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June 12, 2024
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Exploring Urban Farming and Food Justice with Erica Allen
Exploring Urban Farming and Food Justice with Erica Allen
About the Guest(s):
Erica Allen is the founder and CEO of Strategic Development and Programs for Urban Growers Collective, an organization focused on creating sustainable and equitable community food systems. She is also the President of Green ERA Educational NFP and co-owner of Green Era Sustainability Partners. Erica has been appointed by the Illinois Governor to the Illinois Leadership Council for Agricultural Education and by the Biden Administration to join the Farm Service Agency Committee for Illinois. She also serves as the co-chair of the Food Equity Council for the city of Chicago.
Episode Summary:
In this episode of The Chris Voss Show, host Chris Voss is joined by Erica Allen, an influential leader in sustainable agriculture and food justice. Erica discusses the importance of growing your own food, especially in urban settings, highlighting the numerous health and community benefits. From food as medicine to creating local economies and addressing food deserts, Erica’s insights are both profound and accessible.
Erica shares the transformative work being conducted at the Urban Growers Collective and the Green Era Campus in Chicago. These projects focus on creating circular food economies that reduce food waste, generate renewable energy, and provide educational opportunities. She emphasizes the role of such initiatives in empowering communities, mitigating climate change, and offering sustainable economic opportunities. This episode is a treasure trove of information for anyone interested in sustainable agriculture, food justice, and community development.
Key Takeaways:
Community food systems can drastically improve food security, economic opportunities, and public health, especially in underserved areas.
The Green Era Campus utilizes anaerobic digestion technology to convert food waste into renewable energy and nutrient-rich compost.
Urban Growers Collective focuses on food justice through educational programs, community gardens, and support for local food economies.
Growing your own food not only provides nutritional benefits but also fosters a deeper connection to the environment and community.
Sustainable agriculture projects can serve as powerful tools for trauma-informed care and community healing.
Notable Quotes:
“We all should know how to grow food and to be able to continue our relationship with the earth and with one another through our food system.”
“There’s a correlation between environmental health and our human health.”
“Knowing that one’s life energy can be spent on, you know, creating peace and prosperity within our own communities.”
“The food that we eat, if it’s not nutritionally dense, we’re depriving our systems of the building blocks to repair ourselves.”
“We get addicted to processed foods, and to mitigate that, if you start eating fresh, local foods, it drastically improves your health.”
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June 11, 2024
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Too Brown to Keep: A Search for Love, Forgiveness, and Healing by Judy Fambrough-Billingsley
Too Brown to Keep: A Search for Love, Forgiveness, and Healing by Judy Fambrough-Billingsley
Judy Fambrough-Billingsley bares her soul by describing the transformation experienced in her quest to find both birth parents after being abandoned to live in a Kinderheim shortly after World War II. Too Brown to Keep: A Search for Love, Forgiveness, and Healing recounts the captivating, true account of the emotional and psychological effects of being an abandoned biracial international adoptee who overcame the odds of the emotional trauma of abandonment, grief, and loss. She includes a thought-provoking chapter on Forgiveness and Healing. This easy-to-read self-help book concludes with a guide to researching your own ancestry or finding and reconnecting with a person who has been missing from your life.
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The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Back Roads and Better Angels A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY By Francis S. Barry
Back Roads and Better Angels A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY By Francis S. Barry
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June 10, 2024
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Reversing Alzheimer’s: The New Toolkit to Improve Cognition and Protect Brain Health by Heather Sandison
Reversing Alzheimer’s: The New Toolkit to Improve Cognition and Protect Brain Health by Heather Sandison
A revolutionary and much-needed exploration of Alzheimer’s and how patients and their caregivers can take back control from this insidious disease.
A significant portion of our population worries about the grip of dementia as we age. With over 6.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, the urgency for a solution has never been greater.
Dr. Heather Sandison is at the forefront of dementia care and research. The founder of Solcere Health Clinic, San Diego’s premier brain optimization clinic, and Marama, the first residential memory care facility to have the goal of returning cognitively declined residents to independent living, Dr. Sandison knows better than most what Alzheimer’s does to people—to their brains, their bodies, their families, and their lives.
If you’re facing the challenge of Alzheimer’s, either personally or as a caregiver, there is hope. A growing body of evidence shows that implementing a handful of strategies can improve cognition and quality of life in dementia patients. In Reversing Alzheimer’s, Dr. Sandison lays out this customizable and doable approach so that you can start supporting you or your loved one’s brain health right away.
Within these pages, Dr. Sandison distills complex neurocognitive research into actionable steps, empowering you to:
Fortify your brain health against cognitive decline
Implement lifestyle changes that can reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s
Transform your environment to support cognitive wellness
Understand options for brain health to fit any budget
Dr. Sandison’s expertise, derived from her clinical practice, residential care, and peer-reviewed research, charts the course for a future where Alzheimer’s is not a terminal diagnosis, but a reversible condition. Reversing Alzheimer’s is an essential tool for anyone aspiring to rewrite their story and achieve a future free from the affliction of Alzheimer’s.
About the author
Dr. Heather Sandison, a distinguished naturopathic doctor, has devoted her career to providing compassionate care and innovative solutions to those affected by dementia. Renowned for her pioneering work, Dr. Sandison has integrated groundbreaking, holistic, and multimodal interventions, seamlessly creating clinical, residential, research, and educational platforms. Her relentless dedication has not only transformed the lives of patients and caregivers she has also set new standards in the field of dementia care.
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The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Richard Lovatt Talks Bollywood, Sales, and Soap!
Richard Lovatt Talks Bollywood, Sales, and Soap!
Sales Consulting and Coaching: ClosedAndPaid.com
Grapplers Guard Soap: GrapplersGuard.com
About the Guest(s):
Richard Lovatt is a British-born actor and a skilled sales director. Best known for his unique and bombastic journey into Bollywood, Richard rapidly rose through the ranks of the Indian film industry despite his foreign origins. With a robust acting background, he has pivoted to apply his expertise in sales, working with top-tier entrepreneurs and high-revenue businesses as a sales director. Richard is also a passionate practitioner of grappling sports like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has recently launched a product, Grapplers Guard, a specialized soap aimed at fighters and grapplers to prevent bacterial infections.
Episode Summary:
Join Chris Voss on a riveting journey as he converses with Richard Lovett, a British-born actor who defied the odds and carved a name for himself in Bollywood. Now in the world of sales and entrepreneurship, Richard shares his extraordinary story from Manchester, UK, to the glittering world of Mumbai’s film industry, highlighting the gripping twists and turns along the way. Pivoting from acting, Richard is now a sales director for high-revenue B2B businesses and has recently launched a hygienic product called Grapplers Guard—a soap designed for athletes.
In this episode, Richard discusses his transition from Bollywood to sales, revealing the secrets behind his coaching strategies that have helped companies and sales reps achieve remarkable success. Digging into his latest venture, Grapplers Guard, he explains how his personal experience with staph infection inspired him to develop this unique product. Richard delves into the properties of colloidal silver, the active ingredient in his soap, and its benefits for athletes, especially grapplers. This episode offers a blend of entertainment, inspiration, and practical advice for listeners.
Key Takeaways:
Richard’s unique journey from a British actor in Bollywood to a successful sales director for high-revenue businesses.
The surprising yet effective ways Richard helps businesses assess and refine their sales processes.
Insightful stories of individual sales reps, including remarkable success stories from Richard’s coaching.
Richard’s creation of Grapplers Guard, a specialized soap for fighters and grapplers, inspired by his personal bout with a staph infection.
The therapeutic benefits of colloidal silver in combating bacterial infections and promoting overall health.
Notable Quotes:
“When I first started, I made $17,000 in my second month. I made 25,000 in my third, 33 in my fourth, and continually going up since then.”
“In three days, the staph infection cleared up completely after using colloidal silver.”
“Quite a lot of companies I work with have funding from VC, capital, or angel investors, but if you have my consulting fees, I’m happy to work with anyone.”
“You have no idea, it’s 0.5% silver, but that’s all you need for it to have an effect.”
“You have to accept, sometimes there’s just balls on your face. That’s part of the jujitsu journey.”
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June 9, 2024
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – My Dad My Dying Sun: A True Story of Love and Legends by David Sahadi, Lou Sahadi
My Dad My Dying Sun: A True Story of Love and Legends by David Sahadi, Lou Sahadi
Lou Sahadi was born into a life of adversity, but he overcame it. For nearly three decades, Lou was a successful magazine publisher and also authored thirty-one acclaimed sports books, many of which became best sellers. From the 60s through the 90s he was the most prolific sports author of his time. Lou loved sports. Lou also absolutely adored his son.
David Sahadi landed his first job at NBC Sports when he was just twenty-three. His love and passion for the sports industry combined with Lou’s connections opened doors. With his guidance, David became an Emmy-Award winning television producer and director. He has been honored to receive 27 PROMAX Gold Medallion Awards. And though many believe the son became more famous than his father, there was never an ounce of envy. Lou was simply so proud and in awe of the son he loved and guided.
At eight, David met Cassius Clay at the Fountainbleu Hotel. Lou was interviewing him. As David boarded a plane the following day, there he was. With immediate recognition, Clay vaulted him up onto his lap, telling the flight attendant, “He’s sitting with me.”
At thirteen, Lou ushered his scrawny kid David into the locker room at Shea Stadium. The New Orleans St. beat the Jets. Payton and Eli Manning’s dad Archie who was the NFL’s best quarterback at the time. Archie at over 220 lbs handed David his sweaty t-shirt from the game. It must have weighed ten lbs. David would wear that over-sized shirt for ten years.
When Lou was sixty-eight, the tables turned. David was working for the WWE and Lou showed up at one of his son’s shoots in South Beach. Lou met The Rock. The connection was instantaneous. David made Lou an extra in the commercial, with his new found friend, The Rock.
Adversity found Lou on August 30th, 2020, after suffering a horrific fall. Cracking his skull and causing severe brain trauma, with the doctors saying he had only an 8 percent chance of survival. Miraculously, through boundless love and Lou’s unrelenting determination to stay alive for his five children, Lou made a full recovery.
Lou lived another two-and-a-half years before succumbing. David knew that Lou hung on because of his five children. David was with him that day. David kissed Lou’s lifeless forehead after his last breath was released into the ethers, torrents of tears rolling down his swollen cheeks, and said, “I love you so much Poppa. And don’t worry about your children. They are my children now, and I will take care of them.”
This book is Lou’s story. David’s story. The emotional story of Love, Connection and the Blessed lives they lived together in the shadows of Legends.
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June 8, 2024
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Grand Theft AI by James Cox
Grand Theft AI by James Cox
“The Matrix meets Blade Runner.” –Nicholas Sansbury Smith, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Divers
San Francisco, 2051. Rising like neo-Shanghai over the Bay, a labyrinth of quantum accelerators, hologram dreams, and fiercely regulated androids. Forget powder, pills, or bud–kids get high slotting wafers of data under the ear, and they’ll pay fat ¢rypto for the best. At the hottest nightclub in the city … the Fang.
Baz Covane is a battle-scarred thief who sticks to small-time bots. Ria Rose is the underworld “fixer” with a big-time score that could easily get ’em both killed. ‘Cuz the Fang’s psychotic kingpin Otto Rex has a vault with more security than a fusion reactor. And the glass inside is priceless–enough to set up Baz, Ria, and their crack team of cyber-misfits on the white sands of Tahiti forever.
But this crime doesn’t just carry infinite VR-Prison time–it’s Baz and Ria’s last shot at redemption. Forced to confess every last secret on their neurals, they’ll have to trust each other completely if they stand any chance of infiltrating Otto’s lair, raiding its spiraling rings of physical and virtual firewalls, to finally hack into his mind and crack his deepest layer of security, before the Blackhawks touch down with federal warrants–for Grand Theft AI.
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June 7, 2024
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers by Frank Figliuzzi
Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers by Frank Figliuzzi
“A true-crime masterpiece.” —Don Winslow
From the FBI’s former assistant director, a shocking journey to the dark side of America’s highways, revealing the FBI Highway Serial Killings Initiative’s hunt for the long-haul truckers behind an astonishing 850 murders–and counting.
In 2004, the FBI was tipped off to a gruesome pattern of unsolved murders along American roadways. Today at least 850 homicides have been linked to a solitary breed of predators: long-haul truck drivers. They have been given names like the “Truck Stop Killer,” who rigged a traveling torture chamber in the rear of his truck and is suspected to have killed fifty women, and “The Interstate Strangler,” who once answered a phone call from his mother while killing one of his dozen victims. The crisis was such that the FBI opened a special unit, the Highway Serial Killings Initiative. In many cases, the victims—often at-risk women—are picked up at truck stops in one jurisdiction, sexually assaulted and murdered in another, and dumped along a highway in a third place. The transient nature of the offenders and multiple jurisdictions involved make these cases incredibly difficult to solve.
Based on his own on-the-ground research and drawing on his twenty-five-year career as an FBI special agent, Frank Figliuzzi investigates the most terrifying cases. He also rides in a big-rig with a long-haul trucker for thousands of miles, gaining an intimate understanding of the life and habits of drivers and their roadside culture. And he interviews the courageous trafficked victims of these crimes, and their inspiring efforts to now help others avoid similar fates.
Long Haul is a gripping exploration of a violent, disordered world hiding in plain sight, and the heroes racing to end the horror. It will forever unsettle how you travel on the road.
About the author
Frank Figliuzzi was the FBI’s Assistant Director for counterintelligence where he served 25 years as a special agent and directed all espionage investigations across the government. He is a national security contributor for NBC News and a columnist for MSNBC Daily. He is the author of the national bestseller, The FBI Way: Inside the Bureau’s Code of Excellence.
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The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Jack’s Boys by John Katzenbach
Jack’s Boys by John Katzenbach
From #1 internationally bestselling author John Katzenbach
Five serial killers …
Known only to each other as:
Alpha. Bravo. Charlie. Delta. Easy.
Connected through a secure internet location, encrypted and concealed, a unique chat room they have named Jack’s Special Place in homage to their ultimate model–the one killer they hold in the highest esteem:
Whitechapel, London. 1888. The infamous murderer remembered in dark history as Jack the Ripper.
And so, they are Jack’s Boys.
They delight in each other’s crimes. They relish in taunting police around the world with odd clues and deep confusion–the modern version of the Victorian-era killer they emulate. While the original Jack sent letters to Fleet Street papers, they send pictures and online boasts and insults. In this fashion, they feed on each other’s killings, a private community of death. Arrogant. Conceited. Untouchable.
Or so they thought.
Until one day they are hacked.
Two teenagers, lying on their bed at home. Boyfriend and girlfriend. Slightly disaffected, each with their own issues–but deeply in young love and equally fascinated by the world of the dark web, where they accidentally stumble upon Jack’s Boys in their private space . . .
Whom they immediately mock.
This triggers a landslide of anger and revenge as the killers decide to teach the two teenagers a lesson in humility and respect for their betters. And caught up in this web of death are the teenage boy’s grandmother and grandfather–an ICU nurse and a former college admissions counselor with his own hidden, murderous history, an ex-Marine, Viet vet, still haunted by his time in that conflict.
When the five killers emerge from their shadows, this odd band of young and old will have to find a way to expose them. Or defeat them. Or save their own lives.
Katzenbach is New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award nominated author, with a background as a criminal court reporter for the Miami Herald and Miami News. He currently lives in Western Massachusetts. Notably, Scarlett Johansson is set to lead the Amazon limited series ‘Just Cause’ based on Katzenbach’s novel.
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June 6, 2024
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Out of Darkness Into Light by Lauralee Lindholm
Out of Darkness Into Light by Lauralee Lindholm
I am a living witness and a fruit of the light that shined in the deepest darkness. This book shows the power of the Gospel to transform lives. -Beletew Kebede, president of the Ethiopian Addis Kidan Baptist Church
Living in the highlands of Ethiopia was like living in the Wild West. No one trusted anybody; a gun or a doola was always at hand-and was often used; farming was primitive, and famine was always close at hand; and evil spirits held real power over the people’s lives. Theirs was not a good life, and we wanted to help. We went as a community development team, asked God for guidance, and things began to change. As a spiritual battle broke out, we relived events from the book of Acts. Amazingly, God worked, and we watched a people group come out of darkness and into the light!
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