Chris and Costello - Things we couldn't do or say on the radio...Chris and Costello worked in big market radio together in another life, now they bring you a rather skewed version of what's happening...interviews, attitudes, and reviews all in an interesting and captivating way, somewhat irreverent. That's what you should expect from an American radio icon (Chris Bailey) and a man who only has one name...and turned his back on Queen and country, Costello (He's from England).
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Welcome to On Cue Chris Costello. My Dad, Lou Costello, of the popular comedy team Abbott and Costello, was not only a comic, but a humanitarian who loved helping people. He was a sincere advocate when it came to helping others, and to be there for people who wanted to make a positive difference in our world. I guess you might say, his passion has been passed on to me. I invite you to come and listen, as I talk with people who are making an imprint in our world. People such as Elizabeth Beis ...
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All modelers have a life but what do we know of it. This podcast is as much about the people in model railroading has it is about the hobby itself. I've met so many interesting people in the hobby over the years I decided it would be fun to share their back stories with everyone else. So come along with me, Lionel Strang as we discover just how many fascinating folks there are in this great hobby of ours.
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Boston, and Massachusetts in general, is a design force. Innovation and design is just as much part of our history as tea in the harbor. At AIGA Boston we want to share the cool things that people are doing in the city and how design is flourishing. From the boom of tech companies in the seaport district, to the tradition of print in Cambridge and everything in between The Boston Designcast is here to highlight the design that shapes how we live and where you can find it.
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Real Talk. Real Growth. Real Results in the Mid-Market Jane Gentry consulted in enterprise for 20 years. And, after being a CEO in a mid-sized company, she realized why they say it is loneliest at the top. Mid-market CEOs learn their craft through trial and error or by reaching outside their organization for help. She launched CEOs Unscripted as a bi-weekly podcast by mid-market CEOs for mid-market CEOs. Our purpose is to provide insight into the unscripted, unfiltered journeys of CEOs and F ...
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The Podcast Where Data Meets Life
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Current Season: First Draft Live Between economic whiplash, shifting policies and market volatility that changes by the hour, you need industry insights that cut through the noise. That's exactly why we're launching First Draft Live, a new weekly series that breaks down what's happening, why it matters and what you need to know to do better business. Join us live on Bisnow.com every Friday at 12:30 PM ET / 9:30AM PT for conversations with the industry's sharpest minds discussing the week's m ...
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A deep dive into the decade the Taste Police denied, 80sography offers interviews with the great, the good and the even better of a time of originality, individuality and zestful vitality. Shumon!
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With the advent of social media it seems like everyone online is a millionaire or six-figure earner. With more BS out in the business world than ever I decided that I wanted to truly learn from the best and share it with the world. Think of this as a modern version of Think & Grow Rich. Learn from the entrepreneurs actually making an impact in their industries and find out what it takes to turn an innovative idea into a profitable business. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.co ...
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It doesn't matter who they are or what they've done, or what they model, whether they have a big layout, a small layout, or no layout at all. First time guests are always interesting regardless of the topic or any of the other usual interests that we've come to expect from our fellow model railroaders. Scott Smith fills the bill, he's lived a very …
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There's a new look on the horizon for the National Model Railroad Association, which was unveiled at Milwaukee's TrainFest. The new artwork is inspired by locomotives and rail cars symbolizing that the NMRA is on the move and propelling the hobby of model railroading forward into the future. We here at the old AML Nation wanted to find out as much …
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First Draft Live: CBRE’s Jamie Hodari — Work Has Changed. Has The Office?
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30:21The U.S. office market is molting. The industry has spent the last five years shedding its old skin — and underperforming assets — and is attempting to emerge fresh and appealing to workers. Return-to-office mandates are helping bring workers back to their desks, and vacancy just ticked down for the first time since 2019. But few mandates come with…
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Episode 604: Why Regional Arts Organizations Need a Business Mindset to Survive with Chantell Ghosh
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53:04In this conversation, John Dick and Chantell Ghosh discuss the critical role of regional arts organizations in community infrastructure and economic sustainability. They explore the challenges these organizations face, including funding, audience engagement, and competition with larger entities like Broadway. Ghosh emphasizes the need for arts orga…
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The Hidden Crisis Behind Your 5G: A CEO's Mission to Save the Telecom Workforce
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49:59In this compelling episode of CEOs Unscripted, host Jane Gentry sits down with Letizia Latino, CEO of Neptune USA, to explore the unique challenges of leading in the telecommunications infrastructure industry. From managing the boom-and-bust cycles of wireless construction to championing workforce development through apprenticeships, Letizia shares…
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We often say that this hobby encompasses so many different aspects that there's always something for everybody to enjoy. Our next guest is all the way from New Mexico and is excellent example someone who enjoys many different aspects of the hobby including operations, building steam pro throttles, rebuilding brass engines working with Arduino's and…
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First Draft Live Ep 17: Inside CRE’s New Operating System (with Christian Ulbrich)
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27:41After years of cautious experimentation, CRE’s biggest players are finally scaling artificial intelligence. JLL has been at the forefront of it, launching an in-house AI platform called Falcon that is cutting deal timelines from weeks to hours and automating the drudgery that once bogged down teams. The result is higher revenue per head, higher suc…
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Special Edition: John Santora on WeWork’s Second Act (Live at CREtech)
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49:30Live from the CREtech main stage at New York’s Javits Center on October 21, WeWork CEO John Santora sat down with Bisnow Editor-in-Chief Mark Bonner to unpack one of CRE’s biggest comebacks — from bankruptcy to EBITDA positive, $2.2B in revenue and 550K members, including 47 of the Fortune 100. Occupancy has surged past 90% in Midtown Manhattan and…
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Episode 603: Reviving Local News: Insights from Perry Sook
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51:16In this conversation, Perry Sook discusses his journey in the media industry, the importance of local news, and the challenges posed by big tech. He emphasizes the need for strong companies to invest in local journalism and the significance of engaging younger audiences. Sook also highlights the trust that local news holds in communities and the ro…
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If your current day to day life is getting you down and you were hoping that ViewerMail would never make a comeback, we can promise you this day is not going to get any better, but we can assure that listening to this latest version of ViewerMail will surely make even the biggest problems seem small. After dealing with catastrophic climate change, …
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The $50M Exit Blueprint: How a Blue-Collar Kid Built & Sold an International Business
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54:29What happens when a blue-collar kid from South Jersey transforms into a business-scaling expert? In this episode of CEOs Unscripted, host Jane Gentry sits down with her longtime mentor and business partner Pat Alacqua to uncover the raw truth about entrepreneurial growth, leadership transformation, and the psychological barriers that keep founders …
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First Draft Live Ep 16: Paused, Not Canceled: Inside CRE’s Next Cycle (with Sally Ann Flood)
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26:58The optimism that permeated commercial real estate at the start of 2025 has died down as the year has gone on. That's the headline from Deloitte's annual CRE executive survey, but Deloitte partner Sally Ann Flood said on this week's episode that the responses showed an increasingly bifurcated market. Some asset classes, like data centers and wareho…
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Episode 602: Navigating Health Trends with Michael Costello
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44:35In this insightful episode, John Dick and Michael Costello delve into the evolving landscape of health and wellness. They discuss the decline in obesity rates, the rise of strength training, and the impact of vitamins and supplements. Michael shares his journey at GNC and the importance of consumer focus and personalization in retail. The conversat…
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For those of you that don't know our very own Marcus Neubacher is the Director of Administration for the North Carolina Transportation Museum and every few years or so he'll get the chance to attend a convention for the Heritage Rail Alliance where the free exchange of information among members and working industry professionals is available. This …
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AI Strategy for Mid-Market CEOs: How to Start, Scale & Succeed Without Getting Left Behind | Chris Happ
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57:25Is AI overwhelming your mid-market business? You're not alone. In this unfiltered episode of CEOs Unscripted, host Jane Gentry sits down with Chris Happ, CEO of Virtuous AI and serial entrepreneur, to break down exactly how mid-market CEOs should approach AI strategy—without the tech jargon or corporate bureaucracy. What You'll Learn: ✅ Why AI is a…
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Episode 601: Mark Cuban's Prescription for Fixing Healthcare
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41:39Greater transparency would go a long way to solve the deep institutional distrust people are feeling across most of government, media, and Corporate America. Our guest today, Mark Cuban, is tackling this transparency problem in the unnecessarily complex world of prescription drugs. We talked about the story behind CostPlusDrugs.com, his bold vision…
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Episode 272: the Return of Serge Lebel
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1:08:05Old friends can be the best kind of friends, those folks you haven't talked to for several years and then strike up a conversation as if you'd seen them yesterday. That's what this podcast is about, catching up with our old friend Serge Lebel from Sept-Iles Quebec on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River. We first met Serge several years ago wh…
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First Draft Live Ep 15: AI Bubble Math Meets Real Estate (with Michael Pearce)
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30:58The AI trade is reshaping markets and CRE is riding shotgun. A surge of capital into chips and data centers has turned AI into the backbone of U.S. growth — pushing tech spending to dot-com-era highs and doubling data center pipelines. But will it pay off? Alarm bells are ringing that adoption may not match optimism. That could quickly mean swathes…
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It's another trip to the "Cow Palace" keeping up to date with all the comings and goings at JL Innovative and who better to do it with than the man himself, Chris Costello. There's a great discussion about the new world of freight car manufacturing plus owning private rail cars and tearing up rail in beautiful downtown Salamanca, New York, all in o…
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First Draft Live Ep 14: The Decision: What The Fed Just Told CRE (with Jim Costello)
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35:00The starting gun has gone off: The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates 25 basis points. Now CRE can be off to the races. At least that’s the narrative. In practice, CRE cares more about long-term debt, and the 10-year Treasury ran counter to expectations and actually rose 10 bps, Jim Costello, MSCI’s director of real estate economics, said on th…
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How to Build Trust and Lead High-Performing Teams: CEO Steve Hedrick Shares Military Leadership Secrets
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58:18Join host Jane Gentry in this compelling episode of CEOs Unscripted as she sits down with Steve Hedrick, CEO of AVN Corporation, for an unfiltered conversation about leadership, empathy, and building successful organizations in today's competitive business landscape. What You'll Learn in This Episode: - Leadership Fundamentals - How military experi…
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Located just 10 miles west of Horseshoe Curve the "Station Inn" is a unique bed-and-breakfast alongside the old Pennsylvania Railroad mainline. Built in 1866 only a dozen years after the completion of the "Curve," it became a sanctuary for weary travelers headed east or west and a summer retreat for many folks that lived in the Pittsburgh area. Run…
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First Draft Live Ep 13: Debt Meets The Housing Crunch (with Sharon Karaffa)
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26:11It’s a high-pressure year for multifamily. Looming maturities, tough capital markets, changing policies, a major shake-up of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on the horizon and intensified national attention are all converging to complicate the sector. But multifamily fundamentals are strong, Sharon Karaffa, president of multifamily debt and structured f…
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N-Scale is alive and well living in North Carolina, not far from the Hickory Motor Speedway. Scott Teague's previous layout graced the pages of some of the finest model railroad publications out there, but that wasn't good enough for Scott and not long after that layout was dismantled and a new one started. Some people just have the knack for getti…
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First Draft Live Ep 12: The Bond Market’s Warning To Real Estate (with Chris Stanley)
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28:36Global bond markets are under siege and CRE is caught in the crossfire. UK 30-year gilt yields surged to their highest level since 1998, and volatility in U.S. Treasuries has repeatedly brushed them against 5%. For commercial real estate, that means more expensive debt, climbing cap rates and global investors second-guessing allocations. Christophe…
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From Carpenter’s Son to $500M CEO: Growth by Fundamentals, Not Fads — Troy Place (Place Services Inc.)
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57:46What does it really take to scale from $60M to $500M without turning your company into a bureaucracy? In this candid conversation, Troy Place (CEO, Place Services Inc.) and host Jane Gentry unpack the unsexy fundamentals behind year-over-year $100M growth: fast decision-making, quality that the customer defines, ruthless focus on profitability, hir…
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There's plenty of action down at the old "Cow Palace" serving as the world headquarters of Costello Manufacturing and Chris Costello has stopped by to fill us in on all the excitement at the world center of model railroading just north of Bradford, Pennsylvania, and just east of Salamanca, New York. We spend some time talking about the machine that…
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This episode started out to check with Wallace Locomotive Works, but before we got a chance to do that, we lost a good friend and longtime supporter of the AML Nation. The one and only Ralph Renzetti a.k.a. the MudFather. Ralph was a regular on the Wednesday night chats, ready to lend a helping hand to anyone who might have questions about their mo…
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First Draft Live Ep 11: CMBS Pain Is Only Beginning (with Ethan Penner)
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27:59This episode of First Draft Live is presented by Agora. The godfather of the CMBS market issued a warning that commercial real estate is not out of the woods of its downturn, which is a potential problem for the U.S. economy. “The losses in CRE are so big that the rippling effect of those losses to the economy are so big that they could be quite ha…
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Fortune 100 Tips: Cash Management, Talent Strategy & Decision-Making Speed with Stacey Tank
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50:40Are you a mid-market CEO struggling with cash flow, talent retention, or decision-making speed? Fortune 100 veteran turned growth company CEO Stacey Tank reveals the exact strategies that transformed her leadership from managing billion-dollar enterprises at GE, Home Depot, and Heineken to scaling a high-growth beauty brand. KEY TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 -…
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It's a return to the "Lone Star" state and a visit with locomotive engineer Emory Lehman. We haven't talked to Emory for a few years since and decided it was about time to check up on what Emory's been doing. Things have changed quite a bit with his new job at the BNSF in Temple, Texas, a model railroader living across the street and his friend Mik…
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First Draft Live Ep. 10: Inside The Construction Danger Zone (with Les Hiscoe)
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28:32This episode of First Draft Live is presented by Agora. It’s been a chaotic year for the construction industry. Between a volatile tariff regime, elevated interest rates and increased pressures on its labor force, contractors have had to navigate one of the most difficult environments in recent memory. On this week’s First Draft Live, Shawmut Desig…
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It's part two of the Rob Bennett thirty-two-part trilogy as we try to figure out what makes this modeler tick. Is it the vast array of instructional videos he's created or his fabulous weathering or maybe it's just simply a love for the hobby that he's anxious to share with others. Rob tries to learn something everybody while not taking the hobby t…
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First Draft Live Ep. 9: Opportunity Zones: We're Not In 1.0 Anymore (with Steve Glickman)
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32:33The original Opportunity Zone program drove more than $100B into real estate and business investment, but it also faced criticism it missed its mark, failing to spur development in the areas that needed it most. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act just made OZs permanent and it aims to fix all that, tightening the rules on what areas may be designated O…
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From the NFL to the C-Suite: Rich Scanlon's Journey of Calculated Risk-Taking
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49:16In this episode of CEOs Unscripted, host Jane sits down with Rich Scanlon, Chairman of Sendible and a former NFL linebacker turned successful SaaS CEO. Rich shares his extraordinary journey from the football field to the boardroom, revealing how lessons in discipline, accountability, and high-stakes decision-making shaped his leadership style. Tune…
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After years of travelling about the country working on transformers, not the plastic kind like you'd see in the movies such as "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" but actual transformers that do all sorts of cool electrical things. Our next guest finally settled in Erie, Pennsylvania because like his friend and fellow modeler Mike Hauk his love o…
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First Draft Live Ep. 8: Inside CRE's Tariff Turning Point (with James Bohnaker)
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30:06Liberation Day Part 2 has come and gone, and the U.S. has more clarity on the global trade landscape. Some of the levies will have CRE breathing easier, but some — including the 35% rate on Canada, a hugely important market for construction material imports — might be worse than the industry feared. Already, tariffs have driven construction costs u…
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There's nothing more fun than a visit down the road to Tillsonburg, Ontario with the sole purpose of a visit to the Otter Valley Railroad shop and visit with our friend Lorne James. You can always be sure that there will be lots of editing, lots of dizzying questions and answers with fun being had by all. Lorne stopped by the ModelersLife studios t…
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First Draft Live Ep. 7: Can The Grid Keep Up? Inside The Data Center Surge Reshaping CRE (with Dan Rabb)
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32:07The rise of AI is pushing data centers to their limits. Calls for bigger, denser facilities are increasing and tenant power requirements are doubling in many markets. It’s still not enough to meet the needs of today’s market or tomorrow’s users. On this episode, Bisnow National Data Center Reporter Dan Rabb said keeping the momentum of the data cen…
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The Gratitude Advantage: How One CEO Built a Thriving Culture Through Authentic Leadership
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50:00What happens when a 39-year-old takes over a family business and inherits employees who are decades older? In this powerful episode of CEOs Unscripted, Jane Gentry sits down with Jim Nooney, who transformed Nooney Controls through the revolutionary power of gratitude and authentic leadership. Jim shares his raw journey from feeling "unsuited" to ru…
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Kohberger Trial Breakdown, Diddy Gets Messier, & Trump’s Alligator Alcatraz Explained
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18:37Send us a text 🎙️ P Diddy Verdict, Kohberger Trial & the Flawed Justice System | Media, Fame & Accountability In this episode, we dive into two high-profile legal cases shaking public trust in the justice system. We discuss the controversial verdict in P Diddy’s trial, questioning how celebrity influence and media narratives shape outcomes. Then we…
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They Call Him The Orange Orangutan l A Candid British View of Trump's America
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25:12Send us a text What does the UK really think about Donald Trump? 🇬🇧 In this brutally honest (and hilariously unfiltered) episode, the Cancelled Radio Guys sit down with a mysterious British guest who spills all the tea on Trump, American politics, and why the rest of the world is shaking their heads at the U.S. They talk crypto conspiracies, the ba…
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Trump's Birthday Part Went Off The Rails l A Tree Fell Through Don's House?!
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23:40Send us a text In this episode of the podcast, the hosts dive headfirst into the madness of modern life, blending comedy, current events, and political absurdity with a healthy dose of personal disaster. From a tree crashing through Don’s house to Trump’s latest military-style birthday parade, nothing is off limits. Expect laugh-out-loud banter, sh…
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If you live in the Chicago area and a fan of railroading, you will no doubt be well aware of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad that's been jointly owned by several railroads over the years. With over 320 miles of track in and around Chicago it's kind of hard to avoid seeing this famous railroad that began in 1896. We here at the ole' AML world headq…
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First Draft Live Ep. 6: Has Real Estate’s Crypto Moment Finally Arrived? (with Gabe Marans)
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28:49Though a few brave (or crazy) pioneers have dabbled with using crypto in commercial real estate, the industry has mostly sat on the sidelines for years. The reason: not enough regulation, no stability or guardrails. This week, that started to change. The passage of the GENIUS Act to create a framework for stablecoins, plus two other bills making th…
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Episode 266: Ray Brown and the B&LE
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1:13:24The Pittsburgh, Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company was founded in 1897 by Andrew Carnegie to haul iron ore and other products from the port at Conneaut, Ohio on the Great Lakes to Carnegie Steel Company plants in Pittsburgh and the surrounding region. At the end of 1925 B&LE operated 228 miles of road on 631 miles of track; at the end of 1970, m…
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First Draft Live Ep. 5: The Bill That Just Rewired Multifamily (with Alex Jessett)
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30:15The One Big Beautiful Bill is now law, and its impact on housing could be massive. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit received its biggest reform in 25 years, including halving the requirements of how much of its funding must come from municipal bonds. LIHTC and the Opportunity Zones program were both made permanent, and major adjustments to OZs — i…
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From Lean Processes to Human Potential: Building Meaningful Work Environments
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55:32What happens when a supply chain expert who built and sold a successful consulting firm realizes the real problem isn't broken processes—it's broken workplaces? In this episode of CEOs Unscripted, host Jane Gentry sits down with Robert Martichenko, founder of Trail Path Workplace Solutions and former CEO of Lean Core Supply Chain, for an eye-openin…
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Have you ever wondered what happens to all those great model railroad clubs that don't own their own building or eventually the owner of a private home that houses club passes away?? The most common answer is nothing and so was the case with the Southern Pacific Model Railway club in Rocky Hill, New Jersey. Except in this case a successful TV who a…
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Julie Chrisley Breaks Silence After Trump Pardon | The Wild Truth About Reality TV & Awards Shows
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29:42Send us a text In this explosive episode of Cancelled Radio Guys, hosts Costello and Chris Bailey dive into the shocking Trump pardon of Todd and Julie Chrisley and what it means for their future in reality TV. In a raw and hilarious interview, Julie Chrisley opens up about her time in prison, public perception, and the chaos behind the scenes of C…
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