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Each month I am honored to have a new co-creator share their stories, honest vibes, and lenses through unscripted dialogue and letters. The topics are as varied as we are as humans. My focus is always empathy, growth, relationships, equity, anti-racism, humanity, and how we each can do better.

Business Networking: Be Interesting by Being Interested. Learn how to use your professional network to get more customers and grow your business. D. Scott Smith is a Motivational Listener. Learn more about how you can become a Motivational Listener at http://www.dscottsmith.com

Runaways is a story of four girls from completely different backgrounds, but come together when they escape a traumatic encounter. Meet Rianna, Simone, Amy, and Melanie. Despite different dynamics, the girls have just one thing in common: searching for personal security. Listen to the suspenseful events and tear-jerking relationships these ladies encounter.

It is my mission to help other shift from just surviving to thriving in their careers by sharing the lessons I’ve learned as I transformed myself from an under-skilled, low-income earning single mom to a highly skilled professional that makes much more than I did before. So each week, I will be sharing industry trends, strategies and lessons learned to help you change your career and life for the better.

Hosted by J D Smith and Freyja James this is a fortnightly podcast covering the world of writing, our personal approach to it and many adjacent subjects. We have ponderings, interviews and discussions. Learn more at https://www.jdsmithbooks.co.uk/podcast-1

The Food Truck Scholar Podcast is where food, business, and stories collide. Each episode host and academic scholar Ariel D. Smith peels back the cultural, social, economic, and political layers of the food truck industry. From Food Network contestants and former bank executives to self-trained and formally trained chefs- The Food Truck Scholar Podcast introduces you to entrepreneurs from all walks life that are ready to feed your mind with tips to start your own food truck, stories that fill your heart, and tempting meal options to fill your stomach.

The Embrace the Upgrade podcast is for anyone who is ready to upgrade their career. Each week you can expect episodes that will share strategies and helpful tips to help you take the next step in your career. Whether you are just starting out or want to make a career shift, this show is for you. Ready to navigate the world of work and embrace your career upgrade? Then keep listening...

When you treat your heart and mind like a garden, you grow and produce your best life from within. This is the principle of Growth Farming. Join host D Grant Smith for an exploration of this method of personal growth and development using the power of self-Love to completely transform, heal, and level up in your life and relationships.

This is part memoir and part "how to be a teacher" with an emphasis on literacy and learning through written reflection. I tell the story of becoming a teacher, working in the inner-city, and relate it to how literacy and writing can improve learning.

Threnody is an archaic word which has its roots in the Greek term, which means to sing a dirge, generally at a funeral or at the loss of a cherished person. In this volume, D. Scott Smith (author of Motivational Listener) provides vision and understanding that allows for comparison between the “good old days” and the present times. The nineteenth century seems so distant and unreal, almost as if there is no connection between the people of that era and ourselves. When listening to this book, you will be surprised at how much we have in common.

Being a motivational listener takes practice and is a set of skills you can apply on a daily basis. You will be interesting because you are interested. Confident people are more attractive and interesting. The practical skills you will learn in this audiobook will enable you to walk into any networking event full of confidence that others will recognize.

Ten-year-old Protagonist has just suffered a loss in his family. Dealing with the grief and moving away from his familiar hometown and friends complicates his already difficult transition years from childhood to adulthood; growing up proves much more of a challenge as he grapples with the demons of self-doubt and diffidence. At least he still has his loyal dog and best friend, the courageous Lucky, who in addition to being his steadfast companion also keeps his life grounded in predictability. That is, until one day when Lucky suddenly runs away and Protagonist chases after him.

When random killings start happening around Centerville, Marvin (Marv) Henderson, Centerville's retired large-animal vet, now cowboy coroner, begins to see links that point to a serial killer with an unknown motive. With his friend, an elderly lady named Annemarie Smith, being one of the victims, nothing will stop Marv in his efforts to bring her murderer to justice, even when his own life is danger.

Lita is a young, horny, fashionable lady who's on the hunt to bring a little sex into her life. Her boyfriend, Brad, has the same idea except his treat didn't come from a sex shop. His treat is a walking, talking and totally hot blonde who will either rock Lita's world or will it end her relationship with Brad forever?

Same Three Guys, Brand new show. Join Bjorn, Dan, and Justin in a comedy Dungeons & Dragons 5e adventure where something is amiss in Kinshannon and it's not just the bad jokes!

An American Story – in Waco, Texas. The City of Waco is celebrating a significant anniversary – the 175th. Established in1849, Waco is a prospering community. This show is broadcast on KBBW from Waco in Central Texas and as a podcast. I’m D. Scott Smith, a new resident to Waco, inspired to create this radio program and podcast based on my many years of involvement with chambers of commerce. It’s been my experience that the local chamber is the one place in the universe where leaders from business, government, and non-profit organizations sit at the same table with the same goal: ...

I robot chirurgici intelligenti sono più abili e letali degli esseri umani che hanno sostituito. Il Dr. Richard Atkins e la Dr.ssa Monica Gray sospettano che il più recente robot chirurgico AI, stia intenzionalmente ferendo i pazienti sul tavolo operatorio quando li giudica cattivi per la società - stupratori e assassini, ma anche miliardari e politici. Riusciranno Atkins e Gray a dimostrare che l'IA agisce in modo doloso? L'ospedale e l'azienda produttrice li ascolteranno se questo mette a rischio miliardi di profitti aziendali? I migliori chirurghi e programmatori informatici del mondo...

Digital humans struggle with consciousness, death, procreation, and eternity. When the digital backup of Dr. Monica Gray’s mind awakens to discover that it is just as sentient and alive as the human she was copied from, it spurs a search for a unique meaning and purpose for this new digital human. Six progressively more disturbing crises define the emergence of digital humans, what it means for them to die, their compulsion to create children, the existence of a digital afterlife, and the creation of a new reality that is big enough for both digital and physical humans. In Beyond the ...

When the sudden death of a prominent tech CEO sends shockwaves through the city, seasoned detective Dion Knight is partnered with his new detective, Theodore Stevens. What begins as a high-profile investigation quickly unravels into something far more sinister—an elaborate web of sabotage, secrets, and murder buried beneath the polished surface of the tech elite. As they chase encrypted leads and shadowy suspects, Dion and Stevens are pulled deeper into a corporate conspiracy involving stolen innovation, hidden motives, and a cold case that hits too close to home.

When grief strikes, it can feel like your world has shattered. But what if the seeds of your greatest transformation lie within those broken pieces? In "GEMS of Healing", Grief Guide Brian Smith unveils a revolutionary approach to navigating loss. After the heart-wrenching death of his teenage daughter, Shayna, Brian embarked on a quest for healing. That process led him to uncover four powerful GEMS: Gratitude Exercise and Sleep Mindfulness Self-Care These aren't just feel-good platitudes—they're battle-tested strategies that saved Brian from the abyss of despair and propelled him toward ...