The saying goes  "Another year older, Another year wiser." But when does age hinder your ability to serve in politics?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Too old to serve?

The stigma attached to mental health therapy is disappearing.  Especially in the dating world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The stigma attached to mental health therapy is disappearing.  Especially in the dating world.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Going to a shrink. Get better dates.

Get ready for another member of the family. Amazon is working on an update to Alexa to give it a dose of AI.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get ready for another member of the family. Amazon is working on an update to Alexa to give it a dose of AI.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Alexa goes back to school

Elon Musk is changing the name of Twitter to "X"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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X marks the App

One of baseball's most imperfect players just knocked it out of the park. So to speak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Perfect Game

We all know that having a child is expensive. But did you know where you live could play a factor?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Baby, you get what you pay for!

Before you donate your body to science... better listen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Body Parts for Sale CHEAP!

Jeff rails against the worst baseball team in history, and their new future in sin city.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The house always wins. The A’s always LOSE.

This is the story of someone who has honed the craft.This is the story... of  "Mr. Beast"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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How to Go Viral:  WORK!

A mid-life crisis is always expensive.But when Jeff Bezos is involved, it quickly gets out of hand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Most Expensive Mid-Life Crisis EVER.

KSL Newsradio's Jeff Caplan offers his own unique spin on the fun, quirky things that happen alongside the news.

If you quit drinking diet coke... your jump shot might get betterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Quitting Diet Coke will improve your jump shot

Intermittent Fasting. Ever heard of it? This form of dieting has some benefits to your health and the practice goes back further than you might expect.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Intermittent Fasting. Ever heard of it? This form of dieting has some benefits to your health and the practice goes back further than you might expect.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Intermittent Fasting.

China slowing economy has left many young graduates bitter.  But they'd better not show it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China slowing economy has left many young graduates bitter.  But they'd better not show it.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Chinese Leader’s Graduation Speech: Lump it.

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Should you refrigerate butter?

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The Most Popular Person on Twitter

Let me read you the tag on my T-shirt.  Put on my reading glasses.  It was made by a company called Blue 84.  52% cotton 48% polyester. Made in Mexico RN#99659.  There are four little emojis.  An iron.. a cup.. a triangle with an X through it.  And a record player.  I have no idea what they mean… but THIS IS THE LAW. The shirt or blouse you’re wearing has to have a tag or label.  Your pants your dress… your underwear must be tagged with its fiber content… country or origin…and the name of the business that made it.  It’s the law… and violators face stiff fines.  These laws have been on the books for more than 50 years.But do you know what’s not required on the label? The size. Because size is subjective.  Anyone who shops Amazon knows an XL from China is really a large... or maybe a medium.   But for all the rules and regulations... there’s no need for big clothing tags with little letters anymore.  The fashion industry wants to save itself the aggravation… and just attach one little QR code on shirts pants skirts and blouses. You boop it with your phone… and it leads to a webpage with fiber content… care instructions… maybe even a coupon… if you’re scanning it at the store. Ralph Lauren is a leading advocate for QR codes… instead of the big itchy tags. But don’t a rules change anytime soon.   In Congress… they can’t even agree on a budget.  And politicians love labels.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let me read you the tag on my T-shirt.  Put on my reading glasses.   It was made by a company called Blue 84.  52% cotton 48% polyester. Made in Mexico RN#99659.  There are four little emojis.  An iron.. a cup.. a triangle with an X through it.  And a record player.  I have no idea what they mean… but THIS IS THE LAW. The shirt or blouse you’re wearing has to have a tag or label.  Your pants your dress… your underwear must be tagged with its fiber content… country or origin…and the name of the business that made it.  It’s the law… and violators face stiff fines.  These laws have been on the books for more than 50 years. But do you know what’s not required on the label? The size. Because size is subjective.  Anyone who shops Amazon knows an XL from China is really a large... or maybe a medium.   But for all the rules and regulations... there’s no need for big clothing tags with little letters anymore.  The fashion industry wants to save itself the aggravation… and just attach one little QR code on shirts pants skirts and blouses. You boop it with your phone… and it leads to a webpage with fiber content… care instructions… maybe even a coupon… if you’re scanning it at the store. Ralph Lauren is a leading advocate for QR codes… instead of the big itchy tags. But don’t a rules change anytime soon.   In Congress… they can’t even agree on a budget.  And politicians love labels.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

I read the tag on my shirt.

It’s been years since American Idol actually mattered.  In my mind… it’s a show full of warbling wannabee divas … who can stretch out the word you… and make it last for 10 seconds of scales and trills and drama …and okay whatever.  But this season was different. Iam Tongi is from Hawaii… moved to Seattle… and then straight into the hearts of viewers… because his talent isn’t flashy finesse.  It’s the emotional connection he creates.  This was his audition…  a little biography……and then this.Just 18 years old… With his simple singing voice… he left the celebrity hosts in tears… On social media .that clip is the most viewed audition in Idol’s history.  And in a season where this Tv show that’s way past its’ prime.  Where they’d resort to any trick to build interest…   for goodness sake… King Charles did a cameo the day after his coronation… Nice down-to-earth fella… right?Contrast that artifice with the joy of Iam Dongi singing straight from his soul…. and you have American Idol’s new champion.  He doesn’t look like a star… he doesn’t sing like a diva… but for authenticity… he’s off the chart.  And on the chart.  This afternoon he's #1 on iTunes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been years since American Idol actually mattered.  In my mind… it’s a show full of warbling wannabee divas … who can stretch out the word you… and make it last for 10 seconds of scales and trills and drama …and okay whatever.  But this season was different.  Iam Tongi is from Hawaii… moved to Seattle… and then straight into the hearts of viewers… because his talent isn’t flashy finesse.  It’s the emotional connection he creates.  This was his audition…  a little biography… …and then this. Just 18 years old… With his simple singing voice… he left the celebrity hosts in tears…  On social media .that clip is the most viewed audition in Idol’s history.  And in a season where this Tv show that’s way past its’ prime.  Where they’d resort to any trick to build interest…   for goodness sake… King Charles did a cameo the day after his coronation…  Nice down-to-earth fella… right? Contrast that artifice with the joy of Iam Dongi singing straight from his soul…. and you have American Idol’s new champion.  He doesn’t look like a star… he doesn’t sing like a diva… but for authenticity… he’s off the chart.  And on the chart.  This afternoon he's #1 on iTunes.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

This time, American Idol was different

Cottage cheese ice cream.  Frozen curds of bland… in a creamy swirl of honey.  Delicious ice cream and chocolate chips punctuated by little icy curds of flavorless lumpage?Does it sound good?  Are you wondering why anyone would go through all the trouble to make such a weird ice cream recipe? I’m glad you asked.  The short answer is … what goes round comes round. Back in the 1950s… cottage cheese was a diet fat.  Your grandma would eat gobs of the stuff because it’s low in fat and has protein.   In the 1970s… when you go on a diet… you’d load up on cottage cheese to the point where the average American ate five pounds of curd…  per year.   But tastes change and cottage cheese consumption fell for decades … to the point where each of us - on average - ate half what they used back in the day.  Over the generations… the snow white curds were slowly replaced by low-fat yogurt.   But these kids! Always seeking the more vintage experience… they’ve circled back to what your grand… and great grandma knew back in the days of black and white tv… that cottage cheese is good for you and is being reborn as a superb health food.  Consumption is rising both straight out of the container… and as part of exotic health recipes… like Cottage Cheese Ice Cream.  Not to lose weight!   Millennials add the white clots of cottage cheese to Scrambled Eggs… and whip up a dip for their chips… always looking for that little hit of protein. Making use of grandma’s bland little secret… and adding a swirl of peanut butter.  a drizzle of honey… and a millennial twist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cottage cheese ice cream.  Frozen curds of bland… in a creamy swirl of honey.  Delicious ice cream and chocolate chips punctuated by little icy curds of flavorless lumpage? Does it sound good?  Are you wondering why anyone would go through all the trouble to make such a weird ice cream recipe? I’m glad you asked.  The short answer is … what goes round comes round. Back in the 1950s… cottage cheese was a diet fat.  Your grandma would eat gobs of the stuff because it’s low in fat and has protein.   In the 1970s… when you go on a diet… you’d load up on cottage cheese to the point where the average American ate five pounds of curd…  per year.   But tastes change and cottage cheese consumption fell for decades … to the point where each of us - on average - ate half what they used back in the day.  Over the generations… the snow white curds were slowly replaced by low-fat yogurt.   But these kids! Always seeking the more vintage experience… they’ve circled back to what your grand… and great grandma knew back in the days of black and white tv… that cottage cheese is good for you and is being reborn as a superb health food.  Consumption is rising both straight out of the container… and as part of exotic health recipes… like Cottage Cheese Ice Cream.  Not to lose weight!   Millennials add the white clots of cottage cheese to Scrambled Eggs… and whip up a dip for their chips… always looking for that little hit of protein. Making use of grandma’s bland little secret… and adding a swirl of peanut butter.  a drizzle of honey… and a millennial twist.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Eating your curds and whey

Here at work, I said something about work-life balance.  And one of my friends said … I don’t do work-life balance.  I do work-life chemistry.  Because there's always changing mixture of work and life Sounded profound… but chemistry can be dangerousA lesson learned by a couple of  CEO’s who added just a little too much work… and not enough life to the chemistry equation.  — This is Andy Owen… the CEO of a fancy furniture company….called Miller Knolls.  Times were tough … in an employee Zoom meeting… here are her comments about not getting bonuses… After the internet blowback… the CEO apologized.  Meantime in Draper… they’re doing damage control at Clearlink… where CEO James Clarke complained about quiet quitters in a staff meeting…  — It’s a problem.  But to motivate them… he told them what a good employee looks like in hard times.The best employee sells the family dog… to make the boss smile.  Clearlink has instantly become a case study of how not to motivate the staff.   These particular CEOs don’t understand what any fourth grader knows.  If you mess with chemistry…Kaboom.  stuff blows up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here at work, I said something about work-life balance.  And one of my friends said … I don’t do work-life balance.  I do work-life chemistry.  Because there's always changing mixture of work and life Sounded profound… but chemistry can be dangerous A lesson learned by a couple of  CEO’s who added just a little too much work… and not enough life to the chemistry equation.   —  This is Andy Owen… the CEO of a fancy furniture company….called Miller Knolls.  Times were tough … in an employee Zoom meeting… here are her comments about not getting bonuses… After the internet blowback… the CEO apologized.  Meantime in Draper… they’re doing damage control at Clearlink… where CEO James Clarke complained about quiet quitters in a staff meeting…  — It’s a problem.  But to motivate them… he told them what a good employee looks like in hard times. The best employee sells the family dog… to make the boss smile.  Clearlink has instantly become a case study of how not to motivate the staff.   These particular CEOs don’t understand what any fourth grader knows.  If you mess with chemistry…Kaboom.  stuff blows up.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Work Life Balance?  Nope!

Humility oozes from every pore.  And why wouldn’t it.  Michael Block is just a golf pro at a public course in California.  Here he is doing a commercial for the gift shop He makes his living giving lessons for $150 bucks an hour.  And if you don’t follow golf.  There are loads of club pros just like him.  Good enough to teach but not great enough to show up on TV.  Til last weekend.Michael Block qualified for the big PGA Championship… and by luck of the draw… he was paired with one of the greatest…. Rory Macelrow.   Block was stunned he’d be breathing the same air.—  are you seriousOut on the course… he blossomed…playing top-notch golf.. keeping up with the greats … while blinking back tears.  Sunday… he even had a hole-in-one.  But not the kind where the ball dramatically inches toward the cup.  No … Block’s hole-in-one was a slam dunk that started on the tee… and divebombed straight into the hole.  Listen to his reaction…— he can’t believe it.  As he walks toward the green… he still doesn’t believe it  —Back at his home golf course in California… they watched the hole-in-one on TV and went insane.In the golf world... today… Michael Block is suddenly a household name after living every "weekend duffer's dream… pushing back tears of disbelief….In four short days.. the guy who hustles golf lessons for a buck-50 an hour… earned $280-thousand dollars… and the hearts of weekend duffers all over the world.  And the best part.  After it was over Michael Block was invited back for NEXT year’s PGA championship.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Humility oozes from every pore.  And why wouldn’t it.  Michael Block is just a golf pro at a public course in California.  Here he is doing a commercial for the gift shop  He makes his living giving lessons for $150 bucks an hour.  And if you don’t follow golf.  There are loads of club pros just like him.  Good enough to teach but not great enough to show up on TV.  Til last weekend. Michael Block qualified for the big PGA Championship… and by luck of the draw… he was paired with one of the greatest…. Rory Macelrow.   Block was stunned he’d be breathing the same air. —  are you serious Out on the course… he blossomed…playing top-notch golf.. keeping up with the greats … while blinking back tears.  Sunday… he even had a hole-in-one.  But not the kind where the ball dramatically inches toward the cup.  No … Block’s hole-in-one was a slam dunk that started on the tee… and divebombed straight into the hole.  Listen to his reaction… — he can’t believe it.  As he walks toward the green… he still doesn’t believe it  — Back at his home golf course in California… they watched the hole-in-one on TV and went insane. In the golf world... today… Michael Block is suddenly a household name after living every "weekend duffer's dream… pushing back tears of disbelief…. In four short days.. the guy who hustles golf lessons for a buck-50 an hour… earned $280-thousand dollars… and the hearts of weekend duffers all over the world.  And the best part.  After it was over Michael Block was invited back for NEXT year’s PGA championship.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The Weekend Golfer’s Dream

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