Optimization is having a moment, though not always in a good way. What starts as a simple Botox touch-up or a timed calendar can quickly devolve into a life that feels like a spreadsheet with a pulse. In this episode, we get honest about the immense pressure to improve everything, exploring how productivity culture creeps into wellness and shopping, and why constant tweaking ultimately leaves us less present in our actual lives. At the same time, we discuss the kinds of optimization that genu...

NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly talks about his 30 years working with Commissioner Gary Bettman at the National Hockey League, playing running back at Dartmouth College, his pre-NHL legal work on the USFL vs NFL case (involving some team owner named Donald Trump), his Canadian connections to Saskatchewan, the legacy of MLSE's Larry Tanenbaum, expansion possibilities in both North America and Europe, the death of CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada NHL telecasts, and whether he will serve as the next NHL

Latin grammy nominee, Snow Tha Product joins Angie Martinez to talk about her journey making it in the music industry as an independent artist alongside her family, growing up as a first generation Mexican-American, and finding light in the face of depression. Visit your nearest Boost Mobile store or https://promo.boostmobile.com/webuilt...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you’re a kid, you have your own unique sense of what’s“normal”. I grew up in Ohio, so I knew that sometime after Thanksgiving, it was going to start getting cold outside. And we would have snow. Sometimes, LOTS of snow. And I loved it. Of course, as a little boy, big piles of snow just meant having fun sledding and making snow forts. I didn’t have to drive on it or shovel it; at least not until I got a little older. But as far as I knew, that’s how it was in the winter for everyone. What

These days, daily life can feel unpredictable. Every moment, many of us are bracing for impact or expecting to be pushed back into the pit of despair – but there is always a bright spot of OK. Today, Nora’s finding that for you and encouraging you to lower the bar. The thing that can make you realize that it’s going to be OK can be small, mundane, or ordinary. That doesn’t make them any less spectacular.On this episode, Nora talks about finding the OK moments even when you’re in the thick of

Send me a DM here (it doesn't let me respond), OR email me: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.com Today I’m so honored to have back on the show once again: Cult and cult abuse survivor, overcomer and whistleblower, Vice President of the non-profit Tucson Pops Orchestra, freelance social media photographer, future cosmetology school graduate, Penn State University alum, former Digital Content Creator for KGUN 9, artist, creative, and an incredible hero who has stepped up to break the silence on cu...

Sandy and Kristy return to the home studio, chat about hauntings (including sightings of a grandmother and “Granddad” activity at a flower shop), recover from a girls trip injury, and discuss Kristy’s Firefly jewelry progress with a new “Violet Eclipse” color that sold out quickly. Their conversation shifts to body image, bra preferences, sizing inconsistencies, and practical fashion advice, plus East Texas heat, “false fall,” and memories of the 2021 snowpocalypse. Kristy gives an update on the

In March of 1934, the crew of the lightship Columbia and the supply tender Rose watched something come up out of the water near the mouth of the Columbia River. The men said it was about 40 feet long with an 8-foot neck, and the tender's captain told the Salem Capital Journal it opened its mouth and gaped at the lightship. The crew wanted to lower a boat and go after it, and the officers told them no.Oregon would eventually give it a name, Colossal Claude.On this stop of the Backwoods Cryptid Road

Colette Heimowitz, MS, is Director of Education and Research for Atkins Health and Medical Information Services. In this role she manages public relations, directs research efforts, designs continuing medical education programs and directs the Atkins Speakers Bureau. In addition, Heimowitz serves as a member of the Atkins Nutritionals New Product Development Committee.Previously, Heimowitz was the Director of Nutrition at The Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine. Prior to working at The Atkins

Nothing needs to be solved tonight. These calming sleep stories for adults are here for evenings when sleep feels distant and the night seems unusually long. Grandpa speaks in a soft steady tone that feels more like familiar nighttime company than a formal narration. The storytelling draws from an old-fashioned oral tradition where small observations familiar routines and soft humor matter more than dramatic events. Perfect for: • Insomnia • Getting back to sleep • Long wakeful nights • Overnight

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MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 01 OCTOBER 2026Both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times led with the same two stories today.The first: after more than 23 years and $1.7 trillion, the U.S. has closed its last major military base in Iraq, ending what critics call America's forever war there. The second: on FlyDubai Flight 1073, a pilot stabbed the other pilot and tried to hijack the plane, sending it into a terrifying nosedive before passengers and crew subdued him. Also in today's papers:

What does it actually mean to feel like you belong?Sarah Burke is back from Podcast Movement in New York with a lot on her mind. She unpacks what she learned about the rapidly changing podcast landscape, detailing new research from Tom Webster about the top podcasting platforms and habits. She discusses a panel she was on with Jay Nachlis of Coleman Insights, Matt Cundill of Sound Off Media, and Peter Bukowski of Locked On Packers on podcasting’s surprising role in combating loneliness ahead

Welcome back, to The Dark Paranormal.In our Season 26 opener, we travel to Norway for an extraordinary account spanning almost an entire lifetime. From unsettling experiences beginning in early childhood to encounters that seemingly refuse to remain confined to any one house, Kevin has spent years questioning exactly what he has witnessed — and, perhaps more importantly, why it appears to continue wherever life takes him. Are some places simply more susceptible to the paranormal, can certain people

People, this is it — the final sit-down with my brother John. Three weeks ago we went back to the house we grew up in. Last week he told you why he wore the wire. This week we go to the years in between: when my brother was in the life too, during the war, and our father was doing everything he could to get him made.John was five years sober when he went to see dad. Dad told him, “Son, I’m proud of you.” Took two steps. Then: “It’s a shame you ruined your whole life, though.” That’s our father. And

Louis Ruggiero welcomes Sophie Sumner for an honest conversation about her sobriety journey, alcohol addiction, recovery, self-worth, and the life she has built after reaching six years of continuous sobriety. For anyone interested in women in recovery, sobriety motivation, mental health and addiction, 12 step recovery, or a powerful addiction recovery story, Sophie’s experience offers an honest look at both the struggle and what can come after it. 🔔 Real stories. Raw comebacks. Nothing's off the

From the outside, Mike Van Holderbeke had no reason to end up where he did — a two-parent home, food in the fridge, gifts under the tree, a successful older brother. But addiction doesn't discriminate. What started with weed in seventh grade and a single oxycodone he calls "the warm blanket" spiraled into a full-blown fentanyl and benzo addiction — crushing pills behind the wheel, surviving multiple seizures, losing his best friend to an overdose, and eventually watching 16 officers raid his home

Have you ever celebrated another child’s milestone while quietly wondering why your own child hasn’t reached it? Or caught yourself thinking, “Their kid can walk, talk, and eat - why do they think this is so hard?”We don’t love admitting it. But maybe we could talk about it. In this Effisode, I’m brainstorming about comparison in parenting our kids with disabilities, including my own moments of seeing other children with CTNNB1 syndrome reach milestones and wondering whether I missed something