Podcasts about Utah Highway Patrol

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, April 24, 20254:20 pm: Steven Wilson, Senior Fellow at the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research joins the show for a conversation about the federal deadline to end DEI at public schools.4:38 pm: Major Steve Salas of the Utah Highway Patrol joins Rod and Greg to discuss the results of distracted driving crackdown that took place across the state earlier this month.6:05 pm: Dr. Paul Winfree, President and CEO of the Economic Policy Innovation Center joins the show to discuss his Wall Street Journal piece in which he says it is time to reform the Medicaid funding system and focus on those in need.6:38 pm: Adam Ellwanger, a Professor at the University of Houston-Downtown joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece in American Greatness about Donald Trump's courage to fight.

Utah Highway Patrol tells us one is dead and another still missing after a boat capsized in the Grantsville Reservoir this afternoon. Joining me live is John Smith with North Toolee Fire District and the morning show on The Arrow.

Snowy roads have caused dozens of crashes in Utah today...causing long delays all along the Wasatch Front. Joining me live is Lt. Cameron Roden with the Utah Highway Patrol.

In schools across Utah, teens are enrolled in driver's education courses in hopes of receiving a learners permit and eventual driver's license. Since July 2024, The Utah Highway Patrol has reported 40 road rage incidents. Dave and Debby ask Ben Horsley, Superintendent of Granite School District, if current drivers education curriculum includes emotional management pertaining to road rage. 

Road rage continues to plague Utah drivers... even after new legislation targeting the crime. We've reported on 4 cases of road rage since the beginning of September. Just this morning... a case of road rage in Taylorsville led to shots being fired. Joining me live is Lieutenant Cameron Roden with the Utah Highway Patrol.

The Utah Highway Patrol says the number of citations for excessive speeding is dropping. Officials credit a 2022 state law with helping rein in that problem, which they said became worse during the COVID-19 pandemic. From Memorial Day to Labor Day – the period known as the "100 Deadliest Days" – 101 people died in crashes, said UHP Lt. Cameron Roden. The news of the decreasing number of new speeding tickets is welcome to police, but would you as a driver support heavier police enforcement of driving? D2 takes calls.  

In Midway, an e-bike crash sent 3 teen girls to the hospital, one of who had to be airlifted by helicopter. Most of us agree that E-bikes are awesome but also that we don't have enough knowledge and experience with them yet. Corporal Luis Silva with Utah Highway Patrol talks about what happened and how his office is working to keep people safer on e-bikes. 

Across the Nation, we're seeing a growing trend in one very dangerous driving habit in particular: road rage. Joining us to discuss how the state is combatting road rage and protecting Utah drivers with a first-of-its kind law is Representative Paul Cutler and Colonel Michael Rapich of the Utah Highway Patrol. 

We're following the new road rage bill that's now in effect in the state. Dave and Adam speak with Lt. Cameron Roden with the Utah Highway Patrol about how this law is trailblazing safer driving and roads. 

We've been reporting this afternoon on two deadly cases of road rage in Utah... just this week.  Joining me now live is Colonel Michael Rapich with the Utah Highway Patrol.

It's set to be a looong weekend... not just because we have Memorial Day off... but because of the traffic this holiday often brings.  Joining me live is Utah Highway Patrol's Sgt. Cameron Roden. 

  On a curve... at Deer Creek Reservoir... a semi-truck carrying propane jackknifed and lost control... hit the guardrail and crashed into the reservoir. This happened overnight, and when UHP arrived they had to make a tough decision on how to conduct the search for the driver and how to remove the semitruck from the reservoir. Heather Kelly from the KSL Traffic Center explains how this will impact the surrounding areas. Utah Highway Patrol's Lt. Cameron Roden provides updates on the tanker truck in the reservoir and the search for the driver. 

The Utah Highway Patrol and officers from the Santaquin Police Department offer hold a live press conference to identify the Santaquin police officer killed Sunday in the line of duty.

A car chase that started in Salt Lake City  ended with a Utah Highway Patrol officer in serious condition after falling off of an overpass. SGT. CAMERON RODEN with Utah Highway Patrol  joins the show to give an update on the trooper.

Host: Abby Osborne Snow report and safe driving tips It’s been snowing all day today, and we’re probably going to see more throughout the weekend. Driving in today felt like we were getting the snow we missed these last couple of weeks all at once. It’s great news for skiers, but also not so great news for those of us who are driving in it. Seth Warthen, Meteorologist at National Weather Service in Salt Lake City, gives the weekend weather report. Corporal Haley Scheer with the Utah Highway Patrol shares some safety tips when driving in the snow. 2024 economy and job market outlook The December jobs report is out, and overall, it looked pretty good. Robert Spendlove, Senior Economist at Zions Bank, joins Abby in the studio to discuss what stood out from the report, as well as some of the economic trends he’s been seeing. Previewing Utah’s 2024 legislative session With the 2024 legislative session approaching, let’s preview some legislation. Representative Ryan Wilcox, Chairman of the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee, discusses his bill regarding school safety. House Majority Whip Karianne Lisonbee talks criminal justice reform. And Senate Majority Whip Ann Millner shares the Senate’s top priorities.  

Host: Abby Osborne It’s been snowing all day today, and we’re probably going to see more throughout the weekend. Driving in today felt like we were getting the snow we missed these last couple of weeks all at once. It’s great news for skiers, but also not so great news for those of us who are driving in it. Seth Warthen, Meteorologist at National Weather Service in Salt Lake City, gives the weekend weather report. Corporal Haley Scheer with the Utah Highway Patrol shares some safety tips when driving in the snow.

Host: Abby Osborne It’s been snowing all day today, and we’re probably going to see more throughout the weekend. Driving in today felt like we were getting the snow we missed these last couple of weeks all at once. It’s great news for skiers, but also not so great news for those of us who are driving in it. Seth Warthen, Meteorologist at National Weather Service in Salt Lake City, gives the weekend weather report. Corporal Haley Scheer with the Utah Highway Patrol shares some safety tips when driving in the snow.

Hosts: Maura Carabello and Taylor Morgan Remembering 9/11 Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York. The Weber Remembers 9/11 Project is hosting an event. We spoke with one of the guests for the event, retired NYPD Officer Scott Zink, who was one of the first responders that day, to tell his story.  What Utah Is Doing About The Opioid Crisis Pt. 2 We continue our discussion on what Utah is doing about the ongoing opioid crisis in the country. Lt. Brent Shelby, with the Utah Highway Patrol, joins the show to talk about the operations behind catching many of these criminals. Rep. Phil Lyman Eyeing Gubernatorial Run We are seeing a shift in power in Utah as rural voters were key for the CD2 primary race. We are joined by Utah Representative Phil Lyman who announces his exploration run for Utah's Governor, and why he sees this shift could benefit him.  New Mexico Gun Order Controversy New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an emergency order last week suspending open and concealed carry laws in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas discusses the possible legal hurdles of this latest order. Sextortion On The Rise September is Suicide Awareness Month, and law enforcement and mental health professionals are concerned about suicides due to the rise of sextortion cases. We are joined by NewsNation National Correspondent Nancy Loo on what parents need to know about this latest harmful scam. Congress Back In Session Congress is back from their summer break, there are many new issues on the docket. Hosts Taylor and Maura go over some of the issues top of mind in Congress.  Are ‘moderate' Republicans Viable Candidates? We are coming off a contested Republican primary election for Utah's Second Congressional District. Celeste Maloy won the race, and one of the reasons for her victory could be due to conservatives favoring her over her opponent Becky Edwards, known to be more moderate. Can Third Parties Make An Impact? According to a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll, many Utahns could be open to a third-party candidate. Maura and Taylor discuss the history of third-party candidates in Utah, and whether it would work in the state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts: Maura Carabello and Taylor Morgan We continue our discussion on what Utah is doing about the ongoing opioid crisis in the country. Lt. Brent Shelby, with the Utah Highway Patrol, joins the show to talk about the operations behind catching many of these criminals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts: Leah Murray and Greg Skordas There have been a lot of incidents of road rage on Utah roads, with a recent incident leaving 2 people dead. We spoke with Sgt. Cameron Roden, PIO for the Utah Highway Patrol, to discuss the recent incidents of road rage and what you can do to de-escalate the situation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts: Leah Murray and Greg Skordas Utah Road Rage There have been a lot of incidents of road rage on Utah roads, with a recent incident leaving 2 people dead. We spoke with Sgt. Cameron Roden, PIO for the Utah Highway Patrol, to discuss the recent incidents of road rage and what you can do to de-escalate the situation. YouTube Star Arrested On Suspicion Of Child Abuse Utah YouTube blogger Ruby Franke, known for her channel “8 Passengers” and her business partner have been arrested on suspicion of child abuse. Hosts Greg and Leah discuss what they are accused of and what could happen to them if convicted. SLC Mayoral Race: Rocky Anderson Former SLC Mayor Rocky Anderson is running again for his old seat. He joins the show to discuss why he decided to jump back into politics. Did Biden Have A Secret Pseudonym As Vice President? President Joe Biden is being investigated after it was discovered he used various pseudonyms while he was vice president. Deseret News Reporter Gitanjali Poonia talks about why the Southeastern Legal Foundation is looking into his email while serving as vice president. Trump Pleads Not Guilty In Georgia & Giuliani Loses Defamation Suit Today, Former President Trump pleaded not guilty to all 13 charges in the Georgia case alleging he illegally attempted to overturn the state's 2020 election, and Rudy Giuliani also lost a defamation lawsuit. Supreme Court Ethics Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has disclosed three trips he accepted from billionaire Harlan Crow last year. Greg and Leah discuss why there is no oversight for the Supreme Court of the United States, and whether there should be one. Could Ramaswamy's Comments Undo His Rapid Rise? One of the presidential candidates who is making a big splash could have his shot at fame cut short. ABC News National Political Reporter Brittany Shepherd joins the show to discuss why GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's recent comments could end his recent popularity. How Utah Colleges Are Working To Stay Safe Many Utah universities are working to improve student safety on and off campus now that classes have started. Host and Weber Professor Leah Murray talks about some of these efforts and why Utah universities are doing a great job on security.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Multiple road rage incidents over the past days in Utah. Is this just a bad run of road rage incidents or is this something that happens more often than we realize?   Cameron Roden, Utah Highway Patrol joins the show to discuss that and what to do if you encounter someone with road rage. Dave shares his discussion with Senator Todd Weiler as we asked him if state lawmakers have a good idea of how big a problem road rage is in Utah?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sgt. Cameron Roden from the Utah Highway Patrol calls the show with the latest on the crash that happened on I-15 in Farr West and what he recommends drivers to do if they spot animals on the road. Dave and Debbie also recap what they learned about the developing story where a 2-year-old was hit in the head with a stray bullet shot by an adult male suspect who was shooting at random birds at a nearby field.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Snowpack levels across Utah are currently 174% of normal levels. This massive snowfall has been a boon to resorts, but a menace on the roads. Allison Palmintere of Ski Utah explains the impacts of the nearly two feet of snowfall on Alta, Brighton and Deer Valley. Cameron Roden of the Utah Highway Patrol gives suggestions of what drivers can do to stay safe on slippery roads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:05 - Another snow day in Utah!  Here's our D2 weather agenda - right to traffic and weather -- and updates at the start of each of our segments today.  Live with the national weather service when we spotted this headline on CNN: it's not just us, 15 million American Under winter weather alerts across 12 states, what's happening in states surrounding Utah?D2 being the show with a check in on the weather and roads. KSL Meteorologist Matt Johnson joins the show as well as Andy Farnsworth from the KSL Traffic Center.    9:20 - 9:35 - NPR: Savings at the gas pump are eaten up at the supermarket, as inflation stays high Dave and Debbie check in with Sam Webber, Forecaster and Meteorologist with the National Weather Service about what is happening across the country and what to expect in Utah.        Then D2 moves into a discussion surrounding how Inflation numbers just released year over year 7.1 increase. Reports say we're trading falling prices at the pump for increased prices at the grocery store. D2 takes listener calls as listeners share input on their commute.    9:50 - Live reports from Utah Roads  SGT. Cameron Roden with Utah Highway Patrol, joins the show to discuss what is happening out on the roads. D2 takes listener calls to learn about what is happening on the commute.    10:05 - 10:20 - Southern Utah is getting a waterpark It's got to be one of the most head scratching projects you can imagine during a mega-drought. Southern Utah is getting a $50M waterpark in Hurricane, Utah. Nanette Billings, Hurricane Mayor joins the show to discuss how this is justified.10:35 - Inflation leading more people to find roommates  PR on the heels of new inflation numbers showing a 7.1% jump YoY... People are getting roommates and, in turn, easing housing inflation.  D2 goes through the things you need to do before you decide to room with a perfect stranger to save money. Greg Skordas, KSL Legal Analyst joins the show to discuss the benefits of signing separate leases when you decide to live with someone.     10:50 - Governor Cox proposes tuition freeze DNEWS: Cox proposes tuition freeze for state-supported colleges, universities. And infuse more state funding into schools to offset the tuition freeze. D2 discusses the tuition freeze.  11:05 - Will the government funding deadline get extended? With a little less than two weeks away from Christmas, the Senate is looking at a stop-gap bill that will delay the Friday deadline for government funding. This bill would extend the deadline by a week, from December 16 to December 23. What does this mean for Congress? Boyd Matheson, Host of Inside Sources, joins the show to discuss what we should be looking out for.   11:20 - Does teamwork increase employee happiness? “Happy employees are productive employees.” Forbes published the results from one study that revealed happy employees are as much as 20% more productive in the workplace than unhappy employees. What role does teamwork play in this? Utah State University Professor Scott Hammond joins the show to talk about his new book, “The Management Minute: Small Steps to Big Learning,” and why teamwork is so important in the workplace.   11:35 - Concerns over the prescription drug shortage There is a shortage of several high-profile prescription drugs, and it's causing patients and parents to have to hunt for them. What should you do if your pharmacy doesn't have what you need? Erin Fox, Senior Pharmacy Director at the University of Utah Health, joins the show to share her expertise in drug shortages and talk about what's going on with the medication availability.   11:50 - Ski Utah Snow Report It's been snowing a lot here in Utah the past few weeks, which is good news for the ski resorts. According to Ski Utah's snow report, Alta and Snowbird got the most snow over the past 48 hours. Alison Palmintere, Director of Communications at Ski Utah, joins the show to discuss how the ski resorts are doing with all the snow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal agents search polygamous leader Samuel Bateman's homes looking for evidence of underage marriages. The state apologizes for not investigating a woman's reported rapes by a Utah Highway Patrol trooper. And the Sundance Film Festival announces the 101 movies coming to Park City and Salt Lake City in January. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Jessica…

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Wednesday, July 20, 20224:20 pm: Dr. Lance Izumi, author and former education advisor to President Trump joins the show to discuss his new book “The Homeschooling Boom: Pandemic, Policies, and Possibilities - Why Parents Are Choosing to Homeschool their Children”4:38 pm: Tristan Justice, Western Correspondent for The Federalist, joins the show for a conversation about how Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg essentially told lawmakers that pain at the pump was essential to help elites pay for electric vehicles5:05 pm: Sargent Cameron Roden of the Utah Highway Patrol joins the show to discuss the UHP's upcoming crackdown on speeding on the state's highways6:05 pm: Former Utah Speaker of the House Greg Hughes joins Rod for their weekly conversation about the wacky world of politics6:38 pm: Senator Mitt Romney joins the program to discuss his bill that aims to help save the Great Salt Lake by studying ways to put more water into the lake, and we'll get Romney's reaction to Joe Biden's announcement today regarding steps he's taking to address climate change

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Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, May 3, 20224:20 pm: Colonel Michael Rapich, Superintendent of the Utah Highway Patrol, joins Rod for a conversation about how the covid-19 pandemic may have contributed to making Utah's roads less safe5:05 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins the show for his weekly conversation about what's happening in Washington, D.C., and today they'll discuss the leaked draft opinion from Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn Roe v. Wade5:20 pm: State Senator Dan McCay joins the program to discuss Utah's trigger laws on abortion that would be activated if the Supreme Court were to officially overturn Roe v. Wade6:20 pm: Ed Whelan, Distinguished Senior Fellow and Antonin Scalia Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center joins the program to discuss the leaked Supreme Court draft decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade6:38 pm: Patrick Brown, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center joins the show to discuss the fight to support fatherhood taking place in Florida

The Utah Highway Patrol says they continue to see a big increase in aggressive driving and some law enforcement officials are wondering if the pandemic has something to do with it.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Utah Highway Patrol says they had to attempt to spike a vehicle's tires three times on I-15 before they were finally successful.  This after they say the driver was going over 100 miles per hour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Residents of Moab aren't the only ones dealing with an affordable housing crisis. It's a problem across the country – especially in the West. Utah Senator Mike Lee has introduced a bill that he thinks will help. Today on the news, a proposal to privatize public land to provide more space for housing. Plus, Utah Highway Patrol captain Jared Garcia will become Moab's next chief of police as Carly Castle officially takes the helm as city manager. Later, the U.S. Department of the Interior is considering emergency cutbacks to keep water in Lake Powell. // Show Notes // Photo: Recently appointed city manager Carly Castle and new chief of police Jared Garcia // Moab City: City of Moab Hires New Chief of Police https://moabcity.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=382 // Moab City: Castle Named New Moab City Manager https://moabcity.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=383

Listen in while we talk with Zero Fatalities and Utah Highway Patrol about the dangers of driving on Utah roads at this time and tips to arrive alive!

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Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Monday, August 9, 20214:20 pm: Colonel Michael Rapich, Superintendent of the Utah Highway Patrol, joins the show to discuss why UHP is calling on all Utah drivers to be safer following a weekend full of tragic accidents4:38 pm: Dr. Jacob Hess, a contributor to the Deseret News, joins Rod to discuss his recent piece about how people should be able to disagree about Covid vaccinations and the use of masks without condemning each other6:05 pm: Dr. Tom Price, former HHS Secretary under President Trump and now Senior Health Care Policy Fellow for the Job Creators Network joins Rod for a conversation about how the infrastructure bill contains a provision that will raise prescription drug prices6:20 pm: John Pudner, Executive Director of Take Back Our Republic, joins the show to discuss why he says Utah is a perfect example to other red states for how to run elections6:35 pm: Steve Goreham, Executive Director of the Climate Science Coalition of America, joins the show to respond to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report that says "it is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, oceans and land"

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We are now hearing from the families of those lost in the crash.. 4 adults and 4 children under the age of 15 were those who lost their lives. 5 of them being from one family. SGT. Cameron Roden, UHP joins the show to explain the cause of this crash on I-15. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode, we talk with our friend Robert Bratton from the Utah Department of Transportation and a new friend, Tara Wahlberg with the Utah Highway Patrol.  Our goal is to get our Non-Prepper's prepared for summer - today we're getting the must-have reminders for safe travel and hauling on the roads this summer.   We had a great time talking with our amazing experts about several scenarios to help you with your summer plans and travels.Join us each week as we explore and establish our own preparedness practice, focused on personal safety, home preparedness, and disaster planning - for the Non-Prepper.Please subscribe and leave us a rating, we'd love to have you a part of our Non-Prepper movement.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, April 8, 20214:20 pm: Thom Carter, Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the energy adviser to Governor Cox, joins the program for a conversation about his recent op-ed on how increasing the use of renewable energy will actually require an increase in mining operations4:35 pm: Nicole Salazar-Hall of the Salt Lake City Racial Equity in Policing Commission joins Rod to discuss the commission’s recommendations to stop the school-to-prison pipeline, as well as improving youth racial equity6:05 pm: Heritage Foundation Chief Economist Steve Moore joins the show for his weekly visit with Rod about politics and the nation’s economy6:20 pm: Lieutenant Nick Street of the Utah Highway Patrol joins Rod for a conversation about the increased number of wrong-way collisions being experienced on Utah’s highways, and nationwide6:35 pm: Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine and Sr. Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, joins Rod to discuss his piece in the Wall Street Journal where he discuss how the use of vaccine passports will actually prolong covid lockdowns

It's a busy weekend here in the state of Utah.  Many schools districts are finishing up, or starting spring break.  Today is Good Friday and it's also General Conference weekend.   With all the potential for more people on the road, the Utah Highway Patrol says they will be cracking down on dangerous drivers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown –Wednesday, March 17, 20214:20 pm: Colonel Michael Rapich, Superintendent of the Utah Highway Patrol, joins Rod to discuss why he says speeding and reckless driving, not higher speed limits, are to blame for Utah’s jump in fatal accidents4:35 pm: Sarah Frei, a victim of a drunk driver in July 2020, joins the show to discuss her story and how it soon became the basis for “Sarah’s Law,” which was passed by Utah lawmakers this session and keeps those charged with certain levels of DUI in jail before their trial if death or serious injuries occurred during the accident and releasing the individual would pose a danger to the community5:05 pm: Deroy Murdock, a contributor to Fox News and National Review Online, joins the show to discuss his recent piece for Fox News in which he discusses the border crisis created solely by Joe Biden6:05 pm: Former Utah Speaker of the House Greg Hughes joins Rod for his weekly conversation with Rod about the wacky world of politics6:20 pm: Senator Mitt Romney joins Rod for a conversation about why he says American fans, but not the athletes, should boycott the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China next February6:35 pm: Derek Brown, Chairman of the Utah Republican Party, has decided not to run for reelection to the office and he joins Rod to discuss his decision and the current state of the party

Highway Patrol is preparing for a busy weekend. They want drivers to buckle-up, slow down and stay sober behind the wheel. Lt. Nick Street with the Utah Highway Patrol on to discuss increased enforcement for Labor Day weekend.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

The local discussion around police reform often focuses on Moab’s Police Department or the Grand County Sheriff’s Office. But there’s another agency playing a big role in the local law enforcement landscape – Utah Highway Patrol. The state police are present in Grand County through patrols, investigations, and officer training. Today on the news, we talk with a UHP representative about the agency’s updated use of force policy and more. Show Notes: Utah Highway Patrol Info https://highwaypatrol.utah.gov Utah Highway Patrol Use of Force Policy https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/UHP-Use-of-Force-Policy.pdf Lt. Nicholas Street Interview Transcript https://www.kzmu.org/kzmu-news-wednesday-july-15-2020/

The Utah Highway Patrol will have extra troopers on the road for the July 4th holiday weekend. 

Greg Orme is an Award winning author and business keynote speaker and is our special guest on Episode 14. Find out why we should stop competing with AI but to instead start to differentiate ourselves. Explore the superpowers you'll need to future-proof your value in the workplace: Consciousness, Curiosity, Creativity and Collaboration. We talk about Greg's, “Dance Steps”. You can learn one-step and put them together in any order. You'll learn: How do you create a culture of creativity? Consciousness gives us the motivation and the time. Curiosity is the fuel for creativity. Why having an experimental approach is key! Follow us and explore our social media tribe from our Website: https://leadership-hacker.com Music: " Upbeat Party " by Scott Holmes courtesy of the Free Music Archive FMA Find out more about Greg and his work below: The Human Edge (Business Book of the Year 2020) Greg's website: https://gregorme.org Greg on Twitter Greg on LinkedIn Read the 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. On the show today is Greg Orme. He is the author of the business Book of the Year for 2020, The Human Edge. Before we get a chance to speak with Greg. It is The Leadership Hacker News.   The Leadership Hacker News Steve Rush: In the news today, we explore what age do we really start to develop entrepreneurial spirit. Our spirit can happen quite early but according to combined studies of the Duke University, the Kauffman Foundation, The Founder Institute and Northwestern; the average age of an entrepreneur is actually 40 years old when launching his or her first start up and the average age of leaders of high growth start-ups is 45. While Tech Media is ripe with stories, a successful 20 somethings founding their first billionaire empire, the truth is that 40 somethings are much more likely to start companies and succeed. Adeo Ressi founder of “The Founder Institute”, developed research that shows that older age is actually a better predictor of entrepreneurial success. The research in question is not small scale either. To get the data The Founder Institute tracked 3000 global applicants, examined in detail thousands of organizations, a thousand enrolled founders and track 350 of their graduates. So do we think the age really helps? According to Ressi, older individuals have generally completed more complex projects from buying houses, raising a family and in addition older people have developed greater vocational skills than the younger counterparts. We theorize that the combination of successful project completion skills with real world experience helps older entrepreneurs identify and address more realistic business outcomes and opportunities. This is borne out not only by research, which shows, amongst other things, that people over 55 are twice as likely to launch high growth start-ups than those under 35, but by scanning just a quick list of successful entrepreneurs: Ray Kroc was 52 when he shaped McDonald's into the multi-billion global organization that it is. Sam Walton was 44 when he started small little company called Wal-Mart. Lynda Weinman co-founded Lynda.com at 40 and subsequently sold that to Linkedin for $1.5 billion and not a “twentysomething” among them. The fact is innovation culture suggests that it is more trendy and more youth orientated and it is not as cool for older folk. This leadership mind-set can be limiting for all. It can frame older individuals by making them feel useless or expired once if fit certain age, and can also hold back younger people by making them feel that they haven't achieved or they have failed if they haven't found that their next big social media platform by the time they're 21. And of course, young people can become successful entrepreneurs for sure, but it's extremely misleading to believe that this is the norm so if you haven't hit your first million and you're in your 30s and 40s and 50s, there's still hope yet, and our next story shows that entrepreneurial leadership has gotten no age boundaries. The Utah Highway Patrol said, “a trooper conducting a traffic stop on a suspected impaired driver instead found a five-year-old driver seeking to purchase a Lamborghini”. The highway patrol said in a Twitter post that a trooper conducted a traffic stop in Webber County on what he thought was an impaired driver; but the driver of the vehicle turned out to be a five-year-old boy who had made off with his parents car. The boy who was pulled over at the 25th Street off-ramp of the southbound Interstate 15, told the trooper that he'd taken his parents car after getting into an argument with his mother, who told him she would not buy him a Lamborghini. He decided to take his entrepreneurial spirit to the next level and head off in her car in search of that Lamborghini. The child told the trooper that he did intend indeed driving to California to buy the luxury vehicle for himself and his mom would not get in his way. His only downfall was that he only had three dollars in his wallet. That has been The Leadership Hacker News. If you have any news, insights or information, please get in touch with us and share your stories.    Start of Interview Steve Rush: Our guest today sparks creativity and business innovation in a fast paced, changing world. Is the author of The Human Edge, which has just been awarded the Business Book of the Year for 2020, is Greg Orme, Greg, welcome to The Leadership Hacker Podcast. Greg Orme: Well, I am delighted to be here, Steve. Thanks for thanks for inviting me. Steve Rush: It is absolutely our pleasure, and congratulations, by the way, on winning the Business Book of the Year. Fantastic achievement. I am sure you have been delighted with that. Greg Orme: It has just been fantastic; really, game changing for the book and something I am really proud of, it's just been wonderful. Steve Rush: And so you should be, so before becoming an author, you started-off your career in the TV world, right? Greg Orme: Yes.  Steve Rush: Tell us a little bit about the journey to here. Greg Orme: Well, as a journo, I was a young journalist all the way back in the 1990s. My careers adviser at school advised me that it was not a good idea to go into journalism and of course, that is the only thing I wanted to do then. I clambered my way up from local newspapers, The Solihull Times to the Birmingham Evening Mail to the Nationals, down in London and then into television. Steve Rush: And how did the television bit come about? What did that give you in terms of foundations for what you do now? Greg Orme: Well, it is really funny, you know, because right now, obviously we're speaking when the world has gone virtual and so I'm doing a lot more webinars and sort of virtual presentations. And so the production of those really goes all the way back to producing television news because I was a young producer on London Tonight, which was the local television news there and then with ITN and ITV, and also along the way with the BBC. So, you know, taking stories, really boiling them down to what the nuggets are, then deciding what format to use and writing scripts around it. It's all the stuff that you do when you're presenting, you know, virtual webinars and that kind of thing, so I've come full circle. It is really quite strange. Steve Rush: So fantastic foundations given that when you were starting out your career, you probably had not realized the importance of calling upon them at a later date? Greg Orme: Well, you never do, do you? You never know where your skills will take you. Actually, as a facilitator of face-to-face workshops and, you know, I facilitated boards of directors as well in my work on organizational change. Straight with organizations and via organizations such as the London Business School and Ducsy and various others. I found that idea of what a journalist does, which is to learn, ask interesting questions and then summarize and kind of guide the conversation. Has helped me all the way through my career. So yes, it has become really pertinent now, but I've always relied on those journalistic skills, actually. Steve Rush: Communications are at the heart of everything we do, particularly when we are leading businesses, right? Greg Orme: Yes. I mean, it is really central. I mean, my work now is sort of sits astride organizational change, but it is really working with the leaders that drive that change and catalyse it. And if you think about what leadership is, Steve, leadership is effectively communication and influence, especially in non-hierarchical organizations, which they increasingly are. It is your ability to move people through your communication, so it is separate to management, which is establishing what is going on and making sure there is some kind of consistency. Being a leader is all about communication. So even though I have not been a communication consultant for many, many years. Really, leadership is at the heart of the work I do with organizations and the people that run them. Steve Rush: Right and given that you started out in journalism, you ended up in a leadership role and several leadership roles yourself and executive roles. How did that transition take place for you? Greg Orme: Well, that came about because I went back to London Business School. They asked me back after I had done my executive MBA. To go back to be the founding CEO for a thing called the Centre for Creative Business, and that was a joint venture between London Business School and the big art schools, the University Arts London, which I said number of different art schools and fashion houses. The idea was we were exporting kind of MBA thinking from London Business School to creative businesses because the British government wanted more tax revenues from our creative sector and we were part of that, so that's how it started in terms of that was an executive role running and growing that. And then after that came to an end after four years because we had four years of funding. I then was an interim CEO with a large recruiting and HR services business called Randstad and Randstad; they are sort of global businesses, and I was a CEO of one of their businesses in the UK, so, yes, I had some experience at the front line, which is invaluable when I am helping people in similar situations. Steve Rush: So during that time as CEO of a couple of businesses and getting into the world of creativity and innovation and new thinking. That was when you started your first book Spark, so how did that come about? Greg Orme: The Spark was…it goes back to that idea of the Centre for Creative Business, and so the question that was often been asked, which is what can creative businesses. If we were sort of exporting, MBA thinking to creative businesses and it struck me that there is an interesting reverse of that question. Reversing the polarity issue to ask what can creative businesses, the likes of advertisers and TV production companies and design houses and architects teach the rest of the world. In terms of how they maintain an atmosphere of creativity in their organisations? I always think if you write a business book, you should have a central question that you are trying to answer, and the question there was, you know, what can creative businesses teach the rest of the world? And so that's what the spark is. It's how do you create a culture of creativity? How do you have behaviours of leadership? Because in most of the research, that has gone into creativity in organisations and I mean all organisations, not just ones that call themselves creative. The sad thing is that creativity gets killed more often than its encouraged just by the rules and regulations of business, so it's something that you have to protect and nurture. Steve Rush: In my experience as a coach and leading businesses too; one of the biggest things I find about creativity is often when you are more extroverted and you are able to come and demonstrate and showcase creativity, it's more noticeable. But actually there is an inordinate amount of learning to be had from people who appear less obviously creative, but equally have the same level of thinking and creativity and creative flair, if you like. How do you go about enabling that in people who are maybe more introverted? Greg Orme: Yeah, absolutely. I am not sure. It is about introversion and extroversion for me. You know, looking at the research, I think introverted people can be just as creative as extroverted people. You probably just won't hear their ideas as readily. What is really interesting for me is that creativity is one of those words that's very exclusive. It is often thought of as for geniuses or for artistic people over a certain type of person, whereas the reality is we are all born creative. And then the culture of our schools, sadly, and also the culture of our businesses, kind of beat out of us. We realize that our creative thinking is not as welcome as we thought it might be. So there's a lot of really interesting research that shows that, you know, if you do creativity tests like the Torrance Test on kids that are five years old, something like 98 percent of them score very highly in their ability to apply divergent thinking, which is a foundational stone of creativity. By the time, we are fifteen that is gone down to 30 percent, and by the time we are in the workplace, it is down to twelve, five, two percent, and so it's our environment that knocks it out of us. In effect, I am on a mission with both my books really to try and help everybody to rediscover their creativity, not just the chosen few. Steve Rush: That is a really interesting statistics. It is almost we have unlearned how to be creative by the environment through school, education, work and forced parameters around our behaviour. Greg Orme: Yeah, well, unlearning is a really good word for it. In fact, George Land, who did the original study on this, who came up with these really rather depressing statistics. That was the conclusion of his report after 20 years of studying this cohort of American schoolchildren, that went into the American work environment was that if you are creative thinking is, you know, effectively unlearn it from your environment. Well, anything that can be unlearned can be relearned, so that is the silver lining from this, that actually you can rediscover your creativity as well as been a skill. It is an attitude. You know, you really can step back into your creativity enough, and that, as been a personal journey for me, and also, it's a personal mission for me to help other people do that because it's life changing. Steve Rush: And it is really reassuring for those people who are listening to this who maybe think I'm not as creative as I'd like to be. We've probably got all of those foundations somewhere tucked away at the back of our brain. We just need to pull them forward, right? Greg Orme: Absolutely. You know, I like to think of it as this. If creativity I was saying, is this exclusive word there. That, you know, one of those red velvet rope surrounds that say you can't come in. If you actually dig down to sub worlds that support it, like curiosity, questioning, learning, engaging, sparking two ideas together, talking to other people, we can all do these really simple things like questioning and learning. So if you can do that, our human brains are actually programmed to make connections to do what psychologists call general thinking, i.e. connecting things together. You can't help yourself. You just need to put the fuel and the energy into your brain and have the attitude listen for the ideas that come and don't dispel them. We can all do it. Steve Rush: That is excellent I love that. So moving on to your work now. So global keynote speaker, facilitated hundreds of sessions across the globe for different organizations, and in parallel to that, have written your award-winning book, The Human Edge. What was the inspiration for book number two from where you left off with Spark? Greg Orme: Yeah, well, you know, I was thinking it came sort of five and a half, six years later. And I'd done a lot of work with a lot of big organizations in automotive and banking and all sorts of different places, and had the benefit of traveling around the world and sort of being a fly on the wall in these offices, and so I started getting really interested in where is the workplace. The future going and what is the role of technology and disruption, particularly because I think we're in a very disrupted environment. Of course, is extremely disruptive. Now with COVID-19, but it was happening before that with artificial intelligence and data vacation and new generations coming into the workplace and new digital tribes online and obviously the environmental crisis that we're all battling with. So we're in a very unstable environment, so I started talking a lot about the technological angle of that, and I actually was making a keynote at London Business School. Had gone back for an alumni event and one of the executives, the lady came up to me after I'd finished my speech and said, that's all very well talking about how technology and machines are changing organizations. But what really occurs to me, you're going on about artificial intelligence and how it's going to change the world. Where does that leave me in terms of the skills that I need to survive and thrive in this in this world? And what about my daughters? You know, what should I be telling them to study and become? I thought it was a really interesting question and I didn't really have the answer, and that was about four years ago. From there, I started exploring what I thought were the answers to that question, that became The Human Edge, which is to me. How do you become more human in a world of machines and disruption in order to make the most of what you've got? So future proof your own career. Steve Rush: Got it and it is really interesting when I look at how the world has changed over the last 10 or 15 years. There is genuinely a threat or a perceived threat by many people around the world of robotics and AI and how that's impacting, and I think you call that the human challenge in your book, don't you?  Greg Orme: Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I think that has gone away a little bit now because I think we have all started to…I think it is still there, and that's where the debate was three or four years ago. It was human vs. machine, what is going to happen? And of course, actually in the same way, there's another trend. We have become a lot less trustful of our tech companies, our social media companies. We don't trust the ones on the West Coast, we've got Uber, which had a lot of scandals, and then we've got the Chinese unicorn and tech companies that are sort of veiled in secrecy. So generally, tech is not what it was, and also there is AI, which is, quote/unquote, taking our jobs. I think what I discovered in the book is for most people in the knowledge work industry; AI is not going to take your job, not anytime soon. What will happen is it will cheese slice away the algorithmic routine parts of your job, leaving you a space and this will happen over the next five to 10 years, leaving you a space in which to apply your own humanity. What differentiates you from machines? So that's an opportunity as well as a threat, and so that's what the book is about. It is taking that opportunity and really, really using you're what I call human superpowers. Steve Rush: And for me, it really is an opportunity but many people could be in that threat space because there is this. “If I let go of some of the routine tasks, I might be redundant” vs the mind-set that says no - It gives you more space for creativity and new ways of working. Greg Orme: Yeah, and, you know, just to be clear, and I am sad to say this, I don't relish in bringing this news. That there will be some job types that will go completely. I think, you know, if you are a long distance lorry driver and that's, of course, autonomous driving, but it is really a subset of AI. That will probably go some sometimes or a lot of those jobs will go. Not all of them, because obviously driving in the city centre is far more complex than driving down a motorway, so there will be some types of driving that will go. Effectively you can write down all the data and the decisions in any job type and then feed it into machine learning AI. It will probably get automated sometime in the next sort of five, six, seven years, but I think that's a small portion of jobs. Most jobs, as I say, will be cheese sliced and really what is left is what we do that machines can't, so, you know, we have a sense of humour. We have empathy; we can think generally. We can collaborate together. We can ask the next question rather than answering the last one, so that is curiosity, so this is why I came up with the idea of these 4 C of superpowers in the same way that I wanted to demystify creativity. I am hoping I can demystify all four of these C's and help people to develop them because they are skills that you can practice and get better at. Steve Rush: And the book The Human Edge is about how we use our creativity and our curiosity, and you call them superheroes in our digital economy and I really love that kind of principle, and during the reading of the book, you have bunches and bunches of hacks often you refer to them as dance steps, actually. Let's get into the 4 C, I think it would be really helpful to go through how the 4 C's of The Human Edge work together, so the first of the 4 C is consciousness and you say that's the gateway to the other 4 C. What is the reason that sits as the gateway? Greg Orme: Well, just to explain the structure of it, there are 4 C and under each of the 4 C, there are two what are called dance steps that you mentioned. I call them dance steps, because you can sort of just like a dance step. You can learn one-step and then kind of do them in any order. They are not really linear. I don't think creative thinking is a particularly linear thing. However, there is an order, which is why I have done it in the order I have of consciousness, curiosity, creativity, collaboration and the order is this. I think that is the order of kind of ideation or allowing yourself to be creative and under consciousness. I have the idea of finding work meaningful, and I also have the idea of focus. Being able to direct your attention and find islands of time in which you can devote to your own curiosity and creativity, so the reason that is first is if you don't have the motivation to step forward and be courageous enough to be creative, you won't do it. Because it is an effort and it also implies for failure. Creativity always has failure as a component of it, and the other part, the other dance step under consciousness is this idea of focus and that is really about organizing your day in order or an average day in order to find time to be curious and creative. And so just to summarize that, my favourite quote on this is. Creative Minds may think like artists, but they were like accountants. What I am getting out there is that you really need to concentrate and focus in order to find the time to do it. Otherwise, you end up just chasing your tail in a very distracted world in which we are in now.  Steve Rush: That is a great analogy and one I think can resonate with most people as they listening in. Curiosity is the next C and that runs through the other C, and a particular like the reference that you use around questions are the hallmark for leadership in our century. How did that come about?  Greg Orme: Yes, so if you consciousness effectively gives you the motivation and the time. Curiosity, I think is the fuel for creativity and I think of the 4 C, Steve, as you know, they are all equal apart from their not. Creativity, a bit like the British prime minister. They sometimes say the British prime minister is the first amongst equals, I think, of creativity as the first amongst the C because curiosity and consciousness allow you to be creative. Collaboration allows you to then take the ideas that come out of creativity and do something with them. So curiosity is really important for me because and the two dance steps are learning and questioning. Learning, because actually you need to keep pushing yourself forward and we know ideas come from when they when notions and concepts jump barriers between two different domains of knowledge, so you need to push yourself to learn outside of your specialisms and then what happens is you get these wonderful, serendipitous connections across boundaries in which ideas happen. So that is really, really important, I mean, you know we can all think of examples of that, so, for example. Ducal brings together the idea of academic citations with what was at the time this new-fangled thing called the World Wide Web, and that is what Google came from, so you need to learn…and the questioning helps you to challenge the world around you constantly, which again leads you to see it and frame it in different ways. Steve Rush: And when you talk about creativity as part of your forces, you state within the book that, you know, consciousness and curiosity gives you the framework or the set up success or they set up creativity. And what particularly struck me within that is that you talk about luck as being a skill, and I wondered if we think about skills are refined and they are practised and we get better at them or not as the case may be through practice. How do you practice at getting lucky? Greg Orme: Yeah. Well, I use that because it is a particularly provocative statement, isn't it? How do you practice being lucky? Well, I think the point is that a lot of people, if you ask them where do you have your ideas, they say, well, they sort of come to me, you know, I'm on a bike ride or I'm running or might be in the shower. And they see this as a lucky moment, this moment, this so-called aha moment, and I really find in my research about creativity. Is the aha moment even though it's got a great PR, you know, you could think of a hundred aha moments, the apple drop on someone's head or whatever it might be, what is much more important is the preparation that leads up to that. Aha moment. And that's what I mean about luck is a skill you can actually work on the things that will bring you aha moments, and what I do is put a lot of practical ideas in the book of what you can do to work on that. Steve Rush: Got it, so the whole consciousness of being creative replays back in there doesn't it. It is taken those unconscious thoughts and thinking, bringing them to the conscious. Greg Orme: Well, absolutely and one of the things I say is pay attention. Pay attention not only to the world around you. Look for the unexpected things that happen. A lot of the times we can spend our lives on autopilot. You know, we are driving the car. We are even not aware we were driving and we suddenly, 25 minutes later we are somewhere else. You know, it is about consciously from time to time paying attention to the world around you because that is where you get your ideas from and also listening to your own thoughts, being self-aware, because actually your subconscious brain often whispers to your ideas and sometimes you can miss them if your you're not paying attention. And there are 100 different other ways that creative people who make their living from coming up with ideas and in a way, I make my living from coming with ideas and putting them into books. Actually, they practice these habits every day to make sure they've got a store of new ideas coming. I mean, one of them is to literally waste nothing. When you read you look at a painting, have some way of collecting lots of things around you that you can go back to as a store of ideas. For example, I use Evernote. I don't if you use this online way, so whenever I'm reading something online, I can tag it. It goes into my Evernote store and it is just kind of like having a brainstorm with a former self when I go through the things I have read, so, you know, there are lots of different habits that creative people use to ensure that they get lucky more often than. Steve Rush: That is some really neat ideas and of course, they're lucky become the more successful you become.  Greg Orme: Yeah, absolutely. I mean, and, you know, as long as you keep practicing these habits, I mean, another one is to understand our brain does not just work on its own. It is part of a system within our body. So if you want to operate at peak performance and be creative, which is one of our higher functions, you have to make sure that you're fit, that you have time off, you have time to play. You get good sleep. Sleep is incredibly important than the research around sleep now and its connections with creativity is absolutely compelling, so in the book, if people come in there, they'll find something they can do every day that will just, you know, incrementally build up those curiosity and creativity muscles. Steve Rush: It is habit forming, isn't it? It's not one of those things you can just do in isolation. It has to be repeated and repeated and repeated so that you are laying down those neurological pathways to create those tactile foundations. Greg Orme: Yeah. I mean, fantastic. You have mentioned the brain there and neuroscience because, you know, as someone who has applied psychology in my work for many years, I am so excited now that we can actually have some hard science in there as well. No offense to psychologists, but neuroscientists can show you which part of the brain is lighting up, and what is really interesting to me in terms of creativity and exploration, curiosity. That releases a neuro transmitter called dopamine and dopamine is called the motivation molecule is something that makes you want to get up and go and the light side of dopamine is if you can release it, it makes you want to do something, which releases more dopamine, so as you were saying, Steve, it's a virtuous circle. If you can release this dopamine for me when you are exploring in your curious, you want to do more of it, and as you say, it just gets more and more and more and then you surround yourself with more creative people. You do more creative things and then it becomes not just a choice, it becomes a kind of a lifestyle. Steve Rush: Almost a factory that refuels itself on that journey, too. Greg Orme: Yeah, absolutely. I mean, if you just take one aspect of this, I was talking about how curiosity underpins creativity and I think people should stop aiming at creativity is like aiming at happiness. It is completely pointless. You know, what you have to do is aim at the things that take you there by a circuitous route. Curiosity is the best route. I think that is the motor way to get into creativity and what we know about the curiosity is. It is like a muscle, so if you use your curiosity, if you are asking questions, if you are surrounded by curious people, you will be more curious and if you don't, your muscles won't get bigger and stronger. They will waste away and so be really careful about the people you're hanging out with, the things you're reading, the things you're watching, the podcast you subscribe to. How are you getting your new knowledge? That is what is feeding this desire to find out more. Steve Rush: and in the spirit of curiosity, your last C is Collaboration. This is about building a network of human collaborators. Now, for most people listening to this they will be going yeah that is pretty obvious. Surround myself with a bunch of people who can help me, but what are the dance steps you've got here for collaboration? Greg Orme: Yeah, well, collaboration is the umbrella term for use it but I get quite specific with the two dance steps. So the first dance step is this idea of networking. Now it may be sound straightforward, but I find a lot of people don't attend to their network. They see networking, something kind of, you know, like recruiters do.  It is a little bit oily and, you know kind of business like that, really, it is about connecting to like-minded individuals and not just a small group of them. We all have so-called Dunbar's number, which is the amount of people in our sort of close network but really, it is about connecting to a much wider group because there is great research data to show if you have a wide, shallow network as well as some close colleagues. It is in that wide, shallow network of people away from you. That is where you will get your new ideas. In addition to that, you always have someone to take your new ideas too to get feedback, because honestly, most people's ideas are not very good. If you are going to have a large portfolio of ideas and by the way, that is the best way to be creative. Stop working on one idea. Work on quite a few. At the same time, then you want to try and improve them and the best way to improve them is to take them out to other people and get some honest feedback on it, so it's having this and developing and consciously, intentionally developing the network around you. That is incredibly important. Steve Rush: Getting data for your creative, curious ideas. Is incredibly important because we come with our own biases, don't we? So how do we make sure that is the right data that we've got? Greg Orme: All you can do, say for example, you know, when I'm writing my books, I have a group of twelve people or so who are really trusted colleagues who know the marketplace I'm writing for, who've written themselves, so I kind of just trust they... I don't take it as read. I don't take it is like, oh, I must change that because they said this, but I will really, really closely listen to them, so I think it's a matter of understanding who you're going to for what. In terms of getting feedback and then honouring their feedback and just kind of keeping in mind and choosing the stuff that you really need. Because, I think one of the most compelling kind of insights that I actually find in this book and I did not realize before is, we know that creative superstars have something like 80 percent of the really, really good ideas. You know, you've got to ask yourself in all sorts of domains in mathematics and cooking and art and filmmaking, whatever it may be, Why are these people having so many good ideas? And the reality is they're not. What they are having is more ideas, creative people just generally cottoned on that, if you have more ideas, you will then have more to choose from, I think the follow up to that is even more fascinating that even the most creative people have been proven. They don't even know which of their ideas will work in the real world. They have to try them out and get feedback on them, and the trying out is the second dance step I have in collaboration, which is the idea of having an experimental approach.  Steve Rush: What does that experimental approach entail? Greg Orme: Being experimental is the idea of saying taking an idea and saying, well, what is the shortest possible route of least investment in time and money and risk to find out if this works in the real world? It is trying things out, but in a much more structured and scientific way. It is actually a concept that is being well promoted and use from the West Coast in the tech industry, because, of course, you can release software with very little risk and see if it works. And so it's bringing that approach into your life and thinking it can be as simple as a behavioural change or a new idea. How can I just get some evidence of whether this works or not? So you set up a hypothesis, you try something that you some what happens and then you pivot and move again. Rather than saying, I love this idea, this is what is going to be the rest of my life investing all your gold and time and fortune into it and then 12 months later, finding out it was not a very good idea at all. It is about really doing things very rapidly. Steve Rush: The world is moving so quickly, isn't it? By the time we've kind of got our idea implemented, ready to go, we could be late. We could have missed the opportunity entirely. Greg Orme: Yeah, I mean, that is the other risk. I mean the first risk I was talking exactly. It was the wrong idea. More probably, it is the wrong version of the right idea or it could be that you missed your opportunity because you did not get the first draft in the marketplace. Although I have to say, Steve, I think, you know, if you think about the alternative, which is the more corporate way of doing things, which is say we've got a great idea, we can follow, the motion, we're going to put three million this and we're going to make it happen. And that's the sort of strategic approach that's actually probably faster in the long run but if you think about it, much, much more risky because you've kind of made the assumption something will work and you put a lot of money behind it. I personally, I prefer to not lose money on bad ideas so that is why I think experimentation might be slightly slower, because you are pivoting and moving and learning and pivoting and moving but it's actually is a better way of reaching a really good product or a really good outcome for an idea.  Steve Rush: I am with you. Now The Human Edge has won the Business Book of the Year for 2020. That is available for everybody to access download paperback, but what is next for you? Greg Orme: Well, obviously, kind of my life splits into speaking and writing effectively, so on the speaking in the session's front, you know, obviously, I'm now delivering lots of workshops, both online and off based on the insights in The Human Edge, and that's really exciting. So there is that a sort of kind of applying the knowledge that I have already got in terms of what is next in terms of writing, I don't know. I am looking all sorts of different things. I am very interested in communication, as you are saying, at the start of our discussion. You know, I was a journalist at one point. I have always used communication right at the heart of what I do, so I am kind of mulling ideas about how could I bring a new angle to communication and that is kind of interesting to me, but I'm really looking for questions, you know, coming back to the theme of ask better questions. I am always think, how can I ask a better question? And I'll know when I've got a good question I will start pursuing it with this experimental approach and see what comes from that. Steve Rush: Perfect opportunity for experiments then. Greg Orme: Exactly. Steve, I don't really trust the ideas I bring back off bike ride. I ride my bike around the lanes here in in Warwickshire and I get sort of high on endorphins about 45 minutes into the ride and have a load of ideas. Come back and I just think the best things ever and I always write them down and think I'll leave them for a couple of days, because when I come done off my endorphin high. I often find they are not very good at all, and so it is about not investing too early in your ideas and having enough of them and so I guess having enough questions is rather than getting obsessed by one straight away. But then following through and that is the writing process of when you have actually got the question. You have established, it is a good one, then you really need to focus. Steve Rush: We wish you best with what happens next. Greg, so this part of the show we have become familiar with me hacking into the minds of our guests. And I'd just like to get a sense from yours, if you're able to distil some of your dance steps, some of your experiences as a leader. What would be your top leadership hacks you could share with our listeners? Greg Orme: Wow that is a good question. The first one would be and I have already said it, but you know, I just re-emphasize it for people. I think it is the heart of good leadership; I think is really the cornerstone of good creativity as well. See if you can ask more and better questions every day. I think that is a great leadership technique because it not only sends a signal that you are curious in the world, it liberates other people to come into the conversation. It is a great way of really energizing a team, so I would say ask better questions. Secondly, I would say and I have become very interesting and I do write about it in The Human Edge a little bit and I become more interested even since the book has been published in; the science underpins humour and fun. I would say to leaders in organizations, that you should be bringing humour and fun into the dynamic of your team. Because it helps enormously with cutting through in terms of your communication. It supports creativity and of course, it supports cooperation. If you can make someone smile, they trust you and that is what is needed more in companies now than ever. And generally, I would echo that the thrust of The Human Edge and my third one is if you're a leader, don't forget to drop the mask every now and then. Share your authentic self. Show your humanity. Because I think, people need that from their leaders and obviously, you can't keep doing it. Leadership is to some extent a performance art but I think people want to see a theme of humanity and authenticity and what you are doing, so drop the mask, and bring your humanity to work. Steve Rush: I say great advice, thank you. Greg Orme: You are welcome. Steve Rush: Now to get inside and find out what your Hack to Attack is; and what that means is a period in your life or your work where something has not worked out as you had expected. Maybe it is screwed up. Maybe it has failed miserably. But as a result of the experience, we now use that in our life, and our work as something positive. What will be your Hack to Attack? Greg Orme: Steve, you know, I do a lot of public speaking and keynote speaking. Well in the early part of my career, I was asked to give a speech and it was a kind of a more relaxed, informal kind of after dinner type thing and so I thought, you know, I don't want to ruin my ability to be in the moment and kind of react to it. I won't over prepare. I won't kill the magic, as it were, and I went along to give my speech and of course, as soon as I stood up in front of a couple of hundred people. Your brain works in a very different when you are up there and I could not you know, I did not really have it there at my fingertips. And I kind of realized in that moment, since I've really researched how other people do it and I looked at it and I've realized the actual preparation does not put you in the straitjacket. Being absolutely prepared when you are doing presentations and public speaking. Actually, counterintuitive, it releases you to be in the moment because you've got a very solid structure and so you can only leave a plan if you have a plan in the first place. So I find now when I deliver speeches, I kind of know what I'm saying down to literally 20, 25 second segments. I don't have a script because nobody can remember a script for long periods of time but I really know what I'm going to say, and that allows me to kind of, you know, leave those series of bullet points, because I know it's very solid underneath. So, yeah, I prepare in a really rigorous way for what I'm doing and it really helps. Steve Rush: Super learning and preparation is foundation. So making sure that what you execute is executed in the way that you intend. Greg Orme: Absolutely, you know, as I said, it makes me laugh and people still say to me. I am going to do this presentation. I am going to wing it because I wanted to be really fresh and in my view or maybe just me, but, you know, in my view, that's the wrong way to go. You need to be really super prepared and actually people think you are making it up as you go along. You are so well prepared but it is the preparation that allows for that serendipitous moment to happen. Steve Rush: And then lastly, we would like to explore with you, Greg, is if you are able to do a bit of time travel, bump into the Greg at 21, what would be the best bit of advice that you would give Greg at that time? Greg Orme: So much, I would like to say to the 21 year old me. Sadly, Steve, a very, very long time ago now. I think I only started writing quite late, really sort of seven, eight years ago. I was not writing back then. I would say to that person, I am sure the 21 year old me would not have had the confidence to think that he would go on to write award winning business books. So I would just say write. Write right every day, don't worry about what it's going to become or what it is, but just make sure every day you get 500 words down on something. Because what I have really discovered. Now, I have written business books and other pieces and magazine articles and created products. Actually, you don't know what it is until you start, so you just got to get going in and end the mess is actually where you discover the good stuff. So I would say just do it, whatever your creative output is and for anybody out there, whether you're a writer or whatever else you do, just do it every day because you'll find your ideas in that mess. Steve Rush: Awesome advice. Thanks, Greg, so as folks are listening to this, they are probably thinking, I have heard a lot about The Human Edge. We know it's got awards. How do we get hold of a copy? Greg Orme: Well, you know. Oh, it is on Amazon. It is on…oh crikey. Every online bookseller there is.  It was not until recently in the WH Smith travel stores. I am not sure if it is still there. I have not been out of my house for quite some time but the best place to get it is online. If you put in The Human Edge by Greg Orme, you will find it on Amazon very, very quickly or somewhere else if you prefer to shop with someone else. And of course, if people want to become part of my network, I'm constant releasing videos and snippets and blogs all the time. I am very active on LinkedIn and you can find me at Greg Orme also to a certain extent at Twitter, and I think I am @gregoryorme on there, or you can go to my website, which is gregorme.org. Steve Rush: We will also make sure, Greg that we put details of how to access your book and all your social media sites in our show notes and on our website too, so as folks have listened to this, they can click and follow you straight away. Greg Orme: Fantastic. Well, it has just been a fantastic conversation with you. I really enjoyed it. Thank you so much for having me. Steve Rush: And thank you for being on The Leadership Hacker Podcast, Greg. It has been super and a massive congratulations from us and our team on your superb award. And good luck with whatever the future holds for you now. Greg Orme: Thank you, Steve and same to you, cheers.    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. 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* List of 25 Ways the Shudown (and a recession) Kills People: (See also our List of 25 rsr.org/covid-conspiracies.) Real Science Radio's Bob Enyart and Fred Williams list the ways that an economic downturn (from COVID-19 or otherwise) kills people... - Suicide increases (typically, its the 10th leading cause of death; 2nd cause of death for young adults; see Utah Highway Patrol's 80% increase in quarantine mental health interventions; 1000% surge in contacts with the Federal Emotional Support Hotline)- Stress, a major factor in increased disease, depression, and directly, death itself - Starvation as recession could horrifically increase the nine million annual deaths worldwide - Unemployment increases death rate by 50% from disease, accidents, etc. (so 36 million Americans apparently have dramatically increased death rates) - Charitable giving sharply declines during a recession - Forego routine healthcare/early diagnosis (TB to kill a million due to quarantine; 80k Americans to miss cancer diagnoses through June) - Forego known and needed medical treatment for known ailments (Hospitals losing $1.1 billion daily so laying off healthcare workers) - Forego needed vehicle maintenance increasing crashes - Forego recreational exertion and work-related physical exercise - Forego equipment maintenance increasing workplace accidents - Forego healthier foods to eat less nutritiously deteriorating health - Extended disappointment can lead to depression, then to death- Increasing family debt leads to increased stress (which kills, see above) - Increase in polluted water and air not tolerated by prosperous societies  - Farmers may produce less for various economic reasons - Manufacturers may cut corners producing less safe and satisfactory products - Increased crime including because less money is spent on security - Failed businesses bring enormous stress to owners and employees - Career employment is replaced by poorly paying jobs - Marriages fail leading to depression in adults and children - Raised by a mom alone is the primary indicator of kids ending up on welfare, as criminals, addicts, and early death - Increased loneliness from fewer family visits leading to death by broken heart  - Increased marijuana and other drug use (drug overdose deaths up 50% in 2020 in Franklin County, Ohio, for ex.) - Increased alcohol abuse - Increased abortion - Government leaders who don't understand godly principles of government introduce additional socialist measures which overtime lead to increased societal dysfunction, depression, and death. A few final points indicate the myriad ways the COVID shutdown kills and otherwise harms people. First, it has stopped elective surgery, much of which the patients themselves do not consider elective. Then, by the law of unintended consequences, in a surge in armed robberies, criminals are explioiting public mask wearing. And third, for every one person who dies as a consequence of the shutdown or any economic recession, many many more people grieve and have an increase in stress, unhappiness, failure, depression, disease, and divorce. * Call for Memes or Other Artwork: To help spread this list generally to improve the chance that this argument will reach governing officials, if you'd like to create a meme or other form of promotion for this page, please include something along the lines of: rsr.org/ways for 25 ways the shutdown kills people. Offsetting Factors: Recession consequences that may actually save lives include... - people, friends, families and church members relying more on one another - some social government services being curtailed - more kids liberated from public school as an unintentional return to single-income households gives a parent the opportunity to homeschool - the emotional fulfillment from increased economization - the economic benefit of an increase in preparedness for future hard times - reduced traffic - reduced respiratory illness from temporarily reduced traffic pollution - recognition of our dependence upon and need for Jesus may result not only in more conversions to Christ but in more godly wisdom to light and salt society. * Rejected Ways: We've rejected a decrease in blood donations and an increase in the orphaning of children and in domestic violence as factors on our above list. And please don't hesitate to email Bob@rsr.org to suggest additions or arguments for deletions from either of the above to lists. Thanks! * rsr.org/ways: You can easily access this page and share it on social media with its abbreviated URL rsr.org/ways. Our classic rsr.org/lists include today's program and our List of Ways to Reduce Crime. * This Above is Actually our List of Ways a Recession Kills People: (It's just that for now, shutdown communicates more clearly and of course a prolonged shutdown causes a recession, that is, an economic downturn.) The opposite of a nationally-improving standard of living is an increase in dying. Bob and Fred first ask the question, What makes an economy function? And answer that it is not money but its when we do as the Bible commands and "serve one another." Then they mention that so much economic calculation, including many of these ways that increase death, often happen "on the margins", to people and in circumstances where events could go one way or another, and a "tipping point" otherwise avoided is reached because of economic stress. * Thought Experiments: Items in the above list not sourced to actual scientific studies can be evaluated by simple thought experiments. As we discuss at rsr.org/math thought experiments are incredibly effective and have led to many amazing discoveries even in the hard sciences, including: - Virtually all of Albert Einstein's discoveries - The LaGrange point parking spaces for our space satellites discovered in 1736 - Paul Dirac's discovery of antimatter including its positrons - Max Planck's discovery of the Planck constant - Peter Higgs of the Higgs boson - James Clerk Maxwell's 1859 discovery that Saturn's rings were made of disconnected particles, a discovery not confirmed by observation until 122 years later by NASA's Voyager 2 mission. So on today's program Bob and Fred briefly discuss thought experiments, a methodology within economics and the broader science of praxeology, as strongly recommended by Ludwig von Mises in one of Bob's favorite books, Mises' magnum opus, Human Action. * Wuhan Flu: (See our main rsr.org/covid page.) We designed this map of China with the widely-recognized SARS-CoV-2 virus graphic superimposed to not let their communist government get away with the lies and cover-up that ignited the pandemic.

On todays show:  - If you think that Early Earth, without industrial pollutants from humankind whatsoever, smelled fresh and natural, you'd be in for a rude and stinky surprise. Scientists say billions of years ago Earth smelled like rotten eggs. - Hipsters take note: Your much-loved facial hair may contain more feces than a toilet. And the research (Aston University) has confirmed beards can spread bacteria. The study looked at whether surgical masks caught bacteria falling from surgeons faces, and whether having a beard affected how many bacteria fell. What they found was that men with beards do harbor a significant number of bacteria, more than non-bearded men and women. WACKY-BUT-TRUE: MAN BURIED $280,000, NOT A GOOD INVESTMENT _ Five years ago, a farmer in China buried the equivalent of $280,000 on his property. Unfortunately when he recently dug up the cash, the bills were completely falling part. Apparently, employees at the Agricultural Bank of China did the best they could to separate the mess of deteriorated paper bundles but he still lost about 25 percent of his savings. WACKY-BUT-TRUE: 5-YEAR-OLD DRIVING CAR ON UTAH FREEWAY _ A member of the Utah Highway Patrol stopped what he thought was an impaired driver. Turns out it was a 5-year-old who somehow made his way onto the freeway in his parents' car. WACKY-BUT-TRUE: WOMAN ARRESTED FOR LICKING SPREE _ A woman who allegedly licked her hands and touched food items and several surfaces at a South Carolina grocery store and sandwich shop was arrested. Shenir Gibson Holliday was taken into custody Saturday after police (in Sumter) responded to reports of a suspicious person at an IGA grocery store. Police said surveillance footage from the store showed Holliday licking her hands and coughing before touching food items and freezer doors. The incident came after the manager of a sandwich shop said a woman was seen licking coins and putting them back in the shop's tip jar the previous week. The shop's manager said the woman also licked her hands before handing money over to the clerk and touched the shop's debit card machine. WACKY-BUT-TRUE: BACKHOE JOYRIDER CAUSED $13K IN DAMAGE _ Police have arrested a man accused of jumping on a backhoe and trashing a construction site in Bridgeton, New Jersey. Damien Long is accused of entering the site, firing up the backhoe and joyriding around the property. He allegedly smashed an electric utility pole, breaker box, an office trailer and the backhoe, causing around $13,500 in damage. WACKY-BUT-TRUE: OLD GUY DRIVES ONTO RUNWAY _ In Norway an 80-year-old driver was on his way home when he got a little confused. He took a wrong turn and drove through a locked gate, past an airplane hangar and right onto the runway of the local airport. WACKY-BUT-TRUE: MAN WEARS KKK HOOD AT GROCERY STORE _ May is mask month in many states and a guy decided the best way to keep his germs from getting all over everyone else was to wear a KKK hood while grocery shopping. Photos of the covidiot were taken at a store in Santee, California. Staff at the grocery store asked the customer to remove the hood, and all requests were ignored until the customer was in the checkout area. • https://twitter.com/RolfFunCycleIII/status/1256800317502603264 (IMAGE) WACKY-BUT-TRUE: COVIDIOT CUTS HOLE IN MASK TO MAKE IT ‘EASIER TO BREATHE' _ A Kentucky woman was captured on video shopping with a hole cut in her face mask, claiming that it made it “easier to breathe.” A gas station clerk is heard asking the the woman entering his convenience store why she has a hole in her mask. She tells him, “Well, since we have to wear them and it makes it hard to breathe, this makes it a lot easier to breathe.” Entertainment News Question of the Podcast - What is something that everyone should be trained to be able to do? 13 little etiquette rules to follow when dinning at a restaurant Fun Facts ✓ A normal static electricity shock that zaps your finger when you...

  5) Israel announces COVID-19 breakthrough; 4) New York politicians trash Franklin Graham as Samaritan’s Purse wraps up COVID-19 mission; 3) Israeli media reports Iran is pulling out of Syria; 2) Trump administration drafts Moon treaty; 1) 5-year-old boy stopped by Utah Highway Patrol driving parents’ SUV to California to buy himself a Lamborghini.

We’re in the middle of a global pandemic, we’ve had an earthquake, but this might be the strangest story we’ve seen all year. A 5-year old took his parents keys, got in their SUV and drove two miles through Ogden and onto the freeway before Utah Highway Patrol pulled him over. He was on his way to California to buy himself a Lamborghini, apparently. If you're his parent, what do you do? Also, we'll talk to Jeremy Neves, a local Lamborghini owner who's offering to take the kid for a ride.

A 5-year old took his parents keys, got in their SUV and drove two miles through Ogden and onto the freeway before Utah Highway Patrol pulled him over. He was on his way to California to buy himself a Lamborghini, apparently. If you're his parent, what do you do? 

The winter storm this morning caused major delays, crashes and school closures. We continue coverage throughout the afternoon, following the storm, keeping track of the road conditions and watching the avalanche danger. Guests include: Spencer Hall, Rocky Mountain Power Communications Manager; John Gleason, UDOT; Grant Weyman, KSL meteorologist; Sgt. Nick Street, Public Information Officer for Utah Highway Patrol; Kevin Eubank, KSL meteorologist; and Drew Hardesty, Avalanche Forecaster with the Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center.

Passing legislation during the day, and stopping speeders and criminals at night. Lee Perry of the Utah House of Representatives has spent the past nine years juggling both responsibilities. As a Lieutenant with the Utah Highway Patrol, he was in the unique position of writing Utah law, and enforcing it too. Now, after a 31 year career in law enforcement, his retirement is bittersweet. Being a Utah Highway Patrol Trooper has been his dream job. But calmer waters are calling him. Bob Evans with FOX 13 News in Salt Lake City sat down with this outspoken lawman/politician in January of 2020 for a 3 Questions interview. Citizen Legislatures in the United States are made up of everyday, ordinary people, who come from a wide variety of professions.

On one of the busiest travel days of the year, we'll look back on the last few days on Utah's roads and how this year compares with previous years for holiday travel. There have been 116 accidents statewide in the last 3 days, with no fatalities. Lee Lonsberry talks to Utah Highway Patrol Corporal Andrew Battenfield and Utah Department of Transportation Traveler Information Manager Lisa Miller to learn more. 

A young man is alive because of the quick and courageous actions of a Utah Highway Patrol trooper in the predawn darkness Wednesday morning.

Someone clearly needed a little guidance this past Sunday morning around 8 am, when they were caught driving 104 miles an hour on I-215's westside belt. The Utah Highway Patrol says the driver's blood alcohol content level was .176 -- more than three times the legal limit! Doug Wright gets the latest with Sergeant Moreno of UHP. 

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Monday, August 26, 20194:20 pm: Author and historian Victor Davis Hanson joins Rod to discuss his recent piece in National Review about how America’s middle class is truly in charge of the country5:05 pm: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has announced changes to its gun policy and lethal weapons will now be “prohibited” on any church property. Are you a Mormon gun owner? Do you carry your concealed weapon to church? Where do you fall on the church’s changes?6:05 pm: Captain Chris Simmons of the Utah Highway Patrol joins the show to discuss a new sobriety program available to a handful of judges to hand out as a sentence to repeat DUI offenders that allows them to keep their jobs and pay the fines for their arrest6:20 pm: Utah Medicaid Director Nate Checketts joins Rod to discuss how lawmaker’s rejection of the voter-approved Proposition 3 is now costing Utah taxpayers $2.5 million per month6:35 pm: Sarah Brinton, CEO of Elect Utah Women, joins the show to discuss her recent op-ed piece in the Salt Lake Tribune about how to get more women to run for office in the state

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, June 6, 20194:05 pm: Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes joins the program to discuss the growing problem of robo calls a and what is being done to stop them5:05 pm: We’ll remember D-Day as U.S. troops and allies invaded the beaches of Normandy 75 years ago today with Beau Burgess, Director of the Fort Douglas Military Museum6:05 pm: Corporal Colton Freckleton of the Utah Highway Patrol joins Chunga for a conversation about the dangers of distracted driving in Utah and how the UHP is tackling the problem

No, we are not running out of forests Utah Supreme Court says Utah Highway Patrol may have to return $500,000 seized in a traffic stop Has Trump ended NAFTA? Not just yet. ESPN reacts to Tiger Woods' commentary regarding Trump Internet goes wild with conspiracy theory that Melania Trump is sometimes played by a body double Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1 Pat & Stu (and Jeffy) in for Glenn ...What do you do when the cops pull you over and take your $500,000?...Utah Highway Patrol may be forced to return the money after state supreme court ruling...Since when is it 'illegal' to carry cash in America? ...'Asset forfeiture' ...The TSA is following you? ...Tiger Woods backlash for praising Trump...Skin Color vs. Content of Charterer ...Big changes coming to ESPN?   Hour 2 Lance Armstrong is back in the news? ...Is Ted Cruz really in trouble in Texas?...what polls to believe?...lets not forget who the real Hispanic in this race is?...The last thing we need to have is 'another' conversation about race ...CNN Trump 'fake news' outrage...Brooke Baldwin gets incensed?...Share your own personal stories of 'outrage' with Glenn Beck...#AddictedToOutrage    Hour 3 The war in inside the Catholic Church...Vatican in turmoil over decades of allegations...will The Pope resign?...very old accusations? ...Life without Water: Sweaty Smelly, and Furious in Caracas Venezuela ...Going Bananas at CNN?...they have no intention to report positive news about President Trump Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Tuesday, July 17, 20184:20 pm: Congressman Chris Stewart joins Rod to discuss his reaction to President Trump’s meeting yesterday with Russian Leader Vladimir Putin4:35 pm: Steve Goreham, Executive Director of the Climate Science Coalition of America, joins the show to discuss his recent piece comparing the human contribution of climate change to natural factors5:05 pm: Jason Perry, Director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics, joins the show to discuss whether former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. should consider resigning his post as U.S. Ambassador to Russia following President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin6:05 pm: Michael Liss, Chair of the Moab Transit Authority Study Committee, joins Rod to discuss his ideas for fixing overcrowding issues at Arches National Park6:20 pm: Lt. Todd Royce of the Utah Highway Patrol joins Rod to discuss the latest crackdown on distracted driving by the agency6:35 pm: BYU Political Science Professor Ralph Hancock joins the show to discuss his recent op-ed in the Deseret News about whether the Supreme Court is America’s sovereign

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Thursday, May 31, 20184:20 pm: U.S. Attorney for Utah John Huber joins the show to discuss the large number of drug busts taking place on Utah’s highways, and the work done by the Utah Highway Patrol to stop smuggling4:35 pm: Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes joins the show to discuss the decision to file a lawsuit on behalf of the state against a pharmaceutical company over the opioid epidemic6:05 pm: Julie Gunlock, Senior Fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, joins the show to discuss the decision by Native American tribes to file a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies over the opioid abuse crisis6:20 pm: Daniel Horowitz, Senior Editor at Conservative Review joins the show to discuss his recent piece on recidivism and a new study showing 83% of prisoners are rearrested within nine years of their release6:35 pm: Steve Moore, Chief Economist at the Heritage Foundation, joins Rod for their weekly conversation about politics and the nation’s economy

In a bonus episode of ‘Trib Talk,’ Salt Lake Tribune editor Jennifer Napier-Pearce moderates a panel discussion on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Utah’s first responders. Panelists include: Rep. Lee Perry, a Utah Highway Patrol lieutenant; Sgt. Lisa Pascadlo, peer-support coordinator at the Salt Lake City Police Department; Shante Johnson, spokeswoman for the Utah State Lodge Fop (Fraternal Order of Police); and Salt Lake City Fire Capt. Mike Stevens, an advocate for better mental health care for firefighters.

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Trooper Cam Fawson of the Utah Highway Patrol. When he decided to buy an electric guitar and an amp Trooper Fawson never thought he would be giving it up after only a year. Trooper Fawson decided to give it away to a Facebook follower, a high school student who they ended up punking and giving her both the guitar and amp in person. KSL's Beyond the Badge recognizes the good work that Utah's public safety officers do every day to make each of our lives better. Listen to Utah's Morning News every weekday as Amanda Dickson highlights the everyday heroes who work tirelessly to keep us safe. Officers are nominated by their respective police chiefs, sheriffs and supervisors, and the general public. Those featured are selected by a committee composed of representatives from KSL, the Department of Public Safety and Utah Local Governments Trust. KSL has also partnered with the Utah Lieutenant Governor to help execute the program. Beyond the badge is sponsored by the Utah Local Government's Trust. Protecting those who protect you. Providing specialized insurance products and services protecting more than 540 local governments. Be safe, and come home.

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor State Trooper Charity Thomas of the Utah Highway Patrol. When being called out on a hit and run incident, Officer Thomas was informed by the woman who was hit that there was an impression of a license plate number on the car after it was hit. She found the vehicle, the owner and the friend who was driving the car. With warrants out for his arrest and a suspended license, and was able to put him in jail. KSL's Beyond the Badge recognizes the good work that Utah's public safety officers do every day to make each of our lives better. Listen to Utah's Morning News every weekday as Amanda Dickson highlights the everyday heroes who work tirelessly to keep us safe. Officers are nominated by their respective police chiefs, sheriffs and supervisors, and the general public. Those featured are selected by a committee composed of representatives from KSL, the Department of Public Safety and Utah Local Governments Trust. KSL has also partnered with the Utah Lieutenant Governor to help execute the program. Beyond the badge is sponsored by the Utah Local Government's Trust. Protecting those who protect you. Providing specialized insurance products and services protecting more than 540 local governments. Be safe, and come home.

Lawrence Hopper-Utah Highway Patrol-Discussed the dangers of distracted driving on the road and the reason for the massive crackdown by Utah Highway Patrol, as well as the zero fatalities initiative the state is involved in to reduce all highway deaths.

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Sergeant Shane Nebeker of the Utah Highway Patrol. Sergeant Nebeker was dispatched to a local elderly woman who had run out of gas on the freeway. The woman was on oxygen and was almost still in traffic on the side of the road. Sergeant Nebeker helped push her into the port of entry and bought her five gallons of gasoline to help the woman get back on the road to get to where she needed to be. KSL's Beyond the Badge recognizes the good work that Utah's public safety officers do every day to make each of our lives better. Listen to Utah's Morning News every weekday as Amanda Dickson highlights the everyday heroes who work tirelessly to keep us safe. Officers are nominated by their respective police chiefs, sheriffs and supervisors, and the general public. Those featured are selected by a committee composed of representatives from KSL, the Department of Public Safety and Utah Local Governments Trust. KSL has also partnered with the Utah Lieutenant Governor to help execute the program. Beyond the badge is sponsored by the Utah Local Government's Trust. Protecting those who protect you. Providing specialized insurance products and services protecting more than 540 local governments. Be safe, and come home.

On this episode of KSL's beyond the badge, we honor Sergeant Nick Napierski. When a man blew a tire on his trailer while driving on Highway 6, Sergeant Napierski didn't think twice about helping the man in need to get him back on the road. Sergeant Napierski says that "it may be our hundreth crash we've seen this week.... literally 50 years from now these people remember, and they remember the officer that was there". A simple everyday gesture, that could leave a lasting impact on the person he's helped. KSL's Beyond the Badge recognizes the good work that Utah's public safety officers do every day to make each of our lives better. Listen to Utah's Morning News every weekday as Amanda Dickson highlights the everyday heroes who work tirelessly to keep us safe. Officers are nominated by their respective police chiefs, sheriffs and supervisors, and the general public. Those featured are selected by a committee composed of representatives from KSL, the Department of Public Safety and Utah Local Governments Trust. KSL has also partnered with the Utah Lieutenant Governor to help execute the program. Beyond the badge is sponsored by the Utah Local Government's Trust. Protecting those who protect you. Providing specialized insurance products and services protecting more than 540 local governments. Be safe, and come home.

Lt Perry has had an amazing career and is also a State Representative. He has distinguished himself countless times with the compassion he brings to the role of a police officer and state trooper. These include going far and beyond in taking care of the needs of crash victims, local efforts in his community, and the ownership he take in looking out for two of the surviving spouses of fallen troopers, who both worked under his command. Lt Perry has taken families with children into his home to give them a safe a warm place to stay following a tragedy they had been involved in. Lt / Representative Perry also worked for years to pass a primary seatbelt law, because he knew it would save lives.

Don’t be a rockstar, be a constellation of stars. Trent Lindstrom shows us how to control our emotions. Also, how to take your business to the next level. Here’s your chance to finally own my most treasured collection of network marketing training... Reports, Checklists, and Implementation guides. Literally everything I use to grow and operate my network marketing business. Who is Trent Lindstrom? Trent Lindstrom was raised in northern Utah to working parents. His father worked 37 years in the Air Force and his mom was a busy college basketball official and mom for 4 competitive boys. His dad told him, “College or military” and Trent didn’t like college so he worked as a state trooper with Utah Highway Patrol. But after seeing changes to the benefits he decided to do something else instead. Trent started his entrepreneur career at 23 years old and owned his own limo business and then owned another franchise business when he turned 27. He eventually got introduced to network marketing and was able to build to the top rank in 11 months. Trent has been a six figure earner for the past 6 1/2 years. Favorite Quote “Consistent effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential” (Winston Churchill) Must Read Book Your First Year in Network Marketing by Mark Yarnell Unfair Advantage by Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For by Roy M. Spence Recommended Online App Recommended Prospecting Tool Youtube Contact Info Freedomtrainingllc.com Facebook Youtube What Did You Learn? Thanks for joining me on the show. So what did you learn? If you enjoyed this episode please share it on social media and send it to someone that needs extra motivation in their MLM business. Do you have any thoughts or comments? Please take 60 seconds to leave an HONEST review for the MLM Nation Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely important for me to make this show better. Finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes so that you get updates and new episodes downloaded to your phone automatically. Subscribe to our show  iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS

Don’t be a rockstar, be a constellation of stars. Trent Lindstrom shows us how to control our emotions. Also, how to take your business to the next level. Here’s your chance to finally own my most treasured collection of network marketing training... Reports, Checklists, and Implementation guides. Literally everything I use to grow and operate my network marketing business. Who is Trent Lindstrom? Trent Lindstrom was raised in northern Utah to working parents. His father worked 37 years in the Air Force and his mom was a busy college basketball official and mom for 4 competitive boys. His dad told him, “College or military” and Trent didn’t like college so he worked as a state trooper with Utah Highway Patrol. But after seeing changes to the benefits he decided to do something else instead. Trent started his entrepreneur career at 23 years old and owned his own limo business and then owned another franchise business when he turned 27. He eventually got introduced to network marketing and was able to build to the top rank in 11 months. Trent has been a six figure earner for the past 6 1/2 years. Favorite Quote “Consistent effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential” (Winston Churchill) Must Read Book Your First Year in Network Marketing by Mark Yarnell Unfair Advantage by Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For by Roy M. Spence Recommended Online App Recommended Prospecting Tool Youtube Contact Info Freedomtrainingllc.com Facebook Youtube What Did You Learn? Thanks for joining me on the show. So what did you learn? If you enjoyed this episode please share it on social media and send it to someone that needs extra motivation in their MLM business. Do you have any thoughts or comments? Please take 60 seconds to leave an HONEST review for the MLM Nation Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely important for me to make this show better. Finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes so that you get updates and new episodes downloaded to your phone automatically. Subscribe to our show  iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS

Did you like the Winter Olympics here in SLC? Good, because we're one step closer to getting it back again...Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) saves a man's life...There's this whole freaky subterranean world underneath Las Vegas...Aaaaand, the Utah Highway Patrol kicks off what seems like an ill-advised public service campaign. We'll tell you all about it on the Morning Stream today. Do take a second to comment on the show today and share- there's a big fat steak at Christopher's Prime Steakhouse with you name on it! Bring along three friends for dinner with limo service from Executive Transportation. Showing our gratitude in the best possible way. With meat.

Southern Sense is conservative talk Annie "The Radio Chick" Ubelis, as host and "CS" Bennett, co-host.  Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey!  Visit our website at http://www.Southern-Sense.com Jim Horn -  Retired Diplomat, National Security and Terrorism, Writer, Public Speaker, Expert on Islam. An expert on political and cultural Islam, Jim has spoken to hundreds of audiences and radio programs, coast-to-coast. http://www.jamesehorn.com/ Larry Pratt - is the Executive Director Emeritus of Gun Owners of America. GOA is a national grassroots organization representing more than 1.5 million Americans dedicated to promoting their Second Amendment freedom to keep and bear arms. http://www.gunowners.org Dedication: Trooper Eric Dale Ellsworth, Utah Highway Patrol, Utah End of Watch: Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Southern Sense is conservative talk Annie "The Radio Chick" Ubelis, as host and "CS" Bennett, co-host. Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey! Visit our website at http://www.Southern-Sense.comJim Horn - Retired Diplomat, National Security and Terrorism, Writer, Public Speaker, Expert on Islam. An expert on political and cultural Islam, Jim has spoken to hundreds of audiences and radio programs, coast-to-coast. http://www.jamesehorn.com/Larry Pratt - is the Executive Director Emeritus of Gun Owners of America. GOA is a national grassroots organization representing more than 1.5 million Americans dedicated to promoting their Second Amendment freedom to keep and bear arms. http://www.gunowners.orgDedication: Trooper Eric Dale Ellsworth, Utah Highway Patrol, UtahEnd of Watch: Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Southern Sense is conservative talk Annie "The Radio Chick" Ubelis, as host and "CS" Bennett, co-host.  Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey!  Visit our website at http://www.Southern-Sense.comJim Horn -  Retired Diplomat, National Security and Terrorism, Writer, Public Speaker, Expert on Islam. An expert on political and cultural Islam, Jim has spoken to hundreds of audiences and radio programs, coast-to-coast. http://www.jamesehorn.com/Larry Pratt - is the Executive Director Emeritus of Gun Owners of America. GOA is a national grassroots organization representing more than 1.5 million Americans dedicated to promoting their Second Amendment freedom to keep and bear arms. http://www.gunowners.orgDedication: Trooper Eric Dale Ellsworth, Utah Highway Patrol, UtahEnd of Watch: Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Southern Sense is conservative talk Annie "The Radio Chick" Ubelis, as host and "CS" Bennett, co-host. Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey! Visit our website at http://www.Southern-Sense.comJim Horn - Retired Diplomat, National Security and Terrorism, Writer, Public Speaker, Expert on Islam. An expert on political and cultural Islam, Jim has spoken to hundreds of audiences and radio programs, coast-to-coast. http://www.jamesehorn.com/Larry Pratt - is the Executive Director Emeritus of Gun Owners of America. GOA is a national grassroots organization representing more than 1.5 million Americans dedicated to promoting their Second Amendment freedom to keep and bear arms. http://www.gunowners.orgDedication: Trooper Eric Dale Ellsworth, Utah Highway Patrol, UtahEnd of Watch: Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Fireworks causing air quality problems in northern Utah ahead of Independence Day. Foot found in boot near Alta in summer, 2015 confirmed to belong to missing hiker Corry Ehlers. Democrats make history by selecting Misty Snow to challenge Senator Mike Lee in November. Utah Highway Patrol troopers hoping for second straight 4th of July weekend with no fatal traffic wrecks.

Fireworks causing air quality problems in northern Utah ahead of Independence Day. Foot found in boot near Alta in summer, 2015 confirmed to belong to missing hiker Corry Ehlers. Democrats make history by selecting Misty Snow to challenge Senator Mike Lee in November. Utah Highway Patrol troopers hoping for second straight 4th of July weekend with no fatal traffic wrecks.

Fireworks causing air quality problems in northern Utah ahead of Independence Day. Foot found in boot near Alta in summer, 2015 confirmed to belong to missing hiker Corry Ehlers. Democrats make history by selecting Misty Snow to challenge Senator Mike Lee in November. Utah Highway Patrol troopers hoping for second straight 4th of July weekend with no fatal traffic wrecks.

Fireworks causing air quality problems in northern Utah ahead of Independence Day. Foot found in boot near Alta in summer, 2015 confirmed to belong to missing hiker Corry Ehlers. Democrats make history by selecting Misty Snow to challenge Senator Mike Lee in November. Utah Highway Patrol troopers hoping for second straight 4th of July weekend with no fatal traffic wrecks.