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Do you want a secure retirement, free from worry, stress, and confusion? The Bucket Plan® is a must-hear book for anyone serious about creating a practical and sensible financial plan for his or her retirement years. The financial planning process outlined in this book is based on a three-bucket philosophy of strategically positioning assets to plan for and mitigate the risks and dangers that can occur in retirement.

Professional mountain bikers Haley Smith and Andrew L'Esperance of Maxxis Factory Racing take you behind the scenes with athletes competing on the North American Off-Road racing scene. Creating InRoads between athletes and listeners; taking you on the journey of this exciting and dynamic racing all season long.

Mothers are powerful influences on little girls' lives. Sometimes, this is a dangerous truth. Until we have children of our own, we often don't realize just how much our lives are shaped by the women who raised us. Growing up with a mother who suffered from depression and bipolar disorder shaped me in many ways, and taught me lessons that I carried with me into adulthood. This life experience left me with limiting beliefs that shadowed who I was and prevented me from showing up as my whole self for many years.

We are a people of stories. We use them to entertain, to teach, and to instruct. Sometimes they warn us of the dangers of wandering too far into the woods, or they can be a detailed story to explain how magnificent landscapes came to be. Story has always been the way we pass time, the way we connect to each other, and most importantly, how we promote our values. Parables, especially, have a dual purpose. Not only do they keep us entertained, but they also make a point. Consider Aesop’s fables—tales of talking animals who learn valuable life lessons.

Reconstruction—the period after the Civil War—was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people. And indeed there were monumental changes once slavery ended—thriving new Black communities, the first Black members in Congress, and a new sense of dignity for many Black Americans. But this time of hope didn’t last long and instead, a deeply segregated United States continued on for another hundred years. Find out what went wrong in this fascinating overview of a troubled time.

The Raised Hat Podcast is where pop-culture and eclectic hobbies collide. The idiom to "raise one's hat" is to praise, salute or pay tribute to someone, and this podcast will choose to do the same in each episode. Whether it's to bring awareness to a topic that deserves it or recommend a film or game. Listen in to hear about sci-fi, games, movies, current events and more! Raise a glass as we, Raise our hat.

Max Axiom explains the science behind volcanoes!

Travel through time and across the globe as Max Axiom explains how and why volcanoes shape and change the Earth's surface! Young listeners' curiosity about the volcanic world will erupt.

A collection of insights, Life Hacks is meant to bring you to a new awareness of how we are constantly experiencing life from the inside out. You are invited to join the author on a journey towards discovering how our "negative" attributes have not only been helpful to us, but essential to our survival; How our thoughts and ideas about life sometimes get us "stuck" (and how to get unstuck), and how we always will and have always had access to an internal GPS system.

Darkness falls on the beautiful trails of Castle Rock, and death strikes without warning. After the first body was found with its throat ripped out, Detective Wade and Dr. Kayla Niccoles seek answers. The coroner reveals the body was riddled with rabies, probably an attack by a rogue bear or wolf.

No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I'll Include Myself provides a roadmap of affirmations, coaching, and actionable steps women of color can take to not only lead, but lead like a rockstar during this unprecedented time and beyond. Based on the career journey of former corporate leader, serial entrepreneur, and certified executive and business coach L. Michelle Smith, she shares a simple roadmap to not only executive leadership, but rockstar leadership.

The 2020 Presidential Election is undoubtedly, the most important election of the century. Amid an onslought of senseless killings among unarmed African Americans by vigilante civilians and trigger-happy police and a pandemic which unveiled an enormous disparity in health care for African Americans, the country is being led by an incumbent Commander in Chief who appears “unbothered” by it all. In November, America is tasked with choosing its next leader - one who will be charged with salvaging what’s left of its democracy.

Interstellar singer spy Jack Jones is at war! When the nefarious octopi Quihiri sabotage the FTL-drives throughout the galaxy, Jack recruits a top-notch troupe of players, including a sentient dog, a baby cloud, and, of course, the crew of the Shakespeare. Can he win the war and fix the FTL-drives while singing a song, making love, and thwarting evil space pirates?

Don’t be scammed! The movement that brought Donald Trump to the White House is under attack by scam artists. Mainstream media, liberal elites and professors, and Antifa-led rioters are promoting a scam, notorious for its long history of failure and disasters. The S.C.A.M. is Socialism, Communism, and Marxism. Attorney and theologian Scott L. Smith, Jr. brings together the 20th century’s greatest defenders of truth to explain once and for all how to defeat scam.

The Culture Soup Podcast is where tech, culture and business collide. Each episode, L. Michelle Smith interviews foremost and emerging thought leaders in the space, with topics driven by hot conversations on social media. She also hosts The Coaching Corner episodes where she shares insights to benefit leaders from an evidence-based approach to executive coaching leveraging neuroscience and positive psychology.

You have just stepped into “Let me Muse” A podcast by me, Kayla L. Smith. I am a follower of Jesus, a Business Owner, Photographer, Entrepreneur, self- pro-claimed thinker, conversationalist, Lover of people, researcher, daughter & friend. I created this podcast, to help us all walk through the topics that actually takes a little pondering to find understanding and just like life, our thoughts are a nuance. I hope in this space, that we all learn to feel a little bit more free, in using this brain, that our creator gave us.

Are you ready to take a different approach to your financial life? This is not your typical financial podcast, we’re inspiring and teaching you how to prosper in your mind, body, and spirit, not just your finances. Join us as we focus on what matters most –– living your best life possible.

For Six Seasons, Aaron Smith brought his own perspective to world events and his brash & often controversial opinions that were the talk of discussion & throughout it all, he kept it real and as always... HE DIDN'T LOSE!!! Aaron will return with a brand new show scheduled for September 2024. Until then please feel free to enjoy the madness and cynical vibes that was Aaron Smith Cant Lose. Follow Aaron On Instagram @theeaaronsmith

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Once every 10,000 years, the walls between worlds grow thin. The stars align and Hell is close. It is the time of The Sha'Daa. The mysterious Johnny The Salesman is up to his usual tricks, offering dark magic trades if one is brave enough to barter with him. Johnny's latest ally, the immortal tattoo artist Haumea, just might have the answer to saving the planet from destruction, if she can create enough supernatural tattoos at Mom's Bane tattoo parlor to turn the tide against evil.