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Spiritual Life and Leadership275. Leading Faithful Churches of Every Size, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger (ep 150 replay)In a post-pandemic world, what does it really mean to be a “small,” “mid-sized,” or even “very large” church? Markus Watson and Tod Bolsinger explore Thom Rainer’s recommendations to recategorize church size, reflect on the unique strengths and challenges of congregations of all sizes, and examine why church health and faithfulness matter more than impressive attendance numbers. Whether you’re a pastor, church leader, or simply curious about the evolving landscape of church leadership, this episode challenges us to rethink our assumptions—and reminds us that fruitful ministry comes in every size.Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson discuss thi...
2025-07-0108 min
Before the Applause PodcastFrom Wishbone to World Stage: A Life in Performance, Purpose, and Passing It On with Helen ThomWhat happens when your childhood wish on a chicken wishbone shapes your entire life? For Helen Thom, that wish for ballet lessons at age six sparked a journey from passionate young dancer to transformative educator who has touched hundreds, if not thousands, of lives.Helen's story unfolds with warmth and authenticity as she shares pivotal moments that shaped her path – from her mother noticing technical issues in her early training to her formative years at Bird College. "It was a real shock to the system," she recalls of professional training at just sixteen. "For about the first te...
2025-06-271h 16
Le journal de la Musique - L'actualité de vos artistes préférésFlorent Pagny, Cali, Zazie et les autres se mobilisent pour Paul WatsonOn avait évoqué cette mobilisation il y a quelques jours, elle prend forme aujourd’hui.Ils sont des dizaines à s’être donné le mot pour venir en aide à Paul Watson, le charismatique capitaine des Sea Shepherd qui lutte contre les chasseurs de baleines et qui est en prison aujourd’hui à cause de ses convictions et de ses actions. Un peu partout dans le monde des citoyens et des artistes demandent sa libération. Les artistes français le font à travers cette chanson.Le titre s’appelle « Le dernier mot », il est signé Francis Lalanne et il est repris en cœur pa...
2024-10-2402 min
Military Veterans PodcastViewpoint 18: Thom SheaFull Episode: Ep 018 - SCPO Thom Shea from 10th November 2021.In this Viewpoint: Thom discusses the challenge of leaving the military and the SEAL teams after 23 years service, with steps forward in writing books and creating a leadership company to help businesses and individuals.Thom also shares some great advice for people thinking of joining the military, and advice for veterans out there, which includes finding something that scares you.Watch Full Episode on YouTube:Part 1: youtu.be/-I3ugxVDOF4Part 2: youtu.be/PqJEZa5...
2024-02-2008 min
Spiritual Life and Leadership198. Clergy, Congregations, and Hope After the Pandemic, with Scott Thumma, Director of the Hartford Institute for Religion ResearchScott Thumma is Professor of Sociology of Religion at Hartford International University and Director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. Scott is also Principal Investigator of a study titled Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations.In this episode, Scott Thumma shares insights from that study, including the tension between clergy and congregations, the rise of hybrid worship, and the ongoing struggle to adapt to a changing world.THIS EPISODE'S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:Scott Thumma emphasizes the resistance to change that clergy might within their congregations, attributing it to "suffering from whiplash."Congregations need t...
2024-01-0944 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota143 (Part Two) - Kai Cheng Thom on Falling Back in Love with Being HumanKai Cheng Thom is a writer, performance artist, and community healer. She is the author of the novel Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars, which was chosen by Emma Watson for her online feminist book club and shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award. Her poetry collection a place called No Homeland was an American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book, and her essay collection, I Hope We Choose Love, received a Publishing Triangle Award. She writes the advice column "Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse" for Xtra. Kai Cheng Thom's newest book, Falling Back in Love with Being Human will be...
2023-07-2024 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota143 (Part One) - Kai Cheng Thom on Falling Back in Love with Being HumanKai Cheng Thom is a writer, performance artist, and community healer. She is the author of the novel Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars, which was chosen by Emma Watson for her online feminist book club and shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award. Her poetry collection a place called No Homeland was an American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book, and her essay collection, I Hope We Choose Love, received a Publishing Triangle Award. She writes the advice column "Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse" for Xtra. Kai Cheng Thom's newest book, Falling Back in Love with Being Human will be...
2023-07-1427 min
Rainer on LeadershipThe New Fight for Life: An Interview with Benjamin WatsonThom and Sam welcome Benjamin Watson, author of the upcoming book, “The New Fight for Life: Roe, Race, and a Pro-Life Commitment to Justice.” Benjamin is a former NFL player who now serves as VP of strategic relationships with Human Coalition, a pro-life organization based in Dallas.
2023-05-0425 min
Where Did The Road Go?Sasquatch Canada with Travis Watson - Part 1: April 22, 2023Seriah is joined by author and researcher Travis “W.T.” Watson to discuss his latest book “Sasquatch Canada: Beyond British Columbia” and related subjects. Topics include an incident of a Bigfoot near a major freeway, the vastness of Canada and the populations of wild animals, an 1895 encounter by miners with a massive Sasquatch, confusions between Bigfoot and bears, the consistent ineffectiveness of guns against the beings, the enmity between Sasquatch and dogs, Sasquatch physique compared to gorillas, a limping Bigfoot, the classic 1969 encounter in Alberta at a bridge construction site, “impossibly” tall Sasquatches, the Patterson-Gimlin film, Indigenous people’s sightings and beliefs, h...
2023-05-021h 25
Beyond Survival: The New Teacher PodcastHow can teachers best support autistic students?The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Karen Watson. Karen Watson is an Additional Support Needs (ASN) educator, inclusion champion and teacher. She is also the author of the excellent book 'Good Autism Practice for Teachers'. In this interview, Karen answers the central question: how can teachers best support autistic students? In answering that central question we explore the following questions:1. How would you define autism for listeners? 2. What mistakes do you think teachers often make it supporting autistic students?3.What role does language have...
2023-04-0450 min
Spiritual Life and Leadership153. Leadership in a Time of Declining Church Attendance, with Thom Rainer, author of I BelieveThom Rainer is the CEO of Church Answers and the author of many books, including I Believe: A Concise Guide to the Essentials of the Christian Faith.In this episode, Thom Rainer discusses an article he wrote in which he said we need to rethink how we categorize churches, now that the median church size is 65—meaning 50% of churches in the U.S. have fewer than 65 people in church every Sunday!What does this decline mean and how should we lead in this strange new world?THIS EPISODE'S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:Thom Ra...
2023-02-2838 min
Spiritual Life and Leadership150. The New Normal of Church Attendance, a Quick Conversation with Tod Bolsinger and Markus WatsonHow does your church attendance compare? Tod Bolsinger and Markus Watson discuss an article by Thom Rainer titled "The New Very Large Church."Send me a text! I’d love to know what you're thinking!Click HERE to get my FREE online course, BECOMING LEADERS OF SHALOM.
2023-02-0709 min
The Comedy ArcadeMaybe We're The Monsters Now - with Paul Watson, Leslie Ewing-Burgesse, Thom Tuck & Runi TalwarThis week a return to the Arcade after Edinburgh Fringe. Recorded live at the Cheerful Earful podcast festival in partnership with Next Up, Vix welcomes returning favourites Thom Tuck & Leslie Ewing-Burgesse alongside Paul Watson & Arcade virgin Runi Talwar. Hear about the panel's worst jobs, the weirdest DMs they received and how you can't trust people drinking from cups on TV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-10-3054 min
The Joyful Learning PodcastEpisode 3: The Joy of Nature with Jo Watson HacklNationally recognized and award-winning Teacher Librarian, speaker, and host of the Joyful Learning Podcast, Melissa Thom in conversation with middle grade author, Jo Watson Hackl the author of Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe and the founder of Outdoorosity, a free resource for information and inspiration about nature. (The interview took place during the International Association of School Librarians (IASL) conference in Columbia, South Carolina, where both Melissa and Jo were invited to present.)
Jo Watson Hackl is the author of the bestselling novel, Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, published by Random House Children’s...
2022-10-0426 min
The Kevin Sheehan ShowWentz, Te'o, and Thom to the Final 4Kevin and Thom today with a menu of excellence including a celebration for Thom's first-ever trip to the Final 4! The boys talked some Manti Te'o doc, Stranger Things, Jack Del Rio, Carson Wentz, Jim Irsay, and Kevin snuck in a quick reaction to the Deshaun Watson suspension news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-08-181h 14
Sports and More with Chris & ThomDeshaun's BananaThe guys with special guest Kyle Waldeck discuss the Savannah Banana's and the Deshaun Watson, umm, situation. So many banana puns!
Stay Safe and Healthy!!
2022-06-2449 min
CiTR -- Queer FMQueerFM Featured Guests : Gyimah Gariba (He/Him) is an inspiring queer Ghanaian Canadian artist & Rising Star of Animation/Kai Cheng Thom, (Gyimah Gariba (He/Him) is an inspiring queer Ghanaian Canadian artist whose vision was to create a show where kids of all backgrounds, specifically Black children, could see themselves reflected on screen. Gyimah’s career started before graduating college when he joined the character design team for Black Dynamite. Since then, he has worked on a variety of hit shows including Steven Universe, True and the Rainbow Kingdom and Justin Time GO!, where he was the lead character designer. In 2020, Gyimah was named one of Animation Magazine’s Rising Stars of Animation. Gyimah was name...
2021-12-212h 07
Blocked PartyLibby Watson v. Jason CalacanisLibby Watson (writer) is back for a comfy mid-December episode that sees John power through the haze of potential COVID illness for a memorable episode, as Libby gets blocked by Silicon Valley weirdo and Defector Media's "interested investor" Jason Calacanis. Of course, given Stefan and Libby's love for their cats, there's a lot of Kiki and Digby talk, and John remembers his first long-time exposure to a cat, his ex's fat cat named Sushi. Plus, we get into bagels, nu-metal covers, coffee, the Salton Sea, Thom Hartmann's smackdown of an anti-vaxxer, and Stefan gives us a wild update on...
2021-12-201h 35Military Veterans PodcastEp 018: SCPO Thom Shea - U.S. Navy SEAL VeteranThom joined the United States Navy (USN) in 1988 and served for 23 years as a Navy SEAL (Sea, Air and Land).In this episode he talks about life growing up, joining the military and becoming a Navy SEAL, his time over in the United Kingdom (U.K.) with the Special Boat Service (SBS), and deployments around world.Thom shares a bestselling book he wrote called Unbreakable: A Navy SEAL’s Way of Life. He also talks about experiences in Afghanistan where he was awarded the Silver Star Medal (3rd highest military decoration for valour in combat), an...
2021-11-1042 min
The House of Mario: A Nintendo PodcastA Weekend With Mario Golf: Super Rush! (Feat. Jamie Penningh & Buddy Watson)Welcome to The House of Mario! The South Australian Nintendo podcast that is backed by a 120 Power Star Rating!This episode friends of the show Jamie Penningh & Buddy Watson join Drew to discuss their thoughts on Mario Golf: Super Rush, more on Breath of the Wild 2, The Pokémon Company announcing a 25th anniversary trading card collection, their favourite memories of the Nintendo 64 + much more!Come on in! The doors are open!CHECK OUT JAMIE!Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamiePenninghTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jdpkart18 CHECK OUT BUDDY!Twi...
2021-06-282h 53
The House of Mario: A Nintendo PodcastGoldenEye 64 Pro & His Pop's Video Game Store! (Special Guest w/ Buddy Watson)Welcome to The House of Mario! The South Australian Nintendo podcast that is backed by a 120 Power Star Rating!Today friend of the show Buddy Watson joins Drew to discuss his gaming journey throughout the years! From when his Pop owned a video game store, loving A Link To The Past on SNES, growing up playing multiplayer games on Nintendo 64, finding PlayStation titles & much more!The doors are open!CHECK OUT THE "RADIO WATSON" PODCAST!Apple PodcastSpotifyLISTEN/WATCH THE HOUSE OF MARIO: ENCORE!Drew is celebrating...
2021-04-231h 33
Sports and More with Chris & ThomPolitics has killed BaseballThe guys with the faces for radio and the voices for a silent movie are back after a brief hiatus! Why haven't they recorded any episodes recently? Well there were some technical difficulties and other issues. As many of you can guess, the guys are tackling some tough topics this episode. The guys give their opinions on the MLB All-Star game being relocated and Deshaun Watson's legal issues. How do the guys navigate such tough topics? Did we find something else that grinds Chris' gears? Find out in this episode of Sports and More with Chris & Thom!!
2021-04-131h 25
The Pizza Box TalksEpisode 27: The Superb Owl specialIn this one we recap the Superbowl, talk where Carson Went/Deshaun Watson should go, Mizzou Basketball being ranked and discuss a very controversial pizza power ranking from Reddit.
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2021-02-1159 min
Mobile Suit Breakdown: the Gundam PodcastWish You WellShow Notes
This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 21 - “Crybaby Cecilia (Part 2)” (泣き虫セシリア (後)) (sometimes also translated to English as "Tearful Cecilia (Part 2)"), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the connection between Cecilia's family and historical Japanese emigration.
- Books and articles:
Masterson, Daniel M., and Sayaka Funada-Classen, The Japanese in Latin America. University of Illinois Press, 2004.
Millard, Thomas F. “Japanese Immigration into Korea.” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 34, no. 2, 1909, pp. 183–189. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1011225. Accessed 10 Jan. 2021.
- Wikipedia page on the Japa...
2021-01-091h 22
2020-12-1335 min
Everything Belongs with Madison MorriganKai Cheng Thom on Transformative Justice, Wholeness and Radical GraceToday on the Everything Belongs Podcast, Madison is in conversation with Kai Cheng Thom. Kai is a writer, performer, community worker, somatic educator, lasagna lover, and wicked witch. She is the author of four award-winning books in various genres, including the novel Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars (which was featured on Emma Watson's feminist book club!) and the essay collection I HOPE WE CHOOSE LOVE. Kai Cheng has spoken and published widely on the topics of trauma and transformative justice. A lifelong student of healing and change work, Kai Cheng is currently pursuing deep study in mindfulness meditation, breathwork fa...
2020-12-091h 12
The Comedy Arcade'Eight White Kids, Fifteen Black Kids And a Little Pink Boy' - with Pope Lonergan, Thom Tuck & Ilayda ArdenWelsh comedian Vix Leyton invites Pope Lonergan, Ilayda Arden and Thom Tuck to compete for points earned through telling the best stories around themes randomly generated by a bingo ball.In this episode we hear about why Vix should never be allowed in the dressing rooms of comedians, Thom Tuck's adventures in a straw hat, Ilayda's too-close encounter with Emma Watson and the day Pope refused a mugging and proceeded to live his best life on a day out in Portsmouth. Find Thom on Instagram & TwitterFind Ilayda on Instagram & Twitter & also on Re...
2020-12-0447 min
The Host Unknown PodcastEpisode 33 - Went Wrong Right From The BeginningJoin us for possibly the most incompetently performed and produced infosec podcast available today. At least we have some of your favourites to share and enjoy: This week in InfoSec(Liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account):14th November 1990: During an NBC News broadcast, two computer hackers from the hacker group MOD identified only by the aliases "Acid Phreak", "Phiber Optik" and “Scorpion” took responsibility for posting the "Happy Thanksgiving" message on the Learning Link's system after destroying data on it.https://twitter.com/todayininfosec/status/1327615750564179970?s=2016th No...
2020-11-2058 min2020-07-0530 min
Clapp with Jane with Jane ClappRemember who you are with Kai Cheng ThomMy conversation with Kai Cheng Thom left my heart full and my commitment to my integrity during the COVID19 crisis galvanized. I am so grateful for her time and energy sharing her personal and professional reflections about the end of the world as we know it. Kai Cheng Thom is a Canadian writer and former social worker who has dual master's degrees in social work and couple and family therapy from McGill University. She has published four books to date: the novel “Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir in 2016 (which Emma Watson na...
2020-03-2446 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio"The Process of Discipleship" - 2 Timothy 2:1-2 - Thom Watson
2020-02-0938 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio"When the Opportunity Arises" - Deuteronomy 6:4-9 - Thom Watson
2020-02-0236 min2020-01-2631 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio"Praying Out of Weakness" - Matthew 26:36-46 - Thom Watson
2020-01-1931 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio“The Humble Heart of Prayer” - Luke 18:9-14 - Thom Watson
2020-01-1230 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio“Prayer is a Lifestyle” - 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24 - Thom Watson
2020-01-0527 min2019-12-2932 min2019-12-2413 min2019-12-2234 min2019-12-1534 min2019-12-0833 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio"Our Present and Future Hope" - Jeremiah 29:11-14 - Thom Watson
2019-12-0129 min
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Patrick WatsonPatrick Watson speaks with Kyle Meredith about his latest record, Wave, and how it's inspired by Thom Yorke, Frank Ocean, and Talk Talk. Watson dives into his appreciation for the architecture of hip-hop's song structures, how well-worn formulas have started to pass, and his work on the final Leonard Cohen album. We also hear about his appreciation for visuals and how Twin Peaks makes a strong showing in this new album. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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2019-11-2717 min2019-11-2439 min2019-11-1742 min2019-11-0337 min2019-10-1338 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio"Greater than the First Things" - Hebrews 5:11-6:20 - Thom Watson
2019-10-0638 min2019-09-2941 min
Stories from the C|SUITEMoving Is In His Blood w/ Don WatsonThis month my good friend, Don Watson tells his story of the family business and his thoughts on doing the right things.
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2019-09-2426 min2019-09-2237 min2019-09-1540 min2019-09-0838 min2019-09-0134 min2019-08-2534 min2019-08-1832 min2019-08-1136 min2019-08-0438 min2019-07-2839 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio“The Foolishness of Self-Reliance” - Psalm 14 - Thom Watson
2019-07-1434 min2019-07-0730 min2019-06-3033 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio"Our Savior, Like a Shepherd, Leads Us - Psalm 23 - Thom Watson
2019-06-2338 min
The Happiness Quotient#10 - Frank Campanaro: Conquering Mount Everest with Tourette Syndrome, Mentors - Remarkable InterviewFor all intents and purposes, the guest for Episode 10 should have died a hundred times over given the odds stacked against him from a young age. Instead, his is a story of inspiration.Tourette Syndrome is a type of Tic Disorder. Tics are involuntary, repetitive movements and vocalizations. In addition to the medical and behavioral challenges that come hand-in-had with TS, children also face challenging social and educational situations, which can be stressful. Our guest has lived his entire life with Tourette Syndrome. Instead of allowing it to defeat him, he's risen literally to the top of t...
2019-06-181h 332019-06-0946 min2019-06-0246 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio“The Persisting Unseen Battle” - Ephesians 6:10-24 - Thom Watson
2019-05-1934 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio“The Struggle of Authority” - Ephesians 6:1-9 - Thom Watson
2019-05-1235 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio“The Bridegroom and His Beloved” - Ephesians 5:22-33 - Thom Watson
2019-05-0534 min2019-04-2848 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio"Living in the Now and Not Yet" - Acts 1:1-11 - Thom Watson
2019-04-2139 min2019-04-1439 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio“Living Your New Life Now” - Ephesians 4:17-32 - Thom Watson
2019-03-3143 min2019-03-2439 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio“What Are You Full Of?” - Ephesians 3:14-21 - Thom Watson
2019-03-1734 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio"The Mystery of Inclusiveness" - Ephesians 3:1-13 - Thom Watson
2019-03-1041 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio"Our Divine Citizenship" - Ephesians 2:11-22 - Thom Watson
2019-02-2434 min2019-02-1733 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio“The Firm Foundation for Faith” - Ephesians 1 - Thom Watson
2019-02-1043 min2019-01-2738 min2019-01-2040 min2019-01-1336 min2018-12-3041 min2018-12-2416 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio"The Joy of the Generations" - Luke 1:46-55 - Thom Watson
2018-12-2332 min2018-12-1627 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio“The Peace that Turns Away Wrath” - Romans 3:21-26 - Thom Watson
2018-12-0936 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio"Earthly Gains of Eternal Rewards?" - James 5:1-12 - Thom Watson
2018-11-2537 min2018-11-1831 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio"Contrary to Popular Belief" - James 4:1-12 - Thom Watson
2018-11-1133 min2018-11-0431 min2018-10-2132 min2018-10-1434 min2018-09-3034 minTwo Rivers Presbyterian Church Sermon Audio“The Faith That Leads to Action” - James 1:19-27 - Thom Watson
2018-09-2335 min