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He's probably the best-known chef in the world when it comes to vegan dining.  Matthew Kenney didn't start as someone you would expect to become a leader in the plant-based cooking field. That's because Matthew grew up in Maine, where fishing and hunting were a big part of his family's way of life.  But many years ago, before most futurists and business speculators could see it - Matthew caught a vision of where the food industry was going and how plant-based cuisine would one day explode into the billion-dollar business it is today. His career is jaw-dropping for anyone who understands the food business's ins and outs, yet Matthew is still growing. He's planning more exciting things as plant-based cuisine and vegan products continue to grow in popularity.  When Matthew first switched from including animal protein in his repertoire to exclusively plant-based cuisine, many of his colleagues thought he was crazy. At the same time, the food media stopped covering his work.  Feeling alone and isolated, Matthew struggled through some highly lean years. Thankfully, he persevered, and his work contributed to the paradigm shift that we see today. Now, pretty much every restaurant offers at least a few vegan options. Meanwhile, vegan restaurants continue to multiply.  Matthew takes us through his incredible journey during his conversation with host Wade T. Lightheart - who asks his usual probing questions to draw out Matthew's story and what makes him stand out enough to become famous as a plant-based chef. Not only is Matthew the world's leading chef of plant-based cuisines, but he is also the author of twelve books and a best-selling memoir. He is a culinary educator highly respected throughout the halls of all primary cooking schools.  As a graduate of the French Culinary Institute, Matthew went on to work in upscale New York kitchens, opening up several of his restaurants along the east coast.  His awards include being named one of America's Best New Chefs by Food & Wine Magazine. Matthew was also twice nominated as a Rising Star in America by the James Beard Foundation.   Matthew regularly appears on various media channels, including all the well known talk shows, and presented two TEDx talks that are still highly viewed (link below.)   In this podcast, we cover: The ups and downs Matthew saw while shifting into gourmet vegetarian cuisine What motivated Matthew to push ahead as a pioneer when everyone thought he was making a mistake The traits that make someone a talented plant-based chef How the Matthew Kenney Cuisine brand grew to world dominance How an experienced chef uses art, fashion, and architecture for culinary inspiration The dessert Matthew makes that Wade can't get out of his head A new plant-based fast-food drive-thru Matthew recently opened How Matthew keeps his restaurants on the cutting-edge of vegetarian cuisine Where Matthew sees his company going in the next ten to twenty years   When your career aligns with your passions and principles - magic happens. No matter what industry it is, when a person finds a vision that aligns with their personal beliefs, this is often the secret formula that enables them to leapfrog over their career to the highest levels of success.  This is what happened with Matthew. His love for food and wine intersected with his passion for health and environmentalism. Matthew didn't like how many of his tastiest dishes made him and others feel like crap the next day in his early days as a chef. As someone who wanted to achieve optimal wellness and nourish the environment, Matthew found a path that aligned good food, health, and environmental integrity.  Matthew tells Wade at one point, “The chef's role is not only to feed and entertain but to nourish people and the environment. This is the most aligned path I have ever experienced. I have always been motivated by the fact that if I don't keep going, I'm not going to be able to share this with people and not show what can be done, to teach others how to do it...I'm lucky that I was able to stick it out.” Everything is creative. Matthew is a true polymath with many additional interests outside of food, including fashion, art, architecture, music, and writing. His brand has become multifaceted over the years, as his new clothing line is about to launch.  The pandemic pushed his business into other creative areas. For example, Matthew's business creates a ton of content and recently produced a series of educational cooking videos for people to learn cooking skills online. The course was projected to receive a few hundred students. However, because of the lockdowns, more than 500 people signed up for the video course the first month. Matthew says, “We're always shifting our business model. Right now, 85% of our company's revenue is from restaurants. This will eventually flip upside down, and most of our revenue will be products and institutional food service, serving huge campuses with our patented know-how. Our system will be seeing significant demand in every sector - hospitals, schools, universities, corporate campuses, and so forth. We will see huge growth online with 60 different types of businesses like meal plans, frozen food, etc.”   Wade is super excited to have Matthew visit his BioHome, as Wade has followed Matthew's career for years and loves to eat at one of Matthew's restaurants located just a couple of blocks from his house. You will enjoy this episode if you are a fan of Matthew or love plant-based cuisine. Investors and entrepreneurs should tune in also to hear about the glowing opportunities ahead of us in the plant-based food industry.  Check out this episode - plant-based cuisine never tasted so good!    Episode Resources: Check out more about Matthew Kenney Matthew Kenney Cuisine on Instagram Matthew Kenney's Wikipedia Page Matthew Kenney's Amazon Author Page Matthew Kenney's TEDx Talk: Crafting the Future of Food Matthew Kenney on Facebook Matthew Kenney on Twitter Matthew Kenney Cuisine on LinkedIn

Escape! - "A Good Thing" Two brothers travel into the Philippine jungle for the purpose of studying an ancient native tribe. Only one returns. Dan lives in a run down hotel in Manila where he spends all of his time drinking. When Matthew, his brother, arrives he tries to get Dan to stop drinking. He tells Dan of his plan to go into the jungle so he can do research for a book he is writing about a native tribe of headhunters. He thinks it will help Dan to go with him. Dan reluctantly agrees to go with his brother -- but for reasons of his own that have nothing to do with Matthew's book. Featuring: Tony Barrett, John Dehner, Herb Butterfield, Jack Kruschen. Written by Kathleen Hite; Directed by Antony Ellis Original Air Date: May 31, 1953 on CBS To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: Bob@bestoldtimeradio.com

Matthew McConaughey Alright, alright, alright is the famous phrase coined by the illustrious Matthew McConaughey. He is an actor, father, husband, and author. When Matthew was younger, his father instilled in him three principles for life - "Don't say can't," "love, don't hate," "tell the truth, don't lie" and he has carried these principles throughout his life. Matthew McConaughey has acted in over 50 films and is the co-founder of the Just Keep Livin' Foundation alongside his wife, Camila. The two have three children and currently reside in Austin, Texas. Throughout his life, Matthew has learned that putting the energy into your family will produce results far greater than if you go it alone. He recalls his wife saying, "You go, we go" when they were deciding whether or not to have children. Since having three children, Matthew has been cultivating a closeness with his children that leaves a legacy for years to come. In his book Greenlights, Matthew talks about how he wants his life to read like an unfiltered, unedited version of himself. His whole life has been dedicated to this persona of an actor that everyone is familiar with. Leaving a legacy is all about the raw, unedited moments of our lives; the ones where we're not perfect and we do make mistakes. These are the moments that define who we are, not who everyone else thinks we are. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to https://gooddadproject.com/alright-alright-alright/. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance. Watch this interview on YouTube gooddadproject.com/youtube. Follow us on Instagram at @thedadedge! FREE RESOURCE – 21 Days to an Extraordinary Marriage

Matthew 27-28 Today we are in the Christ Stream and we will finish the book of Matthew. We will cover our first reading of the crucifixion and resurrection as we read from the World English Bible this week. 7streamsmethod.com | #7Streasm | @7StreamsMethod | @serenatravis Commentary by Dr. Drake Travis Today we read of what the world has been waiting thousands of years for.  History builds to this event.  The remainder of history reflects back on this event and draws inspiration to finish our call of Destiny. 27  - is the trial, crucifixion, and burial.  We are going to look at some of the distinctions of the other gospels compared to Matthew this time through.  If you wish to reference some of this, they are Mk 15, Lk 23, Jn. 18 Matthew says the chief priests and elders took counsel.  They had already met with Annas and Caiaphas and been convinced that it was better for one man to die instead of the whole nation...wrong intentions but they did supply the right answer.  They want him dead but they want Pilate to drop the gavel. Only Matthew gives detail of Judas here. Keep in mind that Matthew was a government worker prior to being a disciple -and the only one of the 12 to be so. Legal matters are more of an issue to him than to Mark, Luke and John.  All the disciples were from Galilee in the north except one; Judas.  Interesting that Matthew is possibly making an insinuation here about where "faithful ones" come from and vice versa.  When Matthew tells of him before the governor, John is describing this scene in much greater detail as being before Pilate, the discourse, the back and forth, and the frustration of all involved. From here Matthew tells the most in describing Barabbas, while John merely mentions him. Only Luke describes the scene of him in front of Herod. Matthew tells of the crown of thorns and the mocking as does Mk and John.  Lk doesn't have that part.  At this point only John tells of Pilate being practically desperate to release Jesus as he addresses the crowd and then Jesus, back and forth. Finally Pilate delivers Jesus to them and washes his hands [only in Matthew] to symbolize that the guilt of killing Jesus is not on him. Only Matthew and Mk reference Jesus being scourged/whipped, but all four gospels say that Pilate then handed him over to be crucified.  Luke gives the most dialogue from when Jesus is going from Pilate to Golgotha (the Hebrew word for "skull").  "Calvary" comes from a Latin derivative; a translation that plays out later. Jesus is offered wine mixed with gall -Mark calls the gall--> myrrh.  And then He is crucified The sign "This is Jesus, King of the Jews" is placed above him.  Mk /Lk only reference "... King of the Jews".  Matthew describes the whole sign for his gospel is written specifically to tell Jesus story to the Jews living in Israel/Jerusalem. [Mark writes to Jews everywhere, Luke write to Greeks, John writes to the whole world (Jn.3:16, "God so loved ...the what?"  John [alone] describes the bantering over Jesus' outfit. Mt, Mk, Lk all tell of Jesus being scoffed at; while Matthew tells the most about the derision. The thieves beside Jesus are merely mentioned by Mt./Mk.  Luke is the one who fully describes the dialogue between the two thieves and their contrasting attitudes. And Luke is the only one who describes the beautiful dialogue between Jesus and the penitent thief.  "Today, you will be with me in Paradise" is one of the most beautiful things ever spoken.  It is also a marvelous testament to "being saved by grace". The death of Jesus is told by all four who focus and highlight various things distinctively.  Matthew gives the greatest description of the natural phenomenon: curtain tearing, earthquake, ground splitting, tombs breaking open, and multiple resurrections!  Only John tells of Jesus' side being pierced. Matthew gives the least detail about Jesus' burial, but he is the only one to tell of the issue of guards at the tomb and more guards being added. 28 - Looking only through Matthew for the finale~ here, He tells of the women going to the tomb, the earthquake (more nature detail), and the angels informing them of Jesus Resurrection.  Now they must also go tell the others. Then Jesus appears to them! and also tells them to tell the disciples that He's alive and they must go to Galilee to meet Him there.  Hey, what better assignment to give to a group of ladies? What do they love better than spreading good news with no other agenda but to be spreading good news.  God knows how to spread the word around, eh?! Meanwhile there's a scheme afloat back among the chief priests to spread false rumors about the Resurrection being faked.  -- good luck with that. Jesus had other appearances, but Matthew focuses on the Galilee scene next to highlight the Great Commission mainly.  He tells them to take this gospel to the whole world and to obey all His commands and assures them that He will be with them always until the End of the Age.   These words have motivated more action than any other sentence ever spoken.  Hundreds of thousands come to Christ daily even today because of this word from Jesus.  It triggers more missions and publishing and evangelism and salvations and related activity of ministry than any other single thing ever ... ONE SENTENCE.  Matthew is so focused on making this the finale~ of his book that he ends with it.  'doesn't even mention Jesus going up and ascending back to God.  Good Heavens.  We need to obey this verse here. Lord, you went through it all so we would have all of you and take all of you to all of the world.  Thank you for being with us still and that you always will.  Amen

A Discovery of Witches has soooo much to cover that I have split this review up into 3 parts. | | MIN MARKERS | |1:30 | Everyday Folklore, Broken Mirrors | 6:10 | Beginning chit chat and banter |11:00|  Review of A Discovery of Witches, part 2 |INFO REFERENES| Everyday Folklore, If you break a mirror you get seven years bad luck.| https://www.twowaymirrors.com/mirror-superstitions/  |    https://www.framemymirror.com/5-superstitions-and-myths-about-mirrors/ |  https://www.illuminated-mirrors.uk.com/blog/7-years-bad-luck-the-truth-behind-the-superstition/ | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326082213_The_broken_mirror_syndrome_vs_constructive_self-criticism#:~:text=The%20broken%20mirror%20syndrome%20is,knots%20of%20negative%20emotions%20and | https://folklorethursday.com/folklife/seven-years-bad-luck/ | | MUSIC CREDIT | "Glass Smash, Bottle, C.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org “Easy Trip Trap” The Brothers Records, “Skeleton Dance” by Myuu “Heaven and Hell” by Jeremy Blake | DIALOGUE CREDIT | INTRO "A werewolf can be killed only with a silver bullet?" - THE WOLFMAN "Because I'm the chosen one and there are vampires" - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (film) "You in danger girl" - GHOST "My name is Sabrina Spellman, and I will not sign it away." - THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA "Am I dead?" - THE VAMPIRE DIARIES "We don't allow black magic." - LEGACIES "Witches aren't real." - CHARMED "Once the world was full of wonders but. . . . . . It belongs to humans." - A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES "I myself am, strange and unusual." - BEETLEJUICE | TRANSCRIPT | Megan Erickson   Welcome to folklore Friday.   Megan Erickson   In the episode description I have listed the segments of the show with their minute markers. That way you can skip right to what you want to hear every day. breaking a mirror is seven years bad luck. This superstition is believed in various parts of the world. But where did this belief come from? Many cultures believe that a mirror can be a window to the soul. Which is why many folkloric beliefs are that supernatural creatures such as vampires have no reflection because they have no soul. The lore of seven years bad luck upon breaking a mirror is thought to originate from Roman lore. The belief was that every seven years life and the soul would renew itself. And any parts of your life that were not quite right would fall into place and all would be right. A mirror was thought to have a window to the soul. So if a mirror was broken, especially if your image was the final thing it reflected, then you were bound to endure seven long years of misfortune until the cycle ended and your good luck was renewed. And since we are human, we are prone to be clumsy in one way or another. So there were measures that could be taken to avoid misfortune if you happened to break a mirror. Some of the rituals included taking the shattered pieces and burning them by the light of a full moon. Or taking one fragment to a cemetery and placing it against a tombstone to transfer the bad luck to someone who no longer roamed the earthly plane. The thought was the bad luck would dissipate into the ground since the soul was no longer there to attach itself to. In Russia and Kazakhstan, breaking a mirror evicting evil spirits from their home, they will hunt the person who caused the damage as an act of revenge. In Fung Shui a broken mirror distorts good energy. In Switzerland, the last person to look in a broken mirror is the first to die. But others claim your misfortune depends on how the mirror breaks. If it breaks into small pieces, your bad luck will be small. But be afraid if your mirror breaks into large pieces, because your bad luck will be significant. And once the mirror is broken, looking at your reflection in the shards is bad luck in both India and Russia. in psychology, there is a term called the broken mirror syndrome. It is applied to women who have suffered domestic abuse from a male partner. The thought is that she no longer sees herself as whole and complete, but broken, only viewing herself through the eyes of her abuser. Although this term is metaphorical, it does paint a picture of how viewing yourself through the distorted view of an abuser can make one feel broken. Is it possible that in the past when people would see their reflection And broken pieces of a mirror, it would scar them psychologically. Could it be that seeing one's reflection literally broken into pieces was so emotional, that it was easy to think that misfortune lay ahead? To see one space in shards could remind someone that As humans, we are breakable physically and emotionally. And the lives we live are just as fragile. So, which is it? A superstitious belief that the soul renews every seven years? Or the psychological effects of seeing one's reflection in broken glass? Tell me, what do you think? Unknown Speaker   Now back to your regularly scheduled program. Megan Erickson   Okay, hello again. So I'm joined again by my friend, Holly. Hello. Oh, and my name is Megan, I keep introducing my guests, but not myself. So I'm your host, Megan. And Holly is doing a FaceTime with me because I he, I went through and I was editing our episode. And there was just a few things that we said that were inaccurate. We were comparing this story to another story. And we were just bashing on that other story, which there's a lot to bash but the things we were saying weren't accurate. And so there's a lot of that I couldn't use. But this because Holly, and I think very similarly. Yes. And there was just also some good stuff that I wanted to talk about that we didn't talk about, and it gives me an excuse to call Holly so on if you don't know, Holly lives in Spokane, I live in Bellingham. So that's why we're doing FaceTime. And I let I when I went to visit her and her husband, I logged on to two of my streaming accounts. And then and then I said, you need to watch this show on this one, and then this show on the other one, and so I gave him Hulu and shutter and it hasn't affected us at all, by the way, like so cuz I told Chris, you like what? I was like, Well, I'm the one that pays for Hulu and shutter. So I think I can decide. He's like, okay, but if it cuts out, like, you gotta change your password. But it's totally fine. But you guys watch Brooklyn nine, nine, which was the show that I suggested. HOLLY   Good. Oh, my gosh. Megan Erickson   It's so good. What else have you been watching on Hulu? HOLLY   So let's see. So we did nine, nine, and I'm not gonna lie oh nine. Megan Erickson   Andrew Knight quoted all the time. Now. It's so easy to do. It's so fun. Unknown Speaker   It's so amazing. Unknown Speaker   And then I found out that chip and Joanna Gaines is a fixer upper. And I used to watch that show when I was younger and actually had to be. And I remember some of the episodes and oh my gosh, I flipped when I saw that on there. And so I started watching that. And then I realized that I can only watch it on weekends. Because I was watching it during the week. And then I realized I was not going to bed. I had to like pace Megan Erickson   yourself. HOLLY   Not watch it during the week. I'm only allowed to watch it on weekends. So I guess what I'm doing? Megan Erickson   I've done Yes, I've done similar Unknown Speaker   show is that it's just like it makes you you get so involved. You can't help it. Next thing you know, it's like two o'clock in the morning and you have to be up at 5am like, Megan Erickson   Oh my gosh, that just happened. Yeah. I think that's why Chris and I have the rotation rule. Like we don't just binge something, we say okay, let's watch an episode of The Great and supernatural and criminal minds. And so because you're getting this like, mini story, but sometimes they'll get on a kick. There's some shows that are too much. You can't want like Katherine, it's called the Great bits about Catherine the Great you would not like it. It's like, it's really explicit. Like when they do sex stuff. They do sex stuff. When they do violence. They do violence and it's like oh my god and so that's the show. You can't binge. So we usually do our harsh shows first, and in the medium, and then we end on a comedy because I can't end the night on criminal minds, because I'm just like, Okay, I gotta cleanse my palate. So we always have. Yeah, we have an extreme show, a medium show and a comedy. And our comedy right now is How I Met Your Mother. editor's note. Btw, I am aware that there are things that can be problematic with How I Met Your Mother, because it's an older show. And since this podcast is half film and TV reviews, I'm aware. It's an all white cast. And one of the characters is pretty much a womanizer. So even though I watch it, I acknowledge it's problematic. Just had to put that in there. Okay. So that's like what we watched when we're done watching the others. HOLLY   Yeah. Megan Erickson   He's strange links. So because this is a review of a full season, I have the review split into three episodes. So this is more so a review for fans of the show a discovery of witches, because there is so much to talk about. The book series is jam packed, and so is the show. There's so many different themes and metaphors that I am in love with. And so I do think it's worth my time to talk about, I don't think I've split anything up into three episodes before, but I love it. So and so I hope you enjoy. Okay, so we split this episode up into two parts, because there was a lot to talk about. And we're re recording some of it. So some of the audio is going to be different, because I'm going to include some of the stuff that we said. And then I'm going to include some of this stuff. So I'll be all wonky. But as someone that wants to analyze things, I'm going to always analyze them in a fair way. Even if I don't like the story and this story I love but there was another story we're comparing it to, which I don't like and I was giving a lot of bias opinions. So and being an adult, so I'm correcting myself. Okay, so one of the things that we talked about is that there was a review that said that this story was derivative, and derivative, meaning we've seen this storyline before. I don't agree with that. And here's some of the reasons why. Number one, the vampires had no things. And when we were watching that, did we even talk about it? I don't even think we talked about it. It was just Unknown Speaker   I feel like we mentioned it at one point. But everything was just so smooth. I don't know if this is like the right way to put this. But whenever they would bite somebody was always so smoothly done. Uh huh. That I never really thought you think oh, yeah, they don't have. Yeah, I don't know. Megan Erickson   No, it's so true. Because weird to think about, it was really an effortless kind of story to watch. And they didn't focus on the blood. And the gore. The story was, the storyline was all of these different things happening. And it was only until I was going back through it with a fine tooth comb to get clips for the podcast, and I want to do like a YouTube review. For I was like, Oh, that's a huge difference very, very big. Because it's so good. Oh, no, Unknown Speaker   I was just gonna say cuz I cannot think of like, there are a decent amount. I mean, even just all the different versions of Dracula that are out there, like just all the different versions and different genres of vampire. And as far as I can remember. Now, granted, you may want to double check me, but as far as I can remember, every single one of them, they always had things like that was one of the key ways is to tell that someone was a vampire. Yeah, you had some that until they were ready to feed their things would grow for the board Megan Erickson   drop down. Yeah, Unknown Speaker   exactly. Or Yeah, you know, like, yeah, or they would just be there all the time, or, you know, for whatever reason, kind of thing. Yeah, but they were always there. Like it to some degree. And so, to me, it's just such a weird concept to think I know Empire without bangs. I just, it just kind of blows my mind. Megan Erickson   It's really unique. And I think it goes into because we talked about how the demons also just look like people. And everyone looks for the most part human unless you're supernatural. You can like sense things. And it just goes into that. I don't know it, I really liked the way she wrote it. Because they all there's all of this like, intolerance between the species and like, it's like a metaphor for racism. And yet, if you stand them up next to each other, you're not going to know who's who, or what's what you're not going to know, a demon from a witch from a vampire from a human because they all look the same. And there's just something kind of like really equalizing about that. And it's, it's interesting. And so about the things there was like one part because I was trying, I went through it, and you can see him bite. But there's only one part you see actual, like bite marks, and it's when Matthew was fighting with Baldwin. And he bites Baldwin, and when he pulls his head back, it's a full bite mark. It's like, if you bite into an apple, it's not like the two things. And so I was like, HOLLY   Oh, my God. Yeah, really? I know. Megan Erickson   And that's, and that's something that you'll find when you read the book is the way Deborah Harkness writes it is she compares vampires moreso, to Wolf's than to bats. And it's this really, really unique, they don't really have a lot of time to do that. In the show. There's one part in the show where Diana's trying to figure out what she's going to feed him for, for dinner. And she has like her laptop open, it says feeding habits of wolves. And that's like the one thing that they should. Yeah, and I didn't, because we were just into the story, I didn't want to be that person. I was like, no selling the book. It says, oh, but they do get more into it in the second book, because they go back in history, err in the past. And there's different things where people say, oh, a werewolf, there was a werewolf attack or whatever. And they say that all things, people that they thought were werewolves, they were actually vampires. And it just psychologically felt better for people to imagine that it was an animal like creature, rather than someone that looked human, which is very, like spot on for psychology. And so even though I freaking love werewolves, that was my only problem with this whole series, is that it didn't have vampires, witches and werewolves. I was a little bummed out. But the more I got into it, I appreciated how unique this storyline was. Because it's no it just never has been done before. Where they're not like that. They're actually like wolves. And it's, and when you read the book, you're, you'll appreciate that because it's like, all these nuances that, you know, the show didn't have time for and it's, it's interesting. HOLLY   There. Megan Erickson   Okay, another thing we talked about, but I want to bring up again, because so here's the list of things that makes this a unique story is that there are adults and it's not a teenage girl, and a vamp and a male vampire, which is really popular, Twilight, Vampire Diaries, Buffy. Like, those are like the big ones as far as like TV and movies that come to mind. And this is just not that that coupling. Right. Unknown Speaker   And I also we were talking, I don't know if this is gonna, like, jump us or anything. But we also talked about like, because she's not a teenager, like her style, and everything is much different. Like, she's, you know, the things that she thinks about as a teacher aren't the same things that like Buffy the Vampire Slayer would, would be thinking about as a teenager. And so it kind of brought in a whole new. That makes sense. It kind of Yeah, it's like a whole new concept. And how we were talking about like, how we love that she just, she didn't look dolled up. HOLLY   Mm hmm. Yeah. She just she just looked like a professor. Megan Erickson   Hold on a second. loki My dog is whining at me baby. Sorry, Holly. I know. It probably wasn't picking up but he was like whining at me. And I was like, No, the wrong time. Yes. So going back to music she did. She looked like a professor. She dressed like a professor. Her the things that were in her life that were important to her were very independent and adult driven. And they they could have made a change and gussied her up from the character in the book to what happened in the Siri in the TV series, but they didn't. They stuck to it. And I was doing some research and Deborah Harkness the author was like a huge part of The TV show, so, um, she like approved every casting and a lot of the costuming. And it does like if you look at, like she's a nerd, like she dresses like a nerd because she is one. And it's so it's so good. And it just kind of helps cuz Unknown Speaker   I feel like you can be seen as a nerd even when you're guessing that, yeah, if you're going to a job that you love and are literally just surrounded by books, it's like, I don't know, when I get into my book mode. Oh my gosh, like books don't have eyes, they don't care what I look like. And so, in one of the first episodes, where do you see her getting ready for work? And all she does is like look in the mirror and then throw her hair up into a ponytail. And then it heads out the door with a piece of toast and coffee. Yeah. And that's like, done. No, I found that so many times. Go to the library. Yeah, you know, and it's like it is this is one of those things where it's like, you are so more prepared to do the studying of the book and to find out the information, then you would care to like, I mean, you do put some care, you know, you'll wash your face, they'll shower, you don't look like you walked out of a dumpster. But you're not gonna be a professional, you know, hairstylist and spend an hour on your hair or whatever. But it's, it's just that that nuance that they brought in to really just show who she is and what she's focused on. Later. I just, I really loved how they did that. And it makes sense that the author was part of the entire casting, and everything because whenever that happens, I usually really love the series. Because it does it follows along with what she saw in her mind, and what her story was about and making sure that it sticks to that. Megan Erickson   Yeah, so and it's really good because like in the book, they talk about how she has like really unruly on rulli I can't say unruly hair, like it's kind of like she can't control it. And they could have flat ironed her hair, they could have like, made it look pristine, but they didn't. And I mean, it didn't look bad. But yeah, the first like couple episodes, she's just so excited to go to the Bodleian Library and work on her research paper. So she just doesn't do a lot with her hair. And it's not, I'm not saying that like putting on makeup or getting gussied up. And being feminine is bad. I'm just saying, this is another thing that makes this story unique. Because you're not seeing this airbrushed teenage girl, you're seeing this woman that's so excited about her research. And that is her world. And that's what's important to her. And that's not something that we've seen a lot and I'm not saying like Bella Swan was gussied up, she was very plain. But it's it's just the fact that they could have chosen to make this character look different. But they didn't they stuck to what was like true in the in the book. And that was and that was really great. And I kind of wonder if because it's a it's a production of the UK. that that wasn't an issue because if you watch American films, it's there's just a lot more. I don't know there's more supermodels looking people. I feel like when you watch American productions versus like, things from the UK. HOLLY   Right? Oh, and Megan Erickson   on and on that note, this doesn't this isn't part of the list that makes a derivative, but it is a change. So in the book is about the Claremont was actually like, way younger she like appeared to be in her 40s. And so her and Diana looked way closer in age. And there's like a scene in the second book, which she says, move out of the way my daughter in law needs to come through and like everyone in the restaurant is like why your daughter in law because they're only like 10 years apart. But they made her older in the TV series and I actually think it worked a lot better because it gave that more of maternal feel for his elbows character, rather than Oh, your quote unquote mom that sire do is pretty gorgeous. Are you sure you've never had a romantic thing with her because it's not like a blood relation when it comes to siring vampires. It's very different. But the fact that they made her older, helps to like for me to be like, Okay, this is actually working for me. I appreciated that. Unknown Speaker   And that was actually another thing that I really loved about her character. That because when you first hear about her, you haven't met her yet, and the witches and you know, the witches are talking about her and they're like, Oh my goodness, like you Can't stay at her house like she caused all this damage. All these problems like builds so many of our kinds, and then later you find out it's because they killed the love of her life. Megan Erickson   Yeah. Not like bad, which is Yeah, Unknown Speaker   yeah. And not only that, but that because I feel like with a lot of vampire stories, because they have such a long lifespan, they tend to have many a lover. And yeah, that's true. I love that she spent 1000s of years with one person and guide, she never left like she refused to change his office was still there with her. A Discovery of Witches   This was your husband's office. It's still his office. Unknown Speaker   I loved that they brought that aspect into it. Like, and I'm not saying that this has never been done. Yeah. To have a couple be in love for that long and to not have flings at least or something. Megan Erickson   Yeah, no, Unknown Speaker   it's it's just, it was very, I really loved that aspect. I love that they brought that in. And then of course, you also have those other characters that are just like, Yeah, no, I don't ever plan on getting married. And I don't ever plan on Yeah, just one Megan Erickson   person. Like, yeah, I Unknown Speaker   want to live the free life. And I'm like, and again, that's totally fine. Just to have like, I loved that they didn't just make one main brand of a demon or a vampire or in this, like the, like you were saying, like, line them all up, and you wouldn't have been able to tell. And I love that she did that and so many more aspects than just the fact that Megan Erickson   they all look human. Oh, you just reminded me of something? Um, yes, that is true. I never. I've never thought about that. Before that Felipe and his co just chose to love each other for years upon years. And there's something like that aspect of eternal love. Like they have that and I it is really like heartbreaking but romantic. When Matthew says, oh, that used to be Felipe's office and she goes that's still his office and you're just like oh my heart. Oh god. And okay, yeah, now is about was gussied up but that's because she's supposed to be she has a fancy lady and they did great like, God that shot when they're like going to her castle set tour. There's just this like shot of the back of the back of her as she's like walking down the stairs. And she her hair is like impeccable. Just this perfect, like French roll. Oh god. Like, even when she goes hunting. She has like, like fancy writing gear on and like leather gloves. And so but that's because that's her character. She's this exquisite French ancient vampire. I they did good with her. I really, I really liked that. I loved it. I loved it. It was done. So well. Like it was a great introduction for her character. And they did because it's a series they had time to, like introduce these characters visually. Because you don't have you got to do like quick introductions, like you know, in Harry Potter, they had a lot to jam into like one movie. But with this they could take their time and you could see Isabelle walking around her magnificent castle and like looming waiting for Diana and Matthew to come you. You can take time, you know, getting to know these characters. And I thought that was good. Um, you said something? What did you say? You were talking about? I don't remember what you said. But it reminded me of you see, like different types of vampire. So like, there's good and bad in every species. I think that was that. Okay, so you kind of see how Matthew and Marcus and Miriam are in their conversations when Marcus tries to turn his friend into a vampire because he's dying and then it doesn't work and it's really sad and really awful. I'm gonna find that quote, hold on. I have like another page. So Matthew is picking up Marcus and they're they're driving in the car and he says Matthews kind of scolding Marcus a bit and he says, Did you get his consent as in to turn him into a vampire? And he shakes his head No, because he's like, he was dying. I was trying to save his life. A Discovery of Witches   Think of the risks took you could have been seen. James was my friend and a brilliant doctor. I can bear full potential to go two ways you can get consent. Chrysler cars, how many times just be told right? Megan Erickson   You get very upset and raises his voice. Because in so you see that there's that setup of you asked for their consent. So with this group of vampires, changing someone without consent is a huge No, no. And so then when you see that, and then you see Juliet and jubair, to bear doesn't ask her, he just bites her neck and drinks her blood and reads her memories, no questions asked. And so it's a really good setup to be like, oh, and then these guys, they don't care. These guys are the bad guy. And it was just, it was a really good way to set up what's important to these characters and how they act. And then they did the same thing with the satu, the witch that tortures Diana, the first time you meet her, magically, like grabs the guy, she doesn't even touch him and pulls him down to the ground. And then she says a spell on the earth opens up and swallows the guy, and then he's gone forever. And so it was, it was a really good way to show who you're rooting for. Unknown Speaker   And then that actually carried me on to another thing that we had mentioned about the territory's how, like, there's, you know, with some shows, it's like, if a vampire is not invited into a home, he literally is stopped from going into that. Oh, Megan Erickson   yeah, yeah. Unknown Speaker   That's not the case. It's not the case here. Yeah, they don't go into each other's territory out of respect. And there are rules that if you are caught in some somebody else's territory, they do have the right to basically destroy you. However, if you have not gone into their territory, then it's a whole, like, it's amazing. The amount of hit, I feel like almost like hidden politics were put in your world that a lot of people don't even know about. And this is how they run. This is how they survive. If we don't want to start a war. We stay off each other's land. If some of one of your guys comes onto my land without permission, I have every right to kill him. Megan Erickson   Yeah, right. However I want and it's like that's an agreement between the three species and everyone's fine with it, which is why he takes Danna two sets or because it's to Clermont territory. And so the fact that a witch comes and kidnaps her, it's like, Okay, this is this is war, you not only came on my territory, but you took a guest that I had in my home that was under my protections, a huge deal. Very big deal. Oh, so good. I love this show so much. Oh, and I know, we talked about this before. But another thing that I appreciate about this is that it's not human and vampire. It's not predator and prey, but it's a vampire, a powerful vampire with a powerful witch. And so they're equally matched. And I don't know if I said this in the last one. But there's this level of restraint for both parties. He has to restrain himself from wanting to feed on her and she has to control her magic, so she doesn't murder anyone. And so that's, that's, that's another thing that makes this unique is because most vampire stories, it's all about the vampire controlling himself. And it can be a metaphor for like sexual drive, you know, oh, I don't want to push this girl to do something she doesn't want to do. But I want to do all the time, because I'm a man, you know. And so it's that is derivative. We've seen that a lot. And this leads into most vampire stories are just a love story. It's just the relationship of the vampire and the human, and other things happen around that relationship. But in this story, it's all about the book of life. And the reason that Matthew and Diana meet is because she finds the book of life, and it's a huge deal. And it has potential to give each of the species like power over the other one. And he's the only one that says hey, by the way, danger. And she's like, whatever, you're a vampire, we're not supposed to talk go away. And then people come and they threatened her. And so the reason that they're drawn together is because of this book. So there's this whole other story going on, and their love story happens within that story. And that's another reason why this is a more mature, kind of like storyline to follow. Unknown Speaker   Yeah, I did love that even in like so when he's first telling her all of that, like, you know, so when you get this book, just so you know, people are gonna try and kill you. Yeah, she is. She says like, whatever. You're a vampire that I've heard stories that have that. And then it's like, all of a sudden all these people are trying to kill her but the people that trying to kill her are so nice. Because I want to get Megan Erickson   Yeah. And he's just honest with her. Oh, my God, that's true. Nice. Unknown Speaker   Oh, and he likes she's like, Are you threatening me and he actually gets offended. He's just like, No, I'm Megan Erickson   mourning you. Yeah. Unknown Speaker   Yeah. And it's just like it was just such an amazing moment because it's like, cuz even me in my mind when I think of vampires I think, you know, an animal type species like I think of animal instincts, animal urges, you know, there's those uncontrolled things. Trouble will contain everything that you just yeah, you know, it's just instincts. And here, they're not just including that, like, they're also including the fact that you just made me sound like a horrible human being. Yeah, I actually a person that was rude of you. Why would you do that? It's just like, just such a turnaround for me. I just love that scene. So but Yeah, I did. I love that kind of how he's, I mean, any seems be compared to everybody else. He seems like he's just being an absolute jerk to her. When really once you get through all of it, you realize he's the only one giving her the facts? Yeah, not sugarcoating it for her. Megan Erickson   I love I love the way you said that, because they're all nice to her like Peter Knox is like, Oh, I knew your mother and all this. And then Julian says, come over for tea and spill your secrets, you know. And she has no idea that they're, they're just trying to get the book from her and everything that she tells Jillian Jillian tells Knox. And so when she figures out, oh, these guys aren't good at all. She goes back to Matthew. And that is a good, that scene is really, really good. It's just her and she's walking. And you can tell she's like, panicking because she's you know, she puts her hand against the wall, or the, like, cobblestone wherever she is, and, and all these things start to add up. And you see scenes of like Jillian saying, Oh, these things get out when really you know that Jillian's the one that spread them around, and, and she's crying a little bit. And then the next scene, she goes to Matthew. And she basically says, You said people will come after me. And you're right. And he asked her, why did you come to me? The only one that didn't want to hurt me. And she's asking for help. And what I like about that story is, it's or that part is asking for help isn't a sign of weakness. It's a sign of strength. She wants to know who her allies are. And instead of thinking of the things that she's been taught, which is in vampires don't mix, don't talk to them, she goes, I'm going to get over that, because I definitely don't want to be like those guys. The Witches that want to kill vampires, and this vampire was only trying to help me. So I'm gonna go do that. And that part is like a turning point because she decides to get over that kind of discriminative thinking, and she's asking him for help. And I thought that part was like, it was also like, a really mature part of the storyline. And that, and that is when they really start to be like, interested in each other. Because then she starts asking him, how old are you? And it's just such a Oh, it's such a sexy idea. This, you know, like, 2000 year old vampire talking to a historian like, that's gonna make any historian excited. Unknown Speaker   Oh, my gosh, yeah, I could I like, what he's like talking about the people that he's literally had conversations with, like, scientists and amazing people. And she's freaking out, just like, That's so cool. And he's just like, it's normal. And I was right there with her. I was just like, yeah. HOLLY   We're gonna get lazy. Megan Erickson   It's so good. She like, there's this look on her face. The extreme, I'm gonna do like a reaction thing on YouTube, where I just like take scenes, and I go, this is what's happening in this scene. And this is why it's amazing. But there's this part where she goes, how old are you? And he's kind of standing sideways. And he just turns her he gives her like this, like kind of smirking, smile, kind of like, wouldn't you like to know? And he doesn't tell her he like doesn't tell her until like, the fourth episode or something. And it's just, it's so it's so what's so sexy about that is that it just wasn't it hasn't been done before into. She's not just interested in him as what he is, but who he is and what he's seen and that that's sexy. Like that is a very interesting concept. And there's even a part in the series where he's talking to his friend And Hamish who's a demon will do you? Do you love her? And he's just talking about how she is and, and the things that he you know the qualities he likes about her. And he's like, well, how does she feel about you? And he says, she's a historian. I'm her latest research project. And he's kind of like, the she like me, or does she just like, the life I've lived, and he's kind of like a little insecure. But he's also mature enough to recognize, I hope she's interested in me, not just the life I've lived, which is really good that they pointed out his awareness of that whole situation. And so, oh, it's just so it's so good. Oh, okay. And I didn't make a list. But some of the historical things he says he knows Charles Darwin. He knew Shakespeare. He knew the guy that came up with that first understood that the heart was a pump. Don't remember his name. And then he knows elicit he knew Elizabeth Tudor. So he wasn't just like, he was like a man about town. This guy like he knew people. He wasn't just there when things went down. He liked new kings and queens. And it's just so cool. Because after they have that initial conversation of, Oh, I'm pretty dang old. And he understands that she's a historian. He comfortably brings up things regularly after after they're like starting to get to know each other. Like, she's like, what do you smell when he's smelling his wine? He says something about currents. And he was like, oh, Elizabeth Tudor loved them. They ruined her teeth, though. And it's just like, Oh, God, like, it's just so interesting. I yeah. So that is such an excellent way to tell this type of story. Unknown Speaker   Well, and I love like, again, even with that example that you just gave where she, where she's asking, like, what do you smell like how you smell like, she wants to see the it's, in my mind. It says she wants to see the world how he sees this world. Yeah. Not only is he much older, but his senses are heightened. Like, when we smell a rose, you know, we smell a rose. But if he smells a rose, it could literally just overpower him. Because the sense that he may not like the smell, just because it's so strong day. Megan Erickson   And he's smelling like other things to Unknown Speaker   things that we don't even notice. Yeah, it's just like any things like when he talks about hearing heartbeats and stuff, and it's just like, it's like, that's something you can't help. Like, it's just something you hear her. But it's like, for us, it's like, heart beating right now. Like, we're just standing next to each other. That's so cool. Yeah, I love her. She shows that like, she shows that interest not only in him, but his story. Cool. Like you knew all these people. But I also love learning about you in this world today. Yeah, I think they really did a really good job. Try that was a lot of really nice job of making sure that they showed that, you know, even though as a historian, he really is just an amazing person to talk to you. But as a person, he's also just a really amazing person to talk to back that as they keep going. They realize that both of their goals are the same kind of are the same goals. They both want to make sure that nobody has power over somebody. Yeah. They both just want to make sure that everybody's equal. And so they're both trying to do whatever. They can make sure that this book that can give people the power to over rule, everybody else doesn't fall into anybody's hands that's actually going to try and overrule. Megan Erickson   Oh, I am so excited for you to like keep I want you to read like all the books, but you got to watch. You got to watch it and then you got to read it. But it's more than wait because like the the book is hidden for most of the first book. And for the second book as well. It's only like at the end really like oh, and then like something happens but like it is freaking worth the wait. It is so good. I think there was the book. I like didn't expect it. I was like oh my gosh, that's amazing. There's so it's so good. You're gonna nerd out cuz it's it's really late. I gotta get my phone charger from downstairs. I'll be right back. It just blinked at me. HOLLY   Welcome back. Megan Erickson   Okay. Okay, well, now I want to talk a little bit about Out of breath. I just like to hear myself going. I hate that. I like ran up the stairs was like the worst feeling in the world. You're like, Unknown Speaker   damn it. Megan Erickson   I should not be that out of shape. When I come up, Unknown Speaker   and by the time I get to the apartment, I'm just like, I can't read. I can't read. And I'm just like, I am not out of shape. Unknown Speaker   Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Megan Erickson   It's a bad feeling. Oh, man. Okay, so I want to talk a bit about the witchy stuff, because it's really easy to talk about him as a vampire and their relationship, but her kind of journey into like, finding herself is really cool. And to like, read about it in the book. And then to see it visually represented. Oh, my gosh, because they did, it was like better than what I had in my head. And that, you know, that rarely doesn't happen, at least, you're like, well, I like the book better. It's really easy to like, go down that road. But I didn't feel that way at all. And I think part of that is because it's a series, they have eight episodes, 840 minute episodes to go through a book. And so they have time to take time, basically. Unknown Speaker   Yeah, to get those little hidden nuances in there and all the little hidden gems that they can pull out and, and you might not even realize that it's there until like, three episodes later when it's like, oh, yeah, they did do that, didn't they? Megan Erickson   Yeah. Okay. HOLLY   I love that. Megan Erickson   I'm glad you brought that up. Because I is it if I what I think of when you say that is she has these different dreams about spiders, and like being like in spider webs. And one of the critics said, Oh, when you see a woman, like have her third dream about spiders, you have to wonder how high your tolerances I was like, Yeah, but she was those dreams had purpose. wolky I can't play right now. HOLLY   Okay. Megan Erickson   Thank you. Sorry. He's just like banging at the door. Okay, so she, yeah, she has these different dreams where she's like in bed, and she has this giant spiderweb like across her body. And then you Yeah. And I thought they did really good. And then you find out that she is spellbound. And the way that she spellbound is that she was laying in bed as a kid and her mom's like, okay, honey, we're going to tell you a story. And then her dad did this spellbinding. And it looked like a spiderweb. It looked like they were like tying these things over. And as she's getting spellbound, her mom is saying, well, her parents had to tie her up and little ribbons. But one day, those ribbons would be free. And she could untie them when she needed. And it's just kind of like, Oh, it was such a sad part of the story. Because she didn't know. And so the reason that she felt like she wasn't a good witch, all of her life is because she was actually spellbound, but they were spellbinding her to protect her from Peter Knox, because he basically wanted to, like snatch her up and trainer at some special, I don't know, training place. And so that's why they did that. But what did you think of how how they did that storyline as someone that didn't read the book, like seeing all the spider dreams and then seeing it later? How did you think that that was executed? Unknown Speaker   It definitely. So in seeing the spider dreams, I just I mean, when they're showing something that many times know that they're trying to foreshadow something like you're doing it very blatantly. And so, you know, it's got to be kind of a big thing, because they're not trying, you know, some some foreshadowing is just very little. And it's, it's kind of okay, if you miss it, because it'll be thoroughly explained. You know, it's just kind of one of those things that if you miss it, it's fine. If you catch it, it's cool. But this was one of those, you know, foreshadowing moments where it's like, you need to know this, because this is a big deal. This is going to be a big piece later on. And so I definitely kept trying to think of what it would be for and I just could not, I mean, I also I'm not gonna lie, Andrew, can attest to this. I hate spiders. They freak me out. I don't like them. I'm totally fine with them. Being in nature. I'm not going to just sit there and stomp on spiders out in nature, because Yeah, however, you if you're around me and Andrew long enough, every once in a while you'll see the secure Andrew say, Holly don't look. And but because he's trying to hide the fact that there's a spider close to me so that he can kill it before I see it. He should say, Megan Erickson   Look over there in like the opposite direction. Look at that corner to your right. Unknown Speaker   Left is just as bad. I'm just like so usually to my left and be like, Oh yeah, I'm pointing to my left. Oh, right, go right. But it just looks at me like, dude, you're doing right? I don't. But yeah, and so I definitely saw that full circle. I saw that as a foreshadowing. And so once I did once they did bring in the the fact that the parents had to spell bind her and when you see what that spell looks like, and I mean, how many of us remember things from when we were super young? And honestly, is not anything like what actually happens? HOLLY   Yeah. Kid Unknown Speaker   minds. And you know, and with the story that's being told by the mom. It's very psychologically understandable. That is a dream that she would have. Because after seeing and I mean, it really does. It looks like little spider webs that are just you know, faffing around. And even though the moms like oh, yeah, they're beautiful little ribbons just wrapping around to protect the girl. But I mean, if it looks like a spider web, then a kid's gonna be like, Oh, yeah, pretty little spider web. Yeah. And if you keep going, you just remember that spider web part. You lose a lot of it in translation. And so it made to me, it made a lot of sense, as a child growing up, that that is something that would have better, especially since it is something that because I mean, obviously when you're when you've got magic that's that strong. And it's trying to literally break out of you. Yeah, I mean, you see that even in the very first episode, like, when she first comes on screen, they show her her magic trying to break out of her. Yeah. And she hates it, it freaks her out. Megan Erickson   She's like, Oh, no, no, no, no. And Mike looks around. Yeah, Unknown Speaker   yep, with the papers. Mm hmm. And so it's, in my mind, it would be very understandable for a brain to do whatever it can, because that's the another amazing thing about this show is I feel like they are very, very in tune with a lot of things that happen to a normal person, Unknown Speaker   right? Unknown Speaker   And so our brains are hardwired? To give us answers. Megan Erickson   Exactly, yeah, Unknown Speaker   see something? Or if we hear something our brain is hardwired? To give us an answer to it. If something sounds like water, like water dripping, as water dripping, right, not actually be water dripping, but our brain immediately matches it up to what we already know. And something that she already knew was spider webs. Yeah. So it's and for something like that, to be such a big deal in her life for so long. And for her it to be something that really affects her, you know, as she's growing, and just knowing that she's this horrible witch, because she doesn't want to be a witch, she's no good at magic. She never has been. And it's like, Okay, this is just something I don't want in my life. And but you can still feel it inside you trying to break out. And it's like, and to see those spider webs. I could, like psychologically, it just makes sense that that is what the brain would connect to get that answer. And I just really enjoyed it. Megan Erickson   I really, I'm so glad you did. Because like, in the in the book, it was, you know, like reading like, oh, and then she has a dream that she's covered in spider and I was like, okay, but like seeing it was really cool. The way they did it with the music and the lighting was, it was really good. And I think it did what you said like it painted this picture of, she had this kind of like trauma as a kid. So psychologically, this is her brains way of saying, This is what happened to you, you know, and the and it's so it was so good. Okay. And that also reminds me so there's a part where Matthew is explaining to her, how he's studying different creatures, and they're like, I don't know, DNA markers. There's probably a better way to say that, but he's saying like, okay, here's a witch from 1500. And here's her DNA. Here's one of her descendants, and she has less of the witch markers, meaning her magic is decreasing and this line of witches that The cells or whatever in their bodies are decreasing. And he explains that the more witches are depend, or the less witches dependent on their magic to survive, like a 15, which from the 1500s, is probably going to use her magic a lot more than somebody say, in 2018 that has technology and can buy like groceries from the store instead of tending to her own garden, sprinkling them a little magic on there to make sure that her family's fed. It makes sense. And so he says, the less witches use their magic for survival, the more and more it's decreasing. And he says until they'll eventually become extinct. And Diana's reaction to that is very big. And she's shocked, obviously. But when I watched it the second time, I realized I realized, oh, because she's not using her magic. And so late, because as Matthew is explaining, he goes, the more and more that happens, they will any kind of pauses, and, and then I realized, Oh, she's not using her magic. She's part of the problem. And after he paused, it goes extinct. So he's kind of like saying, Yeah, like, if you have kids. Yeah. And it's, it's very poignant, because she said, I don't want to use magic because my parents died. Because they used magic. And people persecuted them. And, and that's how they were murdered. And, but it's also kind of shocking to realize, oh, but if I don't use magic, does that mean I'm part of this problem, that my family line will eventually just be human because I chose to not use it. And that's like, that's really that's really hard hitting and I do think that that has a lot to do. I don't know if I was in that situation. Are you like, well, I gotta do some spells man, because that is no bueno. Like, Unknown Speaker   that is not good news. Unknown Speaker   Isn't that crazy? Yeah, Unknown Speaker   I definitely understood the whole like, but I always, you know, even though they said the word kinked. And everything I had always said to me, it always went into Oh, they'll become human. They just won't have magic, right? And so in my mind, I was like, oh, they're not really extinct, because they're not dying. They're just not no longer magical. But then hearing you say it like that. It's like, No, no, like, if they no longer have magic, then witches will no longer exist. Megan Erickson   Yeah. They'll just like a witch. One day, we'll have a baby and the human and they won't have that in common. And oh, there's this Oh, go ahead. I'm gonna Unknown Speaker   that drags me over to the winter. So I said, I'm sorry. I'm so bad with the names. It's the the to Diem Unknown Speaker   ends. Unknown Speaker   And, and for their couple. They're married. Yeah, the couple and the girl is pregnant, and later, and she's a demon. And you know, and she's married to a demon. And later on, you find out that Oh, yeah. HOLLY   Parents work witches. Unknown Speaker   Yeah. And that is a big deal. is a witch? Yeah. And it's like, so they're doing everything they can to kind of hide everything. Like well, crap. Now what like that had never been heard of was two witches getting together and ending up having a demon baby. Mm hmm. And so it's like, and I but I thought it was so interesting. Because like, as you go back into genealogy, obviously to find out what happened and see that yes, you actually do have demon and witch blood in your bloodline genes in your bloodline. And so that is one it's kind of like and I'm not gonna lie it started getting me thinking on like, how somebody can have all brown haired people in their family like mom dad brown hair. oldest son, oldest daughter, second oldest son brown hair, and then all of a sudden the fourth kid bright red hair. Yeah. Just kind of like wait what happens and then later on you find out Oh, no, you actually have a pretty strong you know, Irish beam in your family. Yeah, so you've always had these Megan Erickson   you they've just never they're just never surfaced before I said, Yeah. Unknown Speaker   Now Yeah. And so I always thought so hearing it that like that. Oh, that's how I thought about it was all these different, you know, little things all of a sudden popping up and I just thought it was so interesting. And I loved that they kind of like they didn't obviously be like, Oh, yeah, check out Jenny ology, but it was just like, no, knowing your history, knowing your pass can help you to prepare for your future. And I like concepts because that whole learning from past mistakes and using it to better the future. I love that concept. And I feel like that was not obviously it wasn't like a main story, but I loved that it was it was a john here. Megan Erickson   Yeah, it was a good part of the story. Um, so that couplets Sophie and Daniel, and Nathaniel's mom, Agatha is on the congregation. So she's a representative for the demons. And they wait to tell Agatha. And she's like, it's Sophie's decision. She goes, No, I need to tell her and her husband says, No, I don't think you should. And then she explains, I think that our connection is so strong, because she's a witch. And well, A Discovery of Witches   I was born of which. You're a witch? No, no, I'm, I'm a demon. But, but my parents were witches and my grandparents and there is before them. The baby could be a witch, I've got a pretty strong feeling that she is. Unknown Speaker   And you can tell me, if our baby is a witch born of demons, should we everything the congregation fears and wants to destroy? can trust me? My god, I don't want to put you in a difficult position. A Discovery of Witches   I'm your mother. Unknown Speaker   You come first. Both of you do. I miss child, grandmother. My loyalty and love are to you. Megan Erickson   So that's her saying like screw the congregation, if you Your parents are witches and your babies, which I'm going to protect you. And that was a really good moment, because she could have gone either way. Because if they if the congregation finds out, they could try to kill her and kill her baby and stuff. And it could have been like really bad. But you see her character and where she's going. And then eventually, she gives them information that leads them to Diana, and it's really good. I want to I gotta pull up this quote. Okay, so this is Matthew talking about what will happen when creatures go extinct. A Discovery of Witches   It's not going to happen immediately tomorrow, but it's already been gone. One day, they'll be just one species. Humans. Frost, they won't notice the difference, because they've never noticed us. But gradually, Unknown Speaker   eventually, they'll come to see all the magic has seeped out in the wild. And I look around them. And everyone will be the same. HOLLY   And I actually love that they did that. Unknown Speaker   Because if you think of all these animals that are starting to go extinct, like even in our world right now, right, and thinking of other animals that have gone extinct, I mean, just look at the dinosaur. There are absolutely none left, there are one and two creatures that are distantly distantly related. But that's it. And so I like how he said how it's not just going to be like a big, oh my gosh, everything's just been sucked out like a vacuum. Because that's not how that kind of stuff works. It's one individual at a time. Yeah. When you're at a time kind of thing. It's never just a quick thing. And so But yeah, I like how he mentions how everyone will just start looking around and realize that there's just literally no magic in the world anymore. Megan Erickson   And isn't that Oh, it's so poignant, because it can be used as a metaphor for so many things like, yeah, animals that will probably go extinct in our lifetime. And, you know, and there's a big concern with bees. And there are people where it's their job just to rehabilitate bees. And then now there's certain regulations, bee workers with that make honey, there's regulations, because it's like, yeah, we want honey. But you know, we want even more to make sure that bees still exist and are pollinating different flowers. Because if those flowers go away, then that's gonna ruin that ecosystem. And it's just this huge domino effect. And so to think about just one thing, going away, it affects it's a huge domino effect. And it can be, it can be so bad. Oh, it's really it's really, really good. metaphor, I think, which is really great.   Join us next time for part three. Please rate and review and share with your friends if they're little strange things like you. Thanks for listening. I hope you'll join us next time. scare you later. Transcribed by https://otter.ai    

Welcome to Episode 161 of the @DynastyTradesHQ Podcast!  "Scott Barrett Discusses Trading, Hits and Misses & Matthew Berry's Comments!"   The HQ guys welcomed friend of the show Scott Barrett ( @ScottBarrettDFB ) of Fantasypoints.com. Scott wanted to join the guys to discuss Matthew Berry's last appearance on the show. When Matthew was here he roasted Scott and the other members of the #DFBinvitational Dynasty League and Scott wanted to give his thoughts on the statements that Matthew made during that appearance. Scott also revealed why he prefers having a partner while trading as opposed to doing it alone and then went over some of the hits and misses he has had including, Marquise Brown! They wrapped up the show analyzing some #TradeAlerts before going on the the HQCrew show to do a 1 round 2021 rookie mock!  So, hang out and have some fun with Shane Manila @ShaneIsTheWorst, Michael Cipes @FFBlitz, and Jeremy Browand @DynastyMadman It will be a blast!   Check out our new DynastyTradesHQ STORE https://dthq.storenvy.com/   @DynastyTradesHQ Patreon is now called The HQCrew! Do you want the HQ guys to consult with you about your Dynasty team? Do you want a podcast t-shirt or hat? Would you like to get on the show with us? Do you want to listen to the new HQ After Dark podcast? Become a part of The HQCrew today!   Find us on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, and PodBean. Please make sure you rate and review! You can find us on Twitter @DynastyTradesHQ. The DynastyTradesHQ podcast (with your hosts Shane Manila @ShaneIsTheWorst, Michael Cipes @FFBlitz, and Jeremy Browand @DynastyMadman) goes beyond the obvious to bring you the right takes on trades, trade philosophies, and impact of ADP on trading. We’ll laugh, we’ll cry, and we’ll get through the crazy world of dynasty trading together every week!  

Matthew McConaughey is an actor, producer, Oscar Award winner, New York Times Best Selling author, father and founder of the just keep living foundation.    Listen to this episode and learn:   When Matthew started acting and his favorite movie role  How gratitude gives Matthew more to be thankful for  Who Matthew’s role model is and how he strives to be his best self  About a life experience where he had to be brave and advice for those going through challenges  Why Matthew loves to give back and how he started writing   

Sermon for the First Sunday in Advent Romans 13:8-4 and St. Matthew 21:1-13 by William Klock The Christian year has always been reckoned by the incarnation and resurrection of Jesus.  Our Eastern brothers and sisters begin the Church Year at Easter and we, in the West, have for most of our history begun it at Christmas.  Either way, our ecclesiastical New Year’s Day recognises the Jesus has changed everything.  And yet, the Church never springs Christmas or Easter on us.  Instead, a time of preparation leads us to both of these great celebrations.  These were originally times when candidates for baptism—and Epiphany and Easter were the two great times for baptism in the early Church—these were the times when those who were to be baptised prepared: learning the faith, counting the cost, and finally committing themselves entirely to Jesus.  Our traditions have changed a little down through the centuries, but the season of Advent still calls us, like the Boy Scout motto, to be prepared.  Not to be prepared in case of fire, storm, or some other disaster, but to be prepared, knowing that in his first advent Jesus inaugurated his kingdom and that in his second advent, he will finish what he started—and that we are his stewards in the in-between.  Advent reminds us that we live in an overlap of the ages.  The present evil age has been defeated, its rulers dethroned and the age to come has been born.  But in his wisdom and his grace, God has not brought the new age all at once.  Yes, this overlap of the ages allows for evil to continue and for wicked men and women to grasp at their slipping hold of the world, but it also gives space for the good news about Jesus to be carried to the world and the world to come in faith to Jesus who has come in his first advent, not to condemn, but to redeem. Our Gospel lesson today reminds us of what Jesus has done and what he will one day finish.  St. Matthew shows us Jesus the Messiah, Jesus the King, and he shows us the nature of his rule and his kingdom.  Look at Matthew 21:1-6.   Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her.  Untie them and bring them to me.  If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”  This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying,          “Say to the daughter of Zion,          ‘Behold, your king is coming to you,                   humble, and mounted on a donkey,                   on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”   The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.  They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them.   Matthew wrote his Gospel for a Jewish audience and he draws on their Scriptures and on Israel’s story to give depth to what he writes.  Specifically, here, he draws on Zechariah’s prophecies that look forward to the Messiah and to the day when the Lord would come in judgement on Israel’s enemies.  When Matthew says that Jesus came to the Mount of Olives, this isn’t just a casual geographical reference.  This is the spot, according to Zechariah, on which the Lord would stand when judgement came.  And Matthew draws on Zechariah again to explain Jesus’ strange command to the disciples to fetch a donkey.  This was not how kings made their triumphal processions.  Well, not ordinary kings.  They rode on horseback or in a chariot.  But Zechariah, hundreds of years before, had highlighted the humble nature of the coming messiah.  He was one who would ride to his coronation on the back of a humble donkey. So Matthew, here, makes it abundantly clear who Jesus is.  He is the Messiah whom the people had hoped for.  But he also highlights the nature of Jesus’ rule.  The people expected a king would come to overthrow the Herodians and the Romans with violence.  Matthew reminds them, by calling back to Zechariah, that Jesus will take his throne by a very different sort of path.  Yes, he is the judge.  Yes, he will deliver Israel.  But it’s not going to happen the way people thought, at least not yet. As the crowds gather to line Jesus’ way into Jerusalem, Matthew continues to draw on Israel’s story.  Look at verses 8-11: Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.  And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”  And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”  And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”   Not only do the people sing royal hymns to Jesus as he rides into the city, hailing him as “son of David”, a significant messianic title, but Matthew again draws on two events in Israel’s story that the people would have known well.  First, as he tells how the crows was spreading their cloaks on the ground, it would have been hard for his Jewish readers to miss the reference to King Jehu’s anointing.  In 2 Kings 9 we read about Jehoram.  He was King of Israel, the son of the wicked King Ahab.  The apple had not fallen far from the tree in Jehoram.  The prophet Elisha ordered that Jehu was to be anointed King in his place and announced that Jehu would bring the Lord’s judgement on the wicked house of Ahab.  As Jehu was anointed by the prophet, the men gathered cast their cloaks on the ground before him and blew a trumpet.  Matthew uses the imagery not only to make sure we know that Jesus is King, but also to hint that Jesus is also the King who will bring the Lord’s judgement on the wicked. But the other grand image that Matthew draws on here and that leads into the next scene is that of Judas Maccabaeus.  2 Maccabees 10:7 describes the people hailing Judas as King by laying wreathes and palm branches at his feet.  Judas had not only defeated Israel’s enemies, but he had purified the temple from its defilement by the Greeks. And the temple is precisely where Matthew takes us next.  Look at verses 12-13 And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.  He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it a den of robbers.”   Jesus’ purification of the temple had at least as much to do with rebuking the people for what the temple had become ideologically as it did with the buy and selling.  The selling of animals for sacrifice was a necessary part of what the temple was and, since the temple used its own currency, someone had to be there to make change.  The more serious issues was that the temple had become a symbol of the violent revolution—a revolution like the one Judas Maccabaeus had led—that had become the hope of the people.  Again, that’s not what Jesus was about. Most importantly, Jesus’ disruption of the temple put a temporary stop to the sacrifices that day.  This was an acted-out prophecy that brought to a culmination all of his declarations of forgiveness and healing that bypassed the temple, the sacrificial system, and the priesthood.  This was Jesus’ announcement that the temple’s days were numbered.  God was about to do something not only new, but better.  Jesus points here to a coming new covenant in which he would take on the role of the temple himself, in which he would be the mediator between God and human beings, he would be the one in whom forgiveness of sins would be found, he would be the one to bring God and man, heaven and earth together. The Gospel shows us that in his first advent, Jesus was revealed to be the King whom God had promised to his people.  It also hints at the fact that, while Jesus has inaugurated something new, even now, two thousand years later, we await its final consummation. We still wait for Jesus’ second advent.  And this leads us into our Epistle.  Let’s look at Romans 13, beginning at verse 8: Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.  For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”  Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.  (Romans 13:8-10) A shockwave went out across the world that first Easter morning when Jesus burst from his tomb.  The work of new creation was begun that day.  And yet, except for Jesus’ followers, no one seems to have noticed.  The present age rumbles along, its rulers go on ruling, and people carry on with their business.  The old gods remain, even if we aren’t so crass as to build temples with statues of them.  We may not worship Caesar or Aphrodite or Mammon, but we still worship money and sex and political power.  St. Paul knew that it’s surprisingly easy for even Jesus’ own people to forget that the kingdom is breaking in.  It’s easy for us to fall back into the ways and priorities of the present age and to give half-hearted allegiance to Jesus.  That had been Israel’s problem all along.  It should not be ours.  Jesus has filled us with his own Spirit.  The law that was once external and written on stone has now been inscribed on our hearts and our hearts have been turned to God.  Problem solved!  Or you’d think.  We need nearly constant reminders, we need to recall Jesus, his death and resurrection, we need God’s word and we need his grace.  And so Paul reminds us to live the law of love that the Spirit has inscribed in our hearts. Paul puts in terms of the torah.  Don’t commit adultery, don’t steal, don’t covet—just don’t wrong your neighbour.  To love is to fulfil the law.  Paul uses the Greek word agape, that describes the sort of love that gives of oneself as it puts others first.  This is the love that Jesus showed us on the cross as he took on himself the sins of the very people who had rejected and despised him.  This is the love that defines the kingdom and that the Spirit has poured into our hearts.  Be in debt to no one, Paul writes, except to know that for the sake of Jesus and his kingdom, you owe everyone you meet a debt of love.  Imagine how effective the Church would be if we truly lived this way, coupled with being faithful proclaimers of the good news about Jesus. Instead, though, we’re too often like the man who knows he’s going to be late for work, but keeps hitting “snooze” on his alarm clock, rolling over, and going back to sleep.  Paul goes on: Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep.  For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.  The night is far gone; the day is at hand.  (Romans 13:11-12) Paul knew that Jesus would return.  Jesus had promised that the Lord would come in judgement on an unrepentant Jerusalem within a generation.  Whether or not Paul thought that this would be the final end of the present age is debated by New Testament scholars.  I think Paul saw another horizon beyond the destruction of Jerusalem.  The Lord having judged unrepentant Israel and vindicated his faithful people, a time would follow in which the gentiles would come streaming in, having seen the faithfulness of the God of Israel.  While the other apostles were carrying the gospel to their fellow Jews, Paul had received a calling to carry it to the gentiles.  And Paul saw another horizon, one beyond the soon-to-come judgment on Jerusalem.  Paul saw that the pagan nations, particularly the Greeks and Romans, would one day face a similar judgement. The time was coming for the King’s return in judgement, first on the Jews, and eventually on the gentiles.  He would finish what he had started.  The present evil age and its false gods and false kings would be done away with and God’s new creation would be born.  Jesus’ first advent was the alarm going off.  Jesus had announced a coming judgement, but in his life, death, and resurrection had established a means of reconciliation with God.  That day the first rays of the sun had begun to peek over the mountaintops.  And now, Paul’s saying, the full day will soon be upon us.  Get out of bed and get dressed for work! And then he shifts the metaphor.  From “Get out of bed you lazy sleepy-head” he takes a more serious tone.  It’s one thing to sleep in when you should be getting ready for work.  It’s a far worse thing to be out carousing all night and carrying on into the morning, instead of going to work.  He goes on: The night is far gone; the day is at hand.  So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.  Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy.  But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.  (Romans 13:12-14) Laziness is bad and there are plenty of lazy Christians, but even worse are people who know they should be living for Jesus and the age to come, but are instead living for the present wicked age and its false gods and kings.  Paul makes a list of the wicked things people do under cover of darkness: they indulge their appetites, they get drunk, they get involved in all sorts of sexual sins.  But Paul doesn’t stop there.  Most Christians don’t do those sorts of things, so Paul goes on with the list, from orgies and drunkenness to quarrelling and jealousy.  That probably hits closer to home—especially if you spend much time on social media.  But long before social media existed, Christians were struggling with quarreling and jealousy.  Christians get angry with each other, their relationships break down, sometimes churches even split over these sorts of things.  These are the works of darkness and they’re just as bad and just as unbecoming the people of God as drunken orgies are.  Going back to the first part of the Epistle, people who love their neighbours don’t fight and don’t become jealous any more than they get involved in sexual immorality. No, instead, as befits living in the day, we put on the “armour of light”.  Paul hints at the fact that living as people of the day when we’re surrounded by people of the darkness is going to be a struggle and, some day, even a battle.  We put on the armour of light.  What is that?  Paul goes on to put it in terms of putting on the Lord Jesus Christ.  But what does that mean?  Paul uses this put on/put off metaphor a lot in his epistles and the gist of it is that we need to remember to whom we belong. Think of the Israelites—since we’ve been studying Exodus recently.  Pharaoh had claimed them as his slaves, but the Lord had freed them.  It wasn’t freedom for freedom’s sake.  The Lord freed Israel from Pharaoh’s cruel bondage so that the people could serve him.  They went from belonging to a cruel king to belonging to the King—a king who loves his people.  The Lord would live in the midst of his people, that was his promise.  And, for their part, the people would live as befits people who belong to and fellowship with the Lord—that was the torah and the tabernacle. Brothers and Sisters, the same goes for us as Christians.  Through Jesus, the Lord has delivered us from our bondage to sin and death and has made us his own.  We once were in bondage to the darkness, but now have the privilege and joy of serving the light.  And as Jesus’ people, we’re not just the people who live camped around the tabernacle.  No, we are united with Jesus, who is himself the tabernacle, God with us, and who has made us, his very people, a temple when he gave us his Spirit.  It is astounding what Jesus has done for us, and yet we forget.  We hear the alarm sounding, we see the sun peeking through the curtains, and we roll over and go back to sleep.  We do that because we’ve forgotten the joy of our salvation.  We do that, because we’ve failed to steep ourselves in God’s word.  We do that, because we’ve forgotten that God has made us stewards of his good news.  We do that, because we’ve failed to think on and to meditate on the amazing and gracious love God had shown us in Jesus. Brothers and Sisters, the Lord knew we would forget these things.  That’s why he’s given us means of grace to “stir us up” as we prayed in last week’s collect.  He’s given us each other.  Friends, the Church is a place where we stir each other up to love and good works.  He’s given us his word to prick our consciences when we go astray, to remind us of God’s faithfulness when we’re struggling to trust, and to show us the incredible depths of his love when we’re tempted to take a ho-hum approach to our faith.  He’s given us the sacraments.  In our baptism he has washed us clean and plunged us into his Spirit.  In that water he made each of us his own, just as he made Israel his own when she passed through the Red Sea.  And in the Lord’s Supper he gives us a means of participating in the very events—in the death and resurrection of Jesus—that mark our exodus from the bondage of sin and death. Friends, be prepared.  Knowing that that King has come and that he will come again, avail yourselves this Advent of the means of grace.  Whether you’ve been carousing as if it were night, or you’ve been sleeping in, or you’ve been busy about the work of the kingdom, steep yourselves in God’s word, be reminded of the love and the grace and the faithfulness of God.  Meditate on the cross and on the empty tomb.  Remember the baptismal water through which you once passed and find assurance that you belong to Jesus.  And, finally, come to his Table.  Here is not only the manna in the wilderness for a hungry people.  Here is the bread and wine by which we participate in the death and resurrection of the King and find out identity as the people of God. Let’s pray: Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

1 If the husband won’t die for his wife, does she still need to submit to him 2 Is there ever an age when a person can stop obeying their parent? 3 Should an adult desire to become a child again? 4 If an employer is not treating an employee right, should that employee still obey? 5 Since the promised land is the New Jerusalem, why do some Christians believe that modern Jews have a claim to Palestine? 6 When Matthew 25:30 refers to weeping and gnashing of teeth is it speaking about Hell? 7 How should Christian parents portray Santa to our children? 8 Will we know everything when we get to Heaven?

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He started drinking wine and has become a huge fan.   When Matthew told this salesman he'd purchased the wine because of the sales pitch, he was told the secret was to tell the same story every time.  What made it so effective was that because he knew the script so well, he could guarantee a great performance consistently, and was developing better versions of his story each time.    That resonated with Matthew. The idea of a sales script was something new for him and he wanted to work on it.    What is script sales? A sales script can initially sound robotic and monotone. It's similar to an actor who is reading a script for the first time.  In that first run, there's no guarantee that it's going to sound great. What will develop the performance is practice. It's practice that will give life to the scripted words.    Actors can embody their characters so well because they run their lines repeatedly. The same is true in sales. When you're able to connect with your customer from a script, then you know you've practiced enough to make the script a natural part of your pitch.    Practice and more practice    Practice a sales script until it  becomes who you are. Tell the jokes and stories repeatedly, watch what works and doesn't work, and continue to hone the storytelling until you are getting positive reactions in the places you want your client to react. The story could be as simple as how you met your spouse to how you tried and failed to climb Mount Everest. You will get better about crafting your joke or story so it's more engaging. It's going to take time before you get comfortable but once it does, your sales script will be so effective.    Famous Australian comedian, Jim Owen, does stand up comedy and his shtick is to riff on topics people want him to talk about or he'll find random objects in the room.  He finds humor in all of it. He admits that it's a huge amount of work for a comedian to come across as original and authentic in the moment. He also adds that part of what he does is scripted and then he practices and rehearses the script until it makes people laugh. How he prepares is to make sure he thinks of all the variables in the room so he can be ready for any eventuality.   The key to sales scripting  As comedians practice to hone their craft, so should salespeople sharpen their scripts.   There are generally four or five problems when you're selling a specific product or service. If you're good at creating a unified message, finding a niche of clients to target, and you're able to sell, then you have most of the problems solved.  The only thing that should vary is how you respond to the problems and questions that come up. Your answer should highlight the benefits that fit their special needs.    Salespeople  want to get really good about differentiating their products and services from their competition and they need to know the profile of their ideal customer. They need to know what their sales goals.    Steps to looking for the right customers  You never want to pick a market that your competencies can't support. You can't classify yourself as an expert in something you know nothing about.  Instead, look for a specific person or group of people that benefit from your offer the most. What is the profile of the client that provides the best revenue?  Knowing this will allow you to offer a product or service that is specific and work best for their needs. It makes selling so much easier and helps to alleviate competitions because you've already differentiated your niche market. This is the perfect time to present your sales script, when you know the specific group of people will move you to rapid growth. When your script is well-crafted, you have a higher rate of closing.  Case example: Beijing Language Academy  One of Mattew's clients was a language institute called Beijing Language Academy. They were having a difficult time charging more than $50-80 for a one-on-one consultation. It was a massive problem for them.  Matthew was called in to help and helped them come up with their sales goals and customer avatar. When they looked at their existing clients, they found that they weren't only giving language lessons but their academy was also teaching their customers how to become successful in China. Hence, China Success Institute was born. It's now an education course for executives, their spouses, and their children who are being relocated to China. They now charge $30,000 for the program and they don't have any problem selling it. They key was thinking about their branding even before they came up with the sales script.    Focus on your branding  John McEntire is a podcaster and he sells an autoresponder for $1,200. Although he was doing okay and was able to sell his premiums, he had the wrong messaging. He was fighting against bigger competitors who assumed that people knew what an autoresponder is. With Matthew's guidance, they changed their branding. They went to educating their customers on inquiry re-engagement and focused on going into real estate agencies using a sales script that would allow them to grow their platform. By creating a unified message that highlighted the benefits, they were able to change John's niche market from online businesses to people who are established in brick and mortar businesses. What should you do?   Matthew's podcast is called Better Business Coach and his focus is to share how a salesperson can become successful using a sales script. He suggests salespeople write down three business goals and three personal goals. One of them should be to be absolutely selfish because this will serve as their driving force. He then tells them to use the smart criteria and directs them to summarize their goals into 250 words or less, including their “why statement” and why these goals are important to them. The next step is to write down their avatar and mind dump every single person they've successfully worked with. After they have their list of customers, they write down everything they do for these customers.  The last piece is to find the higher purpose and make it the end goal. Matthew's point in this exercise is for his clients to see if their goals conflict with the people they associate with and adjust accordingly.   As a salesperson, it can be scary to try new things but think positively and put your best foot forward. Having a script allows you to work smarter, not harder.    “How To Rapidly Grow Your Sales Through An Effective Message & A Powerful Sales Script” episode resources   Find Mathew Pollard at matthewpollard.guru. He is also on LinkedIn, so you can check him out there as well.  Do you have sales questions? Suggestions? You can also talk to Donald about it via LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for any sales concerns.  This episode is brought to you in part by TSE Certified Sales Training Program. It's a course designed to help new and struggling sellers to master the fundamentals of sales and close more deals. Sign up now and get the first two modules for free! You can also call us at (561) 570-5077.  We have a new semester beginning in January and we would love to have you and your team join us. Follow this link to apply to the program.  We'd love for you to join us for our next episodes so tune in on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify. 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Do you know how to leverage Social Media for Commercial Real Estate? Matthew Laborde, principal of Elifin Realty, a commercial real estate brokerage in Baton Rouge, LA, is successfully leveraging social media to create a recognizable brand and attract clients.  He worked hard and in just three years he was the 2nd largest producer in the firm! On his 27th birthday, he started his own firm, Elifin Realty.  How to Start with Social Media How do you start to use social media?  You start. When Matthew started in commercial real estate at nineteen years old, Matthew had sworn off social media.  Prior to 2018, he used social media to connect with others, and rally for a cause. He did not use social media for business.   Why use Social Media for Business? If people don’t know you are in business, how are they going to find you?  The first time you post for business is awkward. It will continue to be until you find your way.  Your goal in the beginning is to connect with people and find the people who are your fans or potential clients.   Start by connecting with others and commenting on their posts.  Get comfortable being uncomfortable. Your connections, will become your audience.  They will choose to engage with you if your post provides value for them.   Be Vulnerable Make Deeper Connections  Your audience will be compelled to pay attention if they find you are willing to be vulnerable and show more than just a highlight reel.  Matthew jumped off the vulnerable pier and into the deep end of uncomfortable when he made the decision to document his journey towards starring in a musical.  That may not sound like much unless you don’t sing, dance or act. Matthew posted pictures of him in tights, and singing in public.  To deepen his connection with his contacts and further his progression of performing in front of others, he posted a challenge for anyone, anytime to request him to sing a song in public.    What to Post Learning what to post can take time.  Just remember you are trying to connect with your contacts and provide value.  This does not have to be just information about your business. You can comment on activities in your community or comment on other people’s page if you have something that is relevant.   Matthew and Elifin utilize the different platforms to post a sample of the original post found on their website.  This is an excellent way to gain SEO ranking on your website by linking to your website utilizing your keywords. Answer questions that your customers have asked you.  Elifin has created a list of questions that clients ask, where members of the firm provide video answers.   Where to Post on Social Media How many social media platforms do you need to be on?  Matthew has limited his posting to two: Facebook and Linkedin.  If it is anything related to business, Matthew post, the post the exact same information on each Facebook & Linkedin.  Find where your clients and prospects engage on social media and post there.  Traction on Social Media How long does it take to create traction on Social Media?  When you commit to utilizing social media and you are posting regularly.   Authentic Provide value to client Keep posting Post more often You are probably thinking, “one more thing to do”, “every day”, right?  Matthew has figured out how to continue to post regularly without a lot of extra effort.   To do this, he recommends that you find a part of your day that you can create a small nugget of content you can post.  Think of the questions your clients or colleagues asked during the day and take a minute to provide an answer on video speaking to your audience.  If you read a trade journal, or something of local importance, take a minute and comment online. Over time, you will develop an identity, and people will recognize you as an expert.    Do I need to Spend Money You do NOT need to spend money to establish yourself on social media.  If you connect with others, post valuable content regularly that speaks to your audience, you do not need to spend money on ads.  Organic, original content will  BIGGEST RISK  Each week I ask my guest, “What is the Biggest Risk Real Estate Investors face?”   BIGGEST RISK: Matthew Laborde, what is the BIGGEST RISK?  Matthew: The BIGGEST RISK, so I'm going to stay on topic for this one and I'll speak to the biggest risk for business owners and agents, right. In general, especially for the, I would say the veteran agent, the more mature agent and older agent.   The older business owners not engaging in social media is a huge risk.  It's this wide open field that you might, as the veteran, you might have the capital to invest, to have to hire people to do this for you.  But if you don't believe that it can help your business, and if you don't take the time to understand it, then you're going to miss a huge opportunity and open it up for a younger generation, like myself, to come in and take market share. So I'd say that's a huge risk that you need to consider. For more go to: Facebook: Matthew Laborde Linkedin: Matthew Laborde Website: https://elifinrealty.com/

When the wise men arrived to see King Jesus they were overjoyed. When Matthew tells the story he wants to make sure we don't miss the joy. He writes this, "they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy." Two things immediately follow their 'overjoy', they bowed their knees and gave their gifts. Today we'll discuss 'Bringing our Gifts'. There's something about being overjoyed that makes giving so much fun. Check this out.

Matthew Liam Gardner is a global change leader, speaker, and visionary. He works with the leaders, change makers and minds behind the movements that are shaping the future. When Matthew speaks leaders listen. He is celebrated as one of the worlds most dynamic Facilitators and his catchphrases 'raging love', 'Full Body F*CK Yes' and 'I've got a pitch!' are now used and loved in conscious entrepreneur communities all over the world.

When Matthew first reached out to me via email a few months ago he described himself as a Christian Agnostic Atheist, meaning someone who is culturally Christian and a weak or Agnostic Atheist. We mainly talked about free will and the first cause argument.

When Matthew’s friend comes to visit him in Paris, she is stunned by his living situation. Given her disgust at his little studio, it’s ironic - and problematic - when she herself contributes to its demise. Excerpted from the story “The Bin and the Bomb.” Recorded live at San Francisco’s Stranger Than Fiction reading series on May 5, 2019.

Coder, writer, composer, and founding developer of WordPress Matt Mullenweg is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Open Source will save us. The WordPress 5.0 rollout. When Matthew met Jeffrey. Browsers in the age of Blink. AMP & HTML. Gutenberg: blocks and key commands. IE5. Box models. Google: still doing no evil?

(Text: Matthew 1:18-25) When Matthew tells the story of the birth of Jesus, he does it from Joseph's perspective.  And in the midst of Joseph's uncertainty, an angel comes to reassure him that this child is from the Holy Spirit, and that he embodies the promise that "God is with us."

The ketogenic diet has increasingly become a popular choice for athletes and weight loss, Keto is a very low carbohydrate and high-fat diet which changes the metabolism in the body from burning glucose for energy to burning fat for energy. It’s currently a recognised treatment for intractable (drug-resistant) epilepsy, Glut 1 Deficiency and Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency. Increasingly the diet is being looked at in other neuro-metabolic conditions as well as Brain Cancer. We speak to Emma Williams MBE – Founder/Trustee and CEO of Matthews Friends, a charity specialising in growing the awareness and growth of a medical ketogenic diet. Emma’s son Matthew started having seizures at the age of 9 months. When Matthew was just 2 years old Emma found out about the Ketogenic Diet but when she asked Matthew’s neurologist to try the diet she was told that it didn’t work, it was disgusting and medication was the best option. Only when Matthew was 7 years old did she finally get the chance to get Matthew onto the diet thanks to the trial that Professor Helen Cross was carrying out at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Within 2 weeks of starting the diet Matthew’s seizures had reduced by 90% and within 8 months he was off all medication. Emma founded the charity Matthew’s Friends in 2004 to share her experiences with others, provide support and promote the use of the ketogenic diet for those suffering from intractable epilepsy. 2013 saw her awarded an MBE from Her Majesty the Queen for her services to Children with Epilepsy. To learn more about Matthews Friends please visit https://www.matthewsfriends.org/ Special thanks to Emma Williams MBEWritten and directed by Tom Rowley and Andy GreeningAudio engineered and edited by Andy GreeningPodcast artwork by Andy GreeningHealthy For Men theme song by Premium Beats This episode is in partnership with Bounce Foods Healthy for Men 79 November/December 2018 is available now in Holland & Barrett or order online here Healthy For Men Podumentary is by Healthy For Men magazine which is published by River Group Content Limited 2018

When Matthew and his friend Peter agree to share a long-distance taxi with a French couple, they can't possibly imagine how quickly—and how much—they'll come to regret it.

When Matthew and three travel companions head out into the Saharan sand dunes, one faces a tragically comical struggle that threatens his ascent of the huge dune that is their destination.

Laying down the fundamental principles that serve as our parameters for this course. An introduction into Jewish methods of Torah study and religious writings, with emphasis on Midrash, a moralistic, metaphorical rendition of scripture, intentionally outside of its literal meanings. An overall understanding of what it means to be the messiah in Judaism. A discussion of the name Yeshu, Yeshua. Yeshu in history, the Jewish reasons behind the original schism. Yeshu was a political figure, not a religious one. Yeshu was a zealot, reference to the Midrash of Shimon Kipah from Sefer Otzar HaMidrashim, and the writings of Christian theologian, the Manchester University professor, S.G.F. Brandon. Matthew, Chapter 1. When Matthew calls his “rebbe” Yeshu the messiah, his intentions were obviously political. This is made even clearer by the remaining teachings in this chapter. Matthew uses over and over again midrashic methods to aggrandize the genealogy and birth stories of his “rebbe,”with the intent to solidify for him political authority, for the term “messiah,” was in those days, political, and not religious. Discussion of the “virgin birth,” and how it should properly be understood.

Dylan Marron wants to make sure that this isn’t just a “conservative versus liberal” podcast, so this week he speaks with Matthew, a left-leaning queer artist who publically posted that Dylan “represents some of the worst aspects of liberalism.” When Matthew reveals that he himself has also been publicly dragged, the two discuss internet culture and where it’s going. Conversations with People Who Hate Me is a production of Night Vale Presents. Credits: Dylan Marron (creator, producer, host), Christy Gressman (executive producer), Vincent Cacchione (audio engineer, mixer), Alen Rahimic (production manager), Rob Wilson (logo designer). Theme song: “These Dark Times” by Caged Animals. More info: http://conversationswithpeoplewhohateme.com

After starting out portraying himself as an agency that covered everything graphic & web design, Matthew's discovered a) his natural niche of web development and b) that clients prefer knowing they're working with an individual. He's stripped it back: dropped the 'everything' offering, refocused, rebranded and revoiced as 'I'. When Matthew started out he soon got up and running using freelance work market places like PeoplePerHour - he believes there are good clients and projects on these sort of sites and shares his thoughts on how do find them. Love learning from other freelancers like this? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, subscribe to the podcast and to the newsletter. You'll also find useful links for this episode. That's beingfreelance.com Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland Who the hell is Steve Folland? You know how everyone bangs on about how powerful video and audio content can be? Yeah, well Steve helps businesses make it and make the most of it. Find out more at www.stevefolland.com Track him down on Twitter @sfolland or lay a trail of cake and he'll eventually catch you up.

Matthew Cooke and Amanda Ranae are the co-founders of Relational Intelligence and the Relationship Mastery Blueprint, a 6-Step formula helping high achieving singles + couples master communication + connection, so they can have a relationship that activates and accelerates their Life's Purpose. After running their own private coaching practices with over 13 years of combined experience in transformation technologies including neuroscience, yoga, Relational dynamics, and emotional re-wiring, they decided to create a system specifically made to optimize relationships, upon request from clients, friends and FB followers. When Matthew and Amanda aren't speaking on stage, they enjoy walks at the ocean with their puppy Sophie and spending time with their community in Encinitas, CA. Amanda Ranae: https://relationalintelligence.us/facebook-1 Matthew Cooke: http://mattcooke.yoga/ Ronnie Landis: http://www.ronnielandis.net The Holistic Health Mastery Program: http://www.holistichealthmastery.com

When we remember Jesus, it is important to remember the life and times in which he lived. The story of Jesus is a counter-narrative. When Matthew put together this Gospel, he made sure we understood that right from the beginning, Jesus was a threat to the status quo.

When Matthew records Peter's confession in Matthew 18, he made the decision to include the location where this took place. Why? Well, there is a pretty good reason. And that is what we will be discussing in this program.

Do you have a passion for Marketing, dabble in it, but feel that you need a systemized approach in order to be successful? If so, you will really enjoy this consultation that I did with a gentleman named Matthew. I describe Matthew as a life-long learner. An accountant by trade, Matthew knows that Marketing is his ultimate goal. He has even has realized what his niche market will be. He has studied all of the Marketing gurus and is very well-read in many areas. He already has three clients that he advises but feels that he needs a "system" that will help him to help his clients more and will give him the confidence to dive into his niche market. When he found www.hardtofindseminars.com and listened to several of the audio recordings available about the HMA System, Matthew had to know more. In this audio, you will hear Matthew's personal and vocational history and I discover some of the opportunities that are sitting right under Matthew's nose! Subsequently, I answer Matthew's questions about the resources and the support that he would receive from me if he chooses to become an HMA Consultant. Matthew takes the time to view what would become his personal selling machine - an Internet-based PowerPoint presentation that would be customized specifically for him. When Matthew sees all of the HMA resources, his reactions are priceless You will be a fly on the wall when you hear Matthew realize that the HMA System is the missing link that he has been searching for to fulfill his dream of becoming a Marketing consultant. Needless to say, we end the conversation with me welcoming Matthew to the team as our newest HMA Marketing Consultant If you have looked into the HMA System and feel that you have some unanswered questions, I encourage you to listen to this consultation with Matthew. He's a down to earth guy who probably had many of the same questions that you may have about becoming a Marketing consultant. This is an exclusive interview from Michael Senoff at www.hardtofindseminars.com.

When Matthew decided to take up Jesus' call to follow him it changed his life forever. Indeed, that decision still impacts millions of lives 2,000 years later. So what can we learn from Matthew's decision to follow Jesus? What was involved in his leaving behind his position and influence as a tax collector to follow Jesus? What is involved in our following Jesus? And how come Jesus chose a wretched, outcast traitor-of-the-Jews tax collector to be a part of his inner circle in the first place?

Do you have a passion for Marketing, dabble in it, but feel that you need a systemized approach in order to be successful? If so, you will really enjoy this consultation that I did with a gentleman named Matthew. I describe Matthew as a life-long learner. An accountant by trade, Matthew knows that Marketing is his ultimate goal. He has even has realized what his niche market will be. He has studied all of the Marketing gurus and is very well-read in many areas. He already has three clients that he advises but feels that he needs a "system" that will help him to help his clients more and will give him the confidence to dive into his niche market. When he found www.hardtofindseminars.com and listened to several of the audio recordings available about the HMA System, Matthew had to know more. In this audio, you will hear Matthew's personal and vocational history and I discover some of the opportunities that are sitting right under Matthew's nose! Subsequently, I answer Matthew's questions about the resources and the support that he would receive from me if he chooses to become an HMA Consultant. Matthew takes the time to view what would become his personal selling machine - an Internet-based PowerPoint presentation that would be customized specifically for him. When Matthew sees all of the HMA resources, his reactions are priceless. This is an exclusive interview from Michael Senoff at www.hardtofindseminars.com.

This first week of advent we are looking at the passage in Isaiah from which Matthew quotes in Matthew 1:22-23. "…they will call him Immanuel – which means 'God with us.'" Perhaps surprisingly, the text in Isaiah is not one of those wonderful Old Testament passages of promise and hope. It is really a text that refers to the Lord's judgment on Judah and Israel. The virgin is to conceive and bear a son in the original context so that the wicked king Ahaz would know that Judah is God's country and He controls its destiny. Ahaz, by foolishly making an alliance with Assyria, was trying to avoid the danger of Israel and Syria who were laying siege to Jerusalem. The prophet Isaiah tells him that this is not the real danger, for those countries are but smoldering sticks - soon to lose their fire. The real danger was Assyria who would eventually overrun Israel and Judah and this would lead to the captivity in Babylon. God is with Judah but the country and the king refuse to put their hope in Him and instead trust in defective political alliances. This will result in judgment. But for those who are looking for the Lord and hoping for His coming, "God with us" is good news. It is a promise of hope and blessing. Questions for Discussion: 1. Slide 2-3. Review the history of Israel and Judah. What does 2 Kings 16:1-4 say about Ahaz? What are you expecting God to do to Ahaz? 2. Slide 4-5. Why does the prophet approach Ahaz in Isa. 7:1-6? Is there a sense that there might still be hope for Ahaz? Do you see God's mercy? 3. Slide 8. Put verses 7-9 into your own language, how would you say that? "Stand firm in faith or have no leg to stand on:" What does that mean? 4. Slide 10. Why do people sometimes use pious words to cover up an unbelieving heart? What would you say to those people? Why does this kind of false piety not work with the Lord? 5. Slide 14. Why do you think that the Lord gives Ahaz a sign? 6. Slide 15-16. How might the prophecy been fulfilled in Ahaz's time? 7. Slide 17. When Matthew uses this prophecy to refer to Jesus, how does he envision a different context? How is that "God with us" is such good news for us and yet such bad news for Ahaz? Sometimes we learn a lot from negative examples. What principles for Godly living can you learn from Ahaz's bad example?

This first week of advent we are looking at the passage in Isaiah from which Matthew quotes in Matthew 1:22-23. "…they will call him Immanuel – which means 'God with us.'" Perhaps surprisingly, the text in Isaiah is not one of those wonderful Old Testament passages of promise and hope. It is really a text that refers to the Lord's judgment on Judah and Israel. The virgin is to conceive and bear a son in the original context so that the wicked king Ahaz would know that Judah is God's country and He controls its destiny. Ahaz, by foolishly making an alliance with Assyria, was trying to avoid the danger of Israel and Syria who were laying siege to Jerusalem. The prophet Isaiah tells him that this is not the real danger, for those countries are but smoldering sticks - soon to lose their fire. The real danger was Assyria who would eventually overrun Israel and Judah and this would lead to the captivity in Babylon. God is with Judah but the country and the king refuse to put their hope in Him and instead trust in defective political alliances. This will result in judgment. But for those who are looking for the Lord and hoping for His coming, "God with us" is good news. It is a promise of hope and blessing. Questions for Discussion: 1. Slide 2-3. Review the history of Israel and Judah. What does 2 Kings 16:1-4 say about Ahaz? What are you expecting God to do to Ahaz? 2. Slide 4-5. Why does the prophet approach Ahaz in Isa. 7:1-6? Is there a sense that there might still be hope for Ahaz? Do you see God's mercy? 3. Slide 8. Put verses 7-9 into your own language, how would you say that? "Stand firm in faith or have no leg to stand on:" What does that mean? 4. Slide 10. Why do people sometimes use pious words to cover up an unbelieving heart? What would you say to those people? Why does this kind of false piety not work with the Lord? 5. Slide 14. Why do you think that the Lord gives Ahaz a sign? 6. Slide 15-16. How might the prophecy been fulfilled in Ahaz's time? 7. Slide 17. When Matthew uses this prophecy to refer to Jesus, how does he envision a different context? How is that "God with us" is such good news for us and yet such bad news for Ahaz? Sometimes we learn a lot from negative examples. What principles for Godly living can you learn from Ahaz's bad example?