Podcasts about Uncle Don

Legends !!! back on the mics for another week.The Dawg has a Tumultuous week from needing the eye balls operated on again ..... joys of going blind .... to having a rap battle with Drake to getting measles from the show ... it all went down The Lord buys a motorcycle and starts up the 2% club The Unprofessional MC so against the grain its scratchy.Evo is still in Kal it's hot as balls and Frenchy is finger banging !!! could be worse could have 102 trowser snakes in your backyard trying to freak in the sheets. Uncle Don is bringing back straws so we can now enjoy a drink with out the paper mashay in the gob ... Who else is getting a pardon ??? can we see the Tiger King set free ??? Chat to yas next week ....... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imagine being a juror on a high-profile murder trial, immersed in the legal drama while carrying the weight of justice on your shoulders. We welcome Producer Sara back after recently serving on a murder trial in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She shares her compelling experience and about her new podcast, "SEQUESTERED," which offers a gripping, firsthand look at the trial and the profound impact it had on her. With Moose's help, Sara sheds light on the trial, and invites you to explore the intense world of courtroom deliberations through a juror's eyes.As we mark five years of podcasting, we reflect on life's unpredictable journey, sharing poignant tales of love, loss, and resilience. Kat opens her heart about personal losses, recounting stories of her Uncle T and Uncle Don, which remind us all of the inevitability of mortality and the profound connections that bind us to family. These reflections underscore the enduring comfort family provides during times of grief and the unique ways each of us navigates the path of healing from loss.We also explore the emotional landscapes we traverse when anniversaries of loss come around, acknowledging how our bodies often harbor memories that surprise us. Through amusing anecdotes of mistaken celebrity identities and serendipitous encounters—like mistaking a fellow traveler for Brené Brown or meeting Louis Armstrong's daughter—we're reminded of the unpredictable nature of human connections. And, amidst these heartfelt discussions, we dive into lighter debates, such as the whimsical act of knitting gifts for strangers' babies during flights, bringing a touch of humor to our heartfelt conversation.Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Facebook! Support the show!

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Before, during, and after the Holocaust, antisemitism spread throughout American society. AJC's innovative multimedia campaign to counter this rising hatred is the subject of “Confronting Hate: 1937-1952,” an exhibit at the New York Historical Society. With posters, comic books, newspaper advertisements, radio spots, and television cartoons, that, since 1952, have not been seen by the public, join Charlotte Bonelli, Director of AJC's Archives and Records Center, and Debra Schmidt Bach, Curator of Decorative Arts and Special Exhibitions at the New-York Historical Society, for a behind-the-scenes tour, recorded live from the exhibit. Hear original radio clips: “Uncle Don's All-American Contest,” “Dear Adolf,” and a historic, moving 1944 NBC Radio broadcast in cooperation with AJC, which aired the first Jewish religious broadcast from Germany since the rise of Hitler, straight from a battlefield in Aachen, Germany. __ Episode Lineup: (0:00) Dana Steiner (2:00) Charlotte Bonelli and Debra Schmidt Bach __ Show Notes: If you're alarmed by rising antisemitism, you can take action right now by supporting AJC: visit AJC.org/donate, or text AJC DONATE to 52886. Visit the New York Historical Society to see “Confronting Hate 1937–1952” open through January 1, 2023.  Interested in bringing “Confronting Hate 1937–1952” to your museum or institution, free or charge? Contact Emily Croll, Deputy Museum Director at travelingexhibitions@nyhistory.org, or (212) 873-3400 x527. AJC's William E. Wiener Oral History Library: listen to the oral histories of Milton Krents, Richard Rothschild and Ethel Phillips, which helped inform the exhibit. AJC Archives Uncle Don's All American Contest Broadcasting from the Battlefield  Music credit: Lille by johnny_ripper is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 (Will Not Appear in Vimeo Music Store) License. Listen to our latest podcast episode: From “Chopped” to the White House: TikTok Chef Eitan Bernath on Being a Loud and Proud Jew Follow People of the Pod on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/PeopleofthePod You can reach us at: peopleofthepod@ajc.org If you've enjoyed this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, tag us on social media with #PeopleofthePod, and hop onto Apple Podcasts to rate us and write a review, to help more listeners find us.

Rebecca Cokley is a Program Officer, developing the U.S. disability rights program strategy at the Ford Foundation. Prior to joining Ford, Rebecca was the co-founder and director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress (CAP). She was responsible for organizing a campaign that resulted in an unprecedented 12 Presidential candidates developing disability policy platforms. Prior to her work at CAP, she served as the executive director for the National Council on Disability where she worked on sexual violence on college campuses, policing reform, and the civil rights of disabled parents. A three time Presidential Appointee, Rebecca served in key policy roles at the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as a successful stint at the White House where she oversaw diversity and inclusion efforts for the Obama Administration.  Learn more about Rebecca and the Ford Foundation. Learn more about Cara Reedy. Learn more about The Passionistas Project. FULL TRANSCRIPT: Passionistas: Hi, we're sisters Amy and Nancy Harrington. We founded the Passionistas Project to tell the stories of women who are following their passions and fighting for equality for all. The more we spoke with women for our podcast, subscription box and the annual Power of Passionistas Summit, the more we saw a common trait in all of them. They are unstoppable. Whether they chose to use their voices to start a women owned brand or fight for the rights of the marginalized, we found that all Passionistas are resilient, compassionate and persistent. Each year, we honor women who embody these qualities by presenting the Passionistas Persist Awards. This episode of the podcast is an interview with one of the 2022 recipients. Our final award this evening is the Passionistas Persist Humanitarian Award, which honors a woman who spends her days in pursuit of equal rights and promoting human welfare for all people. The award is being presented by Cara Reedy, a journalist, actor, director and photographer. As the director of the Disabled Journalist Association, Cara knows that the world is missing out on some of the best stories on the planet, and the journalist in her knows that can't stand. Cara: I met Rebecca three years ago when I was interviewing her for a documentary I was working on at The Guardian. Literally, the moment we clapped eyes on each other, she screamed, "You don't get down with that LPA bullshit either." I knew we would be friends immediately. Rebecca is a second generation activist. She's been around since she could ride on her godmother's wheelchair to, uh, protest. She was the co-founder and director of the Disability Justice Initiative at Center for American Progress, where she built out a progressive policy platform that protected the rights and services disabled people depend on for survival and also developed an innovative solutions like a proposed disability disabled worker tax credit, and increased access to capital for disability owned small businesses. She stewarded a campaign that resulted in an unprecedented 12 presidential candidates developing disability policy platforms. She's a three-time presidential appointee. Rebecca served in key policy roles at the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as oversaw diversity and inclusion efforts for the Obama administration. I'm honored to present her with a Passionistas Persist Humanitarian Award. Rebecca: Thank you so much, Cara. It is such a tremendous honor to accept the 2022 Passionistas Persist Humanitarian Award. 43 years ago, my parents, both people with dwarfism, recorded an interview for a local news station where they said that they hoped for a future for their child or people with dwarfism would not be jokes. Could achieve any job they desired and live a life free from discrimination. Their work as activists and advocates paved the road that led me to youth leadership programs, to the University of California, Santa Cruz, Go Banana Slugs, the White House, numerous campaigns and today at the Ford Foundation. As the mom of three, I find myself honestly wishing the same thing for my children. 43 years later. If there was anything I learned from my mom, a single mom who became a single mom when my dad left us after she got accepted into college, there was a lesson in persistence. Sometimes the only way out is through. And in troubling times like these, there is no one else I would rather be in the trenches with, working our way through all of this hot mess, than all of you fellow Passionistas. Thank you again for this tremendous honor. Cara: I always like to think about like how people grew up and like I grew up in a, in a house full of black people cuz we were black, that persisted through the Civil Rights Movement, but I didn't have a full understanding of like disability as an identity, how they intersect. Just I, I was a little behind kind of in my understanding of disability and oppression. How do you feel? You being a second generation, um, activist in this space has prepared you to attack the problem, the problems of oppression of disabled people. How did your understanding of your oppression as a child lead you to this and, um, having your parents kind of lead you to. Rebecca: My parents never hesitated to talk about either our oppression that we faced as people with the warism or the privilege that we faced. And you know, you see, I have a good trouble banner up in the background. Um, my dad was the son of a federal judge in Selma, Alabama. I have no problem using the term, a white supremacist federal judge in Selma, Alabama. Um, who. Routinely through Freedom Writers in Jail who oversaw the travesty. That was the Reverend James Reeb trial and who, uh, filed an injunction that made it, like, made it a violation of the law for three or more African Americans to congregate in Selma and talk about voting. And that history was never hidden from me. My parents were very open in talking about. How my dad was raised, how he was brought up, um, his parents and, and siblings perception of the world and their place in it. And you know, for my dad, yes, he was, you know, the younger son of this, this big time jackass of a judge. But my dad was also the only little person in his family. And so, you know, wherever they went, yes, he was the judge's kid, but he was also the d. Um, and his older brother had schizophrenia. So in a, in a very southern, very patriarchal family. Both sons were disabled. And I think that was something that was never lost on my dad. His, his brother became institutionalized when my dad was a teenager and his brother was in, was in his early twenties. Um, and so while yes, he grew up with a lot of privilege, he also grew up with a brother. You know, nobody talked about. Um, and then he was the heir, or, you know, you had the air and the spare if we're gonna, you know, use a, use a, um, a monarchy term. Um, and the spare was a little person. And so, uh, you know, my dad. Spent a lot of time thinking about what, what his life was like. And my dad grew up with gay friends in Alabama and saw how they were treated and ended up at a little people convention where he met my mom. Who was the, the number five of nine kids, all red haired flower children. And it was love at first sight. My dad went home to Alabama and packed up the 69 Camaro and drove her from Selma to San Francisco. Um, and they got married like six months after my mom turned 18. And, uh, my mom was also the only person with dwarfism in her family. And growing up at the bay at the height of the AIDS epidemic, my dad ran a Center for Independent Living. My mom ran a disabled student center at a community college. . And so they were losing friends and students and clients left and right. And I remember as a kid, like my parents skipping my ice skating lesson for us to go to funerals. And I remember like being like, Why are we going to another funeral? And my parents being like, Nobody deserves to die alone. Like, we have a responsibility to show up for people. Um, and that was always my parents' core value. And you know, we would talk about things like, I remember. When I had the realization that my dad's best friend was gay. And I remember asking my dad, Why does Uncle Don's roommate come with us whenever we go anywhere? Like, why, why does, why does Mark come with us? And my dad was like, Well, that's his, you know, that's his roommate. And my mom was like, Come on, Billy, Like, give me a break. And my dad was like, That's his partner. They love each other. And like, I was six. And so it was like, Oh, they love each other. Ok, that's cool. Like whatever. Um, you know, so my parents were really open in both talking about sort of the, the ways they moved about the world, but also the fact that like, that there was oppression and that we had to talk about it, and that it wasn't always like stiff upper lip or, you know, pick yourself up from the bootstraps. That there are days that it really sucks being a disabled person and like they didn't hide that. . Cara: You also kind of touched on like grief being a really big part of being disabled. I don't say that lightly. But what I, whenever I say this or, or bring up something that's negative around disability, people are like, We knew it. And it's like, no, not, you don't really get it. Like, that's not what we mean by that. But it's, but there is a level of grief that is involved in being disabled. Um, because the systems let you down so often. How do you navigate your grief, um, to keep moving? Rebecca: I was in your spot and I was interviewing Senator Tammy Duckworth, um, when we launched the project that I was running at the time at the Center for American Progress. And I asked her about it, um, as a disabled woman veteran, and she said, You know, Becca, sometimes you just have to embrace the. And I thought that phrase was so perfect, and I was like, I've never heard anyone just say it like that. And she was like, Yeah, there's days. It totally sucks. Um, and there's days that it's really rough. And that's, that's the reality. And we don't tell the, we don't do any of us a service by not being willing to talk about that. And I think as a, you know, as a kid, growing, My parents, um, handled people staring at us very differently. My dad being a southern kid and being a judge of son, was it, you know, eternal politician would go be like, Hi, my name is Billy. And me like, I was sitting in the corner like going like at like six and I remember the first time I did that and my mom, like the other parent, grabbed my mom and was like, Do you know that your child just flipped off my. and my mom pulled me aside and was like, Did you just flip them off? And I was like, No. I gave them the finger. And she was like, That's what that means, . Um, and I was like, Why is it okay for them to act that way towards me in public? Like, why am I supposed to be, um, okay with it? Um, you know, it's not okay. And like if I can't act that way in public, Like, why are they allowed to act that way? And my mom was always like, Well, you know, different people are raised differently and whatever. But like there are moments like I find even now as a parent watching my kids grow up. Um, and, you know, two, three years of a pandemic meant my kids weren't in school with their peers all of this time. They were remote learning. And I remember my son's response the first time. He saw his best friends from, that he had been going to school with from kindergarten on after this break. And he was like, Mom, they got really tall. And I was like, Yeah, they did. And he was like, Oh. and it was a reminder for my hus, like my son is a, is a jock. He loves sports, he's super outgoing. But I remember when I was on softball teams and I remember when it got to the point where my 100% was literally dwarfed by their 100%. And no matter how hard I tried, like I couldn't keep. And that's like, and, and going through that period of time. And I remember coming across a, a book on dwarfism, um, recently actually that had my mom's story in it. And my mom talked about how when she was 16, my grandpa, to me woods just north of San Francisco and with the family of nine kids, nobody got alone time with parents. It just doesn't happen. And my grandfather sat in the car with my mom in the, in the Volkswagen bug that they had and told her she was never gonna get any. And, and her talking about her morning process and like that wasn't something my parents took for me. And so, you know, there are days when it sucks. I mean, I remember there was a job I really wanted a vice president for health justice for, for a progressive women's organization. I was a finalist. And then they called me to tell me I wasn't getting the job. And what they said, and I quote was, Our organization is not ambitious enough to hire someone. Oh, and I was like, What the, like what the hell? Like, am I, is that a compliment? Is it an insult? Like, how do I even take that? And I remember being like, Oh, okay, like you're proud that your organization has such a ba like backwards view about the world. Um, you know, And so I think it's just, it doesn't, doesn't mean you're not proud in who you are. It actually means that you have just. Like, you know who you are. I've spent a lot of time like investigating ableism that like ableist ideas I have and um, I feel like you end up kind of almost mourning that like period where you're like, Oh, this isn't gonna get any better. Like, it's always gonna be like this, but that's okay cuz I know how to do. And you have people to do it with. I think, you know, growing up with community, with people with all different types of disabilities, with role models, with dwarfism, um, had such a positive impact on me because, you know, did I know when I was like a teenager that like the people that I looked up to had the same insecurities and fears and whatnot that I didn't know they were the cool teenager. Who managed to get their parents to pay for altering acid washed jeans and let them crimp their hair like they were cool. Um, and like being able to see that was really important. Being able to, um, . I remember the first time I ever saw a porn and I was at my godmother's bridal shower and I was, I was, 15 and in a room with a whole bunch of women with a whole bunch of different types of disabilities. There were deaf women, there were cerebral palsy, there were women who used communication boards to talk. It was like the most like pro feminist, rabel, rousing crew of like disabled, crippled women on the face of the planet. And this porn came on. And I remember just like being like, I dunno what to do with this Ok, this is interesting. And like they thought it was the funniest thing on the face of the planet. I remember just being. This room of like real, like what does it say that this room of really, like, we're sitting here laughing at the ables doing like sex acts on TV as a room of like disabled women and just being like, this is funny. Like, right, this is funny. Like, am I supposed to laugh at this? And I remember my mom just be like, I cannot believe I'm watching this with my 15 year old daughter. Um, you know, and, and I think it's moments like that where, You share space or, I mean, as, um, my, Patrick and I just watched almost Famous the other night and they talk about the, the currency of being collectively uncool. Mm. And I think there's something about that, like among other disabled people or among other people from other diverse communities too. Cause I've found similar, um, similar support and comfort among like my black women friends. You know, one of my biggest frustrations is, doing media and having the article come out later that's like little person, big, whatever. Or you know, Rebecca's personality is so big. I never noticed she was small and it's so enraging cuz it's like, so you don't understand my reality and you don't know me. From the time I wake up in a bed that's oversized and huge and made by Restoration Hardware and I have to high jump to get on it, even though I really love it. Um, I wake up in a world that's been structured for average type people, so I have to talk to you like a child because you're acting like a child. Um, you know, And so I think that there is this, I I watch media claim to try to. But that would actually require, as, you know, like the, the labor that comes with doing the work versus being able to say, Well, let's just like slap a reality show tag on it and call it a day. Passionistas: We're Amy and Nancy Harrington and you are listening to the Passionistas Project Podcast. Are you looking for the perfect holiday gift for the women in your life? Visit ThePassionistasProject.com to order our subscription box filled with products made by women owned businesses and female artisans to inspire women to follow their passions. Get a free mystery box with a one-year subscription using the code WINTERMYSTERY. Now here's more of the Passionista Persist Award ceremony. Cara: I find there's a lot of. Language around sensitivity. Like, Oh, we are going to be sensitive to, to disabled people. And I'm like, well, I don't care about your sensitivity because this is fake sensitivity. What I need you to do is do your job and investigate things. I don't care about your feelings. Which kind of brings me to my next question about you building out your the Ford Disability Program. I, I feel like one of the things that you do the best, you do a lot of things great, but like one of the bigger, biggest things is that you're such a connector, but you not only connect dots, but you. You understand how to fund them and like it's, it's been amazing to watch just from the little bit. I know. Can you talk a little bit about how you've approached kind of building this groundbreaking sort of platform and base for so long? Rebecca: The number one thing holding back work in the disability rights and justice base. We don't have money. And so I remember, um, when I was at the National Council on Disability, I should know even before that, I remember when I was working for President Obama and I needed to find people with disabilities that were experts in housing policy. And I made like 30 calls and I couldn't find anybody. I was just like, Oh my God, this has, this is ridiculous. Why is there this problem? And you know, part of the problem is because people with disabilities live in a state of legalized, codified poverty. And so folks don't go to college or can't go to college, can't afford going to college, or if they go to college they can't work. Cause if they work, they lose their health insurance. Um, and I remember just being like, what would it be like if like money wasn't the problem? Like, what could we build? And so I started years ago building this list that was originally entitled things that We Need. And it was like a cross disability rights community housing portfolio, like policy agenda. Like what, what do we like? What are the issues? What are the problems, et cetera. Um, like what else do we need? Why do we keep, I remember saying like, why do we keep funding exoskeleton? When disabled people by the thousands die every year as a result of bed sores, like Jesus, do we need another GA exoskeleton? And why is money going to this? And people are like, Oh, the, the averages and the ables are like, Oh, it's exoskeleton. So, yeah, but I'd rather not die of a bed. So, um, and so I just started building a list and then, uh, when I was asked to apply for the job at Ford, the list became a bit more formal and turned into cool shit. I want the Ford Foundation to fund at the back of a notebook and in it, um, I'm very specifically laid out like, we need a place doing work on immigration reform. We need to fund work, uh, supporting. Native and indigenous folks with disabilities. Um, we need a disabled journalist organization. We need a disabled, or we need an organization of disabled doctors. Um, you know, especially during this pandemic. And so much of the, the health reporting is just so crappy. So if we have good journalists and we have good doctors, like as a package deal, we can, we can move something forward. Um, you know, and real like, I need a disabled economist. I wanna be able to break down the numbers. So we can actually tell the real story around disability and poverty and like, if we're talking about reparations, have we thought about how reparations would impact disabled African Americans? No, we haven't. Well, how do we make sure they don't screw African American disabled folks? Um, and can I get an economist to build out that work because I know we're really gonna need it, but no one's doing it. Um, and that's like the most fun part of the job is sometimes just like sitting back and being like, Okay. So if we get this, this, and this, like what's the next thing? What would be really cool to do? Like who? And also at the same time being at a place like Ford, like I joke all the time that when I was at the White House, everyone took my calls. No, like 90% of people took my calls. 100% of people take my calls when you give away money. . And I was lucky that I had friends that worked in the foundation space that were like, Enjoy it now. Cause when your time is up, nobody will answer your calls. They're like, so like, use it. Um, and so continually thinking of like, what are the spaces we need to be in and how can I use. The privilege that I have in my role at the Ford Foundation to get our people into those spaces and make sure that they're supported in those spaces and that they can thrive in those spaces. Cause it's not just getting in the door. Cause like you can get in the door and then be surrounded by a room full of assholes. Um, but how do we make sure it's the right door? How do we make sure whatever we're funding is set up to thrive? How do we make sure the people on the other end get it and are going to, to, to truly welcome and embrace, um, not just accept, but amplify and support disabled folks and disabled issues in that way. And, you know, I think through my career, like having the, the sort of sense of scale of the community that I do and sort of the sense of the progressive world as it is, you know, just always continually like keeping, keeping track of who's doing cool work, Like who's doing something that's really neat. Who's doing something that's different.. And is there a way that we can fund it? And if not us can I like connect them with another funder that can help support their work? Cara: Your kids are third generation now activist, and they're already Rebecca: Mouthy, obnoxious, persistent. Cara: They're persistent, which is, they're persistent. Where do you hope to get the disability right? Civil rights space to hand off to them? Rebecca: I want them to not have to choose whether they're black or they're disabled. Like I want them to be able to walk in a space, whether it be a disability, majority space, um, uh, African American majority space, and be welcomed and celebrated and support. For who they are, regardless of who their mother is. And what I had to do to, to lovingly encourage those organizations to stop being butt heads and let them in. I want them in those places and thriving, you know, if they, if they wanna be. I've made a point of never running for office in LPA because my mom did that my entire life. And I told myself I was not going to be an LPA officer because I wanted to be the parent at the pool with my kids. I wanted to know who their friends. I wanted their friends to know me. Um, and, you know, if they want to move in these spaces, I want them to feel comfortable with it. I want Kaya to be proud of the fact that Elizabeth Warren made her pinky promise to consider running for president one day that Elizabeth Warren called her to ask her about her presidential platform that you po that she had me post on Twitter, you know, and at the same time, I want ki if Kai wants to say, You know what? I wanna be a teacher instead, or I wanna be a mom. I want those choices to be her choices and not choices she feels are imposed on her or limited by society. And I want Kendrick to feel okay for just being an average. You know, I want good jobs for, for average kids like. Light bulb turner is just not good enough. Like person who hands down stuff to their mom from the top shelf at the grocery store. No. Like he can go to college too. He can do real things. Cara: What are you most passionate about? Rebecca: It's hard in this moment to think about things that we're fighting for. You know, like I won't, I frankly, am struggling like a lot of people and figuring out what is it I'm passionate about in this very moment because it's hard to feel excited about stuff as a disabled person and watching society be like, Oh, we're just going back to normal. And like I was talking to somebody recently and they're like, Well, as we go back and our grantees go back to to the office, and I was like, Who's grantees? I was like, my grantees aren't going back to work. My grantees are still afraid of going outside and dying. My grantees are mad that they have to take a, you take a bus to the pharmacy to get some damn in 90 fives, because our government didn't think enough about sticking them in the box with the task kits. I wanna get to a place where I can be like positively passionate about something I adamantly despise. And I pour JK Rowling in all of the horrible things she says and does. But as somebody that grew up, uh, reading Harry Potter as a, a late stage adolescent slash early adult, I remember like reading the first book on the plane when I realized that they wouldn't card me as a little person on the plane. And like drinking a Corona at like 19 on a plane was like the first Harry Potter. But I have a, I have a tattoo that says constant vigilance, um, which is Mad Eye Moody's, a constant warning throughout, um, book four. And I got that tattooed when Trump became president because I never wanted to take my eyes off of what was happening. I knew it would be really easy to turn away and just be like, I'm just not gonna listen to that guy. He's a reality show. Blow. And we need to be in the fight. And so I dream I, I am passionate about getting to a day where I don't have to be constantly vigilant. Tell us about a time you persisted back when I was at the Center for American Progress and we were starting to talk about the 2020 election, and I remember a colleague of mine. A dude who, um, was overseeing some parts of my work and may have contributed to giving me more aggressive migraines, which I still live with today. I'd never realized that somebody could actually give you a disability, but like this person gave me an extra disability and like I never even got to thank them for that said to me. What are the two or three things that you would like to see presidential campaigns buy into as it relates to your people? And so at the time we were thinking, well, elimination of sub wage marriage equality for disabled folks on SSI and means tested programs, um, greater funding of special education and home and community based services, HCPs were like, Those are the four things. And I remember sitting there and being like, Yeah, that. And I remember getting a phone call as I was walking through the airport, um, and I answered it and it was from a, a five 10 number, so it was Oakland and I answered it and it was a staffer for then Senator Kamala Harris. And they were like, Hey, so we wanna build a disability platform like it's own standalone platform. We don't just wanna like weave stuff into. The senator is is talking about, but like we want our own standalone. Like this is where she stands on these issues. And mind you, at this point in time, there were 25 Democrats running for president. So the field was beyond full. Um, and I remember talking to them as I like walked through the airport and being like, Well we could, like, these are like the four things. And they're like, Well, what else? And so I remember being like, Well, you know, we could look at, let's break down income inequality. Let's make sure that any income data is broken down by race and disability and race and disability together. Um, and they were like, Huh, okay, that's cool. You know, we talked about a couple other things and, and the phone, and then we hung up the phone. Then like three days later the phone rang and it was Senator Booker's staff, and they were like, Cory wants a disability platform. And so what I realized at the time, there were a couple things. One, everyone was looking for a way to stand out. And everyone was looking for a, a piece of vote that hadn't been claimed yet. Um, and the other part was on the cap website. Disability was right between climate and the economy. And so as they were going through pulling platform ideas from the organization, Like putting disability between climate and the economy. Alphabetically was genius because they were just like, Oh, let's call the disability people. Hey, I guess we need to have a disability platform. Cap says we should have it. Like, let's do that. I remember like after talking to, um, to, to Senator Booker staff being like, you could get bigger than this. What if it's not just four bullet points? What if we could get every can. To have a platform. And I remember people at my office being like, Oh, that's never gonna happen. And mind you, these were the same people that told us, Oh, this project's never gonna do anything. No one's ever gonna give you money. Like, ho hum, whatever. This is a trend. It'll go away eventually. Um, and then I remember actually like getting towards the end. And we had had, um, Pete Budha judges' platform come out and, and hiring Emily Vorge as a, as a campaign staffer. Um, Secretary Castro, Senator Warren. Um, and at that point we were waiting on, on on, on, uh, Senator Sanders's platform. And I was on a train and my phone rang and it was a a two one oh number. And so I answered the phone and it was Secretary Castro. And I was like, hello, this is Rebecca. And he is like, hey Rebecca, it's Julian. How are you? And I was like, Good. And he's like, look, I'm just calling to say thank. For what you did for writing that platform for us, I'm really proud of it. We're really excited and like this is massive for people with disabilities, for Texans with disabilities. He's like, this was a learning moment for me. And we talked for about 10 minutes on the train and I hung up the phone and never in my entire life had I ever received a call from any of the candidates I had worked with. And then the next week, Senator Warren called to say thank you. And to date, they are the two political candidates, um, that I've ever called to thank me for my work. Called me personally and just been like, Thank you. It was awesome. Like we learned. And it blew my mind because like, like I had expected we would get some things done. I expected, I was like, maybe we'll have an impact. But to see then Secretary Castro stand on the debate stage and get asked a question about education. And him talk about, and then also specifically turn it around to turn it into a disability question to see Senator Warren take a disability question, See, you know, second now Secretary Buttigieg. Um, to see Senator Sanders talk about home and community based services after he released a 40 page plan that included everything and the kitchen sink. God bless Bernie. And then to have to fight Biden and Biden's people who were my friends that I had worked with in the white. On putting out their disability platform and actually having to create a hashtag, hashtag access to Joe to shame them that he was the last man standing. We still didn't have a platform. And um, finally getting that out and then being able to take a app and just being like, I'm gonna take a nap now. Like, and then somebody was like, But what about Marion Williamson and Andrew Yang? And I was like, Nope. Had nothing to do with them. B bye bye . Um, you know, and today to still have the relationship. Secretary Castro and his team and Senator Warren and that they haven't given up. It wasn't a fluke, and if we hadn't have fought for it, we wouldn't have gotten it. Cara: Why is it important for women to lift each other up? Rebecca: We have a responsibility to do things better than previous generations, you know, and Richards used to say there's a special place in health for women that don't support each other, and I totally believe that that's true. Cara: What does the Power of Passionista mean to you? Rebecca: It's the power of the fight. It's the power of not giving up. Um, it's the power of the possible. The thinking about in this moment, feeling not excited about the world, but still not losing hope, like still having hope that we will get to a place where. Um, we can live our fullest lives, be bring our whole selves unabashedly and proudly and excitedly to whatever table we go to. Or if we don't like a table, you know what? We pull out a chainsaw. We saw the damn thing down. Set it on fire and we have a campfire and we set a campfire that we can all bring our whole selves to. Passionistas: Thanks for listening to the awards presentation with Rebecca Cokley and thanks to Cara Reedy for the amazing interview. To learn more about Cara and the Disabled Journalist Association, follow her on social media at InfamouslyShort. To learn more about Rebecca's work as the program officer for US disability rights, visit FordFoundation.org. And if you're looking for the perfect holiday gift for the women in your life, visit ThePassionistasProject.com to order our subscription box filled with products by women, own businesses, and female artisans. To inspire women to follow their passions, get a free mystery box with a one year subscription using the code WINTERMYSTERY. And be sure to subscribe to the Passionistas Project Podcast so you don't miss any of our upcoming inspiring guests. Until next time, stay well and stay passionate.

On American Exchange - US expat Erich McElroy reaches back across the pond to find out what is happening in America - this week Erich welcomes back Mary Trump. They catch up on her latest book, which is a powerful examination of the trauma that birthed America, the state of the November 2022 midterms and of course, her sloppy Uncle Don. Mary is the author of The Reckoning, Two Much and Never Enough and host of The Mary Trump Show and Founder and Chair of the Democracy Defense Fund - you can follow her here @MaryLTrump

The Friday late show this week, but still plenty of value to be found as we assess races across 4 states; Caulfield, Morphettville, Eagle Farm and Randwick. Big time salaries, apprentice jockeys and the 2 UNITS breeding barn are all topics of conversation in this week's edition of the Supper, paired wines included. Politicians operating outside of their comfort zone once again rears it head as the leader of the free world comes under fire in Pack Ya Nags. Feat. Nicknames from Uncle Don. Our UNIT of the week is Hayesy, who heads west and finds a bit of value for us! As always we round out the show with our 2 UNITS, our best bets from around Australia. Segment Times: 01:55 - The Sultan's Supper 05:35 - Pack Ya Nags 8:55 - Sults' Specs 24:27 - UNIT of the week 26:15 - 2 UNITS Outro Music: The Vines - Get Free Remember, we love a spec as much as anyone, but as always, please gamble responsibly: https://www.gamblinghelponline.org.au/22

Dick Beach spent 27 years in the WGY Newsroom, 13 of those years as Morning News Anchor for Don Weeks (his replacement upon his retirement was Chuck Custer, who himself had a long run with Uncle Don). During research for this series, several cassette tapes were found that just were labeled "DICK BEACH DAY," which was Dick's last appearance on WGY, and as Don's guest. We're including that entire show in this podcast, but first we speak with his son, Richard Beach (Dick passed away shortly after retirement), who talks about Dick Beach the broadcaster and Dick Beach the dad.

Dr. Adrienne Haughton, https://www.stonybrookmedicine.edu/ (Stony Brook Medicine) Dr. Haughton joins Gianna Volpe for the Medical Monday segment to discuss both Alopecia & protection from the sun. She said using SPF 30 sunscreen 365 days a year, as well as avoiding indoor tanning booths, helps prevent skin cancer, adding those who use indoor tanning beds as teenagers are at a much higher risk for developing skin cancer in their twenties or later in life. Clayton Orehek, Monday Meditation Underwritten by http://www.cynthiadaniels.net/ (Monk Music Studios) Clayton's custom-made neon lights are currently being displayed at two https://www.eastendarts.org/ (East End Arts )spaces across Main Street in Downtown Riverhead alongside his Uncle Don's illustrations. The illustrations have been featured in major magazines, including Playboy and Cosmopolitan, throughout his career. Clayton will give an art talk between 7 and 9 p.m. at 133 East Main Street tomorrow night. Visit https://www.eastendarts.org/ (eastendarts.org) for more information.

Uncle Don sits down with Wade, Trent, and Troy and shares some of his favorite memories from his childhood. From steam shovels to rabbits. 

We celebrate the life of Uncle Don by discussing some of the things he enjoyed, and remembering the positive influence he had on Paul.Before that though, Joecember shows Sean just how weird and kinky Cobra is. Copperhead has a very odd leather jock strap, and then there is Dr. Mindbender, and it only gets stranger from there.First, we remember Keith Courage in Alpha Zones on the TurboGrafx-16. It is a weird game that involves fighting good fortune cats, with bonus points for the gold ones. That's just the overworld. In the underworld, Keith Courage becomes a mech fighter with an array of weird weapons to fight all manner of strange enemies.We are able to relive these old games by watching people play these games on YouTube, which can sometimes be more enjoyable than actually playing the old game.Second, we remember fireworks from our youth. It was always exciting when we got our hands on the good fireworks. Nothing stokes a young teenager's pyromania like the really good fireworks. Now, when your uncle builds his own bombs, that ramps all of that up to eleven!Third, we talk about Battlestar Galactica! This show seems like it kicked off the current golden age of television storytelling that we have experienced for the last 15 years or so. On top of that, it was just a really great show, so Sean shares his memories of enjoying the show to entice Paul to get on the ball and watch it!

The guys are joined by Neighbor Joe and special guest Uncle Don! In this episode the guys get a special treat from Uncle Don from the Starlight Distillery. Don Brings the Honey cask Finish, Family Reserve and Master Distiller Blake Huber's Hand picked barrel Bourbons. He also tells they guys about his amazing experience at the distillery. From one family to another, we hope you enjoy this episode..Cheers

Here is our best moments from the first 16 episodes of the #1 Beer League Hockey Podcast of Flint, MI Enjoy our high (and low) lights. Let us know what moments we forgot or which were your favorite. Timestamps below for each segment so feel free to skip around. 0:38 - 1:23 First Ever Intro (Ep. 1) 1:23 - 16:30 Meet the Team (Ep. 1) 16:30 - 18:45 Uncle Don thinks Dan's a Firebird (Ep. 3) 18:45 - 20:55 Tim the Clown (Ep. 4) 20:55 - 24:20 Whichard Flexes out the Window (Ep. 4) 24:20 - 26:15 Reeder Injury Update (Ep. 5) 26:15 - 30:00 Coaches Corner (Ep. 6) 30:00 - 41:20 Mid Season Hot Takes (Ep. 9) 41:20 - 1:17:20 All Star Super Draft (Ep. 11) 1:17:20 - 1:22:20 Gooney Origins: Doug Bourassa (Ep. 12) 1:22:20 - 1:31:10 All Star Draft Showdown (Ep. 13) 1:31:10 - 1:34:55 End of an Era (Ep. 14) 1:34:55 - 1:42:30 First Gooney Toons Suspension (Ep. 15) 1:42:30 - 1:47:10 Giving Santa COVID (Ep. 16)

In this week's "sermon" episode, Ps Don Hayward and Elliot listen to and yarn about a brilliant talk Uncle Don gave at 4D Conference earlier this year about something he calls "the default position". Pastor Don Hayward is a Noongar man who pastors his people and community with wisdom, love, and great passion to see their lives and futures changed for the better. Host: Elliot Keane Producer: Benito Carbone Guest: Rev Uncle Don Hayward, Aboriginal Berean Community Church CONTACT US Subscribe for email notifications here Is there someone you'd love to hear on the podcast? Send us an email at bcarbone@sabaptist.asn.au

Pastor Don Hayward is a Noongar man who pastors his people and community with wisdom, love, and great passion to see their lives and futures changed for the better. Tune in and learn a lot listening to Uncle Don tell stories about his own life and the interactions he's had with characters from all over Australia. CREDITS Host: Elliot Keane Producer: Benito Carbone Guest: Rev Uncle Don Hayward, Aboriginal Berean Community Church CONTACT US Subscribe for email notifications here Is there someone you'd love to hear on the podcast? Send us an email at bcarbone@sabaptist.asn.au

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The witches talk more about Ancestral Tarot by Nancy Hendrickson, Uncle Don, Lee, and Aunt Judy, 70s Sunroom renovations, beads, and peas to the face. Get fucked, Bob, we're moving on with our bullshit.

First some good strategy talk on why Doug Ford is attacking Justin Trudeau, and then some pretty funny talk about Uncle Don at a Mara Lago Wedding.

Todd Starnes has an hour of trivia with a panel of Tim Van Horn, Avery Bryson, and his own Uncle Don! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The crew honors the lives of actor Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020), Basketball Hall of John Thompson II (1941-2020) and 17 year NBA veteran Clifford Robinson (1966-2020). Also on the episode 22 rundown: a US postal system update and a countdown to the U.S. presidential elections. Follow our social media channels on IG and Twitter (@thedigitalgumbo) and sign up to get show notifications via e-mail on our website; https://www.thedigitalgumbo.com and e-mail the show at thedigitalgumbo@gmail.com Register to vote today ! More info available here: https://www.whenweallvote.org/register/ https://www.rockthevote.org/how-to-vote/register-to-vote/ Shout out to all students returning to school this fall and all of the members of their support systems, including elders like Nookie’s Uncle Don and Aunt Ronnie, adjusting and adapting to the new reality of home schooling.

This episode is by far the strangest episode we have ever done. We go from Batman's nipples to Rush Limbaugh and Alex's Uncle Don. Now Available on iTunes: http://apple.co/2rj55oB Website: http://www.blackseriesrebels.com Support our channel: https://www.blackseriesrebels.com/shop/ Follow BSR on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BlkSeriesRebels Follow Alex Backes: https://twitter.com/alex_backes Follow Stephen Ellis: https://twitter.com/RexManning Follow Francisco Uranga: https://twitter.com/ciscokidd77 All Tech work done by: Francisco Uranga Edited by: Brandon Neslund Music by: Tony Thaxton Graphics by: Jason Yang Intro Montage by: Peter Vega Black Series Rebels is presented by: Barely Sober Media Sponsors: Saber Bay: https://www.saberbay.com Capto: https://www.captoshop.com #sharkpop: https://www.wearesharkpop.com The opinions expressed in this video are those of hosts and or guests alone. Any reference to copyrighted materials is for the purpose of commentary and criticism only. Black Series Rebels is not affiliated with The Walt Disney Companies, Hasbro or their respective subsidiaries.

Episode 202 - Judah Akers, frontman of indie/country/impossible to label band Judah and the Lion joins the show!! Judah talks about the beginnings of the band and advice from "Uncle Don" which has kept them an independent band yet still have had amazing success in the form of a #1 hit, appearances on late night television, and a song featuring Kacey Musgraves. Calling in from Calgary in the middle of a 60+ date tour (!!), Judah and Shane also discuss his unique success, NBA basketball, and being away from home and unable to help deal with family issues like divorce and addiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you support families living under the shadow of a long-term illness?  Parkinson’s disease is relentless and degenerative.  There is no cure.  Jason Berns remembers his dad, Don.  Don was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at the age of 33; Jason was just 8 years old. Jason reflects on the challenges of living in the shadow of Parkinson’s, the importance of honesty and community, and the power of hope.      – Jason Berns As my dad would say you know Parkinson’s has been extremely hard it didn’t create the life that we would have imagined and in on disability at 41 and but need, neither he nor my mom would say I wish it hadn’t happened. I think it shaped us into who we are. It allowed us to be more of who God has created us to be empathetic sympathetic, caring, driven, gritty, persevering, and and joyful again.   INTRO   In 2019, official US estimates stated that 40 million Americans were caregivers.  This means they were helping family members with the tasks of daily living or with their medical needs.  These caregivers oftentimes juggle their own families, careers, and personal needs while caring for their loved one.    My guest today is Jason Berns.  Jason knows what it is to love and care for a parent with a lingering, debilitating disease. Jason’s father, Don Berns, lived half of his life with Parkinson’s disease.    But first, a little bit more about Jason.  Jason is a realtor out in California.  He is married to Laura, who is also a co-owner of the business.  After a season of infertility, marked by miscarraiges and doctor’s visits, they were delighted to have three girls:   Charlotte Caneel, Alexandra Adele, and Elizabeth Dawn.   Jason is also my big cousin; his father, Don, was my Uncle.  In my childhood memories, Jason looms large, swooping in from California for a midwestern holiday visit.    - Jason Berns And boy I've had the blessing of growing up in a loving family. You'll hear a little bit more about that and some of the things that have shaped me through that grew up in I was born in Indianapolis and moved to California when I was one spent most of my young adult life growing years and La Canada and then walking out to Southern California.   - Jason Berns Then I went to college in Santa Barbara at the opportunity to work overseas in Romania right after the communist regime was overthrown in the orphanages over there.   - Jason Berns And then I studied in Israel moved back and got my degree in elementary school for about seven years and had an opportunity to go travel and watch tennis around the world and get that in Hawaii in the Caribbean. And that took me all over the world.   - Jason Berns And then in 2006 moved back knowing that my, my dad probably mom probably needed me to be a little bit closer than living in Hawaii at that time to help care for my dad and to be present.   - Liesel Mertes My uncle Don Is your father and I know that his health and his presence in your life is really important forming force. Tell us a little bit about his journey with Parkinson's and when as a child you first became aware that your dad had this disease.   - Jason Berns Yes so I was born in 1973 and was my dad was a college athlete and an engineering major so brains and brawn. He played tennis in college at Duke University and again growing up even as a little kid.   - Jason Berns I always wanted to be out playing sports throwing a ball hitting the ball kicking a ball whatever it was when skiing.   - Jason Berns My dad was the youth pastor for our church here in locking me up for a number of years and being with the youth was always very active and I got the benefit of being involved and around those the youth group and seeing dad play basketball or see him play tennis against the varsity tennis players and going and watching it was in March of 1981. We were, my dad led a ski trip every year for the youth group to go to Utah to ski for five days over spring break and in 1981, I was eight my sister was four and we weren't going to ski Utah I'd been going since I was about three so I'd been about five times and I love skiing and was told that we weren't going to be going to ski Utah this year because Dad had to go to the hospital and have pulled off.   - Jason Berns And didn't think much of it myself other than mom said that there was a little bit of actually no that wasn't the case. So he went to the hospital. It was probably several days of tests and then I remember them coming home and saying that we think Dad has been diagnosed with the disease called Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's, prior to Michael J Fox and his notoriety, was really a disease that most people associated with people 65 and older, people who were just getting older and it was part of getting older for people. And here was my dad:  a vibrant active 33 year old a wonderful ministry and very athletic and he was starting to have a little shaking on the left side of his body   - Liesel Mertes For people who are not familiar with the symptoms or progression of Parkinson's what how is that affecting his day to day? You mentioned the hand tremor and sweating. What did it that look like beyond those symptoms?   - Jason Berns So, Parkinson's Disease is a neurological disease. They don't really know what causes it. There are there's still lots of research going on out there but it's a progressive disease. It is not something that is, there's no cures. There's no cause. There have been examples of people who have a head injury head injury and later end up being diagnosed with Parkinson's because of a head trauma. So that has, there has been some links to that but most often it starts with a tremor a shaking on one side of the body.   - Jason Berns There are lots of different strands of the disease but you just slowly lose the ability to do some of the basic life functions. From feeding yourself cutting, cutting meat buttoning your own buttons you'd speak. There are times where you your body sort of freezes and you can't really move there.   - Jason Berns The disease you're lacking dopamine which is a neurotransmitter which the brain sends out. It's the little messenger that when you want to move your finger the little neurotransmitter that goes from your brain to your finger that sort of allows you to move your pinky finger and it's your lack in the dopamine. So it could be slurred speech. It could be slowing down. Difficulty walking.   - Jason Berns  And I remember when I was in high school having a wheelchair ramp built into the house for the possibility of him being on a wheelchair. My dad was never one who was going to give in to that and was going to continue to function but there were times where he basically froze and couldn't move and you just had to wait.   - Jason Berns I think one of the things you learn early on in this is you don't want to rescue these people. You may you may just have to be patient and if they're having trouble eating a bite and the tremor in their hand is shaking. Just give them time to get that bite. Don't don't take the fork and put it in their mouth. They're still humans that just is going to take a lot longer especially as the disease progresses. In his mind, there was a documentary done on dad years ago and one of the videos is of him sort of in the middle of the night getting a glass of water because he has to take these medicines to sort of allow him to manage the disease. And again he kind of get the cup of water to his mouth. He just sat there and the whole bottle full glass of water just kept shaking and shaking... sorry I kept shaking in the water all spilled.   - Jason Berns Again it's not sad because of that but it's just it's a humiliating disease that allows you to lose the basic functions of living in said. My dad had some wonderful friends and finding support. There's a gentleman named John Ball who's now had the disease is his disease for 40 plus years was a similar age bracket as my dad and he still is running marathons.   - Jason Berns So I think one of the huge things is you have to be able to manage your expectations you have to manage your body. My dad was committed to exercising and continuing to go to the gym up until about probably a year or two before two or three years before he passed away where he was going to the gym and exercising and again people would be afraid that he could hardly walk and could barely get there and yet he'd be pumping iron.   - Jason Berns  And there was no quit. And I think that makes a big difference having that attitude of I'm never going to give up, I'm going to be able to persevere through whatever may come and again so many life lessons in that. So, it's a progressive disease. It's a disease without a cure it, it doesn't necessarily kill you but it certainly defeats your spirit if you allow it.   - Jason Berns I remember with much gratitude my parents again. I don't think they chose to hide it from me or in our journey from anyone. I think one of the challenges a lot of people have Parkinson's can be a pretty humiliating defeat disease especially as it progresses and I think for better or worse people want to hide it and we end or let bosses or not other people know because you never know what people are going to say. I remember clearly a couple of years later my mom was also a pastor at the church and part of a dream for my parents was to have their own church and be able to be co pastors of a church and they had dear friends who were doing that.   - Jason Berns  And I think that was a dream and I remember going down that journey a little bit and watching and there was a church member where forty five minutes away where they'd gone through the process and were looking seriously about hiring my parents and then discovering he had Parkinson's that they could never hire someone in that situation not knowing his future and I think that dream for my folks sort of was let go. And I think the reality of just sort of the disease continuing and having some people at the church say in the youth group it's a little distracting to have Dad speaking up there...Sorry, I miss my dad.   - Jason Berns So he was someone with great strength and I again the blessing of how he and my mom chose to live life with Parkinson's was the people, people saw the struggle. People saw that it wasn't easy. As the disease progressed over the years he lived victoriously with the disease for 36 years.   - Liesel Mertes And what was it like for you as an 8 year old and growing up to, what was your emotional journey like watching your dad have his capacities reduced like that you know it was?   - Jason Berns As a young athlete, I identified a lot with him and just what would it be like for me not to be able to go play basketball or tennis or whatever and that was so it was hard to see it as we did some family counseling to process it all realizing that everyone handles trauma and stress and challenges differently as we sort of looked at it.   - Jason Berns My dad, the four of us in our family my dad was sort of the one with the very positive enthusiastic nothing's going to defeat me I can handle it. God's gonna give me strength and we're gonna be okay and that optimistic perseverance is what allowed him to overcome for so many years. My role was probably the one that I took on the worry took on the concern:  what's, what's the future hold? What does this mean for him? What does that mean for our family? And how I didn't know and so not being able to control that, that's something that shaped me and later on in life as I've interviewed for jobs.   - Jason Berns  I remember interviewing for a tennis pro job and again where they staff tennis pros at high end resorts around the world and they said Is there something interesting that we need to know and I just sort of said, it's really hard for me to know to not know where I'm gonna go because I could have been sent anywhere and I wanted there certain things you can't control but those are the things I really wanted to control.   - Jason Berns My mom was probably the one who is the most healthy and letting out some of her disappointment and anger in it and being able to express that which was healthy. And my sister from that time she just she didn't remember dad without the Parkinson's. This was just who Dad always was; he was diagnosed when she was 4 and again I think as she once said Dad was always a little weird, he was always shaking a little. For me, it was, I knew him before and knew what he could do and there was that loss and , I think I really identified with that and what that would be like.   - Jason Berns I think that's shaped me a lot into the person I am today and having a heart for those with special needs.   - Jason Berns There was just an ability to be empathetic and understanding to people who were sick and people who may be struggling to do the basics of eating dressing so it's again my life.   - Jason Berns I would say most definitively in the last 10 years being married that shaped me as much as anything. But prior to that the, the effect of Parkinson's and how that has shaped me in my life and our family is probably a significant event as any   - Liesel Mertes You talked about returning to the U.S. because you realized that your mom could use some additional support in caring for your dad as he aged and as his Parkinson's progressed. What has it been like to, you know, in his final years have a parent who had those needs  as you are establishing a business and raising a young family. How did you feel that that affected your daily rhythms?   - Jason Berns Daily. As I reflected especially in his passing for 30 again the most for my mom there wasn't a day for thirty six years where she didn't have to think about, I wonder what Don needs and how can I help with that? And I would say, I wasn't as extreme, that there probably weren't many days over the last thirty five years where there wasn't a thought, How's dad? What does Dad need or how can I help? And again he was it wasn't because he was asking for help. It wasn't because mom was saying you need that but there was just sort of the awareness of wanting to be there and be present   - Jason Berns When I moved back in 2006. He was 60 so it had the disease for twenty five, twenty six years and at least since it had been diagnosed and so those first six months, I lived in an extra bedroom in my parents home that they were in at that point to be present. It was it was intense.   - Jason Berns As he as the disease progressed and he wasn't able to make the best choices. In some ways, he still wanted to be independent. But things like driving, when it came it became clear that there was a need to take his ability to drive away.   - Jason Berns That's really painful season of having to be that adult to your parent when your parent's really not that old and be a part of that and help my mom in that process.   - Jason Berns I remember driving down the street when I was living, living with them and seeing him run two red lights just as he as I was driving the other way. And it just became clear, OK ,this is not safe; his life is in danger and other people's lives are in danger.   - Jason Berns And then again being able to be be there to lift him up. When Lenny and fallen again as I got, while my dad played tennis golf became the one sport that he could continue to do beyond the young and working out at the gym we could get him in a car we could drive him up next to the ball we could get him out of the cart we could hold him from behind and then he could be shaking, shaking, shaking and then with all the strength and I mean focus and then swing and then he'd fall.   - Jason Berns And I remember in those us five to 10 years it would not be unlikely that he would fall one hundred twenty times in a round of golf and again falling once is hard on your body but literally going from standing to falling as a 6'4 person, that's a pretty big fall. And the last couple of years or probably the last year the last three or four times we played, he would often pass out and he would fall and pass out and his eyes would roll and then we'd lift him up and carry him back to the cart and then he'd come to be and wouldn't know that anything happened and yet it gave him so much joy to be out there and be able to continue to do things and have that can do attitude even though most would say you're crazy Why are you doing that? And we were able to do that up until the end.   - Liesel Mertes As I hear that. I mean that's it's an exceptional and painful memory. Like it is exceptional. But how did you, how did you find the strength to do rounds of golf with him? Was, I imagine an that's hard as a child. It's hard to see your dad like that?   - Jason Berns Yeah. Certainly it was hard, again, developing all sorts of stomach problems from way back in high school and learning how to cope with my own ways. Again, when I worried I had to learn how to be healthy and how to how to deal with that and not just internalize and I've always said as long as I can remember, I've always had a weak stomach because of all the stress and pressure I put on so. But there was the one side of just this is hard but there is always, again, he by his leadership with my mom was you know this there's joy in this.   - Jason Berns There so much more than the suffering and his, his story is marked by a joy that is not dependent on circumstances. And you know I think there's often that just what I've witnessed from him and learn from he and my mom is that there's a real significant difference between happiness and joy and happiness is circumstantial where you know I can be real happy because my I got this job promotion or my daughter won this award or etc..   - Jason Berns But the joy is something that joy is something that can't be taken when it walk anymore or when you lose a leg where you where you have to have surgery where you're diagnosed with cancer again circumstances we can't often control and yet joy is something that again as a person of faith comes from something deep within, that is of the Lord and is something much, much more much deeper. So I I think there was there the reality of being willing to say this sucks this is not fair. But I've still got joy in life is good.   - Jason Berns And the grand scheme of things we are incredibly blessed. And I was fortunate to be able to have been able to see a lot in this world and as challenging as things sometimes have been.   - Jason Berns We're still far more blessed than we are struggled in the challenges we've, we've, we've faced and   - Jason Berns Yet, as my dad would say you know Parkinson's has been extremely hard it didn't create the life that we would have imagined and in on disability at 41 and but need, neither he nor my mom would say I wish it hadn't happened. I think it shaped us into who we are. It allowed us to be more of who God has created us to be empathetic sympathetic, caring, driven, gritty, persevering, and and joyful again.   - Jason Berns But I think life experiences we all will face those challenges and we can get better we can get stronger we can grow or we can sort of shrink and we can get angry and bitter and we'll be in a number of people where Parkinson's has destroyed the family and where debilitating illness has broken things apart or addiction.   - Jason Berns  And we were just on the phone with a client this morning and a marriage of a number of years but addiction and an illness that came from that has broken up the family and I'm very fortunate. My parents made a commitment and shared that with me that my mom promised my dad and lived it out every day that she would never leave leave him no matter how hard it got. And in the same light my dad made the commitment that he would never take his own life no matter how hard it got. And they lived out those commitments they lived out amongst many others   - Liesel Mertes Thank you for sharing that. As you think about a community of people that come alongside you in this what were ways in which you would really meaningfully supported?   - Jason Berns  Boy. I think that's the power of community. My, my parents had a small group that they were able to be real with and real in the challenges. And I think the call to do life with others is something I witnessed and have observed and certainly tried to emulate and put into practice.   - Jason Berns I look back at our family and we I think one of the questions that I read before is how did people miss me or misunderstand or miss me in the caring and I feel overwhelmingly that people got it and people helped us people loved us. The church for years they had meals that were prepared that were dropped off at the church for our family not because we're asking for it but it was just a tangible way for people to sort of ,let's drop off a meal at the church anonymously or not anonymously and it would be there for the Berns.   - Jason Berns  My mom; I don't know how she did all that she did but, I mean, those meals that were dropped off, having people just care. There was a gentleman name again as my dad being an athlete and me being an aspiring athlete growing up. A good friend of my father was Brad Holland, who had been a star basketball player at UCLA and drafted by the Lakers the same year as Magic Johnson and was on the Lakers and after his career was cut short because of knee injuries and things that Brad said to my dad as was relayed to me, "Don let me step in and be that father in this sporting arena that you're not able to be and be able to do some of those things so you can." In eighth grade, he coached my all star basketball team and this was someone who would later coached at UCLA coached teams that went to the NCAA tournament and yet he was given his time to coach this little seventh and eighth grader and worked out with me independent individually just to so that there was ways to feel loved and where my dad's disease didn't leave me without. I have gotten so much more.   - Jason Berns We were cared for we were. We knew that we were not alone in this journey. And that makes all the difference. I think it's hard when I see people who are isolating when they're struggling in the in a journey of debilitating disease because they don't know how to do that. I'm very fortunate that Mom and Dad chose to live out there and the stories that the ways that touched other people as we shared about my dad at his memorial service the person who was ready to commit suicide and then my dad a picture of my dad flashed in front of their eyes and just his ability to struggle in front of other people and be OK.   - Jason Berns This person chose not to take their own life because they knew that they could persevere.   - Jason Berns And I think when we allow ourselves to be real and transparent and I think similar to what you're doing Liesel in this podcast on facing the hurt and the sadness that you've experienced in your life and yet finding a way to bless others and let other people hear that life's not real clean and life is messy and life hurts but we can get through it and we we need to do it with others we can't do it on our own.   - Jason Berns  There's just so much truth and richness in that. I've been blessed with incredible fellowship of your friends my entire life. My closest friend from the time I was with Sean Whiting he and I 44 years of doing life together and there's been times where we've been little closer than others. But couple years ago we were in India Lebanon kids at these orphanages together.   - Jason Berns And I have a group of guys in college who was the discipleship group where we lived together the year after college and yesterday literally as I was in a matter of 15 minutes I had text messages from six of these guys who twenty four years ago we were pursuing life purposefully together on what it means to be intentional about life and as I said to each of them this is so amazing to have twenty four years later after college to have all of us still in touch and being purposeful about living life and we're not in touch all the time but we can connect   - Jason Berns And about a year ago, I met with a group of guys on a weekly basis for the last 17 years and doing life and walking the challenges of life of stillness of divorce of loss and yet sharing the incredible victories of success personally and professionally. And vacationing together. It's it's just so rich when we can share life with others and yet it it can be really isolating when not in the contrast and I know my life having shared it with others and being pretty transparent about it.   - Jason Berns Again as you evidenced by this time I've already teared up multiple times I'm pretty emotionally in touch but will not intentionally but will we'll tear up because I care so deeply and that's just part of my makeup and I don't think that would be who I was if I hadn't been through what I went through and been able to see that you know, it's okay for men to cry.   - Jason Berns I know a lot of men who don't feel like that's OK; it wasn't modeled and my dad certainly wasn't like pretty much more than my dad ever did. But there was the freedom to be real that in the victories and in the, the defeats moving forward through that   - Liesel Mertes I've, I've teared up a couple of times listening to you. Did, were there as some of this relates specifically to the working environment, did you find yourself, as your dad's disease progressed, needing to be called away from work to help come and care for him or having to put workplace things aside in a particular way? And how did you communicate that to your organization and the people that you worked with? What did that feel like for you?   - Jason Berns So, I've had three main careers since I graduated high school or college in ninety five. I was an elementary school teacher for seven years and loved it and found it incredibly rewarding and meaningful and I was a tennis pro and running tennis programs around the world and then the last 12 years have been running this real estate business.   - Jason Berns So yes there were times where I needed to be step away and I was fortunate to have understanding principals when I was an elementary school teacher. Sue Wilson and my first all when I was in Santa Barbara and then Lily Ogden when I was in La Canada you and I were both wonderful and I think people got to know my story. I think I wasn't afraid to share it.   - Jason Berns And they knew that my values and my priorities were family was going to be of greater importance to me: God, family, business has always been how I've strove to live my life and was modeled and family needs to come first.   - Jason Berns Now, as the owner of a company I've learned I have work to live that out and encourage that in our in our team members and allowing them to live out that faith and family are of greater importance. Obviously you've got to get the work done and to run a big business. There's there's tasks that need to be done but people need to go be with family because their sickness or illness; being able to be understanding of that as a, as a boss, as a team member, as a I experienced that grace from others and I think that's hugely important to be able to again   - Jason Berns I wanted life to be very black and white. I think I saw things pretty black and white. I still think I think I still has things more black and white. If the reality is there's just so much gray and I think as employer or employee it can often be black and white. We want to see it black and white but it's gray.   - Liesel Mertes So, do you have any words for someone who might be listening and they are right now caring for a parent who is in the midst of something debilitating in their walking that journey again.   - Jason Berns I just I have no regrets from the, the time I did I think it's important to know your own needs and not be afraid to ask that. Ask for your own needs to be met.   - Jason Berns I think as a caregiver, my natural caregiving was to help, support, rescue, I the most obvious example of my and I went through a pretty painful divorce when I got married young to someone who there was lots of a lot and dealt with depression and I thought, well I'll just leave her and I'll help her and all rescue her and that did not work. As a caregiver and someone who gives, I need someone who really gives to me as well. And again, there were lots of other things I didn't mean to put any blame but I, as someone who is a caregiver you need someone who cares for you as well someone who digs into you and it's a support.   - Jason Berns Again it can be pretty overwhelming not knowing how long this how long the caregiving can go. Being willing to ask for help. I'd say get involved in a community of support for my dad and his Parkinson's. One of the things again I learned from watching him was he started these groups with other Parkinson's patients where the other Pakis could speak about what was going on and being able to understand that have that support group where other people who are caregivers are talking to you about the challenges they face other people who are going through the journey of sickness and illness and just a not a real optimistic future looking.   - Jason Berns My dad often gets a lot of the credit for how he lived his life. But who my mom was and standing beside him and loving him who my sister was as his daughter and the way she sacrificed and gave him again as a dad was struggling. He still wanted to ride bikes. And so we got him this three wheel bike and it flags all over just so he could ride his bike to the to the gym and we'd get calls from people across town who would be concerned.   - Jason Berns I saw Don riding across the freeway intersection and he got stuck and yet somehow he still got home enjoy going out and picking him up on this three wheeled bike in the middle of nowhere. And again, it was just sort of dad you just sort of. He needed to have those outlets he needed to have that ability to do that you needed to let him do that.   - Jason Berns But there was also those times of Dad and again he hated it when we wanted him to be safe because in his view being safe isn't there was going to be no quality of life. Yet there was finding that balance of safe and yet risk again.   - Jason Berns Life is gonna throw curveballs and hard stuff at us. But there's so much more purpose in whatever that may be. It's easy for me to say never give up but I think when people saw my dad in his life it spoke a little more powerfully because he to get out of bed to make, make the decision to live for many years was more than most would ever have given. And it would have been easy to just give up. Yet he continued to. And so two of my three girls know him because he fought and Elizabeth Elizabeth Dawn is named after him.   - Jason Berns  You'll know him by her name and by the stories we tell and the lives that have been impacted again after his passing the number of comments and notes of sharing about his life and the purpose he had and the joy that he and my mom exhibited. You just never know. So never give up. I think those would be his words and I will resonate with that. And there is a joy in this journey that is not dependent upon circumstances and we can persevere and get your tribe. Get your people who you can do life w who you can be real with and who aren't afraid of you asking the hard questions on because we need that.   - Jason Berns  We're not called to do life on our own. And relationships are hard. Marriage relationships are hard. Parents parent children relationships are hard work. Relationships are hard. But we've got a pretty strong call to stay reconciled and to be right and there is no greater love than the one that you lay down your life for one another and being able to do that.   - Jason Berns Again some ways that you can see it real transparently what that looks like and other times it's going to be more in the subtleties and I'm thankful for my dad. I'm thankful for my mom I'm thankful for a wife who who gets me and supports me and we get to pass on these lessons to our children and to the children we get to love and Pasadena in Monrovia in India and around the world as we're trying to impact and improve the lives of others through our through our purpose.   - Liesel Mertes Thank you for sharing those reflections. And I agree. Don Berns was exceptional. I'm so glad that my life intersected with him. And I'm so thankful that you took time to share about him and his influence in your life today.   - Jason Berns You're welcome. I hope that there is value to those people out there somehow some way.   MUSICAL TRANSITION   A few take-aways emerge after my conversation with Jason.   Community was essential for Jason and his family. In his words, “We are not called to do life on our own.”  The Berns family benefitted from meals deliveries, from men that stepped in to coach basketball teams, and from friends that have been with them to share joy and sorrow over the years.  If you are a friend or a coworker with someone that is a caregiver, don’t shrink back. Consider the ways that you can come alongside them with friendship and meaningful gestures?  If you are a caregiver, what support groups are available in your area for both you and for the person you are caring for?  Find people that will pour into you. At your company, it is alright for people to step back from work as a result of life circumstances? Jason talked about his supportive principals and the way that he now manages his own real estate business.  Jason seeks to model his values of God, family, business and encourages his employees to do likewise.  What values are explicitly or implicitly being modeled in your organization? Faith and hope can be a tremendously important part of what helps men and women survive and thrive in the aftermath disruption.Even in the midst of a relentless disease, Uncle Don maintained this remarkable grit and hopefulness that transcended personality.  He believed that his failing body was not the final reality, he believed that there was more. If you are in the midst of a darkness that seems overwhelming, may a glint of hope find and surprise you today.       OUTRO  

Whether you start a business with your BFF, or call your dad "boss", working with friends and relatives often walks the fine line between great times and disaster. We hear from our panel of entrepreneurs if they think it's worth turning your business into a family affair. In the third episode of Making It Work we speak to Danny Catullo of Catullo Prime Meats, David Patrick of Shark Wheel, Aqila Augusta of Edge Entity and Diana Ganz and Jeanne Foley of The Groomsman Suit. With personal accounts about what happens when you combine personal and work life, we talk about freeloading relatives, employing your kids, and that time Uncle Don saved the day. So when exactly should you put your cousin on the payroll? Tune in to find out.

Jeff Konkle - Mr. Wednesday - finds himself doing most things around the house just to avoid getting yelled at, Pittsburgh comedian Collin Chamberlin struggles to keep his Uncle Don in line, The SuperGenius Mark Madden is not a fan of the Jalen Ramsey's Brinx Truck/Hype Man training camp roll up. Also Tim Gaber and Chris Boles address all the festivities at this weekend's Vine Rewind.

Jeff Konkle - Mr. Wednesday - finds himself doing most things around the house just to avoid getting yelled at, Pittsburgh comedian Collin Chamberlin struggles to keep his Uncle Don in line, The SuperGenius Mark Madden is not a fan of the Jalen Ramsey's Brinx Truck/Hype Man training camp roll up. Also Tim Gaber and Chris Boles address all the festivities at this weekend's Vine Rewind.

We start off imitating Joe Rogan and end up imitating Morgan Freeman. We talk about some comedians. Pauly Shore, Theo Von, Bernie Mac. Concert talk reveals that Eric wants to see Uncle Don go wild.  

The science of being gay. Kendra got drunk. Uncle Don munching on chips.

The guys read random jokes from a 70 year old joke book, Uncle Don tells 3 horrible jokes of his own, and venus flytraps make you gay.

March 13, 2019Coach Dan Washburn in studio this morning; D Mark gives us the weather forecast (brought by the Opelika Observer); Coach Bruce Pearl (Auburn University Men's Basketball) and a few of his players and staff spent some time with Beauregard Elementary School; gas tax; SEC Basketball Tournament starting with UGA vs Missouri tonight; discussion over Will Wade and Christian Dawkins situationsCoach Evan Braun (Beauregard High Baseball) on the Hamilton's Hotline, prepping throughout the season, ballplayer Payton Wadley and family, upcoming gamesDiscussing ongoing and further relief efforts from the tornado in Lee County; ranking SEC coaches by salary (USA Today)Opelika High sports highlightsArnold Pattillo calls into the Hamilton's Hotline has a question for D Mark, tornado tragedy in Lee County; Officer Gregory Johnson (Sergeant, Auburn PD) visits the studio, discussing the Mother/Son Date Night event coming up March 29thHello to Uncle Don, Coach Washburn talks about R.O.M.E.O. (Retired Old Men Eating Out) & Men on Fire; plans for new outdoor facility in Birmingham No basketball extension announced in the BJCC, Final 56AHSAA Hall of Fame inductions on Monday; Davenport case update

Hey guys! Today my brother and I talk about dating apps and Internet trolling. Our Friend Wes stops by to talk horror films. Then we chat with our Uncle Don about how to safely consume swamp water! Join us as we discuss all this and plenty more on episode #4 of My Thing Is...

We talk about Jussie Smollett. Kendra and Uncle Don bully Eric.

Uncle Don bullies Eric and we talk Game of Thrones

Brian wonders if Scott is a 10,000-hour GM. Scott finishes Breath of the Wild and then goes dark. And, among the several problems with online game groups, they both try to solve any one of them.… Continue reading →

Episode 6. We're in the home stretch of this season kids.Some of Uncle Don's theories play out, and Eric make a big prediction of his own!

Eric talks about a f**cked up crime documentary he watched.Uncle Don rebuts with the best crime doc he's ever seen.

Episode 5 of True Detective season 3 gave us some of the best acting so far. Uncle Don was right about something. Eric was right about something(maybe). and we talk about how wonderful Stephen Dorff is.

Kade and Uncle Don tell each other haiku. The haiku aren't too funny, but Eric's hatred of the form is wonderful. 

Eric and Uncle Don talk about episode 4 of True Detective season 3. We're halfway through the season and we still have no idea what's going on, but we have some theories. We suspect the chicken plant, someone's having sex, and there was an ambush!

Eric talks about the Fyre Festival documentary, Uncle Don gets religion, and we talk about science?

#NoBodyFamous podcast debut episode. In this episode the ladies will discuss the; temporary ending of the government shut down(Uncle Don and wigs), TSA, the Arizona medical center's negligence, bullying, Fyre Festival, and Erykah Badu on R Kelly. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We talk about a nut job looking for a drum circle, job changes, and Uncle Don makes a good call on a football controversy.

Eric and Uncle Don from the 3 Jrink Minimum podcast talk about True Detective’s 3rd episode: The Big Never What did Hayes leave behind? What about those curled up notes? Does Hoyt Chicken taste better than Tyson?

It's a slow paced, post christmas episode. Uncle Don drinks his last coffee stout. Eric is still shaking in response from his christmas present of death. We talk about doping in the MMA and trans-sports.

This episode, Eric gets scared of ghosts, Uncle Don takes some time to himself to play with his wood, and we get a visit from PP and EMV.

Uncle Don and Officer Stache take control of the show. Eric keeps blowing Officer Stache's cover. It slowly dawns on us that hard liquor might have been a mistake.

Our guest this week is Officer Stache. He joins Uncle Don in doing shots. Eric spends the entire episode chanting "No Justice, No Peace"

The happy song Elizabeth Mitchell there're so many things that make me happy 有太多让我开心的事情了 I could go on and on 我可以一直这样 radishes cabbages holding hands 萝卜和卷心菜 and gettin packages for my friend John 把这些打包给我的朋友约翰 horses birthdays popsicles 马儿在奔跑 过生日时吃着棒冰 and watching my dog play on the lawn 看着我的狗狗在草地上嬉戏 there're so many things that make me happy 有太多让我开心的事情了 I could go on and on 我可以一直这样 strawberries barefeet swing sets 吃着草莓 赤脚荡着秋千 watching my baby brother young 看着我年幼的弟弟 climbing trees are not skin in my knees 爬树并不是我所喜欢的事情 girls chase me by Uncle Don 女孩们在和我追逐 butterflies pretty boats rainbows 蝴蝶和漂亮的船只在彩虹之下 an...

Lets thank our Veterans for the great work they to in serving this country. WE also take a look at some favorite war movies. I give a special shout out to Uncle DON who was a Veteran and the host of a Gospel Show for 35 years called Sounds of Faith. RIP Uncle Don. I know you are in the big radio station in the sky

We talk a bit about Eric’s stand-up goals, Uncle Don talks about potato soup, and, 4 Beer Brain Explains - The double slit experiment.  

Uncle Don has harsh words for gender reveal parties, but he may just be an old jerk stuck in the past. 

On this Episode... Matt Looney, Martin Eugene Terry, Jeff Smith and Uncle Don from the Austin famous "Oklahomos" were live in the studio, doing what they do best... Tearing it up ha... Too much fun and tears of laughter were shared on this one along with some crude humor... Listen at your own risk, ha... Much Love, Enjoy ;)

On this Bhuja podcast, Leigh & Jas discuss making love in an elevator, how Uncle Don became a widower and chat to Joe Wheeler from the Highlanders.

On this Bhuja podcast, Leigh & Jas discuss making love in an elevator, how Uncle Don became a widower and chat to Joe Wheeler from the Highlanders.

https://wisdom-trek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Wisdom-Trek2800.jpg () Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy Welcome to Day 308 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom 6 Essential Waypoints to Live a Better Life Thank you for joining us for our 7 days a week, 7 minutes of wisdom podcast. This is Day 308 of our trek, and yesterday we hiked steep terrain as we traversed the https://wisdom-trek.com/day-307/ (7 steps to destroy bad habits). Today we will visit the 6 essential waypoints to live a better life. https://wisdom-trek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/better-life.jpg () Thank you so much for coming along with me each day as we explore and consume these “nuggets of wisdom.” These bits of wisdom help us to live a rich and satisfying life while creating a living legacy. While some of our daily treks are a multi-part series, you can join us at any time and start along with us from that point on. If you would like to listen to any of the past episodes, please go to Wisdom-Trek.com to listen to them and read the daily journal. You can also subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on iTunes, Spreaker, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and Google Play, so each day's trek will be downloaded to you automatically. We are recording our podcast from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. We finished the week strong with work and projects. We didn't accomplish all that we had hoped to, but we still accomplished a lot. It was great to be able to invest the additional time with our grandkids this week also. On Saturday, I was able to finish stripping several layers of old paint from a couple of old metal army beds that were Paula's dad's and Uncle Don's when they were growing up. I painted them with a fresh coat of brown Rustoleum, and they will have a couple of weeks to dry while we are back in Charlotte. When we come back to The Big House in mid-April, we will move them into the upstairs back bedroom. https://wisdom-trek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/invest-in-others-lives-300x162.jpg () As we head out on our trek for today, we will be on the lookout for… 6 Essential Waypoints to Live a Better Life I'm living a good life, but I can still do better. We all can. Every day is a series of choices. Today is the culmination of all the choices we've made up to this point. It is funny when we act surprised by how life has turned out when we ultimately made the choices that have led to this place. Like I heard an older person once say, “I would have made better choices if I had known I was going to live this long.” Here are the 6 essential waypoints that we can learn from to live a better life. 1. Rest The Roman poet Ovid once said, “Take a rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” As a culture in the western world, we live at a break-neck speed. We're going so fast we can't stop until we crash. The statistical evidence of the negative impact stress is having on us is alarming. Stress is literally killing us: Stress is the cause of 60% of all human illnesses and disease. 3 out of 4 doctor visits are for stress-related issues. Stress increases the risk of heart disease (40%), heart attack (25%), and stroke (50%). 40% of stressed people overeat or eat unhealthy foods. 44% of stressed people lose sleep every night. I could go on, but it's too depressing. The reality is, none of this is new news. So why do we continue? We need to stop. You absolutely must rest from your work. Schedule down time into your day where you completely unplug from electronics and all the inputs that bombard you every day. Take time to just be still. Get enough sleep. Well rested people have better memories and learning ability, better metabolism and weight control, better moods and better cardiovascular systems just to name a few. Sleeping is like hitting the reset button each day. We start fresh every day after a good night sleep....

1. Umberto Porcaro & Roller Coaster – Blonds Brunettes and Redheads – Burn The Day Away / 20062. Unkle Munkle – Help Me – The Dog House Session / 19983. Used Blues – Don't You Go – Deep Down in Florida / 20094. Unseen Blues – Too Bad – Too Bad /20105. U.P. Wilson – Hold Me Baby – Texas Blues Party vol 1 / 19986. Universal Blues Band – Talk To The Hand – Get on The Blues Train 20007. Ursula George – She Cauth The Katy – Blue Basics / 19998. Uncle Don's Bulletproof Blues Band – Georgia Boogie - Uncle Don's Bulletproof Blues Band / 20009. Uncle Carl - I'm Smokin'Again – Uncle Carl / 199710. United Blues Experience – I wanna Boogie – Heart Blood Ballads / 201111. Uncle John Turner – She's Nineteen Years Old – 1-10 Hurricane Blues / 200612. United Jersey Blues Nedt Work – Jersey Blues – Red Hot Blues 2004

Uncle Don! Uncle Don! Please explain anime to me!! That’s right boys and girls! Don is back! And apparently he’s brought the harem with him as well! The Geeks talk about if there’s an age limit on geekiness. Jeff & Jordan also take a look at Hegemonic from Minion … Read the rest

After giving the Grand Poohbah a large serve Kimi is on the line feeling a bit depressed about a possible but most unlikely WRC drive in Finland. With the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend JP evaluates the tyre options. Roland spits again at PI. Stoner retiring spurs Rossi onwards at Le Mans. Allan is a dad after a very strange N24 finish. Briscoe on pole for Indy 500. F1 set to float but will it be a drama like Facebook. Brendan Reeves hits the Greek Rally Crisis. Uncle Don who owns most things wants Deltawing to race in ALMS ensuring International Pauly more gigs and gold. Jonny Ives gets a knighthood whilst Seagate is set to buy LacCie. Diablo 3 servers. Monte Calro attracts more drivers. Samsung sales and patent wars. IBM bans Siri. KettlePizza kits made for Weber BBQ.