Podcasts about Weaving

Weaving While Waiting | Pastor William Colledge | Morning Sermon | 27 September 2026 by Father's House SA

When it comes to brand storytelling, your About page is just the first step. Your story should guide your marketing strategy and the way you show up for your audience - and a killer story can help you build connection, trust, and an engaged community that wants to work with you!As Senior Creative Director at global children's entertainment company Spin Master, Philip Ginther has helped shape the stories of big-name brands such as Paw Patrol and Rubik's Cube. In this episode of Marketing Sucks, I sit down with Phil to tackle some of the biggest FAQs around copywriting for brands. Tune in to learn Phil's top tips for easy, consistent brand storytelling that connects, including a simple celeb-themed writing exercise that'll help you master the tone of your brand voice without overthinking it!Marketing sucks. Let's learn together. Hit play to discover:‌ ‌Easy ways to weave your story into your marketing without making it about sellingHow to lean into your brand's pillars and avoid stepping out of your lane The secret to turning user-generated content into marketing GOLD!The brands that are CRUSHING it right now (and what you can learn from them)Please rate, review, and subscribe!Guest bio: Phil Ginther is a Creative Director & Copywriter with over 14 years experience. He's currently a Senior Creative Director at Spin Master leading global brands such as Rubik's Cube and Hatchimals, and spends most of his day at play.Timestamps:‌ ‌00:12  Meet Phil Ginther01:32  Phil's business journey03:15  Leaving the daily grind05:22  Joining Spin Master08:11  Know thyself & thy lane10:23  Weaving story into marketing13:29: UGC, Red Bull & Liquid Death17:10  Brand voice exercise22:09  Your action item25:04  Quick-fire questions26:06  Headphone story & outro—

In Episode 344, Kestrel welcomes Beth Esponette, the Cofounder and CPO at Unspun, to the show. A fashion-tech company, Unspun has built the world's first 3D weaving technology for apparel. Their OneWeave™ system enables woven products to be made locally in California, on demand, and with almost zero waste. "Sewing machines are incredible things and can make products in a really great way. But what if we went to the drawing board and kind of started from scratch and took inspiration from nature and took inspiration from the concepts of growth and decay? And when you get very conceptual and you peel back layers and you take away a lot of the assumptions you've made, you do make some weird choices. But eventually, it might lead to something like a new path." -Beth Building on last week's episode, this show continues to expand on the theme of RETHINKING FASHION'S CONVENTIONAL MANUFACTURING MODELS. I've found myself very enthralled with these two approaches — the idea of digitally dyed denim which we heard about from Adam of Triarchy in our last episode, and another concept we're about to explore in this show. Through each approach, they are basically cutting out steps that are typically required in the clothing manufacturing process today.  Through creative solutions, they are engaging in systems change through practice. It's not a theoretical concept they are exploring – they are in the process of doing it. Amidst the current times we are living in, full of performative statements, actions without accountability and a whole lot of AI slop, these two founders are bringing me so much hope. This week's guest has developed a creative solution for garment making – what she and her team call 3D WEAVING. In this reimagined approach, the steps of fabric weaving along with the cut and sew process combine together into one individual step – as they say, they take you from yarn to garment in 20 minutes, all under one roof.  As you'll hear from her, there is massive potential to reduce the current environmental impact of the fashion industry through consolidation of the supply chain – which is what my guest's company is hyper-focused on – pushing to reduce global human carbon emissions by 1% through revolutionizing how and where clothing gets made.  From yarn to energy to waste, this technology brings very interesting ideas to the fore – we explore how 3D weaving works in practice, the various ways it can reduce emissions, whether the industry is ready for this type of systems change, what a just transition looks like when incorporating this technology, and the complex yet important role that pledges play in pushing for change. Quotes and links from our conversation: "Humans have created the systems that we kind of exist in. We've created our own worlds. And I think we should always be questioning them because yes, this system of how we make clothing has been around for 200 years, but in the grand scheme of things, 200 years is not that long. And there are other ways that we might be able to consider making them." -Beth Unspun's Website The Climate Pledge Unspun's Instagram

Ep 546 - It's time for a beefy discussion on the new Fire Emblem. Huber checks out the new Walking Dead beat 'em up. Shinji Mikami gets his due, and the brutal Xbox cuts continue. Get the extended cut and support Easy Allies: https://www.patreon.com/EasyAllies/posts/extended-weaving-170525147 00:00 - Intro 02:42 - Destiny Lives! 18:06 - Xbox Layoffs Continue 40:32 - Auto Leveling in Final Fantasy VII Revelation 49:48 - Shinji Mikami Enters Academy Hall of Fame 55:52 - GTA VI Ultimate Edition Pricing 01:02:31 - Top 10 Story DLCs 01:23:40 - My One Thing / Apidya' Special Impressions 01:26:36 - My One Thing / The Rogue Prince of Persia Impressions 01:27:58 - My One Thing / Resident Evil Movie Impressions 01:31:22 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Impressions 02:15:57 - The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival Impressions 02:21:51 - L&R Game: Mythic Achievements 02:30:14 - L&R: Hated Remake Changes? It's Fine. 02:37:31 - L&R: Favorite Bad Video Game Movies 02:41:15 - Bets 02:43:43 - Closing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At the 2026 Melbourne Fringe Festival, Arrernte artist Georgia Bosley presents Weaving the Everywhen, a sculptural landscape of scarred ceramics and woven grasses commissioned for the Deadly Fringe at the Koorie Heritage Trust.

Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum's third book is out now!⁠⁠⁠⁠This new addition to the Four Elements series takes a deep dive into Jewish prayer; specifically the deeper meaning behind the daily morning service. R' Buxbaum takes a Kabbalistic approach to the prayer book, the siddur, viewing it as our Sages' roadmap to the soul, providing us with a step-by-step process that allows us to reach an elevated state of consciousness.The Four Elements of Elevated Prayer guides readers through the four main parts of the Shacharis morning service, illuminating how the prayers can become a journey of connection to one's authentic self. Weaving together classic Torah sources, Kabbalistic teachings, and insights into human psychology, Rabbi Buxbaum shows how these parts parallel the four elements—fire, wind, water, and earth—as well as the four stages to spiritual mastery.This book is both for those who have been praying for years and feel that they are ready to go deeper, or for those who are new to Jewish prayer and want to jump in to the deep end! It is for those who have read and mastered Rabbi Buxbaum's first two books, as well as for those who are brand-new to the Four Elements family!You can order the book here:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.levx.org/event/the-four-elements-of-elevated-prayer/⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on Amazon, or at Mosaicapress.com, or where ever Jewish books are sold!

Weaving is a traditional crafts that continues to evolve today with a young man from Co. Mayo who has made it a full-time career for himself. Daragh Leamy spoke to Tom Delaney of Ould Crafty who will be visiting Clare on September the 20th for Harvest Day in Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. Originally broadcast on SBCR on Saturday Chronicle 12th September  2026-  Interview as part of  broadcast live from the Derg Alliance Building SBCR Studio hosted by Daragh Leamy and Jim O'Brien  Saturday Chronicle is kindly sponsored by James M Nash and Co and Derg Kitchen Design   http://dergkitchendesign.ie.  

Our 602nd episode, which aired on September 13, 2026. Kalos – Pretty Good Friday/Ladybug, Tamarack The Elders – Shores of Farewell, The Spirits and the Sea Arise & Go – The Drowning At Bruckless/The Miller's Maggot, Moments of Light Cara Dillon – Never In A Million Years, After the Morning Alasdair Fraser & Paul Machlis – Calliope House/The Cowboy Song, The Road North Tim Collins – The Road to Cloncon/On the Wran/The Master's Touch, Weaving the Tune Josephine Marsh Band – Chuckling in the Bunk/Springtime, I Can Hear You Smiling Ivan Drever & Dick Clarke – Mrs MacDonald's Lament, Live in Tucson 1988 Olivia Barrett – The Miller of Drone/Palmer's Gate/Laura's Reel, Elsewhere Dervish with Glen Hansard – Leave A Light On, The Great Irish Songbook Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers Theresa MacClellan – Glendale Roots, Cape Breton Live: Take 01 Genticorum – Valse Beaulieu, La bibournoise

Rosh Hashanah morning at Stephen Wise Temple, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback explores an ancient Hebrew word — Hineini, "Here I am" — through the lens of one of the newest challenges facing us: artificial intelligence. Weaving together the Binding of Isaac, a teaching from the Mussar master Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian, and the work of Israeli thinker Micah Goodman, Rabbi Zweiback asks what AI can and cannot give us — and what it means to keep practicing the very human capacities technology can't replace: listening, patience, forgiveness, showing up for one another when there's nothing to fix.A personal reflection on loss, presence, and the difference between a tool that serves us and a person who makes a claim on our lives.

Portuguese-Mexican DJ, producer, and venue curator Oscar Rosmano has been a foundational architect within the electronic music landscape for over 25 years. Launching his career in the early 2000s, he has cemented a formidable reputation within the global progressive house community, sharing bills with genre titans including Hernan Cattaneo, Guy J, Dave Seaman, Anthony Pappa, and Danny Howells. His influence extends far beyond the decks as the owner and curator of Lisbon's renowned Temple Club. Operating out of the historic former Europa Sunrise space in Santos, the venue serves as a vital sanctuary for progressive, techno, and alternative underground sounds in Portugal. As a producer, Rosmano's catalog spans respected imprints such as Modus Vivendi, Musique de Lune Noire, and Manual Music, with his tracks charting in the Top 10 of Beatport's Afro House releases and the Top 20 of the Progressive House charts. Stepping up for MuNcast #389, Rosmano delivers an authoritative, deeply atmospheric session rooted in pure Progressive House. Weaving intricate melodic textures with driving club momentum, the mix features standout cuts from Guy J, Makebo, and Monika Kruse, alongside his own original studio work. It is an expertly paced, high-fidelity journey engineered for seasoned underground purists. Follow Rosmano: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rosmano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosmano.dj Website: https://rosmano.dj/ Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/rosmano.dj Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/303PBwuPH0My1nNlL9cDIZ

Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum's third book is out now!⁠⁠⁠This new addition to the Four Elements series takes a deep dive into Jewish prayer; specifically the deeper meaning behind the daily morning service. R' Buxbaum takes a Kabbalistic approach to the prayer book, the siddur, viewing it as our Sages' roadmap to the soul, providing us with a step-by-step process that allows us to reach an elevated state of consciousness.The Four Elements of Elevated Prayer guides readers through the four main parts of the Shacharis morning service, illuminating how the prayers can become a journey of connection to one's authentic self. Weaving together classic Torah sources, Kabbalistic teachings, and insights into human psychology, Rabbi Buxbaum shows how these parts parallel the four elements—fire, wind, water, and earth—as well as the four stages to spiritual mastery.This book is both for those who have been praying for years and feel that they are ready to go deeper, or for those who are new to Jewish prayer and want to jump in to the deep end! It is for those who have read and mastered Rabbi Buxbaum's first two books, as well as for those who are brand-new to the Four Elements family!You can order the book here:⁠⁠⁠https://www.levx.org/event/the-four-elements-of-elevated-prayer/⁠⁠⁠ or on Amazon, or at Mosaicapress.com, or where ever Jewish books are sold!

Welcome to this season of Rethink Community: The Podcast. Through conversations with leaders from Settled, The Weavers Project, and Samaritan app, we explore how meaningful relationships can transform the way we respond to poverty, homelessness, and isolation. Together, these stories invite us to move beyond temporary assistance and build communities rooted in belonging, dignity, and mutual care. What does it take to create a community where people truly feel seen, valued, and connected? In this episode of Rethink Community: The Podcast, Marlo Fox speaks with Susan Sherman of Weave: The Social Fabric Project at the Aspen Institute, along with Weavers Jaime Encinas and Nesti Castillo, about the everyday people who are strengthening communities by building trust, relationships, and belonging. Their conversation explores why lasting change requires more than programs and services, how communities can move beyond transactional approaches to helping, and why the people closest to our challenges must also be part of creating the solutions. As part of our season exploring Think Tank's pillars of Connect, Compassion, and Influence, this episode takes a closer look at what it means to truly connect. Learn more

Episode: 1629 An old book tells about textile engineering and conservatism.  Today, we resist change.

What does it mean to talk about “patriarchy” in the present? What are the origins of the term, its uses, and its limits? How has it impacted popular discourse, and why does it seem to have gone out of fashion in the academy? And in what ways might the term – and the concept – still hold untapped power? To tackle all these questions and more, Abby and Patrick welcome philosopher Robin Dembroff, author of the brilliant new book, Real Men on Top: How Patriarchy Shapes our Reality. Weaving together intellectual history and social commentary, Robin clarifies the origins of patriarchy as a keystone concept in twentieth century feminism, and traces its trajectories, for better and for worse, across the academy and beyond. Offering a new model for thinking about patriarchy in dynamic and structural terms, Robin suggests that we can think of patriarchy as a kind of grammar, a system for ordering social life, for processing individual experiences, and for reproducing logics of exploitation, dominance, and lack. The conversation that ensues not only subverts tired debates (about the crisis of masculinity, male loneliness, and the like) but clarifies their stakes, and suggests new ways of thinking about institutions, solidarity, and struggles going forward.Robin Dembroff, Real Men on Top: How Patriarchy Shapes our RealityMore about Robin here: https://robindembroff.com/A recent piece by Robin: "The 'Real Man' Trap"Selected texts cited:Shulamith Firestone, The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for a Feminist RevolutionDavid Gilmore, Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of MasculinityJL Austin, How to Do Things with WordsHanna Rosin, The End of MenSimone de Beauvoir, The Second SexHave you noticed that Freud is back? Got questions about psychoanalysis? Or maybe you've traversed the fantasy and lived to tell the tale? Leave us a voicemail! (646) 450-0847A podcast about psychoanalysis, politics, pop culture, and the ways we suffer now. New episodes on Saturdays. Find us online:http://www.ordinaryunhappiness.comX: @UnhappinessPodInstagram: @OrdinaryUnhappinessPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappinessTheme song:Formal Chicken - Gnossienne No. 1https://open.spotify.com/album/2MIIYnbyLqriV3vrpUTxxOProvided by Fruits Music

Do you ever feel like you're standing still, and maybe progress isn't possible? Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams remember the lives of justice advocates as a lens to evaluate what progress really looks like over the long haul. Weaving reproductive freedom and faith advocacy together with a long-term view of historical change, Kelley and Rev. Terry help listeners take stock of how society truly is changing for the better thanks to reproductive justice advocates and the intentional culture change work our collective movement is doing every day. Links to discussed content: Gloria Steinem, defining symbol of women's movement and eloquent advocate for equality, dies at 92: https://apnews.com/article/gloria-steinem-dies-724836935f6547fda60f361c15238d14 Dolly Parton's legacy of giving: Inside her decades of philanthropy: https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/dolly-partons-legacy-giving-inside-decades-philanthropy/story?id=135947174 RJ Founding Mothers & Origin History of the RJ Movement: https://bwrj.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/151/ We Will Not Cancel Us (blog): https://adriennemareebrown.net/2018/05/10/we-will-not-cancel-us/ Why We Need Restorative and Transformative Justice (Blog): www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/why-we-need-restorative-and-transformative-justice Restorative and Transformative Justice Training: www.faithchoiceohio.org/restorative-and-transformative-justice-training adrienne maree brown's Emergent Strategy: https://adriennemareebrown.net/book/emergent-strategy/ Resurrecting the Goddess Podcast (PART 1): https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MMk3AEPRvMLV0fDNAgz7B?si=ab8306e3f84f4774 Resurrecting the Goddess Podcast (PART 2): https://open.spotify.com/episode/5kQiol6YDFMiJenbuZ3MjT?si=b70671052cdc4f10 Music by Korbin Jones  

Beginning in the 1880s and spanning three generations through the 1980s, Vanishing Point (Apprentice House Press, 2026) explores the life and family of Pennsylvania artist George Hetzel and his large, complex family. We watch him and his wife, Mary Louise, mourn losses, celebrate triumphs, and struggle with the tension between their family life and Hetzel's art. We learn about the lives of Hetzel's children, especially focusing on his daughter Lila, also a painter, and his granddaughter, Dorothy, a writer. Weaving together stories of personal lives, insight into the ongoing struggle of women to rise in the creative arts, and pivotal artistic events in Pittsburgh, Scalp Level, and Somerset, Pennsylvania, Vanishing Point is a gorgeous historical novel. Ellen Prentiss Campbell grew up in Pennsylvania and Rockville, Maryland. A graduate of Smith College, Simmons School of Social Work, and The Bennington Writing Seminars, she practiced psychotherapy for many years. Her historical novels The Bowl with Gold Seams and Frieda's Song and her collections of short stories have garnered awards and recognition, and best of all – readers. Ellen blogs for The Washington Independent as Girl Writing and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle. She lives with her husband in Washington, DC and Manns Choice, Pennsylvania. Ellen loves travel, reading, writing, and swimming everywhere she goes. Connect online here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Beginning in the 1880s and spanning three generations through the 1980s, Vanishing Point (Apprentice House Press, 2026) explores the life and family of Pennsylvania artist George Hetzel and his large, complex family. We watch him and his wife, Mary Louise, mourn losses, celebrate triumphs, and struggle with the tension between their family life and Hetzel's art. We learn about the lives of Hetzel's children, especially focusing on his daughter Lila, also a painter, and his granddaughter, Dorothy, a writer. Weaving together stories of personal lives, insight into the ongoing struggle of women to rise in the creative arts, and pivotal artistic events in Pittsburgh, Scalp Level, and Somerset, Pennsylvania, Vanishing Point is a gorgeous historical novel. Ellen Prentiss Campbell grew up in Pennsylvania and Rockville, Maryland. A graduate of Smith College, Simmons School of Social Work, and The Bennington Writing Seminars, she practiced psychotherapy for many years. Her historical novels The Bowl with Gold Seams and Frieda's Song and her collections of short stories have garnered awards and recognition, and best of all – readers. Ellen blogs for The Washington Independent as Girl Writing and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle. She lives with her husband in Washington, DC and Manns Choice, Pennsylvania. Ellen loves travel, reading, writing, and swimming everywhere she goes. Connect online hereSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 54: Weaving, Healing and Resilience For generations, our ancestors have woven our stories, our history, and our relationship to the land into the physical fibers of the earth. In a world that often tries to compartmentalize Indigenous art as a relic of the past, our artists are proving that our traditions are living, breathing, and contemporary. Today, we are joined by world-renowned Wabanaki basket maker Jeremy Frey. We dive into how the simple, sacred act of weaving serves as a powerful vessel for personal recovery, cultural preservation, and sovereign expression in the face of rapid ecological change. Wabanaki Words Used: Apc-oc (again in the future, parting, good-bye, farewell) - https://pmportal.org/dictionary/apc-oc Topics Discussed: Jeremy Frey - https://jeremyfreybaskets.com/ Jeremy Frey's Exhibit at Standford University - https://museum.stanford.edu/exhibitions/jeremy-frey-woven-0 Standford University - https://www.stanford.edu/ Emerald Ash Borer - https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/terrestrial/invertebrates/emerald-ash-borer Santa Fe Indian Market - https://www.swaia.org/ Dawnland Festival - https://www.abbemuseum.org/dawnland-festival “Woven” by Jeremy Frey - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0847899705?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback Portland Museum of Art - https://www.portlandmuseum.org/ Ramey Mize - https://www.portlandmuseum.org/magazine/ramey-mize/ Jeremy Frey at Portland Museum of Art show - https://www.portlandmuseum.org/exhibitions/jeremy-frey-woven/ Jeremy Frey, at Art Institute of Chicago - https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/10212/jeremy-frey-woven Jeremy Frey at The Met 2023 - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/905840 Jeremy Frey at The Met 2024 - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/909323 McArthur Genius Grant - https://www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-2025/jeremy-frey Ann Mitchell - https://www.dreamweaverbasketry.net/ Akwesasne - https://akwesasne.travel/ Caleb Hoffman - https://www.instagram.com/chbaskets/ Gabriel Frey - https://www.gabrielfrey.com/ Sylvia Gabriel - https://www.abbemuseum.org/blog/2011/03/gabriel-women-family-tradition.html Wabanaki Tribal Nations: Houlton Band of Maliseet Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians | Littleton, ME (maliseets.net) Mi'kmaq Mi'kmaq Nation | Presque Isle, ME (micmac-nsn.gov) Passamaquoddy Tribe Indian Township Passamaquoddy Tribe @ Indian Township | Peskotomuhkati Motahkomikuk Passamaquoddy Tribe Sipayik Sipayik Tribal Government – Sipayik (wabanaki.com) Penobscot Nation Penobscot Nation | Departments & Info | Indian Island, Maine Special Thanks/Woliwon:  Guest: Jeremy Frey Producer: Gavin Allen Podcast Team: Macy Downs

We live in a moment when the working class is fractured along a great many lines. Gone are the days of solidarity built around a shared experience of factory work that formed the bedrock of Karl Marx's analysis of class struggle – and his vision of emancipation. Meanwhile in the halls of power, elites in our politics have failed for decades now to really grasp what people in Britain care about and need – resorting to lame stand-ins such as ‘Mondeo man' and ‘Stevenage woman', Farage's new favourite: ‘alarm clock Britain'. What are they missing? Lived experience, apart from anything else. On Downstream this week, Ash Sarkar sat down with campaigner and author Jonas Patrick Marvin to discuss his new book ‘The Breaking of the English Working Class'. Weaving autobiographical detail with political theory, Marvin tackles head-on the class forces that have shaped his own life. Why can't people born in London afford to stay and build lives there? Who gets to define themselves as working class, and on what grounds? How should the left respond to rising anti-immigration politics? Why has the working class become so fragmented, and what can be done to repair it?

Fluent Fiction - French: Tapestry of Triumph: Weaving Dreams in Carthage's Market Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/fr/episode/2026-08-31-07-38-19-fr Story Transcript:Fr: Les rues de Carthage sont pleines de vie.En: The streets of Carthage are full of life.Fr: Des épices aux couleurs vives et des tissus majestueux envahissent chaque étal.En: Brightly colored spices and majestic fabrics invade every stall.Fr: Le marché, baigné d'un soleil d'été tardif, résonne des cris des marchands qui vantent les mérites de leurs produits.En: The market, bathed in the late summer sun, echoes with the cries of vendors touting the merits of their products.Fr: Les parfums sont captivants, les épices exotiques, les fruits frais.En: The scents are captivating, the spices exotic, the fruits fresh.Fr: C'est le jour du Festival des Récoltes, et chaque scène raconte une histoire de compétition sous le voile des célébrations.En: It is the day of the Harvest Festival, and every scene tells a story of competition under the veil of celebrations.Fr: Solène, une tisserande talentueuse, tient son stand avec fierté.En: Solène, a talented weaver, holds her stand with pride.Fr: Elle a voyagé loin pour obtenir ces soies précieuses, des soies qui dansent avec le vent, brillant de mille couleurs.En: She has traveled far to obtain these precious silks, silks that dance in the wind, shining with a thousand colors.Fr: Chaque étoffe raconte une histoire et Solène espère que ses histoires séduiront les acheteurs.En: Each fabric tells a story, and Solène hopes that her stories will captivate the buyers.Fr: Mais dans cet océan de couleurs, Solène ne craint qu'une chose : Lucien.En: But in this sea of colors, Solène fears only one thing: Lucien.Fr: Lucien, un marchand au sourire charmeur, est un maître de la négociation.En: Lucien, a merchant with a charming smile, is a master of negotiation.Fr: Sous les rires et les plaisanteries, il cache une peur profonde : la peur de perdre sa pertinence dans ce marché en évolution.En: Behind the laughter and jokes, he hides a deep fear: the fear of losing his relevance in this evolving market.Fr: Pour lui, Solène est une menace potentielle.En: To him, Solène is a potential threat.Fr: Sa réputation grandissante pourrait bien éclipser la sienne.En: Her growing reputation could well overshadow his own.Fr: Bastien, jeune commerçant et apprenti de Lucien, observe.En: Bastien, a young tradesman and apprentice of Lucien, observes.Fr: Il voit en Lucien un mentor mais admire Solène pour son art et son courage.En: He sees in Lucien a mentor but admires Solène for her art and courage.Fr: Pourtant, Bastien doute de lui-même.En: Yet, Bastien doubts himself.Fr: Lui qui aspire à prouver sa valeur craint de décevoir, ne sachant pas s'il doit suivre Lucien ou écouter son cœur.En: He, who aspires to prove his worth, fears disappointment, unsure whether to follow Lucien or listen to his heart.Fr: Solène sait qu'elle doit faire un choix.En: Solène knows she must make a choice.Fr: S'allier à Lucien pourrait garantir sa place dans le marché, mais elle désire ardemment sa liberté.En: Aligning with Lucien could guarantee her place in the market, but she yearns for her freedom.Fr: C'est alors qu'elle décide de faire appel à sa créativité.En: It is then that she decides to call upon her creativity.Fr: Elle passe la nuit à tisser.En: She spends the night weaving.Fr: Sous ses doigts, un chef-d'œuvre prend forme : une tapisserie où la terre et le ciel se rencontrent, une symphonie de couleurs célébrant l'abondance de l'été.En: Under her fingers, a masterpiece takes shape: a tapestry where the earth and sky meet, a symphony of colors celebrating the abundance of summer.Fr: C'est un hommage au Festival des Récoltes.En: It is a tribute to the Harvest Festival.Fr: Le matin suivant, le marché est plus animé que jamais.En: The following morning, the market is busier than ever.Fr: La tapisserie de Solène, suspendue à son stand, attire tous les regards.En: Solène's tapestry, hanging at her stand, draws all eyes.Fr: Les passants s'arrêtent, émerveillés.En: Passersby stop, amazed.Fr: Même Lucien, pris au dépourvu, doit reconnaître la beauté de l'œuvre.En: Even Lucien, caught off guard, must acknowledge the beauty of the work.Fr: Alors que la foule se rassemble autour d'elle, Solène sent une nouvelle confiance grandir en elle.En: As the crowd gathers around her, Solène feels a new confidence growing within her.Fr: Bastien, touché par la détermination de Solène, prend une décision.En: Bastien, moved by Solène's determination, makes a decision.Fr: Il s'approche d'elle.En: He approaches her.Fr: "Puis-je t'aider?En: "May I help you?"Fr: ", demande-t-il.En: he asks.Fr: Solène, souriante, accepte.En: Solène, smiling, accepts.Fr: Ensemble, ils expliquent aux acheteurs l'histoire derrière chaque fil de soie.En: Together, they explain to the buyers the story behind each silk thread.Fr: Lucien, observant la scène, comprend une leçon précieuse : l'humilité et la collaboration peuvent être aussi puissantes que le savoir-faire.En: Lucien, observing the scene, learns a valuable lesson: humility and collaboration can be as powerful as know-how.Fr: Il s'approche de Solène, lui proposant de travailler ensemble à l'avenir.En: He approaches Solène, proposing to work together in the future.Fr: Solène acquiesce, voyant là une nouvelle opportunité.En: Solène agrees, seeing a new opportunity there.Fr: À la fin du festival, la tapisserie de Solène est déclarée l'œuvre d'art du jour.En: At the end of the festival, Solène's tapestry is declared the artwork of the day.Fr: Les clients affluent, et Solène est plus prospère que jamais.En: Customers flock, and Solène is more prosperous than ever.Fr: Bastien trouve sa place, non pas comme un simple suiveur, mais comme un lien entre les talents de Solène et l'expérience de Lucien.En: Bastien finds his place, not as a mere follower, but as a link between Solène's talents and Lucien's experience.Fr: Chacun a changé.En: Everyone has changed.Fr: Solène a gagné confiance et reconnaissance ; Lucien, humilité ; et Bastien, une voie vers l'avenir.En: Solène has gained confidence and recognition; Lucien, humility; and Bastien, a path to the future.Fr: Le marché de Carthage se calme alors que la nuit tombe, mais les lumières des stands continuent de scintiller, porteuses des promesses du jour et des rêves de demain.En: The market of Carthage calms as night falls, but the lights of the stalls continue to twinkle, bearing the promises of the day and the dreams of tomorrow. Vocabulary Words:the harvest: la récoltethe market: le marchéthe vendor: le marchandthe fabric: l'étoffemajestic: majestueuxcaptivating: captivantthe merchant: le commerçantthe cry: le criexotic: exotiquethe weaver: la tisserandeto tout: vanterto invade: envahirto overshadow: éclipserprecious: précieuxthe tapestry: la tapisseriethe negotiation: la négociationthe admiration: l'admirationthe determination: la déterminationto weave: tisserthe masterpiece: le chef-d'œuvreto acknowledge: reconnaîtreto gather: se rassemblerthe collaboration: la collaborationthe humility: l'humilitéthe opportunity: l'opportunitéthe confidence: la confiancethe relevance: la pertinencethe fear: la peurthe sunset: le coucher de soleilthe dusk: le crépuscule

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! This episode feature Maire Durkan! Maire and I talk about spirits, haunting experiences, frith weaving in Pagan and Heathen communities, Heathen leadership, her role in The Troth, her history with Witchcraft, and so much more! Maire also has a new book out! It is Frigg's Twelvefold Flame: Creating Justice & Healing with the Goddess & Her Court.  MAIRE'S BIO: Author, Ordained Godswoman, Poet, Essayist and Chaplain. Máire Durkan is the author of Circle of Frith: A Devotional for Frigg (The Troth, 2021), a work praised for integrating theology into practical, communal experience. Her upcoming book, Frigg's Twelvefold Flame: Creating Justice and Healing with the Goddess & Her Court (Llewellyn Worldwide, 2026), explores how connecting with Frigg and her circle of goddesses can support personal growth, justice, and healing. MAIRE ON THE WEB: Her Site: https://www.revmairedurkanauthor.com/ The Troth - https://thetroth.org Please share the eipsode and enjoy the show! Want to know what Maire and I Talk about in the bonus portion?! Join us and find out! Join here! It's time to sport a new look? Hell yes! Check out the Official Weird Web Radio Store for Shirts, Hoodies, Hats, and more! You can also come join the Facebook discussion group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/weirdwebradio/ New Instagram for Weird Web Radio! Follow for unique content and videos! https://www.instagram.com/weirdwebradio/ You can make a One-Time Donation to help support the show and show some love! Is this show worth a dollar to you? How about five dollars? Help support this podcast! That gets you into the Weird Web Radio membership where the extra goodies appear! Join the membership at patreon.com/weirdwebradio or at weirdwebradio.com and click Join the Membership! SHOW NOTES: SUBSCRIBE ON Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, and Spotify! Also streaming on mobile apps for podcasts! Intro voice over by Lothar Tuppan. Outro voice over by Lonnie Scott Intro & Outro Music by Nine Inch Nails on the album '7', song title 'Ghost', under Creative Commons License.

Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum's third book is out now!⁠⁠This new addition to the Four Elements series takes a deep dive into Jewish prayer; specifically the deeper meaning behind the daily morning service. R' Buxbaum takes a Kabbalistic approach to the prayer book, the siddur, viewing it as our Sages' roadmap to the soul, providing us with a step-by-step process that allows us to reach an elevated state of consciousness.The Four Elements of Elevated Prayer guides readers through the four main parts of the Shacharis morning service, illuminating how the prayers can become a journey of connection to one's authentic self. Weaving together classic Torah sources, Kabbalistic teachings, and insights into human psychology, Rabbi Buxbaum shows how these parts parallel the four elements—fire, wind, water, and earth—as well as the four stages to spiritual mastery.This book is both for those who have been praying for years and feel that they are ready to go deeper, or for those who are new to Jewish prayer and want to jump in to the deep end! It is for those who have read and mastered Rabbi Buxbaum's first two books, as well as for those who are brand-new to the Four Elements family!You can order the book here:⁠⁠https://www.levx.org/event/the-four-elements-of-elevated-prayer/⁠⁠ or on Amazon, or at Mosaicapress.com, or where ever Jewish books are sold!

In this episode, Chris Cochrane guest-hosts for his brother Ray and devotes the whole show to one event: Disney’s D23 2026 fan convention in Anaheim. Friday night delivered Marvel’s new X-Men cast, Adam Driver as Mister Sinister, a fresh Avengers: Doomsday trailer, and a release date for Frozen 3. Saturday turned to the parks, with Villains Land, an Indiana Jones dark ride, the long-awaited Expedition Everest yeti repair, and a Monsters Inc land opening in 2027. – Want to start a podcast? It’s easy to get started! Sign up at Blubrry – Thinking of buying a Starlink? Use my link to support the show. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Email Chris if you want to get in touch! Like and Follow Geek News Central’s Facebook Page. Support my Show Sponsor: Best Godaddy Promo Codes Get 1Password Full Summary Chris Cochrane opens the show and explains why this episode breaks the usual format. Instead of six or eight unrelated stories, the entire episode covers Disney’s D23 convention, which he compares to Apple’s WWDC. For newcomers, he notes that D23 is Disney’s official fan club, named for the company’s founding year of 1923. This year’s event ran two nights at the Honda Center: Friday for movies and television, Saturday for the theme parks. Marvel Finally Casts the X-Men Friday’s headline was the X-Men. The Associated Press put the crowd near 12,000, and Marvel Studios used that stage to name its rebooted team. Christopher Abbott plays Professor Charles Xavier, Inde Navarrette plays Rogue, and Maya Boyd plays Storm. Adam Driver rounds out the group as the villain Mister Sinister. Meanwhile, Samara Weaving, Kit Connor, and Sadie Sink were already known as Emma Frost, Cyclops, and Jean Grey. Jake Schreier directs, and the film arrives May 5, 2028. Chris calls the lineup spot-on casting. He singles out Weaving as a perfect match for the comics, and he points out that Sink already appeared as Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Navarrette is the least established name, coming off a breakout role in an indie horror film. Boyd, meanwhile, was the name he knew least, with what he believes is a Broadway background. Above all, Chris hopes Marvel does the team justice, and he recommends the animated revival X-Men ’97 on Disney+ as the best place to start. Frozen 3 Gets a Date and a Chaotic Reveal Frozen 3 lands November 24, 2027. That is the Wednesday of Thanksgiving week, the same slot the first two films used. The story centers on Anna and Kristoff’s wedding, which a new villain, an evil Ice Queen, disrupts. Jennifer Lee returns to direct with Trent Correy, and the full voice cast is back. However, the reveal itself fell apart. Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel performed a darker arrangement of “Frozen Heart.” Meanwhile, the audio failed, the video failed, and a set of doors never opened. Menzel asked the crowd whether they should try it again, and Bell simply narrated everything that was supposed to happen. Afterward, Josh Gad sang “Oooh, Samantha,” a new love song for Olaf. Chris is here for it, since Olaf is one of the franchise’s best comic characters. Pixar, Disney Animation, and the Rest of Friday Night Pixar chief Pete Docter laid out a packed slate. Incredibles 3 hits summer 2028 and follows Violet and Dash sneaking out at night to fight crime. Chris hopes that finally shows a grown-up Jack-Jack. Coco 2 follows in November 2029 with Benjamin Bratt returning as Ernesto de la Cruz. That has fans puzzling over how a villain already in the Land of the Dead comes back. Additionally, Pixar showed an original called Ghost Market and a Venice-set cat film called Gatto. On the Disney Animation side, Zootopia 3 is confirmed. The live-action Tangled arrives March 31, 2028 with Kathryn Hahn as Mother Gothel. Chris considers that casting perfect after her turn in Agatha All Along. A live-action Lilo & Stitch sequel, a new Simpsons movie, a Bluey movie, and a Kingdom Hearts anime series round out the list. For Star Wars fans, Ahsoka returns January 20, 2027. Chris also offers a hot take: he prefers Rogue One to the entire sequel trilogy. Consequently, he welcomes original stories like Ryan Gosling’s upcoming Starfighter. Adam Driver Is Mister Sinister Driver appeared by video rather than in person. He told the crowd that he and Kevin Feige had talked for years about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Then he announced he would play Magneto. After a long pause, he corrected himself to Nathaniel Milbury, which is Mister Sinister’s human alias. The gag landed because fans had floated Driver for Magneto for years. For anyone new to the comics, Chris explains that Mister Sinister is a geneticist obsessed with mutant DNA, a manipulator rather than a brawler. The cast met backstage only minutes earlier, so Chris is curious how their chemistry develops. Notably, Christopher Abbott previously worked with Driver on HBO’s Girls. The script comes from Beef creator Lee Sung Jin and The Bear co-showrunner Joanna Calo, two prestige-television names that have Chris excited. Why the X-Men Took Thirty Years to Reach the MCU A business story underlies the casting. In the 1990s, a financially struggling Marvel sold film rights to raise cash. Fox ended up with the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, and Sony took Spider-Man. As a result, Marvel Studios built its connected universe from 2008 onward without some of its most famous characters. The Hugh Jackman era of X-Men films belonged to Fox, with a separate continuity and no crossovers. That changed in 2019, when Disney closed its $71 billion purchase of 21st Century Fox’s film and television studio. Most coverage framed the deal as a streaming play, but it also brought the X-Men home. Chris sums it up neatly: Disney signed the paperwork in 2019, cast the film in 2026, and audiences see it in 2028. Ryan Gosling’s Starfighter, Ghost Rider, and VisionQuest Lucasfilm dated Star Wars: Starfighter for May 28, 2027. Gosling plays Kade Auberon, a pilot from the wrong side of the galaxy tied to the fastest starfighter ever built. Before he walked out, Disney played clips of him as a kid on The Mickey Mouse Club. Gosling said the company changed his life then and is changing it again now. He is also playing Ghost Rider in the Marvel universe. That thrills Chris, since Nicolas Cage last carried the character on the big screen. Meanwhile, the Disney+ series VisionQuest arrives October 14. Paul Bettany returns as Vision and James Spader as Ultron, and the trailer drops the two androids into oddly mundane human situations. Bettany joked that Vision has “rather inconveniently died several times.” Chris agrees the character has been through the wringer since WandaVision. The Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Avengers: Doomsday opens December 18, with Joe and Anthony Russo directing. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Hayley Atwell introduced the new footage. It offers the clearest look yet at Downey as Doctor Doom, who fights off Thor and takes his hammer. Evans appears as Captain America holding a baby, and Ian McKellen shows up as a haggard, long-haired Magneto. One quieter shot has Doom staring at a portrait of a lost wife and child. That frames him as a grieving avenger rather than a world-ender. He also commands an army of comic-accurate Sentinels. The cast pulls from the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and the legacy Fox X-Men, including Patrick Stewart. Hugh Jackman also appeared on screen to say he is willing to return as Wolverine, though that was not a confirmation. Chris, a self-described Marvel nerd, closes with a theory. He suspects the MCU’s Tony Stark was actually Victor von Doom, adopted by the Starks, which would explain the Downey casting. He also predicts the Fox-era X-Men die off in this film and that Thor may be the major casualty. If it happens, he wants credit for calling it. Sponsor: GoDaddy Economy hosting $6.99/month, WordPress hosting $12.99/month, domains $11.99. Website builder trial available. Use codes at geeknewscentral.com/godaddy to support the show. Disney Parks Around the World Saturday’s Disney Experiences showcase covered parks, resorts, and cruise ships, with Neil Patrick Harris hosting. Hong Kong Disneyland gets an Avengers pavilion that reshapes its Stark Expo skyline. Shanghai Disneyland is building the first land devoted entirely to Spider-Man, complete with a new coaster. Since Spider-Man is his favorite hero, Chris hopes to visit once it opens. Closer to home, Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure is doubling in size with two rides opening in 2028. Avengers: Infinity Defense brings back Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Chris Hemsworth, and Downey, while Stark Flight Lab adds Brie Larson. A Coco boat ride into the Land of the Dead is also coming, with no height requirement. Chris admits he prefers California Adventure to Disneyland because the rides are better. Overseas, Disneyland Paris will retire its Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain overlay at the end of 2027 and restore the original Jules Verne theme. Paris also gets the first ride ever based on The Lion King. Tokyo Disneyland adds Sugar Rush: Sweet Rescue, the first Wreck-It Ralph ride, plus a Space Mountain launch sequence designed with YouTuber Mark Rober. Finally, Disney Cruise Line announced three more ships, including the Disney Believe in 2027 and an entirely new class in 2029. Back in Anaheim, Tomorrowland is getting reimagined, which Chris welcomes because the land badly needs an update. The Magic Happens parade and the Remember Dreams Come True fireworks are both returning. For the tech crowd, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run now has a Fortnite crossover, where in-game missions unlock content on the real ride. Every New Walt Disney World Ride and Land Chris ranks the Florida parks Hollywood Studios first, then Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Magic Kingdom. Magic Kingdom leads the announcements with Villains Land, now the official name. It features a Maleficent coaster through an enchanted briar and a boat ride through the Evil Queen’s catacombs. Reporting puts its scale near Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and Glenn Close appeared in character as Cruella to announce it. Piston Peak, the Cars area replacing Tom Sawyer Island, adds two more rides, though their exact names remain unsettled. Additionally, the Carousel of Progress gets new scenes and a recast. Jamie Lee Curtis and Bryan Cranston will voice Mom and Dad starting late spring 2027. Chris, invoking Heisenberg, calls Cranston the GOAT. At Animal Kingdom, the Indiana Jones ride now has a name: Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent. It tells an original 1950 story inside a Maya temple, and Harrison Ford personally served as the physical model for the animatronic. Nearby, the Tropical Americas land brings Antonio’s Fiesta de Encanto, with more than fifty animal animatronics and no height requirement. Then comes the fix park regulars have wanted for years. The Expedition Everest yeti broke soon after the ride opened. Rather than fix it, Disney lit it with a strobe for over a decade, earning the nickname disco yeti. Now it is being repaired and returned to full motion. Chris rates Everest among his top five rides anywhere, and he suggests riding it before the fix so you can compare. Over at Epcot, Spaceship Earth gets its first major story rewrite in nearly twenty years, shifting from communication history to human connection. Dreamfinder also returns to Journey Into Imagination, and Disney Experiences chairman Thomas Mazloum introduced that news with two words: “we heard you.” Mazloum added that Disney has more projects underway than at any point in its history. After this rundown, Chris believes him. Monsters Inc Land Opens in 2027 Monstropolis begins opening at Hollywood Studios in early 2027, but in stages. The headline door coaster will not be ready on day one. It is the first suspended coaster in any Disney park. It also uses Disney’s first vertical lift, hauling riders about forty feet straight up before launching them into the door vault. Instead, the land opens with the Glob Theater’s “Welcome to Monstropolis” show and Harryhausen’s, a working sushi restaurant lifted from the first film. The stage show features an original song by Randy Newman, his first ever written for a theme park attraction. Chris also notes that the restaurant name honors stop-motion legend Ray Harryhausen. Wrapping up, Chris names the X-Men casting and the Doomsday trailer as his favorite moments of the weekend. He hopes to cover more movie news on future shows, and he plugs Dune: Part Three, which also opens December 18. Chris signs off with the usual mentions: GNC Insider at geeknewscentral.com/insider, email at geeknews@gmail.com, the newsletter, and modern podcast apps at podcastapps.com. He also thanks GoDaddy for over twenty years of support. The post Huge Announcements From D23!! #1873 appeared first on Geek News Central.

Send us Fan MailKeith Szarabajka is a playwright who on stage, in audio books, video games, film, radio and TV. Keith's one act dark comedy, The Second Coming was produced at EST-LA's One Act Festival in 2018, and was subsequently made into a short film in 2020, which is currently garnering awards at film festivals around the world.  Keith conceived, co-wrote, co-directed and co-produced EST/LA's space soap opera spoof, In Search of doG. From 2015-2022, Keith was Ensemble Studio Theatre / The Los Angeles Project's co-artistic director overseeing the creation, development and production of new American plays. His most recent project SLAVA UKRAINI! (or Waiting for Elon), was a semi-finalist at the Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference.For tickets to SLAVA UKRAINI! running at the Atwater Village Theater through August 31st (with a possible extension) visit -https://afewthoughtstheatercompany.org/Support the show

Joe Clifford's sermon for Sunday, August 23, 2026, at Myers Park Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC. Subtitles/closed captions for this video are available by clicking the “CC” button on the video player. Full sermon manuscripts can be found at myersparkpres.org/manuscripts.

L. Joy is back and she has another lesson for us, the occupants of the Office of the Citizen, that is timely and important. Today's topic: the responsibilities of the people at a time of war/global conflict and how Black political thought has long challenged people to understand freedom as a global struggle. Weaving together everything from Hip-hop culture, to Dubois, PanAfricanism, to Malcom X's international human rights agenda, and Constitutional powers, L. Joy proves that citizens are not powerless. There is plenty of actions to be taken now. 

What do you do when you meet someone who reminds you of yourself? You invite them on your podcast of course. And it feels like you're interviewing yourself.My guest in this episode is Jeannie Assimos, director of creative content for Maine Love Water Co. This is NOT a podcast about water, it's a podcast about how a winding and unique career path leads you to the right places... you just have to trust that things will work out in the end.Jeannie has had one of the most unique and exciting career paths of anyone you'll meet. She has some fun and crazy tales from her time at Entertainment Tonight and eHarmony, being the agent for her celebrity dog and lots more. We go off on a dozen fun tangents but it all leads the listener to some valuable life lessons compliments of Jeannie. Enjoy the pod.For more information & to connect with Jeannie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannie-assimos-4547599/To follow the adventures of her dog Jonny Cash:https://www.instagram.com/jonnytheminpin/

James Nozar — President of Development at Kettler — is in good traffic this week from Tampa, Florida. We talk the development and design process behind a stretch of former industrial and surface parking lots becoming Water Street: a $4 billion waterfront neighborhood, and what that same playbook looks like applied to a second Tampa district: Gas Worx. We also touch on: Jeff Vinik and Bill Gates' Cascade Investment placing the original bet on Water Street back in 2015. Why treating the arena as an anchor, not the center, of the district changed everything downstream. The real math behind structured parking — roughly $75 a square foot versus $12 to $15 for the land underneath it. Assembling a dozen-plus architects and landscape architects instead of handing the whole project to one firm. Preserving mid-century Ybor City buildings at a premium just to protect a street's rhythm and grit. A 2018 transportation sales tax that voters approved and the Florida Supreme Court struck down. Why Tampa's office market has kept leasing up while other Sunbelt cities stall out. Managing NIMBYism and gentrification worries on a project that saw almost no displacement.Timeline:0:00 James Nozar is in good traffic.2:35 The 2015 phone call that became Water Street, backed by Jeff Vinik and Bill Gates' Cascade Investment.4:29 Why treating the arena as an anchor — not the center — of the district changed the whole approach.7:27 Turning 3,500 surface parking spaces into a walkable, event-driven neighborhood.11:51 Assembling a dozen-plus architects and landscape architects instead of one master design firm.14:56 Starting the entire plan with landscape and the public realm before a single building went up.19:18 What's replicable elsewhere, and the pivot to Ybor City's Gas Worx.21:58 Weaving new construction into a century-old street grid without it feeling "master-planned."26:19 Tampa's streetcar, its funding fights, and a transportation sales tax overturned by the courts.31:17 The real economics of a parking deck versus the cost of the land underneath it.38:05 Expanding Water Street's next phases and Tampa's surprisingly resilient office market.43:17 Handling NIMBYism, gentrification worries, and the near-total lack of displacement at Water Street.48:26 What's next with land partner Darryl Shaw and Gas Worx's growing footprint.52:48 Closing thought: trading a 45-minute DC commute for a 4-minute one in Tampa.Further context:Water Street Tampa.⁠Gas Worx.⁠Kettler. James on LinkedIn.

In this episode of The Observatory, Samuel Beautysta joins the show to discuss the ancient art of Zapotec weaving and the living stories carried in each thread. Samuel, a traveling weaver from Oaxaca, Mexico, shares how his curiosity about identity and lineage led him deep into the Benizaa tradition, uncovering the meanings behind patterns, the natural colors drawn from the earth, and the symbols that honor life, death, and ancestry. He reflects on his family's response to his search for knowledge, his experiences traveling and teaching, and how weaving becomes a language that connects cultures and generations. Timestamps[02:31] How Scott and LaRae first met Samuel Bautista[05:36] Samuel's background information on the weaving culture and tradition[13:33] How things unfolded for Samuel after the curiosity of wanting to know who he is[19:02] Samuel's experience in the United Kingdom[20:10] The similarities of Samuel's culture to that of other cultures during his research[25:46] How Samuel's parents reacted to his journey of seeking knowledge about their tradition [29:11] How Samuel discovered the natural colours of weaving[38:43] Samuel's episode on The Reluctant Traveler Show about the Day of the Dead[49:27] Connecting to one another and the Mother Earth[55:34] How Samuel created a community of collaboration and co-creationNotable quotes:“History is always written with an agenda and a hidden power, like governments and institutions. It's up to us to answer questions for ourselves, who we are, our lineage, and our story.” - Samuel Beautysta [11:59]“When we start to discover that we are more similar than we are different, it changes our whole perspective on what our parents taught us.” - LaRae Wright [25:46]“To survive the hottest days of summer, you have to feed your roots, your ancestors, and remember your teachings.” - [43:25]“For us, instead of fearing death, we embraced it and added it to our symbols and rituals.” - Samuel Beautysta [50:38]“All the knowledge is lying dormant within you, just like a seed that is buried in the ground and ready to sprout. ” - Samuel Beautysta [01:07:42]Relevant links:Samuel Beautysta Website: https://dixza.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sam_dixza/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/dixzarugsSubscribe to the podcast: Apple PodcastsProduced by NC Productions

What if you haven't lost your passion... you've simply lost touch with your body and your desires?If you've gotten so used to doing what you're supposed to do that you can't hear what you actually want anymore, this episode offers a way back in.In this deeply relaxing sacral chakra hypnosis journey, you'll be guided inward to explore desire, pleasure, sensuality, creative energy, and authentic self-expression.This episode explores:Why feeling creatively stuck or uninspired may be connected to losing touch with your desiresThe relationship between the sacral chakra, desire, pleasure, sensuality, and creative expressionHow conscious desires can conflict with unconscious beliefs, patterns, thoughts, and habitsThe difference between following external pressure and choosing from the inside outWhy the smallest desires can be a place to begin reconnecting with yourselfHow your yes and no can become an internal guidance systemWhat happens when you stop automatically judging or suppressing taboo and forbidden desiresWhy pleasure can be experienced through small momentsHow breath, movement, sensation, and body awareness can bring you back into contact with desireThe idea of meeting life's challenges with humor, play, compassion, and curiosityQuestions to help you explore your relationship with creativity, pleasure, and desireThe Sacral Chakra and Creative EnergyThe episode describes the sacral chakra as a source of creative life force, desire, pleasure, sensuality, and connection.The hypnosis uses a warm healing pool as an imaginative space for exploring that connection. As you enter the water, the experience invites you to notice your body and the sensations of being supported, while allowing the environment to shift around your desires.The journey then explores the relationship between conscious desires and unconscious beliefs, patterns, thoughts, and habits.Your Desire as an Internal Guidance SystemOne of the central ideas of this episode is learning to recognize your yes and no.When you become quiet enough to listen, desire can sound like:“Yes, more, please.”“No, not that.”“What about this?”“Try that.”“Go here.”“Explore that.”Rather than immediately judging these impulses, the episode invites you to become curious about them.You can begin with the smallest desires and notice what happens when you allow yourself to follow the inspiration.The Full Spectrum of Being HumanThe journey doesn't promise a life without challenges.Instead, it explores the idea that being human includes both the light and the shadow, love and loss, pain and pleasure.The episode challenges the expectation that life should always be perfect and instead invites you to experience challenges as part of the adventure of being human.Humor and play are part of your creative makeup, too.After the HypnosisAs you return from the journey, you're invited to bring your awareness back into your physical body, particularly the area between your navel and pubic bone.You can breathe deeply into your sacral chakra and notice the sensations of your body as you return to the room.The journey is an invitation to reconnect with the power of desire, awaken pleasure, open your sensations, and allow your creative life force to move through you.CHAKRA RECODE INVITATION:If you've ever felt like your sensitivity is too much because you feel everything and you don't know what to do with it, this is for you.The Ecstatic Empath Chakra Recode Album is 13 guided hypnosis journeys through every layer of your energetic system, designed to recode your identity from overwhelmed empath to ecstatic empath for $22 Visit https://www.chakrarecode.comTimestamps0:00 – Intro: Why you feel creatively stuck0:42 – Welcome to the Ecstatic Empath Show1:33 – Listener shoutout (St. Lazare, Canada)1:42 – Ecstatic Empath Chakra Recode album2:12 – Settle in and prepare for the journey2:33 – Guided breathing and relaxation begins2:56 – Sacred creative energy invocation3:29 – Introduction to the sacral chakra journey5:03 – Descending the staircase to the healing pool6:25 – Entering the water, connecting to your center9:19 – Sinking deeper, releasing old patterns10:00 – Clearing your timeline and unconscious blocks11:19 – Weaving conscious and unconscious desire13:07 – Being human is the full spectrum15:52 – Reclaiming your creative power17:39 – The power of desire and your inner yes20:12 – Life force seeking expression through you21:12 – Every moment is an access portal23:07 – Returning from the journey21:52 – Coming back into the body (grounding)22:10 – Self-inquiry reflection questions23:10 – Closing thanks and next stepsQuestions? Message me here :-)Are you interesting in booking a session with me? A custom Hypnosis Recode doesn't try to fix your whole life in one session. We rewrite a core belief that cracked your foundation where your personal power is leaking into old and unconscious agreements. Rewrite a Core Belief to Reset your Foundation and Access your Personal Power.Book your session at https://empathrecode.comSupport the showEMPATH RECODE INVITATION: Did you know the chapter you didn't dare write yet is already written?The Empath Recode helps you stop pouring energy into the life you've outgrown and pour every ounce of life force into the life you want to be living. We're not rehashing what didn't work. We're shifting the agreements you've been unconsciously keeping so you can release the version of yourself you built for everyone else and begin the pleasure-led, purpose-filled life that's been waiting for you.Begin your Unapologetic Era - https://www.EmpathRecode.com

An interview with musician Roland Orzabal from the band Tears for Fears, discussing his new autobiography, Welcome to Your Life, where he tells his life story through the lens of astrology. In the late 1980s, Roland experienced a profound shift in his worldview, moving from the psychological belief that we are all born as "blank slates" to discovering the stunning accuracy of the natal chart. We discuss his deep dive into the subject and how understanding his Leo Sun and Capricorn stellium helped him navigate the intense pressures of global fame, the complex creative dynamics within Tears for Fears, and his challenging family history. What makes Welcome to Your Life so unique is that it serves as both a deeply personal, unfiltered memoir and an accessible introduction to astrology. During the episode, we pull up Roland's birth chart to track the major transits of his life, from the Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions that aligned with some of his biggest career milestones, to the heavy Pluto and Neptune transits that correlated with periods of profound personal loss, addiction, and eventual healing. Ultimately, this is a conversation about fate, free will, and how astrology provides a hidden language to make sense of our most difficult and triumphant moments. It was an honor to speak with a legendary musician who is also a dedicated, lifelong student of the astrological tradition. This is episode 545 of The Astrology Podcast. Get the Book The book came out on August 4, and it is available now in bookstores everywhere: Welcome to Your Life: Love, Death & Tears For Fears Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction and Roland's new astrological memoir00:03:16 Discovering astrology and primal therapy in the 1980s00:10:55 Interpersonal astrology and synastry with bandmates00:16:36 Perspectives on fate, free will, and major Pluto transits00:20:57 Looking at Roland's birth chart and key placements00:25:26 The non-linear, Mercury retrograde style of the book00:28:13 The loss of his first wife and the astrology of meeting Emily00:33:02 Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions and signing the first record deal00:35:41 The first Saturn return and the split with Curt Smith00:46:24 Weaving astrological teachings into a mainstream memoir00:50:18 The astrology behind Songs from the Big Chair and The Seeds of Love00:53:40 Progressed Sun in Libra and experiencing a major life shift00:56:09 Thoughts on the Gary Jules cover of "Mad World"00:59:50 Childhood, his parents, and fourth house Uranian themes01:08:16 Neptune squaring the Ascendant and recovering from addiction01:17:31 How birth charts correlate with personal belief systems01:24:41 Major astrological influences: Liz Greene and Richard Tarnas01:28:55 Releasing an album on 9/11 during the Saturn-Pluto opposition01:32:34 Closing remarks01:32:42 End cards Watch the Video Version of This Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7miA6G8eqQ - Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode Listen to the audio version of this episode or download it as an MP3:

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A mere year later, Samara Weaving is back on Collider Ladies Night. After many conversations in different interview formats, Weaving made her Ladies Night debut for the release of the wonderfully twisted comedy thriller Borderline in March 2025. In most cases, an actor would be lucky to dish out a film or two by the next year, but not Weaving. In just the last three months, she headlined three different movies. Even better? Every single one of them is fantastic.On March 20, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come hit theaters nationwide. Given the fact that the Ready or Not fanbase had been eagerly awaiting a sequel for seven years, the pressure was sky-high for it to deliver, and it did. Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett far exceeded expectations with the new film. Soon after that, it was Jorma Taccone's remake of The Trip, Over Your Dead Body. Again, the pressure was on. The Trip came out a mere five years ago. Why do an American remake so soon? Like Ready or Not 2, the Over Your Dead Body team pulled it off. Taccone, Weaving, Jason Segel and the rest of the team managed to light up the screen with an edge-of-your seat genre bender that holds tight to its source material while giving it just enough of a fresh flavor to well justify another go-around with the story.A little over a month after Over Your Dead Body hit theaters, Weaving is giving us yet another gem — Carolina Caroline.From writer William Thomas Dean IV and director Adam Carter Rehmeier, Carolina Caroline stars Weaving as the title character. Caroline works as a gas station attendant in a small Texas town, but is itching for more. When she spots Kyle Gallner's Oliver pulling a clever con on her boss, sparks fly. Caroline packs up and hits the road with Oliver, learning everything she can about pulling off lucrative scams. With each success, their crimes get bigger, making it more and more difficult to keep clear of the authorities.With Carolina Caroline now playing in select theaters, Weaving returned to Collider Ladies Night to discuss her experience making the film, and to explain why this particular chapter of her career feels different. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum's third book is out now!⁠This new addition to the Four Elements series takes a deep dive into Jewish prayer; specifically the deeper meaning behind the daily morning service. R' Buxbaum takes a Kabbalistic approach to the prayer book, the siddur, viewing it as our Sages' roadmap to the soul, providing us with a step-by-step process that allows us to reach an elevated state of consciousness.The Four Elements of Elevated Prayer guides readers through the four main parts of the Shacharis morning service, illuminating how the prayers can become a journey of connection to one's authentic self. Weaving together classic Torah sources, Kabbalistic teachings, and insights into human psychology, Rabbi Buxbaum shows how these parts parallel the four elements—fire, wind, water, and earth—as well as the four stages to spiritual mastery.This book is both for those who have been praying for years and feel that they are ready to go deeper, or for those who are new to Jewish prayer and want to jump in to the deep end! It is for those who have read and mastered Rabbi Buxbaum's first two books, as well as for those who are brand-new to the Four Elements family!You can order the book here:⁠https://www.levx.org/event/the-four-elements-of-elevated-prayer/⁠ or on Amazon, or at Mosaicapress.com, or where ever Jewish books are sold!

We are back from our adventure at The Newbury School of Weaving. We had a fabulous time and have a lot to say, evidenced by an unusually long episode. Plus, our usual project updates. Full notes with photos and links can be found in the podcast section of our shop website: TwoEwesFiberAdventures.com Join the community on Ravelry or become a patron and support the show on our Patreon Page. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe on Android. Marsha's Projects Foundation Blanket: I chose to make the Cross Bar Check blanket using Harrisville wool in the colors Loden Blue and Mustard. Need to make fringe and wash. Dimity, Diaper, Damask Blanket: I wove a blanket using 5 colors of warp and a single color of weft. I wove a bird's eye twill which falls in the Diaper category. Need to make fringe and wash. Trillium Lake by Kay Hopkins: Using Queensland Collection Coastal Cotton Fine. I'm so close to finishing. Finished the second sleeve but there are two to many rows and it looks odd. Need to rip back. Spindrift Shawl by Helen Stewart. Using by handspun from a braid by Alexandra Art of Yarn Mellow Mood Top: by Julia Piro. Using Queensland Collection Eco Twist in the colorway Crimson Canyon. Not going to make it. Can't face another cotton tee right now. Socks: Using Madeline Tosh sock in the colorway Plum Tree. Finished first sock and cast on second. Silver Bags: Sewing bags with pacific cloth to protect silver. Sounds posh.

Scott Peeple's How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan (Reaktion, 2026) chronicles Bob Dylan's rise from apprenticeships in Minneapolis cafés and Greenwich Village folk clubs to international stardom as a breathtakingly original songwriter and singer. Scott Peeples follows Dylan through decades of radical shifts in his writing, recording and performing styles, from the intimate lo-fi Basement Tapes to the musical collage art and apocalyptic blues of the twenty-first century. Spanning Dylan's entire career, How Many Roads illuminates Dylan's deep respect for tradition alongside his artistic restlessness, a combination that extends into his prose writing, filmmaking and visual art. Weaving lucid analyses of Dylan's major albums and live performances into a briskly paced biographical narrative, Peeples offers newcomers and Dylan die-hards alike a fresh perspective on the most compelling and challenging popular performer of our time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Scott Peeple's How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan (Reaktion, 2026) chronicles Bob Dylan's rise from apprenticeships in Minneapolis cafés and Greenwich Village folk clubs to international stardom as a breathtakingly original songwriter and singer. Scott Peeples follows Dylan through decades of radical shifts in his writing, recording and performing styles, from the intimate lo-fi Basement Tapes to the musical collage art and apocalyptic blues of the twenty-first century. Spanning Dylan's entire career, How Many Roads illuminates Dylan's deep respect for tradition alongside his artistic restlessness, a combination that extends into his prose writing, filmmaking and visual art. Weaving lucid analyses of Dylan's major albums and live performances into a briskly paced biographical narrative, Peeples offers newcomers and Dylan die-hards alike a fresh perspective on the most compelling and challenging popular performer of our time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

Scott Peeple's How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan (Reaktion, 2026) chronicles Bob Dylan's rise from apprenticeships in Minneapolis cafés and Greenwich Village folk clubs to international stardom as a breathtakingly original songwriter and singer. Scott Peeples follows Dylan through decades of radical shifts in his writing, recording and performing styles, from the intimate lo-fi Basement Tapes to the musical collage art and apocalyptic blues of the twenty-first century. Spanning Dylan's entire career, How Many Roads illuminates Dylan's deep respect for tradition alongside his artistic restlessness, a combination that extends into his prose writing, filmmaking and visual art. Weaving lucid analyses of Dylan's major albums and live performances into a briskly paced biographical narrative, Peeples offers newcomers and Dylan die-hards alike a fresh perspective on the most compelling and challenging popular performer of our time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/music

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Welcome to Multiverse News, your source for information about all your favorite fictional universes.Tom Holland's fourth outing as Peter Parker/Spider-Man opened to a massively successful box office, shattering the domestic opening record previously held by Avengers: Endgame, and raking in nearly $1 billion globally in its first weekend alone - so while it beat Endgame's North American opening take, it comes in just behind it globally. Not a bad start for Disney and Marvel Studios as the conversation around superhero movies ebbs and flows in the zeitgeist. Those numbers exclude the premium IMAX format, as Spidey couldn't web up those screens due to The Odyssey still holding all IMAX screens.While Marvel is on their Spidey high, other headlines have circled the news this week - some good and some disappointing. On a positive note - Samara Weaving has reportedly been cast as Emma Frost. Horror fans will recognize Weaving from the Ready or Not films. Obsession breakout star Inde Navarette confirmed her meeting with Jake Schreier and she mentioned interest in playing Mystique. And for the bad news, Wonder Man will not get a season two after all - even though it was confirmed earlier this year - and both Kevin Feige and Maershala Ali expressed regret about the Blade film; with Feige admitting he feels like a failure for not getting it off the ground and Ali saying he's done with the project. Last week, DC Studios and HBO's Booster Gold series writer David Jenkins said that the project is no longer moving forward. Shortly after he made this statement, IGN reported that the series will, in fact, be moving forward, but with a new creative team. The New York Times reported that Barbie 2 is currently stalled, with Warner Bros. struggling to come to terms with lead talent Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, and Ryan Gosling. The studio has until December to reach a deal before the right revert back to Mattel. Stephen King's 1996 novel Desperation is getting a film adaptation from Final Destination: Bloodlines directing duo Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein. Sam Raimi will also produce the feature, his first time working with King. Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for Jumanji: Open World, which opens in theaters on December 25. The film returns franchise stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan. Amazon MGM Studios is developing a Warhammer 40k animated event series alongside the upcoming live-action version, sources close to the project confirmed to Deadline. Additionally, Henry Cavill, who is set to star, is also on board to be an executive producer.Dave Bautista is in talks to take on the lead role of Kratos in Prime Video's God of War series, replacing Ryan Hurst, who had to drop out of production after he sustained an on set stunt injury. Mary Holland, Star of Ghosts and The Little House on the Prairie, has been cast in a lead role as Sandra in the upcoming DC Studios and HBO Max Superman spin off series that centers on Jimmy Olsen. In a recent interview with Inverse, Jessica Henwick revealed that she declined an offer to reprise her role as Colleen Wing in Daredevil: Born Again season three because she wants to protect the character's perfect ending in Netflix's Iron Fist.

In this thought-provoking episode, Reagan Kramer sits down with Christa Black Singh for Part 2 of an honest conversation about spiritual warfare, healing, and Christ's relentless pursuit of those who have wandered. Drawing from her own journey out of the New Age, Christa shares how God used years of deception, brokenness, and ultimately redemption to reveal His love and transform her life. Together, they explore topics such as generational patterns, bloodlines, DNA, prayer, communion, the "second heaven," spiritual discernment, and why Christians must learn to hear God's voice with wisdom and biblical conviction. The conversation also offers hope for anyone wrestling with unanswered prayers, infertility, trauma, divorce, or prodigal loved ones. Christa explains how her parents' faithful prayers, fasting, and unwavering trust in God became part of her journey back to Christ, reminding listeners that no one is beyond the reach of God's grace. Whether you're searching for deeper spiritual understanding or encouragement to keep believing for breakthrough, this episode is a powerful reminder that Jesus is always pursuing His children, bringing healing, redemption, and hope even in life's darkest seasons. Resources: More from the Revelations Podcast hosted by Reagan Kramer: Website | Instagram | Apple Podcast | Youtube Christa Joy Black: https://www.instagram.com/christablacksingh/ This Episode is brought to you by  Advanced Medicine Alternatives Get back to the active life you love through natural & regenerative musculoskeletal healing: https://www.georgekramermd.com/ Connect with Revelations Podcast If this episode encouraged you, please subscribe, leave a five-star review, and share it with someone who needs hope. Your support helps more people discover the life-changing truth of Jesus Christ. Follow Revelations Podcast for more conversations centered on biblical truth, healing, spiritual discernment, and the redeeming power of God. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Bloodline Curses and Spiritual Warfare 04:08 The Science of DNA and Ancestral Memory 08:08 The Power of Communion to Restructure Blood and DNA 11:56 God's Sovereignty and Divine Timing in Relationships 13:52 Breaking Generational Curses Through Spiritual Authority 15:55 The Cycles of Sanctification and Consecration 18:01 Walking in Present Joy and Experiencing Heaven 19:59 The Power of Honest Prayer and Confession 22:00 God's Plan for Marriage and Divorce 24:01 Faith in God's Ability Over Outcomes 26:08 The Weaving of God's Goodness in Our Lives 28:03 Divine Timing and Unexpected Encounters 30:00 The Power of Declaration and Intercession 31:54 Understanding the Nuance of Biblical Divorce 34:05 Walking Through Dark Seasons with Jesus 35:55 The Radical Love and Grace of God 38:08 The Journey of Walking Away and Returning to Jesus 40:00 Honest Relationship with God and Breaking Lies 41:54 The Power of Worship, Confession, and Truth 43:57 Closing Prayer and Blessing for Spiritual Breakthroughs  

Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum's third book is out now!This new addition to the Four Elements series takes a deep dive into Jewish prayer; specifically the deeper meaning behind the daily morning service. R' Buxbaum takes a Kabbalistic approach to the prayer book, the siddur, viewing it as our Sages' roadmap to the soul, providing us with a step-by-step process that allows us to reach an elevated state of consciousness.The Four Elements of Elevated Prayer guides readers through the four main parts of the Shacharis morning service, illuminating how the prayers can become a journey of connection to one's authentic self. Weaving together classic Torah sources, Kabbalistic teachings, and insights into human psychology, Rabbi Buxbaum shows how these parts parallel the four elements—fire, wind, water, and earth—as well as the four stages to spiritual mastery.This book is both for those who have been praying for years and feel that they are ready to go deeper, or for those who are new to Jewish prayer and want to jump in to the deep end! It is for those who have read and mastered Rabbi Buxbaum's first two books, as well as for those who are brand-new to the Four Elements family!You can order the book here:https://www.levx.org/event/the-four-elements-of-elevated-prayer/ or on Amazon, or at Mosaicapress.com, or where ever Jewish books are sold!

Generously sponsored by the Ben Delo Foundation. The final lecture of Ralston College's symposium, AI and the Battle for the Soul, asks a question that turns from the future of artificial intelligence to something far older and more enduring: What does freedom require? Weaving together neuroscience, philosophy, physics, and literature, Dr Iain McGilchrist examines free will, consciousness, and the forms of attention that compose our engagement with the world. Over several decades at the intersection of philosophy and neuroscience, Dr McGilchrist's contributions have transformed contemporary discussions of consciousness, attention, and meaning. At a moment so often dominated by mechanical explanations and computational models, he emphasizes the indispensable role of openness, receptivity, and participation in understanding, arguing that reality exceeds reductionist accounts.  If you would like to support us in this work, please visit ralston.ac/donate. Authors and Works Mentioned in this Episode: Henry Stapp Pierre-Simon Laplace Benjamin Libet Immanuel Kant Plato Socrates Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound Charles Darwin William Blake Carl Jung Albrecht Altdorfer Daniel Phillips  

Welcome to Design Business Freedom. I'm Melissa Galt, and in this fan-favorite episode, you'll learn how to create an interior design welcome kit that builds trust, communicates your value, and helps potential clients feel confident choosing your firm. A strong welcome kit is more than a collection of attractive pages. It is a strategic interior design marketing tool that introduces your team, explains your process, showcases relevant results, and sets clear expectations before the client signs an agreement. In This Episode You Will Learn: Choose the right welcome kit format for each potential client, including digital, printed, or elevated boxed presentations. Use your welcome kit as a pre-sale marketing tool that warms up qualified prospects and positions your interior design firm as the best choice. Present your interior design process in five to seven clear, client-friendly steps without overwhelming prospects with unnecessary details. Build persuasive case studies that connect past projects with the specific needs, goals, and project type of each potential client. Create an interior investment guideline that helps Design Business Freedom listeners set realistic expectations around furnishings, design fees, procurement, shipping, and project investment. While one word can truly grow your profits, mastering more will lead to a full business and personal transformation. Get them all in my book "The Language of Success: 35 Words to Boost Your Worth and Wealth". You'll be pleasantly surprised at the effectiveness of these word swaps and the increased confidence you'll feel in business and life.  Timestamps: (00:04) Welcome to this Design Business Freedom fan favorite (01:27) How a strategic welcome kit can win clients (01:54) Why printed welcome kits create lasting impact (03:31) Designing a tactile, sensory client marketing experience (04:40) Matching the welcome kit to client opportunity (05:17) Using welcome kits before the client commits (06:55) Essential information to include about your firm (08:38) Simplifying your interior design process for clients (11:15) Replacing confusing design terminology with client-friendly language (12:08) Creating a polished, graphic, memorable presentation (14:31) Weaving testimonials and social proof throughout your kit (15:02) Building a versatile library of project case studies (19:12) Setting expectations with an estimated project timeline (21:39) Creating a clear interior investment guideline (30:08) Reviewing every component of a winning welcome kit Key Takeaways: Your welcome kit should be delivered before the contract is signed when its purpose is to market your firm and help win the project. Clear, client-friendly language builds more confidence than technical interior design terminology. Interior designers should tailor case studies, testimonials, and investment information to the needs of each qualified prospect. A strong Design Business Freedom welcome kit turns completed projects into reusable marketing assets that attract better clients and bigger opportunities. About Melissa Galt: Melissa Galt is an award-winning business coach, marketing consultant, speaker, and interior designer with more than 30 years of experience helping interior designers build profitable, scalable, and sustainable businesses. Through Design Business Freedom, Melissa shares proven Interior Design Business strategies, Interior Design Marketing insights, leadership training, pricing expertise, and growth systems designed to help designers attract better clients, increase profitability, and create lasting success. Connect with Melissa Instagram Facebook Linkedin Website