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The Jim Craine Show, October 10, 2026 Oct 10, 2026

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The Jim Craine Show The Blister Brothers' 1978 Row to Florida and Longport Lifeguard Memories with Danny Steelman Jim Craine phones Danny Steelman, co-author of the real-life 1978 row from Longport to Florida that earned him and lifeguard partner Kelly O'Neill the nickname "the Blister Brothers," for stories behind the new book One Summer Dream: More Than Miles. A Sunny Saturday At Pleasantville Music Shop Jim Craine opens the show live from Pleasantville Music Shop on the Black Horse Pike, apologizing for starting late because he got stuck in traffic picking up lunch. He plays "Beyond the Sea" and welcomes listeners to the Saturday afternoon show on BBS Radio, thanking longtime friend Hal Marzell and cheering for the Dodgers. He notes the shop has been run by his wife's family since 1938, started by her grandfather Gaston, and talks up the store's guitars, pianos, keyboards, lessons, vinyl records, and instrument rental program for area schools. Craine sends prayers to Florida and the East Coast ahead of an approaching hurricane he struggles to pronounce, warning that the weather is about to turn rough locally too. He teases the day's main guests, Danny Steelman and Kelly O'Neill, two former lifeguards who once rowed an old lifeguard boat to Florida, promising a very interesting story once the phone connection comes through. Dr. Boris Delivers The Sponsor Roundup In character as Dr. Boris, the show's official October mascot, Craine runs through the Saturday sponsor list in a spooky voice recorded for BBS Radio's two-to-three Central time slot. He urges listeners to support small businesses starting with Pleasantville Music Shop, calling it the last mom-and-pop music store left on the East Coast. He praises The Maplewood Inns in Hammonton, Vineland, and Mays Landing for their Italian food, thanks the Bobby Matthews family at Copiers Plus for their printing work in South Jersey, and highlights two Absecon-area bed and breakfasts, the Dr. Jonathan Pitney House, which he says has a widow's walk and may be haunted, and The Colonial Inn in Smithville. Dr. Boris jokes that breakfast makes a bed and breakfast better than being just a room number at a hotel, and closes by wishing everyone a beautiful Halloween before handing the show back to Jim Craine, who jokes about how enthusiastically Dr. Boris threw himself into the bit this week. The Godfather Plugs The Maplewood Inns Craine turns the microphone over to another recurring character, the Godfather of Atlantic City, who delivers a gravelly-voiced pitch for The Maplewood Inns' three South Jersey locations. He credits Jimmy Taglia, described as a skilled guitar player, with running the Hammonton restaurant for his father's legacy, and praises the garlic bread, salad, and full Italian spread at all three inns. The Godfather reminds listeners that Christmas and Hanukkah are approaching and mentions gift card deals available through the restaurants' website. He signs off wishing listeners buonasera and buon appetito, teasing the upcoming story of the Blister Brothers, Danny Steelman and Kelly O'Neill, before Craine returns to compliment the bit and admit his guest still has not been connected on the phone. Craine fills the gap with more talk about Pleasantville Music Shop, noting it has operated on the Black Horse Pike since his wife's grandfather Gaston founded it in 1938, and repeats the store's phone number and website for listeners wanting rentals or vinyl. Danny Steelman Recalls A Rainy Night's Idea Danny Steelman finally joins by phone from a Stockton University author event to discuss his book, "One Summer Dream: More Than Miles," about rowing an old lifeguard boat from Longport down the Intracoastal Waterway to Florida in 1978 with his neighbor and fellow lifeguard, Kelly O'Neill. Craine, whom Steelman greets as "Mr. Loud," recalls training with the pair in the same heavy wooden boat and asks what pushed them to attempt the trip. Steelman says the idea began as a joke on a rainy night at the O'Neill house, when Kelly suddenly announced he was doing it and asked who would come along. Steelman's brother Mike briefly agreed but was not truly committed; Steelman, a Longport lifeguard who already spent his days rowing a small boat without an engine, found himself talking himself into it. Once he mentioned it to Kelly a week later, Kelly was instantly "all in," turning one friend's offhand dream into a real plan the two lifeguards would actually carry out together. Bally's Backing And A Storm Offshore Steelman explains that with no money to finance the trip, he called around Atlantic City's three casinos hoping one would sponsor the voyage as a way to promote the city as it emerged from its early gambling-era doldrums. After days of being hung up on, he reached Bally's executive Bill Weinberger's secretary and landed a meeting; Weinberger wrote a check without asking for sponsorship, telling Steelman only to remember who he was and act like a gentleman. The two lifeguards left Longport about a week after Labor Day, sent off by friends and the Atlantic City press, and made it only as far as Sea Isle City the first night. Steelman recalls the boat carried no life jackets and no cell phone, just a radio that played cassettes, so the pair never learned that Hurricane Irma was offshore until afterward. He also recounts getting banned from Pinky Kravitz's radio show after running up an expensive ship-to-shore radio bill calling in while "a little rowdy." A Book, A Reunion, And A Bye-Bye Song Steelman says he wrote all of "One Summer Dream" himself without telling Kelly O'Neill in advance, choosing to frame it as his personal memoir rather than a jointly negotiated account, and thanks Stockton University for hosting the authors' event. Craine notes he still has the Blister Brothers handshake photo from the men's return and plans to post it alongside the interview. The two reminisce about Craine's own loud porch concerts at the O'Neill house, which earned him the nickname "Mr. Loud," and about filling in for Pinky Kravitz dozens of times over the years. Steelman says the book is sold mainly through Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and Craine promises to keep plugging it for Christmas. After the call, Craine airs a Maplewood Inns jingle, performs "Hello Again" from his upcoming holiday album, tells a Halloween joke about a turtle costume, previews a possible appearance next week by Kathy Garver, and signs off in his usual style, wishing listeners good night and God bless.

The Good Fortune Show, October 9, 2026 Oct 10, 2026

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The Good Fortune Show with Sugandhi Iyer Emotions, Grace, and the Five-Star Vibration of Good Fortune Sugandhi Iyer reads from her book Joyful Manifestation to explore emotions, belief systems, grace, and free will, then uses hotel stays, Uber rides, and a world headline to show how vibrations shape good fortune. Emotions, Thoughts, and Belief Systems Sugandhi Iyer opens The Good Fortune Show by reading chapter seven of her book Joyful Manifestation, "Emotions," reminding listeners that thoughts trigger emotions and urging them to let go of thoughts that create feelings below their true state of joy. She explains that emotions arise from deeper belief systems, so lasting change means editing those beliefs rather than just managing feelings. Iyer illustrates this with a fictitious couple, Jane and John, showing how Jane's belief that she isn't good enough generates thoughts of unworthiness, which in turn produce emotions that keep her stuck in a discouraging loop. She encourages listeners to challenge such beliefs directly, asking why anyone should assume they aren't likable or attractive enough, and insists on replacing self-doubt with a confident, positive self-image. Emotions exist, she says, so consciousness can enjoy the different colors of life, and the goal is always to feel good and to challenge any belief system that gets in the way of that. Gratitude, Grace, and a Pair of Harem Pants Iyer turns to gratitude, reading a passage from her book describing gratitude as the acknowledgment of God's presence and grace as what keeps flowing when a person stays open to receiving it. She shares a small personal story to illustrate the idea: she tried to buy denim harem pants at a mall, but an online payment glitch meant the store never released them to her. When she returned later and finally tried them on, they looked like a huge, stiff tent, and she instead found a pretty sky-blue top with silver embroidery that she could wear almost anywhere. Iyer frames the failed purchase as grace working quietly in the background, saving her money and a wardrobe mistake, even though she admits she felt the presence of grace more than any strong rush of gratitude. She stresses that this kind of everyday grace does not require being wealthy to notice, only a willingness to stay open to it. Destiny, Free Will, and Personal Patterns Moving from grace to destiny, Iyer reads another quote from Joyful Manifestation: at the level of the self a person has complete free will, but at the level of personality things can feel destined until one realizes who they really are. She explains that personality traits create repeating patterns, pulling people into the same situations again and again, while the inner self, when accessed through practices like meditation, can override those patterns and exercise genuine free will. As an example, she points to her own habit of checking into five-star hotels, noting that she is staying overnight in one as she records the show. She calls this a pattern she consciously watches, one she could increase, reduce, or eliminate depending on what serves her, rather than something she is a passive prisoner of. Recognizing and inspecting one's patterns, she says, is the first step toward real freedom of choice. Traps, Drama Labels, and Breakups Iyer describes how people in relationships often set emotional traps for each other, sometimes knowingly and sometimes not, through ingrained personality habits. Once a partner falls into the trap, she says, the other gains an opening to label them a drama queen or drama king, and that label then justifies further conflict or even a permanent breakup. She frames this cycle as deeply damaging to good fortune, since two people who initially find real compatibility can destroy it simply by repeating destructive response patterns. Iyer connects this dynamic to karma, defining it plainly as work and action rather than mysterious cosmic punishment, and explains that emotional imprints from repeated conflict get stored in a person's energy field, which the Law of Attraction then mirrors back as more of the same situations and people. The remedy, she argues, is noticing the trap before falling into it and consciously choosing a different response rather than reacting automatically. Five-Star Energy and Matching Ubers After a music break, Iyer returns with a vivid example of "like attracts like." She describes taking an unremarkable Uber to a modest, not particularly upscale mall, then later calling another Uber after spending time at a five-star hotel, only to have a spanking-new, fully air-conditioned car arrive that matched the hotel's luxury exactly. She argues this was not coincidence or anyone's doing, but her own vibration shifting to match her surroundings, and insists the quality of everything in a person's life rises or falls with the energy of the places they choose to inhabit. Iyer ties this back to the power of small, everyday choices, saying five-star experiences exist in certain pockets, especially places visited by international travelers, and that deliberately seeking them out protects a person's aura and keeps attracting similarly high-quality experiences, whether in hotels, transportation, relationships, or work situations. Faith, Peace, and Closing Affirmations Closing the hour, Iyer reads another passage from Joyful Manifestation on releasing fear-based beliefs and trusting only in good outcomes, then addresses whether faith requires blind acceptance. She argues faith is logical rather than blind, comparing it to trusting the sun will rise or the stars will keep shining even when unseen, and says real faith rests on believing everything operates in divine and perfect order. She briefly references the attempted hijacking of a flyDubai flight bound toward Israel as an example of a troubled region whose vibrations attract further trouble, cautioning listeners to avoid such energies rather than try to be a hero. Peace, she says, should be lived in organically rather than fought for, since fighting implies its absence, and people can choose peaceful places and peaceful choices even within a single country. Iyer signs off reminding listeners that like attracts like, and invites them back the following week for the Joyful Manifestation Show at 7:00 p.m. Pacific.

Hard News on Friday, October 9, 2026 Oct 10, 2026

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Hard News on Friday with Tara Green and Rama Arjuna Mayan Day-Count for the No Kings March, Kryon's Teaching on Angels and an Embodiment Meditation with Taurean Rain Bird opens with a Mayan day-count tied to the No Kings march weekend and the weekly funding appeal, after which Rama Arjuna and Tara Green share field dispatches on Gaza and the UN Security Council, sit in on a channeled Kryon teaching on angels, hold a channeled Mother dialogue, and close with an embodiment meditation led by Taurean. Opening Breath and the Mayan Day-Count Rain Bird opens the broadcast by leading listeners through a few slow breaths into their heart space, gathering guides, guardians, totems and ancestors around a virtual campfire, then drums with a Kimi drum to call in the seven galactic directions of the Mayan tradition, chanting "Ah Yum, Hunab Ku, Evam Maya, E Ma Ho." She reads the week's Mayan day-count, opening with today's 5 Kan, the yellow overtone seed, tied to commanding, radiance and empowerment. Saturday brings 6 Chicchan, the red rhythmic serpent, which she ties to the No Kings march and a 10-10-10 portal day with a new moon at 11:50 a.m. Eastern. Sunday is 7 Cimi, the white resonant worldbridger; Monday, Indigenous Peoples' Day, is 8 Manik, the blue galactic hand; Tuesday is 9 Lamat, the yellow solar star; Wednesday is 10 Muluc, the red planetary moon; and Thursday is 11 Oc, the white spectral dog. She previews next Friday's 12 Chuen, the blue crystal monkey, and offers a mantra and release for each glyph. Listener Support and the Weekly Funding Appeal Rain Bird shifts into the weekly funding appeal, explaining that BBS Radio needs $184 each week to keep the Friday program on Station 1, and directing listeners to bbsradio.com, where the show is listed under Hard News. She also promotes the Saturday program, indexed as The True History, History of NESARA and Our Galactic Origins, at the 3:30 hour. She says Tara and Rama need $200 for living expenses plus $235 in bills this week, a total of $435, and gives the PayPal address Koran9999@hotmail.com, confirmed under the name Ram D. Berkowitz, along with a mailing address at Post Office Box 280, Santa Cruz, New Mexico, 87567. She points listeners to rainbowroundtable.net for NESARA history and Rama's updates, and mentions a GoFundMe for Tara and Rama's health supplements. After thirteen thank-yous, she ceremonially passes a talking stick decorated with fairies, unicorns and galactic rays to Tara and Rama, who greet the commanders, eagles and angels listening. Rama's Dispatches on Gaza, Lady Nada and Earth Changes Rama Arjuna reads a run of dated dispatches starting the previous Friday. He describes sitting with deer, crows and snow-white cats at Sun Mountain while chanting the Adi Shakti mantra, then relays a text from Lady Nada, who he says addressed the UN Security Council on Gaza and the Strait of Hormuz; Tara presses him for detail, and he names Pete Hegseth among those he calls war criminals and mentions Democrats releasing unredacted Epstein files. On Monday he visits the I AM Sanctuary with caretaker Charlie and a man named Stone. Midweek he relays messages from a crew he calls Larry, Tom, Larry, Curly, Moe and Sweet Angelique, who he says fly an emerald-green and sapphire-blue ray and a violet flame over Gaza, stalling Israeli equipment at a force field, an unverified claim. He cites a 7.7 earthquake in Panama, solar flares, and Hurricane Isaias flooding, and names Pam Gregory, Gregg Braden and Mr. Keshe. Today he sits on Moon Mountain chanting the Gayatri mantra, then relays a message from Mr. X in Jordan comparing Gaza to Afghanistan. Kryon's Teaching on Angels via a Recorded Segment Rama Arjuna passes the talking stick to a roughly fourteen-minute recorded segment titled "Are Angels Real?" featuring an entity that introduces itself as Kryon of Magnetic Service. Kryon argues that consciousness has been shown to behave as energy, citing two experiments during the September 11 emergency that found a global wave of compassion altering the planet's magnetic field and random number generators. He says angelic beings exist in a dimension slightly higher than three-dimensional reality, so a skeptic who demands angels show themselves will see little, since a lower-dimensional being cannot visit a higher one, though the reverse is possible; he cites Moses and the burning bush as an example. Kryon describes every person as born with a guiding entourage of guides and angels who wait, by free will, to be acknowledged, notes that angelic imagery is usually female, and adds that some beings mistaken for angels are actually benevolent star family. He closes urging listeners to give intent to the angelic realm. A Channeled Mother Dialogue on the Shift of the Ages Tara Green and Rama Arjuna invoke Saint Germain and the violet flame to open a channeled dialogue with a presence they call Mother, speaking through Rama. Mother describes a shift of the ages already under way, with Earth as "center stage" in a quantum field, and cites the Hopi prophecy of a Rainbow Nation arriving with the Blue Star and Red Star Kachinas. Mother insists the answer to every crisis is love rather than the sword or the fist, jokes that people are better served by gratitude than by Allstate or Farmers insurance policies, and credits Mr. Keshe's plasma technology and a rising Schumann resonance, which Rama attributes to a YouTube creator called Consciously Erin, with helping humanity ascend. Tara asks what Mother has to teach, and Mother answers with reflections on amino acids, creatine and living radiance before the segment closes with a chanted invocation of "Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, Adonai Tzva'ot." Several passages here are garbled in the source transcript. An Embodiment Meditation With Taurean and Sign-Off Rama Arjuna briefly steps out of the Mother channel, describing a few quiet moments listening to the energies of the new moon in Libra, before handing the talking stick to a recorded meditation led by Taurean, titled "Embodying the New Awakening." Taurean guides listeners to breathe into their heart center and picture a point of golden light representing their I AM presence, then to envision a radiant version of themselves free of old beliefs and the need for approval, repeating the affirmation "I am ready to embody more of who I truly am." The meditation closes with a final affirmation of trust in divine timing and a spoken "Namaste." Tara Green and Rama Arjuna thank announcer Don and BBS Radio for having them, pass the stick back to Rain Bird, who praises the meditation and thanks the audience, and Don closes the broadcast by wishing everyone a good weekend before the hosts sign off together with "Sat Nam."

Signs of Life - Medium Insights, October 9, 2026 Oct 10, 2026

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Signs of Life with Bob Ginsberg - Medium Insights with host Roman Karpishka and guest Certified FFF Medium Renee Buck Ancestral Spirits, Fraud In Mediumship, and the Telepathy Tapes Boom with Renee Buck On this Medium Insights hour of Signs of Life, host Roman Karpishka welcomes Minnesota medium Renee Buck back for a sixth visit to talk ancestor spirits, fading mediums who lose their gift, a funny message from her own late sister, and how the Telepathy Tapes podcast is bringing skeptics to her door. A Sixth Visit for Renee Buck Roman Karpishka opens the monthly Medium Insights hour of Signs of Life for the Forever Family Foundation by welcoming back certified medium Renee Buck, whom he calculates is making her sixth appearance, tracked in saved files of listener questions he keeps between visits. He recaps her story: a Minnesota medium who had out-of-body experiences and prophetic dreams as a child, who did not consciously begin developing her gift until her forties through visits to spiritualist churches, and who now runs a thriving practice called Whispers From The Light. Karpishka reads the show's commercial-free call-in number and reminds listeners that tonight's questions concern mediumship itself rather than personal readings. The two trade easy small talk about unseasonably warm Minnesota weather, hockey loyalties including Karpishka's own Montreal Canadiens, and gentle teasing over Wisconsin versus Minnesota cheeseheads before settling into the evening's prepared questions. Generations of Spirits and Family History Karpishka reads a listener's question asking whether spirits who died half a century or more earlier ever come through, and how spirit feels about messages families cannot act on. Renee Buck says older relatives surface often, even when the sitter never met them personally, because families carry photos and stories that supply usable evidence. She notes that particular careers, talents, or themes tend to thread through generations, and spirits may reveal how long ago they lived, where they immigrated from, or what culture they carried, though confirming very distant ancestors is harder without documented evidence to draw on. Buck adds that loved ones in spirit care deeply about families knowing their own heritage, and she encourages listeners who have never researched family history to begin, since naming and knowing ancestors can draw them closer. Karpishka notes that without a sitter who recognizes the names or vernacular involved, a spirit may have little reason to come through at all. When Mediumship Goes Wrong The conversation turns to mediums who lose their way. Renee Buck says she has watched developing mediums with real ability fade once greed, ego, or a wish to manipulate sitters crept into their work, recalling one unnamed medium who used readings to steer people toward her own self-interest. Buck frames the gift as a kind of promise to spirit and to Source, one that must serve others rather than the medium herself. Karpishka raises the familiar pattern of well-known mediums whose published books later turned out to be ghostwritten, though neither names anyone directly. Buck then answers a question about timing after a loss, describing an early window when the newly passed linger to comfort the living, followed by what she calls a whiteout period of roughly two weeks to three months when the spirit is reintegrating and readings grow murky. She generally advises waiting about five months, so the connection clarifies and the sitter's own grief has calmed enough to meet spirit halfway. A Sister's Message About the Laundry Renee Buck shares a story from her mediumship class the previous night, in which a newer student brought through one of Buck's own late sisters, offering evidence about knitting, close friendships, and a homecoming chariot before blurting out the message put away the clothes, which Buck laughs is exactly the unfinished closet swap sitting in her bedroom and exactly her sister's old habit of nagging her to tidy up. The two then discuss split links, the spiritualist term for two spirits speaking through one channel at once, and why Buck rarely does group readings anymore, since multiple sitters on a call tend to throw out information all at once as they test what she can perceive, unlike platform work where she feels physically drawn toward one person at a time. Asked about alcohol and spirit communication, Buck says she only opens up during a reading or class, warning that drinking lowers vibration and makes it unclear who one is actually connecting with. Death's Manner, Reincarnation, and a Grieving Father Karpishka asks whether the manner of death shapes a reading, and Buck says it shapes what spirit wants to discuss first: overdoses, suicides, and sudden accidents often surface early because sitters carry questions about intent or regret, though every reading eventually turns toward peace and the spirit's ongoing growth. Karpishka shares that after his own son crossed over, strong signs arrived within a couple of months and continued for roughly a year afterward. He then reads a listener's letter from a grieving parent who fears a son's reincarnation might prevent a future reunion in spirit. Buck recommends Dr. Michael Newton's Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls, explaining Newton's regression-based idea that a portion of every soul remains on the other side to greet loved ones even while other portions of that same soul energy may be living overlapping lifetimes on Earth. She calls the books ones she rereads annually before teaching her own retreats. Retreats, Workload, and the Telepathy Tapes Effect Karpishka asks how Buck trains new mediums, and she describes a five-day in-person retreat progression that begins with the energy body and chakras, moves into psychic exercises like telepathy before distinguishing psychic ability from mediumship, then introduces psychometry with objects and photographs before students work without any props at all. She says she never takes more than five two-to-three-hour readings a week and now does them entirely by phone rather than video, trusting her clairvoyant and clairsentient senses more with her eyes closed, a habit the pandemic made permanent. Buck credits the Telepathy Tapes podcast and Liz Entin's WTF Just Happened for bringing in skeptical, science-minded first-time clients, and Karpishka praises researcher Julie Beischel's mediumship studies. Before signing off, Buck plugs Whispers From The Light, says bookings run four to five months out, and mentions she is still finalizing dates for next spring's Minnesota retreat as Karpishka closes the hour.

Brother Jim Shaw Ministries, October 9, 2026 Oct 09, 2026

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Brother Jim Shaw Ministries Ep204 Paul's Trials Forsaken But Not Forsaken: Brother Jim Shaw Preaches Paul's Final Words to Timothy Brother Jim Shaw works through Paul's closing words to Timothy in Second Timothy chapter four, drawing lessons on being forsaken by friends, trusting no man, and fighting self-pity by setting one's sights on Jesus. Paul Declares His Course Is Finished Brother Jim Shaw opens the broadcast by telling listeners that if a spirit of self-pity ever tries to creep in, they should remember what Jesus endured, and that anyone walking in his steps will suffer the same. He turns to Second Timothy chapter four, reading Paul's declaration that he is ready to be offered, that his departure is at hand, and that he has fought a good fight, finished his course, and kept the faith. Shaw explains that Paul is telling Timothy plainly that his time is up, with a crown of righteousness waiting for him and for all who love the Lord's appearing. He frames the passage as Paul settling his affairs near the end of his ministry, a man who had traveled constantly, been shipwrecked, and landed on islands, now facing his final chapter with a short list of requests for his young protege. Demas Departs and Alexander Does Harm Shaw reads how Paul tells Timothy that Demas, once a good friend mentioned elsewhere in the Gospel, has forsaken him, having loved the present world, and has departed for Thessalonica, while Crescens and Titus have gone to Galatia and Dalmatia. Only Luke remains with him, and Paul asks Timothy to bring Mark, calling him profitable for ministry, along with the cloak, books, and parchments left at Troas with Carpus. Shaw pauses on the detail that Paul, perhaps the greatest worker for spreading the Word, is left with a single companion. He then highlights Paul naming Alexander the coppersmith, who did him much evil, and Paul's response that the Lord will reward him according to his works. Shaw uses this to warn listeners that Christianity is not simply sweet and pleasant, since believers are fighting principalities, powers, and rulers from the moment they wake. Delivered From The Lion's Mouth Shaw reads Paul's account that at his first answer no man stood with him, that all men forsook him, yet he prays it will not be held against them, because the Lord stood with him and strengthened him so the preaching would be fully known to the Gentiles, and he was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. Shaw says he believes this lion represents demonic attack rather than a literal animal, comparing it to the opposition Paul faced in Galatia when he exposed churches' sin and conferred not with flesh and blood. He warns that anyone resisting bondage such as greed, covetousness, sexual lust, fear, or respect of men will come under attack and suffer affliction even within the kingdom. Shaw insists believers must preach to themselves first, warning that hypocrites who live in conscious sin while claiming to serve the kingdom destroy testimonies and do the kingdom no good. Jesus In The Garden As The Example Shaw distinguishes between demonic possession, which he says never afflicted Jesus, and the deliverance some believers need when demons have taken hold of their minds, requiring spiritual warfare to be loosed. He points listeners to Jesus in the garden as the ultimate example, describing the attack Jesus endured there so severe that blood poured from his vessels, calling this the model of what believers may be called to go through. Shaw returns to Paul's words that the Lord will deliver him from every evil work and preserve him unto his heavenly kingdom, to whom be glory forever. He contrasts a reborn Christian with someone he calls a ritualistic, traditional Christian who believes signing a card or inheriting family belief is enough, insisting true faith is a personal relationship in which the Lord lives within the believer's heart, and that believers belong to a different kingdom than the nations and cultures around them. Trust No Man, Fight Self-Pity Shaw tells listeners to shout back at Satan's attacks of bitterness, hatred, or lust that the Lord shall deliver them from every evil work and preserve them to his heavenly kingdom. He recalls that Paul was abandoned by his friend Demas and harmed by Alexander, yet the Lord stood with him regardless, and he urges listeners never to fully trust any man, no matter how long they have known him or how good he seems, since none of us have arrived. Whatever trial a listener faces, whether cancer, disease, or hardship, Shaw tells them to cast it out in the name of Jesus, put up a shield of faith against evil words, and repent of known sins without giving the trial itself a name or letting it become an idol. He warns that self-pity focuses only on self, and that life and death are in the power of the tongue, so believers must guard their words. The Apostles' Example and Closing Contact Shaw reminds listeners that Paul was left utterly alone with only pen and parchment, asking Timothy to bring him a cloak because no one else would. He points to John the Baptist living in the wilderness on locusts and wild honey, and to the apostles' fates, Peter hung upside down, Andrew cut into quarters, and John boiled in oil, as proof the world system hates Christians. Shaw closes by urging listeners to set their sights on things above rather than on their trials, since Christians belong to a different kingdom entirely, and he pronounces a blessing and amen over the broadcast. The announcer returns to close the program, repeating the ministry's website, a post office box number in Vero Beach, Florida, and a phone number given twice for emphasis, inviting listeners back for another broadcast and pointing them to Brother Jim's YouTube page for additional messages.

Tony Alamo, October 9, 2026 Oct 09, 2026

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Tony Alamo Ep80 How to have God's life living in you part 178 Polygamy, the Book of Jasher, and Seducing Spirits in the Last Days World Pastor Tony Alamo opens program 280 of How to Have God's Life Living in You with teaching on polygamy, child-marriage customs drawn from the Book of Jasher, and warnings about seducing spirits in the last days, while co-host Sharon Alamo reads scripture, ministry testimonials, and the Christmas story from Luke. Program 280 Opens With Warnings Of Coming Wrath World Pastor Tony Alamo opens program 280, part 178 of his series How to Have God's Life Living in You, reminding listeners that tapes, CDs, Bibles, and his literature are free of charge when finances are short, with postage and handling covered by the ministry. He says co-host Sharon will give several ways to order copies at the end of the hour, and he asks those with means to pledge toward radio broadcasts and newspaper ads so the gospel can reach more homes. Alamo tells listeners the Lord has informed him that once the hundred forty-four thousandth Jew is saved, the wrath of God will pour out on the earth in rapid, unannounced plagues, striking like a thief in the night. He warns that only what is done for the Lord in this life will count at the judgment, urging listeners not to hoard millions or billions while souls remain unreached. A Teaching On Polygamy And A Cash Challenge Alamo turns to a teaching that having more than one wife is sometimes ordained by the Lord, though he stresses not everyone is called to it, citing God giving David several wives in the Old Testament and saying that if more had been needed, the Lord would have provided them. He insists there is no condemnation in scripture for a wife the Lord gives, and offers a cash challenge, fifty thousand dollars, raised later in the program to one hundred thousand dollars, to anyone who can find a verse in the Old or New Testament, King James Version, declaring that no polygamist shall enter the kingdom of heaven. He says he knows people have gone to prison for acting on something he believes God directed, and insists Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He asks Sharon to read First Timothy on seducing spirits so listeners can hear scripture he says the government and media twist. Seducing Spirits, Abortion Statistics, And School Condoms Sharon reads First Timothy four, verses one through three, on seducing spirits and doctrines of devils that forbid marriage in the latter times, and Alamo calls this a prophecy being fulfilled by a government and media he brands the Antichrist. He has Sharon cite abortion figures, eighty-eight thousand, nine hundred eighty-one in New York City in 2005 and ninety-one thousand, six hundred seventy-three the year before, adding that forty-four percent of births occur outside marriage and that schools hand out a million and a half condoms a month to pre-teens and teenagers. Alamo argues the government stimulates casual sex while branding marriage, which he calls scriptural and sinless, as the real evil, pointing to young women who have reached puberty as ready for marriage. He says he preaches this not from personal interest but because the Lord keeps pressing him to speak against laws that imprison people for what he believes scripture allows. The Book Of Jasher And Rebekah's Marriage At Ten Alamo tells listeners the Catholic Church removed books from the Bible, including the Book of Jasher, the books of Enoch, Clement, and Wisdom, which he offers free to anyone who cannot afford them. He has Sharon read Joshua ten and Second Samuel one, both referencing the lost book of Jasher, then turns to its account of Rebekah, said to be ten years old when she married Isaac, who was forty. Alamo argues puberty, not a fixed age, marks readiness for marriage, citing Mary's espousal to Joseph around age ten or eleven under Middle Eastern custom described in a New York Sun article dated December 21, 2006. He criticizes Martin Luther's description of the Vatican as a sewer of corruption and insists the hierarchy, not ordinary Catholics, perpetuates what he calls Antichrist teaching. He says former Catholics make up more than two-thirds of his own congregation, and that true believers of any background belong to one body in Christ. A Jericho Song And Four Listener Testimonies Alamo sings Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho with J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet, then teaches that the Lord is about to pour out plagues once the last of the hundred forty-four thousand Jews are sealed, after which he says there will be no more salvation and the earth becomes a nightmare. He turns to listener testimonials read by Sharon: a Los Angeles woman whose sister got saved and received the baptism of the Holy Spirit after reading the tract Five Steps to Salvation during a divorce; a man named Dante who says tongues came to him days after his salvation at the Tony Alamo Christian Church and who credits the same Holy Spirit with later reaching his sister; a Fort Smith, Arkansas account of a woman who dreamed the name Tony Alamo before receiving a gospel tract; and a Fullerton, California woman named Mary who found Alamo's article in the Orange County Herald while studying Ezekiel thirty-seven. Luke's Nativity, David's Rebuke, And A Closing Prayer Sharon reads the second chapter of Luke describing Caesar Augustus's decree, the journey to Bethlehem, the manger, the shepherds, and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the temple before Simeon, while Alamo comments line by line on the espousal customs behind Joseph and Mary's marriage, drawing on George M. Lamsa's Idioms in the Bible Explained. He warns Hulk Hogan by name against letting his daughter date, calling courtship unscriptural and dangerous. Before closing, Alamo has Sharon read Second Samuel twelve, where the prophet Nathan tells David, who had taken another man's wife, that the Lord himself had given David his master's wives and daughters, arguing this proves plural marriage can come from God for those the Lord specifically chooses. Alamo leads a spoken sinner's prayer confessing Jesus Christ as the Son of the living God, and Sharon gives the ministry's website, Texarkana post office box, phone, and fax numbers before Alamo closes the hour singing Where the Healing Waters Flow with J.D. Sumner and the Stamps.

The Care Compass, October 8, 2026 Oct 09, 2026

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The Care Compass Elder Law, Estate Planning, and Protecting Aging Parents from Scams with Paul Schlegel Dame Nicole Brandon sits down with Prescott, Arizona attorney Paul Schlegel of Burnham Law to talk through elder law, estate planning, grandparent guardianship, and the scams that target aging parents. Walking Into Care Compass With A Hero Dame Nicole Brandon opens The Care Compass by welcoming listeners back and thanking them for journeying with her through the hardest parts of caregiving. She reports on an extraordinary week in Prescott, Arizona, where the city hosted the Walk to End Alzheimer's and a Senior Health Fair, events she says show families rallying around each other with love and support. Nicole tells listeners she rarely calls anyone a hero, but today's guest is one of the few she does. She introduces Paul Schlegel, an attorney with Burnham Law, and explains why families so often avoid thinking about the law even though life inevitably brings legal circumstances into the picture. Nicole recalls her own most vulnerable moment, saying Paul never made her feel wrong for her fears, and that his ability to listen and then translate her circumstances into real legal solutions is what convinces her he belongs on the show today. Why Families Must Plan Ahead Paul Schlegel explains that families practicing elder law rarely plan ahead, and that he has personally witnessed siblings fight bitterly after parents pass away without estate planning documents in place, disputes that can poison relationships for the rest of their lives. He shares that his own mother is ninety and his father ninety-three, both still living independently in Colorado, and that he and his siblings sat down together to plan their parents' estate so everyone already understands what will happen and there is no tension waiting ahead. Paul then recalls acting as personal representative and power of attorney for an elderly couple living in an RV with no children nearby. When the husband broke his hip during the early days of COVID and never recovered, Paul found himself arranging around-the-clock care for the widow, who had dementia, and sometimes spending the night with her himself when no caretaker was available, an experience that deepened his appreciation for people living with dementia and Alzheimer's. Guardianship, Scams, And A Family's Close Call Nicole asks about grandparents who suddenly become guardians for grandchildren, and Paul explains that courts typically grant permanent guardianship, or sometimes adoption, and he urges grandparents in that position to put estate planning documents in place naming a future guardian for the children. He describes his own contract doing dependency work for the county, representing both parents and children in abuse and neglect cases, visiting foster placements, and growing genuinely attached to the children he represents over cases that can stretch for years. Nicole shares that her mother's RAZ Mobility Phone, which only dials pre-programmed family members, protects her from scammers targeting people with Alzheimer's. Paul then tells his own story: a caller claiming to be an attorney convinced his parents that their grandson had been in an accident and needed thirteen thousand dollars in cash to avoid jail. His parents withdrew the money before calling Paul, who confirmed his son was safe at home, and his parents returned the cash and reported the attempted scam to police. A Career From Classrooms To Courtrooms Paul describes family law as a broad umbrella covering divorce, modification of parenting plans, and enforcement of child support and spousal support, distinct from probate law, which handles wills and powers of attorney. He explains that Arizona requires a parenting class for anyone going through a divorce involving children, a class he taught for the county for about ten years, always stressing that courts decide custody based on the best interests of the child rather than either parent. Nicole asks about grandparents during divorce, and Paul notes Arizona has a grandparent's rights statute allowing petitions for visitation time. He traces his own path from teaching middle school and working summers as a wrangler leading horse pack trips, into a master's degree and an unfinished doctorate in Latin American history at Northern Arizona University, and finally into law school after his own difficult divorce left him determined to understand the legal system. He later served as a city court judge for eleven and a half years. Finding The Right Attorney And Cherishing Time Paul offers practical advice for anyone nervous about calling a lawyer: ask around, since attorneys live and die by reputation, and look for someone compassionate rather than someone chasing money. He clarifies that probate attorneys, not family lawyers, handle wills, living wills, and powers of attorney, so families should match the right specialist to the right need. Nicole shares that her own parents have been married sixty-seven years, and Paul answers that his parents will celebrate their seventy-second anniversary on November fourth, with the whole family traveling to Colorado for Thanksgiving. He admits his father now repeats old stories, but says he enjoys hearing them anyway, because the time together is teaching him things about his parents' lives he never fully understood before. His advice to listeners is simple: spend as much time with loved ones as possible, because life is short, and he says he is grateful his own parents involved their children in estate planning so nothing is left uncertain. Closing Thoughts On Fraud And Family Reunion Nearing the close of the hour, Paul returns to the subject of elder fraud, saying it troubles him deeply how often isolated elderly people are financially exploited by someone who slowly works into their lives, and he urges listeners to stay close to aging relatives and treat new, too-helpful acquaintances as a warning sign. Nicole shares a personal update, telling listeners her parents have been reunited after time apart, describing her father's arm wrapped around her mother and his wish, if reincarnation exists, to come back as his own father. She reminds listeners that caregiving requires caring for themselves too, resting, laughing, and leaving the house, and promises that any question they send in will be answered, with Paul invited back if needed. Paul closes by giving his contact information once more, Burnham Law at 136 Grove Avenue in Prescott, Arizona, and Nicole thanks him warmly for his wisdom, his compassion, and his willingness to walk alongside families through difficult legal and emotional terrain.

The Music Hustle, October 8, 2026 Oct 08, 2026

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The Music Hustle with Ramell Douglas Four-Phase Release Strategy, Royalties, and Protecting Your Paperwork Host Ramell Douglas flies solo this week, walking independent artists through a four-phase release-day strategy and breaking down the business side of the industry, from ASCAP, BMI, SoundExchange and the MLC to split sheets and work-for-hire contracts. Opening The Hustle With A Release-Strategy Lesson Ramell Douglas opens this solo episode of The Music Hustle by promising listeners both the grind and the business side of the industry. He tells artists that releasing music without a plan is a mistake, arguing that a true rollout must be treated as a multi-campaign effort rather than a single day of uploading to a distributor and walking away. Douglas explains that hip hop culture now runs on rhythm, lyrical bars, community commentary, and short-form video momentum, so every clip posted before a release should serve a larger narrative instead of standing alone. He frames the hour as a structured walk through four phases of a release calendar, starting six weeks before a track drops, and reminds listeners they can call in live between six and seven Eastern time with questions about building a release around real strategy instead of guesswork. Phase One And Two: Locking Assets And Building Content Douglas lays out Phase One, set-up and infrastructure, which begins six weeks before release day. He tells artists to lock in the master audio, final mix, cover art, press photos, lyric sheets, split sheets, and producer agreements into one organized shared drive, then upload the track to a digital distributor at least four weeks out so ISRC codes and metadata are generated cleanly rather than rushed. He warns that rushed metadata breaks royalty tracking down the line. Moving into Phase Two, the content factory, four weeks out, he describes choosing an anchor visual, whether a full music video, a live performance clip, or a studio breakdown, based on the song and the audience it targets. He then explains the content butchery: filming fifteen to twenty-five short pieces of micro content, pulling the catchiest bars and hooks, and building anticipation with teaser drops, behind-the-scenes clips, and open-verse challenges well before the track ever drops. Phase Three And Four: Press, Radio, And The Blitz Two weeks from release, Douglas moves into Phase Three, media, press, and radio outreach, telling artists to build an electronic press kit with a song breakdown and full metadata, then pitch it to independent blogs, playlist curators, mixshow DJs, and terrestrial stations, pressing physical CDs when an agency is not handling that work. He stresses persistence, saying artists must follow up rather than assume anyone calls back on their own. He also warns against playlist curators who use bots, saying F1MG never touches that practice because it can get a catalog pulled from platforms entirely. Phase Four, launch day and the two-week blitz, calls for activating every channel at once, updating social profiles and streaming avatars to match the single, and posting daily short-form videos with native audio for fourteen straight days to keep the algorithm engaged. Douglas notes that breaking a record typically takes six to eight months of sustained momentum and consistent audience engagement. Community Fanbases And A Shout-Out To Conan Douglas pivots from the calendar to the long game, arguing that a one-hit wonder fades while an artist who builds a real community keeps earning for years. He points to Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Nas, KRS-One, and Wu-Tang Clan as examples of acts whose longevity rests on consistency and a fanbase that stays engaged even during quiet stretches between headlines. He urges artists to reply to comments, thank every blog and curator who shares their music, and push listeners toward an email list for long-term retention, alongside old-school tactics like posters with scannable links and vinyl or CD souvenirs that are making a comeback for independent acts. Douglas then teases an upcoming F1MG release, a track called Same Place from an artist he names as Conan, describing it as a raw, real account of coming up from Watts, California, built on its own strategy that he says works because Conan has a tight community already backing him. The Paperwork Behind The Music: ASCAP, BMI And MLC Douglas shifts into the legal and financial side of the business, walking through copyright registration with the US Copyright Office, explaining that artists should file separately for the Performing Arts share covering lyrics and melody and the Sound Recording share covering the master. He tells listeners to join a performing rights organization, ASCAP or BMI, to collect royalties whenever a song airs on terrestrial radio, television, streaming, or live venues, and to register as both songwriter and publisher so they can claim one hundred percent of available royalties rather than leaving a share on the table. He adds that SoundExchange collects digital performance royalties from satellite radio and internet streaming, while the Mechanical Licensing Collective, or MLC, gathers the mechanical royalties generated on services like Spotify and Apple Music. Douglas stresses that properly connected metadata is what determines whether an artist actually gets paid across every one of these revenue streams. Split Sheets, Contracts, And A Closing Charge Douglas closes out the lesson with split sheets, telling artists that anyone who collaborates with a co-writer, producer, or featured artist must sign one immediately to set exact ownership percentages, noting that a producer keeps rights to a beat even after an artist buys it. He recommends work-for-hire agreements for simple paid services and warns listeners to read every beat license carefully, since some cap free distribution at a set number of streams before royalties shift to the license holder. Douglas urges young artists to slow down and fully understand any contract before signing, and to reach out to The Music Hustle with questions rather than guess. He ends the show with a motivational charge about staying grounded, avoiding unnecessary associations, and putting in consistent work rather than waiting for opportunity to arrive, thanking BBS Radio TV and inviting listeners of every genre to tap into F1MG before an announcer signs him off the air.

Junk Refund Show, October 8, 2026 Oct 08, 2026

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Junk Refund Show with Alan Cook Cast Iron Tubs, Groupon Hauls, and Cheap Flights Inside the Junk Refund Business Host Alan Cook broadcasts live from a stalled tub pickup in McLean, Virginia, then narrates a day of Groupon jobs, scrap metal runs, and a costly workshop accident while riding the Beltway between stops, closing with his tricks for flying almost anywhere for under fifty dollars. Live From McLean: The Cast Iron Tub Job Alan Cook opens the show broadcasting live from McLean, Virginia, where he and his helper June have pulled up to haul away a roughly 300-pound cast iron tub. Cook jokes about rigging earbuds so he can keep talking while wrestling the heavy tub, warning listeners the show might be a short one if it is still upstairs. When they reach the site, the contractor explains the tub is not quite ready, maybe forty minutes more, so Cook agrees to swing back later and heads off to plan B instead. Riding along in traffic afterward, he uses the moment to explain the four things his company does with every load it hauls: junking true trash, recycling metal and wire, donating usable goods for a receipt, and selling anything worth selling, with proceeds split back to the customer, a practice he says sets 1-800-Junk-Refund apart from ordinary junk haulers. Groupon Economics and a Railing Job's Sad Backstory Cook details his company's decade-long run on Groupon, where a quarter-truckload of junk removal priced at $229 sells for $99, netting the business roughly sixty percent after Groupon's cut. He cites around 500 reviews and a 4.8 rating, a 96 to 97 percent satisfaction score he calls the highest of any junk removal company on the platform. He recounts that morning's Groupon job at a second-floor apartment, where he and June tossed clothing bags and lowered unplugged lamps by their cords over a railing to speed things along, earning extra loads at $175 and $150 paid by Venmo. The backstory turns somber: the unit belonged to a woman who had just moved up from Florida after her husband died, only to pass away herself three weeks later, a reminder, Cook says, that junk removal often means stepping into people's lives at emotional turning points. Scrap Metal, Craigslist Leads, and a Costly Collision Cook explains how free Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace scrap-metal pickups double as marketing, since customers who get a free haul-away often call back later for paid junk removal at a twenty percent discount. He breaks down scrap pricing, roughly six cents a pound for plain metal versus twenty-three cents for dirty aluminum, and describes repeat visits to a Fairfax, Virginia collector who has spent years amassing lawn mower engines, carburetors, and file cabinets full of small-engine parts. The visit turns dramatic when Cook recalls that the same man, warned more than once to lower an old rusted commercial fan perched precariously above head height, instead walked into its sharp metal frame, gashing his scalp open and spending much of the day in the emergency room. Cook calls it a cautionary tale about clearing hazards before they clear you, even as the crew keeps hauling away truckloads of the man's metal collection. Nancy's Downsizing Job and an Advance-Payment Discount Cook describes a referral from Olney, Maryland realtor Karen Rawlings to a client named Nancy, who is downsizing from a thirty-year family home into a two-bedroom condo. He quotes the job at $495, then applies the standard realtor-referral discount down to $450, with another $50 off if Nancy pays before the crew arrives. Her husband balks at paying in advance, a hesitation Cook says he understands even though out-of-town clients wire full payment sight unseen all the time. The family agrees to the discounted rate, Venmoing $400 ahead of the job, and adds an extra twin bed frame and a sofa bound for her son's basement apartment. The job wraps smoothly, with Nancy handing over a hundred-dollar tip for the couch and her son kicking in another hundred for hauling furniture up and down tricky basement stairs, leaving everyone satisfied. Building the Business With AI Mailing Lists Still stuck in Beltway traffic, Cook credits BBS Radio's use of artificial intelligence for inspiring him to try Microsoft Copilot in his own business. He describes building a spreadsheet of roughly 800 real estate offices around Washington, D.C., each averaging twelve and a half agents, for postcard mailings aimed at generating whole-home cleanout referrals. A second database lists about 800 area gas stations offered free scrap-metal pickups in exchange for future junk-removal discounts. He recounts the mailings already paying off, with calls from an Annapolis gas station owner and a Burke, Virginia car wash yielding free metal pickups, one of which led to a follow-up job clearing barrels and sheet metal from a business in Lanham, Maryland. Cook frames the AI-built lists as a low-cost way to keep generating both scrap income and new long-term customers. Frontier Flights, the GoWild Pass, and the Upside App Cook closes the show with his favorite side topic, cheap travel. He explains Frontier Airlines' annual GoWild Pass, which lets him fly round trip to Salt Lake City for about fifty dollars, staying free on hotel points and still making it home in time for work Monday morning. He describes similarly inexpensive flights to Orlando, Atlanta, and even El Salvador, arguing that modern mobility lets him stay close to family without living nearby. He then plugs the free Upside app, which has paid him more than $1,200 in cash back on gas, groceries, and restaurant visits using his personal promo code, DS9PW. Reflecting on the morning's job for a woman who passed away weeks after downsizing into a condo, Cook urges listeners to enjoy life while they can, travel more, and keep working toward decluttering both their homes and their lives.

Hollywood and Horsepower Show, October 8, 2026 Oct 08, 2026

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Hollywood and Horsepower Show with Mark Otto Howard W. Koch's Hollywood Legacy, Hollywood Park Memories, and Little Red Feather Racing with Billy Koch Mark Otto talks with Billy Koch, grandson of Hollywood producer Howard W. Koch and founder of Little Red Feather Racing, about growing up at Hollywood Park, his family's ties to Casablanca, Airplane!, and Ghost, and his own path from a college racing syndicate to founding The Owner's Box podcast. A Hollywood Royalty Connection Mark Otto opens Hollywood and Horsepower by welcoming Billy Koch, grandson of producer Howard W. Koch and son of Hawk Koch, calling the family royalty in both Hollywood and horse racing. The conversation quickly turns to Casablanca, Otto's favorite film, and Koch explains his grandfather always used the middle initial so no one would confuse him with screenwriter Howard Koch, even wearing a hat reading "I didn't write Casablanca." Otto mentions his friendship with Michael Blowen of Old Friends, who once shared notes exchanged between Julius Epstein and Warner Brothers over the film's censorship. Koch runs through his grandfather's credits, noting he produced many Academy Award telecasts, won the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, and is best remembered for producing Airplane! and Ghost, plus the Walter Matthau comedies including The Odd Couple. Otto and Koch agree Airplane! is a rare comedy that has only grown funnier with age, still making fun of everybody despite its brief, breezy runtime. Growing Up At Hollywood Park Koch describes Hollywood Park as his childhood home track, where his grandfather would pick him and his sister up on weekends to watch races from the directors' room, calling it a privilege he did not fully appreciate until the track closed. He recalls being at Hollywood Park when Seattle Slew lost to J.O. Tobin, a memory he says still bothers him decades later, and shares a story about running onto the mile oval as a twelve-year-old during reshoots for the Howard W. Koch production Let It Ride, only to quit at the clubhouse turn once the sandy surface proved tougher than expected. Otto and Koch trade affection for Cougar II, a longtime fixture at Kentucky racing events, and lament the string of lost California tracks, including Hollywood Park, Bay Meadows, and Golden Gate Fields. Koch keeps mementos from Hollywood Park, including a barn sign and a box-seat placard, while Otto owns saddle cloths of his own, and both agree the track's closing marked the end of an era unlike any other in racing. Family's Horse Racing Roots Koch traces the family's racing roots to his great-grandfather, also named Billy Koch, who worked as a bookie, a trade Koch jokes may have put racing in the family's blood before his grandfather ever got involved. Howard W. Koch kept horses including Doc Simon and, with actor Telly Savalas, a colt named Telly's Pop who won the two-year-old Western Triple Crown and was considered a Kentucky Derby contender before an injury ended his bid. Koch remembers Savalas, famous for playing Kojak, bringing bags of lollipops to the track and having young Billy hand them out to every woman he saw. His grandfather also owned horses with Walter Matthau under the name Billy Charlie Stables, named for Matthau's son Charlie, and jockeys would give his grandfather their whip whenever a horse broke its maiden, leaving the house full of them. Koch recalls being given twenty dollars by his grandfather at the track each weekend, losing his on daily doubles while his more disciplined sister kept hers, calling it proof he was hooked on the sport from the very start. From Little Red Feather To Ownership Koch explains how he built his own path into ownership after graduating from Northwestern in 1991 with no money but a clear goal, pooling funds with friends from a Cuban restaurant called Versailles to form the Versailles Racing Syndicate and buy a filly named No More Worries. He later ran small claiming funds for fun before friend and Metropolitan Theatres head Bruce Corwin loaned him money to buy horses with partner Don Chatlos, a group that in 2000 included a colt named Singletary. That purchase became the foundation of Little Red Feather, the fractional-ownership partnership Koch still runs, and Singletary rewarded the gamble by winning the 2004 Breeders' Cup Mile at Lone Star Park. Koch says Little Red Feather now counts roughly 500 active investors who trust the operation to find, place, and campaign horses responsibly, though he is candid that the business nearly did not survive the 2008 recession. He warns prospective partners the venture is not an investment vehicle but a way to spend disposable income on the experience of ownership. The Business And Safety Of Racing The conversation turns to the business and politics of the sport, with Koch describing himself as the president of CARMA, the California aftercare organization dedicated to finding retired racehorses safe second careers. Otto and Koch both push back on a recent New York Times article critical of racing's safety record, with Koch pointing to the advocacy group Light Up Racing's rebuttal and arguing that the numbers show the sport is safer than it has ever been, even as individual states still enforce inconsistent medication rules. They agree the sport is remarkably accessible compared with other professional leagues, since fans can speak directly with owners and trainers at the rail, but Koch warns that new wagering platforms such as FanDuel have pulled bettors away from the in-person, brick-and-mortar experience that built the sport's culture. Koch raises Florida's decoupling fight as a genuine threat to purses and the wider industry, while Otto compares racing's safety evolution to that of football and NASCAR, insisting most owners, trainers, and horsemen genuinely want what is best for the animals in their care. Family Legacy And The Owner's Box Koch shares that entertainment still runs through the family despite skipping his father's generation, naming two of his three sons, Cooper, who played Erik Menendez in Netflix's Monsters, and Payton, an Emmy-nominated editor on Only Murders in the Building now cutting Avatar: The Last Airbender, alongside a youngest son pursuing music as a singer-songwriter. He credits his grandfather, Howard W. Koch, with inventing bedtime stories about a fictional chief named Little Red Feather, which inspired the name of his racing partnership as a tribute after his grandfather's passing. Koch and Otto close by discussing The Owner's Box, the podcast Koch has hosted with Michelle Yu for roughly a decade to let owners, bloodstock agents, and veterinarians tell their own stories rather than letting trainers get all the credit. Koch says he runs the show purely to promote ownership and expects no income from it, while Otto praises the format's positivity. Both men reflect on perseverance, noting Cooper nearly quit acting before landing his breakout role, and Otto thanks Koch before closing with sponsor mentions and an invitation to visit a track.

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