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Gaming on the Frontier

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Gaming on the Frontier - Our podcast covers the gamut of roleplaying topics from how to handle time travel in your game, playing extreme characters, to topics that every GM ought to know.
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Subject to Change

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The Subject to Change Podcast is a verbal potluck in which every participant brings a different subject to the table. No subject is off limits, and the participants are subject to change.
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Erika Sheffer hosts Unleash The Entrepreneur Podcast, determined to bring you a fresh and less-is-more viewpoint of entrepreneurship. Each week she's bringing you helpful tips, inspiring interviews, and a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to find freedom & fulfillment in your work. Topics covered include how to work smarter, sales funnels and marketing, health and wellness, putting life before business, behind-the-scenes of 6- and 7-figure companies, and doing good through business.
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Matt King hosts a weekly conversation with someone we all love. With co-host Mike Sheffer, each week Hoot & a Half invites a different guest to share a thoughtful and funny conversation about the people we all love. Internet friends, musicians, actors, you name it. Sit back, relax, enjoy a Hoot and a Half.
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BlazinRy Radio

Ryan Holmes

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BlazinRy Radio is an entertainment show powered by Blog Talk Radio. The episodes begin by covering the hot topics of the day in entertainment, news, and sports. BlazinRy host Ryan Holmes then chats with today's hottest and funniest artists and entertainers. Recent guests include hip-hop legend Biz Markie ("Just a Friend"), Grammy nominee Jaret Reddick (Bowling For Soup), Sanjaya Malakar (American Idol), Emmy Winner and Tony nominee Tammy Blanchard (Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows, How to Suc ...
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Book Banter with Rayna is your go-to podcast for relaxed, engaging conversations with authors, illustrators, creators, and other bookish personalities. Hosted by indie bookseller and event specialist Rayna Nielsen, each episode dives into the stories behind the stories, exploring the creative journeys, inspirations, and passions of the literary world. Whether you’re a voracious reader, an aspiring writer, or simply a lover of great conversations, Book Banter promises a cozy, insightful, and ...
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Writing Stories

Brianna Avenia-Tapper

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Each episode of Writing Stories features an interview with a contemporary author about how her book went from an idea in her head to an object on a shelf. Join us on Writing Stories for honesty, struggle, and triumph, for writing community, publishing insight, and inspiration to persist in whatever difficult but meaningful journey you've chosen for yourself.
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Lawyers Who Lead is a weekly podcast that challenges the notion that the law lags behind. Each episode features a forward thinking lawyer in a leadership position that is making meaningful change in their roles.
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Welcome to Blue Grit Radio: the podcast for police officers, first responders, and service-minded leaders who want to elevate their performance in career and life. Hosted by Eric Tung, an active police leader, trainer, and mentor, this show explores topics, lessons, and resources, for listeners with to achieve professional excellence and personal resilience. Each episode features raw conversations, actionable insights, and interviews with leaders in law enforcement, wellness experts, veteran ...
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Ebb and Flow, like the chassidic concept of Ratzo V’Shuv (running and returning), aims to provide you with the principles and practices, wisdom and willpower, insights and inspiration, and empowerment to access your higher vision, internalize it, and express it to the world. This podcast integrates Holistic Wellness and Hasidic Jewish Wisdom, so we can each thrive in body, mind, and soul. Each episode, each guest, and each story is another key to express this truth, as well as to open our ey ...
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The Early Stage Podcast

John Valentine

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The Early Stage Podcast is devoted to interviewing top entrepreneurs at the Seed and Series A stages of their startups. This project is a deep dive into the initial challenges and breakthroughs driven innovators endure as they build their MVP, launch, raise funding, grow their teams, and find product-market fit. Early Stage is hosted by John Valentine, Manager of Technology Identification and Communications at Thales, a worldwide leader in aerospace, space, defense, transportation, and secur ...
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Executive Breakthroughs Podcast is where high-performing executives, managers, entrepreneurs, and rising stars, just like you, come to learn from their business heroes on how to make your unique mark on the world, maximize leadership and performance, create a culture of rockstar talent (i.e. be an expert team builder), gain insights on the future of work, and more. HINT: It takes more than bean bag chairs, a waffle bar, and all those perks on “Silicon Valley.” We’ll talk visionary leadership ...
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(Part 2 of 2!) Blue Grit started largely focused on physical health through fitness and stress management through peer support and other mental health support. Joining me in this episode are two returning guests: Matt Domyancic and Anthony Shefferly, two absolute physical AND mental beasts. What do I mean by mental beasts? Beyond the cognitive inte…
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Two simultaneous exhibitions at the Grafton Regional Gallery. One, a survey of ceramic works by Alan Peascod, the other, more recent pieces by Avital Sheffer, present contrasting but complementary views on the art and craft of pottery across ages. In this episode, we hear from the curator, Professor Pedram Khosronejad about the exhibitions, and als…
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New Year, unlocked and upleveled version of YOU! Whether you like to think of it as building and developing, or shaving away what's not serving you, the New Year is the perfect time to reflect and craft a strategy to live your life most optimally. In this episode, I share some quick and effective tips that span different health aspects and pillars:…
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In this episode of Blue Grit Radio, we dive into what it really means to step up your mental game — beyond motivation and mindset buzzwords. Drawing on the psychological insights of Carl Jung and James Hollis, we explore how true growth requires looking inward, owning your story, and facing the shadows that hold you back. This episode connects anci…
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One of the most critical responsibilities and efforts of police is trust. Trust is built through connection, understanding - it is built through KNOWING. In this episode, my guest Scott Lowry discuss how knowing how our officers are doing on a call-to-call basis helps us fully. We can identify what's going well, what we can work on, and it allows u…
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In this episode, I share key takeaways that don’t only apply to money - as the book title infers - but all aspects of health, career and life. These concepts are tenets of human nature, and I run through how we may apply these lessons in a multi-faceted approach. In The Psychology of Money, Morgan Housel makes a compelling case that success with mo…
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Blue Grit started largely focused on physical health through fitness and stress management through peer support and other mental health support. Joining me in this episode are two returning guests: Matt Domyancic and Anthony Shefferly, two absolute physical AND mental beasts. What do I mean by mental beasts? Beyond the cognitive intelligence (which…
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This episode is a recording of a webinar where I was invited to participate as part of a panel discussing the critical topics of police recruiting and retention. I was called upon from my experience in hiring and recruiting in 2022 and my continual dives into police culture and wellness to aid retention and resiliency. Joining me in the panel were …
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The world is ever evolving, so Policing needs to do the same in embracing emerging technologies. From AI and data analytics to drones, body-worn cameras, and wellness platforms, technology is rewriting how we serve, protect, and stay resilient. With innovation comes challenges: resistance, cost, training, and trust. Enter my guest: regional police …
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Hypervigilance, Burnout, Fatigue... Stress and Shutdown. These are all too common in the police and first responder professions. For years, I struggled with my desire to optimize with fitness and work performance, which led to rest and recovery taking a backseat (not a pretty result). What if there was a tool and technology with proven efficacy wit…
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Listen to this conversation with Marguerite Sheffer about her new short story collection, The Man in the Banana Trees. Spanning the Gulf South to the far reaches of space, these inventive tales introduce us to teachers and ghosts, aliens and ice cream consultants, each grappling with the uncanny edge between the ordinary and the extraordinary. Tune…
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Leadership. Development. Both of these items deserve much attention in our organizations, and it can be quite clear that these efforts are not adequate in many circumstances. Put them together: Leader Development... you will have many officers recognize their agencies do a solid job, whereas for others it's an after thought, or only occurring when …
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Many challenges in law enforcement can come down to our physical and experiential characteristics - such as age and gender. Some hurdles may exist externally, whereas others can be internal mechanisms- like “imposter syndrome” when being young or in a lower-represented demographic. In this episode, I am joined by Jen Moss. We first connected throug…
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Settle in for a fascinating conversation with Christopher Romaguera as we explore his translation of Charras: A True Novel of the Assassination that Roiled the Yucatán. This gripping work brings to life the political tensions and human dramas surrounding a real assassination that shook the region, and Romaguera’s translation opens the story to an e…
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**(Part 2 of 2, make sure you listen to part 1 a couple eps. back! Recruitment. Staffing. Hiring hurdles.. Still huge issues facing a significant portion of police departments across the nation. Although there are many difficult factors to contend with, in this episode, we cover how many agencies are missing on some basic things, and how to develop…
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Is the Field Training Officer (FTO) the most critical role in policing? When we think hard about it, it is hard to argue otherwise. In this episode, I am joined by Officer Brian Willard, who has held that taxing, crucial, emotionally-charged, rewarding role for 16 years- the majority of it! We go into the ins and outs of lessons learned from being …
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In his first solo exhibition at NERAM, outsider artist Lae Oldmeadow presents The Garden, a contemplative and tactile installation where nature and culture intertwine. In this episode, NERAM guest curator Professor Pedram Khosronejad (Western Sydney University) interrogates the artist about his history and his inspiration, along with the small inte…
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Recruitment. Staffing. Hiring hurdles.. Still huge issues facing a significant portion of police departments across the nation. Although there are many difficult factors to contend with, in this episode, we cover how many agencies are missing on some basic things, and how to develop some winning strategies. Joining me are two prior law enforcement …
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In this episode, retired Chief Dewayne McCarver joins me as we dive into the realities of police burnout and morale. We talk about “back in the day,” working nightshift patrol where morale and sense of impact soared - yet how career dynamics and mounting stress eventually catch up to us all if we aren’t mindful. McCarver highlights tools and strate…
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On BGR, we focus on leadership and wellness, and with that we have a stellar, impactful guest to hit on both. I am pleased to feature local WA state police leader and mental health counselor Lt. Corey Williams! Corey shares about the origin of both careers, and how he can even manage (it's making me tired thinking about it!) We talk about the impac…
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Send us a text In this episode Pat Lipsky talks about her acclaimed new memoir Brightening Glance and covers: What having a space means as an artist and the discipline necessary to endure Her life in the New York City art scene from 1960s to present day, including accounts of experiences with Tony Smith and Pierre Rosenberg The role Marcel Proust h…
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*Part 2!! * Growing up as a 90s kid would make you think Ninja would be a legit career path, between Ninja Turtles, Surf Ninjas, 3 Ninjas, and on... As it turns out, you can get pretty dang close, if you are a dedicated, hyper-focused, diligent patrol officer - and then turn into a plain-clothes surveillance detective. My guest in this 2-part episo…
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Pull up a chair and join us for an illuminating episode of Book Banter! Rayna sits down with Ciera Horton McElroy, author of Atomic Family, a gripping Cold War drama that explores how one family’s secrets and sacrifices ripple through generations. With vivid historical detail and emotional depth, McElroy’s debut shines a light on the human side of …
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ART DECO celebrates 100 years. The enduring 20th century's art movement is recognised as transformative, but what really makes it so special? In this episode, author, collector and all round creative Claudia Chan Shaw speaks with Tim Stackpool about the history of Art Deco, and how its influence is still being felt today. More information about Cla…
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Police eyes in the sky are absolute game-changers for tracking down violent offenders on the run - or people trying to reenact GTA on high-speed hijinks. Beyond that, our pilots in policing can help public safety in many other aspects. Trooper and pilot Anson Statema with the Washington State Patrol joins me to share about career opportunities in f…
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Growing up as a 90s kid would make you think Ninja would be a legit career path, between Ninja Turtles, Surf Ninjas, 3 Ninjas, and on... As it turns out, you can get pretty dang close, if you are a dedicated, hyper-focused, diligent patrol officer - and then turn into a plain-clothes surveillance detective. My guest in this 2-part episode is a long…
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Some listeners come for mental health topics. Others for the importance of fitness and functional training. Then there's the deeper dives in philosophy, service, and the human condition as they affect the psyche of police and first responders. Well, this episode hits all those realms and more. For probably just as long as I've been running this pro…
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Send us a text In this episode Marguerite Sheffer talks about Iowa Short Fiction Prize winning collection The Man in the Banana Trees and covers: the content of Marguerite's wide ranging speculative fiction stories that dive deeply into the practice of making art and some of our most critical justice issues in our culture how design thinking helped…
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We know a full police career (or even fraction of one!) can take a toll on us. Physically. Mentally. Our batteries don't only get sapped, but sometimes they get fried (you know, that annoying thing where it just doesn't charge fully, and seems to drain rapidly??) In this episode, a true example of a FULL career of legit cop work joins me to talk ab…
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You asked - so I answered! I recently went through a tear on a handful of books and among them was Mel Robbins' Let Them. As I posted it in my story with some pages/quotes, many of you wanted to know my thoughts. Some of you were fans, some of which had read it, others not so much. Some of you were NOT fans of her or her writing, with some commenta…
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Pull up a cozy chair and get ready for a spine-tingling good time! In this episode of Book Banter, Rayna chats with Rob Renzetti author, animator, and the creative mind behind My Life as a Teenage Robot and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. His latest book, The Cursed Cloak of the Wretched Wraith, is packed with eerie fun, magical mayhem, and a …
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This topic and question came from a listener/follower like YOU! The question was what tips should the applicant keep in mind going from a small, slower agency to a big, fast-paced department? The tips actually translate to anyone changing roles, ranks, or assignments! The themes range with regards to environment, but I break down the main things an…
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In the second half of this special 2-part interview, we focus on a lot of "what to do" and how to go about the info we learned in part 1. Dr. Leah Kaylor (FBI's sleep expert) and I go down some rabbit holes on sleep hacks and I even learn some myths and hacks exposed about blue light, melatonin, and how to approach "sleep hygiene." If you missed it…
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In this first half of a fantastic 2-part interview, we focus on SLEEP (and the lack thereof!) When chatting and polling first responders, it is usually the biggest challenge and deficit that people want more of. I am joined by the FBI's resident sleep psychologist, Dr. Leah Kaylor. I share about my own struggles and hacks, some decent and others mi…
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This is part 2 of the interview, make sure you listen to part 1, Ep. 254 first! Police applicants! So much of my goal since working in hiring and recruiting was to remove the mystery of our hiring process. Many of us succeeded because we knew police officers and get some context to this unique process, including interviews and oral boards. Others o…
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Often, to know where we need to go, you need to know where you've been. Chief Jeff Spivey (ret) shares about police wellness culture - which is easier to talk about but harder to implement effectively. He details not only how he saw it grow in his department, but in the industry. We talk about different game-changers and necessities in modern polic…
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