Podcasts about You Can Do Better

Jesus gives  a medium sized rebuke to the duo on the road to Emmaus on Easter Sunday.  Basically, "YOU CAN DO BETTER".BTW: the whole OT is about me.BTW: Breaking bread as an ordinance of the church at the Lord's tabernacle reveals me in a special way.With these words, right from the resurrected Jesus, their eyes were opened.  I pray that ours may be as well. Subscribe.https://youtu.be/m0o2KjIdr2Q

A talk by Thanissaro Bhikkhu entitled "You Can Do Better"

This Friends Like Us features Jenny Saldaña and Abbi Crutchfield. The guests discuss donuts and weekend activities as well as more serious topics like breast cancer awareness.  Jenny talks about her personal battle with breast cancer, including issues of systemic racism and cultural challenges faced by women of color in healthcare. Jenny's upcoming comedy show, 'Hooray for Boobies,' aims to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer.  We also emphasize the importance of medical advocacy, disparities in healthcare, and a shocking revelation about music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs' criminal activities. The discussion concludes with anecdotes about childhood curiosity, discipline, and the importance of autonomy from an early age. Always hosted by Marina Franklin. Abbi Crutchfield has been seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS, Broad City on Comedy Central, and she hosted You Can Do Better on TruTV. Her jokes on Twitter are consistently featured on best of lists by publications such as Paste Magazine and The Huffington Post. She has trained at the renowned Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre, taught at the People's Improv Theater, and she tours nationally with her stand-up.  Jenny Saldaña is an award winning playwright, actor and comedian. She is also a 17 year breast cancer survivor and advocate.  Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), TBS's The Last O.G, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Hysterical on FX, The Movie Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf  

Ep 84 of the Hormone Helper Podcast: Recognizing When You're Doing Too Much, so You Can Do Better for Your HealthIn this episode, Coach Andrew discusses the difference between doing things and doing them well. He shares how many people get caught up in the act of doing more, but actually see less progress and results. He explains that life and the universe will give signals when we are doing too much and need to stop. Coach Andrew provides an exercise to help listeners recognize where they are playing small and not doing well in certain areas of their lives. He emphasizes the importance of being intentional and present in our actions to achieve better results.Resources Mentioned In This Episodehttps://fit4allfitness.com/group-coaching-program-info Support the Show.get support with coach andrew here: https://ovou.me/fit4allfitnessincDont forget to listen to coach andrew on instagram and facebook FB: https://www.facebook.com/andrew.costa.56INST: https://www.instagram.com/andrew_hormonehelper/

Blacklite District is the rock project of Kyle Phieffer, Black Hills-based artist whose perseverance through tragedy and addiction has led to therapeutic melodies for the though in need. Pre-save You Can Do Better for its official release May 3rd! You Can Do Better + More --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sketchedsounds/message

Jon Schabl is a stand-up comedian and writer originally from Toronto who now makes his home in Los Angeles. Since moving to LA he was a featured performer on Never Not Funny's 'Write Now!' on the Nerdist Network and TruTV's You Can Do Better.In the last several years he has made numerous festival appearances including NXNE Music Festival, Riot LA, and San Francisco Sketchfest. Apart from stand-up, his pilot Farm Fresh was a finalist for an International Screenwriters Association Fellowship and won Best Screenplay at the Working Lives Film Festival.

Retire Smarter. Don't miss a conversation in this free Retirement School: Follow on Apple Podcasts or  Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | RSS __________________________ Fall is my favorite season. But it's also an adjustment as the days get shorter and darkness come earlier and earlier. The rhythm of daily life shifts. One of those adjustments can be sleep. Why not use the change of seasons as a catalyst to upgrade your sleep? Dr. Raj Dasgupta knows how to tune up our sleep hygiene - and why it's wise to invest in better sleep. Dr. Raj joins us from Los Angeles. ___________________________ Bio Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Dr. Raj is Southern California's Official Hometown MD practicing medicine at the University of Southern California (USC).  Dr. Raj's life mission is to educate patients, students and aspiring doctors to better patient care.  Other than that, he's just a regular dude. Dr. Raj completed his Internal Medicine residency at Michigan State University, Pulmonary/Critical Care fellowship at Columbia University, Saint Luke's & Roosevelt Hospital and Sleep Medicine fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital. During his training, Dr. Raj received numerous awards including: resident of the year, fellow of the year and the Director's Award for research. After his training, Dr. Raj worked at Abington Hospital which is affiliated with Jefferson University where he received the faculty teacher of the year. Dr. Raj is Currently a Professor at the University of Southern California (USC) and received the faculty teaching award for the last 3 consecutive years. He is quadruple board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and is an active clinical researcher and currently teaches USMLE Step 1, 2, 3, and Internal Medicine Board Review around the world for the past 15 years. His 1st book in a series titled “Medicine Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls” is published by Elsevier. Dr. Raj currently appear on various media platforms and television shows such as the “The Doctors”, “Bill Nye Saves the World”, “ESPN”, “Larry King Now” and “You Can Do Better” for more information check out his websites:rajdasgupta.com and beyondthepearls.net ______________________________ For More on Dr. Raj Dasgupta DoctorRaj.com ______________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like Wellness to Wonderful – Dr. Alona Pulde & Dr. Matthew Lederman Better Sleep, Better You – Dr. Frank Lipman Thinking Better to Live Better – Dr. Woo-kyoung Ahn Breaking the Age Code – Dr. Becca Levy _______________________________ Wise Quotes On the Benefits of Good Sleep "My opening line is always: Sleep affects every single organ in the body. So I always kind of throw the question right back at the host and say, you tell me what organ you want and I'll tell you what it happens. Where are the big ones? I mean, we always think about the brain. We think the brain about in a medical sense, in a psychological sense. When we talk about having being sleep deprived or not getting good quality and quantity sleep, it adds things to depression. It adds to things like anxiety. It's going to be a risk factor for things like stroke. So it's horrible when we talk about the heart needless to say that when we talk about that poor quality and quantity sleep, yes, you're going to be at a higher risk for things like coronary artery disease, things like heart failure, things like arrhythmias. And the way I kind of summarize it is that at nighttime, what happens to our blood pressure and our heart rate? Well, they tend to take a break. They tend to dip down a little bit so they could take the stress off the heart. It's beating so hard during the day, but when you have poor sleep at night, you're never giving your body a chance to rest, especially if you have undiagnosed sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea that affects 30 million people in t...

This week Zainab Johnson and Abbi Crutchfield join Friends Like Us and discuss the hardship brought on by the WGA/SAG strike, Billy Porter selling his house, and how the Alabama riverboat brawl sparked a cultural moment with host Marina Franklin.  Zainab Johnson, a stand-up comedian, actress, and writer is quickly being propelled as one of the most unique and engaging performers on stage and screen. Zainab was named one of Variety's Top 10 Comics To Watch, she is one of the host for Netflix's show "100 Humans", she can be seen as a series regular on the hit Amazon series from Greg Daniels a half hour comedy titled “Upload”, and she made her first late night stand up appearance on NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers.  Aside from her many breakout performances on shows like NBC's Last Comic Standing and her viral standup clips she is a regular at the Comedy Store in LA and the Comedy Cellar in NY. Abbi Crutchfield has been seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS, and Broad City on Comedy Central. She was a host on You Can Do Better on TruTV, and the host of Up Early Tonight on Hulu. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), TBS's The Last O.G, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Hysterical on FX, The Movie Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.    

Let's demystify "grieving the Holy Spirit". It is simply the Spirit saying at the end of the day, "YOU CAN DO BETTER." There are plenty of categories to consider.  It would benefit us all if we considered our connection to the other limbs of the body; our words, our anger, wrath, etc.  As we go to bed tonight, let's listen where the Spirit reminds us that we could have done better at.  There is a blessing in the IDENTIFICATION of the area.  But He doesn't leave us there, all alone.  He is specifically the HELP in assisting us to do better.  We are left NOT alone, we have a HELPER in the areas He's identified as needing some do-bettering. bewithme.us bewithme.us@gmail.com Apple Podcasts.

Lisa Renee Pitts and Abbi Crutchfield visit Friends and discuss the banning of authors like Toni Morrison, Parenting challenges for today's parent, work place affairs and more with Marina Franklin.  Lisa Renee Pitts is an award winning actress and voice over artist. Broadway credit includes the Pulitzer Prize winning & Tony nominated play Sweat by Lynn Nottage. Notable Off-Broadway and Regional Theater credits include; The Father opposite actor Alfred Molina ;Tiny Beautiful Things and Doubt (Critics Circle Award) ; A Raisin in the Sun (NAACP Theater Award Nominee),  & Intimate Apparel (Critics Circle Award) .  Television and Film roles include: Dr. Dre's mother, Verna, in Straight Outta Compton (Dir. F. Gary Gray) Stephen King's "The Stand" based on his best selling novel by the same name; True to the Game 1, 2  & 3 adapted from the popular urban romance novels by Teri Woods ; and Baselines; a new pilot coming from (Actor/Dir Nate Parker) As a multi-award winning voice over artist, Lisa's work can be heard in audio movies, national radio spots and most notable in well over 100 titles, narrating your favorite genres for publishing houses including Audible, Simon & Schuster, Random House and Recorded Books just to name a few. Up next, Lisa will appear in Anna Deveare Smiths seminal play "Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, CA.  The play explores the human impact of the LA Riots, following the verdict in the Rodney King beating. A  native New Yorker, now residing in Los Angeles, CA, Lisa holds a BFA degree from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Abbi Crutchfield has been seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS, Broad City on Comedy Central, and she hosted You Can Do Better on TruTV. Her jokes on Twitter are consistently featured on best of lists by publications such as Paste Magazine and The Huffington Post. She has trained at the renowned Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre, taught at the People's Improv Theater, and she tours nationally with her stand-up. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), TBS's The Last O.G, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Hysterical on FX, The Movie Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf

Do we surround ourselves with people that only say we are terrific? The Galatians had some false-teachers that engaged in the deceit of FLATTERY.  It was like they were getting a participation-trophy just for back-sliding into their old ways. "Yea! You are wonderful."Christianity is not always like that.  I so admire anybody who becomes a believer and shows up to a good church each Sunday. Why? Because the Lord sometimes needs to say: "You can DO BETTER."  Real Christians put themselves in path of correction.  It is not always pleasant.  I'd rather hear flattery about how wonderful I and we are.It is actually a Mark of the right place to be, and the right people to be with, and the right God to be under, when you hear, "YOU CAN DO BETTER..." I suppose this podcast is just that.  I am encouraged that you listen.  Thank you for your courage.   bewithme.us

Episode 225: Don't Be Precious! In this episode, Dan and Josh are joined by Abbi Crutchfield, the host of Up Early Tonight on Hulu. Abbi reminds us that stand-up comedy isn't for perfectionists - because no live show goes 100% right - AND it's not supposed to. So in order to become a better comic and evolve your material, set small goals. Think ahead of time about what you want to accomplish, focus on it on stage, and use those victories to ‘fill your confidence tank'. Dan and Abbi talk about how stand-up comedy is about getting rid of what doesn't work. Tune in for Abbi's awesome bombing story about doing a college - outside - in the dark. Plus more! Please rate and review. Abbi CrutchfieldAbbi Crutchfield is the host of Up Early Tonight on Hulu. You have seen her on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Comedy Central, and as the host of You Can Do Better on TruTV. She makes people laugh locally as a staple of the NYC stand-up scene and nationally when on tour. Instagram Twitter Art of Bombing:  Dead & Mellow: https://deadandmellow.com/  "Nobody Had a Podcast Called The Art of Bombing" Theme by John Hult  Bumpers provided by Joe Nicola Music  Website: https://www.artofbombingpod.com/    Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/blitzed-entertainment Leave us a voice message: https://podinbox.com/artofbombingpod Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dbubcomedy  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artofbombingpod  FB: https://www.facebook.com/artobpodcast/  Twitter: @artofbombingpod  Instagram: @artofbombingpod  Twitch: @artofbombingpod YouTube: Art of Bombing Podcast  Dan Bublitz Jr: http://www.danbublitz.com/  Josh Shirley: https://www.facebook.com/joshshirleycomedy/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Christina Greer, Abbi Crutchfield, and Zainab Johnson visit Friends and discuss democrats message issue, New York's new Mayor and more with host Marina Franklin Abbi Crutchfield is the host of Up Early Tonight on Hulu and co-host of the podcast “Flameout” on Spotify. She's been on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS, Broad City on Comedy Central, and she hosted You Can Do Better on TruTV. Her jokes on Twitter are consistently featured on best-of lists by publications such as Paste Magazine and The Huffington Post, who named her one of the 18 comedians you must follow on Twitter. She has trained at the renowned Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre, taught at the People's Improv Theater, and she tours nationally with her stand-up. Christina M. Greer, PhD is an Associate Professor of Political Science and American Studies at Fordham University (Lincoln Center Campus). She was the 2018 Fellow for the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University Silver School of Social Work, and co-host of the "What's in it for Us" podcast. Her primary research and teaching interests are racial and ethnic politics, American urban centers, presidential politics, and campaigns and elections. Her additional research interests also include transportation, mayors and public policy in urban centers. Her previous work has compared criminal activity and political responses in Boston and Baltimore as well as Baltimore and St. Louis. Prof. Greer's book Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream (Oxford University Press, 2013 ) investigates the increasingly ethnically diverse black populations in the US from Africa and the Caribbean and was the recipient of the WEB du Bois Best Book Award in 2014 given by the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. Professor Greer is currently working on a manuscript detailing the political contributions of Barbara Jordan, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Stacey Abrams. She recently co-edited Black Politics in Transition, which explores gentrification, suburbanization, and immigration of Blacks in America. She is a member of the board of The Tenement Museum in NYC, the Center for Community Change, and serves on the Advisory Board at Tufts University.  She is also an ardent supporter of FIERCE in NYC and Project South in Atlanta, GA, and a former board member of BAJI (Black Alliance for Just Immigration), the Riders Alliance of New York, and the Human Services Council.She is a frequent political commentator on several media outlets, primarily MSNBC, WNYC, and NY1, and is often quoted in media outlets such as the NYTimes, Wall Street Journal, and the AP. She is the co-host of the New York centered podcast FAQ-NYC and co-host of the Black centered podcast What's In It For Us podcast, is the politics editor at thegrio.com, is the producer and host of The Aftermath and The Contender on Ozy.com as well as their editor-at-large, is a frequent author and narrator for the TedEd educational series, and also writes a weekly column for The Amsterdam News, one of the oldest black newspapers in the U.S.Greer received her B. A. from Tufts University and her M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University.  Zainab Johnson, a stand-up comedian, actress, and writer is quickly being propelled as one of the most unique and engaging performers on stage and screen. In 2019, Zainab was named one of Variety's Top 10 Comics To Watch. Recently, she was one of the hosts for Netflix's new show "100 Humans". You can also catch her as Aleesha on the new comedy series "Upload" on Amazon Prime. Zainab made her first late night stand up appearance on NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers, and has also had appearances on HBO's All Def Comedy (2017), NBC's Last Comic Standing (2014), Arsenio (2014), BET's Comic View (2014), AXSTV's Gotham Comedy Live! She also just recently starred in a new web series titled Avant-Guardians. Zainab is a regular at the Improv Comedy Club in LA and the Comedy Cellar in NY, and has performed in the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival as one of the 2014 New Faces of Comedy and returned numerous times since. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Hysterical on FX, The Movie Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.

With the United Nations' 26th annual climate change conference–aka COP26–happening in Glasgow, Scotland this week, we thought it was the perfect time to re-air Abby's conversation with environmental activist Varshini Prakash. Varshini is the executive director and co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, a youth-centered climate activist group that's helped bring the climate crisis to the forefront of national politics in the United States. The organization has made a name for itself by coordinating confrontational climate protests, and working to popularize the Green New Deal. Back when Abby interviewed Varshini, nobody would have predicted that two Democrats (Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona) would bring down President Biden's plan to implement sweeping progressive policies nationwide. Still, Sunrise is not letting the President off the hook: on October 20, five Sunrise activists began staging a hunger strike outside the White House, demanding that he take executive action, in spite of legislative obstacles. After 14 days without food they ended the strike, when President Biden promised a 50% decrease in emissions by 2030. Tune in for an inspiring conversation about the determination of younger generations to lead,  and the power of grassroots movements to address the climate crisis.Follow Varshini and The Sunrise Movement on Twitter: @varshprakash and @sunrisemvmtEPISODE LINKS: The Sunrise Movement WebsiteUnited Nations Climate Change, Glasgow Climate Change ConferenceNew York Times, Key to Biden's Climate Agenda Likely to Be Cut Because of Manchin Opposition, 2021 New York Times, Your Country Is Getting a Bad Deal, and You Can Do Better, 2021 The Guardian, Climate advocates who backed Sinema exasperated by blocking of Biden bill, 2021 Al Jazeera, Climate activists go on hunger strike near WH urging Biden to act, 2021 Huffington Post, 5 Young Activists On Hunger Strike Demand Democrats Not Cut Back On Climate in Bill, 2021 

In this week's episode, we interview actress, producer, writer, and host Lauren Elyse Buckley. Best known for her recurring role in Dreamworks' AwesomenessTV comedy series "Foursome" as the recurring role of Girsten throughout all four seasons, she can also be seen on Netflix's "Bill Nye Saves the World", on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," recurring on TruTV's "You Can Do Better", and Netflix's upcoming "Colin In Black & White". She has two highly anticipated films set for release in fall 2021, "Blame" and "Hyde Out".We talk about how her childhood in dance impacted the way she viewed her body, how she has navigated body pressures in Hollywood after recovering from an eating disorder, and how she continues to honor her body and empower women on the big screen. You can follow her on social @laurenelysebuckley.If you like the show, be sure to subscribe and review, and follow us on social @bodiesinmotionpod. And if you or someone you know would like to sponsor the pod, shoot us an email at bodiesinmotionpod@gmail.com.

Derik Mills in a powerful conversation with Dr. Yasmene Mumby, discussing her journey as a writer, activist, artist, wellbeing guide, middle school teacher, community organizer, and law student. She is the creator of a multi-part audio-memoir series called Ahimsa, and author of “Amplify Black Voices: Yoga, You Can Do Better,” an influential article she wrote for Elephant Journal about her experience as a Black woman in the “predominantly white-centered yoga community.” Dr. Mumby shares how a series of extreme health scares, including two benign tumor surgeries and an eye stroke, caused her to go temporarily blind. The experiences inspired her to view self-care as a form of activism, and how maintaining a healthy sense of wellbeing, both mentally and physically, is integral to our ability to serve others.Practice with Dr. Mumby on Glo! Her meditations offer insights on how to shift intuition into action, create an internal refuge of support, and connect with your compassion for others.Links:Dr. Mumby's website; https://www.yasmenemumby.com/On her website you will find links to her audio documentaries Ahimsa and Higher Purpose, her articles, and the interviews we refer to in our conversation.  Related Glo Classes:  Dr. Yasmene Mumby on Glo: https://www.glo.com/teachers/dr-yasmene-mumby

On this episode of "Love Talk Live," I interview actress, Lauren Elyse Buckley. Lauren is best known for her recurring role in Dreamworks' AwesomenessTV comedy series "Foursome" as the recurring role of Girsten throughout all four seasons. She can also be seen on Netflix's "Bill Nye Saves the World" opposite Jillian Bell, on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," and recurring on TruTV's "You Can Do Better." Lauren dives into sharing with the audience her dating journey tips and tricks. She reveals what she discovered as being the one thing that has helped her the most in manifesting love. Lauren is full of energy and positive vibes. This episode is guaranteed to brighten your day, and set you on your way to a better dating journey and ultimately finding your "person."

We will be taking advice today from the mother of a 3 year old, and from God. We are the three year old. Sorry.The Lord has given us skills to see and hear Him. That is all well and good. However, today, He appears to emphasize our ACCOUNTABILITY. There is a movement from the theoretical "you could to better" to the accountable, "you should do better." He appears to be saying to his contemporary audience and EVEN MORESO us, that "YOU CAN DO BETTER!"I know that you don't have ALL, but. you have ENOUGH.You don't have EVERYTHING, but you have SOMETHING.It will always require FAITH. If you are blind, then LISTEN. If you are deaf, then SEE.If you are estranged, then come HOME.If you have a dispute with man, resolve it.If you have a dispute with God, then be reconciled.When? How about now. Listen as we hear a charge, "YOU CAN DO BETTER".

Abbi Crutchfield is a New York based comedian who you may have seen on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Broad City, or as the host of the TruTv show You Can Do Better. Her tweets have also been featured in The Huffington Post and Paste Magazine. Follow Abbi Crutchfield on Twitter and Instagram: @CurlyComedy --------------- The Johnversations Podcast is recorded and engineered by John Conner. Post-production editing courtesy of Mat Halliday. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johnversations/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/johnversations/support

Amy Schumer is an Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated standup comedian, actress, writer, producer and director. In 2013, Schumer created, starred, wrote and executive-produced the award-winning Comedy Central show “Inside Amy Schumer”. In 2015, Schumer’s Universal Pictures film Trainwreck dominated the worldwide box office as the hit summer comedy and in 2018 she starred in the STX comedy I Feel Pretty.  In 2016, Schumer was nominated for a Tony for her role in Steve Martin’s “Meteor Shower.” In 2017, she became a The New York Times bestselling author and Grammy nominee with the release of her first book The Girl with The Lower Back Tattoo.  She has released a variety of comedy specials including “The Leather Special (Netflix),” “Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (HBO),” and most recently the Emmy-nominated “Amy Schumer: Growing (Netflix).” Often touring theaters and arenas all over the world, Schumer is the only female comic to headline Madison Square Garden. Her podcast, Amy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keith premiered its fifth season on Spotify this past March and she also premiered a new cooking show, Amy Schumer Learns to Cook, with her husband Chris Fischer who is an award-winning chef on the Food Network this past May. The show will also premiere additional episodes on The Food Network this August.  Most recently, Schumer’s documentary Expecting Amy premiered on HBO Max. The docuseries takes viewers behind-the-scenes as Amy battles through an extraordinarily difficult pregnancy, while documenting the formation of her latest comedy special.   Next up, Schumer will star in Stephen Karam’s The Humans and Hulu’s comedy series Life and Beth, which she will star in, write, direct and executive produce.   Mia Jackson is a New York based comedian originally from Georgia. In 2017, Jackson was selected as a New Face by the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival and Atlanta's Creative Loafing named her the Critic's Choice Best Stand-Up in the city. She has toured nationally with Amy Schumer and is a featured comic at festivals and clubs across the country. Her first stand up special aired in October 2018 as part of Unprotected Sets on EPIX. Jackson has appeared on NickMom's Night Out, Viceland, Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar and was a semi-finalist on Season 9 of NBC's Last Comic Standing. Her Comedy Central half hour special debuted in November 2019.  Abbi Crutchfield has been seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS, Broad City on Comedy Central, and she hosted You Can Do Better on TruTV. Her jokes on Twitter are consistently featured on best of lists by publications such as Paste Magazine and The Huffington Post. She has trained at the renowned Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre, taught at the People’s Improv Theater, and she tours nationally with her stand-up. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf

As most of us wade through the confusion and chaos of Covid-19, there are men, women, and children out there who are saddled with an additional struggle. From February to March reports of domestic violence increased 20% and Google searches for those looking for help dealing with domestic violence increased 75%. This episode was recorded many months ago, but there seems no better time to share my conversation with Josie Naikoi about how she managed to get the courage and the means to leave an abusive relationship and find her way to a better life. Josie is a licensed nutritionist and Instagram fitspo, as well as the host of the podcast, You Can Do Better, Bitch! Follow Josie on instagram @JosieQuitsCake --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/neuroticnourishment/support

Emily Pendergast is a member of the prestigious Groundlings Main Company. She was most recently seen in the final season of the Emmy Award winning HBO series Veep as Jonah’s wife, Beth Ryan. She will next be seen as the lead of the EKO interactive series Damage Control, which had its premiere at Sundance this year. You may have seen her in Indebted, Love, Unreal, You Can Do Better, Mike Tyson Mysteries, Search Bar, and Funny or Die. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the I’m Not Joking community today: petermcgraw.org Peter McGraw Twitter Peter McGraw LinkedIn

Mindy LaVergne I’m a mother, health and fitness teacher, student, and change advocate in Brooklyn, NY. My life is dedicated to helping individuals of any age become both physically and mentally healthier. Abbi Crutchfield has been seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS, Broad City on Comedy Central, and she hosted You Can Do Better on TruTV. Her jokes on Twitter are consistently featured on best of lists by publications such as Paste Magazine and The Huffington Post. She has trained at the renowned Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre, taught at the People’s Improv Theater, and she tours nationally with her stand-up. Evelyn Frick is a queer comedian based in Brooklyn, NY. Currently, she does research and social media at the Friends Like Us podcast. She has previously worked at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and JAX Media. You can see her perform stand-up all across New York City. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime), Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.

From Romans 7:1-6, this message in our preaching series in the book or Romans is called: YOU CAN DO BETTER. Listen well. If you can’t get the audio on your device, visit the main podcast page at http://revandersongraves.podomatic.com/ The podcast is on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/anderson-graves-podcast/id918990482 ---Anderson T. Graves II is a pastor, writer, community organizer, and consultant Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Bailey Tabernacle CME Church in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He writes the popular blog: A Word to the Wise at www.andersontgraves.blogspot.com Email: BaileyTabernacleChurch@comcast.net Friend me at www.facebook.com/rev.a.t.graves Follow me on twitter @AndersonTGraves Click here to support this blog with a donation. Or go to andersontgraves.blogspot.com and click on the DONATE button on the right-hand sidebar. Support Bailey Tabernacle CME Church with a donation through Givelify Or visit baileytabernaclecme.org Support by check or money order may be mailed to Bailey Tabernacle CME Church 1117 23rd Avenue Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401 #Awordtothewise, Jesus, God, bible, #baileytabernacle, #BTCME, #preachingRomans, #youcandobetter, marriage, bride, wife, death, law, Christ, relationship, saved, salvation, loophole

Pat Brown: Seen on CBS’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Fuse’s Uproarious, Axis’s Gotham Live, NBC’s Comic’s Unleashed and BET‘s ComicView, TVOne’s made for TV movie-WHITE WATER, the independent film SOMEBODIES, and the web series UNREQUITED. Pat has won both the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and The She Devil Competition. She has been featured in Time Out Magazine, After-Ellen, Splitsider and Punchline Magazine. Her critically acclaimed album “The Pat Brown Sex-Tape” has been described as “provocative and conceptual” by Laugh and is streaming on all platforms. You can see her soon on the new season of Two Dope Queenson HBO! Fun Fact: Pat was voted “most humorous” in high school. Calise Hawkins: appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Gotham Live, Stand Up in Stilettos, Nickmom Nite Out.  She has written for MTV series Totally Clueless and Girl Code, Comedy Central’s @midnight, Charlemagne’s Uncommon Sense, Hood Adjacent with James Davis, was a cast member of Oxygen’s Funny Girls, and worked as a consultant on Aisha Tyler’s “Unapologetic”. Fun Fact: Calise’s “Late Night Fight” Comedy Show has found a new home at Union Hall. The next show will be at 8pm on January 29th. Abbi Crutchfield is an actress and comedian best known for the film You, Your Brain, & You, the tV series Co-operation, and has been featured in the TV show Broad City. She is currently the host of TruTV’s You Can Do Better. She is also listed under the Huffington Posts “18 Funny Women You Should Be Following On Twitter”. Fun Fact: She’s a new mom! Always hosted by Marina Franklin- Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, and HBO's Crashing   

Dan Ziegler is the CEO of YCDB; a humble coach and consultant who has dedicated his life to coaching business owners with systems and solutions that improve customers overall experience, leading to repeat sales. Dan have enjoyed decades as a business executive, strategic thinker, innovator and thought leader. With a 30-year track record of service and a love of sales, negotiations, investment, growth, idea creation, strategy and product launch; he take great pride in leveraging my “perspective,” He tells brands “You Can Do Better.”

Dan Ziegler is the CEO of YCDB; a humble coach and consultant who has dedicated his life to coaching business owners with systems and solutions that improve customers overall experience, leading to repeat sales. Dan have enjoyed decades as a business executive, strategic thinker, innovator and thought leader. With a 30-year track record of service and a love of sales, negotiations, investment, growth, idea creation, strategy and product launch; he take great pride in leveraging my “perspective,” He tells brands “You Can Do Better.”

Abbi Crutchfield shares how it all started, including her cultivating her own comedy… group? club? in college. Abbi talks with Keith and Chemda about small town living and everything that led to her hosting TruTV’s You Can Do Better.

Help Ian interview all *190+* specialties! www.undifferentiatedmedicalstudent.com/suggestions TUMS Email template to facilitate reaching out to guests! Become a TUMS patron! Show notes for this episode can be found here.  Dr. Raj Dasgupta Dr. Dasgupta (www.beyondthepearls.net; rajdasgupta.com) is a sleep medicine attending at as well as an assistant program director of internal medicine at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Dasgupta completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Irvine in 1997; completed his medical degree at the Medical University of Silesia in Poland in 2003; completed an Internal Medicine residency at Michigan State University in 2006; completed a fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care at St. Luke’s & Roosevelt Hospital of Columbia University in 2010; then completed a Sleep Medicine Fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan in 2011. In case you didn’t catch it, Dr. Dasgupta is quadruple board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, and so when not practicing sleep medicine, he practices pulmonary / critical care. One of his passions, however, is resoundingly for medical education, and he has received the faculty teaching award for the last 3 years in a row at Keck. In addition, Dr. Dasgupta has taught USMLE Step 1, 2, and 3 as well as Internal Medicine Board Review prep classes around the world for the past 14 years, and he just published the 1st book in a series he authored titled “Medicine Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls” printed by Elsevier.  Of note, Dr. Dasgupta has appeared on various media platforms and television shows such as the “The Doctors”, “The Wellness Hour”, “ESPN” ,“Larry King Now” and “You Can Do Better”. Dr. Dasgupta is Raj Dasgupta MD on Facebook and @DoctorRajD on Twitter, and he can also be found on his personal website at beyondthepearls.net and rajdasgupta.com Please enjoy with Dr. Raj Dasgupta!

That’s My Story, Period is a compilation of hilarious stories by people who happen to get their period, hosted by Steph Garcia. This episode of That's My Story Period features stories from Amy Albert (TruTV’s You Can Do Better), Megan Lera, and Angie Greenup (VH1’s Twinning, Angie Eats It All).

Dr. Raj Dasgupta, MD completed his Internal Medicine residency at Michigan State University, Pulmonary/Critical Care fellowship at Columbia University, Saint Luke’s & Roosevelt Hospital and sleep medicine fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital. He is an active clinical researcher and currently teach USMLE Step 1, 2, 3, and Internal Medicine Board Review around the world for the past 14 years. His 1st book in a series titled "Medicine Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls" is published by Elsevier. He currently appears on various media platforms and television shows such as the "The Doctors", "The Wellness Hour", "ESPN" ,"Larry King Now" and "You Can Do Better."

Today's superb episode is with Actor, Comedian, Writer - general wonder of all trades, Abbi Crutchfield! Jason has a great talk with Abbi that covers a lot because she is doing a lot! Abbi, an alum of UCB, has been on UCB Comedy Originals, Broad City, MTV, Vh1, has appeared in national commercials, and she co-hosts “You Can Do Better” on TruTV. Abbi also contributes to some e cards and started a stand up show here in Brooklyn called "The Living Room Show." Their conversation covers performing live shows, approaching a career, and much more (including their brain fart on what that one movie is with Miles Teller). It's a great chat for anyone who does a variety of things. Abbi brings the enthusiasm and wisdom you need right now! Give it a listen! Find More Online: Twitter: @CurlyComedy, @ThereItIs, @JasonFarrJokes Facebook: @AbbiCrutchfield, @ThereItIsPod, @LivingRoomShow Instagram: @CurlyComedy, @JasonFarrPics YouTube: @CurlyComedy

In Episode 9, Dave and Andy get their chainsaws out and butcher every name that they come across. But that doesn’t get in the way of bringing you what you need to hear. Like grave-digging badgers, human head transplants or crazy Olympic stories you couldn’t even make up. Plus, the guys let their inner ten-year-olds out to play. Join us won’t you! There hasn’t been this much laughter on the podcast since at least DDYH Episode IV.     Right out of the gate, Dave ambushes Andy with a monstrous surprise. We’re drinking Hop Stoopid Imperial IPA from Lagunitas and Lifted Embargo IPA from Latitude 33! Quickdraws - Andy has an update on his favorite boat name and Dave discusses wig theft and planning ahead on a famous murder by getting a fancy gun.    Dude, Did You Hear?   Cow carcasses kept going missing in the desert. Turns out it was grave-digging badgers. Which will be the name of our heavy metal side project.  The world’s first head transplant is scheduled for December 2017. Seriously. This is not a sci-fi tv plot. It’s real life with real people. Someone is going to die. We’ll give you ONE guess how many people saw this movie. Just ONE guess. You’ll never guess how many tickets Shia Lebouf sold in the UK for his new movie. Unless your guess was the number one. In that case, you’re right!  The early modern Olympics were a mess. One marathon winner stopped for a drink along the way. Some guy ran in dress shoes, got food poisoning and still got 4th place. Another dude got chased by a wild dog right off the course. You think our banned substance list is bad, wait till you see what they were giving runners back then! Dave and Andy had fun with this one.    We Recommend:   Andy recommends the medicine ball from Starbucks if you’re sick – or honey citrus mint tea if you’re actually going to order it. There can be only one- honey citrus… let me see if I’m reading this right… mint tea. There can be only one- oh, you got it already? Never mind.  Dave recommends Oasis – a sci-fi pilot on Amazon Streaming. IF you want to see more of it, you have to go vote!   We Don’t Recommend:   Andy doesn’t recommend bad marketing slogans – think it through people! That goes double for you, Baltimore. We done read good to hear at the dewd ded u heer.  Dave doesn’t recommend Iron Fist on Netflix. COME ON MARVEL, YOU CAN DO BETTER!  Andy indulged his inner ten-year-old and created a list of the top 10 most immature city names in America. Our apologies to the fine residents of Dickshooter, Idaho. The best of the worst! Curated with love.  We can't remember, did Patrick Stewart make it into the episode? -DnA

Abbi Crutchfield is the co-host of Tru TV’s You can Do Better. She’s a comedian, currently touring as one of four funnywomen on the CAKE comedy tour (cakecomedy.com) and former host of People Magazine’s Now. She has been featured on MTV, VH1, CollegeHumor and in national commercials. She is a contributor to Someecards, and her jokes are listed among the Best Tweets of the Year by Huffington Post Comedy. She’s been living in L.A., to shoot the second season of You Can Do Better, but later this year will return to Brooklyn, where she co- produces the weekly stand-up hour The Living Room Show, Fridays at 8pm Postmark Cafe in Brooklyn.Those of you who’ve been listening to the show for a while will remember my conversation with my old friend Matthew Latkiewicz, her co-host, back in Episode 9. In that episode, Matthew rather extremely candidly expressed his cynicism about the show he was about to debut, along with just about everything about fame. Since watching the first season of the show, in which Abbi tends to play good cop to Matthew’s kind of geek bad boy, I’ve wanted to get her perspective on it all. So I finally did.After one botched recording, we spoke a second time, with much better results, at least in terms of audio quality, in February.Find Abbi on Twitter and Instagram @curlycomedyNote: “15 Million Merits” not "Credits" is the name of the "Black Mirror" episode I mentioned briefly (beware: spoiler!). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Latkiewicz, co-host of You Can Do Better on TruTV joins Jaime on a phone conversation about the show's genesis, learning to be a better adult, booze, comics, and more.

Intro:Matthew Latkiewicz is a writer, most recently of the book You Suck at Drinking - he’s also a graphic designer designer, videographer, creative director, and now TV-show-maker.His first TV series, the comedy-advice-show You Can Do Better, debuts on Tru TV on August 23rd.More important to my, though, is that Matthew, along with Sarah Reid are co-founders of the legendary - Lady Killigrew Cafe in the equally Legendary Bookmill in Montague MA.Ten years ago after nearly a decade and a half in San Francisco, I had applied and gotten accepted to the creative writing MFA at UMASS and had to find a place to live from 3,000 miles away. So I moved back east, closer to my parents and my Upstate NY roots, to Western Massachusetts to get an MFA in fiction. From 3,000 miles away, I somehow decided to move not to the college town, Amherst, nor to what I then saw as a wannabe San Francisco, the up and coming Northampton, but to a tiny village called Turners Falls, one of the five Villages of the town of Montague. I had never lived outside a city in my life before. At first, it was daunting. But I got very lucky in my choice of towns. The Bookmill was ten minutes away, and, quickly, the The vibrant, creative community that formed around Matthew and Sarah’s cafe became the social center for my dog Bo and me - it was my study hall, my writing den, bar, cafe, and, the place where my dog introduced me to my future wife - I’ll tell you that story another time.Matthew and Sarah were these two cool people more-or-less out in the woods who were obsessed with and connected to a community I had just moved away from and was friendly if not exactly friends with in SF, the world of Dave Eggers and Co’s McSweeney's Magazine and 826 Valencia educational and arts center and pirate store. The cafe and bookstore would even put on events by travelling McSweeney’s authors and related music acts.Matthew and Sarah sold the cafe and moved to Oakland several years ago, but we meet and catch up on one coast or the other from time to time. This Spring, I had a drink with Sarah, now an interior designer (smallvictoriesdesign.com) when she came home for a quick visit lately, and she told me that Matthew had just landed a TV show on the cable network Tru.So of course I thought what a great place to run into a friend, reluctantly climbing, or, maybe, being pushed is a good way to put it, up that Fame Wall. We talked on the phone about an hour before Game 6 of the NBA semi-finals, when our Warriors were just peaking, in Game six of their Series with OKC.*** Outro: (spoiler alert!)Creative Control, that seems to be Matthew’s main hope from fame. The ability to make the art stuff he wants to make for a living. He doesn’t seem to care how much fame, just enough to have that control.Don’t let Matthew’s self effacing nature that I’m pretty sure is about to make publicists cringe. You Can Do Better is sure to be at least an interesting show, maybe much more than that. We’ll see, when the show debuts on August 23rd, right before, or after, I’m not sure which, Adam Ruins Everything, on Tru TV. And then we’ll also check in and see how Matthew feels about it then!You will find many things Matthew Latkiewicz-ian at Youwillnotbelieve.usComing up, episode 10!I’ll take a look back at some of what we’ve heard and learned so far, and reflect on the Wall of Fame and its many splendors.Talk to you then. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brad Sullivan St. Mark’s, Bay City July 24, 2016 - Proper 12 Luke 11:1-13 You Can Do Better? No. You Are Enough “You can do better.” That was on the message we saw as we left the weight room gym of San Marcos Academy, where we stayed for our mission trip last week. The women slept in the guy, and men slept in dorm rooms with beds (thank you, Kathy), and the only place we could get ice for our work days was in the back of the men’s weight room in the gym. We left there each day with buckets of ice reading the same message that guys from the school saw each day as they left the weight room, exhausted from their workout, “you can do better.” I think the coaches or whoever put that message on the wall, probably intended it to be a motivational saying, but all I could think was that it was about the worst motivational saying I’d ever seen. When you’re completely worn out from lifting weights and your legs are jelly, and even lifting your gym bag takes some effort at this point, and all you hear it, “you can do better (weakling…you’re kinda pathetic).” Unfortunately, that’s a message that we often hear in our world today. “You can do better.” “You’re not good enough.” Whether it’s magazine covers or TV, people we know, or even people we hear talking, not even talking about us, but just railing against someone else for something they did, and we’re thinking, “I hope they never find out I did something like that too.” “You can to better” is a constant message we hear, and so it’s little wonder that we often approach God in prayer as though he is a huge Voltar Machine in the sky. The Voltar Machine is from the movie, Big, with Tom Hanks in which a 13 year old boy is tired of being the little guy, weaker and smaller than his friends, tired of constantly thinking, “you could do better if you weren’t so small,” so when he’s at a carnival, he sees the Voltar Machine. It’s a large box like a video game, but isn’t a video game, it’s a glassed in case with head and torso of a guy with a turban, looking like a genie from a lamp, and when you put your quarter in, you make a wish, some lights flash, and a little card comes out saying, “wish granted.” So, in a desperate attempt to be better, the boy in the movie says to Voltar, “I want to be bigger,” and he wakes up the next day as a grown man, as Tom Hanks. Problem solved. There are a couple little challenges that come along with suddenly being a grown man, but you know, it’s a movie. It all gets worked out in the end. Sadly, for many of us, we tend to approach God like he’s a huge Voltar machine in the sky, granting our wishes if we ask in just the right way. If only I was good enough. If only I was better. If only I could do better. God help me do better. God help me be better. Help me be more like…whomever. That’s not the message of prayer that Jesus gives us. Jesus told his disciples to pray a very simple but very deep prayer. To start off with, “Father, hallowed be your name.” Not, “great Voltar machine in the sky,” but Father...not wish granter. “Father, (one who lives me and will help guide me into all truth, one who sees me as a beloved son or daughter,) hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Not I want to be bigger, or I want to be better, or whatever. The implication here is, you are enough, and we’re praying, “your kingdom come.” So this is, one, the end of all time “your kingdom come,” the restoration of all things, but we’re also praying, “your kingdom come” right now. We’re praying that we’ll participate in God’s kingdom. If the kingdom is coming right now, then we have something to do with that. We don’t just pray, “Lord make it happen, and I’m going to be hands off, back here, just watching the show.” No, “your kingdom come,” and I’m asking to be a part of that as your son or daughter, Father. Then we pray, “Give us each day our daily bread.” This is a prayer of trust, of trust in God and of asking just enough for what I need for today. There is kingdom work to be done today, and so I’m asking God for enough to help in that kingdom work today, not in a few years, not so that once I’m good enough in seventeen and a half years, then I’ll be able to do God’s work for his kingdom. Rather, today, I am enough for God to do God’s work for his kingdom. So please, Lord give me what I need to do the work for your kingdom now. When we say doing work for God’s kingdom, what are we talking about? Bringing about the kind of world that Jesus preached about in those parables he told. For example, the parable of the workers in the vineyard in which some worked all day, and others only worked for an hour at the end of the day because they couldn’t find any work before then, and they all got paid the same, the daily wage. They got paid their daily bread. They got paid what they needed for that day, not what they needed for an hour’s worth of that day. The lived the whole day. So in God’s kingdom, you get what you need for the full day, even if you didn’t do a full day’s work. It’s not fair. God’s not fair, but that’s the kind of kingdom Jesus tells us to strive for, to bring about, to partner with God in bringing about. Then we ask God to forgive our sins (which sounds great), as we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us (dang it!). We really are supposed to forgive which means we really are supposed to see others and not say, “You can do better. You messed with me and you can do better.” Instead we are to say, “You messed with me, and I get it. You’re not perfect, neither am I. I forgive you. It’s ok. You are enough, and I forgive you.” If we can’t say that we forgive those indebted to us, then that sign above the door, “You can do better,” really should be our motto because that’s what we’re proclaiming to everyone else. I don’t think any of us want that. Finally, we pray, do not bring us to the time of trial, this time that we see in scripture where we are brought before God, and the Adversary, the Accuser, is there laying out all of our transgressions before God. We pray, “Please, Lord don’t make me face that, because I know I’m not going to do so well when all of that is laid out.” Do not bring us to the time of trial. What we’re praying is, “Jesus, I believe in you,” because what did Jesus do but say, “I’ve got this covered.” We’re right there at the time of trial; it’s all being laid out, and Jesus says, “No, no, no, this one’s mine.” He says that about all of us. He says that about everyone. “No, this one’s mine. I’ve got their sins covered.” So save us from the time of trial, Jesus. We’re praying, “Jesus, climb up on the cross, and take our sins upon you.” To which Jesus says, “Done.” So Jesus gives us this very short, very simple, very deep prayer whereby he calls us beloved, whereby he tells us that we are enough as we are to work for his kingdom, whereby he reminds us to forgive others as he has forgiven us, whereby he reminds us that we are his eternally, and then he goes into this whole thing about how you’re supposed to pray all the time. He gives this analogy of a guy who had a friend with really bad travel plans, who showed up at midnight demanding food. (Wait six hours, dude, you won’t die.) As the story goes, we’re supposed to go berate our neighbors until they finally say, “Fine, here’s some bread; shut up; leave me alone.” That’s how people do it. I don’t think we’re going to be praying to God until he finally says, “Ok, I hate you, I can’t stand you, but here, take this.” That’s not how God sees us. The idea is that if this person whom you have woken in the middle of night and who can’t stand you will give you what you ask just to shut you up, then how much more will God give us what we need since Jesus has already shown us that God loves us? Does this mean, then, that God is the big Zoltar machine in the sky, that if we ask enough he’s going to make us bigger or better? No. Jesus tells us what God is going to give us…the Holy Spirit. God is going to give you what you need, and he tells us that what we need is the Holy Spirit. Now, is that because we’re not good enough without the Holy Spirit to do this kingdom work? No. It’s because God trusts us enough to work with us. Ask for God’s Holy Spirit. Say, “God I don’t want to do this alone.” I guess I could. We say we can’t do anything good alone. Yes we can. We can do plenty of great things alone. It’s just kinda terrible. It’s so much better to do it with others, to partner in this Kingdom work with God, and God says not, “You can do better.” God says, “You are enough as you are, and trust you enough and believe in you enough that I will partner with you and grant you my Holy Spirit to do this Kingdom work together.” So unlike the sign above the gym (we should have painted over that before we left…that would have been great; it would have been vandalism so I’m glad we didn’t), God does not say, “You can do better.” The sign above our door as we leave out house, as we leave in the morning is, “I am with you, and I am for you, and I will do this Kingdom work with you, because you are enough.” Amen.

Part 3 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss the year in music. I've also got music from Protomartyr, The Afghan Whigs and Johnny Foreigner. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ - JB's #5 - Perfect Pussy marks the return of political punk - JK's #5 - Protomartyr came out of nowhere - An unlikely combo - JB's #4 - Krill's EP packs a punch - Jonah Furman is a serious thinker - Boston rock scene has been tremendous the last few years - R.I.P., Soccer Mom, Young Adults, The Hush Now - JK's #4 - Ty Segall was less prolific but released an incredible album - JB's #3 - Cookies is latest side project from Mobius Band's Ben Sterling - JK's #3 - Yet another great album from Sloan - Each member contributes an album side - JB's #2 - Lubec released a strong album under the radar - JK's #2 - First Afghan Whigs album in 16 years - Greg Dulli keeps delivering at a high level - JB's #1 - Johnny Foreigner digs deep - JK's #1 - Parquet Courts released two albums in 2014 - Harking back to CBGB-era punk sounds - JB: Looking forward to new records from Pile, Chandos, Krill, Infinity Girl, Winter - JK: Sleater-Kinney, Titus Andronicus, Faith No More will have new releases in 2015   Music: Protomartyr - Scum, Rise! The Afghan Whigs - Matamoros Johnny Foreigner - Le Sigh   Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review!   The Protomartyr song is on the album Under Color of Official Right on Hardly Art. Download the song for free at Stereogum.   The Afghan Whigs song is on the album Do to the Beast on Sub Pop. Download the song for free from Soundcloud. The Johnny Foreigner song is on the album You Can Do Better on Alcopop. Download the song for free at Soundcloud.     The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of the first half of the year. I've also got music from Johnny Foreigner, Soccer Mom and Protomartyr. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ - JB: Ava Luna does not fake the funk - JK: Johnny Foreigner comes back with another excellent album - They also dropped a surprise live album recently - JB: Soccer Mom's full-length debut did not disappoint - JK: Protomartyr has an interesting back story - JB: Engineer Jeff Zeigler has worked on most great recent albums out of Philly - Nothing's Guilty of Everything is exceedingly loud but pretty - Wear earplugs, kids - JK: Parquet Courts continues to refine their sound - The Strokes were another band who came out to much acclaim - Critical comparisons are often ill-informed - JB: Perfect Pussy is female-fronted hardcore - JK: Stephen Malkmus has had an interesting and rewarding solo career - JK: Bob Mould keeps the rock vibe going - JK: Afghan Whigs release first album in 16 years, don't miss a beat - New Spoon album coming out - JB: Looking forward to new records from Lubec, White Laces, Golden Gurls, Hush Now - JK: New Mascis and Titus Andronicus due out soon - Plenty of great stuff out there   Music: Johnny Foreigner - Le Sigh Soccer Mom - Orejas Protomartyr - Come & See Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Johnny Foreigner song is on the album You Can Do Better on Alcopop. Download the song for free at Soundcloud. The Soccer Mom song is on the band's self-titled album 100m Records. Download the song for free at Soundcloud. The Protomartyr song is on the album Under Color of Official Right on Hardly Art. Download the song for free at Soundcloud.   The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

In episode the fifth, we talk about Johnny Foreigner’s latest record You Can Do Better, The World Is A Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid To Die’s UK tour with Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate), JoFo’s love of Benedict Cumberbatch and the new band taking Emo London by storm, Neil Harvest. … Continue reading DOTB Episode 5: Johnny Foreigner, TWIABP and Empire! Empire!

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss whether the world is getting dumber. I've also got music from Johnny Foreigner, Spray Paint and Pampers. Show notes: - Guy got fired after calling in sick and then posting video on YouTube - Another guy made it with a cow and had a buddy film it - Reality TV rewards dumbasses - It's a lazy Buzzfeed world - Beard transplants? Really? - Pre-ripped jeans - There's still good rock music out there - In praise of Mark Knopfler - Bravo, dude who came up with Shit My Dad Says - Medical bills are obscene - Selling your old junk - The bottom fell out of the sports card market - We fall for stupid memes designed to rile people up - Outrage culture - We're all dumb   Music: Johnny Foreigner - Stop Talking About Ghosts Spray Paint - Spock Fingers Pampers - Guts   Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Johnny Foreigner song is on the album You Can Do Better on Alcopop! Records. Download the song for free at Bandcamp. The Spray Paint and Pampers songs were recorded live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic on WFMU. Download the songs for free at Free Music Archive. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1998. I've also got music from Johnny Foreigner, Fuzz and The Dismemberment Plan. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Check out Brian's comics podcast The Hour Cosmic - The Pixies' ongoing bass situation - Brian: Zwan was underrated - Pixies have become the butt of jokes - In 1998, Jay was 30, Brian was 16 - We both had just started dating the women we would marry - In '98, being eclectic became cool - JK: Was getting into more funk and soul - Big year for pop - TRL started in '98 - Lots of one-hit wonders: Eagle Eye Cherry, Chumbawumba, New Radicals - The New Radicals featured former child actress in band - JK: Saw Fastball open for Matthew Sweet in a tiny pub in Portland, Maine - Semisonic's drummer wrote book about the record industry - The MP3 revolution began in '98 with MP3.com - MP3.com got sued by the labels before Napster - BS: Beginning of Latin influence and the height of the short-lived swing dance craze - The Titanic soundtrack was huge - Aerosmith had big hit with "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" - Pop country was big: Shania Twain, Faith Hill - Rap metal was a lowlight: Korn, Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock broke through - Sugar Ray had a DJ named Homicide - The year of Van Halen III: The Gary Cherone era - BS paid 8 cents for VHIII - To be continued Music: Johnny Foreigner - Le Sigh Fuzz - Till the End of the Day The Dismemberment Plan - The Ice of Boston Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Johnny Foreigner song is on the album You Can Do Better on Alcopop! Records. Download the song for free at Soundcloud. The Fuzz song is on the 7-inch single L.A.M.C. #10 on Famous Class Records. Download the song for free (in exchange for your email address) at Bandcamp. The Dismemberment Plan song is on the album The Dismemberment Plan is Terrified on DeSoto Records. Download the song for free (in exchange for your email address) at Noisetrade. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.