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Today we celebrate a Quaker son of Pennsylvania who accomplished so much during his lifetime and left a legacy of botanical information for future generations. We'll also learn about a woman who, together with her husband, created an impressive arboretum in the middle of Iowa. We’ll hear some thoughts about spring from a Contemporary Turkish playwright, novelist, and thinker. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a fun fiction book about an adventurous young woman who joins an expedition in Yellowstone National Park at the end of the nineteenth century. And then we’ll wrap things up with the fascinating story of the Alaska State Flower - the Forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris).   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Curated News 12 Gorgeous Plants That Will Attract Hummingbirds to Your Garden | Bob Vila | Michelle Ullman   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there’s no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you’d search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events April 28, 1782 Today is the birthday of the botanist, physician, and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, William Darlington. Like his fellow eminent botanists John Bartram, Humphry Marshall, and William Baldwin, William was born into a Quaker family in Pennsylvania. A native of West Chester, William received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. When William was a student, Benjamin Barton, the botanist and author of the first American botany textbook was an early mentor. After signing on as a surgeon for an East India merchant, William traveled to Calcutta. A year later, William returned to England and married Catharine Lacey, the daughter of a distinguished Revolutionary War General. Lacey supported William’s work. The Darlingtons were married for forty years and had four sons and four daughters. Two of their sons were named in honor of fellow botanists: their oldest son was Benjamin Smith Barton Darlington and their youngest son William Baldwin Darlington. The year 1826 was a big year for William Darlington. He organized and presided over the Chester County Cabinet of Natural Sciences, and he published his first edition of "Florula Cestrica," his summary of plants in West Chester, Pennsylvania. William was a saver and an archivist. Today, William’s work to preserve his letters with Humphry Marshall and John Bartram are much appreciated. In terms of legacy, one of William’s most valuable contributions to botanical history is his masterpiece called Memorials of Bartram and Marshall.  In 1853, the botanist John Torrey named a new variety of California pitcher-plant for Darlington. He called it Darlingtonia Californica. As for William, his large herbarium and works were bequeathed to his beloved Chester County Cabinet of Natural Science. William was buried in Oaklands Cemetery, near West Chester. Twenty years earlier, William wrote his own epitaph in Latin - it is inscribed on his monument: "Plantae Cestrienses, quas dilexit atque illustravit, super tumulum ejus semper floreant" or May the plants of Chester, which he loved and documented, forever blossom over his grave. William's tombstone is crowned with a relief of Darlingtonia californica.   April 28, 1916 Today is the birthday of the arboretum-maker Frances Bickelhaupt. Frances is remembered for the arboretum that she and her husband Robert created around their family home in Clinton, Iowa. During the 1960s and 1970s, Robert and Frances watched in dismay as Dutch Elm disease claimed the beautiful Elm-lined streets of their hometown. In response, Frances and Robert began planting a diverse range of trees on their 10-acre property. Now, Frances and Robert were exceptionally disciplined when it came to planting trees - they committed to grouping all the trees by species. Today, the Bickelhaupt Arboretum has a lovely collection of trees - including ash, beech, birch, crabapple, elm, hickory, honeylocust, linden, magnolia, and oak. Bickelhaupt also has a gorgeous conifer collection, regarded as the Arboretum’s crown jewel, and features many rare and dwarf conifers. In total, the Bickelhaupt Arboretum boasts over 2,000 different species of plants. In 2020, the Bickelhaupt Arboretum was damaged by the derecho ("duh-RAY-cho") - a widespread and severe windstorm that blew through the midwest on August 10, 2020. As a result of the derecho, Bickelhaupt lost 28 trees, and many more were damaged in the hurricane-force winds. The first course of action is clean up following by tree removal - for the trees were so damaged they could not be saved. Today, if you happen to visit the Bickelhaupt Arboretum, there is a poignant sculpture of Frances and Robert near the entrance. They are standing side by side, and Frances has one foot resting on the top of a shovel she holds against the earth.   Unearthed Words In the winter, you may want the summer; in the summer, you may want the autumn; in the autumn, you may want the winter; but only in the spring you dream and want no other season but the spring! ― Mehmet Murat ildan (“MAY-met Moor-rat ILL-don,” Contemporary Turkish playwright, novelist, and thinker   Grow That Garden Library Letters from Yellowstone by Diane Smith This fiction book came out in 2000, and it won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award for Fiction. In this book, Diane Smith tells the story of a young woman named  A. E. (Alexandria) Bartram. A lively young woman and amateur botanist, Alexandria is invited on an expedition of Yellowstone in the spring of 1898. The leader of the expedition is a Montana professor who initially thought AE Bartram was a man.  He was shocked to learn the truth when Alexandra joins the team. Still, it's full steam ahead 4 the group of scientists, and they embark on a summer of fascinating Adventures and a web of entangled relationships. The backdrop is, of course, the beauty of Yellowstone and 19th-century concerns about science, economics, and nature. This book offers a little bit of everything - botany, humor, adventure - and even romance. This book is 226 pages of fiction based on true American history, nature, science, and culture. You can get a copy of Letters from Yellowstone by Diane Smith and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $1   Today’s Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart April 28, 1917 On this day, the State Flower of Alaska was adopted: the Wild Native Forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris "my-oh-SO-tiss al-pes-tris”). The Forget-me-not was part of the Alaskan culture long before it became the official state flower. During the Alaskan gold rush, the men formed lodges. A lodge called the Grand Igloo selected the Forget-me-not as the lodge emblem. Later on, women got involved with the lodge through auxiliaries. One pioneering Alaskan woman was Esther Birdsall Darling. Esther lived in Alaska from 1907 to 1918. She created a dog kennel in Nome and later started the first sled dog race. Esther became known worldwide when she began writing about her life in the north and her Alaskan sled dogs. Inspired by the “Forget-me-not” legislation, Esther wrote a poem dedicated to the State’s pioneers called “Forget-me-not.” It was included in the bill put before the legislature: So in thinking for an emblem For this Empire of the North We will choose this azure flower That the golden days bring forth, For we want men to remember That Alaska came to stay Though she slept unknown for ages And awakened in a day. So although they say we’re living In the land that God forgot, We’ll recall Alaska to them With our blue Forget-me-not. In the bill's margins, there were two handwritten verses (likely written by Esther) and often used as the first two verses to her original poem. A little flower blossoms forth On every hill and dale, The emblem of the Pioneers Upon the rugged trail; The Pioneers have asked it And we could deny them not; So the emblem of Alaska Is the blue Forget-me-not. The Forget-me-not is a member of the Borage family (Boraginaceae). In Floriography ("FLOOR-EE-ah-grah-FEE") or the language of flowers, the Forget-me-not flower represents true faithful love, fond memories, hope, and remembrance. In the middle ages, Forget-me-not was believed to be an effective treatment for scorpion bites. The buds of the flower curl like a scorpion's tail, which was believed to be a sign from nature. This is how Forget-me-not earned the common name Scorpion Grass. Celebrated in folklore, there are many stories about Forget-me-nots. The popular tale of how the Forget-me-not was named tells of a German knight walking by a river with his lady. When he stooped to pick a tiny flower, he lost his balance as he straightened to give the blossom to his beloved. He fell into the river and said, " Vergiss mein nicht." before being swept away. After the battle of Waterloo, the battlefield was covered with Forget-me-nots. The dainty flowers sprung up to mark the spots of fallen soldiers. When King Richard III banished Henry of Lancaster, he chose the Forget-me-not as a rallying symbol. The flower became an emblem for his followers. During the 20th-century, Germans planted Forget-me-nots to honor the fallen and were a special remembrance after WWI. In modern gardens, Forget-me-nots are especially beautiful in rock gardens and along water features like streams. On April 26, 1951, the Vermont Standard shared an adorable story about the Forget-me-not. “Professor Leon Dean of the English Department of UVM (The University of Vermont) spoke on the subject of "Vermont Folklore." He began by explaining that history is all about us… and that the learned historian no longer looks down upon the contributions of the local historian.  Folklore, he said, can be adapted to [the] classroom… and the student can go from folklore to local, and national history.  ...Even more important are people whose memories reach back in a chain - from generation to generation.  Professor Dean gave the illustration of a country doctor who in the spring, would carry Forget-me-not seeds which he sprinkled on the waters of the streams he passed. In time these streams were lined with Forget-me-nots, a memorial when he was gone.”   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

When William submitted his documentary “Painting the Town: The Street Art of Detroit” in 2018, it was an immediate contender. To quote an interview from the film... “Opportunity exists when you’ve hit the bottom… And optimism brews when there is no other option but to be optimistic.” The first images offered in the Doc confront the viewer with the harsh reality of a fallen American city. A series of stark, snow-covered and vacant homes, businesses and factories set the stage for a story about neglect and decay, a story about faded glory, a story about a broken American Dream. But what helped the film earn our 2018 Best Documentary award was that the story isn’t really about these things at all - instead, it is a story of hope, renewal, creativity and a collective artistic spirit determined to thrive and build something new. What emerges from the immaculately produced and comprehensive interviews and imagery, is a portrait of a city and its citizens, a love letter to a brighter future in the shadow of a “Post-industrial, post-capitalist urban landscape.” It’s a film that illuminates a true “cultural melting pot” where art and artist are equally praised as they work together to redefine and glorify not just one city, but the very foundation of the American dream. The film maturely justifies the unique transition of perspective of the entire community as they grow to embrace and elevate street art from vandalism to legitimate beautification - and throughout, the scope and scale of the artwork are matched by the scope and scale of William’s production. The documentary epitomizes the power of the genre as a vehicle for capturing our physical and emotional history, revealing a new chapter of the homegrown, visual stimulus taking place in Detroit, and William found a way to share this rebirth with all of us… No doubt, this emerging filmmaker is destined for big things... For more info: www.williamhigbie.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/futureoffilm/support

Today we celebrate a woman who was insatiable when it came to plants, and she is remembered forever with the Portland Rose. We'll also learn about a famous speech given at a Vermont botanical club about why botany wasn’t taught in schools - and the reasons were pretty spot on. We hear a story about a beautiful cherry tree found near the Osakabe ("sah-KAH-bay") Hotel. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about Darwin’s plants - in addition to his theory of evolution, Darwin experimented and observed plants extensively at his home in Kent. And then we’ll wrap things up by getting you ready for Valentine’s Day with a few of my favorite garden-inspired verses about love.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Curated News Gardening As A Salve For Stress And Anxiety: A Gardener's Personal Story | House & Garden | Charlie Harpur   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there’s no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you’d search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events February 11, 1715 Today is the birthday of the British aristocrat, naturalist, plant lover, and botanist Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland. Her family and friends called her Maria. Maria married when she was 19 years old. Together, she and William Bentinck had five children; one of their sons became prime minister twice. When William died after their 27th anniversary, Maria threw herself into her many passions. As the wealthiest woman in England, Maria could acquire virtually any treasure from the natural world - and she did. She cultivated an enormous collection of natural history, which was tended by two experts she hired to personally attend each item: the naturalist Reverend John Lightfoot and the Swedish botanist Daniel Solander. Maria's home in Buckinghamshire was referred to by society as the hive - it was a reference to the hub of activity for Solander and Lightfoot and the other people who helped process her acquisitions. At one point, Maria had reached out to Captain James Cook. James gave Maria some shells from his second expedition to Australia. Meanwhile, Daniel Solander was in charge cataloging Maria's massive shell collection, but, sadly, he left the work unfinished when he died in 1782. Maria had an enormous appetite for curation and collecting. In addition to her Botanic Garden on her property, Maria opened a zoo, kept rabbits, and had an aviary. A constant stream of scientists, explorers, socialites, and artists visited Maria to exchange ideas and inspect her collections. And, think about the limitless ambition she must have had as Lightfoot wrote that Maria wanted, "...every unknown species in the three kingdoms of nature described and published to the world." Now, Maria had a special love for collecting plants and flowers from far off places worldwide. She retained the botanist and the incomparable botanical illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret as a drawing instructor. Struck by the luminescence of his work, Maria bought over 300 of Ehret's paintings. Maria also became friends with the botanical artist Mary Delaney. Mary made botanical paper mosaics, as she called them. Mary was essentially creating flower specimens out of tissue paper. And Mary was exacting - dissecting real flowers and then replicating what she saw with tissue paper. To gather more material for her work, Maria and Mary loved to go out into the fields and collect specimens together. As the Duchess of Portland, Maria shared her specimens with the public, and she displayed her various collections from around the globe in what she called her Portland Museum. Once, in 1800, Maria received a rose from Italy, which became known as the Portland Rose in her honor. The rose was a beautiful crimson scarlet with round petals - and it was a repeat bloomer. And, here's a fun fact: all Portland Roses were developed from that very first Portland Rose - the sweet gift to Margaret Cavendish Bentinck - Maria - the Duchess of Portland.   February 11, 1896 It was on this day that the Burlington Free Press shared a story called Vermont’s Flora: Winter Meeting of the State Botanical Club. Generally speaking, these early botanical meetings can err on the side of rules and regulation, and they can be a little boring to read. However, the account of this meeting caught my eye. The meeting started as per usual with a discussion of nomenclature. Here the club decided to follow the lead of Harvard and the way they pronounced botanical names. But, then, things got interesting because the topic changed to "How Should Botany be Taught In Schools?" after an address given by Reverend JA Bates. Bates began his popular presentation by saying that he could begin his speech like the boy who wrote a paper about “The Snakes of Ireland.” The paper began, “There are no snakes in Ireland.” Reverend Bates found himself in the same situation for his speech, “How Should Botany be Taught in Schools?” Well, as Reverend Bates began to speak, he bluntly pointed out there is no botany taught in schools. Bear in mind this speech was made in 1896 when Reverend Bates said that, “only one in forty students has studied botany.” And I don’t think we’ve moved the dial that much on that statistic. Then Bates attempts to explain why botany is not taught - and this is what caught my attention. He said, “The chief reasons for [botany not being taught in schools] are twofold.  First, most of the teachers are poorly prepared for teaching botany.  And second, botanists are conservative and conceal the charms of their study behind the long Latin names.”   Unearthed Words There, in a garden of a house near the Osakabe Hotel ("sah-KAH-bay"), towering above a tall wooden fence, stood a tree with narrow leaves and bunched clusters of double mauve-pink blossoms with close to 100 petals. Ingram's immediate reaction was to work out how to spirit cuttings of the tree to England. Fate was on his side. Nineteen years earlier, on his honeymoon, he had visited this very village while hunting birds, and he remembered meeting there, a one-legged war hero whose parents ran the Osakabe Hotel.  That man, who had lost a limb during the Russo-Japanese war, was still alive, a villager told Ingram. Indeed he was now running the hotel. And his hobby was gardening! In typical Ingram fashion, he convinced the Innkeeper to send him scions from the tree in exchange for one yen to cover the postage. By 1929, a couple of sturdy offspring were growing in Benenden. — Naoko Abe, Japanese Journalist, author, and a 2016  Nihon Essayist Club Award winner, Cherry Ingram: The Englishman Who Saved Japan’s Blossoms, Saving the Sakura   Grow That Garden Library Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants by Ken Thompson This book came out in 2019, and the subtitle is Darwin's Botany Today. In this book, Ken helps us understand Darwin as a botanist. After taking his famous voyage on The Beagle, Darwin experimented with and observed growing plants at his home in Kent. Carnivorous and climbing plants were a favorite of Darwin's; he was fascinated by their pollination and flower evolution. Thanks to Ken, we get to know Darwin as a pioneering botanist who was way ahead of his time. Darwin’s work seems totally in step with plant science today: plant movement, hunting, and intelligence. This book is 256 pages of a side of Darwin that most folks have never known: Darwin as a curious and intelligent botanist. You can get a copy of Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants by Ken Thompson and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $14   Today’s Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart Today I thought I’d close the show by getting you ready for Valentine’s Day with a few of my favorite garden-inspired verses about love. Violet has the shortest wavelength of the spectrum.  Behind it, the invisible ultraviolet.  Roses are Red,  Violets are Blue.  Poor violet, violated for a rhyme. — Derek Jarman, gardener and poet If apples were pears And peaches were plums And the rose had a different name. If tigers were bears And fingers were thumbs I'd love you just the same. — Anonymous “So, timely you came, and well you chose, You came when most needed, my winter rose. From the snow I pluck you, and fondly press Your leaves 'twixt the leaves of my leaflessness.” — Alfred Austin, English poet Poet Laureate “Green fingers are the extension of a verdant heart.” — Russell Page, British gardener, garden designer, and architect Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Today we celebrate the founder of the influential Curtis Botanical Magazine. We'll also learn about the traditional start of the agricultural year. We’ll hear about a beautiful plant called Wintersweet from one of my favorite gardeners. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about home through the eyes of a passionate plantsman. And then we’ll wrap things up with a fun story about a young botanist and disciple of Carl Linnaeus.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Curated News New Year’s Resolutions for the Regenerative Grower | Modern Farmer | Lindsay Campbell   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there’s no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community where you’d search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events January 11, 1746 Today is the birthday of the botanist, entomologist, and founder of the influential Curtis Botanical Magazine, William Curtis. William had started life as an apothecary, but in short order, he discovered that it could not hold his interest. Sir James Edward Smith recalled that William loved being a naturalist more than working in the city. He wrote, “The Apothecary was soon swallowed up in the botanist, and the shop exchanged for a garden!” William was a founder of the Linnean Society, and he also authored a book about the botany of London called Flora Londiniensis. In 1779, William transformed his Lambeth garden into the London Botanic Garden. William wanted his garden to be a place where visitors could learn all about plants and their uses - not just for food - but in medicine and cooking as well. William was, at heart, a pragmatist. When William heard from visitors that they needed a resource to help grow the plants they were acquiring, William came up with the idea for his magazine. On February 1, 1787, the very first Curtis Botanical magazine was published, “for the... ladies, gentlemen, and gardeners ... who wish to become scientifically acquainted with the plants they cultivate." The Curtis Botanical Magazine made William wealthy, and he often remarked that it had brought him "pudding and praise.” As for William's magazine, the reason it was so successful is that, early on, William vowed to provide his readers with helpful illustrations. Hence, William brought in incredible artists, like James Sowerby, and they helped ensure the magazine's success. In addition to his legacy left by his garden, flora, and magazine, the genus Curtisia honors William Curtis.   January 11, 1850 Today is the birthday of the American pioneer botanist, plant pathologist, and mycologist, Joseph Charles Arthur. Known for his work with a group of plant fungus known as rusts, Joseph became the first department chair for Botany and Plant Pathology at Purdue University. Joseph held the chair position for half a century. During his time at Purdue, Joseph built a repository of over 40,000 rust specimens. Although Joseph kept these rust specimens at Purdue, he felt the collection belonged to him because he paid for them with his own personal funds. Despite Joseph’s private investment, Purdue insisted the collection belonged to the University. So, in the middle of the night, Joseph packed up his entire herbarium - cabinets and all - putting everything into moving vans. In a single night, the entire Arthur herbarium was moved into Joseph's house. After a long standoff, an agreement was reached, and Purdue paid Joseph $1,450 - a paltry 3 cents per specimen - for the magnificent Arthur herbarium. And here's a fun side note about Joseph Charles Arthur: In addition to his work in botany, Joseph was a musician. In 1902, in happier times at the University, Joseph wrote the music for a school song called Vive Purdue.   January 11, 2021 It's official; the holidays are truly over - today is Plough Monday. Plough Monday is regarded as the traditional start of the agricultural year and the official end to the holiday season. Plough Monday is always the first Monday after the 12th night of Christmas, and in the not-too-distant past, Plough Monday represented the day that men officially went back to work. Plough Monday has agricultural etymology - it was the day that farmers returned to their fields after Christmas break. And, on Plough Monday, farmers would bring their ploughs to church so that they could be blessed.   Unearthed Words One day 27 years ago, long before I became an enthusiastic gardener, my husband came home with a bush of wintersweet, given to him by an old lady from her garden. [The woman] said it would not flower for seven years and then forever after would do so generously. She was right. I always appreciate its wonderful scent and bring small sprigs indoors on Christmas day and all through January. Slowly it has been growing over one of our drawing-room windows, which is now completely covered. The decision has been made; it must be pruned down to windowsill level. So I have been cutting long luxurious branches covered in buds and open flowers, and we have reveled in the fragrance of the rather sinister waxy yellow and red flowers. Will it flower next year after such drastic pruning?  Only time will tell, and I hope that the kind old lady, now dead, will intercede for us and it. — Rosemary Verey, gardener and garden writer, A Countrywoman's Year, January   Grow That Garden Library A Place to Call Home by James Farmer  This book came out in 2017, and the subtitle is Timeless Southern Charm. In this book, interior and garden designer James Farmer of Perry, Georgia, takes us on a tour of eleven incredible Southern homes. Alongside the gorgeous photography, James shares charming personal stories. This is one of my favorite decorating books because James has such reverence for both home and garden. As the best-selling author of A Time to Plant, a James Farmer interior always incorporates natural and floral elements. Layered with rugs, art, collections, and florals, James makes warm and inviting interiors. This book is 208 pages of beautiful interiors with timeless Southern charm styled by a garden living and entertaining expert. You can get a copy of A Place to Call Home by James T. Farmer and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $24.   Today’s Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart January 11, 1732  Today is the birthday of the Swedish-speaking Finnish explorer, naturalist, botanist, and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus, Peter Forsskål ("Pee-ah-tur Forsh-COOL"). Peter was the naturalist on the Royal Danish Expedition to Arabia. During his short lifetime, Peter identified a large number of species. Peter’s plant descriptions were thorough and detailed, showing his sensitivity to Arabic culture and language. Sadly, Peter died of malaria in 1763 in Yemen. In fact, almost all the members of this expedition tragically died on the trip. Out of mourning for his young student, Linneaus named Forsskaolea tenacissima ("Forsh-COOL-ee-ah Ten-ah-CY-uh-mah") to honor Peter.  Linnaeus said this plant, a member of the non-stinging nettles genus, was as stubborn and persistent as Peter himself.   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

WILLIAM AND TIBBY FOREVER by Lynda Hamblen Catastrophic downfalls! Heroic rescues! Daring catnappings! William and Tibby Forever depicts these and many other fur raising events in the lives of William and Tibby, two cats who live with their beloved Second Mom and her Hon in a small, gray house on a hill. In spite of vets and vaccinations, cat carriers, and beasts lurking in the garage, William's and Tibby's lives are as close to idyllic as a cat’s life can be. But when William is killed, their idyll is shattered. When William next opens his eyes, he is in Heaven. Before the hour is out, he has moved in with Third Mom, her Sweetie Pie, and all thirteen of Second Mom's previous cats. There William strives to earn his halo. This undertaking involves coping with the eccentricities of the other cats, resisting the temptations of Third Mom's pet rabbits and chickens, and making peace with the terrible Hon. Meanwhile, Tibby must contend not only with her grief for William but also with an indomitable kitten named Elvira. And when an illness threatens Elvira’s life, the entire family must pull together to save her. From their experiences, William and Tibby find that life holds joy and sorrow, laughter and tears, leave-taking and reunion. They learn that whenever there is an ending, there is also a beginning. William and Tibby Forever is a heartwarming story about the love of a mother for her children, the love of a man for a woman, and the love of that woman for her cats. It is a story about life that never ends and love that never dies. Lynda Hamblen lives with her husband and her cat Elvira in a small gray house on a hill on a farm outside Union City, Tennessee. Having lived a life blessed with cats, she decided to write a novel about a cat’s view of life, heaven, and eternity. She is a published poet and essayist, but William and Tibby Forever is her first novel. https://www.williamandtibbybook.com/book-william-and-tibby-forever/ https://www.amazon.com/William-Tibby-Forever-Lynda-Hamblen/dp/1641405260 http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/lynhamblen.mp3

Today we celebrate St. Swithin's Day. We'll also learn about the English architect who brought classical Roman architecture and the Italian Renaissance to gardens. We celebrate the botanist who attempted to sell his cow to buy a botany book by Robert Morison. We also celebrate the birthday of a botanist and a teacher of Emily Dickinson. We learn about the grand opening of Niagra Falls. Today's poems feature insects. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about making gardening and yard work less work and more enjoyable. And then we'll wrap things up with a heart-warming story about a beloved gardener and journalist from Ireland. But first, let's catch up on some Greetings from Gardeners around the world and today's curated news.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Gardener Greetings To participate in the Gardener Greetings segment, send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org And, to listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to play The Daily Gardener Podcast. It's that easy.   Curated News New research pinpoints which of the world's trees are climate change-ready | The Global Plant Council "Botanists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that "penny-pinching" evergreen species such as Christmas favorites, holly and ivy, are more climate change-ready in the face of warming temperatures than deciduous "big-spending" water consumers like birch and oak. Remarkably, we found that with rising CO2 evergreen trees and shrubs are more efficient in using water than deciduous plants in cooler climate locations. Still, there is no evidence for such a pattern in parts of the world with warmer climates. The reason for the detected differences in the evergreen and deciduous plant responses to climate change lies in their leaf texture. The leaves of evergreens are generally thicker and sturdier than deciduous plants in colder climates, while they are mostly similar in texture between the two groups in the warmer climates."   St. Swithin's Day   (Click to read this original post)   Alright, that's it for today's gardening news. Now, if you'd like to check out my curated news articles and blog posts for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There's no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events 1573   Today is the birthday of the English architect, Inigo Jones. Inigo introduced classical Roman architecture and the Italian Renaissance to Britain. He left his mark on London building designs, such as the classically styled Queen's House for Anne of Denmark.  Today, gardeners remember that Inigo designed the layout for Covent Garden square ("Cuv-int"). The Duke of Bedford asked Inigo to build a residential square using the Italian piazza for inspiration. The Duke felt he had to include a church, but he told Inigo to put up something simple like a barn. Inigo's famous response was that the Duke would have "the finest barn in Europe." And Covent Garden became the excellent setting for London's farmer's market for over three centuries.   1751   It's the anniversary of the death of the botanist John Wilson. It was John Wilson who first attempted a systematic arrangement of the plants of Great Britain in the English language. From a professional standpoint, John was a shoemaker and then a baker. There is a little story that is often told about John with regard to his love of botany. Apparently, John was so intent on learning about botany that he almost sold his only cow to buy a book written by the Scottish botanist and taxonomist Robert Morison. The transaction would have almost certainly caused John's financial ruin had a neighbor lady not purchased the book for him. And there's another story that reveals John's self-taught botanical expertise and personality. John had traveled to the county of Durham, where he met a man who enjoyed growing rare plants. Confident he could beat John, the man challenged him to a plant-naming contest. To his shock and dismay, John was able to name all of the rare specimens in his garden. When it was John's turn, he looked about and grabbed a wild herb growing nearby, which the man simply dismissed as a weed. John stated that the word "weed" was not sufficient, and he said that the man's answer proved he was merely a gardener and not a botanist. And that's how John Wilson ended up winning the contest.   1793   Today is the birthday of Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps. Almira wrote about nature, and her textbook, Familiar Lectures on Botany, was first published in 1829. Almira taught at Amherst Academy, and her textbook was undoubtedly known and used by Emily Dickinson, who was a student there. The following quotes show us that Almira was hip to the idea of mindfulness over 200 years ago. Here's what she wrote: "So, in the physical world, mankind is prone to seek an explanation of uncommon phenomena only, while the ordinary changes of nature, which are in themselves equally wonderful, are disregarded. How often are the beauties of nature unheeded by man, who, musing on past ills, brooding over the possible calamities of the future, building castles in the air, or wrapped up in his own self-love and self-importance, forgets to look abroad, or looks with a vacant stare. Each opening bud, and care-perfected seed, is as a page, where we may read of God."   1885   On this day, thousands of people watched as Niagra Falls was officially opened.  The area had been thoroughly cleaned up, improved, and made more accessible. Prior to the restoration, Frederick Law Olmsted said of the Falls, "I have followed the Appalachian chain almost from end to end, and traveled on horseback, in search of the picturesque; over four thousand miles… without finding … the same quality of forest beauty which was once abundant about the falls."   Unearthed Words Today's poems are about insects: The Poetry of earth is never dead: When all the birds are faint with the hot sun, And hide in cooling trees, a voice will run From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead; That is the Grasshopper's — he takes the lead In summer luxury, — he has never done With his delights; for when tired out with fun He rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed. The poetry of earth is ceasing never: On a lone winter evening, when the frost Has wrought a silence, from the stove there shrills The Cricket's song, in warmth, increasing ever, And seems to one in drowsiness half lost, The Grasshopper's among some grassy hills. — John Keats, English Romantic poet, On the Grasshopper and Cricket   Mosquito is out, it's the end of the day; she's humming and hunting her evening away. Who knows why such hunger arrives on such wings at sundown? I guess it's the nature of things. — Niels Mogens Boedecker, Danish-American author and illustrator, Midsummer Night Itch   Grow That Garden Library How to Cheat at Gardening and Yard Work by Jeff Bredenberg This book came out in 2009 and the subtitle is Shameless Tricks for Growing Radically Simple Flowers, Veggies, Lawns, Landscaping, and More. Jeff Bredenberg outlines essential tips for beginning gardeners. He aims to show gardeners: "How the right tool can save you time—and save your back, that doing less for your lawn actually means a better result, why planting a diversion crop cuts down on your pest-patrol efforts, and that groundcovers and foliage plants are no-hassle solutions for weedy flowerbeds." The book is 384 pages of tips and tricks - all shared with today's gardener in mind. You can get a copy of How to Cheat at Gardening and Yard Work by Jeff Bredenberg and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $2.   Today's Botanic Spark 1838   Today is the birthday of the Irish practical gardener and journalist, the passionate William Robinson.   It's been fun researching William Robinson, and I came across many different accounts of a story from his early days in horticulture. This gem was particularly memorable, and I thought you'd enjoy hearing about it: When he was young, William was working on the estate of an Irish baronet. One cold night, the fires for keeping the greenhouses warm failed - the reason is unclear. Whatever the particulars, whether he argued with his boss, forgot to tend the fire, or acted in revenge, the result was that the tender plants in the greenhouse died. That night, William left, and he walked all the way to Dublin - which he did not reach until the following morning. When William arrived in Dublin, he asked for a Dr. David Moore, the head of the botanical garden, and when they met, he asked Moore what he should do. Well, Moore must have liked William because he offered him a job on the spot - but not with the greenhouses. Instead, William was put in charge of herbaceous plants - plants that die back in the winter and return in the spring after their season of rest (no greenhouse required!) These plants also included English wildflowers. In any case, the truth remains that William Robinson forever after did not care for greenhouses, and he did not allow them at Gravetye Manor.

Today we celebrate a bishop botanist whose love of plants was second only to his love of God. We'll also learn about the botanist daughter of a key botanist in England. We celebrate the botanical entrepreneur and the creator of the influential Curtis Botanical Magazine. We also celebrate the writer who lived and worked in his incredible home called Abbotsford - complete with impressive gardens - on the banks of the River Tweed in the beautiful Scottish borders. In today's Unearthed Words, we honor an English author and poet. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about Gardening in Your Front Yard - it's packed with ideas and projects for big and small spaces. It's an idea of Gardening in Your Front Yard is gaining popularity and acceptance - one of the positive effects of dealing with the pandemic. And then we'll wrap things up with the story of a famous mystery writer who loved gardening and roses. But first, let's catch up on some Greetings from Gardeners around the world and today's curated news.   Subscribe Apple|Google|Spotify|Stitcher|iHeart   Gardener Greetings To participate in the Gardener Greetings segment, send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org And, to listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to play The Daily Gardener Podcast. It's that easy.   Curated News Rhodds Farm | National Garden Scheme "The garden at Rhodds Farm was started from scratch in 2005 by Cary Goode. It is a challenging site with overhanging woods on the north side and open pasture to the south. A fabulously peaceful spot with a natural garden where plants are allowed to self-seed. There are lots of mixed borders around a pond for wildlife, a formal garden leading to a brick dovecote, a courtyard garden around a water sculpture, a large gravel garden, wild-flower meadows, woodland planting and a large pond with a boardwalk at the end of the woodland. There are many unusual plants and lots of color and interest throughout the summer with an extensive range of interesting plants. The formal garden with dovecote houses 50 white doves while glorious mixed borders, double herbaceous borders of hot colors, large gravel garden, several ponds, arboretum, wildflower meadow, and 13 acres of woodland. A natural garden on a challenging site that fits the setting with magnificent views. There are also interesting and unusual trees, shrubs, and perennials in this pesticide-free haven."   Alright, that's it for today's gardening news. Now, if you'd like to check out my curated news articles and blog posts for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There's no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events 1713  Today is the anniversary of the death of the passionate plantsman Bishop Henry Compton. Compton was famous for his substantial garden at Fulham Palace, which was home to more than a thousand exotic plants. Naturally, Compton was drawn to rare plants and new specimens. And, his position as a bishop gave him access to the botanical discoveries that were being sent to England from the American colonies. For instance, we know from his correspondence, that Compton was especially intrigued about the swamp honeysuckle from Virginia. Compton sent a young priest and botanist named John Bannister to Virginia to botanize for him. Banister went on to help found the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg. Bannister proved to be an excellent contact for Compton. He sent him seeds to grow at Fulham Palace, along with detailed notes about his discoveries. Sadly, Banister's life was cut short when he was accidentally shot during an expedition. Like any avid gardener, Compton sometimes felt a little guilty about the amount of money he spent on gardening. So, as penance, he not only collected plants for his own garden, but he also was a patron to prominent botanical figures - like the Tradescants.   1794  Today is the birthday of the botanist Frances Stackhouse Acton. Frances was the daughter of Thomas Andrew Knight, who served as the second president of the Royal Horticultural Society. Thomas assumed the position at the urging of his friend Joseph A Banks. Now, Knight's inclination was always to turn inward - he was a little introverted. Banks helped him overcome that. Thomas Knight had inherited 10,000 acres of land, and he used the property to conduct all kinds of experiments on plants like strawberries, cabbages, and peas. Frances' father encouraged her to pursue her education, and she often recalled that, "the hours spent with [my father] in his study, or in his garden, as amongst [my] happiest recollections". A born pragmatist like her father, Frances assisted him with his breeding efforts, which were always designed to help make better plants to feed the masses. Francis contributed to her father's work through drawing. She illustrated many of her father's writings, and she established herself as both... "an accomplished botanist and botanical artist."   1799  Today is the anniversary of the death of the botanist and entomologist William Curtis, the creator, and publisher of the influential Curtis Botanical Magazine. William founded the magazine in 1787.  Curtis Botanical Magazine made him wealthy, and he often remarked that it had brought him "pudding and praise". William had started out life as an apothecary, but in short order, he discovered that it could not hold his interest. Sir James Edward Smith recalled that William loved being a naturalist more than working in the city. He wrote, "The Apothecary was soon swallowed up in the botanist, and the shop exchanged for a garden!" William was a founder of the Linnaean Society, and he also authored a book about the botany of London called Flora Londiniensis. In 1779, William transformed his Lambeth garden into the London Botanic Garden. William wanted his garden to be a place where visitors could learn all about plants and their uses - not just for food - but in medicine and cooking as well. William was at heart a pragmatist. When William heard from visitors that they needed a resource to help with growing the plants they were acquiring, William came up with the idea for his magazine. On February 1, 1787, the very first Curtis Botanical magazine was published, "for the youth of ... ladies, gentlemen, and gardeners ... who wish to become scientifically acquainted with the plants they cultivate." The magazine owes much of its success to William's promise to provide his readers with helpful illustrations. Artists, like James Sowerby, helped ensure the magazine's success. In addition to his legacy left by his flora and his magazine, the genus Curtisia honors William Curtis.   1832  On this day in 1832, the author and poet Sir Walter Scott arrived back at his incredible home called Abbottsford on the banks of the River Tweed in the beautiful Scottish borders. Scott's health was failing him, and he asked that a bed be set up in the dining room so that he could look out and see the river, the trees, and his magnificent gardens. Lying in that room, Scott was surrounded by portraits of his ancestors. And when he was finally near death in September of that same year - just two short months later - ever the author, Sir Walter Scott, is said to have requested a quill and some paper. And, indeed, he died with a pen in his hand. Abbotsford is impressive, and it seemed destined to become a public place. In 1853 his granddaughter Charlotte inherited the estate. Charlotte cleverly decided to add a path in the Morris Garden, which would bring visitors around to the side, keeping part of the estate and gardens private for the family. During Scott's time at Abbotsford, he added oak and pine trees. He expanded the walled gardens. And today, niches in the south and west walls still hold Scott's collection of Roman panels and other artifacts. Scott's gardener William Bogie added, "narrow beds of hollyhocks, and roses along the arcade, and a leafy, honeysuckle-covered pergola." With paths and hedging that divide the garden into four quarters, Scott's walled garden is still a sight to see.   Unearthed Words Today I'm sharing a poem by A.A. Milne, the English author and poet. He became famous for his story about Winnie the Pooh, but he also wrote this wonderful poem called "The Dormouse and the Doctor." It's a favorite among gardeners because it prominently features three favorite flowers: delphiniums, geraniums, and chrysanthemums. There once was a Dormouse who lived in a bed Of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red), And all the day long he'd a wonderful view Of geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue). A Doctor came hurrying round, and he said: "Tut-tut, I am sorry to find you in bed. Just say  'Ninety-nine', while I look at your chest… Don't you find that chrysanthemums answer the best?" The Dormouse looked round at the view and replied (When he'd said "Ninety-nine") that he'd tried and he'd tried, And much the most answering things that he knew Were geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue). The Doctor stood frowning and shaking his head, And he took up his shiny silk hat as he said: "What the patient requires is a change," and he went To see some chrysanthemum people in Kent. The Dormouse lay there, and he gazed at the view Of geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue), And he knew there was nothing he wanted instead Of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red). The Doctor came back and, to show what he meant, He had brought some chrysanthemum cuttings from Kent. "Now these," he remarked, "give a much better view Than geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue)." They took out their spades and they dug up the bed Of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red), And they planted chrysanthemums (yellow and white). "And now," said the Doctor, "we'll soon have you right." The Dormouse looked out, and he said with a sigh: "I suppose all these people know better than I. It was silly, perhaps, but I did like the view Of geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue)." The Doctor came round and examined his chest, And ordered him Nourishment, Tonics, and Rest. "How very effective," he said, as he shook The thermometer, "all these chrysanthemums look!" The Dormouse turned over to shut out the sight Of the endless chrysanthemums (yellow and white). "How lovely," he thought, "to be back in a bed Of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red)." The Doctor said, "Tut! It's another attack!" And ordered him Milk and Massage-of-the-back, And Freedom-from-worry and Drives-in-a-car, And murmured, "How sweet your chrysanthemums are!" The Dormouse lay there with his paws to his eyes, And imagined himself such a pleasant surprise: "I'll pretend the chrysanthemums turn to a bed Of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red)!" The Doctor next morning was rubbing his hands, And saying, "There's nobody quite understands These cases as I do! The cure has begun! How fresh the chrysanthemums look in the sun!" The Dormouse lay happy, his eyes were so tight He could see no chrysanthemums, yellow or white. And all that he felt at the back of his head Were delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red). And that is the reason (Aunt Emily said) If a Dormouse gets in a chrysanthemum bed, You will find (so Aunt Emily says) that he lies Fast asleep on his front with his paws to his eyes. — A.A. Milne, English author and poet, The Dormouse and the Doctor   Grow That Garden Library The Himalayan Garden by Jim Jermyn This book came out almost twenty years ago in 2001, and the fantastic subtitle is: Growing Plants from the Roof of the World. Love that subtitle. Hortus raved about this book and said, "If you are among those whose pulse-rate has been kick-started by the 'Subalpine Zone' chapter, then take care as you proceed to the one on the alpine zone: you may need oxygen to take in the contents of this high altitude chapter. . . . Packed with useful and practical advice on how to establish and maintain these plants. . . . A most useful reference, it will certainly earn its space on many a keen grower's shelves." And boy, were they right. The Himalayan Garden by Jim Jermyn is 320 pages of know-how regarding cultivating species that are native to the Himalayas. Only Jim could share these nuggets of Himalayan plant wisdom. What are some Himalayan natives? Think Euphorbia, Gentiana, Meconopsis, Primula, Rhododendron, and more. You can get a copy of The Himalayan Garden by Jim Jermyn and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $20.   Today's Botanic Spark 1930 Today is the anniversary of the death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Spring before he died, Doyle was bedridden. However, one morning, unattended, he got up and managed to go out to his garden. Doyle much enjoyed being in his garden. He did most of his writing in the garden. He once remarked, "What a lovely thing a rose is!" But that spring morning in 1930, his family found him lying on the ground with one hand clutching his heart and the other... holding a single white snowdrop. He languished until July 7, 1930, when he passed away with his family at his bedside. His last words were to his wife. He whispered, "You are wonderful." After his death, newspaper accounts shared that, on a beautiful summer day, he was buried in the garden. The garden had been Doyle's special retreat, and the place he was buried is right next to his garden hut. After it was built, the hut was the place Doyle went to write his stories about one of the world's best-loved detectives: Sherlock Holmes. Now, history tells us that over 200 people attended Doyle's funeral.  And, on that day, so many wreaths were sent from all over the world that they were spread over the large paddock west of the home and that they covered over an acre of land with blooms. Accounts of the funeral say that when Conan Doyle's coffin was placed in the grave, "Lady Doyle kissed a rose and threw it in." Lady Jean Conan Doyle continued to live at Windlesham for another decade until her death on June 27, 1940. She was buried next to her husband in the garden.

The citizens of National City have found a new solution to dealing with pain and trauma. The answer to solving their problems is to lose themselves in the virtual world.  According to Obsidian North virtual reality is perfect for dealing with stress and working out your problems. Maybe even make your wildest dreams come true. What if you were to get lost? What if you couldn’t find the way out?  What if what started as virtual reality is reality to you now? Alex is in pain from the loss of Jeremiah. She was so close to her father they could finish each other’s sentences. He depended on her for many things. She was expected to help her mother and look out for her little sister. Jeremiah often treated Alex like an equal. Often forgetting that she was just a child herself. Alex screams that she has lost him so many times she does not feel compelled to accompany Kara to Midvale to bury their father and comfort their mother.  She also pushes Kelly away. She is making it clear that she just wants to be left alone with a bottle of wine. Since Kara has left for Midvale, William enlists Kelly to help in his investigation. He believes there is some nefarious motive for the Lex Luthor world tour.  Kelly is still wondering why her concerns with the faulty virtual reality fail safe button have not been addressed. Andrea says the service request is hung up in the board of directors and she will take care of it. William tracked down a warehouse address linked to an IP address. While William continues to investigate. Kelly goes to check on Alex.  Alex has decided to escape from the real world for a while into the virtual world of her choice. What if she were Supergirl?  At first she is excited to expel some of her anger by punching stuff. However when a dragon attacks the City she realizes that some of Kara’s powers are not as easy to use as they look. When she discovers that Kara was taken by Hank Henshaw she springs into action. Helping her sister and the City is second nature to Alex both in this world and in reality. Kelly finds Alex on the couch. The contact lenses have turned red. Something is wrong.  Alex is not responding to the shot of adrenaline. Time for the next step. Kelly must go in and pull her out.  Alex is so deeply involved in the event taking place in the virtual world that she refuses to believe that what she is experiencing is not real.  She always had to depend on herself so maybe another version of Alex can convince our Alex to return to the real world.  When William makes it to the warehouse it appears empty. Sometimes what you see can be deceiving. When William finds an identification bracelet on the ground he knows he has to keep looking. There is more here than meets the eye. Young Alex is able to tell her older self exactly what she needed to hear. Even if Alex was Supergirl she still couldn’t have saved her father. She is not Kara and she doesn’t have Kryptonian powers but Alex Danvers is a hero. Every day she protects her City, helps her sister and mother and loves her girlfriend. That is the kind of woman she is. Many questions still remain. Where is Lena?  What is Lex doing with these satellites? What about Gemma Cooper? Why is the failsafe not fixed?  Is it because they want to lock people in this dream world? Is this warehouse where Margo is watching over people lost to the real world?  Is she the only one? Alex talked to some people inside virtual reality that were losing their sense of self. Could there be more? Until next time National City. This is your eye in sky Green Butterfly. Stay safe, take care of each other and have a super week.  

In the tiny mid-north coastal town of Kendall, in NSW, Australia, a little boy in a Spiderman suit was running around his grandmother’s backyard on Benaroon Drive His name, of course, was William Tyrrell.It was September 12, 2014 – and at around 10.30am – three-year-old William was playing hide-and-seek with his older sister.William was a cheeky, playful little boy and one of his favourite games was pretending to be a tiger.As his mum and grandma went inside for a cup of tea, William let out one final roar, ran around the side of the house, then nothing.“It had become quiet,” his foster mum would later say. “Too quiet.”When William’s mother came outside only moments later, she expected to see her two young children playfully running about the backyard, but there was no sign of William.She called out his name again and again. But there was only silence. By all accounts, he’d simply vanished off the face of the earth.The police were called, and by 11.30am, there was an official search party combing the nearby woods for the little boy in the Spiderman outfit.This was six long years ago – and William, who would now be eight years old, still hasn’t been found. No trace of him – not a single hair follicle or piece of clothing - has ever been found.Award-winning journalist and author Caroline Overington, like many of us, is fascinated and heartbroken by the story of William Tyrrell.In her book, Missing William Tyrrell, Caroline delves into the mystery and explains why Australia won’t give up until we have answers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The 4% Rule originated with a man named William Bengen in 1994. He looked back and noticed that people were withdrawing from their portfolios at a very haphazard rate. Prior to 2005, a common way people used to determine how much they could withdraw was to look at the average return of the market at the time. When asked, 40% of retirees said that they could withdraw 10% annually from their portfolio starting from day one of their retirement without ever running out of money. William Bengen started running Monte Carlo simulations on the past 70 years and used a hundred thousand combinations of variables including length of retirement, rate of withdrawal, and stock mix. He found that the current rates of distribution of 7% at the time were completely unsustainable, and that the only way to give yourself a high probability of having your money last through life expectancy was to take out 4%, hence the 4% Rule. If you have a million dollars starting day one of retirement and wanted to keep up with inflation over time, the most you could take out was $40,000. Over a 30 year retirement, you would have a 90% likelihood of your money lasting your whole lifetime. This became the way that most people combatted longevity risk. As long as you only took 4% of your retirement portfolio adjusted for inflation, that gave you a very high probability of your money lasting through a 30 year time period. When William formulated his 4% Rule, he was using a 40/60 split between stocks and bonds, but bonds are no longer performing the way they did in the 90’s. Many economists and retirement experts have revised the rule downwards primarily as a function of bond returns. Combating longevity risk is an expensive proposition, even if you use the 4% Rule. If you require $100,000 to live in retirement, once you factor in inflation you will need roughly $2.5 million by the time you retire. If you’re not on track to hit that amount in your portfolio, you have five heartburn inducing alternatives: save more, spend less, work longer, die sooner, or take more risk in the stock market. It gets even worse with the new 3% Rule. With the 3% Rule, what was before a very expensive, cash intensive, high asset proposition is now even more expensive. You need even more money if you plan on using the stock market and the 3% Rule, even if you manage to acquire enough money it’s not guaranteed. The second issue with the 4% Rule is you have to be able to stick to it even in erratic markets, which is the opposite of what most people do. In order for the Rule to work for you you have to keep your money invested in good and bad markets. Do you have the discipline to keep your money invested even when the market is going down? There is also the illusion of liquidity. When you have millions of dollars in your retirement portfolio, it looks like you have plenty of money that’s easily accessible. The trouble is that every single dollar is already earmarked under the Rule and as soon as you take out any additional funds your odds of outlasting your retirement money sink rapidly. If your plan is to live by the 3% Rule, all your retirement money is already allocated and you won’t have any room for unexpected expenses. If you want to be able to cover shock expenses or aspirational goals, you will need an additional fund set aside by the time you retire. We have to be clear about the shortcomings of the 4% Rule, and now the 3% Rule as well. They work in a vacuum, but we don’t live in a vacuum. We live in the real world and unexpected things happen.

When William's corporate job requires him to fire an employee, he realizes how troubled he is by his world of McMansions, credit card debt, and the trappings of middle class existence. He resolves to search for change, but too many drinks, a chance meeting with a stranger, and a series of bad decisions threaten to send him spiraling back to where he started.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we celebrate a woman who was once the wealthiest woman in England, and she happily spent a fortune on plants. We also celebrate the man who transformed his family farm into a glorious garden. And, we'll learn about the Oxford professor who is remembered by a flower known as the "Jewel of the Desert."  Today's Unearthed Words feature thoughts on winter. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that will help you develop a botanist's vocabulary. I'll talk about a garden item you can buy that I use all the time. And then, we'll wrap things up with some sweet February folklore. But first, let's catch up on a few recent events.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Curated Articles Penelope Hobhouse wins Lifetime Achievement Award | @TEGmagazine Bravo for Penelope Hobhouse - awarded the 2020 Society of Garden Designers (SGD) Lifetime Achievement Award! Past winners: Piet Oudolf, Beth Chatto & Christopher Bradley-Hole. The award recognizes her outstanding contribution to landscape & garden design. Get inspired & grow with her many books on garden design & garden history.   Fertilizer Numbers: What They Mean and How to Use Them to Grow Better Excellent Comprehensive Post on Fertilizer @savvygardening @JessicaWalliser Know Your Numbers: What they mean and how to use them to grow better! NPK stands for "nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium," the three nutrients that comprise complete fertilizers. The description of the fertilizer may not expressly say "NPK," but you will at least see a series of three numbers. How do plants use N, P, & K? Nitrogen promotes shoot & leaf growth. Adding it to a green, leafy vegetable plant, such as spinach or lettuce, makes sense. Phosphorous generates fruit, flower, & root production. It's great for root crops, like beets, carrots, and onions, as well as for encouraging flower and fruit production. Potassium affects a plant's heartiness and vigor.   Now, if you'd like to check out these curated articles for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There's no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events 1715  Today is the birthday of the British aristocrat, naturalist, plant lover, and botanist Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland. Her family and friends called her Maria. Maria married when she was 19 years old. Together, she and William Bentinck had five children; one of their sons became prime minister twice. When William died after their 27th anniversary, Maria threw herself into her many passions. As the wealthiest woman in England, Maria could acquire virtually any treasure from the natural world - and she did. She cultivated an enormous collection of natural history, which was tended by two experts she hired to personally attend each item: the naturalist Reverend John Lightfoot and the Swedish botanist Daniel Solander. Maria's home in Buckinghamshire was referred to by society as the hive - it was the Hub of activity for Solander and Lightfoot and the other people who helped process her acquisitions. At one point, Maria had reached out to Captain James Cook and had secured some shells from his second expedition to Australia. Daniel Solander was focused on cataloging Maria's massive shell collection but sadly left to the work unfinished when he died in 1782. Maria had an enormous appetite for curation and collecting. In addition to her Botanic Garden on her property, Maria opened a zoo, kept rabbits, and had an aviary. A constant stream of scientists, explorers, socialites, and artists visited her to exchange ideas and to inspect her collections. And, think about the limitless ambition she must have had as Lightfoot wrote that Maria wanted, "Every unknown species in the three kingdoms of nature described and published to the world." Now, Maria had a special love for collecting plants and flowers from far off places from around the world. She retained the botanist and the incomparable botanical illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret as a drawing instructor. Struck by the luminescence of his work, Maria bought over 300 of his paintings. Maria also became friends with the botanical artist Mary Delaney. Mary made botanical paper mosaics, as she called them. Mary was essentially creating flower specimens out of tissue paper. Mary was exacting - dissecting real flowers and then replicating what she saw with tissue paper. To gather more material for her work, Maria and Mary loved to go out into the fields and collect specimens together. As the Duchess of Portland, Maria shared her specimens with the public, and she displayed her various collections from around the globe in what she called her Portland Museum. Once, in 1800, Maria received a rose from Italy, which became known as the Portland Rose in her honor. The rose was a beautiful crimson scarlet with round petals - and it was a repeat bloomer. And, here's a fun fact: all Portland Roses were developed from that first Portland Rose - the sweet gift to Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, the Duchess of Portland.   1763  Today is the anniversary of the death of poet and landscape gardener William Shenstone In the early 1740s, Shenstone inherited his family's dairy farm, which he transformed into the Leasowes (pronounced 'lezzoes'). The transfer of ownership lit a fire under Shenstone, and he immediately started changing the land into a wild landscape - something he referred to as an ornamented farm. Shenstone wisely bucked the trend of his time, which called for formal garden design (he didn't have the money to do that anyway.) Yet, what Shenstone accomplished was quite extraordinary. His picturesque natural landscape included water features like cascades and pools, as well as structures like temples and ruins. What I love most about Shenstone is that he was a consummate host. He considered the comfort and perspective of the garden from the standpoint of his visitors. When he created a walk around his estate, Shenstone wanted to control the experience. So, Shenstone added seating, every so often along the path,  to cause folks to stop and admire the views that Shenstone found most appealing. Then, he incorporated signage with beautiful classical verses and poems - even adding some of his own - which elevated the Leasowes experience for guests. After his death, his garden, the Leasowes, became a popular destination - attracting the likes of William Pitt, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin. It was William Shenstone who said, "Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you increase the other. Variety is most akin to the latter, simplicity to the former."   1795  Today is the birthday of the 19th-century professor of botany at Oxford University — as well as a chemist and geologist — Charles Daubeny (dow-Ben-EE). The herbarium at Oxford is named in his honor, as is the Daubenya genus (dow-Ben-ya) in the Hyacinth family. In 1835, the genus was described by the British botanist John Lindley. Lindley named it in honor of his peer, Charles Daubeny, in recognition for his experiments in vegetable chemistry, which improved our understanding of plant physiology. Native to South Africa, up until 2000, Daubenya was thought to have a single species, Daubenya aurea or Golden Daubenya. But then, it was expanded by John Manning and Peter Goldblatt to include additional genera ("jeh·nr·uh"). These Hyacinth varieties, with the common name "Jewel of the Desert," - Daubenya - grow flat on the ground and have a single large red or yellow bloom. Growing only on the Roggeveld ("Rog-veld" Afrikaans for "rye field") mountain range in South Africa, Daubenya blooms every  September.   Unearthed Words Here are some thoughts on winter: Winter is a time of promise because there is so little to do — or because you can now and then permit yourself the luxury of thinking so.  —Stanley Crawford, A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm, 1992   There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter.  — Billy Connolly, Scottish stand-up comedian   A melancholy mantle rests Upon the land, the sea. The wind in tristful cadence moans A mournful threnody. There flits no gleeful insect, No blithesome bee nor bird; Over all the vast of Nature No joyful sound is heard. In garments sere and somber Each vine and tree is clad: It's dreary-hearted winter, And all the earth is sad. — Hazel Dell Crandall, Los Angeles poet, The Lilt of the Year    Go to the winter woods: listen there, look, watch, and "the dead months" will give you a subtler secret than any you have yet found in the forest. — William Sharp (pseudonym Fiona Macleod), Scottish writer and poet, Where the Forest Murmurs   Grow That Garden Library A Botanist's Vocabulary by Susan K. Pell and Bobbi Angell This book came out in May of 2015, and it describes and illustrates - which is so helpful - a whopping 1300 terms. Bobbi and Susan introduce their book this way: "We have attempted to define terms used by botanists, naturalists, and gardeners alike to describe plants. The included terms mostly refer to plant structures and come from the horticultural and botanical literature and practice. Many… terms are not easily defined or illustrated. If they were, the botanical kingdom would not be as rich and engaging as it is. With infinite variety, petals and sepals sometimes adhere to each other to attract pollinators or facilitate pollination; male and female reproductive parts may fuse to form intricate unified columns; fruits have peculiar, sometimes complicated, mechanisms of seed dispersal. There are terms that apply only to a particular group of plants, such as orchids, grasses, or irises. Some apply to whole plants or ecosystems, while others are visible only under a microscope. Please wander through the book to recognize the easily applied terms and learn a few unusual ones, but also use the book as a reference when you are stumped by a field guide or a strange-looking fruit. We hope your newfound knowledge helps you gain an even greater appreciation for the world of plants." You can get a used copy of A Botanist's Vocabulary by Susan K. Pell and Bobbi Angell and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for under $14.   Great Gifts for Gardeners KINGLAKE 328 Feet Natural Jute Twine Best Arts Crafts Gift Twine Christmas Twine Durable Packing String for Gardening Applications $5.99 String diameter:1 mm. 2 Ply Jute twine Packed on a coil and very convenient. Made of High-quality jute Fast Shipping From USA.100% Customer Satisfaction Guarantee and friendly customer service.   Today's Botanic Spark February joined the calendar with January around 700 B.C. The etymology of the name February comes from the Latin "februa," which means "purification." February generally has 28 days, except in a leap year (like this year), in which it has 29 days. Sometimes sayings about February aren't very kind like the translation of this French saying: "February is the shortest month and by far the worst." February is National Cherry (Prunus spp.) month and National Grapefruit (Citrus × paradisi) month. Here's some folklore regarding the month of February : Married in February's sleety weather, Life you'll tread in tune together. It is better to see a troop of wolves than a fine February. If a hedgehog casts a shadow at noon, winter will return. If February gives much snow, A fine summer it doth foreshow. Fogs in February mean frosts in May. A wet February, a wet Spring.

When William’s corporate job requires him to fire an employee, he realizes how troubled he is by his world of McMansions, credit card debt, and the trappings of middle class existence. He resolves to search for change, but too many drinks, a chance meeting with a stranger, and a series of bad decisions threaten to send him spiraling back to where he started. 

Long Island or the Deep South? They might have more in common than you think. Angela picks up the true crime baton to join Bob on a sad tale where the attempt at justice barely exists. Yance Ford refuses to led the narrative of his late sibling, William Ford, be controlled by anybody else. When William was shot, unarmed, in a Long Island garage it seemed very clear very quickly that the shooter in this scenario was gonna get slapped on the wrist with a pillow. Long Island courts paint a narrative of William that Yance refuses to accept. A new look at a decades old tragedy. Sad as fuck. We maybe cried in this one. Our mascara really ran. You can find this on Netflix if you want to be sad with us. Keep on Doccin’ https://documenteerspodcast.com The trailer: https://youtu.be/h64qugj_iDg Yance Ford interview: https://www.democracynow.org/2018/1/24/strong_island_trans_filmmaker_yance_ford This douchebag: http://longisland.news12.com/story/34754574/datre-family-accused-of-illegal-dumping-says-family-name-business-reputation-smeared

In his fascinating biography, The House of Percy, Bertram Wyatt-Brown describes a beautiful scene involving William Alexander Percy, the son of a senator, a poet, and lifelong student of the Stoics. Percy is sitting on a hill looking down into the ruins of an ancient Greek amphitheatre, thinking of Marcus Aurelius.“Though pagan,” Wyatt-Brown writes, “the Stoics recognized the brotherhood of man. The greatest virtue was helping others for one’s own sake and peace of mind as well as theirs. Justice, goodness of heart, duty, courage, and fidelity to fellow creatures, great and lowly, were abstractions requiring no divine authority to sustain them; they were worth pursuing on their own.” This observation contains a lot, so it’s worth unpacking. First, it’s clear that this scene is one of those wonderful moments of sympatheia. William, sitting there by himself in nature, is suddenly reminded of his connection to other people and his role in this larger ecosystem that is the world. We need to seek out these moments because they humble and empower us simultaneously. Next, what does he mean by pagan or divine authority? The author is making an important point about Stoicism. Most religions tell us to be good because God said so. Or they tell us not to be bad because God will punish us. Stoicism is different. While not incompatible with religion, it makes a different case for virtue: A person who lives selfishly will not go to hell. They will live in hell. And both these points are related to the final and most important part: We are all connected to each other, and to help others is to help ourselves. We are obligated to serve and to be of service. The Percys are a great example of a family that did this. Despite being wealthy, they served in politics. Despite being white and from Mississippi, they fought to keep the Klan out of their hometown. When the Flood of 1927 hit, the Percys saved thousands of lives. When William’s cousin died, he adopted his three second cousins. Because the family was duty-bound. Because they believed they were part of a brotherhood of man. Because it was worth doing for its own sake. And so it goes for us.

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That Guy Show Episode 50: The Presidential Impeachment William & Matt talk about Trumps possible impeachment and find out who one the first 30 day weight loss challenge! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt team up to bring you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 49: Weight Loss Update! William & Matt talk about starving themselves to win a battle to the death trying to become the skinniest man! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 48: Matt Bought A Car! William & Matt talk about Matt's new car! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 47: Weight Loss Challenge! William & Matt talk about starving themselves to win a battle to the death trying to become the skinniest man! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 48: Who Dat UpDat...e William & Matt talk New Orleans Saints! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 46: Back To School William & Matt talk back to school time! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 45: Fantasy Football Time! William & Matt talk Fantasy Football and FaceApp! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 44: LSU Gets A Locker Room William & Matt talk about the new locker room LSU just unveiled! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 43: Katy Perry VS. Flame William & Matt talk about the Katy Perry lawsuit. Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 42: We Are Going To Area 51! William & Matt talk with Colin Clark about raiding Are 51! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 41: Colin Brought Us Beer William & Matt drink Colin Clarks home brew. Pretty Tasty! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 40: Colin Left The Seminary!!! William & Matt sit down with their buddy Colin Clark and discuss seminary, male stripping, and absurdity. Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 39: Stranger Things Review (SPOILER!!!) William & Matt SPOIL some Stranger Things plot points and discuss SEASON 3. Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 38: Which Stranger Things Character Are You? William & Matt SPOIL some Stranger Things plot points and take a quiz to find out which character from Stranger Things we are. Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 37: Stranger Things Nostalgia William & Matt SPOIL some Stranger Things plot points and discuss the nostalgia of growing up like the kids from Stranger Things. Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 36: Streaming Dark Ages William & Matt discover that The Office will be leaving Netflix and we give updates about our podcast challenge! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 37: 4th of July William & Matt talk 4th of July cookouts, favorite grilling items & Instagram listening to our conversations! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 36: Democrat Debate William & Matt discuss the Democrat Debates and when will the government start reading our minds? Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 35: That Vlog Life William & Matt talk tech and whether or not we could handle that vlog life! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 34: Avengers Endgame... The Sequel William & Matt have Story Time and talk about the rerelease of Avengers Endgame in theaters. Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 33: We Want A Mac Pro! William & Matt talk about wanting things that cost an ungodly amount of money... Why? BECAUSE WE DO! SHUT UP.... Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 32: No Pain, No Gain William & Matt play Guess It Wrong and discuss athletes and injuries. How far is too far when playing through pain? Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 31: Getting Old Sucks William & Matt play 30 seconds of controversy and share about getting old. Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 30: The Lottery Show William & Matt play word association to come up with topics to talk about! Philosophy? Dogs? Democracy? Amazon? Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

Got a ghost problem? Proton packs and magic cameras not cutting it? Have you consider the humble sword? Nioh is an action RPG about fighting the ethereal with the art of Bushido. William Adams is an average sailor in the early 1600s, which is to say he has a magic fairy. But when an evil wizard steals William's best fae friend, he chases the wizard across the world to the distant land of Japan. When William arrives, he quickly finds himself embroiled in the island nation's bloodiest civil war ever, made even worse by a strange uptick in supernatural events. Guided by a talking cat and the ninja Hanzo Hattori, William Adams begins a grand adventure through ACTUAL HISTORY. Support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/HyperbolicGameChamber

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 29: High On Summer Vacation William & Matt talk about going on summer vacations and the world of drugs! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 28: No Notifications! William & Matt talk about switching to android, turning off all notifications and being happy at work! Oh and we fight again with 30 seconds of controversy! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 27: Men Want Retreat! William & Matt talk retreats, church music and disconnecting from the world. Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

Identität und Problem Sie führen ein Unternehmen, einen Geschäftsbereich oder ein Team? Sie sorgen sich um die Zukunftsfähigkeit Ihres Geschäfts? Sie plagen Zukunftsängste? Es fehlen Ihnen die wirklich guten Ideen, wie Sie Ihr Geschäft wieder großartig und zukunftsrobust machen können? Wargame Spielen Sie ein Wargame! Eine sehr aufregende und spannende Erfahrung Ich will Ihnen hier eine Anleitung für Ihr Wargame gaben. Mit meinem Team von der FutureManagementGroup habe ich in den letzten 20 Jahren unzählige spannende Wargames durchgeführt. Ein Wargame ist ein Workshop, um denkbare, wahrscheinliche und auch überraschende Angriffe von Wettbewerbern gegen Ihr Unternehmen zu simulieren und daraus zu lernen, wo die blinden Flecken in Ihrer Strategie sind, wo Sie verletztlich sind, aber auch, wo Ihre besten Zukunftschancen liegen. Ein Wargame ist ein Rollenspiel, aber laden Sie Ihre Kollegen nicht zu einem Rollenspiel ein. Wenn Sie es Wargame nennen, sind sie eher geneigt zu kommen und mitzumachen. Sie können auch andere gängige Bezeichnungen verwenden, so wie etwa "be the enemy"  oder "nightmare competitor" oder "disrupt me". Und schon mal vorab gesagt: Ich bin ein friedlicher Mensch und propagiere hier keine Aggressionen oder gar Kriege. Es geht nur um ein harmloses, aber sehr inspirierendes Gedankenspiel im Bereich der Wirtschaft. Battle of Dorking 1872 gab es einen Angriff des Deutschen Reiches auf Großbritannien. Es war ein Jahr nach dem Sieg des Nord-Deutschen Bundes unter der Führung der preussischen Armee über Frankreich. Und ein Jahr nach der Gründung des deutschen Reiches am 01. Januar 1871. Die Deutschen waren inmitten einer starken Industrialisierung und durch den Sieg über Frankreich und durch die Reichsgründung auch enorm motiviert. Die Britische Marine wurde durch so genannte "fatal engines" vernichtet. Heute nennt man sie Torpedos. Die Deutsche Armee landete in Sussex. Sowohl die Britische Marine als auch die Armee waren überall in der Welt verstreut, um den Commonwealth auszubauen und zu halten. Zudem hatte Großbritannien sich zu einem großen Teil demilitarisiert und schlecht traininert. So waren Sie zuhause schwach. Der Angriff war ausgesprochen überraschend. Überraschend deshalb, weil es keinen offensichtlichen Grund für den Angriff gab, kein Streit, kein Konflikt, keine Krise. Es kam, wie es kommen musste. In der entscheidenden Schlacht bei Dorking siegten die Deutschen über die Briten. Die Deutschen eroberten Großbritannien und machten es zu einer hoch besteuerten Provinz des Deutschen Reiches. Großbritannien musste seine Rolle als führende Seemacht wie auch das riesige Commonwealth an das Deutsche Reich übergeben. Aber halt: Das Ganze ist nie passiert. Es war eine erfundene Geschichte. Ein Szenario. Geschrieben von George Chesney im Jahr 1871, also ein Jahr vor dem angeblichen Angriff.  Veröffentlicht in diesem Buch. The Battle of Dorking. When William came. Wilhelm, der Kaiser des Deutschen Reiches. Das Buch wurde hunderttausendfach gedruckt und gelesen und sorgte für enormes Aufsehen und heiße und angstvolle Diskussionen. Als Konsequenz stärkten die Briten ihre Arme und Marine wieder mit hohem Zeitdruck und enormen Investitionen. Und sie gründeten den Secret Service. Auf diese Weise, durch die Erfindung eines bis anhin nicht gedachten, aber plausiblen und beängstigenden Szenarios eines Angriffs durch einen starken Gegner, wurde möglicherweise verhindert, dass das Szenario Wirklichkeit wurde. Wargame Der Sinn und Zweck eines Wargames ist, dass Sie sich vorstellen können, was Wettbewerber tun könnten und wie sie es tun könnten, um Ihnen Ihre Aufträge und Ihre Kunden wegzunehmen. Um Ihr Unternehmen in die Bedeutungslosigkeit und in den Konkurs zu treiben. Und wie sie dafür die neuesten erstaunlichen Technologien nutzen und die intelligentesten Strategien anwenden könnten um Sie vom Markt verschwinden zu lassen. Aber ein Wargame soll nur im ersten Teil bewusst Angst machen, um ein möglicherweise zu sehr selbstzufriedenes Team  wachzurütteln. Aber Angst ohne Hoffnung ist schädlich. Das zweite Ziel ist, dass Sie sich präventiv vor diesen Angriffen schützen, indem Sie sich auf die Angriffe vorbereiten können. So machen Sie Ihre Ausrichtung und Strategie zukunftsrobuster. Genau aus diesem Grund simulieren viele Behörden und Unternehmen Angriffe auf Ihre Infrastruktur. Um die Schwachstellen zu erkennen und beheben zu können. Und das dritte und wichtigste Ziel besteht darin, dass Sie in den potenziellen Angriffen der Wettbewerber, indem Sie sie umkehren, genau Ihre größten Zukunftschancen erkennen. Und sie bitte nur mit fairen und legalen Mitteln und zum Nutzen Ihrer Kunden anwenden. Und bitte nicht, indem Sie Ihren Wettbewerbern direkt Schaden zufügen. So wird Ihr Unternehmen und Geschäftsmodell deutlich zukunftsrobuster und Sie werden  nie mehr Gefahr laufen, wesentliche Bedrohungen und Chancen durch mangelnde Aufmerksamkeit zu verpassen. Durch ein Wargame kalibrieren Sie die Aufmerksamkeit Ihres Teams für Signale am Markt. So bekommen Sie ein Art strategisches Zukunftsradar und das praktisch umsonst. Wie gehen Sie vor Ein Wargame können Sie ganz pragmatisch in drei Stunden, aber auch sehr professionell in zwei oder drei Tagen mit mehreren Runden durchführen. Bestimmen Sie das Geschäftsfeld Dabei können Sie Ihr heutiges Unternehmen und Geschäftsmodell als Gegenstand der Angriffe nehmen. Oder, wenn Sie eine Vision für Ihr zukünftiges Unternehmen und Geschäftsmodell haben, können Sie auch dieses als Objekt der Angriffe nehmen. Damit können Sie wunderbar prüfen, ob Ihre Ausrichtung zukunftsrobust ist. Bestimmen Sie, für welche Wirkungen die Kunden Ihr Unternehmen bezahlen. Konzentrieren Sie sich also nicht auf die greifbaren Produkte und Dienstleistungen, sondern auf das, was Ihre Kunden wirklich kaufen. Also nicht etwa auf das Auto, sondern auf Mobilität, Freude und Prestige und nicht auf die Krankenversicherung, sondern auf das Gefühl der Sicherheit als erstrebter Wirkung. Bestimmen Sie die Wettbewerber Wählen Sie reale, potenzielle und auch imaginäre Wettbewerber aus. Nehmen Sie Wettbewerber, die Sie achten, die Sie verachten, die es schon gibt oder die es noch nicht gibt. Stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie immer auch einen reichen, intelligenten und aggressiven Chinesen als Wettbewerber nehmen. Und wenn der noch nicht da ist, seien Sie sicher, der kommt. Und nehmen Sie Alphabet als Wettbewerber hinzu, also die Mutter von Google, damit Sie auch die total digitalen Disruptionen mitdenken können. Auf jeden Fall müssen Sie die Alptraum-Wettbewerber, die nightmare competitors ins Spiel bringen. Versetzen Sie sich in die Rolle Ihrer Wettbewerber Versetzen Sie zwei, drei oder mehr Mitarbeiter in die Rolle eines Wettbewebers, abhängig von der Größe der Gesamtgruppe Geben Sie den Teams Denkhilfen, beispielsweise eine Liste innovativer Technologien, die in Ihrer Branche gerade aufkommen. Oder eine Visualisierung der Elemente Ihres Geschäftsmodells. Auch können Sie in einer Runde des Wargames simulieren, dass es einen neuen Crash mit anschließender Wirtschaftskrise gibt, der durch einen ja nicht ganz unwahrscheinlichen  Zusammenbruch des Euro-Bankensystems ausgelöst wird. Lassen Sie die Wettbewerber Ihr Unternehmen angreifen Dann greifen diese Wettbewerber-Teams Ihr Unternehmen und Geschäftsmodell an. Mit dem Wissen über Ihr Geschäftsmodell. Sie werden sich wundern, was Ihren Mitarbeitern so alles Gemeines einfällt. Damit simulieren Sie, was in der nahen oder fernen Zukunft alles passieren könnte. Sie simulieren die Angriffe, vor denen Sie eigentlich Angst haben. Sie werden diese Zukunftsängste und das Gefühl der Bedrohung aber nur dann los, wenn Sie sich ihnen stellen, sich mit ihnen beschäftigen und für den Fall Vorsorgen. Ermitteln Sie die Auswirkungen der Angriffe Wechseln Sie jetzt die Rollen. Ihre Teams werden jetzt wieder Teams Ihres Unternehmens. Belassen Sie aus jedem Wettbewerber-Team einen Mitarbeiter in dieser Rolle. Er oder sie präsentiert dem Team nun die Angriffe, die das Wettbewerber-Team als die Wirkungsvollsten, also die für Sie gefährlichsten und schädlichsten ausgewählt hat. Jetzt können Sie erkennen, welche Auswirkungen die Angriffe auf die Erfolgsfaktoren Ihres Unternehmens haben. Wo Sie verletzlich sind. Sie können erkennen, wo die Einschläge wären und wie schlimm die Auswirkungen der Angriffe wären. Die Teams beurteilen und entscheiden dann, was man vernachlässigen kann und worum man sich unbedingt kümmern muss. Entwickeln Sie Eventualstrategien Entwickeln Sie im nächsten Schritt so genannte Eventualstrategien. Das sind präventive Strategien, also Maßnahmen, die Sie heute schon umsetzen können. Entweder, um die Wettbewerber schon am Angriff zu hindern, beispielsweise durch Patentschutz oder durch bessere Verträge mit Ihren Kunden, oder Maßnahmen, die die Folgen eines Angriffes gering halten. Akute Strategien … Entwickeln Sie Ihre Chancen Die Angriffe Ihrer Wettbewerber sind - wenn Sie sie umkehren - genau die Chancen, die Sie für die Zukunft brauchen. Nach sorgfältiger Bewertung und Auswahl all Ihrer Chancen haben Sie ein klares Bild von den Geschäftsfeldern, Geschäftsmodellen und Strategien, die die Existenz Ihres Unternehmens in drei, fünf oder zehn Jahren tragen sollen. Sie erkennen und nutzen Ihre Chancen im Markt der Zukunft. So werden Sie Ihre Zukunftsängste los und sehen die Zukunft weniger bedrohlich und mehr chancenreich. Durch die Simulation, Analyse und Umkehrung zukünftig möglicher Angriffe ist Ihre strategische Ausrichtung zukunftsrobust. Was Sie nicht umbringt, macht Sie stärker. Ergebnisse   Mit Ihrem Wargame können Sie folgende Ergebnisse erzielen. Die zukünftigen Ereignisse und Veränderungen in der Wettbewerbsland-schaft erkennen und verstehen Die potenziellen Strategien, Züge und Aktivitäten der Wett-bewerber erkennen und verstehen Aus den Strategien und Zügen der Wettbewerber Chancen für Sie selbst ableiten Mit diesen Ergebnissen erzielen Sie folgende Wirkungen Ihre Ausrichtung und Strategie absichern und zukunftsrobust machen Zukunftschancen für Ihr Unternehmen erkennen Die Aufmerksamkeit des Teams für potenzielle Bedrohungen und Chancen erhöhen   Apell  Am besten legen Sie gleich einen Termin für Ihr Wargame fest.  Wenn Sie Fragen zur Methodik, den nötigen Werkzeugen oder der Organisation haben, antworte ich Ihnen gerne. Stellen Sie Ihre Fragen in den Kommentaren zu diesem Video oder mailen Sie mir: PM@... Ich wünsche Ihnen viel Spaß bei Ihrem Wargame und eine glänzende Zukunft.  

Identity and Problem Are you the leader of a company, a business unit or a team? Are you worried about the sustainability of your business? Are you bothered by fears of the future? You lack the really good ideas how to make your business great and future-proof again?  Wargame Play a wargame! A very exciting and thrilling experience I'm here to give you instructions on your wargame. Together with my team at FutureManagementGroup, I have played countless exciting wargames over the last 20 years. A wargame is a workshop to simulate conceivable, probable and also surprising attacks by competitors against your company and to learn from them. Where are the blind spots in your strategy, where you are vulnerable, but also where your best opportunities for the future lie? A wargame is a role-playing game, but don't invite your colleagues to a role-playing game. If you call it a wargame, they'll more inclined to participate. You can also use other common names, such as "be the enemy" or "nightmare competitor" or "disrupt me". Let me say this upfront: I am a peaceful person and do not advocate aggression or war here. It's only about a harmless, but very inspiring thought game in the field of business. Battle of Dorking In 1872 there was an attack of the German Reich on Great Britain. It was one year after the victory of the North German Confederation under the leadership of the Prussian army over France. And one year after the foundation of the German Empire on 01 January 1871. The Germans were in the midst of a strong industrialization and also highly motivated by the foundation of the Reich. The British Navy was destroyed by so-called "fatal engines". Today they are known as torpedoes. The German army landed in Sussex. Both the British Navy and the army were scattered throughout the world to expand and maintain the Commonwealth. In addition, Britain had demilitarized itself to a large extent and the soldiers were poorly trained. So they were weak at home. The attack was very surprising. Surprising because there was no obvious reason for the attack, no dispute, no conflict, no crisis. It came as it had to come. In the decisive battle at Dorking, the Germans defeated the British. The Germans conquered Great Britain and made it a highly taxed province of the German Empire. Great Britain had to hand over its role as the leading naval power as well as the huge Commonwealth to the German Empire. But wait: the whole thing never happened. It was a fictional story. A scenario. Written by George Chesney in 1871, one year before the alleged attack.  Published in this book. The Battle of Dorking. When William came. William, the Emperor of the German Empire. The book was printed and read a couple of hundred thousand times and caused enormous sensation and hot and anxious discussions. As a consequence the British hurried to strengthen their army and navy again and made enormous investments. And they founded the Secret Service. In this way, by inventing a previously unimagined but plausible and frightening scenario of an attack by a strong opponent the horrible scenario was possibly prevented from happening. Wargame The purpose of a wargame is that you can imagine what competitors could do and how they could do it to take away your orders and your customers. To drive your business into insignificance and bankruptcy. And how they could use the latest amazing technologies and the most intelligent strategies to make you disappear from the market. But a wargame is supposed to deliberately scare your team only in the first part, in order to wake up a possibly too complacent team. But fear without hope is harmful. The second goal is to prevent these attacks by preparing for them. This will make your alignment and strategy more robust for the future. That's why many government agencies and enterprises simulate attacks on their IT or infrastructure. In order to recognize and eliminate the weak points. And the third and most important goal is for you to identify your greatest future opportunities in the potential attacks of your competitors by reversing them. Please act only with fair and legal means and for the benefit of your customers. And please do not harm your competitors directly. A wargame and implementing the resulting insights will make your company and business model much more future-robust and you will never again run the risk of missing significant threats and opportunities due to a lack of attention. With a wargame you can calibrate the attention of your team for signals in the market. This way you get a kind of strategic future radar virtually for free. Here's how you should proceed You can play a wargame pragmatically in three hours, but also very professionally in two or three days with several rounds. Pick a business area You can use your current company and business model as the object of attack. Or, if you have a vision for your future company and business model, you can use it as an object of attack. With this you can perfectly check whether your vision and strategy is future-robust. Determine for which effects customers pay your company. Don't focus on the tangible products and services, but on the effects that your customers really buy. So not on the car, but on mobility, joy and prestige and not on health insurance, but on the feeling of security as the desired effect. Pick the competitors Choose real, potential and imaginary competitors. Take competitors who you respect, who you hate  you, ones that already exist or who do not yet exist. Make sure that you always include a rich, intelligent and aggressive Chinese as a competitor. And if they are not there yet, be sure they will come. And add Alphabet as a competitor, the mother of Google, so that you can also think of the totally digital disruptions. In any case, you have to bring the nightmare competitors into the game. Put yourself in the role of your competitors Put two, three or more people of your team in the role of a competitor, depending on the size of your group. Provide the teams with thinking tools, such as a list of innovative technologies that are emerging in your industry. Or visualize the elements of your business model. You can also simulate in one round of the wargame that there is a new crash with a subsequent economic crisis, triggered by a not that unlikely collapse of the euro banking system.     Let your competitors attack your business       Then these competitor teams attack your company and business model. With the knowledge of your business model. You'll be surprised what your employees can think of. That way you can simulate what could really happen in the future or at any time from now. You simulate the attacks you are afraid of. But you can only get rid of these fears about the future and the feeling of being threatened if you face your fears, deal with them and make provisions for when the scenarios really happen. Identify the impacts of the attacks Now switch roles. Your teams now become teams of your company again. Leave one employee from each competitor team in his role. He or she will now present to the team the attacks that the competitor team has selected as the most effective, most dangerous and harmful for you. Now you can see what impact the attacks are having on your organization's success factors. Where you are vulnerable. You can see where  and how bad the impacts of the attacks would be. The teams then evaluate and decide what to neglect and what to take care of.. Develop Contingency Strategies Develop so-called contingency strategies in the next step. These are preventive strategies, i.e. measures that you can already implement today. Either to prevent competitors from attacking, for example by patent protection or better contracts with your customers, or measures that keep the consequences of an attack to a minimum. And acute strategies that you can prepare and take out of your drawer in case the attack scenario really happens. Develop your opportunities The attacks of your competitors are - if you reverse them - exactly the opportunities you need for your future. After carefully evaluating and selecting your opportunities, you have a clear picture of the business areas, business models and strategies that will sustain your business in three, five or ten years. You recognize and seize your opportunities in the markets of the future. In this way, you get rid of your fears of the future and see the future as less threatening and more promising, through the simulation and analysis and reversal of future assaults. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Outcomes With your wargame you can achieve the following results. Recognize and understand future events and changes in the competitive landscape. Identify and understand the potential strategies, moves and activities of competitors Derive your own opportunities for yourself from the strategies and moves of your competitors With these results you will achieve the following effects Safeguarding your vision and strategy and making them future-robust Recognizing future opportunities for your company Increasing the team's awareness of potential threats and opportunities Call to action Set a date for your wargame right away. If you have any questions about the methodology, the necessary tools or the organization, I will be happy to answer them. Ask your questions in the comments or email me at: PM@FutureManagementGroup.com. Enjoy your wargame and have a bright future.

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 26: Keto Korner William & Matt chat with Kevin Krzemieniecki about Keto Diet, Pork Rinds & randomness. Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 26: The Joseph Rivera Conversation William sits with Archdiocese of New Orleans Seminarian, Joseph Rivera. He tells us the story of his Iron Man competition where he almost lost his heart... both physically and emotionally. Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 25: Podcast Podcast Matt and William talk podcasts! After being challenged to listen to each others' recommendations we discuss what we liked and disliked. Check them out for yourself: Story Not Story: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/story-not-story/id1227183306 Labeled: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/labeled-the-stories-rumors-legends-of-tooth-nail-records/id1224741037 Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 24: Exodus 7 Matt and William talk coffee and chat with some missionaries from Atlanta, GA. The guys talk about failures and triumphs with Exodus 90 and how far would you move for love? Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 23: Do You Even Budget? Matt and William spent way too much money again. Can two, not so money savvy, people figure out how to budget? Doubtful. HAHAHA! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 22: Free Agency Matt and William get into arguments over going to the bathroom and discuss free agency. What are your feelings when a beloved player is traded or retires from your team? Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

Mari, who is most definitely not a bitch, fills in Noora on what did and did not happen at the party. She also finally provides us with the details of William's gothic worthy tragic backstory. When William tries to run away to London, Noora fights for their relationship, but she also calls him an asshole while she does it, so she's still our girl.    Episodes discussed: 2x11 "Do you seriously remember nothing?"   Follow us on twitter at: @criesnorwegian  Or e-mail us at criesinnorwegian@gmail.com  Tumblr: criesinnorwegianpodcast.tumblr.com  

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 21: Expectations vs. Reality William tries to take on That Guy Show by himself and quickly realizes how much he misses Matt! Expectations can be dangerous and reality can be a bit... You know what I'm talking about. Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 20: Live from Theology On Tap EP. 1 Matt and William go live at The Chimes restaurant in Covington, LA for Theology On Tap. The Archdiocese of New Orleans Young Adult Ministry invited us to speak about love. We decided we would bring our show to them! Join us as we play games with the audience and. share about love. Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 19: Grammy or Wammy Matt and William get into arguments over trivial topics and discuss the Grammys! Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

The Wise Fools presents: That Guy Show Episode 18: Gillette, NFC Championship, and Discernment Matt and William share some discernment stories. What did you think about the NFC Championship game? Was Gillette's new ad toxic to masculinity or did it show the toxicity of masculinity? Video out the week after podcast droppage! When William isn't going through crazy life stuff! ;) Call us and leave a message or question to be on the show: (985)503-7867 Email us and leave a message or question to be on the show: thatguyshow@wisefoolsmedia.com William & Matt are half of The Wise Fools team bringing you their podcast about manhood, life, faith & music! The Wise Fools is a media initiative to bring entertainment and conversation from four different perspectives to the masses. OTHER WISE FOOLS SHOWS: WITHOUT APOLOGETIC iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/witho…d1447823646?mt=2 SoundCloud: @withoutapologypodcast MESSY BUNS iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/messy…d1344937762?mt=2 SoundCloud: @messybunspodcast YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3kZQZYl…v1_BBKFdjw_VHt-mE THE HUBBY WIFE SHOW iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-h…d1344972634?mt=2 SoundCloud: @thehubbywifeyshow YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kjE7jKz…ci7-QhdMidVXvShf7 Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisefoolsmedia/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatguyshow/ Twitter: twitter.com/wisefoolsmedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt-ZUpGCIcZdZytuuC0_6g Patreon: www.patreon.com/thewisefools Web: www.wisefoolsmedia.com Music: Way Up (feat. CASS & Sajan Nauriyal) by CHRIS HOWLAND @chris_howland itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chris-…wland/1084153870 Kings Kaleidoscope - I Know (HXLY KXSS Remix) by HXLY KXSS @hxlykxss itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hxly-kxss/843388658

In the wake of this rejection, the monster swears to revenge himself against all human beings, his creator in particular. Journeying for months out of sight of others, he makes his way toward Geneva. On the way, he spots a young girl, seemingly alone; the girl slips into a stream and appears to be on the verge of drowning. When the monster rescues the girl from the water, the man accompanying her, suspecting him of having attacked her, shoots him. As he nears Geneva, the monster runs across Victor’s younger brother, William, in the woods. When William mentions that his father is Alphonse Frankenstein, the monster erupts in a rage of vengeance and strangles the boy to death with his bare hands. He takes a picture of Caroline Frankenstein that the boy has been holding and places it in the folds of the dress of a girl sleeping in a barn—Justine Moritz, who is later executed for William’s murder. Having explained to Victor the circumstances behind William’s murder and Justine’s conviction, the monster implores Victor to create another monster to accompany him and be his mate. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hmphaudiobooks/support

When William the Conqueror built a mighty stone tower at the centre of his London fortress in the 1070s, defeated Londoners must have looked on in awe. Now nearly 1000 years later, the Tower still has the capacity to fascinate and horrify. As the most secure castle in the land, the Tower guarded royal possessions and even the royal family in times of war and rebellion. But for 500 years monarchs also used the Tower as a surprisingly luxurious palace. Throughout history, the Tower has also been a visible symbol of awe and fear. Kings and queens imprisoned their rivals and enemies within its walls. The stories of prisoners, rich and poor, still haunt the Tower. Here is part 2 in the story of the Tower of London.

Hello everyone and thank you so much for tuning in to this week I Can't Believe That Happened a podcast about history for kids. Today we are talking all about the crazy history of pugs from the Chinese Empire To Queen Victoria. Pugs originated in China, dating back to the Han dynasty (B.C. 206 to A.D. 200). Some historians believe they are related to the Tibetan Mastiff. If you squint you can almost see it. These fuzzy friendly loaf of bread shaped pups were prized by the Emperors of China and lived in luxury accommodations, sometimes even being guarded by soldiers.Pugs became favorites of royal households throughout Europe. In Holland, the Pug became the official dog of the House of Orange after a Pug, Pompey, reportedly saved the life of William, Prince of Orange, by warning him that the Spaniards were approaching in 1572. When William of Orange (later called William III) went to England in 1688 with his wife, Mary II, to take the throne from James II, they of course took their Pugs with them via GIPHYMarie Antoinette had a Pug named Mops before she married Louis XVI at the age of 15. When she came to France she did have to let Mops go back with her ladies though there is a lovely rumor that the two were eventually reunited. Marie Antoinette was famous for her love of dogs and kept many around her.Another famous Frenchwoman, Josephine Bonaparte, had a Pug named Fortune. Before she married Napoleon Bonaparte, she was confined at Les Carmes prison. Fortune being the lone visitor would take messages out for her hidden in Fortune's collar. Fortune was not the largest fan of Napolean, biting him on the leg on his wedding day to Josephine. See how innocent they can look? via GIPHYThanks to their increased popularity in the Victorian era, Queen Victoria was very fond of the breed, they became very pampered and popular in Victorian households. They were often painted, used in advertising, and placed on postcards. It became fashionable for their collars to bejeweled and/or a satin or silk bow. I think the unicorn hoodie is cuter. See, now don't you JUST HAVE TO HAVE those sunglasses? via GIPHY Royal Dogs: Penelope & Beatrice Don't Miss Anything! Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. Email Address Sign Up We respect your privacy. Thank you! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When William the Conqueror built a mighty stone tower at the centre of his London fortress in the 1070s, defeated Londoners must have looked on in awe. Now nearly 1000 years later, the Tower still has the capacity to fascinate and horrify. As the most secure castle in the land, the Tower guarded royal possessions and even the royal family in times of war and rebellion. But for 500 years monarchs also used the Tower as a surprisingly luxurious palace. Throughout history, the Tower has also been a visible symbol of awe and fear. Kings and queens imprisoned their rivals and enemies within its walls. The stories of prisoners, rich and poor, still haunt the Tower. Here is part 1 in the story of the Tower of London.

William Stell is a gay pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Bordentown, NJ. He's a writer for HuffPost and Patheos and has presented on "sexual ethics" at the recent Q Christian Fellowship conference. When William entered Princeton Theological Seminary, he'd just come out as gay and had no specific intention to become a pastor. But at orientation, he met his first boyfriend, and by the time he graduated, he felt the calling to be a minister. Before studying at Princeton, William lived and worked in the country of Jordan at a school for Deaf and Deaf-Blind children. Although his familial roots are Presbyterian, William was raised in a black Baptist church, and he has spent significant time in Methodist, Catholic, non-denominational, and other church traditions.

Conor first encountered Will Meara when he was a high energy student representative at DIT and was immediately impressed with his capacity to get lots of cool shit done with a smile on his face! Always a guy we are keen to collaborate with at Connector! Will is an adventure traveller who trots the world experiencing countries through the people he meets rather than the top 10 things to do on TripAdvisor. When William is not trotting around places like Pakistan and Iran, he finds himself putting on early morning dance raves with yoga, massage, mcs, djs, performers dancers and a whole lot more. If that wasn't enough, his latest creation Bingo Loco has taken the country by storm, with a national tour and circuit of Irish festivals. Bingo Loco is a bingo rave with conga lines, bizarre prizes, party vibes and table stomping banter! Connect with Will on ReadyForRoad.com

0-3:30 Intro and Outtakes 3:30-10:00 We sing Happy Birthday to Amanda. How Darby got to Olive Branch. Darby's Tire & Auto 10:00-20:00 Darby opens up 2nd store in Oxford. His appreciation for his outstanding staff and great customers. 20:00-30:00 Darby's mancave. weightlifting. Running history. Wilson's jealousy issues with William. 30:00-40:00 Uber??? The Legend of William Darby and how he got into CrossFit 40:00-50:00 The health benefits of Advocare products. Darby's family. Wilson's rage against the Comcast guy (he blames the energy drink). 50:00-56:00 Our shared sadness that they took Ephedra off of the market. Special thanks to Ted Horrell & The Monday Night Card for allowing us to use their music. William Darby is a native Mississippian, who has lived in the Olive Branch area for the past seventeen years. Darby is a familiar face to most in the area, and has a successful tire and auto business in the downtown square of Olive Branch. When William is not to be found at Darby's Tire and Auto, you can usually find at a local gym, spending time with his family, or on the road, chasing down the Rebels of Ole Miss. There is no real way of expressing just how much William Darby has done for the Olive Branch Community. From fundraiser support, to high school athletics, to helping people with financial hardships to get their vehicles up and running, Darby has been willing to lend a hand. Von and I came to know Darby through Olive Branch CrossFit. William is active in the fitness community. Having ran quite a few marathons, half-marathons, and some smaller races, Darby keeps his strength up by cross-training and varying his training. On this episode, we had the opportunity to sit back, relax, and have quite a few laughs with one of the goodest good ole boys around. Huge thanks to William Darby for all that he does for the community and for being willing to spend some time with us at LHRL studio. Darby's Tire & Auto  662) 892-3543 Peace, Love, and all things Beef related, Beefcake

Girls Chase author William Gupta talks race and dating with Varoon Raja. Namely, how big a role does race play, what are the stumbling blocks different racial minorities run into, and how can men of minority backgrounds succeed with all types of women? Selected topics of conversation… • Interracial dating in places where this is common vs. place where it’s not (3:56) • William’s thoughts on ‘race as a sticking point’ (5:12) • William’s own journey improving with women (8:07) • Did the media or experiences in different cities impact William? (9:21) • Why online dating is difficult for interracial dating (11:14) • Men who idealize/fantasize about certain kinds of girls only (12:26) • Why men use excuses interacting with girls of other races (14:21) • How does victim mentality show up and what are the ramifications (15:12) • Race-related self-fulfilling prophecies (16:20) • Why Indian men so often suck with women (16:50) • How brown men often put advanced game before fundamentals (18:16) • Getting caught in hypothetical “I won’t try because I won’t win” (18:59) • Problems black guys run into with game (19:49) • Suggestions for how black guys can avoid over-touching (21:49) • What Asian guys who do well and date out of their race do (22:16) • How hanging out with other races/cultures helps you date interracially (24:07) • Why you have to relate to her culture to date her (25:25) • Adjusting your appearance to blend in with her culture (26:11) • What changed for William when he shaved his head (27:20) • What a woman thinks about when a man of another race approaches her (28:59) • The taboo of dating ‘off-limits’ men (30:16) • How women backwards rationalize their attraction after the fact (30:52) • The importance of knowing you are attractive (31:52) • Being the first guy of a race a girl’s ever been with (32:40) • How do you commit to getting better and improving with girls (32:59) • When William realized it was not as easy for white guys as he’d thought (36:01) • The desire to stay exactly the same yet magically get better results (36:44) • Learning to be unfazed by rejection (37:29) • Why to compare yourself with yourself instead of others (41:58) Listen online: www.girlschase.com/content/girls-chase-podcast-interviews-ep-9-william-gupta LEARN SOMETHING GOOD? SUBSCRIBE AND REVIEW! If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. This helps us reach more ears, and casts your vote for “Yes! Make more episodes!”

Henry was a Norman king like any other - Normandy was in his blood. For 30 years, he controlled the diplomatic game to keep Normandy in the Empire. The one thing he couldn't control was the succession. When William the Atheling died in the disaster of the White Ship, William... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Contains chapters 16-17 of Nina Kimberly the Merciless by Christiana Ellis. When William asks her to leave Francis and Tyrnon, Nina finds herself in a dilemma. Stay with the man who she may be falling in love with, but who is a self-confessed con artist? Or stay with Tyrnon, who promises a life of adventure, but is increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous. Either way, she's going to have to decide quickly.