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Toby Radloff  is a former file clerk and actor who became a minor celebrity owing to his appearances in Cleveland writer Harvey Pekar's autobiographical comic book series American Splendor. Radloff has a distinctive manner of speech and quirky mannerisms.He is a self-proclaimed "Genuine Nerd". Career Radloff met Pekar in 1980 when Radloff was hired at Cleveland's Veterans Administration Hospital, and shortly became a recurring character in American Splendor. Television profiles of Pekar at work at the VA Hospital, in which Radloff appeared, led to Radloff being featured as a "special correspondent" in a few short comedic pieces on MTV in the late 1980s about Cleveland and White Castle hamburgers (a particular favorite of Radloff's).Radloff was also a frequent guest on a local Cleveland cable access show, The Eddie Marshall Show. Radloff is a huge admirer of the 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds, which he estimated in 2003 to have seen at least 25 times; his enthusiasm for the film was documented in the American Splendor comic (and in a number of scenes in the American Splendor film). Radloff's public persona as a "Genuine Nerd", cemented by his appearances on MTV, led to his starring roles as Harold Kunkle in the comedy horror film Killer Nerd (1991) and its sequel Bride of Killer Nerd (1992) Toby's Info toby.radloff https://www.waynealanharold.com     C-Level Pete Francis Tickets June 13th Winchester Lakewood OH

DITCH THE DRAMA, UNLOCK CONNECTION! Tired of misunderstandings and conflict? Discover "Bempathy," the game-changing communication technique that combines lighthearted banter with genuine empathy. Interview Jill Robin Payne. Bempathy®: Simplifying Communication by Looking at the Third Side of the Coin is your guide to understanding others and yourself like never before. This engaging read offers a unique approach that's: Simple yet powerful: Easy for kids to grasp, yet insightful for adults. Practical tools: Learn to see others' perspectives and build confidence, navigating diverse relationships with ease. Fun and relatable: Three delightful cartoon characters guide you through real-life scenarios, making learning fast and enjoyable. BEMPATHY GOES BEYOND EMPATHY It combines the power of playful banter with genuine understanding to build harmonious connections in all areas of your life both personal and professional. Transform negatives into positives, and watch even good interactions become exceptional. YOUR KEY TO UNLOCKING HAPPER, HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIPS: Seeing eye-to-eye: Understand diverse perspectives and build bridges, not walls. Sparking compassion: Cultivate harmonious relationships in all areas of your life. Turning conflict into win-win: Navigate tricky situations with confidence and grace. Ready to experience communication like never before? Join our charming characters on their journey and unlock the secrets of "Bempathy" today! Suggested Interview Segment Topic: How to use Bempathy® to improve personal and professional communication. 5 easy ways to improve your family relationships. 5 easy ways to improve your romantic relationship. 5 ways to spot a dud before you waste time. 5 ways to improve communication with friends and family 5 ways to improve communication with your partner. 5 ways to improve communication with your coworkers. 5 communication skills that everyone needs. 5 ways we should act more like children. 5 ways to prepare for a healthy marriage. Guest Bio: Jill was the first student from her college to intern at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. She interned at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Houston for her master's degree. While working at Bellaire Hospital in Houston she authored a guide for positive rehabilitative activities for the emotionally and physically challenged. During her over 40 years of work experience in the mental health field, she has given numerous lectures, taught college level Behavior Modification as an adjunct professor, is an author who continues managing a diverse practice. She is heard on all social media outlets plus local and national radio and television stations commenting on the intersection of current events and social psychology. Jill is a member of the American Counseling Association, Houston Alumnae Chapter of ZTA, Texas State Society and a lifetime member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Recreational Therapy from Longwood University and a master's degree in clinical/counseling psychology with honors from Houston Christian University. Jill's practice is devoted to advancing the notion that seeking advice for mental health is as important as seeking advice for physical health. With a background in Pilates certification, reiki mastery, an undergraduate degree in recreation therapy, and a master's in psychology, she developed a concept that she copyrighted and trademarked as Bempathy® – a term she herself coined. Bempathy® represents a unique approach to communication and social skills, combining banter with empathy to build and maintain harmonious reciprocal relationships. All of Jill's work and efforts stem directly from the heart. Her passion is to 'Spread the Goodness' using the synergy of mind, body, and Bempathy®. Please Mention: Jill's Bempathy books are available on Amazon or by visiting www.jillrobinpayne.com

DITCH THE DRAMA, UNLOCK CONNECTION! Tired of misunderstandings and conflict? Discover "Bempathy," the game-changing communication technique that combines lighthearted banter with genuine empathy. Interview Jill Robin Payne. Bempathy®: Simplifying Communication by Looking at the Third Side of the Coin is your guide to understanding others and yourself like never before. This engaging read offers a unique approach that's: Simple yet powerful: Easy for kids to grasp, yet insightful for adults. Practical tools: Learn to see others' perspectives and build confidence, navigating diverse relationships with ease. Fun and relatable: Three delightful cartoon characters guide you through real-life scenarios, making learning fast and enjoyable. BEMPATHY GOES BEYOND EMPATHY It combines the power of playful banter with genuine understanding to build harmonious connections in all areas of your life both personal and professional. Transform negatives into positives, and watch even good interactions become exceptional. YOUR KEY TO UNLOCKING HAPPER, HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIPS: Seeing eye-to-eye: Understand diverse perspectives and build bridges, not walls. Sparking compassion: Cultivate harmonious relationships in all areas of your life. Turning conflict into win-win: Navigate tricky situations with confidence and grace. Ready to experience communication like never before? Join our charming characters on their journey and unlock the secrets of "Bempathy" today! Suggested Interview Segment Topic: How to use Bempathy® to improve personal and professional communication. 5 easy ways to improve your family relationships. 5 easy ways to improve your romantic relationship. 5 ways to spot a dud before you waste time. 5 ways to improve communication with friends and family 5 ways to improve communication with your partner. 5 ways to improve communication with your coworkers. 5 communication skills that everyone needs. 5 ways we should act more like children. 5 ways to prepare for a healthy marriage. Guest Bio: Jill was the first student from her college to intern at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. She interned at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Houston for her master's degree. While working at Bellaire Hospital in Houston she authored a guide for positive rehabilitative activities for the emotionally and physically challenged. During her over 40 years of work experience in the mental health field, she has given numerous lectures, taught college level Behavior Modification as an adjunct professor, is an author who continues managing a diverse practice. She is heard on all social media outlets plus local and national radio and television stations commenting on the intersection of current events and social psychology. Jill is a member of the American Counseling Association, Houston Alumnae Chapter of ZTA, Texas State Society and a lifetime member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Recreational Therapy from Longwood University and a master's degree in clinical/counseling psychology with honors from Houston Christian University. Jill's practice is devoted to advancing the notion that seeking advice for mental health is as important as seeking advice for physical health. With a background in Pilates certification, reiki mastery, an undergraduate degree in recreation therapy, and a master's in psychology, she developed a concept that she copyrighted and trademarked as Bempathy® – a term she herself coined. Bempathy® represents a unique approach to communication and social skills, combining banter with empathy to build and maintain harmonious reciprocal relationships. All of Jill's work and efforts stem directly from the heart. Her passion is to 'Spread the Goodness' using the synergy of mind, body, and Bempathy®. Please Mention: Jill's Bempathy books are available on Amazon or by visiting www.jillrobinpayne.com

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel (ret), practices at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He is a Professor at West Virginia University School of Medicine and developed the US Air Force Efficient Running Program. Mark has run competitively for four decades, with more than one hundred marathon and ultramarathon finishes, and he continues to compete as a masters runner with thirty straight years under a 3-hour marathon. Mark owns the first minimalist running and walking shoe store, Two Rivers Treads. He has also been named a Distinguished Mountaineer by the Governor of West Virginia, a Blue Ridge Outdoors Pioneer, Air Force Athlete of the Year, Colorado Academy of Family Physicians' Teacher of the Year, is inducted into the Marine Corps Marathon Hall of Fame (2018), and has received the President's Award from the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. Mark's innovative work and story has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, Outside Magazine, Running Times, Runners World, Air Force Times, the Washington Post, JAMA, and other medical and media outlets. In this discussion, Drs. Tony and Mark talk about: (00:00) Intro (02:12) Why the obesity and diabetes rates among active duty military and veterans are so high (13:20) The emotional/hormonal aspects of metabolic health (21:05) Which metabolic health interventions are the most helpful for long term success (26:26) The evolution of nutrition philosophy for running (31:56) Learning to be comfortable with the idea of suffering in order to achieve your goals (37:30) The detrimental effects of processed foods and how we can better educate people about this reality (46:00) The Metabolic Revolution and how we can begin to meet the health crisis head on with effective methods (50:51) Outro Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.   Links:   Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Part 1 to this episode: https://doctortonyhampton.libsyn.com/episode-226-why-our-health-is-failing-and-how-to-fix-it-wdr-mark-cucuzzella-part-1 Dave Ramsey (financial advice): https://www.ramseysolutions.com   Dr. Mark Cucuzzella: US Air Force Efficient Running Program: http://www.efficientrunning.net/ Two Rivers Treads: http://bit.ly/rfyl-trt Website: https://www.drmarksdesk.com/   Dr. Tony Hampton: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/drtonyhampton Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/drtonyhampton/ LinkedIn Account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtonyhampton/ Ritmos Negros Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ritmos-negros/id1534043495 Q Med: https://qmedcme.com Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/smhp-symposiums/san-diego-2022/ How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOEB1Fr0_MM • • Keto Mojo: https://keto-mojo.com/speakers/tony-hampton/

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel (ret), practices at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He is a Professor at West Virginia University School of Medicine and developed the US Air Force Efficient Running Program. Mark has run competitively for four decades, with more than one hundred marathon and ultramarathon finishes, and he continues to compete as a masters runner with thirty straight years under a 3-hour marathon. Mark owns the first minimalist running and walking shoe store, Two Rivers Treads. He has also been named a Distinguished Mountaineer by the Governor of West Virginia, a Blue Ridge Outdoors Pioneer, Air Force Athlete of the Year, Colorado Academy of Family Physicians' Teacher of the Year, is inducted into the Marine Corps Marathon Hall of Fame (2018), and has received the President's Award from the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. Mark's innovative work and story has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, Outside Magazine, Running Times, Runners World, Air Force Times, the Washington Post, JAMA, and other medical and media outlets. In this discussion, Drs. Tony and Mark talk about: (04:29) Why Dr. Mark chose to speak at the Metabolic Revolution Rally and what he spoke about (07:02) The recent USDA meeting that Drs. Mark and Tony were a part of (10:38) Why metabolic health advocacy has become such a huge part of Dr. Mark's life (19:27) Why Japan's obesity rate is drastically lower than that of the US (24:13) What the ‘Double Burden of Disease' is (32:12) Childhood obesity statistics and preventing obesity in children in the US (36:37) Pottenger's Cats and how this study relates to generational health and childhood health (41:00) Understanding the obesity epidemic in Appalachia (45:10) Dr. Mark's physician's pharmacy program and how it is making his community healthier by offering effective incentives (53:19) Government subsidies for farm products—pros and cons—and how the government could effectively contribute to public health (01:00:10) How people can take control of their health for the long term Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.   Links:   Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Public Health Collaboration Infographic Comparing Low Carb to Low Fat Diets for Weight Loss: https://phcuk.org/wp-content/uploads/LC-v-LF-RCTs-26.10.2023.png Is it Time for a Lock Down on Sugar? (Article): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34009796/ Pottenger's Cats (book): https://www.amazon.com/Pottengers-Cats-Francis-Marion-Pottenger/dp/0916764060   Dr. Mark Cucuzzella: US Air Force Efficient Running Program: http://www.efficientrunning.net/ Two Rivers Treads: http://bit.ly/rfyl-trt Website: https://www.drmarksdesk.com/   Dr. Tony Hampton: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/drtonyhampton Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/drtonyhampton/ LinkedIn Account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtonyhampton/ Ritmos Negros Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ritmos-negros/id1534043495 Q Med: https://qmedcme.com Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/smhp-symposiums/san-diego-2022/ How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOEB1Fr0_MM • • Keto Mojo: https://keto-mojo.com/speakers/tony-hampton/

Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_USBuy Grow kit: https://modernmushroomcultivation.com/Aloha and welcome to today's episode, where we have an extraordinary guest who has dedicated over four decades to advancing mental health, personal growth, and the art of compassionate communication. Jill Robin Payne has not only carved out a distinguished career as a psychotherapist, author, and educator, but she's also pioneered the concept of Bempathy®, a transformative approach that fuses empathy with lighthearted banter to create stronger, more harmonious relationships. With a master's degree in clinical psychology, Jill has taught behavior modification, lectured across the country, and contributed to national discussions on mental health through her appearances on radio, television, and social media.Her journey began as the first student from her college to intern at the prestigious National Institutes of Health, followed by her master's work at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Houston. Throughout her illustrious career, Jill has developed rehabilitative programs, shared her insights at top medical conferences, and even authored guidebooks aimed at empowering the emotionally and physically challenged.Whether she's speaking on the intersection of social psychology and current events or advocating for mental health as essential as physical well-being, Jill's passion shines through. She's committed to ‘Spreading the Goodness' by integrating mind, body, and the power of Bempathy® in everything she does.Today, we're going to explore her unique contributions to mental health, her innovative work, and her journey as an inspiring thought leader in a world that's rapidly evolving. Let's welcome Jill Robin Payne!https://jillrobinpayne.com/ Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_USCheck out our YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPzfOaFtA1hF8UhnuvOQnTgKcIYPI9Ni9&si=Jgg9ATGwzhzdmjkgGrow your own:https://modernmushroomcultivation.com/

https://www.robbinsdds.com/ https://www.mystoneoakdental.com/ Follow @dental_digest_podcast Instagram Follow @dr.melissa_seibert on Instagram Connect with Melissa on Linkedin  DOT - Use the Code DENTALDIGEST for 10% off   J. William Robbins, D.D.S., MA., maintains a full-time private practice and is an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Dental School in 1973. He completed a rotating internship at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas and a 2-year General Practice Residency at the V.A. Hospital in  San Diego, California. Dr. Robbins has published over 80 articles, abstracts, and chapters on a wide range of dental subjects and has lectured in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South American, Europe, Middle East and Africa. He co-authored a textbook, Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry – A Contemporary Approach, which is published by Quintessence, and is in its 4th edition. He recently co-authored a new textbook, Global Diagnosis – A New Vision of Dental Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, which is also published by Quintessence. He has won several awards including the Presidential Teaching Award at the University of Texas Health Science Center, the 2002 Texas Dentist of the Year Award, the 2003 Honorary Thaddeus V. Weclew Fellowship Award from the Academy of General Dentistry, the 2010 Saul Schluger Award given by the Seattle Study Club, the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry 2015 President's Award, and the 2016 Academy of Operative Dentistry Award of Excellence. He is a diplomat of the American Board of General Dentistry. He is past president of the American Board of General Dentistry, the Academy of Operative Dentistry, the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry, and the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry.

https://www.robbinsdds.com/ https://www.mystoneoakdental.com/ Follow @dental_digest_podcast Instagram Follow @dr.melissa_seibert on Instagram Connect with Melissa on Linkedin  DOT - Use the Code DENTALDIGEST for 10% off   J. William Robbins, D.D.S., MA., maintains a full-time private practice and is an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Dental School in 1973. He completed a rotating internship at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas and a 2-year General Practice Residency at the V.A. Hospital in  San Diego, California. Dr. Robbins has published over 80 articles, abstracts, and chapters on a wide range of dental subjects and has lectured in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South American, Europe, Middle East and Africa. He co-authored a textbook, Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry – A Contemporary Approach, which is published by Quintessence, and is in its 4th edition. He recently co-authored a new textbook, Global Diagnosis – A New Vision of Dental Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, which is also published by Quintessence. He has won several awards including the Presidential Teaching Award at the University of Texas Health Science Center, the 2002 Texas Dentist of the Year Award, the 2003 Honorary Thaddeus V. Weclew Fellowship Award from the Academy of General Dentistry, the 2010 Saul Schluger Award given by the Seattle Study Club, the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry 2015 President's Award, and the 2016 Academy of Operative Dentistry Award of Excellence. He is a diplomat of the American Board of General Dentistry. He is past president of the American Board of General Dentistry, the Academy of Operative Dentistry, the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry, and the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry.

This month Megan sits down with Fr. Filbert Ngwila, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago who is currently serving as a Chaplain in the U.S. Army and at Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital. He has also served as a representative of multiple mission causes from his home country of Tanzania for mission appeals. Megan asks about Fr. Filbert's call to the priesthood and to chaplaincy. He shares about his service in the army and why he feels honored to minister with veterans and their families. They also discuss the three missionary organizations in Tanzania for which Fr. Filbert has made mission appeals.

Original Air Date 2/24/2021We are releasing an episode from the archives because it WAS THAT GOOD!  Dr. Bill Robbins is a phenomenal dentist, educator, author, mentor and innovator in the world of dentistry.  His textbook, Global Diagnosis – A New Vision of Dental Diagnosis and Treatment Planning published by Quintessence provides a comprehensive, logical path to treatment planning the most complex dentofacial restorative challenges.  And he is just an awesome guy and great to hang out with!  Enjoy!J. William Robbins, D.D.S., M.A., maintains a full-time private practice and is Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Dental School in l973. He completed a rotating internship at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas and a 2-year General Practice Residency at the V.A. Hospital in San Diego, California. Dr. Robbins has published over 80 articles, abstracts, and chapters on a wide range of dental subjects and has lectured in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Middle East, China, and Africa. He coauthored a textbook, Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry – A Contemporary Approach, which is published by Quintessence, and is in its 4th edition. He recently co-authored a new textbook,Global Diagnosis – A New Vision of Dental Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, which is also published by Quintessence. He has won several awards including the Presidential Teaching Award at the University of Texas Health Science Center, the 2002 Texas Dentist of the Year Award, the 2003 Honorary Thaddeus V. Weclew Fellowship Award from the Academy of General Dentistry, the 2010 Saul Schluger Award given by the Seattle Study Club, the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry 2015 President's Award, and the 2016 Academy of Operative Dentistry Award of Excellence. He is a diplomate of the American Board of General Dentistry. He is past president of the American Board of General Dentistry, the Academy of Operative Dentistry, the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry, and the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry.

In this episode I have a conversation with those who are or have been prison chaplains. They get us started into understanding the nature and experience of the prison and ministry within that context. My guests are the Reverends Carol Sasser Dalton, Nancy Hastings Sehested, and Jody Griffin. For the past fifteen years, Carol has been and continues to be chaplain at Western (formerly Swannano) Correctional Center for Women in Swannanoa, North Carolina. Although she works within the prison system, she is employed by the nonprofit Ministry of Hope. In addition to work in the prison, Carol has also done chaplaincy work at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina and Rutherford County Hospital in North Carolina working with patients experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, other mental health issues, substance abuse, and end-of-life issues. Nancy is a retired pastor and prison chaplain. She served as a state prison chaplain in North Carolina for over a decade. Her chaplaincy included serving in minimum, medium and maximum security prisons for men. She was at Avery-Mitchell Correctional from 2000-2003. She was at the minimum and maximum security prisons at Marion Correctional from 2003-2013. She wrote a book about her experiences in Marked for Life: A Prison Chaplain's Story. Jody was a United States Army Reserve Chaplain with the 167TH Military Police Battalion and a Retired North Carolina Army National Guard Chaplain serving in United States Army and Navy confinement facilities. From 2016-2022 he was a community funded chaplain at Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution. He is currently the pastor of Central Baptist Church, Spruce Pine, North Carolina and chaplain at Medi Hospice, Boone, North Carolina. The intro and outro music for this episode is from a clip of a song called 'Father Let Your Kingdom Come' which is found on The Porter's Gate Worship Project Work Songs album and is used by permission by The Porter's Gate Worship Project.

Laura Sanger is a Clinical Psychologist, an author, and a small business owner.  After Earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego, she worked at the Veterans Administration Hospital in La Jolla, Los Angeles, West Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City.  She then received an M.A. in Theology and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary, serving as adjunct professor at Salt Lake Theological Seminary, teaching courses in adolescent development, with 15 years practice as a Clinical Psychologist for specializing in chronic mental illness, addictions, personality disorders, and adolescent treatment. Since 2009, she has been the managing partner of a real-estate investment business. She is a prophetic intercessor, spiritual warrior and passionate about seeing people set free to reach their full potential. Laura spent 4 years researching and writing about The Roots of the Federal Reserve available now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  By shedding light on what lies in the dark corners of history, this book reveals the spiritual landscape of the roots of the Federal Reserve in a journey through time tracing deceptions across cultures and generations. The Roots of the Federal Reserve emanates from the Days of Noah when the Nephilim roamed the earth. (These beings are referred to in the Old Testament as "giants" or "fallen ones.")  By following known history, archeology and symbolism, The Roots of the Federal Reserve traces the Nephilim bloodline through the lineage of Ham and reveals the Nephilim agenda concealed for ages, operating insidiously, since the Seed war in Genesis 3.  Ultimately, the journey leads to Jekyll Island, the birthplace of the Federal Reserve and the players who participated in its creation.  This book excavates the bedrock of slavery that keeps us in bondage to debt, it reveals the domination of the "Titans," and unmasks the destructive repercussions our monetary system has on the lives of everyday people. A battle has been raging in the hidden recesses of our nation and the financial gate of our country has been defiled. This book unveils the spiritual forces that have been squeezing abundant life out of America. However, this is not just another sad narrative about our subjugation, rather it's a call to freedom Together we can release the full measure of prosperity intended for our nation, reclaim our inheritance that has been stolen, and restore our nation to once again be, "the land of the free and the home of the brave." Show links:  https://nolongerenslaved.com/ Join us at Music and Sky this year, limited $50 off your ticket with the code, ALFAVEDIC https://musicandsky.com Join Mike at the AUREA Leadership Summit in Miami Sept 9-11!  https://alfavedic.com/aurea

We've got two short science fiction stories for you today on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast with at least one lost sci-fi short story in every episode.Thanks to you The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast is exploding around the world with new listeners in New Zealand, Brantford, Stoney Creek, Edmonton and Toronto Canada, Ankeny Iowa, Philadelphia PA, Barbados, Brazil, and Mecca Saudi Arabia. There are many more, but we'll mention those in another episode. Thank you for sharing and growing The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.We've just added a new audiobook bundle to LostSciFi.com that people love! The Ray Bradbury and Philip K. Dick bundle has 9 short stories from these legendary sci-fi authors. Available now for only $4.97 at LostSciFi.com.We've already narrated 5 sci-fi stories written by William Morrison and many more are on the way. We had no idea that William Morrison was born Joseph Samachson on October 13, 1906, in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Russian Jewish parents.This guy has an incredible bio. He graduated fromRutgers University, then earned a Ph.D. in chemistry fromYaleat the age of 23. He was an assistant professor at the College of Medicine, at the University of Illinois. He also headed a laboratory in metabolic research at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Chicago. Samachson worked as aresearch chemistfor theAmerican Molasses Companyuntil 1938, leaving to become a "freelance technical writer".Then in 1941 his first short sci-fi story was released. Writing as William Morrison, for reasons unknown, "Bad Medicine"appeared in Thrilling Wonder Stories magazine in February 1941. He would go on to write about 80 short sci-fi stories over the next 17 years.If that's not enough, he started writing for DC Comics sometime around 1942. Contributing to stories for both Batman and Superman, he even created a character of his own. That character would appear in the 4-hour epic, Zach Snyder's Justice League released in 2021. Played by veteran Hollywood actor Harry Lennix, the character Samachson created 66 years earlier appeared on the big screen. John Johns, aka Martian Manhunter is a shapeshifter stranded on Earth originally from Mars. Martian Manhunter first appeared in the November 1955 issue #225 of Detective Comics. A copy of issue #225 sold 5 years ago for an amazing $120,000! You can find a copy on eBay right now at the bargain Buy It Now Price for only $34,995. Joseph Samachson also found time to write scripts for a science fiction television series that aired on the DuMont Television Network. Captain Video and His Video Rangers aired from 1949 to 1955. If you're curious you can watch several full-length episodes on YouTube.Samachson received special thanks credits in Zach Snyder's Justice League and The Lego Batman movie. A legendary sci-fi writer himself, Frederik Pohl once remarked that Samachson was "one of the most shamefully neglected writers in the history of science fiction." That's high praise.Samachson died of complications from Parkinson's diseaseon June 2, 1980 in Chicago.Xhanph was the fully accredited ambassador from Gfun,and Earth's first visitor from outer space.History and the amenities called for a tremendousreception. But earth people are funny people....Taken from the pages of “If Worlds of Science Fiction” in October 1954,Unwelcomed Visitor by William Morrison

Meet Dave Pantos As an attorney who has worked tirelessly for a fair and equitable justice system, I have a passion for service and good government. I have had the honor to serve the Omaha community in many ways over the last two decades. Now, I want to build on the progress that so many others have made in this city and county and bring meaningful change to our system. This mission has been at the core of my career as an attorney, nonprofit leader, and advocate for people who haven't gotten a fair shake. And it is why I am running for County Attorney in Douglas County. As almost everyone would agree, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” But Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous words resonate so loudly today because we still have so much work to do. As County Attorney, I will draw on the wide range of experiences that I have in both judicial and administrative courtrooms. For example, as a Legal Aid attorney, I secured key victories on behalf of people with disabilities in federal court. I later served as Executive Director of the Legal Aid program in Nebraska, and I currently teach law and policy at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to the next generation of environmental science professionals. I am in court downtown every week representing tenants facing homelessness in eviction court. Every case I can get dismissed is a victory for a family that won't end up on the streets. During my tenure as Legal Aid's Executive Director, I helped to initiate the statewide health law project, the Access to Justice Centers in Omaha and Lincoln, and, in partnership with other local organizations, the Nebraska Immigration Legal Assistance Hotline. My nonprofit service also included a term as Executive Director of Autism Action Partnership. Under my leadership, we debuted the Partnership for Autism Career Employment. As a nonprofit leader, I was Board Chairperson of both the Nonprofit Association of the Midlands and the Domestic Violence Council. Recently, I served a term as one of the two District 3 Board Members on the Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors. Currently, I serve on the Board of Omaha Permaculture and the Nebraska Lawyers Trust Account Foundation and also serve on the Event Committee of Kids Can Community Center. Of course, family is the center of my life in Omaha. I am married to the incredible Jill Pantos, who has served our country through her work in the Navy--including several years overseas--and is now a nurse at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Omaha. My twin sons Miles and Lyndon are first-year students at Millard North High School. We have a blended family which also includes my step-daughter Rowan and step-son Cooper. As County Attorney, I will focus on crime reduction strategies through three principles: justice, fairness, and transparency. It's time for criminal justice reform in Nebraska, and it's an outside, independent voice who can make that happen. Please vote Pantos for County Attorney in 2022! Justice for James Scurlock. https://saytheirnamesmemorials.com/james-scurlock --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/midwest-misfits/support

The State of COVID-19 with Dr. Bertha Ayi.Dr. Bertha Serwa Ayi, MD, FACP, FIDSA, MBA Shares Important Information on COVID-19.About GuestDr. Bertha Serwa Ayi, MD, FACP, FIDSA, MBA is a Board Certified Infectious disease specialist.She is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Kansas Health Science Center and University of North Dakota, USA, an adjunct lecturer at the University of Development Studies in Tamale, Ghana and the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho, Ghana.Dr. Ayi is the President elect of the Ghana Physicians and Surgeons Foundation of North America (GPSF) and a graduate of the University Of Ghana Medical School (UGMS Class of 1996) where she graduated with honors and received the Alcon/Paracelsus Award in Ophthalmology.She completed her Internal Medicine Residency training at Good Samaritan Hospital Inc., an affiliate of John Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore Maryland in 2002.In 2004, she completed fellowship training in Infectious Diseases at a combined training program at Creighton University Medical Center, University of Medical Center and the Veterans Administration Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.Additionally, Dr. Ayi completed a Master's in Business Administration with a focus on Health Services Administration at the University of South Dakota, graduating in 2013.She is a Board Certified Infectious Disease Specialist and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and the Infectious Disease Society of America (FIDSA).Dr. Ayi practices as an infectious disease consultant in Fargo, North Dakota.A well-loved speaker, she is an astute author with two published books. She has also written several articles, contributed to book chapters, numerous medical journals and internet publications.In 2015 she won the Women of Excellence award in the category of Women Striving to Improve the Quality of Life, under the auspices of Women Aware, a nonprofit organization.Dr. Ayi is passionate about global health, malaria eradication and efforts at poverty reduction.Humanity Chats - a conversation about everyday issues that impact humans. Join us. Together, we can go far. Thank you for listening. Share with a friend. We are humans. From all around the world. One kind only. And that is humankind. Your friend, Marjy Marj

In a free-market economy, the role of government is often debated. On the one hand, business generally prefers to be left alone by government, interpreting the word “free” in free-market as free from regulation. On the other hand, there are any number of business organizations whose principal functions are to extract as many regulatory and tax advantages as possible for their particular industry.  In response to this lobbying, the Louisiana State government, like any good investor, does its best to diversify. The state has instituted economic development initiatives to attract and grow a wide range of businesses, from film to aerospace. You might remember a few years ago, starting with the re-development period after Hurricane Katrina, there was a big push to create what was called New Orleans' Biomedical District. That economic development has, as of today, reportedly created 34,000 new jobs and had an economic impact of some $3.3 billion. The Biomedical District includes the Veterans Administration Hospital, the University Medical Center, the Louisiana Cancer Research Center, and the New Orleans BioInnovation Center.  The New Orleans BioInnovation Center provides office space, laboratories, business support, and even financial investment for biotech startups. They have a 66,000 square-foot building on Canal Street that opened in 2011, and cost $47m to build. This size investment in a “build it and they will come” strategy takes some serious financial and science skill to navigate. Similar state-funded bio innovation initiatives in Baton Rouge and Shreveport failed. To keep the New Orleans enterprise afloat, in 2021 Kris Khalil was named Executive Director of the New Orleans BioInnovation Center. In one type of best-case scenario, the object of biomedical innovation is to come up with a medical device that becomes an everyday piece of equipment that sells in the millions. For example, the FitBit and Apple Watch have turned the decidedly un-sexy concept of a heart monitor into a fashion item. In the same way, eyeglasses are technically a medical device. But somehow, Warby Parker and others have turned assisted vision into what is now a fashion accessory. What's next? Which otherwise pedestrian item that we use for medical-assisted-living could become hip and ubiquitous? With the growing number of people walking around with ear-buds blasting sound directly into their ears, could the next medical fashion item become the hearing aid? If you'll excuse the pun, that might not be as crazy as it sounds. Federal legislation called “The Over The Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017” finally went into effect in early 2021. This legislation allows hearing aids to be sold in stores or online, without any consultation, prescription, or referral. As a result, some trend-spotters are predicting major growth in the hearing aid industry. Dina Zeevi is President of the Louisiana Society of Hearing Aid Specialists, and a Board Member and Administrative Secretary of the Louisiana Board of Hearing Aid Dealers. She's also a Hearing Instrument Specialist and the owner of a hearing aid store on the Westbank, called Hear Now. Out to Lunch is recorded over lunch at NOLA Pizza in the NOLA Brewing Taproom. You can find photos from this show by Jill Lafleur at our website.  And here's more lunchtime conversation about New Orleans' health and hearing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob interviews Dr. Sigfredo Aldarondo on How to Rehab Your Lungs After Covid 19, Pneumonia or Surgery. Dr. Sigfredo Aldarondo, MD is a board-certified internal medicine, critical care, pulmonary disease and pulmonology physician. Dr. Aldarondo earned his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico. He went on to complete his internship and medical residency at Veterans Administration Hospital in Washington, DC. Dr. Aldarondo completed his medical training with a fellowship at Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, TX. DR SIGFREDO ALDARONDO WEBSITE: https://www.adventhealthcancerinstitute.com/meet-our-cancer-team/sigfredo-aldarondo Products in this Video: 1) The Breather: https://amzn.to/3gKSOWQ 2) The Breather For Athletes: https://amzn.to/2WHgMLA

Adam Smith, Jeffrey Stevens and Daniel Morales of the Dam Safety Production Center, Southwestern Division, sat down with Brannen Parrish of the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss the Veterans Administration Hospital project at Muskogee, Oklahoma. The Dam Safety Production Center works out of the Tulsa District but is assigned to the Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and provides support to other districts in the Southwestern Division and throughout the USACE. The engineers discussed various topics including civil engineering, structural engineering and geotechnical engineering. They also talked about how engineering and construction work have changed through the years.

Adam Smith, Jeffrey Stevens and Daniel Morales of the Dam Safety Production Center, Southwestern Division, sat down with Brannen Parrish of the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss the Veterans Administration Hospital project at Muskogee, Oklahoma. The Dam Safety Production Center works out of the Tulsa District but is assigned to the Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and provides support to other districts in the Southwestern Division and throughout the USACE. The engineers discussed various topics including civil engineering, structural engineering and geotechnical engineering. They also talked about how engineering and construction work have changed through the years.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America's Guideline Podcast provides concise summaries of the most important IDSA guidelines. For the full version of the guidelines presented, please go to www.idsociety.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Stuart Johnson, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center; Clinician Researcher, Departments of Research and Medicine, Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital

On today’s episode, Greg and Brian are joined by Dr. Colleen Richardson. Colleen is the chief of psychology at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Dallas, Texas and is also a veteran herself. Recently, Brian met Colleen in Salt Lake City at the funeral for his friend and fellow Marine veteran Tyler Bues. On August 25th of this year, Tyler, or “Blue” as many people called him, fell victim to the mental health issues he was facing and committed suicide. As discussed in the show, these all too familiar incidents are incredibly emotional and very hard to understand. Colleen is an amazing person and she does an incredible job helping veterans every single day. She is one of the people that are "fighting it out in the streets" every day, saving the lives of countless veterans. During the episode, she gives some great takeaways that anyone can benefit from. When someone commits suicide we often forget about the people they leave behind so one thing we would ask you to do is to check out the links below and if you can, please contribute to the Go Fund Me that was set up to help out Blue’s wife and two young boys. It’s a simple way to directly help someone in need. GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-our-beus-familyContact LinksFollow us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/HBPRA/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arcadia_cognerati/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1S7E4hgSfLVWi4jGlKKqawWebsite: https://www.arcadiacognerati.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/A_CogneratiItunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/left-of-greg-podcast/id1448181902Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BgPDLkWp5iptfZOnXvSSEMusic from https://filmmusic.io "District Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/LeftOfGreg/)

On this caregiver radio program, Pamela D Wilson, caregiving expert talks about Self-Care for Caregivers and Online Caregiver Support Groups. The guest is Dr. Christopher Crnich, Associate Professor of Infectious Disease at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Madison, WI, who shares research about Antibiotic Use in the Elderly.

"Pellicola tratta dal romanzo omonimo di Ken Kesey, pubblicato nel 1962. L'autore scrisse il libro in seguito alla propria esperienza da volontario all'interno del Veterans Administration Hospital di Palo Alto, in California. Ha segnato la storia del cinema nella trattazione innovativa di un argomento molto delicato come il disagio presente negli ospedali psichiatrici, denunciando il trattamento inumano cui venivano sottoposti i pazienti ospitati nelle strutture ospedaliere statali, verso i quali vigeva un atteggiamento discriminatorio, alimentato dalla paura dell'aggressività che caratterizza in qualche caso la malattia mentale." (questo lo si legge su Wikipedia ma non penso si possa racchiudere diversamente in poche parole tutto ciò che questo film riporta e rappresenta.) Nicholson è un mostro sacro, come sempre d'altronde, e ho trovato il doppiaggio di Adalberto Maria Merli davvero impeccabile e di una qualità impressionante. Questa è una scena che mi è sempre piaciuta, per quanto breve, per i toni forti e per lo sviluppo del film. ****************************** Lascio anche qualche canale esterno per i più curiosi dato che sono presente un po' su tutti i social con materiali di recitazione, scrittura, doppiaggio e disegno di diverso genere :D #francescomerli #piumenere

SGT Fred Castaneda is a proud veteran Paratrooper who served in Vietnam with the 23rd Infantry Division commonly referred to as the Americal Division. https://americal.org/cmsaml/   The Americal Division is a  contraction of "American, New Caledonian Division". This was unusual, as most U.S. divisions are known by a number. After World War II the Americal Division was officially re-designated as the 23rd Infantry Division. However, it was rarely referred to as such, even on official orders.   The link below is a short biography of SGT Castaneda recorded by the University of Texas at Austin by the Voces Oral History Project back on January 18, 2010.  https://voces.lib.utexas.edu/collections/stories/fred-castaneda Fred was drafted and like a lot of draftees he tried to control a little of his own destiny by volunteering to be a Paratrooper.  He paints the picture very well in explaining how even though he scored very high on his entrance exam he was given very few options because he was not a United States Citizen.  He made the best out of a not so good situation.     I am learning after just my 10th interview, Fred was not different from many veterans, he moved on quickly after he was discharged and put his time in the military behind him, he jumped with both feet into being a very successful civilian, son, husband and father. After two decades Fred landed in the heart of the Army which is North Carolina, the home of the 82nd Airborne, XVIII Airborne Corps, FORSCOM, and the US Army Special Operations Command. He had some time on his hands and decided to visit a recruiting office and there his passion returned as a Soldier & Paratrooper.   Fred is dealing with complications from Agent Orange & PTSD. Hi days are now spent like a lot of veterans who served in Vietnam at the Veterans Administration Hospital. His stories about the media resonated with me all too well and his stories about being a PIG Gunner (this is the affectionate name given to the M60 Machine Gun) was very well told.  You will hear that SGT Fred Castaneda has an excellent radio / podcast voice and if you would like to hear more from Fred he hosts his own podcast at the http://podcastreporter.com/.  He has helped me as a  fledgling podcaster get off the ground.    Timeline: Start - Fred is drafted while in College 3m:15s - Volunteered for Airborne along with his buddy 4m.20s - Talk about Fred’s Bio from University of Texas 8m.1s - Why Fred joined the Airborne 12m.15s - Coming Home from Vietnam 18m.43s - Recondo School Instructor 22m.17s - Yom Kippur War,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War 24m.38s - Failed Recruiting Program  26m.44s - Arrived in Vietnam 29m.50s - Injured on an airborne operation at Nijmegen drop zone 33m.15s - Parachute Redeployment Duty  36m.19s - Resurgence in pride & honor of being a Paratrooper  39m. 6s - Adjusting to Civilian Life 42m.45s - Myths around the Army 45m.323s - Engaging the Enemy in Vietnam & Friendly Fire 50m.58s - Dealing with the Media (or as Fred calls it the LAME STREAM MEDIA) 52M.17S - Respect for the Helicopter Pilots & Medics    53m.28s - Best & worst experience in Army 58m.19s - Humorist stories it pass along 1h.03m.27s - Follow up on serious moments 1h.0m.25s - Donut Dolly - Red Cross  1h.15.42 - What does your career look like today 1h.18m3s - Parting thought - A line from the movie Batan  1h.19m - Closing Comments 

Amir Abolfathi is co-founder of uLab Systems. He has over 32 years of operating experience in the healthcare industry focused on developing and commercializing cardiovascular devices, dental products, hearing prosthetics, and genomic diagnostics & analytics. Prior to uLab, he founded four other medical device startups since 1995. He was VP of R&D at Align Technology responsible for product development and clinical education during the first six years of Align inception. Prior to Align Technology, Amir held a variety of executive positions at Pfizer, Guidant, and Baxter-Edwards. Amir holds over 100 issued patents. Amir received an MS in Engineering Management from the University of Southern California and a BS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego. Charlie Wen is the cofounder and president of uLabSystems, an AI based software company to enable doctors to create computer assisted treatment solutions in office. A serial entrepreneur, Charlie has cofounded several companies in multiple markets including: OrthoClear, an orthodontic company exit by selling $20M; FourPosition, advanced indoor GPS device, Karegiver, an AI based senior assistant system, Dentul a device distribution company. Charlie is also known as first CTO of Invisalign, built technology to a successful $1B IPO. Prior to Align, Charlie worked for Hollywood, where two movies he worked on nominated for Oscar. Charlie is the inventor of 100+ patents, and won national math award twice in China. Charlie received his BS from University of Science and Technology of China. He received his MS from Caltech focusing on AI research 30 years ago. Dr. Mic Falkel is a class of 1987 graduate of University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, California. After graduation he attended his General Practice Residency at the Veterans Administration Hospital at West Los Angeles and has been in general Practice in Monterey California since 1989. Having experienced frustration with the performance of local anesthetic in his practice, particularly around the frequency of failed anesthetic, delayed onset, injection pain and post-operative discomfort, he began research into the pharmacokinetics of dental anesthetic. Based on this research, Dr. Falkel has developed an alternative new paradigm in anesthetic delivery science for dentistry. Dr. Falkel is the founder of Onpharma Company an anesthetic technology and products company. Dr. Falkel has a position as Assistant Professor in Local Anesthesia at The University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. In 2015 Dr. Falkel helped start uLab Systems, Inc. as the clinical founder.

Dr. Michael Miller received his D.D.S. from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in 1974 and completed a general practice residency at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Houston in 1975. He authored a 3-year series of articles on bonding in the Journal of the Houston District Dental Society and has lectured internationally. Dr. Miller is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry and a Founding and Accredited Member and Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, for whom he wrote the initial accreditation guidelines. He also has memberships in the International Association of Dental Research/American Association of Dental Research and the Academy of Dental Materials. He has contributed to several texts and is the co-founder/President of REALITYRATINGS & REVIEWS. Dr. Miller maintains a private practice in Houston, Texas and is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Texas School of Dentistry in Houston. Dr. Ingrid Castellanos received her C.D. in 1983 and her Especiality in Orthodontics in 1989, both from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Facultad de Odontologia in Mexico City, Mexico. She has lectured internationally and holds memberships in the Academia Mexicana de Ortodoncia (Mexican Academy of Orthodontists), and the American Association of Orthodontists, in addition to being a Fellow of the World Federation of Orthodontists. Dr. Castellanos is currently the Publisher and in charge of coordinating product evaluations for REALITYRATINGS & REVIEWS.

LARRY DOSSEY, MD www.larrydosseymd.com Dr. Larry Dossey is a physician of internal medicine. He is currently the executive editor of the peer-reviewed journal Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing. He was a co-founder of the Dallas Diagnostic Association and is former Chief of Staff of Medical City Dallas Hospital. After graduating with high honors from the University of Texas at Austin, he received his M. D. degree from Southwestern Medical School (Dallas) in 1967. Following internship he served as a battalion surgeon in Vietnam in 1968-9, where he was decorated for valor. He later completed his residency in internal medicine at the Veterans Administration Hospital and Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Dossey is past president of The Isthmus Institute of Dallas, an organization dedicated to exploring the possible convergences of science and religious thought. Dossey lectures widely in the United States and abroad about the role of consciousness and spirituality in health. In 1988 he delivered the annual Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Lecture in New Delhi, India, the only physician ever invited to do so. Dr. Dossey is the former co-chairman of the Panel on Mind/Body Interventions, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health. He was a founder and executive editor of the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. He co-founded and is currently executive editor of the peer-reviewed journal Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing. Dossey has published more than a hundred articles and is the author of thirteen books, including Space, Time & Medicine (1982), Beyond Illness (1984), Recovering the Soul (1989), Meaning & Medicine (1991), Healing Words (1993; a New York Times bestseller), Prayer Is Good Medicine (1996), Be Careful What You Pray For (1997), Reinventing Medicine (1999), Healing Beyond the Body (2001), The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things (2006), The Power of Premonitions (2009), and One Mind: How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Mind and Why It Matters (2013). He is also co-author of What Is Consciousness? (2016). Dossey’s books have been translated into languages around the world. His goal in all his books is to anchor the so-called holistic health movement in a model that is scientifically respectable and which, at the same time, answers to humankind’s inner spiritual needs. Dr. Dossey lives in Santa Fe with his wife Barbara, who is a nurse-educator, consultant and the author of several award-winning books. .

This is a conversation about public health, HIV, immunization and billing with Phil Talley, Program Coordinator, and Jeffrey Erdman, Assistant Director for Programs and Compliance, both with the Illinois Public Health Association.  “We know that definitely in rural areas and in particular in the southern part of the United States, HIV cases are more heavily concentrated than we see throughout the rest of the nation.”   Philip Talley is a licensed insurance professional with more than 25 year of experience in various aspects of health insurance. He joined the Illinois Public Health Association in 2014 to help manage the Immunization Billing Project which has been featured on the CDC’s website as a “Billing Project Success Story”.  Mr. Talley is now focused on the IPHA’s HIV Third-Party Billing Project, assisting local public health departments and community-based organizations with building their capacity to bill third-party payers for HIV testing and other HIV prevention services.   “Having an efficient successful billing system will also enable providers to expand and diversify their scope of services and be able to provide more valuable services, and reach perhaps communities that they’re not currently serving.”  Jeffery M. Erdman, a nationally recognized HIV prevention specialist, evaluator, and behavioral researcher, currently serves as the Assistant Director for Programs and Compliance for the Illinois Public Health Association.  Mr. Erdman and colleagues have developed and implemented a nationally honored group HIV prevention intervention for young African-American men who have sex with men, “Very Informed Brothers Engaged for Survival (VIBES),” which has been presented at numerous conferences, including the 2005 United States Conference on AIDS in Philadelphia and the 2007 United States Conference on AIDS in Palm Springs, CA.    Mr. Erdman and colleagues have also conducted research into the use of new technologies and HIV/STD prevention among adolescents. This work has been presented at numerous conferences, including the 2011 United States Conference on AIDS in Chicago.  Currently, Mr. Erdman and colleagues are engaged in work to implement third-party billing for HIV and immunization services among local health departments and other healthcare providers.    In addition to these accomplishments, Mr. Erdman has been honored with awards from the Illinois Department of Public Health, the American Association for World Health, and the Society of Professional Journalists, and he has been published in various journals and periodicals for work he completed as a research specialist at IDPH, Northwestern University and the Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital.  To contact Phil or Jeff, please send an email to insurancebilling@ipha.com.  You can also check out their website they mentioned:  www.ipha.com 

Dr. Timothy Chase, NY cosmetic dentist, delivers a detailed overview of modern dentistry, oral health, and good home practices we can all benefit from. Dr. Chase has over 25 years of experience in cosmetic and restorative dental treatments. He specializes in natural tooth preservation and oral health. He is celebrated for his unique ability to provide dental work that looks natural and organic, not overdone or clearly ‘worked on.' Dr. Chase's dental office, SmilesNY, has been featured in numerous magazines and on popular TV programs. At SmilesNY, Dr. Chase works with his patients to restore both the aesthetic appearance and functionality of their bright smiles. He provides a myriad of treatments, services, and procedures such as porcelain veneers, teeth whitening, smile makeovers, dental bonding and contouring, and the popular, Cosmalite. He is skilled in all types of restorative treatments including inlays and onlays, implants, bridges, dental fillings, metal-free porcelain crowns, and even full mouth restorations. Dr. Chase earned a Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) from the Boston University School of Dental Medicine, and he completed his general practice residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and the Veterans Administration Hospital. His innovative work has made him one of the top cosmetic dentists in New York. Dr. Chase discusses his practice and unique approach. He details the many ways that oral health is overall health, in that what happens in the mouth can impact the entire body. He stresses the importance of taking care of teeth and gums and making regular appointments for care. Specifically, he discusses the various diseases that can arise and the treatments and procedures that can be implemented to combat them. He states that bleeding gums, when we brush or floss, can be an indicator that something is going on, for it is not natural for bleeding to occur. Additionally, he says that sensitivity issues to cold, etc. are a possible indicator, and should be considered for further review. Odors and bad breath are also indicators that perhaps one should schedule an appointment right away, or simply increase the regularity of their appointment scheduling. The cosmetic dentist provides an overview of the technical aspects of reviewing teeth, specifically x-rays and a newer process called transillumination. A dental transillumination test can reveal problems in teeth that could be difficult or impossible to see with the naked eye or even with x-rays. Decay will appear in the image as cloudy shadows. Healthy tooth structure will appear lighter, because light shines through it more easily. A dental transillumination might also expose fine cracks within the teeth. He explains how some of the newer viewing options provide greater detail and more accurate information, whereas traditional x-rays may sometimes make it difficult to clearly tell whether something is a cavity or just a shadow. Dr. Chase discusses new scientific discoveries that show that bacteria in the mouth varies greatly between people, and how some bacteria is extremely more destructive than other bacteria. He details how some newer mouthwashes can directly impact the flora in the mouth and make it less destructive. He stresses the importance of using mouthwash that contains no alcohol because alcohol dries out the mouth, and can reduce saliva, which is a natural protector of the teeth. The dental expert answers questions about his particular approach to dentistry. He talks about increasing frequency of visits, and how the increase can help curb potential problems. Additionally, he discusses products such as electric toothbrushes and more advanced mouthwashes. He underscores the importance of brushing for at least two minutes, which may seem like a long time but it is necessary for thorough cleaning. The benefits of electric toothbrushes are many, but some of the top points he discusses are: thoroughness of cleaning and proper time allotment. Dr. Chase points out that electric toothbrushes tend to give their users a better cleaning overall, and some of the models have timers that allow the user to know when it is time to move on to another section of the teeth. Further, he talks about teeth whitening and the products that have been proven to be safe, as well as those products that are questionable in regard to safety. Dr. Chase served as a clinical instructor at New York University Dental School where he was responsible for the training of undergraduate dental students, as well as doctors from many countries around the world, on the current techniques in restorative dentistry. Dr. Chase is a faculty mentor at Spear Advanced Dental Education Center in Scottsdale, AZ. He is a proud member of The American Dental Society, The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentists, The Academy of General Dentistry, and The Spear Faculty Club.

Melanie Townsend Diggs, 2016 awardee of the Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity, joins Kathryn and Emma to talk about episode 2.08, “Ron and Tammy”. Melanie shares her story about keeping her library branch open after intense protests following Baltimore resident Freddie Gray’s death in police custody. We discuss how libraries serve as venue to address social disparities and how women use and capitalize on their power in public service. We also add Sadie Peterson Delaney, celebrated librarian of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, Ala., to the Wall of Inspirational Women.

Dr. Richard Pascoe graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1970.  He completed a 12-month rotating dental internship at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas.  After one year as a staff dentist, he began a 24-month residency program in Periodontics at the VA hospital in Leavenworth in conjunction with the University of Missouri/Kansas City School of Dentistry.  He completed his formal training in 1974, receiving a Certificate in Periodontics from the Leavenworth VA Hospital and a Masters of Science Degree from the University of Missouri.   Dr Pascoe was the staff periodontist and director of the periodontal residency program at the VA hospital in Memphis, Tennessee from 1974 – 1976.   Dr. Pascoe started his private practice, limited to Periodontics, in 1976 in Traverse City, Michigan.  Shortly thereafter, he established a practice in Cadillac, Michigan.  He has been retired from practice since 2012.   Dr. Pascoe is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, the Academy of Osseointegration, the Michigan Dental Association, the Midwest Society of Periodontology and the Michigan Periodontal Association.  He is a past president of the Resort District Dental Society.    Dr. Pascoe developed a patented hand sharpening stone for scalers and curettes. He has a company, New Edge Technologies LLC (newedgetechnologies.com) that produces the sharpener and a retail arm, True Edge Dental LLC (trueedgedental.com), that sells the product. He also has a blog, trueedgedentalblog.com, with an emphasis on non-surgical periodontal therapy.

Chris VerPlanck visits to share the history of Fort Miley and the Veterans Administration Hospital in the northwest corner of San Francisco.

Author Delores Warner is my husband's Aunt. Her husband 'Vern' was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. So it brings me great honor to have Delores on the show today to share her story. For 18 months after being diagnosed with ALS, Vern's body rapidly deteriorated. The former U.S. Army serviceman, successful construction company owner and active outdoorsman eventually required round-the-clock care. Confined to a bed in a room of the Auburn house that he built, Vern had lost the ability to feed and clean himself. Vern's suffering came to an end on June 23, 2010. He was 76. His wife, Delores Warner, recently self-published a book, "Don't Buy Too Many Green Bananas: Living with ALS." The personal story chronicles his struggle with the disease — and his family's emotional experience as caregivers. The book includes advice to make life easier for home caregivers. One silver lining in the caregiving journey was the assistance from the Veterans Administration Hospital at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Vern had served in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Korean War, making him eligible for treatment and a disability check. U.S. military veterans are more likely to develop the debilitating disease than those with no military service, according to the ALS Association. In 2008, the Department of Veterans Affairs declared ALS as a service-connected disease. As a result, military veterans who are diagnosed with ALS are eligible for health care and disability benefits.    

Author Delores Warner is my husband's Aunt. Her husband 'Vern' was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. So it brings me great honor to have Delores on the show today to share her story. For 18 months after being diagnosed with ALS, Vern's body rapidly deteriorated. The former U.S. Army serviceman, successful construction company owner and active outdoorsman eventually required round-the-clock care. Confined to a bed in a room of the Auburn house that he built, Vern had lost the ability to feed and clean himself. Vern's suffering came to an end on June 23, 2010. He was 76. His wife, Delores Warner, recently self-published a book, "Don't Buy Too Many Green Bananas: Living with ALS." The personal story chronicles his struggle with the disease — and his family's emotional experience as caregivers. The book includes advice to make life easier for home caregivers. One silver lining in the caregiving journey was the assistance from the Veterans Administration Hospital at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Vern had served in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Korean War, making him eligible for treatment and a disability check. U.S. military veterans are more likely to develop the debilitating disease than those with no military service, according to the ALS Association. In 2008, the Department of Veterans Affairs declared ALS as a service-connected disease. As a result, military veterans who are diagnosed with ALS are eligible for health care and disability benefits.    

Alaine is an acupuncturist, a Quaker and a peaceworker who has found her "divine enough". Through Crossings Healingworks she does healing work with soldiers and their healers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and a Veterans Administration Hospital in her area.

In this episode of Bloody Angola:A Podcast by Woody Overton and Jim Chapman, We wrap up the Death chamber covering the stories of those inmates eventually executed at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, from the crimes to their final walk.#Louisianastateprison #AngolaPrison #BloodyAngola #TrueCrime #Podcast #WoodyOverton #Podcasts #Deathchamberpart3 #deathchamber #Execution #ConvictOur Sponsors for this episode have a great deal for you!GET 16 FREE MEALS PLUS FREE SHIPPING AT HELLOFRESH!HelloFresh delivers step-by-step recipes and fresh, pre-portioned ingredients right to your door. First, you set your meal plan preferences with options for carnivores, vegetarians, calorie-counters, and more. You'll choose from 30+ delicious weekly recipes carefully put together by the amazing chefs!Click Here to Take advantage of 16 FREE MEALS and FREE SHIPPING!DEATH CHAMBER PART 3 FULL TRANSCRIPTJim: Hey, everyone. And welcome back to Bloody-Woody: -Angola.Jim: A podcast 142 years in the making.Woody: The Complete Story of America's Bloodiest Prison.Jim: And I'm Jim Chapman.Woody: And I'm Woody Overton. I got something to say before we get started.Jim: Yes.Woody: We are nominated under the People's Choice Podcast Awards for 2023 under the History section.Jim: Love it.Woody: We're nominated as one of the best in the world. We need y'all to, please, go and vote. It's podcastawards.com. And they'll have you enter in your email and a password, and that's to stop people from cheating the bots. But you can enter as many times as you want to from different emails, and then they'll send you a confirmation email. But right underneath that, when you fill it in, they ask you, "Would you be a final judge?" So, what happens is this process, when it closes at the end of this month, they're going to take the top 10 in each category that make the finals and then like 20,000 of the people that vote it, they're going to randomly select them to be final judges. And so, if you would check that you'll be a final judge. You don't have to judge in every category, and you don't have to vote in every category, but you do that and you go under it.And I've been nominated and Kelly Jennings has been nominated for Unspeakable, our Dear Friend for the Adam Curry's People's Choice Podcast Year Award. I've been nominated for best male host in the world for Real Life Real Crime. Both Kelly and I have been nominated under Best True Crime. Real Life Real Crime and Real Life Real Crime Daily, and original Real Life Real Crime nominated under drama and storytelling. And you can also fill out the most influential podcaster, you could do that also. Oh, and Bloody Angola is nominated under the-- we found out last night that Bloody Angola is also nominated under the The Adam Curry's People's Choice, which is the biggest one, y'all, of the year award. So, thank you so much and we love y'all. Voting is going to close in the next--Jim: 31st.Woody: Yeah, 31st. Huge honor for Bloody. Bloody deserves it. And it's a history podcastbasically. I mean, we're telling you the history of America's bloodiest prison. Jim: That's right.Woody: And so, thank you so much. It's such an honor and I know it's a pain in the ass to take the time to go do that, but it really validates what we're doing and gives us a shot in the arm and-Jim: Helps us to bring you more.Woody: -help us to keep going and bring more content to you. And speaking of that, our Patreon members, thank you so much. We appreciate you. You rock. Couldn't do the show without you. And, y'all, look, how old are we now?Jim: You know, Woody, that's a good question.Woody: It seems like it's been forever but in a good way.Jim: Yeah. I think we're coming up on our year.Woody: Yeah, it's got to be close to the year. I mean, like real close. Jim: I have to look that up next episode, I'll tell y'all.Woody: Very sweet to be nominated for both at The Adam Curry's People's Choice Award and then under the History section. It's just a real, real testament to what we're doing and that y'all love the show. So, thank you so much.Jim: 100%, and History, both Woody and I are big history buffs and so that's a cool category for us to be nominated in. It's different. Both of us have been nominated for other podcasts that we did in the past. But this is kind of a cool one because we both just love history, and we know all y'all do too.Woody: This is our first one that we've done it together. Jim: Yeah.Woody: So, it means a lot to me too.Jim: Absolutely. Me as well. And so, we're going to get into-- we brought you a couple of episodes with Death Chamber talking about these guys telling a little bit about their crimes and their executions and all that. And this is a continuance of that. This will be the final Death Chamber that we cover. I want to say this before we start for our patron members, we're going to do a bonus episode with the true final Death Chamber, which is the last few that we're not going to cover right now here. But after we're done with this, keep in mind, we've pretty much covered all the people since 1980 that have been executed via Gruesome Gertie or lethal injection at Angola.So, we're going to go ahead and start it up and we're going to tell you first about Alvin Moore. He was executed by electrocution in 1987. I'm going to tell you a little bit about his case. And it starts with Aron Wilson. So, Aron Wilson and his wife Jo Ann and their four-month-old daughter, Regina, lived in Bossier City, Louisiana. Alvin Moore was a former neighbor and coworker of Aron's at the Veterans Administration Hospital there. On July 9th of 1980, Moore picked up Arthur Lee Stewart, Jr, and Dennis Sloan in his automobile. So, they're riding around, and at some point, Moore goes to the Wilsons' house, and he decides he wants to get some money. They apparently supposedly owed him some money. So according to Sloan, who was with him, Moore knocked on the door and Jo Ann Wilson answered it. She and Moore talked briefly, and Moore entered the house. Five minutes later, Sloan followed Moore to the door of the house. The door was slightly ajar, and Sloan saw Moore and Jo Ann making sex, as he would call it, on the floor of the living room.Woody: Really?Jim: Sloan returned to Moore's automobile, and he was going to tell Stewart about it, what was going on, of course. "Man, they're in there doing it on the floor." Stewart and Sloan thenentered the house. Moore and a crying Ms. Wilson had gone into the bedroom. She's crying. Yeah. Where baby Regina was also crying. Moore was going crazy, ransacking the house. Jo Ann Wilson was described as panicky and scared. She also appeared to be frightened of Moore. So, Sloan, in testimony, said that Jo Ann Wilson said, "Take whatever you want. Just get out of my house." Sloan also testified that Ms. Wilson asked Moore not to hurt her or her child. After being threatened, Ms. Wilson gave Moore a box of Kennedy half dollars. Sloan took a white bucket with $18.80 in pennies. And Stewart took some stereo components. This is back in the days when they had the--Woody: Yeah, when [crosstalk] had the Hi-Fi.Jim: Exactly. Sloan and Stewart left the house and heard Jo Ann Wilson screaming behind them. Moore runs out of the house five minutes later, he's carrying a knife in his hand. Stewart testified that this was the same knife that Moore had on the backseat of his car when the group drove up to the house. Moore told Stewart and Sloan, "I'm fixing to trip y'all out. I stabbed that bitch nine times." The three then drove to Church's Fried Chicken and McDonald's. Jo Ann Wilson--Woody: Paid in pennies, probably.Jim: Yeah. Jo Ann Wilson managed to call 911. The call was received by the Bossier City Police Department. A unit got dispatched and a patrolman arrives at the house two minutes later. He knocked on the front door, but Jo Ann Wilson said she was unable to open it. He kicked the door in and found blood, of course, all over the living room. Officer Fields found Ms. Wilson lying in the bedroom and both rooms were in disarray. The victim was nude from the waist down, was bleeding from her vagina, chest and arms. She was having difficulty breathing and told Officer Fields she was dying. He asked her who stabbed her, and she responded, Alvin. Fields asked her that was the patrolman if she knew Alvin. And she replied he was a black guy that used to live down the street. It was obvious to Fields that Ms. Wilson was dying and she died about ten minutes later. So, they go, they arrest Moore at 01:00 AM the next morning. Of course, they find those stereo components we told you about, the white bucket and pennies were found in the trunk of his car.So, they had all the evidence there. He goes through trials, he's found guilty, and he was executed in 1987. Moore made no final statement to the public. His attorney said his last words were to him, in which he said, "They can kill my body, but they can't kill my soul."Woody: You better hope your soul was right.Jim: Yeah, your soul might be headed somewhere you don't want to be. Woody: You were playing God when you killed your victim.Jim: That's right.Woody: You raped her and stabbed her and all that. It's crazy. These stories, y'all, are disturbing. But you know what? These are death penalty cases. And there's a reason we have the death penalty. Some people don't deserve to breathe.I'm going to tell you about Benjamin Berry. On January 30th, 1978, Benjamin Berry and David Pennington drove from Baton Rouge to Metairie, which is about a 40, 45-minute drive, Metairie being on the outskirts in New Orleans, y'all, with the intention of robbing the Metairie Bank and Trust Company. Berry entered the bank and drew a 9mm automatic pistol, and there was an exchange of gunfire between Berry and Cochran. Now, Cochran was aJefferson Parish deputy sheriff working as a guard in the bank. Y'all, that's a common thing. They work extra duty is what it's called, their side jobs.When they started shooting, Berry fired three shots, and Cochran fired one shot. Cochran's shot struck Berry in the lower left chest. Then, two of Berry's shots struck Cochran in the shoulder and the neck, causing Cochran to die. Berry and Pennington fled the scene and hauled ass back to Baton Rouge, where they were both arrested. Now, Berry was indicted for first degree murder. So goes through, and naturally, he gets found guilty. I don't know what type of surveillance cameras they had in '78, January 30--Jim: Probably not too great.Woody: But you got a lot of eyewitnesses, and I'm sure they did whatever, because death penalty cases, they have to have a lot of shit. But he was indicted for murder, found guilty, and Benjamin Berry was executed on June 7th, 1987. So, what, nine years after. And Berry was convicted in the fatal shooting of Robert Cochran, JPSO deputy I told y'all about. And guess what, Jim? He made no final statement, but I'm going to read y'all an article from the New York Times, dated June 8th, 1987. It says, "A high school dropout condemned for murder in a guard and a bank robbery was put to death early today in Louisiana's electric chair."Jim: Oh, Gruesome Gertie.Woody: Gruesome Gertie. "'Benjamin Berry, 31 years old, was executed shortly after midnight,' said C. Paul Phelps, Secretary of Department of Corrections in Baton Rouge. He was the 76th prisoner executed in the United States and the 8th in Louisiana since the United States Supreme Court allowed states to restore the death penalty in 1976. Mr. Berry's appeals ran out late Friday when the Supreme Court refused to stop the execution." And old buddy of mine and dear friend of my dad, good, bad, and different, and my mom served on the parole board underneath him, Governor Edwin W. Edwards refused to pardon him and he wouldn't step in. Apparently, Mr. Berry had already accepted that his sentence would not be stayed. And on Thursday, he asked the warden of state prison in Angola to move him off the death row to the isolation cell down the hall from the electric chair so he could be alone.""Mr. Berry was convicted in 1978 of killing Robert Cochran, a bank guard in a bank robbery in Metairie on January 30th, 1978. This was his 8th execution date. The others had been canceled by appeals. He spent Saturday visiting members of his family. The prison warden, Hilton Butler, said about 30 people held a candlelight vigil in front of the governor's mansion in Baton Rouge to protest the execution, and roughly a dozen people gathered for similar protests in New Orleans. Several death penalty supporters gathered outside the prison's front gate. They wore shirts lettered with the message "Justice for All, Even the Victims." The execution was the first of five scheduled in Louisiana and the next two weeks, and the first in the state since January 4th, 1985."Jim: Wow.Woody: Governor Edwards didn't play. He's like, "You want a what? Ride the lightning,bitch."Jim: And I heard you say Hilton Butler--[crosstalk]Woody: We talked about Ms. Ann before and everything, and my mama knows them all. Well, they grew up in St. Francisville wherever they live-- I think they still live there-- When I was in school, they were still living there.Jim: I believe they still do. As a matter of fact, the son of Hilton Butler is a listener of Bloody Angola.Woody: Shoutout.Jim: Who was also lifelong Angola employed correctional officer and has reached out to usa few times, mainly fact checking. [laughter]Woody: That's cool because the history doesn't mean-- everything that comes out of books isn't always right. It's definitely not as valid as the people who lived it.Jim: That's right. We'd love to have him on the show, I know you're listening.Woody: Absolutely. Shoutout to you. Hey, shoutout to all you correctional officers at BloodyAngola in the past, current, and the wardens and everybody else.Jim: Yeah. A lot of them listen to us and they do reach out and let us know.The next guy we're going to tell you about is David Dene Martin. And he was a killer of four, minimum here. He killed these four people in Terrebonne Parish.Woody: Terrebonne down south.Jim: Down south. And he was executed by electrocution in 1985 as well. So, a lot of 85s inthere. And we're going to give you the facts of the case.In 1977, David Martin's wife, Gloria, began to work in a restaurant lounge owned by Bobby Todd, who was a victim. The next day, she had sexual relations with Todd. That's not good. The following day, she informed her husband of this fact. She refused Martin's request that she quit working for Todd. So basically, she goes home, says, "I'm sleeping with my boss." And he says, "Well, you got to quit." And she says, "Nah. I'm not going to quit."Woody: Keep my benefits.Jim: Yeah. That night, Martin goes and he steals a friend's Colt Python .357 Mag.Woody: That's a bad pistol. Yeah, second largest-- It used to be the second largest caliber in the world.Jim: So to make matters worse, the firearm was loaded with hollow point bullets, and Martin later purchased an additional box of shells for it. On August 13--Woody: Shit, it's a revolver, how many bullets do you need? Jim: Yeah. Mike said he's going to kill him good.Woody: Kill him good.Jim: That's what Mike would say. On August 13th, Martin visited his next-door neighbor, Raymond Rushing, and Martin told Rushing he was going to shoot Todd. He explained that he was jealous of his wife's relationship with Todd. On August 14th of that year, Martin told another friend, Chester Golden, that his wife was working at the restaurant and would not quit. He indicated that he had a bone to pick with Todd and had waited for the last two nightsoutside Todd's restaurant for an opportunity to get Todd. So, he's telling everybody about this. Martin showed Golden the stolen pistol. He told Golden that because he stole the gun from a felon, its theft would not be reported.Woody: True.Jim: Golden told Martin that he looked pretty drug out and had lost weight. Martin replied that he had been up for two nights and had not been eating. That evening, according to accounts he later gave, Martin drove to the vicinity of the trailer in which Todd lived. He parked down the road from the trailer so he could approach it in the guise of a hitchhiker on foot. So, he's pretending like he's hitchhiking. He entered the trailer, and he confronted Todd who offered him a roll of bills. "Here, let me give you some money."Woody: [crosstalk] -makes up for banging your wife?Jim: Yeah. Martin, he ignored that. He basically said, "I just want you to know my name."Then, he shoots Todd twice in the chest.Woody: Wow.Jim: He proceeded to shoot three other people in the trailer. Woody: Wow.Jim: Todd's bodyguard, he had a bodyguard, and two nude females. Woody: What?Jim: They must have been doing something in there. [crosstalk] Come in, yeah. So, Martin inflicted multiple bullet wounds on each of those four. One of the women was first wounded in the abdomen. She told Martin she was in pain, begging him to finish her. He shot her in the head and killed her.Woody: Wow.Jim: Martin then took the roll of money to make it look like a robbery and left. Around 08:00 PM, he returns to Golden's home. He was excited. He asked Golden, he says, "Take a ride with me." During the ride, he tells Golden, "I killed four people at the restaurant." Martin said he had not touched anything, and although the authorities might suspect him, they had no proof that he committed those, although the fact that he told 1500 people. Martin confessed to four more people that night. He had told one of them, Pamela Wilson, that he had thrown the gun in the bayou. Martin was arrested a short time later. The sheriff who made the arrest told reporters that Martin appeared strung out on dope at the time, probably was. Martin's brother retained a Texas attorney with 10 years' criminal experience and some experience with capital cases. The attorney associated a Louisiana lawyer with limited criminal experience and no experience in capital offenses.Woody: Most of the times, big shot attorneys come out of state, because they're not licensed to practice under Napoleonic code of law, they have to get local representation, and then they can take over the case and act under that guy's license.Jim: Yeah. There you go. And that is definitely what happened here. And using the words, "Walk me or fry me," Martin told counsel in the first meeting to either seek a full acquittal or the death penalty. So, how do you like that? "Walk me or fry me." He didn't want to spend time in jail, in other words.Woody: I got kind of respect for that, actually.Jim: So, they decided to fry him. And David Martin was executed on January 4th, 1985. He was convicted, obviously, of all four of those murders. That's quadruple murder, y'all. All of them, of course, being shot to death. And that mobile home, in case you're curious, that was near a town called Homa, which is way down south.Woody: [crosstalk] -down south actually, I drive through it every couple of weeks to go fishing.Jim: Yeah. And he was for sure a drug addict, that came out during his trial. He made no final statement during his execution but a pardon board clemency hearing the afternoon before his death, Martin said, "To take someone's life is out of character for me. It's not David Martin. I am devastated of what I'm done, but I can't remember it. My life has been dedicated to saving lives, helping people, not destroying people. I know I wouldn't willingly take another person's life. Something bad went down, but it's not me. It wasn't right. I don't know. That's all." That's what he said.Woody: Hey, idiot, you didn't just take one, you took four. That's a really, really interesting point. One of the mitigating circumstances in any death penalty case in the series I'm starting next week, I'm not going to give the name up yet. It's death penalty cases. And I don't get this, and I don't understand and maybe they changed the law or something, but if you're high and you commit a death penalty infraction, if you will, then they can use that in a death penalty phase to get you off. I don't get that. I believe you chose to get fucking high, and whatever you did after that, you're still responsible for it.Jim: Yeah. And another thing with that case is, and I notice this with a lot of cases, when you have a crime of passion of some sort, and even though this wasn't against-- was because of his wife, it wasn't against his wife. But it seems like these killings are more overboard. They're overkill, if you will.Woody: He can't say he didn't plan it out because he bought bullets and he stole the gun. He told everybody.Jim: Told everybody.Woody: And I don't care how high you were, you weren't high for that long. But certainly raises some questions when-- not victim shaming or blaming, but homie had two bodyguards-- and two bodyguards?Jim: Well, he had a bodyguard, two new females with him.Woody: It must have been a titty bar or some-- I don't know. Shame that happened. Hedidn't give any final last words, just to the pardon board.Jim: Yeah, just to the pardon board. Nothing at the actual execution itself.Woody: Yeah, well, very interesting. I did not know about the case. I may have to look into it some more one day. I have some good friends down there. And anytime you have something, especially from-- and Homa is not that small now, but an older crime like this, scenario like that, you can go to that town and find somebody that's of that age range and they'd be like, "Holy shit, I can tell you everything."Jim: Oh, yeah. [crosstalk]Woody: All right, let me take it to the next one. Ernest Knighton. Ernest Knighton, y'all, he was from Bossier Parish-- or the crime occurred in Bossier Parish, and Jim talked on the first one at Bossier Parish and Shreveport, they're just right across the river from each other, y'all. Literally, the river separates the two. And it's in the far northwestern corner of the state of Louisiana. Literally, when you leave Shreveport, I think it's like 15, 20 miles to the Texas line. But let me tell you about Ernest Knighton. And the facts are taken from the testimony of Mrs. Shell, who was the victim's wife, and are as follows.Mr. and Mrs. Shell were working at the Fina Station on Benton and Shed Road in Bossier City between 8:00 and 8:30 PM. The defendant and another man, Anthony White, entered the station. White asked for a package of cigarettes and gave Mrs. Shell a dollar bill. This tells you how long ago, y'all, this was-- it was murder, it was on March 17th, 1981, I was 11. I don't know if I was smoking yet, but I was probably getting really close. Dollar a pack, saying about right on the price. Anyway, he gave Mrs. Shell the dollar bill. When she returned his change, so they were even cheaper than a dollar, he walked around the service counter and told her, "This is a stick-up." Holding a gun, the defendant also went behind the counter and asked Mr. Shell where the money was kept. Ms. Shell, who had been talking on the telephone, went into the small room in the back of the station to retrieve the money and gave it to the defendant who had followed him into the room. Mrs. Shell heard a shot, Mr. Shell was wounded.From her location, Mrs. Shell could not actually see her husband but said that he offered no resistance and said nothing to provoke defendant into shooting him. The defendant then ran out and told White to bring Mrs. Shell along with him. Anthony White grabbed Mrs. Shell who broke loose at the doorway, and retreated back inside the station and locked the door which then separated her from the two thieves. Mr. Shell died as a result of shock from blood loss from a single gunshot wound through the arm, abdomen, and chest. That's a hell of a shot.Jim: Yeah.Woody: Arm, abdomen, and chest. Maybe he was standing above him-- Jim: Somebody's-- like the John F. Kennedy [crosstalk] went into-- Woody: The magic bullet.Jim: The governor--Woody: He had to be above him or something, maybe he's getting out of the safe. That's the only way you can get that angle. That's crazy. Additional testimony by Wanda Smith, a woman who had driven with defendant, Anthony White and another man, Wayne Harris, to the Fina station, revealed that the defendant and White ran from the service station, jumped into the car, and had Wanda Smith drive to a motel and get a room. There, an argument over the money began. And waving the gun he used to shoot Mr. Shell, Earnest Knighton stated in Wanda's presence that, "The man's hand looked like it was fixing to move, so I had to shoot him." Y'all, that all comes from the trial, and naturally, he was found guilty.Ernest Earnest Knighton, Jr. was executed on October 30th, 1984. Knighton was convicted of the shooting of death of Ralph Shell, a Bossier City service station proprietor, during an attempted robbery on March 17th, 1981. I want you to notice how fast these executions were. This is three years. And the longest one we did today was nine years. Now, they don't execute them anymore. We've covered the people have been on death row 28 years plus years like that. Fuck that, they just need to kill them.So, they get Knighton into Gruesome Gertie, strap him down, and we told y'all about the tie-down teams and all that, and basically drug them in, strapped them down and they say, "Hey, dude--" they didn't say dude, they read the death warrant.Jim: No, they might have. [chuckles]Woody: Yeah, right. They read the death warrant. "You've been sentenced to death by the State of Louisiana, da, da, da. Do you have any final words?" And this is what he said. He said, "I am sorry. More sorry than I can say Mr. Shell is dead and that I am responsible. I feel sorry for Mrs. Shell and all of Mr. Shell's family and friends. I feel sorry for my mother, my family, and everyone else who will grieve for me. I have asked God to forgive me. I have to say that what you are doing is wrong. If I thought my death would bring back Mr. Shell or save someone else from a murder, I would volunteer. But I know it won't work. You don't teach respect for life by killing. I urge you not to kill anyone else. I ask God to forgive you for killing me. And I now ask God in the name of Jesus to receive my spirit."Jim: He had me on the first part, lost me on the second. Woody: I know, right?Jim: I'm glad he took responsibility and admitted.Woody: And when he started in on the "I forgive you for killing me," they're doing their job, dude. They didn't make you go into that bank and rob them and all that. I don't know, but at least he tried to say something. But let's talk about the death penalty for a minute. When I was in college and studying criminal justice, they talked about criminal deterrence. How do you stop crime? The ultimate one being the death penalty. But the studies have proven, for a crime deterrent to be effective, it has to be swift and certain. Meaning that if you leave here today and you go and Lori Johnson, best banging chick in the world, Hancock Whitney, right down the street, that's where I do all my shit. But if you go in that bank and you kill someone, you're on camera, you're going to get convicted, etc. But nowadays, you're going to go sit for 28 years and appeals on death row and all that, it's not effective as a deterrent.Now, let's take it we don't live in this world, let's put you in Woody's world. If you walked in the bank and you did it, and they caught your ass and they put you to the nearest tree and strung you the fuck up, that's going to stop the normal person. A lock keeps an honest man honest. That would certainly deter people more than what you do now because even like the Manson murderers, dude got out of prison yesterday, or the chick got out of prison yesterday. But it has to be swift and certain. The problem with our justice system is it is nothing if not slow.Jim: Yeah. The wheels of justice turn slow, as they say, and I agree 100%. And they have a lot of technology now that they didn't have then. Look, we have another series that we do every now and then that talks about exonerations, and certainly those happen. Certainly, you never want to think about people being sentenced to death that did not commit a crime, but it's happened.Woody: I'm sure it's happened. Well, they probably committed some crime. It's not that one.Jim: Right. So, it certainly does happen. But the good thing about technology these days is it's almost impossible to get away with something very long like it used to be. And I think about serial killers in particular because DNA has come so far. You almost can't breathe on somebody without being able to figure out who it was.Woody: And when I started, we couldn't even get DNA done, but I'll take it a step further and it trips me out, because I think about it every day, everywhere I go, because of what you told me. And that is that you're on camera up to--Jim: It's like 46 times per day on average.Woody: On average. So, everywhere you go, you're on camera. But now, that's 46 average. If you go somewhere and you're showing your ass, look how many videos are going viral. Everybody wants to shoot a video and post shit. Not only advances in technology and DNA and forensics, and the familial DNA, and just everything. The computers they use to reenact crime scenes, and trace the bullets and everything else, all this technology as it gets better, but you also have all these cameras and people are more aware. And you have social media now which, shit, you didn't have back in 80s. The internet wasn't invented.Jim: Yeah. When you're looking for a suspect, the sheriff's office can just post that on social media and automatically thousands and thousands of people see it. Back in the day, when Woody was doing cases, you had to go door to door sometimes.Woody: You had to go to door every time, and you waited and you had to haul ass. I can tell you so many cases that I had to haul ass to Channel 2, Channel 33, and Channel 9 to get them the press release before they went on air at 6 o'clock or 10 o'clock, or whatever, just before Fox was even in Baton Rouge. That was it. That's all you had. And you only have a small percentage of the population that watches the fucking news, the local news.Jim: Yeah. Great point.Woody: And I agree with you, certainly we don't want anybody to be wrongfully executed. And we've talked about and given shoutouts on the stories that people who have been exonerated. But as the technology advances, as the DNA advances, so do the crimes, and the defenses for the crimes, meaning that there's no more respect for life. Everybody just thinks you pull the trigger and there's no consequence. They have never worked a homicide scene. They've never had to sit with a crying family and all that. But more importantly, the defense, because all these trials and all these cases have come in years before, these lawyers are learning about it in law school. And if you choose to do the criminal path, you're going to know about it. And all these cases have been cited. So, you have volumes and volumes and volumes of more information, just like the DNA is so far advanced now and all these other crime fighting techniques, the defense has so many more techniques to use against prosecution. And that's why we got people, like one guy who's the second longest living on death row, and damn it, I can't remember his name, he and his lover murdered that little boy and raped him right here-- [crosstalk]Jim: Yeah. You did a--Woody: -on the river. And I did a story on that, but he's been on death row like 29 years now. The other dude, his accomplice was on death row, fuck, he died of natural causes. This dude's like 80 years old now, something like that. So, it is what it is. And we want to bring y'all this series. And Jim's got one more, and then the [unintelligible 00:38:50] series will be locked up for patron members.Jim: Patron members. So, we're going to tell you about Elmo Sonnier. Woody: [crosstalk]Jim: Yeah. And many of you, it may click, and we'll tell you after we do this particular segment and why it did click for you. And Elmo Sonnier was executed in 1984 by electrocution, Gruesome Gertie. Give you the facts of the case.On the evening of November 4, 1977, David LeBlanc, who was 16, and Loretta, and Bourque, who was 18, attended a high school football game. Later that evening, the couple, they go park in a remote area in St. Martin Parish. Look, back in those days, that was parking. You take your girlfriend, and you go somewhere and you make out a little bit.Woody: [crosstalk] LSU lakes and call it the submarine races.Jim: [laughs]Woody: "What are you doing here, son?" "Watching submarine races."Jim: Watching submarine races, yeah. So, they go parking, I guess you could say. That area of St. Martin Parish, it was kind of like a lover's lane. That's kind of where everybody-- it was pretty little lake and the girls would feel romantic. I think it was romantic or whatnot. Later that night, approximately 01:00 AM, Elmo Patrick and Eddie James Sonnier were rabbit hunting together, and they come across a couple's car. Rabbit hunting at night, huh, Woody?Woody: Yeah, right. That's not legal.Jim: Yeah. [laughs] Using a badge one of the brothers had obtained while working as a security guard and both armed with .22 caliber rifles, the two approach and enter LeBlanc's car. The victims were informed they were trespassing and that they would have to be brought to the landowner to determine if that landowner wanted to press charges. This is young kids. So, they believe that. They also confiscate each teen's driver's license to kind of further their act of, "We are the cops." Ms. Bourque and Mr. LeBlanc were then handcuffed and placed in the back seat of their own car.Woody: And they brought handcuffs too.Jim: Brought handcuffed, which tells you, [crosstalk] this wasn't their first rodeo. Leaving their own car behind, the Sonnier brothers take the teens' car and they basically drive the couple 21 miles to a remote oilfield located in Iberia Parish. And Iberia Parish, this is oilfield country. Everybody just about in Iberia Parish works in the oilfields.Woody: Except for Tabasco.Jim: Yeah, except for Tabasco. That's right. The other famous Iberia employer. Now, this is an area that was well known to the defendants. Once at the oilfield, both victims were removed from the car. David LeBlanc was taken into the woods, and they handcuffed him to a tree. Loretta Bourque was taken a short distance away, and she was raped by Elmo Sonnier. She then reluctantly agreed to have intercourse with Eddie Sonnier on the condition that they will release her and Mr. LeBlanc afterwards. Upon completion of the rapes, Patrick Sonnier removed the handcuffs and brought them back to the road where they were parked. At that point, Patrick Sonnier told his brother, he starts freaking out, and he says, "I'm going to be sent back to Angola," that's the exact quote, he had done some time in Angola, should the victims notify police. So, David LeBlanc, Loretta Bourque, were then forced to lie side by side, face down, and each were shot three times at close range in the back of the head. So, execution style, pretty much.The Sonniers then drove LeBlanc's vehicle back to the original site where the couple was first accosted in order to pick up their own vehicle. Remember, they left that at the scene.They get there and the car has a flat tire. The brothers use a jack from the LeBlanc's vehicle, and this is important. They use that jack to apply a spare tire. And that jack was later seized by police from the trunk of Sonnier's car. So, there's your evidence. These two rocket scientists use a jack.Woody: And then, put it in the--[crosstalk]Jim: In their own car, yeah. Dumbass. The brothers then destroyed the victim's driver's license. And the following day, the rifles, they dispose of those, they actually buried them in remote areas. Investigations also revealed that between $30 and $40 were stolen from the victims prior to the arrest. They noticed this money missing, and of course, they tied that back to them. The Sonniers were arrested on December 5th 1977, following a tip from a local man who reported seeing the blue Dodge Dart parked in a remote area during the early morning hours of November 5th. They were advised of their rights, taken to the sheriff's office in New Iberia. And there, Patrick Sonnier, he starts singing like a canary, signs, verbal and written confessions, and was transferred to the parish prison. While en route, he starts making other statements to the officer. So, he's singing. The following day, he even agrees to let him videotape a confession. And all three statements indicated that Patrick had participated in the abduction and had personally shot them.The police, after the basic directions from Patrick Sonnier, recovered the two rifles that he buried. Ballistic test indicated that the bullets taken from the victim's head and brass casings were from that actual rifle. So, they've got everything they need. The defendant and his brother, they get indicted on two accounts of first-degree murder. And in 1978, they basically go to court. Of course, they plead not guilty because they have nothing to lose, but they do get convicted, and they get executed. I'm going to read you just a Times-Picayune, which Times-Picayune is the--Woody: Major newspaper from New Orleans. Jim: Right. Huge, huge newspaper there. Woody: New Orleans and Mississippi area.Jim: And in 1984, they got executed. Sonnier gets executed for that double murder. And this is Elmo Sonnier. He was convicted of the slayings of Loretta Bourque and her fiancé, David LeBlanc. He was the third person executed in Louisiana in four months at that time. Robert Wayne Williams was executed December 14th for killing a Baton Rouge supermarket guard. And he was the first person executed since 1961. So, there was a big delay between '61 and--Woody: Yeah, they put the moratorium on it.Jim: Yeah. So basically, when they got out of that moratorium, they started executingeverybody. We got some people waiting in line. Woody: Tired of feeding you.Jim: That's right. And at that time, Woody and listeners, Ross Maggio was the warden at Angola. And he said that Sonnier spent his last day with Sister Helen Prejean, a New Orleans nun who served as a spiritual advisor and a female friend who was a lawyer but not involved in his case. The condemned man ate a steak dinner and was kept up to date as the five courts turned down his 11th hour pleas of stay. So, when you get executed, you basically, that last 24 hours of spent by your attorneys trying to get everyone to stay your execution. So, he didn't have any of that and they went on with it.As he was led to the execution chamber, he looked at LeBlancs, and Mr. LeBlanc, the father basically of LeBlanc that was shot and killed. He says, "I can understand the way you feel. I have no hatred in my heart as I leave this world and I ask God to forgive what I have done." He then asked LeBlanc for forgiveness. Immediately after, Godfrey Bourque, the father of the other victim, who also witnessed, said, "He didn't ask me," which is-- he obviously and rightfully felt offended for that.Both fathers sat expressionless with their arms crossed as the execution was carried out. They declined to talk to reporters afterwards. Sonnier last words were addressed to Prejean. He said, "I love you," and she replies, "I love you too." Sonnier, wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt, was then strapped to the death chair. Witnesses said he appeared to be smiling. At 12:07, his body was jolted with 2000 volts-Woody: Light it up.Jim: -of electricity, followed by 500 volts for 10 seconds. The 2000 volts was for 20. The sequence was repeated, and there was no movement after the second jolt. So, as Woody has told us in the past on this show, they don't just lift that lever and jolt you one time. They leave it up, pull it down, leave it up, pull it down.Woody: And 20 seconds is a long time.Jim: It's a long time, man. But his victims didn't even get that last 20 seconds. Sick.Woody: Can you imagine laying side by side and you pretty much know they're going to kill you, but then you hear three shots from one rifle and whoever the boy or the girl got shot first, what was the other one thinking? I mean, you know you're dead.Jim: Yeah. You went to your death scared to death. And that's just horrible. And so, you may have obviously, recognized Helen Prejean if you've listened to our show. These brothers, the Sonnier brothers, as well as Robert Wayne Williams, that was the character for Dead Man Walking, basically, where they based that character was really off of two separate people. In the opening scenes of Dead Man Walking, that's where it shows that lover's lane murder that we just told you about. And so, it was a real deal, Sister Helen Prejean, real person, she's still alive to this day. And regardless of where you sit on the death penalty, her heart's in the right place. I don't fault her. We may not see eye to eye on certain things, but I think she's a wonderful human being and still alive to this day.Woody: Yeah, she is. We'd love to have you on the show.Jim: Yeah. If you happen to be listening, Sister Prejean, we'd love to have you on and shareyour views.Woody: If one of y'all listeners know her, yeah, that would be a great show.Jim: Yeah, it really would. So, if you know her out there and get word to her that we love-- we come to her if she needs us to, no problem. And so, that is a wrap on that series. For you patron members, just a few that we're going to do just for you guys. The final, I think it's four or five that we have left to feature on that series just for you guys. And we saved some good ones for you patron members.Woody: And if you want to become a patron, go to Patreon and type in Bloody Angola. Jim: Yup.Woody: Right.Jim: That's all you got to do, it'll pull it up. We have several different tiers, of course. I know a lot of y'all like those transcriptions. We do transcribe all those episodes just for patron members. And we put them in PDF format so you can download those. You can actually print them out and you can read them like a book. Some people like to read.Woody: Yeah, I still like to read too. I think that's a pretty genius idea.Jim: Absolutely. And don't forget, as we mentioned at the beginning, vote, vote, vote.Woody: Hey, mom. I know you're listening to this because you love Bloody Angola, and I know you read every single night. My mom likes it--Jim: Love it.Woody: She's in her early-- well, I won't tell her age, but she works out every day still. Butshe listens to us when she works out.Jim: Ms. Overton, we appreciate you. Thank you. Woody: But she likes to read more.Jim: Yeah, she's a sharp lady.Woody: Mom, you can get the PDF of transcripts. Jim: That's right.Woody: We love all y'all. Thank you so much. We appreciate you. You rock. 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