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The Bull of Wall Street#54 – Phillip "Felipe' Toews - Author & Founder/CEO of Toews Asset Management on The Behavioral Portfolio, Long-Duration Risk, and Why the 60/40 Model Breaks When History Matters (recorded 12/15/25)In this episode, Phillip "Felipe" Toews, author of The Behavioral Portfolio and a long-time advocate for risk-aware investing, joins Jim Worden and Paisley Nardini for a deep, historically grounded conversation on why conventional portfolio construction often fails investors when it matters most. Drawing on decades of market history, Phillip explains how long-duration bear markets, not short-term volatility, create the greatest behavioral and financial risk for investors and advisors alike. From the Great Depression to multi-decade bond bear markets, Phillip challenges recency bias, questions the foundations of the 60/40 portfolio, and outlines why advisors must think like c...
2025-12-231h 02
Free Library PodcastMiriam Toews | A Truce That Is Not PeaceThe Author Events Series presents Miriam Toews | A Truce That Is Not Peace
In Conversation with Katy Waldman
''Why do you write?'' the organizer of a literary event in Mexico City asks Miriam Toews. Each attempted answer from Toews-all of them unsatisfactory to the organizer-surfaces new layers of grief, guilt, and futility connected to her sister's suicide. She has been keeping up, she realizes, a decades-old internal correspondence, filling a silence she barely understands. And we, her readers, come to see that the question is as impossible to answer as deciding whether to live life as a comedy or...
2025-12-0958 min
The Shakespeare and Company InterviewWhy We Write, Why We Live, with Miriam ToewsAn edited version of this conversation is now available as part of our collaboration with The Yale Review. Read it here: https://yalereview.org/article/shakespeare-and-company-interview-miriam-toewsTrigger warning: This is a tender, funny, and hopeful conversation, that inevitably touches on the subjects of suicide and depression. Please be advised before listening.In this moving and intimate discussion, Miriam Toews joins Adam Biles at Shakespeare and Company to talk about her memoir A Truce That Is Not Peace. Beginning with the question “Why do I write?”, Toews embarks on a deeply personal exploration of crea...
2025-11-1349 minThe Shakespeare and Company InterviewWhy We Write, Why We Live, with Miriam ToewsAn edited version of this conversation is now available as part of our collaboration with The Yale Review. Read it here: https://yalereview.org/article/shakespeare-and-company-interview-miriam-toewsTrigger warning: This is a tender, funny, and hopeful conversation, that inevitably touches on the subjects of suicide and depression. Please be advised before listening.In this moving and intimate discussion, Miriam Toews joins Adam Biles at Shakespeare and Company to talk about her memoir A Truce That Is Not Peace. Beginning with the question “Why do I write?”, Toews embarks on a deeply personal exploration of crea...
2025-11-1349 min
Wealth on the MoveYou Can't Diversify Away Behavior: What Most Investors Get Wrong w/ Felipe ToewsSummary: In this episode of Wealth on the Move, host Will Hoffman interviews Felipe Toews, CEO of Toews Asset Management and author of ‘The Behavioral Portfolio. They discuss the importance of understanding investor behavior, the impact of market history on investment strategies, and the need for proactive communication in managing portfolios. Toews emphasizes the significance of constructing resilient portfolios that can withstand market chaos and the risks associated with timing the market. The conversation also explores the bucket strategy in portfolio management and the future of behavioral finance.
Resources:
Felipe’s LinkedIn
Amazon Link to T...
2025-11-0642 min
Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book ClubA Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews with Miriam ToewsThis week's book guest is A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews.Sara and Cariad are joined by Miriam Toews the internationally acclaimed and award-winning author of such works as A Complicated Kindness, Fight Night, All My Puny Sorrows and Women Talking on which the Oscar-winning film was based.In this episode they discuss writing conferences, death, comedy and a skunk.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss death by suicide....
2025-11-0654 min
Politics and Prose PresentsMiriam Toews — A Truce That Is Not Peace - with Ron Charles"Why do you write?" the organizer of a literary event in Mexico City asks Miriam Toews. Each attempted answer from Toews-all of them unsatisfactory to the organizer-surfaces new layers of grief, guilt, and futility connected to her sister's suicide. She has been keeping up, she realizes, a decades-old internal correspondence, filling a silence she barely understands. And we, her readers, come to see that the question is as impossible to answer as deciding whether to live life as a comedy or a tragedy.Marking the first time Toews has written her own life in nonfiction, A Truce T...
2025-09-0955 min
Hockey News Tracker - DailyNHL Veteran Jonathan Toews Joins Winnipeg Jets for 2025-26 SeasonJonathan Toews, longtime captain of the Chicago Blackhawks and a three-time Stanley Cup winner, has officially made his return to the National Hockey League, this time joining the Winnipeg Jets. According to the Winnipeg Sun, Toews signed a one-year, bonus-laden deal that could be worth up to five million dollars for the 2025-26 season. Toews, now thirty-seven, is making a comeback following a two-season absence due to health reasons. Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff views this as a significant opportunity, not a gamble, and Toews himself said he is keeping his expectations realistic. In his last stint with the Blackhawks...
2025-07-0503 min
Locked On Avalanche - Daily Podcast On The Colorado AvalancheJonathan Toews Picks the Winnipeg Jets over the Colorado AvalancheAvalanche's Offseason Moves: Toews to Jets, Burakovsky to Hawks. What's next for Colorado? We break down the latest NHL player movements, focusing on Jonathan Toews signing with the Winnipeg Jets and Andre Burakovsky's trade to the Chicago Blackhawks. We analyze the Colorado Avalanche's preseason schedule, speculate on potential season opener opponents, and evaluate Valeri Nichushkin's performance. Tune in for expert insights on the Avalanche's offseason strategy and predictions for their 2023-24 campaign. 0:00 Intro: Jonathan Toews stays in Central Division5:05 Avalanche miss out on Toews, implications
2025-06-2336 min
Locked On Avalanche - Daily Podcast On The Colorado AvalancheAre the Colorado Avalanche and Jonathan Toews a Good Match?Avalanche eyeing Jonathan Toews? Olympic roster shakeups stir excitement for Colorado's stars. Joined by guest host Zach Pearson, we dissect the potential acquisition of Jonathan Toews by the Colorado Avalanche, exploring his health journey and possible impact on the team. We evaluate Keaton Middleton's season performance and grade his contributions to the Avs' defensive strategy. We then dive into the Olympic roster announcements, highlighting Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, and Gabriel Landeskog's selections while speculating on other Avalanche players who might make their national teams. Tune in for insider perspectives on Colorado's ro...
2025-06-1738 min
Lead-Lag LiveBreaking the 60/40 Myth with Philip ToewsPhillip Toews, founder of Toews Asset Management, delivers a master class in portfolio construction that challenges everything you thought you knew about investing. Drawing from historical market catastrophes often ignored by conventional wisdom, Toews reveals how a traditional 60/40 portfolio would have been devastated during the Great Depression – losing up to 72% of its value and remaining down over 60% after thirteen years.This eye-opening conversation explores the concept of "adaptive fixed income" as Toews walks us through the little-discussed bond bear market from 1945 to 1981 that eroded investor wealth by 21% in real terms. With high sovereign debt levels globally and un...
2025-06-0941 min
Locked On Mammoth - Daily Podcast on the Utah MammothCan Jonathan Toews RESURRECT His Career with Utah Mammoth?Jonathan Toews eyes NHL comeback at 37. Should the Utah Mammoth roll the dice on the former Blackhawks captain?Tom Callahan and Robin Leaño dissect Toews' illustrious career, recent health struggles, and potential fit with the Mammoth. They explore possible roles for the three-time Stanley Cup champ, from fourth-line grinder to locker room leader. Financial considerations take center stage as the hosts speculate on contract terms. Could a Professional Try Out (PTO) be in Toews' future?Tune in for an in-depth analysis of Toews' path back to the NHL. Will the Mammoth make a play f...
2025-06-0228 min
Orion's The Weighing MachineFelipe Toews of Toews Asset Management - The Behavioral Portfolio BookToday on the podcast, Rusty and Robyn are joined by Felipe Toews, Chief Executive Officer of the Toews Corporation and a Portfolio Manager of Toews Asset Management. Felipe Toews is Chief Executive Officer of the Toews Corporation and a Portfolio Manager of Toews Asset Management. His management strategies focus on creating “investor friendly” products designed to meet investors’ economic and behavioral needs. Phillip is the founder of the Behavioral Investing Institute, an organization devoted to helping advisors manage investor behavior through market challenges. Key Takeaways[03:00] - Felipe’s professional background and what led him to found Toews Asse...
2025-03-2543 min
Locked On Oilers - Daily Podcast On The Edmonton OilersWhy Jonathan Toews doesn't make sense for the Edmonton Oilers in 2025Join host Nick Zararis on this edition of Locked on Oilers for a wide ranging conversation about free agent forward who's expressed an interest in returning to the NHL, Jonathan Toews. Nick explores Toews' complicated connections to the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks scandal, why Toews might not necessarily help the room and how much does the 36 year old really have left in the tank? Why Jonathan Toews doesn't make sense for the Edmonton Oilers in 2025 Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNHL for $20 off you...
2025-01-0326 min
Dźwięki z Nowego TeatruGoście Nowego Teatru: Miriam ToewsSpotkanie z Miriam Toews w ramach cyklu Goście Nowego Teatru 10 września 2024. Rozmowę poprowadził Marcin Kube. Spotkanie tłumaczył Rafał Lisowski, który przetłumaczył ostatnią książkę Toews „Z ogniem”.
Goście Nowego Teatru: Miriam Toews
Spotkanie z Miriam Toews, kanadyjską pisarką, autorką m.in. "Głosów kobiet", wydanych nakładem Wydawnictwa Czarne. Patronem warszawskiego spotkania jest Ambasada Kanady
Miriam Toews (ur. 1964) – kanadyjska pisarka i dziennikarka. Wychowana w mennonickiej rodzinie w Steinbach w Manitobie. Absolwentka Uniwersytetu Manitoby oraz Uniwersytetu King’s College. Publikowała m.in. w „The Guardian”, „The New York Times Magazine”, „Intelligent Life”, „WireTap”, „Canadian Geographic”, „Geist” oraz „Saturday Nig...
2024-09-171h 21Orion's The Weighing MachinePhil Toews of Toews Asset Management - What's Ahead in 2024?Phil Toews is Chief Executive Officer of the Toews Corporation and a Portfolio Manager of Toews Asset Management. His management strategies focus on creating “investor friendly” products designed to meet investors’ economic and behavioral needs. Phillip is the founder of the Behavioral Investing Institute, an organization devoted to helping advisors manage investor behavior through market challenges. Learn more at orion.com.Key Takeaways[03:55] - Phillip’s personal and career background.[04:58] - What really sets Toews apart from other asset management firms?[06:43] - Will this coming year be a case of the bears eating the “Goldilocks market?”[08:58] - What are t...
2024-01-2345 min
RESOLVing ViolenceUnderstanding Help-Seeking Barriers for Men in Abusive Relationships with Kelsi ToewsIn the newest episode of the Resolving Violence podcast, we delve into current Canadian prairie-based research on violence and abuse. We have the privilege of speaking with Dr. Kelsi Toews, a registered doctoral psychologist who specializes in treating child and adolescent anxiety disorders, perinatal mental health, and child developmental disorders. Her passion lies in understanding trauma, particularly the role of gender in experiences of abuse and help-seeking.In her groundbreaking dissertation research, Dr. Toews explores a topic that has long been under-researched: the help-seeking process of men who have experienced abusive relationships with women. By identifying the...
2023-10-1722 min
ScuttlePuck NHL Hockey PodcastEpisode Syl Apps (432): Toews is out for 2023-24. Ideas to Improve the NHL.It's the dog days of summer but we're here talking hockey. The Athletic is recommending ways to improve hockey but we have other ideas. Listen Here: iTunes Google Play Stitcher Direct MP3 iHeart Radio Banter - Wine tour - Happy B'day to Dan, Kim, Donny Title Player Syl Apps - connect to Jonathan Toews Apps -> 47-48 Leafs Ted Kennedy -> 56-67 Leafs Dick Duff - 71-72 Sabres Gilbert Perreault -> 86-87 Sabres Dave Andreychuk - 05-06 Lightning Brad Richards -> 14-15 Blackhawks Jonathan Toews News: Toews out for 23-2...
2023-08-211h 02
Doing Heart ThingsLauren Toews: Striking a Purposeful Balance of Entrepreneurship, Values, and MotherhoodLauren Toews is the founder of Toews Digital, a successful social media marketing agency in Nashville, TN. In this episode, we explore Lauren's entrepreneurial story, the values she instills in her team and clients, and how she navigates that delicate balance between work and motherhood.
Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a marketing professional, or a new parent seeking work-life balance, this episode provides valuable guidance and perspectives in pursuing purpose.
Toews Digital
Belmont University
Donald Miller's Business Made Simple
Lauren's Virtual 1:1 Instagram Coaching
Fig the Turtle
If you’d like to hear more you can follow Lauren at @l...
2023-08-0139 min
What's the Alternative? Meet the ManagerWhat's the Alternative? | Episode 1 | The Trend is Your Friend featuring Phil ToewsWelcome to Banrion Capital Management’s What’s the Alternative Podcast! Join host Shana Orczyk Sissel, the “Queen of Alternatives” Founder & CEO of Banrion Capital Management, as she interviews leaders in the alternative investment space. Learn more about their firms, their passions and about the many different ways investors can use alternative investments to add value in their investment portfolios. Our premiere episode "The Trend in Your Friend" features Phil Toews, Founder and CEO of Toews Asset Management discussing his passion for trend following strategies and how advisors can use them to manage risk in client portfolios. Phi...
2023-07-2735 min
Weighing The RisksPhillip Toews of Toews Asset Management - Record Global DebtGlobal debt has hit an all-time high, making its way into the headlines worldwide. Debt held by governments, corporations, and individuals has alarmed economists and finance experts alike. While some argue that this debt load is necessary for economic recovery and growth, others warn that this could have far-reaching consequences for the economy around the world.In this episode, Rusty talks with Phillip Toews, Founder and CEO of Toews Asset Management. Phillip has a passion for behavioral finance and its role in investment decision-making. He focuses on creating "investor-friendly" products and is an outspoken advocate of changing...
2023-04-1735 min
Blackhawks BreakawayJonathan Toews plays last game with Blackhawks as season comes to closeOn the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis and James Neveau talk about Jonathan Toews playing his last game with the Blackhawks as the 2022-23 season officially comes to a close. Plus, our favorite No. 19 moments and what his potential future looks like.
1:11 - Jonathan Toews plays final game with Blackhawks
7:06 - Toews on Blackhawks not offering him a contract
25:44 - Toews on the emotions of his last game in Chicago
33:34 - Will Toews continue playing or will he retire?
38:47 - Our favorite Toews moments
2023-04-1548 minOrion's The Weighing MachinePhillip Toews of Toews Asset Management - The Hidden Implications of Global DebtThe issue of global debt has been a source of concern for policymakers, economists, and investors alike. While it's easy to get lost in the numbers and statistics, it's important to understand the implications of the growing debt on the economy. How can investors make informed decisions and optimize their investment portfolios to minimize the risks associated with global debt?In this episode, Rusty talks with Phillip Toews, Founder and CEO of Toews Asset Management. Phillip's management strategies focus on creating "investor-friendly" products designed to meet investors' economic and behavioral needs. Phillip is also the Founder and...
2023-04-0448 min
The DFO RundownThe status of Kane & ToewsWe are now just over two weeks away from the NHL trade deadline and with plenty of news potentially coming, we decided to drop today’s episode of the podcast a day earlier than usual.To start today, Frank and Jason talked about the two big names in Chicago: Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. The market is changing for these players with Toews out of the lineup due to an illness and Kane having full control of his destination. Frank explained why Toews has plummeted down his trade bait board.From there, Jason ga...
2023-02-1640 min
Blackhawks Breakaway1-on-1 exclusive: Jonathan Toews trying to enjoy being Blackhawk for ’as long as I can’On the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Charlie Roumeliotis goes 1-on-1 with Jonathan Toews to discuss his potential future ahead of the March 3 trade deadline, why he's trying to soak in being a Blackhawk for as long as he can, how much he talks to Patrick Kane about the future, whether he thinks Luke Richardson is the right head coach for Chicago's rebuild and much more.
00:00 - Toews on the morale after stringing together consecutive wins
1:49 - Toews on how mentally challenging this season has been for him
3:49 - Toews on what his conversations...
2023-01-1612 min
CHGO Chicago Blackhawks PodcastAssessing Jonathan Toews & Patrick Kane's performance through 10 gamesWe're 10 games into the Chicago Blackhawks 2022-23 season. How are Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane performing with a tank happening around them? Jay Zawaski, Greg Boysen and Mario Tirabassi discuss on today's CHGO Blackhawks Podcast.TIMESTAMPS:03:15 Jonathan Toews analysis06:50 Luke Richardson's impact on locker room vibes24:44 Patrick Kane analysis33:00 Trade value stock for both Kane and Toews48:20 Luke Richardson reflects on his first 10 games59:00 News and Notes BUY BLACKHAWKS TICKETS HERE: https://gametime.hnyj8s.net/c/3442941/1441554/10874
2022-11-021h 03
The Shakespeare and Company Interview🥊 Miriam Toews on Sweary Matriarchs, the Absurdity of Life, and the Human Imperative to Experience Joy🥊Fight Night by Miriam Toews is a love letter to mothers and daughters, and grandmothers and granddaughters. Told from the perspective of nine-year-old Swiv, who’s having to deal with the imminent upheavals of the birth of a sibling and the declining health of her beloved grandma. With Swiv’s opening words — “Dear Dad, How are you? I was expelled.” — readers are drawn into the chaotic, ramshackle but love-and-life-filled world of this family. A world in which the only way through is to fight.Buy Fight Night: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/product/6240767/toews-miriam-fight-night*SUB...
2022-10-2053 minThe Shakespeare and Company Interview🥊 Miriam Toews on Sweary Matriarchs, the Absurdity of Life, and the Human Imperative to Experience Joy🥊Fight Night by Miriam Toews is a love letter to mothers and daughters, and grandmothers and granddaughters. Told from the perspective of nine-year-old Swiv, who’s having to deal with the imminent upheavals of the birth of a sibling and the declining health of her beloved grandma. With Swiv’s opening words — “Dear Dad, How are you? I was expelled.” — readers are drawn into the chaotic, ramshackle but love-and-life-filled world of this family. A world in which the only way through is to fight.Buy Fight Night: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/product/6240767/toews-miriam-fight-night*SUB...
2022-10-2053 min
Retire TodayThe Biggest Risk To Your Retirement (Part 2): Inflation With Phillip ToewsCheck out Jeremy’s latest podcast on retirement planning by listening on “Apple Podcasts” or “Google Podcasts” or read below for The Biggest Risk To Your Retirement (Part 2): Inflation.
Summary:
104 – How does inflation affect your savings and income? No matter how much we try to predict inflation, it’s just not possible. Our best hope is to prepare for it.
In this episode, Jeremy Keil speaks with Phillip “Felipe” Toews, author of the article, Inflation’s Corrosive Effect On Financial Asset Returns, in the Investments and Wealth Monitor. Philip discusses the latest inflation trends and why it’s...
2022-09-2836 min
Blackhawks BreakawayPatrick Kane, Jonathan Toews address trade rumors, speculationOn the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis and James Neveau offer their takeaways from Day 1 of training camp, which included Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews each addressing the trade rumors and speculation surrounding their future. The guys also touch on why they believe Luke Richardson is the right man to coach the Blackhawks during the rebuild and beyond, Maxi Domi developing a bond with Kane early on and more.
0:25 - Takeaways from Patrick Kane's comments about trade rumors, speculation about his future
3:30 - Kane talks about the Alex DeBrincat trade and how "...
2022-09-2330 min
Blackhawks BreakawayWhat will we hear from Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews at training camp?On the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis and James Neveau offer their takeaways from the 2022 Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase against Minnesota. The guys also discuss what they expect to hear from Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews at training camp, whether or not Lukas Reichel will be a full-time NHL player this season and Kane and Toews surprising the Highland Park hockey team.
1:05 - Takeaways from 2022 Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase
6:15 - Do you like Chicago's development plan for Kevin Korchinski?
11:40 - Over/under 40.5 NHL games for Lukas Reichel this season?
2022-09-2036 min
Hockey Mountain High PodcastTell It Avs It Is - Devon Toews - Season Review and PreviewThe player review/preview series transitions now to the defense, and we begin with the safety blanket, Devon Toews. Toews had a phenomenal regular season and playoffs, setting career highs across the board, finishing top ten in Norris voting, and hoisting the Stanley Cup on top of it all. The Avalanche's defense would not, and have been proven to not function without Toews in the lineup. What can we expect from Toews as he enters the final two years of his contract?Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche...
2022-08-2749 min
The Hockey Podcast NetworkTell It Avs It Is - Devon Toews - Season Review and PreviewThe player review/preview series transitions now to the defense, and we begin with the safety blanket, Devon Toews. Toews had a phenomenal regular season and playoffs, setting career highs across the board, finishing top ten in Norris voting, and hoisting the Stanley Cup on top of it all. The Avalanche's defense would not, and have been proven to not function without Toews in the lineup. What can we expect from Toews as he enters the final two years of his contract?Welcome to The Tell It Avs It Is Podcast, your home for everything Colorado Avalanche...
2022-08-2751 min
Blackhawks Breakaway1-on-1 with Jonathan Toews ahead of 1,000th career NHL gameOn the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Charlie Roumeliotis goes 1-on-1 with Jonathan Toews ahead of his 1,000th NHL game. What does the milestone mean to him and did he ever doubt he'd get there after missing last season with an illness? Plus, we dive into some of his career highlights, who gave him the Captain Serious nickname, how long he wants to keep playing for and much more.
1:00 - Toews on what he remembers about his first NHL game
2:15 - What hitting the 1,000-game mark means to Toews
5:15 - Reflecting on Toews' accomplishments
2022-03-3115 minOrion's The Weighing MachineEben Burr of Toews Asset Management - Hedging Against Inflation, and Preparing for a Potential Bear MarketIn this episode, Rusty and Robyn talk with Eben Burr, President of Toews Asset Management.Eben came to the financial industry with an unusual background. With degrees in architectural history and product design, he studied architecture in Paris, designed products, and worked in NYC real estate market, before eventually landing at Toews.That said, the common thread throughout Eben’s career has been a focus on user experience — a skill that turned out to be a huge asset at Toews. Eben talks with Rusty and Robyn about preparing for a potential bear market, hedgin...
2022-03-0845 min
Chicago Sports with David SchusterEP 13 - The Blackhawks On Ice Podcast - Feat. Kyle Davidson, Jonathan Toews, & Patrick KaneWelcome to The Blackhawks on Ice PodcastWith your Host David SchusterShow Rundown: Featuring Kyle Davidson, Jonathan Toews, & Patrick Kane-Interim GM Kyle Davidson Introduces Interim Head Coach Derek King-Davidson touches on how they will search for a new head coach and what he hopes for the rest of the season.- King talks about wanting to keep the game simple and how Marc Crawford will be a big supporting piece for him this season-Toews and Kane address Jeremy Colliton losing...
2021-11-0822 min
Blackhawks on IceEpisode 3 - Feat. Jeremy Colliton, Dominik Kubalík, & Jonathan ToewsWelcome to The Blackhawks on Ice PodcastWith your Host David SchusterShow Rundown(00:30) Jeremy Collitin-So many Young Players on the Roster are ready to play-Chicago Blackhawks ready to start the season on the road-Jonathan Toews is set to begin the season with the Blackhawks(2:30) Jonathan Toews-How Toews is feeling-Toews talks about training camp(04:10) Dominik Kubalík-Talks about his first two NHL Seasons-Needs to be c...
2021-10-1107 min
Chicago Sports with David SchusterEpisode 3 - Feat. Jeremy Colliton, Dominik Kubalík, & Jonathan ToewsWelcome to The Blackhawks on Ice PodcastWith your Host David SchusterShow Rundown(00:30) Jeremy Collitin-So many Young Players on the Roster are ready to play-Chicago Blackhawks ready to start the season on the road-Jonathan Toews is set to begin the season with the Blackhawks(2:30) Jonathan Toews-How Toews is feeling-Toews talks about training camp(04:10) Dominik Kubalík-Talks about his first two NHL Seasons-Needs to be c...
2021-10-1107 min
Blackhawks BreakawayJonathan Toews is back and other takeaways from Day 1 of campOn the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle and Charlie Roumeliotis recap the first day of training camp. The guys weigh in on how Jonathan Toews looked after missing all of last season with an illness, Patrick Kane's nagging injury that isn't completely healed yet, and the interesting line combinations that involved Tyler Johnson centering the top line.
1:30 - Biggest takeaway from Day 1 of training camp
4:45 - Jonathan Toews is back
6:50 - Toews opens up about illness that caused him to miss 2020-21 season
12:50 - Should the Blackhawks be concerned about...
2021-09-2434 min
Blackhawks BreakawayJonathan Toews is back and catching up with Brandon HagelJonathan Toews breaks his silence and announces his plans to return for the 2021-22 season. Pat Boyle and Charlie Roumeliotis react to the announcement and finally putting the rumors about Toews’ health to rest. Later in the podcast, Pat and Charlie sit down with Blackhawks rookie Brandon Hagel to review his first year in the NHL, his thoughts on the upcoming season, his experience at the World Championships, and much more.
(1:42) - Jonathan Toews announces his return in a video
(4:50) - Why did Toews sit out the year?
(10:00) - Rumors about Toews and hi...
2021-07-0139 min
The Coach's PlaygroundHard Decisions, Easy Life with Jodi ToewsWhat makes a fulfilling life? How do you live a life rooted in purpose and passion for helping others? Never knowing what you want and just jumping at whatever comes by would never get you around to a life you truly want. When we make hard decisions, that's when our being is tested and we get to look at the values that truly matter to us. It may be hard, but that will make sense to you and the people you want to serve. Jodi Toews shifted from a career in athletic therapy...
2021-04-0756 min
The Freedom TakesTo Leave or Stay & Fight: Miriam ToewsMiriam Toews is the best-selling and award-winning author of eight books, including her most recent work, Women Talking -- the heartbreaking, philosophical, and funny account of female crime victims defining justice for themselves. It is both a good story, and the kind of good story that gets into the marrow of readers: the kind for which Toews is renowned. On today's show, Toews discusses the making of Women Talking, the challenges of leaving but continuing to love her former Mennonite community, and her certainty that literacy is freedom.
2021-01-2739 min
Orion's The Weighing MachineFelipe Toews of Toews Asset Management - The Behavioral Portfolio DesignIn today’s episode, we discuss the major headwinds impacting the market landscape in 2021, investing in fixed income today and risk management strategies. We also discuss how advisors can utilize behavioral finance to build client relationships and help navigate market uncertainty along with the practical implication of both strategies. Guest: Felipe Toews, Founder and CEO of Toews Asset Management.
Show Notes:
IWI White Paper: New Investor Research by Investments & Wealth Institute and Toews Asset Management Provides Unique Insights into Investors’ Behavior and Perception Under Extraordinary Market Conditions.
Behavioral Investing Institute website.
Past...
2021-01-2542 min
Blackhawks BreakawayJonathan Toews on the restart and Oilers seriesThe Hawks begin their playoff run on Saturday and under the unique circumstances they have a shot. Host Pat Boyle is joined by Blackhawks star Jonathan Toews as they discuss the upcoming series vs the Oilers, will the Hawks be able to depend on Corey Crawford who hasn't practiced much with the team, and will Toews continue to use his platform for social justice. Later on in the pod, Charlie Roumeliotis and Scott King discuss the interview and their biggest takeaways.
(1:10) - What is life like in the NHL Bubble
(3:40) - If there's anyone that...
2020-07-3126 min
Blackhawks BreakawayShould Kane & Toews continue to be on the same line?Host Pat Boyle is joined by Hawks insider Charlie Roumeliotis, and NBCS Chicago producer Slavko Bekovic as they debate the nuclear line of Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, have the Hawks found their identity as a team, predictions for the next few games as the Hawks head to the bye week.
(1:00) - Hawks forced to use Kane and Toews on the same line
(6:15) - Dominik Kubalik is doing well with Kane and Toews
(9:55) - Colliton doesn't have a healthy roster right now
(14:12) - What is the identity of this team?
2020-01-1730 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsSource to You My wife and I have been working with the dōTERRA essential oil company for the last seven years. When first introduced to essential oils, it was another tool in our toolkit for a healthy, holistic lifestyle. Essential oils changed our health, became our livelihood, and have become a means for us to positively affect the lives of other people. I am incredibly proud of the life-changing impact of dōTERRA, the quality of dōTERRA's products and their mission to source only the most pure, potent, and effective oil...
2019-12-1929 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsImagine ThatI love language. I’m a reader, a writer, a person who loves ideas. I recently watched Tolkien and loved this line from the movie. Language isn’t just the naming of things, it’s the lifeblood of a culture, a people. You can catch that clip for yourself here. Language is definitely my own lifeblood. (That, and music.) Language helps us explain the world. Know the world. Name the world. And we’re often trying to improve the language we use to describe the truth, to explain exactly what happ...
2019-12-0621 minB-RAD with Brad ToewsUnknowing GodLike many people who grew up in a religious context I was taught the purpose of our faith, the meaning of life in fact, was to know God. Not only was this the goal but it was actually achievable by getting saved, reading the bible, having a personal relationship with Jesus, going to church, praying, participating in Christian community and basically following the path laid out by church traditions and authorities. Pursuing this mission - to know God - would set you on the right path. In the Christian classic "Knowing God", influential...
2019-11-2136 min
Empire Club of CanadaThe Honourable Travis Toews, Minister of Finance of Alberta | November 12, 2019The Empire Club of Canada Presents:
The Honourable Travis Toews, Minister of Finance of Alberta with Alberta Budget 2019
Alberta Minister of Finance, Travis Toews, walked through his government’s first budget since taking office and outlined the vision for Alberta’s fiscal situation in the coming years.
Speaker: The Honourable Travis Toews, Minister of Finance of Alberta
*The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for...
2019-11-1240 minB-RAD with Brad ToewsPast LivesI recently had the opportunity to take a trip back to where I grew up in central Alberta. My immediate family members no longer live there and so the last time I was back was thirteen years ago for my grandmother’s funeral. Like most forty-somethings I’ve changed a lot since childhood. I’ve changed a lot in the last thirteen years. Sometimes we look back on our past selves and our past lives with a certain arrogance. I can’t believe I used to be so immature! Or we look back with reg...
2019-11-0826 min
Reading WomenInterview with Miriam ToewsAutumn and Kendra talk with Miriam Toews about her new novel Women Talking, which is out now from Bloomsbury. You can find the complete show notes and transcript of this episode over on our website.This episode is sponsored by Novellic. Learn more about Novellic over on their website.Books MentionedWomen Talking by Miriam ToewsMiriam Recommends
Margaret Atwood
Nicole Brossard
Joan Thomas
Marina Endicott
Lynn Coady
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2019-10-2339 min
Face2Face with David PeckEpisode 461 Ian Toews - Ageless GardensIan Toews and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new TV series Ageless Gardens, citizen science and the environment, hope, fertility, nature and art, eating locally and why you can always find energy in the soil. Trailer Synopsis: Ageless Gardens is a visual celebration of gardens – and the gardeners behind them. Viewers have commented that even just watching the series is therapeutic and gives the viewer the same experience of tranquility and the natural rhythm of life as gardening itself does. Each epi...
2019-09-2139 minB-RAD with Brad ToewsSomething to SayThere is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price to pay for living a lie. - Cornell West Sometimes I'm not sure what I was thinking about when I started this podcast. Podcasts about hosted by talkers, right? I'm a quiet, more reserved person by nature. I love to read and write, but generally speaking, I don't have a lot to say. But I'm learning how to communicate better, both on this podcast and in my personal and professional life. I'm learning I have Something to Say...
2019-09-2024 minB-RAD with Brad ToewsBack-to-School for AdultsAs the father to three kids, September is marked with back-to-school energy. Something about the shift in season, summer turning to fall and kids back in school, inspires an air of possibility for new habits and making change in your life. In this back-to-school episode I’m diving into 3 metaphors that can help us approach and instigate changes in our lives. 1. Take it to the curb Maybe you don’t usually see your household waste as a metaphor for life changes. It could be a bit of a stretch but I think...
2019-09-0646 minB-RAD with Brad ToewsFollow YouI’m a learner. I LOVE learning. I’m constantly reading, writing, listening, digesting and assimilating things I’m interested in learning. To be engaged with ideas this way is a big part of what makes me feel alive. I have a strong tendency and bias to depend on outside information and inputs, constantly seeking more knowledge to inform my choices. Often this is beneficial. Research can help us make better purchases, for example. Whether that’s the food we eat, the clothes we wear, or the car we buy. But I lean very hea...
2019-08-2241 min
Blackhawks BreakawayEp. 157: Why Jonathan Toews is a Top-20 center and answering your mailbag questionsOn the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis and Slavko Bekovic offer their thoughts on Jonathan Toews being left off NHL Network's Top-20 center rankings and make their case for why he should be on the list.
The guys also answer your mailbag questions, including whether Patrick Kane and Toews have another Stanley Cup run in them, Kirby Dach's chances at making the Blackhawks out of training camp and what the lines may look like on Opening Night.
0:43 – NHL Network keeps Jonathan Toews off top-20 centers list
8:45 – Will Blackhawks move on from...
2019-08-0742 minB-RAD with Brad ToewsWhen Marriage is a Let-downHave you ever been disappointed by your spouse, partner, child, parent, or friend? Perhaps nothing stings as much as the disappointments we face in our long-term romantic relationships, especially marriage. Unfortunately our popular culture sets us up for these disappointments and let-downs with happily ever after and other insanity like Tom Cruise’s classic line, “you complete me”, from the movie Jerry McGuire. As if. I’ve dealt with my share of disappointment in my eighteen year marriage. Both giving and receiving. And more than that, I’ve been completely undone and stripped bare, lear...
2019-08-0653 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsFind your FrequencyThis spring I attended a meditation retreat hosted and taught by Dr. Joe Dispenza. A fan of his work, it was amazing to experience, in person, the principles of his teaching and research. One of the thing Dispenza teaches is a modern take on chakras, the ancient Indian understanding of energy in the body. My introduction to chakras was through yoga but more recently I’ve been learning about these ideas from Dispenza, specifically in his book Becoming Supernatural, and also at the meditation retreat I attended. I’m no expert, but the seven...
2019-07-1649 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsMake Some Noise Drew BrownDrew Brown is an award-winning singer-songwriter, music producer and a friend of mine from way back. We have a shared history of being involved in contemporary Christian music, or CCM for short. In this interview Drew and I sit down in his kitchen to talk about music and being a musician. We talk about how writing, playing, performing and producing honest music tells the story of our lives and gives expression to shared experiences. Including the experience of a disillusioned and deconstructed Christian faith. What do we do when we no longer experience God the wa...
2019-06-2852 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsA Meditation: Fools Rush InFor my previous episode Elvis the Theologian, I recorded my own piano playing as part of the background musical track. A first for the B-RAD Podcast. Today is another first. In this short episode I offer a meditation on Divine Love paired with that piano recording. Inspired by the imagery of the wedding scene from Crazy Rich Asians and the Elvis song Can’t Help Falling in Love, I invite you into this experience of Divine love and awareness; giving ourselves over to the love already rushing, already flowing constantly in our direction.
2019-06-0711 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsThe Enneagram with Liv Lacroix - Part 2 Your personality creates your personal reality. Joe Dispenza This is the second half of my two-part interview with personal friend, Enneagram Coach and Facilitator Livingston Lacroix. Listen to Part 1 here. We continue our discussion of the Enneagram and walk through the needs, focus, issues, and fears of types 5 through 9. Join me as we are challenged, regardless of our Enneagram number, to live radically (to the root) within and beyond the limits of our “type”. Show notes, links and other resources at Brad Toews.
2019-04-2438 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsThe Enneagram with Liv Lacroix – Part 1Learning about the Enneagram was a light-bulb moment, or rather many moments for me, in my self-discovery and becoming. The Enneagram, like no other personality assessment I know, challenges a person to face “their stuff”. It’s a brutally honest lens, or mirror really, that allows a person to understand their core needs and fears and how that drives one’s behaviour. It’s not all bad news however, the Enneagram also provides a hopeful pathway, marking the trail to growth and transformation for your particular “type”. Want to know how to be a better partner and pa...
2019-04-1540 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsLet your Yes say NoOur souls are not hungry for fame, comfort, wealth or power, our souls are hungry for meaning, for the sense that we have figured out how to live so that our lives matter. So that the world will be at least a little bit different for our having passed through it. ~ Rabbi Harold Kushner Kyle Kirschbaum is a close friend and mentor of mine. In this interview he shares from personal experience the importance of identifying what we’re saying Yes to in our lives. And then making choices to live that Yes. Ky...
2019-04-0356 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsI am Not SorryWith a world population on the cusp of eight billion people (unbelievable!), I sometimes wonder if my single life matters. One person out of eight billion hardly seems significant. Does my presence matter? Do I deserve to exist? I live in Canada, the 14th least densely populated country on earth. We have lots of land and few people. We probably have room for some of those billions, as long as they don’t mind all the rocks and trees and trees and rocks and water… (cue Arrogant Worms song here.) In addit...
2019-03-2614 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsFree Your Inner Guru with Laura TuckerLaura Tucker started her professional life as a school teacher before transitioning to the private sector working in training, sales, and coaching. Always wanting to make a difference in people’s lives, from the time she started coaching baseball as a teenager, Laura’s leadership and communication skills helped her succeed throughout her career and in her consulting work serving the automotive industry. Until she reached a place where she observed a big disconnect between her successful professional life and her relationally-strained private life. Around the same time, the financial crisis of 2008 was negatively impacting the...
2019-03-1142 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsHere, but not HereTime can be a considerable source of stress for us in many ways. I grew up with an antique clock in my home that was wound up, by hand, once a week to keep it going. Time literally had a sound, a tick-tock, one second after another. Often it feels like time is weighing us down. It’s the persistent, subconscious tick-tock soundtrack of our lives. Time is an enemy or an adversary. It’s a limited quantity. We work against its constant decline to get things done, in our days, in our weeks, in our...
2019-03-0416 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsAddiction to ApprovalI have an addiction. I'm addicted to approval. I’ve never attended an AA meeting, or had a close friendship with someone in those circles, but my guess is that at the genesis of addiction you find a desire. Without desire, none of us would do anything. It's easy to judge what we see and say “if I could just stop doing this (fill in the blank with the activity or behaviour) then I would conquer this addiction". But simply addressing the behaviour is missing the point. I've been addicted to appr...
2019-02-1913 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsOriginality is OverratedThere's a lot of pressure in our culture to be original. And the self-actualization subculture isn't any better. It's probably worse. Do you have to be an original? What if being original is overrated? In the music world artists regularly cover other people's work. Musicians like Jamie Cullum prove that a good cover is a valuable art form, in and of itself. What many other great artists and individuals know is that filtering another person's ideas (their art, music, parenting or leadership style, etc.) through your own lens can be a profound experience...
2019-01-1510 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsThis is B-RADI turned forty the same week of launching this podcast, and in honour of that milestone birthday I set a goal of releasing forty episodes this year. I didn’t quite reach that goal. I am ending my first season of the B-RAD Podcast with thirty episodes. This thirtieth and final episode of the first season feels like a good time to tell you what B-RAD means and what it means to B-RAD. I’m a self-diagnosed self-development junkie. I seem addicted to the process of growth and development. I’ve read books, participated in progra...
2018-12-1925 min
The H&H HourOrdinary Guys Series - Kipp Bolt and Chris Toews Part 2 - Episode 91Ordinary Guys Series part two with the husbands of H&H, Kipp Bolt and Chris Toews. In this show the girls get serious (but there is also a hilarious laughing part) with hard questions for the guys about sexual sin, pornography, what it looks like to protect your marriage, and what men need from their wives. This is one you don't want to miss.
Connect with us:
The H&H Hour:
IG: @thehandhhour
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehandhhour/
Email: thehandhhour@gmail.com
Hosts:
Heather - IG: @heatheretoews
Heidi - IG: @heidibolt
Guests:
Kipp Bolt - IG: @kippbolt
Chris Toews...
2018-11-2758 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsObviouslyThe story by David Foster Wallace goes like this; there are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, “Morning boys. How’s the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes “what the hell is water?” This simple story challenges us to ask, at the very least, what are we really swimming in? And how can we even become aware of it? Simone Wei...
2018-11-2622 minThe H&H HourOrdinary Guys Series - Kipp Bolt and Chris Toews Part One - Episode 90Ordinary Guys Series launches in this episode. Heather and Heidi take on asking guys in their lives the hard questions about being a guy who follows Jesus in today's world.
First up in the Ordinary Guys Series are the husbands of H&H, Kipp Bolt and Chris Toews. This episode is full of wisdom and real talk from the two most important men in the girls' lives.
Connect with us:
The H&H Hour:
IG: @thehandhhour
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehandhhour/
Email: thehandhhour@gmail.com
Hosts:
Heather - IG: @heatheretoews
Heidi - IG: @heidibolt
Guests:
Kipp Bolt - IG...
2018-11-201h 08
B-RAD with Brad ToewsGoodness MeThe phrase "good enough", which is so ubiquitious in our culture, implies that there is something better than good. Perfection, something without flaws, something pristine and ideal, is better than good. Isn't it? In the beginning creation was declared good. Tov is the original Hebrew word which we translate as "good" in English. But Tov is so much more than just good. It's a word that celebrates life in all its diversity - birth, death, re-birth, seasons, warmth, cold, the messiness and sexiness of it all. In contrast, the Greeks gave us the...
2018-11-1619 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsI am HumanLabels aren't bad, they're necessary for making our way through the external world. Imagine navigating city streets or an airport terminal with no labels. Labels are obviously good. Labels are also a necessary part of our internal framework and personal structure. They help us identify where we're from (Toronto, Canada) and who we are (man, husband, dad, friend). But we all know from experience that labelling isn't all good and isn't always helpful. A label reaches the end of its usefulness in our lives when it reinforces, or binds us to something that...
2018-11-0923 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsSmart WaterWater covers 71% of the earth's surface. The average adult body is 60% water. A human can survive for weeks without food, but she'll live mere days without water. Water has no nutrition, per se but we require it, above almost all things, to live. We're not exactly sure how water arrived on the planet but scientists propose it may have arrived as ice in meteors, which means that "the same liquid we drink and that fills the oceans may be millions of years older than the solar system itself". Water has an interesting chemical...
2018-10-3120 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsAll in OneRudolf Steiner, who lived from 1861 to 1925, is remembered and revered as a prophet of renewal, asking and answering the question how do we create systems, protocols, and procedures that works alongside what nature provides humans? How do we be a part of the progress of the natural world in healthy, sustainable, and spiritual ways? One of the answers to those questions was the creation of biodynamic farming. I’ve learned all of this since visiting the Benziger Family Winery; a beautiful family farm in the Sonoma Valley. The Benziger family winery website describes bi...
2018-10-1920 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsHome BodyHome - What does it mean? Where is it? There is a sense of safety and security attached to the idea of home. The dictionary definition of the word homebody is a person who likes to stay home, especially one who is perceived as unadventurous. I'd like to challenge that idea. I think a true home body - someone at home in their body - is definitely adventurous. In fact, the biggest adventure you embark on, might just be the adventure of "finding home". While I've been traveling this year, I've...
2018-10-1019 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsThat Four Letter Word"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." - Marianne Williamson I grew up thinking that a certain four letter word - starts with an F, ends with a K, with UC in the middle - was the worst possible word. You had to stay clear of that word. All the while I was trapped by another four letter word, something much more insidious, dark, and damaging than a swear word. I was trapped by fear. Fear has been a powerful force...
2018-08-1721 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsChew on ThisChewing is an integral part of our experience with food. How we chew has biological and psychological affects on our whole body. After watching the video (link on my episode blog post) by Emily Rosen on the Psychobiology of Chewing I came away with four takeaways: We're designed to chew and crunch. We eat food too fast. When we don't chew properly we put extra stress on our digestive system. Chewing sets in motion a rhythm that affects our entire body. But as much as I'm keenly interested in nutrition and healthy eating, which is...
2018-08-0322 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsWhose Line is it AnywayWe have all been given a script in life. We are born into a culture, a community, a family that follows certain rules and norms. This script forms and informs how we live. It's how we make our way in the world as humans. This is how we survive and learn, by starting with what the past teaches us, reading our lines and playing our part. But at some point in our development we decide for ourself. Am I going to keep living my life from this script? What values are important to...
2018-07-2521 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsThe Art of GoodJorey Tessier has a passion for youth and wanted to work in a capacity where he could encourage and influence young people. So he decided to be a teacher. But when he was graduating from university and was considering his next step, the transition to teacher's college, something inside him had changed. The goal he was pursuing for the last eight years of his life no longer inspired him the way it once did. Asking himself the question, "what would be the best thing to do now?" the first idea that popped into his mind...
2018-06-2529 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsThe Sum when Some GivesomeHave you ever had an idea to create something great that had the potential to make a significant change in people's lives? In this podcast I interview someone just like that. Someone with a great idea to revolutionize the charitable giving landscape. An idea that was born in an unlikely encounter, an idea that took thirteen years to come to life. When Jay Whitelaw went to Namibia fifteen years ago he thought he was just going to Africa to teach. He wasn't planning to start a charitable giving app that makes a big impact through...
2018-06-1434 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsThe Curse of Comfort"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr. We live in a click culture. We value comfort and convenience. We idolize the instant success stories, we look for shortcuts. The problem with the click culture mindset, with taking the shortcut, choosing fast and easy, is that not only does it produce lower quality results but it robs us of the personal gains we achieve by working through challenges. Challenges...
2018-06-0822 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsHurts Like Hell"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” C.S. Lewis Pain as Teacher In her raw, deeply-moving and well-written memoir "Love Warrior", Glennon Doyle Melton says that pain is like a traveling professor. When pain knocks on the door — wise ones breathe deep and say: “Come in. Sit down with me. And don’t leave until you’ve taught me what I need to know.” Hard words to read. Hard words to live. Is it possib...
2018-05-3022 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsThe Best Game in Town"You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game. And you can win when you're outscored." — John Wooden My kids love playing the game Shotgun. This is not a game with real guns, we're urban Canadians. I'm referring to the game where a person claims the front passenger seat when riding in the car. Shotgun, the game, is a finite game. It has known players, fixed rules, and an agreed upon objective. There is a winner and everyone else is a loser and losers sit in the backseat, obviously. What is a fi...
2018-05-1622 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsThe Little Things aren't so Little“Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon.” — Booker T. Washington Have you ever installed a door? The process requires framing and positioning a doorjamb, with special attention to the hinges. When you've installed a door well you don't even notice it's done correctly, it just works. And when you use the door you don't think about the hinges, the doorjamb or the frame, you simply walk through. ...
2018-05-0923 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsWhat Lies BeneathGuillaume Néry is a record-breaking freediver. In his fascinating TED Talk, he explains the life-transforming experience of the freedive. His diving adventures challenge the belief that we can only go so far and give a new meaning to the religious phrase, "born again". Néry's diving experience teaches us about what lies beneath. So too does meditation. I'm a newbie meditator but I've been practicing meditation for a couple years and I'm acquainted with three different meditative states. Fixing your mind on an idea, phrase, or an object in the room is li...
2018-05-0222 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsDying before you DieWe often think of life as preceding death. First you live and then you die. But death also precedes life. It's a circle, not a line. The rhythm of seasons, sunrise and sunset, waking and sleeping, show us this pattern. Our very cells die and are made new. The food we eat, once living, died to sustain our lives. We see this pattern every day, every hour almost and yet we resist death. Why? If we view our lifetime as a line that starts and stops at discrete points we will fear death...
2018-04-2522 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsThe Madness of Being Self-Made, Part 3I talk a lot about becoming on this podcast, "be-radical in your becoming". This becoming is a metaphysical journey, where we explore the fundamental nature of our being, and what it means to both become from this being and to become into this being. We're not static. We're constantly being made. This is our becoming. What is our fundamental nature? Our identity? What are we becoming from? What are we becoming into? For many people it is their own efforts, being self-made, that defines their becoming. In this three-part series, I've...
2018-04-1823 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsThe Madness of Being Self-Made, Part 2The scientific field of epigenetics has revolutionized how we understand why organisms are the way they are. Turns out that although a "script" for how our physiological self will develop and grow is written in our genome, we now know that different outcomes are possible because of our epigenome, which modifies how that "script" is expressed. We're not bound to certain life outcomes as the result of our genetic code. The script matters for sure, but epigenetics tells us, at the DNA level of our being, that we participate in who we become. Steven Pressfield...
2018-04-1120 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsThe Madness of Being Self-Made, Part 1Are you familiar with metadata? Metadata sounds high-tech or sciency, but it's simply data that gives information about other data. For example, when you listen to an audio recording of the podcast you're listening to an MP3 file. On that file is metadata about this particular episode. The show title, copyright, etc. encoded right in the file you're listening to. The metadata is the background and foundational information of the file's data. Kind of like the true identity of the file. Metadata gives information about something's existence. Do humans have metadata? ...
2018-04-0422 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsThis is MYU"I’m not just one of a kind, and you’re not just one of a kind, and we are each not just one of a kind; we are one of an eternity. No pressure! Each of us has come with a gift. And if we do not give our gift, the world misses out." Mary Beth Ingham We experience our identity in three distinct spheres or points of contact. Me. You. Us. Coming into our own as a Me is a very empowering experience. To step out in courage and share our gifts, talents, inna...
2018-03-2824 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsServed by the SliceHumble pie, coming right up! We humans seem to swing between two ends of the humility spectrum: false humility and forgetting humility. False humility is actually low self-esteem, low self-worth. Forgetting humility is an exaggeration of self, it's arrogance. Neither are expressions of true self. How do we find true humility? Can we land in the middle of the spectrum? Maybe we find that sweet spot when we admit what we don't know and are willing to let go of what we think we know. True humility is the posture of...
2018-03-1520 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsNo Sex for LentIn the Christian tradition Lent is a period of fasting. Fasting is a way of breaking a pattern, interrupting a loop in our life; it's a tool to help us re-orient and reset our behaviours. Behaviour is rooted in desire, and though we can fast from our behaviour we can't fast from desire, nor should we. Desire can manifest in unhealthy and harmful behaviour, for sure, but desire itself is the deep voice of your heart. Lent, or a time a fasting, can help us identify the desire beneath our behaviours. That thing we truly...
2018-03-0720 min
B-RAD with Brad ToewsProblems are not the ProblemMichael Bernard Beckwith says that "Behind every problem, there's a question trying to ask itself. Behind every question, there's an answer trying to reveal itself. Behind every answer, there's an action trying to take place. And behind every action, there's a way of life trying to be born..." How does a problem have the power to lead you to "a way of life trying to be born"? The power lies in the kind of questions we ask. Are you asking disempowering questions that seek answers in control, blame, and judgement, of self and others? How...
2018-02-2821 min