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Attention, mutant enthusiasts and digital adventurers! Prepare yourselves for a journey into the pixelated past as we dive headfirst into the treacherous depths of Murderworld. This week, we're joined by the indomitable Austin Auclair from PatientRock to tackle the notorious X-Men: Madness in Murderworld, a game that's been haunting players' nightmares since 1989. Get ready to dust off your DOS disks, fire up your Amigas, and polish those Commodore 64s as we explore this side-scrolling saga that pits our favorite mutants against the diabolical duo of Magneto and Arcade. Will we uncover the secrets of the demagnetizer? Can we navigate the labyrinthine levels without losing our sanity? And most importantly, will we finally beat this infamously challenging game after decades of collective frustration? Tune in as we dissect the good, the bad, and the downright maddening aspects of this classic X-Men adventure. With Austin's expertise and our unwavering determination, we might just crack the code and rescue Professor X from his digital prison. So grab your favorite mutant power-boosting snack and join us for an episode that's sure to be more electrifying than Storm's lightning bolts and sharper than Wolverine's claws! Learn such things as: An X-Men game where you probably don't want to enter combat? Really? Having to do certain levels and puzzle with certain characters is stupid and I don't have a question here, I just want to make sure that you know I feel that way. How do you feel knowing that when this game came out, it was legitimately the best X-Men game ever? And so much more! You can find Austin on BlueSky @patientrock.bsky.social and of course at his website PatientRock. Specifically here's that original Revenge series post and the X-Men Madness in Murderworld FAQ/walkthrough. If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you're interested in. If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store. Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix. You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook. A big thanks to Escape the Mojoverse and Tales from the Backlog for the promos today. Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who probably won't murder me if he ever reads these bits at the end of the show notes…… Support Play Comics by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/playcomicsRead transcript

The Journey and Legacy of Sweetwater's Uncelebrated Icon - An Interview with the late Austin de LoneIn this interview, which took place in October 2022 before Mount Tam Media launched its Tales From The Green Room podcast, Austin de Lone sits down with host Dennis Strazulo to discuss his rich musical journey and his pivotal involvement with Sweetwater Music Hall, as the venue approached its 50th Anniversary. This is the raw recording of Dennis's visit with Austin for the purpose of writing a feature story on Austin for Mt. Tam Media's Mill Valley Living Magazine to celebrate that event. With Austin's recent passing, the recorded conversation was re-purposed to release as this special podcast episode, honoring Austin's lasting legacy.Moving to Sweetwater in the early 1970s, Austin recounts the creation and rise of his band Eggs Over Easy, their unexpected London ventures working with Chas Chandler (The Animals, Producer and Manager for Jimi Hendrix), recording at the famed Olympics Studio, and the birth of the pub rock scene. He also discusses the transformation of Sweetwater into a cornerstone of the local music scene, brining the venue to national fame as he worked with John Goddard of Village Music and Sweetwater's beloved owner, Jeannie Patterson, highlighting key interactions with notable musicians like Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe and so many more.  The conversation transitions into Austin's personal efforts in starting the Prader-Willi California Foundation in response to his son's condition. This story captures the essence of a musician's enduring influence on his community and provides insight into the historical and emotional layers of Sweetwater's musical heritage.LinksMill Valley Living October 2022 Feature Story on Austin de Lone Sweetwater Music Hall Website - History 

Tired of struggling to make ends meet as a freelancer or solopreneur? Discover the secrets to unlocking financial freedom and transforming your income potential.In this video, we sit down with Austin L. Church, author of "Free Money," to uncover powerful strategies for pricing your services confidently and sustainably. Whether you're a seasoned freelancer or just starting your entrepreneurial journey, you'll gain invaluable insights to break free from the cycle of undercharging and overworking.Here's what you can expect to learn from this insightful episode:Calculate your "survival rate" – the minimum hourly rate you need to avoid financial trouble and keep your business afloat.Determine your "dream rate" – the rate that allows you to thrive, not just survive, and achieve your financial goals.Shift from hourly billing to fixed-price projects to increase your earning potential and eliminate client pushback on rates.Position your pricing for maximum impact by anchoring it to the outcomes and value you deliver for clients.Overcome limiting beliefs around charging premium rates and confidently command the fees you deserve.With Austin's wealth of experience as an agency owner turned business coach, you'll gain a fresh perspective on pricing, mindset, and the path to sustainable success as a freelancer or solopreneur.Don't miss this opportunity to unlock your true earning potential and achieve the financial freedom you've been craving!00:00:00 Dreaming of Free Money00:02:50 Transition from Agency Owner to Business Coach00:06:29 Navigating Career Crossroads00:09:20 The Struggle of Balancing Work and Life as a Freelancer00:11:09 Recognizing and Addressing Burnout00:13:44 Impact of Pricing on Workload and Burnout00:14:20 Strategies for Sustainable Business Growth00:19:33 Setting Your Pricing Structure00:25:10 Impact of Free Money on Pricing Structures00:26:00 Building Confidence in Pricing00:27:12 Empowering Others Through a Process00:27:40 Connecting with the Author Visit Austin Church's social media pages:Website: https://www.austinlchurch.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinlchurchLearn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications:Speaking: https://katiebrinkley.com/Website: https://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiebrinkleyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/@rockymountainmarketingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkatiebrinkley/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/socialprofitlab#freelancerpricing #solopreneur #income #financialfreedomforfreelancers #howtopricefreelanceservices, #freelanceratecalculator #valuebasedpricingforfreelancers #mindset #finance #businesspodcast #careerpodcast #selfworth #confidence #entrepreneur #ceo #smallbusinessowner #austinchurch #freemoney #katiebrinkley #digitalcreator #contentcreation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a Text Message.Ready to unlock the secrets of effective coyote hunting? Join us on this episode of the Hunts On Outfitting Podcast as we sit down with Austin, a seasoned hunter from a small town near Kansas City, Missouri. With Austin at the helm, you'll gain firsthand insights into the art of decoy dogging and the sophisticated strategies needed for successful coyote hunts. Austin's journey from growing up with hounds to becoming an expert in coyote calling and decoy dogging is nothing short of riveting. Learn about the nuances of coyote behavior, the strategic use of calls, and how integrating a decoy dog can elevate your hunting game.Curious about what it takes to train a top-notch decoy dog? This episode will guide you through the meticulous process of training Tate, a Blackmouth Cur, from basic obedience to advanced hunting prowess. Austin reveals the tools and techniques that make a difference—like the Garmin GPS collar and positive reinforcement with coyote scents. We also discuss the unique attributes of Blackmouth Curs that make them exceptional hunting partners and invaluable on a homestead. Experience the satisfaction of seeing Tate evolve into a skilled decoy dog, ready for the challenging Missouri terrain.Finally, we delve into the tactical aspects of coyote hunting. Austin shares his favorite weapon setups, emphasizing the precision of the 6mm Creedmoor and the reliability of Hornady's V-Match ammo. From prioritizing targets based on their behavior to adjusting calling techniques with the seasons, you'll gain practical tips that can transform your hunting experiences. Listen to captivating stories of successful hunts and the unique challenges posed by coyotes with mange. Whether you're a seasoned hunter or a curious newcomer, this episode offers a wealth of knowledge on the strategic and emotional aspects of hunting alongside a decoy dog.Check us out on Facebook and instagram Hunts On Outfitting, and also our YouTube page Hunts On Outfitting Podcast. Tell your hunting buddies about the podcast if you like it, Thanks!

With Austin away this week, Colin recruited Matt Bruening (@SportsFanaticMB) to break down each team in the Big 10 and highlight the players who matter for C2CSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/campus-2-canton/donations

Could your daily latte be jeopardizing your shot at homeownership? Join me, Mark Jones, with guests Austin Pantuso and Nicole Aguero Kelly, as we unravel the complex web connecting the economy and real estate. In a landscape where consumer debt soars and the cost of living climbs, we take a critical look at how these pressures influence personal finance and the housing market. From scrutinizing fast food prices to debating the impact of monopolistic practices, this episode is a deep dive into the factors that shape our economic reality and the choices we face as a consequence.As interest rates loom large over financial stability, we draw parallels with the 2008 crisis and question the Federal Reserve's optimistic forecasts. With Austin and Nicole bringing their expertise to the table, we dissect the role of consumer spending in market regulation and whether government intervention might be the necessary medicine. The Texas real estate market comes under our microscope, too, as we weigh the merits of buying a home in uncertain economic waters. For anyone navigating the complexities of financial recovery or considering a property investment, this conversation is packed with insights and advice.We don't just explore problems; we're also sowing the seeds for financial acumen. Financial education takes center stage as we discuss how showcasing money-savvy role models can empower a new generation to build wealth. Achieving a lifestyle balance, managing credit, and making informed consumer choices are more than buzzwords—they're the pillars of financial health. If you're a professional, investor, or simply someone trying to stay ahead of the property market pulse, this episode is your guide to a more informed financial future.Key Factors Podcast is Powered by ReviewMyMortgage.com Host: Mark Jones | Sr. Loan Officer | NMLS# 513437 If you would like to work with Mark on your next home purchase or as a partner visit iThink Mortgage.

Today's expert guests are Austin and Karlee Phippen, operators of an expanding portfolio of hospitality brands and businesses in scenic Northern New Mexico. Starting in just 2019, they've already built an empire in Charma – from boutique hotel rooms, a 16-room motel, a dozen co-hosted properties, and a sprawling ranch wedding venue.With Austin's background in construction, and Karlee's formal education and experience in the hospitality industry, magic was bound to be made when these two teamed up. We hear all about how they took on the motel project, detail the fairytale love story behind their wedding venue, unpack how they collected a dozen co-hosting deals, and explain how they keep it all together – in their hearts, minds, and in their paperwork. As members of our Hosting Business Mastery Method membership, we've had front-row seats to Austin and Karlee's growth (and many challenges) along the way. We're so excited to bring that story to the larger hosting community today. (00:01:29) #STRShareSunday: @bluebirddaycottagemarin(00:03:12) Thanks For Visiting Content Announcements(00:06:14) Pairing a Wedding Venue with a Motel(00:15:32) Renovating, Repairing, Remodeling & Running a Remote Motel(00:21:55) Detailing Their Expanding Business Model(00:30:45) Current-Day Operations at Chama Trails Motel(00:38:31) A Classic Love Story at Log River Ranch(00:41:10) Division of Time, Labor & ProfitsResources:• #STRShareSunday: @bluebirddaycottagemarin• Chama Trails Motel: chamatrailsmotel.com• Instagram: @chamatrailsmotel• Sterling & Sage Lofts: sterlingandsagechama.com• Turquoise Antler Co-Hosting: turquoiseantler.com• Log River Ranch Wedding Venue: logriverranch.com• Instagram: @logriverranch• Video: How to Become an Airbnb Co-Host• Airbnb Essentials Checklist: hostchecklist.comThanks for Visiting is produced by Crate Media.Mentioned in this episode:Visit MinoanExperience.com and tell them TFV sent you!Quiz | Take our quiz to reveal your hosting personality style!Host Checklist | Grab our Airbnb Essentials Checklist and make stocking your Airbnb a breeze – we've got all your hosting needs covered!Hostfully | Go to https://www.hostfully.com/influencers/thanks-for-visiting/ and use TFV100 to get $100 off your subscription.

Prepare to unravel the complexities of the housing market with the unparalleled guidance of real estate broker Austin Pantuso. In a landscape where new builds and pre-owned homes dance a delicate tango of supply and demand, we navigate these nuances to arm you with the essentials for your next real estate venture. With Austin steering the conversation, we venture beyond surface-level statistics, diving deep into the vital indicators that spell out the future for buyers bracing for shortages and sellers riding the wave of fleeting trends.The tug-of-war between home affordability and buyer expectations takes center stage in this candid discussion. Ever wondered what really happens when sales prices adjust, or how sellers are acclimating to buyer demands even amidst a sea of competitive offers? We dissect these phenomena, comparing the current waves of the market to the turbulent waters of the past. As we break down the long-term investment benefits of real estate, we offer a telescope to those on the fence, peering into the horizon of ownership versus renting.Touching down in the heart of Texas, the beacon of real estate stability, we illuminate the path for investors drawn to the allure of San Antonio's growth. From the gritty reality of property management to the ballet of flipping houses in a market peppered with giant investment firms, Austin Pantuso's insights serve as your guide through the thicket. We wrap our journey with a personal reflection on the intertwining of social media and relationship-building, sharing lessons from my own voyage through the riveting world of real estate finance. Join us in this episode for an audio expedition that's as enlightening as it is indispensable.Key Factors Podcast is Powered by ReviewMyMortgage.com Host: Mark Jones | Sr. Loan Officer | NMLS# 513437 If you would like to work with Mark on your next home purchase or as a partner visit iThink Mortgage.

With Austin still missing in action, Colin (@C2CDecker) brings you all the updates on the wild start to the transfer portal and coaching carousel season. Plus, he irresponsibly speculates about some coaching changes and some players who could enter the portal and where they would fit best.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/campus-2-canton/donations

With Austin away this week, Colin brings on the always-entertaining tag team of Matt Bruening (@SportsfanaticMB) and Felix Sharpe (@sharpereview). The trio starts by breaking down some key week 5 performances before highlighting some players they think are poised for a big 2nd half of the season. Then, Colin gives some waiver pick-ups and a start and sit for each position.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/campus-2-canton/donations

If you've ever spent time in great Austin bars, chances are you've been in one of our guest Matt Luckie's establishments.  With Austin institutions such as Mean Eyed Cat, LaLa's, Lavaca Street, Star Bar, Sign Bar and many, many others under Matt's stewardship, he has been serving thirsty Austinites for almost 20 years.This episode your hosts Glenn and Lee dive into how Matt found his way into the Austin bar scene, what makes a good bar, how he has been able to create and save so many great watering holes, how all the decor for one of his latest, Sign Bar, came to be, how his group FBR Management provides drink service to huge festivals such as ACL and Lalapalooza and much, much more....Check out this great episode so the next time you are at a bar for happy hour you will know the man behind so many of Austin's top hot spots!BoomATX - Interesting Austinites Doing Interesting Things!

Step into the 'Adams Archive' with Austin Adams, where we blend the controversial with the critically thought-provoking. This episode unveils the bizarre tactics of a Congressman, delves into leaked geopolitical strategy papers, and highlights the nationwide alert set for October 4th. But, our deep dive doesn't stop there. As 5G towers proliferate our landscapes, we delve into the pressing concerns surrounding this technological advancement. Is 5G merely a faster network, or is there more lurking beneath its high-frequency waves? Hear about the alarming studies, citizen testimonials, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s recent commentary on its potential health implications. With Austin at the helm, every episode promises meticulous research and unbiased conversation. Dive in, stay updated, and be part of the dialogue. Subscribe and enrich our collective conversation with your reviews and insights.   All links: Https://Linktr.ee/theaustinjadams Substack: Https://austinadams.substack.com   ----more---- Full Transcription    Atoms Archive. Hello, you beautiful people and welcome to the Adams archive. My name is Austin Adams, and thank you so much for listening today on today's episode. We are going to go deep into a topic that has been irking me for quite some time. And I'm sure it might irk you a little bit too, but we'll get to that in just a minute. The first thing that we're going to discuss today is going to be a Democratic congressman. Pulled a fire alarm to get out of doing his job. You heard right. That right there. You heard right that right there. A grown man in a position of power Elected nonetheless pulled a fire alarm to get out of doing his job. So Peter Doocy questions Kareen Jean Pierre quite A bit on this. It's pretty comical. Some people are laughing in the background during the white house press brief. Um, but pretty crazy stuff. So we'll, we'll touch on that first. The next thing we'll discuss is that there was a leaked us strategy document on Ukraine, which cites corruption as a real threat coming out of Politico. Could you imagine that? Could you imagine that corruption in Ukraine, which highlights on this article that Joe Biden's actually holding, holding Zelensky here? In his arm and whispering sweet nothings in his ears a lot of according to this picture. Um, so interesting stuff there. Then we'll move on to the next. which is that the Pentagon funded a study, speaking of Joe Biden, which warns that dementia is among us officials and poses a legitimate national security threat. So we'll read that together coming from the intercept. And then last but not least, we're going to talk about the October 4th. FEMA advisory, which is going to hit everybody's cell phones, everybody's TV and everybody's radio simultaneously at two 20 on October 4th. Now, if you're listening to this after that, which is. Potentially the most likely situation as this will come out on the third if you're listening to this after that don't worry What we're really discussing as a result of this because some there's some crazy theories about this October 4th thing Some people throw around the word like zombie. I don't know if I agree with that I don't spoiler alert but what I do think is a legitimate conversation to be had around this is the potential harm of massive Frequencies being put out nationally simultaneously and among different mediums and what that could mean for the general public so that that pulls us into a conversation about 5G 5G being a very hot topic when it comes to the well and then really not not getting enough conversation around it as it probably should, because there's been very little studies done on this stuff and its effects on people. And what has been done comes out from almost the 60s, but it's pretty wild. We're going to read into some of the articles, some of the discussions that have been had. Some of the concerns, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. just spoke about this on C SPAN, um, in a conversation with a potential voter, where he says that he's, um, actually representing a large group of people who were, uh, medically affected by 5G, so I, this isn't in the realm of craziness, guys. They put up these massive, huge, ugly... You've must have seen them. If you haven't, you need to open your eyes because they're everywhere, literally everywhere. Um, and we, we just don't, maybe we should be asking why, right? So we'll dive deep into that. And when I say deep, I'm saying deep. We're going to go there. So the longer you stick around, as always, the deeper we get. But first, I need you to go ahead and hit that subscribe button. If this is your first time here, I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart. So excited to have you here. Thank you so much. Hit that subscribe button because every single week, We have conversations just like this. So hit that subscribe button. If you're already subscribed, leave a five star review, right? Something nice. Tell me what you love about the podcast. Tell me your favorite episode. Give me your favorite recipe. I don't care, but write something nice. It helps me get up in the rankings. It's the best way that you can say thank you right now is just leaving a five star review. All right. There's not a lot that you can do to get some good karma today. This is a super easy one and I'm asking you pleading with you, subscribe, leave a five star review, write something nice helps me out, which means I can do this more for you guys. Alright, so thank you so much for listening. I appreciate it. Head over to the sub stack Austin Adams sub stack calm that just gives me your Email. So I can put out things like podcast companions and deep dives and all other awesome stuff, whether it's today or in the future. Um, on that note, I know I've been out for a couple of weeks, but I'm not going anywhere. All right. Life gets hectic. Sometimes I actually turned 30. Um, same time, got my purple belt in jujitsu, had some awesome things happen in other sections of my life that just kind of made all the craziness happen at once. Went backpacking with my wife for five, six days. Um, Pretty awesome stuff. But with that increased responsibility in those, some of those sectors of my life, my plan is to delegate and automate some of the things that I'm doing here for you guys. So I can put out even more content. So, um, look out for that and thank you for sticking around. All right. Without further ado, let's jump into it. The Adams archive. All right, let's jump into it. The very first thing that we're going to discuss today is that a democratic congressman named Jamal Bowman pulled a fire alarm simply because he didn't want to do his job. Now we'll see here in a second that Peter Doocy does a pretty good job of undressing Kareem Jean Pierre. Um, not in the way you're thinking, you dirty mind. Um, but in this conversation during a White House press briefing, he asked a simple question that ends up being pretty funny. But let's talk about this first because could you imagine that you have an important meeting coming up? Maybe even an important deadline, right? Your boss needs something on time, needs you to make a decision, he needs you to send you some documents, right? And instead of doing that thing that you're supposed to do for your job. You go out to the hallway, you find that shiny red box and you pull the fire alarm. Do you think that you would have your job? For very long. If every time you had a responsibility or a deadline to meet you pulled the fire alarm. No Every single one of us normal individuals would lose our job would lose our livelihood That's just absolute especially if you got caught red handed on Video just like this congressman here right now. Leave it to a Democrat to I don't know, find some baby way out of doing their actual job. And guess what? Guess what? One person stood up for him in this AOC. Could you imagine that? All right, so here is Peter Doocy discussing this with Kareem Jean Pierre asking her a question. Now, let's go ahead and watch this video. As always, you can hover head over to YouTube, or join the sub stack, it'll be added there. But head over to YouTube, subscribe there. And you can actually watch The videos with me on your screen, you can, uh, read the articles alongside me that I have up on the screen next to me, head over there, Austin, or the, I'm sorry, the Adams archive on YouTube, uh, subscribe and watch it with me. All right. Um, so here we go. Here's the video. Let's watch it to gather. Thank you, Corrine. When president by never tried to get out of a meeting. By pulling a fire alarm. Are you talking about something specifically? A Democratic member of Congress pulled a fire alarm around a series of boats. No fire. Is that appropriate? What I can tell you is, uh, I have not spoken to the President about this. Uh, and so, just not going to comment. I will leave it up to you. I know there's a House process moving forward right now. I'll leave it to the House. Okay, uh, since President Biden is so pro union, is he okay with 75, 000 healthcare workers possibly walking off the job this week? What I can tell you is that we've said this many times already this morning. So there was a, you hear all of the chuckles during the briefing of everybody in there realizing how Peter Doocy just tactfully slipped that in there. Um, pretty, pretty funny to see. And you see, it's so crazy to me that this woman's job is to answer questions. And I would say 90 percent of the time that she's asked a question, at least one that's not teed up for her by CNN. She doesn't answer it. Your entire job is to answer questions, right? It's like having a customer service. She's literally the customer service of The White House of the government. She's the only talking head that we have yet. Imagine if you called Ikea and you said, Hey, I think that you guys sent me the wrong part or the wrong instructions. I can't figure out how to put this thing together. I have no idea what I'm doing. It's very complicated. And also. You sent me an inflatable ducky instead of a dresser that I ordered. And they go, we understand, we understand that you're concerned about that. And I would love to answer that for you. However, at the very moment, I don't have access to the proper documents to answer that for you, and I wish you the best. Moving on. Next person. It's like, no, no. Your entire job is to answer questions. You should answer the questions. Especially when the people holding you accountable is the entire nation. Only, nobody seems to be holding these people accountable. Right, and that, that maybe is the bigger issue here. Alright, so that's a pretty funny one. Let's move on here. Because we have some longer stuff to get into. I have about 10 different articles on the FEMA situation in 5G and maybe 3 articles to get to before then. Um, but, the next article that we're going to talk about here comes from Politico. And it says that there is a leaked US strategy to On Ukraine, which was outlined saying that there's corruption as a legitimate threat. Could you imagine that? Ukraine? And corruption? No way! So Politico says, A report obtained by Politico details specific plans to reform Ukrainian institutions and warns Western support may hinge on cutting corruption. The Ukrainian, uh, President, um, Volodymyr Zelensky and President Joe Biden meet in the Oval Office for this picture where Joe Biden seems to be, I don't know, enacting some sort of corruption where he's got his arm around him, whispering in his ear, like He smells, uh, a 12 year old's perfume. Um, it says that the Biden administration officials are far more worried about corruption in Ukraine than they publicly admit. A confidential U. S. strategy document obtained by Politico suggests, it says the sensitive but unclassified version of the long term U. S. plan lays out numerous steps Washington is taking to help Kiev root out maleficence. and otherwise reform an array of Ukrainian sectors. It stresses that corruption could cause Western allies to abandon Ukrainians, a fight against Russia's invasion, and that Kiev cannot put off the anti graft effort. Perceptions of high level corruption, the confidential version of the document warns, could undermine the Ukrainian public's and foreign leaders confidence in the wartime government. That's starker than the analysis available in the little noticed public version of the 22 page document, which the Department of State, or the State Department, appears to have posted on its website with no fanfare about a month ago. The confidential version of the Integrated Country Strategy is about three times as long as and contains many more details about U. S. objectives in Ukraine. From privatizing its banks... to helping more schools teach English, to encouraging its military to adopt NATO protocols. Many goals are designed to reduce the corruption that, uh, bedevils the country. Bedevils? Well, that's a good word. Um, the quiet release of the strategy and the fact that the toughest language was left in the confidential version underscores the messaging challenge facing the Biden team. The administration wants to press Ukraine to cut graft, not least because U. S. dollars are at stake. But being too loud about the issue could embolden opponents of U. S. aid to Ukraine, many of them Republican lawmakers who are trying to block such assistance. Oh, no, don't send 40. trillion dollars to Ukraine, that would be terrible. Um, yeah, I agree. Um, any perception of weakened American support for Kiev could cause more European countries to think twice about their role. When it comes to the Ukrainians, there are some honest conversations happening behind the scenes, a US official familiar with Ukrainian policy said. Uh, Ukrainian graft has long been a concern of US officials all the way to Joe Biden. But the topic was Def, def, deemphasize, deemphasized? Wow, whoever is writing this article is, you're doing too much, bud. I promise you. You don't have to use the word deemphasized. Should there maybe be a hyphen there? It's deemphasized, right? It definitely seems like there should be a hyphen there. I'm just an idiot. Um, in the wake of Russia's February 2022 full scale invasion, which Biden has called a real life battle of democracy against autocracy. For months Biden's aide stuck to brief mentions of corruption. Yeah, because he is the very corruption that they're discussing here, right? There's like a guy on the front of this document with a mustache that looks very much like Hunter Biden with a blonde wig. Right? It's like, yeah, we know in walks, uh, you know, he has a Burisma, uh, logo on his shirt. It's like, yeah, no shit. There's corruption in Ukraine, but at least now we have some documentation to show that they're at least acknowledging that, which is far more than we can say about literally every other piece of gaslighting that has happened to us as the general public over the last, I don't know, four years. Anyways, let's read a little bit more of the article which says, uh, A State Department official speaking on behalf of the Department would not say if Washington had shared the longer version of the strategy with the Ukrainian government or whether a classified version exists. William Taylor, a former U. S. Ambassador to Ukraine, said many ordinary Ukrainians will likely welcome the strategy because they too are tired of endemic corruption in their country. It's all fine, as long as it doesn't get in the way of the assistance we provide them to win the war, he said. Yeah, only the entire reason for the assistance for the war is so that the corruption can siphon the money out of it. In walks Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, right, or Burisma, and all of the sudden are hundreds of billions of dollars Turns into 20 billion to actually fund the war and 85 billion to fund third party organizations Which bid quote unquote these contracts and then some type of politician funnels that money out, right? The reason that they're sending so much money into Ukraine I believe is because there's far less oversight into where that money is actually goes. There's very little accounting. There's very little oversight. Nobody's looking into that. Nobody has access to the books, at least not on the U. S. side of things, right? If we're sending that much money over there, we should have thorough accounting going on. We don't. Last time I checked, there was people saying that of every five weapons that were sent there, like four of them were unaccounted for going to. Ukrainian mobs and stuff like it's so crazy how much corruption is going on at any given time. And then let's jump into this one, which talks about the Pentagon funded a study. Imagine that the Pentagon funded the study warning that dementia among us officials. And it only took you three full years of having a president who couldn't finish a sentence or even knew the names of his own grandchildren to realize this, right? How crazy. So this comes from The Intercept, and it says that Senators Mitchell McConnell and Dianne Feinstein Who have access to top secret information recently had public health episodes. Yeah, one of those just darred So this article comes from September 12th from the intercept and it says as the national security workforce ages Dementia impacting US officials poses a threat to national security according to a First of its kind study by a Pentagon funded think tank. The report released the spring came as several prominent us officials trusted with some of the nation's most highly classified intelligence, experienced public lapses, stoking calls for resignations and debate about Washington's aging leadership. Right. It really is quite crazy. Like in, when Feinstein died Feinstein Feinstein, whatever, when she died, it was literally hours before that she, before she died. Hours before she died, she was rolled into the Senate and gave a vote on something as she rambled through her answer, only to be told to shut up by her handler next to her and the woman behind her so that she could just, just say, I, they said, which seems like a coerced vote to me. She was in the middle of explaining herself and giving her full answer at 90 years old. This woman 90. Giving her answer as to her vote and then before she can even finish it with her actual answer or her vote She's told by some 25 year old 30 year old guy next to her in a suit. No, no, no, just just say I don't don't stop talking Literally who elected that motherfucker, right? Who told him to tell her how to vote? Nobody, nobody besides the vested interests that are paying all of their salaries, right? And that's something that a lot of people don't realize. And I started to realize more recently is that when you have somebody who's a senator like that, underneath that individual, that face, that public facing individual, there's A hundred people that are operating under them as a business, right? You have, uh, people who are negotiating on behalf of them. You have people who are working with the lobbyists. You have people who are writing the bills and writing the responses and running the social medias and like under each individual in Congress or Senate that you see or the president, there's a hundred people getting a salary to make sure that person stays in their place. Right? Okay. So when you have somebody like Feinstein, you have a hundred people. Playing weekend at Bernie's trying to make sure that she doesn't die. And if she does, you can still wheel her into the Senate or to Congress, Senate and make a decision on a bill so they all get their bills paid at the end of the day. Right? And that's how it works. Like it's, it's not just one individual making these decisions. There's 50 people behind them who are influencing their decisions, who are writing their responses, right? How many, how many people do you see? Like maybe it's. Uh, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, uh, you know, how many people do you know that actually go in there? Maybe Cruz, Paul, uh, who else? Madison Cawthorn that actually went in there speaking their own words, right? If there's something if there's one thing that frustrates me more than anything at all about politics is how They've pulled back the curtain They don't even care that you know that they're not even speaking their own words anymore Which is literally their job. Their job is just to say things. That's their job Just, just, just to talk, but they can't even do that. They have teleprompters and talking points and bullet points in a, in a journal in front of them and, and prewritten social media posts. And like, dude, be a real person. There's no reason that we shouldn't be able to elect intelligent enough people with legitimate views that align with party lines or. the vested interests, even if you just want to allow the bullshit to happen, that they can't even at least be smart enough to speak by themselves without a written, a written speech in front of them without talking points without being told to shut up by the guy next to you and just say I, which is exactly 100 percent exactly what they did. Right? Literally 50 people playing weekend at Bernie's trying to get Feinstein to make a vote hours before she died of a Terminal illness, crazy, crazy, right? And that is legitimately politics, right? There's a great Frank Zappa quote, and you've probably heard me say it before. Let's see if we can find it. And what he says is that the illusion. Of freedom, Frank Zappa said the illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion at the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and the chairs out of the way, and you will see the brick wall at the back. of the theater, right? That's the teleprompters sitting on either side of them while they look through these see through pieces of glass telling them exactly what to say like a robot. That's the talking points in front of Kareem Jean Pierre. That's that's the the the social media posts being posted on Biden's social media instead of Kamala's, right? There's They pulled back the curtains. They don't even care anymore whether you know or not that these aren't these words, they're words, these aren't their opinions, these aren't, they aren't anything that's of value, that's a real person. There's nothing but invested interests behind every single one of these politicians besides maybe a handful, maybe a handful, right? And what you see is those people get voted out almost immediately, right? Pushed out by more money. Because they didn't realize what a threat these people were. People like Madison Cawthorn, right? You've seen how much pushback Marjorie Taylor Greene has gotten. Trump's been literally indicted multiples of times over again in the last three hours. I don't know. Right? It's so crazy to see how much they've pulled back those curtains and shown you that politics is not real. Right? And that's what's so frustrating at times about this thing. So it's like, it's almost like arguing with AI. It like, it doesn't have a personality. It doesn't have a soul. I can't sit here and debate a legitimate politician or somebody who holds legitimate beliefs. Because all that's behind that is the brick wall. And behind the brick wall is the, the contractor who created it so that he could make profits off of building it. That's it. That's politics in a nutshell to me. It's, it's so frustrating and so many people have seen through it now. Right? So many people are fed up with it, with the election cycles, with the fact that their vote doesn't actually count, that they feel there's, you know, less and less value to what they're doing every single day when it's involving themselves with the biggest decisions in our children's lives. Right? It's so frustrating to know that you're literally screaming at that brick wall. And we can make change and we can wake up enough people and you're seeing this what people are coining as the Great Awakening. Right? You're seeing how many people are realizing that it's just a brick wall. Right? The illusion became too expensive to maintain. And now they've taken down the scenery. They don't care. They just pump money into marketing, right? And having some marketing background myself, if you didn't know, um, what, what you realize is that in a small company, right? When there's, when there's 10 to 20 people, when there's 20 to 50 people, when there's a small enough. Customer segment that you're going after, it's a lot about creative, right? It's a lot about, you know, at least that's what marketing people like to think. Is that like, maybe if I make it look really nice, if I come up with the right slogan, if the, if the workflow or the user experience is super clean, then people will, you know, people will buy our products. If the product looks nice and it has value to it, right. And you put those things together. A marketing mind thinks that there's true value to the way that you present something and there is, but what you realize when you get into a larger corporation. Is that it's not as much about when you, when you have 2000 customers. That you want to maintain loyalty from that all matters, but when you have 2 million, or let's say 300 million, or maybe a billion customers, I don't know, politics, right? Um, 81 million votes more than any other, right? When you have that amount of people that you're pushing, it's what you're really your job is when you're doing marketing at that level is, is you're looking to leverage and weaponize data. Right? What you, what you're looking to do is how much money can I throw at this vaccine? And if for every 600 I spend on marketing, when it comes back to us, because it goes through the insurance companies who make the, the healthcare companies that are, that are fun or pushing people to get these things done, we make 800 in profits per person or whatever the margins were. You keep putting 600 into it, right? And, and, and that's where you have to see where's the profit really lie. Right. And that's where people started to question the overall narrative is like, was that even profitable with how much marketing, how much lobbying, how much incentives there were for politicians and healthcare individuals and the Fauci's of the world, and like, was it really profitable when we saw, yeah, they made like. trillions of dollars. Um, so for sure it was profitable for the pharmaceutical companies, but, but people started to question, was it profitable in the sense of, of monetary value for the pharmaceutical companies? The answer is obviously yes, but for the politicians, the profit was in the power. Right. The profit was in the ability to pass legislation to allow them to push us closer towards totalitarianism and what you see oftentimes to when it comes to large, extremely large corporations like Facebook wasn't profitable. LinkedIn wasn't profitable. Um, a lot of these companies hinge their profitability on it. continued funding more than they do on the profit from the actual, uh, sell of sale, sale of goods or, or services. Right? So, so when, when you can make something profitable through the next seed rounds that you have of, of your startup by continuing to get investors like Facebook data or LinkedIn data or, or right, but you don't have to worry about. What is, how am I actually going to, uh, monetize my service? Right? Because as long as I can continue convincing people that I can get money. And a lot of times it's just through users like Facebook and LinkedIn did or Uber or whatever, right? Like there's some, some companies that still are not profitable. Like Facebook wasn't profitable until like 2016. Right? So, so when you have the company large enough, you're there, they're, their entire existence is dependent on. Words on convincing large scale investors that they're worth it because we'll figure out the profitability later, right? And so when people are looking at the politicians and segmenting that out from the pharmaceutical companies, yeah, maybe it was profitable for the pharmaceutical companies, but for the politicians, the profitability either came from a extension of power towards authoritarianism, but also B, which is that They need to get continued funding, right? As long as you're appeasing the black rocks or the vanguards or the, the state streets or the Larry Fink's or the Klaus Schwab's or the Rockefeller's or the Soros's or the right, as long as you're continuing to appease the large money of the world, that the people who own the real funding organizations like these, and you're getting that continued funding. Then you're fine. You don't have to be profitable. You don't have to make decisions and maybe profitable when it comes to being a politician is more about popularity, or you don't have to be popular with the people. You don't have to be, you don't have to have a profitable service, right? Popularity in this, in this case, as long as the funding continues to grow, because with enough funding, you can get anybody in office as Biden and the guy who wears sweatpants every day. There's my rant. They pulled back the curtains guys. Alright, so there's your initial articles. The next thing we're going to discuss. October 4th, 2023. A day that many people believe could lead to catastrophe. Now I'm going to tell you why. FEMA put out a bulletin and I'm going to read it directly from their website for you so we can get some context on this. Which I just pulled up for you so you can follow along. Um, and if you're not watching on YouTube, you can actually pull this up for yourself. It says FEMA and FCC plan nationwide emergency alert test for October 4th, 2023. Alright, there you go. Um, you can look it up and read along while you're, uh, just listening. Alright, so it's on the FEMA website, FEMA. gov. And it says release date was August 3rd of 2023, release number HQ23124. And it says, uh, FEMA in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, the FCC, We'll conduct a nationwide test of the emergency alert system and the wireless emergency alerts. This fall, the national test will consist of two portions testing WEA and EAS capabilities, right? Emergency alert system and wireless emergency alerts. Both tests are scheduled to begin in approximately 2. 20 Eastern time on Wednesday, October 4th. All right, now again, if you're here right now and you're listening and it's past the fourth and we all happen to not be zombies, as some people are saying, and nothing happened, I hear you. All right, I'm not saying anything crazy is going to happen, but I do think that this sparks an interesting conversation. But there are people saying that there is going to be some crazy shit that will happen. And we'll talk about that too. But the main point of this conversation is going to drive into 5G. All right. So it says the national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. The WEA portion of the test will be directed to all consumer cell phones. All. All consumer cell phones. Do you know how many cell phones that is? This will be the third nationwide test, but the second test to all cellular devices. This the history of man. Right? And you're not going to tell me that there's any reason for concern. The test message will display in either English or in Spanish, depending on the language settings in your wireless handset. The EAS portion of the test will send out to radios and televisions. This will be the seventh nationwide EAS test, right? So one other time in history, have they done an emergency alert like this? It says emergency matters and other managers and other stakeholders in preparation for this national test to minimize confusion and to maximize the public safety value of the test. says they are coordinating with EAS participants, wireless providers, and emergency managers. And other stakeholders in preparation, right? The purpose of the October 4th test is to ensure that the systems continue to be effective means of warning the public about emergencies, particularly those on a national level. What does that even mean? The purpose of the test is to ensure that systems continue to be effective means of warning the public. You're telling me that you're testing to see that if you send a nationwide emergency alert. Like the Amber alerts, you're just seeing if it's effective. Like, what about putting that in front of literally everybody in existence with a cell phone makes you think it wouldn't be effective? Why do you need to test that? Weird. It says, in case the October 4th test is postponed due to widespread severe weather or other significant events, the backup testing date is October 11th. Now that's pretty weird to me. Why would they expect there be, to be severe, tell me the last time there was severe enough widespread weather events. That you couldn't send out a national advisory radio waves in the air. How does that make any sense? All right. It says the WEA portion of the test will be initiated using FEMA's integrated public alert and warning systems, a centralized internet based system administered by FEMA that enables authorities to send automated authenticated emergency messages to the public through multiple communications networks. The WEA test will be administered via a code sent to cell phones. This year, the EAS message will be disseminated as a Common Alerting Protocol, CAP, message via the Integrated Public Alert Warning Systems Platform for Emergency Networks. All wireless phones should receive the message only once. The following can be expected beginning at approximately 220 cell phone towers will broadcast the test for approximately 30 minutes during this time, W. E. A. Compatible wireless phones that are switched on within range of an active cell tower and whose wireless provider participates in W. E. A. Should be capable of receiving the test message. Okay, so there's your criteria for this October 4th situation is that at 220 for 30 minutes long. Thank wireless phones that are switched on within range of an active cell tower and whose provider participates in WEA. For consumers, the message that appears on their phones will read, this is a test of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed. Phones with the main menu set to Spanish will display. Let me give this a shot for you. Esta es una pre UBA del Sistema Nacional de Alerta de Emergencia. No se necesita acción. That was pretty good. At least it sounded good. WA alerts are created and sent by authorized federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government agencies through the PAWS, or IPAWS, to participating wireless providers. Okay. Important information about the EAS test, right? This is the one that will be on your TV and the radio. It says the EAS portion of the test is scheduled to last approximately one minute and will be conducted with the participation of radio and television broadcasters, cable systems, satellite radio and television providers, and wire line video providers. The test message... Uh, will be similar to the regular monthly EAS test message, uh, which is the public is already familiar. This will state this is a national test of the emergency alert system issued by the Federal Emergency Management System, or agency, covering the United States from 1420 to 1450 ET. This is only a test. No action is required. Bye. All right. So there you have it. Essentially, if you're within a cell phone towers range and your cell phone is turned on, then you will get this alert. Now there is something that you can do about this. You can go into the settings of your iPhone and turn off. Emergency alerts. I've already done this for things like the Amber alerts. I've already done this. I've already done this, but you should probably should too, because here's the thing, giving the government immediate access to your brain, right? The, the imagine this, if you had a chip implanted in your brain and you could immediately have the government put something into your eyes and flash something that says a message, would you want the government to have access to that? And if you could take two minutes out of your day, one time to turn off their ability to do that. Now it's like, Oh, what if there's an Amber Alert? Well, the likelihood that there's an Amber Alert in my area that I have the ability to help, like, like there was this great TikTok that somebody posted. It was like what they expect somebody to do if there's an Amber Alert. And it's like a bunch of people just run out of their houses and just get into random people's cars and go start searching around for the Amber Alert. It's like, what the hell am I going to do? Like, sorry, I'm not I'm not Like, you know, what was that guy's name? Uh, Inspector Gadget. Like, I'm not going to be very much help here. Right? Now, of course I would love to help and do what I can to help in that situation. But, the access to my immediate information stream for the government at any given time It's just not worth the 0, 00000 percent likelihood that I'm going to be able to be the guy solves an Amber alert. Right? So just turn that shit off. Problem solved. You won't have to deal with it. Go into your settings on your iPhone, turn off emergency alerts. That's it. All right. Um, but to me, this drives another conversation, right? Well, let's look at some of the conspiracy stuff here. Let's see what people are saying on conspiracy Reddit about this. Um, it's not actually conspiracy Reddit. I had to find a go a little bit deeper into the Dark abyss of the internet to find this but it says unveiling the October 4th 2023 blackout conspiracy FEMA's mysterious Tess says the date October 4th has caught the attention. This comes from some random website that you've never heard of C O O P W B which stands for co operation of worldwide broadcast I guess maybe it sounded, they tried to make it sound legit, although thumbnail picture kind of gives it away. It says the date of October 4th, 2023 has caught the attention of many Nietzsens. Is it supposed to be citizens? Rumors swirl about potential blackout conspiracy tied to a FEMA test. Claims suggest that the emergency alert system test on this day hides a nefarious purpose. With such a significant event taking place and conspiracy theories gaining traction, it's imperative to separate fact from fiction. For more information about this topic, you can visit The Reddit. That's legit. All right, so we've already read through the FEMA advisory. Let's watch some of these videos. Uh, here's a video by somebody on TikTok named activate your pineal gland. Responding to comment, 30 minutes is very suspicious. Why? This is in regards to the emergency alert system that's going to be tested on Wednesday, October 4th for everyone. At the alert will be accompanied by unique tone. and vibration. Let's talk about tones and vibrations. This here is a Syma 1000. This is the machine I use. It is the basis of an app and a website that I have called Symatones, and it plays five resonant frequencies through this vibrating speaker. So this is tones and vibration, just like the alert we were just talking about, and it's targeting different ailments or body parts to retune them back to a balanced and a harmonious energy body. See, our energy body's got all these different pathways, and if there's blockages, And whether it's the water because we're made of water or in the energy pathway, then what that does is it causes a physical ailment. The physical ailments can be retuned by different tunes and tones. Back to October 4th, what tones and vibrations do you think the governments gonna be playing for us? Hmm. All right. So I'll address that first. What she's saying is that there's actually vibrational medicine, um, and you look at things like ancient Chinese medicine, things like acupuncture, acupuncture, um, things like, uh, there's a lot of like traditional medicine that leverages vibrational frequencies and, uh, unblocking, you know, what she's speaking to, um, which has actually been scientifically proven more recently when they were looking into things like acupuncture, uh, talking about the, um, flow of the energy flows within our bodies, which I tend to be a decent believer of, you know, having, um, been a part of, you know, actually gone deeper into things like, you know, yoga and Kundalini yoga and, um, transcendental meditations and things like that, that I've dove into and discussed previously on this podcast. You can go find, uh, what was it? Uh, I did a good, a good podcast on that. If you're interested on it, go back and check it out. Um, just look for transcendental meditation. Um, But, um, I, I, science, science, you know, whatever that fucking means, um, the, the, the truth bears, uh, but they, they, for long denying traditional medicine, they've, there's been a lot of studies that have come out that have shown legitimacy, uh, to exactly what she's saying, right? You know, you want to get deeper into it. You want to go towards the Napoleon Hill things, um, is that everything's a frequency, right? Every, the only, every object is vibrating, um, and, and sound is a frequency and movement is, uh, it has a certain frequency and the, you know, everything is vibrating at a certain tone and, and by manipulating vibration, um, our words, our frequencies, right. Um, and, and all it is, is a, you know, vibration of your vocal cords. And with that, you can, you know, Take over countries essentially, right? And what she's saying is that it's also can be used for good reasons medicinally and potentially negative reasons medicinally. Uh, so let's, let's continue to see what she says about that. And why 30 minutes? The water in your body resonates to different sounds, tones, and vibrations it is surrounded with. And not only does it vibrate to that while it's hearing it, but it remembers it within five to seven minutes. Dr. Gerald Pollack on YouTube is a great resource for water. So while my device plays tones and vibrations that promote wellness, what's playing on October 4th? Good. Question. I did not see that part of that article. Um. Ahem. Very interesting. Uh, it says the airwaves and online platforms are buzzing. A myriad of speculations, skepticisms, and stories have emerged. Painting a murky picture. Understanding the context and the facts is crucial to discern the reality of the October 4th blackout conspiracy. Uh, yeah. And you're doing this literally against people's will. So, right, so where I have a problem with this is that you, you're Taking something that's never been done before, right? You're aligning the frequency of the nation, essentially, right? When you activate a singular event for all people at one time, right? I want you to go into a church. Right, religious or not, I want you to go into a church. I want you to go into a synagogue. I want you to go into a, I don't know, literally any religious institution and see what they do 60 percent of the time that they're in there. I'll give you a hint. Vibrations. It's a singing. It's a frequency. It's a it's a it's it's the alignment of multiple individuals in a singular area with the alignment of their consciousness through vibrational frequencies, right? If So when you go into a church, you just, you feel it right when everybody's singing and everybody's aligned and everybody's speaking to the same higher power, whatever that is, you can feel that energy. And it's not just the music, right? And music alone is extremely powerful. And obviously, you know, Hollywood and the elites of the world have have weaponized that. But you realize the positive effects of that. So when you are aligning the consciousness of an entire nation at a singular time, let's just talk about that until we get to 5G and radiation and that type of thing. But let's just say that the tone, the frequency, That all matters, right? It's not like the, and even if they were just testing this, even if that was the case, let's, let's, let's not attribute malice initially. Let's, let's not get into the tinfoil hat wearing conspiracies. Let's just say, even if you were going to, as far as to say, they're just testing, they're just testing a, Uh, just, just making sure that it works, right? Well, when we go back to silent weapons for quiet wars, probably the most impactful podcast that I've ever done, maybe next to the Chinese, um, the interview that I did with, uh, uh, Mr. Gerber. Where he talked about the organ harvesting of the Uyghur Muslims and the, uh, Falun Gong movement. Um, again, super impactful, but, but I would say that when you look at silent weapons for quiet wars, and we discussed shock testing, right? This is... Potentially the single largest data set that could be leveraged. Every single person with a cell phone. So essentially every household in America at a singular time is given the opportunity for these people to shock test something, right? Whether that be the frequency, what does this frequency have as an effect on the general public? Right? And you go look at the CIA documents, you know, going back to like MKUltra times, you know that they tested these things. They tested these things for, for. legitimately brainwashing people behind what what the Soviets were doing, mimicking what the Soviets were doing with the Nazi doctors that we we've took in from Operation Paperclip. And this is this shit's real guys. Like that's the craziest part about all this is like, you string all these things together. And it's like, Oh, you're a crazy conspiracy. It's like, No, bitch, go to the CIA website. Research operation, paperclip research, uh, MK ultra research, what, what their CIA has been doing and what, what people have been doing in, in our organizations, in our, in our public sphere, in our politics for a very long time. So no, all of this is real. And so if you can shock test the entire public at a singular time, essentially what shock testing is, is, is, is taking a, um, figuring out with a large enough data set. What does it take to cause, if you give this input, what is the output? Right? If I, I don't know. Uh, If like Burger King, right? Everybody drives past a Burger King or maybe you used to. I don't know if they still do it, but they're there. They literally have like a chimney on top of it and they have the smoke flowing that smells like Burger King. It's like they tested long enough to see that. Oh, maybe people will come in more often if we put the smell out. literally into the air surrounding our area. Um, that's a shock test, right? They had to test that theory and see if it worked and see if the percentages went up of people who bought in the areas that they did it. Right? So, so if you can shock test the general public, if we have this input, right, and maybe they're going to do different, if they were smart, they would use different data sets, right? Or different lists for this, right? They, they would go into it and they'd say, all right, for a fourth of the country, we're going to use. This frequency for a fourth of the country. We're going to use this frequency, a fourth of the country. We're going to use this frequency. And these different frequencies have different effects on the human psyche. And, and maybe we can weaponize this to either make people more docile, make them more agreeable, make them more likely to have X, Y, and Z. And then they shock test it, they run that experiment and then they take the results and then they analyze them with extremely large and accurate data sets, right? So again, we don't have to get into zombie apocalypses for them to be shock testing large data sets with potential weaponized or. Whatever word you want to use for the frequency testings that they're using, right? This is this is real. This is legitimate. Go go do some research, right? But I I do see some potential issues with this just at a surface level Then you want to get into actual 5g And that's a discussion that we'll get into here in just a moment because we're still on like the first article of this. Um, now this comes from another, uh, account, which says that on October 4th, the FEMA and FCC will conduct a nationwide test. Wouldn't this be the perfect opportunity for hackers to tell the truth of what's going on? The greatest hack ever. Hmm. Saying that they, if they can hack the, uh, What's being sent out and and say something different potentially another person said the spread of the conspiracy This is Richard Elliott says turn your phone off October 4th 2023 a to 220 for at least 30 minutes God only knows what kind of malware this corrupt government will be downloading to your phones if you leave them on during this test That's an interesting theory. And again, you look at things like Pegasus, right? Pegasus being the world's foremost spying software that can be easily downloaded to your phone. It used to be that they would send you a text message, they'd send you an email, and this is, again, readily available information. The Mossad is using it, the CIA, um, um, MI6, all of them use this software to spy on terrorists and domestic terrorists and people who, I don't know, go through, uh, the Capitol building, uh, on a museum tour guided by the police on a certain date in January, um, and people like you and me because of the Patriot Act and they can do whatever the fuck they want, right? So, um, Uh, it says FEMA's announcement. Um, but, sorry, let me finish that about Pegasus. Pegasus essentially allows them to look at your, every single thing on your phone, controlled at all times, turn on your, your camera when, and have it not notify you. Um, so they can watch you, they can listen in through your microphone, which they're probably doing to me right now. Uh, Um, but it, it can essentially just, it allows them to, to weaponize your phone for, for spying purposes. And then they've already had it shown, um, through Edward Snowden that that's what they were doing, right? They were absolutely weaponizing that against citizens with no really due process or warrants or any reason at all. And they actually found that People within the organizations were doing this to people in their own lives, right? Crushes or girlfriends or excuse me, exes, pretty crazy stuff. Um, so there's another theory. Uh, it says conspiracy theories and concerns. It says enter off grid secrets, a YouTuber amplifying the conspiracies volume. He questions the Potential health risks of simultaneous phone activations. Without scientific evidence, he surmises potential harm to humans, insects, birds, and bees due to radiation. His intrigue doesn't stop there. Using a Germantria calculator, Off Grid Secrets dives deep into the date's significance, finding links to, uh, findings link the date to various cryptic terms, further fueling speculations. As of October 4th, 2023, date, nearest conspiracy theories will undoubtedly persist. Yet a critical mindset and reliance on facts remain essential. Only time will unveil the truth behind the October 4th, 2023 blackout conspiracy. Um, interesting, right? So there's some of the conspiracies that have come out. I actually do have, I believe that guy's, uh, video embedded somewhere here. Um, but I do wanna take you back and let's, maybe I can take you to one of his videos. Maybe we're. Too deep into this to get there. Um, yeah, we might be a little too deep. I have too many 5G articles up. Uh, so in walks 5G. All right. Um, And so, so let's go into this. Do you recall, this was back in February 7th of 2022, so, um, I was operating my podcast at this time. You can very likely go back. I believe I actually did a whole podcast, one of the topics being about this specific national terrorism advisory bulletin from the Department of Homeland Security, uh, titled, so again, February 7th of 2022. And it said summary of terrorism threats to Homeland Security. And you go down to the additional details on that webpage directly on dhs. gov and it says key factors contributing to the current heightened threat environment include. All right now, if you just press control F and we go five G one of the things on the department of Homeland security's website. Terrorist advisory says domestic extremism or domestic extremists have also viewed attacks against us critical infrastructure as a means to create chaos and advance ideological goals and have recently aspired to disrupt us electrical and communications critical infrastructure, including by spreading false or misleading narratives about five g cellular and as technology. So if you spread false false meaning against the mainstream narrative of what the corporations who funded these individuals and put them in power want you to think, right, because we all know that the fact checkers mean nothing other than their narrative enforcers for corporations. If you even speak out against that, I am right now. Talking about how potentially this technology, which is, we have no clue as to what its effects are, and you say anything that's against what they want you to say or think about their technology, then you can be deemed a domestic, violent extremist, specifically for just having an opinion about the potential side effects of a technology that nobody knows the side effects of. Nobody. Nobody. I'm not claiming to know the side effects of this. Now, I'll present to you some evidence from some people who do, but I don't know. What I will tell you is, everywhere you look right now, there's a frickin 5G tower. I will tell you what I know, which is that when people go up to those towers and work on them, they wear large, white radiation suits. Like, E. T. style radiation suits to work on the 5G towers. I wonder why. What I will tell you is that there was articles coming out about how large swarms of bees, birds, and a bunch of other animals and insects were dying in the immediate vicinity of 5G cell towers. Allegedly, according to those articles. All right. What I will tell you is that Robert F. Kennedy jr, which we'll find out here in just a second is representing a group of individuals who say that they were negatively affected by 5g. And what I will tell you is that the same people who wanted you to believe that you should get the vaccine also, you know, not a vaccine. Understudied mRNA gene therapy, uh, also wants you to shut the hell up and not say anything about their ugly ass towers that are everywhere, right? And they're literally trying to hide these towers by making them look like trees. Really shitty, ugly trees, by the way. These towers are the most horrific looking eyesore of anything in the world today. They look terrible. You've seen them, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Um, and it's infuriating. I don't know about you, but my phone worked just fine before 5G came out. I don't know about you, but I still sit and shit loads forever, and no matter how many 5G towers they put around my house, or as I'm driving on the highway, my cell service still hasn't improved 1%. 1 percent in the last 5 to 10 years. Yet everywhere you look right now, they're putting up 5G towers. Why? That's the better question. What is the purpose of this? What am I gaining out of this? Or what are they gaining out of this? And of those one of one things that have happened like this, those, those mass communications that have happened, there's only one that's happened before now. How many occurred when 5G was in effect? That's another question. Alright, so, Department of Homeland Security, February 7th, 2022, released a bulletin saying that if you speak out against 5G, according to the Department of Homeland Security, you could potentially be a violent, extremist, domestic terrorist. On that note, let's talk about 5G. Uh, alright. Oh, I do also want to know that if you go back and you had to go back, and by back I mean to Wayback Machine and go to the CDC website because they scrubbed, the CDC scrubbed their website of this article that had preparedness 101, zombie apocalypse, and this was back in 2011. I don't know if you remember that, but the CDC actually gave out guidelines surrounding a zombie apocalypse. Now, it seems to be in the light of some satire. Right? And because they opened it up with, there's all kinds of emergencies out there that you can prepare for. Take a zombie apocalypse, for example. You may laugh now, but when it happens, you'll be happy you read this. And hey, maybe you'll even learn a thing or two about how to prepare for a real emergency. They talk about, and give legitimate guidelines for how to survive a zombie apocalypse. So again, I think the people saying that are silly. When it comes to this because there's like an in the you know, you go to the deep deep websites You go to like the the QAnon 4chan conspiracy websites, you know the things like You know one that I've seen before is what's it called? Before it's news. com. That's an interesting one if you want to go deep but You go there and you there's all these conversations about zombies apocalypse 5g You know all of that so Have fun kids, but if you want to go check this out, you have to go to Wayback Machine You have to find the article And maybe I can, I can link that for you in the, uh, in the sub stack. So, um, or, you know, I'll, I'll put it in my Instagram. So let me, let me give my plug here is, is that the CDC actually had a document released of how to prepare for a zombie apocalypse. They did that. All right. Um, so I'll include that. If you go to my Instagram, you can comment on there. Maybe I'll, if I can make that a clip, um, I'll have something on there where I can send it to you automatically through some automation. So, um, all right. So that's one thing. That's interesting. Here's another one, right? You want to let's let's get into the actual 5g conversation because I think this is important. This is something that I've been wanting to do for quite some time now. And this may go over a little bit and it's already, you know, almost 12 o'clock here. But hey, what do I got to lose besides Being considered a terrorist according to the Department of Homeland Security for talking about technology concerns drink to that So here goes a video of Robert F. Kennedy jr And he is discussing with a voter about how he's you know, she says he's a conspiracy theorist and all this stuff So let's go ahead and watch This video. You are definitely not in my book or any of my democratic family or friend book, a Democrat. Um, your conspiracy theories, they, they literally scare us. Um, we just came out of four years of, you know, full of Trump lies and his conspiracy theories in this country. You claim that you want to heal us as a nation and our divide. And this is not, I mean, the wifi causes cancer and 5g is. Is mass surveillance and, and chemicals in our water cause transgender and, and, and antidepressants cause school shootings. I, I'm so confused and so I'm looking for clarity from you today, Mr. Kennedy. Okay, uh, Sharon, thank you for the call. You laid out a lot of things. We'll let Mr. Kennedy respond. Yeah, Sharon, thanks for those questions. You say that I have conspiracy theories and, you know, you're labeling me anti vax, which I'm not. Or a conspiracy theorist, which I am not. Um, is one of the ways that the Democratic Party and their allied press have silenced me. I mean, you, um, you mention, for example, 5G and, and dismiss the fact that 5G causes cancer. But I'm representing now hundreds of, of, of, of men and women in this country who have gotten, uh, a glioblastoma. Uh, classic cell phone tumors, uh, from 5G, and there's, there are reams of scientific studies that show that that is happening. Um, you, you say that 5G is not used for surveillance. Is there really any American left? Who believes that the government is not, uh, spying on the American people. Wire Magazine. 5G smartphones cause cancer. Big Wireless doesn't want you to know. That's two thousand and sixteen. Back before they totally controlled all the media. The FDA black box warning on antidepressant suicide risk in young adults. Oh, that's from the NIH, National Institutes of Health, saying it's on the insert that it causes suicide and mass murder. But you heard her say, how dare you say that to R. L. K. Jr. Suicidality in children and adolescents being treated with antidepressant medications. FBA. gov. It's a fact. Like the U. N. said, oh, aspartame gives you cancer and heart attacks, but it's okay. And a present black box warning ten years later. So, I'm done talking about that. We just spent 45 minutes or more responding to that caller. Probably a real person, probably not just a seminar caller told to say it. And they just think we're scaring people. We're bad. So I just responded to him All right, so there's your daily dose of Alex Jones But nothing you said was wrong, right? Very very interesting articles that he just brought up and I have some of my own and some of my own videos here that we'll walk through together now one of the foremost experts on this is you know an experts I mean You know, a consistent person who was found doing seminars on the dangers of 5G is Dr. Barry Trower. Dr. Barry Trower being somebody who is a part of MI6 Intelligence, allegedly speaking out about 5G. And here's a portion of his seminar that he did in 2000 and... 21, um, called the Truth of five G and wifi, and you can find it on YouTube, uh, Dr. Barry Trower, T r o w E R, the truth about five G and wifi part one on YouTube. There's only 700 views here, but uh, I believe the original clip was taken down. So, um, here we go. This, I think, is the most shameful document ever to be published. It is by the World Health Organization. We pay them to protect us, and we trust them to protect us. In 1973, the World Health Organization had a conference in Warsaw. Biological effects and health hazards of microwave radiation, below thermal, Radiation, which is what you have on your cell phones. 350 pages, documenting harm to the ordinary person. 107 different chapters, chapter 40 deals with cancer, uh, I think 28 reproductive faults, but instead of telling the world, I don't know who made them make the decision, instead of telling the world it was stamped top secret, with a big red top secret stamp, it still is, and you still will not be told about this, they will not admit to it. The second most shameful document, I think, is this one. This was published between 1972 and 1976. The final part was 1976. It is from the U. S. Defense Intelligence Agency. And the document says, If the more advanced nations of the West, which is us, are strict, In the enforcement of exposure standards, there could be unfavorable effects on industrial output, industrial output is profit, and military function. In other words, what they wanted us to do was set a level of radiation for the NATO countries, set a level of radiation that would not be strict. Hence, we came in with the six minute thermal level that is still in place today and what councils are advised to adhere to. At that time, the World Health Organization, again, what they didn't tell you, on their website, or on their, what they had on these days, 80 percent of the published papers linked cancer to low level microwaves. And the others, you had neurological damage, birth defects. Uh, there, there was no secret among the decision makers then. And every so often, when a, generally when a new G comes out, a new, uh, one of the new makes of the cell phone, the International Commission for Non Ionizing Radiation Protection, they put out an addendum to their original report, which clears the way for whichever generation it is coming out. There's a new one coming out in a couple of days to clear the way for 5G. This is the original, or a copy of the original, uh, International Commission document. And it is of interest to decision makers, all decision makers, excuse me, because I think I'm not legally trained and I cannot understand people when they talk to me who are legally trained. But I will give you my interpretation of this. And this is for council decision makers and all other decision makers. They actually say in this that... Their recommendations are guidelines. They are not law. You do not have to adhere to them. They are guidelines. They say they only consider involving the heating of tissue. They go on to say, for example, Children, The elderly and some chronically ill people may have a lower tolerance for one or more forms of these microwaves than the rest of the population. They will be deemed sensitive. And then they say, on page 547 of this one, In practice, the critical steps in applying these general procedures may differ across the spectrum. Several steps in these procedures require scientific judgment, for example, on reviewing the scientific literature and determining an appropriate reduction factor. In other words, in my simple brain, if you are told that something is dangerous, as a decision maker, you have the authority to say, this says this level will cause this. I am instructed to reduce the level to a point that is deemed safe. You do not have somebody walk into your school or somewhere and say, Sign here, gov, these are radio waves. We've had

Imagine your mind as a cluttered room, filled to the brim with other people's thoughts, external stimuli from social media, and an endless barrage of news. It's overwhelming, isn't it? That's how many of us live every day, bogged down by a constant influx of information, unable to truly understand our own wants and desires. In today's discussion, real estate entrepreneur and mindset coach Austin Linney takes us on a thought-provoking journey, challenging us to clear the noise and focus on creating our own outputs. Austin implores us to disconnect, to take a step back - just as our bodies do when they're healing. By doing so, we make room for healthier outputs. We allow ourselves the opportunity to listen to our thoughts, to understand what truly excites us, what aligns with our values. This is not about building a bank account; it's about constructing a life that's genuinely ours. With Austin's guidance, we explore how to break free from living other people's values and start creating a life we love. It's time to tune out the noise and tune into ourselves. ç

With Austin still away, Colin is joined by Brandon Haye (@hayeb3) of DLF to talk devy. First, the 2 start by breaking down their top players at each position. Then, they discuss a few players outside the top 10 of Campus2Canton's ADP that could see the biggest rise. Lastly, they break down the merits of an all-round skillset vs having 1 elite trait.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/campus-2-canton/donations

Community is everything. Whether you're going through a challenging time or celebrating your wins, having a strong support system that rallies around you, cheers you on, and holds you accountable, can make all the difference. This is particularly true when it comes to addiction recovery. Our guests this week, Austin and Zaino, share the power of what happens when you link arms with others who understand your struggle. The first time Austin was introduced to AA, he was only 14. After being in and out of nine different facilities, the court had ordered him to the Texas House at age 21. When Zaino was 19, he was on court-ordered probation and was first introduced to AA. After years of being in and out of the throes of addiction, Zaino finally got the grasp of recovery at age 31 when he found The Texas House. Once there, both Austin and Zaino's lives radically changed for the better. Finding life in recovery and a best friend who understood the journey, they knew they had found their community.  Previously plagued with guilt, shame, and grief, both men felt the grip of addiction in their early teens. But their lives radically changed when they surrounded themselves with people who had once walked in their shoes and overcame some of the toughest challenges. That's when they realized that no matter the obstacle or setback, they could get the help they needed and thrive in recovery.  With Austin having 19 years of sobriety and Zaino having 11, through their dedication, they are able to have a second chance at life. Both alumni from the Texas House Therapeutic Community, both Austin and Zaino, take pride in their recovery. Their true passion is to uplift people and never forget the roads it took to get to where they are. Another passion of theirs is entertainment, which is why they joined forces to create G.U.T.S. podcast/horror show. Topics Discussed: Learning how to grieve in a healthy way Taking responsibility and accountability for your actions Becoming a good friend by extending kindness to others How to adapt and live the best life possible through addiction recovery Learning how to love and forgive yourself for loving and forgiving others Showing up as your authentic self to enjoy life outside addiction Resources:  The Texas House - https://thetexashouse.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral  Connect with Austin & Zaino: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/g.u.t.s.podcast/?hl=en  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/g.u.t.s.podcast  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@g.u.t.s.horrorshow Connect with Archway Academy: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archwayacademyhtx/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archwayacademy/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVBgxwG5CC6qBcJ3U6KcK5Q  Contact Archway Academy: If you or a student you know needs help, visit the website, or call the number below to schedule a tour. We are here to help.  Address: 6221 Main Street Houston, TX 77030 Call: 713.328.0780  Email: sasha.coles@archwayacademy.org * Website: https://www.archwayacademy.org  About Archway Academy: "Where Education Meets Recovery."  Archway is the largest recovery high school in the nation, located in the sunny heart of Houston, Texas. We meet the individual educational needs of teens recovering from Substance Use Disorder with care, compassion, respect, and rigor.**The views and opinions expressed by our guests are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of Archway Academy. Any content provided by our student co-host(s) or guests is their opinion and is not intended to reflect the philosophy and policies of Archway Academy itself. Nor is it intended to malign any recovery method, religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/archway-academy/message

With Austin entering a World Mullet Competition, Scott sits down with guest Step Bro, Alex Cunningham!!Alex Cunningham is a national touring comedian born in Terre Haute, IN. He began his standup comedy career in Los Angeles until recently moving to the Austin, Texas area. Alex has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with many great and up-and-coming comedians, including Whitney Cummings and Don "DC" Curry. Alex Loves performing and the satisfying feeling he gets when making someone laugh. Check out his Podcast,  "Life is Cooler With AC"

With Austin gone, Matt, Felix and Chris discuss QB competitions and the Washington Huskies new QB.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/campus-2-canton/donations

With Austin away, Joel Humphreys (@Fanatics_Joel) of the C2C Fanatics podcast joins Colin to discuss being a commissioner in a C2C League. The guys discuss everything you need to know: how to operate Fantrax, what scoring and settings are best for beginners, how to handle unique situations in C2C Leagues, and more.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/campus-2-canton/donations

With Austin visiting the Big Apple, Colin is joined by Matt Bruening (@SportsfanaticMB). The guys start with some news and some QB discussion. Then, they dive into the upcoming Unrestricted Free Agents for 2023 and discuss who could see a rise in value and some potential landing spots.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/campus-2-canton/donations

Sponsored by Growth, it is something pants do.   Description: A young group of teens learn the world is ending/restarting? In our standalone prequel to our Wildsea Leaves in The Jungle campaign we play a group of teens surviving the start of the Verdancy. With Austin as our Firefly and fun animal companions to protect us we push the Wildwords system in odd ways while having tons of fun. In this game we use a house ruled version of the Wildsea system. Austin plays the Firefly, Bev plays Willow, Dylan plays Netto, Ian plays Rocky, and Jonathan plays Ben.

In Austin, East of IH-35 is considered the great divide, from the wealthy and the poor, the whites and Black and Latino communities. With Austin's growth and gentrification comes even more displacement. You can literally experience it through the city’s tacos, where you can buy tacos for $2.00 at one location and $9.00 at another, […]

With Austin away, Colin and the listeners are graced by the presence of Campus2Canton Co-founder Felix Sharpe to talk about a host of topics including a Week 6 review, stock ups and downs, Waiver Wire options, 2023 Rookie deep dives, and freshman we may be worried about (no politics).Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/campus-2-canton/donations

With Austin back once again, Colin placates him with some value checks on the expected 2023 rookies in hopes that he might come back next week too. Then, the guys each give a start, sit, and flex play for Week 4.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/campus-2-canton/donations

With Austin on vacation this time, Colin enlists the help of Campus2Canton.com contributor and fellow Big 10 fan, Barnabas (@pkjblee), to break down every team in the Big 10.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/campus-2-canton/donations

With Austin away, Matt Bruening (@SportsfanaticMB) graciously decided to join Colin in talking WRs. After a little news, Colin and Matt talk WR1s, WR2s, and some players who could make big jumps heading into 2023. Oh, and they talk a little about TE too.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/campus-2-canton/donations

Michelle, Christian, and Jamie are back just like LA Galaxy! After a 3-0 loss at home to Houston, The Gs needed a change in form and get out of their mid-season slump. With Austin still ahead Sunday; the Blue, White, and Gold put it all in to eliminate LAFC in the US Open Cup round of 16. Listen to our hot takes right here!

This Week KINGPIN, Piers & John discuss When in 2002 One Of The Biggest Stars in Professional Wrestling decided to talk out on WWE In the spring of 2002, all was not well with the Texas Rattlesnake. Coming off an underwhelming feud and WrestleMania match with Scott Hall, Steve Austin's place within WWE was very much uncertain. To the extent that he was openly critical of WWE and their creative plans for him heading into the rest of the year. Things came to a head when Austin was scheduled to face and be beaten by a young Brock Lesnar in a King of the Ring qualifying match on Raw. Austin was critical of the move, pointing to the match having little or no promotion. At this, he famously “took his ball and went home.” With Austin gone, he was disparaged on-air with The Rock appearing on Raw ahead of King of the Ring to cut a promo on the absent star for walking out. Although Lesnar and Austin eventually worked together at WrestleMania 20 where the Hall of Famer appeared as a special guest referee, the pair never met in the ring. Get an exclusive first look or listen to Wrestling With Tragedy by subscribing to Russosbrand.com YouTube https://youtube.com/channel/UCp1tLzm4_RewKe3X2vMVW7Q Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/wrestling-with-tragedy-podcast/id1536425184 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6YxvkqC7qXLToeMDHENKUF?si=957JvRrsSTaLUgtnmpiSzQ Google Play https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3dyZXN0bGluZ3dpdGh0cmFnZWR5L2ZlZWQueG1s Podbean https://www.podbean.com/pi/pbblog-8rkmq-9732e7 Facebook - https://m.facebook.com/Wrestletragedy/ Twitter https://mobile.twitter.com/wrestletragedy Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wrestletragedy/ Music By Cicadas check them out https://www.facebook.com/CicadasOfficialBand/ #stonecoldsteveaustin #brocklesnar #wwe

With Austin turning thirty in April, he decided the best way to celebrate was to reflect on the most valuable life lessons he has learned in his 30 years. Some are associated with funny stories, some lessons learned from bad decisions, but all of them shaping him into the man he is today. This is an episode for anyone, of any age, interested in hearing what lessons Austin finds most prominent and most necessary.  

With Austin on vacation, the guys taped an episode before he left where they test each other's knowledge of their favorite sports teams. Who emerged victorious, Austin or Evan? Listen to this exciting edition of the TGN Sports Podcast to find out!

With Austin away, Colin brings you a solo episode this week, but with a twist: Its a Campus Life/Canton Bound Hybrid! First, Colin talks NFL news and lets you know who you can trust in a pinch this week. Then, he breaks down some of the most notable risers, fallers, and additions to the Campus Rankings this year.

With Austin away again, Colin brings in a very special guest in Kevin Coleman (@Daboys_22). Colin and Kevin start off with some NFL news and reactions. Then, they breakdown the top upcoming free agents at each position and highlight some of their favorites to target in trades..

With Austin gone this week, we have brought back your favorite duo: Sam DeGroft and Monica host a super fun and flirty episode this week. There was no true agenda this week as the gals simply answered random questions and debriefed their answers, some serious and some just stupid. We hope this episode makes you laugh...a LOT.

With Austin off this week, Colin is joined by the busiest man in fantasy, Matt Bruening (@sportsfanaticMB). Colin and Matt talk NFL trade rumors and possible impacts for fantasy. Then they talk more trades, but this time it's trades to make for your fantasy team.

With Austin on a post-DSA Convention life hiatus, LeRoy and T lay down an overdue current events episode! We talk about the resignation of newly appointed Peruvian Foreign MInister Hector Bejar, the first domino to fall in Peru's reactionary congress's war against Castillo. We optimistically break down the Maduro/Bolivarian government's recent talks with the opposition as they try to forge a path forward in the face of empire. We finish off with a discussion of the intersection of neocolonialism in Haiti, their recent earthquake, and impending climate catastrophe, which we're kind of already in. If you support what we do and want to help us bring awareness to the struggle in Latin America, consider showing your solidarity on our Patreon. You'll also gain access to our book club, the After Dark episodes, and the discord community! Don't forget to follow us on all the socials @macheteymate. #HastaLaVictoria

With Austin still on vacation, Colin recruits Alfred (@AlfredJF) to breakdown Conference USA. First, Alfred gives us a peak at his answers for this week's Cram Session. Then, Colin and Alfred highlight C-USA players who can help you win the college side of your C2C league! Plus, an extra dose of Cory P. since we didn't have time for his cram session last week.

With Austin back, Peyton explains 1977's "Death Bed: The Bed That Eats" about a bed that eats people and has a ridiculous amount of lore. For an appetizer, Peyton scolds Austin and discusses her opinion of Blink 182 and for dessert, your hosts listen to bloated corpse Van Morrison's anti-lockdown song from last year. Yum! Follow @E2APodcast on twitter: https://twitter.com/E2APodcast    

With Austin on vacation, recess is in session with substitute teacher Cory P. (@FF_guitarist). Colin and Cory explore recent news and class overviews from a devy perspective and dive into some of their Devy Darkhorses.

With Austin on assignment in Venezuela, it's just LeRoy and T this week. They talk about Luma Energy and the predictable disaster that's been the complete privatization of Puerto Rico's electrical grid, the latest regarding Peru's election fallout, and they dive into one of the worst characters you don't know, Carlos Slim. If you support what we do and want access to Machete After Dark, please consider showing some solidarity on the Patreon. Follow us on twitter, IG, and tiktok @macheteymate. #hastalavictoria.

With Austin's Prop B passed, GOP backers move to next line of attack on the City of Austin — police funding.

Esther Raphael is Marketing Officer at Intersection, an out-of-home media and technology company that uses proprietary technology to electronically paint its client's stories on busses and city, transit system, airport, and interior and exterior “destination” walls around the country . . . anywhere outside the home where brands can deliver content, information, and wayfinding to consumers as “they journey through cities.” Intersection's technology supports dynamic program execution and unique campaign flexibility. A Harris Poll survey reported that 69% of urban consumers are noticing “out-of-home” now more than they were pre-pandemic.  Headquartered in NYC, the agency has offices around the country, so the six-year-old agency has always had a bit of “remote” about it.  Esther was on this year's South by Southwest panel discussing “When ‘Go Away' Is a Powerful Brand Message.” The agency partners with Foursquare and uses that platform's aggregated location data to display hourly traffic levels in vicinity grocery stores and pharmacies – optimizing safety by providing consumers with information on the best times to shop to avoid crowds. Intersection also partners with Foursquare on content – showing client ROI and tracking opt-in user experience data.  Intersection is best known for “Link NYC,” a product which provides “localized messaging, transit and community information, and creative partnerships with local nonprofits and institutions. Consumers have come to rely on the wealth of curated advertising and editorial content displayed on Intersection's screens as a source of information as they travel around the city. Just as on other media platforms, advertising partners with content. “We don't have any billboards,” Rachel says.  “We are focused on being alongside a person while they're walking around the city.” Intersection started its first branding campaign, “Go There,” in spring of 2020, which has been “taking off” this spring. Initially, Go There was about “those first places you would visit when they opened in spring of 2020” and thinking about that feeling. The meaning has expanded to include “the places Intersection can take a brand to” . . . but also to “do something you have never done before.”  Esther says that out-of-home creative can be powerful and drive results. It can also drive “social media interaction and engagement” because of its large and unique canvas. She says, if you only deploy a mobile/desktop strategy, “you're missing people when they're (outside) feeling joy.” Intersection just launched its first in-house creative agency, Creative Lab, to help small- to medium-sized businesses understand out-of-home marketing campaigns. Esther can be reached on her agency's website at: https://www.intersection.com/ Transcript Follows: ROB: Welcome to the Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast. I'm your host, Rob Kischuk, and we are diving into our annual South by Southwest series. Of course, South by was virtual this year, so we are virtual. We can't wait to be back next year at the lounge at the Four Seasons, recording with some awesome guests live. But today I am joined virtually by Esther Raphael. She's Marketing Officer at Intersection, based in New York, New York. Welcome to the podcast, Esther. ESTHER: Thank you, Rob. I too cannot wait to meet you live and be there live next year. ROB: We'll buy you a coffee or a beverage of your choice at the lounge. It'll be fantastic. With our South by Southwest series, on an average episode, we're talking to marketing agency owners, founders, etc., but we find really interesting opportunities within the South by Southwest speaker ecosystem. Esther, why don't you start off by telling us about Intersection and where you sit in the marketing ecosystem?  ESTHER: Love that. Intersection is an out-of-home media and technology company, and we have advertising products in cities, transit systems, airports, and key destinations all over the country so that brands can speak directly to consumers as they go about their journey through cities. We know from recent research that people are more engaged now than ever with out-of-home. Think about the past year and everything that we've all experienced. Being able to leave your home sometimes was that moment of fresh air, that moment of relaxation, that walk around the block, running an errand. 69% of consumers that live in urban areas are saying that they're noticing out-of-home now more than pre-pandemic, and that's according to a Harris Poll survey. We are right in that sweet spot, right in the place where brands can speak to consumers in a way that they feel engaged and happy. ROB: Very interesting. It seems to me, my perception, that out-of-home continues to digitize. I'm in Atlanta and we have more and more digital billboards going up. Is there even something in perhaps the technology that's going into out-of-home, even in terms of brightness in the product that's being put out there, that's increasing the visibility/noticeability of it? ESTHER: For sure. On one side we have proprietary technology that gives our partners – the transit authorities, the cities – the ability to deliver information and content and wayfinding and all these services to their consumers. Then on the advertising side, one of the things we're most known for is our technology, allowing brands to do dynamic executions and unique campaign flexibility. It's something we're pretty proud of and focused on. ROB: It's kind of happening before our eyes, but it's really fascinating to get an expert like you in place to really illuminate. It happens slowly but quickly at the same time. If we tap in a little bit to your South by Southwest panel, the topic was “When ‘Go Away' Is a Powerful Brand Message.” Take us into the details of that session and what you were sharing with the community in that talk. ESTHER: One of the products that we're most known for at Intersection is Link NYC here in New York. If you ever come to visit, we could take you on a market ride. We have an editorial team who is dedicated to curating content on the screens – thinking about the consumer experience as they journey through that city, not only from the advertising perspective, but from the editorial side. Our content suite includes localized messaging, transit and community information, and creative partnerships with local nonprofits and institutions. Because of this, consumers look to our screens for important and helpful information. As COVID entered the story, we had to quickly pivot some of our content and our storytelling to better serve the community as they were dealing with this new world. We all were. One of the ways that we did this was through our partnership with Foursquare. If you think back to one of the greatest everyday stressors we've all experienced over the past year, it's getting groceries and supplies. When do you go? How do I avoid the lines? Is it going to be safe? That's really what we wanted to solve for. Using Foursquare's aggregated location data, we were able to display the average hourly traffic levels for nearby grocery stores and drugstores on thousands of Intersection streets. This was designed to give consumers a heads up on the best time to shop to avoid the crowds. The title of our South by panel was so catchy, and I think what's really important to point out about this partnership is that it's not about deterring visits. We weren't telling people, “Don't go grocery shopping.” It was more about optimizing, how do we help people do it safely? ROB: Right. It's sort of in theme with – I'm getting a sense as you talk about the Intersection product line – and I can certainly picture an experience, and I can't wait to be back up in the city and I can picture those Link NYC displays. A lot of out-of-home advertising – historically, billboards, now digital also – you don't really get an impression of it being helpful. So I wonder a little bit, how do you keep that conviction of being helpful throughout? It seems like it's a real core of your product and something a great deal of thought goes into instead of just maximizing inventory and then throwing in some wayfinding. ESTHER: That's right. When we really were evaluating our product line, and right when Link came out, one of the things that we spent a lot of time thinking about was media in general. When you think about other media platforms, like TV, magazines, which is what my background is in, podcasts, even – you come for the content, and advertising is a partner in that. They're along the journey. The exception to that was out-of-home, and that's what we really wanted to change. We wanted to be the first, and we were the first, to do it in the out-of-home space – creating content not only for Link, but for our entire network across the country so that consumers and people walking around the city would look to the screen for information that was interesting to them. During COVID, of course we worked very closely with the city and with all different government agencies to put up really important, relevant, timely information – campaigns like the Foursquare partnership. But year round, we do things like events in your neighborhood, local offerings, things that are helpful, interesting, something you'd be excited to see or would be helpful to your life while you're walking around the city. ROB: The company has been around for a little bit now, right? ESTHER: Yes. ROB: How long has it been around? ESTHER: 6 years, about. ROB: It's interesting, that inflection point of digital displays. As you talk about that sort of editorial approach, I'm picturing even let's say 15 to 20 years ago, you started to see these little tiny displays pop into elevators. The philosophy seemed a little bit similar. It was a little bit of what's helpful to you and a little bit of news or editorial content, but the screens were tiny. Now the screens are – I think Times Square, at least for a while, had room for people to spend however much money on a digital display for the attention. But it seems like the economics of these displays must be shifting radically at this point. ESTHER: We at Intersection are very thoughtful about our screens. We don't have any billboards. We are focused on being alongside a person while they're walking around the city. Street, maybe exterior of buses, inside transit or airport systems, or inside destinations. We have a network at Hudson Yards, New York inside the shopping complex and outside. We really want to be a part of your experience, not necessarily something you just pass by in your vehicle. So that's also a very big part of our strategy at Intersection. ROB: That's fascinating. Again, you're making me long to be back up in New York and back up to Hudson Yards. All in good time, and possibly quite soon. I think one part of this conversation that may be surprising to a lot of people is your mention of Foursquare. Foursquare, formerly one of the breakout darling hits of a South by Southwest once upon a time, and still kind of useful at South by, since fractured into the Yelp-like Foursquare app and swarmed still for those who can't keep themselves from checking in, which is admittedly kind of me. But I think a lot of people might turn up their nose to the idea of Foursquare as something that is a thing from the past. What's their data quality looking like, and how are they pulling that off when they've left the zeitgeist? They're not the “it” thing anymore, but there have been some very interesting campaigns and studies around Foursquare that I think surprise people when they look at it. ESTHER: We'll have to save that for our next podcast when we bring on the Foursquare team. [laughs] They can speak more to you about their data. But we partner with them on a lot of different things. This is one of our partnerships on our content side. We also partner with them on the other side of the business, which is showing our clients' ROI. Foursquare has a ton of data capabilities. Based on their opt-in users who share their geographic location and allow them to collect research and survey information, we're able to tell our clients who run with Intersection a little bit about that user experience when they see their ads and the interactions and actions they take after seeing it. Foursquare has a whole data side of their business which I'm not an expert in, but we are lucky to have them as a partner. ROB: Excellent to hear. It's definitely become such a key revenue stream for them, if you get in and do a little bit of homework. One transition we're clearly getting into a little bit is reopening. I think marketers everywhere are having to think a great deal about what reopening looks like, what things to promote, what things to hold off on. How are you – probably obviously with data, but how are you navigating this next stage where we're not quite wide open, or not at all, or maybe somewhere in between, and how new messages enter the conversation? ESTHER: I love this question because I've been thinking a lot about this. I'm one of those people who's so social that this year's really taken a toll on me, especially in the beginning when we thought about sitting in our home offices – which for me, it is my bedroom. [laughs] I sit in here all day. You lack that interaction with your colleagues who once brought you this tremendous amount of energy, or your friends who make you smile in a different kind of way that you really miss. One of the things we started at Intersection in spring of 2020, but it's coming back full force this spring, is a campaign called Go There. It was our first ever, really, branding campaign at Intersection. Go There to us has so many meanings. It was thinking about those first places you would visit when they opened in spring of 2020. Go back to that feeling. I know where it was, and I will be vain and share it: it was to the hair salon. [laughs] As I am sure so many other women would admit to. I remember sitting in that chair thinking, wow, these moments that we have taken so for granted are so special all of a sudden. So Go There really plays off of the hope of the places we'll return to, but then it also has this business side of the places Intersection can take a brand to, really go there to the cities with us, but also go there with your creative. Do something you have never done before. Really dare to challenge yourself and to speak to people in a different way. That's something I am working on for a huge launch in June, which I am really passionate about. Yes, we're all going to turn to data, but I think we're also going to turn to what's inside of our hearts and makes us happy when things open, and that's the part I think there's so much to be said and done around. ROB: You raise a meaningful point with your home office in your bedroom, as I imagine is quite common. I've stayed in Airbnbs and different places, and the ones in the five boroughs tend to be a little bit tighter, shall we say, space-wise. So I can picture things. How has Intersection overall navigated probably having a deep concentration of your team in the city where their home office is a bedroom? And then you probably have some folks who've been commuting in from an outer suburb that are on cloud nine. How are you handling geography as things come back? Have some people distributed out to the winds? Is it going to be completely back in place in the office? ESTHER: We're figuring that all out right now. One of the things that's so wonderful about Intersection is that it is and always has been people first, really thinking about what's best for the employees and for the team that makes us Intersection. They've done the best to keep us happy from home, give us the resources, the tools. I told you before we logged on this call, IT helps you the second you raise your hand that you need help. People just seem to want to roll up their sleeves and make sure you are extra comfortable, extra productive. The truth of the matter is, though, Intersection has so many offices around the country. We were always slightly remote. So while I am physically based in the New York office, my team was in West Coast, central region, all over the East Coast. We were always on video. This isn't that much of a change. I think the thing that's new for us is that people don't get to go to the office. Sitting in your home, that's the part where you have to personally reflect on change and think about how to be more productive, especially when there's little children running outside your door. But I think as a business, we figured this out long before we had to be home because of our offices geographically being located all over the map. We will come back; we're planning a return, and hopefully it is very soon. ROB: We are hopefully planning a team gathering in June or July, but it's all subject to what people feel comfortable with to a certain extent. It's interesting how you mentioned the distribution of the company. It really reminds me, too, of some of those old TV and radio stations, the local media conglomerates with the local offices. It seems like there's probably an extent to which you've been taking the lunch of the local TV and radio station. Has that been a significant factor? Were you missing that in-person salesperson in Topeka, Kansas – I don't know if that's even a place you're at, but it might be – talking to the local car dealership? ESTHER: That is exactly why we're in all of those markets. We have offices in almost every market that we represent, and we have people on the ground going to those local car dealerships, local businesses. I think it makes Intersection feel like a small business within each city that ladders up into the unit that we are. I think it's one of the beautiful pieces about having a regionalized business like that. ROB: I wonder a little bit, as we get past the initial reopening, it seems like there is this – we all talk about the things we're going to do next, where we're going to go. There's going to be a pent-up demand for, I think, advertisement as well. How are you thinking about inventory, and how should marketers be thinking about your sort of inventory as we move into what could be a little bit of a super-heated time for competing for eyeballs? ESTHER: This is something that I also addressed at our South by Southwest panel, so great segue. People have been living their life outdoors in a different kind of way – working out outside, restaurants outside, dining outside, curbside pickup, walking, biking, more than ever before. Because of that, people are feeling an extreme level of screen fatigue. They're on their computers all day, they're looking at their phone, they're working. When they finally go outside, they're ready to leave that screen behind. We talked a lot about how if you were deploying only a mobile and desktop strategy, you're missing people when they're feeling joy. When I get my screen report on Saturday or Sunday night, I feel such a pit in my stomach. The phone knows how long I've been texting people, the phone knows how long I've been on social media. It's not a good feeling. [laughs] Whereas on the other side, when you go outside, you feel that breath of fresh air, and that's where out-of-home sits. I think advertisers have noticed that over the past year, and we've seen a huge shift in some business categories coming to the out-of-home space. I think we're going to continue to see that. The out-of-home space was actually having a huge uptick in business in 2019. I imagine this little blip in all businesses in the world over 2020 and the first half of 2021 will have a quick departure and we'll continue to see people outside, advertising outside, being a part of that journey, that experience, that breath of fresh air. Here's to the second half. ROB: Indeed. When people think of the future of out-of-home, I think one version they probably think of, if they think about it for a little too long, is the sort of Minority Report, screens everywhere, scanning your eyes and spamming and whatnot. That's probably not where we're going, and even that vision of things is probably 10 or 15 years old now. When you think about the next 5 years of out-of-home, what do you expect we're going to see? ESTHER: I think you'll see more content, more and more out-of-home publishers using those screens to talk to people, to talk to them in a helpful way. I think you'll continue to see technology improve in a way that will just blow our minds. If you think of where we were 10 years ago and where we are today, you can only imagine where we'll be 5 years from now. I think those would be my top two answers. ROB: Got it. One company I encountered was heavily digitizing advertising in places like NASCAR tracks. What's going on in the sports venue side of out-of-home? Is that something you intersect with at all? ESTHER: We have such a big network outside of sports arenas, specifically in Chicago, in Philadelphia. It's a huge part of how we speak to our clients in those markets. If you think about fans of sports in Philadelphia and Chicago, that is a world I cannot even begin to understand. [laughs] But we do a lot of work with our partners to make sure they're there on opening day of the Cubs. So yes, sports is way on the top of the list as it returns where you're going to want to see more people talking to that audience. That's a special group of enthusiasts who people want to talk to and reach. ROB: Link NYC from a transit perspective is one of those crown jewels where there's a sufficient critical mass of people, there's a critical mass of network. I imagine, because you're in these different local markets, some of the things that you see in New York start to move downstream – in other words, smaller and smaller transit networks and places become valuable to do this sort of thing. Where are the places you think we're going to start seeing digital out-of-home content that we're not seeing? Maybe it is in a smaller town, maybe in a smaller place. ESTHER: Austin, we just won the Austin market. It's such a hot market. I think you'll continue to see tremendous growth in the digital out-of-home space and even the static out-of-home space in Austin. We also have moved into LA, which of course is so well-known for their billboards and driving down Sunset and seeing every single celebrity pay homage to themselves on the screen. [laughs] But we have all of the transit system there, which we will also be investing quite a bit of time into thinking about what those screens look like and the type of information that is given to them. I would say LA and Austin are way at the top of certainly our list at Intersection. ROB: Got it. With Austin, is that primarily the transit system, or are there other adjacencies there? ESTHER: Right now it's the transit system. ROB: How do you think about, then, scaling down editorial a little bit? Or is it not necessary anymore? Is Austin still big enough you can have a pretty meaty content organization around it? ESTHER: We haven't started Austin yet. Austin right now is predominantly static for us. We're looking into how we bring content to all of our markets. We have Link in New York, Philadelphia, and Newark; they have a large content suite. Then all of our other digital markets – LA, Minneapolis, the list goes on – we do quite a bit of content. It's not the same level that we do in New York where we focus on events and Heritage Month and things that are so unique and special to all things New York City. But we're spending quite a bit of time now thinking about how we do the same, how we mimic what works so well in New York and Philadelphia and Newark and bring that to other cities so that consumers begin to understand that out-of-home is a different kind of media, and that you should think about it, you should look at the screens in the same way you do other media formats. ROB: Esther, you certainly put a lot of time into preparing for a conversation like the one you had at South by Southwest. What have I not touched on yet that we should be talking about? ESTHER: One of the things we really should cover is creative in out-of-home. I think there's this renaissance right now where you're seeing people do things in the out-of-home space that are so breathtaking, powerful, but also effective, also drive results, but drive social media engagement, drive interaction and engagement because of the canvas that out-of-home gives you. Because of that, we've just launched our first in-house creative agency. It's called Creative Lab. Even advertisers, specifically on the regional level – or beyond; we'll help anyone – but we talked a lot about how smaller businesses on the SMB side of the business in each of our markets want help thinking through what a campaign in out-of-home looks like. How do you do something so impactful, just a wow moment, but also that will drive results for your business? We have a team of designers around the country who are ready to go. ROB: With that creative agency aspect, it seems like it naturally flows into the conversation around measurement. Obviously, measurement has been a little bit different over the past year, but do you have anything before then or even leading into post-COVID to think about measuring results outside of just, obviously, impressions and people in the area? ESTHER: Yes, absolutely. We have spent a lot of time pre-COVID, but also during, making sure that our clients know the level of return on their investment that they'll receive. We have a complete measurement team dedicated to attribution, thinking about brand awareness. If you want to measure actual store visits, if you want to measure digital event measurement – did somebody actually download my app? Did somebody actually make a purchase? Pre-COVID, there were so many stats about consumers' behavior and the power of out-of-home driving, for example, in-store traffic. If you look at the Nielsen out-of-home study that came out at the end of 2019, you saw this wonderful story of 39% of people noticing their out-of-home ads, 20% of them immediately visiting a business after seeing that ad, but 74% of those visitors making a purchase as a result of that ad. There is definitely this power to out-of-home to take action. It's one of the beautiful things of media. ROB: It makes sense and it's believable, and I know I find myself noticing so many more of what's around me. I know you're not in the billboard land and I'm not on Atlanta transit lately, but definitely seeing a lot of that good information. Esther, thank you for sharing your insights from your talk at South by Southwest. I'm really eager – I think we all are – to meet back in person and do Austin right next year and see some of those campaigns going up there as well. ESTHER: Sure. Can't wait. Barbeque next year. ROB: Oh yeah. I had a reservation for some barbeque. I have 5 pounds of the best stuff that they owe me on credit. Literally. They wouldn't give me a refund. They just said, “Hey, come back and tell us we owe you. Bring the email.” ESTHER: All of our South by Southwest media posts said “bring your own barbeque,” so you're onto something. I'll have to follow up with a brisket tonight. [laughs] ROB: Love it. I'm inspired as well. Thank you so much, Esther. Be well. ESTHER: Thank you. You too. Bye. ROB: Bye. Thank you for listening. The Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast is presented by Converge. Converge helps digital marketing agencies and brands automate their reporting so they can be more profitable, accurate, and responsive. To learn more about how Converge can automate your marketing reporting, email info@convergehq.com, or visit us on the web at convergehq.com.

With Austin never having seen any of The Transporter movies, the duo delve into the first three films starring Jason Statham. Also included this week are discussions about Luc Besson (the creator of the Transporter franchise), The Fast and Furious Saga, Dredd, Birds of Prey, and much more (so much much more the editor’s didn’t have time to catch them all!) • Watch FlickDirect's Interview with Robert Knepper — https://youtu.be/MxKacEr_Jfs • Watch the trailer for the original Transporter — https://youtu.be/FP2qE_ZIBPs • What the crew of F9 as they go for a wild ride. Even to space! — https://youtu.be/Vjl-ydacFqI • Read our Tomatometer-Approved Critic review of the Transporter 3 4k UHD — https://bit.ly/3tIde7q • Ever wondered what the song was in Transporter 2? You can listen to it here — https://apple.co/3v7OiWW • Do you want to know what the song Muzik by Knoc-Turn'Al really sounds like (Instead of the sound of a dying cat Nathan calls singing) — https://apple.co/3ehNYyi • For more information about this week's films visit The FlickDirect Movie Database — https://bit.ly/2VELMrU • Do you want to own either film? Be sure to download the Movie Deals+ app to get the best prices and even be alerted when a film hits the price point you want. — https://apple.co/3iYxPxX • Visit the official website for The FlickThat Movie Podcast — https://podcast.flickdirect.com • JOIN THE DISCUSSION — https://www.facebook.com/groups/flickthat • What are your thoughts on the Transporter Series? Have a question? Comment? Send it to podcast@flickdirect.com This episode is now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, Pandora, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts from. © FlickDirect Inc. All Rights Reserved --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/flickdirect/support

President Biden on Monday nullified former President Trump's embargo on all transgender people serving in the military, Servicemen will be able to serve in their gender identity when they complete their transition and their gender has officially been changed in the Defense Department's personnel system.The president signed an executive order that “sets the policy that all Americans who are qualified to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States should be able to serve,” according to a fact sheet released ahead of newly minted Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's meeting with the president at the White House.“What I'm doing is enabling all qualified Americans to serve their country in uniform and essentially restoring the situation … where transgender personnel, if qualified in every other way, can serve their government in the United States military,” Biden said before he signed the order.He was joined in the Oval Office by Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and Vice President Kamala Harris.“This is the right thing to do,” Austin said in a written statement after the order was signed. “It is also the smart thing to do.”The order revokes Trump's 2017 and 2018 orders banning transgender military service and directs the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security, under which the Coast Guard falls, to ensure all policies are consistent with Biden's order. It also immediately bans involuntary separations, discharges and denials of reenlistment based on gender identity.The new order also mandates the Pentagon to review records of service members who were discharged or denied reenlistment under the ban. The policy will also ensure all medically necessary transition-related care is available to service members. The Pentagon will “immediately take appropriate policy action to ensure individuals who identify as transgender are eligible to enter and serve in their self-identified gender,” Austin said. Recruits will be able to serve in their gender identity when they meet all applicable accession standards, he added.“The United States Armed Forces are in the business of defending our fellow citizens from our enemies, foreign and domestic,” Austin said. “I believe we accomplish that mission more effectively when we represent all our fellow citizens. I also believe we should avail ourselves of the best possible talent in our population, regardless of gender identity. We would be rendering ourselves less fit to the task if we excluded from our ranks people who meet our standards and who have the skills and the devotion to serve in uniform.”Biden's order directs the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security to update him in 60 days on their progress in implementing open service policies.“Over the next 60 days, I look forward to working with the senior civilian and military leaders of the department as we expeditiously develop the appropriate policies and procedures to implement these changes,” Austin said in his statement.Biden pledged during his presidential campaign to lift Trump's ban, referring to it as a “Day One” priority. But it was not among the batch of executive orders Biden signed hours after his inauguration last Wednesday amid a delay in Austin's confirmation. With Austin's confirmation Friday, Biden was expected to act as soon as Monday.According to Pentagon data, about 1,500 troops since 2016 have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, the medical term for distress that occurs when someone's gender identity differs from the sex assigned at birth.About 14,700 troops on active duty and in the reserves identify as transgender.

Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Seela!Born to exhausted Indian immigrants on a mild, summer eve, Seela had an average childhood battling the forces of evil with her superhuman strength. On quality meals of Supertramp, Led Zeppelin, The Muppets, David Bowie, & Julia Child, she flourished in nerdiness, topping off at 5’3″. As a young, wandering adult, Seela met her lifelong “people” in Austin’s close-knit music community.Since then she has sung back-up, collaborated with and cracked wise among musical heavyweights from Austin and beyond, sharing the stage with those such as Freedy Johnston, Sean Hayes, Anthony da Costa, Shinyribs, and Matt the Electrician. Her decades of shows in the Live Music Capitol serve as master classes on performing, orchestrating, and bandleading. She is a perpetual student who uses her vast knowledge and experience to make it all look easy.Seela’s upcoming release, “Cool”, is self-produced and her best yet. With Austin’s most exquisite players, lyrically brilliant and melodic songs, gorgeous harmonies, lush orchestration, and plenty of light on the artistry of her musicians, each of the thirteen tracks are their own world and beautifully pull together in orbit. To celebrate the album, Seela home-made animated lyric videos which will be played in track order for a gigless release party.Seela is also a painter, illustrator, graphic designer, and has a small, bread-baking business. In her free time she likes to invent cocktails and watch tv on the couch with her dreamy, drummer husband Jon Greene and their magical dog, Liza Minnelli.Seela Misra,Cool,CoolSeela Misra,Take A Picture,Coolwww.makingascene.org,Sella,Seela Misra,Prize,CoolSeela Misra,His Final Performance,Cool  

We’re back with another new episode with Austin Tolliver! Based out of Nashville, Austin has quickly created buzz in the music industry as he specializes with a combination of country/pop/hip-hop/and soul music. With Austin’s ability to sing across multiple genres, he has been known as the “Punk Rock Cowboy” within the music industry and amongst his fans. We speak with Austin about his history with music, the continuous difficulty country music has evolving, some Miami Super Bowl Party appearances and we feature his songs, 'Outlaw Kinda Vibe' and 'Tennessee Drip.'

We're back from hiatus! But this show doesn't really prove that because we recorded this before Covid-19 was even really a thing. This episode featuring recurring guest Mariana Ovalle was just too good not to post even if it is a tad bit late. With Austin and Daniel taking one side and D.R. and Mariana taking another with a vanishing Thespian Papi in the middle, shenanigans ensue all episode long as they battle of Marvel's Infinity War-Endgame creaming filler err filling -- Captain Marvel.

With Austin musicians needing health care assistance more than ever, the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) has become an even more important nonprofit locally. HAAM executive director Reenie Collins talks with One Man Brand's Ray Seggern about this year's HAAM Day fundraiser, and how you can get involved.

With Austin musicians needing health care assistance more than ever, the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) has become an even more important nonprofit locally. HAAM executive director Reenie Collins talks with One Man Brand's Ray Seggern about this year's HAAM Day fundraiser, and how you can get involved.

On this weeks episode of TJP, 4 dorks in a room have a heated discussion on video games. With Austin from Dirt Nap Dogma joining us, the laughs keep coming. We discuss Nick and Austin's early podcasting days and the possibility of a PulpNicktion revival. And just how many animated Batman movies does Nick possess? All this and more on the Tune Junkies Podcast

Football is Back and so are The Fantasy Whisperers with their first Ranking Reaction Episode of the 2019 season. With Austin's help Big Travy and Johnny Game Time Hicks dissect a few of their positionally ranked players and help you decide whether or not Kyler Murray has top 5 upside, if Mack owners should be concerned with Brissett at QB and why you should be excited about Christian Kirk this week and for weeks to come.

With Austin still away on vacation, Patrick, Rob, and Cado decided to dive in to the question bucket and fish out the weirdest questions we've been sent. Little did we know that we'd be faced with questions that shake the very foundations of our beliefs. We question the nature of order and chaos, the ethics of jumping off of a Yoshi to save yourself, and wonder out loud what ever happened to Need for Speed? And finally, we enter into that eternal debate, one that's been asked and answered for as long as podcasts existed: Knife or Bat? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Spoiler Warning for Detective Pikachu from around 39 minutes to 43 minutes in.With Austin away, it’s time to whip this long podcast into shape by, uh, spending two hours with Rob, Patrick, and Cado discussing the disappointing Rage 2 and the questionable ethics of spoiling Final Fantasy VII in 2019? Naturally. In the strategy corner, Rob explains his best attempts to destroy an empire in Imperator: Rome, while Cado updates us on why Destiny Is Good Again, and Patrick explains the “charm” of A Plague Tale: Innocence, a game where you use rats to eat your enemies alive. OH. ALSO. DETECTIVE. PIKACHU. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, we’ve got a special guest joining us! With Austin away on business, someone him and Andy know very well joins the podcast: Sarah! A former guest on our Valentines Day podcast, Sarah is a movie junkie, and coincidentally is Austin’s sister, and Andy’s wife! We break down news of the week from the […] The post GlitchCast E32: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Review, New Spider-Man Title, and MIB Reboot News appeared first on GlitchUp.

With Austin at a work event, Danielle, Patrick and Rob discuss their own uneasy relationships with hype—say, around a game as big as the new God of War—and how they navigate the joys and sorrows of buzz around big games. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

​With Austin back from vacation, he joins Patrick and Rob to discuss his experience accidentally playing a fog game of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds with a complete stranger, resulting in Austin chasing down another player, ala Jason Voorhees. Elsewhere, Rob recounts this weekend's botched attempt to play a board game, thanks to a woeful misreading of a bottle's label, and what motivated Patrick to murder an entire bar in Dishonored 2: Death of the Outsider. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Austin and Danielle both on vacation, the ol’ Waypoint Radio microphones are only pointed at Patrick and Rob today. Fortunately, there’s plenty to talk about, as we work through our feelings on the campaign in Destiny 2, and whether Bungie should seriously consider ditching a “campaign” for Destiny 3, or whatever they call the next one. Elsewhere, we gush over the new Dishonored 2 add-on, Death of the Outsider, and answer a reader question about the best kinds of games to play when you don’t have much time to game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Austin busy being a "boss" who has "responsibilities," it's left to Danielle, Patrick, and Rob to discuss the latest developments in the game that's slowly killing Rob's life, Subterfuge, before we talk about some of the events at EVO 2017 this weekend, including the way Capcom's botched rolling out its surefire hit, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. Elsewhere, Patrick continues to wonder why so many people are obsessed with Kingdom Hearts, and discuss some early hours with Splatoon 2. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Austin in Los Angeles for some pre-E3 events and Rob on vacation, we went looking for a familiar face to join us on the podcast today. Fortunately, we found friend of the pod Pat Baer, a New York-based comedian, wrestling aficionado, watcher of anime, and player of video games. (He's finished Person 4 five times. Five times!) Besides talking about anime for a surprising length of time, we checked in on Prey and Flinthook. In The Question Bucket, we're asked about how game publishers handle when (and if) to make new franchises, instead of sequels. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

By Al's own admission, this episode is a sleeper of a sleeper. With Austin away observing a wedding, Al and Pete put each other to sleep with boring talk about hyenas, leprechauns, mollusks, the reproductive cycle of amoebae, the size of a duck vagina... Download the episode at http://trigames.net/media/music/tricast_episode_189.mp3