Podroll Show
A Walk Through the Mind
We all have our favorite podcasts that we listen to, so I try to keep it short. I take 15-30 minutes and discuss a topic that's bouncing around in my mind and invite you to listen. Find a topic that I've riffed on and see what you think of it.
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Recent Episodes
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Time Management
Through all the activities we take throughout the day, do we take notice of how long each task takes? What level of efficiency do we need to hit for each of our tasks to be mindful of other tasks or people's time?Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItSteve EDame Slamy
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Gorgeous or Gaudy
A pickup truck drove by the other day and it made me ask where that line between beauty and gaudy lies. How much or less further does it tip into trashy?Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItDame Slamyhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaudyhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ostentatioushttps://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/confederaterailroad/trashywomen.htmlhttps://billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/Is your podcast app up to date?https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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Innocents in the Crossfire
Minnesota has been making the news lately from financial schenanigans to immigration enforcement news. Both topics have had ramifications that are engulfing a larger collection of people than whom might have thought they'd be swept up in the total events.Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItSteve EDame SlamyWiirdohttps://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/bondi-announces-60-people-have-been-convicted-fraud-four-minnesotahttps://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/small-business-administration-pauses-g…
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How Do You Bank?
Having our credit card number high jacked is never fun. How does our way of keeping money available protect or hurt us when we lose access to it?Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItSteve EDame Slamyhttps://billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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Flowing on the Freeway
Join me as I take a road trip and ponder on a plethora of topics. Thoughts on my way out and on my way back.Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItSteve EDame Slamyhttps://billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/Get yourself a modern podcast app:https://podcastapps.com/
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Know Your Role
I've been pulled away from my regular job duties at the farm to over see and complete a completely different task, all due to my skills and capabilities. Where as others are undertaking other tasks because that's where they shine best at.Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItSteve EDame Slamyhttps://billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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Another Hill to Climb
It has happened, I have crested another hill, and am on the downward slope. But what really is "Over the Hill" anymore?Executive Producers:Steve EDame Slamyhttps://www.theidioms.com/over-the-hill/"Never Trust Anyone Over 30"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Weinberghttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/08/12/The-slogan-of-the-60s-radicals-was-once-Dont/4703461131200/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Speech_Movementhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shawhttps://news.northeastern.edu/2025/09/10/midlife-crisi…
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Romanticizing Nostalgia
There's an article out, from The New York Times, that shows an improvement of students that are in an area where cell phones are banned in the classrooms. As someone who grew up without the internet at their fingertips, the silence of all the present noise is appreciated, but am I only waxing poetically about the unplugging of where we came from in the dawning years of the internet?Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItDame SlamyBoostein Berge of the "Mutton, Mead, and Music" PodcastWiirdoThe Unexpected Upside of Phone…
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Finding Your Stride
I have a good friend getting ready to move for their first time out on their own into the world. They have a level trepidation getting out, but it's all about finding the stride to walk out there. Little bit of time devoted to learning brings us along, especially if we make time to learn.Executive Producers:Steve EDame SlamyOystein Berge of the "Mutton, Mead, and Music" podcasthttps://billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodwoks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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The Pursuit of Happiness
Here in the United States, we have the ability to achieve a leg up within the grand scheme of life. That is not that it is without struggle to achieve these new levels, but we are far less stifled than other populations of the past.Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItDame Slamyhttps://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcripthttps://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/pursuit-of-happiness-meaninghttps://lunchbreakinvesting.com/personal-finance/why-did-so-many-people-invest-in-the-stock-market-in-the-1920s/The Grea…
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BONUS: The Declaration of Independence
This is a reading of the Declaration of Independencehttps://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcripthttps://billybon3s.com/
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Political Emancipation
Having just consumed a book on the history of Prussia, there was a term that had popped up, political emancipation. How constrained are we in our political decisions due to whom we pledge allegience to?Executive Producers:Steve EDame SlamyDr. JohnOystein Berge of the "Mutton, Mead, and Music" podcasthttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emancipatehttps://www.numberanalytics.com/blog/ultimate-guide-emancipation-political-philosophyhttps://everything.explained.today/Prussian_Reform_Movement/https://familytreema…
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Physical Therapy
Executive Producers:LadyGetOverIt Dame Slamy Kyle of the "Pocket Parley" and "Light Tickle" podcasts Threw Out Your Low Back at Home and Can't Move? Detailed Step-by-Step Guide to Fix It Yourself:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJouyrUm7PcEverything to Know About Over-the-Counter (OTC) Anti-Inflammatories:https://www.healthline.com/health/pain-relief/otc-anti-inflammatorieshttps://www.realsimple.com/foods-with-electrolytes-6755019https://www.verywellfit.com/cat-cow-stretch-chakravakasana-3567178https://fitnessvolt…
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Refridgerants
In my attempt to understand the restrictions of putting refrigerant back into the A/C system I have gone down a rabbit hole helping justifying why we pay HVAC technicians so much. From simple refrigerants like ammonia to our current complex molecules r1234yf.Executive Producers:Steve EDame SlamyBoostein Berge of the "Mutton, Mead, and Music Podcast"Older version of Clean Air Act:https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/clean-air-act-text_.htmlSubsection 5:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USC…
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Poverty as a Mindset
Recently someone had mentioned the phrase "Poverty as a Mindset" to me and got me to thinking a little bit more deeply about it.Executive Producers:No BeretLadyGetOverItDame Slamyhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/povertyhttps://www.habitat.org/stories/what-is-povertyhttps://www.worldbank.org/en/news/factsheet/2025/06/05/june-2025-update-to-global-poverty-lineshttps://hdr.undp.org/content/2024-global-multidimensional-poverty-index-mpi#/indicies/MPIhttps://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/brief/multidimen…
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Built Not Bought
From my days of building up a truck to go off-roading, to building a chicken run, not everything can be bought off the shelf.Executive Producers:Steve EDame Slamyhttps://billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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Good Enough for Gov't Work
How much effort do we put into the final effort of what we are working on? Is it "good enough for government work?" Is it "military grade," or "professional?"Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItDameSlamyhttps://www.billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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Business at Scale
Being able to watch the growth of my current company has opened my eyes to how much investment is needed to maintain and grow a business. As the business scales up, the costs don't increase as a similar incremental rate, but seem to burst at the seams at points. But when we look back down to the smaller aspects that make the product, they can add up quick.Executive Producers:Steve ELadyGetOverItDame SlamyØystein Berge of the "Mutton, Mead, and Music" podcasthttps://billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.co…
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Workplace Gossip
When we are at work, normally hard work and a showing a drive usually ends up with people acquiring promotions. Throughout history though, there have been abuses of power of the sexes in levels of attaining "promotions" without full merit. How do we deal with false rumors of peoples' rise to the corporate top.Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItDame Slamy https://www.reddit.com/r/relationships/comments/qu3dz1/how_to_deal_with_coworkers_spreading_rumors_that/?rdt=55671https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/courtside/spr…
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A Given Word
How often do we give our word to follow through on something? Offering a vow or a pact showing that we are serious, without lawyers and contracts. What is the level of recourse when we do or do not follow through with a simple word?Executive Producers:Steve E.Dame SlamyKyle of the "Pocket Parley" and "Light Tickle" podcastsØystein Berge of the "Mutton, Mead, and Music" podcasthttps://enviroliteracy.org/animals/why-do-people-swear-on-dead-people/https://billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/Get yourself …
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Too Many To-Go Mugs?
It was a rare time when I had to wash all of my travel mugs at the same time, and took a minute to laugh at how many I have, yet they all seem to have their appropriate place within my preferences of things I drink.Executive Producers:Dame SlamyØystein Berge of the "Mutton, Mead, and Music" podcasthttps://billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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Impulse Buying
A couple weeks ago, I impulse purchased a couple of plants without fully knowing what I was getting myself into; leading to more purchases. How far does the planning go for us to buy things in a brick and mortar store?Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItDame Slamyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endcaphttps://www.ppms.in/blog/endcap-4-important-benefits-of-endcap-in-retail-merchandising/https://planohero.com/en/blog/how-supermarkets-optimize-shelf-layouts-to-boost-sales/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/14/op…
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Inspirational Motivation
What gets us rolling in the morning, to as far as an overall project? Does the source of our drive come from an external means, or something within us to complete our projects?Executive Producers:Dame SlamySteve Edrjohnhttps://www.etymonline.com/word/inspirehttps://www.etymonline.com/word/motivatehttps://www.etymonline.com/word/spirehttps://www.etymonline.com/word/motivehttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/movehttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/help/codes.htmlhttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dicti…
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Agency Spending
DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) has made the news recently slashing spending in the US Gov't, and most recently, the shutting down of USAID for receipts for things that the current administartion does not feel aligns with our country's stated mission. Was it the appropriate thing to do? What can we look at in the past to see if things can be effectively utilized and not squandered?Executive Producers:Dame SlamyKyle of the "Pocket Parley" and "Light Tickle" podcastshttps://justthenews.com/government/cong…
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May Contain Ethanol
From the research I did for the last episode, Price at the Pump, I did a deeper dive into the additives we add into fuel, mostly revolving around the effects, and countering effects, of the addition of ethanol to our fuel.Executi...
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Price at the Pump
From a passing conversation with the coworker about the price of gas, I have decided to dig in, a bit, into the intricacies of why it is what it is.Executive Producers:Dame Slamyhttps://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/motorfuel/aboutmf.cfmhttps://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas/energy-primers/gas-prices-explainedhttps://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/604688/how-gas-prices-are-determinedhttps://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/state-tax/603259/states-with-the-highest-gas-taxeshttps://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/gasol…
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Monosodium Glutamate
Apparently, I make bougie ramen, and it all started from looking at the back of the packaging of regular ol' instant ramen noodles and my attempt to veer away from MSG in my ingredients. But it appears that MSG isn't as bad as it has been portrayed in the past.Executive Producers:LadyGetOverIt Dame Slamy BoolysteedØystein Berge of the "Mutton Mead and Music" podcasthttps://foodinsight.org/msg-a-brief-history/https://www.health.harvard.edu/nutrition/monosodium-glutamate-msg-what-it-is-and-why-you-might-consider-av…
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A Year for Bingo Cards
I am giving up on New Year's Resolutions this year. They always seem to fall through, even with as easy of the one I made last year. This year, I am looking more towards filling out a Bingo card worth of accomplishments to see if I can achieve.Executive Prodcuers:Sir Sean of the Allegheny ValleyDame Slamyhttps://billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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A Mushroom for Christmas
From the gift of a Christmas ornament to me, I decided to look a little bit into the Amanita Muscaria mushroom. A mushroom that is popular this time of year for decorations.Executive Producers:NanopotSteve EDame Slamyhttps://inoculatetheworld.com/amanita-muscaria-christmas-legend-santa-claus-mushroom/https://www.spores101.co/santa-claus-magic-mushrooms-and-the-psychedelic-origins-of-christmashttps://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/how-a-christmas-tree-ornament-may-solve-the-mystery-to-santa-s-flying-reindeer-1.5710970…
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In Search for the Christmas Spirit
It's been a busy two weeks during the holiday time of the year. I'd like to share some of the reflections I've had as I rediscover the season.Executive Producers:Dame SlamyKyle Pickens of the "Light Tickle" and "Pocket Parley" podcastshttps://billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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From the Captain's Chair
It was Thanksgiving weekend, and I took a road trip. Here's my reflections on going up to see family as well as on my return trip. All from the Captain's Chair.Executive Producer:LadyGetOverIthttps://billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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New Dawg
I have recently added a furry companion to my household, and it's been quite the experience going from an older dog that lived a lifetime with me, to beginning of a new one.Executive Producers:Steve EØystein Berge of the "Mutton, Mead, and Music" podcastDame Slamyhttps://billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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Life with Its Ups and Downs
This past month has been quite involved for me, and it feels like I am both on top of the world and down in the rut. I would like to share some of my experiences today.Executive Producer:Dame Slamyhttps://billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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Nothing to Fear
Election day is over; hooray! But now we get the post election coverage, and as much blame as was passed around in the come up of the election, we are now getting ready to assume a defensive stance from the assault of the victors. And I feel was this was best displayed through Tim Walz's wife's, Gwen, introduction speech. But if we look at what obsticals we, as a country, have over come, and what other prominent figures have spoken in the past, I know we have nothing to fear.Executive Producer:Dame SlamyC-SPAN …
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By the Book
Recent car work has brought me to question the phrase "By the Book" how how accurately we should expect to follow this statement.Executive Producers:LadyGetOverSirSeatSitter of the ABS n' a 6 Pack podcastDame Slamyhttps://writingexplained.org/idiom-dictionary/by-the-bookhttps://billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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Gwerə-
gwerə-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to favor."Today, I am full of gratitude of a donation given on another podcast, giving me an accreditation. This led me down a road of the English language to find out which word to most appropriately use to show my appreciation.Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItSteve EDame SlamyKyle of "Pocket Parley" and "Light Tickle" Podcastshttps://www.etymonline.com/word/gratuityhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gratuityhttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gra…
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Go To Where You Find Angels
A year and a half ago, I had a calling to return to church and I would like to share my experience of how it came to be and where I am today. Executive Producers:Dame Slamy Øystein Berge of the "Mutton, Mead, and Music" podcasthttps://www.audible.com/pd/The-Divine-Comedy-Audiobook/B002V0TLKMhttp://www.billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com
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Breaking Bread
I invited someone out to a meal the other day, and through a small rabbit hole of whom was who's guest at the table, I reflected on the term of "breaking bread" and what it means.Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItDame Slamyhttps://www.tastingtable.com/1153559/where-does-the-expression-breaking-bread-come-from/http://www.billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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Let Your Imperfections Shine
This weekend a friend came over to build a table on a budget. And working on a budget, we were only able to afford materials that took a little bit more work to clean up and came with some natural imperfections. My friend took a hyper focus on these bits, making it difficult to see how these features add a bonus uniqueness as opposed to being "not perfect."Executive Producer:Dame Slamyhttp://www.billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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Steady As It Goes
I've had a few personal accomplishments these past few weeks, and as I shared these with someone who had nowhere near the list as I did. But a complete list of accomplishments isn't always required. Sometimes no news is good news. Sometimes it's good to know that life is going as expected.Executive Producers:Dame SlamyWiirdohttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36296465-imperial-twilighthttp://www.billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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Whence I Came
This week has been a glorious week for me with last week's accomplishment of completing a project and working through my back logged projects. For as joyous as I have been, there are days I forget about how much I had sacrificed to get where I am today. And it's not that I take this new life for granted, but I get caught up in all that is good here.Executive Producers:Dame SlamyKyle Pickens from the "Light Tickle" and "Pocket Parley" podcastsØystein Berge of the "Mutton, Mead, and Music" podcastDame Slamyhttps://g…
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From the Back of a Napkin, to an Invention
Over 4 months ago, I set out to make a moderately physically involved less stressful on the body, and I finally made the delivery of the product. From something that I thought would be just enough to fix an issue for my employer turned into something worth the consideration of patenting and selling it to recoup some of the time, money, and energy I have put into this project.Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItErinDame Slamydr johnhttp://www.billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.…
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The Rule of Lug Nuts
My new commute to work has me driving amongst more tractor trailers than I did in WA. Those trucks are heavy and when they crash, they do damage. Obviously they have more lug nuts than your regular passenger car, but they make a good example to explain The Rule of Lug Nuts.Executive Producers:Dame SlamyKyle of the "Pocket Parley" and "Light Tickle" podcastshttps://autocarehq.com/pros-and-cons-of-4-and-5-lug-wheels-everything-you-need-to-know/https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-are-there-typically-5-lug-nuts-on-a…
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Selecting the Team
I have found my self in an elevated position in my new career that I never foresaw and am now helping the boss pick out a new employee. What do we look for when hiring a new person in terms of a low skill job? How do we anticipate how they will fit in within the existing work structure?Executive Producer:Dame Slamy
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Trust and Respect
How interchangeable are these two words? How much must they coincide to fully justify their definitions?Executive Producers:Dame Slamy Oystein Berge of "Mutton, Mead, and Music" podcastDictionary:https://www.wordnik.com/words/trustThesaurus:https://words.bighugelabs.com/trustDictionary:https://www.wordnik.com/words/respectThesaurus:https://words.bighugelabs.com/respecthttps://www.wordnik.com/words/deferencehttps://www.wordnik.com/words/beliefhttps://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Respecthttps://urbandict…
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Chivalry is Dead
I was raised to be a gentleman when I was young, and never hearing the word that it was being chivalrous. But, continuing on my education through the story of don Quixote, I'm looking at the aspects of how the character illustrates the aspects of being a chivalric knight.Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItDameSlamyReading:https://cervantes.library.tamu.edu/V2/CPI/TEI/TEI_1615/1615/chapter6.htmlReading:https://cervantes.library.tamu.edu/V2/CPI/TEI/TEI_1615/1615/chapter18.htmlhttps://www.moderngentlemanmagazine.com/c…
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Setting the Bar
Through life, we hit many points of success that can be mapped. How do we see and set the bar? How do we set these bars for achievement or failure?Executive Producers:Sir DudechinkDame Slamyhttps://www.myenglishpages.com/vocabulary-lesson-idioms-about-success/https://crossidiomas.com/set-the-bar/https://www.theidioms.com/set-the-bar/https://www.powerthesaurus.org/set_the_barhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_jumphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbo_(dance)https://thesportsreviewer.com/the-evolution-of-pole-vault-…
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Pet Milk
I grew up disliking milk, and only slowly coming around to actually enjoying it when I found milk I enjoy. Up until I discovered Pet Milk, and why I will be more than happy to buy it again. Raw milk is said to be dangerous, but it is also known to have many health benefits. How do we justify difficulty of sale of such a product?Executive Producers: Dame SlamyØystein Berge of the "Mutton, Mead, and Music" podcastDr. Johnhttps://realrawmilkfacts.com/https://www.farmtoconsumer.org/raw-milk-nation-interactive-map/F…
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Starving Artist Royalties
Randy Travis made the news the other day in the struggle of when an artist makes a deal with a company to make money. There is a push to have radio stations pay royalties to artists they play the music of. How do artists continue to make music in the future after their work has been released?Executive Producers:LadyGetOverItDame SlamyKyle of the "Pocket Parley" and "Light Tickle" podcastshttps://www.billboard.com/pro/american-music-fairness-act-performance-royalties/^Use https://12ft.io to read this article^http…
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A Band, Tribe, or Cheifdom?
How far out does our "extended family" go? Does it include aunts and uncles, or do we go so far as to include people we would invite over to Friendsgiving? How big is our "extended family" and what goals has this group set out to achieve? Does it have a higherarchy structure, or is everyone equal in their say?Executive Producers:Dame SlamyOystein Berge of the "Mutton, Mead and Music" podcasthttps://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780190622718.001.0001/acref-9780190622718-e-65https://2.bp.blogspot.co…
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Casta Effects
From listening to a book on Mexico's history and Spain's influence on it, a statement in another book, "Don Quixote," I see a chance to reflect deeper on our society for a moment.Executive Producer:Dame Slamyhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149724.Fire_and_Bloodhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3836.Don_Quixotehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixotehttps://www.indigenousmexico.org/articles/understanding-the-mexican-casta-system-a-historical-and-cultural-perspectivehttps://cowlatinamerica.voices.wooster.edu/…
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Selective Service
The US gov't wants to save some money regarding the Selective Service. Does it still serve its purpose? Is it fairly implemented?Executive Producers:NanopotDame SlamyBoolysteedKyle of the "Pocket Parley" and "Light Tickle" podcastshttps://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/05/23/lawmakers-move-to-automate-selective-service-registration-for-all-men/https://reason.com/2024/06/15/house-passes-bill-to-automatically-register-young-men-for-the-draft/https://scnr.com/article/national-defense-authorizatio…
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Saying "Goodbye" to Man's Best Friend
It's been a ruff couple weeks watching The Honorable Princess Pooch age, and it is time for her to go. But Man's Best Friend always departs sooner than us. This is a moment of remembrance for her.Executive Producer:Dame Slamyhttp://www.billybon3s.com/https://www.tabletopwoodworks.com/https://modernpodcastapps.com/
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To a Publisher or Not to a Publisher?
I recently sat in with Abs 'na 6 Pack: Tattle of the Douchebags, and I had to bring two people who I believed did the biggest tattling/snitching/narcing: Edward Snowden and Julian Assange.Both, big names, have been associated with releases of damning government information. How each is known for their release of information is quite different between who published and who had it published.Right or wrong, was the information they released good for the outcome, 13-11 years ago to now? Have we improved with the inf…