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Not by AccidentNot by Accident: Scott Ruskin and Heroes -Episode25Scott Ruskin is a hero of the devastating and tragic central Texas floods of July 2025. His story is inspiring but somewhat unexpected. He helped save 165 victims in his first mission as a US Coast Guard rescue swimmer. He volunteered to get out of the rescue heicopter so there would be more room for the crew to load survivors they would dramaticall rescue in the flood waters. He found himself as the only rescuer to organize, triage, administer first aid, protect and coordinate the evacuation of scores of children from Camp Mystic. In the chaos and hell of an unfathomable disaster, Petty...2025-07-1711 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Changing a Losing Culture -Episode24People like to win and to be associated with winning teams or efforts. But the truth of life is that we will often fall short individually and as part of a team. What happens when that team can't seem to come out on top? What happens when one loss becomes two, then ten then fifty? This is not uncommone either for the girls under 10 youth soccer team I coached or for the Detroit Lions of the NFL. The point is, it can (and as I suggest, will) happen to many of us. One important think to keep in mind is...2025-06-0911 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: The Dark Side of Education -Episode23Education is one of the top 5 factors that not only transforms an individual's life (including their spouse, children and generations to come) but also to improve the world and mankind's condition. As access to learning (education being the formal system to facilitate learning... at least that is the objective) swept across society like a wave with the invention of the printing press and other monumental changes that took place in the time period we generally know as "the enlightenment", life on earth began to change. For the previous five or ten thousand years life was lived within 20 miles of your bi...2025-04-0311 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Leadership -Episode22What is leadership and being a leader? While it involves many things -knowledge, judgement, persistence, discipline, motivating others, humiliy- it is fundamentally about serving those you lead and being willing to do the hard work alongside the lowliest follower. In fact, as a side note, one of the best ways to prepare to be a great leader is to be a great follower. In so many aspects of life, experiencing the opposite informs and qualfies us. Those who endure sadness and disappointment really comprehend joy and achievement. Those who are once lonely become the best and most loyal friends. The most...2025-03-0110 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Holidays and Holy Days -Episode21Valentines day, Veteran's day, the 4th of July, Presidents day and Martlin Luther King, Jr. day are all holidays where we celebrate the sacrifice and character of a person or a group of people whose lives illustrations of the things (virtues and actions) we honor in our society. Unfortunately most of these days have devolved into recreation and leisure. We don't really comprehend the courage and scarifices of those at the core of the holiday. The word "holiday" itself has transformed -and not in a good way- from its original meaning. Fortunately it has not alltogether lost its meaning. We can st...2025-02-2205 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Sports Winning and Losing -Episode 20Sports and competition are universal across time, cultures and generations. Since human's existed they have been playing (and creating) athletic competitions. Sports teach us amazing lessons in a dynamic manner. We learn as we do and sometimes we have to learn very quickly. Discipline, teamwork, cooperation, persistence, humility, the necessity of physical, mental and intellectual prowess, overcoming adversity, short-term pain for long-term reward... all these are critical lessons of life that are directly taught by participation in sports.Many people mistakenly judge success in sports by the final outcome of the game or event. In other words if we won. ...2025-02-1508 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Procrastination and Negative Character -Episode19There are several -many more than we can count actually- character flaws that are common to any "normal" human. We are judgemental creatures who like to talk about the foibles and shortcomings of others. We would rather take an easy route than the higher and more difficult path. It is much easier and enjoyable to watch a movie or scroll mindlessly through social media posts than to engage in something productive like learning a musical instrument, writing a book or spending out time helping our neighbor fix their car. Ranking high on this list of negative attributes and threatening every one...2025-01-3010 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Is it Worth the Price -Episode 18Everything we do or want has a price. This is easy to see with products or physical items like a car, a purse or a trip to Hawaii. The price for these is some amount of money. But this truth extends beyond physical items to include things like a talent or non-tangible accomplishment. To be an Olympian, a rock star or a mom with ten children (don't laugh, this was my mother's dream since she was a girl... and yes, she realized this goal) -all these come with a cost. There is a price to pay for things we consider negat...2025-01-2218 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Praising the Meal Maker -Episode 17To take things for granted is human nature (especially from those we know the most). To begin to expect things from others (becoming entitled) is likewise in our nature. And both of those are ugly qualities that will harm and eventually kill relationships. When is the last time you not only expressed gratitude for the person who makes your meals but heaped praise and compliments on them? Mothers (sometimes fathers) will make you thousands of meals in your lifetime, will wash tons of clothes, drive you thousands of milles to places you want to go. What is in it for them...2025-01-1509 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Time to put on the Pants -Episode16What is the process by which we can become people of character? Each person has the same 24 hours in each day. In fact life is a series of cyclical events: sun up to sundown happens every 24 hours. Every 7 days is another week. One revolution around the sun is a year... and we start some things over. But hopefully we are not in the same place, we are not the same person every time the earth goes around the sun or even every 24 hours when the sun comes up and goes back down. Hopefully we have gotten better over this series of cycl...2025-01-0608 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Joy at Christmas and in Life -Episode15Is joy in giving or receiving? Where Christmas is concerned, children will definitely say it is in the receiving. Adults and maturing teens will likely feel otherwise. While this is evident at Christmas, it is more true, although more difficult, in our lives every day. To give of ourselves, our talents and our time, to make another's life easier or to lift someone who is carrying a heavy burden; to set aside our own wants or needs and place others ahead of ourselves; to give... that is the secret of life. In the end, we either take from life, we consu...2024-12-2405 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Being Good and Working at It -Episode 14Children, teenagers and adults all spend time thinking and working toward "what they want to be when they grow up". While being a good teacher, a good dentist, a good salesperson or a good business owner is important, it is infinitely more important to grow up and be good. Society won't fall apart because we don't have a enough good accountants or actors but it will if we gon't have a critical mass of good people. One challenge is that people are rarely naturally good, kind, generous, honorale... pick your virtue. We have to practice these through deliberate choice and hard...2024-12-1206 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: One Person at a Time -Episode 13We've got it all wrong. In a world of "likes", "followers" and fame, we falsely think the more people like or hear us, the more important we are. We think meaning comes from the number of people who are paying attention to us. And everything around us--from scientific studies to our own personal experience--says that relationships (the ones that matter) are made with individuals. We feel it and it resonates with us when one person takes time and gives 100% of their time and attention to us. That communicates: "you are more important to me than anything or anyone else, you matte...2024-12-0107 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Being Grateful -Episode12Being grateful--feeling and expressing gratitude--is a quality that has an impact on so many other virtues and the general wellbeing of your life. There does not exist a happy, content and grounded person who is not grateful. And it is not the amount of stuff, friends or comforts we possess that make a person grateful. In fact those with much are often some of the most ungrateful people in the world while those with very little are the most grateful for what they have. And therfore also the happiest. I think we all know people who seem to have everything inclu...2024-11-1606 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: You're Going to Fail -Episode11You are not going to win or succeed every time. In fact, in life you, me and everyone will encounter more disappointments and failures that successes. Simply accepting this reality actually makes life easier. It takes some of the pressure off. It gives us a better perspective when we don't succeed. We can shrug off the failure as a common feature of life rather than being devastated. A healthy and realistic expectation also makes the failures sting less and avoid seeking someone or something to blame. It also helps us avoid a victim mentality (that all the world, society and people...2024-11-0905 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Life is about Others -Episode 10There is no truly great person who is not fundamentally concerned about the needs of others. While it is important to focus on and work on improving ourselves, particularly developing positive qualities, our intellect, working hard to improve our place in life, so much of happiness, self-esteem and meaning comes from serving others. In the end, life is not about "me". It is about lifting, helping, serving and being attentive to the needs of others. Something magical happens to our own problems, fears, trials and shortcomings... they become smaller and feel less burdensome. When we live outside ourselves we become a per...2024-10-2806 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Tell the Truth Always -Episode 9In the training of character we sometimes work on single muscles but there are some qualities or virtues that are so profound and sophisticated that they are an entire muscle group. Integrity is one of these. Integrity includes responsiblity, honor/honesty and truthfulness. This podcast explores the critical nature of telling the truth, always! An otherwise accomplished life, full of hard work and sacrifice, can be ruined with one deviation from truth, with the telling of one lie. Trust and integrity are hard fought victories but a single instance of lying can call it all into question. When we lie we los...2024-10-2207 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Medal of Honor -Episode8Conflict and opposition bring out the best (and the worst) in human nature. War is the ultimate expression of conflict and is, unfortunately, a staple of the human experience. War provides a line in the sand at which men and women say "this is what I believe and this is worth dying for." We need people of character, conviction and courage to stand for the right. We must fight injustice, oppression and those who will always try to inflict their will while denying the rights of others. Stories and illustrations of great sacrifice and duty come out of war. We need t...2024-10-0810 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Loyalty and Family -Episode 7Loyalty and devotion are critical components of character. These are especially essential do demonstrate with family and friends. As with any good virtues, these often demand sacrifice and only become meaningful when they are put into practice when there is a steep price to pay. Many people walk away from responsibilities when that price becomes too high. We live in a world of "what's in it for me?" The truth is, standing up and fulfilling our obligations -especially when our obligations or repsonsibilities are to other people, particularly those who are relying on us and have no way of paying us ba...2024-09-1806 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Ben Carson's Mom -Episode 6Ben Carson's life changed because of his mom and her decisions for her children. Mr. Carson became a world renown neurosurgeon and was a previous candidate for president of the United States. He shares the experience when his life turned around, all because his mom required him to do some very hard things (perhaps we will talk about the power of books in a future episode). Of all the powerful forces in the world, moms may be the most dynamic. This episode is both a reminder to listen to your mom but also an encouragement to moms -as tired as you...2024-09-1006 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: The Reluctant Wrestler -Episode5Part of growing up is doing things we don't want to do. Sometimes its inconvenient, sometimes its scarey, sometimes its uncomfortable. Pushing beyond our own comfort zone is something most people, myself included, don't want to do and avoid at all costs. But the truth of the matter is there is A LOT to be learned when we try new and hard things. We may find something that we love and becomes a career... or perhaps we find something we hate. Either way, we can learn critical lessons and develop qualities we would not otherwise have. In this podcase we share a...2024-09-0506 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident Birds on Wire -Episode 4Yoda, Nike and Spencer Kimball all identified the great key to personal and character development so many of us struggle with, not because there is anything broken with us but because it is human nature. We all have aspirations and intentions but so often we just need to "do it". For Nike it is the tagline that has driven millions of dollars in earnings. For Yoda, it is the key to making a Jedi: "Do or do not. There is no try." In this eqisode, Michael Josephson, founder of The Josephson Institute of Ethics and the nationwide program, Character Counts, share...2024-09-0105 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Wilbur's home gym -Episode3When building character and the corresponding muscle groups--integrity, honor, kindness, patience, persistence, committment to truth, etc.-- you will encounter resistence. All growth is a product of resistence. This often happens in unexpected and unwanted ways. Wilbur Wright is known for changing the world but we share a story of how the world changed him. In fact, it appeared that the world turned on him in a cruel and undeserved way that derailed him from a promising future.... Or did it? Did the very unfortunate events of his youth contribute to create a much better and qualified person to change the w...2024-08-2807 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Dave's Burden and Greatness -Episode 2Life will sometimes hand you difficult and undeserved challenges. How we respond not only impacts our own happiness but can lift, inspire and strengthen others. Choosing to be happy, which may be as heroic as any achievment even if done in the quiet and unknown walls of our own home, takes courage, sustained effort and a focus on others. All these are critical elements of character and halmarks of a virtuous person. These are illustrated by a painful real-life experience shared by, Dave, a caller to the Dennis Prager Radio show.2024-08-2205 minNot by AccidentNot by Accident: Love takes out the trash -Episode 1Character training session: Love. How is it manifest in dailey behaviors and what does it reveal about me? Content borrowed from The Jesse Kelly show.2024-08-2006 min
BVL Podcast#192: Wie managt man die neuen Risiken der Logistik? (Richard Renner, Thomas Wicke, Schunck Group)Der BVL Podcast (Bundesvereinigung Logistik)
Welche neuen Risiken entstehen in der Logistik, wie managt man diese Risiken und welche Rolle können Versicherungen beim Thema Risikomanagement in der Logistik spielen?
Um diese Themen geht es in dieser Folge des BVL Podcasts.
Unsere Gäste heute sind Richard Renner und Thomas Wicke von der Schunck Group, dem führenden Spezialmakler für Versicherungen in der Logistik.
Gemeinsam mit unserem Host Boris Felgendreher sprechen Richard und Thomas unter anderem über folgende Themen:
Kurz zum Hintergrund der SCHUNCK Group.
Ein Überblick über die wic...2023-11-2348 min
The Kim Monson ShowFront Range Real Estate Opportunities and ChallengesRE/MAX Realtor Karen Levine and mortgage specialist Lorne Levy discuss the challenges and opportunities of the metro real estate market. Brad Beck introduces his latest essay: Procrastination. Dr. Thomas Wicke joins Kim to discuss his candidacy for the Jefferson County school board.2023-09-191h 52
Analytischer KaffeeplauschEpisode 85 – Wie politisch (wertvoll) ist Benjamin Blümchen? (feat. Oliver Emde)Mit dem Politikwissenschaftler Oliver Emde diskutieren Rebecca und Paul, wie politisch Benjamin-Blümchen-Hörspiele sind. Dabei geht es um den korrupten Bürgermeister, die paramilitärische Polizei und um ganz viel zivilen Ungehorsam. Am Ende erfahrt ihr, ob wir Benjamin Blümchen für politisch wertvoll halten.
Intro/Outro: Thomas Höhl
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– Oliver Emde, Lukas Möller & Andreas Wicke: Von "Bibi B...2022-12-181h 37
The Crossover Media PodcastStephen Edwards - Requiem For My Mother PodcastRequiem For My Mother by Stephen Edwards - Set for Mother's DayRelease Features Continuo Arts Symphonic Chorus
American Public Television Documentary to be Aired Nationwide
Requiem For My Mother by acclaimed composer Stephen Edwards is now available on CD and DVD on iTunes, Amazon and other retailers nationwide. The recording, which features the 160-voice Continuo Arts Symphonic Chorus, including their 60-member children's choir, and the 50 piece City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, is under the direction of conductor Candace Wicke. This ground breaking event was staged in one of the most beautiful and sacred places in the world, the Basilica of...2017-05-0404 min
3am Recordings3am Recordings Show @ Pioneer DJ Radio - Episode 1 - July 2015As the excellent PioneerDJ Radio (www.pioneerdjradio.com) moves forward, we're very proud here at 3am Recordings to have been asked to provide a monthly show; each show is broadcast on the 4th Friday monthly at 10am CET (9am GMT), then repeated on the following Sunday at 3pm CET (2pm GMT). Each month 3am's main man Al Bradley will bring a selection of new & old cuts, with a 'spotlight' on a particular label/producer too, showcasing a couple of tracks from one label/producer.
If you're interested in booking Al Bradley or a 3am Recordings showcase, get in touch via...2015-07-2400 min