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Cameron Mueller, a UW-Oshkosh student who was teaching English at Menasha High School, allegedly exchanged topless photos with an 18 year old female student. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textSchedule an Rx AssessmentIs Your Pharmacy Prepared for a Cyberattack?In this episode of The Bottom Line Pharmacy Podcast, Scotty Sykes, CPA, CFP and Austin Murray sit down with Trenton Thiede, President of PAAS National, to unpack the rising cybersecurity threats facing independent pharmacies and what owners must do to stay compliant and protected.We dive into everything from:HIPAA compliance updatesAI risks, multi-factor authentication, and risk assessmentsThe growing pressure of PBM audits and the need for strong advocacyClick here for the transcriptMore About Our Guest:Trenton Thiede is the President of PAAS National (Pharmacy Audit Assistance Service).Trenton started his journey working at Shopko, a community pharmacy, in 1999 for 15 years, holding positions as Pharmacy Manager and Regional Pharmacy Supervisor while completing his PharmD from UW-Madison and MBA from UW-Oshkosh.In 2013, Trenton took over Shopko's Long-Term Care division and helped divest it to KPH HealthCare (Kinney Drugs/HealthDirect).There, he helped grow their business throughout the Midwest, eventually servicing 20,000 beds in just under four years. In 2018, Trenton joined PAAS and oversees the daily operations as President.With his operations experience, Trent knows what's involved, and at stake, with pharmacy audits; taking pride in helping independent pharmacies win against ruthless PBMs.Learn more about Trenton and PAAS National:Trenton Thiede LinkedInPAAS National WebsitePAAS National FacebookPAAS National Twitter (X)PAAS National LinkedInStay up to date on new episodes by liking and subscribing!Check out all our social media:FacebookTwitterLinkedInScotty Sykes – CPA, CFP LinkedInScotty Sykes – CPA, CFP TwitterMore resources on this topic:Podcast – Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Audit UpdatesPodcast – Pharmacy Audit Master Class: Strategies for Audit Success

It's our "last call" for our Maino & The Mayor Top Craft Pick sponsors and we get to meet Ian Wenger from Fifth Ward Brewing in person. We get the chance to hear about how he and his partner Zach started brewing while they were going to UW Oshkosh. From brewing in their college house to purchasing a historic location on Main Street in Oshkosh to creating a brand and atmosphere for a community of craft beer consumers. It's a great location and we're so lucky they are part of our promotion. Beer = good. (At least that's what Todd says.) Then financial advisor Josh Koon from Northwestern Mutual, shares insights on fiscal planning, including for families with special needs. As he blends empathy with expertise, Josh addresses the delicate balance of planning for retirement versus education, emphasizing the importance of starting financial conversations early. Maino and the Mayor is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-9 am on WGBW in Green Bay and on WISS in Appleton/Oshkosh. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast lineup. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with Maino and the Mayor!

Frank Hermans from Let Me Free swings by the show to talk about his latest show coming to the Meyer Theater. It's called King of Krakow. The run starts on April 3rd and runs through the 19th. The show features Amy Riemer (as Angel of Angelica), Lisa Borley (as Wack Job), Sarah Galati (as Sarah the Italian), Tom Verbrick (King Brezinski), Paul Evansen (as Pauly Pencil Neck), Pat Hibbard (as Tick-Tock), Blake Hermans (as Stooley), Frank Hermans (as Lard Face). Sounds like another great time! Then Karl Loewenstein from Sturgeon Spirits in Oshkosh joins from our WISS studios. Sturgeon Spirits is part of our Maino & The Mayor's Top Craft Pick promotion. Karl is the founder and president of Sturgeon spirits, and is passionate about the craft and traditions of distilling. He retired from a 21-year career teaching history at UW Oshkosh in January 2024 and believes in community, sustainability, and spirited living. Maino and the Mayor is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-9 am on WGBW in Green Bay and on WISS in Appleton/Oshkosh. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast lineup. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with Maino and the Mayor! Guests: Frank Hermans, Karl Loewenstein

The D3 Indoor National Meet is here. To get you ready for the action we sit down with a few top athletes to hear how they're feeling ahead of the meet.This episode we spoke to Ziyad Hassan of MIT and Josh Rivers of UW-Oshkosh.Hassan led the nation in the mile and 800 but decided to scratch the 800m to go all in on the mile. He talks to us about his progression and how he's ready to handle this weekend.Rivers set the D3 Indoor Long Jump record back in December jumping 8.13m. He's the first man in D3 history to go over 8m and just finished 5th at USATF Indoors. He's confident he can go break the record again.RUN WITH US IN ROCHESTERJoin us on March 14 for a 5mile run with Fleet Feet Rochester and Nike Running as we gear up for Indoor Nationals. We'll meet at Fleet Feet's Armory location and start the run at 8:30 AM, followed by refreshments. During the run, you'll also have the chance to test the all-new Nike Vomero 18. THANK YOU NIKEThe Nike Vomero 18 introduces a new era of maximum cushioning for ultimate comfort, inviting athletes to run longer, go farther, push their limits, and love every run. The shoe offers more cushion than ever and the tallest stack height in the franchise's history, leveraging Nike's combination of ZoomX and ReactX foams to create a double-stacked, dual-foam cushion for the ultimate ride. Now available at Fleet Feet Rochester and Nike.com.How to Support D3 Glory Days:⁠⁠⁠⁠Shirts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE NEWSLETTER!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠D3 Glory Days Venmo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We launched a Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strava⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Suddenly the Division III Men's and Women's Basketball Championship Tournaments are down to sixteen teams, each. It's a known result each year, but it's still stunning and the results this past weekend were equally as stunning. Tune into Hoopsville presented by D3hoops.com as we talk to those who either dominated or survived through regional play. Most of those we talk with today were either pulled off at least one upset or once again proved they know how to win in March. And five years ago, the DIII tournaments, like everything else in the world, ceased. Teams were ready to play the next round of tournament games, but instead went home. It left so many "what-ifs" and predictions on who may have been crowned 2020 National Champions. D3hoops.com Around the Nation Columnist Ryan Scott took the time, shortly after the shutdown, to prognosticate how he would have seen the tournaments play out. Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline: - Alyssa Polosky, SUNY Geneseo women's coach - Brad Fischer, No. 11 UW-Oshkosh women's coach - Ryan Scott, D3hoops.com Around the Nation columnist - Marcus Kahn, Mary Washington men's coach - Aaron Kelly, Catholic men's coach - Will Bartoszek, Austin Brewer and Matt Brackett, Hardin-Simmons senior forward, senior center, and men's coach

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This week's episode of @Notevend2 features the head coach of #5 ranked, Washington University in St. Louis, head coach Pat Juckem. The Bears are currently 10-1 heading into UAA conference play. Juckem got his first head coaching job in 2005 at Coe College; in seven seasons at Coe, Juckem finished 104-80 (.565). Juckem's career took off when he got the job at UW-Oshkosh. UW-Oshkosh became a WIAC force and national contender under Juckem. During the 2017-18 season, UW-Oshkosh made a run to the Division 3 National Championship. Although Juckem would leave the following year for WashU, Oshkosh would continue the success and complete the quest of winning the first National Championship in program history. WashU hired Juckem ahead of the 2018-19 season. Since then, Juckem has not had a losing season and has yet to finish below 3rd place in the UAA. Of the many great players that Juckem has coached, Justin Hardy has to be amongst the top. Hardy passed in 2022 due to stomach cancer but his impact and inspiration around the sports community is still strong today. Hear about Juckem's favorite memories during the 2017-18 run to the National Championship, the process of taking the job at WashU, what it was like coaching Justin Hardy and much more.This episode is available wherever you get your podcasts. Make sure to subscribe to the podcasts YouTube channel @Notevend2 for more sports content. Enjoy the episode! Sneak Peek- 00:00-00:43 Alfred/Utica MBB Updates- 00:43-02:17 Intro- 02:17-11:15 Daily Schedule, Holiday Plans- 11:15-14:09 IWU/Washu Rivalry, Film Process @ WashU, Learning from 1st Loss- 14:09-24:44 Memories from 2018 Run to National Championship @ UW-Oshkosh- 24:44-34:10 Decision to take HC Role at WashU- 34:10-39:15 Differences in WIAC vs. UAA, UAA Competition/Schedule- 39:15-56:02 Break- 56:02-56:13 Justin Hardy, Hardy Foundation- 56:13-01:12:51 Coaching Philosophy, Finding Players that Fit Philosophy- 01:12:51-01:19:44 Rapid Fire (Fav Basketball Memories, Teams to compete against 2018 UW-Oshkosh, Pregame Rituals)- 01:19:44-01:27:21 Starting 5: Smartest Players- 01:27:44-01:32:18 Only in D3- 01:32:18-01:36:09 Outro- 01:36:09-01:36:45

Brad Fischer is in his 13th season as the Women's Basketball Head Coach of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Fischer has won more than 265 games in his 12 plus seasons and guided the Titans to the NCAA Division III Championship nine of the past ten tournaments. Under Fischer's guidance UW-Oshkosh reached the Elite Eight in 2022 and the Sweet Sixteen in 2024 in addition to numerous second and third round appearances.Fischer earned 2014 and 2021 Central Region Coach of the Year honors from D3hoops.com as well as being named WIAC Coach of the Year four times. Fischer has helped UW-Oshkosh win 4 WIAC regular season titles in addition to 6 league tournament championships.Fischer has led UW-Oshkosh to at least 20 victories during each of his 11 full seasons. His 260 wins entering this season ranks sixth on the WIAC's all-time coaching list while his .785 winning percentage is fourth best among conference coaches with at least 70 wins.Previously, Fischer spent five seasons (2006-11) as the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at NCAA Division II UW-Parkside. He also was an assistant for the UW-La Crosse women's basketball team from 2003-06 after beginning his coaching career at Western Wisconsin Technical College from 2000-01 and Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School from 2001-03.Mike & Brad discuss the steps that were necessary to turn around a struggling Oshkosh women's program into a competitive force in Division III basketball. With over 265 wins in his tenure, Fischer emphasizes the importance of building a strong culture and instilling confidence in his players. He reflects on the valuable lessons learned during his time as an assistant coach, where he gained insights into program building and the significance of adaptability in coaching strategies. Fischer also discusses the critical role of selflessness and self-awareness among players in fostering a successful team environment. As he looks to the future, he highlights the challenges of keeping all players engaged and motivated while celebrating the joys of guiding young athletes through their college careers.Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @hoopheadspod for the latest updates on episodes, guests, and events from the Hoop Heads Pod.Make sure you're subscribed to the Hoop Heads Pod on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts and while you're there please leave us a 5 star rating and review. Your ratings help your friends and coaching colleagues find the show. If you really love what you're hearing recommend the Hoop Heads Pod to someone and get them to join you as a part of Hoop Heads Nation.Grab pen and paper as you listen to this episode with Brad Fischer, Women's Basketball Head Coach at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Website - https://uwoshkoshtitans.com/sports/womens-basketballEmail - fischerb@uwosh.eduTwitter/X - @UWOCoachFischerVisit our Sponsors!Dr. Dish BasketballOur friends at Dr. Dish Basketball are doing things a little differently this month with $3,000 Off the Dr. Dish Rebel+, $3,000 Off the Dr. Dish All-Stat+, AND $3,000 Off the Dr. Dish CT+ during their first ever Semi-Annual Sales Event. Shop now and have your team more ready for the upcoming season...

Why is Endicott playing in the first round? Why is Ursinus? Why does Centre get a bye? Why does Salisbury have to face a 6 or 7 seed in its first game instead of a 9 or 10? When the teams are already identified and all boiled down to a number value by a mathematical equation, the bracket is all we can talk about, and go figure, sometimes decisions are still being made by geography. Sometimes the NPI ranking of a team doesn't match up with what the general Division III fandom thinks, or what our voters think. And it doesn't seem like we would learn anything from talking to the NCAA committee chair, so we decided instead to interview the algorithm. Or in this case, we talked to Logan Hansen about who the last teams in and first teams out were, how John Carroll and Mary Hardin-Baylor made their big jumps up the NPI ranking, and exactly how much of an impact the UW-River Falls win over UW-Oshkosh on Saturday had -- it's more than you probably think. And it's way more insightful than most committee chair conversations, so we hope you agree. Plus, we chat with Linfield coach Joe Smith for Fast Five, about west coast D-III football, his team's two-quarterback system, and the Wildcats finally being able to put last season's loss to Whitworth in Week 11 behind them. And we take a number of your questions in our mailbag segment. The D3football.com

Send us a textNavigate pharmacy audits in this masterclass! In this episode of The Bottom Line Pharmacy Podcast, Scotty Sykes, CPA, CFP and Bonnie Bond, CPA sit down with Trenton Thiede, President of PAAS National to discuss all things Pharmacy Audits including: Best practices for copay collection Current trends and tactics in PBM audits Proactive strategies that reduce audit risks Join the discussion with us!Stay up to date on new episodes by liking and subscribing Want to read and follow along with this episode? Click here for the transcript:  More about our guest:  Trenton Thiede is the President of PAAS National (Pharmacy Audit Assistance Service).Trenton started his journey working at Shopko, a community pharmacy, in 1999 for15 years, holding positions as Pharmacy Manager and Regional Pharmacy Supervisor while completing his PharmD from UW-Madison and MBA from UW-Oshkosh.In 2013, Trenton took over Shopko's Long-Term Care division and helped divest it to KPH HealthCare (Kinney Drugs/HealthDirect). There, he helped grow their business throughout the Midwest, eventually servicing 20,000 beds in just under four years.In 2018, Trenton joined PAAS and oversees the daily operations as President. With his operations experience, Trent knows what's involved, and at stake, with pharmacy audits; taking pride in helping independent pharmacies win against ruthless PBMs.Learn more about Trenton and PAAS National:Trenton Thiede LinkedInPAAS National WebsitePAAS National FacebookPAAS National Twitter (X)PAAS National LinkedInStay up to date on new episodes by liking and subscribing!Stay connected with us on social media:FacebookTwitterLinkedInScotty Sykes – CPA, CFP LinkedInScotty Sykes – CPA, CFP TwitterBonnie Bond – CPA LinkedInBonnie Bond – CPA Twitter More resources on this topic:Podcast – Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Audit Updates

Thursday 8 O'Clock Buzz welcomes Professor Juan Garcia Oyervides, the director of Chicana/o and Latinx Studies at UW-Oshkosh. Professor Oyervides is the organizer of a free event tonight at Centro […] The post Mariachi San José Performs Tonight at Centro Hispano appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

UW-Oshkosh women's volleyball coach and Gibraltar High School graduate Jon Ellmann did not take a straight line to his position as the women's volleyball coach at UW-Oshkosh. He joins Myles Dannhausen to discuss his journey from the courts at Nicolet, to design, to business, jewelry and finally back to education and the volleyball court. They talk about coaching youth sports, finding your path, tossing pizza dough and much more.

Enrollment at the Universities of Wisconsin is at its highest since 2020.  But that doesn't hold true at all UW schools, like UW-Oshkosh. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This academic year brings new beginnings for students -- as well as a new round of budget talks for the Universities of Wisconsin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Diet Lite is a Milwaukee based indie rock band. However, they met and formed while all attending UW-Oshkosh. Their latest album is called "Into the Pudding". We had the chance to talk with them while they were up in Appleton for Mile of Music 11. Code Zero Radio is an independent streaming rock station broadcasting out of Appleton, WI. Listen on the website or anywhere using your smart speaker. live.CodeZeroRadio.com If you'd like to support the show, consider buying me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/FoxCitiesCore

Joel sits down to chat with Father Mike Bertram from who is a Capuchin priest in the Milwaukee area. Father Bertram touches on his past growing up in the Holyland (St. Peter), attending St. Lawrence Seminary (Mt. Calvary) and UW-Oshkosh. For 19 years he led St. Francis of Assisi in Milwaukee. His current mission is ministry director of Capuchin Community Services in Milwaukee. He talks about their services including: Food, Clothing, Legal, Health Services, Social Work, among others. Drexel plans to help donate $50,000 to their after-school program helping assist students in Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade. Father Bertram speaks on rejection, resources God gives us and how freeing poverty can be. https://www.capuchincommunityservices.org/

Subscribe to Receive Venkat's Weekly Newsletter This April, I had the privilege of doing a series of conversations with undergraduate researchers at NCUR 2024 in Long Beach, California. This is the First in a series of 3 episodes  based on those conversations. On this Episode we feature 3 Student Researchers. Their research is broadly related to Inequities in society.  Our Guests: The students are Lucas Wolk of Moravian University in Pennsylvania, Sriman Thangarajan of American Univ in DC, and Willem Flaugher of UW OshKosh. Memorable Quote: “ And everyone's like, Oh, you're gonna become a teacher? And I was like, No, I'm gonna just keep fighting to make sure that kids across the state have better educational opportunities, like as a whole.” Lucas Wolk, Moravian University. Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode Transcript. Calls-to-action: Follow us on Instagram. To Ask the Guest a question, or to comment on this episode, email podcast@almamatters.io. Subscribe or Follow our podcasts at any of these locations: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and others.

It's almost graduation for a lot of college students on ag campuses across the state.  Charitee Seebecker visits with UW-Platteville School of Agriculture Director, Tera Montgomery.There's no lack of jobs for graduates, but their priorities are interesting when accepting a position.A small bar/grill in Oneida County has captured the inaugural Wisconsin's Best Beef Burger title.  Pickle's Bar & Grill in Hazelhurst was announced as the winner, and both the WI Beef Council, and the owner operators are thrilled. Lauren Siemers from Kiel grew up on the family dairy but didn't immediately see an attractive opportunity to join the farm. So she decided to investigate the marketing side of the industry.  Siemers will be graduating from UW-Oshkosh with a degree in marketing and she's ready to "sell" Wisconsin agriculture as the next Alice in Dairyland.Zach Bauer, broke analyst with EverAg, steps in to visit with Pam Jahnke.  The market's still talking about HPAI in dairy and beef testing that's ongoing, but now suppliers and processors are more focused on milk production.  He's also keeping an eye on butter.  It's at near record prices, and depending on milk production - it could stay there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new academic structure has been approved by faculty at UW-Oshkosh, an effort which is expected to save about $1.5 million per year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The most debated position among Packers fans right now might be the Safety position. There isn't a consensus top Safety in the draft. Some of the early favorites tested poorly and their perceived draft stock suffered accordingly. So who is the top Safety prospect in this draft class for the Packers? Don't sleep on day-3 of the NFL Draft, especially at WR and CB. There will be impact players taken off the board on day-3, and Gute is one of the best in the league at finding impact players on day-3. To discuss it all and more, we're joined by Coach Justin Budiac. Myles and Justin were teammates on the football team at UW-Oshkosh. Justin has been coaching at Fond Du Lac HS for 12 years, and has had the opportunity to coach some exceptional athletes. One of those players is particularly popular in the state of Wisconsin, and is a very interesting prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft class. Go Pack Go!Be sure to join Myles Teteak and Tim Hamilton every week as they breakdown what's going on in the world of the Green Bay Packers. Stay up to date by following the show's twitter account @PackersWeeklyPod, follow Myles at MylesTeteak and Tim at TimHam422.Packers Weekly is a part of the Packers Talk family of podcasts, serving up five distinct podcasts to satisfy the most fervent of Packer fans. Variety is the spice of life, so subscribe to Packers Talk on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow Packers Talk on Twitter and Facebook.

We talk to workers about the union victory at a Starbucks store in Milwaukee, share news of organizing at Planned Parenthood and contract talks at UnityPoint Meriter, get the latest on the UW Oshkosh budget cuts, learn about a Las Vegas union leader and activist and more.

Dan eulogizes Toby Keith and reflects on the decline of his brand of patriotism and unashamed love for America. Plus, school-sanctioned bigotry at UW-Oshkosh and the ongoing battle over the southern border.

Over the last several months, UW-Oshkosh has had to make some difficult choices to tackle a budget deficit of $18 million.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery, murder, and mayhem. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.TG Wolff ReviewThe Medusa Murders is an amateur sleuth mystery. Professor Bay “L.L.” Browning is drawn into a serial killer's world when her coat is found at a crime scene. The killer has an agenda and a style, one that emulates the mythical Medusa turning her victims to stone. Her knowledge of art and mythology turns out to be the expertise the police need.Bottom line: The Medusa Murders is for you if you like clean mysteries with a cozy feel and centering on art and mythology.Strengths of the story. The Medusa Murders is classified on Amazon as amateur sleuth, women's crime fiction, and contemporary women's fiction. It absolutely is an amateur sleuth follow-along mystery. Crime fiction has become the broader term for stories involving crime, so it fits again. Contemporary women's fiction is a story of a woman's growth through the story. This is an element of the story but is most applicable to the secondary stories. While it is not listed as a Cozy, the clean storytelling style (no cursing), lack of on-screen violence, and prominent role of interesting and quirky specialties (classic art and mythology), make The Medusa Murders a good fit here, too.The setting in a fictional Wisconsin college in the winter is a nice variation on a small town setting. The social complexities of working inside higher ed gives a “peak behind the curtain” from what life looks like from a professor's perspective. The story does a nice job of showing Bay having to juggle her work responsibilities and family problems that includes her ex-con sister showing up at her door, while also working to find a link between the murders and mythology.All in all, it's a fun read. For those who dig mythology or know their way around classic art about mythology, you will find a lot to dig your teeth into with this one.Where the story fell short of ideal: One of the first and biggest challenges for authors using amateur sleuth is getting the hero into the story. From the beginning, Bay doesn't know why she is part of the investigation and, several times, makes credible arguments that someone else who knows more should be doing the work. For me, this undermined the strength and credibility of the character. Ultimately, it doesn't affect the flow or result of the story.It took me some time to warm up to Bay. There were times it felt like she embodied the collegiate arrogance she accused others of having. She came into her own in second half of the book and I came to like and respect her.About Joy Ann RibarJoy Ann Ribar is an RV author, writing on the road wherever her husband and their Winnebago View wanders. Joy's cocktail of careers includes news reporter, paralegal, English educator, and aquaponics greenhouse technician, all of which prove useful in penning mysteries. She loves to bake, read, do wine research, and explore nature. Joy's writing is inspired by Wisconsin's four distinct seasons, natural beauty, and kind-hearted, but sometimes quirky, people.Joy holds a BA in Journalism from UW-Madison and an MS in Education from UW-Oshkosh. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Blackbird Writers, and Wisconsin Writers Association.Partners In Crime Tours represents a network of 300+ bloggers offering tailor-made virtual book tours and marketing options for crime, mystery and thriller writers from around the world. Founded in 2011, PICT offers virtual book tour services for well-established and...

It's Short Time Shots, a quick look at the day's wrestling scores and more. I am on the struggle bus realizing that my dad jokes and bad jokes might only be funny to … one of you. Anyway, I'm Jason Bryant and here's what you are catching up on for November 16. A wild crowd saw Division II Montevallo pick up the first home win in program history, a 27-16 triumph over NAIA Midway. Do yourself a favor, go to MontevalloW on Twitter and check out how boisterous the home crowd is. And remember folks, this is a first-year Division II program in ALABAMA. Montevallo is the first Division II program in Alabama since Jacksonville State, yes, it's in Alabama, dropped the sport as a Division II school in 1981. The only other option would be Troy, then known as Troy State, which fielded a program in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Mount Olive upended King 23-17 but we saw something we typically don't see in college wrestling and that's someone bump UP to get the ranked matchup rather than bump away. With Mount Olive holding a 14-9 lead after 165, King bumped up seventh-ranked Trent Mahoney to take on Mount Olive's seventh-ranked 174-pounder Calan Straub. Tied 5-5 after 1, Mahoney went up 8-5 in the second, but in the third, Straub earned the fall 43 seconds into the period in what turned out to be a crucial win for the Trojans. Heavyweight Jayln McClammy iced the dual with an 8-3 win at heavyweight for Mount Olive. Props for the move, it made for an exciting dual. 14th-ranked Pitt-Johnstown shutout East Stroudsburg 47-0 in PSAC competition. Ranked wins registered for the Mountain Cats by seventh-ranked Trevon Gray at 125 pounds, Jacob Ealy at 149 pounds, Dakoda Rogers at 197 and Isaiah Vance at 285 pounds. This also makes me feel quite old, because I covered Trevon Gray's father Teante in high school. He actually wrestled the best man in my wedding multiple times. Coach Pat Pecora picked up career coaching win nine billion. Belmont Abbey shutout undermanned Bluefield State 56-0. Too many forfeits here. The Green Mountain Championship went the way of Vermont State University-Castleton, which beat Norwich 50-6. No, this is NOT a new school. The school formerly known as Castleon University merged with Vermont Technical College and Northern Vermont University to create Vermont State University. So with the unification, the name we are supposed to refer to the old Castleton Spartans is now Vermont State University-Castleton. Not Vermont State-Castleton. Vermont State University-Castleton. Also, in case you were wondering, Vermont is the Green Mountain State. Wayne Campbell celebrates as Aurora, which you should know is in Illinios, beat Milwaukee School of Engineering, also known as MSOE, 32-20. Angel Jaimes' fall at 197 pounds sealed it for the host Spartans. No word if they have that Spartan Spirit as I cram TWO SNL references into one scoreline. Another traveling trophy was on the line as UW-Eau Claire spanked UW-Oshkosh … b'gosh … 49-6 to retain the Chancellor's Cup. Southern Virginia over Patrick & Henry 48-7. Those three old grouches in Buena Vista left happy. In the Keystone State, Delaware Valley beat York, the one in Pennsylvania 32-7. Top win for the Aggies was at 157 pounds where Nick DeLorezno knocked off 14th-ranked Jared Blair of York 6-3. The women's teams also squared off, with Delaware Valley winning there as well 36-8. In an all-Arkansas battle, Vinny Barber's University of the Ozarks Eagles topped Division II Ouachita Baptist 25-17 on the road in Arkadelphia on Wednesday. Props here goes to the squads for wrestling five extra bouts as well. In the NAIA, Grand View extended its win streak against NAIA competition to 157 in a row with a pair of shutout wins against Avila and Central Methodist in a tri-meet hosted at CMU. The Vikings beat Avila 56-0 and Central Methodist 50-0. The last time Grand View lost to an NAIA opponent came on January 16, 2011 against Lindenwood, which was then an NAIA squad. St. Ambrose handing out yet another heartbreaker as the Bees won for the second night in a row, this time topping William Penn 20-18. The night prior, they edged Graceland by a point. This time, it was three straight wins from 184-197 that lifted the Bees to the victory, with a key fall coming by Jayden Terronez at 174. Oklahoma Wesleyan picked up its first win of the season, topping Bethany, the one in Kansas, 41-12 in KCAC action. Rochester, (Mich.) beat Lourdes 24-18. Missouri Valley beat Benedictine (Kan.) 45-6. NJCAA Cowley beat Division II Newman 33-17 in Kansas. Also in Junior College action, Carl Albert State and Labette both beat Barton. Always more news than you can choke down with that morning coffee, it's the Daily Wrestling News. Get that for free at mattalkonline.com/news, sign up free today. That's as always, delivered by our longtime friends at Resilite.

It's time for Short Time Shots, a quick look at the day in college wrestling. The only Division I dual of the night saw the Roger Kish era begin in his home state as the Oklahoma Sooners topped Central Michigan 29-11 in Mount Pleasant. Kish, a four-time state champion from Lapeer West saw a wave of transfers impact the victory, including All-American Stephen Buchanan at 197 pounds. Other new faces to earn wins were Jace Koelzer at 133 pounds, Cael Carlson at 165 pounds and Giuseppe Hoose at 184. The Chippewas did get solid victories from Corbyn Munson at 149, Johnny Lovett at 157 and one of the last of the Monarch Gang, Alex Cramer at 174. In Division II, top-ranked Lander shutout Limestone 48-0 in Greenwood, South Carolina on Thursday. In case you hadn't been paying attention, R.C. LaHaye has assembled a pretty formidable squad with the Lander Bearcats. All-Americans James Joplin, David Hunsberger and Juan Edmond-Holmes. Second-ranked West Liberty was also in action. The Hilltoppers got a scare from Mercyhurst as falls by top-ranked Ty McGeary at 184 and fourth-ranked Francesco Borsellino at 285 pushed West Liberty past the Lakers 24-20 in Erie. The top individual matchup went Mercyhurst's way as sixth-ranked Dillon Walker majored third-ranked and returning All-American Alec Cook 15-3 at 165. Out on the western slope, No. 22 Western Colorado used the third criteria, most match points, to edge No. 18 Nebraska-Kearney 21-20. The Mountaineers were led by returning All-Americans Patrick Allis at 133 pounds and Cole Hernandez at 174. Allis teched Hector Serratos, while Hernandez topped Jacobi Deal 12-6. The Lopers wrestled without all five of their preseason ranked wrestlers and reported the dual on their own website as their B team competing. Welp, it was still on the schedule … Northern State, which is in SOUTH Dakota topped Fort Hays State 35-6. Colorado School of Mines meat-wadded Otero Junior College 56-0. No, that's not a dig on Otero, just a nod to Mines' coach Austin DeVoe. In Division III, Fifth-ranked UW-La Crosse blanked UW-Oshkosh 59-0. The math says six falls, three forfeits and a technical fall. That's former Fargo champ Ben Kawczynski with the tech at 197, by the way. Cornell College dominated NAIA St. Ambrose 45-5. Elmhurst and Coach Steve Marianetti beat Augustana, the one in Illinois, 26-22. The Blue Jays got a win at heavyweight to pull that one out. Tenth-ranked Wabash topped Albion 25-10. All-American Charles Baczek earned a 3-0 victory over Owen McDaniel at 184 pounds. It's the Little Giants first dual win under new head coach Jake Fredericksen, who assumed the role after longtime coach Brian Anderson left for a gig at Indiana University. No. 12 Stevens Institute made the trip to Wisconsin and took down 8th-ranked UW-Eau Claire 19-16 down in La Crosse. This one hand a handful of ranked matchups, highlighted by a pair of All-Americans meeting at 174 pounds. Second-ranked Jared Stricker topped fourth-ranked Stefan Major 10-7 at 174 pounds. At 133, Eau Claire's top-ranked Tyler Fleetwood shutout 12th-ranked Luke Hoerle 5-0 and at 165, 15th-ranked Harrison Hinojosa of Stevens knocked off seventh-ranked Travis Massie 4-1 in sudden victory. In the CCIW, Carthage topped Concordia, the one in Wisconsin, 25-20. In case you're wondering, Carthage is also in Wisconsin. Kenosha to be exact. Seventh-ranked North Central beat Wheaton 47-6 for the program's 40th conference win in a row. In the NAIA, Southeastern, in Florida, picked up a 32-10 victory over the Bobcats of St. Thomas, which is also in Florida. You might remember the logo from that dude's shirt who won Big Brother. You know, the guy who paraded around the house banging pans. Yeah, that guy sucked. As far as people who don't suck, All-Americans Andreus Bond Gabe Jacobs were among the notable winners for the FIRE! FIRE! Speaking of things that are red, the Red Raiders of Northwestern College, the one in Iowa, beat the Beavers of Buena Vista 32-12. Rik Dahl, we say it almost every mention, they're the RED Raiders from Orange City, Iowa. This dual featured FIVE technical falls. I think the kids are liking the new takedown and nearfall rules. Lourdes beat Siena Heights 45-6. Graceland beat St. Mary 25-23. Southeast Community College, which is in Nebraska, beat Northeastern Junior College, which is in Colorado, 39-9 in junior college action. Not too much happening on the women's mats, but Alma College in Michigan hosted its first event as a new women's wrestling program. It didn't go the Scots way as they dropped matches to Northern Michigan 38-5 and Trine 29-20. Northern Michigan beat Trine 34-10. McKendree, ranked third among NCAA women's teams, topped Missouri Baptist, the 10th-ranked NAIA squad, 34-14. McKendree's Shelby Moore topped NAIA All-American Juliana Diaz 8-3 at 123 pounds. Emory & Henry beat Southern Virginia 31-19 and Bluefield State 38-11.

Eamon was the team captain, and emotional leader, of UW OshKosh's track and cross country teams when Kirk first arrived on campus as a freshman. After a stellar individual running career, he returned as a coach and has spent the last thirteen years leading the distance programs. Today he chats old running stories, his transition into collegiate coaching, and the challenges of coaching and recruiting in the day and age of social media.

We bring you this week's update on the ongoing UAW strike, learn about an upcoming unity rally to support OPEIU Local 39 in their struggle with Madison Gas and Electric, learn more about how cuts at UW Oshkosh will affect workers, hear about a proposed union resolution on Palestine, check a report on Madison failure on equity over the last ten years, learn about the new union at Workers Justice Wisconsin, and more.

Oshkosh Democrat Lori Palmeri reacts to taxpayer support for the Brewers amid layoffs for UW-Oshkosh. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We bring more news on the historic UAW strike against the Big 3 automakers, including coverage of a solidarity rally in Milwaukee and an analysis of the strike's impact by Frank Emspak, along with news of struggles at TruStage, UW-Oshkosh and more. THIS IS A PLEDGE WEEK EDITION.

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We bring you the full message from UAW President Shawn Fain and more on the history-making strike against the Big 3 automakers, along with news of struggles at Crushin' It, MG&E, and UW Oshkosh, get a reminder that social spending actually works, hear how Republicans are going after Justice Protasiewicz, learn about actions for Medicaid this Sudnay, and more.

Who is on the hook when there is an accounting or billing error? The organization that made the error, whether that's your employer or a utility company or even an academic institution? Or the person who is the recipient of the bill? That's the question being asked at UW-Oshkosh right now after a group of Executive MBA graduates say they shouldn't have to repay more than $55,000 in total charges they received months after graduation due to a campus billing error. While the university says the former students should have known they were undercharged and it's obligated to collect.  In the second half of the hour we Recombobulate with Dan Shafer about his time in the media room at last week's debate, his thoughts on Vos' impeachment threats of Protasiewicz, and Giannis' statements about his extension.

The state has put undocumented dairy workers in a real bind, UW Oshkosh is taking drastic measures to fill a budget gap, and Black-led dance company The House Inc has a new home on Madison's west side. 

The state has put undocumented dairy workers in a real bind, UW Oshkosh is taking drastic measures to fill a budget gap, and Black-led dance company The House Inc has a new home on Madison's west side. 

UW-Oshkosh offers college classes in hundreds of high schools. We'll hear from the chancellor to learn about their dual enrollment program. We continue our conversation with the team behind the Milwaukee Public Library's viral videos on TikTok and Instagram. Then ahead of Bronzeville week, we learn about the future and the history of this Milwaukee neighborhood. Astronomy contributor Jean Creighton join us to talk about summer stargazing, plus Bubbler Talk explores how to research historic properties and neighborhoods in Milwaukee.

UW-Oshkosh has completed a massive oral history project documenting the campus’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As WPR’s Joe Schulz reports, it could serve as a resource to help future historians understand the pandemic’s impact on higher education in the United States.

When hosting episodes of Unstoppable Mindset there is nothing more that I like than to get to learn from experts about subjects I have not addressed much before. This episode is one such endeavor and I bet most of you will feel the same way after hearing from our guest Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens. Juliëtte was born in the Netherlands and eventually relocated to the United States after doing her undergraduate work. You will hear how she moved her interests from speech language pathology to Audiology.   On this episode Juliëtte will tell us much about the field of audiology, especially about ways to offer hard of hearing persons more access to audio information than what traditional hearing aids provide. For me, having a Master's Degree got me the opportunity to understand much about the actual technology of loops and T-Coils.   Dr. Sterkens is quite passionate about her work and how much of an affect her efforts are having for many who cannot hear information in movie theaters, at conferences and even from televisions. On our episode you will even get a demonstration of the difference between traditional hearing aids and T-Coil technology. You will even hear about a study that addresses how hearing loss may contribute to dementia.   I look forward to hearing your thoughts once you finish this episode.     About the Guest:     Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens has over 40 years of experience in the field of audiology and hearing rehabilitation. Educated in the Netherlands as a Speech-Language Pathologist, she switched to the study of audiology after her marriage and move to Wisconsin in 1981. After attending a Hearing Loss Association of Wisconsin event, she discovered how hearing loops made a huge difference to her patients in Oshkosh WI and started the Oshkosh Hearing Loop Initiative in 2008. In 2012, now retired from private practice she became the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Professional Advisor for Hearing Loop Technology. Thanks to grant funding from a private family foundation, she has lectured in Norway, the UK, Canada, Hungary, Germany and extensively in the US, as well as authored articles on the topic of telecoils, hearing loops and hearing accessibility.   Her efforts have led to nearly 900 hearing loop installations in Wisconsin and many more around the USA. For her efforts she received several awards, including the Wisconsin Audiologist of the Year, Arizona School of Health Sciences 2013 Humanitarian of the Year, and the American Academy of Audiology Presidential Awards. She serves on the Hear in Fox Cities board, a small non-profit organization that provides hearing aids to youth and children in North-East Wisconsin.     Links for Dr. Sterkens:   www.LoopWisconsin.com, www.hearingloop.org and www.hearingloss.org/GITHL   For a 1 minute “What is a Hearing Loop?” video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlnx3ZImTw0   Hear for yourself how a loop makes a huge difference at Convention Center: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcfqmVb-DmU   To learn more about hearing loss, and dealing with hearing loss, hearing aids and hearing loops:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHjXG4_Mi4Y   https://accessibe.com/blog/news/hearing-loops-provide-hearing-access-for-people-with-hearing-loss-   jsterkens@hearingloss.org       About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app.   Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.     Transcription Notes Michael Hingson  00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i  capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson  01:20 Hi again, and welcome to unstoppable mindset. Today, we get to chat with Juliëtte Sterkens and Juliëtte started out as an audio pathologist. Well, she started out doing other things relating to audio, but now she's an expert in dealing with hearing loops, hearing aids and other things. And we're going to even get a demo in the course of today about what a hearing loop does, why it's better in a lot of cases, then a hearing aid and a number of other things. So I'm not going to give it all away. Where's the fun in that? So Juliëtte, welcome to unstoppable mindset. How are you?   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  01:58 I'm doing well. Thanks, Michael, for inviting me.   Michael Hingson  02:01 Well, thank you for coming on. I really appreciate you doing it. And I know that you have a lot to tell us about. So I'd love to start kind of at the beginning. You're from the Netherlands. So tell us a little bit about growing up there, what it was like school or anything else about your life, why you were in the Netherlands and why you went into what you went into and so on.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  02:22 Michael, I was born to two Dutch parents. So that's how I lived in the Netherlands. My father was in the military. And we moved around quite a bit during my youth. So the nice thing about that is I have friends all over the country. Of course, the Netherlands isn't very big. And in 1976, after I graduated from high school, I enrolled in a program to become a logo pedorthist that is a speech pathologist speech language pathologist. But in the Netherlands, it also includes being a teacher for the deaf. So it also includes a Coupe de. But about a couple of weeks into my program, I met an American officer in the military, met him in a scuba diving club. And he and I dated two years while he was stationed in the Netherlands. And then he moved back to the states we dated long distance three years, I finished my schooling. My parents wanted me to work before just moving to the United States. I'm sure that we're hoping I would meet a lovely person in the Netherlands. But anyway, our love persisted. And I moved to the United States in 1981. And at that point, I had to choose whether I wanted to continue in speech language pathology, or whether I wanted to switch careers into audiology. And that's how come I switched and enrolled at the University of Wisconsin in their audiology program, and in 1983. I graduated as a newly minted American audiologist.   Michael Hingson  04:21 Well, of course, one of the questions that has to come up is since you moved to the US, your parents have accepted love and and the two of you together.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  04:33 They sure have They sure have. I also am the proud. I don't want to call it owner. But we have two children and of my three sisters. I'm the only one with grandchildren. From my marriage. I have a sister who has bonus kids, but I have two children. And that meant that they came to visit me frequent ugly, of course. And we've also made the trek back to the Netherlands many times.   Michael Hingson  05:07 Why did you have to switch from speech pathology into audiology?   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  05:14 That's a good question. The ASHA the American Speech and Hearing the association certifies speech pathologists, as well as audiologist and they're two different fields of studies. And when I went to school, I had to get a master's degree. And I literally had to choose, do you want to become a speech pathologist? Do you want to become an audiologist. And at that time, I had already done some work at an audiology center in the Netherlands. I really enjoyed the field. I wanted to get more involved in the Netherlands, I didn't work with hearing aids and fit hearing aids. But in the US, audiologists not only do the hearing testing, but they also fit hearing aids. And that was just an area that fascinated me. So I switched. And I had it was a very small program at UW Oshkosh, but very involved in the community, and well known in Northeast Wisconsin for testing children. And that wasn't an area that I was very interested in. So I was very lucky, great professor, great fellow students, some of which are still friends to this day. Hard to believe it's almost 40 years ago since I graduated. What is the   Michael Hingson  06:45 difference between speech, pathology and audiology?   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  06:51 So speech pathologists are far more involved with speech, articulation, ameliorating the effects from strokes, helping kids that have cerebral palsy, have difficulty speaking, helping children in this country to acquire speech and language if they're hard of hearing, or deaf. And audiologists are far more involved with hearing with the ear. And in in some, not me, not me personally, but there's many audiologists involved in the testing of balance, as well. Balance and hearing.   Michael Hingson  07:34 So, you said not you, what is it that you do?   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  07:39 Well, back in 1983, I got hired as an audiologist in a private practice in Oshkosh. And in that office, we did hearing testing, industrial hearing testing, but we also did hearing aid fittings. And that's really the area that I eventually specialized in hearing aid fittings, helping people with hearing loss either acquired at or before birth, or acquired at a later age, to live successfully with hearing loss and help them adapt to hearing aids.   Michael Hingson  08:19 And so, you've done a lot of work and a lot of research and you've done a lot of speaking, right, haven't you as far as traveling around to talk about this topic?   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  08:29 I have. But really, what I probably should explain to the viewers or to the listeners first is that hearing loss is kind of misunderstood, right? In the sense that people think that hearing aids are like eyeglasses, if you have vision difficulties, unless it's macular degeneration, eyeglasses can essentially restore poor vision to near normal. And they think that hearing aids can restore hearing to normal. The problem is that hearing aids can't do that don't do that. Hearing aids at best correct for about half of the degree of hearing loss. And that means that people with hearing loss will continue to have difficulties hearing or understanding they see hearing, but in effect, they have difficulties understanding speech. When people speak fast, when there's background noise when people have accents. Hearing aids, in effect, pick up all the background noise and making it very difficult for that impaired ear to pick out the speech from the noise. So when a person wears or gets hearing aids, they're frequently surprised, you know, they think that they're gonna hear like they did when they were 25. For example, if I'm dealing with somebody who was worked in a lot of noise or farmed. And then as an audiologist, I would have to explain well, hearing aids can help, but they don't give you normal hearing. But, but there are workarounds, there are things that we can do to help overcome the limitations that your hearing loss imposes on you or that the hearing aids imposed on you. And just one simple example, on most hearing aids nowadays come or can come equipped with TV transmitters. So you plug in a little dongle in the back of your TV. And when you watch television, the TV sends the audio wirelessly to the hearing aids. So it's like you're hearing under earphones, it's fantastic, right? Hearing aids come with little microphones that you can clip on somebody's lapel, if you're driving in a car. And now you can hear that person very close to the microphone. But in public places people have trouble hearing. And could be a church could be a house of worship, could be a theater, could be a library meeting room, the hearing aids are really had their effective range is about three to six feet. For some people, it might be nine feet or 10 feet. But there is a limited range for hearing aids work well. And beyond that distance, they're going to pick up a lot of background noise and reverberation. And as a radio man, you know about that, you know, you know that you need to speak close to your microphone, because if you don't, your voice isn't gonna sound good on the recording. So for years, Miko, I explained to my patients that if they would go to the theater, if they would go to the church, they should pick up what is called an assistive listening device. And that's when people go, what the heck is an assistive listening device. Assistive Listening Devices, or systems or assistive listening systems are devices or systems mandated under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a law that you're very familiar with that law mandates that light switches have to be at a certain height in a room, that there needs to be enough clearance in the door so someone with a wheelchair can get in. And there's Braille signs installed in places so that people like you can read the Braille information and know whether to go right or left to the bathroom. Am I right?   Michael Hingson  12:52 As far as it goes? Course you need to know where the Braille sign is. And if absolute route, you don't, you don't get the information. So there are limitations to all of that. But I hear what you're saying.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  13:03 Yes. And so these assistive listening systems were being installed. But they are, but the systems man required that the consumer would go to a service desk and pick up a listening device. And that means, you know, how do you know when you go to the theater that you have trouble hearing until the show starts right? So now you're going to go have to go back to the service desk, pick up a listening device and sit down? My experience was Michael, that my patients didn't bother with these systems. They didn't want to use these systems. Well, fast forward to 2008. I am at a meeting for consumers who are hard of hearing. And a professor from Hope College in Michigan came to speak about a topic called hearing loops. And I'm the only audiologist in the room and that it was familiar with hearing loops. They were already in schools for the deaf and hard of hearing in the Netherlands back in the 70s when I was going to school, but they were not being used in this country. And Dave Meyers started to explain how he had been able to foster hearing loops in Western Michigan, to great benefit of the users and maybe a little sidebar. A hearing loop is an assistive listening system that broadcasts the audio from the PA system wirelessly to the hearing aid as long as the hearing aid as a telecoil built in.   Michael Hingson  14:52 What isn't so coil.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  14:53 It's a little copper coil, a little tiny coil that's maybe two millimeters. in height and millimeter in width, that is embedded in hearing aids and has been in hearing aids for 5060 years. And if you have a T coil in your hearing aid, and there is a hearing loop installed, when you go to the theater, you don't have to go to the front desk and pick up a system or a listening device, you can just sit, activate the telecoil on the hearing aid, generally, it means pushing a button on a hearing aid, and activate that feature in your hearing aid. And now the sound from the PAC system starts streaming direct in the hearing aid. And suddenly, the consumer, the user of the hearing aid, who was really struggling to hear voices from the stage, or from a lectern, or from an altar, can hear that audio wirelessly direct in their ear. And and if the hearing aid is programmed properly, it'll do so without any background noise.   Michael Hingson  16:09 Oh, and that? Oh, go ahead. No,   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  16:11 go ahead. Ask your question.   Michael Hingson  16:13 How is that different? Or why is that more effective than what you described earlier, which is the person who gets a hearing aid that has technology that plugs into the television then broadcast to the hearing,   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  16:28 ah, this technology that is used for little remote microphones or televisions is Bluetooth technology. But that it's the sound transmission is happening via Bluetooth. That technology cannot be used in live events, because there is a significant delay of the audio. Because of the processing that's happening, the sound has to come from a Bluetooth transmitter, go to a smartphone from the smartphone to the hearing aid. And if the Wi Fi in the building isn't very fast, the audio arrives in the ear at great latencies. So there is no at this time, public assistive listening systems that use Bluetooth that happen in real time. And for that reason, we use FM, infrared, or hearing loop technology for publicly installed assistive listening systems.   Michael Hingson  17:45 So the the coil and the loop on the loop is actually transmitting FM then that's the coil receives is that what I'm gathering   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  17:58 is what you're what's happening. The hearing loop, in its simplest form is a copper wire installed around the perimeter of a seated area. So let's say it's a meeting room, there's a hearing loop installed in the floor or in the ceiling. When an audio signal is is amplified through that wire, it creates changes in the magnetic field. And the coil, of course, can be magnetically induced, that signal can be picked up by the little coil in the hearing aid with the exact same clarity as the audio that's being broadcast by the   Michael Hingson  18:43 wire. How does the information get to the loop   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  18:49 from a microphone. So a hearing loop system needs to be connected to a microphone from a PA system that's installed in a room. So first and foremost, there has to be a PA system in the room, there has to be a microphone being used at the lectern, that signal isn't only sent to the speakers so that the audio is broadcast into the room. That signal is also broadcast to a hearing loop amplifier. And the amplifier is broadcasting the audio via electromagnetic waves into the room that the hearing aid can pick up.   Michael Hingson  19:34 So that's even different than you'd mentioned FM before. So you're not even really using FM there. No you're not. Unless you have a microphone that that does FM that goes to the PA system that goes to the loop.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  19:47 Yes. So there are assistive listening systems that use FM technology. But that requires every user of the system to go and pick up an FM receiver, right. And frequently they come with headphones. Right and the headphones are generic, are not specifically programmed for the user's hearing aids. And the telecoil. And the hearing aid that the consumers wearing is programmed specifically for their hearing loss. So activating a telecoil, in a hearing aid and hearing in the loop means that the consumer hears the sound as it was meant for their individual prescription. So, in the grand scheme of things, if a consumer is either asked to go to a service desk and pick up a listening device, or just walk into a facility sit down, and when the show starts, turn on a telecoil. In the hearing aid, what do you suppose the consumer will choose?   Michael Hingson  21:00 They're gonna choose the thing that will give them the greatest ability to hear or to get the information that is that is actually being provided. So of course, they're going to use the looping the coil, if they have   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  21:14 they often they are, and it's, and it's so convenient. And so when I heard Dr. David Meyer speak in 2008, and he mentioned how hearing loops, were making a comeback, greater awareness of the ADEA and the requirement that these systems have to be hearing aid compatible. I just went, Oh, my God. I mean, there's the solution to my patient's problems. And basically, all I wanted to do Michael is helped my patients here in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, if I can get these loops installed in churches, and in the Oshkosh Grand Opera House, my patients are just going to think this is wonderful. And it was it blew my patients away how they could go to the church, and sit down and activate their telecoil. And here and from from starting what I initially call the Oshkosh hearing loop initiative, I also ended up seeing patients and Nina from Nina, I'm from Appleton and they want loops in their churches. So pretty soon it kind of blossomed out to the Fox Valley area, we are about an hour south of Green Bay, in Wisconsin. And then I also started educating audiologists in the state why this is good, not only for their patients, but it's also good for them. If your patients, if if the places where your patients do the most complaining about their hearing aids, if you can make them among their best places to hear, they're going to love you not only that, they're going to talk very positively about hearing aids, they're going to encourage their friends to look into this. So it's good PR, it's good advertising.   Michael Hingson  23:18 So a hearing. But so a loop essentially goes around the whole room perimeter.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  23:27 It's there's different kinds of loop configurations. If a building doesn't have a lot of metal if it's an older structure, for example, now I'm just a Lutheran Church in Oshkosh. With a basement and community gathering space underneath the sanctuary. The loop can literally be installed as one big loop around the seated area in the church and the loop will not only broadcast the audio into the church itself into the sanctuary, but also into the basement. If a facility has a lot of metal, for example, a library meeting room with a lot of Reem steel reinforced concrete. That facility will require what is called a phased array loop. And it's an array of multiple wires in the shape of loops that are laid on top of each other in order to create a strong enough signal. So there's much more involved than me saying, Oh, you have to do a string or a wire around the perimeter of a room. And that's why train loop installers are so important in this process.   Michael Hingson  24:47 How expensive is it to install? Whoop, yeah. You know, that's going to be a question that come it's   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  24:54 absolutely going to be a question. Now. Do people ask you how expensive it is? To install real signs, or install wheelchair ramps, oh, sure. You get that question also. Okay, well, and   Michael Hingson  25:15 it's even well, when it comes to wheelchair ramps, it's Oh, it's too expensive, I can't afford to do that now. And the ADEA, I won't say gives them an out. But the ADEA says, unless you're doing other major modification to a building, then you don't need to go off a modifier to install the ramp. But if you're modifying then you have to include the ramp. Of course, if you're building a new building, the cost to put in a ramp is negligible, if anything at all, because you just designed it in. So it's all in the after part after market part where those costs come in for Braille signs. Again, there are assumptions as to how expensive or not it really is, so that the questions do come up. Yeah,   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  26:06 that's me know what, that's a very interesting perspective for me to learn about. In in Wisconsin, a lot of hearing loops are being installed in the price ranges of three 510 $1,000. It really again, it depends on the amount of metal in the building, the size of the facility, the size of the room that you want looped, and the cost of hiding the wire, the effort required to hide the wire. So if there's carpet tiles in the meeting room, they can just easily be pulled up. Sure, flat, flat wire can be installed underneath the carpet tiles, carpet tiles go down. And literally, it can be done in a day, in a couple of hours. They can also be installed in the ceiling. But you're absolutely right. If you're dealing with very large facilities, where there's permanent carpeting installed, now the carpeting has to be cut, right, and that people are leery of having that done. So in in Oshkosh, I found that the places that aren't even mandated to have this to have assistive listening systems installed, were the most receptive, and those were houses of worship. Because where do people go 5060 times a year, and want to hear need to hear, right. So a lot of my effort in the beginning, circled around places that I knew were remodeling. Places that I knew would be receptive. And those were the houses of worship my patients belong to. And, literally, I would go to meetings, if there was a new school in the process of being installed, I would reach out to the school or to the architects, a lot of my work has involved reaching out to architects who think that assist of all assistive listening systems are alike. And if that's the case, let's put in the cheapest one course. And that's an FM system. But there's much greater awareness among consumers. I have done a lot of work around the country educating hearing care professionals. And the Hearing Loss Association of America H L. A. They have started what is called a get in the hearing loop program. They are literally actively advocating on behalf of consumers with hearing loss.   Michael Hingson  29:02 Well, it's interesting, this is truly all about, if you will, electrical or electronic induction. Yes, having grown up in a science oriented world, I understand what electric transformers are, you know, we hear all the time about transformers and now a lot of the technology is a little bit different but really a transformer the thing that you would plug in and you would then get a stepped up current or voltage or whatever was all about induction. And we won't go into transformer theory here but it's perfectly understandable. Anyone that studies electricity and electronics. Why this system kind of works because the Europe you're literally just creating a magnetic field and the coil is the other part of if you will the transformer that is integrated into a hearing aid Were into an assisted living device, and is picking up the magnetic pulse changes from the loop. So directly from an electronic standpoint, this is electrically trivial. There's nothing new that we haven't known for years.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  30:16 No, no, and but the issue has been that consumers aren't educated about this technology, they don't even know this type of accommodation exists. And there has been some resistance on behalf of the hearing care professionals who say, well, but putting a telecoil in a hearing aid makes it bigger, makes the hearing aid bigger. And while that is true, it also makes the hearing aid a lot more useful, a lot more beneficial. So it's, it's educating not just the consumer, but the hearing care professional that in the end, the consumer, where's the hearing aid to hear better, right. And it is up to the hearing care professionals to educate consumers, that these types of systems and technologies exist. So there's a lot of people who are walking on this earth with hearing aids that have built in telecoils. But the telecoil may have never been activated, it needs to be activated in the computer by the hearing care professional, the hearing care professional may have never demonstrated the benefit of a hearing loop. So I would love for the listeners to demonstrate what a hearing loop can do. And I have a little audio demonstration that if you would permit me, I'd be happy to play that so that the listeners can hear what the difference is all about. Sure,   Michael Hingson  32:03 let's do that. And you go ahead and set that up. And I will just explain what Juliet is doing is she's going to share her screen. She's enabled her audio, so that we'll be able to hear this demo and what you're going to hear I have not heard it all the way through. But what you will hear is what essentially, a person not close to a stage will hear just with a hearing aid. And then as I understand it, the telecoil will be activated.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  32:33 Correct. So the first half is the audio as if it were coming through the hearing aids microphone, and the second half is as if it's coming through the loop. So let's see if technology works here we got right. She was dreading   32:52 getting older. What's the only way to avoid getting to die right now we all want to live a long life. We don't want to get older in order sitting there and are the young people in their 20s and 30s and 40s, making fun of older people making cracks about older people. They're making fun of what they themselves are going to become.   Michael Hingson  33:18 And it's clearer what happened there because at first what we were hearing was the microphone in the hearing aid picking up not only the speaker from some distance away, but all the other ambient sounds. Yeah, and no matter how directional, you make a microphone, it's still going to pick up What's between you and the person speaking. But then when the the loop and the coil were activated, or the loop was activated all along. But when the coil was activated, now you're hearing just what comes from the loop. So the only way you would hear ambient noise besides the speaker speaking is if the speaker's microphone picked up that information,   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  34:06 Michael II that's really perceptive. The hearing aid can be programmed to still pick up some ambient sound, because you can imagine, if you're very hard of hearing, and you switch your hearing aid to telecoil you stop being able to hear your own voice. You no longer hear the person sitting to your left or your right at that meeting. You're only hearing what's coming through the mic from the PA system. And that can be kind of isolating. And and in church, you can't hear yourself sing right. And so as an audiologist I can program the hearing aid to pick up ambient sound, but turn down the sensitivity by by five or by six or by 10 DESA Pulse so you can still hear, but it's a lot quieter. And that makes the sound from the loop stand out even more. So that the understanding the you know, the signal to noise ratio is improved to a level where you can just sit back and hear and follow the meeting with ease. And it blew my patients away. I mean, I had patients tell me, after they had an experience in a loop, one, one person told me and this is a gentleman who was very hard of hearing was only wearing one hearing aid, the other ear was deaf. And he said to me, I can hear so well in the loop. So that's what it must be like to be normal hearing. And he had been hard of hearing his whole life. But hearing in a loop can be life changing for people who have lost a lot of their hearing. And that's really what motivates me. And it was the reason I stepped out of my practice ankle. Back in 2012, I gave up my audiology practice, to become the H. L. A. 's national hearing loop advocate. And you know, Michael, of course, it helps that I like to talk. But I so I do a lot of consumer education, a lot of public speaking, professional meetings, lot of lectures, and then when the pandemic hits. It also gave me a new way to reach out to people via zoom. So I've done lots of zoom lectures about the technology, and just trying to reach more and more people. So you inviting me to this podcast is huge, because you've got a listenership different, you know, the more people hear of this technology, they go, wait, I may not use hearing aids, but my mom does. Or my dad or I have a neighbor, or I have a friend, or I belong to a church. And why do we have this in our church? No. And I'm really proud to tell you that we're almost at 500 churches in Wisconsin, almost 900 places have installed these hearing loop systems. And it's kind of moving by word of mouth, because they work. They work well. And once they're installed, it's like electrical wire. Once it's installed, you're done.   Michael Hingson  37:40 Going back to something that you said earlier. Today, in our world with hearing aids being manufactured in an ever increasing number, how many of the hearing aids include the little telecoils?   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  37:57 Yeah, the percentages vary for people who are severely hard of hearing. So these are people who without a hearing aid, can barely hear normal conversation or people to whom we have to shout in order to be barely heard. The numbers are between 50 and 90%. And frankly, it depends a little bit on the philosophy of the audiologist. My philosophy was, was really about giving my my patients as many tools in their hearing aid toolkit as I could give them. And some audiologists are perhaps working with manufacturers where the telecoil indeed makes the hearing aid a little bit larger. And in when that happens. They they may opt for the smaller hearing aid rather than ask the patient, where do you not want to hear? Right? I mean, you're getting a hearing aid to hear and the consumer doesn't really understand that the hearing aid is still a compromise. So a lot of my outreach has also been to educate consumers, how to buy hearing aids, what are the features that are important that they look at? And certainly if people are watching or listening to this recording, there's a website called hearing loss.org that is H L A's national website where there's lots of good information for consumers about hearing, living with hearing. We're living with hearing loss, how to buy hearing aids and there's also a website called hearing loop.org That is the website from Dr. David Myers at Hope College, it's only informational website so that consumers can learn more about hearing loops themselves.   Michael Hingson  40:15 So, again, though, going back to the discussion of hearing aid, manufacturing, there are still a number of hearing aids that are being constructed without putting the coils in them.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  40:30 Correct? Alex some of it, why   Michael Hingson  40:35 not? How expensive? How expensive? Is it? To truly put a coil in maybe a better way to put it as why don't we just do it at all hearing aids? Because you don't know where they're going to end up?   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  40:45 Exactly. I wish you would come with me, when I talk to the hearing aid manufacturers and ask that common sense question. The coil itself has been estimated to add between two and $5 to the cost of a hearing aid. But to integrate it in the software in the programming of the device, obviously, there's a greater expense involved. And it's my understanding that there can be some interference with the coil, and the recharge ability of the hearing aid. So what we're seeing is that there are some rechargeable hearing aids on the market, where they don't add a telecoil to the device. But the manufacturers have heard me I've been very vocal at conferences, and meetings with manufacturers. And the manufacturers have now added telecoils to the remote microphones. So if you are listening to this broadcast, and you think I have a hearing aid, but I don't think I have a T coil all is not lost, you may be able to get access to the signals from hearing loops. If you ask if your audiologist can provide you with a remote control that has the T coil built in, it becomes a little bit more cumbersome, or a little bit trickier to use. Think of my mother who's 96. You know, she can find the push button on the hearing aid, but she would have a heck of a time with remote control and keeping a charge and all that other extra stuff that you have to do.   Michael Hingson  42:32 Yeah, and that's understandable. So it gets back to ease of use. What do you think, is the ramification for all this of now the FDA saying that we don't need to have prescriptions for hearing aids, which I would think is going to cause prices to drop, but also numbers of hearing aids probably to increase.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  42:59 The good news is that there are some over the counter devices that have telecoils built in. So there aren't many. But there are a couple that have the T coil built in. And there's outreach being done to other manufacturers to include the telecoil. Again, because it doesn't add a lot to the expense of the devices. The over the counter devices, I think will make people more aware that something can be done. They may not be as adjustable to their specific hearing loss. They may not have the same sound. They may not be as durable. As some of the hearing aid devices. I mean, these hearing aid devices. I've worked with hearing aids that could easily last 6789 years. Imagine worn on your ears where you perspire, handled dirt and dust and what have you but these hearing aids keep on going. And I wonder about the durability of over the counter devices, are they going to be the same? And is the consumer going to know how to clean them how to maintain them what to do when they get earwax in them. The audiologist does a lot more than fitting the hearing aid. They counsel patients, you know how to live better with hearing loss or how they maintain the hearing aid. I used to see some people back every three or four months just because of the problems that they had with earwax and others I would only see once a year or only when they had a problem. But these over the counter devices, it means that the consumer has to become the expert. Right. And what are they going to do when the hearing aid malfunctions so they're going to take it back to Best Buy?   Michael Hingson  44:58 Yeah, that's, of course is the issue isn't it?   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  45:01 At this the issue, it is, you know, you can buy readers and they work for run of the mill difficulties with your eyes if you can no longer see fine print. But if you have great differences between eyes like I have, or if you have a astigmatism those glasses aren't going to work very   Michael Hingson  45:24 well for you. Right. But in, in, in reality there are there other reasons why glasses won't help other than just with age related macular degeneration. But but the reality is that we haven't collectively chosen to deal with that either. And I think that's what I'm hearing is the same thing. Regarding hearing because we, we just don't yet consider it the priority, it probably needs to be   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  45:56 now and and of course the baby boomers are aging, Michael, big time, you know, the oldest ones are turning is it's 77 this year. And we know that while hearing loss, its origins are going to start in your 30s and 40s. You know, with as far as hearing loss goes, it's important not to be exposed to noise. It's important to live a healthy life, it's also important to choose your parents wisely, because if they had hearing trouble, the odds are you are going to be dealing with it also. But hearing loss definitely accelerates in our 70s and 80s. I've seen this very clearly with my mother. And she's now to the point where she has to wear her hearing aids all the time. Otherwise, she misses out. And she does like to do that. And that means that as the baby boomers age, I think there will be more and more attention paid to the fact that hearing has a significant effect on our quality of life. And there's now also some studies to show that having hearing loss is a contributing factor to an earlier onset of dementia, it doesn't mean it's going to cause dementia, but it's going to contribute an untreated hearing loss has been identified as one of those risk factors. So   Michael Hingson  47:38 I use this Do you have any notion if you don't   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  47:41 hear well, if you kind of checkout, so to speak of conversation, if you're not involved with hearing, that part of the brain is no longer stimulated. And it means that you have to pay more attention to hearing you have to allocate if you will, more of your available brainpower to hear and that's taxing on a person. And so if you if you have it somewhere in your genetic makeup, the fact that you may be prone to dementia. If there is a family member with dementia, and you have beginning hearing loss, I would be the first person to go and do something about my hearing. Because I know that having hearing loss contributes accelerates the onset of dementia, if you will. So that's usually when people say, well, when should I start with hearing aids? I said if you have hearing loss, if there is a risk factor, if your parents have hearing loss, that means that you could be at risk for greater hearing loss as you age. And then if there's dementia in the family, I would start sooner rather than   Michael Hingson  49:14 later. I'm curious to see if if you're aware of this in any way. Have any similar studies been done regarding the whole concept of eyesight and loss of eyesight? Do you know I don't.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  49:32 After a great question, though. Yes, yeah. Yes, I'm gonna make a note of it myself. So if I find anything, I'll let you know,   Michael Hingson  49:40 please. It would be interesting to know about that. Because I think that my belief anyway, is that the reality is we get a lot more information. Each of us gets a lot more information from what We hear than what we see no matter how good our eyesight is, because eyesight is still only really? What about 100? If that much 180 degrees roughly. So you don't hear what's you don't see what's behind you, you don't see what's above you unless you look. And typically you look because you hear. And so yeah, go ahead.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  50:23 Yeah. All right ears, it just one example how incredible our ears are, right? First of all, they're attached to her brain, which is very important in the point that I'm trying to make, in that if you go to the beach, Michael, you don't have sight. But if I close my eyes, I can hear the birds flying up above. In front of me, I can hear the little children behind me, I can hear cars going to a parking lot. I can hear the waves, I can hear the wind. And I mean, it's a it's a complete scape. I can I can hear all this by just simply paying attention. And if I hear people talk, and I think they use the word Juliet in conversation, oh my God, my brain is just gonna go zoom, and try and focus on what these people are saying, because I think they're talking about me. When you were hearing aids, when you were hearing aids, Michael, all the sound is right in the ear, the ability to, to focus on sounds in the front and in the back. And the and up above and below, is diminished. And that's it's really it goes from 3d to maybe 2d or 1d. And that means that consumers really have a hard time picking out voices from background noise, no matter how good the hearing aids are,   Michael Hingson  52:11 are there any technological advances coming that will be able to reintroduce that multi dimensional sound scape, so that people will be able to tell directionality again,   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  52:28 not that I'm aware of what I am aware of, is that there is a lot of work being done on Bluetooth LE audio. And that's eventually going to allow somebody with a smartphone to share audio from their phone to multiple headsets. And the hope the hope it's not been accomplished yet, is that there will be a public assistive listening system available with Bluetooth LE audio as well. They've named the technology aura cast. And that might mean that the silent televisions at airports can be made audible if a consumer uses their smartphone and wireless ear plugs. But eventually, it would also mean that there could be audio broadcast from public places direct into hearing aids. Now, hearing aids are very small. They have very small antennas. We don't know what kind of audio delays they're going to be. But the Bluetooth special interest group is working very hard to try and include hearing aids as individual receivers for the broadcast of Bluetooth LE audio. And while they hope that this is going to happen in a year or two, I think it's going to take much longer. But if that happens, people with hearing aids are going to be able to hear announcements at an airport, get the audio from their TV or their smartphone and in church if the church has this technology installed, the hear this technology in their hearing aids. But it will it's it's it's a heavy lift, if you will consumers will all need new hearing aids all need new smart phones. I mean these dongles have to be installed the world over while there are a lot of countries including the UK that have mandated hearing loop technology as the technology of choice. So there has to have been some change made some changes in the law for that too. happen, I estimate about 10 years or so,   Michael Hingson  55:04 there is something called binaural sound and binaural microphones where you can have a microphone or two microphones that actually give you the ability to record directionality. And you can use earphones and actually hear the sound that sounds like, well, it could be coming from any direction. And I've seen and heard some really great demonstrations of binaural sound where listening through regular earphones, It even sounds like a person is behind me and talking. But they're using these microphones. They're not overly expensive. But it would be interesting to see how somebody could bring some of that binaural technology into what happens with hearing aids.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  55:53 Yeah. And of course, it would require the use of microphones. And everything hinges on Well, proper use of microphones, as you're   Michael Hingson  56:03 sure. Yeah. But it's it is something to look at as the demand grows for being able to have technology that allows people to hear better. Yeah, so it will be interesting to see how good   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  56:20 I am. My guess is, yeah, my guess is that the gaming industry will be all over this.   Michael Hingson  56:27 So the gaming industry should, it would make it more possible for if they did it right. For me to be able to play games than it does. If you talk about virtual reality, if they truly did that, and built in the rest of the interfacing technology to allow me to be able to access games. You're right, it would be interesting, and it would be worth doing. I have a question that is unrelated somewhat to all this, you have used the term deaf and hard of hearing. And you have avoided hearing impaired why.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  57:08 Generally, and and you know, there's people who are hard of hearing, who don't like the term hard of hearing, they call themselves a person with hearing loss. Some people prefer the term hard of hearing. A lot of people don't like the term hearing impaired. And why I think it's it's much more a it's a sensitivity, you know, how they feel about their own hearing loss. So if you're born hard of hearing, it is what it is. But your hearing isn't impaired it if you were born that way. But if I have not used the word DEAF, is that in the in the heart of hearing community, Deaf implies that there is no ability to hear sound. And people like that generally don't wear hearing aids. They use sign language and estimates estimates are between one and 3% of all people with hearing loss are essentially deaf and use sign language to communicate. The other 97%. use hearing aids to hear speech. And so frequently they don't use the you use the term deaf although sometimes they will. Just to make it simple. You know, they say I am deaf. And then people think, oh, this person can't hear. No worries, I will wave to you when it's time to board the airplane, for example.   Michael Hingson  58:55 Yeah, in our society, and this is why I asked the question, not setting you up. But just to make the dichotomy comparison, we still refer to people as blind or visually impaired and visually impaired has two connotation problems one visually, I don't think that overall, you can say I'm different, because I happen to not see so visually, I don't look different. And impaired. Again, the same thing. And I think that's exactly what you say. We're not impaired. But that's still what we use because people so greatly emphasize eyesight over anything else. And if we've heard something today, with you, that makes a lot of sense. It's in reality, we do get more information from what we hear, but we don't tend to focus on that because we are taught that without eyesight and to a degree without being able to hear we're just lost souls and that's just not the way it is at all. Now   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  59:59 and A the Hearing Loss Association of America once a year has a conference. And it's you know, in different areas of the country, it's anywhere between, you know, 515 100 people who attend these conferences, and people with hearing loss. You know, it's a spectrum, I want to call it the spectrum disorder, some people have very mild hearing loss, but their ears have so much trouble discriminating speech, that they really struggle and almost function as if they're deaf. And there are people who are very hard of hearing, but as long as they're wearing a hearing aid, or a cochlear implant, they do quite well. But, you know, these, these come the conferences focuses on how to live better with hearing loss, what technology can do for you. I mean, there have been such tremendous changes, and improvements in technology, that IF listeners have family members who are very hard of hearing, or are really struggling with hearing aids, I encourage them to look into cochlear implants, they can be life changing. Cochlear implants can be of benefit of people who have lost almost all of their hearing, and with the implant are able to hear, again, at the three to six foot distance with great ease. So lots of technology upgrades, but there's still devices with microphones on the ears. And for that reason, they still need assistive technology. And that's why, you know, I won't be without work as a hearing loop advocate.   Michael Hingson  1:01:53 For a long time. You mentioned to me somewhere on the line that you're doing some work with Google Maps? We are and that if you would   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  1:02:01 well, but it's I'm very excited to tell to talk about this, because as a consumer, how do you know where a hearing loop is installed? Right. There are some websites that try and keep track of where these loops are installed. But Google Maps as part of his accessibility feature, are is now permitting businesses to list hearing loops as an accommodation. And you're probably familiar with the fact that Google Maps lists whether a place is accessible for wheelchair users, whether the bathrooms are accessible, or whether they have wheelchair ramps, while they now also permit the dimensioning of assistive hearing loops. And the best place at this time to go is the hearing loss. That org website and Google the word Kiddle. Git H L, which stands for get in the hearing loop, because the hearing loop advocates in the Hearing Loss Association have developed a complete toolkit and the Google Maps toolkit so that we can educate consumers how to find these hearing loops on the web. And if you don't find one, but you sure wish there was one. We teach people how to write reviews on Google Maps. Because you know, reviews work when you go to a restaurant, what do you do? I personally check the reviews before I make a reservation. And so if these reviews list that consumers love the hearing loop that they have installed, businesses are going to be more aware that this type of accommodation pays off is important, right?   Michael Hingson  1:04:07 Absolutely. Before we close, I thought it would be fun to do one more demo with something that we did before we started. And I do it because I want people to understand why we do the podcast the way we do because I always ask people who come on to provide us with them using a microphone and not just a built in laptop microphone, and I'm going to show you why. It's important that like you did today your audio was great. You use a headset. Here's what it sounds like. If you're listening or if you're speaking to me and you're just using your laptop computer microphone, check this out. Okay, I have now switched to the microphone built into my camera, and you can hear what the total difference is. It's one Trouble. And this is what we don't ever like to get on podcasts. Because what we want people to be able to do is to hear our patch podcasts Well, right?   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  1:05:11 That's right. That's right. And you know, and Michael, I have done that same demonstration just by removing my headset and moving it about two feet. This is about as far as my arms reach. And now I'll put the microphone back on my ears. And people go, Whoa, that's a huge   Michael Hingson  1:05:31 difference. Well, huge difference. And even the reverberations are less from your microphone than they are from the laptop microphone, which is omnidirectional and supposed to be able to pick things up from a distance. But it sounds horrible.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  1:05:46 It sounds horrible. And because we've all been on Zoom, we are far more aware. But people with as a normal hearing person, one can accommodate for those changes, it takes more effort. But I could listen to you if I had to, right. But a person with hearing loss, who is already hanging on by their fingertips, so to speak, in order to hear you because maybe you talk fast, or maybe you have an accent. If you talk through your video microphone, that person will fall off the cliff, their fingers, they're gonna have to let go, because they struggle already so much. And I'll be honest, I didn't realize how much my patients were struggling in those public places until I got involved with hearing loops. And then it was the quarter dropped just like, well, of course, they can hear better in the loop. And so that just motivated me to go at this even harder. And I'm happy to say it's a message that's resonating around the world around the country, and people are listening and your podcast. Thank you, Michael is going to make a difference.   Michael Hingson  1:07:16 Well, I hope so. And we really appreciate you being here as well tell me and tell the folks listening, how can they maybe reach out to you and learn more about this, contact you and so on? Yep,   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  1:07:31 I have a little website called loopWisconsin, www dot loopwisconsin.com. And my email, my contact information is right on the website. They can also reach out to the get in the hearing loop committee from H L A. And again, if they go to the hearingloss.org website and click on hearing loop resources, they'll be able to find an email address there. And then a whole group of hearing loop advocates will jump into gear. So if people have questions about loops, or about whether their hearing aids have telecoils, we are all very willing to help. If you don't ask, you won't get the help.   Michael Hingson  1:08:21 Right. Exactly right. And I also know that we met you through Sheldon Lewis at accessibe we did. So where does accessibly fit into what you do.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  1:08:33 I reached out to accessibe to see what I could do to make my website accessible for people with disabilities. And accessibe got me in touch with Sheldon and I can't say enough about the context that I have made through accessibe and how accessibe has helped to kind of get that message out there. I think they've been very focused on people with who are blind or people who are a mobility impaired but I don't think they had given hearing loss and hearing accessibility a lot of thought and I tell you they've pulled out all stops so I want to thank accessibe for doing what it's done for this technology and I just had a blog post it and I will send you the link Michael so that you can add it to your notes. We I was just posted last week by accessibe   Michael Hingson  1:09:39 actually I think accessibe has given a lot of thought but some of the things that accessibe does with the artificial intelligent widget and so on are not as easy to add present. Bring into the automated world from a standpoint of deaf or hard of hearing that It is still technology that has to catch up a lot. So it has to be done more through manual remediation, but accessibe is aware of it. So it's great that you and accessibe have established a relationship that I think will help. Well, I want to thank you again for being here. We were supposed to do this for an hour. And we are now up to 70 minutes, because we're having way too much fun here, right? Yes,   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  1:10:25 yes. Well, you and I could probably talk for another half hour. But   Michael Hingson  1:10:30 yeah, I think they might get bored with us. So I want to thank you again for being here. And I want to thank you for listening to us. Please reach out. I'd love to hear your thoughts and comments about this today. Juliette has been wonderful. You can reach me at Michaelhi at accessibe A C C E S S I B E.com. I also invite you to go to my podcasts page, which is www dot Michael hingson h i n g s o n.com/podcast. And wherever you're listening to the podcast today, like on Apple, iTunes or wherever, please give us a five star review. We appreciate your reviews. We appreciate your thoughts. But I would really appreciate you reaching out to me and telling me what you thought things that we ought to improve or if you love us, that's great, too, then if you know of more guests that we ought to have and Juliette you as well, if you know of other people who we ought to have honest guests on unstoppable mindset. We would love to hear from you about that. So again, Juliette, I want to thank you for being here and educating us a whole lot today. This has been absolutely enjoyable, and fun.   Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens  1:11:44 Thank you very much, Michael.   Michael Hingson  1:11:51 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. 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The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we're featuring SheboyganCounty; https://bit.ly/3EXlM09 The Cabin is also presented by WCA's Group Health Trust; serving local governments and schooldistricts, the WCA Group Health Trust partners closely with members to fulfill their employee healthbenefit obligations in a fiscally responsible manner. Learn more here; https://bit.ly/3JMizCX Campfire Conversation:Eric and Ana discuss the arrival of spring and launch a new series within the podcast where The Cabinwelcomes emerging Wisconsin musicians and out more about them, their bands, their music,experiences, and aspirations. In this first episode of the series, The Cabin welcomes The Astronomers, anemerging power pop/alternative group headed by Michael Stensland and Ben Baker. Their song"Overthinking" has over 5 million streams on Spotify; other popular tunes include "Skywalking," "BadType," and their latest release "Orange Afternoon." Hailing from the Oshkosh & Fond du Lac area, theydiscuss everything from how they met in middle school and continue their college studies at UW-Oshkosh through the multi-state tour they just wrapped up that put them in front of enthusiasticaudiences from Minnesota to Florida, where they were part of The Rock Boat's lineup. The Astronomerswrite their own music, and Cabin guest Katie Scullin - a WAMI award-winning musician herself -discusses with them their songwriting process, making music videos, getting their music on platformslike Spotify, and performance experiences at different venues. Michael & Ben also share a variety ofinteresting stories. Check out their music with these links below!The Astronomers' website: https://www.theastronomersmusic.com/Instagram: @theastronomers.music Their music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, Pandora, SoundCloud, YouTube,and more, access links through Songwhip: https://songwhip.com/theastronomers/See their YouTube video of their 2022 Tour highlights: https://youtu.be/Do4kmzLO0hg Inside SponsorsBest Western Hotels: https://bit.ly/3zCCK3fMarshfield Clinic; All of Us Research Program; https://bit.ly/3Wj6pYj

Brian Bott is the owner and day to day operational Manager of Sports AdvantEdge and Edge Baseball. He has been a performance coach for over 20 years. He has a Masters Degree in Exercise Science from the University of North Dakota and is C.S.C.S. Certified. As an athlete Brian was a 4 year starter on the UW Oshkosh baseball team from 1993-1996- In that time the teams he played on won 1 National Championship and took 2nd, 3rd and 3rd in the other 3 years. Bott played every inning of every game all 4 years. Bott was a strength and conditioning coach for two years at the University of North Dakota. There he worked with athletes of all sports. Bott then moved to Madison to work with the Wisconsin Badger football team for 13 seasons as an assistant strength coach. He was a member of 3 Big Ten Championships and 3 Rose Bowl Appearances. In his 13 seasons the Badgers attended 12 bowl games. Bott worked with many athletes who moved on to professional football. names include Joe Thomas, Travis Frederick, Russell Wilson, JJ Watt and so many more. In 2013 Bott started Sports AdvantEdge LLC. The philosophy of Sports AdvantEdge is to give youth, high school, college and professional athletes THE BEST training in the Midwest. Since opening Sports AdvantEdge he has trained over 1,000 athletes ranging from age 8 - 61! Sports AdvantEdge now provides 100's of athletes the chance to enhance their athletic ability! follow sport advantedge Instagram @sportsadvantedge_waunakee @sportsadvantedgeverona @sportsadvantedgebeaverdam @sportsadvantedge_oconomowoc Twitter @sportadvantedge Follow Brian instagram @brianbott23 twitter @23botter

80 minutes. 2 games. That's all that leaves 32 teams from realizing their goals and getting to the national semifinals. 24 programs won't make it. It is a gut-wrenching time of March. Teams who have battled their way to the second weekend of the bracket can see the semifinals tantalizingly close. However, the majority will have their seasons come to finish short and the emotions tend to be raw. On Thursday's Hoopsville, we will chat with some of the programs still battling with hopes of playing for national titles. We even hear from some of the student-athletes trying to achieve something bigger for themselves, their teammates, and their programs. Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline: - Jenny Walker, No. 6 NYU women's senior forward - Andy Rang, No. 14 Trine women's coach - Landry Kosmalski, No. 7 Swarthmore men's coach - Levi Borchert, No. 12 UW-Oshkosh senior forward - Jill Pace, No. 21 Tufts women's coach - Jake Sullivan, No. 4 St. Joseph's (Conn.) senior forward Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and Sport Tours International and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio

The Art of Coaching: How to Connect and Build a TribeGuest: Rebekah GoldBio: Rebekah Gold started Art of Coaching in June of 2022. She's been a crucial member in all branches of the business – from coaching and event facilitation to operations to marketing and 1-on-1 mentoring/ consulting. Prior to Art of Coaching, Rebekah served as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at The University of North Texas. In addition to her responsibilities with Women's Soccer and Softball, she also oversaw facility management and served as the Internship Coordinator.Before UNT, Rebekah was the Olympic Director for Human Performance at Southern Methodist University, and an Assistant Director at both UW-Milwaukee and Arkansas State University. Throughout her time at these institutions, she worked with a variety of teams in both leadership and assistant roles, mentored interns, lead staff development, and ran team building/ leadership curriculums.Rebekah received a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology – Strength and Conditioning from UW-Oshkosh in December of 2012. She went on to intern with the Sports Performance staff at Marquette University, working with all teams on campus. In the fall of 2013, Rebekah began her Graduate Assistantship with the Strength and Conditioning staff at The Citadel – The Military College of South Carolina. She graduated with a master's degree in Leadership in the summer of 2015.Links:https://artofcoaching.com@aocoaching on InstagramEmail: rebekah@artofcoaching.com

In a mere fortnight, the regular season will be over and NCAA tournament brackets will be decided on and announced. Two weeks. On Monday's super-sized Hoopsville, Dave McHugh chats with six programs all of whom are planning or hoping to still be playing after these two weeks. Some of those teams even hope games will be at their home gyms come March. We hear from their coaches on how the season has gone so far, how they are preparing for the final push, all while trying not to peak or exhaust themselves too early. Guests include: - Fred Richter, No. 9 DeSales women's coach - Mark Huelsman, No. 11 Ohio Northern women's coach - Josh Loeffler, No. 8 Johns Hopkins men's coach - Kelly Thompson, Roger Williams women's coach - Matt Lewis, No. 17 UW-Oshkosh men's coach - John Lamanna, Whitman men's coach Men's Top 25 Double-Take: Akiva Poppers and Ryan Whitnable Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. All guests appear on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline.

Rebekah started as the Chief Everything Officer for Art of Coaching in June of 2022.  As her title implies, she gets to have a hand in all branches of the business – from operations to marketing to event facilitation and 1-on-1 mentoring/ consulting.  Prior to Art of Coaching, Rebekah served as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at The University of North Texas.  In addition to her responsibilities with Women's Soccer and Softball, she also oversaw facility management and served as the Internship Coordinator. Before UNT, Rebekah was the Olympic Director for Human Performance at Southern Methodist University, and an Assistant Director at both UW-Milwaukee and Arkansas State University.  Throughout her time at these institutions, she worked with a variety of teams in both leadership and assistant roles, mentored interns, lead staff development, and ran team building/ leadership curriculums. Rebekah received a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology – Strength and Conditioning from UW-Oshkosh in December of 2012.  She went on to intern with the Sports Performance staff at Marquette University, working with all teams on campus.  In the fall of 2013, Rebekah began her Graduate Assistantship with the Strength and Conditioning staff at The Citadel – The Military College of South Carolina.  She graduated with a master's degree in Leadership in the summer of 2015. Email: rebekah@artofcoaching.com Website: artofcoaching.com Instagram: @coach_bgold & @aocoaching FREE RESOURCE: artofcoaching.com/decision Artofcoaching.com/whatdrivesyou Rebekah also works with clients, 1-on-1 as a personal mentor. If you are interested in learning more about that experience, please feel free to reach out to her directly!

Welcome to Episode 113 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. It's way too cold to start playing baseball in the Midwest Region (Region 9) but that's not gonna stop us from previewing all the D-III baseball teams within it. In order: ARC (at 2:40) Loras was definitely good but not "16-0" to start the year good; how will they keep the momentum going after a breakout season? Buena Vista can mash but will need some arms to step up Coe are the defending champs despite a bizarre season and have a lot of experience to replace Luther leads the rest of the pack within a very balanced conference on the whole MIAC (at 15:30) Bethel dominated in 2022 and has basically everyone back ready to do it again -- watch out for this squad Gustavus Adolphus and Saint John's (MN) are the likeliest to push the Royals Remember the name Kiefer Lord!!! (even if he isn't pitching in the MIAC anymore) MWC (at 29:10) We've seen a few different teams challenge for this conference title and the latest team on top was the Lawrence Vikings, who return an excellent lineup led by one of 2022's national HR leaders basically everyone else in this conference is solid, we'll see if UChicago can finally get over the hump UMAC (at 37:30) Crown was one of the best stories of 2022 and now has plenty back to defend their UMAC title Don't forget about Northwestern (MN), though, even if they have a ton of impact talent lost to transfer/graduation WIAC (at 45:50) UW-Stevens Point loudly re-established themselves back atop the D-III baseball world and look like the favorite again UW-Whitewater will need a ton of inexperienced arms to fill in a lot lost to graduation but the offense should roll again UW-La Crosse was ultra-young a year ago and might be ready to jump back into contention UW-Oshkosh was disappointing in 2022 but still has a good amount of talent to get back in the mix atop this conference Don't sleep on Eau Claire; that's a program clearly on the rise We conclude (at 1:01:10) with our player and pitcher of the year picks, and our teams to beat. Then we say goodbye.  Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link 

For nearly 40 years, Mark Mellman has been an industry leader in Democratic polling. In this conversation, he talks the serendipitous start of his consulting firm, stories from his iconic clients Al Gore, John Glenn, and Harry Reid, and lessons as lead pollster from John Kerry's '04 Presidential campaign. Mark also talks his founding of Democratic Majority for Israel and the work DMFI is doing to help mold the Democratic Party  and shape American policy toward Israel.IN THIS EPISODE….Mark talks his roots in a politically interested family in the Columbus, OH area…The serendipitous phone call while at Yale that gave Mark the opportunity to become a pollster…The 1982 House upset that kicked off Mark's consulting career….How Mark grew his new firm in the 1980s among the established “Big 3” Democratic pollsters…Mark compares the polling process of his early days to the current approach…Mark shares stories of some his iconic clients, including Al Gore, Harry Reid, John Glenn, and Steny Hoyer…Mark on the good and bad as lead pollster from Kerry' 04 vs George W. Bush…What led Mark to found Democratic Majority for Israel…Mark gets under the hood of the Nina Turner vs Shontel Brown special election primary & the role of DMFI…Mark's 101 on how Israeli politics work…Mark on what makes a good pollster… AND Yasser Arafat, Atari Democrats, Joe Biden, Pat Caddell, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, Congressional Quarterly, Tom Daschle, Doak Shrum & Donilon, dominant troikas, Elizabeth Drew, Carter Eskew, giant hypodermic needles, John Gilligan, Bill Hamilton, Kamala Harris, Peter Hart, IBM cards, institutionalists, Yair Lapid, Carl Levin, long-haired college students, Joe McCarthy, Meretz, Walter Mondale, Bruce Morrison, Benjamin Netanyahu, Newsweek, Barack Obama, Ohio State University, the Oslo Agreement, Reaganomics, regression analysis, Bernie Sanders, sine qua non, Adlai Stevenson, Bob Squier, Swift Boat Veterans, Harry Truman, UW-Oshkosh, the UK Labour Party, unknown legal aid lawyers, Tim Wirth, Dick Wirthlin & more!

This week's guest is Ian Olvera, whose work can be heard in a variety of ways. Beyond being a current member of Blueheels and the bandleader of Daydream Retrievers, Olvera has helped record and mix music from a wide variety of other musicians at Wire & Vice and Mystery Room Mastering (and on his own), and he's been a live sound engineer for a bunch of Milwaukee venues and some very well-known artists. Before he was doing any of that, Olvera was teaching himself guitar, recording himself with a Fisher Price microphone and making friends in the Green Bay music scene. A day before heading out to Europe for a month to serve as a touring sound technician for Lucinda Williams, Olvera met up with My First Band host Tyler Maas at Milwaukee Record headquarters to talk about being on the road with a music legend, recent solo shows he played, and some recording projects he's taken on lately. Of course, the conversation also focused on his musical start. Olvera talked about being influenced by his dad's records, playing shows in Titletown as a highschooler, starting The Sleepwalkers while studying recording at UW-Oshkosh, moving to Milwaukee and getting more creative opportunities, and some surreal experiences from his varied career in music. My First Band is sponsored by Mystery Room Mastering and Lakefront Brewery. The show is edited by Jared Blohm. You can listen to My First Band on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and wherever else you get podcasts. You can also listen to rebroadcasts of previous My First Band episodes on WMSE every Wednesday from noon to 12:30 p.m. CST. Music used in this episode comes courtesy of Devils Teeth ("The Junction Street Eight Tigers") and Daydream Retrievers ("Living Hell").

Spoiled. We are just spoiled this season by the great games in Division III football. There's not much more we can say. The span on Saturday afternoon in which all three games pictured here: Birmingham-Southern at Trinity (Texas), UW-Oshkosh at UW-River Falls and Wartburg at Central each came down to its finish is something that should be remembered long into the cold and chill of the offseason. We are far from that, though, just a little of the way into October. Trinity survived with a great drive in the closing minute, and we talk with Tucker Horn, the Tigers quarterback, about his team's performance, the great play of receiver Carter Self, the new life around football at Trinity and more.  In all, 49 schools merit serious mention in this week's podcast. Who's on the run in Region 1? Who's blue in the 2? Who's feeling sore in the 4? Seriously, what rivalry in the 4 is so intense that one school wouldn't even say the other's name ... and what happened when that team went up 21-6 on Saturday? Who's alive in the 5? And are they really alive, or just lookin' alive? Plus, who's getting their kicks in the 6, and what does it have to do with a goat? In addition, Pat and Greg hand out game balls, spotlight the unexpected in Stat of the Week, make guesses about Week 7 games and more. There's a list in small type at the bottom of this page of all the teams that are talked about. Fan question in our mailbag from James Baker @d3fbhuddle: I'll bite and direct this to the Minnesotan of the group. What's going on over at Carleton? They are NESCACian academics-wise, and they are 1 of 23 #d3fb (unbeaten) playoff eligible teams left in the nation. How'd they get here (and will they just get creamed in Weeks 9&10?) Pat Coleman and Greg Thomas talk about it all in the latest D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast. The D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast is a regular conversation covering the wide range of Division III football. The post ATN Podcast 314: Another classic week in D-III football appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

Pat and Greg chat with Nate Milne, Muhlenberg's head coach, about his team's recent trip to Spain, as well as new UW-Oshkosh head coach Peter Jennings. Also on the docket: which conferences will suffer most from having fewer at-large bids, will a one-dimensional team ever win the national title again, what non-conference games are we looking forward to, and how do you pronounce WIAC? The post ATN Podcast 304: Mules in Spain; Meeting Peter Jennings appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.