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Host Jason Blitman talks to Jonathan Van Ness and Julie Murphy (Let Them Stare) about astrology, the names of our teenage cars, and early inspirations for their book. And Crock Pots. And British accents. And Nobu. They talk about a lot. Jason is then joined by queer icon Alison Bechdel who shares what she's been reading and talks about her new graphic novel, Spent.   Julie & JVN Publisher's Weekly ArticleJonathan Van Ness is an Emmy-winning television personality, 3x New York Times bestselling author, podcaster, comedian, celebrity hairstylist, and founder of JVN Hair. He stars on Netflix's Emmy Award–winning reboot series Queer Eye, where he shines as the hair guru and self-care advocate; and he hosts the popular podcast Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness.Julie Murphy splits her time between North Texas and Kansas with her husband, who loves her, and her cats, who tolerate her. When Julie isn't writing, she can be found watching movies so bad they're good, hunting for the perfect slice of cheese pizza, or planning her next great travel adventure. She is the author of the middle grade novels Dear Sweet Pea and Camp Sylvania as well as the young adult novels Ramona Blue, Side Effects May Vary, the Faith series, Pumpkin, Puddin', and Dumplin' (now a Netflix original film).Alison Bechdel's cult following for her early comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For expanded wildly for her family memoirs, the New York Times bestselling and Time magazine #1 Book of the Year graphic memoir Fun Home, adapted into a Tony Award–winning musical, and Are You My Mother? Most recently, The Secret to Superman Strength was named a New York Times Best Graphic Novel of 2021. Bechdel has been named a MacArthur Fellow, among many other honors.SUBSTACK!https://gaysreading.substack.com/ MERCH!http://gaysreading.printful.me BOOK CLUB!Use code GAYSREADING at checkout to get first book for only $4 + free shipping! Restrictions apply.http://aardvarkbookclub.com WATCH!https://youtube.com/@gaysreading FOLLOW!Instagram: @gaysreading | @jasonblitmanBluesky: @gaysreading | @jasonblitmanCONTACT!hello@gaysreading.com

Perhaps you've been following Alison Bechdel's work since her comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out For,” which invented the now ubiquitous Bechdel test (does a movie have two women who speak to each other about something other than a man?). Maybe you came to know her through her graphic memoir “Fun Home,” which was adapted into a Tony-award winning musical. Her latest comic novel, “Spent,” is a work of autofiction that grapples with and parodies Bechdel's own popularity. We'll talk with Bechdel about being famous in a world on fire— and the funny side of it, too. Guests: Alison Bechdel, graphic novelist and cartoonist, author of "Spent: A Comic Novel." Her previous books include "The Secret to Superhuman Strength" and "Fun Home," which was adapted into a Tony Award-winning musical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alison Bechdel is a cartoonist and graphic novelist. She first started getting attention for her comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For and later wrote a graphic memoir called Fun Home which is about her father's troubled life and her own experience of coming out as a lesbian. In 2015, Fun Home was produced as a Broadway musical and won 5 Tony Awards. Her new graphic novel Spent is about an artist trying to come to terms with her past success. And here's a spoiler. She includes this in her story but Alison Bechdel doesn't really run a sanctuary farm for pygmy goats. “Now What?” is produced with the help of Steve Zimmer, Lucy Little and Jackie Schwartz. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.

Ambereen Toubassy, the CFO of Airtable, has experience as an advisor, an investor, and an operator. In this episode, she joins CJ to talk about how this experience informs her role as a CFO. The two delve into the complexities of navigating investor feedback and how to take criticism without getting defensive. They also discuss how to build the right advisory network, red flags to watch for, and the importance of scaffolding your weaknesses with external expertise. The episode also highlights the value of specificity in the role of a finance leader. Ambereen shares insights from her extensive career, including her time at Quibi, explaining what she learned from this moonshot idea that didn't work out as hoped and her approach to balancing fiduciary duties with the human side of leadership.If you're looking for an ERP head to NetSuite: https://netsuite.com/metrics and get a customized KPI checklist.—SPONSORS:Brex offers the world's smartest corporate card on a full-stack global platform that is everything CFOs need to manage their finances on an elite level. Plus they offer modern banking and treasury as well as intuitive expenses and accounting automation, bill pay, and travel. Brex makes it easy to control spend before it happens, automate annoying tasks, and optimize your finances. Find out how Brex can help you make every dollar count at brex.com/metrics.Vanta's trust management platform takes the manual work out of your security and compliance process and replaces it with continuous automation. Over 9000 businesses use it to automate compliance needs across over 35 frameworks like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. Centralize security workflows, complete questionnaires up to five times faster, and proactively manage vendor risk. For a limited time, get $1,000 off of Vanta at vanta.com/metrics.Tropic is an intelligent spend management solution that consolidates your spend data and processes into one unified offering, enabling insights and decisive action. It doesn't just show you where the problems are—it helps you solve them. From spotting hidden optimization opportunities, like duplicative spend, to automating those painful procurement workflows, to giving you the best market data that turns every vendor negotiation in your favor. Tropic combines smart insights with real human expertise to keep you ahead of the curve. Visit tropicapp.io/mostlymetrics to learn howMUFG is the largest bank in Japan and a global banking powerhouse with a focus on empowering Growth and Middle Market stage companies in North America and Europe. MUFG provides comprehensive banking services for VC-backed, PE-backed, and public companies with revenues starting at $40M. The bank combines its global capabilities with deep operational understanding to help companies accelerate their growth trajectory. Contact group head Bob Blee at bblee@us.mufg.jp to find out more.NetSuite provides financial software for all your business needs. More than 40,000 companies have already upgraded to NetSuite, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅, head to NetSuite https://netsuite.com/metrics and get the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning.RightRev automates the revenue recognition process from end to end, gives you real-time insights, and ensures ASC 606 / IFRS 15 compliance—all while closing books faster. Whether it's multi-element arrangements, subscription renewals, or complex usage-based contracts, RightRev takes care of it all. That means fewer spreadsheets, fewer errors, and more time for your team to focus on growth. For modern revenue recognition simplified, visit rightrev.com and schedule a demo.Planful is a financial performance management platform designed to streamline financial tasks for businesses. It helps with budgeting, closing the books, and financial reporting, all on a cloud-based platform. By improving the efficiency and accuracy of these processes, Planful allows businesses to make better financial decisions. 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The wealthy are using one unique retirement account to build their fortunes tax-free. You may have never heard of it, but knowing about it can change the course of your retirement planning, allowing you to invest in much more than stocks, index funds, and bonds in your retirement accounts.  We're talking about making passive real estate income tax-deferred, flipping houses and sheltering the profits for when you retire, or having a rental property portfolio producing massive passive income, all with the tax benefits of your 401(k), IRA, or Roth IRA.  We're, of course, talking about the self-directed IRA (SDIRA) and the sizable benefits that come with it.  To help, John Bowens (Certified IRA Services Professional) from Equity Trust is on the show to share the tax advantages most Americans have zero clue about. Scott starts the interview by coming in hot, throwing out his most significant objections to an SDIRA. We were even surprised by just how many benefits this single account has and how you can use it in ways most people would never assume of a retirement account. We're talking about how to buy rental properties IN your retirement accounts (and profit from them tax-free/deferred), whether a self-directed IRA or 401(k) makes the most sense for you, the “material participation” rule that you CANNOT afford to break, and how much this account costs to set up. This is a game-changing account for retirees who want to live a rich life, so do not skip out on it! In This Episode We Cover Scott's biggest objections to the self-directed IRA (is he wrong?) How to get tax-free/deferred passive income from real estate in your retirement accounts  The one tax that you MUST know about before investing in an SDIRA  Can you get a mortgage for a rental property in an SDIRA? How much an SDIRA costs to set up and keep going (less than you'd think) And So Much More! Links from the Show Mindy on BiggerPockets Scott on BiggerPockets Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place Join BiggerPockets for FREE Email Mindy: Mindy@biggerpockets.com Email Scott: Scott@biggerpockets.com BiggerPockets Money Facebook Group Follow BiggerPockets Money on Instagram “Like” BiggerPockets Money on Facebook BiggerPockets Money YouTube Channel How to Access Retirement Funds Early Maximize Your Real Estate Investing with a Self-Directed IRA from Equity Trust Want More Smart Tax Strategies? Grab “The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor” Sign Up for the BiggerPockets Money Newsletter Find Investor-Friendly Lenders The Self-Directed IRA: What You Should Know About This Wealth-Building Tool Connect with John   (00:00) Intro (08:26) Tax-Free Real Estate Gains (16:45) One Tax to Watch Out For (19:59) Self-Directed 401(k)s vs. IRAs (27:36) Making $34,000 Tax-Free! (30:42) The "Material Participation" Risk (35:41) Financing Rentals in an SDIRA (39:40) SDIRA Fees and Costs (50:05) Completely Passive Income (51:56) Active Investing in an SDIRA Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/money-611 Interested in learning more about today's sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Personal Finance Podcast Money Q&A, we're going to answer some questions about are you truly diversified and how to protect your wealth for your future?  Today we are going to answer these questions:  Question 1: Are we diversified enough for retirement without Social Security or pensions? Question 2: I'm rolling over $120K into a Fidelity Roth IRA—how do I invest it without feeling overwhelmed? Question 3: I have a $7K/month military pension but little savings—how should I build wealth in my 50s? Question 4: Should I shift my son's $130K 529 plan into safer investments as college gets closer? Question 5: How can I build charisma to improve my professional connections and confidence? How Andrew Can Help You:  Don't let another year pass by without making significant strides toward your dreams. "Master Your Money Goals" is your pathway to a future where your aspirations are not just wishes but realities. Enroll now and make this year count! Join The Master Money Newsletter where you will become smarter with your money in 5 minutes or less per week Here! Learn to invest by joining  Index Fund Pro! This is Andrew's course teaching you how to invest!  Watch The Master Money Youtube Channel! , Ask Andrew a question on Instagram or TikTok.  Learn how to get out of Debt by joining our Free Course  Leave Feedback or Episode Requests here.  Car buying Calculator here Thanks to Our Amazing Sponsors for supporting The Personal Finance Podcast. Shopify: Shopify makes it so easy to sell. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at  shopify.com/pfp Chime: Start your credit journey with Chime. Sign-up takes only two minutes and doesn't affect your credit score. Get started at chime.com/ Thanks to Fundrise for Sponsoring the show! Invest in real estate going to fundrise.com/pfp Thanks to Policy Genius for Sponsoring the show! Go to policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quote. Go to joindeleteme.com/pfp20 for 20% off! Indeed: Start hiring NOW with a SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/personalfinance Turn your business dream into reality! Apply now at www.oneday.org/pfp  Go to Acorns.com/pfp and start automating your investments and get a $5 bonus today!  Links Mentioned in This Episode:  The 1-3-6 Method For Building & Managing Your Emergency Fund How to Access Your Retirement Funds Early! 7 Financial Scams to Watch Out for in 2024 12 Amazon Scams You Need to Watch Out For! Connect With Andrew on Social Media:  Instagram  TikTok Twitter  Master Money Website  Master Money Youtube Channel   Free Guides:   The Stairway to Wealth: The Order of Operations for your Money  How to Negotiate Your Salary  The 75 Day Money Challenge  Get out Of Debt Fast  Take the Money Personality Quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this episode of the Personal Finance Podcast, we're going to discuss about I have $1 million, should I sell stocks or go all in on index funds?  How Andrew Can Help You:  Don't let another year pass by without making significant strides toward your dreams. "Master Your Money Goals" is your pathway to a future where your aspirations are not just wishes but realities. Enroll now and make this year count! Join The Master Money Newsletter where you will become smarter with your money in 5 minutes or less per week Here! Learn to invest by joining  Index Fund Pro! This is Andrew's course teaching you how to invest!  Watch The Master Money Youtube Channel! , Ask Andrew a question on Instagram or TikTok.  Learn how to get out of Debt by joining our Free Course  Leave Feedback or Episode Requests here.  Car buying Calculator here Thanks to Our Amazing Sponsors for supporting The Personal Finance Podcast. Shopify: Shopify makes it so easy to sell. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at  shopify.com/pfp Chime: Start your credit journey with Chime. Sign-up takes only two minutes and doesn't affect your credit score. Get started at chime.com/ Thanks to Fundrise for Sponsoring the show! Invest in real estate going to fundrise.com/pfp Thanks to Policy Genius for Sponsoring the show! Go to policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quote. Go to joindeleteme.com/pfp20 for 20% off! Indeed: Start hiring NOW with a SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/personalfinance Go to Acorns.com/pfp and start automating your investments and get a $5 bonus today!  Links Mentioned in This Episode:  Fund Overlap tool 12 Amazon Scams You Need to Watch Out For! 7 Financial Scams to Watch Out for in 2024 The 1-3-6 Method For Building & Managing Your Emergency Fund Connect With Andrew on Social Media:  Instagram  TikTok Twitter  Master Money Website  Master Money Youtube Channel   Free Guides:   The Stairway to Wealth: The Order of Operations for your Money  How to Negotiate Your Salary  The 75 Day Money Challenge  Get out Of Debt Fast  Take the Money Personality Quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you prepared when websites or tools (like TikTok) shut down? In this episode, host Julie Hood shares 3 key essentials every course creator should add to their business to survive and still thrive - even when a social media website shuts down. Get the full links and show notes at https://CourseCreatorsHQ.com/227.  LINKS MENTIONED   Note: Some of these are affiliate links, and I earn a small commission when you use them. Thank you!Join the free AI for Business Summit and get even more ideas -   https://coursecreatorshq.com/AIforBusiness2025   Come join us for inspiration and courses in the Launchpad coaching program!  Use coupon code SELL2024 to save $50 a month on your membership -  https://coursecreatorshq.com/launchpad      RELATED EPISODES  E218: How to Pick an Email Program – and What to Watch Out For!   E210: Website Essentials for Online Course Creators to Sell a Course   E086: Save Time with 9 Things Every Online Course Creator Should Automate    KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR ONLINE COURSE CREATORS   To help protect yourself from  social media sites shutting down, here are 3 essential steps:Build Your Own AssetsFind Multiple Sources of TrafficBackup / Backup / Backup (automatically)!  COME VISIT JULIE!  Get on the email list AND get the FREE Ultimate Course Creators Planner -  https://coursecreatorshq.com/2025PlannerPodcast   Get this free course -  Is My Course Idea Any Good? here -https://www.coursecreatorshq.com/ideaGoodPods Let's talk about this episode on GoodPods – https://CourseCreatorsHQ.com/goodpods (mobile only, download the app first) Website https://www.CourseCreatorsHQ.comYouTube  https://coursecreatorshq.com/YouTubePodcast   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CourseCreatorsHQInstagram  https://www.instagram.com/CourseCreatorsHQTwitter https://www.Twitter.com/CourseHQThreadshttps://www.threads.net/@coursecreatorshq  Disclaimers  https://coursecreatorshq.com/disclaimers/

In this episode of the Personal Finance Podcast, we're going to talk about 25 things that you should do with your money in 2025, part two. How Andrew Can Help You:  Don't let another year pass by without making significant strides toward your dreams. "Master Your Money Goals" is your pathway to a future where your aspirations are not just wishes but realities. Enroll now and make this year count! Join The Master Money Newsletter where you will become smarter with your money in 5 minutes or less per week Here! Learn to invest by joining  Index Fund Pro! This is Andrew's course teaching you how to invest!  Watch The Master Money Youtube Channel! , Ask Andrew a question on Instagram or TikTok.  Learn how to get out of Debt by joining our Free Course  Leave Feedback or Episode Requests here.  Thanks to Our Amazing Sponsors for supporting The Personal Finance Podcast. Shopify: Shopify makes it so easy to sell. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at  shopify.com/pfp Chime: Start your credit journey with Chime. Sign-up takes only two minutes and doesn't affect your credit score. Get started at chime.com/ Thanks to Fundrise for Sponsoring the show! Invest in real estate going to fundrise.com/pfp Thanks to Policy Genius for Sponsoring the show! Go to policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quote. Go to joindeleteme.com/pfp20 for 20% off! Go to Acorns.com/pfp and start automating your investments and get a $5 bonus today!  Links Mentioned in This Episode:  12 Amazon Scams You Need to Watch Out For! 7 Financial Scams to Watch Out for in 2024 How to Negotiate Your Salary and Get a Raise (The Step-By-Step System!) How to Break The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle (IN 2025) The Bucket Method For Managing Your Savings (Master Multiple Savings Goals) The 1-3-6 Method For Building & Managing Your Emergency Fund How to Skyrocket Your Net Worth By Building an Amazing Network with Jordan Harbinger 5 Steps to Take Immediately If Your Credit Card is Stolen! Connect With Andrew on Social Media:  Instagram  TikTok Twitter  Master Money Website  Master Money Youtube Channel   Free Guides:   The Stairway to Wealth: The Order of Operations for your Money  How to Negotiate Your Salary  The 75 Day Money Challenge  Get out Of Debt Fast  Take the Money Personality Quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Small Business Big Insights Podcast, Eric welcomes Tara Robertson, a senior accountant at Zenbooks.  Tara shares valuable insights on business taxation, her journey in the industry, and even some tax horror stories. They discuss the critical role tax accountants play, share tips for small business owners, and address common myths about business taxes in Canada. 0:30 Introducing Tara Robertson: A Journey in Accounting 1:34 The Cyclical Nature of Tax Season 4:08 Tax Horror Stories and Lessons Learned 6:59 Saving Clients Money 10:43 Unexpected Deductions and Client Conversations 14:15 Advice for Small Business Owners 20:10 Managing Stress and Fostering Team Spirit 23:33 Future Tax Changes to Watch Out For 25:50 The Importance of Professional Help 27:10 Tara's Interests 28:31 Final Thoughts and Contact Information Tara Robertson  tara.Robertson@zenbooks.ca linkedin.com/in/tararobertsonaccountant 

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We tend to forget some important things the more seasoned we become in leadership, or we believe things don't apply to us anymore because we're at a different level. Today, Deanna gives three important warnings that all leaders must be aware of. The post 3 Things Seasoned Leaders Need to Watch Out For. appeared first on Join The Movement!.

If your hiring process is failing, don't worry - we've got you covered! Discover why your hiring process isn't working and learn how to fix it in this video. In this episode, Chris and Kevin, delve into the essentials of hiring the right employees for your business. They emphasize the importance of evaluating an applicant's past to predict future performance, highlight the significance of a growth mindset, and share practical strategies for effective interviews. They discuss red flags, the necessity of clarity in job roles, and innovative techniques, such as task-based application processes, to ensure that only the most diligent and reliable candidates make it through. Tune in to learn how to reduce your hiring risks and build a successful team with their proven framework. 00:00 Introduction: Trust Their History 00:53 Welcome to Blue Collar Millionaire Podcast 01:43 The Importance of Trusting Your Gut in Hiring 02:52 Evaluating Applicant's Work History and Ethics 04:41 Red Flags to Watch Out For 06:51 Effective Interview Questions and Strategies 18:44 Clarity in Job Roles and Expectations 21:33 Conclusion and Next Steps 23:05 Join the Blue Collar Millionaire Community If you find this video valuable, please like, share, and subscribe! Website: https://bluecollarmillionaire.net/ BCM Skool: https://www.skool.com/blue-collar-millionaire-4460/about Accelerator Program: https://www.skool.com/blue-collar-millionaire-2846/about Board Room Elite: https://www.skool.com/board-room-elite-9841/about

In this episode, How to Know You're Dealing with a Narcissist: Tell-Tale Signs to Watch Out For, Lisa A. Romano breaks down the emotional rollercoaster of dating a narcissist. She dives into the common signs, like feeling confused, walking on eggshells, and constantly questioning your worth. Stonewalling, verbal abuse, and making you feel worthless are tools of manipulation. The more you understand the signs, the greater your chances of avoiding and surviving this type of predator. And yes, the more empathic, forgiving and agreeable you are the more a target you are for this type of toxic dynamic, so learning about narcissism empowers you! Narcissists are masters of manipulation, charm, and gaslighting, leaving you feeling emotionally drained and disconnected from your authentic self. Tune in to learn how to spot the red flags early, understand the patterns of narcissistic abuse, and protect yourself from further harm.   Embark on the path to conscious awakening, emotional healing, and transformation with Lisa's Conscious Healing Academy, which includes a 3 tier coaching system that assists with one's awakening, emotional intelligence, and mental and emotional mastery.  12 Week Breakthrough Program (Level One - The Awakening) 8 Week Master Your Reality (Level 2 -- Deliberate Creating) Soul School - (Level Three -- Ascending Ego) To learn more, contact Lisa and her team members here; Contact Website Spotify Award Winning Books  Facebook Support Group  

In this episode: social engineering, pig butchering, cryptocurrency risks, scammer tactics, and avoiding being a victim. This week Brad speaks with cyber security expert Tom who will be giving some updates on the landscape of cybersecurity, what targeted scams look like, as well as some actionable steps you can take to avoid these scams. Though it may seem that cybersecurity attacks are ever-evolving and may be harder and harder to avoid, there are ways to make yourself less vulnerable to attacks. Making sure you're having open conversations about this topic with your friends, and especially your older family members is crucial and can make sure you avoid falling for these scams! 

On this episode, Sam Luchsinger, an eclectic reader and artist, talks about their love of picking up whatever strikes their interest, beautiful book covers, and the joy of reading children's books into adulthood. They also discuss their love of graphic novels and some tips on how to get into the format that might feel a little overwhelming.    Books mentioned in this episode:    If you want to get ahead and join us at Off Color Book Club:  October 15 - Trust by Hernan Diaz  November 19 - Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro  January 21 - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai   What Betsy's reading:  Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe  I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones Orbital by Samantha Harvey Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival, and Hope in an American City by Andrea Elliot   Books Highlighted by Sam:  Griffin and Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence by Nick Bantock  Moby Dick by Herman Melville  Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe  The Brendan Voyage: Sailing to America in a Leather Boat to Prove the Legend of the Irish Sailor Saints by Tim Severin All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews  Swing Low: A Life by Miriam Toews Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake and Jon Klassen  Brazen: Rebel Ladies who Rocked the World by Pénélope Bagieu  The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb by Neal Bascomb The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa  The Curve of Time by M. Wylie Blanchet   All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Other books mentioned in this episode:  The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien  Little Women by Lousia May Alcott Bimwili and the Zimwi by  The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle  The Bells of London by Ashley Wolff Sloth's Birthday Party by Diane Redfield Massie  The Brave Brushtail Possum by Diane Redfield Massie  The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki  The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki  The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo Siren Queen by Nghi Vo The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett  Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir  A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin  Clever Girl: Jurassic Park by Hannah McGregor  Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond Productivity Culture by Jenny Odell  The Forgetting Room by Nick Bantock If We Were Villans by M.L. Rio  The Secret History by Donna Tartt  Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo  Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed  The Magicians by Lev Grossman  Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate  Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert MacFarlane Runes of the North by Sigurd F. Olson  Twists of Fate by Paco Roca  The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel  Wrinkle inTime: The Graphic Novel by Hope Larson and Madeleine L'Engle  Perpetua's Journey: Faith, Gender, and Power in the Roman Empire by Jennifer A. Rea and Liza Clarke  March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, et al.  Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug 

10 Red Flags to Watch Out For in a Psychic Reading: Intuitive/ Psychic readings is a new-age method that involves a professional reader leading an intuitive and individual session. The focus of the reading can vary depending on the reader. Still, it may include Releasing blocked energy and past trauma, Accessing past lives, Working through current hardships, and Helping clients reach their highest potential. However, not all READERS are good. In this video, I share 10 Signs of a Dangerous Reader and remind you "that nothing good can come from bad energy." If your reader crawls down any of these rabbit holes (topics) walk out of your reading. #intuitivereading #Psychicreadings #spiritualawakening Imminent Death Sevre Health Issues Relationship is Doommed Financial Ruins Betrayal of any kind Accidents or Disasters Eternal Loneliness Past Life Karma Debit Trust You (reader) Over Them Bad Luck is on its way- Psychic Attack

It was a special episode as we recorded the day after the Knicks and Timberlwoves trade broke. We started with breaking down the important details behind why the trade was probably made, then went into our top things to watch in east conference. PLUS, Zach Lowe leaving ESPN and the Raptors announcing Vince Carter is getting his jersey retired. All that and more on episode 60! 00:00:00 Welcome 00:01:29 Pregame: Bigger impact? David Stern or Vince Mcmahon? 00:04:25 Knicks/Minnesota trade 00:31:01 Derrick Rose Retires 00:41:47 Things to Watch Out For this Season 00:59:13 Zach Lowe Let Go From ESPN 01:03:18 Toronto Retiring Vince's Jersey 01:06:10 Should Paul Pierce Get the Same Love Vince does? 01:13:50 WNBA Controversy and Playoff Updates 01:19:30 There's no place for racism in sports

The Fall of DS Babylon (Audio) David Eells – 9/18/24 I told you I would try to share things with you if you would forsake being news junkies and seek the Lord for sanctification, which we have studied a lot lately. I pray you are ready for what's coming.  :0) I was told by the Lord to tell this story and that everything and everyone is covered by Him. (In Rev 12 the dragon and his angels are being cast down. I will share and make comments on some world affairs here.) Restored Republic via a GCR: Update as of 17-18, Sept. 2024 …in part…  https://operationdisclosureofficial.com/2024/09/17/restored-republic-via-a-gcr-as-of-september-17-2024/ https://operationdisclosureofficial.com/2024/09/18/restored-republic-via-a-gcr-as-of-september-18-2024/ Now Is The Time (The angels and the Alliance are bringing down all of the DS elites plans. Trust The Plan Pray “The Enormity Of What Is Coming Will Shock The World” …President Donald Trump, Q+ And the angels are also using men because it is in the Word that Cyrus, a type of Trump, destroys DS Babylon. Right Now a Globally Coordinated Military Strike Designed to Obliterate the Globalist Power Structure is Bringing in the Greatest Transfer of Wealth in History Did you know that angels only fulfill His Word and only listen to the voice of the Lord? Psa 103:20  Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. One man who dealt with angels asked a high ranking one if he commanded them. The angel said we only obey the voice of God. This is true. If the word of the Lord comes out of man's mouth they obey it as it was with Annanias and Sapphira. When our missionaries were being killed by the Jesuits and Jehovah Witnesses because their people were being converted, the man who was over the Jesuits contacted me. He said very hypocritically and irately that Your people are killing our people.  I said to him, “You have never seen one of our missionaries raise a weapon against any of you or even to defend themselves.” This seemed to stun him but it was true and he didn't argue the point. I said you only have a couple of choices here. Either the JW's are warring against you again or the angels of God are killing you. He couldn't take that the angels were killing them because that would make him and his religion evil. I knew the angels were defending the missionaries. I asked one of my angels what was happening.  He said when the Jesuit mob gets too close to hiding missionaries we drop them. I said are there any marks on them? He said, No, so I said, to this Jesuit leader “there is no physical marks on them that is the angels and they don't make mistakes or do evil”. They killed that evil man and the Jesuits made a mask of him and put it on a turncoat and they killed him too. And for you the listener today and your understanding, the angels do not live in time and they know every person who is chosen from the foundation of the world and do not harm them. Now I tell you it is the same with the DS and their leaders. Nobody can tell the angels to do anything that is against God's will. After warning DS leaders who then ignored them,, the angels have fed them to the sharks and given some their own monkeypox. For 53 years I have worked every day to save people from sin and that is my heart. I wait expectantly for the Soloman (peaceful) Man-child ministry to come when the peace is won by the David Man-child ministry. We are almost there. Watch Out For, Protect & Save the Children. S*****c Worshippers & Their Secretive Covens Exist Across the Globe Perhaps Even in Your Neighborhood & Right Next Door. Pray them down for they have plans to destroy Christianity. Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 “The Storm Is Here: Hidden Bunkers Raided, Children Rescued, and the Deep State Exposed” …Ben Fulford on Telegram The Deep State's grip on our nation is weakening as their secrets come to light. The truth, long concealed, is now emerging, and the powerful are scrambling to maintain control. Brave actions are peeling back the layers of deception, revealing the sinister operations that have kept the American people in the dark for too long. February 18, 2024: The Georgetown Raid: Tension filled the air in Georgetown, Washington, DC, as Unit X, a group of elite military personnel with trained Belgian Malinois, stormed a hidden bunker beneath the city's streets. Inside, they uncovered horrors orchestrated by the Deep State—47 children were rescued, and high-profile arrests followed, including a sitting congressman. The mainstream media remained silent, complicit in covering up this monumental event. Operation Eclipse Exposed: March 15, 2024 marked another victory against the Deep State. Leaked documents from a private intelligence firm in Langley, Virginia, exposed “Operation Eclipse,” a plan to fracture the nation through media manipulation and engineered social unrest. The Deep State aimed to bring America to its knees, paving the way for martial law. However, Trump's executive orders from 2020 thwarted this sinister plot just in time. FEMA Camps Revealed: On June 22, 2024, a whistleblower from the Department of Homeland Security risked everything to reveal that FEMA camps, supposedly for natural disasters, were being used as holding facilities for political dissidents and t********d children. Satellite imagery and intercepted communications confirmed these camps' existence in remote areas of Nevada and Montana, exposing the Deep State's depravity. The Silicon Valley “S*****e”: August 8, 2024, saw the mysterious death of a tech billionaire in his Silicon Valley mansion. The official story—s*****e—was a lie. This billionaire, a key financial architect of the Deep State, had been funding operations to undermine Trump's efforts to drain the swamp. Unit X had been monitoring him, and when they struck, they ensured he could no longer threaten the nation. This was not a s*****e but an execution in the war against those who seek to destroy America. The Banksters Exposed Fast forward to September 8, 2024. The pace is accelerating. Switzerland—long a safe haven for the cabal's dirty money—is under siege. The Swiss National Bank has been exposed as a laundering operation for the Rothschilds, CIA, and Mossad. Billions have flowed through these accounts, funding bioweapons research and secret space operations. The Great Awakening is in full swing. Leaks are flooding the internet, exposing Swiss banks as the heartbeat of the devil's operation. They've manipulated currencies, hoarded gold, and funded wars they claimed to mediate. But the reckoning is here. The White Hats and Q Ops, with the Space Force, have intercepted more than just financial transactions. They have the blackmail archives—the files that kept politicians, CEOs, and Hollywood stars in line. These are the secrets that have protected the cabal's sick agenda for too long. Epstein was only the beginning. His island was the hub for t*********g and a***e, but now, Trump's knowledge of these operations is a weapon against the elite. The mainstream media won't tell you this, but Trump's Sovereign Wealth Fund is the declaration of war against the Rothschild's debt-slavery system. The Federal Reserve is crumbling. $3 trillion in hidden reserves have been uncovered. These funds, stolen from the American people, were used to fund global chaos—from fake pandemics to weather manipulation. Yes, they've been playing God with storms, controlling droughts and earthquakes to instill fear and control. The Deep State's Final Struggle: The Deep State is in full retreat, but the battle is far from over. Every day, new revelations expose the extent of their crimes and influence. The fight for the soul of America is entering its most critical phase. The deep state's reach extends into every facet of society—government, media, corporations, and institutions once trusted to protect us. They have manipulated and controlled us through fear and division for years, but 2024 marks the turning point. The Tide Is Turning: The Storm is here, and the Deep State is running scared. They are not invincible, and the tide is turning. The hunters have become the hunted. Every action they take is monitored, every plot countered, and every secret exposed. The deep state's time is running out, and the final, decisive blow is coming. NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has just blown the lid off a terrifying agenda hidden deep in Alaska. Documents reveal that HAARP, which they claimed was about “scientific research,” is in reality a weapon designed to control and manipulate humanity on a global scale. HAARP's Dark Purpose: For years, the military has disguised HAARP as a research station, keeping its true mission hidden from the public. According to Snowden's leaks, HAARP is no innocent experiment—it's a weapon of mass manipulation, targeting people's brains, causing what seem like natural deaths—strokes, heart attacks. This is more than a conspiracy theory. It's happening now, right under our noses. Mind Control at an Unimaginable Level: Snowden revealed that HAARP can remotely control the minds of those who speak out, turning people into irrational, “crazy” individuals in the eyes of the world. Their goal? Silencing dissenters, using these frequency waves to make their opposition crumble from within. Think about it—the world leaders, media moguls, and CEOs you see on TV are just puppets, controlled through advanced technology. Ever wonder why some of the most powerful voices for truth go silent overnight? The Smoking Gun – Proof of HAARP's Control: These documents aren't just hearsay. Snowden shared secret emails from top military officials confirming the horrific truth behind HAARP's operations. This is no longer speculation—it's fact. You're either awake or you're being played. They want you docile, blind, and submissive, all while the elite pull the strings behind the scenes. HAARP's Reach – More Than Just Alaska: It's not just Alaska. There are multiple HAARP facilities worldwide. In Sweden, Russia, even beneath the cover of cell towers right here at home. They've built a global network to keep their control tight.  WARNING!!! At This Very Moment in New York UN Global Elites Were Positioning Themselves To Completely Control People of the World via Passage of the Global Digital Compact, or the Illuminati's Great Reset (Pray this down) Meanwhile… On Monday Trump Announced the Launch of World Liberty Financial Crypto Exchange, the Apparent Precursor to 130 Sovereign Countries' Gold/Asset-Backed Global Currency Reset Which Ensured The People Would Have Complete Control Over Their Own Monies & Provided Freedom From Debt For All …. Checkmate!!! Judy Note: We're sitting on the edge of a Global Blackout and Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) Activation, where normal communication will cease for ten days. It's called Operation Stormbreaker – the greatest Sting Operation ever. Military Units have been mobilizing Worldwide for a coordinated military strike to obliterate the Globalist Power Structure. “It's only wise to have at least a month's supply of food, water, cash, medicine and essential items on hand for yourself, your family and to share with others in case of emergency.” Judy Note: Right now the 79th U.N. General Assembly was meeting in New York to consider putting their stamp of approval on a document called the Global Digital Compact. If passed, the Compact would give the U.N. Secretary-General totalitarian control over all people across the Globe, overriding governments and trampling individual freedoms. (I believe Our annulling of this will last till mid trib.) A non-elected Deep State UN official could demand every person on the planet implant digital IDs and vaccine passports on their person for the sole purpose of Deep State surveillance. Worse, the tattooed ID some define as the Mark of Cain, would give those Globalists control over individual bank accounts, and lives. Without compliance, you would be nothing—unable to work, unable to live. Sound familiar? This will not happen now but mid-trib  The UN Deep State Cabal would have the power to declare at their will, global emergencies, lockdowns and travel restrictions. – a perfect plan for implementation of the Illuminati's New World Order. The Global Military Alliance does have it all. They have overtaken the Z******s and Elites who pull the strings of the World —those at the very top had fallen: the 13 Illuminati families, Vatican, Royal Families, Rothschilds, Rockefellers, Gates, Obama, Clintons – were under White Hat control even if they, or their clones, or perhaps actors behind sophisticated masks, still paraded around in public like nothing happened. As head of the Global Military Alliance President Trump has either replaced or had control over them all. He's the true ruler now, and not just of America, but over the entire world. Like Trump, President Kennedy knew all about the CIA Child S*x T*********g Ring Operations and the Deep State Military using s*x operations to blackmail politicians, that then controlled health, education, Mainstream Media, music and film industries, along with foreign government officials who were connected to Money Laundering Operations and the Global Financial System. That's why this Deep State Cabal assassinated Lincoln, and tried to assassinate JFK, Trump and others because these Patriots  were trying to give taxpayer monies back to The People. It was why the Q Movement was formed and now operating at full speed That bubble was set to burst on Wed. 20 Nov. 2024 with the start of Nuremberg Trials 2.0 which were bound to reveal all. Pray down the new plagues Another bubble was popping across the Globe by way of more planned epidemics. On Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 in what appeared to be very strange coincidences, a new C***d strain known as “XEC” was announced as rapidly spreading across Europe. First identified in Germany in June, cases of the XEC variant have since been detected in the UK, US, Denmark and several other countries. Also on Tues. the Deep State tried to declare a Bird Flu epidemic in Democratic Colorado as the state announced a State of Emergency, while at the same time the CCP in Singapore launched a quarantine and vaccination campaign (This is the real threat) for Monkeypox: https://www.newstarget.com/2024-09-16-singapore-launches-quarantine-and-vaccination-campaign-monkeypox.html Tues. 17 Sept. 2024: ALERT! WEF Insider Warns Elite Planning ‘Dirty Bomb' Terror Attack at Trump Rally! The People's Voice Video – amg-news.com – American Media Group 2016 Haitian Reporter: “Where is the money Hillary Clinton raised with the Clinton foundation? Haiti did not get even 2%. The whole world has given billions. They say Bill Clinton & Hillary Clinton stole it. So, Mr. Trump, we are asking you, begging you, the Haitian community will side with you if one day you ask Hillary Clinton publicly to disclose the audit of all the money they have stolen from Haiti in 2010 after the earthquake” Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 Texas: Governor Abbott has created a new Strike Team bringing in drones, helicopters, K9, Texas Rangers, special agents, aircraft, Swat Team and enforced Officers to confront gang violence in Texas. On Monday 20 Venezuelan Gang members were arrested and the governor was now seeking to confiscate their properties. BREAKING! Texas Gov. Greg Abbott designates Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization and says Texas will use the courts to halt the operations and will use asset forfeiture to take their property while working to keep them in jail longer. The governor says there is no database to identify TdA members, TxDPS will be working with other law enforcement to create the a database from scratch. Gov. Abbott says the gang is trying to get a foothold in Texas but he's not going to let that happen. The governor annoying that the Gateway Hotel in El Paso has been shut down following an injunction via the county attorney. Governor Abbott says 20 suspected TdA gang members were arrested as a result of operations in and around the hotel. Meanwhile, the Biden/Harris Administration was providing Venezuelan migrants with over $18,000 in food stamps, funding that came from US taxpayer money. Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 US Taxes Paying for Play Depicting God as Bisexual, Communist LGBT Rights: https://dailycaller.com/2024/09/17/state-department-paying-stage-play-god-bisexual-communists-lgbt-rights-abroad/ Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 Election Fraud by US Postal Service: 300,000 member Postal Workers union endorses Kamala. In 2020 there were many issues with postal workers not delivering to R precincts, collecting undeliverable ballots for harvesters, holding ballots till too late, the truck from LI to PA that disappeared. Not much that can be done now – registration rolls are padded, mail ballots will be generated. …David Nino Rodreguez on Telegram William Rodríguez, famously dubbed “The Last Man Out,” was a janitor on 9/11 who heroically saved lives by unlocking doors with a master key. However, when he began speaking about explosions in the basement before the planes hit, he was swiftly ignored and even pressured by the FBI to stay silent. Despite his firsthand account, his testimony was never included in the 9/11 Commission Report. Trump's golf outing was a last minute decision. Yet, Routh was already hiding in the bushes, waiting for Trump to walk by on the golf course with his GoPro camera set up for the “perfect shot.” How did this well trained killer make it that far by himself and how did he know where Trump would be? How did Routh know Trump would be out golfing at that exact time and at that exact place on the golf course? I was told by the Lord when I asked this same question, “Laura Loomer” and the angels gave her to the Alliance. This is a deep state very sexy plant who travels by plane everywhere the Rally Trump goes and knows his plans. The real Trump is safe and faithful to his wife. Why did Democrat Left leaning Time Magazine on 9/11 come out with a cover that had a picture of Trump in a Golf Cart going down a sand hole with the word “Trouble” to the side of him? They were told by the DS their plan, Why did Democrat Left leaning CNN now come out to say that the shots WERE in fact, directed at Trump after they originally reported that this was an isolated incident and Trump wasn't in danger. Oops the truth got out, had to cover themselves. Why did both of Trump's assailants appear in a Deep State Cabal BlackRock ad prior to their assassination attempts? Apparently, several Secret Service agents returned fire at both of the recent Trump Assassination Attempts shooters. All of them then fled, and were apprehended or k****d shortly after. The fact that the FBI, Homeland Security, US Secret Service and or local Police allowed two or more people with AK-47s in an active firefight anywhere close to where Trump was speaking or golfing was very alarming to say the least. Golfing opens up too much unwatched territory for shooters. I'm only an outside observer, but with Trump head of the Global Military Alliance which was arresting thousands of corrupt Deep State Globalists, it's pretty obvious to me that the two recent Trump Assassination Attempts were Homeland Security- FBI-Biden Administration Inside Jobs. But of course, those were the very agencies that held the power and were required to “investigate” the incidents, so why should we worry? Don't worry, act and speak faith! And, why should we worry that the U.N. was positioning itself to be the center of Global control with undefined powers? After all, only our Freedoms were at stake. The Lord is sovereign over the beast. Let Him speak through you “Trust The Plan. Pray: Sunday's second Trump Assassination Attempt was believed to be a Homeland Security-FBI Inside Job – which brings us closer to the Big Bang Three Day Event. We are just waiting for the Green Light for Starlink to send an Emergency Broadcast Alert to all cell phones worldwide. As corrupt governments fall and Mass Arrests are made, a Ten Day Communications Blackout Event will bring in the new Quantum Financial System and GCR, NESARA/ GESARA implementation. After which will arise the unbelievably fast Quantum Internet with secure bank accounts and transparent Quantum Voting that restore Freedom and Democracy, along with Trumpsara for lean and efficient governments manned by honest Patriots and free Med Bed treatments that create healthy and free societies worldwide.” … The 17th Letter (JFK Jr.) on Telegram Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 McAfee Software has been used by the Global Military Alliance to infiltrate the inner sanctums of governmental bodies, elite individuals and global military entities. It serves as a covert operative revealing a labyrinth of corruption, concealed agendas, human t*********g, planned military coups, and international money laundering operations. As of September 15th 2024 over 130 countries including the US, had aligned with the fully operational gold/ asset-backed Quantum Financial System where every transaction, every asset was tracked, verified and secured by quantum encryption. No Banker, no hacker, no agent, no Elite – absolutely no one – could break through to your personal account. The QFS operated on its own terms, and those terms were non-negotiable. Sun. 15 Sept. 2024: Breaking: Tragic Death of ABC News Whistleblower Who Exposed Kamala Harris Receiving Debate Questions in Advance (video) – amg-news.com – American Media Group (The angels brought this brave woman back to life and she is in witness protection. I was asked by General Smith why I didn't tell them the angels had this capability. I said, I am under orders what to say and do and when. He said, I can understand that. He and his men are doing a great job. The Lord said he could make a list but the Lord would decide who could come back.) Since Joe Biden was Vice President, his family and their shell companies have hauled in $18 million from foreign sources. (By order of the Lord, the angels make sure the ill-gotten gain of these people is ultimately returned to the people harmed in the way He decides and the criminals all the way to the top are eliminated. The Fakes - Biden, Harris, Walz, Obama, elites, etc. Those in custody will be gone as per The Lord's word about Babylon.) Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 Situation Update: Bombshell Report! Judy Byington: Sunday's Second Trump Assassination Attempt Believed To Be A Homeland Security-FBI Inside Job! Restored Republic via a GCR: Update as of Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 – amg-news.com – American Media Group As of today, September 17, 2024, military transports have been spotted landing at Nellis Air Force Base and Fort Bragg. Insiders report this is Phase One of a larger operation targeting key deep state strongholds in Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, and beyond. The Pentagon is done waiting for compromised bureaucrats. Orders are coming directly from a clandestine command center deep within Cheyenne Mountain. And it's not just the U.S.—forces overseas are joining the fight. Bases in Germany and Italy are preparing for joint operations with loyal NATO factions. The global purge is about to begin. The elites are panicking. Private jets have been tracked flying into remote hideouts—they're running scared. CEOs are stepping down, politicians are “retiring,” but there's no escape. The storm is here, and it will show no mercy. Possible Timing: Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 John F. Kennedy Jr. (The vice-President) on Telegram: In one week everything will change. The channels everyone has been waiting for will publish devastating information that is kept secret from the public. A big scandal happened this week, so we have it all. Donald Trump has promised. Sat. 14 Sept. 2024 On EBS Activation …Q Trump on Telegram: Absolutely no time frame has been given for EBS Activation. No one knows when it will happen, other than it will occur at the top of the hour. It was designed this way for a reason. When it happens you are to follow EBS instructions to the letter. Be ready for 3-6 weeks where everyone will be home. There is no reason to panic as everything has been factored in. Sun. 15 Sept. 2024 EBS: The Moment We've Been Waiting For …John F. Kennedy Jr. on Telegram U.S. Military Alert: All military forces worldwide are preparing to suspend all media, internet, phone, and TV services. Emergency services will stay active, but everything else is about to go dark. During this time, no internet, no ATMs, and phones only working for 911 calls. This is the Global Martial Law we've been talking about, and it comes with a 10-day communication blackout. (It's been said Signal will be operational. I read the grid may be sabotaged. If so an adapter to charge your phone from the cigarette lighter in your car is cheap; maybe $3. Also Tesla Free Energy may go up.) But here's the kicker: the Emergency Broadcast System will be activated worldwide. Nonstop, 24/7, 8-hour documentaries exposing the darkest secrets of the elite—fraud, corruption, pedophilia, and their arrests—will play three times a day. The truth will be unleashed. The military is taking down Cabal-controlled governments worldwide, executing mass arrests based on 500,000 sealed indictments. This is the moment we've been fighting for. Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 Military Buildup in US …Voices of Revelation on Telegram As of 2:57 PM eastern US time on Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 there were literally HUNDREDS of military aircraft flying over the continental United States (CONUS).  The image (on Telegram) from Ads-B Exchange shows ONLY Military Aircraft! I am 62 years old and I have never seen this many military in the air in my entire life.  After the 10 days of darkness, we will reconnect to a new quantum internet. The old systems of government, education, finance, health, and commerce? Gone. A new age is coming. Subs off the coasts. I have it from high up.  “This is part of the ww3 scare tactic. These are part of the Alliance.” Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 Military Buildup in US …Voices of Revelation on Telegram As of 2:57 PM eastern US time on Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 there were literally HUNDREDS of military aircraft flying over the continental United States (CONUS).  The image (on Telegram) from Ads-B Exchange shows ONLY Military Aircraft! I am 62 years old and I have never seen this many military in the air in my entire life.  GESARA/NESARA activated. Global Currency Reset: Judy Note: The new Iraqi Dinar denominations are out in Iraq and new rates were showing up on certain but not all, bank screens. That couldn't happen unless they had revalued the Dinar. From past Intel it appeared that the RV began on Fri. 13 Sept. when banks received financial transactions and were given up to 72 hours to finalize them, or risk a fine of $20 billion per institution. Bond payments were expected to complete by next Wed. 18 Sept. Tues. 17 Sept. 2024 Bruce: Bond Holders are getting funds into their accounts right now and will have access to those funds Thurs. or Friday. Tier4b (us, the Internet Group) will be notified at the same time as Tier 3. Redemption Center people in charge of getting emails to Redemption Center leaders will be sending those emails around 6pm EST tonight Tues. 17 Sept. Tier4b should get 800 numbers by 12 noon Wed. 18 Sept. 2024. SS increases will be here by the end of Sept. R&R will come out in September. Our R&R will be in our account at our appointment. On Mon. 16 Sept. at 8pm EST President Trump announced the launch of World Liberty Finance. It was believed this was the precursor to the announcement of the Global Currency Reset, where The People would have their own individual and secure bank account of which no banker, or anyone else, had control. Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: Trump Announces World Liberty Financial Crypto Exchange: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-world-liberty-financial-crypto-exchange-what-to-know/  Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: Quantum Financial System Goes Live: Over 130 Countries Confirmed in the Military-Secured, Gold-Backed QFS as the Global Currency Reset (GCR) Unfolds! – Gazetteller Restored Republic: Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 Julian Assange: “For those who still can't grasp what's really going on… Trump and the White Hats signed a global peace treaty—GESARA NESARA. But don't be fooled by the so-called “peace.” This is no ordinary treaty. It's a trap for the enemy. They surrendered a long time ago, but it hasn't been announced. Why? Because we are in the final stages of a secret war. Yes, it might look like Trump is working with Z*****t enemies in Israel, but the truth is the Global Alliance has already overtaken them. The elites pulling the strings—those at the very top—have already fallen. The Rothschilds, the Rockefellers, Gates, they are all under control now, even if they still parade around in public like nothing happened. Trump isn't collaborating with them—he's replaced them. He's the true ruler now, and not just of America, but over the entire world. He took down the puppet masters and claimed the throne. The Z******s and their lackeys have no choice but to obey. The king has returned! The light is coming! But remember, this is a game of strategy. In war, you don't reveal your hand until it's time for the final blow. Right now, Trump is holding all the cards. You need to hold the line, keep your poker face. The storm hasn't passed—it's building. In the end, we'll see who really won. The enemy won't know what hit them until it's too late.” Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: BOOM! Exposing the Universe's Darkest Secrets: PROJECT ODIN MILITARY, Starlink, QFS and MOSSAD Satellites – Unraveling the Quantum Financial Systems – amg-news.com – American Media Group (The MSM MOSSAD satellites will go down by the angels when President Trump gives the order. Then Starlink is up.) Mon. 16 Aug. 2024  Jan Halper-Hayes, “I've talked about the JAG ships that are off the coast of Australia, off the coast of Japan, off the coast of Italy & England. The JAG ships also serve as prisons. You can go online & see the construction advance of Gitmo from when Trump took office to what it looks like now. They continue to expand. There's a Hospital facility there. They have also expanded on Guam.” Fri. 16 Aug. 2024: Bombshell!!! List of Indictments, Arrests and Executions – Dismantling the Deep State Operatives and Doubles – “We Have It All” ~Q! – amg-news.com – American Media Group As of Nov. 4 2023 260 Global and Political Elites had been arrested, held at GITMO, undergone a Military Tribunal, executed or removed from office. That included all members of the six Illuminati families who ruled the World, Popes and Cardinals at the Vatican, plus Royalties and Prime Ministers around the World. Start looking for an honest conservative to elect Prime Minister of your country. Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: Red Heifer Prophecy: “Behold, I Make All Things New” Donald Trump, the Number Seven, Seven Trumpets and the Prophecy of the Red Heifer! – amg-news.com – American Media Group The ashes of the Red Heifer are to sanctify the priesthood of what? A religion that Jesus turned away from clearly in the New Testament.  Instead His born again creation are a Kingdom of priests who offer their own fleshly appetites as sacrifices unto God in the midst of their fiery trials.) The Re-inhabited Republic for These United States of America, Dr. Miarecki: (7/12/2024) | SG Sits Down w/ USAF Lt Col (Ret) Dr. Sandy Miarecki to Discuss the Reinhabited Republic For These United States (rumble.com)   How To Save America | Republic for USA (republicfortheunitedstatesofamerica.org)   Want to hold a seat in the United States of America Republic? https://members.republicfortheunitedstatesofamerica.org This is the gathering of conservative patriotic people to man the new republic.  These will take the place of those whom the Brunson case has thrown out of their stolen offices. Wars and Rumors of Wars: Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: Urgent: Russia Mobilizes 2.4 Million Troops, Surpasses China – Putin's Power Move Signals Imminent World War 3! – amg-news.com – American Media Group (This is the scare event to show the people what the DS is trying to accomplish. This is to turn people away from the satanic leftist depopulation agenda. But there is a real ww3 near the beginning of the tribulation in Rev 6:3-4. Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 WW3 BREAKING – Germany: Law enforcement closed today all borders due to heightened security concerns, ahead of a possible major military escalation with Russia. The Real News for Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 DOJ Drops Charges in Many Jan. 6 Cases: The DS scam is completely known and the people who told this lie are on the run. https://conservativeamericatoday.com/doj-drops-obstruction-charges-for-many-jan-6-defendants-after-supreme-court-limits-laws-scope/ Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 Judge Joe Brown Drops BOMBSHELLS on Kamala Harris's Career! (She has no career; she was killed after the debate, unless they find another look alike or mask somebody. The original Kamala was put to death when the original Biden was years ago. We had been seeing a look alike. Walz and an Obama clone went too with others. Their subordinates are speaking for them saying she is stumping across the country but we know that the news gets the votes.) Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: BOOM! Clones, Doubles, Trannies! Who's Your Daddy? – amg-news.com – American Media Group A rundown of many duplicates. Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 Colombian Nationals Sentenced in International Conspiracy Case:  https://republicanjournal.org/colombian-nationals-sentenced-in-shocking-international-conspiracy-case/ Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 Disney Whistleblower Testimony ARRIVES: Secret Audio, ABC Makes Big CONFESSION, Congress Up Next? (They fixed the debate) !” https://youtu.be/rcmCzzMIfiM?si=YgKPiguHTe1nSa60  Mon. 16 Sept. 2024: ALERT: The Richest U.S. President? Not Who You Think! Judge Joe Brown Drops Shocking Claim About Obama's Hidden Wealth! VIDEO – amg-news.com – American Media Group Angels got Obama's stolen wealth and gave it to the poor. Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 New York Post: Feds, City to crack down on animal s********s in NYC: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1835194685897224331?t=1eCarNaOMn9u5QJJ8eCwJg&s=19 Feds, city to crack down on animal sacrifices in NYC's Jamaica Bay after dog-carcass with snapped neck, wounded pigs found https://trib.al/8ao55bb Mon. 16 Sept. 2024 Trump Assassin an Inside Job? INSIDE JOB? Trump Assassin EXPOSED 

In this episode, I discuss important guidelines for good men who want to get married. I also give a roadmap for finding a good woman who is low-maintenance and most likely to be on the low end of the spectrum of our woman ways. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply For a Free Course Consultation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me Here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: (00:00) Podcast Intro (01:33) Topic Introduction (09:08) Guidelines for Finding a Good Woman (21:36) 3 Different Types of Women (29:38) 10 Red Flags to Watch Out For (36:05) How to Know You Have a Low-Maintenance Woman (38:29) The Solution Disclaimer: The views and perspectives on relationships that are expressed in my podcast and courses are meant for women married to good men and good men who are experiencing relationship issues within a range of behaviors that are common and usual – what you might reasonably expect your neighbors or friends to be going through behind closed doors. My message is not for abusive, violent, or compulsive behaviors in a marriage or relationship that are threatening or dangerous. If you are experiencing such behaviors and physical abuse, you should seek a licensed mental health professional who is trained in dealing with domestic abuse. Karyn Seitz and The Happy Wife School are not engaged in the practice of psychotherapy, clinical counseling, or any medical practice. You should not interpret any part of my podcast as traditional psychological, medical, or emotional therapy. Karyn Seitz is not a licensed health professional. You should seek help for any specific psychological, medical, or emotional problems with a mental health professional or qualified physician.

What is our relationship to the land, to its other-than-human inhabitants, and to the rest of humanity? These are fundamental questions for thinking through how we can transform ourselves in ways that allow a multiplicity of ecologies and human communities to thrive alongside one another. And these questions are not just fundamental to us as individuals—they are essential to how we view our cultures, traditions, institutions, and ways of knowing.Layel Camargo lives at the vibrant intersection of ecological justice, queer liberation, and indigenous culture—a cultural space that offers a distinctive vantage point on how our societies work, while holding enormous potential to both see and reorient our relationships to the land and to one another.Layel Camargo is an organizer and artist who advocates for the better health of the planet and its people by restoring land, healing communities, and promoting low-waste and low-impact lifestyles. Layel is a transgender and gender non-conforming person who is an indigenous descendant of the Yaqui and Mayo tribes of the Sonoran Desert.I met Layel at a climate storytelling retreat in New York City in 2019, where I became a huge fan of their work and of their way of being in the world.Layel is a founder of the Shelterwood Collective, a Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ-led community forest and retreat center, healing people and ecosystems through active stewardship and community engagement.Our conversation explores the idea of culture as strategy in confronting the climate crisis, diving into Layel's work in video, podcasting, and poetry and the origins of their approach to this work of healing people and planet.You can listen on Substack, Apple Podcasts, and other podcast platforms.Please rate, review, and share to help us spread the word!Layel CamargoLayel Camargo is a cultural strategist, land steward, filmmaker, artist, and a descendant of the Yaqui tribe and Mayo tribes of the Sonoran Desert. Layel is also transgender and non-binary. They graduated from UC Santa Cruz with dual degrees in Feminist Studies and Legal Studies. Layel was the Impact Producer for “The North Pole Show” Season Two. They currently produce and host ‘Did We Go Too Far' in conjunction with Movement Generation. Alongside Favianna Rodriguez and at the Center for Cultural Power, they created ‘Climate Woke,' a national campaign to center BIPOC voices in climate justice. Wanting to shape a new world, they co-founded ‘Shelterwood Collective'. The collective is a land-based organization that teaches land stewardship, fosters inventive ideation, and encourages healing for long-term survival. Layel was a Transformative Justice practitioner for 6 years and still looks to achieve change to the carceral system in all of their work. Most recently, Layel was named on the Grist 2020 Fixers List, and named in the 2019 Yerba Buena Center of the Arts list of ‘People to Watch Out For.'Quotation Read by Layel Camargo“You wanna fly, you got to give up the s**t that weighs you down.” - Toni Morrison, Song of SolomonRecommended Readings & MediaTranscriptIntroJohn Fiege  What is our relationship to the land, to its other-than-human inhabitants, and to the rest of humanity? These are fundamental questions for thinking through how we can transform ourselves in ways that allow a multiplicity of ecologies and human communities to thrive alongside one another. And these questions are not just fundamental to us as individuals—they are essential to how we view our cultures, traditions, institutions, and ways of knowing.Layel Camargo lives at the vibrant intersection of ecological justice, queer liberation, and indigenous culture—a cultural space that offers a distinctive vantage point on how our societies work while holding enormous potential to both see and reorient our relationships to the land and to one another.And besides that, Layel is hilarious.Layel Camargo My passion for humor has come from has been maintained by a lot of data and information that I've gotten around just the importance of people being able to process things through laughter. And that the climate crisis is nothing to make mockery and or to laugh, there's this is very serious. The ways in which our species is kind of being at threat of extinction, and right before our eyes. But I think that as humans, we're so complex and layered, and we're so beautiful in the sense that we get to feel so intensely, and feeling is what motivates us to take action. And laughter helps you process so much data quicker, it helps you be able to take something in, embrace it, release, and then have it make an impression.John Fiege  I'm John Fiege, and this is Chrysalis.Layel Camargo is an organizer and artist who advocates for the better health of the planet and its people by restoring land, healing communities, and promoting low-waste, low-impact lifestyles. Layel is a transgender and gender non-conforming person who is an indigenous descendant of the Yaqui and Mayo tribes of the Sonoran Desert.I met Layel at a climate storytelling retreat in New York City in 2019, where I became a huge fan of their work and of their way of being in the world.Layel is a founder of the Shelterwood Collective, a Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ-led community forest and retreat center, healing people and ecosystems through active stewardship and community engagement.Our conversation explores the idea of culture as strategy in confronting the climate crisis, diving into Layel's work in video, podcasting, and poetry and the origins of their approach to this work of healing people and planet.Here is Layel Camargo.ConversationJohn FiegeHow you doing?Layel Camargo I'm doing pretty good. How are you doing?John Fiege I'm doing well. I've got this thing in my throat. I, so I'm going to be drinking a lot of tea. And I might have to have a bathroom break. Know, I have forgotten to take my allergy medicine. And here we are. Great. Yeah. So can you start out by telling me where you grew up? And how you viewed your relationship to the rest of nature when you were a kid?Layel Camargo Yeah. Um, I can start off by Yeah. talking a little bit about where I grew up. Yeah, so I grew up on the Mexican border between Tijuana and San Diego. And my upbringing was in this very highly dense migrant community from Latinx to Philippines, because of the proximity to the military base. It was very military towns, pretty much the professions. They're like you're either work for Homeland Security, the military or police. And I didn't really notice what my upbringing was like till I left. But I grew up crossing the border back and forth. My grandmother migrated from the Sonoran Desert, to Tijuana. And that's basically where my mother was born. And she grew. She went to high school in San Diego, which is why I can say I'm an American citizen, but I'm a descendant of the Maya or the uremic tribes, my grandmother said, and then my grandfather said, The yucky tribes of the Sonoran Desert so I think for me, my connection ecologically was like the ocean Because I grew up in a beach city, and then it was also the desert, because of all the stories and my grandmother's connection to sanada. So high, I never felt like I was at home because as a queer person paid never really fit into the conservative nature of San Diego due to how militarized it is, and all this stuff. But it was through a drive, which I took from Northern California, down to Sonora, where my grandmother's family lives, when I drove through the saguaros and Arizona that I remember seeing the Saguaro forests and just like needing to pull over and just like, take them in. And I had this a visceral feeling that I don't think I've ever had before of just like being home. And I think this, this experience was like in 2016 2017. And that's when I realized that, in theory, I was a climate activist, I cared about the planet. But it wasn't until that moment that I was like, oh, what I'm actually doing is like actually fighting for us to return to be in better relationship with the planet. And this is where I belong, this is my source of my route, these trees and this desert. So because of that, and growing up in proximity to the beach, water conservation has always been an area of like passion for me and caring about the ocean, which pushed me to a practice of lowering my plastic consumption and being more mindful of oil consumption. And the desert has always been a source of like grounding in regards to like place and knowing that I come from the earth. So it's kind of like I was gonna say, it's kind of like, I'm from a lot of places, I moved to Northern California in 2006. So I love the forest. But nothing speaks to my heart, like the beach in the desert.John Fiege Well, they have sand in common. Is there? Is there a tension between the ocean pulling you in the desert pulling you or is it? Is it a beautiful harmony?Layel Camargo It's a bit of a tension. But I would say that in my body, it feels the same. They both dehydrate me and over, over like it's just a lot of heat, typically. So yeah, that it's different for Northern California beaches, because they're a little bit more Rocky and more cold. You have to wear more layers. Right? definitely like to where I grew up, it's it is warm, the sandy ness. That's a great connection, I definitely need to make that a little bit more concrete.TotallyJohn Fiege cool. Well, can you tell me more about the path you took from the neighborhood where you grew up in San Diego, to studying at UC Santa Cruz and what that experience was like for you?Layel Camargo Yeah, I, I went. So I grew up in a home where there was a lot of violence, which is very common in a lot of migrant-specific and indigenous communities. And I kind of came into my teenage years, like really realizing that I was different, but I didn't know how when it kind of got summarized in college around my queerness my sexuality and my gender, but just feeling this need of like needing to leave. It just didn't make sense for me to be there. And with that being said, I had a wonderful community. I still have quite a few friends in San Diego that I keep in touch with my sisters live there. And I was actually just started last weekend. So I, when I was in San Diego, I think a lot of my trauma responses of like, just ignore what doesn't make sense and just keep moving forward was how I kind of functioned. And that race. And I loved it, I succeeded at it. I've actually realized that I'm a performance artist because of that upbringing. Like I, you know, was captain of the water polo team. I was president of my senior class, I was featured in newspapers for my swimming. I was a competitive swimmer for 10 years. I I did, I did a you know, a good job. I had advanced placement classes and honors classes and I was well rounded but in the inside, I just didn't feel like I belonged. So I picked UC Santa Cruz to go to college because it was the farthest University and the University of California system that had accepted me. And they went and I didn't know what I was getting myself into. I visited the campus like two to three weeks before I had to actually be there to live on campus. Bass. And when my dad drove me, drove me up with my whole family drove me up and they left me they were like, are you sure you want to say I'm like, I got this, like, it was all redwoods. So it was definitely like, we went down to the local store. And it was like all these like hippie dreadlock, folks. And I was like, I don't even know what I got myself into. But I'm getting this degree, so we're good. And it was a big culture shock, I think for a lot of black and brown and indigenous youth when they have to leave their communities to attend. What is like better economic opportunities outside of them it is it's, it's more than just having to adjust, it's having to really like, Oh, I had to let go of everything I knew. And in order for me to take the most out of college, and I was fortunate enough that I had a container a university is like a container for young folks that I wasn't having to leave for work or opportunities. And so I fully immersed myself, and it allowed me to be able to identify myself sexually and through my gender, and a gave me solace, when you know, my family rejected me for coming out. And I think that I'm so fortunate that I had that experience. And then I also was able to gain double bachelor's when feminist studies and legal studies which allowed me to have some upward mobility that my family hadn't had, traditionally I was, I am the first person in my whole family to attend a four year university after high school. So I'm definitely very grateful that that path took me there. And at this point, I feel like it was not only good for me, but it was good for my whole family for me to have taken that journey.John Fiege And did you come out to them? In college or before college?Layel Camargo in college? Yeah, I was my second year, I had my first girlfriend. And I was a Resident Advisor, always I'm always trying to be the overachiever. So I was like Resident Advisor of my college, I was like, involved in every club, I was part of the dance team. And, you know, my mom called me, I just decided to actually move in with my girlfriend the following quarter. And she was like, What are you doing? I was like, Oh, my girlfriend's house. And she was like, why do you have to tell me those things. And I'm just like, because I'm not gonna lie to you. And she was like, I know, you're gay, but I just don't need you to rub it in my face. And I was like, then I guess we can't talk. And so we didn't talk for three months. And then she called me It's, it's, it's hard, you know, like, going to college is hard, especially when I went to very marginalized public schools before that. So I was struggling academically. And my solace was, like, being involved on campus, like to meet some social needs. And I was in, I was in a retention program for black and brown youth from urban communities. So that helped a lot. But I, I, my mom kind of rupturing that, really. I didn't realize what the impact was until probably a quarter the quarter into after that. And she called me three months later, and was like, so are you not gonna talk to me? And I was like, you're the one that doesn't talk to me. And she was like, well, let's just let's just try to make this work. And so we, you know, it took probably five to six years for my family to kind of fully integrate my, you know, my, my lifestyle as they, as they call it. The magic word of magic word. Yeah.John Fiege Yeah, wow. Well, you know, that's just what you need, right in the middle of college trying to adapt to, you know, crazy new culture and world is for your family to reject you.Layel Camargo Yeah, yeah. It's definitely one of those things that like a lot of queer LGBTQ folks. I, I feel like it's so normalized to us, right? And it's just like, well, when you come up, just expect to lose everything. And I think it is it now until I'm like, in my 30s, that I realized how painful that is, and how, like, it's just like, you know, one of the core things I think, as a human species is to know that you belong somewhere. And if you don't belong at home, then where do you belong? And I think for many of us, we've had to go through that unconsciously, without really thinking through that we're seeking to belong. And this theme of belonging has been something that's been coming up as I'm I navigate like, my professional career now is that like, I really do want people to feel like they belong somewhere. And the only thing I feel like makes sense as we all belong to the planet. We all belong to the same descendants and how we got here as a species and that I think that's being rejected from my family allowed me to be like weird do I belong? And so I fortunate that I had a best friend who was also queer. I had my queer community I had student governments and students social organizing. And then when I graduated, I was like, wait, like, Where else do I belong? So I went to my natural habitats like to the beach, and I picked up surfing again and scuba diving. And then it was like, Oh, I actually like I belong to the earth. Like, that's where I belong.John Fiege That's beautiful. Yeah. I love that. Oh, I am hearing some background noise.Layel Camargo Is it audio? Or is it just like,John Fiege people laughing?Layel Camargo It's my partner's on an Akai here, I'm going to shoot her a quick text. She like gets really loud because she gets so excited. Just going to share a quick text.John Fiege So before coming to climate justice work, you worked as an organizer with the Bay Area transformative justice collective. Can you tell me how your work in transformative justice informed your understanding of the climate crisis and how you approach ecological concerns?Layel Camargo Yeah, so I I organized with transformative justice for about six years. And then I you know, for folks who don't know, transformative justice is an alternative response model to violence, harm and hurt. And so similar to restorative justice, which works with the carceral system, so police, judicial systems, etc. to reform in order to help alleviate some of the biases that exists in the systems, transformative justice, as there's those systems actually don't serve certain communities like migrants, folks like that are trans, just the way that those systems just inherently violate certain people who are not included in our society fairly, was like, transparent justice exists to serve folks who cannot access or choose not to access or use the carceral system. So if you will, if you believe in defunding the police, and let's say you're sexually assaulted, you're probably not going to call the police for a rape kit, because there's probably ways that you've experienced those systems as harmful or violent. So when I started organizing were transferred to justice the spoke to me as somebody who had just come out as trans, somebody who grew up in a mixed status family, have relatives who have been deported. And I realized, like, Oh, it's actually worth investing in alternative models, besides the police. In order for us to get our needs met when crisises do happen, because they happen to all of us. And I was in it for six years, you know, we had built up, I had built a great capacity to work with people who had caused harm people who are caused domestic violence, sexual assaults and transforming their behavior and working towards reparation of relationships and or just like helping victims be able to move on after something like that happens. And it's it wasn't an easy task. And what we would come back to is we would spend like the first front of the months, trying to make sure that people's basic needs were met in order for them to slow down enough to process what had just happened. And basic needs included food included shelter, if they lived near, you know, a toxic site, what was infringing on their health, making sure that they had access to health coverage or health benefits. And that was about 60% of what we're doing was making sure that we could get the basics kind of stable so that they could jump into really honoring what it was a justice look like for them. And in doing this a handful of times, not too many, I will say I didn't think thankfully, we had a team. And so I did wasn't always having to handle everything. And we, the experiences that I did have, I was like, man, if people just had, like, a healthy environment where having to fight for housing wasn't a thing. Like we could just actually say, this is where I was born, this is where I belong, and I'm in relationship with the land. And that's how I feed myself, I clothe myself, like all these things that are kind of like indigenous traditional ways, then people could actually solve a lot of their crisis. He's in the moment without having it to be delayed years or having to rely on for it to get outsourced through the carceral system in order for them to feel like they get a minuscule amount of justice. And so I started to just be more cognizant of the way that we interact with the planet and how are everything from our legal structures to our economic structures are just completely devastating. Our environment that have led for us not to have good air quality for us not to have good clean water for us not to feel like we've belong to the earth that is right beneath us that we like, are in relationship with, with the rest of you know, most of our lives. And I, at the time I was living in West Oakland and I had just looked into the air quality report in the area I lived in, and I had the worst air quality in the whole Bay Area. And I started noticing my dog started developing like little spots on her skin, I started having like a lot of chronic coughing. And I was looking at how much money I was making. And so at the time, I was doing a lot of our pop ups, I was really passionate about zero waste, I cared about veganism, a lot of it was through the planet, and it just slowly started shifting away from Yes, I care about how we respond to violence and harm and all of that. And I want us to have alternatives that meet the needs of folks who fall through the waistline of certain systems. And at the same time, we don't even have clean water to come home to to drink when something violent happens, like we have to go buy it from, you know, a grocery store. Most of us don't even test our tap water anymore, because it's just consistently, we just grew up thinking that it doesn't, it's dirty, it's gross, it's non potable, so Right, right. I think at that moment, my heart just completely was like, I want to dive into this work 100% I want to fight for people to have clean air, like if you can't breathe, then you can't, you can't even do a lot, a lot of things. And so many black and brown people who grew up in rural communities have high rates of asthma have like low life expectancy because of air pollution, to you know, the logistics industry etc. And I just kind of fell in with all my heart in like, if I'm, if I'm against plastic put which at the time I was, like vegan for the planet and vegan for my health. And I was also really passionate about reducing plastic use. And I was like, if these are two things that I care about, I want to do it at a larger scale. So it meant that I had to really make those connections of if I want to end gender based violence, if I want to end large forms of violence, I have to start with the one common thing we have that we're constantly extracting and violating, which is the earth. And I think that that led me towards climate justice, because that is the most critical environmental crisis that we're in at this moment.John Fiege So what is the climate crisis? What what what causes is how do you how do you think about culture as a source of power and strategy for climate crisis?Layel Camargo Yeah, I mean, I this is this is really, you know, this, that this is what I do for my life is I spent the last 7 to 8 years really strategizing around what are the cultural shifts that are needed in order for us to be able to be in right relationship with the planet where things like the climate crisis are not happening, so that we can have an economic system and a political system that is serves the planet and the needs of our of us living and thriving, not surviving, which is I think, what we're stuck in as a global society now. And the, we have like quite a few things to kind of look at historically. And I think that there is a dominance of, which is we now know, it is like white supremacy, which is the idea that one group of human is like better than another group of human, and that because of that, everybody else needs to conform to the languages, the culture, the food, the clothes, the housing structures, that are pervasive, and that in, you know, the Euro centric way of living, and that has created a monoculture that is now spread at a global scale. And it's even because it's an economic sister in their economic system. Now we have global stock markets. Now we have the extraction at a global scale, for the sourcing of consumer goods that are all homogenous, and there. There's just one kind of how we do things. And I think the crisis that we're in is the ways that human have removed ourselves from our natural biodiversity relationships with our ecological systems. And then as removing ourselves we have are allowed for the rupture of a relationship that is very needed, which is if we're not integrated into the trees that are natural in our environment into trimming certain invasive species and supporting other biodiverse relationships around us, then we're crippling the ability of the soil to be healthy of the air to have the most amount of oxygen Have you Now we know that we need to be trapping carbon at such high rates. And I think that with a crisis that we're in is that we've allowed and have fallen victims to white supremacy, which was facilitated by colonization, that I, you know, that dominance of one group of people in the way of existing, and I think that's where we're at. I mean, if you look at the kelp forests, the kelp forest needs the otters, they need the, the sea urchins. But when you remove the otters and the sea urchins, you know, are not being preyed upon at a normal scale. And that's, you know, we're connecting it to white supremacy, let's assume that the sea urchins are like the dominant and because they're, they're the ones that ruled the kelp species are starting to be eradicated, and some of them are becoming a threat of extinction. And without a healthy kelp forests, you don't have healthy oxygen and maintenance of the acidification in the ocean, which, you know, couple that with global warming, and you basically have the rapid eradication of so many other natural ecosystems in the ocean that we need to survive. And so when you have one species dominating over another, it leads towards a crisis. So I think we're in a imbalance of relationships because of, of white supremacy. And that's what's causing the climate crisis we have. We have a monoculture. And so just as you look at mono cropping, as you look at anything that eradicates the health of the soil, because it doesn't have the reciprocal relationships that it needs from other crops, and are the resting in order for the soil to be healthy. This might not be speaking to everybody who's listening. But it makes sense that like, Yeah, definitely. The environment crisis is a symptom of Yes. Oh, the climate crisis is a symptom of a larger systemic problem.John Fiege Yeah. And in so many ways, white supremacy was created by colonialism, like, white supremacy is the cultural system that in some ways had to emerge to justify the political and economic brutality of colonialism. You know, it was a it was it was a way of organizing and understanding the world that justified these terrible things that were happening. And they're so it goes so much hand in hand.Layel Camargo Yeah, definitely. Yeah, I mean, I feel like I could talk about this for hours, because there's just so many ways in which we can break it down to the minute level. And then there's so many ways that we can think about solutions. And a lot of my my work and my passion is really bringing as much power as I can to black, indigenous and people of color. Because the retention of culture, language, and different ways of engaging with the world, everything from how we grow our food to how we dress and what we celebrate. And where we honor is what's going to help us be more resilient towards the impending and the realism of what the climate crisis means to a lot of our communities.John Fiege Yeah, totally. Yeah. And you're you're living and working at this really interesting intersection between ecological justice, queer liberation and indigenous culture. Can Can you talk a bit about the intersections of your identity and cultural background and their importance to you and how you orient yourself to this work?Layel Camargo Yeah, definitely. So as I mentioned, I'm a descendant of the Yaki and the Mio tribes in the Sonoran Desert. And I didn't really realize how much this matter to me, I think till about like five to six years ago, because I grew up because of the borders. Technically, I'm Mexican descent, and Mexican American salesperson in this country. But the Mexican government is similar to what we're talking about white supremacy was created by European settlers and, and a hybrid of mixture of stealing of indigenous cultures. And there are so many subgroups of different indigenous cultures. And my heritage is that both my grandfather and my grandmother's tribe as they were nomadic, and they used to migrate up and down the Sonoran Desert, before the border was there from seasonally for survival. And there's so many ways that like food that we eat, how we dress, how we talk that I didn't realize like, Oh, that makes me so much more than just Mexican American. It makes me more than just Latinx. And I think my background and being in such close proximity to immigration and the necessity of immigration or to survive because my grandmother came to Tijuana because it was industrialized and she needed work. And so when they migrated, they like left everything behind. And they never went back. Like, I think so many people leave their home, thinking that they're going to go back and they don't, their children are born in different places. And eventually, that led me to be born in a different country. And so because of that background, I am so keen to issues around native sovereignty and land back here in the United States is like the retention of keeping people in the place of their origin is a climate solution. It's a way of keeping that ancestral knowledge in the place that is needed. I mean, here in Northern California, we look at the wildfire crisis, and it's due to climate change. And it's also due to the lack of forest management, that our indigenous relatives that are native to that area have been robbed of the opportunity to maintain those forests at the scale, which is needed in order to adapt and prepare for wildfires. Yeah,John Fiege yeah, with with the prescribed burning, and all that maintenance that used to happen. That was invisible in so many ways to the European colonists, they didn't even understand that that was going on, or how it worked.Layel Camargo Yeah, and I feel like, you know, it goes back to the monoculture. And I think, because I have indigenous ancestry, because I understand the nature of needing to migrate. And the realities of migrant experience, I think I feel so passionate about keeping people in their place of origin as much as possible, and allowing for people to move freely when they have to. And I think as as the climate crisis gets worse, I started to realize just what a disservice we have made by instilling borders by having governments that have been so gatekeeping and operating off of scarcity, that we've kind of mandated a world where people can move freely people, and people have to leave their place of origin. And that these two paradox that we exist in, is creating the dehumanization of a group of people that if you cannot sustain yourself in your place of origin, because of global extraction, by the way, because of environmental degradation and the economic viability of your area, and how that creates wars and mass extraction, that that is why people migrate. But yet those same people who are creating those systems that make it difficult for you to stay in your place of origin have also created borders to not let you move freely. That paradox to me is also part of this climate crisis as because many of us are going to have to leave john, at some point, there's going to be floods, there's going to be hot water, we're experiencing a drought prices in California, I'm actually living between northern California and Southern California already. And a lot of it is because of the wildfires and my family's down here. And my family's at threat of sea level rise by living in San Diego, which San Diego filed a lawsuit against Exxon and Chevron. And I think one or two other oil companies is we're all we're all existing now in this global climate crisis, that it's not quite in our face every day, but we feel it seasonally now, so we're gonna have to be able to move. Right? So yeah, and last to say is like similar to my cultures I have I lived with an end an endocrine illness. And so air pollution is something that could severely impede my ability to reproduce my ability to function. At this point, I spend about four to five days a month in bed, working from bed, and I'm fortunate enough that I get to work remotely. But for a lot of people, we're going to see more and more ways in which the mass destruction of the planet which has led to the climate crisis is how we become to adopt ways of having different abilities or not being able to live our day to day function. So yeah, the intersecting points are just, they're overwhelming. And I think a lot of us are starting to feel that more as things start to kind of get a little worse.John Fiege Right, right. Yeah, I was talking to, to my partner the other day, she was she was talking to a fellow activist about this idea of ableism. And how, you know, so much of the discourse around it is you know, what are your abilities and, and this, this person was talking about how it it's how unstable that is. Like you can be able bodied today and tomorrow, you can be not able bodied in the same way. Because of, you know, like you say the changing air quality or something happens, or you just you're getting old, or you get sick. And it's one of those things that we've so ignored as a culture of what, what ableism really means about our assumptions about the world.Layel Camargo And like the economic viability and how our economic system is just so dependent on us being fully productive 24 seven, which I made a video on this called The Big Sea, which talks about the intersecting points of labor and how the labor crisis is actually the root of our climate crisis. Because if we can have people have a bigger imagination around how they can use their bodies, to serve their own needs, instead of serving the needs of corporate interests, how that would actually alleviate a lot of pressure on the planet. And that that would potentially lead to our most successful outcomes in regards to the climate crisis.John Fiege Yeah, totally, totally. Well, can you tell me about decolonizing conservation in the environmental movement and what that looks like to you?Layel Camargo Yeah, so I, I started during the beginning of the pandemic, I started a nonprofit called shelterwood collective, which is black and brown and indigenous queer folks who are aiming to steward land at the time, I was aiming to sort of land a month ago, we acquired a 900 acre camp in cassada, California, and Northern California and our team is about conservation efforts, specifically with forest resiliency against wildfires. Taking Western Western practices of conservation, mixing them with indigenous practices that are similarly to conservation. And I feel like when we think about conservation efforts, a lot of them have been dictated by European ways of thinking through conserving natural environments, which a lot of it is like humans are bad, nature must be left uncared for. And this does such a disservice because our indigenous ancestors knew that in order for a forest to be thriving, we needed to be in relationship with it, we needed to monitor monitor it, if there was a fun guy or a virus that was spreading their disease, that we could actually help it, he'll help trees, he'll help it spread less, if there was fires that were coming that we could trim, and tend and do controlled burns, if there was, you know, sucks anything happening where a species was struggling, that we could help support its growth and its population by you know, hunting its predators. And so I think that, that is the challenge between indigenous conservation efforts are traditional ways of just being in relationship with the natural environment and conservation is the western conservation is that we have been so removed from what it means to protect water systems, what it means to protect forests, that now we have a crisis of mismanagement we have and that more and more countries are adopting European Western perspectives because of the dominance that white supremacy has instilled that there are certain group of people that know more than we do. And that's just that's created, at least for me feels very heavy on when it comes to wildfires. There is certain areas in Northern California where there have been residential communities that have been built on wildfire lines that we know now, indigenous people knew that like every 30 years, for every 50 years, there would be a wildfire that would run through that area. And now that we're not that it's getting hotter, the gap of that time is getting shortened. And also that we're realizing that the years, hundreds of years of mismanagement, and lack of tending has led to also these extreme wildfires, that's now causing casualties outside of wildlife. And I feel like conservation needs to evolve. I think that there needs to be more understanding around the harm that Western conservation has done to not only the ecosystems but to the people who have traditionally been keeping those ecosystems. And I do feel like it's like it's evolving. I just think that it's not evolving as fast as we need. And unfortunately, with the climate climate crisis, we're gonna have to really come to recognize what do we need to move really fast on on what can wait because it just feels like Everything's urgent, we need to save the oceans as much as we need to save the forest as much as we need to Save the Redwoods as much as we need to take the rain forests and it just feels like and and that is like the natural environment, then we have like the growing list of extinction, threats of extinction for certain animals. And I think that I don't know why just came to my head. And then you have people like Bill Gates who want to eradicate a whole mosquito species. So it just feels like we're gonna have to pick and choose our battles here. And I do feel like coming to reckoning around the harm that this pervasiveness in western conservation, which isn't the idea that sometimes we are harmful to, you know, our natural ecosystems isn't a bad one. Yeah, we are. But how we got here was by completely removing ourselves and not knowing how to take care of those ecosystems, had we been in a relationship with them for the last 100 years, maybe we wouldn't be so wasteful, maybe we would have caught air pollution sooner than then our body is telling us, hey, we don't like this, this is bad, we're gonna die sooner if you keep doing this. And I think that that is a disservice. So it's beautiful to see more forest schools popping up for young people. It's beautiful to see more conservation groups trying to bring in indigenous leaders into the conversations. But I do feel like that overall idea needs to shift. And I also think that the land back movement, which is returning national parks back to indigenous hands, is going to help alleviate some of those major tensions that do not honor that certain people have been doing this for hundreds of years. And if we don't return it in this generation, we just run the risk of losing more language, more culture and more practices that we need at a larger scale.John Fiege Yeah, in protecting ecosystems is just not a complete picture of everything that's needed. Like as you say, it's important on some level, but it's it's not it's not a whole, it's not a whole understanding of of the problem or how to address it. There reminds me I was I was just reading or rereading a bit of Robin wall kimmerer book braiding sweetgrass, and she talks, she talks about this very issue a bunch about, you know, sweet grass in particulars is something where there's this, this back and forth relationship between humans and nature. And she talks about teaching one of her University classes up here in New York, and asking them at the beginning of the semester, you know, whether people are bad for the environment, and almost everybody says yes. And we alsoLayel Camargo have this this perception of we are bad. Right?John Fiege Yeah. Yeah, this Western guilt is pervasive in that as well. Which is,Layel Camargo which is facilitated by religion? Yes, religion has a very good job of making us feel like we are horrible for everything that we have sent us that we need to repent for our whole existence as like, going from embryo to sperm is actually a sin itself. So we're born with so much already on our shoulders.John Fiege I was gonna say Catholic guilt, but I feel like at this point, it's so much broader than that. Yeah, it is. So you work with the Center for cultural power. And, and one of the main projects you've done with them is climate woke. And I'd like to start by saying how much i'd love the artwork of the logo. It says climate woke. And it's in, in the style of this fabulous flashback 1980s airbrushed t shirts, with, you know, rainbow colors and sparkles. And it feels like there's so much meaning embedded in the artwork. And I wondered if you could tell me about climate woke, how the project emerge, but also like how this logo artwork reflects what this project is.Layel Camargo Yeah, so we when we started thinking about what climate woke would be, we didn't know what's going to be called climate woke it was through several meetings with different community partners, different funders and other stakeholders, where we kind of discussed that we wanted a unifying symbol for all the communities that we had been meeting and we kind of landed that we wanted something to look good to represent black Dan Brown young people between the ages of 16 to 25, something that was appealing that somebody would wear with pride. And, you know, at the time, there was a lot of like, different stuff coming up around the importance of wokeness. The it wasn't used as how we use it now, which is like political correctness. It's, it's, it's not where it is now. And so we decided to kind of ride on the, the term itself climate woke, which talks about uses black vernacular very intentionally that this is a racialized issue. And we spoke with several leaders in the black community, and at the time, it felt like it made sense. And, and so we kind of quickly were like, this makes sense kind of work. We want people to wake up to a climate crisis, but also be like down and enjoy it. And that it's different than this doom and gloom narrative that we constantly see when it comes to the environment. As it is kind of depressing when you think about it. But so we wanted it to feel like inviting. And at the time, which I think was like 2017 2018. All these like 90s was like coming back. So we sat with like two or three potential designers, and we didn't really like what we saw. And then it was heavy and agile that he Guess who is kind of a co creator of this. Also, like a globally recognized artist who was like, hold on, I got this and just like hopped on her computer through some colors, did some and we were like, We love it. Like we just love it. We wanted it to be bright. We wanted it to be inviting. And I feel like we've been successful just two weeks ago actually got a text from my executive producer who works on the planet. Well, content, it was like to send a photo of like, I believe it was a young male of color about 21 or 22 years old wearing a climate woke t shirt. And she was like, do you know where that's from? And he was like, No, I have no idea. And I was like, that's how, you know, we succeeded. Because we popularize something, we made it look so good. People don't necessarily need to make the connections, but they'll be promoting our work. And I'm sure and I get so many compliments when I wear t shirts and sweaters. And so she she told him to look up the videos. And you know, she sent me the photo. And she's like, we've I think we've succeeded. And I was like, I think we succeeded, I think we have you know. But at this moment, we are considering evolving the terminology because it doesn't feel as honoring. And we definitely are very sensitive to the fact that we use black vernacular intentionally. And it's time to kind of give it back and think through like what other ways can we popularize other terms to kind of help. It's about it's about to help kind of build the community because it was about building a group of people kind of drawing in a certain community that wouldn't necessarily be about it. And I feel like that to me was like a, we did it. We did it.John Fiege Yeah, it's it's it's definitely one of those terms that the the right has co opted and really done a number on they. Yeah, they're they're good at stealing those terms and turning them on their head. And usually, honestly, as a as a weapon back the other direction. Can you turn down your volume just to hear again, just noticing when you get excited? I get excited so much. Alright, how's that? Right? Great. Yes. So in a couple of your videos, you talk about what being climate milk means to you. And you say it means one, standing up for communities of color and communities most impacted by climate change, to complicating the conversations on climate in the environment. And three, doing something about it. Can you take me through each of these and break them down a bit?Layel Camargo Yeah, so the first one is, can you repeat it again, that's the firstJohn Fiege standing up for communities of color and communities most impacted by climate change,Layel Camargo right? That's right. Yeah, I've said it so much. And we actually haven't even recorded anything because of the pandemic. So I'm like, I haven't said it in a while. Yeah, standing up for communities of color. I think that that one to me specifically spoke to that. We need black, brown and indigenous people to feel protected and seen when it comes to the climate and environmental crisis. And that's everything from activating people in positions of power to empowering the people who come from those communities to know that this is an intersectional issue. I think that the climate crisis traditionally was like a lot of visuals of melting ice caps, a lot of visuals of the polar bears and you It's interesting because as we're getting more people narrative, I feel like the, we need to get a little bit more people narrative. And we need to return those images a little bit back, because the IPCC report has just been highlighting the rapid rates in which we were losing ice. And I think that when I initially thought of this at the time, there wasn't highlights of how indigenous people were protecting the large scale biodiversity that we have on the planet. There wasn't stories of, you know, urban, black or brown youth trying to make a difference around solutions towards climate change. And so I kind of made it my purpose that climate woke represent those demographics that we that I was important for me that black, brown and indigenous people of color were at the center of the solutions. And the complicated conversations and do something about it was that I actually feel like we have a crisis of binary versus complexity in our society. And I think that how we've gotten into this climate crisis is because everything's been painted. So black and white for us, that if you want a job, you have to be harming the planet, if you want to be unemployed, then. And then like all these hippies that are fighting to save the trees, they're taking away your job, you know. So I feel like there's so many ways in which our trauma responses just look for the patterns have been used against us. And it just felt really important for me, that people feel comfortable to complicate as much as possible, where we're gonna need different angles and different ways of looking at solutions that we need to embrace experimentation, where we need to embrace failures, and we need to really let go of these ideas that technology is going to come in and save us technology is a big reason why we got into this mess. And so I think that complicating the conversation to me was about this is like, if you are black, brown, indigenous, and you want to be a part of the climate crisis, but you have no way of integrating yourself besides talking about gender oppression, go for it, look at look at the leaders in this movement, and look at how many women are fighting and protecting, you know, at a larger global scale that don't get the visibility that they deserve. So I feel like that was my aim is to really invite that complexity. And then let's do something about it is that I don't want things to get stuck on the dialog. One of the biggest failures of the United Nations when addressing these crisises is that they don't have global jurisdiction. So they cannot actually mandate and or enforce a lot of these, it's usually done through economic influence, or like if one if we can get a first world to sign on to a certain agreement, then hopefully, they'll all do it. But then who ends up in implementing it, usually it's not the United States and Europe is not the first one to do it. And yet, we are the biggest global polluters on almost every sector you can think of. And I think that the do something about it is, for me a call to action, that we can talk about this, we can try to understand carbon emissions, methane emissions, global greenhouse, carbon markets, carbon, sequestering drawdown methods, we can talk about it. But if we're not doing it, putting it to practice while integrating these other two points, which is centering communities of color, and embracing the complexity of that, then it's nothing, it's pointless. We're just we're just allowing corporations to keep exploiting the planet and governments can keep, you know, sitting back and saying that they're doing something because they're convening people without actually regulating and putting down their foot for us. So, yeah, I think it was trying to summarize just my general feelings of this movement and the ways that there's been just lack of opportunities by not centering certain other people or allowing there to be more complexity.John Fiege Yeah, there's, I find, watching how those un meetings go down. So frustrating. Yes, just, you know, Time after time. It's just maddening. I'd have a hard time working in that space.Layel Camargo Yeah, I think I was fortunate enough to take I voluntarily took like a law class at pace, Pace University, pace law University, and one of the classes was United Nations policy, and so I got to witness the sub All meetings before that big meeting where Leonardo DiCaprio came out and said that we had a climate crisis, which everybody googled what the climate crisis was, I think it was called climate change. It was like the most time climate change was googled in the history of mankind. And I was sitting in those meetings and just seeing how it really is just a lot of countries just try not to step on each other's toes, because relationships translate into the economic sector, that I'm like, wow, y'all, like legit, don't care about the people you're representing?John Fiege Yeah. Yep. Yeah, it's crazy. Well, I wanted to talk a bit about what environmental justice means to you. And I thought we could start with your video called a power to rely on. And in your crudest, you include a statistic in the video that says in the US 75% of all houses without electricity, are on Navajo land. And, and then one of the people you interview in the video with Leah, John's with a group called native renewables, says, whoever controls your water and your power controls your destiny. And that's really powerful statement. Can Can you talk a bit about your experience working on this video, and how it impacted your thinking about environmental justice?Layel Camargo Yeah, so I, I realized that I'm really passionate about renewable energy and alternatives to energy capturing, probably through working on this video. And when we were first thinking about what themes we were going to cover, that's usually how I approached most of the climate world videos as I tried to talk to a few community partners. But mostly, I just do a lot of like, cultural observation, just like what are some of the themes that feel that are kind of resonating for people outside of the sector. So what's resonating for folks outside of the environmental justice world, and, you know, land back native sovereignty is something that's been popularized, especially after the Standing Rock camp, the no dapple camp, and I was noticing that it was kind of dwindling down. But a lot of data was coming up around the fact that a lot of indigenous communities are either sitting around and or holding and protecting 80% of the global biodiversity. And so something that how I approached this video was I wanted to show the native sovereignty piece with the land back as well as my passion for alternatives to our current energy use. And what Haley Johns is somebody who was recommended to me by Jade bug guy who's also featured in the videos, a dear close, like cultural strategist, filmmaker, co conspire in the sector. And she would I had initially approached her and said, I want ndn collective, which is what she works to kind of help us think through the script. And she said, Yeah, we're down and like, we trust you, like, we know you're gonna get the story, right, but we're down. And so it was, it was very easy for us to start with that. And then when I was like, Who do I talk to? They're like, you need to talk to a hayleigh. And I was like, Alright, let's talk to a healer. And so I flew out to Arizona, just to have a scout meeting with her, which I felt like I was chasing her down, because we didn't know she was going to be in Flagstaff, or if she was going to be near Phoenix, like we didn't know. So we were flying in. And we were like, Where are you today? She's like, I'm at my mom's house. I'm with my mom at this hotel. And we're like, Alright, we're coming through. So it felt very, like family off the bat, which now she has been nominated for I forget the position, but it's the internal affairs of Indian energy, energy efforts and some sort. So she's she's doing it at a federal level now. And when I was when I was working on this video, and I had talked to her and I interviewed her as she was giving me a lot of these numbers, and I just realized that, you know, the irony of this country is just beyond what we could imagine. You have a lot of these coal mines that help fuel some of the larger energy consuming cities and in the United States, like Vegas, like la that just consume energy at such high rates that are being powered by coal mines in Navajo or near Navajo Denae reservations. And yet, I was hearing about what halos program and her efforts were just trying to get funding and or subsidies from the government in order to put solar panels on folks his house because the infrastructure doesn't exist. And she was running she's letting me know about that. cost, she's like at $75,000 per house. And then we in order to like run the lines, and that's not even including the solar panel infrastructure. And then if they can't, we can't run the lines, and we're talking about batteries. And she was breaking this all down, I'm like, that is a lot of money. We need to get you that money. And then she started just educating us more through that. So I think I went into this video just knowing that I was going to try to make those connections. But what I realized was that I was actually going in to learn myself, just how much I need to humble myself with the realities that communities who have had less to nothing in certain things, everything from food, to energy to water, have made alternatives that they are, they've already created the solutions like we found one of the elders who had put up one of the first solar panels and Hopi reservation, which I highlighted in my video, she got it 30 years ago, like I, I was flabbergasted that she had the foresight, and the way that she articulated was everything from comfort to entertainment. But at the end of the was she knew she needed power. And she runs a business, the local business won a very few on the reservation that she was passionate enough to keep alive. And so this video just showed me that like, wherever you go, where there has been disenfranchisement, that's where you will find solutions. Because a lot of people have just making do for a long time, it just hasn't been seen, it hasn't been highlighted. Those are the people that like the UN should be talking to the you know, our federal government should be listening to.John Fiege Yeah, and I actually wanted to talk to you about Janice de who's the Hopi elder that you mentioned. And, you know, in particular, how it relates to how depth and skillful you are communicating with people from a wide range of backgrounds. in you, you you use humor a lot. And in this power to rely on video, you're sitting down with Janice day. And talking about how she's one of the first people to get solar power 30 years ago. And you asked her whether the first thing she charged with solar power would be a vibrator. And that was that was that was really funny. And all of a sudden, I'm watching with anticipation, asking myself, how is this woman going to react to that question? And you seem to have such a good read on the people you're speaking with. And I was hoping you could talk a bit more about how you communicate so many, so well and so many in so many different spaces and how you consciously or unconsciously lubricate the relationships with humor.Layel Camargo Yeah, I've been I I think a lot of it is my passion for humor has come from has been maintained by a lot of data and information that I've gotten around just the importance of people being able to process things through laughter. And that the climate crisis is nothing to make mockery and or to laugh, there's this is very serious. The ways in which our species is kind of being at threat of extinction, and right before our eyes. But I think that as humans, we're so complex and layered, and we're so beautiful in the sense that we get to feel so intensely and feeling is what motivates us to take action. And laughter helps you process so much data quicker, it helps you be able to take something in, embrace it, release, and then have it make an impression that is the one line that everybody brings up with that video. So I made the impression. And I hope that people watched it and then wanted to show it to other people. And so I think that, that that knowledge has retained my passion for humor. And then like I said, You know, I grew up in an abusive home where we had to process things fairly quickly in order to be able to function in the world to go to school to go to work. And growing up in a home where there was a lot of violence. I learned how to read people very keenly everything from anticipating when something was going to happen tonight, and I speak about that pretty like nonchalantly because I think a lot of us have a lot of strategies and skills that we've developed because of our traumas and our negative experiences that we've had in the world. And I think they don't often get seen as that we'll just say like, Well, I was just really I'm just really good at reading people and we'll leave it at that and it's like, but what is your learn that from like, there have been many chronic situations where you had to be really good at reading people in order for you to like practice it so clearly in it skillfully. And so I think I honor my experience in that in order for me to do that. And then I think cultural relativity and cultural content petencies is another thing like, Janice de actually reminds me a lot of my grandmother and my grandmother was somebody who was very religious. And at the same time, I always loved pushing her buttons. I would just like try to say things to get her activated. And I knew at the end of the day, she loved me. And that was about it. I didn't have to question whether she loved me because she was upset that I asked her something and appropriately. So I think it's a combination of that. And I'm grateful that I can embody that and be able to offer it to people who are curious about climate change and and feel more invited through laughter than they would about doom and gloom or heavy statistic videos and our ways of gathering information.John Fiege Awesome. Well, another kind of video you made is called consumerism, cancelled prime. And the first shot is you waiting while the camera crew sets up the shot and you're putting items in your Amazon cart on your phone. And then the quote unquote real video begins. And and you say 80% of California's cargo goes through the Inland Empire. And then you yell along expletive that's beeped out. And you ask emphatically his climate, wrote, his climate woke about to ruin amazon prime for me. And and I love how rather than just saying Amazon, or Amazon customers are bad. You're starting by implicating yourself in this system that leads to serious environmental justice issues. And again, it's really funny. Can you talk more about the situation with Amazon and other real retailers? And and how you went about positioning yourself in this story, and using humor again, and self criticism to connect to the audience?Layel Camargo Yeah, I mean, when we first started working on this video, we explore different avenues of that opening scene, when we wanted to highlight community members, I kind of at this point, have a pretty good like tempo of what it is that I want. I want a community member I want somebody who's like academic or scientifically based, and then somebody else who kind of comes in allows her to be more of a creative flow. So we have a pretty good structure at this point of the voices that we seek, we just didn't know how we wanted to hook the audience. And we went back and forth quite a bit on this, the thing that kept coming up was amazon prime memberships are very common. Most people have them most people buy on e commerce and this is pre COVID. And I was keenly aware of that I also knew that Amazon was growing as a franchise to now own Whole Foods that were just like expanding in regards to what it is that they offer people online. And as I mentioned, I, through my passion for reduction of plastic usage and plastic consumption, and plastic waste, I understand the ways that ecommerce has really hurt the planet. So I myself am not an Amazon Prime member, I I don't actually buy online and I allow myself when needed one Amazon thing a purchase a year. And it's like kind of more of a values align thing. So in order for me to reach connecting with somebody who's kind of a little bit more normal in regards to needing to rely on buying online, is I just had to exaggerate what I think happens when you're shopping, which is you look at a lot of stuff, you add them to cart, you get really excited, and then you kind of mindlessly click Buy without knowing what's going to happen. But you're excited when it arrives, surprisingly, because maybe you bought it in the middle of the night while drinking some wine and watching some Hulu. So that's like what I was trying to embody. And then what I was really trying to highlight in this video was I wanted to invite audiences to not feel shame about what they do, like we are we've all been indoctrinated by the system through what our education has taught us. Like we have values of individualism and patriotism and all these things, because that's what we were taught in schools. And that's been used and co opted by corporations in order for us to continue exploiting other humans and the planet. And that's by no fault of our own. That's a design that's an economic model that was designed since the Great Depression. It's just the way that it's been exaggerated and has scaled so quickly is beyond our control where our governments don't even regulate it anymore at the ways in which they should be. And I think that I wanted this to feel like it's not just on you as an individual, but it's specifically if you live in Europe or in the United States. You need to know that we are The biggest consumers on the planet, we have the most economic resources. We actually, if even a fraction of the United States decided to stop shopping at Amazon, we could significantly bring that Empire down. I say Empire pretty intentionally. And we could I mean, I feel like you. And that's and how I understand economics is that all you need to do is impact 10 to 20%. of supply and demand chain in order for a whole corporation to collapse. The problem is, is that our governments always come in to aid these large corporations that are hurting us on the planet by saying that they want to maintain jobs and maintain a GDP are going stock market, which they're reliant on. So this video was meant for audiences. And for people to feel like this is not just on you. But if you live

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Oxalates are organic compounds found in many of our favorite foods, from leafy greens to nuts and even chocolate. While they can offer health benefits, for some, they pose hidden risks, including kidney stones and chronic inflammation. Join us as we explore the dual nature of oxalates with Dr. David Jockers, a leading expert in natural medicine and functional nutrition.   In this episode, Dr. Jockers breaks down the science behind oxalates, explaining their role as natural plant defense chemicals and their impact on human health. Whether you're battling unexplained health issues or simply striving for optimal health, understanding oxalates could be the key. Discover how your diet and gut health influence your body's ability to handle oxalates and what you can do to manage your intake effectively.   Tune in to unlock the real truth about oxalates in the functional nutrition world. This podcast is not just a learning journey; it's a path to better health and well-being, tailored to your unique body. Don't miss out on these valuable insights that could redefine your approach to diet and health.   In This Episode:    00:00 Introduction to Oxalates 02:43 The Real Truth About Oxalates 03:51 What Are Oxalates? 04:29 Health Issues Linked to High Oxalates 05:07 Oxalate Metabolism and Individual Differences 09:22 High Oxalate Foods to Watch Out For 12:05 Low Oxalate Foods and Dietary Recommendations 16:38 Supplements and Strategies to Manage Oxalates 19:29 Summary and Final Thoughts on Oxalates 21:25 Closing Remarks       Are swollen legs or ankles slowing you down? Discover the power of Lymph System Support by Pure Health Research. Crafted with natural ingredients like dandelion extract, burdock root, and bromelain, this formula unclogs your lymphatic system, reducing swelling and supporting a healthy inflammatory response.   As a special offer, try Lymph System Support risk-free today and receive a complimentary bottle of curcumin extract. Visit GetLymphHelp.com/jockers to claim yours now. Say hello to renewed vitality and goodbye to discomfort!     Feeling down, irritable, or just not yourself lately? It could be a sign of vitamin D deficiency, and trust me, you're not alone. Even in sunny places like Miami, people are shockingly low on this essential nutrient.   But here's the good news: there's a solution that actually works. Purality Health's Vitamin D3 formula is a game-changer. Unlike most supplements that get destroyed in your stomach, Purality's unique formula ensures maximum absorption, delivering the vitamin directly to your bloodstream where you need it most.   Believe me, I've seen the difference it makes. From mood regulation to immune support and bone health, optimizing your vitamin D levels is crucial for your overall well-being.   And right now, my listeners can get an exclusive 30% off by visiting PuralityHealth.com and using promo code DRJ at checkout. Don't wait any longer to start feeling like your best self again. Take control of your health today with Purality Health's Vitamin D3.     “Oxalates are a plant defense chemical that can bind to minerals and cause health issues, but some people have the gut bacteria needed to metabolize them effectively." - Dr. Jockers     Subscribe to the podcast on: Apple Podcast Stitcher Spotify PodBean  TuneIn Radio   Resources: GetLymphHelp.com/jockers PuralityHealth.com and using promo code DRJ at checkout   Connect with Dr. Jockers: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/drjockers/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DrDavidJockers YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/user/djockers Website – https://drjockers.com/ If you are interested in being a guest on the show, we would love to hear from you! Please contact us here! - https://drjockers.com/join-us-dr-jockers-functional-nutrition-podcast/ 

We are on hiatus for the month of June.  This replay episode originally aired June 2023.     This week we celebrate all the special days of June! Want a book rec for Pride month? We have one. What about Juneteenth or Father's Day? We have you covered. And did you know it's National Audiobook Month? It's new to us as well but we love audiobooks so we give you some recommendations for that too. And we throw in one wildcard category - one of those random National Days or Months that always makes you wonder why there needs to be a month for that:) This is the last episode for Season 8. We are taking a month off for summer family travel and some rest and relaxation. We will be back the late July/ early August with all new episodes. Until then, we will air some of our favorite past episodes in case you missed them the first time around. Happy Reading! For show notes for any episode or to contact us, go to our website at perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy 2- The Road by Cormac McCarthy 3- No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy 4- Changes: A Love Story by Ama Ata Aidoo 5- Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo 6- The Scent of a Garden by Namrata Patel 7- The Candid Life of Meena Dave by Namrata Patel 8- The Scent of Burnt Flowers by Blitz Bazawule 9- Fun Home: A Famliy Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel 10- Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel 11- And Then the Grey Heaven by RE Katz 12- Lone Women by Victor Lavalle 13- The Changeling by Victor Lavalle 14- Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney 15- The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander 16- The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris 17- The Chosen by Chaim Potok 18- Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro 19- The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin 20- The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery 21- Phallacy: Life Lessons from the Animal Penis by Emily Willingham 22- The Good One by Polly Stewart 23- On Earth as it is on Television by Emily Jane Shows/movies mentioned-- 1- No Country For Old Men ( 2007) 2- My Octopus Teacher (Netflix, 2020) Articles Mentioned: 1- Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghanaian writer who was voice of African women, dies at 81 2- The convoluted world of best-seller lists, explained

We are on hiatus for the month of June. This replay episode originally aired June 2023. This week we celebrate all the special days of June! Want a book rec for Pride month? We have one. What about Juneteenth or Father's Day? We have you covered. And did you know it's National Audiobook Month? It's new to us as well but we love audiobooks so we give you some recommendations for that too. And we throw in one wildcard category - one of those random National Days or Months that always makes you wonder why there needs to be a month for that:) This is the last episode for Season 8. We are taking a month off for summer family travel and some rest and relaxation. We will be back the late July/ early August with all new episodes. Until then, we will air some of our favorite past episodes in case you missed them the first time around. Happy Reading! For show notes for any episode or to contact us, go to our website at perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy 2- The Road by Cormac McCarthy 3- No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy 4- Changes: A Love Story by Ama Ata Aidoo 5- Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo 6- The Scent of a Garden by Namrata Patel 7- The Candid Life of Meena Dave by Namrata Patel 8- The Scent of Burnt Flowers by Blitz Bazawule 9- Fun Home: A Famliy Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel 10- Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel 11- And Then the Grey Heaven by RE Katz 12- Lone Women by Victor Lavalle 13- The Changeling by Victor Lavalle 14- Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney 15- The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander 16- The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris 17- The Chosen by Chaim Potok 18- Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro 19- The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin 20- The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery 21- Phallacy: Life Lessons from the Animal Penis by Emily Willingham 22- The Good One by Polly Stewart 23- On Earth as it is on Television by Emily Jane Shows/movies mentioned-- 1- No Country For Old Men ( 2007) 2- My Octopus Teacher (Netflix, 2020) Articles Mentioned: 1- Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghanaian writer who was voice of African women, dies at 81 2- The convoluted world of best-seller lists, explained

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In this episode of the Million Dollar Mastermind podcast, host Larry Weidel is joined by Jason Wojciechowicz (Wojo), Founder and CEO of Wojo Media. Jason takes us through his entrepreneurial journey, from a culinary school dropout to the founder of a successful online agency. He shares the power of cold outreach and relationship-building in establishing a successful digital marketing business and delves into his approach to content creation and social media engagement. Additionally, Jason dives into the importance of risk-taking, strategic persistence, and simplicity in client interactions. At only 26 years old, Jason became a self-made multi-millionaire with a net worth of $4 million and excelled in the advertising industry. He is renowned for helping over 1,320 businesses reach six-figure revenues and elevating 58 companies to seven and eight figures. Widely recognized as a leading figure in paid advertising, Jason has been featured in prestigious media outlets, including NY Weekly Magazine's 30 under 30, Forbes New York, Entrepreneur.com, and LA Weekly as of the Top 20 Entrepreneurs to Watch Out For in 2023. He was also named in Yahoo Finance as one of the Top 20 Instagram Accounts to Follow in 2020, alongside Gary Vaynerchuk.

In this episode of the Million Dollar Mastermind podcast, host Larry Weidel is joined by Jason Wojciechowicz (Wojo), Founder and CEO of Wojo Media. Jason takes us through his entrepreneurial journey, from a culinary school dropout to the founder of a successful online agency. He shares the power of cold outreach and relationship-building in establishing a successful digital marketing business and delves into his approach to content creation and social media engagement. Additionally, Jason dives into the importance of risk-taking, strategic persistence, and simplicity in client interactions. At only 26 years old, Jason became a self-made multi-millionaire with a net worth of $4 million and excelled in the advertising industry. He is renowned for helping over 1,320 businesses reach six-figure revenues and elevating 58 companies to seven and eight figures. Widely recognized as a leading figure in paid advertising, Jason has been featured in prestigious media outlets, including NY Weekly Magazine's 30 under 30, Forbes New York, Entrepreneur.com, and LA Weekly as of the Top 20 Entrepreneurs to Watch Out For in 2023. He was also named in Yahoo Finance as one of the Top 20 Instagram Accounts to Follow in 2020, alongside Gary Vaynerchuk.

In this episode of the Million Dollar Mastermind podcast, host Larry Weidel is joined by Jason Wojciechowicz (Wojo), Founder and CEO of Wojo Media. Jason takes us through his entrepreneurial journey, from a culinary school dropout to the founder of a successful online agency. He shares the power of cold outreach and relationship-building in establishing a successful digital marketing business and delves into his approach to content creation and social media engagement. Additionally, Jason dives into the importance of risk-taking, strategic persistence, and simplicity in client interactions. At only 26 years old, Jason became a self-made multi-millionaire with a net worth of $4 million and excelled in the advertising industry. He is renowned for helping over 1,320 businesses reach six-figure revenues and elevating 58 companies to seven and eight figures. Widely recognized as a leading figure in paid advertising, Jason has been featured in prestigious media outlets, including NY Weekly Magazine's 30 under 30, Forbes New York, Entrepreneur.com, and LA Weekly as of the Top 20 Entrepreneurs to Watch Out For in 2023. He was also named in Yahoo Finance as one of the Top 20 Instagram Accounts to Follow in 2020, alongside Gary Vaynerchuk.

Join Live from Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte, El Salvador, as we dive deep into a fascinating conversation with Albert Wolframm, a traveler, Bitcoin enthusiast, and advocate for small, local businesses. Albert shares his experiences visiting El Salvador, specifically the Berlin area and its impressive rapid Bitcoin adoption among local merchants and the community. He recounts instances of seamless Bitcoin transactions using the Lightning Network, emphasizing the organic and swift spread of Bitcoin usage in the area. Albert highlights the local acceptance and integration of digital currency, noting that even businesses previously hesitant are now embracing it, contributing to a broader and more inclusive Bitcoin ecosystem.Albert discusses his ventures, including a concept for a Bitcoin hostel designed to create a physical space for Bitcoin enthusiasts to connect, learn, and share. He also talks about his project, Small Shops, a platform aiming to promote small, local businesses by connecting them with the global Bitcoin community. This initiative seeks to support local artisans and businesses while introducing them to the benefits of Bitcoin, ultimately fostering a community that values sustainable and meaningful commerce over mass-produced goods.Listen in as we highlight the practical, social, and economic implications of Bitcoin adoption in communities, highlighting the cryptocurrency's capacity to empower individuals and transform commerce on a local and global scale.Browse through this quick guide to learn more about the episode:00:01:29 - What's It Like Using Bitcoin in El Salvador? 00:03:31 - How Easy Is It to Use Bitcoin for Everyday Transactions?00:04:47 - What Challenges Does Bitcoin Face and How Is It Growing in El Salvador?00:09:24 - Why Are Security and Hardware Wallets Crucial for Bitcoin Users?00:13:59 - How Did Albert Get Into Bitcoin?00:15:36 - Can Bitcoin Lead to a More Sustainable Future?00:16:51 - What's the Bitcoin Community Like in Germany?00:18:20 - Albert's Involvement in the Bitcoin Hostel Project and Related Challenges00:25:30 - Why Supporting Local Shops with Bitcoin Matters?00:32:24 - How Do Shops Get Onboarded to Accept Bitcoin?00:33:16 - Is In-Person Bitcoin Shopping Better Than Online?00:34:13 - How to Introduce Bitcoin to Merchants00:36:12 - What Changes When Shop Owners Started Accepting Bitcoin00:40:27 - How Is small-shops.com Growing Across Europe?00:42:22 - Why Albert Transitioned to Full-time Work on small-shops.com00:43:45 - What are the Challenges and Opportunities of Pricing in Bitcoin?00:45:12 - Bitcoin or Property: Where Should You Invest Your Money?00:48:31 - Why Should You Visit El Salvador?00:48:58 - How Local Businesses Are Embracing Bitcoin?00:49:45 - What Are the Latest Bitcoin Projects to Watch Out For?00:50:03 - What Are the Biggest Challenges in Bitcoin Projects?Find out more about Albert Wolframm and his initiatives:https://twitter.com/Albert_Wolframmhttps://twitter.com/Bitcoin_Hostelhttps://www.bitcoin-hostel.com/https://twitter.com/small_shopshttps://www.small-shops.com/https://www.instagram.com/smallshopscom/Support and follow Bitcoin Beach:https://twitter.com/Bitcoinbeachhttps://www.instagram.com/bitcoinbeach/https://www.tiktok.com/@livefrombitcoinbeachWeb: https://www.bitcoinbeach.com/Live From Bitcoin Beach

In celebration of International Women's Day on 8 March 2024 on this week's episode we talk about active female representation in contemporary fiction and recommend some of our favourite books that absolutely smash the Bechdel TestBoulder by Eva BaltasarJungle House by Julianne PachicoMatrix by Lauren GroffIf I Had Your Face by Frances ChaAlso this week, Joseph read On Reading, Writing, and Living with Books by Pushkin Press/The London Library, and Saph read The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz.This week's listener recommendation request comes from Mollie who reads a lot of contemporary fiction set in the present day and would like to read more books set in different time periods. Joseph recommends The Dutch House by Anne Patchett, and Saph recommends Hurdy Gurdy by Christopher Wilson and The Glutton by A K Blakemore. Also mentioned in this episode:Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia ArmfieldNevada by Imogen BinnieThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodDykes to Watch Out For by Alison BechdelSee the Novel Thoughts bookshop page for all books mentioned in this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You may have heard Alison Bechdel's name from the feminist film tool, the Bechdel test, or through her memoir turned Tony-award-winning Broadway musical called Fun Home. But even before those achievements, Bechdel wove herself into the fabric of lesbian cultural identity when she started publishing her comic strip 'Dykes to Watch Out For' in Minneapolis back in 1983. And the strip had gained a worldwide cult following for its game-changing portrayal of American queer life. It went on hiatus in 2008 but is still getting attention to this day.Alison Bechdel is a MacArthur Genius Award recipient and the author of a New York Times best-selling graphic memoir. Next week on March 4th, she'll be coming back home to speak at St. Thomas University as the Luann Dummer Center for Women, Women's History Month Speaker. We revisit a conversation from 2022, when she sat down with MPR News producer Ellen Finn to look back at the roots of her work in Minnesota.

In this episode, Alex discovers the labels that work best in describing who they are. Frankie tells the story of their first queer crush, Claire interviews queer elders at New York City Pride 2023, and members of the podcast production team tell us what pride means to them.Contents & Content Warnings…Please expect to hear “queer” used as an identity term throughout this episode & series. 00:00 - Introduction from Frankie/What's your hope for this podcast?1:07 - Meet Alex Masse & Lily Mueller; Episode Intro; what do we mean when we say “Queer?”2:03 - Mention of the history of the word “queer” as a slur2:57-3:23 - Mentions of attacks on LGBTQIA+ rights4:10 - My Queer Identity Journey: Alex5:00-5:14 - Mention of homophobic “predator” trope 6:40-6:55 Use of the word “d*ke” as an identity term.7:45 - Let's talk about the word D*ke7:58- 9:50 - discussions of lesbophobic language, including the word “d*ke,” and usage of the word “d*ke” as a reclaimed identity term. 10:37 - Queer Crushes: Frankie12:25-12:50 Mention of homophobic “predator” trope 14:06 - My First Pride/NYC Pride 2023: Claire 16:10-16:25 - Discussions on the history of “queer” and other historically pejorative terms16:50-17:05 - Brief overview of the Stonewall Riots 17:35-18:20 - Overview of the AIDS crisis20:45-20:50 - Use of the word “d*ke” as an identity term 21:53-22:00 - Mention of Catholicism 22:30 - What Pride Means to Me25:00 - Outro 25:30 - Coming up next25:48 - Show notes & resources26:30 - CreditsFPP Information…To learn more about The Future Perfect Project and all of our free arts programming for LGBTQIA+ youth, visit thefutureperfectproject.org or find us on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Bandcamp @thefutureperfectprojectCrisis Resources… If you or a young person you know between the ages of 13-24 is currently in crisis, check out thetrevorproject.org for LGBTQIA+-specific support through text and chat, or call 1-866-488-7386.Mentions… Alison Bechdel's Dykes to Watch Out For? Head to dykestowatchoutfor.comCredits…I'm Feeling Queer Today is produced by The Future Perfect Project with support from Radio Kingston, WKNY AM1490, FM1079, Kingston, NY.Episode one of I'm Feeling Queer Today was produced by Claire Florence, Frankie Gunn, Alex Masse, Lily Mueller, and Wallace, and features Sonyamia Blanco, Ariella Brodie-Weisberg, Jax Gervasio, Ovo Oshobe, and Trudy Poux. Special thanks to executive producers and mentors, Julie Novak and Celeste Lecesne, as well as Future Perfect Project team members Ryan Amador, Jon Wan, and Aliya Jamil. The I'm Feeling Queer Today theme was composed and performed by Alex Masse & produced by Emma Jayne Seslowsky. Additional music was composed by Alex Masse, Frankie Gunn, and Epidemic Sound. Mixing & mastering for I'm Feeling Queer Today by Julie Novak, with assistance from Emma Jayne Seslowsky.Special thanks to Lindsay Feldherr, who co-wrote the segment about New York City Pride 2023.For more information and transcripts, visit the show page at http://www.thefutureperfectproject.org/podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In John 10:10, the Lord Jesus Christ made clear that we - His daughters and all His followers - have an abundant life planned for them.  All they need do is trust Him and walk in it. Today's guest, Rebecca Whitman, is passionate about empowering women to LIVE in abundance. Rebecca helps women go from overworked and overwhelmed to balanced, beautiful and abundant (and that's the name of her popular podcast as well). Rebecca is a best-selling author of 3 books. And an award-winning entrepreneur: named Life Coach of the Year by the Internal Association of Top Professionals, is among the top 7 entrepreneurs to watch by LA Weekly, in the top 10 most inspiring female entrepreneurs by Modern luxury Miami, was featured in the high-acclaimed New York Weekly and - just last week - was named in the Top 5 Entrepreneurs to Watch Out For in 2024! Listen in as we discuss: -Rebecca's background, including how/when she began entrepreneurial journey ..how to build an online brand (this is CRITICAL to master in 2024) -the 7 pillars of abundance (now is the perfect time to assess each of these pillars in YOUR life...and decide what you'll do to move the needle)   >> Grab Rebecca's Abundance Journal FREEBIE (lifechanging journal prompts that could change your life): linktr.ee/rebeccaewhitman    Find out more about Rebecca: https://www.rebeccaelizabethwhitman.com/   Follow her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccaewhitman    ______________________________________ Committed to Making Your 1st $100K? Join the Joyful 6 Figures Accelerator: https://www.judyweber.co/accelerator Ready to Scale from 6 to 7 Figures (while DOUBLING your profit + reducing your workweek by 20%)? Join the Joyful Scaling Mastermind Wait List: https://www.judyweber.co/mastermind

How have you been last 2023? Are you wondering about the real deal behind the scenes of my 2023? In today's episode, I share a lot of lessons that I've learned, particularly in my business! If you want to know how 2023 has been a year of growth for me and my business, make sure you listen to this episode!   If you're actively looking to transition into a coaching career, I invite you to learn more and apply to my CLS Certification Program: https://bit.ly/41JLhOh   Want my help to grow your business? Book a free strategy session now: https://bit.ly/3ROIxKJ   Need to build your brand from scratch? Click here to apply to my new program: https://bit.ly/41LqhGO   Mentioned in this episode: Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek: https://amzn.to/48FVZaS   Related Episodes: 196 My 2024 Predictions for the Coaching Industry (Trends to Watch Out For!): iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/196-my-2024-predictions-for-the-coaching-industry/id1264659520?i=1000639887809 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7LaNk32MhgoC4LDqxlYZOO?si=53554b129cce47e2   155 Introducing the CEO Series - The Truth About Growing a Business: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/155-introducing-the-ceo-series-the-truth-about/id1264659520?i=1000595233313 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lvCCJ31DNVCkXCZXJ6KAe?si=83989a4d942a4c34     Follow me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/courtneylsanders/ Follow me on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneylsanders Subscribe on my Youtube channel: http://youtube.com/courtneylsanders

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SIBO stands for "small intestinal bacterial overgrowth," but what does it actually mean for your health?  We'll cover what SIBO looks like, what it does to your health, and the simple, natural things you can do to improve it.   Featured Studies  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31550680/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28134633/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9200287/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36294338/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37389240/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37389240/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29761234/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23957651/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36612414/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29915215/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37389240/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29374417/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK546634/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28716079/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9200287/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24417613/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33029272/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31584459/  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36515897/  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36322404/  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36630947/  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34376515/  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14992438/  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28267052/  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24891990/  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35748472/    Watch More Videos Like This 5 SIBO Symptoms to Watch Out For: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmKxwSlf1iU&t=627s  A Simple SIBO Probiotic Protocol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzHaYRQZ9wI&t=38s  Related Resources  https://drruscio.com/everything-sibo-could-be-wrong/  My articles: https://drruscio.com/blog/ My book: https://drruscio.com/getgutbook/  Courses, free guides, and more: https://drruscio.com/resources?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=drruscio.com_resources   Timestamps 00:00 Intro  00:35 What is SIBO?  02:08 SIBO symptoms 02:47 New research: SIBO & the brain  03:53 SIBO & cortisol  05:00 SIBO's surprising symptoms 06:54 What causes SIBO?  09:39 How to test for SIBO 12:42 SIBO treatments   Get the Latest Updates Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DrRusciodc Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drrusciodc/ Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/drmichaelrusciodc  DISCLAIMER: The information on this site is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider before starting any new treatment or discontinuing an existing treatment. Music featured in this video: "Modern Technology" by Andrew G, https://audiojungle.net/user/andrew_g  *Full transcript available on YouTube by clicking the “Show transcript” button on the bottom right of the video.

In the podcast episode titled "Signs of Bad Quality Healthcare: What to Watch Out For," Dr. Paul Kilgore addresses the crucial topic of identifying substandard medical care. This episode is designed to empower patients with the knowledge to recognize when the healthcare they are receiving may not meet the necessary standards. Dr. Kilgore discusses key indicators of poor quality healthcare, including inadequate communication, rushed consultations, lack of follow-up, and disregard for patient concerns or symptoms. He emphasizes the importance of feeling heard and respected by healthcare providers and the necessity of clear, two-way communication. The episode also delves into the red flags in healthcare settings, such as unclean environments, outdated practices, and high rates of complications or infections. Dr. Kilgore advises on how to respond if one suspects they are receiving subpar care, including seeking a second opinion, addressing concerns with the healthcare provider, and understanding patient rights. Featuring insights from healthcare quality experts, patient advocates, and individuals who have navigated these challenges, this episode provides practical advice and support for anyone concerned about the quality of their healthcare. "Signs of Bad Quality Healthcare: What to Watch Out For" is an essential listen for patients looking to take an active role in their healthcare and ensure they receive the best possible treatment.

Today I'm introducing you to one of my amazing podcast clients, Amy Wicks! She gave me the audio from her podcast where I was a guest and shared about mindsets to adopt to experience food peace during Thanksgiving and Christmas.  On this episode you'll hear us talk about:  1.  What it's like to be an Enneagram 3w4 2. What to do when your family starts talking about diets 3. The most important thing to know first as you start your food freedom journey as a Christian Past Episodes Mentioned:  Praying Over Your Podcast With Alana Dawson A Conversation With my Past Intuitive Eating Coach All About my Fear of Resting With Kris Dovbniak Harmful Lies to Watch Out For in The Fitness World With Alisha Carlson Connect with Nyla:IGWebsiteHer Holy Hustle Christian Business Podcast Connect with Amy:IGWebsite

In this episode, we dive into the world of OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and explore the critical aspect of OKR check-ins. Our guest, Christian Ulstrup, shares valuable insights and practical advice on making OKR check-ins effective.Key Things Discussed: The Power of Weekly OKR Check-Ins: Discover why having weekly OKR check-in meetings can be a game-changer for your organization. Christian emphasizes the importance of regularity, accountability, and momentum. Balancing Art and Science: Learn how OKR check-ins require a delicate balance of science (quantitative metrics) and art (effective questions and facilitation). Find out how to make sense of confidence scores, set ambitious experiments, and avoid status update pitfalls. Reflecting for Long-Term Success: Christian outlines the significance of end-of-quarter reflections and how they contribute to sustained OKR success. Explore the concepts of "spiritually correct" and "technically correct" key results, as well as the idea of heroic narratives to shape your company culture. Show Notes [00:00:06] Navigating OKR Check-Ins Through Dante's Inferno. Christian Ulstrup discusses the three stages of OKR check-ins inspired by Dante's Inferno and how they can lead from the tedious "Status Update Hell" to the enjoyable "Weekly Sync Heaven." [00:04:16] The Purpose of OKR Meetings and Integration with Existing Practices. Jenny and Christian explore the fundamental question of why organizations should have OKR meetings. They discuss whether OKRs should be integrated into existing practices, and Christian emphasizes the importance of aligning OKRs with the organization's goals and the nature of the work being done. [00:08:09] Overcoming Challenges and Shifting Mindset in OKR Meetings. Christian Ulstrup discusses the size criteria for implementing OKR meetings, emphasizing that OKRs can work at various stages of a company's lifecycle, from startups to larger organizations. He also addresses the challenge of shifting the mindset from dull meetings to engaging, productive ones. [00:13:37] Understanding Confidence Scores and the Role of Stewards in OKRs. Christian Ulstrup explains the concept of confidence scores in the context of OKRs. He describes how confidence scores are used to assess the likelihood of achieving key results and discusses the role of stewards in providing these scores. [00:17:14] Developing Discernment and Leveraging Information Sources for Accurate Scores. Christian Ulstrup discusses the importance of attention, discernment, and decision-making in the context of OKRs, and provides insights into developing discernment and using various sources of information for accurate confidence scores. [00:22:07] Structure and Execution of Weekly OKR Meetings. Christian Ulstrup discusses the structure and execution of weekly OKR meetings. He provides details on the recommended duration, key topics to cover, and the roles of participants, including stewards and facilitators. The discussion also touches on accountability, confidence scores, and how to focus the meeting on making sense of changes and setting ambitious experiments to close gaps. [00:31:25] Success Stories of Engaging Weekly OKR Meetings. Christian Ulstrup shares success stories from organizations that have effectively implemented weekly OKR meetings. He highlights the key indicators of success, including the movement of confidence scores, which indicate that teams are actively pushing boundaries and learning. Christian also emphasizes the importance of novelty and familiarity in making these meetings engaging, drawing a parallel to serialized TV shows. He recounts a pivotal pivot decision made during one meeting and discusses the excitement that arises when team members set ambitious goals and exceed their own expectations. [00:36:36] Check-In Traps to Watch Out For in Weekly OKR Meetings. Christian Ulstrup discusses potential pitfalls and check-in traps that organizations should be aware of in weekly OKR meetings, emphasizing the importance of maintaining accurate confidence scores, avoiding status update-focused meetings, and upholding the commitment to regular meetings. [00:40:54] Sustaining OKRs Beyond Check-Ins. Christian Ulstrup and Jenny Herald explore how organizations can sustain the use of OKRs beyond their weekly check-in meetings by conducting meaningful reflections at the end of each quarter, focusing on the spiritual and technical correctness of key results, and highlighting heroic narratives that reinforce company culture and values. [00:48:00] Quick-Fire Questions for Christian Ulstrup: Dream with a Deadline: Christian shares his dream with a deadline, which involves turning his AI-enhanced code, designed to mine and highlight interesting moments in meetings, into a monetized product. He envisions this product helping organizations extract valuable insights from their recorded meetings. Common OKR Mistake: Christian points out that one common mistake people make when adopting OKRs is becoming overly focused on being objective-driven. While OKRs are powerful, he emphasizes the importance of balancing them with unbounded exploration and exploration outside the scope of objectives and key results. Book That Shaped His Thinking: Christian mentions the book titled "Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective" by Kenneth Stanley as a significant influence on his thinking. He recommends this book to anyone interested in OKRs as it complements the OKR process by highlighting the importance of unbounded exploration and breakthrough thinking. Relevant links: “The Divine Comedy,” by Dante Alighieri “Dilbert,” American comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams “Office Space,”directed by Mike Judge “Radical Focus: Achieving Your Most Important Goals with Objectives and Key Results,” by Christina Wodtke “Succession,” the TV series “Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective," by Kenneth Stanley About the Guest:Christian Ulstrup specializes in OKR implementation for executive teams across industries, from tech startups to healthcare services. He complements OKRs with custom AI integrations, streamlining focus on key objectives and automating tasks. He holds degrees from MIT and Duke.Follow Our Guest:LinkedInFollow Dreams With Deadlines:Host | Company Website | Blog | Instagram | Twitter

Kris, aka "The Road Trip Warrior Audiobook Listener," and Tara have talked many times about their love of audiobooks. The right audiobook is a mix of the right story and the right performer. If you only have one, the project doesn't work. So, it's with great joy that we welcome two very special guests this week to talk about all things audiobooks. If you've listened to a sapphic romance in the last 5 years, chances are good you've heard Lori Prince's voice. And if you listen to historical fiction, then you've probably heard Marisa Calin, too. Here's the other cool thing: Marisa and Lori are married to each other! You know what narrators, readers, and writers also love to do? Laugh. There's a lot of laughing in this episode, probably because there's a lot of love here. Love for stories and how they reach out through our headphones, our speakers, or just the page itself, to connect us all together. Like Kris, aka "The Pusher," is fond of saying, “Punch and roll, bitches. Let's go!” Works/People Discussed SAG-AFTRA strike website WGA Strike Hub Interview with Adam Conover, member of WGA's negotiating committee (A More Civilized Age podcast) "AI is coming for your audiobooks. You're right to be worried." (Washington Post, August 16, 2023) Alison Bechdel's Dykes to Watch Out For, by Alison Bechdel and Madeleine George (audiobook) My Covid Romance by Gabra Zackman About our guests Lori Prince is an New York City based actor and narrator with over 25 years of acting experience. She has an extensive theatre background from Off-Broadway to some of the country's top regional theatres and you've probably seen her on TV. With over 150 audiobooks on Audible, she has become a go-to Sapphic Romance narrator with two Earphones Awards. Marisa Calin is an Audie, Odyssey, seven-times Audiofile Earphones Award winning and SOVAS nominated audiobook narrator. She's had an Audible Best Audiobook of the Year, Apple Books Must-Listen audiobooks of the month, starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal, and books on YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks of the year list. She's also the author of Between You & Me, a queer YA coming of age novel which was selected for ALA's Rainbow Book List, and the writer of the film A Million Happy Nows, which won best feature at the first Clexacon conference.  Support & follow our show Buy us a Ko-fi Sign up for our newsletter Twitter: @queerlyrec Facebook: @QueerlyRecommended Instagram: @queerlyrecommended Tumblr: @queerlyrecommended TikTok: @queerlyrecommended Get all our links on Linktr.ee Support local animal shelters by joining Kris's Patreon

This week, host June Thomas talks to writer Madeleine George, who recently adapted the classic Alison Bechdel comic Dykes to Watch Out For into an audio drama that stars Jane Lynch, Carrie Brownstein, Roberta Colindrez, and Roxane Gay. In the interview, Madeleine discusses the challenges of turning a piece of visual art into an audio-only narrative. She also talks about the 1980's setting of the story and the continued relevance of the characters' personal and political lives.  After the interview, June and co-host Isaac Butler explain how to set rules for your creative projects.  In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Madeleine talks about her work on the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building.  Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675. Podcast production by Cameron Drews. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, host June Thomas talks to writer Madeleine George, who recently adapted the classic Alison Bechdel comic Dykes to Watch Out For into an audio drama that stars Jane Lynch, Carrie Brownstein, Roberta Colindrez, and Roxane Gay. In the interview, Madeleine discusses the challenges of turning a piece of visual art into an audio-only narrative. She also talks about the 1980's setting of the story and the continued relevance of the characters' personal and political lives.  After the interview, June and co-host Isaac Butler explain how to set rules for your creative projects.  In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Madeleine talks about her work on the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building.  Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675. Podcast production by Cameron Drews. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, host June Thomas talks to writer Madeleine George, who recently adapted the classic Alison Bechdel comic Dykes to Watch Out For into an audio drama that stars Jane Lynch, Carrie Brownstein, Roberta Colindrez, and Roxane Gay. In the interview, Madeleine discusses the challenges of turning a piece of visual art into an audio-only narrative. She also talks about the 1980's setting of the story and the continued relevance of the characters' personal and political lives.  After the interview, June and co-host Isaac Butler explain how to set rules for your creative projects.  In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Madeleine talks about her work on the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building.  Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675. Podcast production by Cameron Drews. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, host June Thomas talks to writer Madeleine George, who recently adapted the classic Alison Bechdel comic Dykes to Watch Out For into an audio drama that stars Jane Lynch, Carrie Brownstein, Roberta Colindrez, and Roxane Gay. In the interview, Madeleine discusses the challenges of turning a piece of visual art into an audio-only narrative. She also talks about the 1980's setting of the story and the continued relevance of the characters' personal and political lives.  After the interview, June and co-host Isaac Butler explain how to set rules for your creative projects.  In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Madeleine talks about her work on the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building.  Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675. Podcast production by Cameron Drews. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EmmoLei Sankofa is a composer, producer, musician, and artist. Credits include Emmy award-winning “Watch Out For the Big Grrrls,” the Lizzo documentary series, STARZ's “Step Up”, and newly released, “Three Ways,” which recently premiered on Hulu.  EmmoLei and I had a wide-ranging conversation about her career and creative process. We wound up exploring some deep philosophical and evolutionary aspects of music, art, and simply living. EmmoLei's deep insights about the power of music and human compassion left me feeling inspired and uplifted. Listen on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, or watch on YouTube Show Notes: EmmoLei's website - https://www.e-sankofa.com/ EmmoLei's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emmolei/ EmmoLei's Discography - https://www.e-sankofa.com/disco Three Ways - https://www.hulu.com/movie/three-ways Lizzo's "Watch Out for the Big Grrrls" - https://www.amazon.com/Lizzos-Watch-Out-Big-Grrrls/dp/B09KFGXCRP/ Quincy Jones "12 Notes: On Life and Creativity" - https://amzn.to/41YVViC Matthew Dicks "Someday is Today" - https://amzn.to/3WuFSIo Matthew Dicks on the Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/matthew-dicks George Prochnick "In Pursuit of Silence" - https://amzn.to/45qIgUe Outro Music "Compassion" by Shavano - https://shavano.bandcamp.com/album/progressive-energy-transfer Brian Funk Website - https://brianfunk.com Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc  5-Minute Music Producer - https://brianfunk.com/book Intro Music Made with 16-Bit Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/16-bit Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store This episode was edited by Animus Invidious of PerforModule - https://performodule.com/ Thank you for listening.  Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don't forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. Brian Funk

Our guest, Alex Oxford from TaxValet, shares his expertise in Sales Tax, exploring its complexities and implications for entrepreneurs, offering valuable insights and strategies to help you go through the challenging world of sales tax compliance.    While it may not be the most thrilling subject, understanding your obligations and options is crucial for your business's success.    Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 03:09 - The Complexities of Sales Tax Compliance 06:46 - The Louisiana Sales Tax System 09:19 - The Case of Colorado and Home Rule Jurisdictions 13:31 - Setting up sales tax obligations for clients 14:33 - Determining the next state to register for sales tax 17:34 - Amazon's role and its impact on sales tax risk 25:04 - Sales Tax Nexus 27:54 - State Enforcement and Audits 28:50 - States to Watch Out For   The podcast emphasizes the need for fair and accountable sales tax regulations, particularly in the context of Amazon and its marketplace practices. Government intervention and realistic thresholds are necessary to level the playing field and protect e-commerce sellers.    It is crucial for businesses to understand their sales tax obligations, make informed decisions, and seek professional assistance, such as that provided by Tax Valet. By engaging with lawmakers, sharing experiences, and advocating for change, we can work towards a more manageable and equitable sales tax system.    Join us next time for more valuable insights on growing your profitable e-commerce brand!

This week, the panel is first joined by Slate senior editor Sam Adams to review Past Lives, Celine Song's gentle yet affecting directorial debut. Then, Dana and Stephen dive into The Ultimatum: Queer Love with Slate's June Thomas. Finally, the trio debate the virtues of closed captioning, based on a recent piece by The Atlantic, “Why Is Everyone Watching TV With the Subtitles On?”  In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Dana and Stephen are joined by Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion to discuss the ways therapy language has found its way into everyday conversations, inspired by The Rise of Therapy Speak (Katy Waldman, The New Yorker) and “‘Doing the Work' and the Obsession With Superficial Self-Improvement (Jessica Grose, The New York Times). Email us at culturefest@slate.com.  Endorsements: Stephen: A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov — “An expression of Byronism as it reaches Russian shores.” Written in 1939 by one of the great Russian poets, A Hero of Our Time follows a nihilistic anti-hero on his many misadventures.  Dana: Everything Isn't Terrible by Dr. Kathleen Smith (Audio book) — To go with this week's Plus segment, Dana recommends this very good self help book. The audio book is partly narrated by the author Dr. Kathleen Smith, who works as a family systems therapist. June: Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel (Audio series) — Based on the beautifully written comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For is an Audible series adapted by Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George that features voices from Roxane Gay, Jane Lynch, Carrie Brownstein, and more.    Outro music: “What We Didn't Do” by Particle House Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.  __ This Pride Month, make an impact by helping Macy's and The Trevor Project on their mission to fund life-saving suicide prevention services for LGBTQ youth. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the panel is first joined by Slate senior editor Sam Adams to review Past Lives, Celine Song's gentle yet affecting directorial debut. Then, Dana and Stephen dive into The Ultimatum: Queer Love with Slate's June Thomas. Finally, the trio debate the virtues of closed captioning, based on a recent piece by The Atlantic, “Why Is Everyone Watching TV With the Subtitles On?”  In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Dana and Stephen are joined by Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion to discuss the ways therapy language has found its way into everyday conversations, inspired by The Rise of Therapy Speak (Katy Waldman, The New Yorker) and “‘Doing the Work' and the Obsession With Superficial Self-Improvement (Jessica Grose, The New York Times). Email us at culturefest@slate.com.  Endorsements: Stephen: A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov — “An expression of Byronism as it reaches Russian shores.” Written in 1939 by one of the great Russian poets, A Hero of Our Time follows a nihilistic anti-hero on his many misadventures.  Dana: Everything Isn't Terrible by Dr. Kathleen Smith (Audio book) — To go with this week's Plus segment, Dana recommends this very good self help book. The audio book is partly narrated by the author Dr. Kathleen Smith, who works as a family systems therapist. June: Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel (Audio series) — Based on the beautifully written comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For is an Audible series adapted by Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George that features voices from Roxane Gay, Jane Lynch, Carrie Brownstein, and more.    Outro music: “What We Didn't Do” by Particle House Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.  __ This Pride Month, make an impact by helping Macy's and The Trevor Project on their mission to fund life-saving suicide prevention services for LGBTQ youth. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices