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The 1952s are interrogated by the military as Olympus Dale is overwhelmed by strange phenomena, as well as the alarming disappearance of many residents. | Olympus Dale: The Ghost of Valkyrie was created by, written, and directed by Tom Durham. CAST: Madeline Jayne as Valkyrie Smith, Jefferson Hunter as Niels Newton Smith, Mia Bagley as Reina Galadriel Gomez, K-ets Yah Khai as Alastair "Skinny" Bones, Eric Villasmil as Chesterton "Chess" Wardle, Ali Durham as Martha Smith, Crystal Buras as Bonnet "Bonzy" Smith, Aria Love Jackson as Doctor Credence Brown, Sila Agavale as Major John Howling Wolf, Danor Gerald as Captain Dolittle, Isaac Akers as Corporal Clayton Coldpepper, Danor Gerald as Private Tuckett, and Trenton James as Private Hicks. | The sound team was led by Trent Reimschussel and Cayson Renshaw, with dialogue editing by Hannah Evans and Kyra Brewer, and sound design, music editing, and mixing by Hannah Evans. The Olympus Dale theme is by Daniel Davis. | Olympus Dale: The Ghost of Valkyrie is produced by Brian Tanner, Sam Payne, Wendy Folsom, and Heather Bigley, with production coordination by Trent Hortin, Evie Hendrix, and Hannah Harlan. | For more exciting audio adventures for the whole family, subscribe to Kaboom: An Audio Adventure Podcast wherever you're listening to this podcast. Olympus Dale: The Ghost of Valkyrie comes from the Kaboom: An Audio Adventure Podcast team, and is a production of BYUradio.
Missed us? Alex, Pat & Max are joined by sports journalist Bobby Manzi to discuss a history-defining season, hand out a number of different TPW awards and reflect on a season etched into Palace lore for generations.Not following us? We're the online hub for all things Palace, delivering articles, podcasts, and more.SOCIALS (X/Twitter, Instagram):TPW - @ThePalaceWayAlex - @puncheonsbeltBobby - @BobbyManzi / @bobbymanzijourno (IG)You can check out our website at thepalaceway.com for news, analysis/opinion pieces, Wardle, and a whole lot more!Leave us a review if you can on your favourite podcast platform - it helps others to find us!
Niels joins the 1952s for a secret experiment in the woods while Martha faces military barriers as she tries to find her kids. | Olympus Dale: The Ghost of Valkyrie was created by, written, and directed by Tom Durham. CAST: Madeline Jayne as Valkyrie Smith, Trenton James as Orville Smith, Jefferson Hunter as Niels Newton Smith, Mia Bagley as Reina Galadriel Gomez, K-ets Yah Khai as Alastair "Skinny" Bones, Eric Villasmil as Chesterton "Chess" Wardle, Ali Durham as Martha Smith, Crystal Buras as Bonnet "Bonzy" Smith, Aria Love Jackson as Doctor Credence Brown, Sila Agavale as Major John Howling Wolf, Isaac Akers as Corporal Clayton Coldpepper, Danor Gerald as Private Tuckett, Chris Miller as Bet Lee, Ali Durham as Annie Lee, Kaylin Jones as Computer Voice, Kaylin Jones as Stephanie, and Emily Tucker Latham as British News Anchor. | The sound team was led by Trent Reimschussel and Cayson Renshaw, with dialogue editing by Brandon Lewis and Dallin Jepsen, sound design by James Call, music editing by Mark Hansen, and mixing by Brandon Lewis. The Olympus Dale theme is by Daniel Davis. | Olympus Dale: The Ghost of Valkyrie is produced by Brian Tanner, Sam Payne, Wendy Folsom, and Heather Bigley, with production coordination by Trent Hortin, Evie Hendrix, and Hannah Harlan. Olympus Dale: The Ghost of Valkyrie comes from the Kaboom: An Audio Adventure Podcast team, and is a production of BYUradio.
This week Aaron continues our More Than Conquerers Series looking at the victory we have over despair and hopelessness. True hope does not live in our efforts or the evidence of our past but out of the promises and presence of God.
Val picked the wrong day to skip school and head to the mall outside town. The town of Olympus Dale falls into mayhem and Martha rushes to get all her kids back home safely before the reactor comes online. | Olympus Dale: The Ghost of Valkyrie was created by, written, and directed by Tom Durham. CAST: Madeline Jayne as Valkyrie Smith, Trenton James as Orville Smith, Jefferson Hunter as Niels Newton Smith, Mia Bagley as Reina Galadriel Gomez, K-ets Yah Khai as Alastair "Skinny" Bones, Eric Villasmil as Chesterton "Chess" Wardle, Ali Durham as Martha Smith, Crystal Buras as Bonnet "Bonzy" Smith, Aria Love Jackson as Doctor Credence Brown, Dee-Dee Darby-Duffin as Elena Chen, Trenton James as Private Hicks, Kaylin Jones as Stephanie, Luke Brown as Comms Lieutenant, Emily Tucker Latham as British News Anchor, and Kaylin Jones as Computer Voice. | The sound team was led by Trent Reimschussel, Cayson Renshaw, Dan Carlisle, and Clarke Jackman, with engineering, sound design, music editing, and mixing by Kyra Brewer, Daniel Davis, Hannah Everitt, Bridger Nebeker, and Karly Wilson. The Olympus Dale theme and other original scoring is by Daniel Davis. | Olympus Dale: The Ghost of Valkyrie is produced by Brian Tanner, Sam Payne, Wendy Folsom, and Heather Bigley, with production coordination by Trent Hortin, Evie Hendrix, and Hannah Harlan. Olympus Dale: The Ghost of Valkyrie comes from the Kaboom: An Audio Adventure Podcast team, and is a production of BYUradio.
The town of Olympus Dale is typically a peaceful and, frankly, boring place. That is, until a UFO descends on teenager Val and her boyfriend. Meanwhile, a secret military protocol sets a larger plot in motion. | Olympus Dale: The Ghost of Valkyrie was created by, written, and directed by Tom Durham. CAST: Madeline Jayne as Valkyrie Smith, Jefferson Hunter as Niels Newton Smith, Mia Bagley as Reina Galadriel Gomez, K-ets Yah Khai as Alastair "Skinny" Bones, Eric Villasmil as Chesterton "Chess" Wardle, Luke Brown as Adam Wolf, Sila Agavale as Major John Howling Wolf, Dee-Dee Darby-Duffin as Elena Chen, Danor Gerald as Captain Dolittle, Isaac Akers as Corporal Clayton Coldpepper, Danor Gerald as Private Tuckett, Ryann Wawro as Summer Rees, and Kaylin Jones as Bella. | The sound team was led by Trent Reimschussel, Cayson Renshaw, Dan Carlisle, and Clarke Jackman, with engineering, sound design, music editing, and mixing by Kyra Brewer, Daniel Davis, Joshua Foutz, Bridger Nebeker, and Karly Wilson. The Olympus Dale theme and other original scoring is by Daniel Davis. | Olympus Dale: The Ghost of Valkyrie is produced by Brian Tanner, Sam Payne, Wendy Folsom, and Heather Bigley, with production coordination by Trent Hortin, Evie Hendrix, and Hannah Harlan. | Olympus Dale: The Ghost of Valkyrie comes from the Kaboom: An Audio Adventure Podcast team, and is a production of BYUradio.
Case Law Update • Fremont Insurance Company v Lighthouse Outpatient Center and Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services, ___ Mich App ___ (April 11, 2025) (Docket No. 370500) • Diyaa Joseph and Healthcare Imaging Partners, et al. v National General Insurance Company, et al., ___ Mich App ___ (April 29, 2025) (Docket No. 364798) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation • DIFS Bulletin 2025-11-INS since the Fremont v Lighthouse Decision • Second Update on Auto-Owners Insurance Company, et al. v Department of Insurance and Financial Services (COC Docket No. 24-000152)
The Bees GM on his career journey, The new ballpark, Ribbon cutting for the new team store at the ballpark + more
The Bees GM on his career journey, The new ballpark, Ribbon cutting for the new team store at the ballpark + more
This morning on The Greg & Dan Show, Coach Brian Wardle of the Bradley Brave's Men's Basketball team talks about the this past season, the upcoming season, the new and improved roster, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Brian Wardle has four new coaches and eight new players coming to Bradley for next season. They will be a new look team with the same very high expectations.
This week, we're joined by Kieran Wardle – frontman of Sheffield soul-rock band Hot Soles – for a beautifully chaotic chat about rediscovering music, navigating stage fright, and how it feels to stand up and truly own your voice.-------------Thanks for listening make sure you follow us on our socials. Sign up to our Patreon where members get an exclusive extra monthly episode plus bonus content.-------------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/depressedceospodcastLink Tree:https://linktr.ee/depressedceospodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
So many of us long for transformation, but we feel discouraged and defeated by the issues that keep coming up... over and over again. We pray, read our Bibles, go to church, worship, and yet still feel stuck. Why is this? Often the tools we're given within the church leave us wondering if we're missing something or if something is wrong with us. Is it us? Is it them? Is it God? Why is lasting change so elusive? This is what author, speaker, and founder of Healing Care Ministries Terry Wardle and I talk about today. Beautifully blending stories from his own life with modern discoveries in neuroscience, Terry gently dismantles the common saying, “the past is in the past.” Demonstrating how past experiences impact the wiring of our brains in profound ways, Terry shows us why we need healing experiences with God's presence in our unresolved emotional wounds. Check out Terry's book Broken to Beloved Learn more about Healing Care Ministries Get Faith & Feeling's weekly resource email Watch this episode on YouTube Grab a copy of my book Stop Saying I'm Fine Connect with me on my website Find me on Instagram @__taylorjoy__
Ty Wardle, Salt Lake Bees General Manager, joins the program to talk about The Ballpark at America First Square and the Salt Lake Bees debut at the new digs.
Hour 1 of JJ & Alex with Jeremiah Jensen and Alex Kirry. Ty Wardle, Salt Lake Bees General Manager Florida comeback to down Houston in NCAA Tournament Would You Rather
Salt Lake Bees GM Ty Wardle
This week Aaron finishes our Streams Series discussing the importance of the Justice Stream.
In this debut episode of Smashing BIN, I sit down with Paul (@wardle_kombat) to break down one of the most legendary Buy It Now moments in recent collecting memory, his late-night Walmart parking lot pickup of a 2000 Bowman Gold Brady rookie /99.We talk about:What made him smash BIN without hesitationHow that one decision led to owning three copiesWhy understanding rarity is more powerful than comp chasingWhat that card allowed him to do years later (think vacations, a new house, and more)Plus, we dig into three more recent BIN smashes:Shohei Ohtani's green refractor auto /99 for $24KAaron Judge's Bowman Chrome auto selling $1.4K higher than an auction on the same dayA sleeper Roethlisberger Rookie Premiere auto /15 for $2,499We wrap with the question every collector faces: when do you smash BIN, and when do you walk away?This is a show about instincts, collector psychology, and the stories behind sales that don't wait for the countdown.Enjoy it? Tell a damn friend.Start your 7 day free trial of Stacking Slabs Patreon Today[Distributed on Sunday] Sign up for the Stacking Slabs Weekly Rip Newsletter using this linkFollow Paul: | InstagramFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok
Case Law Update • True Care Physical Therapy, PLLC v Auto Club Group Ins Co, ___ Mich App; ___ NW2d ___ (2023) • Spectrum Health Hospitals, et al. v Citizens Insurance Company, et al., unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued May 18, 2023 (Docket No. 362042) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation • Testimony of Biomechanical Engineers
Alex is joined by sports journalist Bobby Manzi to discuss the legacy and details of Dougie Freedman's exit. Aside from the Director of Football departure, there's talk on all things England, Eze and the rest of the season.Not following us? We're the online hub for all things Palace, delivering articles, podcasts, and more.SOCIALS (X/Twitter, Instagram):TPW - @ThePalaceWayAlex - @puncheonsbeltBobby - @BobbyManzi / @bobbymanzijourno (IG)You can check out our website at thepalaceway.com for news, analysis/opinion pieces, Wardle, and a whole lot more!Leave us a review if you can on your favourite podcast platform - it helps others to find us!
Case Law Update VHS of Michigan v MAIPF, ___ Mich App ___ (2025) (Docket No. 368755) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation Employee v. Independent Contractor and the No-Fault Act
In the land Down Under one island in Western Australia is in the midst of a bold project to return it to a pre-European state. The Dirk Hartog Island National Park: Return to 1616 initiative has seen sheep farming (the mainstay for the single resident family for over 100 years) be replaced by eco-tourism. All cattle has been removed, invasive species have been culled and slowly, the vegetation and biodiversity is bouncing back. Given that the Wardle family used to earn around AUS$2.5million from their merino wool enterprise adventurer Phoebe Smith decided to pay them a visit to see how the less lucrative tourism industry was being embraced by them and undertake their inspiring hiking trail - Walking with Whales. Come wander with her...Also coming up:An interview with cookbook and travel author Caroline EdenTravel Hack: Survive a long haul flight in economy classTop 10 European Islands to visitMeet Mariko Wallen a sustainable seaweed farmer in BelizeDiscover the value of a good pair of multi-activity socksLearn all about our Wander Woman of the Month - Truganini - often thought (incorrectly) to be the last Aboriginal Tasmanian womanContact Wander Womanwww.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith
Ever feel like you're stuck in a loop, doing the same things but hoping for different results? In this episode of the Business Leader Podcast, Josh Dornbrack sits down with Duncan Wardle, former head of innovation and creativity at Disney, to explore how breaking the mould can transform a business.From his humble beginnings as a Disney coffee boy to orchestrating some of the company's most iconic creative campaigns, Wardle shares his toolkit for fostering innovation. Learn how exercises like “yes and” and “what if” can unlock your team's creativity, build collaboration, and propel your business into a new dimension. Whether you're leading a team or looking to spark change, this is a masterclass in creativity and a guide to thinking differently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week Aaron gives an overview our new series Streams: Traditions That Shape Our Faith.
Case Law Update • NuCare Therapy LLC v Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, ___ Mich App ___; ___ NW3d ___ (January 7, 2025) (Docket No. 366779) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation • Unlawful Solicitation
We tackle the barriers that can keep people stuck in stagnation and how building intentional habits can break those cycles to unlock your true potential. Whether you're feeling stuck in your current role or striving for a career breakthrough, we'll explore how small, consistent changes in your daily routine can lead to exponential growth and progress. Learn how to shift your mindset, transform your habits, and move from where you are now to where you want to be faster and more effectively. In this Episode: Dr. Jeremy Lucabaugh, Tom Bradshaw, Lee Crowson, Nic Krueger, LindaAnn Rogers, Lisa Spence Visit us https://www.seboc.com/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/sebocLI Join an open-mic event: https://www.seboc.com/events Resources: Google Sheet for Tracking - Og Mandino's Scrolls: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KPbg1OFNr2Tkx1_EJw06zeK8HNuPIYUsSOu0rMOqJjU/edit?usp=sharing Custom GPT for Og Mandino's Scrolls: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-67753b4c9e788191a50269b1efd4c3f0-og-mandino-s-scrolls References: Boyea-Robinson, T., & Dylan. (2022). Four “Keep it Real” Insights About Applying the Principles of Collective Impact. Retrieved from https://collectiveimpactforum.org/blog/four-keep-it-real-insights-about-applying-the-principles-of-collective-impact/ Carden, L., & Wood, W. (2018). Habit formation and change. Current Ppinion in Behavioral Sciences, 20, 117-122. Laborde, S., Kauschke, D., Hosang, T. J., Javelle, F., & Mosley, E. (2020). Performance habits: A framework proposal. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1815. Lally, P., & Gardner, B. (2013). Promoting habit formation. Health Psychology Review, 7(sup1), S137-S158. Lally, P., Van Jaarsveld, C. H., Potts, H. W., & Wardle, J. (2010). How are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real world. European Journal of Social Psychology, 40(6), 998-1009. Lally, P., Wardle, J., & Gardner, B. (2011). Experiences of habit formation: a qualitative study. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 16(4), 484-489. Mandino, O. (1989). The Greatest Salesman in the World. Bantam. Neal, D. T., Wood, W., Labrecque, J. S., & Lally, P. (2012). How do habits guide behavior? Perceived and actual triggers of habits in daily life. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48(2), 492-498. Thomas, B., Clegg, K. A., Holding, A. C., & Koestner, R. (2022). From the good life to good living: A longitudinal study investigating the relationship between good-life coherence and motivation, goal progress and subjective well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 23(5), 1887-1900.
In this Episode: Dr. Jeremy Lucabaugh, Tom Bradshaw, Emi Barresi, Nicolas Kruegar, Lee Crowson, LindaAnn Rogers, Peter Plumeau Visit us https://www.seboc.com/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/sebocLI Join an open-mic event: https://www.seboc.com/events Resources: Google Sheet for Tracking - Og Mandino's Scrolls: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KPbg1OFNr2Tkx1_EJw06zeK8HNuPIYUsSOu0rMOqJjU/edit?usp=sharing Custom GPT for Og Mandino's Scrolls: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-67753b4c9e788191a50269b1efd4c3f0-og-mandino-s-scrolls References: Boyea-Robinson, T., & Dylan. (2022). Four “Keep it Real” Insights About Applying the Principles of Collective Impact. Retrieved from https://collectiveimpactforum.org/blog/four-keep-it-real-insights-about-applying-the-principles-of-collective-impact/ Carden, L., & Wood, W. (2018). Habit formation and change. Current Ppinion in Behavioral Sciences, 20, 117-122. Laborde, S., Kauschke, D., Hosang, T. J., Javelle, F., & Mosley, E. (2020). Performance habits: A framework proposal. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1815. Lally, P., & Gardner, B. (2013). Promoting habit formation. Health Psychology Review, 7(sup1), S137-S158. Lally, P., Van Jaarsveld, C. H., Potts, H. W., & Wardle, J. (2010). How are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real world. European Journal of Social Psychology, 40(6), 998-1009. Lally, P., Wardle, J., & Gardner, B. (2011). Experiences of habit formation: a qualitative study. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 16(4), 484-489. Mandino, O. (1989). The Greatest Salesman in the World. Bantam. Neal, D. T., Wood, W., Labrecque, J. S., & Lally, P. (2012). How do habits guide behavior? Perceived and actual triggers of habits in daily life. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48(2), 492-498. Thomas, B., Clegg, K. A., Holding, A. C., & Koestner, R. (2022). From the good life to good living: A longitudinal study investigating the relationship between good-life coherence and motivation, goal progress and subjective well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 23(5), 1887-1900.
In this episode, we dive right into the power of consistency and why it often trumps past experience in achieving career success. While experience can provide valuable insights, it robs you of time. You can't learn from future experience now. It's the principles we live by and daily habits we form and consistently apply that truly determine our ability to grow and succeed. In this Episode: Dr. Jeremy Lucabaugh, Nicolas Kruegar, Lee Crowson, LindaAnn Rogers Visit us https://www.seboc.com/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/sebocLI Join an open-mic event: https://www.seboc.com/events References: Carden, L., & Wood, W. (2018). Habit formation and change. Current opinion in behavioral sciences, 20, 117-122. Laborde, S., Kauschke, D., Hosang, T. J., Javelle, F., & Mosley, E. (2020). Performance habits: A framework proposal. Frontiers in psychology, 11, 1815. Lally, P., & Gardner, B. (2013). Promoting habit formation. Health psychology review, 7(sup1), S137-S158. Lally, P., Van Jaarsveld, C. H., Potts, H. W., & Wardle, J. (2010). How are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real world. European journal of social psychology, 40(6), 998-1009. Mandino, O. (1989). The Greatest Salesman in the World. Bantam. Thomas, B., Clegg, K. A., Holding, A. C., & Koestner, R. (2022). From the good life to good living: A longitudinal study investigating the relationship between good-life coherence and motivation, goal progress and subjective well-being. Journal of happiness studies, 23(5), 1887-1900.
In part two of our series on endometriosis, Professor Jon Wardle provides us with an update on endometriosis research including his work on the Endo at Work project, designed to identify the challenges faced by endometriosis patients in the workplace. Jon shares his motivations for transitioning into endometriosis research and how it aligns with his naturopathic approach to healthcare. Our ambassador Emma Sutherland and Jon discuss the opportunities complementary health practitioners have in supporting patients with endometriosis and the challenges faced by these patients in both the workplace and the healthcare system. Find today's transcript and show notes here: https://www.bioceuticals.com.au/education/podcasts/the-endometriosis-series-the-researcher Sign up for our monthly newsletter for the latest exclusive clinical tools, articles, and infographics: https://login.bioceuticals.com.au ***DISCLAIMER: The information provided on fx Medicine by BioCeuticals is for educational and informational purposes only. The information provided is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for professional advice or care. Please seek the advice of a qualified health care professional in the event something you learn here raises questions or concerns regarding your health.***
Ever wondered how vertical farming could revolutionize the cotton industry? I sat down with Simon Wardle, CEO of Gooddrop, to explore this groundbreaking concept.Simon Wardle brings a unique perspective to vertical farming, combining his background in design with a vision for sustainable cotton production. As the leader of Good Drop, he's spearheading an initiative to grow cotton in controlled environments, potentially transforming the textile industry.In this episode, we delve into Good Drop's ambitious plans to create a closed-loop system for cotton production. Simon shares insights on their progress, from container-based experiments to plans for a pilot facility, and discusses the challenges of reinventing the cotton supply chain.We also explore the broader implications of this innovation, touching on topics such as energy sustainability, the potential for localized production, and the hurdles of disrupting a centuries-old industry. Simon offers a candid look at the realities of bringing a new concept to market in the vertical farming space.If you're curious about the future of sustainable textiles and the role vertical farming could play, this episode is a must-listen. Tune in to hear Simon's fascinating journey and the potential impact of vertically farmed cotton.Thanks to Our SponsorsBio520 Key Takeaways00:42 Collaboration and Industry Insights06:00 Thanksgiving and Cultural Differences12:00 Design Background and Transition24:00 Challenges and Innovations30:00 Leadership and Team Building36:00 Industry Disruption and Future PlansTweetable Quotes"We're not just growing the raw material, we're going to convert it. And with that we're then going to a third party supply chain to deliver product. Working with dyeing companies, weaving companies, fabrication companies, designers as a proof of concept.""There's expertise at many milestones that I have an overall understanding of these things. I have lots of curiosity about these things, but true expertise in the relevant areas - we need to go and get that.""We don't want to be restricted to the UK borders, though, once we get going. We want to build these things wherever they need to be built and scale, scale, scale, and see what we can do about helping the climate, turn it around somewhat, be part of that movement to try and make a difference there."Resources MentionedWebsite - https://www.good-drop.com/LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/simon-w-09900827Connect With UsVFP - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/verticalfarmingpodcastVFP Twitter - https://twitter.com/VerticalFarmPodVFP Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/direct/inbox/VFP Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VerticalFarmPodVertical Farming Jobs - http://verticalfarmingjobs.comVertical Farming Weekly -
This is episode 32 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week's episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by the Director of the National Film & Television School, Dr. Jon Wardle. In this episode we demystify exactly what the NFTS is to give you all of the information necessary to understand how it can fit into your pathway into the industry. This episode covers: -What is the NFTS? -What is the NFTS' mission statement? -Is the NFTS the only way for someone to get into the industry nowadays? -What are the challenges faced by those attending and graduates? -The responsibility they have in an ever shifting industry. -We discuss listener questions and recent controversies. Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is THE NATIONAL FILM and TELEVISION SCHOOL. We've also partnered with SCRIPTATION to offer our listeners an EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT on their software, which you can find on the link below… http://scriptation.com/thedirectorstake Nugget of the week Jon: The World of Tim Burton at The Design Museum Marcus: Steve McQueen interviewed by Danny Leigh | BFI London Film Festival Screen Talk 2024 Oz: GNX by Kendrick Lamar Credits Music by Oliver Wegmüller Socials Jon Wardle: Twitter (X) The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at TheDirectorsTake@Outlook.com
Case Law Update Scott v EAN Holdings, LLC, et al., unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued November 20, 2024 (Docket No. 366706) (Plaintiff's insurer was represented by Secrest Wardle on appeal.) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation Lack of Supervision in Controversial Laser Treatment
Aaron continues our series on The Magnificat looking at Mary's announcement of the Mercy Of God.
Day 8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center Cowboy Christmas on location at the Ag-Gear Booth! In this episode, we sit down with two of the most down-to-earth cowboys we know: Tucker Brown and Willie Wardle from the legendary RA Brown Ranch in, Texas!We've had Tucker on the show before, and since that first meeting, we've built a great friendship. Tucker plays a major role at the RA Brown Ranch and has become widely known for his entertaining and inspiring videos on TikTok and Instagram. Through his creative content, he's brought the western lifestyle to countless fans, sharing stories straight from the ranch.Willie, on the other hand, started from a completely different background—he hadn't even been to a rodeo before interning for Dale Brisby! But he jumped in with both feet, and the knowledge and passion he's gained for the lifestyle have shaped him into the cowboy he is today.Tune in for an inspiring conversation about their journeys, the impact of the western way of life, and the bonds that make it all worthwhile.Join us everyday live at the Ag Gear booth for a podcast with very special guests! Listen to all of our podcasts on all podcast platforms and follow us on social media! Follow Tucker Brown
The future will be built on the big ideas we dare to conjure up today. We know that the most groundbreaking ideas often seemed ludicrous or simply impossible when first dreamed up, from the telephone, to human flight, to artificial intelligence. The key was a willingness to be creative and test the limits.While many of us might not consider ourselves creative people, Duncan Wardle assures us that we can take our ideas and brainstorms to the next level, no matter who we are or what we do. Today on Faster, Please! — The Podcast, Wardle and I explore some concrete tools for breaking down our own barriers to innovation and accessing the genius within all of us.Wardle is the former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney and founder of ID8. He has delivered multipl eTED Talks and teaches innovation Master Classes at Yale,Harvard, and the University of Edinburgh. His interactive book, The Imagination Emporium: Creative Recipes for Innovation has just been released.In This Episode* Creativity is learnable (1:37)* Building a career of creativity (8:09)* Tools for unlocking innovation (13:50)* Expansionist vs. reductionist tools (18:39)* Gamifying learning (25:20)Below is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation. Creativity is learnable (1:37)I believe we're all born creative with an imagination. We're all born curious. We're all born with intuition. We're all born with empathy. They may not have been the most employable skill of our entire careers. They are now.Pethokoukis: One of my favorite economists, Paul Romer, loves to use recipes as a metaphor to explain how innovation works in an economy. Like cooking recipes, innovation and ideas can be used repeatedly without being used up, you can combine different ideas as ingredients and create something new. I love that idea, and I love the way you present the book as kind of a recipe book you can sort of dip in and out of to help you be more creative and innovative.How should someone use this book, and who is it broadly for?Wardle: Me. Seriously. When I say me, I mean the busy, normal, hardworking person who says 10 times a day, “I don't have time to think.” And often considered the number one barrier to innovation and creativity: “I don't have time to think.” And I thought, “Okay, when you walk into a business office and you will look around, where's the book?” It's on the bookshelf, it's on the coffee table — nobody reads them. I thought, “Well, that's a waste of their money.” So I thought, “What book have I ever read — nonfiction — that I could read one page, know exactly what I need to do, and don't have to read the rest of the book today?” I thought, “My mom's cookbook! You want shepherd's pie? You go to page 67.” So I've designed the contents page the same way. It says, “Have you ever been to a brainstorm where nothing ever happened? Go to page 14. Fed up with your boss, shooting your ideas down? Go to page 12.”So it is designed to be hop in and hop out, but I also designed the principles around: take the intimidation out of innovation, make creativity tangible for people who are uncomfortable with ambiguity and gray, far more importantly, make it fun, give people tools they choose to use when you and I are not around. I also designed it around this principle and I'll see if this works: Close your eyes for me for a second. How many days are there in September?31?Well, we'll pretend it's 30.Or 30! That's the one thing I always confuse, which is the 30 and the 31.Close your eyes for a second. Just think about how you might have known there were 30 days in September. How might you have remembered? What might you have learned or what can you see with your eyes closed?Well, if I was a more melodic, musical person, loved a good rhyme, I might've used that very famous rhyme, which apparently I don't know veryWell, that's okay, neither do I, but I'll attempt it. About 30 percent of people go, “30 days has September, blah, blah, blah, and November.” They've just told me they're an auditory learner. That's their preferred learning style. They probably read a lot. How do I know that? Because when they learned it, they were six. When I asked the question, they learned it because they'd heard it.I'm sure you've seen somebody at some point in your life count their knuckles: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, et cetera. You may not remember this because you might not be a kinesthetic learner. Those are the people who learn by doing. Again, how do we know this? They learned it when they were six. How did they remember it? By doing it.And then 40 percent of an audience would just go, “No, no, I could just see a calendar with a number 30.” They're your visual learners. So I've designed the book to appeal to all three learning styles. It has a QR code in each chapter with a Spotify playlist for the auditory learners, animated videos where Duncan is now an animated character (who knew?) who pops out with a bunch of characters to tell you how to use the tools. And then hopefully, as of next Tuesday, the QR code on the back for kinesthetic learners will allow you to engage with the book and learn kinesthetically through artificial intelligence and ChatGPT and actually ask the book questions.The fundamental conceit of the book, though, is that being innovative, being creative, that can be learned. You can get better at it. Some people say, “I'm not a math person,” which I also don't believe. They'll say, “I'm not a super creative person. I'm not super innovative.” One, I'm assuming you think that's wrong; and two, you mentioned AI, if people are worried about robots doing more repetitive kinds of tasks, then having the tools to bring out or enhance that imagination seem more important now than ever.There's one thing I firmly believe in: We were all born a human, shockingly enough, and when you were given a gift for a holiday, perhaps, it came in an enormous box and it took you ages of time to take the toy out of the box because the box was the same height as you were. What do you spend the rest of the week playing with?I love a good box.Right? It was your castle, it was your rocket.Love a good box. Oh man, that box can be a time machine, anything.It was anything you wanted it to be until you went to the number one killer of creativity in imagination: western education, and the first thing you were told to do was, “Don't forget the color in between the lines.” Children are very curious. They ask, “Why, why, why, why?” Again, because they're after the insight for innovation. The insight for innovation comes on the sixth or seventh, why not the first one?If I were to survey you and ask you, “Why do you go to Disney on holiday?” People would say they go for the new attractions. But that's not strictly true, is it?So if you say, “Well, why do you go for the new attractions?”“Well, no, I like the classics.”“Well, why do you like the classics?” Why?“I like It's a Small World.”“Well, why do you like It's a Small World?”“I remember the music.”“Why the music?”“Well, that's my mom's favorite ride. We used to go every summer.”“Why is that important to you 25 years later?”“Oh, I take my daughter now.”There's your insight for innovation. It has nothing to do with the capital investment strategy whatsoever and everything to do with that person's personal memory and nostalgia. But then we go to the number one killer of curiosity: western education. And the next thing our teacher tells us to do is stop asking “why,” because there's only one right answer.We know when somebody is staring at the back of our head. When you've stared at the back of the head of somebody that you think is really hot, a stranger, they turn around and look at you. You have to look away really quickly. It's okay, we've all done it. We have 120 billion neurons in our first brain and 120 million neurons in our second brain, the brain with which we say we make lots of our decisions, when we say “with our gut.” We are all empathetic.I believe we're all born creative with an imagination. We're all born curious. We're all born with intuition. We're all born with empathy. They may not have been the most employable skill of our entire careers. They are now. Why? Because I've been working with Google on DeepMind with their chief programmer — this is the AI program — and I asked her, “How the hell am I going to compete with this? How will any of us compete with this?” She said, “Well, by developing the things which will be the hardest for her to program into AI.” And I asked her what they were. She said, “The ones with which you were born: creativity, imagination, curiosity, empathy, and intuition.”Will they be programmed one day? Interestingly enough, she said intuition will go first. I was like, oh, that hurt. So I said, “Why intuition?” She said, “It's built on experience and we could build an algorithm that will give them experience.” I'm like, oh, so will they be programed one day? Perhaps. Anytime in the short term? No.Building a career of creativity (8:09)Your subconscious brain is 87 percent of the capacity. Every innovation you've ever seen, every creative problem you've ever solved, is back here to work as unrelated stimulus, but when the door is shut, you can't access it. So what do I do? I'm playful. I'm deliberately playful. In a moment, I want to briefly roll through the book, but first I want to ask about your job as the former head of innovation and creativity at Disney, which sounds like a fake job. It sounds like the kind of job someone would dream up and they wish there was such a job. It sounds like a dream job, but that was a real job. And what did you do there? Because it sounds fairly awesome.I finished as Head of Innovation — I didn't start that way. I started as a coffee boy in the London office. In 1986, I used to go and get my boss six cappuccinos a day from Bar Italia, and about three weeks into the role, I was told I would be the character coordinator, the person that looks after the walk-around characters at the Royal Premier of Who Framed Roger Rabbit in the presence of the Princess of Wales, Diana. I was like, “What do I do?” They said, “Well you just stand at the bottom of the stairs, Roger Rabbit will come down the stairs, the princess will come in on the receiving line, she'll greet him or blow him off and move into the auditorium.” How could you possibly screw that up? Well, I could. That was the day when I found out what a contingency plan was, because I didn't have one.A contingency plan would tell you, if you're going to bring a very tall rabbit with very long feet down a very large staircase towards the Princess of Wales, one might want to measure the width of the steps first before Roger trips on the top stair, is now hurdling like a bullet, head over feet at torpedo speed directly down the stairs towards Diana's head, whereupon he was taken out by two royal protection officers. There's a very famous picture of Roger being taken out on the stairs and a 21-year-old PR guy in the background from Disney. “Oh s**t, I'm fired.” I got a call from somebody called a CMO — didn't know who that was, I thought I was going to tell me I'm fired. He goes, “That was great publicity.” I was like, “Wow, I can make a career out of this.”So for the first 20 years I had some of the more mad, audacious, outrageous ideas for Disney, and then Disney purchased Pixar, then they purchased Marvel, then they purchased Lucasfilm, and we found that we all had different definition of creativity and different innovation models. I tried four models of innovation.Number one, I hired an outside consultant and said, “Make me look good.” They were very good at what they did, but they weren't around for execution and they weren't going to show us how they did what they did. They were worried we wouldn't hire them again.Model number two, innovation team. Duncan will be in charge. What could possibly go wrong? Well, when you have a legal team, nobody outside of legal does legal. When you have a sales team . . . So when you have an innovation team, the subliminal message you've sent to the rest of the organization is: You are off the hook, we've got an innovation team.Third model was an accelerator program where we were bringing some young tech startups and take a 50-50 stake in their business. They could help us bring it to market much quicker than we could. We could help them scale it. But we had failed in the overall goal that Bob Iger had set for us: How might we embed a culture of innovation and creativity into everybody's DNA? So I set out to create a toolkit. A toolkit that takes the intimidation out of innovation, makes creativity tangible, and the process fun. And essentially, that's what the book is. It's not a book, it's a toolkit. Why? Because I want you to use it. It's broken up into creative behaviors, which I think if you don't get the creative behaviors right, the tools won't matter. They'll just be oblivious. I think the creative behaviors are the engine, and I'll explain what I mean by that.Let me ask you a question. Close your eyes if you would?I've done very poorly on the questions. Very poorly, but I will continue to answer them.Where are you usually, and what are you doing when you get your best ideas?I would say either on walks or, I think a lot of people say, in the shower, one of the two.There we go. Alright. But here's the thing. I've done it with 20,000 people in the audience. Do you know how many people say at work? Nobody ever says at work. Why do we never have our best ideas at work?Well, think about that last argument you were in. You turn to walk away from that argument, now you're still a bit angry, but you're beginning to relax, you're 10 seconds away, 20 seconds, and what pops into your brain? The killer one liner, that one perfect line you wish you'd used during but you didn't, did you? No. Why? Because when you are in an argument, your brain is moving at a thousand miles an hour defending yourself.When you're in the office, you're doing emails, reports, quarterly results, and meetings. And I hear myself say, “I don't have time to think.” When you don't have time to think, the door between your conscious and subconscious brain is firmly closed. You're in the brain state called beta, and you're only working with your conscious brain. 90 percent of your working day — you can look this up — your conscious brain is 13 percent of the capacity of your brain. Your subconscious brain is 87 percent of the capacity. Every innovation you've ever seen, every creative problem you've ever solved, is back here to work as unrelated stimulus, but when the door is shut, you can't access it. So what do I do? I'm playful. I'm deliberately playful. There's a chapter of energizers in the book. They're 60-second exercises. What are they for? To make you laugh, laughter with purpose.What's an example of one of those?Okay, I'll tell you what then, you are the world's leading designer of parachutes for elephants. I will now interview you about your job. So question, “How did you get into this industry in the first place?”I was actually interviewing for a different job, I walked in the wrong door, and I ended up interviewing for that job.Okay, and do you have to use different material for the parachutes? What are the parachutes made of? How big are they? Do you have to make bigger ones for elephants with smaller ears and smaller ones for elephants with big ears, the African and Indian elephants?Thankfully the kind of material is changing all the time. A lot of advances: graphene, nanotechnology materials. So the kind of material is changing, which actually gives us a lot more flexibility for the kind of material and the sizes, depending, of course, on the size of the elephants and perhaps even their ears, and tails, and tusks.So we'll stop there. You do that in a room full of people and you'll hear laughter. And the moment I hear laughter, I've opened the door between your conscious subconscious brain and placed you metaphorically back in the shower where you are when you have your best idea. I don't expect people to be playful every minute of every day. I do expect, particularly leaders, to be playful when they're trying to get other people to open up their brains and have big ideas.Tools for unlocking innovation (13:50)If you like breaking rules, this tool is for you. It's about breaking rules metaphorically. So step one, you list the rules of your challenge. Step two, you take one and ask the most audacious question. Step three, you land a big idea.In the book, you sort of create these three animated characters representing . . . there's Spark who represents creative behaviors; Nova, innovation tools; and then Zing for these energizing exercises. But you sort of need all three of those?You do, but you don't have to know them all at the same time, and that's the beauty of the book. But here's the thing: I created a character called Archie. Archie was a direct descendant of Archimedes, because when I ask people where they are when they get the best ideas, they say the shower. Archimedes was in the bath. And my daughter, who's about 25, walks in the room and she goes, “Dad, he's an old white guy. You are an old white guy. You can't do that s**t anymore.” So I created three new characters. Spark is male, introduces creative behaviors; Zing, gender-neutral, introduces the energizers; and Nova, the brains of the organization, introduces innovation tools. The tools are split between what I call expansionist tools and reductionist tools. The more expertise and the more experience we have, the more reasons we know why the new idea won't work.But here's the challenge: Up until 2020, we pretty much got away with doing what we did, and then came a global pandemic, enormous climate change, generation Z entering the workplace who don't want to work for us, and here comes AI. We don't get to think the way we thought four years ago. So the tools are designed specifically to stop you thinking the way you always do and give you permission to think differently.I'll give you an example of one, it's called “What If.” A lot of people will say, “Oh, but we work in a very heavily regulated industry.” If you like breaking rules, this tool is for you. It's about breaking rules metaphorically. So step one, you list the rules of your challenge. Step two, you take one and ask the most audacious question. Step three, you land a big idea. So for example, it was created by Walt, but that's in the book, I won't go through the whole Walt Disney story because I want people to understand that this tool can work for them too.There was a very tiny company in Great Britain in the late '60s, before the days of mass automation, that used to make glasses that we drink out of, and they found too much breakage and not enough production when the glasses were being packaged and shipped. So they went down to the shop floor, observed the process for eight hours, and just wrote down the rules. Don't think about them, because then you'll think of all the reasons you can't break them, just write them down. So they wrote them down. 26 employees convey about cardboard box, six glasses on the top, six on the bottom, separated by corrugated cardboard, glasses wrapped in newspaper, employees' reading newspaper. So somebody asked these somewhat provocative “what if” question, “What if we poke their eyes out?” Well, that's against the law and it's not very nice, but because they had the courage to ask the most audacious “what if” question of all, the lady sitting next to them immediately got out of her river of thinking — her expertise and experience — and said, “Well, hang on a minute, why don't we just hire blind people?” So they did. Production up 26 percent, breakage down 42 percent, and the British government gave them a 50 percent salary subsidy for hiring people with disabilities. Simple, powerful, fun.You just mentioned briefly this notion of the river of thinking, which is sort of your thoughts and the assumptions that really come from your lifetime of experience. People obviously really, when evaluating ideas, they really value their own personal experience. You could have a hundred studies saying this will work, but if something about their personal experience says it won't, they won't listen to it. Now, I believe experience is important, it helps you make judgments, but sometimes I think you're right, that it's an absolute trap that leads us to say no when we should say yes, and yes when we should say no.So that was one of the expansionist tools. One of the reductive tools is ideas. Ideas are the most subjective thing on the planet. You like pink, I like green, our boss likes yellow, there's a very good chance we're going to be doing the yellow idea. Well, wait a minute, was that the right one targeted for our consumer? Was it aligned with our brand? So there's a tool called stargazer. I borrowed it with pride from Richard Branson of Virgin. Virgin is the most elastic brand on the planet, right? They've done condoms, they've done space travel, and everything in between. Disney is a non-elastic brand. They do family magical experiences. So how does Virgin decide, of all these ideas they get pitched, how do they decide which ones to bring to market?They have a tool, I call it stargazer, it looks like a starfish, it's got five prongs on it, you'll see it in the book, and each one has three criteria, and you can make up your own criteria at the beginning of the project. Let's say, is this a strategic brand fit? Is this aligned with who we stand for as a brand? Is this embedded in consumer truth? Is it relevant to our consumer? Can I get this into the market the next 18 to 24 months? Is it going to hit my financial goals? And is it socially engaging? Is it going to get people excited? And all you do with all of your ideas at the end is go around those five criteria and ask, does this do a poor job, a good job, or an outstanding job of being aligned with our brand, a poor job, a good job, or an outstanding job of being targeted at our consumer, relevant to our consumer? And then guess what? With different colors for each idea, you join the dots just as you did when you were a kid. And one idea will rise to the top as to meeting your criteria, objectives, the most, not the one you like the best.Expansionist vs. reductionist tools (18:39)I define creativity as the ability to have an idea. We all have hundreds a day. I define innovation is the ability to get it done. That's the hard part, and that's what the tools are designed and helping you with.Do you think that the book and your approach is most helpful in helping people be more creative and come up with ideas or helping other people judge ideas as being good ideas and being open to ideas and closed to the wrong ideas?I think people use confusing terms just to make themselves more intelligent. The amount of times I've been in a meeting and somebody used an acronym, nobody knows what it is, but nobody's going to put their hand up. I call it expansionist and reductionist, the official name is divergent and convergent, who cares? Expansionist tools are the ones that help you get out of your river of thinking and help you think differently, and the reductionist tools are okay, now we've got all of these ideas, which one goes to market, how do we take it to market, how do we actually get it done?A lot of people say, as you said at the beginning, “I'm not creative.” Well, if you define yourself as a musician or an artist, then guess what? I'm not creative either. I define creativity as the ability to have an idea. We all have hundreds a day. I define innovation is the ability to get it done. That's the hard part, and that's what the tools are designed and helping you with.If you're running a business and you're like, “I want to implement this,” how do you . . . I'm sure you would love this, buy everybody the book, buy everybody three copies of the book. How do you implement it? I mean, I'm just curious how you do that job.How do I do the job? Or how does the business?How would someone do that job if they're like, I'm trying to make my workforce more creative, I'm trying to make sure that we are open to good ideas. How do you institute that at an existing business?Here's a tool that can change a culture overnight: Now you and I have been tasked with coming up with an idea for a birthday party. We've been given a $100,000, which is a reasonable budget for a birthday party. The theme could be Star Wars or Harry Potter. What would you like it to be?I'd probably go with Star Wars.Okay, so I'm going to come at you some amazing ideas for a Star Wars birthday. I'd like you to start each and every response with the words “No, because.” They'll be the first two words you use in each response, and then you'll tell me why not.So I was thinking of coming to your house, painting your kitchen dark, turn it into the Death Star canteen, and we'll have a food and wine festival from Hoth and Naboo and Tatooine.No, no, no. We can't do that because I like the way it looks now, I'm worried about repainting it and matching those colors. That's too significant of a change.What if, then, we just turn the lights out, we do a glow-in-the dark lightsaber fight full of our favorite alcoholic liquid?Well, that sounds like a better idea. Am I still supposed to say “no, because?”“No, because.” Stay on the “no, because.”No, can't do it. Listen, I worry about those lightsabers breaking, I'll be honest with you, and that alcohol flying over the place. Also, there are going to be kids there, and I just worry about the alcohol aspect. Because I'm an American, and we're very tight.So perhaps if there's kids there, we could do a cosplay party, and all the tall people could come as Vader and all the little people could come as ewoks.No, because I think some of the tall people would like to be the good guy, and I think some of the people who are not quite as tall might feel we were infantilizing them by turning them into ewoks.I'll tell you what, then, we'll do a movie marathon and we'll show all seven films back-to-back with some popcorn and coke. What do you say?No, because that would be a really long event. I think people would be super sick of even watching their favorite movies after about two movies, so can't do it.Alright, so we'll stop there. When somebody's constantly saying “no, because” to you, how does that make you feel?Like I really don't feel like coming up with any more ideas and like they will just not get to “yes.”And we started there with a food and wine festival and we ended up with showing the movies. Would you say the idea was getting bigger as we were going, or was it getting smaller? Which direction was it?It was getting progressively smaller and less imaginative.So let's try that again. Can we do Harry Potter?Well, I don't know as much, but I'll do my best.Okay, so have you seen a couple of the films?Kind of?You pick the theme, then. What do you want?Marvel. A beautifully licensed property. Yes, Marvel.I'm going to come at you with some ideas for a Marvel party. I'd like you to start each and every response this time with the words, “yes, and,” and we'll just build it together, okay?I tell you what, we could do a Spider-Man party where everybody gets those little web things that they could shoot out of their hands, but are actually made out of cotton candy, so we could eat it, we could eat the webs.Oh yes, and perhaps we could have villain-themed targets the shoot at?Oh, yes, and we could have a room full of superheroes and a room full of villains, and we have cosplay party and there'll even be a make-your-own Iron Man suit!Yes, we can have an Iron Man suit, obviously, and we can have the other costumes, and perhaps some of their other tools, like Thor's hammer, those could somehow also be candy-related.Oh yes, and we could actually invite the stars of the film, we could have Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey, Jr., and Chris Pratt, and Rocket, and Groot.Yes. Love the idea. And perhaps if that's not quite possible —— That was a “no, because!”Oh that sounded like a “no.”Come on, come on.We've reached the limits of my creativity.We'll stop there. A couple of observations: a lot more laughter, a lot more energy.Bigger or smaller?We're taking our steps into an ever-wider world!We work in big organizations, we work in small organizations, we have colleagues, we have constituencies, we have bosses, we have local regulators, et cetera, to bring on board with our ideas. By the time we just finished building that idea together, whose idea was it by the time we'd finished?That is lost to the fog of history. It is now a collaborative idea that we both can take credit for when it's a huge success.Ours. Two very simple words from the world of improv that have the power to turn a small idea into a big one really quickly. You can always value-engineer a big idea back down again, but you can't turn a small idea into a big idea. Far more importantly, it transfers the power of “my idea,” which we know never goes anywhere outside an organization, to “our idea” and accelerate its opportunity to get done.For people listening today, I'll give you one word of advice to take away: Don't let the words “no, because” be the first two words you use when somebody comes bouncing into your office with an idea you are not thinking of. They may have genius two seconds from now, two weeks from now — they ain't coming back.Just remind yourselves: I know you have responsibilities, I know you've got deadlines, I know you've got quarterly results. We are not green-lighting this idea for execution today, we are mainly green-housing it together using “yes, and.”Gamifying learning (25:20)Gaming is the future of education, there's no question. So now I have one more question I think that's super valuable advice, actually. As you were talking about western education squashing the creativity. . . Do you have you any thoughts about how to change that, keeping the best of what we do?Gamify. Gamify everything. Gaming is the future of education, there's no question. Universities will fall, but why will universities fall? That's a fairly outrageous statement. Well, let me think. Blue-collar workers, the white collar workers laughed at them because they didn't go to university. Let me think — people who use their hands, artificial intelligence, probably not taking them out anytime soon. White collar workers, not so much. Goodbye. Not quite, that's a slight exaggeration, but universities are teaching the same thing that we learned.So I walk into a classroom, a professor says, “In the year 3 AD, Brutus stabbed Julius Caesar in the back on the steps of the Senate of Rome.” Okay, well I'm asleep already. However, if I could walk into the Senate in Rome, in virtual reality, or in Apple Vision Pro — hello, thank you very much — walk right up to Julius Caesar and Brutus debating with the senators and say, “Hey Julius, look behind you!”I tell you for why: My son sat down at the breakfast table many years ago, he was probably about 13 or 14 at the time, and he said, “Do you know the Doge's Palace in Venice was built in 14 . . .” And he went on this whole diatribe. I was like, where the hell did you learn that? 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We talk to a youngster who sells the Polish Ekolot Special Light-Sport Aircraft. In the news, the Spirit Airlines CEO gets a retention bonus, an FAA review board will look at smoke in the cockpit after bird strikes, JetBlue plans to reduce the number of pilots, and a United Airlines captain delights passengers with pizza. In listener mail, we look at jet emissions and what the industry is doing. Guest Ethan Lin is a 13-year-old who sells the Polish Ekolot Special Light-Sport Aircraft. His family purchased an Ekolot Topaz (N717KM) S-LSA in December 2022 after his father decided to switch careers and become an Air Transport Pilot. Ethan and his father started flying the Ekolot together, and because Ethan loved the plane so much, he contacted the distributor in December 2023 and asked about becoming a dealer. He's been selling Ekolots ever since. Because he is only 13 years old, his father has a role in the dealership, but Ethan handles customer service, selling the airplane, and coordinating meeting times. His father does the test flights with people who are interested in buying Ekolots, and he handles the financial side, including filing taxes. Ekolot Special Light-Sport Aircraft We discuss the difference between LSAs and S-LSAs and the proposed Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) rule, which would redefine the light sport aircraft category. Ethan explains why his family bought the plane and what he likes about it. He markets the plane with the Ekolot Texas Instagram. Also, Ethan and his father attend aviation events, such as Airplanes and Coffee, a monthly fly-in in the Dallas, Texas area at Addison Airport (KADS). Ethan tells us how he learned the Ekolot's specs, and about his plans to fly for an airline and sell planes “on the side.” He also offers his advice to other youngsters who have a passion. Video: Ekolot Topaz Walkaround https://youtu.be/ryNPVaMcBuY?si=VVIGcAXhFC63wreQ Aviation News Spirit Airlines CEO Gets $3.8 Million Bonus 1 Week Before Company Files Bankruptcy An SEC filing says Spirit Airlines, Inc. paid CEO Ted Christie a $3.8 million retention bonus the week before the airline filed for bankruptcy. The bonus is effective if Christie stays with Spirit for another year. Under the restructuring plan, Spirit bondholders would take a $350 million ownership position, erase $795 million of debt, and provide $300 million of debt-in-possession financing. The New York Stock Exchange delisted Spirit stock which now trades in the over-the-counter marketplace. FAA plans to review 737 MAX engine issue after bird strike incidents Two bird strike events in 2023 with Southwest Airlines aircraft (one in March and one in December) have caused the FAA to assemble a review board that will evaluate the safety of the CFM LEAP-1B engines. After the bird strikes, smoke entered the cockpit although the pilots landed the planes safely. The review board will assess safety data and suggest fixes for manufacturers or airlines. These might lead to mandates. A Seattle Times article suggests that any mandated modifications could delay further the certification of the MAX 7 and MAX 10 models. JetBlue Looks to Trim Pilot Workforce Captain downgrades and base displacements are coming to JetBlue late next year. The airline says it will cut 343 captain positions out of the airline's roughly 4,500 pilots. JetBlue lost $60 million in the third quarter and plans to ground more Airbus A220 and A321neo aircraft in 2024 as a result of ongoing Pratt & Whitney engine troubles. The airline is talking with the Air Line Pilots Association to offer early retirements. United Pilot Orders 30 Pizzas to Feed Passengers After Emergency Landing for Medical Care Pilot Scott Wardle was flying a United Airlines plane to Phoenix via Houston, but partway into the flight, a patient fell unconscious. By coincidence, three medical professionals were on board but Wardle felt it best to mak...
Case Law Discussion Payton v Meemic Insurance Company and Willie King, issued July 28, 2022 (Docket No. 357736) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation Bakeman v Citizens Insurance Company of the Midwest, ___ Mich App ___ (2022) (Docket No. 357195) Great Lakes Pain & Injury Chiropractic Ctr., et al. v Farm Bureau Mut Ins Co of Michigan, issued July 28, 2022 (Docket No. 357702
A key component to experiencing transformation and healing is having an Empathic Witness in your life, a trusted person who will be present, attuned to your story, and listen with hopeful compassion. Aaron will be talking about how to have an empathetic witness in your life and how to be one to others.
In this special election episode of extremely, Oren Segal and Jessica Reaves sit down with not one but two (!!) dis/misinformation experts. Dr. Claire Wardle is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University, specializing in user-generated content and misinformation, and Liz Landers is a national correspondent leading the disinformation desk at Scripps News, covering the impact of artificial intelligence, deepfake images and disinformation.Wardle and Landers tell us why this campaign is the worst on record for dis- and misinformation, what they're most worried about and how things might play out on Election Day (and the days after), from threats targeting election workers to assaults on our democracy.We want to hear from you! Send us your questions and/or comments: extremely@adl.org
James Wardle is the founder and CEO of Alderson James (AJ), a UK-based recruitment company that helps companies build People, Talent and Sales teams globally. We discussed:(00:40) intro to James and AJ, career journey(06:40) the recruitment market and evolution of recruiters(12:30) advice for recruiters looking for roles(17:33) thoughts on recruiter LinkedIn profiles and branding pitfalls(22:40) future of AJ, interesting projects and servicesI hope you enjoyed this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Send us a textWeek 4 of our College Basketball Conference Preview Shows and we start out hard as we talk MVC Basketball as previous guests join us - Bradley University Head Coach Brian Wardle and Indiana State Head Coach Matthew Graves. These two fine gentlemen discuss all things Missouri Valley Conference on the Full Court Press Podcast : A College Basketball Experience. This episode is high energy and these two conference foes get after it right from the tip. The MVC will be highly competitive again this year. Hear why this conference is so unique along with who is the most animated Conference Head Coach and which is the toughest Conference Arena to play in. Please Subscribe, Rate⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and Review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Ready to Tame the School Year Chaos? In this episode of School for School Counselors Podcast, host Steph Johnson dives into the power of building habits that stick—even in the whirlwind of school counseling life. Discover how to manage your ever-growing to-do list using James Clear's proven habit loop framework: cue, craving, response, and reward. Steph's got you covered with practical tips for mastering new habits (without chasing perfection) and shows how small wins can lead to big changes. Grab your free Habit Planner here00:00 Welcome and Introduction00:59 The Importance of Developing Habits01:40 Listener Review and Personal Introduction02:57 Balancing Responsibilities and Habits07:24 Understanding the Habit Loop16:41 Implementing Habit Stacking23:08 Consistency Over Perfection26:37 Upcoming Topics and Action Plan**********************************Resources:Clear, J. (2018). Atomic habits: An easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones. Avery.Harkin, B., Webb, T. L., Chang, B. P. I., Prestwich, A., Conner, M., Kellar, I., & Sheeran, P. (2016). *Does monitoring goal progress promote goal attainment? A meta-analysis of the experimental evidence.* Psychological Bulletin, 142(2), 198-229.Lally, P., Van Jaarsveld, C. H., Potts, H. W., & Wardle, J. (2010). *How are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real world.* European Journal of Social Psychology, 40(6), 998-1009.Neal, D. T., Wood, W., & Quinn, J. M. (2006). *Habits—A repeat performance.* Current Directions in Psychological Science, 15(4), 198-202.Wood, W., & Neal, D. T. (2007). *A new look at habits and the habit-goal interface.* Psychological Review, 114(4), 843-863.**********************************Our goal at School for School Counselors is to help school counselors stay on fire, make huge impacts for students, and catalyze change for our roles through grassroots advocacy and collaboration. Listen to get to know more about us and our mission, feel empowered and inspired, and set yourself up for success in the wonderful world of school counseling.Hang out in our Facebook groupJump in, ask questions, share your ideas and become a part of the most empowering school counseling group on the planet! (Join us to see if we're right.)Join the School for School Counselors MastermindThe Mastermind is packed with all the things your grad program never taught you IN ADDITION TO unparalleled support and consultation. No more feeling alone, invisible, unappreciated, or like you just don't know what to do next. We've got you!Did someone share this podcast with you? Be sure to subscribe for all the new episodes!!
Case Law Discussion • Margot Parraghi v Edward Chodyniecki, et al., Docket No. 358829 (Mich Ct App, November 2, 2022) • Michigan Spine & Brain Surgeons, PLLC v Home-Owners Insurance Company, Docket No. 349367, issued February 18, 2021 Trending Topics in PIP Litigation • Reasonable Witness Fees for Treating Physicians • Johnson v State Farm Mut Auto Ins Co, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued November 22, 2022 (Docket No. 355137) Hosted by: Amber Rouse Holloway, Executive Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy
Furman FCA favorite, Dr. Wardle, speaks to FCA about Jesus Christ!
This week Aaron continues our series on the life of Joseph looking at how the unfairness of life can either crush our dreams or mature them into something greater than we imagined.
SummaryIn this conversation, Oto Gomes and Graham Wardle discuss their personal journeys over the past two years and the importance of self-reflection and inner work. They explore the meaning of life and the significance of creating meaning and projecting it onto our experiences. Oto shares his insights on the relationship with money and how people's beliefs and behaviors can block their financial abundance. They also touch on the topic of legal structures and the layers of trust law, common law, and commerce law. Oto explains the process of taking back control of one's estate and the potential for discharging liabilities within the system. The conversation explores the concept of identity and the relationship between individuals and systems. It draws parallels to movies like The Matrix and Wally to illustrate the need to take back control of one's own ship and create a new relationship with systems. The discussion also touches on the rise of scams and the potential agenda behind them, including the push for digital IDs. The conversation concludes with a mention of a decentralized identification system called Everest and a real-world asset tokenization project called Gems. In this final part of the conversation, Oto Gomes and Graham Wardle discuss the importance of being aware of dependency and the need to shift our relationship with various systems. They emphasize the significance of being honest with ourselves and facing our fears in order to experience growth and fulfillment. Graham shares a poem from his book, highlighting the importance of self-honesty and the spiritual revelations that come from facing our fears. They conclude by encouraging listeners to connect with their true selves and embrace the unknown.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Catching Up03:12 The Importance of Self-Reflection and Inner Work09:37 Creating Meaning and Projecting it onto Experiences16:09 Shifting the Relationship with Money for Financial Abundance25:24 Understanding Legal Structures and Trust Law27:17 Taking Back Control of Your Estate and Discharging Liabilities35:28 Creating a New Relationship with Systems52:33 The Rise of Scams and the Potential Agenda Behind Them56:08 Decentralized Identification: An Alternative to Centralized Digital IDs01:00:35 Gems: Real-World Asset Tokenization on the Blockchain01:07:13 Shifting Our Relationship with Dependency01:09:31 The Importance of Self-Honesty and Facing Fears01:12:52 Embracing the Unknown and Trusting Inner GuidanceCONNECT WITH GRAHAMINSTAGRAMCONNECT WITH OTODOWNLOAD CRYPTO FREEDOM ACADEMY APPDISCOVERY CALL WITH OTO FOR APPLICATION TO CFACFA WEBSITEOTO GOMES INSTAGRAM
Case Law Discussion • Yee v AAA Insurance, issued February 24, 2022 (Docket No. 356603) Trending Topics in PIP Litigation • Negotiating Terms of Arbitrations • Alice Jenkins v Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, issued January 13, 2022 (Docket No. 355452) Hosted by: Amber Rouse Holloway, Executive Partner Secrest Wardle, Troy
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How can understanding the "why" behind your practices truly transform your school counseling program? This week, we uncover the secrets to setting yourself up for sustainable success. Steph Johnson guides us through the nuances of human nature and brain functionality, offering practical strategies for establishing effective habits and practices in your school counseling program. Inspired by James Clear's "Atomic Habits," we break down sustainable habits into four essential components: cue, craving, response, and reward. Listen as we share actionable tips to make new behaviors obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying—especially when it comes to gratitude. With small, manageable changes, you can build consistent habits that support a successful school year. Tune in for a comprehensive guide to habit-building that promises to transform your professional school counseling practice.Mentioned in This Episode:BEST YEAR EVER!!!Modern School Counselor PlannerSchool for School Counselors MastermindResources:Clear, J. (2018). Atomic habits: An easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones. Avery.Gardner, B., Lally, P., & Wardle, J. (2012). Making health habitual: The psychology of ‘habit-formation' and general practice. British Journal of General Practice, 62(605), 664-666. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp12X659466**********************************Our goal at School for School Counselors is to help school counselors stay on fire, make huge impacts for students, and catalyze change for our roles through grassroots advocacy and collaboration. Listen to get to know more about us and our mission, feel empowered and inspired, and set yourself up for success in the wonderful world of school counseling.Hang out in our Facebook groupJump in, ask questions, share your ideas and become a part of the most empowering school counseling group on the planet! (Join us to see if we're right.)Join the School for School Counselors MastermindThe Mastermind is packed with all the things your grad program never taught you IN ADDITION TO unparalleled support and consultation. No more feeling alone, invisible, unappreciated, or like you just don't know what to do next. We've got you!Did someone share this podcast with you? Be sure to subscribe for all the new episodes!!
Join Kailin Noivo as he interviews Dan Wardle, the VP of Sales at Noibu, in this engaging podcast episode. They discuss the significant gap in E-commerce monitoring tools, emphasizing the need for solutions tailored to specific E-commerce processes like checkout and add-to-cart. They also delve into the current trends, including the importance of conversion rate optimization, page speed, search functionalities, and the move towards composable and headless systems for greater flexibility. Furthermore, They touch on the economic impact of E-commerce investment, the cautious adoption of AI and new technologies, and the rise of B2B E-commerce.
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