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Despite the widening GULF between knowledge and the lack thereof, we're having a virtual POTLATCH and you're invited! Whether you're KEMPT or UNKEMPT, a MUTT or a muttonhead, join us for this penultimate episode of Season 7. It's a CALLITHUMP you won't want to miss.

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Contestant number 43,212 walked onto the stage to audition for Britain's Got Talent. She stood in sharp contrast to previous performers. Unkempt curly hair and a less than flattering dress suggested a frumpy housewife. Simon Cowell interviewed her briefly and her admission that she was 47 years old caused raised eyebrows and scattered laughter from the audience. Her awkward verbal responses added to the anticipation that her performance would be cut short quickly. Expectations hit rock bottom when she revealed the ambitious choice to sing “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Misérables. But when contestant number 43,212 finished singing just the first phrase, “I dreamed a dream in time gone by” the audience had begun to cheer and applaud while each judge wore a look of amazement and disbelief. Her voice was beautiful and strong. She finished the song to a standing ovation, and Susan Boyle was on her way. Simon Cowell said later she was the textbook example of “never judge a book by its cover.” Sometimes God surprises us in the same way, working in ways and through people we might not expect. The post ELISHA-SEEING THE HAND OF GOD AT WORK: God's Hand in Restoring Lives (YOU-Spr'25, Study 2, Session 4) appeared first on YOU.

Having my own place in New York was cool—very cool— on paper, but the logistics of it were something else entirely. I hated it, and I wanted nothing more than to escape. It was a dirty, noisy Hell with too many people— and too many places to go that I couldn't afford. I could no longer focus on anything but panicking, freaking out, trying to escape. Everything was crooked and jagged edges — it was as if the city itself was the epitome of mental illness as a whole; the illusions of wealth shattered by the overbearing reality of the working, moving, and hostile poor. I wanted nothing more than a break. As I began to tear down what had been the last five years of creation, I also realize a stunning pattern— I had been tossed and thrown around like an animal, and now was no different. I was, in the greater sense of the mind of some overbearing power, just an animal. The only difference now was, I was in a cage. I could be observed and followed and even experimented on—all at the cost of my humanity. A bathroom I could use at will, a bed and a hot shower. Though the piercing strangeness of millions of others poured in at every angle in the empathic misery that was a convolute mass depression, the heavy weight of another 8 or so million trying to struggle, survive, insecure, and actively also panicking in one way or another, other individuals. The general sense was that if I didn't move, I would become ill— and I had already become sick from the movement and the noise, the chaos and the sense that I did not belong; tired of the dirt and the grime and the racist and ugly truths— tired of the games and the politics, but all alone in the world with no true method or serum for having a better alternative. Here I was, just being in New York and feeling as if in the slightest sense that I was having to crawl out of my skin or scratch my eyes out because no matter what I did to try, New York just wasn't me in the ways I wanted. I wasn't enough. Worse, now I was tired. Unkempt lifestyles raging around me were running me ragged and I'd nothing to do but sit in the hellscape of the epiphany that all these little boys had turned into the world's problem in the absence of guidance— and that simply my being here was an addition to that matrix; the world's growing problem of unadulterated masculinity met with blistering aggravation in arrested development. New York was filled with little children with big responsibilities; adults who had been raised by emotionally stunted intellectually deficit imbeciles, in one way or another— and not that I was much different, besides that I was tame. As the weather grew warmer, the people became animals again, and though myself an animal as to be considered, I was well behaved, well mannered, well trained— without the slightest having-to-do for bullshit and without the patience for it to be such a forward trait in others that it seemed almost as if I was surrounded by ill behaved children almost at all times, and almost never alone when I wanted or needed to be. I would have rather and might as well have been raising a child— and would rather have. But the conditions under the circumstances were horrible, and after nearly two years of this it seemed altogether like a horrible place— not because of the location itself, but because of the people in and surrounding it. New York was giving me more and more of a haggard crassness about myself that I hated — and more of an anger than I knew what to do with. The motorcycles had finally made me more sick than I could have imagined; I no longer trained, though of course, after being followed, and worse— I no longer ran. My stomach ached with anxiety to the point that it had once more become hard just to move about and carry out average tasks. I felt as if my muscles were stiffening inside of my body and turning to rock. I hated everybody and everything, and I most certainly did not want to make friends, go out, or make music. I found everyone nauseatingly fake, programmed, brainwashed-/ and even on my best days, after a bit of exercise and proper meals, all I could seem to see was the toxicity. All I could seem to hear were cars and motorcycles that were too loud, and all I wanted to do was kill the thing responsible for creating it. Suicide had set in once more, and I just as much wanted to rip a serrated knife though my veins as the motorcycles seemed to take pleasure in ripping serrated sounds through my stomach. I wanted to die; and for everyone who had contributed to my pain to die with me. No, I wasn't some rogue mass shooter or a soon to be terrorist— but I had never in my own mind been so considerably violent with the hopes that these people would meet an end— there was no peace and in this sense it was war. {Enter The Multiverse} [The Festival Project ™] The Complex Collective © Copyright The Festival Project ™ | All Rights Reserved | The Complex Collective ©

Having my own place in New York was cool—very cool— on paper, but the logistics of it were something else entirely. I hated it, and I wanted nothing more than to escape. It was a dirty, noisy Hell with too many people— and too many places to go that I couldn't afford. I could no longer focus on anything but panicking, freaking out, trying to escape. Everything was crooked and jagged edges — it was as if the city itself was the epitome of mental illness as a whole; the illusions of wealth shattered by the overbearing reality of the working, moving, and hostile poor. I wanted nothing more than a break. As I began to tear down what had been the last five years of creation, I also realize a stunning pattern— I had been tossed and thrown around like an animal, and now was no different. I was, in the greater sense of the mind of some overbearing power, just an animal. The only difference now was, I was in a cage. I could be observed and followed and even experimented on—all at the cost of my humanity. A bathroom I could use at will, a bed and a hot shower. Though the piercing strangeness of millions of others poured in at every angle in the empathic misery that was a convolute mass depression, the heavy weight of another 8 or so million trying to struggle, survive, insecure, and actively also panicking in one way or another, other individuals. The general sense was that if I didn't move, I would become ill— and I had already become sick from the movement and the noise, the chaos and the sense that I did not belong; tired of the dirt and the grime and the racist and ugly truths— tired of the games and the politics, but all alone in the world with no true method or serum for having a better alternative. Here I was, just being in New York and feeling as if in the slightest sense that I was having to crawl out of my skin or scratch my eyes out because no matter what I did to try, New York just wasn't me in the ways I wanted. I wasn't enough. Worse, now I was tired. Unkempt lifestyles raging around me were running me ragged and I'd nothing to do but sit in the hellscape of the epiphany that all these little boys had turned into the world's problem in the absence of guidance— and that simply my being here was an addition to that matrix; the world's growing problem of unadulterated masculinity met with blistering aggravation in arrested development. New York was filled with little children with big responsibilities; adults who had been raised by emotionally stunted intellectually deficit imbeciles, in one way or another— and not that I was much different, besides that I was tame. As the weather grew warmer, the people became animals again, and though myself an animal as to be considered, I was well behaved, well mannered, well trained— without the slightest having-to-do for bullshit and without the patience for it to be such a forward trait in others that it seemed almost as if I was surrounded by ill behaved children almost at all times, and almost never alone when I wanted or needed to be. I would have rather and might as well have been raising a child— and would rather have. But the conditions under the circumstances were horrible, and after nearly two years of this it seemed altogether like a horrible place— not because of the location itself, but because of the people in and surrounding it. New York was giving me more and more of a haggard crassness about myself that I hated — and more of an anger than I knew what to do with. The motorcycles had finally made me more sick than I could have imagined; I no longer trained, though of course, after being followed, and worse— I no longer ran. My stomach ached with anxiety to the point that it had once more become hard just to move about and carry out average tasks. I felt as if my muscles were stiffening inside of my body and turning to rock. I hated everybody and everything, and I most certainly did not want to make friends, go out, or make music. I found everyone nauseatingly fake, programmed, brainwashed-/ and even on my best days, after a bit of exercise and proper meals, all I could seem to see was the toxicity. All I could seem to hear were cars and motorcycles that were too loud, and all I wanted to do was kill the thing responsible for creating it. Suicide had set in once more, and I just as much wanted to rip a serrated knife though my veins as the motorcycles seemed to take pleasure in ripping serrated sounds through my stomach. I wanted to die; and for everyone who had contributed to my pain to die with me. No, I wasn't some rogue mass shooter or a soon to be terrorist— but I had never in my own mind been so considerably violent with the hopes that these people would meet an end— there was no peace and in this sense it was war. {Enter The Multiverse} [The Festival Project ™] The Complex Collective © Copyright The Festival Project ™ | All Rights Reserved | The Complex Collective ©

Having my own place in New York was cool—very cool— on paper, but the logistics of it were something else entirely. I hated it, and I wanted nothing more than to escape. It was a dirty, noisy Hell with too many people— and too many places to go that I couldn't afford. I could no longer focus on anything but panicking, freaking out, trying to escape. Everything was crooked and jagged edges — it was as if the city itself was the epitome of mental illness as a whole; the illusions of wealth shattered by the overbearing reality of the working, moving, and hostile poor. I wanted nothing more than a break. As I began to tear down what had been the last five years of creation, I also realize a stunning pattern— I had been tossed and thrown around like an animal, and now was no different. I was, in the greater sense of the mind of some overbearing power, just an animal. The only difference now was, I was in a cage. I could be observed and followed and even experimented on—all at the cost of my humanity. A bathroom I could use at will, a bed and a hot shower. Though the piercing strangeness of millions of others poured in at every angle in the empathic misery that was a convolute mass depression, the heavy weight of another 8 or so million trying to struggle, survive, insecure, and actively also panicking in one way or another, other individuals. The general sense was that if I didn't move, I would become ill— and I had already become sick from the movement and the noise, the chaos and the sense that I did not belong; tired of the dirt and the grime and the racist and ugly truths— tired of the games and the politics, but all alone in the world with no true method or serum for having a better alternative. Here I was, just being in New York and feeling as if in the slightest sense that I was having to crawl out of my skin or scratch my eyes out because no matter what I did to try, New York just wasn't me in the ways I wanted. I wasn't enough. Worse, now I was tired. Unkempt lifestyles raging around me were running me ragged and I'd nothing to do but sit in the hellscape of the epiphany that all these little boys had turned into the world's problem in the absence of guidance— and that simply my being here was an addition to that matrix; the world's growing problem of unadulterated masculinity met with blistering aggravation in arrested development. New York was filled with little children with big responsibilities; adults who had been raised by emotionally stunted intellectually deficit imbeciles, in one way or another— and not that I was much different, besides that I was tame. As the weather grew warmer, the people became animals again, and though myself an animal as to be considered, I was well behaved, well mannered, well trained— without the slightest having-to-do for bullshit and without the patience for it to be such a forward trait in others that it seemed almost as if I was surrounded by ill behaved children almost at all times, and almost never alone when I wanted or needed to be. I would have rather and might as well have been raising a child— and would rather have. But the conditions under the circumstances were horrible, and after nearly two years of this it seemed altogether like a horrible place— not because of the location itself, but because of the people in and surrounding it. New York was giving me more and more of a haggard crassness about myself that I hated — and more of an anger than I knew what to do with. The motorcycles had finally made me more sick than I could have imagined; I no longer trained, though of course, after being followed, and worse— I no longer ran. My stomach ached with anxiety to the point that it had once more become hard just to move about and carry out average tasks. I felt as if my muscles were stiffening inside of my body and turning to rock. I hated everybody and everything, and I most certainly did not want to make friends, go out, or make music. I found everyone nauseatingly fake, programmed, brainwashed-/ and even on my best days, after a bit of exercise and proper meals, all I could seem to see was the toxicity. All I could seem to hear were cars and motorcycles that were too loud, and all I wanted to do was kill the thing responsible for creating it. Suicide had set in once more, and I just as much wanted to rip a serrated knife though my veins as the motorcycles seemed to take pleasure in ripping serrated sounds through my stomach. I wanted to die; and for everyone who had contributed to my pain to die with me. No, I wasn't some rogue mass shooter or a soon to be terrorist— but I had never in my own mind been so considerably violent with the hopes that these people would meet an end— there was no peace and in this sense it was war. {Enter The Multiverse} [The Festival Project ™] The Complex Collective © Copyright The Festival Project ™ | All Rights Reserved | The Complex Collective ©

It's been over 5 years now that I slipped on a banana peel and fell head-first into the wonderful hobby of analog, improvised storytelling. It has been truly one of the most liberating experiences of my life to learn that I can just… make stuff. And if somebody finds it good, great. If they don't, that's fine too.I've built a fantasy world called Zemera, and a lot of it is empty. Maybe I'm the one who's stupid, but when people say they're “worldbuilding”, I didn't realize that they don't necessary mean a planet.But when you get into D&D, you probably will find your way towards some sort of mapmaking software. So I did, and I used whatever influences I could find in my life plus a few handy name generators, and I slapped down some landmasses and locations and named them all.But when it comes time to use your map, you realize that stories are local by nature, not global. Maps like the one above are no help, because stories are about characters.So you pick one of the dots you put in place of a town and you drill down and make that, and give it yet another bunch of names that don't mean anything until they're used. And you then write a bunch more names for people who live in that place and are doing things.It's just names all the way down.But then the marvelous bit of business happens — you start making those names mean something, one story at a time. You pick a place, and you pick a person, and in your chosen medium of art, you talk about the time they did something, and suddenly that name comes to life. It multiplies in ways you could not think, as the events that do happen imply or even inspire the events that are left unsaid. You create vibrance and harmony, and this name carries all of it forward to all those who partake in that story.In my realization of the need to be local, I picked an island in the archipelago, called Teressa, and I focused on it for a few years. In that time, I've told a lot of stories on this island:* A 55-session D&D campaign (2 arcs) over 2.5 years in the Eastern third + the 3 small islands to its south.* A short story from that campaign, set in Farbarin.* A 4-session D&D adventure in The Floating Plains* A 4-session adventure in the Nam Valley (south of the Ashtea Peaks)* A short story in that valley, about the location titled Gudrun's Door* Several 1-session games in multiple locations* A short story in the Emeraldhide forest and Divyista* A short story in Sin-Duzh (pending publication)* Multiple short stories in Ishash (in drafting)And I plan to keep doing this, and also spread out to the other islands. My first novel (in drafting), Karsica and the Sky Islands, starts on the island called Aves, far to the west of Teressa, and hundreds of years before what is depicted in the following map.So, if you think about it, worldbuilding is easy. You just slap a bunch of names down, either on a map or in a list, and when you get that itch to tell a story, you come back and pick one, and you build it out. All the other stuff we worry about — magic systems, politik, philosophy, meaningful characters, memorable relationships, and more — happen as you keep coming back.Thanks for reading! You can get these posts in your inbox if you like.Personal updateI'm not well, but at this point that's just the normal course of life and I'll be okay.I'm enjoying working video-first and then writing a post around it, and I want to see how long I enjoy doing that. In the meantime, my writing-first efforts are focused exclusively on fiction, so I don't think I'll be writing essays. My next two short stories are:* Conscious Choices — I won't give up on this story. It WILL be on this blog site. Please look forward to it.* The Mischievers in the Shadows Part 2 — I want this to be on this blog site, but it's also intended for something much bigger. There are 5 parts planned plus some fun stuff which I want to publish as an e-book. We're far from that dream, but we'll get there, one word at a time.I want to take my time with these stories. Memories of Magnolias resonated with you in a way that Thank You for Coming did not, and I can only assume that the reason is that a lot more time, love, and effort went into the former, so I shall do the same with the upcoming stories.Thanks for reading and/or watching my stuff. I've been feeling a little alone lately, so if you see this, leave a comment or at least a like so that I know I'm not throwing stuff into a void. Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

Hello, reader! Wait, this is a Substack video, but also a podcast?! But also a blog post?! Substack, what are you trying to be?!The Parasitic Protean Hotel is the title of a Dungeons and Dragons game that I'm running at Now Boarding Cafe, Bangalore.I was inspired to make a video about it after looking at the beautiful session notes made by one of the players in the test run of the game. I enjoyed making the video so much that I want to do more. Hence, I'm going to try and run games in this setting and flesh it out, and make videos about it.What is Dungeons and Dragons?It's a collaborative storytelling game played with pencil, paper, and dice. A group of people sit at a table together and share a bedtime story, but crucially, they play the magical heroes in the story. We roll dice whenever a decision needs to be made.Of course, it's a lot more complex than that, but there's no point explaining it in a blog post because it's not relevant to you. If you'd like to play Dungeons and Dragons, either in this story or in a custom story for you and your friends, drop me a DM on Instagram @thoroughandunkempt.The Parasitic Protean Hotel, Episode 1 SummaryWithin the story itself, we discovered the following:* Our story takes place within a premiere hotel called The Protean.* The hotel casino, The Sea Nimbus Lounge, is run by a vampire, Lazlo Marisian.* Ringil Slateslide is a crew member of Lazlo and runs the Baccalette table at the casino.* Désirée Baptiste is a rich, eloquent, and well-built lady who knows some of the players.Player characters:* Tommy AKA T is a fresh-out-of-luck Djinnling who is deeply indebted to The Sea Nimbus lounge. T has caused a stir by vanishing in the middle of the casino, and has gained a strange new ring and home, possibly from a djinn ancestor?* Mia is an author, former thief, and vampire. Her sister Aimé, who worked for Lazlo, recently died under mysterious circumstances.* Vanessa Esmeralda is a rich heiress sent to the hotel party to meet suitors, even though she's not particularly interested. Lazlo is one of her suitors.* Mia and Vanessa noticed bite marks on Lazlo's neck, which makes no sense if he's the leader of his vampiric coven.* Niko Sinclair is a former protege of Lazlo and currently runs his own establishment, The Sinclair. He wants to do something about the vampiric coven.* Niko, Gustavo (the owner of the Protean) and Asta (a young Draconid skilled at counting cards) are still finding a line of action.* Gustavo has had a poor confrontation with T in the presence of Vanessa. Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

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Matthew 13:24-30; 1 Corinthians 6:2-3Greetings, if you would like to support Free Gospel Church and our ministries, you can make a donation at FreeGospelAssembly.com.  Thank you for listening. If this message has blessed you please share it, that others may hear! God bless you.This parable is only found in Matthew along with its eschatological explanation. Itpresents the kingdom of heaven that's trying to be established in a world full of wheatand weeds. They grow together and God has permitted an enemy gardener to infest thefield with weeds. Ephesians 2:2 describes Satan as the originator of the “ways of thisworld.” & “...ruler of the Kingdom of the air” The spirits who is now at work in those whoare disobedient(The weeds); 1 John 5:19 states, “We know that we are children of Godand that the whole world (we are growing in) is under the control of the evil one.”, full of“weeds”. For some reason God permits the weeds(evil) and wheat (His Kingdom) to beentangled in a complex way, beyond human understanding and ability to separate them.It's not until God sends His own reapers(angels) as part of the harvest at His Parousiaor 2nd coming that they will gather out of His Kingdom all cause of sin & all evil doers...Matthew 13:41. Our job is never to do the son's job, to rightly clear the field of this fallen world, but rather keep planting the wheat. It will grow with God's help even in the midst of the weeds.

Sam Bankman-Fried is back in the news, this time for his sentencing. While many believe he deserved a sentence closer in length to Bernie Madoff's, he'll be in the clink for the next quarter of a century.

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Danos was out for a walk, his mind on a hundred things, most of which were Mareya. For the life of him, he couldn't understand why his wife hated him so much. He wasn't built for the mines. Literally! His thin, lanky frame ached from hammering the rocks all day, and his weak constitution left him coughing and choking on the stone dust in the air. Part of him hated this weak body of his, but at the moment he was too righteous and angry to blame himself. Why did Mareya lust after money so much? They could be so much happier if he could take to the stage-"What was that?" he thought, feeling a sudden, creeping tingle on the back of his neck. He turned around and there wasn't anything. The sensation passed, and his thoughts returned to his wife. Honestly, she had changed so much after they were wed. She used to be such a sweetheart, and now she was almost demonic-There it was again! Something was in the alleys. Danos noticed that the streets were unusually empty today. Usually, there'd at least be a couple of urchins running about looking for trouble. Today, nothing. As he looked around, he couldn't figure out where in the city he was. He must have walked farther than he thought.It was then that he saw an open door. For some reason, he felt compelled to walk towards it. Looking around, he saw no one nearby. "Hello?" he called out, but heard nothing back. The door was beckoning him, and as he stepped through, his foot slipped on a wet surface and he felt himself fall. He let out a scream as he fell down a tunnel of sorts. Seconds felt like minutes and minutes felt like eternities as he continued falling, until he passed out.When he awoke, he was still falling, but gently, and after the terror dissipated, he realized he was floating harmlessly in the air. As soon as he realized it though, he felt the floating feeling vanish and he landed with a small thud. Massaging his butt, he stood up. It was pitch dark around him. He felt the urge to call out, but stopped himself at the last second. Something was clearly wrong. Where was he? Why couldn't he see? More importantly, why wasn't he afraid?He brushed around for some sort of light switch or torch and found nothing. As his eyes began to adjust, he felt the edge of the floor near him. As he turned towards that direction, a bright spotlight lit up in his face, blinding him. He shielded his eyes as the burning sear settled. It was only then that he could see that he was standing on a stage of some sort.A thrill ran through his spine. He couldn't tell why he was excited. By all accounts, he should be terrified, but something inside was spurring him on. That's when the voice rang out."Some fresh blood has joined us on stage. Welcome to the night theater! What is your name, young man?""Danos, sir. Who am I speaking to?" he replied."Welcome Danos," the voice said. "You are at the night theater, the premier artistic institution in all of the shadow realm! Be honest with me, have you always had a desire to be a stage performer?""Yes sir," Danos found himself saying without meaning to. "I've always wanted to take the stage, although I don't have much experience to speak of. But I promise I can be a dab hand, sir! Please give me a chance!""My, my. What enthusiasm!" said the voice. "Just what we love!"Danos didn't understand what he was doing. Inside his head, a part of him was screaming at himself to move, to run, something. But this part of him was becoming smaller and smaller as the voice continued, "We have just the part for you. There's a performance later today, and all we need you to do is stand still. You're a... scarecrow, of sorts. A specimen for the performance. But it is the leading role, the one the audience loves the most. Would you like to take it?"His ears perked up at that word - audience. He felt his heart jump as his mind kept yelling at him to run away. "Why, I would jump at that opportunity, sir!""Good, then we're in agreement." A scroll floated down onto the stage, floating in front of Danos' face, alongside a small pin. "If you could just touch that pin, we'll get you prepared."With the voice of reason in his head diminished to a bare whisper, Danos touched the pin, and it nicked the edge of his thumb, drawing a drop of blood that fell onto the parchment of the scroll. "It is done," said the voice, as the scroll folded up and retreated upwards. The pin settled into the breast pocket of Danos' shirt.The gallery lit up, and for the first time, Danos could see beyond the stage. He saw hundreds of blackwood chairs laid out in a semi-circular pattern ascending up the amphitheater, and at the top were plush diwans of carmine fabric, far larger than any one man could sit on. He guessed each seated six people at least.It is then that his senses returned to him, and he fully comprehended what had happened. "The shadow realm?" he thought to himself. "What have I gotten myself into?"With a hurry in his step, he walked to the edge of the stage and got down. Exiting the amphitheater, Danos rushed through the lobby and out the front door. What greeted him sent shivers down his spine as he became despondent. A desolate landscape, with leafless trees and upturned rock as far as the eye could see. Bony, winged creatures flew low in the sky, carrying crude spears and wearing belts of skulls. Near the edge of the horizon, massive pupae slithered slowly towards unknown directions and the winged creatures circled their heads like so many gnats, poking at them.Not knowing what to do, Danos walked back into the theater and sat in a corner, holding his knees and crying softly to himself. "Mareya... where are you? Where am I?"The spotlight shines down on him as his arms were wide open, a huge smile plastered across his face. The crowd erupts - the noise is shocking. The faceless crowd is loud in its cheering. He's rooted in place, waiting. He can't close his eyes. He can't move. “Lo...ve... lo...ve...” A tear escapes his eye and lands on one of the hundreds of pins in his face and thousands in his body. He thinks to himself, "The...y love... me!"A devilish being walks up to him, wearing a torn, maroon silk suit and a top hat too big for its skull, in a mockery of showmanship. Flourishing five more needles to the roar of the crowd, it sticks them into Danos' neck in a spot where twenty pins already fought for purchase. He feels the pins go in, his skin now numb to the point where pain is an afterthought. "Mareya, if only you could see me now!"There was something about the stage, Danos concluded, that was morphing his mind. He didn't feel any fear, and the pain itself was minimal, a small price to pay for the adulation of this demonic crowd. The diwans at the back weren't for six people, as he'd previously thought, but instead for some of the larger demons, who each towered over twenty feet tall. They were nobility, he guessed.His attention was brought back to the stage as eight more pins went into his face. The crowd roared again.Eventually, the performance ended. The theater emptied, its hellish audience getting their kicks from the torturous display. Danos felt the stiffness in his body release as he was able to move, and with the thousands of needles still in his body, he slowly fell backwards to lie down on the stage.The ethereal voice came back, "Wonderful performance, young man! How do you feel?"Taking a moment of silence, Danos smiled. "When is the next show?"Thank you for reading this story! To receive future stories, subscribe with your email below.If you enjoyed this story, I'd really appreciate a comment below. Feedback is the lifeblood of a writer - do let me know what you thought! 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Hi! Thank you for listening. This is episode 129 of Everyday People.Follow Neha: https://www.instagram.com/_yoursoulfully/Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/vaibhavguptawho/ Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

Hi! Thank you for listening. This is episode 128 of Everyday People.Follow Neha: https://www.instagram.com/that.zany.martian/Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/vaibhavguptawho/ Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

Hi! Thank you for listening. This is episode 127 of Everyday People.Dr Abhinav's Website: https://www.sleepvigilante.com/Dr Abhinav's Talk: YouTube VideoDr Abhinav's Book: https://www.amazon.in/SLEEP-HEAL-Refresh-Restore-Revitalize/dp/1630062340Follow Dr Abhinav: https://www.instagram.com/sleep_vigilante/Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/vaibhavguptawho/My latest short story: https://vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/p/hsalihbas-fascinating-library-trip Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

Hi! Thank you for listening. This is episode 126 of Everyday People.Aditya's Blog: https://thesportstales.wordpress.comAditya's Music Recommendation: open.spotify.comAditya's Reading Recommendation: https://medium.com/@bhand-abFollow Aditya: https://www.instagram.com/adi_agrFollow me: https://www.instagram.com/vaibhavguptawhoMy latest short story: https://vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/p/hsalihbas-fascinating-library-trip Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

Hi! Thank you for listening. This is episode 125 of Everyday People.Latest story:Follow Nav: https://www.instagram.com/iamnavjain/Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/vaibhavguptawho/ Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

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Hi! Thank you for listening. This is episode 124 of Everyday People.Latest blog post: https://vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/p/ive-been-re-exploring-my-relationshipFollow Palash: https://www.instagram.com/palashmax/Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/vaibhavguptawho/ Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

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Welcome to Everyday People, where people balance work and life every day.Thank you for listening and sharing this podcast with your friends.

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I got a chance to go to a once-in-a-lifetime experience at a WWE show in Hyderabad India. Here's why it meant so much to me. If you like this, come see vaibhavguptawho.com. Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

On our very first episode we dive into the 8 bear species of the world, which is the most unkempt (least kempt?), and an overview of the show.Sources:Kumar, V., Lammers, F., Bidon, T. et al. The evolutionary history of bears is characterized by gene flow across species. Sci Rep 7, 46487 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep46487The eight (8) bear species of the world: Bear with us. Bear With Us | Black Bear Rehabilitation, Education, Research, Bear Facts. (2020, February 6). https://bearwithus.org/8-bears-of-the-world/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, on top of my regular releases on Tuesday and Thursday, I hope to delve into quotes that have deeply resonated with me or that I've stumbled upon unexpectedly. I'll be breaking them down and sharing all my thoughts with you.I've drawn inspiration from my time in a spiritual school for much of my childhood which significantly shaped my beliefs, a collection of remarkable books spanning from mind-bending fantasy to thought-provoking non-fiction. Moreover, these quotes have also been influenced by some extraordinary individuals I've been fortunate enough to connect with.I want to extend a warm invitation for you to be a significant part of this journey. Tune in, and I'm genuinely eager to hear your insights about these episodes. And remember, I'll still be releasing my regular podcast content every Tuesday and Thursday."Wake Up Expecting to Deal with Arrogant, Unkempt, Judgmental, Irritable, and Angry People"In this episode, we embark on a poignant journey through the complexities of human interactions, inspired by the quote "Wakeup expecting to deal with arrogant, unkempt, judgmental, irritable, and angry people." Our exploration delves into the profound wisdom encapsulated in these words, as we navigate the intricate web of emotions, behaviors, and perceptions that shape our daily interactions. Join us as we dissect the dynamics of understanding and empathy, unraveling the layers of challenges that arise when faced with diverse personalities. Through heartfelt discussions and reflective insights, we will uncover strategies to navigate this intricate landscape with grace and patience. As we delve into the mosaic of human nature, we seek to foster a deeper understanding of ourselves and those around us, fostering a harmonious and compassionate world.Hope you enjoy and if you like my content, drop me a follow and find me on Instagram @stoicspirituality and Tiktok @stoicspirituality,I am also on Youtube @stoicspiritualityFind my other podcast episodes and platforms here: https://rss.com/podcasts/rebooking-to-mastery/If you would like one-on-one mindset coaching, schedule a sample session with me:https://calendly.com/stoicspiritualitylifecoaching/sample-session?month=2023-04

This week we revisit some of Clementine's most valuable pearls of wisdom.  This week Clem answers: I have recently been instructed by my gynaecologist to stop shaving so I can recover from a medical condition. Lately though, as I "bare" witness to my full bush returning, feeling sexy with my new look has eluded me. My current, and wonderfully supportive partner says it makes no difference to them but I can't help but feel... messy? Unkempt perhaps? How can I learn to feel sexy with my body hair, empowered, and untamed in all of my natural glory?  Growing up, my dad and I were incredibly close — but that changed when I was a teenager. He left my mother and married his much younger student at the university where he worked. My mother has always been mentally unstable — she'd been abusive and violent towards me, and we've never been close. My dad was frustrated that I was unable to just be happy for him and his new marriage, while I felt completely abandoned. For the past decade, we've barely talked. Recently, I became a parent. And my dad has sent an email saying he wants to reconnect. So Clementine, tell me, what do we owe our parents? He fed and clothed me, so in return, do I owe him a civil relationship and access to his grandchild? My boyfriend and I have been together for a year. I make almost half of what he makes. However, he insists everything we purchase is split evenly. Is it problematic of me to want our purchases to be split based on our wages rather than down the middle and if not, how do I raise this with him without him dismissing it as unfair or inappropriate?  If you have a question for Clementine, send an email to dearclementine@novapodcasts.com.au  CREDITS Executive Producer: Edwina Stott Audio Production: Adrian Walton Managing Producer: Elle Beattie  For more great Nova Podcasts head to novapodcasts.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Maia Toll – Letting Magic In: Unveiling the Beauty of BecomingAired Monday, June 19, 2023 at 11:00 AM PST / 2:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM GMT / 8:00 PM CETJoin visionary voice, singer-songwriter Kara Johnstad, as she interviews bestselling author Maia Toll on the Voice Rising Show. Together, they explore Maia's new book, “Letting Magic In: A Memoir of Becoming.” Discover how Maia pushed past boundaries to uncover the extraordinary, and learn how to invite magic into your own life. Maia shares captivating stories, enchanting rituals, and unexpected transformations that will inspire you to become the person you were always meant to be. Join Kara and Maia on this transformative journey of self-discovery, healing, and raising consciousness. Let “Letting Magic In” be your guide to embracing your inner magic and unlocking your wisdom.About Maia TollAfter pursuing an undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan and a master's at New York University, Maia apprenticed with a traditional healer in Ireland where she spent extensive time studying the growing cycles of plants, the alchemy of medicine making, and the psycho-spiritual aspects of healing. Maia maps new pathways for seeing our lives, inspiring those who encounter her work to live with more purpose, more intention, more meaning, and, maybe, even more magic.She is the co-owner of the retail store Herbiary, with locations in Philadelphia, PA and Asheville, NC where she lives with her partner and three ridiculously spoiled dogs. Keep up with Maia's writing on her Substack, Unkempt.Visit Maia Toll at https://maiatoll.com#MaiaToll #VoiceRising #KaraJohnstadTo get in touch with Kara, go to http://www.karajohnstad.com/Visit the Voice Rising show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/voice-rising/Subscribe to our Newsletter https://omtimes.com/subscribe-omtimes-magazine/Connect with OMTimes on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Omtimes.Magazine/ and OMTimes Radio https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousRadiowebtv.OMTimes/Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmTimes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omtimes/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2798417/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/omtimes/

Join Eric, @DrJoe, @TimAndrewsHere, @Autopritts, @JaredYamamoto, @EnglishNick67, and Greg as they chat about Gov. UNKempt, plus-sized influencers, Dancing Queens, and much more! This podcast includes the preshow, radio show, and the 'Podcast 30'. “Brought to you by Findlay Roofing”

This week's dose of no-nonsense advice includes how to learn to love body hair, parenting with a cheating man-child & growing your confidence at work. I have recently been instructed by my gynaecologist to stop shaving so I can recover from a medical condition. Lately though, as I "bare" witness to my full bush returning, feeling sexy with my new look has eluded me. My current, and wonderfully supportive partner says it makes no difference to them but I can't help but feel... messy? Unkempt perhaps? How can I learn to feel sexy with my body hair, empowered, and untamed in all of my natural glory?  I am 9 weeks separated from my husband of 10 years, partner for 18. We have 2 children. It turns out that he has casually cheated on me for at least 10 years and probably longer. He told me today, he is on the dating apps and get this, not looking for anything casual! The timeline has still left me reeling. How do I get through this and find a place where I can healthily coparent with this narcissistic, indulgent man-child?  I need some help with my return-to-work post baby. After six months off, I've now returned to work part time and I'm not feeling like I have the knowledge or ability I had when I left. In a recent discussion around who would get jobs next year, my name came up and my stridently male supervisor said that I need to be more confident. This was after a conversation where I approached and asked for support to improve my knowledge and skills…. he told me “you just need to have more confidence, we've all been there”. Have you? Been the primary parent of a breastfed child trying to return to work halfway through training after a long career break?! FFS. How do I summon the rage and work on improving my practice despite him? I'm not a very angry person, and I just feel like crawling into a hole/leaving my medical job and doing something less stressful.   If you have a question for Clementine, get in touch: dearclementine@novapodcasts.com.au CREDITS Audio Production: Adrian Walton Managing Producer: Elle Beattie Executive Producer: Edwina Stott  For more great Nova Podcasts head to novapodcasts.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello friends! Today Ben is looking quite rugged because of his unkempt beard. Abe tells a horrible story, and we answer a question about wildlife in Canada. Video for this episode: https://youtu.be/PM9i9h6BrhU Teacher Talk YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd6WmMG4ixKi54TQ8--fd1g?sub_confirmation=1 SPACE DRAGON on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6CXutI2VqdkQPk56ie7gUq?si=cjfFnAz0RL-1s7_8PVOKCg Teacher Talk IG: https://www.instagram.com/fbeteachertalk/ GoGoエイブ会話 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZSnkwixv3YMHVAsFheMSHg?sub_confirmation=1 Abe's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDcw2Uvh_pJcn1gyloUR3HA?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/fbeteachertalk GoGoプロジェクト: https://55english.jp #EnglishLearning #EnglishPodcast #LanguageLearning #StudyEnglish #EnglishSpeak #EnglishPractice #EFL #ESL #英語学習 #podcast

Keanu Reeves is too busy with his side career as a rock bassist to worry about Matthew Perry keeping his name out of his mouth. Listen here and learn more at OKmagazine.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rob interviews Ken Spencer about the Indiegogo, "Northlands: Saga Lord of Ice and Cold" by Frog God Games. Support this Indiegogo at this link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/northlands-saga-lord-of-ice-and-cold#/ Check out Ken's Writer's Page at: http://kennethspencer.weebly.com Check out Frog God Games at: https://www.froggodgames.com Check out Why Not Games at: https://www.whynotgames.com About Northlands: Saga Lord of Ice and Cold Welcome to the Northlands! Whether you are new to the setting, or a veteran of the snow-covered North, you are in for a treat. Presented here are three books to get your Northlands Saga game going. Make characters suited to the setting of the Northlands with the Northlands Saga Player's Guide and then set out on an adventure with Spring Rites and Spears in the Ice, both setting up the epic tale of the Saga of the Lord of Ice and Cold, the first Northlands Saga adventure path. The Northlands is a fantasy setting inspired by the history, folklore, and myths of the Norse people, heavily influenced by the sagas of the Icelanders and others, and mixed with a little leavening from heroic fantasy. You play young heroes starting out in Spring Rites ordered to guard your jarl's daughters while they gather flowers for the upcoming feast of Freya. Matters take a dark turn, and our heroes must rescue their charges from the aglæcwif Sibbe the Unkempt. In Spears in the Ice, our heroes accompany their jarl on a voyage of trading and hunting but are abandoned on a floating city of ice by a sudden storm summoned by malevolent magic. Find Go Fund This at: southgatemediagroup.com twitter.com/rsouthgate facebook.com/gofundthispodcast patreon.com/southgatemediagroup

Welcome to Everyday People, where people balance work and life every day.Thank you for listening and sharing this podcast with your friends.

Welcome to Everyday People, where people balance work and life every day.Thank you for listening and sharing this podcast with your friends.

Welcome to Everyday People, where people balance work and life every day.Thank you for listening and sharing this podcast with your friends.

Welcome to Everyday People, a show featuring the admirable people all around us. Here are your timestamps:* 00:00 What's new with you, TxU?* 09:00 Everyday People w. Luvena Rangel* 01:12:16 Letters to MyselfEveryday People — Luvena RangelLuvena Rangel is a yoga teacher-trainer and runs The Curvy Yogi. She's also a single mother of three. We had a fantastic conversation about the appeal of teaching, being extroverts and communicators, and financial literacy.Highlights from this conversation will be posted on Instagram.com/thoroughandunkempt.Luvena's Recs:* curvyyogime.wordpress.com* luvenarangel.wordpress.com* luvenasreads.wordpress.com* https://www.facebook.com/curvyyogime/* https://in.linkedin.com/in/luvenarangelThorough and Unkempt is a reader-supported publication. Thanks for becoming a free or paid subscriber!Letters to MyselfHello Vaibhav,Another new year has started, and I am coming into it with a clean bill of health. I feel excited.But my excitement is muted, and I'm not sure why. Maybe it's just caution. As I enter undisputed adulthood AKA my thirties, I find that all excitement is tempered with caution.I've learned this from the people around me, from people on the internet. It feels like it's taboo to express unfettered enthusiasm because things go wrong so quickly. There's always a reason to feel bad, or gloomy, or cautious.But for now at least, I have goals again to distract me. I've made my New Year Resolutions, I've made my quarter plan. I wake up joyous, though sore as s**t. I'm willing to try erasing this taboo of enthusiasm, and instead of caution, approach it with grace.There's always a reason to feel bad, but by practicing grace, I am ready to feel genuinely excited again.2022 was good to me, and I'm looking forward to reading through my journals and my previous letters, and summarize what I learned. And I'm looking forward even more to new things, new experiences, and new people.Looking forward to new,Vaibhav. Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Everyday People, a show featuring the admirable people all around us. Here are your timestamps:* 00:00 What's new with you, TxU?* 03:18 Everyday People w. Hina Agarwal* 01:09:50 Mailbag* 01:12:20 Letters to MyselfHi! This is the last episode of the year.Thorough and Unkempt is a reader-supported publication. Thanks for becoming a free or paid subscriber!What's new with you, TxU?This week's blog:Everyday People — Hina AgarwalHina is a manager in a SaaS startup in Bangalore, managing the customer success team and operations in India. She is also my colleague. We sat down for this conversation after 6 months of me chasing her and finally “putting her in a chokehold” by taking her laptop and blocking her calendar.We recorded this in a cafe, so apologies for the background noise.Quotes from the conversation:On maintaining friendships as an adult:Fortunately I have a lot of people who are very close to me. I have friends from school, which I finished in 2004! One of my best friends [is someone] I met in 2002. We do a lot of trips together. We are stupid together, although we think we're very intelligent. I have a lot of friends who go back 15-20 years.Obviously not everybody lives close by, but we're well-connected, and you can feel that connection. Any person that you can laugh with, without being judged, is a friend that lasts.On gardening as a hobby:I grew up in a small town (Meerat in UP). When you're not from a Tier 1 city, then you end up living in big houses. I had a garden, which I did not do anything to maintain. It was my parents doing it, and we had a gardener. But we had hundreds of plants.I am very close to nature. That's possibly why I can spend time on my own. I just moved into my own home last year, and before that I was on rent. But I always had a huge collection of plants. It makes you happy to look at greenery around you.Something that surprises me is that they need such little care. A little bit of sunlight, some water, and they're good. They're flourishing. As people, you need a hundred things every day to get by. The simplicity of [plants] is refreshing.On her work-life balance now in her mid-thirties:I don't think of a work-life balance and things like that. Now when I'm working, it's only a part of my life.But it is a pretty major part of my life because I'm spending most of my time working. That's something which I keep in mind, not to cause me stress, but because I am responsible for some things.Also I have pretty good people to work with. My manager is amazing and is a friend. When you're working and you can talk about things apart from work, then it's obviously good. If you can't have friends at work, it's not going to last.So now [work] flows well. I know what I'm good at, and what I need help with. In the initial bits of my career, it was very difficult for me to ask for help, because I wanted to figure everything out on my own. Because that's what makes a strong, independent woman. Now that feels overrated, you become that over time. It's not something that you need to be super serious about.Now I just want to just to make sure that I'm also able to provide the help I received. Sometimes [people] just want to talk it out, and maybe family or friends are not the right people because they don't understand the space. So then you need friends at work. That's something which Singular has also given me where I can express myself.On her relationship with money:Like with everything else, I think I've become more comfortable with it. I have always been responsible with money. I am not a spendthrift, but I have also not been somebody who has run out of money by the end of the month, even in my student days. And I'm also somebody like who will spend on others.I'm not somebody who is very hung up on always going to fancy places or spending on brands. So that helps save money. *laughs*My father used to work in a bank and he was the only one working and raising the entire family, and taking care of everything. Even though he was working in a bank, I think the only time he took a loan was possibly for when he was building his home. And I think a small one for his car.We were just surviving on one person salary, right? So there was always this notion that you have to use it very, very wisely. And because of that, he did not even let us take an education loan. So everything which I did, it was sponsored by my father, which is great. Like even my MBA was done. Otherwise I would have [struggled with a] loan with an extremely huge rate.That's what he taught us. You have to be good enough with what you are doing, what you are making. There's a saying in Hindi, “jitni chaadar utne pair” (Your legs should only be as long as your blanket). So you have to be wise with what you're doing.(This is all from the first 20 minutes of the conversation! Listen to the podcast for more like this.)Hina's recs:A travel channel Hina enjoys is Ronnie and Barty. She strongly recommends it as something you can just watch again and again.MailbagSend your letters for the show by commenting below, or by emailing vaibhavguptawho@substack.com.Where do you see yourself in 5 years?This question used to be the cliche interview question, but nobody asks it anymore. Planning 5 years ahead is no longer feasible, not in your professional life nor your personal life.If you do want to plan ahead, I suggest trying a year long deadline at most. Also, try creating a vision board - a collection of images that inspire the goals you want to set. That gives you a visual tool to help you plan better.Thorough and Unkempt is a reader-supported publication. Thanks for becoming a free or paid subscriber!Letters to MyselfHello Vaibhav,I'm ending the year happy, but burnt out. It's such a strange experience.Happiness feels so fragile. It's hard not to treat happiness as the absence of discomfort. The moment something goes wrong, I'm no longer “happy”.This has been an incredible year for me. I turned thirty. I took my first-ever solo trip. I planned, though could not execute, international travel. I restarted Everyday People as a podcast. I became leaner, healthier, and more stable. I learned, I taught, I made people laugh. Loneliness started to mean less, and being social became easier.And yet as I approach the finish line, I find myself flagging again, not enjoying the things I loved, not wanting to do anything, not wanting to chase more.Happiness feels so fragile, but when I loosen my grip on it, it doesn't break as easily. I'm not happy, and that's okay. You don't have to be happy. Just be.We do things because we want to do them, and this year, that has never been more true. We do things because nothing matters, so we might as well pass the time and smile along the way. Who said happiness has to be the goal? We will continue to chase newness, because then happiness comes right back, kowtowing us to take it along for the ride.Let happiness chase us. We're done running behind anybody.Not a chaser,Vaibhav. Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Everyday People, a show featuring the admirable people all around us. Here are your timestamps:* 00:00 What's new with you, TxU?* 01:22 Everyday People w. Dr Anoosha* 56:00 Mailbag* 59:00 Letters to MyselfWrite in to the show: https://forms.gle/MCZZic3h6vTDXriF8Thorough and Unkempt is a reader-supported publication. Thanks for becoming a free or paid subscriber!What's new with you, TxU?This week's blog:Bonus podcast:Everyday People — Dr. Anoosha N ShastryDr. Anoosha is an ayurvedic doctor from Bangalore, currently residing in Munich. She is also a professional Bharatnatyam dancer with 25 years of experience and a Masters degree.Her research deals with integrating holistic sciences like ayurveda, yoga, and dance in pain management, especially in post-surgical recovery.Quotes from the conversation:Why she chose pain management for her research:There is no person who doesn't have pain - physical, mental, emotional - some or the other pain will always be there. I chose pain management because of personal experience.I've been connected to dance and yoga since I was six. I met with an accident and had pain and it kept me away from everything I loved. Fortunately at that time, I was in the final year of an internship, and I asked, “why not look at it from a medical perspective?”On her relationship with the stage:I love being on stage! With dance and performance, I went on stage at a very young age. I've been the MC for the Ministry of Ayush and hosting global wellness meets, and so on. Theatre, dance, and MCing - it's wonderful.I drive my energy from the butterflies in my stomach, and once they're resolved, it's meditative to be on stage.On principles she wants to follow for yourself:Staying true to yourself, believing in yourself, and handling bad situations gracefully. My father once told me [the last one]. To accept every situation is something that is a huge principle for me.You do not need to mask yourself to achieve things. The same sun that hardens clay, melts ice - [situations are different for different people].On her mental health:Ups and downs with mental health is something everybody goes through and I'm not exception. Especially with a lot of changes - professionally, personally, change in country, in work. To handle all these situations [was stressful]. That's when those principles I mentioned helped.Now that I look back, I don't think I handled it very neatly… but I don't have a lot of regrets. The struggle is still real, but I'm in a better place now.Dr. Anoosha's recs:* Instagram: @sanatana_akademie* http://sanatanaakademie.com/* Facebook (page and closed support group)MailbagSend your letters for the show by commenting below, or by emailing vaibhavguptawho@substack.com.Abhilash - What, if any, is the impact and importance of literary fiction on designing one's life?I think it's paramount. As we go through life, it is important for us to travel and engage with different cultures so that we can see how many of our rules are made up and so that we can overcome some of our cultural biases and conservatisms.Not everybody can travel though, and reading is a cheap and comprehensive way to travel. When you read non-fiction, you read accounts from people all over the world and learn new things.And when you read fiction, you read what is possible and how creators put their hopes and dreams into new worlds where the problems of this one don't exist. What does a world like that look like? What can we learn from it. This sort of input is helps us overcome our shortsightedness and expand our horizons.Thorough and Unkempt is a reader-supported publication. Thanks for becoming a free or paid subscriber!Letters to MyselfHello Vaibhav,I've been unwell. I don't know if it's an illness, or if it's just fatigue. I find myself coasting through days, working or playing or creating, without much attachment to any of it.On one hand, that's good! Dispassion is a friend of consistency, and to have been able to be consistent (up to a reasonable standard, not my insane one) has filled me with some joy and some pride in myself. This is what I've wanted for all of this year.On the other hand, dispassion is not a lifestyle I want to live. I want to enjoy everything I'm doing, and that's really hard if I'm doing a lot. Finding true balance still remains an unachieved goal. I wonder what balance is, because it sounds really boring.I am going to sleep a lot this week, because sometimes sleep is the best reset. Remember that. As much as possible, sleep. Recover. From there, you will find a foundation to not just chase achievements, but to actually enjoy them.Zombie walking through time,Vaibhav. Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

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Write to the show: https://forms.gle/MCZZic3h6vTDXriF8 See the blog version: https://vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/p/pradeep-juniorWelcome to Everyday People, a show featuring the admirable people all around us. Here are your timestamps:* 00:00 What's new with you, TxU?* 03:58 Everyday People w. Pradeep Junior* 45:20 Mailbag* 56:37 Letters to MyselfThorough and Unkempt is a reader-supported publication. Thanks for becoming a free or paid subscriber!What's new with you, TxU?This week's blog:Also, there's a new Books of Zemera dropping this week, titled “The Mischievers in the Shadows”. Books of Zemera is my offering for paid subscribers: a growing library of short-form fiction set in my original fantasy world of Zemera.Everyday People — Pradeep JuniorPradeep Junior is a tattoo artist, a crossfit artist, an artisan and craftsman, and in general, a fantastic human being. His story of humble beginnings, teaching himself how to ink, and working with his hands, was a great insight into why his art is so beautiful. He did a tattoo for me on my left forearm, as well as my mom's first tattoo ever.Quotes from the conversation:Only a few quotes this week, sorry!

Welcome to Everyday People, an interview show of admirable people all around us. This is the start of a new format for the show, with three sections:* Everyday People - the interview you are used to, but longer! The 5 questions are now 5 sections.* Mailbag - answering questions from you! Send your questions and letters to vaibhavguptawho@substack.com.* Letters to Myself - a weekly public journal blog. This was a cherished blog series of mine that started at the same time as Everyday People!Thorough and Unkempt is a reader-supported publication. Consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Talking to Uttara TalapatraUttara Talapatra is a marketeer with 17 years of experience in the FMCG space, having worked with huge brands such as L'Oréal, Titan, and Unilever, among others.She's also a creator with her own podcast aimed at children, Once Upon a Time with Uttara, and four published collections of stories aimed at a general audience - Surprises, Just Plain Bad Luck, Woman on Top, Sleep in Pieces.On how her podcast for children started:When my son was two, I started narrating stories to him. I very quickly ran through the usual list of fairy tales and suggested stories. Also I realized that some of those tales were great for the time they were written, but they may not be relevant to our children today. And those were not the values I wanted him to grow up with.So I started manufacturing and creating my own stories and it quickly became a ritual. This went on for a couple of years and it was only a nighttime ritual between the two of us. [During the pandemic,] I had some extra time on hand, and I converted [the ritual] to a more structured format and that's how the podcast came into being.On her career as a marketeer:Back when I was still completing my MBA, I honestly did not appreciate everything marketing entailed. For me, marketing was only about what I'd seen…As a specialization, It was an airing of work that allowed you to communicate with consumers and therefore pass your message on and try and change their mind about something. That was the core aspect which really appealed to me and that continues to be the most interesting thing I find.On starting a business versus continuing in full-time jobs:If I were to strike out on my own, I don't think it would be by way of a marketing agency. Given the kind of things I'm interested in, it would be more in the space of creating a new brand or offering from scratch. Or I would love to be an entrepreneur in the creative space.On the storytelling point of her podcast:One of the things I was conscious about from day one was that I don't want the stories to be preachy. I don't want them to advocate any particular theme.At no point of time do I try to say this is good and this is bad. We live in complicated times, and if the basic principle of being a good person is taking off, you don't need [lessons like] you have to tell the truth, you shouldn't bully people, you always have to share. It's implied in the story.Uttara also goes into detail on her many series and the creative decisions that went into them in section 3.On conscious parenting and changing herself:Apart from basic safety and care, we realized we want to set as good as an example for [their son] as possible. Like in my stories, I don't want to say and ask him to follow. I would rather do and ask him to follow.We've always encouraged freedom of two-way communication with him… he has a million questions to ask. What we've consciously tried to inculcate and encourage him to do is ask questions, in case something doesn't sit right with him, or if he doesn't understand anything, or if he has a different opinion. We've encouraged that very, very actively.3 pieces of advice she would give to her 20-year old self:* Stand by your conviction. Don't get swayed just because somebody said something or did something.* Persist. Persist in whatever you do, and don't worry about the end-objective. As long as you do whatever you do well, the results will follow.* Enjoy life. Life is too short to be too serious. It's okay. It's okay to put your hair down and chill.Uttara's recs:* Her podcast: Once Upon a Time with Uttara* Her books: Surprises, Just Plain Bad Luck, Woman on Top, Sleep in Pieces.* Instagram: @onceuponatimewithuttara* Facebook: /onceuponatimewithuttaraThorough and Unkempt is a reader-supported publication. Consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.MailbagEmail vaibhavguptawho@substack.com with your questions and letters to feature on the show!From Prerana: Is living alone a boon or a bane?It's very difficult to live alone. I would know, having done it twice already. But I would advise you to savor that difficulty. Learning to manage a house is a huge skillset that goes unappreciated.Even if you're not living alone forever, doing so for a year or two will help you become stronger. The problems of today will be the trifles of tomorrow. And when you then start living with someone else, you will be able to contribute to the house as an equal partner. Definitely try it if you have the opportunity.From Poorvaja: If you had a million dollars, what would you do?So the short and boring answer is that my needs are met with what I'm earning. A million dollars is 8 crore rupees. That's a lot!So because my needs are already met, I'd do the boring thing of splitting it into responsible choices:* Buy a nice house with 2 Crore.* Donate 1 Crore to Charity:Water or other water-based charities such as Cauvery Calling.* Donate another crore to a foundation that works on mental health education and resilience training.* Put away 2 Crore in stable savings instruments.* Put 2 Crore in slightly riskier investments.Sorry I didn't have an answer like buying a really expensive sports car! I'm satisfied with a new Nintendo switch game every few months.

Vinita Dayani is a customer success manager at a SaaS company and a content creator on YouTube and Instagram. A leader in the Toastmasters community and a self-driven person, she hopes to one day have a library of content that teaches everyone how to manage their own finances through simple, relatable examples.Quotes from the conversation:On her role as a Customer Success Manager:I help my customers use the product more frequently, I see how frequently they use it, adopt it, and how comfortable they are with it, and whether we can provide them good value because at the end of the day, they have paid a lot of money to buy our product. My role is to ensure they stay with us in the long run.On making videos:I love making videos. It's about finance, among other things. I have Instagram and YouTube channels called Uncle Rupee. I've been doing this for some time, since 2018.On learning about finance and mutual funds:I've personally faced the [challenge] of learning about money. In my family, I've seen my mother going to the bank getting fixed deposits done, instead of my father doing it. She used to send me to the banks to get the passbooks updated and other small things. From there, it started - why not explore more about investing?"…After I completed my Masters, I had some time to explore mutual funds and finance. I went to a bank because banks used to sell and promote mutual funds. The person there suggested, “why don't you study it and do a course?”On financial management videos:People think that handling money is very complicated. It is complicated, but when you start and when you relate to simple examples, it becomes very easy. [My motivation to make videos] was to make things easy to understand with simple examples.Vinita's recommendations:* Please subscribe to @uncle_rupee on Instagram and @unclerupee on YouTube. Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

Urvi Khaitan is a PhD student at Oxford. We spoke about a ton of things, including academia, privilege, and stepping outside of yourself.Quotes from the conversation:On volunteering outside of her PhD studies:Any kind of educational pursuit… is such a personal and individualized journey, that then there is really no space to interact with the wider world and think about problems that aren't your own. It's easy to get self-absorbed.On Rural India School Enterprise (RISE), the NGO she works with:[It's] based in a remote part of West Bengal… it's an institution that provides supplementary education to [students in government schools], as well as pastoral support.About brain drain and privilege in academia:We've seen an increased flight of really bright brilliant promising students moving away from the subcontinent towards funded PhDs in Europe and the US… it's then become a natural progression to stay there and never come back, and then work on pressing issues to India and South Asia, but in these ivory towers. I myself have been doing that for 5 years at Oxford.South Asia and South Asian problems become the source of one's bread and butter in these privileged contexts. The profound lack of self awareness is deeply disturbing to me.On coming back to India:I plan on coming back to India when I'm done with my PhD next year. I can't imagine living anywhere else in the world because I cannot imagine caring about any other part of the world as much as I do about this place.On studying at any age:There's this tower in Oxford which is associated with a college called Harris Manchester, and one side of the tower it says, “It's later than you think” and you walk further and look back up and on the other side of the tower, it says “It's never too late.” …you can always return to the pursuit of intellectual inquiry and it's never too late.On pursuing a PhD as a career:I think it's important we conceptualize it as a professional thing and not just purely a degree that you do. It is your livelihood; it is what is supporting you. And you can do it at any stage in your life and sometimes you just want to do it for the pure joy of sitting with something for a long time. I was not quite prepared for how life-changing it has been.On a relationship with yourself:I think we should stop being afraid of embarrassing ourselves, and stop limiting ourselves because we're afraid that people will say what we're doing is cringe-worthy.Urvi's recommendations:Urvi's recommendations:* Please check out @RISEprojects on Twitter and @risecharity on Instagram.* This video: Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

Check out Geetanjali's website: https://mohabygeetanjali.com/Instagram: @mohabygeetanjaliGeetanjali is a jewellery designer and entrepreneur with a lifelong love and pragmatism about a career in creation.We recorded this podcast on July 5 this year. This is my favourite kind of episode - where it is literally our first conversation. I try and have more guests whom I have never spoken to, and I give them minimum details until we actually start recording.Geetanjali came by recommendation of Sai Shraddha whom we met in Episode 106. Listen to it below!Read and listen to more Everyday People below!Thorough and Unkempt is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

Talk to me here, I actually made highlights for this episode: @thoroughandunkempt on InstagramMedha is a yoga teacher, a teacher of scriptures, and quite the teacher in general.We recorded this podcast on July 11 this year. This is my favourite kind of episode - where it is literally our first conversation. I try and have more guests whom I have never spoken to, and I give them minimum details until we actually start recording.Medha came by recommendation of Gargi Chakraborty. I know Gargi because she's my therapist, and I interviewed her too in Episode 104. Listen to it below!Read and listen to more Everyday People below! Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

Talk to me here: @thoroughandunkempt on InstagramHarsha is a reticent banker, a mother to two beautiful dogs, and a spiritual healer.We recorded this podcast at 10 AM on a Sunday, when we both would rather have been sleeping in. She talks about her incredible story of loss and how she turned to healing to help herself.Harsha is one of Sudeep's closest friends. I know Sudeep through a previous job, and he was my guest in Episode 104.Read and listen to more Everyday People below!Thorough and Unkempt is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Thorough and Unkempt at vaibhavguptawho.substack.com/subscribe

In my understanding, a biotope is a place where nature is left to its own devices as much as possible. This means that humans intervene as little or not at all as possible. This creates habitats for animals that might not live in an environment cultivated by humans. It has algae and moss that would otherwise be removed by humans because it looks unkempt. Unkempt - exactly! Unkempt in this context means life. I think in our western world we tend to have it orderly, organised, well-kept. But that doesn't always leave room for the spontaneous, the unpredictable. The writer of the letter to the Hebrews admonishes them: Do not forget to practise hospitality! For without knowing it, some have received angels in this way. With such a perspective, would it not be worthwhile to live a more unkempt, uncontrolled, spontaneous lifestyle? I encourage you to do this today - let's see what you experience I wish you an extraordinary day!

How much money would you have to make to consider yourself rich? A girl walked up behind her boyfriend in the kitchen and caught him peeing in the sink. Ringling Brothers circus will go on, but without animals. Plus, Monkey Pox, living unkempt, baby formula, Ozzy's clothing thief and more!

R' Orlofsky reflect on the connection between Sefira, attention, and ...mindfulness?

Glasses. Unkempt hair. Lightning scar. Few characters are more instantly recognizable than the boy who lived. On this Supercut, we're putting on our Sorting Hats and geeking out about it all - Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, and the Wizarding World in all its glory! We also discuss favourite characters, favourite movies, J.K. Rowling's Malfoy-esque tweets, Patronus Charms and Harry Potter's enduring legacy as a beloved pop culture icon.Enjoy 60 days' free subscription when you sign up for the all-new Astro Platinum Pack today. WhatsApp “GET ASTRO” to 03-9543 3838 or visit promotions.astro.com.my/details/platinum-pack-free-60-days to find out more. Terms & Conditions apply.

Hi Evers and Nevers! In this episode, Sam and Gale discuss the 27th chapter of The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani entitled Promises Unkept (or Unkempt, if you so prefer). Over the course of the episode, Sam and Gale go on various tangents ranging from Harry Potter (Dumbledore comics linked below) to unsolicited (but honestly pretty good) life advice (please do take anything and everything we say with a grain of salt, however!). Topics of discussion include relationship dynamics and the extinction of the fairy population in addition to defending the presence of souls in vampires (#TeamEdward). ❤️

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Minter Dial is a renowned professional speaker and author of four books He's a consultant on leadership branding and digital strategy, along with being a film producer too! In this episode you'll learn: About Minter's eclectic careers and fascinating leadership hacks How grasping opportunities enriches your life and work You need to Lead “You” before you can lead others The Leadership CHECK model Join our Tribe at https://leadership-hacker.com Music: " Upbeat Party " by Scott Holmes courtesy of the Free Music Archive FMA Transcript: Thanks to Jermaine Pinto at JRP Transcribing for being our Partner. Contact Jermaine via LinkedIn or via his site JRP Transcribing Services Find out more about Minter below: Minter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minterdial/ Minter Dial Website: https://www.minterdial.com Minter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mdial Minter on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mdial/ Full Transcript Below ----more---- Introduction Steve Rush: Some call me Steve, dad, husband or friend. Others might call me boss, coach or mentor. Today you can call me The Leadership Hacker.   Thanks for listening in. I really appreciate it. My job as the leadership hacker is to hack into the minds, experiences, habits and learning of great leaders, C-Suite executives, authors and development experts so that I can assist you developing your understanding and awareness of leadership. I am Steve Rush and I am your host today. I am the author of Leadership Cake. I am a transformation consultant and leadership coach. I cannot wait to start sharing all things leadership with you. Our special guest on today's show is Minter Dial. He's a professional speaker, author of four books, consultant on leadership branding and digital strategy, along with being a film producer. But before we get a chance to speak with Minter, it's The Leadership Hacker News. The Leadership Hacker News Steve Rush: The subject of leadership is an enormous subject matter, but what is leadership? And how do we know when we see and hear it? Is it seen in the captains of countries, corporations and communities? Is it heard from onstage lectins and corner offices? Could it be the research from Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Oxford, or Cambridge? The reality of course is leadership is a very bespoken, very personal to us. We've been surrounded by a generation of corporate and civic leaders. Some of whom have been tainted with visions and values. What are the qualities that are missing and why do we look for leadership? More than 60 years ago, the last place we might have expected to look for leadership was on the Montgomery Bus. And yet on the 1st of December in 1955, when a diminutive passenger occupied a seat, she set the direction for an entire country, no small feat in leadership. Rosa Parks has now been referred to as the quiet leader and she has a lot to teach us. Humbled, determined, and flappable, self-sacrificing. She was forced in a bold vision. She was willing to take a courageous risk, not knowing the results, but driven by her values and her integrity. And there was no other option for her, but to stay sat in that seat in the face of adversity. At that time, her only vision was at bus free of segregation. She inspired Dr. Martin Luther king Jr, who could articulate in words, what she had said in gesture, but they had the same dream. They marched the same march. They sang the same song. Her leadership was a quiet one, but not any less powerful. So, as we pay tribute to the first woman to be laid in state in Washington, she seems like a new icon of leadership. Named the mother of civil rights, she led by being a role model by inspiring the city to walk instead of ride and a country to re-examine itself and its values, her leadership statement ignited a genesis of change in people in assumptions, actions and attitudes, irrespective of race, color, or creed. So, what the lessons learned from this great leader? Compelling a great mission, ignites passion for commitment, challenge assumptions, be courageous and take risks, lead by example, be humble, give credit to others and pass the torch to your successors. We need more leaders like that in our corporations and our communities. The quiet leader can create levels of greatness, only if we listen beyond what they say and what they do. And Rosa Parks was a perfect example of that. That's been The Leadership Hacker News. If you have any news, insights or stories, please get in touch. Start of Podcast Steve Rush: Our special guest on show is Minter Dial. He's an international professional speaker, author and consultant on leadership branding and digital strategy. After successful corporate career, Minter returned to his entrepreneurial roots and the spent the last 10 years, helping senior managers adapt to the world of digital. During the last 10 years or so, He's also penned four books and has also become a film producer. So, Minter, welcome to The Leadership Hacker Podcast. Minter Dial: Hey Steve, great to be on your show. I love the idea of hacking leadership. Steve Rush: Yes, and we'll be doing plenty of hacking through this opportunity of the next half an hour or so as we get to hack into your mind, before we do that though, in the last time we met, the one thing that really struck me about you is, you've got this really eclectic backstory as to how you've arrived to do what you do today. It might be really useful for our listeners to just get a sense of what your corporate career was like and how that took several turns in the roads so to speak? Minter Dial: Yeah, another way of saying is I've done a million things. I've done a lot of things, but I'm good at nothing. I graduated from University in the United States. I haven't been schooled in England in Trilingual Literature and Women's Studies as my minor. And with that, I went into investment banking, of course. And from there I started a travel agency for musicians and that went, flamingly horribly wrong after two years. I worked in a Zoo and Aquarium, I taught tennis, I wrote a novel and then I went to business school and I straightened myself out. And then I worked at L'Oréal for 16 years in various roles around the world. Mostly through the marketing ranks. I ran a company called Redken, which has a hairdressing company worldwide, 40 countries. And then I arrived in Canada. Then I was on the executive committee worldwide for the professional division, before charting my own path yet again, where I have essentially been trained to help elevate the debate, connect people, ideas, and dots, and make the world a little bit of a better place through business. Steve Rush: Awesome. Now, for me, it sounds that your corporate career, if you like started to really gain its momentum through your work in L'Oréal and Redken, but what was it that you were looking for perhaps in your previous careers that you didn't find until then? Minter Dial: Well, I just liked communicating actually. That was sort of, how do you use communication in a professional space? And so, for example, when I was at the investment bank, what I enjoy doing was translating the mumbo-jumbo of stock analysts into a terminology that the investment advisors and customers would understand. When I was at the agency, my travel agency for musicians, I was really interested in the marketing concept. How do you make us known to such a niche world of musical managers and entertainers? And after L'Oréal, when I was at INSEAD it  really struck me as at the summum of marketing and capabilities. And so, I wanted to go to the big pond where you had the best marketers and minds, I felt in the world of commerce at the time. And so that's what I was seeking to thrive in and master this idea, this weird concept that I really actually didn't fully understand before I got into L'Oréal marketing. Steve Rush: Yeah, and marketing is so diverse these days. Isn't it? It's kind of, where does communication start and marketing end almost? Minter Dial: A hundred percent. Steve Rush: Yeah. Minter Dial: I think the world of marketing has changed dramatically as has leadership, sales, gosh knows research and development. The list goes on. Steve Rush: It does. Yeah, so what's the kind of focus of the work that you're up to right now? Minter Dial: Right now, as we speak, I'm really continuing to focus on the promotion of my book and behind that, the promotion of a new style of leadership, what that concretely means is that when you write a book by the way, you make cause ziddly, diddly, nothing. So, it's really about helping companies transform their leadership to accommodate these new technologies, new context and a very new customer. Steve Rush: And we're going to get into the new book, You Lead in a moment, but you started writing that last book before all of your first three. So how did that end up? Minter Dial: Yeah, that's one crazy long story. To try to make it a compact Steve. So, I graduated with a degree in Trilingual Literature, and I loved writing. I had done poems, short stories, one novel and 19 songs to my effective. And this idea of publishing a book at the age of 18. I said, gosh, mentor, to fulfill your life, you have to do five things. And one of which was to publish a book. And so, there I was at the age of 50 basically saying, ah, I still haven't published that bloody book. So, I went off to Croatia and spent a lovely 10 days in Dubrovnik. I wrote 30,000 words. I came back home and I got basically a message that my mother's husband had died. I went to the funeral, at the funeral I chatted with my stepfather's oldest son, there for my stepbrother. And I talked about this research I've been doing in a film I wanted to do about my grandfather. And next thing you know, I get an email from a chapel I'd never heard of before, who was running PBS, the television station in America saying, I love your story. I want to run it on my television station. Well, it's not every day you get a call like that. Steve Rush: True, very true. Minter Dial: So, I shift gears, turn left. And then I got my film, The Last Ring Home, put it on television. And in the same space, I wrote and published my first book, which was about my grandfather, The Last Ring Home. Then I kind of put that to bed, because that had a long lifespan and it involved going to film festivals and lots of speeches with veterans and military organizations around the world, fascinating time. Meanwhile, this book, which was supposed to be my first book really was supposed to be the book of my life, the summer of everything I've ever done. Alright, good. I'll go back to that. So, I went back to it. I went off to Iceland, my wife, let me go to Reykjavik for 10 days to write another 30,000 words. And now I had 60,000 words. I'm like, all right, things are looking good. I come back home and know very shortly after that, I have a chat with a good old friend and he says, I'm so jealous about you. You know, you've written books and I wanted to do one and my parents haven't. Anyway, so his name is Caleb. And I said, well, why don't we write one together? Our next thing you know, I had to drop my ball and I focused on that one and then thus was born, Futureproof. Anyway, finish that. The next thing happens is I'm set to go back to my book, but unfortunately my best friend had died and I felt a need to do some sort of therapy and the therapy through which I did that was to think and focus on empathy. And I quickly whipped out that book, self-published and it was a fun exercise if you will, to consider how to put empathy into business. But for me underneath it was really an a more personal journey in thought of my friend, Phillip, and put that to bed. Gosh, well, what do I do now? Well, of course, I got to go back to my, you know, the book of my life. And that's how I ended up writing You Lead. Steve Rush: Brilliant. It's almost reminiscent of the way your career has panned out almost, and it seems to me Minter, you have this almost, “in the moment”, energy that drags you and draws you to a certain places in time. Is that something that you've noticed over your life and work? Minter Dial: So, I think it's hard for me to imagine that over the 16 years at L'Oréal, because a lot of it is directed, you know. I change countries 50 times, I had nine different roles over 16 years. So, these are opportunities that are presented to me and I jumped on them. So, the first thing I think about is, I try to connect all the weird shit together. What links them all? And it's true that I do have a tendency to want to live in the present. Steve Rush: Right. Minter Dial: And take full advantage of everything comes up. And I have very much that attitude off line, or at least, you know, in real life in my person as I do at work. And I think that perhaps to your point is something that has been a thread throughout everything. Just to really live 110% kind of feeling to every day. And that definitely includes my 800 or 900 hundred concerts I've attended and enjoyed in my life. Steve Rush: And the ironic twist and fate here is that when we first met, it was just as you were going to publish You Lead and the pandemic hit and it kind of put things off a little bit, right? Minter Dial: Oh, yeah. Well, you know, actually that's the last chapter of this chapter, this, you know, never ending story because in fact, I did submit my manuscript to Kogan on the 13th of March, which was essentially two weeks before we went on into wholesale lockdown. And then I got this email saying, we're on furlough, everything's on hold. And I was like, oh my gosh, is this book ever going to make it? And so, a couple of things happened. Well, first of all, the furlough happened and they came out of it. But more importantly, I was as observing society leadership and myself to be exact Steve. Steve Rush: Yeah. Minter Dial: I saw how absolutely bloody relevant the topic was. When you see cats in the background, you know, to, to use an allegory for how your personal life seeped into your new professional life, through Zooms and all that. The idea of being your whole you. Unkempt, unshaven in your own living room or bedroom meant that ipso facto your personal and professional lives were merging. Anyway, that's what that happened there. Steve Rush: I wonder, you know, whether you call it a higher spirit, call it a force of nature, but the timing with irony couldn't have been any better because the whole principle of You Lead, how being yourself makes you a better leader is the focusing on you, the whole you, and it's now given people the opportunity to be that whole you. Tell us a bit about kind of the notion of what that you in the You Lead means for you? Minter Dial: Well so, I have a first point out, which is, this isn't necessarily a book for the CEO of a 10,000-employee company. This is a book for anybody because really, it's about you leading yourself. Steve Rush: Yeah. Minter Dial: And when you lead you, you then can actually model the behavior that you want others to do. You're demonstrating how to do things, but if you don't know how to do it yourself, then how on earth can you tell anyone else to do it? So really, it's all about walking the talk in that capacity. Steve Rush: Yeah. Minter Dial: So, the second thing is, is understanding who you are. So, the way to lead you is actually to lean into understanding yourself, which means being aware of your foibles, your weaknesses, things that pop up, that trigger you. And the more you're aware of all these aspects, the less you're going to have a bloody chip on the shoulder, or some attitude that you don't need to have to put on somebody else. Steve Rush: So, I love the whole notion of, and I've actually said this for many years, leadership is not about the job of work you do. It's a behavior that you have, or you don't have. And it absolutely starts with that. Self-Leadership, doesn't it? Minter Dial: Yeah. I mean, everything has a nuance, Steve. We do need to perform, bring in the results, but how you do things matters deeply. It's generally the desire of everybody to focus on the results because it's rational. It's something you can put on a piece of paper and measure. This other stuff is sort of wifty, wofty almost abstract. How much of you, do you know who you? It's not like you could put down a 79% score. Steve Rush: Right. Minter Dial: All these other softer tissue elements that are messier, but actually once you lean into those things, then you become more complete and you can't just extract the emotions from rationality. We are one and other, your stomach impacts your brain, you know, outside of the story of the second brain, the way you sleep impacts the way you are. So how you operate absolutely will dictate the way you lead? How you are perceived as a leader and how engaged the people that are listening to you are and believe in your way, your authenticity. Steve Rush: Yeah. Minter Dial: It's so linked Steve Rush: Now, you wrap your model of leadership around a model called check. I'd love it, if we could just maybe get into some of the thinking behind the curiosity, the humanity, the empathy, the courage, and the comic? Minter Dial: Yeah, so check. These are five words and like words on a wall. They don't really mean anything until you sort of plow into them. And that the challenge with these words is to understand what they mean and how much you need to change in order to really embrace them in your work life. So, let's say that the beginning step into this check framework, really starts with self-awareness. Because if you don't do that, pre-work the rest is just a yada, yada, yada. Steve Rush: Yeah. Minter Dial: Of course, duh, let's take curiosity, which is the first one. And, oh, well, it's true that in my observation, I had done something like 600 podcasts. One of the things I ask is, you know, who are you in? And so often people will describe themselves as curious. Steve Rush: Yeah. Minter Dial: It's a wonderful trait. I mean, who wouldn't want to be curious? I mean, close minded, that doesn't seem like a good one. Open-Minded seems better. So yeah, I'm really curious. I love learning. Well learning actually, or that curiosity for me is so representative of the child within us, it is what define children. So, hallelujah to curiosity. However, there are a couple of things, first of all, being endlessly curious is a road to nowhere. Because you actually need to shit. So, if you spend your entire day reading, ferreting down rabbit holes and doing all sorts of the great learning, oh, it's so great. But what did you produce? Steve Rush: Yeah, exactly right. Minter Dial: So, curiosity needs, you know, kills the cat because too much curiosity. Steve Rush: Yeah, and without action, of course, it's just knowledge that I own. It only becomes real curiosity when I do something with it and I inspire other to do the same. Minter Dial: Yeah, exactly. So, the second point with curiosity, this is like the thing we need to get real about, is it's not about what you want to learn. It also has to be about what you need to learn. And it's too easy for me to just open up a book about the Grateful Dead, you know, my favorite rock and roll band or paddle tennis, my favorite sports, you know, I just love to learn about that stuff, right. That just passionate, that's endless, but is that what I need to learn today? And so, in the self-awareness. Understand what you are motivated by, what you're passionate about. Love that, however, also consider what you need to learn, get uncomfortable. If you use iPhone, use Android, check it out. How different is it? Because that is and could be how many of your customers are. Steve Rush: Yeah. Minter Dial: You know, if you are dealing, a male a lot of your clients are women. Well then, how are you learning about how women operate? Because it's so easy to think as me, but how do you think as others? Steve Rush: Great tip. Yeah. So, humility is the next one, right? Minter Dial: Yeah, Humility. So, think about humility is, that it's basically something someone says about you, not something that you can necessarily drive. So, you have to be again, self-aware and aware how others perceive you. And there are times when you are humble, and other times that you might come off, especially with other people's perceptions as less humble. So, it's, not an easy trait to drive. You need to understand that some people have different perceptions and you, by the way, come with baggage, you have, whether you like it or not, a label on your forehead, you know, people research where you might've gone to school, what sort of person you are, short hair, long hair, what you wear and all these other perceptions that go into you. And when your leader, people sometimes say, oh, well, you need to be giving all the tips, you need to be given the vision, give me the orders. And that can be easily fallen into for leader and then comes the necessarily big head of like, well, I know everything. I can do everything. The key point here is to move away from that and to think (A) and it's okay not to know everything, my goodness. So, which helps curtail your curiosity streak. I'm not saying stop being curious, but when you have humility, you understand, you can't know everything. Steve Rush: Definitely, so. Minter Dial: We're taught at school to kind of learn everything, sort of a drive, whatever your topic is and so on, and that's great. Yet, we are never as strong as when we have a great network. So, humidity is also about the ability to say help. I need your help. Can you tell me this? And there's no big deal to show you don't know everything. There's nothing worse than a leader who gets asked the question, what should we do sir? And you think you need to give the answer. Well, that's a great question. What do you guys think we need to do? Turn it around. And specifically with regard to humility, believe that others can help you. Everybody has an interesting story, everybody can contribute. It's not necessarily true because some people don't show up and some people, you know, are not as equipped as others. And maybe you didn't ask the right question, but if you go in with that attitude, the chances are, you're going to get a lot of more people around you who want to help you. And humility is the juice that lets that flow. Then comes empathy, and of course we could spend another hour or two on this topic. It being the topic of my last, you know, one before that. Empathy is really a super power, but here's the deal. If you have no self-awareness, you're going to get it wrong. Steve Rush: Yeah. Minter Dial: So, I've done a survey and I've had 10,000 people answer this particular question. To what extent do you believe your empathic? And there are five possible answers. One above average, above average, average, below average and well below average. And do you know that 72% of people believe that they have either well above or above average level of empathy. Steve Rush: That's very interesting, yeah. Minter Dial: Isn't it? So, for the mathematicians or the statisticians out there, we have a problem. Unless of course the other 28% are all well below average and maybe mathematically that works out to have some sort of distribution. However, the point is this, we tend to think we're more empathic than we are perceived to be. Steve Rush: Yeah. Minter Dial: And the reality is that empathy depends on the, again, like humidity on the observer's eyes. Steve Rush: It's quite subjective, Isn't it? Empathy. Minter Dial: Of course. Steve Rush: I can think I am, but I won't really know unless the other people I'm working with or the other person I'm communicating with can let me know. Minter Dial: Right, and the nuance in that, Steve is that empathy is in the eye of the beholder. Yet doesn't necessarily mean a perceptible action. Let me give you an example. You're doing research and development for a product or a service for potential customers. So, you haven't produced a product, but by listening and understanding your customer base, you then develop the better product. That better product, many actions down the road serves or sells well, then you see that your empathy was well instructed and well-informed, you see what I mean? Steve Rush: Yeah. Minter Dial: So, it's not like, oh, Steve, I really understand what you're thinking today and feeling today. And in like of that, this is what I'm going to say or do, and have some action that follows. Then Steve says Minter is being very empathic. It's not necessarily a direct relationship. So, empathy is a skill that you can use. And this is a very important concept inside and outside the organization. In fact, if you want to be empathic and have smart product development, have great customer service, deliver exceptional customer delight, all of that needs empathy. But the key to delivering that empathy will be by being empathic as an organization, within your culture, within your organization. And once you have that coherence and congruency within your team, then you're going to be better able to let's say, quote, unquote, farm out that empathy into all the other touch points with your external stakeholders. Because by the way, sometimes in between you and your customers, you have things called distributors or third-party suppliers, and they too are going to contribute to your customer experience. So, you really need to think of it as an entire system inside out. Steve Rush: And here's the thing. Empathy is actually a learned behavior for most people. And therefore, the more you can live and breathe and demonstrate being empathic, the more likely that people around you are going to notice that and replicate those same behaviors. Minter Dial: Yeah, exactly. I love the way you say that. A learned behavior because in the end of the day, people always ask me, can you teach empathy? And I tend to say, knit, you can't teach empathy. More than you can teach a dead horse to drink. If the horse don't want water, won't take water. And in the case of many people, basically there are many people who empathy challenged. And so, if you want to become empathic, first of all you need to start by understanding how, where you sit on the empathy, truly, because if you think your above average, chances are, you really wanted to learn more, a little light. So, reassess where you sit on the scale and then you can adopt it. And the here's the key other sort of non-obvious concept, which is, it's not about being empathic all the time with everybody in every instance, because that's just like curiosity, that's endless. Because empathy really is all about understanding and just like curiosity, you need to have action after it. You need to do stuff, and so empathy needs to be deployed in certain moments, some more than others. And the idea of the tyranny of empathy is something I fight against because you just can't understand everybody all the time. Otherwise, you might just run yourself ragged and you do need to protect yourself, start with self-empathy. Steve Rush: And in my experience of having coached very senior leaders in lots of different jurisdictions, being empathic is probably the one thing that really shifts the dial more readily than anything else I've experienced. Minter Dial: Hmm. It's a remarkable skill. And, you know, I don't know about you, Steve, but it's been my observation, not just through the pandemic, but well, before that, our deep inability to listen, the number of conversations, I see. Dinner tables, on Zooms, people cutting off others without allowing for the full flow of what's being said to finish. It just demonstrates that we're not in that moment, present enough to be able to listen deeply, whether it's not just the words, but the tambour, the emotions, especially you and I are now speaking through audio. So, it's really from my mouth into a microphone, through the internet, into your earphones and the people who are listening the same idea, and to be able to just seize what's being said, feel what's being said, and that's the skill that really is behind developing that real empathy and not needing to jump to the action right away until the other person's full sack, if you will, has been unloaded. Steve Rush: Yeah. Very wise words Minter. So, the next part of your check model is courage. Tell us a bit about that? Minter Dial: Well, courage is a long one and in today's politically correct world, it actually requires I think, a lot more courage these days to have courage. So, for me, it's one of my core three values personally, to have courage. The courage to stand up for what you believe in. Not only is that important, just from a integrity standpoint, it's actually what helps you stand out as well. So, there's a really pragmatic element to having courage because not having courage is tantamount to seeking to be average. And a lot of things in society tend towards that. I was listening to a podcast the other day, about how, when you teach a monkey to do a really cool trick, like to use stones to break open nuts, when it goes back with an average group of monkeys that don't know how to open that swell, it dummies down and will re-employ old fashioned techniques, which aren't as effective as the ones that it has learned to do, which would equate to a smarter monkey. So, we have lots and lots of reasons and ways to dummy us down. Well, if I say that Steve, I might piss off somebody. Well, so be it, when you build a community, when you build a tribe, it doesn't have to include everybody. Because if you want to please everybody all the time, you are nobody, you have to stand up for something. Steve Rush: Yeah. Minter Dial: And so, the key there is to lean into what you personally stand for, not what you professionally stand for, because this idea of putting it behind a smokescreen of professional and say, oh, I don't personally believe in it. Oh, that's really trustworthy. You get a lot of people who then said, well, I personally believe in the professional, yeah. Steve Rush: Straight away. You can hear the lack of authenticity, can't you? Minter Dial: Exactly. So, courage is a bombshell and it requires a certain amount of understanding that you are going to people off when you have courage and that's okay. You can't be liked by everybody. In my book, I talk a lot about this rock and roll band I followed and they're definitely not for everybody. And so, what? I stand up for this group, just like, I support a football club and I'm sorry if you don't like the same football club, but that's what I do, and it's okay. Well, why don't we have the same attitude when it comes to work? It's not about being unethical. I mean, that is a choice. Steve Rush: Yeah. Minter Dial: But standing up for what you believe. And when you say you believe that it means you believe that is the right way. So, your ethics are intrinsically linked into this courage. You're fighting for what you believe and what you believe is right. And ethics is deeply personal. Steve Rush: It is, yeah. I love that. I'm really intrigued at how karma plays in here. Minter Dial: Right. Well, this is the least obvious and the one you probably don't see so frequently written emblazoned on corporate walls. Steve Rush: In fact, I don't think I have. Minter Dial: It's unlikely. It's unlikely, because the basic premise is give away shit and don't expect in return. And let's say that the misconception is that karma is what goes around. It's a sort of a fatalistic, goes around, comes around. The reality of karma is, it's about two things, intentions and actions. So, the very first point, this word of intentions is super important. And in a world where we tend to deconstruct stuff and decontextualize stuff, I would warn that we really need to get a focus back on intentionality, because just because these words are coming out of my mouth and you take them out of context, well, you can't re attribute a meaning to them. They exist in a context, whether it's historical or a conversation between two people in a certain situation, a certain country and so on and so forth. So, each to understand what your intentions are and dial into those, again, self-awareness. If what you are trying to do and have the courage to stand out for and do actions on that, is impregnated in something that's deeply ethically you and meaningful and purposeful, but you fuck it up when you come to the action, but at least you have integrity and you can look yourself in the mirror. If on the other hand, you are intentions, look like you're giving away shit, but then you're going to deceive them and nail them in the back with a newsletter that you can't unsubscribe so easily. For example, to name a few ideas. Well, that's not good karma. So, karma for me is really about learning how to give away good value without immediately expecting in return. And that's how the chances are. You're going to build up a more trustworthy network and hopefully a long-term relationship. Steve Rush: Yeah. I love the way that you've wrapped karma into something that I would have perhaps called before, thought leadership even, so where I'm giving information or insights to people, and I'm not expecting anything back. And I've had many conversations with my team that says, you know, we're giving insights, we're giving information, we're showing people how to do things, but we're not asking for anything in return because that would be then marketing. And what you've just described is something fairly similar. Minter Dial: Exactly. I mean, we were brought up with this, know it, all attitude, you know, build up information, information is king, and I'll keep it to my chest and this idea to have the humility and generosity to give away things that is valuable to your customer is absolutely the new form of marketing in my mind. Steve Rush: Hmm, yeah. Really powerful model. Love it. Now time is moving on. So, I want to hack into that great mind of yours some more. So, this is where I'm going to ask you to distill all of the years of experience you've had in very different environments and to try and fine tune those down to your top three leadership hacks Minter, what would they be? Minter Dial: Well, we kind of touched on the first one at the very beginning, which is be present. You know, as much as leadership is about vision and the future and all these other things. Learning to listen is the juice with him being present. When you can solidly focus on the exact moments that are going along, which include, feeling my own heartbeat, hearing my own breathing and hearing within you on the other side, whomever you with, whomever you're dealing with. What's going on in their heart rate? Their words, their emotions. And so that is the first one being present. And so, my little hack for that has been for the last seven years or so to do 10 minutes of guided meditation every morning. And I use a wonderful New Zealand woman called Monique Rhodes, R-H-O-D-E-S, who does a 10-minute mind mindfulness. And she's amazing musician by the way, and a lovely voice which counts. And she helps spring me into me and help me be present all day long. Steve Rush: Awesome. I will be tuning into that. I do exactly the same thing every day. I have a 10, 10, 10 philosophy, which follows a similar principle. Minter Dial: What is your 10 and 10? Steve Rush: My other 10 is 10 minutes of yoga and stretching. 10 minutes of meditation. And then 10 minutes of journaling. Minter Dial: Lovely. Well, I do the stretching as well, I should say Steve Rush: It's just a great way to be present and to be thoughtful about, you know, and I don't check my emails. I don't do any work before that. That's kind of to the priority. Minter Dial: I love it. So, my second hack is about time and it's unbelievable how I get triggered when I hear somebody say, I don't have time. No, you chose to spend your time differently. And so, you really need to master your time. And so, here's the hack. Consider in your role, how much of your day do you need to keep free? And for absolutely everybody, there are three things that you need to keep free. Time for you, time for others that matter and time for serendipity. You can't plan serendipity, but if you have no time for it, you're sure shit won't have it. So, these three things you block off and then the fourth one is really according to much more your position on what you need to do. So, when I was a CEO or Managing Director, I considered that I needed to have 50% of my day free. So that 50% accommodated my other three ideas that I just mentioned, but also the time to do strategic thought, there's no way you can be strategic if you're constantly being interrupted. So, I blocked off meetings, I blocked off, I closed my door and I allowed within the 50% free of my day opportunities to do deep thought and come up with some strategic ideas. And sometimes I've included having a deep conversation with somebody, right, but you know, sometimes a little bit, not planned in some ways, just sit down, listen to others and have deep expected conversations. It can also be informal because that's also good for, or nurturing stronger relationships and friendships an so on. But anyway, so as a head of a company, you need to look at your agenda and to see if you can carve out 50% of your day to not have meetings. I would encourage, I would implore you to think that way. Because that's going to give you the time to do all four actions. If you don't have that. And you're living back-to-back in meetings, good luck. The third and last one. It maybe not quite as obvious, but it's gets connected. As leaders, one of the issues is, it's very easy to be isolated all the more so when you're living in a lockdown, of course. Steve Rush: Agree. Minter Dial: And getting connected has so many benefits. So, we talked about being mindful, get connected with you, your breathing, your body with stretching, but get connected with people because we are social animals. So even if you're locked down, there are ways to connect with new people. Every day I've been doing that, I call it my green meeting. So, every day in my calendar, I'm very color-coded. I have my green meeting and my green meeting is, I'm meeting, somebody new. And I go into that very much comically with no agenda. I'm just there to listen to get to know somebody else's story. And so, getting connected to people is one of the types of connections you can. So, getting connected to strangers, get connected to someone you haven't spoken to a long time, a friend from school, you said, oh, I really liked him or her. Oh, it'd be cool if I, oh, I wonder where they are. Send a message to your spouse or someone important in your family and say, Hey, thank you. Thank you for doing what you do and who you are. There are so many ways to get connected because that is for me, how to tap into your extra energy is, in today's world. If there's one thing that is sorely depleted along with of course, empathy, deficits, and a few other things, including financial deficits is an energy deficit and finding ways to get connected into nature. Put your hands in the dirt, my goodness. Look up and see if the stars at night. That connected and find out how small you are in the universe to understand what's important and what matters in life. Those are my three hacks, Steve. Steve Rush: Love them. Thank you so much for sharing them. The next part of the show, our listeners have become affectionately familiar with, we call Hack to Attack. So, this is where something is screwed up in our life or work. But now we use it positively. What would be your Hack to Attack? Minter Dial: Well, Steve, at some level, I kind of think of myself as a storyteller and funnily enough, my biggest failures have ended up being some of the best material for my storytelling. So, while I had heartache, crying and the feds busting down my door. This has created wonderful stories for the future. I mean, the biggest lessons I learned in the two startups that I flamingly failed was finding the right partners. We had great ideas, good execution, but in both cases that happened before I went to business school, the failure was deeply linked to not having the right partners, which means that I didn't have the right partners for me because having somebody who's like me is the wrong partner. Steve Rush: Right. Minter Dial: So that was the lesson learned. And the, you know, having the feds bust down my door has been an opportunity to tell stories at many dinner tables throughout my life. Steve Rush: Exactly. Minter Dial: There you go. Steve Rush: And if you look at any great movie and stories, there's always adversity that can trigger the hero opportunity the outcome, right? Minter Dial: Oh yeah. Well, I don't know how heroic my outcomes were, but they certainly, I mean, I really, I now embrace the journey that I went on. I mean, outside of getting the chance to hang out with, but really, you know, at some level, hanging out with the music world, not necessarily all the biggest stars, but we had Sting and Madonna as clients. So, it was a, you know, an exceptional opportunity to do things which are different and not just do run of the mill shit, which I was unfortunately can be part of everyone's day. Steve Rush: Yeah, and loads of great stories I should imagine. Minter Dial: Oh my gosh. Steve Rush: Obviously, we are going to have a version two in the future Minter. So then last thing we want to do with you today is to do a bit of time travel, give you the chance to go all the way back and bump into Minter at 21 and give them some advice. What would your advice to him be? Minter Dial: Well, first of all, it made me think or makes me think that I'd rather be 21 again, anyway. I always feel like I'm a little child somehow within me and my mum, who's 82 years old. She writes at the end of her email, I'm an 80-year-old running around with a 20-year-old mind saying where did my life go? So yeah, when I was 18, I had these five ideas, which I wanted to, which I thought would be the fulfillment of my life. And I kind of sort of pushed them off. So, as long as I do them in my life. And, so my inclination would have been to have pushed quicker earlier and specifically on one, which was get published earlier. One of my five was to publish a book. And if I had that gumption to write and publish earlier, I think that would have sent me on another path because the very act of writing has been always very therapeutic for me, publishing it makes you, I feel for me, it's helped me to become more me because if I'm putting it out in the world, I don't want it to be shit. Also, I don't want it to be wrong about me. It's got to be well thought through. So, to take an example, writing a book about empathy. So, I've written a book about empathy, in the process I learned so much because my friend Phillipe killed himself and I really was pondering, how empathic am I and how could I become more empathic? So, I lend into that idea to figure out how I could be more empathic, studied it, what people say or what the errors one makes when we think about that and so on and so forth. So, the idea of publishing earlier, really, it's not about making or suggesting that everyone else should publish earlier. It was more about being quicker to seize what was important to me and learn and lean into being earlier quicker. Steve Rush: Great advice. So finally, I guess, folks who are listening to you and I talk thinking, how can I find out what Minter does? Where can I find some of these workbooks, information films, where's the best place for us to send them? Minter Dial: Well, first of all, they're probably saying, oh my God, thank God it's finished. I've had enough of this already. I've got other shit to do then just to follow on this guy, but should you be interested? Google and my parents gave me a weird enough name. I'm easily Find-Able thanks to that little search engine and others, of course, minterdial.com is where I write a lot. I post my podcast, which has been going on for 12 years. You can find a tab to all my books, my speaking engagements. In other social media, I have a YouTube channel under my name and on a lot of social. My handle is mdial, M-D-I-A-L, and my book about and film about the second world war documentary is called thelastringhome.com, and you can find links that or valuable there. Hey, Steve, thank you so much for having me on and thanks for asking me. Steve Rush: Minter It's been delightful. Always loved chatting to you. You're such an inspirational guy, and I always get a different perspective from you, each time we speak. So, I just want to say thank you for becoming part of our community on The Leadership Hacker Podcast. Minter Dial: Hack away, Steve. Steve Rush: Thanks, Minter, take care.   Closing   Steve Rush: I genuinely want to say heartfelt thanks for taking time out of your day to listen in too. We do this in the service of helping others, and spreading the word of leadership. Without you listening in, there would be no show. So please subscribe now if you have not done so already. Share this podcast with your communities, network, and help us develop a community and a tribe of leadership hackers.   Finally, if you would like me to work with your senior team, your leadership community, keynote an event, or you would like to sponsor an episode. Please connect with us, by our social media. And you can do that by following and liking our pages on Twitter and Facebook our handler their @leadershiphacker. Instagram you can find us there @the_leadership_hacker and at YouTube, we are just Leadership Hacker, so that is me signing off. I am Steve Rush and I have been the leadership hacker.

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Today we celebrate a female botanist who fought to get recognition for women by the Linnaean Society. We'll also learn about the German poet who loved trees. We'll celebrate the Welsh garden-marker extraordinaire and also one of the all-time greats - a botanist from California. And, we'll also honor the life of The Bird Woman of Ellsworth, who helped us to better understand birds and their individual uniqueness. We will also celebrate the month of July with some poetry. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about gardening in shade. (Shade gardens don't have to be dark and boring.) And then we'll wrap things up with the story of an attempted murder that happened during a commemoration ceremony for one of Vienna's beloved botanists. But first, let's catch up on some Greetings from Gardeners around the world and today's curated news.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Gardener Greetings To participate in the Gardener Greetings segment, send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org And, to listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to play The Daily Gardener Podcast. It's that easy.   Curated News Barcelona Opera House Opens With Packed Audience — of Plants "As lockdown measures lift in Spain, Barcelona's opera house recently played to a sold-out crowd of some very unorthodox music lovers. On Monday, a string quartet at the Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house in Barcelona did a performance in front of 2,292 plants, CNN reported."   You Can't Plant Flowers If You Haven't Botany  (Click to read my original post)   Alright, that's it for today's gardening news. Now, if you'd like to check out my curated news articles and blog posts for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There's no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events 1846  The British naturalist, and women's rights activist, Marian Farquharson was born. As a botanist, Marian had specialized in ferns and mosses. As an activist, it took Marian and other women four years of petitioning the all-male Linnaean Society to finally allow women to become members. In 1904, when the issue was put to the vote, 83% of the Society voted to allow women members. But then a great injustice happened. When the first fifteen women were nominated to the Society, Marian Farquharson was overlooked. It took four more years for Marian to be elected to the Society, and it finally happened in March 1908. This moment happened to come at a difficult time for Marian. In fact, she was too ill to attend the Society's meeting to officially sign the register. Four years later, Farquharson died from heart disease, in Nice, in 1912.   1877  Today we wish a happy heavenly birthday to Herman Hesse, who was a German poet, novelist, and painter. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. Hesse had a special appreciation for trees, and I thought I'd share some of his thoughtful and reverent prose with you today: "Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth." "A tree says: A kernel is hidden in me, a spark, a thought, I am life from eternal life. The attempt and the risk that the eternal mother took with me is unique, unique the form and veins of my skin, unique the smallest play of leaves in my branches and the smallest scar on my bark. I was made to form and reveal the eternal in my smallest special detail."   1893  The Welsh landscape gardener, architect, and author, Ralph Hancock, was born. Hancock was a garden-maker extraordinaire, and he created several famous Gardens across Wales, England, and the United States. One of his most famous works was the rooftop garden at the Rockefeller Center in New York. Hancock designed his rooftop garden in 1934, and it was cutting-edge at the time. In an interview, Hancock predicted: "The days of penthouse gardening in boxes are over - and miles and miles of roof space in every metropolis in this country remain to be reclaimed by landscape gardening." (Well, it's 2020, and Hancock's vision has yet to be realized. There's still plenty of concrete jungle to conquer, although the pandemic has turned more people than ever into gardeners, most rooftops go underutilized. But I have to say that it is refreshing that so many people are gardening now. Even my own mother is gardening - and giddily reporting on her progress - so there's that.) Now, Hancock's rooftop garden at Rockefeller Center was called The Garden of Nations, and it featured gardens for eight different countries around a central, old English tea house and cottage garden. It was quite something to behold. To create it, Hancock's Garden of Nations required 3,000 tons of earth, 100 tons of natural stone, and 2,000 trees and shrubs. They all had to be hauled up there, and there's plenty of stories about how they used the service elevator in the building or a massive block and tackle pulley system that was erected on the side of the building. It was a herculean effort. But, he finally finished it. And Hancock's 11th floor Garden of Nations officially opened on April 15, 1935. Nelson Rockefeller was there to see it - as well as students from Bryn Mawr College. The young women from Bryn Mawr arrived in costume representing the various nations. In the archives, there are beautiful photos of these young women - like the one of Nancy Nichol wearing a kimono in the Japanese garden.   1908  The great woman botanist and Californian Kate Brandegee wrote her husband, Townshend, who she lovingly called Townie. On this day in 1908, Kate was 64, and though she and Townie often botanized together, Kate was not afraid to go explore alone. She let Townie know in this letter that: "[next Monday] I am going to Eldorado County to walk from Placerville to Truckee - I may be gone two weeks. …" Well, that would have been a 52 mile trip by foot. She was no slacker. Kate and Townie's love story is one of my favorites. They found each other late in life, and they made up for lost time, and they were very affectionate with each other. Their botanical legacy is secure; after the San Francisco earthquake, they replaced the ruined botanical Library and specimens with their own personal collection. And Kate personally mentored many young botanized, including her backfill: the impressive Alice Eastwood.   1917  The Bird Woman Of Ellsworth, Cordelia Stanwood, went into a swamp at twilight and reported, "The black flies crawled over my face like so many bees. I could not stand still." It was just one of many times Cordelia would find herself in an uncomfortable position for the sake of pursuing her passion for ornithology.   Her photograph the birds were handpicked by the great Edward Howe Forbush to be featured in his masterpiece Birds of Massachusetts. In general, her bird photography was par excellence.   Cordelia's "Six Little Chickadees" is regarded as her finest piece.  The photo shows six Little Chickadees separated into two groups of three, and they're all sitting perched on the same little branch. Like a litter of puppies, each chickadee had its own characteristics - proving what Cordelia had already observed firsthand; that a single batch of chickadees contained many variances in the chicks in terms of size, features, etc.   2018 NASA' sECOSTRESS berthed at the space station. ECOSTRESS's mission was to measure the temperature of plants in space - helping researchers determine how much water plants use and how drought affects plant health.   Unearthed Words This week, we are still welcoming the new month of July. Here are some poems about this hot and stormy month. Then followed that beautiful season, Called by the pious Acadian peasants the Summer of All-Saints! Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape Lay as if new - created in all the freshness of childhood. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator   In July month one bonny morn, When Nature's rokelay green Was spread over like a rigg of corn  To charm our roving evening. — Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet, Leith Races   A ghost is roaming through the building,  And shadows in the attic browse;  Persistently intent on mischief  A goblin roams about the house. He gets into your way, he fusses,  You hear his footsteps overhead,  He tears the napkin off the table  And creeps in slippers to the bed. With feet unwiped he rushes headlong  On gusts of draught into the hall  And whirls the curtain, like a dancer,  Towards the ceiling, up the wall. Who is this silly mischief-maker,  This phantom and this double-face?  He is our guest, our summer lodger,  Who spends with us his holidays. Our house is taken in possession  By him, while he enjoys a rest.  July, with summer air and thunder-  He is our temporary guest. July, who scatters from his pockets  The fluff of blow-balls in a cloud,  Who enters through the open window,  Who chatters to himself aloud,  Unkempt, untidy, absent-minded,  Soaked through with smell of dill and rye,  With linden-blossom, grass and beet-leaves,  The meadow-scented month July.  — Boris Pasternak, Russian poet and writer, July   Grow That Garden Library Glorious Shade by Jenny Rose Carey This book came out in 2017 of this year, and the subtitle is Dazzling Plants, Design Ideas, and Proven Techniques for Your Shady Garden. Jenny Rose Carey is a renowned educator, historian, and author, and the senior director at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Meadowbrook Farm in Jenkintown. In their review of this book, Gardens Illustrated said, "A practical guide to maintaining a shade garden with a useful calendar of seasonal tasks, plant directory, and inspiring design ideas." This book is 324 pages of plants, ideas, and tips - all shared with today's shade gardener in mind. And, I love what it says in the front flap of this book - "Most gardeners treat shade as a problem to solve." This is sooo true.  But Jenny, and many experienced shade gardeners, know that shade gardens don't have to be dark and boring. In fact, once you've mastered shade gardening, you'll wonder why you ever doubted the beauty and serenity of these cool, relaxing, and colorful spaces. You can get a copy of Glorious Shade by Jenny Rose Carey and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $8.   Today's Botanic Spark 1932   On this day in 1932, the Sydney Morning Herald shared a harrowing story of attempted murder at a commemoration ceremony for a botanist. It turns out, a botanist named Richard Wettstein had been responsible for the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna. A year after Wettstein's death, the new head of Vienna University, a Dr. Able, had just unveiled a statue of Wettstein. Dr. Able had just finished giving his speech in praise of Wettstein when suddenly, an old professor named Karl Schneider pushed through the crowd and shouted, "At last we settle an old score!" Luckily, Karl's revolver shot went wide. Dr. Able was not harmed (and neither was the statue of Wettstein), and the Mayor of Vienna grabbed old Karl before he could shoot again. Now, all this excitement was a far cry from the persona of the botanist Richard Wettstein - who was known for his polite, controlled, and courteous demeanor. And here's a little-known fact about the botanist Richard Wettstein: he was an excellent speaker. On more than one occasion, the speaking skills of this Vienna botanist led him to be considered by those in powerful positions in government to be a potential contender for the president of Austria.

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In this episode of our podcast, we are very pleased to share an interview with someone who has been a friend of mine for 10 years or so now. I met him while working in my corporate job and we've stayed in touch even after he left. His name is Augie Sanchez and he's also a gardener. I've always known that Augie loved to garden but didn't realize how much of a passion this was for him until reading his interview in Burpee's Blog which featured him as the Gardener for the Month for March 2019. Today we're going to talk to Augie about how he developed his love for gardening, some of his eco-friendly gardening practices, and what advice he gives to beginning gardeners.

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Kidney disease is more common as dogs age. It is estimated that more than 1 in 10 dogs will develop kidney disease over a lifetime1,3, so it’s an important topic to understand. When healthy, the two kidneys efficiently: Filter the blood Process protein wastes and excrete them into the urine Conserve and balance body water, salts and acids Help to maintain normal red blood cells Kidney disease occurs when one or more of these functions are compromised or reduced. Unfortunately, it typically goes undetected until the organs are functioning at approximately 33% to 25% of their capacity. Dogs with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) are prone to dehydration and you may notice that your dog is lethargic and has a poor appetite. Treatment options for advanced kidney disease are usually limited to treating the symptoms because dialysis and kidney transplants are not readily available for dogs. Protecting your pooch from kidney disease means you should be prepared to look for problems early. Causes of of chronic kidney disease in dogs The International Renal Interest Society or IRIS is a group of veterinary specialists studying  kidney disease in dogs and cats. They list several risk factors that make pets more susceptible to kidney disease, such as age or breed, and investigate reversible factors that initiate or accelerate kidney damage. Such factors include: Glomerulonephritis Pyelonephritis (kidney infection) Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) Ureteral obstruction & hydronephrosis (stones causing a blockage) Tubulointerstitial disease (involving the kidney tubules) Leptospirosis Cancer Amyloidosis (protein problem) Hereditary nephropathies (genetic problem) Signs of chronic kidney disease in dogs One of the earliest signs of kidney disease in dogs is urinating and drinking more (polyuria/polydipsia or PU/PD). Often, dogs need to urinate at nighttime (nocturia) or have "accidents." There are many other causes of PU/PD, but kidney disease is one of the most serious concerns. Taking water away from your dog could make chronic kidney disease worse, so please don’t try to do this without your veterinarian’s direction. Having your dog examined promptly when you note a change in water intake and urine production is key! Dogs tend to be pretty sensitive to changes in their blood levels of waste so even mild to moderate changes may cause signs of illness. Other signs of chronic kidney disease include: Urinary incontinence (urine leakage) Dehydration Lethargy Reduced appetite Vomiting Weight loss Bad breath with a chemical odor Oral ulcers Pale appearance Testing your dog for chronic kidney disease Your veterinarian will often suggest these basic tests: Physical Examination— The first test your veterinarian is likely to perform will be a physical examination, and remember that taking your dog in for routine physical examinations is an excellent way to help protect him. Even normal physical exams may be useful later as a baseline of comparison. During the exam, your veterinarian might detect: Enlarged, painful kidneys Back or flank pain Changes in the prostate or urinary bladder A rectal examination can give more detail about the possibility of urethral, bladder or prostatic disease that might relate to kidney disease. Finding a large bladder in a dehydrated pet, or other, less specific, findings may also warn your veterinarian about a kidney problem, for example: Low body temperature Excessive skin tenting Dry gums (showing dehydration) Unkempt hair coat Other testing may include: Complete blood count (CBC)—The CBC may reveal anemia (too few red blood cells) or an elevation in white blood cells consistent with infection, stress or inflammation. Less commonly, blood parasites or circulating cancer cells are found. Chemistry profile with electrolytes Urinalysis with sediment exam—Examining a urine specimen, especially prior to any treatment, is a simple and economical way to gauge urine quality.   Urine culture with susceptibility Urine protein to creatinine ratio Infectious disease testing—Regular testing for heartworm infection and for vector borne diseases such as Ehrlichiosis andLyme can identify risk factors for kidney disease. Diagnostic imaging—Using radiography (X-rays) and diagnostic ultrasound to identify changes in the size, shape and architecture of the kidneys may suggest a specific blockage that needs emergency treatment. Blood pressure measurement—High blood pressure is common in dogs with chronic kidney disease. Kidney Sampling Management and monitoring of chronic kidney disease Sick pets with signs of kidney disease that include dehydration will likely require more intensive care in a hospital setting, while those that are happy tail waggers and are completely self-supporting will often be treated at home. Your veterinarian will work diligently to find a treatable cause of kidney disease and make individual recommendations for your dog.   General treatment goals for dogs with kidney disease include: Providing adequate and appropriate nutrition with a kidney friendly diet (always check with your veterinarian before making any diet changes). Ensuring excellent hydration. Balancing salts and acid-base levels. Aggressively treating any protein problems or high blood pressure, since these conditions tend to worsen kidney damage2. Keeping plenty of fresh water available—this is essential! Keep in mind that dogs with kidney disease are usually going to need more trips outside for bathroom breaks, so building this into the household schedule will be important. A friendly neighbor can help out, or a professional dog walker can come to give your pooch a midday break and help you avoid coming home to a puddle or two on the floor. He really can’t help it! Your pet’s condition, any other illnesses found and your personal goals for treatment will help determine the course of treatment and dictate how often you visit the veterinarian. Chronic kidney disease prognosis/advances Some dogs with chronic kidney disease will live years after diagnosis and have a good quality of life. Others will not be so lucky. Your veterinarian will evaluate after testing is finished. As a motivated pet guardian you can take an active role in your pet’s preventive care by planning for wellness exams and routine lab testing. Team up with your veterinarian to address any problems before they get worse. The discovery of new biomarkers for kidney function, such as SDMA, provides for early recognition of kidney disease before other blood values change and offers the prospect of earlier intervention and kidney care3. If you have any questions or concerns, you should always visit or call your veterinarian -- they are your best resource to ensure the health and well-being of your pets. Resources: Brown SA. Renal dysfunction in small animals. The Merck Veterinary Manual website. Updated October 2013. Accessed January 14, 2015. Polzin DJ et al. Evidence-based management of chronic kidney disease. In Bonagura J, Twedt D (eds), Kirk’s Current Veterinary Therapy XIV, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis 2009: 872-879. https://www.idexx.com/small-animal-health/solutions/articles/sdma-diagnose-kidney-disease.html

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You can also support by donating through PayPal.com at the link below: Hare of the Rabbit PayPal Thank you for your support, Jeff Hittinger.   Giant Angora Rabbit Breed They say that Angora rabbits are the “Bunnies with a Bonus”. Whatever that bonus is, the Giant Angora still claims the upper hand . It's renowned wool is said to be seven times warmer than the wool of the sheep. Its wool is so valuable because rabbits can produce more than six times of wool per pound of body weight than the sheep, and on top of that, the dietary requirement is 30% less per pound than the sheep. The Giant Angora is the largest of the ARBA recognized Angora breeds. It was originally developed to be an efficient commercial producer that could be sustained on 16-18% protein pellets plus hay, and live in the standard sized, all-wire cages. Giant Angora Rabbit Breed History/Origin For many years, the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) only recognized two types of Angoras – the French and the English – because the other types were not different enough to be considered a separate breed. Because ARBA wouldn't allow German Angoras to be shown (their body type was considered too similar to the other Angora breeds), Louise Walsh of Taunton, Massachusetts created a new breed. Louise Walsh of Taunton Massachusetts set her sights on creating a larger breed of Angora that was different from the others. She used German Angoras, French Lops, and Flemish Giants to develop a completely different "commercial" body type. Walsh crossed German Angoras to larger commercial breeds and developed an all-white rabbit that had some ear and head furnishings with exceptional high-quality wool. ARBA officially recognized the Giant Angora in 1988. Its coat includes three types of wool: soft under wool, awn fluff, and awn hair. Due to its large size, the Giant Angora rabbit requires a large enclosure to ensure a comfortable life. Overall Description It is to have a commercial-type body with a very dense coat of wool. The head will be oval in appearance that is broad across the forehead and slightly narrower at the muzzle. The Giant Angora will have forehead tufts (head trimmings) and cheek furnishings. The head trimmings are to be noticeable, however, does are not as heavy in trimmings as the bucks. The ears should be lightly fringed and well tasseled. According to the ARBA Standard of Perfection, bucks should weigh 9 1/2 pounds (4.32 kg) or more. Does should weigh 10 pounds (4.54 kg) or more. There are no upper weight limits. The Giant Angora is also the only breed of angora that is only shown as a ruby-eyed white. The classification of the Giant Angora is different than the other Angora breeds due to the fact it is a 6-class animal. The junior buck and junior doe must be under 6 months of age and have a minimum weight of 4 ¾ pounds. The intermediate buck and intermediate doe are 6–8 months of age. The senior buck and senior doe are 8 months of age or over. The senior buck must weigh at least 9 ½ pounds. The senior doe must weigh at least 10 pounds. With judging the Giant Angoras the majority of the points are based on the wool, which includes density, texture, and length. The points for "general type" include the body type, head, ears, eyes, feet, legs, and tail. Like many other "giant" breeds of rabbits, the Giant Angora grows slowly. A doe usually takes more than a year to reach full maturity (size and weight). A buck can take up to 1.5 years to fully mature (size and weight). Coat Out of the four Angora breeds recognized by the ARBA, the Giant Angora rabbit produces the most wool. The Giant Angora produces more wool than the French, Satin or English Angoras. They have three different kinds of fiber in its wool: soft underwool (gentle waves and shine), awn fluff (crimped with a hooked end) and awn hair (guard hairs which are strong and straight). In order to keep their wool mat-free, be sure to brush it with a bristled brush once every two days or as necessary. If your Giant Angora’s wool gets a little dirty, spot-clean it with a damp towel. Despite being a descendant of the German Angoras, which do not molt, Giant Angoras go through a partial molt. However, their wool needs to be harvested 3-4 times a year by owners using shears or scissors and can produce 1-2 lbs of wool per year. Giant Angora wool is perfect to be dyed and made into clothes such as socks and mittens. The awn type wool exists only in the Giant and German Angora breeds. The Giant Angora has furnishings on the face and ears. Many people confuse the German with the Giant Angora, but it is their body type that differs. The Giant Angora coat contains three fiber types for its texture. The underwool is to be the most dominant over the other two types of hair. It should be medium fine, soft, delicately waved and have a gentle shine. The Awn Fluff has a guard hair tip and is a stronger, wavy wool. The Awn Fluff is found between the Underwool and Awn Hair. The Awn Hair, also known as guard hair, is the third type of fiber. The Awn Hair is a straight, strong hair that protrudes above the wool and must be present and evident. Most Giant Angoras do not fully molt, so breeders eagerly harvest the wool by shearing and hand-spin it into yarn, often mixing it with other animal fiber to give it strength. Then they dye it beautiful colors and knit it into assorted creative and useful garments. Giant Angora wool is perfect to be dyed and made into clothes such as socks and mittens. Today most spinning is done by hobbyists and small farmers. Beginning spinners may find Angora wool a challenge. In the past, commercial wool production was a healthy industry in the United States, but now China produces the most rabbit wool commercially. Colors Like other Angoras, the Giant Angora rabbit comes in a variety of hues from grey to brown to black, and broken colors. However, the only color that is accepted by the ARBA is REW (ruby-eyed white rabbits), also called albino rabbits. A Black color variety of the Giant Angora is in development, but has not been sanctioned by ARBA. Care Requirements Due to its large size, this rabbit requires an equally large enclosure to ensure a lengthy, comfortable life. Should your Giant Angora rabbit be an outdoor rabbit, wood enclosures that are raised from the ground and have a fenced bottom are preferred to keep them safe from the elements as well as predators. Indoor enclosures should have a wire frame and a plastic bottom where pet owners can place bedding. Some rabbit cages also have wire bottoms, however the wire is harsh on your rabbit’s feet. Be sure to spot-clean the bedding every day to give your rabbit a dung-free area to sleep and change the bedding every week or more as needed.  Giant Angora rabbits should always have a few toys to keep them entertained. Diet The Giant Angora was originally developed to be an efficient commercial producer that could be sustained on 16-18% protein pellets plus hay. Now who better that the original breeder for this Breed to speak about food. Evergreen Farm has been on the New England landscape for over 40 years. They are considered experts in the field of Angora Rabbits. Louise Walsh, Founder of Evergreen Farm , is the creator of the largest AMERICAN wool bearing type of rabbit in the world to date. The Giant Angora. So I have notes about feed from Evergreen Farm where the breed was created. "You are better off getting your food from a feed store such as Agway or a feed and garden store. You will find the food much fresher than that which is commercially available in pet stores. Though pet stores have a gift of making their feeds attractive, their turnover of product is much slower than a grain mill store, thus the freshness in the pet store can not usually measure up to that of the feed store. In reading the feed label if it says “forage and grain products” it might mean whatever they can obtain as cheaply as possible. It will give inconsistent ingredients and can give your bunny some digestive problems. Best to stay away from this one. Go for a feed that lists ingredients such as oats, wheat, or barley for energy. Corn is nasty as a primary grain. It makes a bunny fat. . High fiber and low protein feeds seem to work quite well on angora rabbits. I, personally wouldn’t want a protein over 18%. I like high fiber (good roughage to help the rabbit pass ingested hair). In grain stores you might consider a 50 lb bag of feed. It’s the cheapest practical way to purchase and after three months, when you’re still working on the bag, consider freezing the remainder. It won’t hurt it at all and it will maintain it’s freshness. HAY: = EXTREMELY important nutritional resource. Very young bunnies consume hay in their nest as soon as they can nibble a food. It’s an excellent source of fiber, a great diet food for the pudgy bunny. It’s loaded with vitamins, minerals and a definite fun food. Best are low protein grass hays, such as timothy or orchard grass. These can be offered to the bunny as free choice (even Weight Watchers would approve. Lots of people gravitate toward alfalfa. It’s not a good idea as its high protein. Remember what I said about protein? NATURALLY DELICIOUS FOODS: You thought I wouldn’t say carrots? Of course, carrots. kale, romaine lettuce, a small slice of apple, dandelion, clover, parsley, blackberry leaves Also any wholesome cereal, . Birdseed, sunflower seeds, dried fruit, oatmeal & cheerios . That should be enough goodies." Health Giant Angora wool is perfect to be dyed and made into clothes such as socks and mittens. The most worrisome health issue a Giant Angora rabbit has to worry about is the possibility of developing wool block. Rabbits are clean creatures and like other animals, enjoy grooming themselves to keep their coat in good condition. Some animals, like cats, regurgitate the fur that they accidentally swallow – rabbits don’t have that ability. Instead, due to a diet that is poor in hay, the wool get stuck in their stomachs and creates sort of a hairball. The rabbit believes their bellies are full and refuses to eat and eventually dies of starvation. Symptoms of wool block include lack of appetite, less droppings and a less active rabbit overall. Should you suspect your rabbit is experiencing wool block, be sure to rush them to your local veterinarian to get the problem sorted. All rabbits are also susceptible to developing overgrown teeth. This problem is also caused to a diet that lacks a proper balance of hay, which is used to slowly grind down their teeth naturally. Overgrown teeth can grow into a rabbit’s jaw and face and be very painful. In order to prevent this, make sure to check your rabbit’s mouth every once in a while to check for overgrown teeth and always make sure they have a proper diet consisting of mostly hay. Care of the Giant Angora's wool coat is not as difficult as the care needed by the English Angora rabbit. However, angoras are susceptible to starvation by wool block, and are more sensitive to temperature changes due to their incredibly thick coats (or during the 1 - 1.5 months immediately following a shearing). Temperament/Behavior Giant Angoras should have as much time outside of their enclosures as possible in order for their individual personalities to really shine. Rabbits who are mostly kept in their enclosures and away from human activity do not have the time to interact with their humans and won’t be able to create a lasting relationship. Whether you decide to keep your Angora indoors or out, make sure they have plenty of room to roam around freely and safely. Indoor rabbits should have the freedom to hop around your rooms and have access to sunlight, while outdoor rabbits should be out of their enclosures a few hours every day to stretch their legs in a fenced yard or run. Giant Angoras are mostly used as fiber animals, meaning they are generally bred to produce wool. However, should you decide to keep this rabbit breed as a pet, be sure to socialize them when they are kits in order to have a well-rounded bunny that does well with smaller children and perhaps even other animals. Rabbits are not easy animals to litter train, however it is possible with lots of patience and rewards when they do the deed in the correct spot. Many owners find having several litter boxes spread across the home is a necessary evil in order for their indoor rabbit not to leave their droppings all over their home. They also find that if their rabbit is prone to doing the deed in one particular corner, they place a litter box in that corner so the rabbit can make the connection and understand that they should be doing their business in the box and not outside the box wherever they please. Evergreen Farm Evergreen Farm has been on the New England landscape for over 40 years. They are considered experts in the field of Angora Rabbits. Louise Walsh, Founder of Evergreen Farm , is the creator of the largest AMERICAN wool bearing type of rabbit in the world to date. The Giant Angora. In the past their facility has housed over 7,000 rabbits at one time. Through their barn doors people from all over the world have passed who have purchased and visited their wooly residents. At the time of the release of this episode they have rabbits available as well as wool products. Clubs The National Angora Rabbit Breeders Club, Inc (NARBC, Inc) was first organized as a specialty club for Angora breeders in 1932 with the AR&CBA (now the ARBA). The NARBC, Inc still remains a chartered National Specialty Club with the ARBA. United Angora Rabbit Breeders Club (UARC) was chartered by the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) in 2007 through the hard work of a handful of dedicated breeders. In February of 2012, the UARC became affiliated with the National Angora Rabbit Breeders Club (NARBC). The UARC is a club for all Angora rabbit fanciers, whether their interests are showing, breeding, or fiber related. A club that is run by its members, for its members, for the promotion of Angoras through shared information, shows, meetings, and instruction in a creative and positive atmosphere. All club communication is done via the internet (email, yahoo group, and Facebook) including a club newsletter (when one is sent out). There is an Appalachian Angora Rabbit Club who have a page on Facebook, but their website seems to redirect to a Slim Korean Fashion Harem children's clothes website. Closing Giant Angora Rabbits are endangered as a breed. According to the Rabbit Geek, In 2006 and 2014, they ranked #2 on the Rare Breeds List, the second-rarest rabbit breed, after the Blanc de Hotot. This breed is for rabbit owners serious about spinning, fiber arts or selling fiber, who have the time & space to handle this gentle giant https://www.petguide.com/breeds/rabbit/giant-angora-rabbit/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angora_rabbit https://www.raising-rabbits.com/giant-angora-rabbits.html https://hickoryhillllamas.com/giant-angora-rabbits/ http://www.adoptarabbit.com/breeds/giant-angora/ http://rabbitbreeders.us/giant-angora-rabbits https://angorarabbit.com/cms/articles/angora-rabbit-breeds/giant-angora-rabbit-breed/ https://www.thecapecoop.com/what-breed-angora-rabbit-is-right-for-you/ http://www.evergreenfarm.biz/about_us http://nationalangorarabbitbreeders.com/new/ Rabbit Cures the Dragon King (A Korean Legend) Sep 29, 2002 by Amy Friedman and Meredith Johnson Long ago, in a land beneath the sea, the Dragon King was dying of a mysterious illness. The creatures of the undersea kingdom swam frantically to and fro, circling their king as he lay on his coral throne, wondering what they could do to help. At last the sea horse announced a cure. "The king must eat the liver of a rabbit," he said. "That will cure him." The Dragon King was overjoyed to hear this news, but the others were alarmed. "How will we find a rabbit's liver?" the shark asked the sea urchin. "I've no idea what we should do," wailed the cuttlefish to the cod. "How can we get this medicine to save our king?" moaned the octopus, and he twisted himself up in knots as he wrung his tentacles. But the turtle grinned. "I can fetch a rabbit," he said proudly. "I am the one sea creature who can also live on land." "Then do so at once," commanded the Dragon King, and without a moment's hesitation, the turtle swam toward the surface of the sea. He would find a rabbit, he would. When he arrived on the shore, he was struck by a troubling thought and paused to consider the situation. How would he convince a rabbit to swim beneath the sea with him? And how would he catch a rabbit? He had never actually met a rabbit, but he had seen them bounding through the forest when, on occasion, he sat upon the land sunning himself. As he crawled along the shore, a rabbit happened along. She had heard stories of turtles and was curious. "Hello there, turtle," the rabbit said. "Why hello, rabbit," the startled turtle answered. "I ... I didn't see you there." "Here I am," said the rabbit, "curious to know a turtle. I've never known one, you see." And so they talked for a while, learning about each other's world. Then the rabbit said, "I'd love to see your kingdom someday." "You would?" the turtle asked, surprised. "Why yes," said the rabbit. "You've told me all about the coral castles and the glittering shells. It must be a beautiful place." "Why don't you come with me?" asked the turtle. "I will!" the rabbit replied. "I can hold my breath very well, and I do so wish to see this Dragon King I've heard about." And with that the arrangements were made, and the rabbit hopped on the turtle's back, and splash! into the water they swam. For as long as possible, the turtle swam upon the surface, as he did not want his new friend to hold her breath for too long. The rabbit enjoyed the ride as they swam farther and farther from shore. Back on shore the monkeys let out wails, and the other forest creatures waved to the rabbit. "Don't go underwater," they called, but the rabbit was too excited to listen, and besides, she was enjoying her ride. Finally the turtle knew he would have to dive down toward his kingdom, and now he regretted bringing the rabbit along. How could he allow his new friend to give up her life -- and yet, he had to save the Dragon King. "Hang on," he called to the rabbit as he dived for the deep. Down, down, down they swam, and soon they arrived at the Dragon King's castle. The king was lying on his coral throne, looking very ill. "This is my king," the turtle said to her. And to the king, with some embarrassment, he said, "Your Majesty, this is your rabbit." "'His' rabbit?" the rabbit asked. "What do you mean, friend?" "My king needs a rabbit's liver to save his life," the turtle said sadly. "Does he?" the rabbit asked. The turtle looked down at the ocean floor and a tear dripped from his eye. "We have a problem," the rabbit said. "I've left my liver back in the forest. I'm afraid you'll have to take me home, where I can pick up my liver. Then we will return to give it to your king." "Hurry then," the Dragon King feebly implored. "Go, and return quickly. I'm very weak now." And so the turtle turned around, with the rabbit on his back, and off they swam. When they arrived at the shore, the rabbit quickly hopped off her friend's back. "I'll be right back," she said. She scampered into the forest, where she plucked a persimmon. Tearing open the fruit, she picked out several seeds, and these she wrapped in a leaf. Then she returned to the turtle. "I'm ready," she said, and off they swam, back to the kingdom beneath the sea. "I hereby offer you my liver," said the rabbit to the Dragon King, bowing low. "May you live in good health for many years." She handed the persimmon seeds to the king, who did not recognize them, of course. Under the sea, they had never seen persimmon seeds. Only the turtle understood. The king quickly swallowed the seeds, and a moment later he stood and patted the turtle's head. "I am cured!" he announced, "and as for you, rabbit, you have served our creatures well. We will always honor the rabbit." With that the turtle carried his friend back to shore. They never saw each other again, but they never forgot each other. And only the turtle, of all the undersea creatures, understood how truly wise the rabbit was. https://www.uexpress.com/tell-me-a-story/2002/9/29/rabbit-cures-the-dragon-king-a Abnormality of Incisor Teeth in Rabbits Incisor Malocclusion and Overgrowth in Rabbits A rabbit's teeth usually grow throughout its life, and a high fiber diet, with foods that warrant heavy chewing, are required for proper alignment and functioning, as the coarse foods help to keep the teeth at a manageable length. Occlusion, the fitting together of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws when the mouth is closed, can be hampered by overgrowth of one or more of the teeth, a condition referred to as malocclusion (where the prefix mal- joined with -occlusion refers to the ill-fitting shape of the teeth). If elongation of the cheek teeth occurs, complete closure of the mouth cannot be achieved, and the upper incisor teeth are prevented from coming into contact with the lower incisors, leading to excessive growth of the incisors. The incisor teeth can grow as much as one mm a day if left unopposed by the opposite jaw – the meeting/occlusion of the teeth, along with a diet high in roughage, acts as a natural inhibitor of the tooth's growth. Symptoms and Types Readily visible teeth Excessive drooling Tooth grinding Nasal discharge Food drops out of mouth Preference for softer foods Preference for a water bowl over a sipper bottle Decreased appetite or complete loss of appetite (anorexia) Weight loss Excessive tear production Facial asymmetry or exophthalmos (protrusion of eyeball) Pain (i.e., reluctance to move, depression, lethargy, hiding, hunched posture) Unkempt hair coat due to lack of self grooming Causes There are many factors that can lead to cheek teeth overgrowth. The most significant contributing or exacerbating factor is a diet that contains inadequate amounts of the coarse roughage material that is required for properly grinding the tooth's surface, allowing the incisors to grow into the surrounding soft tissues, damaging the tissue and even leading to secondary bacterial infections in the mouth. Dwarf and lop breeds have been found to be at an increased risk for congenital malocclusion, as they are more prone to skeletal abnormalities. Diagnosis Your veterinarian will perform a thorough physical exam on your rabbit, differentiating between overgrown incisors and other tumors of the mouth of skull. Visual diagnostics will include skull and face X-rays, and computed tomography (CT) for better viewing of abnormalities. A fine needle aspiration (drawing and analyzing the fluid from swelling) will be taken for laboratory testing. A complete blood profile will be conducted, including a chemical blood profile, complete blood count, urinalysis, and a bacterial culture to determine the exact strain of bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotics can be prescribed. Treatment Treatment, whether outpatient or inpatient, will be based on the severity of the symptoms. Fluids may need to be given if your rabbit is dehydrated, and intravenous nutrition if your rabbit has been suffering from a condition of anorexia. Appropriate antibiotic therapy will be given with caution. This is not the primary choice of treatment. If necessary, surgery may be performed to trim the teeth, extract teeth that cannot be repaired, or drain abscess that have occurred as a result of the malocclusion. In some cases, the intestinal tract may have been affected as well, and surgery may be required to remove solids from the intestine. After you have returned home, monitor your rabbit's appetite and production of feces, and report any abnormalities to your veterinarian immediately, as death may occur due to sudden and severe complications. Living and Management A warm, quiet environment will need to be set aside for your rabbit to recover in, but encourage a return to activity as soon as possible, as activity can greatly enhance recovery. If the rabbit is not too tired, encourage exercise (hopping) for at least 10-15 minutes every 6-8 hours. After the initial treatment, most rabbits will require assisted feeding for 36-48 hours postoperatively. Keep fur around the face clean and dry. It is important that your rabbit continue to eat during and following treatment. Encourage oral fluid intake by offering fresh water, wetting leafy vegetables, or flavoring water with vegetable juice, and offer a large selection of fresh, moistened greens such as cilantro, romaine lettuce, parsley, carrot tops, dandelion greens, spinach, collard greens, and good-quality grass hay. Feed timothy and grass hay instead of alfalfa hay, but also continue to offer your rabbit its usual pelleted diet, as the initial goal is to get the rabbit to eat and to maintain its weight and nutritional status. If your rabbit refuses these foods, you will need to syringe feed a gruel mixture until it can eat again on its own. Unless your veterinarian has specifically advised it, do not feed your rabbit high-carbohydrate, high-fat nutritional supplements. Recurrence is likely, so it is important to provide adequate tough, fibrous foods such as hay and grasses to encourage normal wear of teeth. Lifelong treatment, with periodic teeth trimming, is often required, usually every 1-3 months. This, in turn, will require both an investment in time and money on your part. Euthanasia may be warranted with severe or advanced disease, especially in rabbits that are in constant and/or severe pain, or cannot eat. https://www.petmd.com/rabbit/conditions/mouth/c_rb_incisor_malocclusion_overgrowth © Copyrighted

November 8, 2018 at the Boston Athenæum. In the precarious first decades of the Boston Athenæum, no one did more to keep the fledgling institution alive than its first librarian, William Smith Shaw. Slovenly in his appearance and extreme in his politics, Shaw could easily come across as disagreeable to his Boston contemporaries. Yet Shaw was much more than the prickly personality who looks disdainfully down at us from his portrait in the Athenæum Newspaper Room. His character was marked by considerable virtues as well, and it is these virtues that should inspire us today, in the troubled and perplexing twenty-first century. In telling the colorful and tragic story of Shaw's life, we will look behind the portrait to find the glowing strengths that helped preserve the Athenaeum in its infancy, strengths that may help inform the institution's work in its maturity.

Episode #20 Georgia is in the news a lot these days. Even if you didn’t want to pay attention, you have to have heard about the governor race. Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams are running so close that Pence and Trump have both made appearances in the great state. Most of the people I know don’t want Kemp anywhere near the office. Of course, I live in Atlanta. 35 minutes in any direction and you are in the deep south. Their views certainly differ. I am not a voting man, but if I were, I choose to keep Georgia Un-Kemp-t. Either way, he can’t prevent voters from showing up and voting against him now. So good luck. Besides that we mix in a bit of everything. Kaep isn’t the only 49er that was willing to take a knee. Should we bootleg Kaep apparel or Bad Boys 3? Kunta think Takeoff is writing all the lyrics. Great week in music. Iggy gets dropped. Wesley owes 10 M’s. And a weekly dose of Rate The Racism.

Episode #20 Georgia is in the news a lot these days. Even if you didn’t want to pay attention, you have to have heard about the governor race. Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams are running so close that Pence and Trump have both made appearances in the great state. Most of the people I know don’t want Kemp anywhere near the office. Of course, I live in Atlanta. 35 minutes in any direction and you are in the deep south. Their views certainly differ. I am not a voting man, but if I were, I choose to keep Georgia Un-Kemp-t. Either way, he can’t prevent voters from showing up and voting against him now. So good luck. Besides that we mix in a bit of everything. Kaep isn’t the only 49er that was willing to take a knee. Should we bootleg Kaep apparel or Bad Boys 3? Kunta think Takeoff is writing all the lyrics. Great week in music. Iggy gets dropped. Wesley owes 10 M’s. And a weekly dose of Rate The Racism.

Episode #20 Georgia is in the news a lot these days. Even if you didn’t want to pay attention, you have to have heard about the governor race. Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams are running so close that Pence and Trump have both made appearances in the great state. Most of the people I know don’t […]

Ronstin Smith is the vocalist and bass player for the New Jersey based 3-Piece Hardcore/Metal band "Unkempt Herald". Currently working on their new record "Kiddo" which will be out in the beginning of 2019. The record is dedicated to his daughter who tragically passed in 2016. Hear his story. I personally think it's an important one. Thanks for the support as always.

Avoid making these nine silly mistakes when you sell and your home will look amazing. Buying in Northern Virginia?  Get a Full Home Search HereSelling in Northern Virginia? Get a Free Home Value Report HereToday I have a list of nine silly things that can sabotage your home sale. Are you doing any of these?1. Visible cords. Mounted flat screen televisions sometimes have cords hanging behind them. When the television is flushed and you cannot see the cords, your home will show much better. 2. Unkempt yards. Always have your yard properly maintained. 3. A dingy front door. Since it is the first thing that potential buyers see when they walk up, make sure that your front door is clean and freshly painted. 4. Pets. You may want to send your animals to stay with someone, or at least crate them, while you are showing your home. Either way, you must keep them away and address potential odors they may have left in your home. 5. Cobwebs. Knock out all the old cobwebs and clean any filters. This shows that you are properly maintaining your home. Since it is the first thing that potential buyers see when they walk up, make sure that your door is clean and freshly painted. 6. Furniture arrangement. Use your furniture the right way and stage it properly. We are really good at helping with this. 7. Junk drawers. When you are showing your house, a lot of people will be looking into your drawers and cabinets. Make sure that they are clean and tidy. 8. Closets. Clean and organize your closets and having nothing on the floors. This makes them look big, which is important because people care a lot about closet space. 9. Countertops. Remove the clutter from your countertops to make it fresh and open. This makes a kitchen seem a lot bigger. If you have any additional questions about this or are interested in buying or selling, please feel free to reach out to me. I look forward to speaking with you soon.

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If you are preparing to list your home for sale or already have it on the market, you should know about the things that may be sabotaging your home sale. These are the nine silly things that I am going to share with you today. 1.  Cords hanging from your mounted television. Putting the cords behind the wall is a small expense but it makes a room look cleaner and brighter. Buyers want the ideal home and if they see cords along the wall it breaks the fantasy in their minds. 2. Unkempt yard. First impressions are lasting impressions. The first thing someone sees when they drive up to your home is your yard, so you want to make sure it looks tidy and maintained to make the best impression. 3. Dingy front door. On the same note as before, painting or power washing your front door can make all the difference to a buyer’s first impressions. 4. Animals. Many people have pets that they love, but a buyer might have a sensitive nose. They may smell a dog and not want to come into the house. Sellers must also be very cautious of pet odors because although we may be unable to smell it, other people can. You can eliminate pet odors with plug-in filters, just make sure you do not make it too overpowering for the same reasons. I recommend storing all pet toys and beds while showing a home, as well. “Sellers must be very cautious of pet smells because although we may be unable to smell it, other people can.” 5. Cobwebs. I know that it’s silly to think about, but if your house has a bunch of cobwebs or dust lying around, someone may think you are not there often, which puts you at a disadvantage. Some people may think that they can negotiate because you are a desperate seller. Have someone come through your home occasionally to remove the cobwebs and give you the best chance of a full-priced sale. 6. Poor furniture arrangement. Buyers want to imagine where they are going to put their furniture. If you have bigger pieces, consider minimizing the furniture in the room to make that room appear bigger and streamlined. Don’t be afraid to rearrange a room to look more organized. The new arrangement may not be functional for your family but if it’s a standard arrangement, buyers will be open to imagining their own arrangements. We can also help with staging if you prefer to use staged pieces rather than your own. 7. Junk drawers and crammed cabinets. I feel it’s acceptable to have one junk drawer, but any more and people will wonder if the house is going to be big enough for them. Cleaning out clutter and keeping drawers and cabinets tidy opens space in your home, making it spacious for buyers. 8. Overfilled closets. Anything that is out of season can be stored away so that the closet is not as stuffed. Remove any excess hangers and clear the bottom of the shelves because buyers always look in the closets. They want to make sure they have enough room for their shoes and other items and having a tidy space for them that is functioning but not over-filled is the perfect way to grab their attention. 9. Cluttered countertops. We all love our coffee or tea in the morning, so keeping out a kettle or a coffee pot is okay but storing away any extra appliances and knick-knacks creates extra space. The buyer can see how much counter space they can potentially have to prepare food and entertain. It’s all about playing into the buyer’s fantasy home. If you have any additional questions or are interested in buying or selling, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to speaking with you soon.

The gals get their learn on and go in depth about THE BRCA GENE, aka the "reason" Danielle has cancer. Danielle goes over the process of getting genetic testing, as well as the process of going to the gyno UNKEMPT. The gals also tackle the tough topic of fertility. Tana asks too many questions, and Heather realizes shes Phoebe from "Friends"!

Highlights Wilson vs William | @ 01:25 Stars and stripes launches | @ 07:30 War in the sky - AirMail | @ 08:50 America Emerges - 32nd Red Arrow Division - Dr. Edward Lengel | @ 10:45 Great War Project - German Homefront - Mike Shuster | @ 15:40 Commission News - Service Medals NOW | @ 20:15 Remembering Veterans - 371st Regiment - Sonya Grantham | @ 22:05 Speaking WWI - Doughboy Dictionary | @ 29:50 International Report - Brazil in WWI - Matheus Lacerda | @ 31:35 WW1 War Tech - Synthetic Rubber | @ 38:15 Articles & Posts - Freddie Stowers and Pyjamas | @ 39:55 Valentine’s Special - letters, stories and music | @ 42:25 The Buzz - Katherine Akey | @ 47:30----more---- Opening Welcome to World War 1 centennial News - episode #59 - It’s about WW1 THEN - what was happening 100 years ago this week  - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration. Today is February 16th, 2018 and our guests for this week include: Dr. Edward Lengel, with a story about the 32nd Red Arrow Division Mike Shuster, from the great war project blog with the eroding situation on the German homefront Sonya Hodges Grantham sharing the story of the 371st regiment and her recent cemetery restoration efforts Matheus Lacerda with the history of Brazil in WW1 Katherine Akey, with some selections from the centennial of WWI in social media   All this and more -- on WW1 Centennial News -- a weekly podcast brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library and the Starr foundation. I’m Theo Mayer - the Chief Technologist for the Commission and your host. Welcome to the show. [MUSIC] Preface A few weeks ago, in Episode #56, we brought in Woodrow Wilson expert, John Milton Cooper Jr, an American historian, author, educator, and Former Senior Scholar at the Wilson Center. At the end of the interview I asked him what is the most important thing we should keep in mind about Wilson as we follow his actions: [FOR LIVE AUDIENCE“Insert audio : clip” - “As we hear the ongoing story of WWI on this podcast, what else should be understand about Wilson to help us keep it all --- and him in context?” answer about Wilson being a Phd, and one of history’s great political scientists - with ideas about how national politics work.] So 100 years ago this week - one of the big stories on the domestic front is Wilson’s address to a joint session of congress further laying out the path to a negotiated peace.   With that as a setup, let’s jump into our centennial time machine and slide  back 100 years to mid February 1918 in the war that changed the world! World War One THEN 100 Year Ago This Week [MUSIC SOUND EFFECT TRANSITION] From the pages of the “OFFICIAL BULLETIN”, the government’s daily war gazette, published by George Creel -- a great primary source for WWI -- which we re-publish EVERY DAY on the Commission’s web site at ww1cc.org/bulletin and that apparently a few hundred of you now read daily… [RADIO TUNING SOUND EFFECT TO MORSE CODE SOUND EFFECT] DATELINE: Monday February 11, 1918 Headline: President, in Address to Congress, Outlines the Basis for General Peace, Asserts All Nations Now at War Must Join in the Settlement of Every Issue Involved The story opens with Wilson expanding on his 14 points by laying out 4 principles. He states: The test of whether it is possible for governments to go any further in the comparison of views is simple and obvious. The principles to be applied are these: FIRST, that each part of the final settlement must be based upon the essential justice of that particular case and upon such adjustments as are most likely to bring a peace that will be permanent; SECOND, that peoples and Provinces are not to be bartered about from sovereignty to sovereignty as if they were mere chattels and pawns in a game, even the great game, now forever discredited, of the balance of power; but that THIRD, every territorial settlement involved in this war must be made in the interest and for the benefit of the populations concerned, and not as a part of any mere adjustment or compromise of claims amongst rival States; and FOURTH, that all well-defined national aspirations shall be accorded the utmost satisfaction that can be accorded them without introducing new or perpetuating old elements of discord and antagonism that would be likely in time to break the peace of Europe and consequently of the world. -President Woodrow Wilson. So what is going on here? Well, one interpretation is this: For 3 ½ horrific years powerful imperial forces have been trying to enforce their will and their agenda on peoples and populations resulting in an economic and human slaughter accompanied by unprecedented carnage. No one is laying out a foundation for resolution. Instead the mindset is in terms of conquest and annihilation. Suddenly this guy - this leader - this political scientist - whose nation is not under direct threat of conquest or annihilation starts to lay out how all this might be resolved… what the path to resolution looks like… how a new world order might rise out of the ashes - not under one conqueror - but as a new community of nations. This actually sounds pretty good to a lot of war weary participants - but to Kaiser Willam - not so much! As a contrasting story about Ukraine’s defeat at the hands of Germany illustrates:   [SOUND EFFECT] Dateline: From Amsterdam, Monday February 11, 1918 Headline: Kaiser Declares that Germany will impose peace on All. The story reads: “Germany desires peace, but before it can be attained, her enemies must recognize that Germany has been victorious” Kaiser William said in a dispatch - which continues with “We ought to bring peace to the world. Such an end was achieved yesterday in a friendly manner with an enemy which, beaten by our armies, perceives no reason for fighting longer, extends a hand to us, and receives our hand. We clasp hands. But he who will not accept peace, but on the contrary declines, must be forced to have peace. We desire to live in friendship with neighboring peoples, but the victory of German Arms must first be recognized. Our troops under the great Hindenburg will continue to win it. Then peace will come.   This is a pretty poignant example of the contrasting positions and points-of-view from two of the leaders 100 years ago this week in the war that changed the world! We have a lot of links for you about this in the podcast notes. Link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/educate/history/official-bulletin/3332-ww1-official-bulletin-volume-2-issue-231-febuary-11-1918.html https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/12/102668422.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/12/102668417.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/12/102668418.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/12/102668423.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/13/102668830.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/15/102669807.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/15/102669811.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/02/16/102670209.pdf [SOUND EFFECT] Stars and Stripes launches On a lighter note --  100 years ago, a new weekly publication found its way into the hands of Doughboys in France: The Stars and Stripes newspaper. Although the classic periodical was originally produced by Union Soldiers in the Civil War, who found an abandoned printing press - they only ran 6 one-page issues at the time.   The publication was revived for World War 1, produced by an all-military staff and aimed directly at the doughboys of the American Expeditionary Force. Stars and Stripes is filled with cartoons and articles by and for doughboys, making light of everything from living covered in lice in the trenches to struggling to communicate with their new French comrades.  Though all tactical information is redacted, the content’s humor, irreverence and fun is surely a pickup for the boys.  I have only seen a couples of issues but I have already become a fan. Besides - My mom worked for the Stars and Stripes in postwar Germany in the 50s. You’ll get a taste a little later as we use an article from an early issue of the Stars and Stripes for our Speaking WWI section later in the podcast. Meanwhile, check the podcast notes to read some of the pages yourself. You WILL enjoy@! Link:https://www.loc.gov/resource/20001931/1918-02-15/ed-1/?sp=1 https://www.stripes.com/ War in the Sky 100 years ago this week in the War in The Sky - a projected POST war vision using war tech is announced. An article in the Official Bulletin contemplates the future application of the airplane! [SOUND EFFECT] Dateline: Wednesday February 13, 1918 Headline: AERIAL MAIL ROUTE BETWEEN WASHINGTON, PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK IS PLANNED BIDS FOR FIVE AIRPLANES ASKED Machines to Make One Round Trip a Day Will Be Permanent if Practicability is Assured.   And the story reads: Postmaster General Burleson flias called for bids for the construction of five airplanes to be used in the establishment of an aerial route for the delivery of first class mail. The bids are to be opened at 2 o'clock on February 21. The contract Will be awarded to the bidder whose airplanes have stood satisfactory service tests --- in the War and Navy Departments; the airplanes and parts to be delivered not later than April 25, 1918. The call for bids requires that the airplanes shall be complete, capable of carrying 300 pounds of mail a distance of not less than 200 miles without stop. The intention is, as soon as the authority of Congress is received, to establish an aerial route to Philadelphia and New York, carrying 300 pounds of first-class mail, for which a special postage rate will be charged, not exceeding 25 cents per ounce or fraction thereof, and to maintain a permanent service on regular scheduled time. And that is a new civilian infra structure vision launched 100 years ago this week - Because of the war in the sky. Read the announcement for yourself on page 2 of the Wednesday February 13 issue of the Official Bulletin by following the link in the podcast notes or go to ww1cc.org/bulletin Link: www.ww1cc.org/warinthesky http://www.historynet.com/airmail-service-it-began-with-army-air-service-pilots.htm http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/educate/history/official-bulletin/3321-ww1-official-bulletin-volume-2-issue-233-febuary-13-1918.html America Emerges: Military Stories from WW1 This week on: America Emerges: Military Stories from WWI… Dr. Edward lengel introduces us to the 32nd Red Arrow Division, made from the Michigan and Wisconsin National Guard. [What’s the story Ed?] [ED LENGEL] [What are you going to tell us about next week Ed?] Dr. Edward Lengel is an American military historian, author, and our segment host for America Emerges: Military Stories from WWI. There are links in the podcast notes to Ed’s post and his website as an author. Links:http://www.edwardlengel.com/red-arrow-leviathan-michigan-wisconsin-doughboys-go-war-1918/ https://www.facebook.com/EdwardLengelAuthor/ http://www.edwardlengel.com/about/ [SOUND EFFECT] Great War Project Now on to the Great War project with Mike Shuster - former NPR correspondent and curator for the Great War project Blog…. Mike: Even though our ground troops are still being organized in Europe - The US Navy has been operational in the war for nearly a year - including reinforcing the British blockade on Germany. What’s the effect in Germany Mike? [MIKE POST] Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. LINK: http://greatwarproject.org/2018/02/11/germany-suffering-economic-warfare/ [SOUND EFFECT] The Great War Channel You met the host Indy Neidell and producer Florian Wittig from the great war Channel on Youtube in last week’s podcast - Here are the channels new episodes for this week: Austro-Hungarian House of Cards Motor Torpedo Boats in World War 1 Strikes and Mutiny And more. To see their videos about WWI follow the link in the podcast notes or search for “the great war” on youtube. Link:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar World War One NOW It is time to fast forward into the present with WW1 Centennial News NOW - [SOUND EFFECT] this section is not about history, but rather - it explores what is happening NOW to commemorate the centennial of the War that changed the world! Commission News In commission news - between right now and next tuesday, February 20th at noon easter is the ONLY TIME EVER --- IN HISTORY ---- that you will be able to order one of the collectible commemorative WWI service medal sets. We have talked about them before…. These are special US Mint created WWI commemorative silver medal for each of the military services that fought in WWI. There is one each for the Army, the Marines, the Army Air corps the Navy and the US Coast Guard…   They are really beautiful and actual collectibles because -- after this single mint run, that’s it. That is how many will exist in the world… So order yours today - Most important, and why we are promoting them, every commemorative WWI medal set you buy, helps build the National WWI Memorial in Washington DC. Every sale adds $10 to the memorial effort. So grab a valuable piece of history and at the same time honor all those who served in WWI! The order site is at the US mint but we made it single step easy for you. Type ww1cc.org/coin into your browser and you’ll be there. That’s the letters ww -the number 1 - the letters C C DOT O R G forward slash and the word coin. Or - of course- follow the link in the podcast notes! In fact… Pause the podcast. Right now. Go put in an order! We’ll be here later - but these special WWI commemorative service medal won’t. Link: https://catalog.usmint.gov/coins/commemoratives/?cm_sp=TPL-_-wwi-intro-button-_-020118 www.ww1cc.org/coin Remembering Veterans 371st Cemetery Restoration with Sonya Grantham This week in our Remembering Veterans section we are being joined by Sonya Hodges Grantham, a mother, grandmother, genealogist, author, citizen historian, and researcher, with a motto of "Get The Job Done and Get It Done Right". She is the Founder and President of the World War I - 371st Historical Society and the Restorer of Childs Cemetery in South Carolina. Welcome, [Sonya] [greetings] [Sonya, your interest in restoring this particular cemetery stems from your own family history-- can you tell us the story?] [The 371st is one of the less known black regiments of WW1, yet the regiment’s Corporal Freddie Stowers is one of only two African-American Congressional Medal of Honor awardees from WWI  -- can you tell us about the regiment?]   [Unkempt or abandoned cemeteries are all over the Southern countryside -- given your experience so far, what advice can you offer someone who may, like you did,  take on the conservation of an  abandoned cemetery?] [You’ve taken on the Childs cemetery solo -- how did that go?] [goodbyes] Sonya Hodges Grantham, is a genealogist, author, citizen historian, and researcher -- the Founder and President of the World War I - 371st Historical Society and the sole Restorer of Childs Cemetery in South Carolina. Follow the links in the podcast notes to learn more about her  and her work restoring the Childs Cemetery. Link:https://www.free-times.com/news/local-and-state-news/marker-will-honor-black-wwi-soldiers-from-richland-based-regiment/article_1b8633c2-9f9e-11e7-a9ff-9b9b4d57fb3f.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article14349458.html http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bernicebennett/2015/05/29/the-371st-infantry-of-world-war-i-with-sonya-hodges-and-douglas-culbreth-1 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/10561261/First-World-War-love-letters-from-the-trenches.html https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/letters-to-loved-ones [SOUND EFFECT] Speaking WW1 And now for our feature “Speaking World War 1” - Where we explore the words & phrases that are rooted in the war  --- Adjusting to life in the Army, and in Europe, was a huge change for many of the young men serving in the AEF - the American Expeditionary Force. As we mentioned at the top of the show, starting this week 100 years ago, The Stars and Stripes newspaper offered sincere, if tongue-in-cheek, advice and stories to our boys. The February 15th, 1918 edition includes a cheat sheet of terms and phrases for the new army: the Doughboy’s Dictionary.   Items defined in this dictionary include: Insurance Premium -- Something that puts about one-sixth of your pay where you will never be able to get at it. Abri -- An underground shelter entirely populated by soldiers and cooties Dugout --The most satisfactory life insurance policy sold in the less healthy portions of France. Trench - Singular. A hole in the ground, without beginning and without end. entirely filled by water and very frequently the object of the enemy's attention. Trenches - Plural. The things in which the people back home imagine we are all of the time. Machine Gun -- An arrangement alleged to be an aide to do the work of fifteen men but requiring the work of thirty men to keep it in operation. And Underwear -- The favorite ration of the goat, sheep-tick and flea.   The Doughboy’s Dictionary -- helping our boys with Speaking WWI 100 years ago - See the podcast notes to learn more! link: https://cdn.loc.gov/service/sgp/sgpbatches/batch_dlc_argonne_ver03/data/20001931/print/1918021501/0005.pdf [SOUND EFFECT] International Report Brazil in WWI For our International report this week -- We have something special for you --- Calling in from Brazil today, we are joined by Matheus Lacerda [Maatheus LaSERda], a Passionate hobby historian with a masters degree in International Relations. Matheus recently published a book, about Epitacio Pessoa [Pess-oh-uh]...  who was the head of the Brazilian delegation at the Versaille Peace Conference in 1919, and who was later elected president of Brazil. Welcome Matheus! [greetings] [Matheus, I think many listeners will be surprised to hear about Brazil’s involvement in the war. Can you give us an overview of Brazil’s WWI story?]   [Your book is about Epitacio Pessoa at the Versaille Peace Conference of 1919-- who is he, and what what role did he take at the conference?]   [Pessoa visited the United States once he became president elect of Brazil in 1919-- what was significant about this visit?] [Matheus - We keep calling WWI “The War That Changed the World” - Did it change Brazil? And how? ] [Thank you so much for calling in from Brazil to join us!] [goodbyes] Matheus de [JE] Medeiros Lacerda,author of the “Diplomacy of President Epitacio Pessoa”. Learn more about the book and Brazil in WW1 by visiting the links at the podcast notes. Link: http://www.editoraappris.com.br/diplomacia-presidencial-de-epitacio-pessoa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoTwUcLJwvY&vl=en WW1 War Tech Synthetic Rubber This week in WW1 War Tech -- we are going to talk about Synthetic Rubber! The rise of motor vehicles was huge in WWI, the new transport helped get soldiers to the front, carried wounded to hospitals, and hauled supplies every which way. But the tires on these machines were made of rubber, something that came nearly exclusively from the British colonies of Ceylon and Malaya in South Asia. AND rubber was one of many important materials that Germany found herself blockaded from by the British Navy -- Helped by the US Navy  of course, as Mike explained earlier--- Cut off from the world’s supply, the German tire industry supply of rubber was stretched thin, and the German Army faced a logistical problem. The answer came from a german chemical company we now associate with aspirin - Bayer who came up with and started to mass produce methyl rubber, that was created from lime and coal. 24,000 tonnes of methyl rubber was produced during the War, but it was an inferior substitute for the real thing - didn’t work well in the cold and let to many tailbone bruises for the troops - It helped get Germany through the war but after the war - methyl rubber went the way of imperialism, and also was never considered seriously again. Importantly, the work on these materials eventually led to more effective synthetic rubber substances, including those manufactured by American rubber companies in World War II when WE lost access to South Asia. Read more about synthetic rubber during WW1 at the links in the podcast notes. Links: https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/rubber https://www.icis.com/resources/news/2008/05/12/9122056/history-of-the-synthetic-rubber-industry/# https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/g1577/7-surprising-scientific-advances-that-came-out-of-world-war-i/ https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/syntheticrubber.html Articles and Posts Corporal Stowers In articles and posts-- from our rapidly growing website at ww1cc.org - and tying neatly into the story told by our guest Sonya Grantham --- this week, there is an article about Corporal Freddie Stowers, an African-American war hero who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in WW1. Corporal Stowers was born in 1896 in Anderson County, South Carolina. Despite the discrimination he faced there, he made the decision to serve in the segregated 371st Infantry Regiment. He was serving as the squad leader in Company C of that regiment, in the 93rd Infantry Division, during an attack on Hill 188, in the Champagne-Marne Sector of France. He was killed in action that day, but the story of his exceptional bravery and leadership lived on, earning him the Medal of Honor posthumously. Read the entire inspiring story of Corporal Freddie Stowers at the link in the podcast notes. Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/4028-corporal-freddie-stowers.html Pyjamas Also in articles and posts this week, a story about how a new technological terror of the war inspired the world of fashion. World War I introduced so many terrible new war machines and prominent  among those was, of course, the aircraft -- which could now reached beyond the battlefield and into the homeland - a genuine weapon of terror, bringing the war from the soldier to the citizen. For Londoners, the threat began in January 1915, when the Germans sent Zeppelins loaded with bombs across the Channel. Eventually, they sent planes, too. In fact, the WWI air raids, often at night, accomplished very little tactically, but their true purpose was to upset peace, terrorize civilians and sink morale. The threat of bombings in the middle of the night meant that Londoners had to be ready to evacuate their homes with little to no notice; and no proper british woman wanted to be caught out in the street during a raid in her nightgown! So, new sleeping suits and pyjama with legs made their way into magazines, fashion and British bedrooms, ensuring a good night’s sleep and a practical, modest and stylish retreat in case of a nighttime raid. Read more about how, just days after the first Zeppelin raid over England, British women were already dressing for bed to be prepared to “meet the midnight world at a minute’s notice” -- at the link in the podcast notes. Link: http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/4031-wwi-s-zeppelin-bombings-popularized-the-trend-of-pyjamas.html Valentine’s Special Love Letter This week, special thoughts of love for valentines - Often when we talk about the war, we focus on the more gruesome details-- the death, the mud, the gas, the lice, the devastation -- but everyday life continued throughout the war, despite all its horrors. Husbands missed their wives, and girls missed their sweethearts. 2nd Lieutenant Francis Tracy wrote to his wife, full of longing and love and apologies for how hard his absence had been on her --   Tracy wrote this letter to his wife on September 20th 1918, only seven days before he died in battle. He is buried in the Meuse-Argonne Cemetery. The track is an excerpt from the youtube Series: The Letters - and  performed by Farhang Ghajar. The link is in the podcast notes. Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N39r3FDSSU Love Story On our website at ww1cc.org, you can find the story of Rebecca and Charles Duffy, submitted by their daughter Lucy. Rebecca, who was a young French girl when the war broke out, met and fell in love with an American Soldier who was taking French lessons with her mother. The infatuation was immediate, with Charles proposing to Rebecca after just three weeks! Read their incredible story  by following the link in the podcast notes. Missing American Love Letters from WWI You know - when we were preparing this story ---- It seems like American Love letters from WWI have not been well archived or collected Hint hint to our listeners - there is a great project and opportunity for you!!!  American Love Letters from WWI needs someone’s attention--- - Meanwhile In the UK media and web you will find hearts beating fondly - we have put a list of links for you to explore below. Link:   https://transcribathon.com/en/runs/love-run/ http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/2388-rebecca-and-charles-a-testimony-from-beyond-the-atlantic.html https://news.sky.com/story/dear-heart-love-letters-from-the-trenches-released-10767255 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2859049/love-letters-first-world-war-soldiers-passchendaele-sweethearts-home/ Love Songs And to wrap things up for Valentines - here are some audio clips from love songs of the times. Songs: Im crazy over every girl in france https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM_ZvSbqXn4 My sweetheart is somewhere in france https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox.6356/ Other songs: https://www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings/detail/id/4847 https://www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings/detail/id/5457 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt7GCL1iUKk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Billy_Murray_-_K-K-K-Katy.ogg https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox.6356/ The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts And that brings us to the buzz - the centennial of WW1 this week in social media with Katherine Akey - Katherine, what do you have for us this week? Hi Theo! Naturalization Webinar Our friends at the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services History Office are hosting an online webinar about the history of WWI soldier naturalizations on February 22nd. During World War I, nearly one-fifth of the American armed forces were foreign-born. In fact, Congress passed laws to expedite military naturalizations, encouraging immigrant enlistments and to naturalize servicemen before they shipped out. The webinar will provide an overview of the Immigration Service’s WWI soldier naturalization program, and explore some of the unique research challenges the records present. Make sure to tune in at the link in the podcast notes, as the webinar won’t be recorded! You can also go back to our Episode #41 to hear our interview with Allison S. Finkelstein and Zack Wilske from the USCIS History Office and Library. link:https://www.uscis.gov/HGWebinars https://www.facebook.com/ww1centennial/posts/926359477539351 That’s it this week for the Buzz! link:https://www.militarytimes.com/military-honor/black-military-history/2018/02/06/william-h-carney-the-first-black-soldier-to-earn-the-medal-of-honor/ Outro Thank you everyone for listening to another episode of WW1 Centennial News. We want to thank our guests... Dr. Edward Lengel, Military historian and author Mike Shuster, Curator of the great war project blog Sonya Hodges Grantham, citizen historian and researcher Matheus Lacerda, Brazilian author and citizen historian Katherine Akey, the commission’s social media director and line producer for the podcast Thanks also to our new intern John Morreale for his great research assistance. And I am Theo Mayer - your host. The US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1. Our programs are to-- inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1; this podcast is a part of that…. Thank you! We are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms; We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country; and of course we are building America’s National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC. We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library as well as the Starr foundation for their support. The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn   on  iTunes and google play at ww1 Centennial News, and on Amazon Echo or other Alexa enabled devices. Just say: Alexa: Play W W One Centennial News Podcast. Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial. Thank you for joining us. And don’t forget to share the stories you are hearing here today about the war that changed the world! [music] Hey I saved one more entry from the Doughboy Dictionary for you Officer of the Day A lieutenant troubled with sleeplessness and possessed of bad habit of coming around between midnight and dawn and asking embarrassing questions. So long!

"Unkempt," which means "sloppy or disheveled," goes back centuries. It's not the same as "unkept."

This week on the Unfaded podcast episode 48. A young woman’s manager at Banana Republic says her hair is too urban and unkempt and doesn’t fit the company image. Miami Dolphins offensive team coach resigns after doing cocaine on video. Mike Ditka, former head coach of the Chicago Bears says, oppression hasn’t been around for a... The post They Say it’s Too Urban And Unkempt #48 appeared first on Bandedbox.

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Unkempt and bedraggled, they shuffle in from the woods where they spend the night with a pleading look of hunger in their eyes that says, “Feed me, feed me!” And so we ask…

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Hola! So Warren was watching the movie Surrogates, and while he only saw some of it, he figures the screenwriters missed out on some the obvious implications of having a robot version of yourself to run around in and live your life through. Sure, they figured out some stuff about violent crime and STDs, but what about the sweat pants, huh? And public toilets? And if you wanted your surrogate to defecate (for obvious reasons) what would come out? Now imagine all the unresolved details about health care and identity theft, and doctors who fake proctology credentials. This is a real quagmire, folks, even before you realize that autoerotic takes on a whole new meaning now. We're all about the important details here at Limited Appeal. You're welcome! Send us your thanks by email (maskedman@limitedappeal.net). Theme music courtesy of General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners and Ipecac Recordings.

We've got a bunch of clips in Epi40, the longest episode of Succotash yet! Yes, I said "we", because I'm joined by special guest co-host Jabs (aka Jason McNamara) all the way from Canberra, Australia, through the magic of Skype. Jabs is the main man behind The DHead Factor and invited me to share the hosting duties several months ago on his show, so I figured it was high time to return the favor. Wasn't sure how it was going to come together, given the time difference, but Jabs is on holiday down under so he was kindly enough to give up part of a Monday morning at his end. He really serves as a true co-host in this installment - I didn't really get a chance to interview him about his podcast or his life or anything. So if you're hoping to learn more about Jabs the man, please click right over to his podcast and start filling your ears. We split the job of pulling clips for this show, which allowed us to surprise each other with new discoveries. (And since we both enjoy yakking so much, the running time on this episode is over an hour and a half.) It was great having Jabs on the show, and that's not just because he's announced that he's proclaimed December 4th to be Succotash Day! That's right - an international observance of this very podcast! We chat about it during the episode and you can be SURE I'll be talking more about it as the blessed event approaches. T-SHIRT WINNER In the previous episode with my interview with Andy Bumatai, I offered to give away an old t-shirt of Andy's from the Crack Up Thursdayz one nighter comedy gig in Hawaii to someone who could tell me the distance in miles between San Francisco and Honolulu. I had a number of people email in with the mileage — 2387 — and then randomly drew Esben Borsting's name from the correct entries. So I'll be sending the t-shirt his way...back to Honolulu. Thanks to everyone who entered. FUNCTIONAL NERDS Maybe I don't talk about myself enough on THIS show but I can't shut up about me when I guest on Epi126 of the Functional Nerds podcast. Hosts John Anealio (who was a guest on Succotash back in Epi33) and Patrick Hester made me feel welcome and the time flew by. At least for me. Might be different for you. Click over and give a listen... B & A Alba Lewis and Thomas Moore of The Brit & The American podcast swept through San Francisco on a roundabout journey to Peru, stopping just long enough to tuck into a Chinese dinner and have some good conversation with yours truly. Thanks for the eats, kids, bon voyage, and I'll be putting up some or all of our chat in the near future. THE CLIPS Let's do this thing… The DHead FactorThe usual haunt for our guest co-host Jabs, The DHead Factor is also occasionally co-manned by #FUJosh and others, all the way from Canberra, Australia. Random news, lively chat, and more. Royal & DoodallIn a classic R&D clip chosen by Jabs, Royal & Doodall pull off a dramatic send-up in which they pay homage/skewer a number of their fellow podcasters. Including US. Check it. This Week With Larry MillerComedian Larry Miller suffered a head injury about a year ago and his podcast over on Adam Carolla’s ACE Broadcasting System has been playing reruns ever since. Larry's been on the mend and fronts a recent repeat episode with this message to his fans… The Christopher Titus PodcastI've always enjoyed the rambunctious energy of comic Christopher Titus – even more so now that the sound quality of his podcast is coming together. This episode's a treat, seeing as it also features freind-of-Succotash Kelly Carlin. Pissed Off ManJabs has brought along a clip from a podcast that's a favorite of both of ours - The Pissed Off Man, featuring Gavin, aka Gee from Belfast's Gee & Jay Show. Here our mate's gotten all pissy about eating our at restaurants. Not because of the food. Because of the people. GaragecastIs anybody as incensed about the Red Dawn remake as Jake and Bryan? I don't think so. Give a listen to the Garagecast podcast, why don't you? Phil Hendrie PodcastI think the best way to encapsulate our inclusion of a clip from the Phil Hendrie Podcast is to run my review of same which ran last week in This Week In Comedy Podcast over on Spiltsider.com: Good things DO come to those who wait! Years ago, living in Northern California, my only reliable access to Phil Hendrie’s KFI radio show out of Los Angeles was the occasional CDs of the show my friend Matt would send me. And any time I was in the southland, I’d gobble up as much Hendrie as my ears would hold. Hendrie created some of the most original and hilarious programming to be found on radio. NOW he’s making hours and hours of past moments available via his daily podcast. Dr. Jim Sadler’s his guest in this epi, and he’s giving hints on how to get people to move along that are blocking your way in the fast lane on the freeway. “Get right up on their bumper and highbeam ‘em!” urges the doc. “Nobody ever gets mad. In fact, they appreciate you letting them know they’re going too slow.” And if that pokey driver ahead of you is handicapped? “Four short blasts of the horn lets them know you’re back there,” adds Sadler. No one messes with me – I was an all-star wrestler and one look of my well-muscled arm resting on the windowtells folks I mean business.” The people who call into the show are increasingly outraged the more outlanding Sadler gets and even Hendrie cautions him about going to far. Spoiler Alert: Hendrie IS Dr. Jim. And he’s even one of the outraged callers. But the other callers often don’t get the gag…and neither will you until you hear a few episodes and get hip to Hendrie. Mental PoisonBill and the rest of the East Coast crew of Mental Poison made it safely through Hurricane Sandy a couple of weeks ago. Now they just need to survive more fantastically lame-brained marketing ideas from Brian… The BugleThis clip is a slice of the well-crafted and droll wrap-up of the USA’s presidential election, seen through the British filter provided by hosts John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman. We've played a few clips from The Bugle before, and we'll continue to play samples of this great show until you finally relent and subscribe to it! TOFOPThirty Odd Feet Of Podcast is a show I've not heard before, although I did catch a few minutes of co-host Wil Anderson at last month's first ever Los Angeles Podcast Festival. Highly recommended by Jabs, Wil's an Aussie stand-up who's at the top of the pile, while his partner-in-podcasting Charlie Clausen just landed a TV gig that's put their show on hiatus. UnkemptDoes a podcaster shit in the woods? The last time we featured a clip from Unkempt, one of them had, and left it wrapped in a groddy towel. Let's see what Mike & Matt have in store this time around… Burst O’ DurstOur political correspondent Will Durst takes a side trip into Thanksgiving Town. Happy Thanksgiving to our American audience - that would be Happy Thursday to the rest of you. And what an appropriate time for me to urge you to please pass the Succotash! — Marc Hershon

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John 15: 1-11

John 15: 1-11

Alex is back, Chris is away and Jeffer is visiting… We start off with a drink from across the pond, followed by some food from down below.  We have a Showdown to try and determine the most overrated music act of all time.  We try our best at horrible impersonations and then play a contest [...]