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Off to a 5-1 start, new Sussex County Skipper has infused old school baseball back into the Frontier League. Learn how his journey has put a charge into this independent league club.

Chris Widger, former big league catcher (11 seasons), goes deep on the responsibilities of the battery. Over the span of his career he caught 13 HOF Pitchers and counting. The former World Series Champion dishes on the issues facing young players entering the pro ranks. He provides cautionary tales that he has seen over the course of his playing days, his impressive MLB coaching career & his MILB Manageral career. The former 3rd rounder is a must listen for all players looking for an edge in the game. Wiley and Will come back strong in this episode.

This episode concludes the 2-part series of our discussion with both Charles (Chuck) Widger AND his son Clark. These episodes are slightly different than previous ones, because we get a deeper insight from not only the perspective of the child, Clark, who began to experience mental illness at a young age but ALSO from the parent, Chuck, who along with Clark's mother supported him throughout the experience, and tried to do everything they could to provide their son with the best care plan possible. But it wasn't easy... Chuck Widger, a high-profile, local philanthropist and financial guru, also shares with us how the family's experience led to the creation of Clark's Manor, a milieu-style living facility for adults with chronic mental illness. The only one of it's kind on the eastern corridor, Clark's Manor provides access to care, community, programs, and activities. They promote overall wellness, growth, and social and vocational skills. Until now, families often spent years searching for this type of care, only to land somewhere in another part of the country. This has been seen as a huge win for Philadelphia in addition to the families and individuals it supports. Chuck's hope is that everyday people can understand and realize it doesn't matter who you are, or how much money you have or don't have - you can still be impacted by mental illness. For more information about Clark's Manor: The Journey to Clark's Manor, a four-minute documentary. Clark's Manor Program Overview, a two-minute video introduction Clark's Manor Website: https://www.elwyn.org/services/clarks-manor The YANApodcast: Instagram: @the_yanapodcast Website: www.theyanapodcast.com New episodes every Tuesday! NAMI PHILLY: Instagram: @NAMIPhiladelphia Facebook: NAMI Philadelphia Website: www.namiphilly.org NAMI Philadelphia Warmline: 844.PHL.HOPE CRISIS RESOURCES: Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988 Crisis Text Line: Text “NAMI” to 741-741 Philadelphia Suicide and Crisis Intervention Hotline (215) 686-4420 National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Help Line (CALL OR TEXT): (800) 931-2237 SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration): (800) 662-HELP (4357) to get connected to help for substance use disorders. The Trevor Project (Suicide/Crisis Support for LGBTQ+ Youth): (866) 488-7386, Text “Start” to 678-678 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yanapodcast/support

Today's episode is the first of a 2-part series in which we will be speaking with both Charles (Chuck) Widger AND his son Clark. These episodes are slightly different than previous ones because we get a deeper insight from not only the perspective of the child, Clark, who began to experience mental illness at a young age but ALSO from the parent, Chuck, who along with Clark's mother supported him throughout the experience, and tried to do everything they could to provide their son with the best care plan possible. But it wasn't easy... Chuck Widger, a high-profile, local philanthropist and financial guru, also shares with us how the family's experience led to the creation of Clark's Manor, a milieu-style living facility for adults with chronic mental illness. The only one of it's kind on the eastern corridor, Clark's Manor provides access to care, community, programs, and activities. They promote overall wellness, growth, and social and vocational skills. Until now, families often spent years searching for this type of care, only to land somewhere in another part of the country. This has been seen as a huge win for Philadelphia in addition to the families and individuals it supports. Chuck's hope is that everyday people can understand and realize it doesn't matter who you are, or how much money you have or don't have - you can still be impacted by mental illness. For more information about Clark's Manor: The Journey to Clark's Manor, a four-minute documentary. Clark's Manor Program Overview, a two-minute video introduction Clark's Manor Website: https://www.elwyn.org/services/clarks-manor The YANApodcast: Instagram: @the_yanapodcast Website: www.theyanapodcast.com New episodes every Tuesday! NAMI PHILLY: Instagram: @NAMIPhiladelphia Facebook: NAMI Philadelphia Website: www.namiphilly.org NAMI Philadelphia Warmline: 844.PHL.HOPE CRISIS RESOURCES: Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988 Crisis Text Line: Text “NAMI” to 741-741 Philadelphia Suicide and Crisis Intervention Hotline (215) 686-4420 National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Help Line (CALL OR TEXT): (800) 931-2237 SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration): (800) 662-HELP (4357) to get connected to help for substance use disorders. The Trevor Project (Suicide/Crisis Support for LGBTQ+ Youth): (866) 488-7386, Text “Start” to 678-678 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yanapodcast/support

Our guests today in the Story Craft Cafe are Julia Fierro and Caeli Wolfson Widger who write as the duo named Cassidy Lucas. We talk about how their creative process changes when they are writing alone as compared to the magic that happens whey they co-author.  Cassidy Lucas is the pen name of writing duo Julia Fierro and Caeli Wolfson Widger. Fierro is the author of the novels Cutting Teeth, praised by the New Yorker as a “comically energetic début,” and The Gypsy Moth Summer, called “hugely engaging” by Francine Prose. Widger is the author of the novels Real Happy Family and Mother of Invention, praised by Margaret Atwood as a “pacey thriller,” and was featured on NPR's Marketplace. Both Fierro and Widger live in Santa Monica with their families. Their second novel, The Last Party, set in Topanga Canyon on the westside of Los Angeles, will be published in April 2022. Santa Monica, their first book together, was published in 2020. The authors of Santa Monica once again illuminate the dark truths of life in sunny California in THE LAST PARTY, a twisty and atmospheric psychological thriller about a 50th birthday celebration on a remote mountainside in Topanga Canyon, where things go terrifyingly wrong. For Los Angeleno Dawn Sanders, turning 50 seems like one more disappointment. Her career has stalled, her nineteen-year-old daughter with developmental issues is regressing, and Dawn's ex-husband Craig, a fertility doctor worshipped by Hollywood's elite, is forever upending her life. Though she doesn't feel much like celebrating, she can't say no when her best friend Mia Markle, a flamboyant and strong-willed actress, insists on planning a “creative” birthday weekend in the wild, wealthy bohemian enclave of Topanga Canyon. On the weekend of the Summer Solstice, Dawn and her six closest friends gather in the hills above the canyon at “Celestial Ranch,” 18-acres of rugged, wooded mountainside where they'll spend three glorious days hiking, practicing meditation and reiki, and enjoying lavish catered cuisine. They will also indulge in a little DMT, a short-acting psychedelic drug meant to open their senses and transport them to a higher plain. But as the weekend unfolds, long-buried tensions, unresolved grievances, and old secrets emerge, leaving Dawn desperate for clarity about her life. Dawn and her friends take the drug late at night on an open hillside beneath the glittering stars. When Dawn returns from her intense and revelatory “trip,” she learns that one of her friends has gone missing. Then another disappears. And soon, Dawn finds herself alone on the dark mountainside, seemingly abandoned by the people who are supposed to love her most. Or have they somehow been taken from her? What could Dawn have possibly done to deserve a devastating birthday night like this—and how will she make it to the morning alone?

Our guests today in the Story Craft Cafe are Julia Fierro and Caeli Wolfson Widger who write as the duo named Cassidy Lucas. We talk about how their creative process changes when they are writing alone as compared to the magic that happens whey they co-author.  Cassidy Lucas is the pen name of writing duo Julia Fierro and Caeli Wolfson Widger. Fierro is the author of the novels Cutting Teeth, praised by the New Yorker as a “comically energetic début,” and The Gypsy Moth Summer, called “hugely engaging” by Francine Prose. Widger is the author of the novels Real Happy Family and Mother of Invention, praised by Margaret Atwood as a “pacey thriller,” and was featured on NPR's Marketplace. Both Fierro and Widger live in Santa Monica with their families. Their second novel, The Last Party, set in Topanga Canyon on the westside of Los Angeles, will be published in April 2022. Santa Monica, their first book together, was published in 2020. The authors of Santa Monica once again illuminate the dark truths of life in sunny California in THE LAST PARTY, a twisty and atmospheric psychological thriller about a 50th birthday celebration on a remote mountainside in Topanga Canyon, where things go terrifyingly wrong. For Los Angeleno Dawn Sanders, turning 50 seems like one more disappointment. Her career has stalled, her nineteen-year-old daughter with developmental issues is regressing, and Dawn's ex-husband Craig, a fertility doctor worshipped by Hollywood's elite, is forever upending her life. Though she doesn't feel much like celebrating, she can't say no when her best friend Mia Markle, a flamboyant and strong-willed actress, insists on planning a “creative” birthday weekend in the wild, wealthy bohemian enclave of Topanga Canyon. On the weekend of the Summer Solstice, Dawn and her six closest friends gather in the hills above the canyon at “Celestial Ranch,” 18-acres of rugged, wooded mountainside where they'll spend three glorious days hiking, practicing meditation and reiki, and enjoying lavish catered cuisine. They will also indulge in a little DMT, a short-acting psychedelic drug meant to open their senses and transport them to a higher plain. But as the weekend unfolds, long-buried tensions, unresolved grievances, and old secrets emerge, leaving Dawn desperate for clarity about her life. Dawn and her friends take the drug late at night on an open hillside beneath the glittering stars. When Dawn returns from her intense and revelatory “trip,” she learns that one of her friends has gone missing. Then another disappears. And soon, Dawn finds herself alone on the dark mountainside, seemingly abandoned by the people who are supposed to love her most. Or have they somehow been taken from her? What could Dawn have possibly done to deserve a devastating birthday night like this—and how will she make it to the morning alone?

Chris Widger is a Pennsville, New Jersey native who spent ten years in the Major Leagues as a catcher. He was drafted by Seattle in the 3rd round in 1992 and played for six different teams in the big leagues, helping the Chicago White Sox win the 2005 World Series. These days he is a minor league manager and was named Baseball America's Minor League Manager of the Year following the 2021 season after leading the High-A Quad Cities River Bandits in the Kansas City Royals' system to a championship. In 2022, he will manage the Royals' Double-A squad in Northwest Arkansas. In Episode #116 of “1-on-1 with Matt Leon,” Matt speaks with Widger over Zoom about his life in baseball, looking back at his career as player and talking about his success as a manager. "1-on-1 with Matt Leon" is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on Twitter @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

In this episode of the Maven Money Personal Finance Podcast… Andy continues the listener stories series and is joined by Carl Widger.   Links:    Humans Under Management   Andy Hart   Leave a review!     Don't forget to check out the Maven Adviser website for more great content.   So sit back and enjoy unrivalled words of wisdom from Andy Hart - host of the UK's premier personal finance show.   Is there a topic you'd like Andy to cover? We'd love to hear from you! Contact Andy Hart directly with any comments / feedback on team@mavenadviser.com. Alternatively you can reach out on Twitter @MavenAdviser. 

Recapping the day in the majors. It was fun.

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Today we celebrate the American Romantic poet who wrote: "The rose that lives its little hour is prized beyond the sculptured flower..." We'll also learn about the man who made Six Hills Nursery famous. We hear some words about autumn by an American Poet Laureate. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that rocked the Vegetable Cookbook world three years ago - and here’s a hint: the author divided the year into Six Seasons. And then we’ll wrap things up with a recipe I received from a friend recently for a delicious Golden Squash Soup.   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.” It's just that easy.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Facebook Group 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 November 3, 1794    Today is the birthday of the American Romantic poet and nature-lover William Cullen Bryant. As a young man, William became an attorney. His first job was in Plainfield, Massachusetts - a town seven miles away from his home. In 1815, William was walking to work one day in December when he spied a lone bird flying on the horizon. The image moved him so much that William wrote his poem called To a Waterfowl. William Cullen Bryant is a favorite poet among gardeners. Here’s an excerpt from a little poem by William called A Winter Piece: ...When shrieked The bleak November winds, and smote the woods, And the brown fields were herbless, and the shades, That met above the merry rivulet, Were spoiled, I sought, I loved them still,—they seemed Like old companions in adversity. When he was alive, William Cullen Bryant visited Wodenethe - the 20-acre estate overlooking the Hudson River purchased and sculpted by Henry Winthrop Sargent. Sargent’s naming of Wodenethe was a marriage of two old Saxon terms Woden (pronounced Woe-den) and ethe, which stands for woody promontory ( promontory ), of high land that juts out into the sea or a large lake; a headland.  Sargent turned Wodenethe into a personal arboretum, where he artfully used trees to frame the Hudson's incredible views. One reviewer said it was, “a bijou full of interest for the lover of rural beauty; abounding in rare trees, shrubs, and plants, as well as vases, and objects of rural embellishment of all kinds.” William Cullen Bryant loved Wodenethe, and he was particularly charmed by an illusion that Sargent had created on the property.  Sargent had created the view from inside his house to look like the lawn extended out to the Hudson, creating the illusion of a sharp dropoff - almost like the lawn ran out to the edge of a cliff. To help pull this off, Sargent would send his young son Winthrop out onto the lawn with a fishing pole where he would pretend to fish off the edge of a nonexistent cliff. On one occasion, a lady visitor commented on how SHE wouldn't let her own children play so close to that dropoff. In reality, Winthrop was sitting a good mile away from the water's edge - quite safe on the flat earth of the lawn nestled among the trees. Sargent's masterful vista created an artful and beautiful illusion - a trick that he even pulled on his good friend William Cullen Bryant. Wodenethe so moved William he wrote his poem “A Scene on the Banks of the Hudson.”  Here’s an excerpt: All, save this little nook of land, Circled with trees on which I stand; All, save that line of hills which lie Suspended in the mimic sky,— Seems a blue void, above, below, Through which the white clouds come and go; And from the green world's farthest steep, I gaze into the airy deep Loveliest of lovely things are they, On earth, that soonest pass away. The rose that lives its little hour Is prized beyond the sculptured flower.   November 3, 1881    Today is the birthday of the English garden writer, plant explorer, renowned nurseryman, alpine specialist, and a founding member of the Alpine Garden Society, Clarence Elliott. Clarence had a remarkable career, and he cast an enormous shadow from his legendary nursery in Stevenage called Six Hills. If Six Hills has a familiar ring to it, you might be familiar with the popular and prevalent landscape plant and stalwart of most garden borders cultivated at Six Hills: the Nepeta Six Hills Giant. Or, perhaps you were thinking of the Penstemon Six Hills - another Clarence offspring. And many gardeners have forgotten that the Mrs. Popple Fuschia - was actually a nod to the Popples - a couple who lived near Six Hills. One day Clarence spied Mrs. Popple’s gorgeous hardy Fuschia. After taking some cuttings, Clarence ultimately won an RHS Show Award of Merit for the Mrs. Popple Fuschia in 1934. Nearly a century later, gardeners still grow this beloved starter Fuschia in their gardens today. When Clarence wasn’t scouring his neighborhood (or the world in general) for new plants, he was busy mentoring other horticultural greats like Will Ingwerson and EK Balls. The great Graham Stuart Thomas worked at Six Hills for 24 years. A gardener’s gardener, Clarence even invented a little garden tool he dubbed The Widger. Somehow Vita Sackville-West ended up with a Widger, and she wrote that it was “the neatest, slimmest, and cheapest of all gadgets to carry in the pocket.” Vita continued: "[Clarence] invented the Widger, its name, and the verb "to widge", which, although not exactly onomatopoeic, suggests very successfully the action of prising up—you widge up a weed, or widge up a caked bit of soil for the purpose of aerating it—all very necessary operations which before the arrival of the Widger were sometimes awkward to perform. This small sleek object, four inches long, slides into the pocket, no more cumbersome than a pencil, and may be put to many uses. Screwdriver, toothpick, letter-opener, Widger, it fulfills all functions throughout the day… it is the perfect gadget.”   Unearthed Words And the dead leaves lie huddled and still, No longer blown hither and thither; The last lone aster is gone; The flowers of the witch-hazel wither … — Robert Frost, American poet and Poet Laureate   Grow That Garden Library Six Seasons by Joshua McFadden This book came out in 2017, and the subtitle is A New Way with Vegetables. This is one of my favorite vegetable cookbooks ever. Joshua’s book won a James Beard Award for Best Book in Vegetable-Focused Cooking. His book was named a Best Cookbook of the Year by the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Bon Appétit, Food Network Magazine, Every Day with Rachael Ray, USA Today, Seattle Times, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Library Journal, Eater, and more. “Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables is poised to join the veggie canon. . . . The flavors are big. . . . They’re also layered and complex, despite their apparent simplicity. What will really change your cooking is [McFadden’s] approach to seasoning. . . . Trust me: Read this book and you’ll never look at cabbage the same way again.” —Bon Appétit “Downright thrilling. . . . Divided into six seasons rather than the traditional four—a more accurate reflection of what’s happening in the fields—the book encourages readers to embrace what he calls ‘the joyful ride of eating with the seasons. . . .’ On page after page, McFadden presents a deliciously enlightening way of cooking with vegetables.” —Sunset This book is 384 pages of vegetable magic. You can get a copy of Six Seasons by Joshua McFadden and Martha Holmberg and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $23   Today’s Botanic Spark Speaking of recipes, I wanted to share a delicious recipe I received from a friend for Golden Squash soup. It’s a keeper. Golden Squash Soup 3 leeks (white portion only) 4 medium carrots chopped 5 Tbl. butter or margarine 3 lbs. butternut squash peeled, sliced 6 c. chicken or vegetable broth 3 medium zucchini, peeled, sliced 2 t. Salt 1/2 t. dried thyme 1/4 t. white pepper 1 c. half & half 1/2 c. milk In a soup kettle over medium heat, saute leeks and carrots in butter for 5 min., stirring occasionally. Add squash, broth, zucchini, salt, thyme, pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 min. Cool until lukewarm. In a blender or food processor, puree soup until smooth. Return to the kettle, add cream and milk, and heat through. Do not boil. If desired, garnish with parmesan cheese and chives. yields 12 - 14 servings ( 3 ½ qts )

Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic led New York residents to be in quarantine in March 2020, Deborah Widger realized the most vulnerable population would be socially overlooked. So she reached out to assisted living facilities in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and sent out batches of "thinking-of-you" cards to senior residents. The project caught the attention of local media and sparked re-shares of her Instagram posts about her card project. In this interview, Deborah talks about why she wanted to focus on senior citizens, her thought process on choosing cards, the message she decided to write on each, and shares how others can do a similar project in their communities.If you are interested in sending cards to Deborah or providing a donation, send her a DM (direct message) on her Instagram page.Deborah's recommendation:- Bodrum, TurkeyIf you enjoy this show, click here and follow the instructions to leave a review.Interested in starting your own podcast? Sign up here for your own Buzzsprout account.

'It's not like waiting for post' by Marina Tsvetaeva translated by Elaine Feinstein and read by Isabella Widger. 'It's not like waiting for post' is dated 1923. This translation appears in 'Bride of Ice: New Selected Poems' published by Carcanet in 2008. A transcript can be found at https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=RK9uBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT90&dq=%27It%27s+not+like+waiting+for+post%27+by+Marina+Tsvetaeva&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqytKDz93pAhVtSBUIHbO9CMYQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q='It's%20not%20like%20waiting%20for%20post'%20by%20Marina%20Tsvetaeva&f=false More from Isabella Widger can be found at www.isabellawidger.com

Humans Under Management is an international conference focussed on better client outcomes for financial advisers.     This is a talk from one of our previous events. For more information on upcoming conferences visit: humansundermanagement.com

On this episode we talk with Brad Widger. Coach Widger is the OL Coach at Shiloh Christian HS in Springdale, AR. Listen as we talk with Coach Widger about his coaching journey through Oklahoma and Arkansas, the benefits of wrestling on the Offensive Line, and some OL technique and philosophy. You can follow Coach Widger on Twitter @bwidger64. This episode of Run The Power is brought to you by GoRout. GoRout is offering a Spring Ball special exclusively for our subscribers.  Between now and April 15th, the 1st 8 subscribers of Run The Power who purchase a GoRout system will be eligible to receive a $700 discount off their package OR receive 2-additional units added to their package at no additional cost (a $700 value).  To take advantage of GoRout's Spring Ball Special, go to gorout.com and request a quote using the promo code RUNPOWER19 in the comments section. Learn more at www.gorout.com, email at sales@gorout.com or call 866-777-1448. This episode of Run The Power is brought to you by Guardian Caps. Lincoln Riley on Guardian Caps:https://oklahoma.rivals.com/news/what-s-up-with-the-weird-helmets- Video: Clemson: https://youtu.be/7CDzfdDpRgE?list=PLBEsMULXpYrgiIR3Kaqb0y9vmf3TiMtfi Iowa State: https://youtu.be/iv6hS73F0uo?list=PLBEsMULXpYrgiIR3Kaqb0y9vmf3TiMtfi SMU: https://youtu.be/sqdicP3Kw5I?list=PLBEsMULXpYrgiIR3Kaqb0y9vmf3TiMtfi Rutgers: https://twitter.com/RFootball/status/899091317183086592 Click below to check them out and the yellow bar at the top for team pricing! https://shop.guardiansports.com/collections/guardian-football?utm_source=run_the_power&utm_medium=referral

Emily and Ken zip through the last 15 months of digital marketing at MicroD. Since the new digital marketing division was created, what were the lessons we learned and what changes happened in the furniture retail industry related to marketing. Plus, get an exclusive inside look at the upcoming Vegas Market seminar about planning digital marketing budgets.

Join Chris Lamb as he talks with Ken Widger about Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO). We’ll explain what is conversion rate optimization and five steps you can take to make your website convert more customers. We'll cover some hot takes on web design for retail websites. This is a beginner’s guide to website design for website owners that want to make a more successful online presence. Ken’s decades of experience in marketing and website conversion expertise is widely sought in the home furnishings and other industries. If you missed Ken Widger’s High Point Market or Las Vegas Market seminar, you’ll get a one-on-one look at Ken’s website design best practices. You’ll learn Ken's guide to the best websites including tips like: Homepage design best practice How to handle your site navigation Website Personalization Website tools to help you do CRO

Caeli Wolfson Widger is the author of the novel Real Happy Family. Her other work has appeared in numerous literary journals, the New York Times Magazine, and Amazon’s Day One and on NPR. Caeli lives with her husband and three children in Santa Monica, California, where she runs a recruiting firm focused on tech start-ups. www.caeliwidger.com

Host Cyd Oppenheimer talks with author Caeli Wolfson Widger about "morning" sickness and parenting, leaning in and pushing through, and what it means to write a feminist novel; guest readers Tui Sutherland and Brian Slattery join Oppenheimer to discuss false choices and the patriarchy , strong women and toxic masculinity, and the ways Brian does and doesn't resemble Tessa's husband Peter.

Elkton, MD --- Post Time with Mike and Mike presented by BetAmerica will host a Breeders Crown eliminations show coming up on Thursday morning (Oct. 19) at 10:30 a.m. Hoosier Park Director of Racetrack Operations Rick Moore will join the program on Thursday to discuss the happenings around the Indiana racetrack. He will talk about the upcoming eliminations, while also discussing the promotions going on next weekend.  Jamie Macomber has a chance to bring some Breeders Crown glory to Indiana as she trains 3-year-old pacing filly Carol's Z Tam. The sophomore has hit the board in 15 of her 20 starts this season and has a mark of 1:51.3 in 2017 with earnings of just over $220,000. Macomber also enters the Breeders Crown with Crescent Fashion and Indiana Sire Stakes champion Beckhams Z Tam who has been racing extremely well at Hoosier Park. Trainer Marie Dupont is attempting to make the Breeders Crown final in the easier of the two eliminations for 3-year-old trotting fillies as she brings Checkmate Time to the big dance. Checkmate Time has a mark of 1:53.3 this year while having four victories in ten starts.  Indiana driver Sam Widger has multiple opportunities to make the Breeders Crown finals coming up this weekend. In the 2-year-old filly trot Widger drives Msnaughtashill who has hit the board in six of 11 starts this year and gets a good post draw for trainer Jeff Edwards. Widger also will drive Manhattan Beach in the Breeders Crown Open Pace which features champions All Bets Off and Dealt A Winner. Manhattan Beach has hit the board in five of 14 starts this year while having a mark this year of 1:49.3. Post Time with Mike and Mike presented by BetAmerica will be live from Hoosier Park on both nights of the Breeders Crown finals coming up next week. The schedule of show events will be released at the end of the week. P

Carl Widger Co-Founder of Metis Ireland talks to Tony Frawley about starting a business during the recession, the importance of self - belief and not being afraid to pick up the phone!

Julia Fierro's debut novel, Cutting Teeth, was recently included on "Most Anticipated Books of 2014" lists by HuffPost Books, The Millions, Flavorwire, Brooklyn Magazine and Marie Claire. Her work has been published, or is forthcoming, in Guernica, Ploughshares, The Millions, Flavorwire, Poets & Writers, Glamour and other publications, and she has been profiled in the L Magazine, The Observer and The Economist. In 2002, she founded The Sackett Street Writers' Workshop, and what started as eight writers meeting in her Brooklyn kitchen has grown into a creative home for over 2000 writers. She is a graduate of The Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was a Teaching-Writing Fellow, and currently teaches the Post-MFA workshops at Sackett Street. Julia lives in Brooklyn and can be found online at juliafierro.com and on Twitter @juliafierro  Ivy Pochoda is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Visitation Street published by Ecco / Dennis Lehane Books. Visitation Street was chosen as an Amazon Best Book of the Month, Amazon Best Book of 2013, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Huffington Post, Self, and House & Garden. Her first novel The Art of Disappearing, was published by St. Martin's Press in 2009. Ivy has a BA from Harvard College in Classical Greek and an MFA from Bennington College in fiction. She grew up in Brooklyn, NY and currently lives in downtown Los Angeles with her husband Justin Nowell. Caeli Wolfson Widger is the author of the novel Real Happy Family (New Harvest/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, March 2014).  Her work has appeared in such publications as the New York Times Magazine, Another Chicago Magazine, and the Madison Review, as well as on NPR and CBS Radio. She earned her MFA from the University of Montana and currently resides in Santa Monica, where she teaches fiction for Writing Workshops Los Angeles.  JJ Keith has written for Salon, the Huffington Post, The Rumpus, The Nervous Breakdown, Bitch, Babble, The Hairpin, Role/Reboot, Reader's Digest and other publications. Her first book will be out in 2014 from Skyhorse Publishing. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

In this episode: Trevor and the gang attempt to tape Episode 4 for the second time after Angie and Mike ruin last weeks taping with booz. Also, Trevor discusses his spray tan, "Fried Kool-Aid," getting his driver's license, Angie's drunken antics from last week, and more! Your hosts then decide to free-wheel the show after Trevor and 'Producer' Steve failed to prepare topics. Then it's on to the news, featuring the latest headlines ranging from Gay Marriage in New York ("woohoo!") to a new study that reveals sitting could shave years off your life!! Tune in to what could quite possibly be the BEST 'Trevor' Show to date!!!!! (Albeit after only 4 episodes.)

In this episode, "the Queen B" Stacey Hale makes her glorious return to the table. Trevor talks about trying to relax in the pool while being eaten alive, his psycho killer dream, and how he frantically tried to clean up cat puke and dog poop - but couldn't keep up with the little varmints. "Topics" for this episode include: 1. Super Heroes/Villains 2. Sex In Modern Day Society 3. Television changes over the years 4. Political offices 5. Favorite item. Be sure to stick around for the end when Trevor does his best to get through the news. With headlines from Tracy Morgan's homophobic remarks to a 38 year old man, who as a young boy was sent to experimental therapy for being too 'feminine,' and ended up committing suicide, you can be sure there's plenty of controversy in this weeks episode!!!

Join Trevor and his co-hosts: "the Ghetto Fabulous" Angie Courtney and Mike Clemens/Melissa Rivers (filling in for "the Queen B" Stacey Hale, who decided she would rather sleep than do the show this week... "the lazy B" is what we should call her) as they discuss how Trevor heard birds talking to him in a grocery store parking lot, the time Mike did drag, Angie's relatives feel that she is depressed and is making her kids suffer, Rosie O'Donnell going to 'OWN,' and much much more!!!!! Of course there's also "Topics," and Angie's "mistreated" children have a few words of their own at the end of the show.

This is a test episode of "The Trevor Widger Show" podcast, taped a week before the official first episode. It's just a test, it's not supposed to be perfect! ... judgmental bastards.

The official first episode of "The Trevor Widger Show!!!!!" Join Trevor, Stacey, and Angie as they discuss Lady GaGa's new album: "Born This Way", American Idol 2011 winner Scotty McCreery, partake in the official first "Topics" segment, comment on the latest news headlines and more! Also, Trevor's dad interrupts the show wearing a "Cheers" shirt and a cowboy hat...