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Reier On YouTubeReier On YouTubeNo Sleep TEAL | What did draft approach say about Jaguars playoff viability? With the 2025 NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, NST hosts Evan Reier and Travis Reier as they hit on a number of Jacksonville Jaguars-related topics, including: What did the move up and price to secure Travis Hunter say about the Jags' thought process where playoff viability in 2025 is concerned? For the upcoming season, more pressure on new regime or Trevor Lawrence? Who is the face of the franchise, Lawrence, Hunter, Liam Coen or Tony Boselli?LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to Reier on YouTube! #DUUUVAL #jacksonvillejaguars #NFL2025-05-0831 min1LYFE Podcast1LYFE PodcastChasing Dreams & Backflips with Motocross Rider Zak Klaptosky | 1LYFE Podcast Ep. 29In Episode 29 of the 1LYFE Podcast, host Todd Lawrence sits down with motocross rider and business owner Zak Klaptosky, founder of Back Nine MX. They dive into the challenges of turning your passion into a career, inspiring the next generation, and Zak’s insane experience learning to backflip a dirt bike with motocross legend Travis Pastrana. If you love motocross, action sports, entrepreneurship, and long-form interviews, this episode is for you!🔥 Topics Covered: ✅ The struggles of building a business around what you love ✅ Mentorship & impacting the youth through motocross ✅ Behind the scenes of learning a backflip with Travis Past...2025-02-101h 02Watch God Work with Lawrence E. AdjahWatch God Work with Lawrence E. AdjahFaith, Business, and 'God Got Me': Travis Wilder | Watch God Work w/ Lawrence E. Adjah#TravisWilder #FaithInBusiness #WatchGodWork In this inspiring episode of Watch God Work with Lawrence E. Adjah, meet Travis Wilder, entrepreneur and founder of the faith-based brand "God Got Me". From his roots in Detroit, Michigan, to creating a movement of hope and encouragement, Travis shares how his faith, family values, and resilience guide his journey. Summary:Travis Wilder’s story is one of faith, entrepreneurship, and community impact. Raised in a family of pastors in Detroit, Travis embraced his spiritual foundation and entrepreneurial spirit to create "God Got Me," a faith-driven apparel brand. He...2025-01-2745 minI\'M A FAN OFI'M A FAN OF#129 Lawrence RosalesAs we near the one year anniversary of Lawrence Rosales' debut comedy special TRENA (available on YouTube), Lawrence was kind enough to stop by and catch up on what's happened over the past year.2025-01-142h 33Reier On YouTubeReier On YouTubeNo Sleep TEAL | With Lawrence shut down, realistic finish for Jaguars?Trevor Lawrence's 2024 season is a wrap. So with Mac Jones situated as the Jacksonville Jaguars' starting quarterback moving forward, what is a realistic finish for a team headed Tennessee this weekend? Travis Reier and Evan Reier discuss that as outline some cornerstone personnel pieces for the future on the offensive side of the ball. #Jaguars #DUUUVAL #NFL #jacksonvillejaguars2024-12-0616 minReier On YouTubeReier On YouTubeNo Sleep TEAL | Moving on from Philly; Mac Jones up at QB? After seeing a furious comeback fall short in Philadelphia, the Jacksonville Jaguars shift their focus to the Minnesota Vikings. In doing so, there are questions surrounding the availability of starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who was banged up in the loss to the Eagles. Join Travis Reier and Evan Reier as they talk everything from the Jags' latest loss to weighing the pros and cons of playing Lawrence at less the 100 percent this week. #NFL #JacksonvilleJaguars #jaguars #duuuval #football2024-11-0639 minCinema RoyaleCinema RoyaleCONCLAVE Review: Ralph Fiennes Leads A Twisty, Funny Thriller About The Search For A New Pope (128 kbps)Travis Hopson of Cinema Royale and Punch Drunk Critics reviews Edward Berger's papal thriller, CONCLAVE, starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini!From director Edward Berger, CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting a new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy and discovers a secret that could...2024-10-2605 minThe Management Theory ToolboxThe Management Theory ToolboxEpisode 5: Unleashing the Power of Human Capital for Competitive Advantage with Dr. Ken BaylorEver thought of business strategy as just an elaborate chess match? Think again. Join us as we dive into the heart of strategy and execution, revealing the true force driving your business success: the people crafting your products and services.Step into the enlightening world of Dr. Ken Baylor, who brings to the fore the often underappreciated power of organizational behavior in sculpting a winning business strategy. Unearth the insight that a company's true pulse isn't just in its numbers, but in its vibrant culture, core values, and nimbleness. Realize the potential of organizational behavior to give...2024-01-3131 minCooper and Anthony ShowCooper and Anthony Show@TaylorSwift changes "Karma" lyrics for Travis KelceTaylor Swift Changed a Joe Alwyn ‘Karma’ Lyric to be About Travis Kelce. More at www.CooperandAnthony.com #taylorswift #traviskelce #nycradio, #radio, #syndicatedradio, #podcast, #podcasting, #podcasts, #spotify, #podcastlife, #podcaster, #radio, #music, #comedy, #podcasters, #applepodcasts, #itunes, #podcastshow, #spotifypodcast, #applepodcast, #radioshow, #nycradio, #CLT,#longisland, #Listen, #pandoraPodcast, #TampaRadio,#Tampa, #LasVegas, #lasVegasRadio, #FtMyers, #FtMyersRadio 2023-11-1306 minI\'M A FAN OFI'M A FAN OF#93 Lawrence Rosales InterviewThis episode we bring back a favorite of mine, stand-up comic Lawrence Rosales. Lawrence is an incredible comedian from North Texas with a rich and layered history of ups and downs. We catch up on his comedy career, life after drug addiction, his new podcast and much more. Enjoy! It takes a lot of time, effort, and unfortunately, money to keep this endeavor going. Please consider donating to the show to help ease some of this burden and to support the promotion of comics, musicians and other artists that may appear on the show. Thank you!  2023-08-232h 32The Gnostic Wisdom NetworkThe Gnostic Wisdom NetworkThe Esoteric Alchemy of Art w/Travis LawrenceWe’ll just say it: Travis Lawrence is one of the best living artists working with esoteric themes. Influenced by Jungian psychology and mythology, Travis uses the art of printmaking to create illustrious allegorical imagery with both personal and timeless symbols. We have him on the show to talk about his process, the meaning of art, what the esoteric has to teach artists and well all of society, and all the other mysteries of life. Check him out and buy his work at https://www.infinity-prints.com/ Find his socials and web presence at https://linktr.ee/Travislawrence  [https://archive.org/down...2023-07-3100 minTalk GnosisTalk GnosisThe Esoteric Alchemy of Art w/Travis LawrenceWe’ll just say it: Travis Lawrence is one of the best living artists working with esoteric themes. Influenced by Jungian psychology and mythology, Travis uses the art of printmaking to create illustrious allegorical imagery with both personal and timeless symbols. We have him on the show to talk about his process, the meaning of art, what the esoteric has to teach artists and well all of society, and all the other mysteries of life. Check him out and buy his work at https://www.infinity-prints.com/ Find his socials and web presence at https://linktr.ee/Travislawrence  [https://archive.org/down...2023-07-3100 min#MantleMondays with Bishop Travell Travis, Esq.#MantleMondays with Bishop Travell Travis, Esq.#MantleMondays (E1.12) with guest: Dr. Matisa Wilbon and host: Bishop Travell Travis, Esq.Tune in every other Monday for a new episode of #MantleMondays with host: Bishop Travell Travis, Esq. as he interviews entrepreneurs, pastors, authors, and leaders sharing their career, entrepreneurial, and ministerial journeys. Learn more: www.travelltravis.com Purchase books authored by Bishop Travis: "Don't Eat the Baby: The Characteristics of Cannibalistic Church" and "Where Will the Mantle Fall: A Biblical and Legal Guide to Succession Planning" #mantles #leadership #succession #entrepreneurship #pastors #mantles #cannibalisticchurch #wherewillthemantlefall Dr. Matisa Wilbon is a rich, relevant, and effective, rising national and international speaker and teacher. An in...2023-06-121h 28Arcanvm PodcastArcanvm PodcastArtistic Inspiration, Freemasonic Symbolism & the Infinite Arcana w. Travis LawrenceIn this episode, I sit down with artist & Freemason Travis Lawrence. We talk about sourcing inspiration, crafting in woodcut style, creating the Infinite Arcana Tarot, and the influence of the art of Masonic symbolism. Travis' Prints: http://inifinity-prints.com Patreon: http://patreon.com/arcanvm Follow on IG: @a.r.c.a.n.v.m Contact: arcanvvm@gmail.com2023-03-221h 13Balanced Growth Show with Dr. Travis ParryBalanced Growth Show with Dr. Travis ParryEp 104: Living Life by Design with Ross Lawrence On today’s episode we are joined by Ross Lawrence, an awarding winning advisor and owner of White Ember Financial Planning. When he is not in the office, Lawrence enjoys gardening, traveling, and competing in Ironman triathlons. His motto is to live life by design, not by default. Join us today as we discuss these things: What started Lawrence’s journey in financial planning. (1:10) Lawrence’s definition of balance and how he’s been able to maintain it throughout his business’ growth. (6:11) How accountability has helped Lawrence stay on track. (13:52) How letting go and outsourcing has helped Law...2023-03-2127 minMitlin Money MindsetMitlin Money MindsetInside the Travis Roy Hockey Classic: Celebrating Legacy and Impact on the Ice, Episode #120Travis Roy—a 20-year-old hockey player with a promising future—sustained a life-changing injury in October 1995. 11 seconds into his first game as a Freshman at Boston University, a freak accident drove him into the boards, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. It ended his career and changed his life forever.  As his accident became national news, an entire country became his fan club, cheering him on as he adjusted to daily life and rooting for him when he established the Travis Roy Foundation, dedicated to research and one-on-one assistance for spinal injury cases. Six years...2023-02-1541 minGRIT to GREATNESSGRIT to GREATNESSEp 63: Discipline & Work Ethic = SUCCESS, Travis Lawrence & Steven ModlinTravis Lawrence is a MMA fighter that also has a family and sales job. Steven and I talk with him about the DISCIPLINE and WORK ETHIC it takes to be SUCCESSFUL in ALL of these areas. We discuss: Accountability Professionalism Dependability Determination Control the Controllables HARD WORK beats TALENT any day TALENT DOES NOT WORK HARD! There is a BRIDGE BETWEEN GOALS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS2023-01-2621 minDisorganized ReligionDisorganized Religion5-1 Travis ClyburnHope you all had a wonderful Holiday Season. Everyone is now back to work...and so are we! Travis and I join forces in this episode with Katie as our on-air producer and sound tech. We tease a bunch of stuff to come. The big news!? We're moving to Patreon (patreon.com/disorganizedreligion). Fear not, you can still get the audio episodes for free here. But if you want access to all the good stuff to come, then you gotta get your tush to Patreon. Thanks for listening. Enjoy and have a great week! --- Send...2023-01-1251 minDisorganized ReligionDisorganized Religion5-1.5 Travis ClyburnHope you all had a wonderful Holiday Season. Everyone is now back to work...and so are we! Travis and I join forces in this episode with Katie as our on-air producer and sound tech. We tease a bunch of stuff to come. The big news!? We're moving to Patreon (patreon.com/disorganizedreligion). Fear not, you can still get the audio episodes for free here. But if you want access to all the good stuff to come, then you gotta get your tush to Patreon. Thanks for listening. Enjoy and have a great week! --- Send...2023-01-0951 minDisorganized ReligionDisorganized Religion4-11 Sean GrantFor the final episode of 2022, Sean Grant joins Travis and me for a discussion about standup and God. Sean is just delightful. You get a glimpse of the new studio Travis has put together. And we kind of travel back in time since we did this whole thing on Zoom, technical difficulties and all. Sean is an amazing comic who does just about everything you can do in comedy. He is a standup who performs all over the country, he has a Comedy Central special you can find on his YouTube page, and a full album you...2023-01-0153 minDisorganized ReligionDisorganized Religion4-11.5 Sean GrantFor the final episode of 2022, Sean Grant joins Travis and me for a discussion about standup and God. Sean is just delightful. You get a glimpse of the new studio Travis has put together. And we kind of travel back in time since we did this whole thing on Zoom, technical difficulties and all. Sean is an amazing comic who does just about everything you can do in comedy. He is a standup who performs all over the country, he has a Comedy Central special you can find on his YouTube page, and a full album you...2022-12-3153 minBefore The StreamBefore The StreamNirvana Unplugged: On A Plain, with Travis SmithBefore the Stream is currently talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York one song at a time. Travis Smith returns to the pod to discuss On A Plain and reminisce about Nirvana. Jason and Travis talk about album sequencing, "great little pop songs" vs "great songs", poignant lyrics vs throwaway lyrics, what stands out about this song in this performance and on Nevermind, and more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream2022-12-3038 minTL\'s Road HouseTL's Road HouseTL's Road House - Travis DenningOn this week’s episode of TL’s Road House, Georgia Native, Travis Denning joins Tracy Lawrence on the tour bus. The two discuss college football, how to captivate a crowd and what what his wife gave the green light on. Grab a cold drink and listen in while these SEC boys dive into the forever evolving music industry. 2022-11-1642 minHot Grits PodcastHot Grits Podcast125. Spencer Turns 30, Shannon Sharpe vs Kirby Smart, Braves Trade Rumors, Kevin Durant To Celtics & Trevor Lawrence To Bacon Park Golf CourseHappy Birthdays to Spencer Maddox (7/27) and Travis' Dad (7/26) ... Recap of Spencer's second straight drunk Sunday night as he struggles out of the gates for Episode 125, his last as a 29-year-old (a big-time hit off of his inhaler really got him going about 10min into the episode). ... Ellis Square Truck Crash was crazy, Spencer's video of it was Big J Journalism at its finest. .... Braves at the trade deadline and why Ronald Acuna and Ian Anderson are struggling (Conspiracy Theory fact OR fiction edition). .... NBA Trade Rumors as Kevin Durant is now being courted by the Celtics. .... Shannon Sharpe vs Kirby...2022-07-2657 minMitlin Money MindsetMitlin Money MindsetHydro Flask & Beyond: Success Stories and Business Insights with Travis Rosbach, Episode #87Travis Rosback is the founder of Tumalo Group. The Tumalo Group helps new inventors and entrepreneurs get their business into production. They utilize a list of trusted and experienced manufacturers from around the world to build responsible partnerships between businesses and manufacturers.  Captain Rosback has spent the last 30 years studying and packaging all things business. His previous tenure includes time as an advisor, consultant, public speaker, and business coach to a wide range of industries, celebrities, individuals, and even countries.  Travis is most well-known as the founder of Hydro Flask but has been involved in ma...2022-06-2942 minBefore The StreamBefore The StreamNirvana: Bleach, with Travis SmithJason is joined for the 2nd time by one of his oldest and dearest friends Travis Smith, this time to discuss Nirvana's 1989 full length debut Bleach. Jason and Travis try to remember if the performance of "About a Girl" on MTV Unplugged really was their introduction to this album, they discuss what aspects of the songwriter Kurt Cobain would become were already present on this album, the progression from Bleach (which was produced for around $600) to Nevermind, and much more.  Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com2022-04-041h 40Building the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsThe Analytics Engine for All Your Data with Justin Borgman @ StarburstIn this episode we speak with Justin Borgman, Chairman & CEO at Starburst, which is based on open source Trino (formerly PrestoSQL) and was recently valued at $3.35 billion after securing their series D funding.  In this episode we discuss convergence of DW’s / DL's, why data lakes fail and much much more. Top 3 takeawaysThe data mesh architecture is gaining adoption more quickly in Europe due to GDPR.There were two main limitations of data lakes when comparing to DW’s, performance and CRUD operations. Performance has been resolved with query engines like Starburst and tools like Apache...2022-03-1536 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsTransform Your Object Storage Into a Git-like Repository With Paul Singman @ LakeFSIn this episode we speak with Paul Singman Developer Advocate at Treeverse / LakeFS. LakeFS is an open source project  that allows you to transform your object storage into a Git-like repository. Top 3 takeawaysLakeFS enables use cases like debugging to quickly view historical versions of your data at a specific point in time and running ML experiments over the same set of data with branching..The current data landscape is very fragmented with many tools available.. Over the coming years there will most likely be consolidation of tools that are more open and integrated. Dat...2022-03-0127 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsEnable Faster Data Processing and Access with Apache Arrow with Matt Topol @ FactsetIn this episode we speak with Matt Topol, Vice President, Principal Software Architect @ FactSet and dive deep into how they are taking advantage of Apache Arrow for faster processing and data access. Below are the top 3 value bombs:Apache Arrow is an open-source in-memory columnar format that creates a standard way to share and process data structures.Apache Arrow Flight eliminates serialization and deserialization which enables faster access to query results compared to traditional JDBC and ODBC interfaces.Don’t put all your eggs in one basket, whether you're using commercial products or open sou...2022-02-0149 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsImplementing Amundsen @ Convoy with Chad SandersonIn this episode we speak with Chad Sanderson  head of data and early stage startup advisor focused on data innovation @ Convoy and uncover their journey to implementing Amundsen, an open source data catalog.Below are the top 3 value bombs: Data Scientist’s should not be spending the majority of their time trying to find the data they are interested in. Amundsen is a powerful open source data catalog that integrates across your data landscape to provide visibility into your data assets and lineage. We often get lost in the features within data teams. It’s import...2022-01-2535 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsThe Importance of Treating Your Data Initiatives as Products with Murali BhogavalliYour data team should not just be keeping the lights on, but should be building and creating data products to support the business. In this episode we speak with Murali Bhogavalli a data product manager and explore what is a data product manager and how they differ from a traditional product manager. Below are the top 3 value bombs: Data should be looked at as a product and treated as such within the organization (i.e. agile methodologies, continuous improvement…)Organizations need to be more than just data driven but also data informed. For that to h...2022-01-1826 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsOpen-Source Data Catalog Amundsen with Mark Grover @ StemmaIn this episode of Building The Backend we hear from Mark Grover founder @ Stemma, co-creator of Amundsen. Stemma is a fully managed data catalog, powered by the leading open-source data catalog, Amundsen.Below are top 3 value bombs: Automated data catalogs are critical to help wrangle the growing data across organizations. (i.e. Being able to identify out of 150 columns on this table only 10 are being used downstream)Tribal knowledge and context cannot be automated - data catalogs cannot be 100% automated. Amundsen is an open-source data catalog originally created at Lyft. Stemma has created a ma...2022-01-1141 minThe SmallmouthCrush PodcastThe SmallmouthCrush PodcastBrett Carnright talks Smallmouth Bass Fishing and gives up some great tips and techniques!Catching trophy smallmouth bass on a consistent basis can be a challenge.  So many techniques and so many different patterns can sometimes make it confusing where to start when targeting smallmouth bass.  Each Sunday join Travis Manson as he interviews guests who are at the top of their game when it comes to catching smallmouth bass.Season 1 Episode 48 Travis talks with Brett Carnright.  Brett has been extremely consistent in bass tournaments around the region and knows a thing or two about Smallmouth Fishing.  Not only does he have things dialed in on his home body of water Lake...2021-11-281h 04Winner TalkWinner TalkAstroworld & Crying MemesBuckle up and get ready to have a good time. We start with diving into the Astroworld tragedy and talk a little Travis Scott.  Next we get into a little Kyle Rittenhouse and his Oscar worthy performance in court.  We discuss the memes that have started to surface from the trial.  Lastly we start talking Kanye West (Ye) and is recent interview on Drink Champs.  From our vantage point it sounds like a cry for help.  Sometimes when you hear a song from your past that you haven't heard in a long time, that song takes you back...2021-11-151h 20Building the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsArchitecting a Modern Data Lake with Dipti Borkar from AhanaIn this episode of Building The Backend we hear from Dipti Borkar cofounder @ Ahana  a managed service for Presto on AWS, where we talk all about the data lake, how it should be structured and where the industry is going. Below are top 3 value bombs: Presto is an open source distributed SQL query engine originally created by Facebook, mainly used to run SQL queries on data lakes but can be connected to relational data stores as well. Ahana is a managed Presto service on AWS with 3x price/performance. When optimizing your data lake, it’s...2021-11-0939 minI\'M A FAN OFI'M A FAN OFRare Americans and Lawrence RosalesThis episode I apologize for my Bell's Palsy. Then we share music from the Rare Americans album Rare Americans 2 and interview one of my favorite stand-up comics, Lawrence Rosales. Enjoy!2021-11-032h 14Building the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsOpen Source BI with Apache SupersetWhat tools are you using for data viz? Are they low cost? One option is Apache Superset, in this episode we speak with Robert Stolz to learn more about Superset and other open source data tools. Top 3 Value Bombs: One popular use case with Apache Superset is embedding it within applications because it’s open source, there is a wide range of flexibility to integrate it with existing systems.  Apache Superset supports any sources supported by the Python SQL toolkit called SQLAlchemy. DBT encourages a set of best practices around data development (i.e. source...2021-11-0229 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsEdge Computing and Continuous Intelligence with SwimIn this episode of Building The Backend we hear from Simon Crosby – CTO @ Swim an open source edge computing operating system, where we talk all about edge computing, event streaming and much more. Below are top 3 value bombs: Edge means more than just being physically located somewhere it could also mean in the cloud. It really is the closest point of where your source data is being generated.Continuous intelligence is a design pattern where streaming data is directly tied into business operations. Kafka is continuing to hold it’s strong position in the event s...2021-10-2634 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading Organizations12 Modern Data Architecture Principles That Should Be Implemented in 2022This episode is a little different then the usual format. Instead of interviewing a data leader - I share what I consider are the 12 most important principles when designing a modern data architecture.  Please message me on LinkedIn with the thoughts on this show.  2021-10-1920 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsThe Keys to Good Data Quality With Prukalpa Sankar from AtlanIn this episode of Building The Backend we hear from Prukalpa Sankar – Co-founder of Atlan, where we talk all about data quality/governance, common issues organizations face when implementing data quality and much much more. Below are top 3 value bombs: Data Governance has a bad reputation. It should not be a bureaucratic controlling process that is pushed from the top down. Active Metadata is key to modern data architectures, essentially it’s putting together all the human and machine generated metadata together to derive insights. One of the most difficult metadata attributes to capture is the...2021-10-1237 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsDesigning a Modern Data Architecture – TeradataThis is a podcast episode you do not want to miss with Stephen Brobst, CTO @ Teradata. We discuss all things Data Warehouses, the shift to the distributed cloud and, key principles to implementing  successful DW's. Top 3 Value Bombs: Large organizations are shifting more to a distributed / inter-cloud architecture for many reasons, a couple of reasons are data sovereignty, increasing residency and reducing costs.Just because your DW does not support indexing does not mean you do not need them. One of the most common reasons DW’s fail is they are led by IT and...2021-10-0444 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsExploring Open-Source Data Integration With Airbyte“The hardest part of ETL is not building the connectors, it is maintaining them.” Truer words never spoken. Really enjoyed this episode with Michel Tricot CEO & Co-Founder of Airbyte where we discuss all things data integration and connectors. Top 3 value bombs: The future of ETL/ELT integration connectors may lie with open source. Many closed source data integration tools only create connectors if the ROI is there, but this leaves many tools out and speed to market can be slow. Airbyte has created a modular open source framework that allows the community to quickly buil...2021-09-2835 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsHow To Effectively Reduce Data Quality Incidents 10x with DatafoldThis episode features Gleb Mezhanskiy Co-Founder & CEO @ Datafold, during our discussion we talk all about data observability and how to improve your data quality. Before Datafold, Gleb was a founding member of data teams at Lyft and Autodesk, where he built sophisticated data platforms and developed tooling to improve productivity and data quality.Top 3 Value Bombs:The foundation of any data observability platform is the data catalog. Data observability becomes increasingly difficult the more data sets you have if you do not define your process to track and monitor your data. Do not surprise yo...2021-09-2139 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsApplying Transformations to Streaming Data with MaterializeThis episode features Arjun Narayan Co-Founder & CEO @ Materialize, during our discussion we talk all about transforming streaming data, the do’s the don’ts and how Materialize is changing the landscape of streaming. Top 3 Value Bombs:When creating schema changes organizations should always strive to create forward compatible schema changes only. This means consumers will be able to consume your data model without impacting them, they just may be missing your newly added column.Materialized computations are bound to change in the future, either due to bugs or requirement changes. Kafka allows you t...2021-09-1432 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsOptimizing Spark in the Cloud - with Jean-Yves StephanThis episode features Jean-Yves Stephan Co-Founder & CEO @ Data Mechanics (recently Acq. by Spot by NetApp), during our discussion we talk about optimizing Spark to run in the cloud at a low cost.Top 3 Value Bombs:Running Spark CAN be expensive but there are ways to reduce your current operating costs by 50-75% by smart automations (i.e.  tune for node type, memory and CPU). Spot instances can lower your costs by utilizing unused instances. Creating serverless architectures and using containers will allow for more flexibility with deployment models and scalability.  2021-09-0732 minThe SmallmouthCrush PodcastThe SmallmouthCrush PodcastWilliam Clute just may have caught more Smallmouth Bass than anyone!GET 15% OFF ALL YOUR TACKLE HERE! The Reel Shot Tackle Store -https://bit.ly/2YtVLRLSMALLMOUTHCRUSHUSE CODE SMALLMOUTHCRUSH15 for 15% your order! Catching trophy smallmouth bass on a consistent basis can be a challenge.  So many techniques and so many different patterns can sometimes make it confusing where to start when targeting smallmouth bass.  Each Sunday join Travis Manson as he interviews guests who are at the top of their game when it comes to catching smallmouth bass.Season 1 Episode 36 Travis talks with Will Clute who does his damage on the St Lawrence River far awa...2021-09-0549 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsHow To Achieve Better Observability and Control Over Your Data Pipelines with Josh BenamramThis episode features Josh Benamrum, who is the co-founder of Databand. Databand is a company that helps engineering teams achieve better observability and control over their tech stack.Top 3 Value Bombs: When observing our data we should be looking at our data and pipelinesDon’t wait till the board meeting for an incorrect metric to make DQ a priorityHaving clear SLA’s on just what data quality means across the organization is essential  2021-08-3137 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsUnify Your Data Operations with NexlaTravis welcomes to his podcast Saket Saurabh, who provides a window into the world of data management and the self-service options that are democratizing it. Co-founder and CEO of Nexla, Saket has a passion for data and infrastructure and how to improve its flow among partners, customers and vendors. Nexla automates various data engineering tasks, intelligently creates an abstraction of data and enables collaboration among people at different skill levels. Named a 2021 Cool Vendor by Gartner, Nexla is a leader in data preparation, integration and tracking.Top 3 value bombs: Data architectures overall need to b...2021-08-2425 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsA Powerful Open Source Database That Supports Many Storage Needs (MariaDB)In this episode, we speak with Rob Hedgpeth, a  director of developer developer relations at Maria DB.  We explore all things Maria DB, the capabilities it has and when you should consider it for your next project.  Top 3 value bombs:MariaDB follows a shared nothing architecture and supports distributed SQL for unlimited scaling on demand.MariaDB can handle many types of storage (i.e. document store, graph and spatial)When deciding on your next relational database do not just look at options available within your cloud service provider, include Databases as a Service within you...2021-08-1727 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsIncrease the Quality and Reliability of Your DataIn this episode, we speak with Lior Gavish, the co-founder of Monte Carlo to explore all things data quality. Monte Carlo is a data lineage and observability tool that lowers your data downtime.Top 3 Value Bombs:Data products should be thought of in it’s entirely from the source to the consumer.No one data stakeholder can solve data quality issues, it’s a collaboration of the data engineers, business, data consumer and even software to help automate certain aspects of cataloging and capturing meaningful metadata. Good data quality processes should alert you to anoma...2021-07-2731 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuild Real-Time Data Pipelines in Minutes Not Months with MeroxaIn this episode, we speak with DeVaris Brown, he is the CEO and co-founder of Meroxa, which is a data platform that enables organizations to build real time data pipelines in minutes not months. Prior to founding Meroxa, DeVaris was a product leader at Twitter, Heroku, and Zendesk. In this episode we will be talking about all things data ingestion.Top 3 Value Bombs: Data ingestion should be in real time to provide the most flexibility across your use cases. Real time ingestion is not as complex as it used to be - many tools i...2021-07-2036 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsLaunch, Monitor, and Share Data Pipelines In a Matter of MinutesIn this episode, we speak with Blake Burch, co-founder of Shipyard, a data orchestrator tool that allows you to create powerful workflows in a matter of minutes.Top 3 Value Bombs: Data tests are often for the assumptions we already know. There's a lot of unknowns that can crop up and cause issues that tests are not catching. Start analyzing job metadata to alert on potential anomalies.Store your raw data to allow the most flexibility when it comes to re-transforming the data.Don’t settle for scatter shot troubleshooting. Have a clear lineage of how...2021-07-1332 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsThe Data Warehouse for Distributed Clouds - YellowbrickIn this episode, we speak with Mark Cusack, CTO at Yellowbrick. Yellowbrick is a data warehouse platform that was built from the ground up for performance and cost that can be deployed across clouds and on-prem. Top 3 Value Bombs:Yellowbrick DW was recently named a contender in Cloud Data Warehouses by Forrester Research and they are able to achieve 100X performance at 1/5th the price​ against many competitors. As data production is exponentially increasing at the “edge” the need to pre-process and keep the data where it is is becoming critical.  The distributed cloud model hel...2021-06-2937 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsWhat You Should Know Before Getting Started With Data Science with DATA SCIENCE I N F I N I T YIn this episode, we speak with Andrew Jones who has spent 13 years in Data Science at companies including Amazon & more recently Sony PlayStation where he developed and prototyped Machine Learning based features for the PlayStation 5, several of which have been patented by Sony. Since then he has created the  DATA SCIENCE I N F I N I T Y community to support folks on there data science journey. Top 3 Value Bombs:85% of AI projects fail, one of the reasons is due to going too complex too soon. When solving problems with data science, you s...2021-06-2243 minRep By Rep StrengthRep By Rep StrengthRep By Rep Strength Podcast #5: Accommodating Resistance with Mike LawrenceIn this episode of the Rep by Rep Strength Podcast, I sit down biomechanics expert, Mike Lawrence where we take a deeper dive in the world of accommodating resistance. Michael Lawrence is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and the Manager of the Motion Analysis Laboratory (MAL). He oversees day to day operations and mentors both undergraduate and graduate student research in the MAL. He also teaches Kinesiology to the first year DPT students. His personal research interests include the mechanics of various strength training exercises, strength and conditioning, and the...2021-06-2158 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsReverse ETL with HightouchIn this episode, we speak with Tejas Manohar, Co-Founder of Hightouch, a leading Reverse ETL platform. That syncs data from your warehouse or lake back  into tools your business teams rely on.Top 3 Value Bombs:Organizations should be sending more holistic customer data back into their marketing solutions. Reverse ETL is the process of creating pipelines to extract data from the warehouse/lake and move back into operational components. Utilize CDC when extracting data to minimize the impact to your source system. 2021-06-1532 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBecome a Data Driven Organization with Christina Stathopoulos an Analytical Lead at Waze @GoogleIn this episode, we speak with Christina Stathopoulos who works at Google as an Analytical Lead with Waze, a crowdsourced mobile navigation app. She is also an adjunct professor at IE Business School and guest lecturer at ISDI where she teaches analytics courses in the MBA programs. In this episode we will discuss the current landscape of data, challenges organizations face when becoming data driven, and top reasons AI projects fail.Top 3 Value Bombs:One of the main blockers for organizations to become data driven is lack of C-suite support.Your AI projects will fail...2021-06-0833 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsDesigning Scalable Data Architects with Dr. Mark Tabladillo from MicrosoftIn this episode, we speak with Dr. Mark Tabladillo. Mark is a thought leader in the AI/ML space at Microsoft where he creates technical architectures for artificial intelligence and data science solutions. Top 3 Value Bombs:Many organizations struggle to understand their current data landscape. Azure Purview can help you manage and govern your data.Technology and best practices are changing rapidly. Even the pros iterate, iterate and iterate when building out new architectures to best meet the use cases. Check out Azure’s AI business school, a free resource to learn how to driv...2021-06-0140 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsReduce Data Movement and Decrease Processing Times with a Machine Scale Feature Store(Molecula)In this episode, we speak with H.O. Maycotte. H.O. is the CEO/founder of Molecula, an enterprise feature store that simplifies, accelerates, and controls big data access to power machine-scale analytics and AI. Molecula is powered by Pilosa, an open source project created by H.O. and team. Pilosa eliminates the need to copy data between systems in order to make it accessible for analytical and machine learning purposes at scale. Leading companies like Spotify, Hulu, Uber, Zillow, ESPN are all utilizing Pilosa. Top 3 Value Bombs: Large volume or complex workloads on a...2021-05-2546 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsWhy You Should Be Using (CDC) Change Data Capture for Ingestion with DatacoralIn this episode, we speak with Raghu Murthy. He is the founder of Datacoral, which provides serverless architectures that support data pipelines and orchestration to facilitate ELT into your Data Warehouse. Prior to founding Datacoral he was at Yahoo, Facebook and was part of the initial team that developed Hive. In this episode we will explore the best patterns for ingesting operational data into your data warehouse, creating metadata first architectures and the role Datacoral serves.Top 3 Value Bombs: If you're migrating relational data that supports CDC, you should be using CDC to migrate i...2021-05-1840 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsIntegrating Large Scale Microservices Architectures with your Data Platform with Sunu SasidharanIn this episode, we speak with Sunu Sasidharan. Sunu is the technology lead at Cuologic where he helps global brands implement large scale architectures, devops automation and data engineering across multiple technology stacks.Top 3 Value Bombs: When creating distributed databases, you can only achieve two of the following three: consistency, availability, partition tolerance (CAP Theorem)Design data pipelines that support schema evolution. Teams should be able to add new functionality without causing downstream impacts. The entire deployment and creating of data objects/pipelines should be managed by code and version controlled.  2021-05-1125 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsTransportation Modeling and Autonomous Vehicles With Matt Battifarano In this episode, we speak with Matt Battifarano. Matt is a data scientist focusing on transportation modeling. He first started his career as a data scientist at a startup called Bridj where they created a smart micro-bus platform for urban transit similar to Uber Pool. Currently he’s working towards his PHD at Carnegie Mellon at their Mobility Data Analytics Center. Top 3 Value Bombs: K.I.S.S - Keep it super simple. Do not over complicate the process, especially when just starting out prototyping.. The importance of understanding the purpose/history of methods in AI/MLTher...2021-04-2735 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsThe Importance of Self Service BI with 5xDataIn this episode, we speak with Tarush Aggarwal. Tarush is the founder of 5xdata, where he helps companies build a strong data foundation with self-service BI to enable the business. Prior to starting 5xData he was one of the first data engineers on the analytics team Salesforce and helped scale the data team WeWork from 5 to 100+.Top 3 Value Bombs: Ingest all your raw data into a central location and build your data models on top of that. When organizations are first building out a data platform, the first item they should focus on is bu...2021-04-2026 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsThe Next Wave of AI and Creating Intelligent Cognitive Assistants with aigo.aiIn today’s episode, we will speak with Peter Voss and discuss the current landscape of AI, the next wave of AI called Artificial General Intelligence, and how organizations today can level up their chatbots to create satisfied customers. Peter Voss is a Serial Entrepreneur, and Pioneer in Artificial Intelligence. Who coined the term ‘AGI’ (Artificial General Intelligence) with fellow luminaries in the space.At the age of 25 Peter, IPO’ed a company he started that grew to over 400 people. Since then he’s been focusing on AI and recently launched aigo.ai an intelligent cognitive assistant that deliv...2021-04-1332 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsLearn How LinkedIn is Future-Proofing There Data ArchitectureIn today’s episode, we will speak with Kapil Surlaker,  the vice president of engineering at LinkedIn. Kapil has been with LinkedIn for over 10 years and has played an instrumental role in shaping the data architecture that LinkedIn is built on top of. In this episode, we cover a wide range of topics surrounding data architecture from: How metadata is captured and served up Future-proofing the data architecture The shift from on-prem to  Azure How LinkedIn monitors the quality of there data in real-time 2021-04-0641 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsDataOps Is Not Just DevOps for Data with DataKitchenIn today’s episode, we will speak with Chris Bergh, a pioneer in the DataOps landscape and the CEO at DataKitchen, a DataOps Platform that Simplifies Complex Data Toolchains and Environments Top 3 Value Bombs:DataOps is not just DevOps for dataAny organization can get started today and start implementing DataOps practices. Start small and prioritize quick wins. The people/process is just as important as the tools used if not more so when implementing DataOps. If you enjoy this episode and want to learn more, please head on over to DataKitchen.io t...2021-03-3028 minCooper and Anthony ShowCooper and Anthony ShowTravis Barker Just Gave Himself A TattooTravis Barker isn't just a tattoo devotee — he's also his own artist. The former Blink-182 drummer posted a video to his Instagram yesterday that shows him wielding a buzzing tattoo gun, inking the phrase, "You're so cool!" in all caps above a heart on his upper thigh.  More at www.CooperandAnthony.com, and watch us nightly at 7pm EST https://www.twitch.tv/cooperandanthony2021-03-2712 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsGetting Started with AI While Avoiding R&D FailuresIn today’s episode, we will speak with Manny Bernabe and discuss the current landscape of AI, how to get started implementing AI solutions and what organizations should be doing today to set them up AI success in the future. Manny is the founder of BigPlasma.ai and has 10+ years of experience creating and deploying AI & Machine Learning solutions and products to industries from financial services to semiconductor manufacturing. He helps innovation leaders build AI & analytics products/services while avoiding R&D failures.Top 3 Value Bombs:If your organization want’s to be in busi...2021-03-2337 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsCleaning Dirty Data with the Classification GuruIn today’s episode, we will speak with Susan Walsh and learn why organizations struggle with creating and maintaining high-quality data and the steps she takes to resolve data issues. Susan Walsh has nearly a decade of experience fixing your data and founded the classification guru. Susan is a specialist in data classification and data cleansing. She is passionate about helping you find the value in cleaning your dirty data and raises awareness of the consequences of ignoring issues through our blog, webinars, and speaking engagements.Top 3 Value Bombs:One reason organizations struggle with ha...2021-03-1617 minWinner TalkWinner TalkRaekwon Verzuz Ghostface & Easy MoneyBuckle up and get ready to have a good time. We start with a little birthday love. We get to hear the origin story of the next Verzuz battle between Raekwon the Chef and Ghostface Killah.  Lawrence takes us on a ride while telling everyone about the conversation he had with Swizz Beats and the birthday gift being presented. As we prepare for the next Verzuz battle we bring forward a couple records spotlighting each artist. Next we move on to talk T.I. (Tip) Harris and his wife Tameka "Tiny" Harris.  We briefly touch the allegations of drugging an...2021-03-151h 25Building the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsData Teams: A Unified Management Model for Successful Data-Focused TeamsIn today’s episode, we will speak with Jesse Anderson and learn how to run successful big data projects and how to resource your teams. Jesse is a big data expert at Big Data Institute, who’s worked with startups to Fortune 100 companies. He has taught over 30,000 people the skills to become data engineers and is published in prestigious publications such as The Wall Street Journal, CNN, BBC, NPR, Engadget, and Wired. Top 3 Value Bombs:It’s not easy to retool your traditional DW team to support big data technologiesA general ratio you should have is...2021-03-0940 minThe M&O ShowThe M&O ShowEp. 70 - NFL Mock Draft 1.0! Lawrence a Generational Prospect?, Zach Wilson Stud or Dud?, and More!Episode 70! In today's episode Matt and Travis breakdown how they think the first 16 picks in the NFL Draft will play out! They'll also look at some of the best team/player fits in the back half of the first round. Thanks for listening!2021-03-0538 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsDataSecOps - Increase the Security of Data While Making it Simple to Manage with eXateIn today’s episode, you will hear from the co-founders of eXate Peter Lancos and Sonal Rattan. eXate streamlines, automates and simplifies the processes of storing, interpreting, and extracting value from data assets. It democratizes data privacy for organizations by providing a simple, embedded platform that automates the technical enforcement of data policies.Top 3 Value Bombs:DataSecOps is the collaboration and automation of policies enforcement from the various teams across the organization; Dev, Legal, Security, Governance, Risk, Compliance, Data Stewards, and Data Owners.Data policies should be centrally managed and automatically applied, you should no...2021-03-0241 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsHow to Monetize, Manage, and Measure Information as an Asset for Competitive AdvantageIn today's episode you will hear from Doug Laney, a best-selling author and recognized authority on data and analytics strategy. Doug’s book, Infonomics: How to Monetize, Manage, and Measure Information for Competitive Advantage, was selected by CIO Magazine as the “Must-Read Book of the Year” and one of the “Top 5 Books for Business Leaders and Tech Innovators.”Top 3 Value Bombs:"You can’t manage what you don’t measure”, companies should be measuring the quality characteristics of their data, the economic values it provides, and how complete and accurate it is.Organizations should be sharing more...2021-02-2331 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsAzure Exam DP-203: Data Engineering on MicrosoftIn today’s episode, you will hear from Chris Testa-O'Neill, a thought leader in the Microsoft Data and AI space, currently, part of the World Wide Learning team at Microsoft scaling his knowledge to thousands of people through his official Microsoft Learn content and Microsoft courses.Top 3 Value Bombs:Why Microsoft is merging the DP-200 and DP-201 exams into one exam (DP-203)Automation and flexibility in data architectures are key for building out modern data architectures. One of the top reasons cloud projects fail is the lack of stakeholder buy-in from upper management 2021-02-2244 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsDisrupting Data Governance - Everybody Should be a Data StewardIn today’s episode, you will hear from Laura Madsen with 20+ years in data and analytics, authoring books on data governance and healthcare analytics, and co-founded Minneapolis-based consulting firm Via Gurus. Top 3 Value Bombs:Data governance should be democratized throughout the organizationData Governance is a  journey, not a destination. Most organizations are not prioritizing governance and putting the dollars behind it to ensure it's successful.Everybody in the organization should be a data steward. If you're looking at a report or metric that seems wrong, it’s your responsibility to escalate it. That process should...2021-02-2227 minBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsBuilding the Backend: Data Solutions that Power Leading OrganizationsTRAILER: Welcome to Building the Backend - EP0Welcome to the Building the Backend Podcast! We’re a data podcast focused on uncovering the data technologies, processes, and patterns that are driving today’s most successful companies. In this trailer episode, you will get a glimpse of what to expect with episodes on the show. 2021-02-0302 minHot Grits PodcastHot Grits PodcastEpisode 33 (10/29/20) Rogue Justin Turner at World Series; Halloween; Trevor Lawrence; GS offenseSpencer & Travis record another segment about the Falcons choking away a football game; the World Series was crazy, confusing and awesome but Justin Turner is a mad man with some pull apparently. Plus, Is Trevor Lawrence actually considering staying at Clemson for his senior year? Spencer rants on UFC and Fight Island, Travis rants on the Georgia Southern offense and the calls of some for the firing of Offensive Coordinator Bob DeBesse. Halloween costume memories and more! Let’s get it for the 33rd time. The (Larry) Bird episode of HGP. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...2020-10-2844 minWinner TalkWinner TalkPeanut Butter & Jelly TimeBuckle up and get ready to have a good time. On this weeks show, we start with recapping the "One Night Only" versus battle between Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle. We pay respects again to the Empress of Soul Gladys and the very soulful Patti.  Next we talk Kanye West. What is he up to you may ask? How about tweeting out record contracts, tweeting out an executive's personal information, and urinating on his Grammy. Good news is, through all of this, we get a glimpse into Lawrence's contract experience with Bad Boy.Sometimes when you hear a...2020-09-211h 19Winner TalkWinner TalkThieves & Card GamesBuckle up and get ready to have a good time.  On this weeks show, we start with talking Covid clusters.  Is this the right time to let our young adults go off to a college campus?  We talk about the Covid-19 breakout spreading across American schools.  Next we move to talking thieves and the grand theft auto of a NASCAR vehicle.  And this isn't the only big ticket item that has been stolen before.  We get into the various and strange stolen items across the world.  After that, Lawrence takes a moment to get some unresolved issues off his chest. ...2020-08-251h 19Before The StreamBefore The StreamSmashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream, with Travis SmithFriends for over 25 years, host Jason Bemis Lawrence and Travis Smith connect to discuss Smashing Pumpkins' album Siamese Dream. They talk about listening to the record and learning songs from it in high school in the 90s, seeing the band live back then, how they perceived music in culture in high school, and the album's impact on them going forward.  Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast.  Email us at beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com and find us on Instagram and Twitter (beforethestream)  2020-08-241h 23Winner TalkWinner TalkBet Not & IconsBuckle up and get ready to have a good time.  On this weeks show, we start with talking about the owner of the Dallas Cowboys Jerry Jones.  Is this the right time to have fans gathered together and cheering on their favorite team?  Also we stay in Dallas and discuss its professional soccer team FC Dallas and how fans boo'd their own players for kneeling during the national anthem.  We discuss Reggie Cannon, a player on the FC Dallas team, and his thoughts on what happened.  Also, we know that the Big Ten and Pac 12 have canceled their seasons.  We get...2020-08-171h 23Winner TalkWinner TalkTop 5's & Family TiesBuckle up and get ready to have a good time.  On this week's show, we start with the tragic events surrounding the Beirut explosion.  Winner Talk sends out a special shoutout to everyone affected in the wake of this unfortunate event.  Also we get into the NBA and its ownership's continued steps taken to fight social injustice.  Next up we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Raekwon's (Wu-Tang Clan) Only Built 4 Cuban Linx legendary album then move down south to talk Master P.   We send a shout out to Snoop Dog and his top 10 G.O.A.T. list and get i...2020-08-101h 20Winner TalkWinner TalkHigh Rollers & In-LawsBuckle up and get ready to have a good time.  On this weeks show, we start with talking MacKenie Scott a.k.a. Mrs. Amazon and her legendary philanthropy habits!  Also we get into Michael Jordan's continued involvement with social reform and what contributions he can make towards Winner Talk.  We get into a viral video of a wife and mother in-law and discuss just how worse the situation could have gone.  And we pick who's side we take in this domestic scuffle.  Next, we get into the upcoming Verzuz battle.  We take a dive into the "High Rollers" editio...2020-08-031h 26Winner TalkWinner TalkSquash Squash HeroesBuckle up and get ready to have a good time.  On this weeks show, we start with talking Kanye West.  Is this "running for president" really real?  And did he really say Harriet Tubman didn't free slaves?    We discuss the announcement of Iron Mike Tyson versus Roy Jones.  Does Mike still strike fear in the hearts of men despite being in his fifties. And which of these two host aren't making plans to watch the bout?    Also, we talk Boosie and get into the forbidden R. Kelly.  Lastly with current events, we give our reactions to the DMX and Snoop Ver...2020-07-271h 24Winner TalkWinner TalkDog Verzuz DogBuckle up and get ready to have a good time.  On this weeks show, we start with talking Nick Cannon coming across anti-Semitic.  We discuss the Viola Davis cover on Vanity Fair and who needs to step their photography game up!  Also, what is the gun line in Orlando?  And, who do you have between DMX and Snoop Dogg?  We discuss the upcoming Verzuz battle in depth and discuss just how much of a fan we are of these two artist.Sometimes when you hear a song from your past that you haven't heard in a long time...2020-07-191h 28Extra Pack of Peanuts Travel PodcastExtra Pack of Peanuts Travel PodcastThe Sweaty Traveler w/ Mackenzie LawrenceJoining us today is someone who loves cliff diving with Italian grandmas and a good pork chop, who all of you have met before even if you don’t know it (since she’s in charge of the EPOP social media) and who just launched her very own podcast with the best podcast tagline we’ve ever heard Mackenzie Lawrence from The Sweaty Traveler podcast. Grab the full show notes with all the links here! What has been your sweatiest traveler moment? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts. ...2020-05-0759 min