The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925
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Every company has a story. Learn the playbooks that built the world’s greatest companies — and how you can apply them as a founder, operator, or investor.
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This is the Association of Independent Music Publishers, Nashville Pubcast. Hosted by Big Machine Music's Vice President Of Publishing, Tim Hunze. Bi-weekly, you'll be informed of issues in the world of music publishing, and gain insight as a songwriter maneuvering your career. For more information about the Nashville, AIMP visit www.aimp.org.
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The Deconstruction Of Myth, With A Sense Of Humor Divining Fact From Fiction Since 2009
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The Kicker is a podcast on the media and the world today. It comes out twice a month, hosted by Josh Hersh and produced by Amanda Darrach for the Columbia Journalism Review. It is available wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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Kim Barrett, founder of the online marketing agency Your Social Voice, lets you in on the secrets to generating more leads, converting those leads to sales, and scaling your business. Each episode is rich with the essentials of taking control of your business and increasing its social media engagement and sales. He will lay bare the latest marketing strategies and tactics you need to implement to keep you ahead of your competitors. Almost like a consultation session, but it’s free, accessibl ...
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Entrepreneur Inspiring Stories to Help Motivate, Build, & Grow Your Successful Business with a Master Class from Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders that tell it How It Is... Millionaire Interviews is actionable advice for the (future & present) Entrepreneur, Thought Leaders, Solopreneur, Youpreneur, and Small Business Owner. The host interviews Business Founders in the Product, Service, Real Estate, and Tech industries so they can teach you from their experience. Connect with other Listeners @ ...
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Each episode of Essential Questions with Rabbi Dan Levin will pose an essential question and invite a conversation with remarkable people in the Jewish world and in our community to consider what those questions and answers mean.
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Michelle Weinstein, AKA The Pitch Queen, is the host of Success Unfiltered, which features an array of unique and inspiring guests. She talks to all kinds of innovators and achievers, including multi seven and eight figure entrepreneurs, Shark Tank veterans, authors, performers, and investors. Her guests share their most intimate stories, no holds barred. It’s the raw and vulnerable stuff that you don’t always hear about, like major rejections, epic failures, and unrelenting setbacks. They s ...
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270: Once Again, the Return of the Non-Food Franchise King: Jon Ostenson of Franbridge Consulting
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Jon Ostenson is the Founder of FranBridge Consulting. Jon is a top 1% Franchise Consultant in the US, and frequent contributor on franchising across a variety of outlets and publications. Jon is a multi-brand franchisee himself, and along with his business partners, he has great operators leading these ventures. As a result, he is able to commit ov…
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21st Annual Christmas Show | Grand Ole Opry (12-19-59)
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Original Air Date : December 19, 1959 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: All Star Western Theatre Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Song List: • Santa Claus is Coming to Town • Go Tell it on the Mountains • Tom & Jerry • I'll Be Home for Christmas • Medley of Christmas Songs (Instrumental) • Silver Bells • Jingle Bells • Silent Night Artists: • The Jordanaires…
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M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Double Mint, Ben’s Rice, Pedigree, Whiskas, VCA, Banfield… all the brands you know, owned by the company you know nothing about: Mars, Incorporated. And Mars itself is 100% owned and deeply intertwined with the Mars family, who are currently the second wealthiest (and perhaps first most secretive!) family in the United S…
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The Unraveling of Ozy Media: Episode 3: The Verdict and the Pain
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In the finale, Carlos Watson takes the stand—and the jury reaches a verdict. “The Unraveling of Ozy Media” is a special three-part series of The Kicker, on the trial of Carlos Watson and the excesses of the digital media age, presented by the Columbia Journalism Review. Hosted and coproduced by Josh Hersh and Susie Banikarim Produced and edited by …
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The Unraveling of Ozy Media: Episode 2: Built on a Bluff
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How inflating traffic data went mainstream in digital media—and a key witness takes the stand. “The Unraveling of Ozy Media” is a special three-part series of The Kicker, on the trial of Carlos Watson and the excesses of the digital media age, presented by the Columbia Journalism Review. Hosted and coproduced by Josh Hersh and Susie Banikarim Produ…
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The Unraveling of Ozy Media: Episode 1: Truth and Mythmaking
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Carlos Watson’s media startup arrives on the scene—and insiders reveal a dark reality under its glossy veneer. “The Unraveling of Ozy Media” is a special three-part series of The Kicker, on the trial of Carlos Watson and the excesses of the digital media age, presented by the Columbia Journalism Review. Hosted and coproduced by Josh Hersh and Susie…
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Starting on December 9, the Columbia Journalism Review presents a special three-part series of The Kicker: “The Unraveling of Ozy Media,” on the dramatic rise and fall of Carlos Watson, the cofounder of the digital media company Ozy. In 2023, Watson was charged with fraud after it was revealed that one of his partners had masqueraded as a YouTube e…
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Send us a text What makes an entrepreneur? Entrepreneurs are constantly innovating, chasing down the next success, always trying to learn more and challenge themselves to take things to the next level. They understand what needs to be done, and they aren’t afraid of the hard work that needs to be done to get there. There are key skills that an entr…
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269: Blowing Minds with Carey Smith: The Big Ass Fans Story! 🫏...
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Carey Smith founded Big Ass Fans in 1999 and served as its Chief Big Ass until the company's sale in 2017. Under his guidance, Big Ass Fans grew an average of 30% a year, with offices across the globe. It made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies 11 consecutive years — a feat achieved by only 34 others — and expanded from industr…
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IKEA may be the most singular company we’ve ever studied on Acquired. They’re a globally scaled, $50B annual revenue company with no direct competitors — yet have only ~5% market share. They’re one of the largest retailers in the world — yet sell only their own products. They generate a few billion in free cash flow every year — yet have no shareho…
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How Trump Won the Latino Vote: A Deep Dive with CJR Contributor Jack Herrera
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Nearly half of all Latino voters put their support behind former president Donald Trump this week, according to exit polls—a 14 percent increase from 2020. Those results surprised many, but not Jack Herrera, who has been reporting on the shifting voting habits of Latino communities across the country for years. Herrera joins The Kicker to talk abou…
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Lessons In Working With Producer Karen Kosowki
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Karen Kosowski is a multi-genre writer and producer based in Nashville, TN, with roots in Winnipeg, Canada. Known for her expertise across pop, country, and rock, she combines formal music training with over 20 years of experience in songwriting, production, and engineering. Her versatility shines as she takes on roles as a writer, producer, and mi…
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Martin Baron on Jeff Bezos, the Post, and the role of presidential endorsements
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Martin Baron was the executive editor of the Washington Post from 2013 until his retirement, in 2021—which meant he was there for the arrival of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as owner and publisher of the paper. He’s long praised Bezos for taking a firm line against any interference with the paper’s journalism, but Bezos’s sudden decision, announced la…
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Meta is a company everyone knows (literally, everyone). But, somehow, it’s also a company that few people feel they actually understand. Their products are used by more humans than any other’s in history — almost half of the entire world’s population daily. But… what is Meta? Why do they do what they do? How do they do what they do? Ask ten people …
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How Trump’s team could craft ‘the narrative’ after the election: NBC’s Ryan Reilly on 2020, and the road ahead
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The so-called Big Lie—that the 2020 election was stolen out from under Donald Trump—was more than just a series of individual false facts and misleading videos. It was a narrative, carefully constructed by people affiliated with the Trump campaign, and disseminated through friendly news outlets and social media channels. Four years later, that stor…
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268: Manufacturing Shutters & Company Culture | 🪟 Rick Skidmore of Timberlane Inc.
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Rick Skidmore is the Founder and CEO at Timberlane, Inc. Having been born an entrepreneur, it should have been clear early on that despite considerable success in the insurance and investment industry, Rick's future was outside the traditional career path. Rick founded his current company, Timberlane Inc., in 1995, based on a passion and a gaping n…
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Creating Content That Sells with Steph Gorton
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Send us a text It’s a question of quality vs quantity when it comes to content marketing. Your single piece of high-quality content not putting you on the map? Lift your output volume. Your ads are seen everywhere but not converting? Check your quality. Creating content and putting it out there for your customers to see isn’t enough anymore, but ma…
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Hell Gate's Chris Robbins on a manic news cycle in New York
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New York City is the media capital of the world, but the number of people and outlets covering the city locally has taken a hit recently. Over the past few years, the Wall Street Journal dropped its independent metro section, the New York Times announced it would stop endorsing local races, and the all-news radio station WCBS went off the air. But …
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Acquired LIVE from Chase Center (with Daniel Ek, Emily Chang, Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg)
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Here it is: the complete video of the most unbelievable night of Acquired’s nine-year life… our sold out live show at the Chase Center in San Francisco. We joked during the months (months!) of preparation leading up to this event that it was like planning a wedding for 6,000 Acquired fans, and the guest list included Jamie Dimon, Daniel Ek, Emily C…
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The Simple Skill Most Businesses Are Missing with Michael E. Gerber
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Send us a text From accountants to chiropractors, and digital marketers to bakers, the idea of starting a business based on your current career can seem like a straightforward pathway to success. But it’s not enough to just excel in your trade - you need to master the complex nuances of the business world too. Most businesses that are failing have …
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The power of uncomfortable ideas: Jina Moore Ngarambe on her time at Guernica
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In March, the digital literary magazine Guernica published a personal essay by a British Israeli writer and translator, about her experiences in the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas terror attacks. It was raw and honest and painful to read. The writer, Joanna Chen, had spent years before the attacks and subsequent war on Gaza volunteering for an or…
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How Do I Prepare for the High Holy Days? with Cantorial Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen and Cantor Jake Harris
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In this episode of Essential Questions, Rabbi Dan Levin speaks with two of Temple Beth El’s cantors, Cantorial Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen and Cantor Jake Harris. They discuss their love of Jewish music and what led them to become cantors, how they engage a large congregation for an exceptional communal experience, what goes into preparing to …
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Mark is the iconic founder CEO of our time. At Chase Center on September 10, 2024, he did an unprecedented thing: a live conversation in front of 6,000 people on Meta’s company strategy, sharing stories from early Facebook history, and his thoughts on the future of AI, VR, and AR. Mark was remarkably candid in our discussion, and gave us a window i…
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0:50 - What are the first few things you discuss with a new songwriter when you decide to work with them? 8:18 - Advances - what are the current ranges for new deals? 17:42 - Surrounding yourself with the right people in order to grow The AIMP Nashville Pubcast is a DiMe Collective ProductionBy AIMP: Nashville Pubcast
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How Do You Parent From a Spiritual Place? with Dasee Berkowitz and Rabbi Amy Pessah
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In this episode of Essential Questions, Rabbi Dan Levin speaks with Desee Berkowitz, author of Becoming a Soulful Parent, and Rabbi Amy Pessah, author of Parenting on a Prayer. They discuss how to ensure your child’s spiritual growth, how to prioritize spirituality amid other commitments such as sports and academic demands, small ways to bring spir…
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The 3 Ad Campaigns You Need to Make $50k a Month
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Send us a text Facebook is changing - it’s becoming harder to target your ideal audience, to make sure your ad is being seen by the right people, especially if you don’t have millions to blow on marketing. So you need to make your ad account work for you. Getting ahead of the game is key, and on this week’s episode we’re revealing the secrets that …
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267: Powering Innovation: Jim Kalb's Journey with OptiFuse & the Future of Fuses!⚡
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Jim Kalb is currently the President of OptiFuse, an innovative high-growth manufacturer of power protection components distributed by high-quality select wholesalers throughout the world. OptiFuse has been listed on the Inc. 5000 for the last 5 years, as well as being named as one of Forbe's magazines "25 Best Small Companies" in 2017. This Episode…
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What is Love All About? with Rabbi Shai Held
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In this episode, Rabbi Dan Levin speaks with Rabbi Shai Held about the concept of love. They define love in a spiritual context, and discuss how you can develop a “posture” of love, how to learn to love yourself, and what it means to love others, as well as how the concept of love connects with those of hate, justice, and protest.…
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‘That’s how you run a debate!’: 9News’s Kyle Clark on holding politicians accountable
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In late May, Kyle Clark went viral after he moderated a debate featuring six Republican candidates for Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District, including Rep. Lauren Boebert. He refused to allow the candidates to evade his direct questions with waffling, rambly answers, instead repeatedly cutting them off: “You didn’t make any attempt to answer th…
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Breathwork in Business With Adrienne Rivera
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Send us a text How is breath tied into your business? Is there any connection between the two? It may sound a bit preposterous, but it’s actually true. And that’s exactly what our guest for today talks about. Help me welcome Adrienne Rivera — spiritual business coach! Adrienne talks about how breathwork can change lives overall, your business, and …
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What Do I Have to Do? with Rabbi Dr. Mark Washofsky
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In this episode of Essential Questions, Rabbi Dan Levin speaks with Rabbi Dr. Mark Washofsky. They discuss the intersection between Reform Judaism and halakha, the ongoing conversation between ancient texts and modern life, and what it means to be “authentically Jewish” within Reform Judaism.By Temple Beth El of Boca Raton
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Sales Insights from Tony Robbins' #1 Salesperson with Eli Wilde
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Send us a text Online business has made the barriers to entry low but also forced businesses to become more creative with their marketing and sales tactics. How can you get attention in a market that is filled with so many choices? How do you convert people into buying your product when everywhere you look somebody is pushing their product to anyon…
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The long, destructive path of fire: Talking to Source NM’s Patrick Lohmann about a never-ending wildfire season
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In early 2023, Patrick Lohmann, a reporter for the nonprofit Source NM, moved to the small town of Las Vegas, New Mexico, to learn how residents were coping with the aftermath of the largest wildfire in state history. What he learned there was that the destruction brought on by wildfires doesn’t end when the fire itself goes out. It can take years …
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