advice on promoting the health benefits of blueberries all month long.
Jez meets with Tom Barnes of Vastern Timber based in Wiltshire to talk about the realities of where our wood comes from. Tom talks about the innovative and dynamic approaches Vastern embrace in supplying UK timber to the private and commercial sector. The future of timber supply, our woodlands and the biodiversity they support are all under increasingly severe threats linked to climate change, pests, diseases, and a lack of or mis-management - so what's the answer? Is there one? Diversity, resilience, and creative approaches to growing timber and maintaining our woodlands certainly seems to one approach.@vasterntimberwww.vastern.co.uk/
Today my guests on The English Wine Diaries podcast are father and son Julian and Tom Barnes from Biddenden Vineyard in Kent. Originally an apple orchard, Biddenden has been owned and run by the Barnes family since 1969. Today it remains very much a family affair with Tom and his brothers, Will and Sam dealing with the day to day management of the vineyard and winemaking process under the watchful eye of their father, who continues to walk the vines every day. Recently, the vineyard reached another milestone with the release of its ground-breaking Ortega Late Harvest 2018, made from what is believed to be the sweetest grape must ever recorded in the UK. "Each year we have to approach harvest with different ideas because we do not know what the weather is going to do," explains Julian. 'Who would have known when we started that harvest that the weather would have been so good that we could pick in August yet we had seven weeks until we had to pick so that made us think about what else could be achieved." We talk about why their signature grape, Ortega, has stood the test of time, how the English wine industry has 'grown up' over the past 50 years and plans for yet more trailblazing at this pioneering vineyard. Biddenden's shop is open year round while guided and self-guided tours of the vineyard are available from April to September and April to November respectively. You can follow Biddenden on Instagram @biddendenvineyard and facebook @BiddendenVineyard or visit Biddendenvineyards.com for more information. Thank you for listening to today's episode of The English Wine Diaries. If you enjoyed the podcast then please leave a rating or review and to hear future episodes as they are released, hit subscribe on your podcast listening platform.To find out who's joining me next week, follow @thesouthernquarter on Instagram and for more regular English wine news and reviews, visit thesouthernquarter.co.uk and sign up to my newsletter.Thanks for listening to The English Wine Diaries. If you enjoyed the podcast then please leave a rating or review, it helps boost our ratings and makes it easier for other people to find us. To find out who will be joining me next on the English Wine Diaries, follow @theenglishwinediaries on Instagram and for more regular English wine news and reviews, sign up to our newsletter at thesouthernquarter.co.uk.
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The reputation of poor English wines no longer exists with vineyards such as Biddenden in Kent growing varieties that suit the soil and maritime culture here in the UK. But with climate change a hot topic, how does viticulture adapt to meet the demands of the future, and what do growers need to do to be more resilient. In our latest podcast, we talk to Tom Barnes about the family business which was established in 1969 and spans 23 acres of vines. Grab a cuppa….or glass of wine, and join us in the vineyard.
Des mois que les festivaliers attendaient le retour des artistes, un micro à la main. Avec la crise du Coronavirus, les festivals ont été contraints d'annuler leurs dates l'année dernière. Un coup dur pour certains, qui tentent de se relever. Dans cette nouvelle série des festivals d'été, nous partons à la rencontre de ces chanteurs et chanteuses qui remontent sur la scène. Dans ce podcast des festivals d'été, Ouest-France est allé à la rencontre de Salvatore Adamo, aux Francofolies de la Rochelle, qui s'est produit sur scène le 12 juillet 2021. Bonne écoute ! Réalisation : Maëliss Hennetier Crédit Photo : Ouest-France archives / Vincent MOUCHEL Musique : This is what we came for - Alexander Charles Stockley, Oliver Wilde, Philip Peter, Dudley Panto, Tom Barnes
Des mois que les festivaliers attendaient le retour des artistes sur scène. Avec la crise du Coronavirus, les festivals avaient été contraints d'annuler leurs dates l'année dernière. Un coup dur pour certains, qui tentent de se relever. Pour l'occasion, le journaliste Michel Troadec a sillonné les routes de France. Il a alors rencontré l'artiste Noé Preszow, aux Francofolies de la Rochelle. Dans ce podcast des festivals d'été, l'auteur-compositeur interprète et arrangeur se livre sur son dernier album, À nous, sorti en avril dernier. Son single, du même nom que son album, avait marqué les esprits en mars 2020, écrit avant le confinement. Bonne écoute ! Réalisation : Mona Delahais Crédit Photo : Gaizka Iroz / AFP Musique : This is what we came for - Alexander Charles Stockley, Oliver Wilde, Philip Peter, Dudley Panto, Tom Barnes ; À nous - Noé Preszow
Des mois que les festivaliers attendaient le retour des artistes sur scène. Avec la crise du Coronavirus, les festivals avaient été contraints d'annuler leurs dates l'année dernière. Un coup dur pour certains, qui tentent de se relever. Pour l'occasion, le journaliste Michel Troadec a sillonné les routes de France. Il a alors rencontré l'artiste Imany aux Francofolies de la Rochelle. Dans ce podcast des festivals d'été, la chanteuse à la voix grave a ensorcelé la scène avec « Voodoo Cello », son nouveau concert-spectacle acoustique. Accompagnée de huit violoncelles, elle rend hommage à des tubes incontournables de la pop et présente un spectacle très différent de ce qu'elle faisait auparavant. Bonne écoute ! Réalisation : Hennetier Maëliss Crédit Photo : Ouest France / AFP Musique : This is what we came for - Alexander Charles Stockley, Oliver Wilde, Philip Peter, Dudley Panto, Tom Barnes
This episode we talk to Tom Barnes, a journalist, web developer and musician extraordinar. He is the Chief Product Officer at Frame.Media. We discuss his work at Frame.Media as well as the awesomeness of NYC beaches, the power of vows, and how meditation itself is an act of renunciation. Check out Frame.Media as well as Tom's Twitter and Instagram below. Frame.Media: https://frame.media/ Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomxbarnesx?lang=en Tom's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomxbarnesx/?utm_medium=copy_link
Des mois que les festivaliers attendaient le retour des artistes sur scène. Avec la crise du Coronavirus, les festivals avaient été contraints d'annuler leurs dates l'année dernière. Un coup dur pour certains, qui tentent de se relever. Pour l'occasion, le journaliste Michel Troadec a sillonné les routes de France. Il a alors rencontré l'artiste Tim Dup aux Francofolies. Dans ce podcast des festivals d'été, le chanteur-compositeur-interprète, également musicien et producteur nous parle de son troisième et nouvel album, La Course Folle. Tim Dup évoque également sa volonté de persévérer malgré les imprévus, notamment la tournée de son dernier disque stoppée après seulement un concert. Bonne écoute ! Réalisation : Mona Delahais Crédit Photo : Ouest France / Diane Sagnier Musique : This is what we came for - Alexander Charles Stockley, Oliver Wilde, Philip Peter, Dudley Panto, Tom Barnes
Des mois que les festivaliers attendaient le retour des artistes sur scène. Avec la crise du Coronavirus, les festivals avaient été contraints d'annuler leurs dates l'année dernière. Un coup dur pour certains, qui tentent de se relever. Pour l'occasion, le journaliste Michel Troadec a sillonné les routes de France. C'est aux Francofolies de la Rochelle qu'il a rencontré Gaël Faye. Dans ce podcast des festivals d'été, le chanteur et écrivain nous parle de la joie qu'il a ressentie lors de son retour sur scène. Il revient également sur ces mois passés sous cloche, pendant lesquels il a commencé à écrire son deuxième roman. Bonne écoute ! Réalisation : Maëliss Hennetier Crédit Photo : Ouest France / Anthony Rio Musique : This is what we came for - Alexander Charles Stockley, Oliver Wilde, Philip Peter, Dudley Panto, Tom Barnes
Des mois que les festivaliers attendaient le retour des artistes sur scène. Avec la crise du Coronavirus, les festivals avaient été contraints d'annuler leurs dates l'année dernière. Un coup dur pour certains, qui tentent de se relever. Pour l'occasion, le journaliste Michel Troadec a sillonné les routes. C'est aux Vieilles Charrues qu'il a rencontré Vianney. Dans ce podcast des festivals d'été, le chanteur français nous raconte son plaisir de se produire à nouveau devant la foule. Il revient également sur cette période en suspens ces derniers mois, ce qui ne l'a pas empêché pour autant de multiplier les projets. Bonne écoute ! Réalisation : Mona Delahais Crédit Photo : Ouest France/Yves-Marie Quemener Musique : This is what we came for - Alexander Charles Stockley, Oliver Wilde, Philip Peter, Dudley Panto, Tom Barnes
Acknowledgements:Jeremy MacKinnon, Video Editing and Podcast Support (Linkedin | Twitter)Tom Barnes, Theme OrchestrationMike Topping, Graphics (Despotica)Inspiration:Trojan War the PodcastOdyssey the PodcastLiterature and History PodcastPlanet and Sky, the Deeper Story (my first audio-drama podcast)Tobias Cabrol - New Eyes review (Goodreads)Listener Resources:Foundation Era - Asimov Future Timeline (Youtube)William Woolard - Asimov Chronology ProjectInterview callouts:Isaac Asimov - Nightfall (Wikipedia)Isaac Asimov - The Last Question (Youtube)Eric Cline - 1177 B.C., Revised Edition (Amazon)David Deutsch - After billions of years of monotony, the universe is waking up (Youtube)Mike Flynn - In the Country of the Blind review (Goodreads)Transcript:[music intro with voiceover by Nathaniel Goldberg:“Philosophy and Science-fiction have this particular thing in common and that is that they're both really good at thought experiments”“The Galactic Empire is falling… so here's a thought experiment... civilization is falling, what do we do?”]Welcome to a very special episode of Seldon Crisis – The Podcast! We won't be diving in to the first chapter of Foundation and Empire, The General quite yet, so I am sorry to disappoint you on that front. Instead, we have something of an entirely different order – an actual guest appearance by someone very familiar with Foundation and Asimov who has studied the core trilogy in depth and has some special insights to offer (without breaking our no spoiler rule). Before introducing our guest, however, I want to briefly thank some of the people who have made this podcast a success beyond my wildest dreams in only a few months.First, I want to thank someone in my own family who's contributed more than anyone else, my own son Jeremy MacKinnon. When I started re-reading the Foundation series last summer I felt I had to share it with someone and was thrilled to find an accomplice in the joy of reading it in someone under my own roof. He started reading it before I'd even finished and read all seven volumes to my complete delight. He became a big fan of the idea of creating a podcast and lent his talents as a video editor in producing the video trailer for season 1 and designed and produced each of the mini-preview videos I've been posting on the Seldon Crisis video channel. He's also been a great sounding board for podcast ideas and offers much needed constructive criticism of each episode. I hope to be able to leverage his creative talents throughout the series.Another wonderful collaborator has been a friend I've known since high school and a long time musical companion named Tom Barnes. I came up with a simple melody idea for the theme music and shared it with him last fall and he enthusiastically transformed it into the evocative and magical theme music that begins and ends each show along with variations to use to link the sections together. It wouldn't have the same feel without his excellent work and I look forward to more from him in future seasons if I can maintain his interest in contributing his efforts. I am extremely grateful for all he's done.A creative effort like this needs visual representation, and I knew I needed something special to honor the power of Isaac Asimov's vision. Who better to create such a look than someone who had demonstrated success in the past? I reached out to the artist who had created book covers for all but one of the seven Foundation novels and all four novels in the Robots series, a guy named Mike Topping and asked him if he could create an original logo for the series. I asked him if he could incorporate a raven into the graphic to represent Hari Seldon and somehow imply the magic and mystery of the galactic empire and the Foundation all in one graphic and boy did he deliver! I've been thrilled to post his graphics dozens of times and never get tired of seeing it. Mike can be found online at despotica.com if you would like to engage his services.Lastly, I want to thank all of the listeners and dear supporters who have made it possible to continue this series. I love doing it and get a lot of joy from it, but especially love hearing from all of you out there who appreciate the effort. There's one guy in particular I want to call out by name. I had the pleasure of virtually meeting this writer of vibrant and super futuristic science fiction named Tobias Cabral in the past year and read a couple of his works, including a gripping tale called New Eyes filled with nail-biting action sequences and featuring romance crossing the boundaries of cybernetic and biological lifeforms. You can find my review on Goodreads and I'll add a link in the show notes. Tobias is a wonderful guy and - though I've never met him in person - he's one I can call a true friend. He lent his enthusiastic backing of my intentions to make this podcast and I am very grateful for his support. Without further ado, let me introduce another friend and supporter of the show who I had the privilege of meeting online even before the first episode dropped. Let's meet our distinguished guest for this episode.[musical break]Joel McKinnon: My guest today is Nathaniel Goldberg. Nathaniel is a professor of philosophy at a university in Virginia. Besides more traditional classes, he teaches a special-topics course on philosophy and science fiction, in which he has his students read Asimov's Foundation Trilogy against the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato's most famous work, The Republic. Welcome, Nathaniel!Nathaniel Goldberg: Thank you, Joel. It's a pleasure to meet you and to be here on your podcast? JM: Why don't you tell me a bit about yourself, including your introduction to Asimov? NG: Sure, it would also be my pleasure. So I first discovered Asimov when I was a teenager, I was visiting my grandmother in New York. I've got that little bit in common with the good doctor, we're both New Yorkers, deep down.And she had in her bedroom, a book anthology collection. Golden age science fiction, short stories. I later learned it was my aunt's. She had done a science fiction class in college, and lo and behold, as I started reading through it, I came upon this short story called Nightfall by this author named Isaac Asimov.And it was years later. Years later when I was in high school my high school 10th grade English teacher happened to have sets of the Foundation trilogy. And I talked to him and he lent them to me. And the rest is galactic history. JM: So yeah, I'll tell you how I found it. I guess, you know, since you've listened to the podcast. As a teenager, I just discovered science fiction ‘cause my dad was into it and my dad had lots of science fiction on our bookshelves at home. So I read as much of that as I could. And I'm not sure what the first Asimov I read was - it wasn't Foundation. But when I found Foundation that changed my life. NG: Well, I remember when I was reading Nightfall, learning that as Asimov had written it, I think when he was 19 or so, he published it when he was 21.And at the time I was 13 or 14 and I thought, no worries. I've got years to be that successful because the golf from 13 to 19 is like eternal when you're a 13 year old. And then as I creep closer and closer in time, time started running short. I'm now in a spot where I teach college students who are roughly Asomov's age when he wrote that story and I liked to needle them a little bit – like what have you done with your life? Have you written a world changing science fiction short story that's the segue to a world changing trilogy or haven't you? And you know, they look at me and think that I'm goofy, but they usually think that anyway. So some more Asimov in my background.JM: I'm really curious about your class and would love to hear you talk more about it. Because I would have loved to have taken that class when I was in college. So I'm really curious what the students, how they respond to it, to the syllabus. NG: Sure. So, uh, I guess to fill in a little bit beyond my, the Asimov part of my life, I wound up getting a PhD in philosophy, and then I ended up teaching at three different universities. I started in Maryland and then I was in Ohio and now I'm in Virginia, and where I currently am I was encouraged to do a special topics course. We all are asked occasionally to do something like this. So as you said in your kind intro, I'm doing one called Philosophy and Science Fiction. And the idea was each time I taught it, to pair a different work of philosophy with a different work of science fiction.But Joel, I've got to tell you, the first pairing of Asimov and Plato just stuck because it just works so well. JM: Hard to beat that one.NG: Yeah, for both reasons. And I don't want to say too much about it because the course relies on having read the whole trilogy and your listeners, including myself since I'm a listener too, have so far only got through the first book in the trilogy with you. But that was the connection and the motivation. JM: How did they react to this? We have to read this Asimov guy. I mean, I would think, like really? I get to read Asimov? Not sure how how students react to that now. NG: Asimov is somewhat dated. The trilogy, as you mentioned, was composed of short stories that were written, I guess, in the forties, at least initially. Is that right? Joel? Am I getting that chronology right?JM: Yeah, he wrote them in the mid to late forties, I believe. NG: And even though the trilogy was so influential and it's hard once you read it and not to recognize its influences, it does come across somewhat stilted sometimes to students, or at least they wouldn't have heard of him, but like you I'm really excited about the Apple TV dramatization or interpretation of the trilogy to get more people interested in it.JM: Yeah. But we also have our misgivings about what we might find, how they might treat the subject matter. NG: Well, we, we absolutely do. In fact, if I can share an anecdote between the two of us on, I forget what social media platform, but on one of them I've for years used the alias Gaal Dornick. I don't even remember where, but I commented on your podcast after you and I had already met, but I used the pseudonym Gaal Dornick and you replied something like, uh, well thank you for commenting Gaal, you're one to know or something like that. So yeah, I've used that for years and I was excited to learn that I'm a woman in the new trailer and in the Apple TV, because we all should learn to walk in other people's shoes. But at the same time I was reminded, and you asked how did my students react to the trilogy?They do wind up really liking it. They really do by the end. One of their criticisms though, is that there are so few women in it, and I'm glad that a relatively minor character like Dornick, it doesn't really matter what gender, but that's one of the criticisms of Asimov that my students have. So, I feel like I've talked a bit now about philosophy and Asimov, and of some of the pros and cons and reactions of my students, at least on that subject.I really appreciated when you had talked a couple episodes ago about Asimov's handling of women and his sort of background and how that influenced or didn't influence his portrayal of them. So I'm curious, and maybe your listeners are too, if you could say a little bit more.JM: I'm glad you brought this up because I wrote that part a few months ago, that I read off on a podcast a couple of episodes ago about his treatment of women and his lack of women in Foundation up to that point and complete lack. And I wondered about it and I hadn't really done my homework enough to know why he was the way he was in that area. But since then, I've really plunged into his autobiography called I, Asimov, which is a pretty thick tome and covers a lot of the feelings about how he felt about himself and how he related to different people. He was definitely aware that he had shortcomings in the area of dealing with women, and a lot of it was that when he was young, his parents had a candy store and he had to work there from dawn to dusk. He never got to meet women much. He never got to date. He went to boys schools, and his first date with a woman was a double blind date and he ended up falling in love with the woman he was set up with, and that was Gertrude. He said she looked like Olivia de' Haviliand, she was so gorgeous – and he fell in love with her. She never really reciprocated the love he was feeling for her, he thought, so he always kind of had a chip on his shoulder about it, I guess.NG: And he did, he did marry her. Isn't that right? JM: Yes, he married her and he lived with her for 24 years, which was quite a while for what felt in the autobio like a mismatch. They were very different. And she actually resented one of his major character traits, which was that he just loved to write and write and write all the time.He didn't like to travel. He didn't like to socialize. He just liked to write and write and write and she felt neglected, you know? And you can tell from the bio that he felt that he neglected her. And also his family. He once asked his daughter (Robyn), who he just obviously adored, he said, have I been a good father? And she said, you've been a busy father. And that really stuck with him. He realized something from that.NG: That reminds me of a description I read once of Frank Herbert. So his son, Brian, was asked about his father and maybe you know this, that Brian and Kevin J. Anderson had written prequels and sequels to the Dune saga. So he, Brian, was once asked about his father and he described him in somewhat similar terms. He said that he remembers his father not spending time with him as much as he would like, and he remembers his father working on Dune, at least Brian didn't know at the time. Then when he finished the first draft, he just locked himself in his room for a couple of days and slept. And that makes me wonder if there's something about passionate people and passionate writing. JM: Well, you were just referring to your feelings of when are you going to be able to catch up with Asimov when you were young? And I probably had that same feeling and sometimes I've thought, wow, I'm such a slacker compared to people like Asimov. When I think about it in these terms, you know, at least my wife and son don't feel completely neglected by me, constantly writing and doing something other than being with them.I do travel and spend time with them. So, you know, being a real human being, it has its place. NG: I endorse that. My wife's glad I'm a real human being too.JM: I can't say I'm a perfectly real human being. Sometimes I'm too much like Asimov in my own self obsession. Like having a podcast and spending a lot of time working on it.NG: Well, speaking of obsessions in a way, this lets me answer or continue to answer an earlier question you asked me, actually the first one about me and my introduction to Asimov, and I can say a word about philosophy and Asimov too. So one of my obsessions, surprise surprise, is thinking or overthinking or over-analyzing sometimes to my detriment, and I discovered relatively early in life, probably the time when I started reading Asimov, that it was a more productive use of my time to explore – I can't resist to explore – strange new worlds and thoughts rather than obsessive about actually things in real life. So there's that bumper sticker something like reality is for those people who can't handle science fiction.JM: Yeah, I always liked that one. NG: Yeah, and I found philosophy too, because they're both intellectual exercises. And one ding that philosophers always get is that it's only intellectual and to some extent that's fair. To some extent, it's not – that is – there are applications. There are ethics boards at hospitals, and there are philosophers who basically invented logic.And once upon a time everybody, Isaac Newton, called himself a philosopher. So there are connections that are practical at the same time, philosophy and science fiction have this particular thing in common. And that is, they're both really good at thought experiments. So a thought experiment is like a lab experiment where you have a control, you have an environment where you're trying to tweak just one thing and keep everything else the same.Then you see what happens if you tweak that one thing, you know, increase the pressure, add radiation, you know, deprive the bacteria of sunlight, whatever it is, you don't do everything. You do one thing. And I found that science fiction, at least good science fiction usually does things like that as well.So Asimov had a thought experiment, well he's got lots in the foundation trilogy, but the big one, I suppose, is the Galactic Empire is falling. So here's a thought experiment. Civilization is ending. What do we do? And then of course he proposes and he proposes more than just a simple straightforward thing to do.There's the founding of the First Foundation. There's the mysterious Second Foundation we'll find out about. There's the working through of this thing called psychohistory, but in a way, these are all sort of thought experiments that work together for making a really engaging story. So it's that kind of thing that I had my students think about as well. So I think it's a pretty good fit. JM: Do you learn much from your students and their reports? Do they sometimes give you insights that you hadn't expected? NG: I do. I do. Well first, it's always good as a, I guess as they say, I've got a face for radio or for podcast. JM: I know the feeling.NG: Yeah, well maybe your listeners can figure out I'm a guy like you are and it's always great to have women react because I learn different perspectives. Which is why I always knew that Asimov had very few female characters – he has some, but I always knew he didn't have many. But it wasn't until I started teaching this that I realized how that makes it harder for female students to get into the story, because they don't really have characters that they can identify with.So I learned that, particular things in the story, there's some things that come up later in the books, so I won't mention them now, but there are just certain passages I had never read a certain way and that they did. And you know I think they're right.JM: I know that there are female fans of Foundation, I've heard from them already and it's really nice to hear of that. For any out there who have listened to the first five episodes and don't know what's coming, there are definitely more engaging female characters to come, and I'm horrified that I have to voice them to stay with my pattern – unless anybody out there wants to sign up and be my female character voice, that would be wonderful. NG: But on a, on a more uplifting note, something else I've learned about them or that they've reminded me is, as you were saying, just how prolific Asimov was. Students, at least the better ones, are inquisitive. So they would google around, and “google around,” basically, is our word for consult the Encyclopedic Galactica. And they would look up the Asimov entry and then they'd be all spoiled and pretend not to be. But before that happened, they would see that the guy wrote on what is it, every topic under the Dewey decimal system. Philosophy and history and literature and the Bible. So yeah, I wanted to ask you Joel, since you're recently reading his autobiography, what's your take on that? JM: I definitely have a take on that because in a lot of ways, that's how I felt I bonded with him because I felt we have so much in common, and the main thing is the boundless curiosity and everything. Yeah, every direction, what they now call ADHD, I believe, and he may very well have been diagnosed with that if that was a thing back then, and they probably would have stuck him on Ritalin or something, and it might've changed completely who he was. He might've been a successful lab scientist, suffering with not doing what he wanted to really do. And I'm really glad that he did what he did. What I think about this is that he needed a release for those mental wanderings and writing was just what he needed.He was never a drinker. He didn't do drugs when he needed therapy, when he was depressed or anxious, he wrote. He said this often happened in, that there were plenty of times when he would run into something just horrific in his life and some terrible pressure. And all he would do is sit down and write and he said that was great therapy. So I think that's really nice. That's a nice example of how to treat things instead of taking drugs and drinking. Podcasting makes me feel better – doing anything creative makes me feel better. It had a downside, obviously, this pattern, and we talked about it a little bit about how I think it really ruined his first marriage to Gertrude. He talked about her asking why don't you just spend some time traveling? When you're on your deathbed you're going to be horrified with all the things you didn't do. And he just kind of trolled her and responded by saying that when I'm on my deathbed all I'm going to be thinking is, why didn't I write more? And that's Asimov. NG: Yeah. I know there's also a connection that Asimov had with a different area that I know almost nothing about, so I can go on and on to some extent about his interest in history. So Joel, maybe you or your listeners know that he, at one point had contemplated getting a second PhD, one in History. His PhD was in chemistry, but he had contemplated it. YJM: I know he had regretted not getting a PhD in history. A couple of times he thought that was, that would have been better for him. NG: In fact, that's something else that my students, I hope you'll forgive me if I'm weaving around a bit in answering, but something else that I've learned from my students, I've had classics majors and history majors who filled me in on the actual parallels that as an office drawing on. So, we know, or at least some of us know that Asimov loved Edward Gibbon's decline and fall of the Roman empire, all upteen volumes of it. JM: Read it twice. NG: Yeah. Read it twice. And I've actually looked at it. I haven't read it other than I read, like the first paragraph and, you know, spoilers the last paragraph… it's not a spoiler if it's in the title, right. Um, Rome falls. There, I gave it away. Hope you don't get too much hate mail for this. But what I did appreciate was it's really well-written and it's got these big overarching themes. And Asimov was approaching his writing, trying to model some of his writing on the decline and fall. And there were some… well, I don't want to say too much, but your very next episode on Belriose, the general apparently was modeled on a historic Roman general, and Cleo II, the Emperor, was modeled after a historic Roman emperor. So these kinds of things I just didn't know. I do want to say one other thing on that history context that was really interesting to me. I know you're a history buff and in my misbegotten youth, I was a history major before I saw the light. But somehow I had missed this entire historical epic called the Greek dark ages or the Bronze Age collapse. It's just a story. JM: Amazing!NG: It's amazing. So maybe I'll stop babbling if you want to describe…JM: I do want to call out a great book on the Bronze Age collapse, by Eric Cline, it's called, 1177 BC. I hope I got that year right. That book was awesome to me. It really brought to life what an amazing era it was. Just a couple of hundred years before then was the most cosmopolitan era humanity had ever experienced, with trade crossing the Mediterranean in all directions and major empires interacting with Egypt and the Hittites to the north and the Mycenaeans to the west and Crete fell a little bit earlier.The Minoans... some amazing stories that we'll never know out of that period, because the collapse was so total and so much happened so quickly. So much of it was just so devastating. Entire cities just burned to the ground. And an ironic thing is that how we know some of what we know is from those cities burning to the ground because when clay tablets get exposed to extreme heat, it makes them harder and they become more durable and we would have forgotten a lot of that stuff if it hadn't been for them burning down. So some of the most disastrous sites are where we get our knowledge. You know, the ones who succeeded didn't give us the knowledge. NG: So that's the silver lining, but the cloud is that it was a complete collapse of Mediterranean civilization that set, set them back centuries.JM: And I'm sure as they were approaching that collapse, they thought it was unthinkable. NG: Exactly what I was going to say. I don't know the specifics, but I had a classics major student who's getting a PhD, I think, at Oxford in classics. So he knew the material better than I did, but he would say things like there were whole sorts of industries or techniques that were just lost. People forgot how to do X, Y, or Z, whatever that is. They forgot how to make this kind of pottery or they forgot this. There were whole things that were lost and something I try to impress upon my students is, yeah, it might seem like Asimov, you know, the decline and fall of the Galactic Empire is far-fetched – it's science fiction after all, you know, emphasis on the fiction and yeah, there was this decline and fall of the Roman empire, but there were Roman states and then there was the rise of early modern Europe. And depending upon how you want to read the middle ages, they maybe weren't so-called dark because there was still progress and advancement.In fact, the dark ages is a term obviously retroactively applied to it. So my students sometimes think, yeah, the Asimov story thing, that can't happen. And then, then we do talk. Well, actually the Roman fall was serious and even potentially more serious was the Bronze Age collapse and Asimov is focused not just on, on those historical examples, but on the possibility that this could always happen, that there could always be a fall. And what do we do? So, one reason that I have them read the short story Nightfall is that it's about that. It's about the fall of civilization and that is the fall of night, the literal and the metaphorical.And then I have them read that right before we start the Foundation trilogy. So they think as they start reading the trilogy, the Encyclopedia, it's the very first part of book one I think. I see... I see this is how we started the fall of civilization. You know, the Bronze Age collapse and the Roman fall and Nightfall and, you know, in his short story, we just gathered lots of smart people and have them write books.Because that seemed to be after all, they think that's what's lost. Right? We lose libraries... the Library of Alexandria later, but we lose libraries. We lose information. Science turns into religion Asimov talks about in Nightfall. He doesn't disparage religion, but he says it's a repository where people don't always know what it's a repository of, but still it's a way to hold onto some knowledge.So, yes. Wonderful! Seldon has these encyclopedists. Right? These however many families, you know, they're the men with their, you know, those women and children. There's another case where Asimov could have had women encyclopedists too. But anyway, they're writing an encyclopedia. So you asked me, you know, whether I have any anecdotes, that's maybe the biggest anecdote, just how gung ho you know, three cheers for Encyclopedia Galactica they are are until they get to the very end of the Encyclopedists and they learn that it was all a lie. JM: Yeah. That's a great turn and that's only one of the first of many great twists that Asimov delivers, going forward and coming up in future volumes for anyone listening to the podcast who hasn't read it. Foundation and Empire has some amazing twists.But going back to what you were just saying, Asimov also was a huge history buff. Going back to the Greeks, going back to further, he wrote an entire history of the Bible, old and new Testament two complete volumes, and I read them just not that long ago. Finally got around to it and found them in the library, just brilliant stuff, and it's so much more readable than the Bible. He doesn't do it in a contentious, you know, anti-religious state of mind. He doesn't say, listen to these silly people thinking this or that, you know, he puts it in the cultural context and he's really just trying to get at the real stories that were going on behind all that.And it's obvious that the residents of that area, the Hebrews were able to write their history so eloquently, was enormously powerful and that's driven so much of what's happened to the current time. He really respected that. And I think there is a lot he respects in religion without being a believer and that comes up again and again in the subtext of the Foundation. But then another thing I wanted to mention related to that is in his love of history, he also came to love theater and he saw history as just an endless succession of very entertaining stories and very entertaining characters and the rise and fall of power was always a huge part of that. And that's what Foundation is built on. You know, it's taking that history of human sociology and the waxing and waning of power and the kinds of temperaments that leaders and megalomaniacs have and putting that 20,000 years in the future. Nothing's really changed. NG: Yeah. Well, that's one of the beauties of science fiction going back to the thought experiment idea instead of talking about, well, for him, maybe it was World War II Europe, and then cold war Europe, right? It's the era during his formative life. Instead of talking about the Axis and the Allies or the communists and the so-called free west, he talked about emperors on distant planets in the distant future who controlled countless stars and countless star systems. So it was a way to explore these issues with them, without the nitty-gritty, you know, politicking of what was going on around him.Now, I'm not saying he was exploring the cold war issues in the original trilogy though maybe some of that comes up in the later books where he seems to return to the themes of freewill and the right way of organizing our government. Just for him, the government's the size of the galaxy, but it's still the same kind of questions it's still playing in thought, instead of playing in act, right?.JM: Do you know anything about David Deutsch? NG: I don't.JM: Oh, you should look into him. I just discovered him just recently. I saw a YouTube video where he talks about the great monotony in cosmology, which is the time starting after the Big Bang, which was the most significant moment of innovation in cosmic history, and what came right after it with the development of the first stars and the first galaxies. But that once that was finished, for the next 14 billion years nothing much was new. It was just a replication of those things. Very simple patterns that just replicated on this colossal time and distance scale until a few hundred million years ago, when multicellular life appeared on this planet – actually even before that, when the first photosynthesis started and the planet changed dramatically based on life.And he claims that now humans are the first species to develop explanatory power and explanatory power. He thinks is a mechanism by which humans can change the galaxy and eventually move, move out into the entire galaxy and become a dominating powerful force and modifying what is going on there.NG: The first species we know of. I'm still hoping. JM: Yeah, and he qualifies with as we know of through the whole thing. But it's a really fascinating topic. NG: Right, well it's got shades of Carl Sagan who would talk about how, with the dawn of intelligence, the universe finally came to know itself. As reality created or gave rise to the sort of thing that can know reality, whether we call it explanation or self knowledge. And that also reminds me of the short story that I end my Plato-Asimov class with. For almost the whole class we're reading the foundation trilogy, we start with Nightfall because that primes students to worry about what happens when things fall. And then we get the response and the trilogy, you know, spoilers because we're not done on your podcast with it, but we get Asimov's answer. And then I end the class with the story I've shared with you called The Last Question where the last question asked is basically what happens when entropy increases, when the universe, when disorder takes reigns over order and the universe comes to an end and I'm not going to give it away either, but the way I read Asimov…JM: It's a short story that everybody should read…NG: And google it, it might be public domain at this point.JM: There's a YouTube version of it that's very nicely narrated. I found it but haven't watched it yet. I've been meaning to. I've read it a while back and want to re-experience it.NG: Yeah, it's a great story. So, sort of the meta question that I ask in my class is, what do we do with these cycles of history? So in, in Nightfall the short story it seems like they're inevitable and then in the Foundation trilogy, hey, we've got psychohistory that can help predict the future, and hey, we have the Foundation that can help limit the interregnum between decline and fall. And hey, as we're going to see, we've got some other things that may prevent future declines and falls, right? That comes up in the book called the second foundation and it involves the entity known as the Second Foundation.But then by the time we get to the last question, Well, I'm not sure, I'll let your listeners find that for themselves. We're a ways off from that. JM: I hope I have the endurance to make it through podcasting out seven novels, because there are two sequels and two prequels, which I hadn't read until the last summer and I was really blown away by them because they're different in that he wrote them 40 years later. He took a long break from science fiction and wrote mostly fiction nonfiction for most of the middle of his life, with a few exceptions but he got back to it eventually, and I'm so glad he did because, he realized, I think, that the story wasn't complete in terms of it was supposed to last a thousand years and it didn't go that long. And also that he wasn't entirely satisfied with how he'd wrapped it up, and that it didn't feel right to him.He spent the last few novels really pondering how it should have wrapped up and I think it's a fascinating introspection that he takes us on in those last novels. If you read them, they're quite something. And after the sequels, you get the prequels and you get the backstory on Hari Seldon and the beginning of the story, which turns out there's a ton of material.NG: Yeah, there is. But, but maybe some of my final thoughts as I'm privileged to be talking to you, but I don't want to overstay my welcome too much is just to say the special place that the original trilogy has for me personally, I take it for you personally, for the whole genre of science fiction.So, I can share an anecdote, not from my students, but I've got a colleague who teaches English literature, and his particular research area. It's really interesting, is the effect or the influence of the decline and fall of the Roman empire on English literature. So there were many authors who took it, got the idea of decline and fall and worked it into their novels. And I can't name too many of them, but I can name two. One is Isaac Asimov. And one is J.R.R. Tolkien. There are others as well. Well, but they both have... those two have the decline and fall, Frank Herbert has it or other people have it, but as, as my colleague pointed out... So does Star Wars, right? The empire is falling and what's going to follow it.JM: Yeah, yeah.NG: Yeah, but there was one particular line that really fit, just clinched it for me in the prequel trilogy, in Revenge of the Sith. That moment when the Republic does fall in the Empire is announced in his book. Right. Shortly before Darth Vader manifests his suit, maybe you or your listeners know the moment I have in mind and Chancellor Palpatine is at the head of the Galactic Senate and he declares before everyone that the Republic will be reorganized as... do you remember what he says, Joel? JM: I do not. I've watched it, but it's been a while.NG: As... the first galactic empire. And my colleagues said to me, why the heck would he say the first? Right, when Geroge Washington and so on became, I don't know when Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence, he didn't say, oh, I'm now signing the first declaration of independence. Right? I mean, when I don't know, the United States chose Washington, DC or struck the Washington monument and built it. They didn't say aha. Here's the first Washington monument. So why would he say the first galactic empire? And my colleagues' response is, because he'd read Asimov! Because everybody had in the back of their minds, if they're into science fiction and the idea of galactic empires, that of course there was a first and then there was going to be a second. So you have to say the first, because it just became part of the parlance of sci-fi. JM: Right, and he was just such a powerful influence on…NG: Such a powerful influence.JM: Yeah. One thing I want to add before we go, this just occurred to me. You were talking about names and such in the book and… Cleon the First, the emperor, the last or the second to last emperor, I believe, that we know about – then there were some unnamed ones in the fall, but I read another book on psychohistory that was placed in the mid 19th century. And the idea -– it's by Michael Flynn and it's called In the Country of the Blind, but the premise is fascinating. It's basically Charles Babbage, came up with the design of the first computer,, early 19th century and never built it. But the premise of the book is he did build it or it was built and somebody got ahold of it. And basically they became psychohistorians and they became the driving forces behind the modern world. By knowing what was happening and guiding the evolution of things. And they have splinter groups that break off and they fight against each other and that's going on into the modern day.So it was really interesting, but the point I was going to make about Cleon the First is the science of psychohistory was called Cleology from the Latin, which is the study of history. NG: Right, because Cleo was the Greek muse of history, I think. JM: Yeah, I believe you're right. So I'm thinking Cleon was not entirely a coincidence.NG: Oh goodness. There's so many names once you start thinking in the trilogy. JM: I love his names.NG: Yeah. Yeah. Well, that makes one of us. I think they're, I think they're kind of clunky, but here's why here's one I'll share because I listened to your podcasts... JM: Maybe it's because I have to be all those names!NG: That's true., that's true. But, do you remember Joel you just mentioned it in, in your most recent episode, who was person who was the high priest of the church who was at the same time, the head of the…JM: Publis Manlio?NG: No, the generation before that.JM: Oh, you mean Poly Verisof.NG: Right. Do you know what Poly Verisof means? JM: Uh... many truths?NG: Many truths. That's what he was. JM: I didn't really think about that. NG: He spoke, we need the truth, right? Yeah. JM: That's right. Yeah. I imagine that you could probably analyze a lot of his names and figure out what…NG: Some of them, I haven't figured out. Some of them, I think he just made up.JM: He seemed to like these two syllable first and last names. Hober Mallow, Salvor Hardin, Hari Seldon. Most of them are like that, but I don't know where he came up with them, but they worked for me. All right. Well, uh, anything else that we need to talk about or are we just gonna move on or I think maybe we should save some things for later after we finish another season of Seldon crisis. Maybe we can come back and talk again?NG: I'd love to, as I said, in my initial email to you, which you kindly read aloud, I'm happy. I'm flattered to participate. There's nothing like the trilogy, but if a way to help you is to be quiet and never bother you again, Joel, that's okay, too. So I would love to come back. I'm at your discretion.However you think I would be interesting for your listeners. JM: Well, thank you very much for taking part in this and letting our listeners know about this amazing course you teach and your insights that I think are really powerful and really fascinating. So, thanks for being a part of this change of pace between seasons and before we get back to just me reading.NG: My pleasure Joel, and thank you.Well, I hope you all enjoyed that as much as I did! I'm very grateful and honored to have Nathaniel on the show and I hope I can have him back for similar appearances later on when he can more freely discuss some of the philosophical implications of the later volumes of this series.Before wrapping up, I want to acknowledge a couple of podcasts that I have found hugely inspirational and would encourage my listeners to sample. First, as a big fan of ancient history, I've been entranced by some of the earliest stories humankind has produced. Some of the most epic story cycles came down to us from the works of the mysterious author or authors known as Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey - the first of which tells the tale of the semi-mythical Trojan War some thousand or so years BCE. If you like stories like that, you'll love Trojan War – the Podcast as well as the later Odyssey – the Podcast. Jeff Wright is an amazing storyteller and I modeled some of my approach to the re-telling of Foundation off of his wonderfully dramatic recreation of these ancient tales including a lot of the backstory with expert analysis. They're both really fun shows and I encourage my listeners to dive in.My favorite podcast, however, without a doubt is Literature and History, hosted by Doug Metzger. No one in podcasting works harder than Doug at putting together extremely polished productions covering the history of anglophone literature starting with the earliest tales of the ancient near east up through the works of classic Greece and Rome and including some twenty episodes on the most influential work ever produced, the Old and New Testaments of the Bible and many of the apocryphal works. Besides being a master storyteller and analyst, Doug is also an amazingly talented and creative musician. He composes and produces all of the background music for his show and includes a fun comedy song at the end of almost every episode. I was extremely fortunate to engage Doug's awesome narrative talents with my very own first podcast, Planet and Sky, the deeper story.Oh, did I forget to tell you about Planet and Sky? I guess I did. This was a podcast version of a rock opera I composed and performed in – a cosmic love story between a planet and its atmosphere told in a science fiction context. Yeah, it's a little weird, but it came to me and I had to tell the story. The music is available online credited to the Max Wyvern Band, a group headed by my alter ego from my days playing bass in a band called Jupiter Sheep. I'll add links in the show notes for this as well. The podcast is a deeper exploration of the story than the lyrics of the songs provide, and Doug graciously contributed his prodigious talents in editing and narrating my story.Back to Foundation, and a couple of items directly related to Asimov. I want to mention a couple of great resources you'll want to know about that might be helpful in understanding Asimov's literary history and the future history timeline he created. A guy named Luigi Dimeglio has produced an amazing series of videos at his YouTube channel Foundation Era focused mostly on previewing the upcoming Apple TV+ series on Foundation. He does an amazing job of deconstructing the limited hints available in the official teaser trailer and a recent sizzle reel unveiled at Apple's WWDC conference. A recent video, however, covers Asimov's future timeline in detail, including books outside of the Foundation series, notably the Robots and Empire series that mostly coexist in the same universe as Foundation. I'll link to this video in the show notes, but I encourage listeners to enjoy all of Luigi's excellent videos.Lastly, a listener named William Woolard emailed me recently and shared a very cool resource he's put together; a google sheet listing every book Asimov wrote in chronological order to assist him with his very modest aspiration of reading every single thing the great master has written! This might be just a little too ambitious for most of us - it certainly is for me - but the doc is a great guide to what is available and a wonderful view into Asimov's prodigious output. He's given me permission to post it publicly, and I'll share this link in the show notes as well. William also blew my mind recently by taking Mike Topping's artwork and applying it in the video game Gran Turismo to show a car rolling around the globe emblazoned with gigantic Seldon Crisis logos. He surely knows how to tickle a podcasters heart! By the way - this also inspired me to order some Seldon Crisis stickers, so email me at joel@seldoncrisis.com if you want one.Hopefully I've given you all a few distractions to indulge in while I prepare the second season of Seldon Crisis for release in just a few weeks. When we return, we'll be back to the standard format as we launch into the amazing Foundation and Empire, and meet another classic batch of Asimovian characters including Ducem Barr - the surviving son of Onum Barr described in his sad tale in The Merchant Princes, the heroic Foundation trader Lathan Devers, and the man who will pose the greatest existential threat to the growing Foundation yet in the Imperial General BelRiose. Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to be sure to be informed when the next episode drops, and if you can, please review the show on Apple Podcasts to help spread the word. Until then, perhaps read a little Asimov![music outro]
In this week's episode, Alice and Nicolas interview Harry Parker, an artist, former army officer, and author of Anatomy of a Soldier - a creative and powerful novel that narrates the experiences of fictional soldier Tom Barnes as he deploys to war and gets badly injured by an IED. Harry was himself injured by an IED while on tour in Afghanistan, losing both legs, and in many ways the novel draws on his personal experiences. But as Harry explains, it is also a highly fictionalised account and he takes advantage of that fictional element to look at war from many different perspectives. Each of the 45 chapters in the novel is narrated by an inanimate object - a tourniquet, a bag of fertiliser, a boot, a flag, a running blade, and so on - and these objects enable Harry to dissect war from all sorts of angles, bringing in the experience of civilians as well as soldiers, family members as well as fighters, and people on both sides of the conflict. As he explains in the podcast, he is fascinated by the fact that no one experiences conflict in the same way. The novel's structure and form also enable Harry to highlight connections between people who are fighting each other, and this reflects his wider interest in countering the more one-sided or biased representations of conflict which we often come across. Although the novel does move forward in time, from Tom Barnes' injury in the first chapter to his recovery and reintegration into civilian life at the end, it also jumps back and forth, capturing how fractured people's experiences of war are - and this got us talking about writing itself and the novel as a narrative form that can be used in innovative ways to help people visualise war. Among other questions, we asked Harry:How does writing compare with, e.g., painting as a narrative medium when it comes to representing war?To what extent does Anatomy of a Soldier reflect his own experiences of war and injury, and why did he decide to write fiction rather than autobiography?Why did he decide to narrate the story through a series of inanimate objects and not a human character?How does the novel's rapid changes of perspectives and jumping backwards-and-forwards in time contribute to its depiction of war?What does he want the novel to communicate to readers about soldiering, combat and war?We hope you enjoy the episode! For a version of our podcast with close captions, please use this link. You can find out more about Harry's writing and artwork by visiting his website. For more information about individuals and their projects, access to resources and more, please have a look on the University of St Andrews Visualising War website. Music composed by Jonathan Young Sound mixing by Zofia Guertin
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With the 2021 domestic blueberry crop projected to be one of the largest on record, it's time for growers and marketers across the country to get creative in moving blueberries. On today's episode, we chat with a blueberry marketer and a produce data expert to assess the 2021 blueberry crop and ways for the industry to manage the large load. Host Kasey Cronquist, president of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) and the North American Blueberry Council (NABC), is joined by Brian Bocock, Michigan blueberry grower and vice president of sales at https://www.naturipefarms.com/ (Naturipe Farms), and Tom Barnes, chief executive officer of https://www.categorypartners.com/ (Category Partners). “Bottom line is we got a lot of fruit coming at us … this year could be the first time ever that both May and June put more fresh blueberries into the marketplace than the month of July, and that will be fascinating to watch.” - Brian Bocock “Among the few categories that are still positive in the produce department … blueberries and strawberries. Both of those are still powerhouse … 2021 looks like this is ramping up already to be a great year for blueberries.” - Tom Barnes Topics covered include: Progress made by the produce industry in collecting data. How the industry will manage the large 2021 blueberry crop. Performance of various categories at grocery stores and how blueberries are outperforming the overall produce trend. Why the 2021 crop is so exciting for marketers. Crop Report The Blueberry Crop Report is an update on crop conditions and markets throughout North and South America. In this episode, you'll hear from Mario Ramírez in Mexico, Bill Steed in California, Ken Patterson in Florida and Alex Cornelius in Georgia. This was recorded on May 5, 2021. Marketing Boost Social media is a vital part of the blueberry marketing mix. On this week's Marketing Boost, USHBC/NABC Vice President of Marketing and Communications Jennifer Sparks discusses how social media can be used to drive interest in blueberries, and the tools USHBC provides for your social media channels. Check out USHBC's Toolkits and Marketing Materials https://ushbc.blueberry.org/all-resources/toolkits-and-marketing-materials/ (here).
Never did we think that this podcast would lead us to having dinner with a Michelin stared chef. And we certainly did not think it would lead to us feeding him Donner kebabs and cheap larger. But the world is a strange place and that is exactly what has happened this week. Welcome to the Dangerous Dinners Podcast, Tom Barnes. This man is a culinary legend, currently holding down Simon Rogan's food empire in the north of England and having previously been the head chef at double Michelin starred restaurant - Len'clume. This guys knows everything there is to know about the food world. Not only that but he has previously won the incredibly prestigious Roux Scholarship and been crowned the winner of The Great British Menu 2020. Wow wow wow. Sit yourself down and let us dive into the world of fine dining with Tom Barnes and a dirty Donner kebab. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome to episode 47! In this week's show, we conclude our conversation we had last week with Tom Barnes and returning champion Reilly Leeson, in which we try to get from the topic of Torchic to the topic of Dat $tick.
Welcome to episode 46! In this week's show, we try to get from the topic of Torchic (Gen III Fire-type Pokémon) to the topic of Dat $tick (Debut single by Indonesian rapper Rich Brian). Our special guests this week are Tom Barnes and returning guest Reilly Leeson.
Thanks for listening to Grilled, we talk to the UK's best chefs every week so make sure you follow us so you don’t miss out on the latest episode. Simon Rogan and Tom Barnes discuss how the group has had to adapt and change during the pandemic, they tell us about taking part in the Great British Menu Christmas special and their biggest fear for 2021. If you enjoyed this we will be uploading a new episode each week - if you are not already become a member of The Staff Canteen and keep up to date: www.thestaffcanteen.com/index/register Please support us if you like what we do: bit.ly/TSCContribute
Carl Hafen and Tom Barnes make their triumphant return to the Thoughts Pod to talk about the NBA draft, Free Agency, and a whole lot more!
Tom and I sit down to discuss his 20 plus year Military career, and how that led him to his current role with Parsons Corporation where he serves as VP of Strategic Cyber Ops. We'll talk future of the industry, big challenges, and exciting moves on the horizon.
In this weeks episode we talk to Justin Mott an American Photographer who has been based out in Vietnam for over a decade. You can find him on instagram here and see both his personal and commercial photography ventures. We discuss the topics of Knowing when to bring other people on ventures. Balancing personal and commercial work. Personal projects and specifically Justin current personal project, how it came about and how it makes it all happen The ‘Photo Face Off' reality show on the History Channel that Justin took part in for a number of seasons - and what that taught him. The importance of being able to talk to others about your work and get opinions on your images - how Justin uses instagram to get real feedback on his work. In the piece Tom mentions Photomeet in London and the workshops Justin mentions are the Eddie Adams workshop and Gary Knight's workshop. In the intro we also have a bit of desk chat (see Tom Barnes previous desk escapades here). His current desk is made by a company called Platform. We also talk about Tom's use of a Stream Deck and Keyboard Maestro, along with the Pomodoro Technique. To finish off we have Justins desert island camera which happens to be the Leica M10-D, and his chosen photobook is Genesis by Sebastiao Salgado.
Tom Parker is a travel and commercial photographer who has worked in over 90 countries and worked for the worlds top travel brands and publications. Based in London he has spent stints living in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. In todays episode we have an enthralling conversation with Tom. He talks us through his journey to get where he is now and then we delve deeper discuss his step by step process to shooting travel assignments, his approach in terms of preparation, logistics and production. We talk about the importance of local assistants, fixers, drivers and we discuss the rise of influencers, negotiating and airports and other tips for traveling photographers. Tom's pick for his desert island photobook is ‘Workers' by Sebastio Salgado The Wifi Puck mentioned by Tom (Barnes) is the Skyroam Solis X We also mention the app Sunseeker which an app that's great for predicting sunlight on location
Tom Barnes makes his Thoughts debut as we talk about the crazy events that somehow lead to Kawhi and PG on the Clippers. Plus we all give our top 8 Western Conference Power Rankings after the NBA Free Agency period.
It is time to grab a cup of tea (Earl Grey Hot for the Trekkies), strap in and get ready for another episode from the Nerds we all look forward to each week. Also grab a slice of birthday cake and help us wish the DJ a Happy Birthday, yep our favourite funny guy is another year older. Now on with the show; that’s right, we once again have another fun packed episode in which we entertain you with some of the latest topics in Nerd pop culture news. This week we start off with news of an animated series coming from Netflix of Magic the Gathering. While details are limited at the moment it is something to look forward to. The boys have some interesting points to consider with this one, and the chief among them is based on who determines what is canon for stories. Also what is possibly the coolest car commercial at the moment?Next up we look at why brushing your teeth is more important than just to protect your teeth and good breathe. The implications for this are actually quite important, particularly if you want to remember where you hid your favourite comics and figurines. Once again Buck has found a research article that we should take a moment to look at that highlights some very interesting and disturbing facts. So, remember to brush, rinse and floss if you want to have the best health in the nursing home.Next up Professor brings us news that Tesla is now becoming a rolling game console. That’s right, Tesla cars are gaming consoles with the release of another game to play on the in car tablet style interactive screen. Unfortunately you are not able to play them while driving, um, oops, maybe that’s a good thing. We also hear about what some people have been doing with their Teslas that has been noticed by Elon, and trust us, this is not something we recommend.The games played this week show us that Buck truly is a grumpy old man, and that DJ is a fan of Clint Eastwood. But honestly tough, who isn’t a fan of Clit? What game is this, listen in or cheat and scroll down to the link. DJ has been playing Mortal Kombat 11 and still hasn’t exhibited any signs of PTSD, lots of other funny behaviour, but hey, that is normal. Professor has set fire to a house and read a book by the light. Then we have the shout outs, remembrances, birthdays, and events. Speaking of Birthdays, we wish to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to DJ. He is OLD folks!!! As always, stay safe, take care of each other and stay hydrated, catch you all next time.EPISODE NOTES:Magic the Gathering the animated series - https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/magic-the-gathering-animated-series-netflix-russo-brothers-1203230595/#article-commentsThe wonders of brushing your teeth - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190603102549.htmCuphead now playable in Tesla - https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/06/02/cuphead-will-be-playable-in-tesla-model-3-model-s-and-model-x-cars?sf103564640=1Games currently playingBuck– Get of my lawn - https://store.steampowered.com/app/260410/Get_Off_My_Lawn/Professor- Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead - https://cataclysmdda.org/DJ– MK 11 - https://store.playstation.com/en-au/product/EP1018-CUSA11379_00-00MORTALKOMBAT11Other topics discussedStar Wars making the expanded universe not canon- https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/star-wars-expanded-universe-not-canon/Star Wars novels releases by date- https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_novels_by_release_dateDungeons and Dragons (live action film series)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_(film_series)Magic the Gathering Lore Trailers- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW-PCQJfXX0Dungeons & Dragons (1983 TV series)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_(TV_series)Renault KWID Outsider featuring Dungeons & Dragons- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC9-bfsNne8&feature=youtu.beFull report on the wonders of brushing your teeth- https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/1/eaau3333Report: People who curse have better vocabularies- https://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-swearing-cursing-rude-words-better-vocabulary-scienceA couple shot a porn film in a Tesla- https://www.businessinsider.com/couple-shot-porno-in-moving-tesla-on-autopilot-2019-5/?r=AU&IR=TElon Mush smokes weed on the Joe Rogan Podcast- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VcCzKjXs-8&feature=youtu.beVictorian Police now has Tesla X police cars- https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/on-the-road/victoria-police-add-shock-new-vehicle-to-its-fleet/news-story/d43c541e67e72d40f0dfb4a4579493e6Tomorrow Never Dies (1997 James Bond Film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow_Never_DiesTerminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003 movie)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_3:_Rise_of_the_MachinesBethesda Fallout 76 canvas bags saga 6 months later- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaPo5jgZbj0All things Apple in WWDC 19- https://www.cnet.com/news/wwdc-2019-everything-apple-announced-ios-13-dark-mode-mac-pro-macos-10-15-ipados/1989 Tiananmen Square protests- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protestsTrump and Macron honor D-Day veterans- https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/d-day-anniversary-watch-live-stream-normandy-invasion-trump-macron-today-2019-06-06-live-updates/97-year-old jumps out of plane for D-Day- https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/ww2-parachute-tom-rice/index.htmlThat’s Not Canon Podcasts- General Queeries - https://thatsnotcanon.com/generalqueeriespodcast- Cosmic Moments - https://thatsnotcanon.com/cosmicmomentspodcastShoutouts3 Jun 2019 - iTunes, the jukebox software that revolutionized the music industry after its launch in 2001 is now shutting down. Apple announced that iTunes will be replaced in macOS Catalina by separate applications for Music, Podcasts, and TV. Finder will also be able to perform the device management capabilities previously contained within iTunes. This change will not affect Windows or older macOS versions. - https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/3/18650571/apple-itunes-rip-discontinued-macos-10-15-ipod-store-digital-music-wwdc-20194 Jun 1896 - At approximately 4:00 a.m. on June 4, 1896, in the shed behind his home on Bagley Avenue in Detroit, Henry Ford unveils the “Quadricycle,” the first automobile he ever designed or drove. On call at all hours to ensure that Detroit had electrical service 24 hours a day, Ford was able to use his flexible working schedule to experiment with his pet project—building a horseless carriage with a gasoline-powered engine. The Quadricycle had two driving speeds, no reverse, no brakes, rudimentary steering ability and a doorbell button as a horn, and it could reach about 20 miles per hour. Aside from one breakdown on Washington Boulevard due to a faulty spring, the drive was a success, and Ford was on his way to becoming one of the most formidable success stories in American business history. - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-ford-test-drives-his-quadricycle4 Jun 1940 - British complete the "Miracle of Dunkirk" by evacuating 338,226 allied troops from France via a flotilla of over 800 vessels including Royal Navy destroyers, merchant marine boats, fishing boats, pleasure craft and even lifeboats - https://www.onthisday.com/articles/the-military-retreat-they-called-a-miracle4 Jun 2004 – Marvin Heemeyer, an American welder and an automobilemuffler repair shop owner went on a rampage with a modified bulldozer also known as the Killdozer. He demolish the town hall, the former mayor's house, and other buildings in Granby, Colorado. The rampage ended when the bulldozer became stuck in the basement of a Gambles store he was in the process of destroying. Heemeyer then committed suicide. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Heemeyer4 Jun 2019 – Pride March turns 50. The pride parades are outdoor events celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) social and self-acceptance, achievements, legal rights and pride. The events also at times serve as demonstrations for legal rights such as same-sex marriage. Most pride events occur annually, and many take place around June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, a pivotal moment in modern LGBTQ social movements. The State of New York is preparing to host in 2019 the largest international LGBT pride celebration in history, known as Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019. - https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/cultural-traditions/pride-parades.htmRemembrances2 Jun 2019 - Alistair Browning, New Zealand actor who won several awards for his work in film, television and theatre, best known for his roles in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Lord of the Rings, Rain, Futile Attraction, Siege, and Power Rangers Dino Super Charge. He died of cancer at 65 in Palmerston North - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_Browning3 Jun 2019 – Paul Darrow, English actor who came to national prominence playing the role of Kerr Avon in the 1970s BBC science fiction television series Blake's 7. He also guest starred twice in Doctor Who, playing Captain Hawkins in the serial Doctor Who and the Silurians which was transmitted in 1970 and Maylin Tekker in the serial Timelash which was transmitted in 1985. He was also the voice of "Jack", on independent radio stations JACKfm and Union JACK, whose lines included dry-witted comments pertaining to current events. He died of a short-term illness at 78 in Chessington,Surrey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Darrow5 Jun 1916 - Mildred J. Hill, American songwriter and musicologist, who composed the melody for "Good Morning to All", later used as the melody for "Happy Birthday to You". She died at 56 in Chicago, Illinois - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_J._HillFamous Birthdays4 Jun 1971 - Noah Wyle, American film, television, and theatre actor. He is known for his roles as Dr. John Carter in ER and as Tom Mason in Falling Skies. He has also played Steve Jobs in the docudrama Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999), Dr. Kenneth Monnitoff in Donnie Darko (2001), and Flynn Carsen in the Librarian franchise. He was born in Hollywood, California - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Wyle5 Jun 1899 - Otis Barton, American deep-sea diver, inventor and actor. Barton designed the first bathysphere and made a dive with William Beebe off Bermuda in June 1930. They set the first record for deep-sea diving by descending 600 ft (180 m). In 1934, they set another record at 3,028 ft (923 m). Barton acted in the 1938 Hollywood movie, Titans of the Deep. He was born in New York. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Barton6 Jun 1954 - Harvey Fierstein, American actor, playwright, and voice actor. Fierstein has won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his own play Torch Song Trilogy (about a gay drag-performer and his quest for true love and family) and the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for playing Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. He also wrote the book for the musical La Cage aux Folles, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, and wrote the book for the Tony Award-winning Kinky Boots. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2007. He was born in Brooklyn,New York - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_FiersteinEvents of Interest3 Jun 2017 - The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum opens in Springfield, Massachusetts. It features artworks that have never been seen in public, along with interactive exhibits, and aims to explain how the author’s childhood experiences inspired his work - http://time.com/4805123/dr-seuss-museum/4 Jun 1940 - Winston Churchill's speech "We shall fight on the seas and oceans". This was delivered to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In this speech, Churchill had to describe a great military disaster, and warn of a possible invasion attempt by the Nazis, without casting doubt on eventual victory. He also had to prepare his domestic audience for France's falling out of the war without in any way releasing France to do so, and wished to reiterate a policy and an aim unchanged – despite the intervening events – from his speech of 13 May, in which he had declared the goal of "victory, however long and hard the road may be" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_shall_fight_on_the_beaches4 Jun 1973 - A patent for the ATM is granted to Don Wetzel, Tom Barnes and George Chastain. - http://www.famousdaily.com/history/wetzel-barnes-chastain-patent-atm.htmlPatent - https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/79/9e/65/c97ddf1419d7b8/US3761682.pdfIntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/Email - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comTwitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rss
BRAND SECRETS AND STRATEGIES: Empowering Brands | Raising The Bar
This episode's FREE download Your brand's selling story is the cornerstone of all effective business building strategies. Learn How To Get Your Brand On The Shelf and What Retailers REALLY Want. This Is Your Roadmap To Success. CLICK HERE TO GAIN INSTANT ACCESS TO MY FREE TURNKEY SALES STORY STRATEGIES COURSE Shoppers want healthy natural organic products. Organic produce is the gateway to driving sustainable natural organic sales in center store. This is the audio recording of the presentation I facilitated for the Category Management Association. The Category Management Association reached out to me to facilitate four webinars geared toward helping mainstream retailers and brands understand what makes natural natural. Today's podcast includes the audio from the third in the series, all about produce and how produce is driving center store sales. As consumers begin to experiment with organic and they try to understand and learn a little bit more about it, it's easier for them to make the connection between produce and other products within the store. The key point here is that produce is what drives sales in center store by helping those consumers understand and appreciate the value of natural organic products on the perimeter of the store and how they relate to other categories within the store. If you'd like to download the presentation that we refer to in this webinar, you can easily access it at categorymanagementsolutions.com/cma3. As a little bit of additional background, the Category Management Association (CMA) defines the standards of category management proficiency. There are three levels; CPCA, CPCM, and CPSA. I'm a Certified Professional Strategic Advisor (CPSA). The CMA also provides a wealth of information and resources to help support their members which predominantly include mainstream brands and retailers. For any natural companies listening, the reason this matters is because category management includes the advanced strategies that the big brands rely heavily upon. The point being is that if you want to play at that level, you need to BE at that level. That's what the focus of this podcast is, all about to help small natural brands and retailers compete head-to-head, toe-to-toe with the big guys. I would like to thank the CMA for supporting this important cause and for bringing this information to you. If you want to learn more about the CMA and how they work with brands, you can always connect with me or reach out to them directly. I'll put links to them and Category partners, my guest on this webinar, in the show notes and on this podcast webpage. Here are Adam Brohimer and Tom Barnes with CATEGORY PARTNERS Download the show notes at: brandsecretsandstrategies.com/session39.
TOPIC: 2018 Ford Mustang01:07 – Carl Widdman, Mustang Chief Engineer, Ford and Tom Barnes, Mustang Engineer, Ford25:36 – Mark Schaller, Mustang Marketing Manager, Ford36:46 – Panel DiscussionPANEL:- John McElroy, Autoline.tv- Gary Vasilash, Automotive Design and Production- Roman Mica, TFLCar.com- Nik Miles, OurAutoExpert.com
This Tuesday evening on the HPANWO Show: Tom Barnes, a fellow radio show host who presents shows on Enemy Within Radio, an alternative station that breaks down the mainstream media matrix and NWO agenda, also covering a huge selection of topics ranging from corporate control of government to eugenics, see: http://truthfrequencyradio.com/enemy-within-radio-43276/ and: http://enemywithinradio.com/.Also: All the latest news, details of upcoming events and space weather.Tune in at 8pm, UK time, on Tuesday the 3rd of March.To talk to the host and other listeners, join the HPANWO Radio Chatbox here: http://hpanworadio14.chatango.com/.
This Tuesday evening on the HPANWO Show: Tom Barnes, a fellow radio show host who presents shows on Enemy Within Radio, an alternative station that breaks down the mainstream media matrix and NWO agenda, also covering a huge selection of topics ranging from corporate control of government to eugenics, see: http://truthfrequencyradio.com/enemy-within-radio-43276/ and: http://enemywithinradio.com/.Also: All the latest news, details of upcoming events and space weather.Tune in at 8pm, UK time, on Tuesday the 3rd of March.To talk to the host and other listeners, join the HPANWO Radio Chatbox here: http://hpanworadio14.chatango.com/.
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Sermon delivered by Janet Holden on July 8, 2012. Janet has been a “GA Junkie” ever since she attended her first General Assembly in Nashville in 2000 when her luggage got lost. She realized that she could buy a different UU T-shirt in the Exhibit Hall every day and still fit right in. Since coming home from the 2010 GA in Charlotte, she has been working on the Congregational Study Action Issue, Immigration as a Moral Issue. The decision to attend the Justice GA this year, held in controversy in Phoenix, AZ, was not an easy one for many reasons. Janet will explore what this GA means on a personal, spiritual level as well as what it means for our UU faith. Janet Holden and her husband Tom Barnes have been members of the congregation since 1988. She received a Certificate in Congregational Health Ministry from Andover Newton Theological School in 2008. Janet has served on the UTUUC Board and is currently a member of the Unity Temple Choir. She can be reached at janetholden@sbcglobal.net.
Movie Addict HQ celebrates the 70th Anniversary of Casablanca with Tom Barnes, author of the Casablanca Film Trivia book. Also joining in the festivities are film historian James Colt Harrison and award-winning blogger Fausta Rodriguez Wertz. Movie fans will have the opportunity to see the classic film on big screens in selected theaters for one day only on March 21.
Sermon delivered by Janet Holden on July 10, 2011. Janet's sermon is preceded by two related personal stories presented by Bonnie Jordan and Anne White. Janet Holden and her husband Tom Barnes have been members of the congregation since 1988. She received a Certificate in Congregational Health Ministry from Andover Newton Theological School in 2008. Janet has served on the UTUUC Board and is currently a member of the Unity Temple Choir. She can be reached at janetholden@sbcglobal.net.
Since it's a quiet week (/s), we spend a good amount of time talking about the newly-refreshed 2018 Ford Mustang. Sam had a chance to speak with Mustang Vehicle Engineer Tom Barnes, too. We also talk about Mazda's move to introduce an HCCI engine for the next generation of Skyactiv powertrains, take some questions, and finish up with Sam's interview with Jim Zizelman from Delphi, talking about Dynamic Skip-Fire and other topics. Our Sponsors:* Check out Express VPN: https://expressvpn.com/WHEELBEARINGSAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
4DE Nation! We have a very fun interview for you! We spoke with retired NFL and Big 10 referee Tom Barnes. His experiences include 26 years as an NFL referee (44 years over his career) and 513 NFL games including 1 Super Bowl, 3 Pro Bowls, 6 Conference Championships, and 17 NFL Playoff games. This discussion has a fun twist to it as we talked special teams from a referee stand point and we loved his perspective on everything from punt coverage, possible KO elimination, and even controversial calls such as the ball flying over the top of field goal upright. We also discussed a variety of fun topics including his experience at Super Bowl 28 (1994) between the Bills and Cowboys, his 5 favorite athletes he enjoyed watching play and even his top 5 NFL and Big 10 stadiums to referee in. Once a referee, always a referee, as he still analyzes referees when watching the game from the living room! We loved this conversation and we hope you do too!If you like this one, please RT, Like and Share iton social media, as well as leave us a 5 Star Review on iTunes!If our program is benefiting you and you're looking for a way to support what we do, please consider becoming a Patron Donation Supporter.Thank you and we hope to continue helping you and bringing you something enjoyable to listen to. Submit questions (DM or tag us) and we will answer them on our next podcast!Follow Us (on all social media platforms):4th Down ExperienceEmail: 4thDownExperiencePodcast@gmail.comTweet At Us: TwitterFollow Us: InstagramCo-Hosts:Coach Chris Husby:Tweet At Us: TwitterFollow Us: InstagramAcademy Info: Special Teams Football AcademyCoach Brian JacksonTweet At Us: TwitterFollow Us: InstagramAcademy Info: Team Jackson Kicking
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