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SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: www.hawthorne.co (Code: COOL) Barrett and Phil login remotely for this week's Friday edition of Club Cool. Topics we serve up today include choosing the celebrities we'd most want to party with, books we're reading, hot drops, and the finale of Netflix's "Tiger King." Timestamps: (0:45) Coronavirus Catch-up (2:38) What We're Reading (10:07) The Weeknd's New Album & Other Celebs We'd Party With (21:08) Hot Drops // Hype or Heat -- Air Jordan 1 "Court Purple" -- Nike x Stussy -- Supreme Oreos, Supreme x Lamborghini -- Converse x Fear of God, Converse x CdG -- Yeezy (1:06:52) Wrapping Up on "Tiger King" SUPPORT THE POD: www.patreon.com/clubcool www.instagram.com/clubcoolpod

IT'S HERE! Our huge 300th episode celebration is full of amazing nerdy goodness! Lou Diamond Phillips joins the show this week to talk about what's coming up on Fox's Prodigal Son, the dynamic between Gil and The Surgeon and his relationship with Malcolm. WATCH PRODIGAL SON EVERY MONDAY AT 9PM ET ON FOX! We also have Joe Dinicol on the show to talk about the Arrow series finale! Hear him talk about what it was like to be back on the show, his favorite memories from being on set, the possibility of seeing Ragman on another Arrowverse show and even a Blindspot tease! WATCH THE SERIES FINALE OF ARROW THIS TUESDAY STARTING AT 8PM ON THE CW! We also have a special edition of What We're Reading with writer Christopher Hastings joining us to talk about Valiant's Quantum & Woody! What's up with these new powers? Will we see any new characters? You can also find out about an upcoming signing tour! ISSUE 1 OF QUANTUM & WOODY IS AVAILABLE NOW! Finally we talk about the news about the Star Wars: Obi-Wan series, a spoiler filled review of Star Trek: Picard and even more! Find out even more from us, and other past episodes at www.downandnerdypodcast.com Sponsored this week by BeSpoke Post! Go to www.boxofawesome.com and enter promo code DNPOD for 20% off your first monthly subscription box. Also sponsored by Keeps! Go to www.keeps.com/nerdy to get your first month of treatment FREE and help keep your hair.

In the first ever Storybeater Christmas episode, Anthony and Andrew discuss sentimentality, Hallmark, the best and second best Christmas stories, Santa Claus world-building, how Christmas stories ate pagan stories, the true meaning of Christmas, and the meaning that writers can bring to "Christmas". They also talk about what they've written in 2019, and in the "What We're Reading" section they discuss The Mandalorian and Knvies Out!

In our final episode of 2018 we answer *your* questions!  Why Church? What do we mean by "church home"? Do you choose friends just like you? Or do opposites attract? Would you ever consider interviewing a conservative white woman on the show? We also share some of our favorite Advent resources “Angels We Have Heard on High by our friend Rev. Elizabeth Henry on the Our Bible App "Poor, Young, and Pregnant: Christmas Meditations on Maternal Health," written by Katey! What We're Reading and Listening To  Katey devoured  See Me Naked: Stories of Sexual Exile in American Christianity by Amy Frykholm. Each chapter is a story of a person struggling to reconcile their faith and their sexuality, and in the midst of great pain, there is also hope and redemption. Both Katey and Ashley binge-listened to The Dream podcast about multi-level marketing companies--and their close ties to various faith communities. It would be great for a long car ride. Ashley's favorite book this year was Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.  It begins in West Africa, and the book follows the progeny of two sisters, one who was sold into slavery and went to America and the other who stayed in Africa. It’s a challenging book, but incredibly powerful. That's it for 2019! We'll be back in February with a brand new episode. In the meantime, keep in touch by sending us an email at team@kindredspodcast.com. Read the full shownotes at http://kindredspodcast.com/2018/12/19/episode-28-our-listener-request-episode/.

On this episode we work on expanding our understanding of gender by breaking free of the  gender binary. Gender is so embedded in our culture that we forget that it's a construct rather than a given. We're thrilled to have our friend Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza--a Latinx scholar, queer activist, and public theologian--join us for a conversation about gender, theology, and imagination. We start by defining some key terms: cisgender, transgender, and non-binary. We pulled them from the Trans Student Educational Resources--find these definitions and many others on their site, transstudent.org. Follow Dr. Robyn on Twitter (@irboyn), Instagram (@irobyn), and on their website, irobyn.com. What We're Reading and Listening To  Katey has been looking for books to share with her young daughter, and here are a few to check out. Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love. Explores tension of gender expression and family. Neither by Airlie Anderson.  Disrupts the binary.  Sparkle Boy by Lesléa Newman. Celebrates gender expression.  How to Be a Girl is a podcast that Ashley loves and has recommended in the past. The host is the mother of a trans daughter, and she shares about the journey that they embark on as her daughter learns to navigate the world as a trans girl.  Kindreds of the Moment  The National Center for Transgender Equality is the nation's leading social justice advocacy organization winning life-saving change for transgender people. In addition to their public advocacy work, the Center has some helpful resources on understanding non-binary gender identity and how to support and respect folks who identify as non-binary: -You don’t have to understand what it means for someone to be non-binary to respect them. -Use the name a person asks you to use. -Try not to make any assumptions about people’s gender. -If you’re not sure what pronouns someone uses, ask. -Advocate for non-binary friendly policies. -Understand that, for many non-binary people, figuring out which bathroom to use can be challenging. -Talk to non-binary people to learn more about who they are. Visit them at transequality.org. Read the full show notes at http://kindredspodcast.com/2018/11/28/episode-27-reimagining-the-binary-gender-identity-and-expression-with-dr-robyn-henderson-espinoza/

Announcement: Our final episode of 2018 will be our Listener Request Episode, so keep sending us your questions and suggestions for topics you’d like us to address! You can send us a quick email at team@kindredspodcast.com Building on our last episode about money, we're focusing this episode on the big picture of money and the church. Where do our charitable contributions to churches--$83 BILLION every year--"go"? Do we know what organizations and charities our faith-based organizations support? Should we care? We talk about religion disguised as health care (i.e. crisis pregnancy centers), the trouble with disaster relief efforts (Ashley talks about her experience after Hurricane Katrina), and why our contributions of goods can cause organizations more headaches than help. Here are some of our personal tips for giving better: 1. Give to local organizations where you have the opportunity to build relationships with the staff, volunteers, and clients. 2. Follow the local organizers after a disaster. Social media can often point the way. 3. Resist the urge to give stuff unless it’s requested. If you must give, contribute the unsexy stuff--adult diapers, underwear, socks, tampons, condoms, etc. What We're Reading and Listening To Ashley has been devouring season 3 of the Serial podcast and as an accompaniment, she's been reading along with the SerialLand blog, which is researched and written by Rebecca Maurer, an attorney who lives and works in Cleveland. Katey came across the article  “Making Hunger History: Komal Ahmad” in the October issue of Experience Life magazine. Read about Kamal's success in creating effective systems for distributing leftover food to the people who need it. Kindreds of the Moment Circle of Health International (COHI), a nonprofit based in Austin, Texas, aligns itself with local, community based organizations led and powered by women to assist in disaster relief efforts. They are currently raising $50,000 to help with Hurricane Michael relief to: Hire a team of evacuee women to coordinate COHI's relief efforts within the shelters  Provide cash grants to evacuees to cover emergency housing and transportation costs for vulnerable women and children who've lost their homes and vehicles in the storm Provide cash grants to evacuees to cover costs associated with labor and delivery support and medical care for medically fragile kids To donate visit cohintl.org. Do something good! Visit kindredspodcast.com for the full show notes.

Announcement: Our next Patreon supporter to pledge at the $7+ level will receive a free copy of Linda Kay Klein's Pure. Make a pledge today on our Patreon page. Thanks for helping us cover the cost of making, producing, and sharing this show. www.patreon.com/kindreds Money.  How do we earn it, spend it, and save it? On this episode Ashley and Katey talk about the messages we got about money in childhood  from family and church and how those beliefs have evolved. We discuss scarcity, secrecy, and stewardship. Plus, what was Jesus *really* saying about money when he talked about the camel going through the eye of a needle? What We're Reading and Listening To Katey is following Rachel Cargle on Instagram where she posts a lot about whiteness, race, justice, and self-love. This recurring post that she has posted on Fridays encourages us to check in with our friends by sending them a few bucks for their morning coffee. It's a small way to say, "I see you, and I value you." Try it out this week! Ashley recommends the podcast Bad With Money With Gaby Dunn. Dunn self-professes to be clueless about money--but she's on a journey to figure it out. Every episode she dives into a conversation about money with celebrities, experts, and other special guests. Kindreds of the Moment  Ruchika Tulshyan recently gave an interview on Harvard Business Review's Women at Work podcast. She wrote a piece for HBR Business Review entitled, “Women of Color Get Asked to Do More 'Office Housework.' Here’s How They Can Say No.” Some key quotes: "For on-the-spot requests like ordering lunch, I’ve used, 'I really need to be present during this discussion as it’s critical to what I’m working on.'" "I’ve previously written about a group of female professors at Carnegie Mellon who formed an 'I just can’t say no' club to help them refuse what they called “office favors.” Cultivating this network of allies becomes particularly important for women of color as we progress."  Learn more about Tulshyan's work on her website. Stuff We Mentioned The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist Suze Orman's books Women and Money and The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous, & Broke The Fairer Cents podcast You Need a Budget (YNAB) Read the full show notes at http://kindredspodcast.com/2018/10/17/episode-25-the-value-and-virtue-of-money/.

Why is making friends in adulthood so tough?  On this episode Ashley and Katey discuss the ways that we've tried (and failed) to find friends, how we've learned to change our friendship expectations over time, and some ways that we carved out space for friendship in our busy schedules (even with young kiddos!). If you're looking to make new friends, here are some things you might try: Consider making your home (or a space you like to go) the place where people gather. Invite folks for a potluck dinner, a board game night, or a celebration of a minor holiday. Yes, you'll have to clean up before (and after), but it'll probably be worth it. Ask your friends to connect you with their friends. Think friend blind dates. When an opportunity comes along, say yes. Take the risk and dive in. If you can't get together at the proposed time or if you need to cancel, apologize and make a specific plan to meet up in the very near future.  Err on the generous side. Be the one to invite others. Let go of what others "should" do and do what you *want* to do. Make community happen on your terms. What We're Reading and Listening To  Ashley recently finished Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson about his work at the Equal Justice Initiative, an organization that provides legal defense for people who can’t afford it.  Ashley describes the writing style as "John Grisham-like," which will engross you from the start. Stevenson ends the book by suggesting practical ways for citizens to get involved with ending mass incarceration. Katey devoured an advanced copy of Linda Kay Klein's now-available book Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free. She takes on the purity movement in a no-holds-barred-kind of way that Kindreds listeners will just love. (If you haven't listened to our episode "Dating Rules," go check it out.)  Kindreds of the Moment Katey shares about her newest professional endeavor as the newest team member of Crouch & Associates, a performance consulting firm that truly lives into the values we espouse to our clients. If you're involved with a nonprofit organization that needs assistance with fundraising, please reach out to us. Stuff We Talked About The Little Book of Lykke  11 Perfectly Introverted Ways To Make Friends As An Adult” Next time on Kindreds  we'll be talking about meditation, prayer, and spiritual practices. Visit the shownotes here: http://kindredspodcast.com/2018/08/28/episode-23-friendship-in-adulthood/ **Have you pledged to support Kindreds on our Patreon page? You can sign up in less than a minute–and for as little as $1 a month. Thanks for helping us cover the cost of making, producing, and sharing this show www.patreon.com/kindreds**

Don't be afraid to fail big.  But who gets to fail without real consequences? And how do we recover from life's most disappointing moments? Today we discuss some of our failures, our feelings about them, and how we've learned to cultivate resilience through building our internal "toolbox" of skills and practices. http://kindredspodcast.com/2018/07/18/episode-22-resilience-and-overcoming-fear-of-failure/ What We're Reading and Listening To Ashley has been watching the Queer Eye reboot on Netflix. Jonathan Van Ness, one of the cast members, has a  podcast called Getting Curious. His episode "How to Apply Ethics to Everyday Life," a conversation with Christian ethicist Ryan Huber, whose scholarship focuses on German theologian and anti-Nazi activist Dietrich Bonhoeffer, offers an accessible way to learn more about a complex, nuanced issue. Katey has been giggling at Riot's Womanhood series on Youtube featuring comedians Aparna Nancherla and Jo Firestone. Katey discovered the duo on an episode of the Unladylike podcast called "How to Gal Pal." While all of the episodes will have you in stitches, she recommends you start with this one:  “Do you Need Helmets for Aqua Cycling?” Kindreds of the Moment We are celebrating all of the resisters who are speaking out against injustice. Here are some of our favorites: -600 women sit-in at the Senate Building protesting family separation, wrapped in foil blankets. Almost all of them were arrested. -Clergy protest family separation and Jeff Sessions in Los Angeles  -Clergywomen demonstrate outside of Customs and Border Protection office in DC -Patricia Okuomou, immigrant from Congo, climbed the Statue of Liberty on the 4th of July to protest ICE and family separation. She said, “'When they go low, we go high,’ and I went as high as I could.” We'll be taking the month of August off from recording. We'll be back with new episodes in September. **Have you pledged to support Kindreds on our Patreon page? You can sign up in less than a minute–and for as little as $1 a month. Thanks for helping us cover the cost of making, producing, and sharing this show. https://www.patreon.com/kindreds**

The Expanse has been saved! So this week, we hope aboard the Roci with it's pilot Cas Anvar (Alex) to talk about the upcoming Season 3 finale. How did he feel when the show was canceled by Syfy? How excited is he for the move to Amazon? What can fans expect from the upcoming finale? We talk about that and MUCH more! After a week of talking about E3, we get back to What We're Reading with 2 great new comics. We also give a full recap of the Arrowverse, along with our thoughts on the recent Supergirl finale. We also talk about the latest Star Wars news, Star Trek expanding and a ton of other Nerd News. Find out more about this week's episode, and past episodes, at www.downandnerdypodcast.com

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast. This week, the top managed care news included final numbers for 2018 enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans; an increase in Medicare Advantage payments; National Public Health Week highlighted the importance of community relationships in improving health. Read more about the stories in this podcast: What We're Reading: 2018 ACA Enrollment; Spread of Rare Superbug; Off-the-Shelf CAR T Therapies: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-2018-aca-enrollment-spread-of-rare-superbug-offtheshelf-car-t-therapies CMS Final Rule Lowers Maximum Co-Payment Amount for Biosimilars: www.centerforbiosimilars.com/news/cms-final-rule-lowers-maximum-copayment-amount-for-biosimilars CMS Raises Medicare Advantage Payments, Tweaks Opioid Language for Patients With Pain: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/cms-raises-medicare-advantage-payments-tweaks-opioid-language-for-pain-patients Strong Community Relationships Key to Improving Health, Said Speakers at National Public Health Week Forum: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/strong-community-relationships-key-to-improving-health-said-speakers-at-national-public-health-week-forum What We're Reading: 2018 ACA Enrollment; Spread of Rare Superbug; Off-the-Shelf CAR T Therapies: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-2018-aca-enrollment-spread-of-rare-superbug-offtheshelf-car-t-therapies Guidance That Allows for Higher A1C Misses the Mark: www.ajmc.com/journals/evidence-based-diabetes-management/2018/march-2018/guidance-that-allows-for-higher-a1c-misses-the-mark Evidence-Based Diabetes Management—March 2018: www.ajmc.com/journals/evidence-based-diabetes-management/2018/march-2018

We're not exactly going under the sea with singing crabs this week. Freeform's new show Siren debuts on Thursday, March 29th at 8pm ET and we're talking to Eline Powell (Ryn). She tells us what it was like to bring a mermaid to life, what she thought of the look and tell us what to expect from the show when it premieres. Plus, find out what song she just HAS to sing in public. We also give our SPOILER FILLED review of the Tomb Raider reboot movie, as long as a special Issue 2 comic book review week for What We're Reading! You can also find out why we'll be seeing more of Constantine on TV, Marvel movie stars heading to the Men In Black spinoff and much more! To find out more about this, and past shows, go to www.downandnerdypodcast.com

To help overcome the domestic abuse all around them, Little Rock-based author, mother, and inspirational speaker Cara Brookins and her four kids decided to rebuild their family by building a 3500-square-foot, five-bedroom house...on their own. With what money they had she bought the construction supplies and an acre of land and got to work. After successfully building a house with her children, Brookins wrote a memoir of her experience titled "Rise: How a House Built a Family". Since the book's January release it has been an Indy Next Pick and a Barnes and Noble front-of-the-store selection for "What We're Reading," and Brookins has been featured in several magazines, started her own Macmillan podcast, and traveled the country and the world as an inspirational speaker. Hear all about Cara Brookins and her whirlwind success story as she joins host Matt DeCample in the Radio CALS studio for the latest edition of Primary Sources.

David Brickley and Brett Regan are co-owners of STN Digital, a full-service digital marketing agency out of San Diego, CA. David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show.  SHOW RUNDOWN: (01:00) Why People Say Facebook Failed America This Year (11:52) What We Learned this Week as Entrepreneurs (16:30) What We're Reading (22:53) Tech Tip (26:10) Current Business Goals (29:39) Work Life Balance (31:34) Media Spotlight (38:03) Q&A Advice (40:29) Quote of the Show

David Brickley and Brett Regan are co-owners of STN Digital, a full-service digital marketing agency out of San Diego, CA. David and Brett discuss their findings, industry insight and what they have learned as both business owners and entrepreneurs each and every show.  SHOW RUNDOWN: (01:51) RIP Vine (06:55) Tesla's New Roof Tiles (09:54) What We Learned this Week as Entrepreneurs (15:30) What We're Reading (17:58) Tech Tip (20:41) Current Business Goals (24:30) Work Life Balance (28:04) Media Spotlight (31:50) Q&A Advice (38:54) Quote of the Show SHOW NOTES: Twitter is Shutting Down Vine https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/27/twitter-is-shutting-down-vine/ Why Tesla’s new solar roof tiles and home battery are such a big deal https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/31/why-teslas-new-solar-roof-tiles-and-home-battery-are-such-a-big-deal/ Wrike https://wrike.com Cirrus Insight https://www.cirrusinsight.com/ Seth Godin http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency https://www.amazon.com/Powerhouse-Untold-Hollywoods-Creative-Artists/dp/006244137X Kevin Hart Interview on The Breakfast Club https://youtu.be/Yq_bPAq72S4?t=35m59s    

Anthony and Andrew look at the strengths and problems of the latest version of The Magnificent Seven, starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt. How does it compare to previous versions, and to other "build the team" and "defend the castle" movies? Plus, in What We're Reading, Anthony talks about Raina Telgemeier's Ghosts, and Andrew talks about the podcast My Favorite Murder.

Today, Raechel and Melody get a bit more serious to talk about vulnerability and emotion in the classroom. We discuss navigating our personal feelings on heavy, and sometimes triggering and/or highly difficult, topics in front of our students. How do we get through conversations about #BlackLivesMatter, suicide, and sexual assault and still be "professional"? When might vulnerable emotion be productive? Isolating? We reflect on these questions and many more. Also check-in updates (Mel played video games in class; Raechel gave a speech for her GSA), and What We're Reading and What We're Listening to On Repeat!

Melody and Raechel discuss all things Drake. Also a discussion of power bottoms, cultural appropriation, Jamar Clark, plus What We're Listening To & What We're Reading!

This week Ann and Halle welcome special guest Traci Cox to share her recommendations for spooky books to read. As always, we close with What We're Reading this week.

Keyleaf comics, What We're Reading

We chat with MPI director of cities, Richard Florida, about his team’s most recent report, The Rise of the Urban Creative Class in Southeast Asia, which looks at the massive wave of urbanization currently sweeping Southeast Asia and the ripple effects that transformation could have on the region’s middle and creative classes. Analyzing urbanization in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as their major cities, Richard was struck by relatively uneven levels of development happening in the region. But there’s also concern about its future. The economic development that led to the rise of the advanced nations in North America, Europe and parts of Asia was propelled by urbanization. However globalization has torn apart local linkages between the hinterlands and urban centres and now some nations in the region are threatened by the specter of urbanization without growth. As Richard explains, South East Asia is an intriguing case study of urbanization in our time. What We're Reading recommendations: Anthony Bourdain's Moveable Feast - http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/13/anthony-bourdains-moveable-feast The Strange Journeys of Anthony Bourdain http://www.wnyc.org/story/strange-journeys-anthony-bourdain/ Zadie Smith - Swing Time https://www.amazon.ca/Swing-Time-Zadie-Smith/dp/0670069043 Claudia Rankine - Citizen: An American Lyric https://www.amazon.ca/Citizen-American-Lyric-Claudia-Rankine/dp/1555976905 Music used in this episode: "Steppin'" by Wake "Something Elated" by Broke for Free "Whispering Through" by Asura

The Amazing Spider-Man #654.1, Venom 31-4, What We're Reading including Flashpoint and Marvel Universe vs Wolverine